#i just think hed fit in really well as a professor or Dust researcher or something

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While a straight "Life of Pi" daemon AU would be fairly boring and less whimsical than either half of its source material, I do think that anyone writing a daemon AU for a different fandom and finding themself in need of random supporting background characters should consider bringing in Pi Patel, Indian-Canadian Hindu-Christian-Muslim religious philosopher and zoologist with a giant Bengal tiger daemon and a wild backstory that's never directly relevant to the plot

#life of pi #daemon au #i just think hed fit in really well as a professor or Dust researcher or something #he doesnt really work as a protagonist in that setting but hed be great at delivering exposition #he can give a plot relevant lecture or help identify an obscure daemon or whatever #hes into animals AND religion those are like the two main components of hdm #also coming of age as signified by animals that are a metaphor but also literal #his daemon is still named richard parker for reasons that are never explained #richard parker may or may not have mauled a guy and/or his hyena daemon to death once its unclear #life of pi spoilers #i dont have any daemon aus in the works but i can picture the scenes featuring daemon au!Pi so vividly