vannamayil
design & growth by high noon [NB #1763]
shine [s], teeth [s], hair [c], long fur [c], tail [c], ears [uc], colored blood [r], extra legs [r] hex codes・ #5E415A, #7F85B0, #FEFEFE, #D7CFE2, #A79AB9, #9F84A8 |
don't think I want what I used to want
don't think I see what I used to see
Vannamayil lives a careless life of pleasure. He is the queen's only blood relative, their parents and subsequent guardians long dead: and so she is enormously protective of him, and casts a shadow long enough that no one would dare cross. Vannamayil can get away with basically anything due to this, and he is confident in this knowledge. It's made him something of a royal pain to the people and castle staff. They fear High Queen Xiomara and so by extension fear him, and Vannamayil uses that to manipulate people as he will. He does not keep many friends, and surprisingly it is not because of his less-than-ideal personality: it's moreso that befriending him could prove a dangerous chore, if it ever went sideways and he was upset enough to say something to his sister. For much the same reason he never has any long-term lovers, and oftentimes doesn't ever see the people afterwards. Although he would never admit it, he is rather lonely. He's defensive and brusque and liable to snap out if he thinks he's being cornered, so for most people he's exhausting to be around. Xiomara is also the only person who can get away with calling him Vanna, as he is the only one that can get away with calling her Mara.
However the queen dotes on him, and he does love his sister, no matter the face he presents to the public. It is only around her (and sometimes her husband Roo, as Vannamayil has gotten used to his presence) that Vannamayil actually softens. When they're alone together he drops his aggressive front; he is physically affectionate towards her, inclined to far gentler smiles than his normal toothy smirks. She is his big sister and she will always be such: Vannamayil looks up to her, and is almost overwhelmingly impressed with everything that she does. She has never disappointed him in his life, which is quite a pedestal to put someone on and may some day lead to an enormous fight among the royal family. For now, however, it is only to the queen that Vannamayil will submit, and she is the only one who can curb his wilder impulses. Roo has recently become a lot closer to Vannamayil, and the two have started spending more time together. Isolated from the rest of the castle, they are one another's best companions. By pain of having little choice Vannamayil is actually rather friendly with the witches on staff too, though he doesn't fully understand that they're bond to his sister and cannot leave of their own will. He's become surprisingly friendly with the strange mercenary his sister hired as the man's flippant nature appeals to him.
However the queen dotes on him, and he does love his sister, no matter the face he presents to the public. It is only around her (and sometimes her husband Roo, as Vannamayil has gotten used to his presence) that Vannamayil actually softens. When they're alone together he drops his aggressive front; he is physically affectionate towards her, inclined to far gentler smiles than his normal toothy smirks. She is his big sister and she will always be such: Vannamayil looks up to her, and is almost overwhelmingly impressed with everything that she does. She has never disappointed him in his life, which is quite a pedestal to put someone on and may some day lead to an enormous fight among the royal family. For now, however, it is only to the queen that Vannamayil will submit, and she is the only one who can curb his wilder impulses. Roo has recently become a lot closer to Vannamayil, and the two have started spending more time together. Isolated from the rest of the castle, they are one another's best companions. By pain of having little choice Vannamayil is actually rather friendly with the witches on staff too, though he doesn't fully understand that they're bond to his sister and cannot leave of their own will. He's become surprisingly friendly with the strange mercenary his sister hired as the man's flippant nature appeals to him.
you've got it in the palm of your hands
it's slipping through your fingers like sand
art credit・
zakuro., stamien
zakuro., stamien