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On another note, I'm renaming this blog to be more consistent with my bsky. I'll be reserving this URL though because I love it and I'm really attached to it but I want it to not be so confusing to sign my art when I cross post lol
Christ almighty just BLOCK! I use the tags to organize my own blog because I don't exclusively post about Deadlock and I'd like to be able to easily find my Deadlock posts when I post about other things. If you don't like seeing my particular brand of content, that's totally fine, but you don't need to announce that to me or tell me to "stop posting this bullshit" in the tag.
I don't usually get this worked up over shit like this but come the fuck on. Don't come on my posts and tell me what I'm allowed to tag my shit as. Block me, filter the tags of content and ships you don't like (of which, by the way, I tag every time explicitly for that purpose), instead of whinging about it on my post. Be an adult
Christ almighty just BLOCK! I use the tags to organize my own blog because I don't exclusively post about Deadlock and I'd like to be able to easily find my Deadlock posts when I post about other things. If you don't like seeing my particular brand of content, that's totally fine, but you don't need to announce that to me or tell me to "stop posting this bullshit" in the tag.
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I’m very invested in your Drifter x Apollo work. I’m wondering, how do you imagine their relationship to escalate? My own idea is that Apollo would feel a bit socially isolated at school due to his status and race and therefore take up drifters offer. I would really like to know what your own thoughts are!
Oh Em Gee... Aww I'm really glad that someone out there is as invested in them as I am! Please, feel free to send more asks about this because I'd LOVE to talk about them in depth.
I had initially written a HUGE essay on this but it felt really nonsensical and all over the place lol, but I can post it if you're interested!
But, basically, I agree with you. I think Drifter would offer companionship and understanding and Apollo, isolated by the nature of his social status and his being an Ixian surrounded by humans, would (although hesitantly) take him up on it. I have a lot of thoughts about Apollo in particular, especially in regards to his view of his father (and in general how he may feel about older male figures), but that's a post for another time.
I have a lot of thoughts about this, but I don't want to make people scroll through it so I'll put it under a read more.
CW for age gap, and slight mentions of grooming.
I think Drifter and Apollo would have mutual respect for each other due to their technical skills, but Apollo would be far more put off by Drifter. Apollo recognizes skill, even when he dislikes their methods. I believe he'd find Drifter to be impressive, but revolting, and that appeals to me.... The idea of Apollo seeing himself as better than Drifter, while Drifter is easily his superior, is very yummy.
Their relationship isn't one that would ever be lovey dovey in the traditional sense, imo. I think it's unfair to say it would be given the nature of the setting in Deadlock, as well as the nature of an age gap relationship between an 18 year old and a 300+ year old vampire. That said, I do think there is potential for intimacy! I just personally view it as, ah, predatory? LOL...
Apollo probably seeks comfort in Drifter because he's an older non-human man with a lot of experience who recognizes his skill and, importantly, doesn't stereotype him because of his status or race. Drifter's indifference to Apollo's class would, I believe, be one of the most influential factors to their relationship. Apollo can just be Apollo with Drifter, instead of Apollo, the golden child of Ixia.
In all, I hope this makes sense, but tl;dr I think that their relationship starts off as neutral if not slightly antagonistic, and develops as Drifter continues to be a presence in Apollo's life, one that allows him to "let loose" so to speak. I doubt he'll ever resort to being a murderer like Drifter, but being less constrained by the expectations of being the "prince" of Ixia.
A lot of my thoughts around them I worry about sharing just because it is admittedly along the more "unhealthy" line of things- I have an interest in unhealthy and imbalanced dynamics- but I'd be happy to share more if you'd like to know!
This is the anon from earlier, you don’t have to specifically respond to this but please say more about what you think drifter and apollos relationship would be like! I also have an interest in unusual relationship dynamics and rarely get to indulge for obvious reasons…
Omg hehehe... I'm in bed so I may not be as eloquent as before but..!!! I'll try what I can... i have so so much to say about them <33 I plan on drawing more as well so if my long nonsensical rambles aren't what you want, I'll have more quality content soon LMAO
CW for age gap and brief discussion of pseudo-incestuous dynamics (more on that later)
So, okay, a lot of this might be a little to very OOC largely because Valve hasn't given us much to work with here. Give me grace because of that LOL.
Basically, I wanna start by saying I think Apollo has daddy issues. Not in the "my dad neglects me" way, but in the, his mom is notably absent from his life and his dad has been his main source of validation for however long, hence the pseudo incest tag. To be clear, I don't think its full on incest, not that I've shied away from those kinds of topics before! But rather, I think Apollo has a heavy dependency upon his father and relies on him for validation and love, and strives to be whatever his father wants. There's a line he has where he says, "my father doesn't have high expectations of me, he has *reasonable* expectations" and jt made me think about what Apollo may have experienced growing up. Did he ever really get the chance to fail without it amounting to something more than that?
