Sometime ago I imagined what dance style would suit some characters. Actually, I wanted to draw it, but it seems to last forever. So I made a simple line art instead.
Asra: swing or rock’n’roll
Pure joy, easiness, a lot of jumps and supporting - swing is an explosion of feelings. And I think it suits Asra very much.
Julian: tango
Just no doubt. Passion, seduction, emotions, drama, tension - sounds like Julian, huh?
Muriel: waltz
Well, not that I think he really will dance. But IF it’d happen, it may be waltz or simple slow dance. So that he wouldn’t have to jump or stand out among other dancers.
BUT! (bonus just for fun)
If Muriel dances, this idea could end like this…
they will just fall sooner or later
Lucio: private dance
Lap dance or something. I thought about Lucio for awhile and decided he could dance bachata or samba. Or a private dance - he would sit and watch… but not for long, because, you know, he is terrible in waiting.
I’m just fucking diviner, you know.
I drew this a long time ago, all this shit about waltz and falling xD So now this is officially canon!
P.S. Valdemar is creeepy.
P.P.S. Goatman is hot.
P.P.P.S. WHERE IS CG again, it’s not funny anymore.
Well, here is something about this Muriel’s update. Again, I’m sorry for the mistakes.
Spoilers ahead!
I loved his route more than others, but not this chapter. I’m seized by an ambivalent feeling, and there’re many things that I don’t like here, too much, actually.
First, timeskip. It was done rude and carelessly. Picture-picture-picture, here we are, hello, Vesuvia. I was pretty sure, that it was Asra who brought them back home, through the fountain, as he did in his route. It would be much better, I think.
Then, I don’t like Asrian. I don’t want to offend ppl who like them, it’s just my opinion based on mine experience - people who had such toxic relationship couldn’t just start over and have a healthy relarionship. Julian, maybe, but not Asra - not that Asra which devs showed us.
Then, romance scenes. Yes, bath and room scenes, I look at you. This is 14th book and we’re still marking time. Quick pecking, kisses to cheek - I get it, it’s quite sweet and soft, but hey, we have an adult male here was finally able to open up. And he almost kissed MC in the last chapter (and it was most erotical scene in this game, screw you, Jaeger!). Let us see more… pasiion, idk. Muriel isn’t a fluffy chicken - he can do what he wants, like in the scene in the beginning of this chapter when he pulled MC from Lucio. He’s protective, he’s soft, he’s scared, he’s gentle, but he can be decisive as we already saw, he can do things and he can speakthings.
Then, and mostly, Natiqa. Actually I like her, but here… It’s a big and solid NO. I hate all this scene with chicken and Julian. Pranking Julian was fun in Asra’s route, it was quite sweet and er… kind? But here - what the hell it was? An enormous chicken? Clucking Muriel? Suddenly dumbed Julian? What the hell is going on with you devs, why are you doing this to your characters? First it was courtiers in Pasha’s route, now it’s poor Julian - just why? This shit wasn’t in Muriel’s nature, and I felt myself ashamed during this scene, it was gross. I don’t know, maybe it’s like language barrier, but in humor, like humor barrier. But I don’t understand such a humor, it’s humiliating, not fun. There could be something else, there could be breakfast (they went to eat, do you remember?) there could be some dialogue between Muriel and MC, there could be something fun, bot not this. This was awful.
So what do I like?
Muriel, of course, i love him to the moon and back, and his interactions with MC was a pure silver (they would be a pure gold, if there would be more passion as i said).
The scene where MC talks to Asra and then Muriel shakes off snow from MC’s knees is brilliant. I was swooning, really.
I liked ribbon in his hair (but how he did his hair again by himself?), and I didn’t like his masquerade outfit. It has beautiful colors, but it doesn’t suit him - all the style, I mean.
I don’t know, I’m a bit dissapointed. I don’t expect anymore from Portia’s route, but Muriel’s and Lucio’s was good, especially Muriel’s. But not now. Last Lucio’s book was boring, and this… idk what to feel. Don’t do this to your fans, devs, please.
