#alexander akalon

[luckywolfsbane]

Thalia: So why aren't we using portals to bypass land travel?

Jack: Well, aside from being incredibly draining on the caster, they're wicked dangerous and take a lot of skill to successfully form.

Lyris: Not to mention somebody -- ROMAN -- has a magic tracking chip that alerts Keres when he uses fully magic travel.

Roman: It's a ceremonial rite tattoo, and I didn't have a choice!

Lyris: Well excuuuuse me, princess; but it's still a pain in the ass.

Roman: First of all: rude. Second, Alex has it too.

Alex: I what now?

Thalia: Something tells me he didn't know that, Sunshine.

Roman: How did you not know about that?

Alex: How did you not tell me sooner?!

Roman: Touché.

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #side chats #lyris valorios #thalia vandalyn #roman castello #alexander akalon

[luckywolfsbane]

[On a train & sleep deprived]

Jack: This trip hasn't been all that "chugga-chugga."

Lyris: You're right. It seems to be missing that vital "choo-choo," as well.

Roman: You little fucks. Don't try to sound sophisticated. Trains don't do that anymore.

Alex: ... chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga choo-choo...

Thalia: Oooh, I think Alex might be going off the rails.

Jack, snorting: And Roman's all steamed up. He might blow his top.

Lyris: I guess you could say he wasn't "all aboard" for this.

Roman: [trying not to laugh]

Roman: Please tell me this conversation has reached the end of the line.

Thalia: Nah, we've only just started down this track.

#the islandian chronicles #side chats #jack raider #lyris valorios #roman castello #alexander akalon #thalia vandalyn #trains #train puns

[luckywolfsbane]

The last 15 years have featured at least a dozen drafts and about 6 or more drastic cast changes. I thought a drawing with a positive energy would best amplify this milestone. As bittersweet as it is, as difficult as the road has been, I don’t think I'd change a step I've taken thus far.

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #lyris valorios #alexander akalon #thalia vandalyn #original art #author art #t.i.c creator post #milestone

[luckywolfsbane]

The Fire Heart himself!

It's only failure if you stop trying, okay? He's still a hero. A little broken, a little tired, but still a hero.

#the islandian chronicles #alexander akalon #original art #oc art #original character #original story #for the archive

[luckywolfsbane]

The Islandian Chronicles, book 1.

Power lends itself to hubris. Under the right conditions, another Icarus is born.

#the islandian chronicles #lyris valorios #alexander akalon #oc art #original character #original story #digital art #digital painting #art with wings #symbolic wings #original art with symbolism #i actually drew this because i wanted a new computer background

[luckywolfsbane]

Roman: Alex, buddy. Why is that kingsword still alive?

Alex: I had emotions. I couldn't finish the job.

Roman: Dammit, Fire Heart. Now I gotta be the one to-

Lyris: *Wincing in pain from a massive burn and multiple actively bleeding wounds, but still fighting to protect the 13-year-old crown prince.*

Roman: Oh, shit. Okay, now I get it. How do we get around these orders?

Alex: Killing her would compromise the central cause? If we attacked her, she'd escape and be on to us?

Roman: So lying. Lying is good. I can do lying.

#the islandian chronicles #lyris valorios #roman castello #alexander akalon #side chats

[luckywolfsbane]

Thalia: Why are you called "Fire Heart" if you're just the gods' favorite fire user?

Lyris: It's the permanent heart burn.

Alex: NO, IT IS NOT!

#the islandian chronicles #side chats #lyris valorios #thalia vandalyn #alexander akalon

[luckywolfsbane]

[While camping on the road, just after finding a strange wolf(Thalia)]

Alex: I read somewhere once that dogs will gently handle any egg offered to them.

Roman: That's a wolf.

Alex: ... Are you sure?

Roman: Mostly sure.

Jack: It should happen the same either way, shouldn't it?

[Lyris passes Jack a cool hard-boiled egg and neglects to mention that it's not raw]

[Jack innocently offers the egg to the wolf(Thalia)]

[The wolf(Thalia) takes the egg in her mouth and holds it for a beat, making eye contact with Jack.]

[The wolf(Thalia) eats the egg.]

Alex: NOOOO!

[Roman laughs gleefully.]

[Lyris only just realizing what she's done, breaking down laughing. The egg was not meant for that.]

Jack: ... well, I guess she has her priorities. Good for her?

#the islandian chronicles #side chats #jack raider #lyris valorios #roman castello #alexander akalon #thalia vandalyn #t.i.c b1 party

[luckywolfsbane]

Roman: Which one of you put an egg in my bedroll while we were packing up camp this morning?

Thalia: That's an eggcellent question.

Jack: You won't get me to crack.

Alex: Come on, guys. This isn't the time to be yolking around. He's clearly upset.

Roman: Conspirators.

Lyris, walking over and seeing Roman holding the egg w/o context: Oh! You found it!

Roman: You did this?

Lyris: Well, duh. I don't see anyone else toating around provisions.

Roman: Why did you put it in my bedroll?

Lyris: Everyone knows playful enrichment can help a senior citizen's mind stay sharp.

