As Above So Below EditionWelcome to /Deer/!>What is /Deer/?/Deer/ is a thread for fans of Alastor, the Radio Demon, from Amazon Prime’s hit series Hazbin Hotel. /Deer/ is a safe space to discuss, promote, and create content for our favorite deer man!>Who we are…We are deer friends from all walks of life who come together in this thread to share content related to Alastor. We are inclusive and welcome everyone who is interested in the Red Stag.>Who are the Alasisters/Stag Sisters?Alasisters/Stag Sisters are a collection of devoted riako yumes who make up the Cult of the Red Stag. They honor their F/O by partaking in blood and sex rituals on his behalf.>What are the rules?* Respect all deer friends.* Respect our husbando.* Ignore all bait posters.* Stay on topic. This is a solo Alastor thread and ship art/discussion is not allowed.* Keep it varied! A healthy thread has a number of topics.* No ship warfare, ship material belongs on /hhg/.* We do not kink shame, however NSFW content is not allowed. Do not force your kinks on others. Go to /trash/ for pornographic content and discussion.* Lolisho must be SFW.Questions? An in-depth explanation can be found here: https://pastebin.com/1NbtaKCm>OP Templatehttps://hazbinhelluvageneral.com/deer-template>Previous threads:>for /trash/:https://desuarchive.org/trash/search/subject/%2Fdeer%2F/type/op/results/thread/>for /cm/:https://archived.moe/cm/search/subject/%2Fdeer%2F/text/%2Fdeer%2F/>Deer related links:Hazbin Hotel Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlmswo0S0e0/hhg/ website: https://hazbinhelluvageneral.com/Shared Cytube channel: https://hazbinhelluvageneral.com/hhg-ct-redirect/Creator's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpindleHorseOfficial website: https://www.hazbinhotel.com/Psyanon fanfic recordings: https://hazbinhelluvageneral.com/psyanon-recordings/Fanfiction from our /Deer/ residents: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/hhg_fics
>>4015946My family wouldn't take too kindly to their daughter having an affinity for a brown man, but I think they largely expect me to be weird at this point. My brother's wife watches a lot of animated indie stuff and is big into fandoms, so she'd know about Hazbin I'm sure. Not the kind of awkward conversation I'd want lol.I think they have this doujin available from OtakuRepublic as well? I'll snatch it up if I have some extra cash laying around. >>4015947Unfortunately not. <.<
>>4015953I haven’t checked on there in ages, it’s really expensive on there though, I got it for about £8 shipped in Japan. My dad always used to be me and my sister going out with a black man, but he’s chilled out considerably on that front. I don’t think he’d be funny about a cartoon though, just think it was kind of childish and dumb.
>>4015962Yeah, it's something like $40, so I'll see if I can't get it cheaper somewhere else, but shota Alastor is beautiful.I've only ever been attracted to white guys, but I'm ultimately asexual and married, so I think it would be surprising to them to find my daki and collection. If it got back to my dad he'd probably make an issue, but I don't share a lot of my private life with my family for that reason.
>>4015969It’s only really worth is because I know I have a load of stuff ready to ship with tenso, if it was just one book they’d still charge 3000 yen for shipping. There are probably cheaper shopping services for individual doujins, but I can’t be bothered to research. I’m mainly attracted to white guys, though I don’t mind mixed guys if they have the right features. I saw a guy on hinge the other week who could have done a great human Al cosplay, but I was too scared to message him. Could have been living the dream.
Big deer…
Apologies for the not-deer pic, but thoughts on Alastor using his androgynous good looks to seduce men in order to kill them?
>>4016084Now posting some deer to atone for the deerless pic.
>>4016084He could do it, though I don't think he would realize what he is really doing to the guys lol
>>4016094Even cuter if he unintentionally seduces them just by being himself without wondering why so many perverted old men are happy to follow him to his bayou without question.
Deer tummy.
