oh boy anon, you’ve activated my trap card. GET READY FOR A SEBASTIAN CHARACTER ANALYSIS ESSAY BELOW LMAO
ok so first off I know im obvs biased, but I don’t actually think my seb is that ooc, AND PUT DOWN YOUR PITCHFORKS IMMA EXPLAIN WHY. but im also gonna explain why I don’t think the other more friendly and lighthearted renditions of seb are ooc either. bc theres so many aspects of seb we get in the game that can be interpreted in so many diff ways, and so this is how i see it/landed on MY rendition of seb:
PROTECTIVENESS/POSSESSIVENESS: this is one of the main aspects of him, imo. his entire questline is about wanting to cure anne, and how he’s not giving up, and how he believes that HE is the only one that can do it, because “she’s MY sister!” seb is super tunnel visioned and has a one-track mind when it comes to this, and I headcanon that he’s this way because of their parents deaths. he’s the brother, the boy, he’s gotta be strong for his sister, and ofc when their parents died, he tries to comfort her and be there for her/be the rock, and it happens again when she’s sick. shes his sister, his responsibility, and he’ll die before he gives up on her and her safety.
SO, I just transfer all those aspects over to a romantic relationship instead. you just replace “shes my sister” with simply, “she’s mine/my gf/my wife/etc.” and in the same way I think seb tries to be strong and reliable and protect anne because he’s the brother, I think seb would be the same way in a relationship, because he’s a boy and she’s a girl and its 1890 and he’s chivalrous and he just sees it as his responsibility. I think the death of his parents and his dynamic with anne has baked this sort of mindset into him, and its even MORE intense in a romantic aspect, because then hormones and puberty and sexual tension and attraction is involved (plus the fact that seb in my fic is 17, so he’s older and has even stronger raging hormones and testosterone LOL.
JEALOUSY: who can forget the lines “between the two of you, I’m starting to feel left out” and “ominis simply needs a moment with you and he’ll change his mind. is that it?” the first one is more playful but I feel like the second one really showcases sebs brand of jealousy, and how biting and uncharitable it can be.
AGGRESSION/VIOLENCE: yet another iconic line with: “fine. but ominis knows, I won’t step back from a fight.” LIKE... the fact that apparently ominis knows this means its come up more than once…and im not saying seb is some unruly aggressor who flies off the handle at anything, but he defs has a capacity and is willing to get violent if HE believes the situation calls for it—basically the same way he feels about the dark arts. he felt justified using imperio to protect anne, and taking the relic to save anne, and so he would have fought ominis to get out of the catacomb. and with MY seb, while he doesn’t go picking fights with any boy who looks or gets close to clora, he’ll definitely be willing to beat up or lay hands on a creep who bothers clora/who is in the process of bothering her LOL.
SO YEAH, that’s pretty much it, and I’ll be the first to admit I definitely ramp up these traits further because he’s older in my fic and i think these traits would only get more intensified with age + being in love and also bc IM A TWILIGHT GIRLIE!!! what can I say. there are so many moments in my fic where you can just replace seb with edward and it wouldn’t seem out of place tbh LMAOO so blame twilight, it was a formative experience for me BAHAHA
BUT like I ALSO said, I don’t think peoples more lighthearted interpretations of seb are ooc either. because even all my earlier above examples, you can just focus on diff aspects of them. like his tunnel vision and obsession to cure anne? instead of seeing it as over the top protective and possessive, you can just view it in a more wholesome determined selfless sort of way. like I said we got so many nice little bits and ingredients of his personality that we can turn into anything we want, really👌just pick which flavour of seb u like best and use what we got in game to create it HAHA
AW TYY QUEEN BAHAHA💖 and aw im always so honoured when ppl tell me they consider my stuff canon that’s like the best compliment I can get, tysm 😭 and im glad you like my fic and art so much (enough for your friends and family to unfortunately know💀 LMAOO)
im adding your ask to this because it kinda ties into my seb essay. LETS GET INTO WHY A SWEET BABY ANGEL WOULD LIKE SOMEONE LIKE SEB. the answer ISSS: the same reason WE’RE also all into him I guess?? BAHHA
ok but to start off im gonna defend my seb, not only cause of what you said anon (i dont want you to feel like this is targeted to you!) but also bc I got an ask recently asking me to summarize seb and clora’s relationship since all they see from my art is that “they fuck and seb is possessive” LMAO, and I feel like ppl who JUST see my art and don’t read my fic have a warped image of my seb.
