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The original ask says non-negotiable but feel free to opt out if you wish to, zero pressure! You can also make it private if you wish. I did it because I found it fun.
Chris deBurgh - don’t pay the ferryman
Roxette - fading like a flower
Roxette - run to you
BrunuhVille - Winds of Conquest
Amy McDonald - Statues
I read your posts, they are very interesting! Thank you for them! I would like to ask who is Kazai? Is this a canon character or not?
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my posts!
Kazai is @tired-reader-writer's OC (original character). If you want to read more about him, you can check the tag for him on their blog!
He almost jolts out of his skin when a gentle hand cups his cheek. “I can't come with you,” Ayunnen says. “This is for the both of us. Please understand.”
He cannot answer.
Neither of them acknowledge the tears he sheds silently.
...That was their first meeting.
It was not the last.
Welp, fellas, at least the first encounter is done!! Now to actually get on with the next two, aye 😭
I would died to see the screaming contest between Hilmes and Shapur
Sitting in the background and eating some popcorn cheering for Shapur
Also Shapur and Daryun dragging Narsus with them would be so funny.
Two Marzbans, determined to to fight and get rid of the enemy and. Narsus complaints all the way to Peshawar that he is not able to draw his masterpieces.
Some more random AU thoughts:
After Arslan first wakes back up and recovers, Isfan can't stop fretting over him. He'd give Arslan a checkup every few minutes, to the point Farangis was like, “Bro, you're hovering.” “I am not.” “You are.”
Since Shapur and Kazai's relationship has a little leeway to be less secretive (albeit they'd pass off as lovers not husbands), I wonder if Kazai would sometimes accompany Shapur to Ecbatana. Or if the marzbans would know of him, even if just in passing.
Ecbatana shenanigans: Kharlan and Shapur unexpectedly bonding? Over being fathers? Especially after the jealous Crown Prince debacle? Maybe?
Also Shapur's loyalty in Andragoras is... dwindling. Or rather, his faith in the entire system, but since Andragoras stands at the top of it... Y'know, living with a clan that has a cultural history and identity of being wronged and persecuted by the system and those in power, it's gotta radicalize you at least a little bit. I wonder if Kharlan would notice that.
A lord, his half-brother born from a slave and is his heir, and an orphan boy he picked up from who-knows-where, one would think that's a perfect recipe for disaster but then in terms of conflict our wolf family is just... *crickets*. It'd be fun to see the shock of certain characters, haha 🤣
Eihon telling a young Isfan to recite a long list of medicinal plants and their properties in his mind whenever he feels his anger rising and doesn't want to lose control.
Shapur getting angry at something while far from home but being in a situation that doesn't allow him to express it, so he tries to distract himself by thinking about home but some stupid song baby Gieve made up is now stuck in his head. He can't get it out of his mind anymore. Poor sod.
Shapur and Hilmes having a screaming match. I have no clue what they're arguing about and at this point I'm too afraid to ask.
Isfan having to be held back from straight up murdering someone. Probably Gurgin. I don't have the context for this either.
Going back to Ecbatana (excuse my scattered brain), I wonder if Kharlan would notice the reason why Arslan noped out of the palace. Surely he must, right? And Shapur looked so... tired, the morning Arslan went to work outside the palace instead. What would he think of it? Would he even consider approaching Shapur with... information about Hilmes? I guess not, not very likely, but the seeds might already be planted.
Slings as weapons. Apparently they were widely utilized historically, and work great so long as the target has no armor or is lightly armored. Leaning towards Kashi being a slinger. Wouldn't that be cool?
Wondering how I should make Alfarīd and Ranna meet. Also Merlaine and Arslan. Hmmmm...
An argument between an exhausted Shapur and a very determined Narsus. Probably about putting forth Arslan as the hidden heir.
Isfan leaving his wolves to watch Arslan when the boy was comatose, but also after he wakes up but shouldn't exert himself, when he's not available to be by Arslan's bedside.
Farangis probably had to sedate Isfan at least once to get him to leave a comatose Arslan's bedside.
I haven't thought much about Gieve, huh... I should think about him more.
Gieve and Ranna put together would probably be called something like “Demon Duo”. Pranksters extraordinaire. Unhinged. All the good stuff, according to Kazai.
The Sindhuran debacle is still probably gonna happen. Except there's no Arslan to lead a campaign to Sindhura. Shapur and Daryun going to Peshawar to aid their fellow marzbans, probably dragging Narsus along for strategy purposes too? Haven't checked the timeline so not sure Arslan would be in a good enough shape to leave Gorgan. Most likely not. But what if Narsus remains behind, to observe Arslan? Questions, questions, so many questions...
Speaking of questions, what the everloving fuck is gonna happen to the political sphere after Tahamenay fucking offs Andragoras?! There's gonna be Team Hilmes, which Bahman would become part of, and then there's Team Gorgan, which would ally with Team Hilmes— What would Kishward do?! Actually I haven't been keeping track of where Kubard is either HELP T_T Daryun and Narsus are probably with Team Gorgan. What's gonna happen next?! Hilmes is probably finally in a position to reveal his lineage and identity, though. That's a good thing.
Love this ❤️
Wish he would be canon
FLAT COLOURS!!! :D Except I haven't coloured his necklace thing and also I forgot to put in his bracelet again— I'll do it in the next session, I swear T_T
I'm pretty satisfied with the tattoo designs and colours! They were such a pain to draw but I feel like it was worth it 😭
The stuff I'm actually not sure about are his clothes. I'm never sure what colour each part should be. Do y'all got any suggestions? Oh and the bells too, definitely. I feel like the clothing part is just a placeholder for now. What do you guys think?
He's supposed to actually have hazel eyes. I don't know how I'll get to colouring hazel eyes but uh... we'll see, I suppose? 😭