Roman, freshly 21: I am not old. This is bullying.

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #lyris valorios #thalia vandalyn #alexander akalon #roman castello #side chats #eggs puns

[luckywolfsbane]

An amputee, a traveling artist, a wolf(?), a knight, and a missing person get lost in the woods together. Chaos ensues.

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #lyris valorios #roman castello #alexander akalon #thalia vandalyn #t.i.c art #original art #digital art #t.i.c author posting #new stories #for the archive

[luckywolfsbane]

Oooh, are we sending asks now? I want to ask a question!

If your ocs had only one day to live, what would they spend it doing?

Ooooo, okay, this is a tough one. I'll try to be concise. I took this literally. Like if they found out they were dying during the story. I'm making this assuming certain curses are broken, so...

Jack: Frantically plans so no one has to do anything for his funeral, burial, or anything else. This makes it so they can all grieve without making hard choices. This little fucker arranges every last detail of his funeral, including flowers. It's his final act of love, a way to take care of his people one last time. He knows he'll be reborn, so he'd decide to make sure to reincarnate asap. He makes and gives Lyris a charm that'll allow her to find his new incarnation if she wants to, so she can check on his next life or be a friend/mentor to him as he grows up. This way, she can choose what her peace will look like.

Lyris: Laughs at her impending demise because, of course, she'd have to anticipate her death rather than fall in some spontaneous blaze of glory. She's going to try to go out in a big way. She will not go quietly into that good night. She's inacting as much massive, positive change as possible before her heart stops beating. She'll take at least one power-hungry monster with her if she gets her way. If there's no massive memorial statues in her honor after she's gone, then her name will live forever in infamy, and she's good with that.

Alex: Goes fishing. I'm not kidding. He's already made peace with his end by the time he gets the news. He just smiles, passes his bear amulet to one of his best friends, and hops on a fishing boat. He's seen enough terror. His impact on the world will come from those he leaves behind. He's just looking forward to joining his previous party and his family in the underworld.

Thalia: Writes down all her secrets and final wishes/will in a locked journal and leaves instructions to find the key. Her loved ones have to go on a scavenger hunt in order to read any of it. Why not break it open, you ask? Because she embued it with her magic. If they break the lock, the pages sprout and grow, destroying the words. She does this to force her emotionally inept friends to lean on each other and accept her absence in order to honor her properly. She knows for a fact they'll do it; that's just who they are.

Roman: Cries for about an hour, then goes to Jack for help. It doesn't matter if they're in good terms, he knows he can go to him. With his help, Roman returns to his hometown to visit his mother and only remaining sister so he can be with them in his final hours. He also wants to be buried in his family's cemetery alongside his siblings and cousins. He hands Jack his personal manifesto after a full day with his last two loved ones, entrusting all his goals and final will to Jack.

Jason: Goes through the stages of grief in near perfect order in only a couple hours. He does so much in his last day, but he doesn't feel it's enough at any point. He already lost so much time, having been asleep for a decade. He cheated death once, but he can't cheat it this time. None of it feels fair. Nearing his last hours, he lands on using himself as a bargaining chip to get some sort of leg up on the BBEG--who has wanted him in their control since he woke up. Against everyone's wishes, he offers himself up in trade for something vital, kisses Jack and Lyris(everyone else gets forehead kisses), and walks into their clutches in an effort to make his death mean something. And it will. No one will let him die in vain.

(Bonus)

Felix: Takes five seconds to bask in the irony, then makes a focus object to allow him to appear in astral/spirit form in the mortal plane. He throws his mortal body back in between life and death and then moves on as a living ghost as if nothing happened.

Okay, so I really hope I don't ever have to use any of these bc they make me so sad.

I haven't deleted any asks! I'm working on the others as we speak! 💛💛💛

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[luckywolfsbane]

Roman: It occurs to me that our little band of misfits is a bit uh... Alex: Deranged? Lyris: Dysfunctional? Jack: Delusional? Roman: Unconventional... But those are also true.

#the islandian chronicles #side chats #jack raider #lyris valorios #roman castello #alexander akalon

[luckywolfsbane]

Jack: I trust the guardians :) Alex: They kidnapped you. Jack: Out of kindness :) Alex: That's not how kidnapping works.

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #alexander akalon #side chats

[luckywolfsbane]

Felix, stuck in the inbetween: No. Dude, please. That marble is my focus object. I need you to put it down. Alex, unable to hear him: I'm never letting go of this marble because I miss my twin and he always had this on him. Felix: That's that sweetest thing I've ever seen you do, but--fuck--Lexie, I'm begging you to be disloyal for once in your life. PLEASE. Alex: *Carries the marble for literal years*

#the islandian chronicles #side chats #alexander akalon #felix akalon #akalon twins

[luckywolfsbane]

Jack: You’re the Fire Heart.

Alex: How the fuck?

Jack: Your arm-

Alex: That explains nothing! Stalker!

Jack: NO!

#the islandian chronicles #jack raider #alexander akalon #side chats

[luckywolfsbane]

Apparently I forgot to post this here

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