But anyway, enough of that preface. The reason I bring it uo is because I'm a huuuge sucker for age gap dynamics that play a little into those types of issues. Apollo misses his father and his home, and who better to supplement than this weird ratty not-very-visibly-old man? I could get into the NSFW aspects of their dynamic but, I won't without prompting lol... I'm really shy... but I think there's a lot of daddy kink potential iykwim
I think their relationship is very back and forth and I do also think it's very "carnal". While I'm not opposed to fluff with them, it doesn't make a ton of sense to me? I don't really get fluff in ANY drifter ship tbh. It's not that I think he's incapable, but I feel like the circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary. Maybe I can be convinced of otherwise.... I'm always open to hearing people's ideas.
But, rather, I think Apollo is self destructive and Drifter facilitates it. Apollo would work himself to death if given the opportunity, imo. He's a massive perfectionist who has always had extreme expectations hoisted upon him with little wiggle room. Being less than perfect might as well mean being trash. That is a remarkably easy mindset to exploit, especially for someone who has likely seen that countless times.
I just ahhh i love the idea of Drifter and Apollo interacting outside of the ritual by chance, and then with regularity. Drifter doesn't stick around for long, but he seems to always be there when Apollo's alone. It creeps him out at first but he learns to get used to the vampire's presence.
Hm, on the topic of fluff, I do think it could be cute to have Apollo rant and vent to Drifter about how unfair it is that he has to be in New York, away from his home, and doing stupid classes that don't contribute to his goals. I don't think Drifter is necessarily the most soothing presence LMAO but I don't think it matters. I don't think Apollo is a shining example of a mentally well teenager; neither he nor Graves are, really.
I think Apollo struggles with some sort of neurodivergency as well. Maybe autism? I think he's very focused on one thing, and he's certainly very intelligent! But I can see him struggling to care about his classes and getting frustrated when, even though the information makes sense, it isn't clicking. I think it could be cute to explore Drifter having to navigate this bratty prince's whining about school, especially when he's so used to older company. I don't think he'd talk him through it lol I think it'd be more akin to patting him on the head and saying that's life. They suck, it's great.
On the more casual side, I think their interactions and relationship would feel very... awkward to outsiders. Apollo is royalty and Drifter is.... gestures. I can imagine Apollo would do his best to Not be seen with Drifter because it would be bad for his image. It's also kind of funny to me to imagine him complaining about Drifrer to Graves-- I see Graves and Apollo as being gay best friends, personally-- and I csn imagine her being like "dude, that creep is clearly trying to get something" and Apollo would dismiss it because he's confident he wouldn't let Drifter victimize him (lol)
Sorry for the ramble, I feel like I really suck at getting my ideas down like this so that's why I'm a visual artist first and foremost. I hope any of this makes sense?!?!?! Let me know... I'm honestly struggling to really put what I think into words because I'm working off of literal scraps of content. God, please Valve, just one interaction between them. I'm begging
This is the anon from earlier, you don’t have to specifically respond to this but please say more about what you think drifter and apollos relationship would be like! I also have an interest in unusual relationship dynamics and rarely get to indulge for obvious reasons…
Omg hehehe... I'm in bed so I may not be as eloquent as before but..!!! I'll try what I can... i have so so much to say about them <33 I plan on drawing more as well so if my long nonsensical rambles aren't what you want, I'll have more quality content soon LMAO
CW for age gap and brief discussion of pseudo-incestuous dynamics (more on that later)
So, okay, a lot of this might be a little to very OOC largely because Valve hasn't given us much to work with here. Give me grace because of that LOL.
Basically, I wanna start by saying I think Apollo has daddy issues. Not in the "my dad neglects me" way, but in the, his mom is notably absent from his life and his dad has been his main source of validation for however long, hence the pseudo incest tag. To be clear, I don't think its full on incest, not that I've shied away from those kinds of topics before! But rather, I think Apollo has a heavy dependency upon his father and relies on him for validation and love, and strives to be whatever his father wants. There's a line he has where he says, "my father doesn't have high expectations of me, he has *reasonable* expectations" and jt made me think about what Apollo may have experienced growing up. Did he ever really get the chance to fail without it amounting to something more than that?
But anyway, enough of that preface. The reason I bring it uo is because I'm a huuuge sucker for age gap dynamics that play a little into those types of issues. Apollo misses his father and his home, and who better to supplement than this weird ratty not-very-visibly-old man? I could get into the NSFW aspects of their dynamic but, I won't without prompting lol... I'm really shy... but I think there's a lot of daddy kink potential iykwim
I think their relationship is very back and forth and I do also think it's very "carnal". While I'm not opposed to fluff with them, it doesn't make a ton of sense to me? I don't really get fluff in ANY drifter ship tbh. It's not that I think he's incapable, but I feel like the circumstances would have to be pretty extraordinary. Maybe I can be convinced of otherwise.... I'm always open to hearing people's ideas.
