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Welcome to my FGO Cain and Abel Fan-Servant Masterpost! I hope you like overly detailed OC profiles, scroll at your own discretion lmao

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True Name: Cain and Abel

Servant Class: Avenger

Rarity: ☆☆☆☆☆

Cost: 16

ATK: 1953/12641 HP: 2183/14877

Grail ATK: 13838 Grail HP: 16309

Lvl.120 ATK: 16242 Lvl.120 HP: 19168

Attribute: Star Growth: Linear

Star Gen: 6.00% Star Absorption: 29

NP Charge ATK: 0.47% NP Charge DEF: 5%

Death Rate: 30.0%

Traits: Male, Humanoid, Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish, Divine, Animal Traits Servant, Moon

Quick: 3 hit Arts: 2 hits Buster: 4 hits Extra Attack: 6 hits

Quick Attacks: Cain and Abel rush the enemy, Cain holds the enemy in place as Abel attacks it

Arts Attacks: Cain attacks the enemies from a distance with stones and summoned crows

Buster Attack: Abel rushes the enemy and beats on them savagely while Cain tries to pull him back

Extra Attack: Cain cries out and rushes the enemy, Abel appears from behind him and stabs through both of them with his herding cane

Parameters

Strength: C Endurance: E-EX

Aglity: D Mana: C+

Luck: E- NP: A+

Passive Skills

Divinity C:

Increases own damage by 150.

Madness Enhancement (First Blood) A:

Increases own Buster performance by 10%.

Increases own Extra Card performance by 20% when Guts is activated.

Territory Creation (Wayward Wandering) A:

Increases own Arts performance by 10%.

Heals self by 100 when defeating an enemy.

Blood that Taints the Earth A+:

Increases own Critical Damage by 15% on Forest Battlefield, Hill Battlefield, Wilderness Battlefeld, Rocky Mountain Battlefield, Prairie Battlefield.

Curse of Cain A++:

Decreases own Debuff resistance by 20%, [Demerit]

Grants self Spreading Curse status. [Demerit]

(Increases Curse damage on self by 200%)

Active Skills

The Sins and Boons of Eve A+

Deals 2000 damage to self for 3 turns. HP cannot fall below 1 from this skill. [Treated as buff] (Demerit)

Grants self On-Attack-Activate buff for 3 turns.

(Charges own NP when attacking with Buster Cards)

Grants self On-Attack-Activate buff for 3 turns.

(Increase Defense for 3 turns when attacking with Arts Cards)

Clears all debuffs.

Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

NP+:| 1.5% | 5.5% | 6% | 6.5% | 7% | 7.5% | 8% | 8.5% | 9% | 9.5% | 10%

Defense+:| 5% | 5.5% | 6% | 6.5% | 7% | 7.5% | 8% | 8.5% | 9% | 9.5% | 10%

Cooldown: | 8 | 7 | 6

Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Mark of the Pariah EX

Draws attention for all enemies to self by 500% for 1 turn. Grants self Guts for 3 turns.

[Activating Guts status will not end turn.]

Grants self On-Guts-Activated buff for 3 turns.

(When Guts status is activated, inflict [Mark of Cain] status for 5 turns to enemy.)

Increase Attack for 3 times, 3 turns.

Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Revive with:| 500 | 550 | 600 | 650 | 700 | 750 | 800 | 850 | 900 | 950 | 1000

Attack+:| 30% | 32%% | 34% | 36% | 38% | 40% | 42% | 44% | 46% | 48% | 50%

Cooldown: | 9 | 8 | 7

Unlocks after 3rd Ascension

Raven Guided Burial A+

Increase own NP gauge.

Reduce all enemies NP gauge by 1.

Grants party Mental Debuff immunity for 1 time, 3 turns.

Increase party’s NP damage for 1 time, 3 turns.

Selects own NP Command Card’s type between Arts or Buster for 3 turns.

Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

NP+:| 20% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 30%

NP Damage+:| 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 20%

Cooldown: | 8 | 7 | 6

Noble Phantasm

Genesis of Envy

「 Death of the Brother, Origin of Sin」

Rank Classifcation Type Hit Count

A+ Anti-Army Sin Arts 5

Effect:

Remove all enemy’s Defensive Buffs. [Activates first]

Deal significant damage to all enemies. [Lvl.]

N: Enemy [Mark of Cain]’s stack count, Max; 4 stacks.>

NP Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Damage+: 1200% - 1400% - 1600% - 1800% - 2000%

Overcharge Effect:

Chance to Instant Kill all enemies [Takes effect after damage].

Recover Own HP.

Charge: 100% | 200% | 300% | 400% | 500%

Heal+:| 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 2500 | 3000

Death Chance+| 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90%

Exactment of Envy

「 First Victim of Sin, Slaughtered Lamb」

Rank Classifcation Type Hit Count

[C]A+ Anti-Unit Sin Buster 5

Effect:

Remove one enemy’s Defensive Buffs. [Activates first]

Deal significant damage to one enemy. [Lvl.]

N: Enemy [Mark of Cain]’s stack count, Max; 4 stacks.>

NP Level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Damage+: 1200% - 1400% - 1600% - 1800% - 2000%

Overcharge Effect:

Chance to Instant Kill one enemy [Takes effect after damage].

Increase Attack for 3 turns.

Increase Critical Damage for 3 turns.

Charge: | 100% | 200% | 300% | 400% | 500%

Death Chance+: | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90%

Attack+: | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50%

Crit Damage+: | 50% | 62.5% | 76% | 87.5% | 100%

Bond 10 Reward:

Second Born Blood

When this card is equipped on Cain and Abel (Avenger),

Gain 20 critical stars and grant party Invincibility for 1 turn when they are defeated.

Description:

”Am I my brother’s keeper?”

In the years I was left to wander the earth, the question I had posed to the Lord continued to plague my mind. The ground onto which I had spilled my brother’s blood never bore fruit again. The curse etched into my soul burned as I beared the brunt of attempts on my life, only to be saved by it and live another day.

”Am I my brother’s keeper?”

For a time, I despised him. I loathed the searing sun and desolate ground, detested the stinging winds and wrathful flames. It must be his fault, the burden I bear. Why had the Lord favored him, when my offering was just as plentiful? If he hadn’t been a braggart, I wouldn’t have struck him dead!

”Am I my brother’s keeper?”

What a fool. He had done nothing but rejoice, yet I was blinded by envy. I had partaken in sin of my own volition, there was no one else to blame. This curse was my just deserts.

If I could turn back time, return to those blissful days before jealousy consumed me..

”Brother, Master is calling. Let’s not keep them waiting.”

Then I shall be my brother’s keeper, for as long as fate allows me.

Character Information:

The tragic brothers from the book of Genesis.

There’s not much to be said about this pair that hasn’t already been said, aside from how cruel it must be to now share a Spirit Origin with your killer.

Oddly, Cain seems to be the mild-mannered and polite brother, while Abel’s presence bears a menacing aura.

Approach them with caution.

Bond 1:

Height/Weight: 175 cm • 76.2 kg/160 cm • 60 kg

Origin: Biblical

Alignment: Chaotic Evil/Chaotic

Neutral

Genders: Male

”Thank you for having us, Master.”

”Master, may I strike Brother?”

”Oh Abel...”

Bond 2:

There were once a pair of brothers, the elder named Cain and younger named Abel.

Cain was a tiller, working the land, while Abel was a herdsman, tending to livestock. One day, they were commanded to make an offering to God.

Cain burnt the plentiful yield of his crops, and Abel the finest young of his flock. However, God only looked upon Abel’s offering with favor. God told the older brother it was for his own good, for his improvement

Envy, pride and wrath raged within Cain, that he had been rejected so callously. And when the brothers were next alone in his fields, the younger was struck dead.

And so God banished Cain, marked as sinner.

But that’s a story we all know, isn’t it?

Bond 3:

For in truth, what had it meant to strike someone dead, when death meant nothing to man yet? Cain knew not what he was doing when he attacked, simply acting on his basest urge to hurt out of being hurt. And from Abel’s death was born the sin of murder.