this may be shocking but I don’t consider my seb a red flag LMAO. I joke about how hes more of a pink flag tbh, but even THAT i dont even really believe, and don’t even consider him overly possessive. like yes he keeps an eye on her when shes hanging around other boys, but I feel like that’s normal (esp for 1890) and all of his most possessive moments have been when theres been a threat to cloras life/coming from a place of love and protection (especially since clora is so self-sacrificial, she’d have killed herself by now if not for seb LOL) so to me id actually put Sebastian as being PROTECTIVE as his first and foremost trait, followed by the possessiveness.
and yeah he gets jealous, but unless a dude is actively trying to get with her/hitting on her/harassing her, he’ll otherwise just kinda be unhappy about it/let it play out/ watch on unhappily LOL.
and even when lawley was blackmailing clora and getting in between her and sebs relationship and lying about how close he and clora were, seb demanded answers from CLORA on what was happening between the two of them, but he didn’t touch lawley or tell him to stay away. bc seb thought that was what clora wanted, so he let her drift away. if he was TRULY a red flag, in this instance he would have just beat up lawley for taking what was "his"/not allow clora to leave him/immediately go to lawley instead of clora, and tell him to stay away despite what clora might want. (and clora even WISHED seb had interfered and done this. she was like 'why is he letting me drift away and go off with lawley i WANT him to fight for me...but she couldn't actually say anything thanks to the blackmail)
clora doesn’t just 'put up' with sebs more possessive and protective behaviour though, she actually likes it HAHA. just bc shes a precious baby angel, we all like a bad boy, even back then. just look at jane eyre, and how popular the dark and brooding and assholey mr. rochester was.
she tells seb at one point that she likes those things about him, even his immature competitive side, and his darker sides, and that he shouldn’t try to hide them or change himself because she accepts them. and even putting aside all of the stuff they’ve been through together that has bonded them (like the main canon quests + annes curse and then CLORA being cursed, and then clora being kidnapped and seb saving her) clora thought seb was roguish and charming and witty and intelligent and good looking from day 1. add to the fact that he’s just so devoted to her in everything he does, that even if he CAN get a bit overbearing at times, how could you NOT fall for someone like that😩 someone whose possessive behavior just stems from wanting to protect you and love you and want to keep you safe and cherish you like DAMN…. GET ME A SEB, TOO. WHERES MINE!!!😭😭
clora also realizes in ch 32 WHY seb is so protective of her (the trauma with his parents and wanting to be there for anne) and that she accepts it, and enjoys it, and that she might even MISS it if seb were to ever get less protective of her/might get lonely LOL, and then sebs like "i’ve "spoiled you, have i?"
so YEAH I don’t think sebs protectiveness and possessiveness goes into any toxic territory or red flag territory PERSONALLY (and the time that it DID get toxic was because of the relic, and clora DID put her foot down)
but my normal seb? whose dream in life is to whisk clora away into a tower and lock her up to keep her safe and keep her all to himself, but that he’d never ACTUALLY do because he knows its insane and unreasonable but jokes about wanting to do it anyway bc he would if clora agreed? clora finds that endearing and cute and is touched by how much he loves her and wants to keep her safe.