But, rather, I think Apollo is self destructive and Drifter facilitates it. Apollo would work himself to death if given the opportunity, imo. He's a massive perfectionist who has always had extreme expectations hoisted upon him with little wiggle room. Being less than perfect might as well mean being trash. That is a remarkably easy mindset to exploit, especially for someone who has likely seen that countless times.
I just ahhh i love the idea of Drifter and Apollo interacting outside of the ritual by chance, and then with regularity. Drifter doesn't stick around for long, but he seems to always be there when Apollo's alone. It creeps him out at first but he learns to get used to the vampire's presence.
Hm, on the topic of fluff, I do think it could be cute to have Apollo rant and vent to Drifter about how unfair it is that he has to be in New York, away from his home, and doing stupid classes that don't contribute to his goals. I don't think Drifter is necessarily the most soothing presence LMAO but I don't think it matters. I don't think Apollo is a shining example of a mentally well teenager; neither he nor Graves are, really.
I think Apollo struggles with some sort of neurodivergency as well. Maybe autism? I think he's very focused on one thing, and he's certainly very intelligent! But I can see him struggling to care about his classes and getting frustrated when, even though the information makes sense, it isn't clicking. I think it could be cute to explore Drifter having to navigate this bratty prince's whining about school, especially when he's so used to older company. I don't think he'd talk him through it lol I think it'd be more akin to patting him on the head and saying that's life. They suck, it's great.
On the more casual side, I think their interactions and relationship would feel very... awkward to outsiders. Apollo is royalty and Drifter is.... gestures. I can imagine Apollo would do his best to Not be seen with Drifter because it would be bad for his image. It's also kind of funny to me to imagine him complaining about Drifrer to Graves-- I see Graves and Apollo as being gay best friends, personally-- and I csn imagine her being like "dude, that creep is clearly trying to get something" and Apollo would dismiss it because he's confident he wouldn't let Drifter victimize him (lol)
Sorry for the ramble, I feel like I really suck at getting my ideas down like this so that's why I'm a visual artist first and foremost. I hope any of this makes sense?!?!?! Let me know... I'm honestly struggling to really put what I think into words because I'm working off of literal scraps of content. God, please Valve, just one interaction between them. I'm begging
I’m very invested in your Drifter x Apollo work. I’m wondering, how do you imagine their relationship to escalate? My own idea is that Apollo would feel a bit socially isolated at school due to his status and race and therefore take up drifters offer. I would really like to know what your own thoughts are!
Oh Em Gee... Aww I'm really glad that someone out there is as invested in them as I am! Please, feel free to send more asks about this because I'd LOVE to talk about them in depth.
I had initially written a HUGE essay on this but it felt really nonsensical and all over the place lol, but I can post it if you're interested!
But, basically, I agree with you. I think Drifter would offer companionship and understanding and Apollo, isolated by the nature of his social status and his being an Ixian surrounded by humans, would (although hesitantly) take him up on it. I have a lot of thoughts about Apollo in particular, especially in regards to his view of his father (and in general how he may feel about older male figures), but that's a post for another time.
I have a lot of thoughts about this, but I don't want to make people scroll through it so I'll put it under a read more.
CW for age gap, and slight mentions of grooming.
I think Drifter and Apollo would have mutual respect for each other due to their technical skills, but Apollo would be far more put off by Drifter. Apollo recognizes skill, even when he dislikes their methods. I believe he'd find Drifter to be impressive, but revolting, and that appeals to me.... The idea of Apollo seeing himself as better than Drifter, while Drifter is easily his superior, is very yummy.
Their relationship isn't one that would ever be lovey dovey in the traditional sense, imo. I think it's unfair to say it would be given the nature of the setting in Deadlock, as well as the nature of an age gap relationship between an 18 year old and a 300+ year old vampire. That said, I do think there is potential for intimacy! I just personally view it as, ah, predatory? LOL...
Apollo probably seeks comfort in Drifter because he's an older non-human man with a lot of experience who recognizes his skill and, importantly, doesn't stereotype him because of his status or race. Drifter's indifference to Apollo's class would, I believe, be one of the most influential factors to their relationship. Apollo can just be Apollo with Drifter, instead of Apollo, the golden child of Ixia.
In all, I hope this makes sense, but tl;dr I think that their relationship starts off as neutral if not slightly antagonistic, and develops as Drifter continues to be a presence in Apollo's life, one that allows him to "let loose" so to speak. I doubt he'll ever resort to being a murderer like Drifter, but being less constrained by the expectations of being the "prince" of Ixia.
A lot of my thoughts around them I worry about sharing just because it is admittedly along the more "unhealthy" line of things- I have an interest in unhealthy and imbalanced dynamics- but I'd be happy to share more if you'd like to know!
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
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