>>4016099Yummy yummy>>4016096It’s like a super power for him to attract almost everyone. Course It backfires on him too as well…
I love the idea of Alastor accidentally seducing people he wants to murder. I don't think he would do it on purpose, but he was a handsome and charming man, so it's easy to see how someone could get that impression. I also imagine if he ever found out that the people who followed him into the bayou did so because they thought they were getting lucky, their deaths would be that much more brutal.
The creature.
>>4015980Shipping will always be a bitch no matter how you slice it, sites like OtakuRepublic jack up the price and then offer 'free' shipping for an item that's like $10-15 at the artists booth. Being a westerner is a curse sometimes.My husband favors the original human Al design, so I can't complain too much. If he'd have done a cosplay he'd of killed it. At least publicly, ha.>>4016084I feel like whenever I see people saying this I just lowkey know they're into gay porn and it's bleeding into their interpretations lmao, same as the 'casting couch' stuff. My actual answer? Viv put no thought into it making sense. That said, as someone who lives in this part of the world, the woods are a stone's throw from just about anywhere, and odds are he killed them and then transported their bodies to his shack. A guy walking home from a plantation dinner in the 1920s would certainly trot through some muck. As an asexual myself it often goes completely over my head when people are attracted to me, I don't think it's something I could have used to my advantage because it never occurred to me that people were checking me out unless someone pointed it out later. That's a pretty common experience with aces, so I doubt Alastor used his looks to lure people, he probably relied more on charm if anything, or catching people alone. I think if Alastor knew any of the men he killed wanted him sexually he would have made their deaths all the more brutal.
>>4016182I really wish I'd stayed in contact with my old uni friends, a good few of them are still in Japan. It would make getting merch much easier.I'm quite good at compartmentalising that kind of thing. Things that Alastor would actually do vs things that are hot in porn. I saw someone say that in the human Al card, it looks like he was assaulted because his shirt is ripped and he looks frenzied instead of calm and composed. It's 100% a scenario I'd read about, but it's a bit much to read into a trading card imo.
Oh, I forgot! I got a couple new pins this morning, so here is my current collection. I now have two tails to flick, so much fun.
>>4016204Very nice!
>>4016217Thanks. Oh my gosh that poor cat, let him out!
>>4016198Same. I used to have a penpal who owned a doujin shop years ago. :|I'm the same way, there's so many things I'd find hot that are waaay OOC lol, I try to keep the horny stuff in it's own little corner in my head so it doesn't cloud my perception of canon. At least in theory. :) As far as the card goes? Yeah, I'd attribute a torn shirt to a struggle if someone is fighting for their lives, and Alastor's expression to a guy who's really enjoying killing somebody. Seeing that card and having a mind that immediately goes to Al possibly getting raped is peak gooner brain lol. You gotta love it.>>4016204Absolutely beautiful collection so far! Very tasteful as well. I love the flicky tails so much.
>>4016182>no fun allowed: the post
>>4016230>ask an opinion>get oneSometimes people aren't going to agree with you. Sometimes they don't want to goon with you. That's life. I'm not stopping you from coming up with any headcanons. Go wild.
>>4016228I kind of rolled my eyes because even my brain didn't go there and I have a massive rape fetish. I'm all for someone writing or drawing it, but conflating it with canon is a little silly. And thanks. I'm especially pleased with the hunterflowerpin one, it's bigger than I thought. Definitely worth the price. They'll tide me over until my cards arrive, at least.
>>4016232I just think you're too quick to write it off when we see him utilize his appeal to manipulate Vox in canon
>>4016235Hopefully you'll get some good pulls with the cards. I didn't invest in any since I don't really care that much for the other characters, not worth the gamble with my luck.>>4016237No, I'm asexual and only repeating the experience that the overwhelming majority of asexuals have when it comes to understanding other's attractions of them. We never see Alastor trying to seduce Vox or manipulate him sexually. Odds are Alastor doesn't recognize how he affects others in that way.