IN CLOSING: I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOUR AND THEY LOVE EACH OTHER👩❤️💋👨👩❤️💋👨👩❤���💋👨
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The last ask really got me thinking abt Drayton and Iris now bc I have not stopped thinking abt Iris being the older one in my hcs PLEASE LISTEN TO ME THIS HAS PLAGUED MY MIND WHILE I WAS WORKING
Cause y'know, in my hcs if Iris is the older one then she is at least three years older than Drayton, so when Iris was taken in by Drayden, Drayton was around 2 at most, so for almost all his life, Iris had been around, his big sis, his playmate when they were younger, his mentor alongside their grandfather, she was like a role model to him
But also, Iris being a prodigy kinda messed w him a bit, cause she did so well w battles, she's already a strong trainer since she was young, at 12 she became Opelucid's Gym Leader, then a year later she became Unova's Champion, probably it's longest running Champion too present time
And he, well, he had to redo his second year at school, but he had smth at least, he became the champion of the school's own league, the BB league, he was proud of it, and Iris was proud of him when he became the school's Champion, and that was one of the highest praises he got. Ofc, his sister, who's the region's champion, being so proud of him for being his own school's champion, for being the strongest trainer in the academy, ofc he ate it up. At least someone was proud of him.
It would also be cool but also low-key sad if you squint if Iris actually trained Drayton more than Drayden trained him. And not like Drayden neglected him, ofc not, but Iris just had more time to do so since Drayden was also busy w being mayor of the city and being its Gym Leader. Sharing the champion title, Iris at least didn't have to worry much when she's not at the league, bc Hilbert can cover for her, so during her spare time, she trains Drayton
And idk it would make a bit of sense, he's good at battling, before Kieran really went above and beyond w his own training, Drayton was considered the strongest at the academy, he is Champion level, was a Champion, bc he was trained by a Champion
But also it would be funny since they look nothing alike that when Drayton talks abt her, people would be all "your sis sounds cool, but who is she anyways?"
"My sis? Wow, you really don't know her? You live under a rock or something?" Then he laughs and just "my sister, Iris, she's the Champion. Surely you know her. Who doesn't?"
"CHAMPION IRIS??? YOU TWO LOOK NOTHING ALIKE THO???"
"yes we do, look at the purple streak on my hair. It's the same shade as hers."
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Capparity my beloved. <3
About the ship:
-Capper would more and more often come to Equestria to visit Rarity, he'd insist on helping her around her shop to the dismay of Sassy Saddles who'd constantly carry around a lint roller whenever he'd visit
-He'd never admit it to Rarity but he'd fallen for her quite early on and felt guilt for his feelings, assuming she would not only be disinterested in him, but not even consider being in a relationship with an Abyssinian and not a pony
-Rarity, somewhat oblivious to his feelings, would be told through Applejack and Pinkie about Capper's true intentions in returning to Equestria every so often, she thinks he's cute for doing so after finding out
-Rarity takes Capper out on a date as a reward for his efforts for all the times he aided her in her boutique, she also does it to tread out some waters she hadn't taken the time to consider before
-The two become a couple a few dates after that, through which Pinkie constantly demands details out of Rarity, having most likely shipped them from very early on in their friendship
-For a long time Capper still felt at fault for them even being together, constantly fretting over whether or not Rarity truly liked him or not and whether or not their relationship blossomed out of an obligation
-One particular day he even thought he'd seen her sigh longingly at Applejack and Blueblood with their newborn son, as if wishing for normalcy
-In his worry, Capper left Ponyville for a short period of time to see if he could do anything about his personal predicament, and assured Rarity it wasn't anything she should concern herself about
-During his travels he would search for a solution to give Rarity a much more desirable and normal version of himself
-When he does in fact find the means, of which was probably from a stranger living in the middle of nowhere in some bog he didn't bother to remember the name of, he returns home with much anticipation
-Notably he didn't take much time to memorize the undoings of the spell he was intending to use, which would have something to do with a confession and a kiss in the form of a neat rhyme I'm too poor to write
-Capper is warmly welcomed back home and him and Rarity resume their normal routines
-It isn't until a few days later that he finally chooses to use the potion that he had searched for when he has a moment to himself
-Disappointingly he notices no physical changes in himself, until a few moments later when he hears clutter coming from another room followed by one of Rarity's infamous screams