Perhaps the true curse he was inflicted with wasn’t the mark God gave him, but the overwhelming guilt that plagued him for the rest of his wandering days.

All he could think about was the life he had snuffed; the kind and caring soul surrounded by his herds. As he grew old, how would his brother have appeared if they still stood side-by-side? As his child was born, would he have been there to congratulate him? As he laid beneath the toppled bricks of his rooftop, was Abel there in the winds, rightfully laughing at the irony of his death by stone?

Oh, remorse was a heavy burden to bear indeed.

Bond 4:

○The Sins and Boons of Eve A+

Some interpretations say that while the brothers shared Eve as their mother, their fathers may have been different. Cain is sometimes believed to have been conceived through an affair, partners ranging from the snake that tempted Eve, to a fallen angel, to the devil himself. And it is this possible inhuman blood that leads to one answer as to why the older brother was capable of such sin.

○Mark of the Pariah EX

The curse placed upon Cain was one meant to make him suffer. The earth he once nurtured would never again offer its prize for his labor, and those who saw the mark upon his skin would know his nature. And perhaps it was mercy, or a twisted sense of justice, that God also made the mark one of protection; Cain would not die before his allotted time, unlike the life he so cruelly ended.

○Corvid Guided Burial A+

When Abel was struck down, Cain was at a loss. The death of man was a mystery to him, let alone one by another’s hand. It was then a Corvid landed on the ground. The bird sang a strange, sorrowful song as it scratched the ground, calling for the murderer to follow it. And follow he did, digging a deep hole to bury his brother in.

Though, Cain couldn’t understand why there were tears running down his face as he did.

Bond 5:

Genesis of Envy

「 Death of the Brother, Origin of Sin」

Rank: A+

Type: Anti-Army Sin

Range: 0~?

Target: N/A

While on the surface Cain appears to be calm and levelheaded, his sin follows him wherever he goes. There’s an urge that scratches underneath his skin; to kill his brother again, and again, and again. As long as Abel lives, Cain must forever hold back the instinct to strike him down. So instead, he takes out that pent up desire on the enemies he faces, tearing them down without regret or mercy. They will be his sacrificial lambs; anything to keep Abel safe.

Exactment of Envy

「 First Victim of Sin, Slaughtered Lamb」

Rank: A+

Type: Anti-Unit Sin

Range: 1~3

Target: 1 Person

The brothers are inextricably linked through their shared tragedy, each too weak to be summoned separately. It is Abel that causes their shared Spirit Origin to manifest as Avenger, but had they not been summoned together, Exactment of Envy would not be nearly as powerful without him being directly linked to the source of his vengeance. Even as murderer and victim, these brothers rely on one another, in a twisted way.

Unlock After Interlude:

Ahhh, he deserves to die. How dare he, how dare he, how dare he!

What had I ever done to deserve this?! Had I not been good? Had I not been dutiful? Had I not been kind? I only did what was asked of me! I only wanted to do right by the Lord, my God!

In the field that day...

Why, why, WHY!?

Why... Big brother...?

No.

You’re not my brother, are you? You’re nothing but a filthy animal in disguise, pretending to be an innocent lamb. Murderer, murderer, murderer, that must be all you are...

Then I suppose that means both us brothers died that day! Hah, hahahaAHAHAHAHA!

And yet... why am I still not satisfied?

Voice Lines

Possible VAs:

Cain- Yoshimasa Hosoya (for tone - Nezumi from No.6)

Abel- Akira Ishida (for tone - Zeref from Fairy Tail)

Summoned:

Cain: Good tidings Master, we are Avenger, our names are-

Abel: Murderer.

Cain: ...

Cain: ... Cain, my name is Cain.

Abel: Abel. Don’t expect much from us Master. We’re just dead weight after all.

Cain: Please don’t say that Abel, that’s not true.

Abel: Silence, you don’t deserve to speak.

Cain: ... *sigh*

Leveling

Level Up 1:

Cain: Look Abel, we’ve gotten stronger!

Abel: Am I strong enough to kill you yet?

Level Up 2:

Abel: Heh... Hehehehe...

Cain: As long as you’re happy.

Level Up 3:

Abel: Brot- Nevermind.

Cain: It’s okay Abel.

1st Ascension:

Cain: Huh? Th-these marks? Oh, they’re my... my...

Abel: Go on. Confess, monster.

Cain: ... From when I killed Abel, the proof of my sin. I pray they’re not too unsightly, Master.

Abel: Hmph...

2nd Ascension:

Abel: Ahhhh, agghhhh...

Cain: What’s wrong Abel?! Are you hurt?

Abel: Don’t touch me! I don’t need help from the likes of you!

Cain; Ah, right, Please disregard me then.

3rd Ascension:

Abel: Ahh, ahahahal Ohhh, I can feel it! Maybe I can finally kill you now, filthy sinner!

Cain: Use me however you see fit Abel, but please remember not to go overboard, I don’t want you to die with me.

Abel: As if you care! Murderer!

Cain: Exactly. Please don’t succumb and become a monster like me.

Abel: ...

4th Ascension:

Cain: Shhhh... Abel’s finally resting. Heh, it’s been so long since I’ve seen him so relaxed.

Cain: ....

Cain: When he’s asleep, I... I can’t help but pretend everything is how it used to be. Before I ruined it all. That maybe he’ll wake up and be the kind man I remember, and destroyed.

Cain: But it’s all wishful thinking in the end, isn’t it Master?

Abel: ...Bro... ther...

Cain: Shhhh, it’s alright, brother is here... I’ll make sure nothing ever happens to you ever again.

Battle

Battle Start 1:

Abel: If I die, I’m taking you with me.

Cain: Of course.

Battle Start 2:

Abel: Die, die, die, die...

Cain: Let’s kill them then.

Battle Start 3:

Cain: Keep your hands off my brother.

Abel: Shut up.

Skill 1:

Cain: Guh-!

Abel: It’s the least you deserve.

Cain: I-I know.

Skill 2:

Cain: Never again, never again, never again...

Skill 3 (Arts NP Selected):

Both: Aaaaagh!

Cain: I’m sorry, I’m sorry!

Skill 4 (Buster NP Selected):

Both: Aaaaagh!

Abel: It hurts, it hurts Brother!

Attack Selected 1:

Cain: Like this right?

Attack Selected 2:

Abel: Hmph.

Attack Selected 3:

Abel: Unsightly.

Attack Selected 4:

Cain: Leave it to me.

Noble Phantasm Selected 1 (Arts):

Cain: Feel the wrath of my cursed existence.

Noble Phantasm Selected 2 (Arts):

Cain: Hah- Hahaha! Watch me Abel, I’ll protect you this time!

Noble Phantasm Selected 3 (Buster):

Abel: Filthy sinners, all of you! Just like him!

Noble Phantasm Selected 4 (Buster):

Abel: DIE DIE DIE, LET’S SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT! HAHAHA!

Attack 1:

Cain: Grah!

Abel: Hah, hah!

Attack 2:

Cain: Together!

Abel: As if.

Attack 3:

Cain: I’m sorry, you must die.

Attack 4:

Cain: Take this!

Abel: How predictable.

Attack 5:

Abel: HRRAAAAGGHH!

Cain: Abel, that’s enough!

Attack 6:

Abel: You’re the one who deserves to die!

Cain: Abel, please...

Extra Attack:

Cain: Aaaargh, Why don’t you die!

Abel: You’d know all about that huh!

Cain: Guh-! I- I deserve it! I’m sorry!

Noble Phantasm 1 (Arts):

Cain: No no! I can’t kill him again, I won’t!

Cain: Forgive me, I swear! Nothing will lay a hand on you ever again! I’ll prove it, I’ll prove it!

Cain: I’ll kill them all as long as you forgive me!

Cain: Please, please, don’t leave me again...

Noble Phantasm 2 (Arts):

Cain: This curse is a double edged sword...

Cain: I can’t hold it back any longer! My body wants to kill him, but I won’t let it happen! So you… You’ll die with me, won’t you?

Cain: 「Genesis of Envy!」

Cain: No, this is mine to bear alone...