>>4016238I kind of got caught up in the hype, I'll be happy if I get any Alastor cards. I figure I can either make my money back on the other characters, or trade them to get what I want. Not having them while everyone else is opening them is making me antsy. I gotta flick some deer tails to stay focused.
>>4016182>I feel like whenever I see people saying this I just lowkey know they're into gay porn and it's bleeding into their interpretations lmao, same as the 'casting couch' stuffit does get that way, alot of the replies to the xitter post where a bit cringe.>guy walking home from a plantation dinner in the 1920s would certainly trot through some muck. no thought put into it for sure, just show off the human design and move onto the next thing, very sad but at least it keeps vivzes hands away from molesting things too much
>>4016253Love this art. Self summoning Alastor sounds fun
>>4016269I think he’s supposed to be trying to summon Lucifer, it actually Alastor being able to commune with his demon form is a really cool concept.
>>4016253The pain of ordering things from the states. :( Hopefully they come in soon and you can give us an update. >>4016258It's a compartmentalization issue, as we mentioned earlier itt. I think all of us here have some pretty extreme kinks, so mo judgement, but there's a time and a place for it. A lot of people on Twitter will ask questions under the guise of canon discussion that are thinly veiled attempts at getting people to discuss their fetishes lol. It happened to me once when someone asked if it was common for white men to 'take sexual advantage of' brown men during the 1920s for jobs. I gave them the truthful answer which is 'lol no', and they got annoyed with me. I mean, if you want to kink point go ahead, but don't be surprised when you ask a 'legitimate' question and get an actual answer, heh.
>>4016273>no judgement Phone posting is a struggle.
>>4016273Everything from the US seems to be expensive to ship and takes a long time right now. It’s annoying but, as long as I get it in the end, it’s good. I’ll live vicariously through our Voxfriend on /hhg/ for now. I shouldn’t really be complaining, the Good Smile figure should come in the next few days as well. I’m definitely not starved for deer merch!
>>4016273The funny buck breaking shouldn’t be canon, and should remain a meme for the show people however confuse canon and memes since the canon barely even matters now…
>>4016276Has anyone gotten any rares on /hhg/? I haven't been paying super close attention. Let us know the quality of the figure, I've held out on getting any.>>4016292In fairness, canon is so bad that I understand why someone would want to expand upon it.
>>4016303Iirc only one person posted their cards, they got some of the ultra rares but no secret rares. I hope the figure is alright, I love my nendoroid but one of the antlers popped out while I was taking it out of the box which was a bit shit, they sent me another part but it arrived after I had to go back to uni so idk if it’s any better. A lot of people are saying that the heads snap off the monitor top figures easily too, the necks are really thin and they don’t balance that well so they fall and break. I’m being super careful with mine, but the risk is there. Btw if you guys are interested, the Banpresto nun plushies are up on US Amazon.
>>4016313I'm more of a pin/charm person, so unless they come out with some human Al figures (which I highly doubt) I'll probably pass. I like the monitor top figures, but with a toddler it'd get broken in a heartbeat.
>Banpresto nun plushies are up on US Amazon.they are cute...damn.
>>4016232>ask a question Uh, the anon you're responding to there isn't me btw (I'm the one who asked >>4016084). As an asexual person myself, I've definitely weaponized my appearance to get things without following through (even get a little bit of a high off the power through it), but each ace person is different. I'm always interested to hear your opinions on deer, Millie.
