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Caelus..? The teal eyed man see him but something seems off place. The person standing before him looks like Caelus but at the same time there's something wrong.

Those warm amber eye aren't present on his face only coldness and an empty smile that used to be filled with warmth..

...

*/dies

here's the design for Haru or the actual name for real is Celio.. even though there are times I draw him and not following the design of the character sheet.. his earring can be a diamond or an hourglass symbol(?).

I'll redesign him in other days or soon

I'm trying to make him look like a person who follows the path of finality because this alter Caelus was a Stellaron Hunter but I don't know. Since my wits for character design ain't that perfect or good.

I have trouble writing something about this au without having similarities with Evernight but since this au is inspired by her and Seele.. I guess expect some confusion and similarities with those two.

I mentioned in my last post that Caelus is what Celio hoped to be. What he aspires to be like and he wants to be a part of the nameless and trailblaze and that's how Caelus appears.. is he like a persona or something? I have no idea 💀💀.. or maybe I'll make something about what the Stellaron can do. Like the Stellaron is so chaotic and it like splits his consciousness into two separate beings?? (now there's Caelus and Celio)

I might change this but that's there for now.

lol next post, I'll be posting about my hsr au Mirror Image and Haru's/other Caelus character sheet whah ( to be honest I wanted to add Caelus suffering and questioning his very existence bc why not? I want a trailblaze quest that focuses on trailblazer's struggle whah */gets dragged inside a padded room)

( also have a look at the beta design of NeverCaelus or other Caelus(Haru) whah he looked pretty meh imo back then..)

and I'll try to write something too, only snippets..

Like idk this sounds weird or far fetched but Caelus was made by Haru's yearning to be a part or member of the astral express and board the train. To be in the path of trailblaze and not finality. ( that's what the Stellaron hunters follow and Haru is the version of Caelus as a Stellaron hunter.)

I'll put DanCae here too lol.. they're unrequited- for now lol I think maybe..

Haru just wishes to be optimistic, fearless and whatever Caelus is. That's how Caelus came to be.. but idk what the hell I'm smoking here haha 💔💔💔 story telling or writing ain't my thing so hahaha ( idk how Caelus appears like.. did he appear out of nowhere or his personality is just a coincidence with Haru's yearning )

people or other living creatures except the astral express fam sees Caelus as someone who's always optimistic and a hero but Caelus is more than that. ( I know the trailblazer isn't always happy okay hshs its just different in this au I'm cooking or I'm cooked ig.. I just want a Caelus centric angst lol )

Caelus feels alienated due to him being a vessel of the stellaron, he questions if he's truly human or not and he feels dread whenever someone praises him too much. It's as if someone is putting him on a pedestal. He wishes to be seen as an equal or as human too with actual feelings.

Haru/other Caelus thought Caelus was always happy and he views this optimistic self as a shallow person because he only shows his bright side and nothing else but it's Caelus' way of hiding his true feelings.

lol I just wrote this bc I'm bored but feel free to share y'all thoughts I guess and ideas.. ( I know I'm bad at writing and no need to remind me aight haha )

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