Noble Phantasm 3 (Buster):

Abel: Hah- hahaha- HAHAHA!

Abel: You’re really trying to lay a hand on me? Me?!

Abel: Die, die, die, die, die! A SINNER LIKE YOU SHOULD DIE!

Abel: Hah, hahaha, oh good riddance!

Noble Phantasm 4 (Buster):

Abel: A victim? Me?

Abel: No, no no no no, not anymore. Never again.

Abel: But you? You’re just filth, aren’t you? Good, be my scapegoat. Die in my place.

Abel : 「Exactment of Envy!」

Damage from Noble Phantasm:

Cain: Abel!!

Regular Damage:

Cain: Get behind me!

Defeated 1:

Cain: No... no no no no! I promised, I promised!

Abel: Stop...

Defeated 2:

Abel: Hehehehe, at least I... Get to see you go...

Cain: If it... Makes you happy...

Defeated 3:

Abel: Hurts! It... it hurts! Brother...

Cain: I’m sorry, I’m so sorry....

Battle Finish 1:

Cain: We’ve survived another day!

Abel: How unfortunate.

Battle Finish 2:

Abel: ... They’re gone.

Cain: We did it together.

Abel: So we did. How annoying.

My Room

Bond Lvl. 1:

Cain: Master, if I may be so bold, could I request we be placed on the backlines?

Abel: Coward.

Cain: It’s for your own good Abel!

Abel: As if you care what happens to me. Or did you decide to conveniently forget your sins?

Cain: Abel, I...

Abel: Shut up, I don’t want to hear anymore.

Bond Lvl. 2:

Cain: You know, we used to be very close once.

Abel: I don’t think they care to hear. Nor do I.

Cain: Abel was the cutest little thing as a babe! He’d go trotting around trying to get the sheep to play with him. And he’d always ask me to pick him up and give him tosses when father was too busy. It was adorable!

Abel: Do you want to die?

Cain: Does it bring back any memories?

Abel: ....

Bond Lvl. 3:

Abel: You’re far too comfortable having us around, Master.

Cain: Why must you be so blunt about everything...? And why do you say that?

Abel: Because Master seems like a good lamb. They shouldn’t have to make due with filth like you.

Cain: I suppose that’s true. But they’ve made contracts with many other... Unusual types of Servants. Perhaps our presence doesn’t bother them much?

Abel: I don’t like them either. They should stay away too.

Cain: Oh...

Bond Lvl. 4:

Abel: Master, are you free? My fool of a brother hurt himself again. Heal him.

Cain: It- It’s nothing! Anything to protect you both, after all...

Abel: If you die, I die with you, so let them heal you... Tch, this shared Spirit Origin is such a pain...

Cain: Ehehe... I’m happy to see that you even somewhat care for me.

Abel: Didn’t you hear what I just said? Maybe I really should kill you myself.

Cain: That’s the only way I want to die. Would that free you from this vengeance?

Abel: ... I don’t know...

Bond Lvl. 5:

Abel: The truth is... I don’t remember much about being human. Alive. Nowadays, there are feelings, or glimpses, but never anything solid. My memory begins and ends with my death, and that Brother killed me.

Cain: Abel...

Abel: So, you shouldn’t trust that Sinner to protect you, Master, or any of his ilk. They’ll try anything to corrupt a nice lamb like you.

Cain: But Abel, it’s our job as Servants to-

Abel: I can protect them on my own just fine. I don’t need your help.

Cain: ... Aha, haha, I see.

Abel: What? What are you laughing at!? Shut up!

Cain: No, I understand! So there really is a little of the old you in there... I see I shouldn’t be too worried then, since Abel is so resolved.

Cain: Rest assured Master, we’ll both do our very best to help you on your journey, any way we can. We swear. Right Abel?

Abel: I...

Cain: ....

Abel: .... We swear...

Dialogue 1:

Cain: What are you thinking about Abel?

Abel: Aside from killing you?

Cain: Yes, aside from that.

Abel: ... I want to lay down. On something cozy.

Cain: Huh?

Dialogue 2:

Cain: Master, is there anything we can do for you?

Abel: Something you need killed?

Dialogue 3:

Cain: You know Master, Abel used to be the cutest little kid!

Abel: Stop.

Cain: He’d follow the lambs around and make baa-ing sounds at them! Oh, and-!

Abel: You seem to want to die right now.

Cain: … Ahaha.

Dialogue 4 (After reaching Bond 5):

Abel: Go away.

Cain: Abel, don’t be rude!

Abel: I meant you, not Master. I want to play with Master for a bit.

Cain: .... Then far be it from me to stop you.

Abel: Stop smiling like that. It’s disgusting.

Dialogue 5 (After reaching Bond 5):

Cain: Abel, you know I love you right?

Abel: No you don’t.

Cain: Of course I do.

Abel: Shut up.

Cain: I love-

Abel: QUIET!

Dialogue 6 (Paris / Attila the San(ta)):

Abel: ...

Cain: Hm? Is something wrong?

Abel: ... Looks soft...

Cain: Soft? ... Oh, that sheep?

Abel: Mhm...

Cain: Should I go ask if you can pet it?

Abel: I can ask for myself!

Dialogue 7 (Avenger Class Servants):

Abel: Huh? That’s...

Cain: Ah, I suppose they’re another like us. Hm, something wrong Abel?

Abel: ... N-nothing, I... don’t like it.

Cain: There is a despairing aura to them... Perhaps I’m just used to it.

Dialogue 8 (Dioscuri / Trung Sisters):

Cain: Ah, look Abel, it’s those siblings I heard about!

Abel: Siblings... And you share a Spirit Origin as well?

Cain: I’m sure you must have a wonderful bond, to manifest together like this. Frankly, I’m a little jealous.

Abel: ... I don’t see why, it’s awful being stuck with you.

Cain: Oh Abel, you really know how to break my heart...

Abel: ... What heart...

Dialogue 9 (Kiara Sessyoin / Kama / Koyanskaya of Light / Koyanskaya of Darkness / Larva Tiamat / Sodom’s Beast/Draco)

Abel: Grrrrr!

Cain: Woah! Abel, calm down!

Abel: Let me go! I can feel them! Another one is here; Sinner, Sinner! SCUM LIKE THAT SHOULD DIE!

Cain: Master, I’m sorry, I’ll make sure to hold him back- Abel, gnaw on my arm if that will help placate you.

Abel: Grrr....

Dialogue 10 (Karna / Santa Karna / Arjuna / Arjuna Alter):

Cain: Ah, I see we’re not the only brothers here with a... Complicated relationship.

Abel: What’s complicated about it? You killed me in cold blood. We’re murderer and victim before we’re brothers.

Cain: Always to the heart of the matter huh...

Abel: ... That said, I think I can understand them. Just a little.

Cain: Is that a good thing?

Abel: ... I don’t know.

Likes:

Cain: I used to love growing crops but ever since my curse... Well, you know. But, I did learn all sorts of things during my wandering, I’d say I’m quite partial to whittling in particular. What about you Abel?

Abel: I... think I liked... Soft things.

Dislikes:

Abel: I’ll kill him one day. I despise him.

Cain: ... I can’t say that I don’t agree. I deserve it, after all.

About the Holy Grail:

Cain: A wish huh... Sounds too good to be true.

Abel: To kill brother.

Cain: How decisive. Well, considering my wish would be “Abel’s happiness”, then I suppose our wish is one in the same.

Abel: ...

During an Event:

Abel: It’s noisy over there, how annoying.

Cain: Now now, don’t say that! Let’s at least see what’s happening.

Birthday:

Cain: Today is the day you received the gift of life! ... I must apologize, but I feel that it would be best for you to stay away from us for the day, Master.

Abel: For once, I agree with him. We’re nothing but a bad omen on a day like this. But... Um...

Cain: Abel?

Abel: H- Happy birthday to youuuu... ♪

Cain: Ahh, hehe... Yes, please accept our well wishes, at the very least.

Valentine’s CE:

Olive Branch Brothers

Description:

A Valentine’s return gift from Cain and Abel.