>>4016393I just realized I dropped the 'for' in 'ask for an opinion'. I'm a tard. Anyway, I meant it more in a rhetorical sense, like 'people will have different opinions on a topic if someone asks', since they were calling me a party pooper for not automatically assuming it was a sex thing lol. I'd say your experience is a bit out of the norm based on the things I've read/experienced, but asexuality isn't one size fits all, of course. I imagine that does make one feel powerful. With Al, eh, I can see him charming women possibly, as we see in the prequel comic, but I just don't think it would occur to him to use sexuality to try to lure people in. During the first fight sequence we see him looking genuinely uncomfortable around Val and his smoke, and the 'can't get it up' dig was probably hinting at Alastor's disinterest in sex. Based on these things I get the impression that overt sensuality with people he's not romantically interested in would make him uncomfortable, therefore it wouldn't be something he'd rely on to get closer to people. But that's just my opinion.
>>4016411Not that anon but I interpreted that post when I saw it as Alastor unintentionally luring closeted men in with his good looks rather than doing in on purpose. I could be reading it wrong but I saw it as the guy went along because he was attracted to Alastor not that Al was stringing him along or even aware of it. But like you said I doubt Viv was even thinking of how Alastor got him alone in the woods in the first place.
>>4016417I mean...It was the same guy who was racist to him at the party. I doubt he'd be going into the woods with a guy who he'd just spilled wine on and laughed at for the prospect of gay sex. It seems like a stretch. Viv just wanted quick exposition and never thinks things through. Though as I said, everyone's plantation backs up to the woods here, going to the edge of the bayou for a smoke isn't that far fetched.
>>4016411>I'd say your experience is a bit out of the norm based on the things I've read/experienced, but asexuality isn't one size fits all, of courseIt's funny because I would force myself into sexual situations whenever I went to parties to feel normal and "fix" myself, but I would never want to go through with anything, nor would I feel anything from it. So mostly I'd use my charms to swindle drunk dudes of money or free drinks. Luckily I always went with groups of friends so it never got dangerous. >>4016417I first assumed it was Alastor sort of weaponizing his looks to lure people away to murder them, but I also like the idea of it being entirely unintentional, with him being unaware of his looks or how they'd be alluring to other people. I just think deer is very pretty.
>>4016411>but I just don't think it would occur to him to use sexuality to try to lure people inI could see him batting his eyelashes and invading people's spaces, as he does in canon, and not really being cognizant that this is actually flirty behavior
>>4016439Ah, you gave me flashbacks to high school parties where everyone was hooking up and I would retire to the kitchen to awkwardly stand around. I got set up with a date for prom and during the after party everyone started drinking/banging and my date and I just sat around and discussed movies. I kind of felt bad for wanting nothing to do with sex. That same night I had a girl try to have sex with me after I went to bed (I was staying with a friend who was hosting the party), it was very uncomfortable. <.<>>4016441Oh definitely. I'm not sure if he'd be different with women, he seems to touch Charlie a lot, but he's unintentionally flirty often I'd imagine.
I wish there was a way to just look up artists on twitter without seeing any text posts.>>4016439>>4016444I thought I was asexual in High School but I had such a fear of going to Hell I didn’t even entertain the thought of being an attracted to another woman so I assumed since I wasn’t interested in men I was not interested in anyone at all. Even now I’m more interested in things like snuggling with a woman than sex but I consider that more a low sex drive for myself and wouldn’t claim I’m ace.
>>4016316I'd like to see a human Al figure, though idk how likely it is. I'd like to see other characters get stuff too, even Charlie gets hardly anything compared to Alastor.>>4016455>without seeing any text postsOh god yes, that would be so much better. I just want to see pretty pictures, not read about how Alastor's shadow should be female because someone headcanons him as trans. To be fair, my brain naturally filters most blocks of text on there.
>>4016467NTA but the most grating thing is seeing hate for a ship I'm searching or hate for Alastor when I'm searching him. No matter how quickly I scroll, my eyes always inevitably catch a stupid fucking tweet filled with bullshit opinions and it annoys me to no end
>>4016475I wish people would have the decency to censor the character/ship they’re talking about so it doesn’t show up in searches. But, fandom etiquette is kind of dead. The amount of people who post a disproportionate amount of hate is alarming, if they put that much energy into content they did like everyone would have a much better time.
