Vater Orlaag headcanons and backstory that no one asked for, but you're all getting because I've lost control of my life. This is just my personal headcanons for the man because I needed to come up with *something* for my WIP The Wicker Man and most of it works in general:
SFW Non-WIP Related Headcanons:
-Born in the mid-1960s (I'm going with he's a Scorpio Sun, Virgo Ascendant, Aries Moon,) is roughly late 40s or early 50s during Army of the Doomstar
-Grew up as a Russka Roma in Soviet Union era Russia
-His grandmother was teaching him how to read cards and other aspects of magick from when he was old enough to form memories
-Grandmother was a little too flippant about and proud of her craft and unwilling to hide it from the Soviets, despite the rest of his family trying to keep it a secret
-Led to the Soviets killing his family in the night when he was 11 years old
-That night was his first experience with chaos magick, making himself unseen/unnoticed in a hiding spot where they realistically could have found him
-He took his grandmother's grimoire, her fortune telling cards, and what valuables he could carry and he ran
-Still uses the grimoire and the fortune telling cards, though they are very worn now, added his own notes to the grimoire and eventually filled it
-There was one ring of his grandmother's that he kept, and he started wearing it on a chain as a necklace when it didn't fit his hands anymore as he got older
-Sought to become as powerful as he possibly could, both in magick and in the mundane, both to honor his grandmother and to spite the men who killed his family. He never wanted to feel powerless again
-Salacia saw this weakness in him and exploited it and manipulated him, promising him power beyond his wildest dreams
-By the end Salacia was like a dark cloud in his mind, influencing him by bringing out the absolute worst in him and bringing out his rage
SFW WIP Related Headcanons:
-The first movie that he saw in theaters when he escaped the Iron Curtain was Labyrinth. He liked the movie and it always sort of stuck with him
NSFW(ish? Kind of? Putting it there to be safe?) Headcanons below the cut:
-When he's with someone he's really into and the sex is really good, he'll slip into a heavy accent or start speaking Romani without even realizing it
-13 inches and he knows how to use it
-Passionate, the type who if he is able to lift his lover, he will and they will be pinned to a wall while he kisses them like they've never been kissed, and then eventually fucked against said wall
-Growls during sex
-Knife Play 🖤
-Astral travel sex
-Is usually down for multiple rounds if he has the time
-Tends to stick to prostitutes so as not to form attachments because he's so busy with the Tribunal and attachments make life more complicated than he needs it to be
-As Dominant as he is, he stills loves a little bit of hair pulling because of how good it can make his scalp feel with his long hair
-A hand on his lover's throat just to show them who's boss
-Will make his lover look into his eyes with a gentle hand directing their chin
-Loves to bite his lover to mark them
What an honour to see yourself burning in wicker, encased in his soul. Do you see yourself in him?
The time has come for the Wicker Man to rise! Together, we shall feed the flames!
Let the ceremony commence.
Now this is a submission I was excited to do. I probably went a bit overboard and am down to the wire posting it on time…but it’s so worth it. Definitely my favorite piece from 2023 so far. I’m happy to return to my animated paintings as well! I had promised myself not to give up on big illustrations like this!
Considering this an au piece of sorts…what if all of our beloved heroes were actually members of the Wicker Man cult!? Definitely inspired by my recent watch of the original Wicker Man film.
Welcome to the wonderful town of Staines, a closed knit community plagued by the unknown. Over the next thirty one days, a mystery will unfold, as the townsfolk finally decide to start sharing their secrets and attempt to piece together what mysteries lurk within the woods.
Most of the chapters are inspired by the stories of Alton Towers scaremazes! It'll be a fun way to engage with the stories of the scaremazes over the years. I'm aiming for a chapter a day to be posted.
This incredible artwork was a commission done by Paper_Koi_Fish on Twitter!