When Abel expressed that he wished to return your kind Valentine’s gesture, Cain immediately set forth the idea of creating carvings. It took the brothers’ some deliberation (and fighting) to come to the conclusion that the most meaningful gift they could provide you was their united cooperation. The two figures are not just a physical olive branch, but a metaphorical one as well, each brother carving the likeness of the other.

Cain’s carving of Abel is smooth and practiced, nary a blemish in sight. It’s shine and lacquered finish bring out the natural beauty of the wood grain, and it’s clear to see his experience.

Abel’s carving of Cain is... Crude, to say the least. Painfully sharp edges, a rough texture, and smears of blood where he’d clearly nicked himself on the carving tool are all present. And yet, you can’t help but find the earnestness heartwarming.

Of course, as you proudly display them on your shelf, you try to ignore the obvious self-vandalism Abel committed on Figure-Cain’s head and heart.

These brothers still have a long way to go.

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quinn-gaither · 2 months

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sam and drake as the trial before pilate; or, an analysis of the powerplant incident

religion is all over gone. it's there in abundance, from the names to the internal dialogue to the very acts and events that happen. the overlap of traditional religious idiosyncracies between different characters are so plentiful it is difficult to sit here and say that this character represents this religious figure; they are an amalgamation of different gospels, showing how theology and the themes of the bible can apply to gone as a wider subject matter to stretch out the dystopia, show how the worst of people brings out the very humanity of them.

as such, i don't know for certain if this parallel or idea was intentional or ever in MG's mind as he wrote the scene, but it is something that has stuck with me a lot in my reread: how the drake/sam whipping in the powerplant strongly mirrors jesus' trial before pilate. the extract sticks out to me particularly in terms of understanding how the whipping of sam impacted his arc and his character for the rest of the novel. full disclaimer, i am not an expert in christian theology nor am i christian, and this comparison only came to my mind recently, so it may not have the depth and nuance of others, but it’s something i have thought and researched a lot about, so i hope it will suffice!

under the cut i go into some brief religious context, followed by how this fits in with the scene in the powerplant alongside quotes pulled from the various books to underscore how pivotal the lashings were for sam. so, if you're looking for some unnecessarily deep analysis of sam and drake as religious paragons: look no further than under the cut!

pilate's court: a contextual debrief

for starters, what was the trial before pilate? in brief, it is as follows. in the christian gospels they refer to the final period before jesus' death as 'the passion'; or, 'the passion of jesus'. the passion includes jesus' entrance to jerusalem, his anointing, the last supper, his agony and arrest, for example. it does also include his trial before pilate, the governor of judaea.

this trial is what essentially preceded the denouncement of jesus before he was sent to be crucified. throughout the trial, much to pilate's confusion, jesus was silent, perhaps accepting his inevitable fate or not seeing reason to protest something when he knew he would never win. pilate, at first, didn't believe there to be enough reason to sentence jesus to death and, consequently, elected to flog him as punishment. the bible does not outright state the amount of lashings jesus received, but it is thought the number could have been 39 (due to jewish commands restricting the amount of flogs from surpassing 40).

and so jesus was lashed, and then he was sentenced to death. it is widely agreed that the punishments jesus endured represent him absorbing everyone's sin, seeing him become the icon of rebirth and allowing humans to start all over again.

so, i hear you ask... how does this relate to the drake and sam incident in the powerplant?

drake as judge, jury & executioner

as i mentioned before, i'm not here to say that sam and drake are direct reflections of jesus and pilate. quite the opposite is true, really, and it is more the themes rather than the behaviours and characteristics that tie them together with this gospel. the theory and symbolism behind the trial before pilate can apply in a somewhat inverted way; sam is whipped though he doesn't necessarily die (more on that later), and drake isn't necessarily trying to find ways to punish sam without killing him as pilate was for jesus. drake wants sam dead and, had brianna not interfered when she did, he probably would have killed him. the events at the powerplant are not a complete mirror image of the trial but are, rather, foils to it.

the lashing of sam sees drake attempting to denounce all the perdido beach kids, trying to assert a specific way of thinking over the whole fayz. whether that be the beliefs of caine and the coates clan or the legislation of the gaiaphage is up for debate, but he is still decidedly torturing sam in response to disagreeing with the word he is spreading and the way he is leading. in the same way the roman crowds saw jesus’ behaviours as undermining the king ceasar, drake is acting out as he sees sam undermining his own personal king.

in terms of the text, this all occurs within hunger. however, before diving into that, i'm flashing forward to plague for an interesting excerpt from a conversation between brittany and astrid. it is, in fact, the very passage that got me thinking about all this to start with:

here we have a direct reference to pilate in the books themselves! how crazy is that? pay attention here to the specifics of "and pilate... to crucify him so that he might redeem us." if, in this instance, we are perceiving sam as a jesus-emblem, what brittany is essentially saying here is that sam needs to be punished for hope he might redeem all people. all the perdido beach kids, all the fayz inhabitants.

sam stands to be the symbol for all those who follow him. he is a leader, first and foremost, but he is at base level the most direct representation of all the lives he, begrudgingly, protects. sam is a microcosmic perdido beach resident while also being one of the most powerful mutants. see, then, how jesus is said to represent all despite being the son of god.

the lashing of sam kickstarts the redemption of the fayz kids, even so early into the book series. this happens in hunger, before any of the real horrors begin, but it is in this scene when the tides perhaps turn and the chance of a tunnel out of here manifests within sam's mind. the lashing is part of the passion of jesus, or the passion of sam, and as a result it sets him on a different path that places him in the mindset to understand that murdering drake is something which must happen in order for the barrier to come down. even if he doesn't quite have the foresight to see it at the time - perhaps more focussed on the murder angle rather than the reason - the seeds for drake's death are set in motion right here at the end of hunger.

just to contextualise the whipping within the timeline of the book. it starts halfway through chapter thirty-seven, with 1 hour and 6 minutes before the climax of the novel. brianna appears at the end of the chapter. thirty-eight sees us with 53 minutes later. so, with that knowledge, we can assume that the lashing lasted, at most, thirteen minutes. brianna administers the morphine packet within this chapter, too.

so, after about fifteen minutes since the lashings began he gets his first pain medicine. in thirty-nine (47 minutes) he wasn't feeling particularly intense pain as he was starting to hallucinate. at 33 minutes, he is still under morphine but is once again in pain. note: 33 minutes is when he first declares his intent to take a life. this is, obviously, a very instrumental part of sam's character arc. when he goes from seeing killing as something to be done only as mercy, to put someone out of their misery, to something that is to be done to avenge.

sam notes that the morphine is wearing off with 7 minutes left. so, with all this textual information in place, we can determine that he underwent torture for approximately thirteen minutes, and saw the pain mostly off with a dose of morphine that lasted 46 minutes. it's important to note also, i think, that this lashing happens concurrently with the human crew hunting and essentially sentencing hunter to death in the church.

it is interesting that two heavily religious events are happening at the same time, especially as the events are both underscored by the overarching sense of sacrifice, lawfulness and establishing dominance. the human crew are wanting to metaphorically crucify hunter while drake is flogging sam: they both want to be the power in charge, and they do so without taking into account any jury or justice. they act singularly, for their own gain.

the first 'death' of sam temple

now, earlier up, i mentioned that sam "doesn't necessarily die". he is, after all, not crucified or murdered in any way, he is just flogged. however, i believe that he was fundamentally changed after his encounter with drake, and while he didn't perhaps die physically he did die mentally.

he was on the brink of real death, all but bleeding out on the powerplant floor, and spent at least 46 minutes in a sort of purgatory state where he was hallucinating his better moments in life and wondering if he was going to make it. under the effects of morphine he sees the school bus incident, perhaps a demonstration of him walking towards the light before he awakes and finds himself back in the powerplant.

the lashing of sam is unequivocally the worst experience he endures in his time in the fayz. the worst experience of his whole life, something that shifts his entire perspective of not only drake but also the type of pain he can endure. the memory of it lasts even through light:

even after everything - four more whole books of action - nothing lives up to or usurps the agony of his lashing in the powerplant. it does not kill him, but it kills his soul. similarly to how the darkness kills lana and sucks the light from her life, sam's experience with drake does the same for him.