>>4016475>>4016478I’ll be honest I don’t even mind ship hate and seeing someone say they dislike a ship doesn’t bother me but I’m starting to find it really grating how many people are trying to imply someone is morally a bad person for enjoying a ship they don’t like. An example someone saying you’re homophobic for shipping charlastor, are racist if you ship radiostatic, etc. I might be reaching but it feels like it has a sinister undertone where they’re trying to make it socially acceptable to engage in extreme bullying behaviors towards people who ship something they don’t like. I would probably care less about this kind of behavior if we didn’t live in the era of online witch hunts. The worst part is that I wish I could say it was mainly coming from one group but I have seen almost every Alastor ship having members that engage in it and it’s exhausting.
To this day, I think one of the worst takes I've ever seen regarding Alastor was some deer hater on Twitter insisting that, if he wasn't asexual, he would definitely be a rapist like Val. Very grateful to S2 mostly putting a stop to all the retarded "he was mean to Husk once, he's LITERALLY worse than Valentino!!" tweets
>>4016455I got bullied a lot for being 'lesbian' because I turned every guy down and generally wasn't interested in dating. I considered the possibility that I might be sapphic, but I wasn't attracted to women either...just male fictional characters. At least until I met my ex, though as an adult I recognize that fiasco wasn't the healthiest. I have a decent sex drive, surprisingly, just no desire for other people. I'd identify as gray asexual, but if something happened to my husband (God forbid) I can't ever imagine having or wanting sex again.>>4016467Probably unlikely to get a human Al, the lack of Charlie stuff is kind of surprising though. Especially for a 'female led' show, heh.>>4016480I just try to avoid ships altogether. I care not to see any art or hate. It's incredibly difficult right now to avoid it, so I'm mostly sticking to our little corner here where I don't have to interact with any of it. Hou get attacked for liking one ship and dogpiled for disliking another, it's very tiresome and I ultimately only care about deer.
>>4016480It would be fine if ship hate just ended at "I don't like x". That's entirely reasonable, you don't have to like everything. Also, if someone doesn't like something and is just trying to avoid it, it's shitty to start shoving it down their throat. You can find something problematic about any ship if you reach far enough, and there are retards in every ship doing dumb things. The problem is they tend to shout the loudest, so everyone gets tarred with the same brush. You're right that it's exhausting, I just want to see Alastor kiss a bunch of different people, not compete over who's the most in the right.>>4016481That's uh, quite a take. People do get hysterical over the one time Alastor threatened Husk, and forget the rest of the show where they seem to get along fairly well. Husk made a dig that he knew was going to hurt Alastor, bringing up his deal with Rosie. He has to be fairly comfortable and close with Alastor to bring that up. Would Angel do the same with Val? Doubt it.
On a happier note, he arrived today! The staff is removable, and oh my god his waist is smaller than his legs. I don’t know where I’m going to put him yet, my shelves are pretty full. I might keep him on my desk.
>>4016491Happy day! Keep him as a desk buddy!
>>4016491He's beautiful. (He wouldn't last 2 seconds in my house before that waist snapped.)
I realise I haven’t shown you guys my shelves in a while, I rearranged them when I got back after Christmas.>>4016498He will have to watch over me as I do my assignments. Hopefully he’s not too distracting.>>4016499I keep pinching his waist between my fingers, it’s so tiny and satisfying.
>>4016503Hopefully his gaze helps you Lel.>>4016499Deer abuse…
>>4016508I wonder if he could help me with my assignments, do you think he's any good at maths kek? Who am I kidding, he would just be a nuisance...
>>4016509he would convince you that your wrong answers are right and right answers wrong just to troll
>>4016547I’d believe him as well. He’s too cute to lie to me.>of course Alastor, 2+2=5
>>4016549What a cruel deer…
>>4016557Cruel, yes, but he is pretty. He would probably be more into my waves module, I might get some real help with that.
