#deeeep

so almost everyone knows this son of a deer, that smug bastard

and after a bit of research i present to you my theory in alastor’s background story

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so it says from the source above that alastor’s name means “he who does not forget”, or “avenger”, “persecutor”, “tormentor”, “one who suffers from divine vegeance.” aside from that;Alastor was an epithet of the Greek god Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically, familial bloodshed. The name is also used, especially by the tragic writers, to designate any deity or demon who avenges wrongs committed by men.

now its interesting since a lot of people in this fandom long theorized that alastor was being abused by his father, but i think this changes things.

basically, familial bloodshed means killing or wounding people within the family. according to @alastanor​ [and their theory right above too] :

“ What [they] personally theorize is that Alastor did witness his mother getting abused in some manner or another. Perhaps more than one. Which wasn't that uncommon in his time period, as divorce still carried a heavy stigma in society throughout the early 1900s. You were looked down upon for divorcing your spouse for any reason, with the exception of adultery, bigamy, and impotence.  So his mother likely stayed in the abusive marriage because she had to, and Alastor was powerless to do anything about it until he was a grown man. But witnessing that injustice night after night likely brought about what inevitably made him a serial killer. “

so i think that his father doesn’t really abuse alastor, spoiling him or neglecting him are more plausible ideas since alastor deeply loves his mother. maybe his mother treats him more? whatever suits your boats :)

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