taking this back to the gospels, then, jesus is battered and bruised when he gets to the crucifix and, as a result, doesn't last long up there. sam is similarly battered and bruised, literally on his last legs of life after drake is done with him. brianna is able to come and administer the morphine and bring him back to physical life, but he is psychologically different after the whippings. jesus's trial before pilate is a distinctive turning point in christian theology; it is where he essentially admits to his fate, refuses to put up a fight, and leaves the ending of his life in the hands of pilate. he understands that his people have given up on him, that he has lost the crown of king of the jews, that he has been so betrayed by those closest to him. and, yet, in the aftermath of the trial and even after the crucifixtion and rebirth, jesus is different. the world is different. it turns into a place where a better ending rests at the end of all the trials and tribulations.

sam accepts his fate. sam understands that he is losing control of perdido beach. if drake wasn't the one to beat him down, the human crew probably would've tried to at some point. in this analogy where drake is a twisted version of pilate, the human crew are perhaps the crowd outside the temple who are calling for the death of jesus; the death of sam. for fifty-nine minutes sam was reduced to nothing but a boy bruised. he was no longer a four-bar mutant, he had no use of his hands, and he was no longer school bus sam either. he was just sam temple, a fifteen-year-old kid dying on the floor at the hands of someone who took it upon themselves to play judge over his life. jesus, in his trial, became the same thing. just a person enduring the worst sort of torture. god couldn't save him, didn't save him, nor did his people or his reputation or his powers.

the powerplant scene puts the fayz over the precipice. it sends drake down a path from which he never recovers, and it pushes sam to the brink of something he almost doesn't save himself from. it sets in stone that sam will come back - stronger - and those who put him through the agony will repent for what they did. in such a short extract, MG essentially plots out the ending of their relationship: sam will prosper while drake will die.

so, overall

i could expand on this entire thing further because, as i said before, there is such an astonishing amount of overlapping religious theology in these texts that it's impossible to sum them all up in one go. but i like to think of this powerplant moment as an opening, as something thematically intrinsic in the way the rest of the novels work out. it's an instance which can be explored even more if one is to bring caine into the narrative too, and consider sam/caine as twin versions of jesus/judas. which doesn't even take into consideration the very on-the-nose naming of them as sam and david and the way that gospel plays into the whole series, too.

i could even bring in one of my favourite pieces of artwork, the angels hovering over the body of christ in the sepulchre by william blake, and perhaps analyse how the angels are symbolic of drake/brittany in later novels, how their constant back and forth as they oversee the rebirth of sam as he conquers them, and the fayz.

anyway… gone is crazy detailed when you look at it through these sorts of theological lenses. i think, to a certain extent, some of the overlaps must be intentional. the fayz is very much a microcosm of particular religions, of the way gods contend against each other and leaders prevail against crowds of opposition.

either way, to conclude: the meeting between drake and sam in the powerplant greatly mirrors the trial of jesus before pilate, just before his crucifixtion. it perhaps represents how sam is forced to shoulder the sins and the misgivings of the perdido beach kids in order to see through to a way of beating the darkness and freeing them from the barrier. though neither drake or sam are perfect reflections of pilate and jesus respectively, the way their actions correspond to and follow those of the gospels brings to surface really interesting observations about the ways the characters and their fates are almost predetermined, how you can see how the books will end even from only the second one in the series.

#gone michael grant #the fayz #the gone series #gone series #sam temple #drake merwin #caine soren #mini essay #this got very wordy! sorry!#i went off on one slightly #musings #sam #drake

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mariocki · 10 months

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Alfred Burke creeps around uncredited, as mysterious chauffeur Heinrich, in 1963 thriller The Man Who Finally Died

#fave spotting #alfred burke #the man who finally died #public eye #frank marker #@thisbluespirit #(i know you like to see his face)#alas he has no closeups #and as mentioned isn't even credited‚ tho his character is called Heinrich in dialogue #actually quite a lot of the cast go uncredited in this‚ even those (like alfie) who have more than one scene and get actual dialogue #just the key players are named in the opening titles #like quite a few other british films of this era this was based on a short tv serial‚ also written by the films writer Lewis Greifer and #produced by ATV in 1959; of that series the only returning cast member was Nigel Green‚ who'd actually played the role Alfie #does here on tv‚ but was promoted to a slightly larger supporting part for the film. according to wiki (ikr‚ but why would they lie..) the #series actually exists in the archives in its entirety! alas.. we'll probably never get to see it‚ particularly now network have gone #speaking of‚ i had actually seen this before some years ago but when the news came thru about network this was one of the things i decided #to try and pick up before the stock is all gone; i was tempted to the blu ray release both for the chance to see Alfie in hd (albeit #briefly) and bc one of the extra features is a fascinating sounding episode of Drama 64 starring Stanley Baker #more on that i suspect when i get round to watching it

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starswallowingsea · 8 months

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i need to drop something off at the post office today should i go shopping a little too. as a treat

#shay speaks #i havent gone grocery shopping yet i might wait til tmrw but also #tbh i think i have enough to get through to next week still so i might just skip this week #but i also might get a little treat downtown idk yet. i'd love to get like. anime merch #if the anime series i liked were slightly more mainstream bc theres no way i can find english hypmic or enstars merch at the store in town #i've looked. its all popular shounen stuff #hmm hmm. i havent eaten since breakfast though i should eat before walking across town to go shopping

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aro-aizawa · 1 year

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i swear the absolute HEIGHT of total happiness is when a long fic wraps up with a wonderfully happy ending

#shut up danni's talking #it is literally the pure unrestrained delight of wish fulfillment #you've gone on this big huge long journey with these characters through all the struggles and hardships #you've seen every time these characters stumble and you've seen them doubt themselves #and yet. and yet there is always happiness. there will always be happiness.#it makes my heart so overwhelmingly light with joy and it tints my world view with such wonderful shades of roses #my face aches with how much i'm smiling as the story wraps up and how light and free my whole body feels #i want to jump up and skip with how happy i feel #even if usually whenever i do end up finishing these long fics/series/whatever i'm always so tired #because i'd've stayed up and powered through to the very end so i could lay in bed and just... soak in the bliss #i think. it's my life goal to make something that inspires the same thing in others.#i cannot begin to even emphasize how much love i feel in my heart right now for so many things #i want to speak long flowery words of praise for hours because of how overjoyed i feel #and i know its just a shadow of a thing. the biggest escape possible but by god i will take whatever pockets of sheer joy i experience #i'll hold them so tight and i will defend these with great passion because no matter how insignificant the source #i want to bask in this feeling for as long and as often as i like #so here's my recommendation: if you're the kind of person who can get completely absorbed by something like i do #and you have a long thing that you've been eyeing but the length intimidates you then absorb it anyway #take that chance that the thing you're slightly iffy on will be worth it because ohhh chase that feeling whenever you can #that is hopefully my final nugget of words that i give you otherwise i can and will go on forever

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jinxiguess · 2 years

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I think one of the reasons I never really liked sam as the protag in the first book is how he was set up to be just really nice and brave in the first book but then he repeatedly threatened to kill drake (which he deserved) but it was bc drake hurt astrid and sam had only spoken to astrid for like five days at most and then he NEVER acknowledged that he had felt that way and never talked about it again which I always found weird

#hes still a good character though i do really like him #but he was really willing to murder someone over a girl he had a crush on??#something else that bothers me is that drake fell off the balcony and hit the ground hard enough to get knocked unconcious #but then never got injured even slightly #sam temple #astrid ellison #drake merwin #gone series #the gone series

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swinging-stars-from-satellites · 2 years

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thinking about her (Scully in Little Talks AU)

