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A quick Aesthetic board for my own take on an Overlord!Husk AU but Alastor loses his own soul along with the ones in his possession to Husk during that fateful card game!
The working name is "Ace of Spades" AU. The name coming from the apparent fact that this particular card in Cartomancy (a form of divination/fortune telling that utilizes playing cards as opposed to tarot cards) generally means a new beginning or new ideas.
I feel like it would fit the general idea and direction I want to take these two! That and Al's card in the flashback in episode 4 was a King of Spades so it's good irony for him and his fall from grace!
Now I guess the basic idea for their characterizations is...
Husk
Now my idea for Husk when he was an Overlord has changed from time to time admittedly. So far it's mostly cold and occasionally ruthless to those that cross him but he does show respect to those that earn it. He can show a smug side while gambling though complete with snark and dry humor. Kinda going off of his, "I lost the ability to love years ago" quote from the Pilot. Once you get underneath all of the potential armor he puts up, he can be sweet and is respectful of consent among other things. He considers beating Alastor in the game to be quite an achievement and more or less initially just treated him like such. He doesn't do anything heinous, just acts indifferent and tries to ignore Alastor's taunts and insults. He does find the demon's fighting nature to be intriguing and even refreshing. He develops an attachment later on which he doesn't realize until he was barely able to beat Vox in a match for Alastor's soul one night.
Alastor
Alastor is largely the same as canon more or less. He does not take the loss well at all and would frequently act defiant towards Husk, not understanding why he keeps him around anyhow besides a potential trophy for him to parade around. He's given all the necessities and some form of luxury (a fancy room of his own, his radio tower being implemented into the casino, the whole nine yards) and yet he hardly yields. He does know that laying low is the better option however, as much as he hates it. So he plays along with whatever gets asked of him. Advertising with his radio show, dealing, muscle, scouting out for fresh souls, you name it. He's practically a Wild Card for Husk. Despite his initial misgivings and plans of voiding the contract somehow, he notices that Husk isn't exactly bad company. Especially when they're alone with a drink or two. His soul is obviously not bound to anyone by the time he meets Husk in this AU.
Phew! Yeah that was a lot more than I thought... Huh. I'll definitely consider this for a future project! This IS a RadioHusk/HuskRadio AU so... There be something that develops between them and I maaaay have this AU transition into the events of the show too. How? I'll try to figure it out along the way. ^_^
I'm not super sure how the deal would be sealed since people have commonly had Husk seal it with a gold ring with the HuskerDust AUs but I'll think about it there too. We'll get there when we get there.
Ok I look away for a few minutes and I'm pretty surprised by the responses? I did just stumble upon a fanfic so far and it looks interesting! It's called "Fast Company" by AlastorsToothpick on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55262818/chapters/140181274
But wow! Can I just say the following:
@top-shelf-tender Your tags I am seriously eating all this up your take on it sounds so good! I'm a huge sucker for this kind of scenario and I can see it! ^_^
Alastor in orange tho... Hmm... Maybe!
But yeah I'll consider this AU for a future project b/c it does sound fun! Till then tho, stay tuned!
You know... I ADORE all the HuskerDust AUs where Husk is still an Overlord who won Angel's soul in a game with Valentino, really they're always so cool!
But I'm surprised that there doesn't seem to be any AUs where Alastor LOST that faithful game instead of Husk back then. Basically Husk ends up winning not only Alastor's own soul (how Idk but maybe his own soul is not owned by somebody in this kind of AU), but ALL of the souls in Alastor's possession at the time (he got cocky and bet them all). So now Alastor is bound to Husk and would act as a means to scope out more souls (husband's idea) as well some form of advisor and muscle along with utilizing his radio show. Maybe even more eventually for any shippers? ;)
Idk but this is a kind of AU has loads of potential!
You know... I ADORE all the HuskerDust AUs where Husk is still an Overlord who won Angel's soul in a game with Valentino, really they're always so cool!
But I'm surprised that there doesn't seem to be any AUs where Alastor LOST that faithful game instead of Husk back then. Basically Husk ends up winning not only Alastor's own soul (how Idk but maybe his own soul is not owned by somebody in this kind of AU), but ALL of the souls in Alastor's possession at the time (he got cocky and bet them all). So now Alastor is bound to Husk and would act as a means to scope out more souls (husband's idea) as well some form of advisor and muscle along with utilizing his radio show. Maybe even more eventually for any shippers? ;)
Idk but this is a kind of AU has loads of potential!
Kinda getting attached to this alt hairstyle I did for her as part of a small (hairstyle) compilation I was doing. What do you think?
Depending on the direction being taken with Alastor and his relationship with his mother (or his parents in general), this would be an interesting song for him. (Room of Angel from Silent Hill 4)
https://open.spotify.com/track/2cjVgSrTNTRPXJENSQFHDi?si=5pto_IWUTQevCApWkbnOmA%0A
Especially with verses like:
"You lie, silent there before me, your tears, they mean nothing to me.
The wind howling at the window, the love you never gave... I give to you.
Really don't deserve it... But now, there's nothing you can do
So sleep, in your only memory of me... My dearest mother..."
"Here's a lullaby to close your eyes... Goodbye.
It was always you that I despised...
I don't feel enough for you to cry, oh well...
Here's a lullaby to close your eyes... Goodbye."
"If I had died, I would have never felt sad at all...
You will not hear me say 'I'm sorry.'
Where is the light, wonder if it's weeping somewhere?"
Idk I've been seeing more theories about Alastor's mother being a more flawed parent and the like and they all sound super interesting! That and it would be interesting if Alastor's grieving process was a bit more complicated depending on how and why she may have died since it's not really uncommon for one to feel mixed feelings (even resentment) on losing someone you were very close to. Like he seems to hate himself but shifts the anger somewhere else sort of deal.
Supernatural, like an oracle... When darkness starts to call, you'll find me after all. A face that could emanate, a stare like a spotlight... If you guide me into your space, I'll be there at the first light...
"Abel" won out gang! Kinda surprised really but hey! Funnily enough I had a slow realization that I accidentally made a double reference to "Able" which can also fit his desire to help people because the words sound similar. XD
Oh god... Maruki totally would make a pun when coming up with it with everyone cringing omg! 🤣
I guess my PT Maruki is going through a small rebranding so to speak? Mostly reconsidering his codename. The most I got so far is:
-Abel (Abel in some versions of the Cain and Abel story had him be the first martyr and Mooki kinda has a martyr complex)
-Advisor (since he's getting a Navi mode now)
-Lovecraft (...Self-explanatory)
Eh, poll time I guess? I'm doing one on Twitter too .
My mother said I'm too romantic... She said, "You're dancing in the movies..." I almost started to believe her... Then I saw you and I knew.
Just felt like adding more to my crackship pile. Both are adorably flustered!