>>4016559Wave modules?sounds interesting! Completely off topic but I feel Alastor would be entranced my anything overly complex and mechanical, like steam engines or his radios. Though I joke about Alastor being helpless with things from time to time, I do feel he would be great with the wiring and the electrical engineering
>>4016566I think the same thing, I'm crap at anything practical or to do with engineering, and I sometimes imagine Alastor explaining how things work to me. I think I'd end up exasperating him, but I would hope he would be patient with me for a while since I'm very willing to listen to him.
>>4016503I think my favorite pieces are the framed human/demon portraits up top, beautiful work. Are you planning on expanding it further?
Doing anything else instead of working on the assignment I have due in <4 hours, here's Alastor murdering someone.>>4016586They're really pretty, I like the symmetry between them. I need to get frames for more of my prints. I have a bunch of standees coming, mostly, idk where I'm going to put them. I do have 2 more empty shelves...
>it's a day where I open twitter and there's loads of great deer artA good day!
>>4016619They finally finished it! Very nice>>4016694A great day!
>>4016619Stab stab stab! He's beautiful.
>>4016730I wish he would stab me like that...>>4016708An awesome day for deer.
This man could never do anything wrong.
>>4016888Never ever, Also give me 5 to bake a /trash/ deer
>>>/trash/81007965
>wake up>kimono merch has shipped>doujin has arrived at tensoIt’s a good morning for deer merch.
Another cool deer animation. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUdtRhvjM8t/
>>4018007Cute animation but poor deer :(
>>4018041Poor deer indeed, but at least we know it's only upwards from there.
>>4018000Lucky!
https://acggoods.com/product/alastor-s-midgnight-bath-triple-insert-acrylic-sta-by-de-bergerac/242486Cool looking naked deer standee
>>4018096I have been lucky recently, since I’ve been watching Vinted in case someone posts the Human Al card for cheap. I got last year’s valentines keychain for cheap, and a foil Mimzy too. Though I won’t get the kimono stuff until I go home for Easter. >>4018110Ooh I saw that, it looks good. De Bergerac is kind of hit or miss I find, sometimes Al looks kind of ugly, but that’s a nice one.
Since we're on the topic of merch, I found some good human Al stuff, I got the keychain and sticker, so we'll see the quality...https://acggoods.com/store/mares-merch
>>4018119Oh my, those are really cute.
>>4018114>De BergeracI met them at the Glasgow HH/HB con, they had traveled from Germany iirc. Very friendly, I got one of their NSFW prints. Their art is hit or miss with me as well, they're very skilled, but the stylization isn't for me most of the time.
>>4018127They always seem super sweet, and supportive of other artists. I frequently see them commenting on and sharing other people’s art in twitter, which is so nice. Did you see the Alastor artbook they organised? I ended up ordering a copy, though I’m still waiting for it to ship. It looked like there was a nice mixture of artists involved.
>>4018136No I haven't, do you have a link? Sounds nice.
>>4018138https://x.com/debergerac_art/status/1993025995449016322?s=46https://www.patreon.com/collection/1598829?view=expandedPreorders were over in December, though idk if there’ll be leftovers? Maybe they’ll sell some at cons.
>>4018142Nice stuff! I'll see if I can't snatch it up secondhand at some point. I've flirted with the idea of making merch, but I'm not even sure what sells the best.
>>4018143While I’m thinking about it, have you seen this human Alastor zine? It sounds right up your street, focused on human Al, and no ships. https://playinghuman.carrd.co/As for merch, I’m not sure what sells best. I like to buy a variety. Standees, keychains and pins seem to be the staples.
>>4018145No I haven't, holy shit that sounds so perfect. TwT Thank you! I will be following this closely. With merch I'm thinking I'd start small with stickers or key rings to see if there's any interest, then work my way up to enamel pins. My art is finally to a point where I feel confident enough to make...something. I've been meaning to leave 4chan and try some 'proper' artist pages, but idk.