#is it ok to make posts about things in the series that i haven't posted yet shsjsbsnsnsns #Lu rambles #it's just. she's a shade sadder than in canon but she's also determined in a slightly different way #and there's this gravitas to her in ltau that i love thinking about/writing SO MUCH #bc she's the same soft girl as before and as she is in canon even post-abduction arc #but she's also got more going on than just what happened to her #she's lost her former partner and best friend and then has to have this crisis of faith due to the fact that UHHHH #he's slightly haunting her #which in itself adds a lot to what she's dealing with bc she doesn't believe in that stuff!!! but now this!!#and also just the fact that he died trying to save her. that probably is rough on her for a while.#and she's taking over and carrying on his work both bc what happened to her (and is still happening bc: ghost bestie) is unexplained #and thus falls under the x files #but she's also carrying that on in mulder's honor — bc as seen in canon #she steps more into his role when he isn't there. she carries that fire; as it were; when he's gone #and there's just... a lot. she's still herself. she'll never be anybody but who she's always been ya know???#but there's more she's carrying and stepping into now and there's a Vibe about her in the AU that i think about a LOT #Lu writes #little talks au #dana scully #lu don't lose this #bc... i just wrote a bunch of my own notes here and i want to save them shdhsjjsjsjsjs

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chuluoyi · 6 months

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✎ forever

- gojo satoru x reader

the three times he asked you to marry him

genre: slightly suggestive, fluff/comfort, silly and lovesick gojo, wedding proposals, mild angst, mentions of injury and protective gojo

note: i was inspired by some fics with this kind of trope and i can totally see gojo asking you to marry him while he's dead drunk—

a part of gojo's love entries

series masterlist | oneshot masterlist

"Why don't we get married?"

The first time Satoru brought this up was right after you both had exhausted yourselves in an intense, passionate lovemaking session.

His bare skin was against yours, and the intimacy of it almost made you want to go along with his suggestion, until you grasped the profound meaning behind his words.

"Satoru," you breathed out, still breathless as you came down from your high. "Are you seriously asking me that now?"

A dopey smile was on his face. "Yeah, is there a problem with it?"

You blinked. The nerve of this clown-head—

"Not even a proper proposal? Or a ring?" you scowled. "Considering your usual flair, this is a rather lackluster attempt at a proposal."

Of course, you weren't a material girl, but considering his big ego and tendency to go overboard, you just had to call him out.

"Hmm? So if there's a grand proposal and I bought you a ring, then you'll say yes?"

There was practically a twinkle in those bright eyes of his now, and you were a bit caught off guard because well, so he is for real?

You’d be lying if you said that the thought of marrying him hadn’t crossed your mind. But to be frank, Gojo Satoru didn't strike you as someone who was interested in anything as cliché as marriage and everything that comes with it.

Which brought you back to this point—you had absolutely no idea what possessed him to bring up this question.

"Hah," you let out a sardonic laugh. "Not that easy. I'll think about it."

When he let out a “Ehhh?”, and started sulking, you were quite sure, and dismissed the question as one of his passing whims.

The second time he posed the question, he was a babbling, slurring mess of alcohol and hiccups.

"Can't we—hic!—" His face was flushed, and he was pitifully wobbling on his feet. "—just get married—hic!—already?"

This time you scoffed, partly out of disdain, crossing your arms in front of you. Satoru seemed to pick up on your unfavorable reaction and attempted to convince you. "I'm being—"

"No," you sternly interrupted, supporting him as he struggled to stay on his feet. You shot an unapologetic look at the other patrons in the bar who were watching you both with disapproving frowns. "Satoru, we're going home."

"I'm—hic!—asking you to marry me!"

"I said no."

"Why?!"

You sighed. "You're dead drunk."

"What will—hic—make you say yes?"

You let out another sigh. It already took a great deal of patience to deal with his immaturity as his girlfriend, and you could only imagine how much more challenging it would be as his wife.

"I'm so heartbroken," he whined, crocodile tears pooling in his eyes as he peered at you like a kicked puppy. "I got rejected twice already... How could you reject me twice?"

You rolled your eyes at his theatrics.

"Marry me."

The third time around, he was neither bringing it up on a whim or drunk, also he wasn't quite asking—his tone was almost pleading.

And you just woke up from your comatose state after a mission gone wrong, still in your bloodied uniform, eyes barely adjusting to the bright room.

Satoru let out a grunt, clasping your fingers in his warm, reassuring grip. It was evident how deeply distressed he was from the furrowed brow and the quiver in his lips as he looked down at you, as well as the gentle way he was stroking your hair.

At this moment, you wanted to cry. The fact that he was so genuinely concerned for you filled you with warmth and emotion.

. . .

He saw it happen right before him—the crimson blood flowing out of your wound like waterfall. He had screamed at you to breathe and not let go of his hand. The moment he felt your head loll back in his arms and you lost your grip on him, he could swear his own heart had stopped too.

He had never been more grateful that you—his best friend, love of his life, the only one he had left—awoke from that horrifying ordeal. Seeing you stained red by your own blood had undoubtedly distorted his point of view, but his desire to marry you, as what he had been suggesting as of late, clearly was not just a mere passing thought.

Because he is acutely aware of how cruel this world is. This damned world has always taken everything that's important to him, and before they can snatch you away too, he will claim you as his first.

"Marry me," he repeated, his voice now sounding more hoarse, not as confident as it had been the first time.

As you gazed into his beautiful eyes, it occurred to your hazy mind that you very nearly died. That you were that close to not seeing him ever again. You had been apprehensive with how he had phrased his proposals so far, and you didn't want your marriage to be a split-second decision forced by some sort of looming omen.

And yet, falling in love with Gojo Satoru had never been the easiest, but you did anyway. He still held onto your hand, patiently awaiting your response—

—but suddenly, like a sharp whiplash effect, what shocked you was that who you saw then wasn't your boyfriend.

But rather, the man with the mantle of the strongest sorcerer alive.

You could lose him just as much as he could lose you. Sooner or later, who knows? His title is both a blessing and a curse. Up until now, it has been a blessing, but who can say when it might suddenly turn into a curse that tears him away from you?

. . .

This time, you didn't snort or doubt his intention. Instead, you smiled, embracing the profound flutter in your chest as you were being proposed.

"Okay," you whispered, voice dry. "Yes… I'll marry you, Satoru."

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fuckyeahgoodomens · 4 months

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SFX Magazine Issue 372 - Designing Good Omens ❤ 😊

PRODUCTION DESIGNER MICHAEL RALPH REVEALS HOW THE SHOW’S CENTREPIECE SET, WHICKBER STREET, WAS GIVEN A DEVILISHLY CLEVER UPGRADE FOR THE SECOND SEASON

WORDS: DAVE GOLDER

Invisible Columns And Thin Walls “The new studio is Pyramid Studios in Bathgate – it used to be a furniture warehouse. And unfortunately – or fortunately, because I accept these things as not challenges but gifts – right down the middle of that studio are a series of upright columns. But you’ll never spot them on screen. I had to build them in and integrate them into the walls and still get the streets between them. And it worked.

“There’s all sorts of cheeky design values to those sets. Normally a set like this is double-skin. In other words, you do an interior wall and an exterior wall, with an airspace in between. But really, the only time a viewer notices that there’s that width is at the doors and the windows. So I cheated all that. I ended up with single walls everywhere. So the exterior wall is the interior wall, just painted. All I did was make the sash windows and entrances wider to give it some depth as you walked in.”

GOOD OMENS HAD A CHANGE of location for its second season, but hopefully you didn’t notice. Because Whickber Street in Soho upped sticks from an airfield in Hertfordshire to a furniture warehouse in Bathgate, Edinburgh. It’s the kind of nonsensical geographical shenanigans that could only make sense in the crazy world of film and TV, and production designer Michael Ralph was the man in charge of rebuilding and expanding the show’s vast central set. “I wish we could have built more in season one than we did,” says Ralph, whose previous work has included Primeval and Dickensian. “We built the ground floor of everything and the facades of all the shops. But we didn’t build anything higher than that, because we were out on an airfield in a very, very difficult terrain and weather conditions, so we really couldn’t go much higher. Visual effects created the upper levels.”