But this - this was good. Really good. But continuing was… meh.
Ah, yes, Morga’s ghost is intriguing. It’s just me or this ghost really can be something different then it seems? Red eyes are suspicious.
I recently read the Abercrombie’s trilogy “The first law”, and it turns out that the character Logen Ninefingers (northman) looks suspiciously like Muriel, especially the design in the unfinished comic.
And yet, most importantly, many scenes from Muriel’s route were… almost completely repeated scenes with Logen from this trilogy. (The books were written much earlier than the game)
I have previously written angry posts about the poor quality of secondary routes, but this is completely overkill. Especially stealing from a dubious and inexperienced writer like Joe Abercrombie.
Someday, people will finally understand that Muriel was originally based on Celtic culture, and his route should have continued this, and not created complete incorrect nonsense.
Because I just had to request this type of commission from @mineshaft-birdie! What makes this even better is she titled it “Reparations” when she sent me the final drawing.
I finished my first CG in like 2-3 months, and I’m actually pretty happy with it :D Linearting these two very complicated characters was not the most peaceful venture back into it, but eh
Just witness him kneading the dough watching his muscles flex and bulge at the effort. Doesn’t help that he catches you staring— now he’s flushed and sweating a little with it. Oh, if he could paint a prettier picture of himself then you’d probably just melt.
He’s sending you glances every so often just a little shy at the attention, but also relishing it. So happy that he’s able to make you get this flustered just by kneading dough? If it makes you happy he’d do it every day.
And then the icing on top— literally. If you’re making a cake or something with icing or whipped cream, and you get a little on your face. White icing. On your face. He’s not going to say anything. He is not going to say anything because he can’t what’s he going to do, ruin the pretty picture you’ve given him? At some point he probably will end up telling you about it, and if you’re really clever, wipe it off and offer him to take a lick. Ah, did I say clever? Perhaps I should have said suicidal. He’s going to accept. Even if you were joking, he is going to do it. Because he wants to. Oh he wants to. He’ll take your finger(s) into his mouth and suck them clean because of course he will, and he’d end up spending just a little too long sucking and “cleaning” your fingers.
Of course when both of you regain sensibility he’ll probably apologize and you’d wash your hands, but damn. You should probably make it clear you liked it or else he’s going to worry.
Past that, expect to be a lot less spotless and efficient when it comes to baking.
Braiding Muriel’s hair out of his face while he lays his head on your thighs like pillows, and shuts his eyes to take in the peaceful little moments you share together.
I bet Inanna walks through and around MCs legs when they first get up because she’s desperate for pets and wanting affection, and I’m sure she’s tripped MC and Muriel more then once.
Juliana ass is all like ()() but then you’ve got Muriel’s ass and it’s all ( )( ). All I’m saying is that Muriel is very caked up, Julian is not, but they are both very good characters and I love both of them.
If Muriel had the capability to look at my posts, I think he would dig himself a very large, deep hole and never come out again. So for that, I apologize.
Why are Muriel’s titties built like that, for real he’s so ( ° )( ° ) like okay we get it you have mommy milkers and you’re distracting me from my mission, sir.
I would love to just,, compare my hands with Muriel’s. To stand on the tips of my toes in a silly attempt to match his height even though I’m too short and he’s too tall.
Everyone else rewriting Muriel’s route has these deep meaningful plot changes and more allusions to the tarot and more focus on his magic meanwhile I’m over here just tired of the tsundere trope
Lucio’s route: Honey, I’ll help you fix your oopsies and I’m so happy we are together with our 3 beautiful dogs. You have grown so much and I’m proud of you, you stupid beautiful mess
Muriel’s route: LISTEN YOU GOAT BITCH I’M GONNA FUCK YOU UP FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY BEAR AND ONCE I’M DONE FUCKING YOU UP I’M GONNA TALK TO ASRA SO HE CAN BRING YOU BACK AGAIN JUST SO I CAN KILL YOU A SECOND TIME. DING DING LITTLE SHIT IT’S ROUND TWO.