>>4018146No worries, I forget you don’t use twitter while I get spammed with this stuff all the time. I’m glad that we’re still getting diverse content. If you ever did sell merch I’d keep half an eye for it, at least. I like your art, and I’m a sucker for anything with Alastor’s face on it lel.
>>4018147Thanks lol. If I did make anything I'd probably try to have a variety. Human, demon, white and brown. The only issue is linking things here, since I wouldn't want certain people to find my external socials, ha.
>>4018164Of course, I get why you’d be reluctant to post anything here. If I happened upon it offsite though, well it wouldn’t be worth my while to say anything about it. Cute merch is just cute merch.
>>4018171Truthfully I'm not worried about anyone from /deer/ spilling the beans, but you know how that other place can be. I do need to invest in a good tablet though. Priorities. :D
>>4018201
>>4018201>>4018202Cute deer love!
>>4018179I hope it goes well for you if you do decide to make merch. Those who post here are the ones who are likely to come across it organically anyway, due to our love for the deer.
I decided to write an Alastor x Reader Valentine's fic, I'm forcing myself to write a chapter every day until Valentine's Day, heh. Starts off a little angsty, also I worry I made the reader a little dumb. (she's just sheltered, ok)https://archiveofourown.org/works/79333731/
>>4018323Very nice! good luck to you on the chapter a day it’s gonna be a lot of work but hopefully will be rewarding!
>>4018329If I tell people I'm going to do that I'm more likely to do it. I like to suffer. Walking gives me too much time to think about deer, I have to get it out somehow.
I love him in pink. By one of my favourite creators. I hope he’s up for preorder soon. https://x.com/fanmadebyheart?s=21
>>4018451Very nice!
>>4018230True, and thanks. We'll see where it goes...>>4018323Yay! I needed something to pick me up since I've been ridiculously busy and will be until after Ash Wednesday (multiple birthdays, Valentine's Day, and Mardi Gras all together this year). So thank you for this gift.>>4018451>Shipping is $20 Pain. I'm suddenly finding so much new merch and I'm having to limit myself to two items per week. There was a long dry spell and then so much good stuff is coming out... SunnyCitrine has two new pins and I just...need deer.
>>4018498I'm halfway through chapter 2. It's not my greatest work, but it's a fun story to write. I find that I'm very merchpilled at the moment, Valentine's merch comes out tomorrow and I bet it'll be good. Ugh. At least the maid cafe online release was postponed. I understand the urge to own all the deer, believe me.
>>4018503Just keep on working on it. You’ll never have anything perfect so do your best and don’t stress!
>>4018559 I'm not really stressed about it, though I did go back and change some of the wording in the first chapter because I didn't like how it sounded when I read it back. I am kind of a perfectionist, though I'm more relaxed than ever about sharing fanfiction. It's kind of nice knowing that some people like my weird thoughts and fantasies about the deer.
>>4018503As long as you're enjoying it that's all that matters. I certainly enjoy reading, so I'll look forward to updates. :3 Yeah...I uh, have so many things on my wishlist. I try to sort them in order of what I want the most, shipping is a pain, since shipping to the states is utterly ridiculous atm. I look forward to returning to the UK for cheaper shipping alone.
>>4018586I'm usually more of a quality over quantity person, but being bound by a deadline does make me actually commit. And I get it, shipping from the States also seems particularly painful right now. I was joking with someone a few days ago that I'm either going to move to the US or Japan just for the sake of Hazbin merch, kek. Wherever you are in the world you end up getting screwed somehow.
>>4018593Same. I've committed to weekly uploads, so now I have no choice but to lock in. I feel like the tariffs make importing anything to the US a pain, for example it was $35 to import my human Al plush, which is almost the value of the item.