But with season two the set has gone to a whole other level… literally. “What happened was that the rest of the street became integrated into the series’s storyline,” explains Ralph. “So we needed a record shop, we needed a coffee shop that actually had an inside, we needed a magic shop, we needed the pub. To introduce those meant we had to change the street with a layout that works from a storylines point of view. In other words, things like someone standing at the counter in the record shop had to be able to eyeball somebody standing at the counter in the coffee shop. They had to be able to eyeball Aziraphale sitting in his office in the window of the bookshop. But the rest of it was a pleasure to do inside, because we could expand it and I could go up two storeys.”

For most of the set, which is around 80 metres long and 60 metres wide, the two storeys only applied to the shop frontages, but in the case of Aziraphale’s bookshop, it allowed Ralph to build the mezzanine level for real this time. According to Ralph it became one of the cast and crews’ favourite places to hang out during down time.

But while AZ Fell & Co has grown in height, it actually has a slightly smaller footprint because of the logistics of adapting it to the new studio.

“Everybody swore to me that no one would notice,” says Ralph wryly. “I walked onto it and instinctively knew there was a difference immediately, and they hated me for that. I have this innate sense about spatial awareness and an eye like a spirit level.

“It’s not a lot, though – I think we’ve lost maybe two and a half feet on the front wall internally. I think that there’s a couple of other smaller areas, but only I’d notice. So I can be really annoying to my guys, but only on those levels. Not on any other. They actually quite like me…”

Populating The Bookshop “The props in the new bookshop set were a flawless reproduction from the set decorator Bronwyn Franklin [who is also Ralph’s wife]. It was really the worst-case scenario after season one. She works off the concept art that I produce, but what she does is she adds so much more to the character of the set. She doesn’t buy anything she doesn’t love, or doesn’t fit the character.

“But the things she put a lot of work into finding for season one, they were pretty much one-offs. When we burnt the set down in the sixth episode, we lost a lot of props, many of which had been spotted and appreciated by the fans. So Bronwyn had to discover a new set decorating technique: forensic buying.

“She found it all – duplicates and replicas. It took ages. In that respect, the Covid delay was very helpful for Bron. There’s 7,000 books in there and there’s not one fake book. That’s mainly because… it’s a weird thing to say, but we wanted it to smell and feel like a bookshop to everybody that was in it, all the time.

“It affects everybody subliminally; it affects everybody’s performance – actors and crew – it raises the bar 15 to 20%. And the detail, you know… We love a lot of detail.”

(look at the description under this, they called him 'Azi' hehehehe :D <3)

Aziraphale’s Inspirational Correspondence “There’s not one single scrap of paper on Aziraphale’s desk that isn’t written specifically for Aziraphale. Every single piece is not just fodder that’s been shoved there, it has a purpose; it’s a letter of thanks, or an enquiry about a book or something.

“Michael Sheen is so submerged in his character he would get lost sitting at his own desk, reading his own correspondence between takes. I believe wholeheartedly that if you put that much care into every single piece of detail, on that desk and in that room, that everybody feels it, including the crew, and then they give that set the same respect it deserves.

“They also lift their game because they believe that they’re doing something of so much care and value. Really, it’s a domino effect of passion and care for what you’re producing.”

Alternative Music “My daughter Mickey is lead graphic designer [two of Ralph’s sons worked on the series too, one as a concept artist, the other in props]. They’re the ones that produced all of that handwritten work on the desk. She’s the one that took on the record shop and made up 80 band names so that we didn’t have to get copyright clearance from real bands. Then she produced records and sleeves that spanned 50, 60 years of their recordings, and all of the graphics on the walls.

“I remember Michael and Neil [Gaiman] getting lost following one band’s history on the wall, looking at their posters and albums desperately trying to find out whether they survived that emo period.”

It’s A Kind Of Magic One of the new shops in Whickber Street for season two was Will Goldstone’s Magic Shop, which is full of as many Easter eggs as off-the-shelf conjuring tricks, including a Matt Smith Doctor Who-style fez and a toy orang-utan that’s a nod to Discworld’s The Librarian. Ralph says that while the series is full of references to Gaiman, Pratchett and Doctor Who, Michael Sheen never complained about a lack of Masters Of Sex in-jokes. “He’d be the last person to make that sort of comment!”

Ralph also reveals that the magic shop counter was another one of his wife’s purchases, bought at a Glasgow reclamation yard.

The Anansi Boys Connection Ralph reveals that Good Omens season two used the state-of-the-art special effects tech Volume (famous for its use in The Mandalorian to create virtual backdrops) for just one sequence, but he will be using it extensively elsewhere on another Gaiman TV series being made for Prime Video.

“We used Volume on the opening sequence to create the creation of the universe. I was designing Anansi Boys in duality with this project, which seems an outrageously suicidal thing to do. But it was fantastic and Anansi Boys was all on Volume. So I designed for Volume on one show and not Volume on the other. The complexities and the psychology of both is different.”

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erythristicbones · 1 year

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refurbishing my childhood SI and tossing her in JDK may have been a mistake, bc when i obsess over other innocuous side characters/antagonists it's always been in a story where they can never quite become the main/POV character......but JDK is still underdeveloped enough that in theory i could decide to center everything around Nisha instead

#my original stories #oc: nisha madison #like that means some big changes to how the story is presented and also a whole new title #but.....ive gone crazy stupid over Nisha and i really could just write about her if i wanted to #i mean i could also just not intend to ever publish JDK #which means i could work with literally every character as much as i want and not have to worry about cohesiveness #in theory tho i could also do that if i just made JDKs intended medium be a webseries/animated series?#which would be super unlikely to happen but would still be fun #perhaps a really weird and confusingly disjointed RPG game since im slightly more equipped to make that type of medium #os: cardinal values

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earthtooz · 1 month

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jealous ratio bc i wont him, inspired by the simulated universe occurrence, banter about marriage hehe

"Dr. No. 5 asked me to be his research partner today," you mumble half-heartedly to Veritas. It was an ordinary night, you're curled into his side with your phone in hand, watching the latest series you've been invested in whilst he occupies his mind with a book, held by one hand whilst his other is wrapped around you.

However, when he registers your confession, he tenses, slightly scrunching the pages of his book as the arm around you stiffens, muscles contracting.

"And what did you say?" He asks, feigning collectedness.

"I agreed."

His book slams shut and he shoots upward to a sitting position, baffled by the nonchalance of your tone. How cruel, you have betrayed him in the most despicable of ways, do you not care? Agreeing to be someone else's research partner is akin to that of spitting on his heart and stomping it flat, have you no respect for the laws of academic loyalty (there is no such thing), or is he the only one in your relationship devoted to it?

An idiot. You will be working with an idiot and you somehow see no flaw in that, where is your integrity as his lover?

"What does that fool have that I don't?" He all but cries, yanking your phone from your hands and setting it on his bedside table.

"What are you blabbering about?" You ask, looking up at him with inquisitive eyes, confusion shining in your irises.

"I'm supposed to be your only research partner, I cannot believe that you've gone and betrayed me like this."

"Pray tell, Veritas, how is this a 'betrayal'?"

"I would never choose to be anyone's research partner if I'm not yours, but today I've discovered that my devotion is not only unreciprocated, but unappreciated! How unfathomable."

The purple-haired turns his muscular back to you, giving you the cold shoulder. Slowly you sit up and lean on his toned body, hand resting on his deltoid and you can already see the way he tries to fight the effects of your touch. "Dear, you wouldn't be anyone else's research partner because you think majority of people are 'idiots' and aren't worthwhile academics to invest time into."

"Precisely why I cannot believe that you have agreed to work with No. 5, who is undeniably, irrefutably, and undoubtedly, a simpleton!"

You bite your tongue when it threatens to spill that you think No. 5 is not as bad as Veritas assumes, but that would outrage the scholar even more and you do not want to spend the better half of your day purposefully ruining it.

"The pay was good," you reason, daring to place a kiss to his neck. "But you are still superior in my heart, Veritas. Do not fret, if I am to seek a research partner, you would be my first and only choice."

"How long will your project span for?" He asks begrudgingly.