-Capper runs in to find that it wasn't him who had changed in appearance, but her
-Rarity spends a long while confused and barricaded in their household trying to make sense of the fact that she was now an Abyssinian, constantly crying about not having her magic to make dresses or even comb her hair
-Rarity asks Capper desperately if he has any idea why this would have happened, to which he nervously replies that he doesn't have any clue
-Capper takes care of her during this time, helping in whatever ways he can, practicing to walk on her hindlegs and even the ability to use her newfound paws for grabbing things; he even teaches her a few pointers on sewing that he had picked up on during the beginnings of their friendship
-A few days of undisclosed cat-hood and not going outside had passed before Rarity's close friends had begun to ponder at the situation, Capper eventually has no choice but to bring them in on it
-After a few positivity speeches from the girls, Rarity gains the confidence to go outside and attempt to continue on with life as if nothing had happened
-Rarity takes on a whole new approach to her lifestyle and begins making dresses for creatures outside of just ponies, she even gets the hang of walking on two legs after a while
-She even takes a few pointers and tips from Mistmane who had overgone a species change as well
-Eventually Capper does admit to all the things he had hid from her for so long, including the self doubt he had about their relationship, even bringing up the fact that he had assumed she'd wanted a more normal family
-Rarity with no bearing of anger over his feelings and actions tells him straight out that she had figured out her feelings long before and wasn't backing out on them now, she even infers of the moment of seeing Applejack with her family as wanting to start one of her own
-The two kiss and the spell is unbound, something they realize afterwords was an act they hadn't yet attempted to try in Rarity's previous state of being
-A certain amount of time later Rarity finds out she's expecting and not long after that they find out they're having triplets, to which ponies would occasionally tease about it implying they were having a litter
-As an Abyssinian Rarity picked up the habit of licking herself to clean her fur and continued to do so as a pony for her foals
-A while after their three foals are born Rarity takes up dressmaking again, but chooses to primarily intend for her dresses to be worn by all creatures and not just ponies
-She dutifully spends as much time as she can making dress wear for her babies as they inspire her daily
General facts:
-Rarity and Capper were both surprised to find their children attempting to waddle on their hindlegs very early on in their development; all three of them are capable of both walking on 2 and 4 legs
-It was a very momentous occasion for Rarity to watch each foal learn to walk on their hindlegs, remembering how difficult it was for herself to figure out
-Capper has a soft spot for Clarity, being the shy and quiet one who has a hard time fitting in on occasion
-Celestine has the tendency to get her attire dirty, she was constantly in the mud as a child, Rarity is constantly panicking over Celeste ruining her pretty dresses
-I imagine Ramsey to be the one to like trying on clothes the most
-Capper would comb Rarity's hair for her for a while when she was an Abyssinian as he knew that was something she constantly missed being able to do when she had her horn
-The first time Rarity would have a hairball she would spend the whole day in her bedsheets out of sheer humiliation afterwords
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Tiger’s eye and verdilite for scout
- @lish-self-ships
lish my ask game warrior 💪💪💪
Tiger’s Eye - jeremy is literally the number one hype man. he's pretty over the top and loud. he'll pat my back way too hard and excitedly babble praise and encouragement and only make teasingly mean comments after i do it if he knows it's really important.
Verdelite: HE'S A MENACE. he's obnoxious and irritating and everything he says makes my eyes roll so hard. i want to crush him into a little ball FREQUENTLY...... but he's my little bro. he's meant to be annoying and get on my nerves because he knows i'll love him regardless. he's such a sweetheart deep down and means well in all he does. he's so much smarter than he thinks and OK ILL STOP RAMBLING. I REALLY LOVE HIM. i see a lot of myself in him and i want to be there right at his side to help him grow into his best self
i got into tf2 yeeeaaars ago and scout was always my favorite because we were so similar. skinny whiteboy twinks from boston stick together etc. i also felt very annoying when i was younger and was always worried that people would hate me like people in the canon hate scout's antics. and as i grew older and found more confidence in myself he started to represent me when i was younger. and then it was kinda natural for him to fall into being a younger relative f/o for me :] i want to be there to help him and protect him but also tease him and have fun with him like an older bro should. give him the unplugged player 2 controller type beat but also obliterate anyone whos mean to him.
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