"6 months of research, writing, and editing. After that, I am not too involved with the publishing process."

"Oh how it stains me picturing your name beside another imbecile's."

You sigh, sitting up straighter to wrap both arms around his neck. "Your name could be beside mine permanently if you got down to one knee and presented me a ring, but alas, perhaps I shall be waiting another few research papers for that to happen."

You can't see the fond smile on his face, but you yelp when he turns around suddenly to push you against the comfort of your mattress, his lips claiming yours.

#i think abt him day and night #earthtooz: honkai star rail #dr ratio x reader #veritas ratio x reader #honkai star rail x reader #hsr x reader #ratio x reader #dr ratio fluff

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our-happygirl500-fan · 1 month

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Various pieces of information from the Rise Q&A back in February

It was revealed that there are other Hidden Cities other than the one seen in Rise & there had been plans for the Turtles to visit the Hidden City beneath Tokyo.

2. Splinter was able to use Leo's mystic odachi so easily due to the fact that Splinter had spent a lot of time in the Hidden City & because of this Splinter has a great deal of mystic knowledge, with Splinter also having developed his mystic abilities but he has stopped using those abilities until the events of the series.

3. More information was given about the missing Turtle Siblings & it was stated the Frida, Big Mama's Assistant would have most likely joined her brothers during the future timeline, it was also stated that the other missing Turtle Sibling would have possibly been named Camille after Camille Claudel.

4. When asked on how a Dungeons & Dragons episode would go it was stated that April would be the DM, Raph would be a fighter class, Mikey would be an illusionist, Leo would be an assassin or thief & Donnie would insist on being a scientist since he's sure that there was 'at least one sensible person back then'.

5. The Rise version of Renet could have possibly been used to explore different timelines that might have happened if certain events in the movie had happened differently.

6. After the events of the movie Casey is traveling around the world fighting remnants of the Krang & the Foot Clan.

7. When asked about the Turtle's relationship with Draxum it was stated that in contrast to Mikey who accepted Draxum the most easily, Leo is the most skeptical however it was also stated that Leo would have eventually 'gotten over' his grudge towards Draxum as there were multiple scrapped episodes planned where Leo & Draxum would have been forced to work together.

8. There were plans for the Turtles to eventually go to the Krang's original dimension meaning that it would have been likely for the Turtles to encounter the traditional dimension X/Z stuff such as the Neutrinos.

9. When asked about Casey Junior's relationship with the past/ present version of Leo it was stated that despite it being slightly different due to them being around the same age now Casey Junior can't help but still view Leo as a father figure.

10. It was stated that Splinter has never celebrated the Turtle's Birthdays in the past due to it being to closely related to his negative feelings towards his own mutation however it was also stated that after Splinter's development in the series he would start celebrating the Turtle's Birthday with them.

11. The reason that the Future Version of Leonardo was the one who raised Casey Junior was stated that it was due to the fact that the Future Version of Leonardo had a special affinity for Casey Junior & also felt particularly responsible for Casey Junior after his mother was gone.

12. When asked what the Rise version of Miyamoto Usagi would have been like it was revealed that a possible plan for Usagi was that his home dimension would have been overrun by the Krang causing Usagi to travel to the Turtles dimension for help due to them being the only ones who have ever defeated the Krang.

13. When discussing crossovers between TMNT iterations it was stated that a crossover between Rise & the 1987 cartoon or the 2003 cartoon would have been a possibility due to them also being 2D animated series.

14. April & Sunita were planned to have more 'girls night' episodes together.

It was also stated that Casey would have possibly have developed a dynamic with both April & Sunita so there is also a possibility that Casey would have been included in the 'girls night' episodes with April & Sunita as well.

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #leonardo hamato #michelangelo hamato #donatello hamato #april o'neil #cassandra jones #casey jones #casey jones junior #casey jones jr #hamato yoshi #baron draxum #big mama's assistant #miyamoto usagi #sunita rottmnt #usagi yojimbo #rottmnt #tmnt

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milla-frenchy · 1 month

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0k8 | Joel Miller x fem reader | ao3 Summary: Joel fucks you by the window, some guy watches you Warnings: 18+ mdni. Exhibitionism, rough sex, dirty talk, piv, creampie. Mention of somnophilia. Reader’s hair can be pulled. No age specified, no outbreak a/n: same couple: 5 days collection, but can be read alone @aurorawritestoescape thank you for beta reading 💕🫶 Gif in the mood board by @pedropascalsx 🙏 Series masterlist | Masterlist

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The sun's rays woke you up early, too early for a Sunday. You contemplated going back to sleep, before glancing at Joel. He was snoring softly, lying on his stomach, one leg slightly bent, his face turned towards you. You looked over him, from his tousled curls to his bare back. His arm was hugging the pillow, the sheets were tangled just below his ass. He’d gone out with friends the night before, and had fallen asleep wearing his gray sweatpants.

It was one of the rare nights when he didn’t fuck you before you two went to bed or while you were asleep.

You smiled looking at him and decided to let him rest. You got up and left the bedroom, closing the door behind you. After making yourself some coffee you went to the living room. It was bathed in light. You walked to the window and saw a few people who were already jogging outside. You put your coffee on the windowsill, waiting for it to cool off.

You felt Joel behind you before you heard him, right before he placed his hands on your hips.

“What are you doin’ here, sweetheart?” he asked, his mustache brushing against your ear.

He pressed his crotch against you before you even had time to respond. His morning wood found its place against the crease of your ass, leaving you breathless.

“Mmm?”, he insisted, leaning more against you.

“I…didn’t wanna wake you up.”

“Is that right?”

You felt him pull down his sweatpants, just below his balls. His hard cock sprang free towards the ceiling before he slid it between your thighs with a firm hand on his shaft. He pushed your panties to the side, and grabbed your breasts under his large t-shirt.

“Mmmm…you smell like me”, he murmured.

“Joel…people could see us.”

“Yeah? Shoulda think about it earlier, sweetheart.”

He pressed on your back to bend you further towards the window, and nestled his cock at your entrance. You held your breath. You always loved it when he fucked you without preparation, whether with his fingers or his tongue. The painful second when he thrust in always gave way to long minutes of pleasure when you forgot about everything, except for his shaft ruining your pussy.

When he pushed in, you let out a soft “fuck” biting your lip.

“Yeah, take it, just like that. Good girl.”

He bottomed out, growling, his hands tight on your hips and his gaze down on your ass.

“Shit, this pussy’s barely wet. Poor baby...must be harsh to take this big cock without me spreading you first.”

His pace was slow, but so powerful, that your forehead hit the window each time his cock sank between your folds. He grabbed your hair when you didn’t respond, pulling your head back.

“So cockdumb, when I fuck you raw like that. That’s what you wanted, when you woke up?”

He kissed your neck before nibbling on it, pulling you back against his chest. His hand left your hair to grab a breast and he picked up the pace, thrusting in faster. Then he bent you forward again, making your forehead hit the window, one hand firmly gripping your shoulder for leverage. A jogger passing the house glanced up at your window and slowed down when he saw you.

“Joel!!”

But he neither stopped nor slowed down. He pressed down on the back of your neck, holding you against the window, chasing his orgasm. The stranger was almost walking at that point, watching you two. You slipped your hand into your panties, desperately twirling your clit under your finger.

“Fuck…you’re gonna get off while some guy’s watching you being pounded? Oh, baby…didn’t know you were such a bad girl.”

You couldn’t help but look at the man, now standing in front of the house. There was a smile on your face when the orgasm hit you, your pussy clenching on Joel’s cock. He stopped, buried deep inside your core as his cum spurted over your walls. His eyes were fixed on the man, still watching you.

“Damn it, Joel…”

Once your pussy stopped milking his cock, he grabbed your arm and pulled you towards him, tucking his member back into his sweatpants with the other hand.

“What are you doing?”

“You’re gonna ride my face, right now, in bed. And this time you're gonna cum without looking at a damn stranger. Bet he’s gonna jack off when he’ll get home, thinking about this pussy he can’t have.”

You looked out the window one last time. The man readjusted himself before continuing his run.

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