>>4018605I feel like daily chapters are a bit much to sustain for a while, but I only have to write 2 more... maybe a bonus one with smut. Ouch, that's painful. Tariffs sound like a pain in the ass, hopefully they get better soon.
>>4018614>>4018605Keep up the good work on fics and the like! Also, It’s World Radio day today!
>>4018782Happy World Radio Day! Obviously the most important holiday of them all.
>>4018782Yay! Happy world radio day!Just taking a gander at the Valentine's merch. There's no human Al, so I'll pass, but I'm low key grateful there was no ship stuff. Maybe now the more annoying shippers will lighten up a bit. I do feel bad for the characterfags who got literally nothing. How disappointing. Who's in charge of merch? Even if they don't use ships they're still missing out on money from the yumes who would love a solo Vox or Lute standee or keychain.
>>4018799I ended up getting the standee and 2 of the trading cards. I love that Alastor has a card saying ‘to me’ on it. Deercest is canon, lel. They are really not good at merch though, I assume it’s more A24/Amazon though, since the Helluva drops get literally every character. Still, it’s like they’re allergic to making money.
>>4018800He's so cute. And yeah, human Al stuff is selling like crazy on Etsy, as is human Vox. Why she wouldn't at least capitalize on that is anybody's guess. You don't even have to make ship merch because people will pair their faves up anyway. Vox being just a head is kinda sad ngl.
>>4018802I can already tell they’re going to take Vox being only a head as the funniest joke ever and by the time season 3 airs, we’ll all be sick of it and still have to sit through several episodes of the same. I always kind of assumed they’d do merch of, if not Radiosilence, at least something with their human forms. There’s the trading cards, but I mean, people have been speculating over the human forms for years, and Alastor’s was one of the most prominent leaks. There’s got to be some executive sat in an Amazon office somewhere dreaming about how much money they could be making.
>>4018804Someone pointed out the Lucifer stand has a similar out to Al and is facing him. I hate to say it but it’s pretty obvious that Viv wants to bait the ship in all merch drops. I still don’t think she’s going to make it canon but S3 is going to be full of a ton of fanservice moments for it at this point.
>>4018799>Maybe now the more annoying shippers will lighten up a bitRadioapple shippers are claiming the Lu and Al stands are meant to match and taking it as more proof it’s going to happen in season 3 so unlikely. At this point unless Vivzie screams in their face it is going to happen they’re still going to think it is.
>>4018807>>4018808Honestly, I’d rather not discuss RA shippers across 3 different threads. Everyone’s going to read into it whatever they want. The outfits all follow the same theme, of course they’re going to have similarities. Alastor sent himself a Valentines card, so I’m stating that deercest is canon and I’m sticking with that.
>>4018804I didn't expect any RS/MM merch, I know it's really popular, but I recall someone (Smiles? Morgana?) saying that only canonical ships would get merch, and RS is a one sided thing, so I understand not including Radiosilence. But not releasing human designs is really odd. >>4018808>>4018809100% this. The designs are all vaguely Spanish inspired, so they all have similarities, Lucifer could easily match Valentino or Alastor could match Charlie. Alastor sent himself a valentine card and we have very blatant Lucilith merch. Anything else is really reaching.
>>4018809>>4018810My only point was that I was responding to anon’s claim that the the merch won’t lead to a decrease in annoying shippers because they will see what they want to see no matter how delusional it is. I will not bring it up any further.
>>4018812You can't help the schizos, unfortunately. But for the more reasonable shippers it should take the wind out of their sails slightly, which makes it a little more tolerable for yumes. That said, we can all agree that the merch drop was underwhelming. Oh well, more money to spend on fan merch!
>>4018815It made me realize how much better the Japanese merch division is at their job. In the kimono and maid cafe run every single character got their own personal standee and no one was grouped together or excluded. Honestly I would not mind if Viv handled the entire merch division over to the Japanese team that was in charge of both of those drops at this point.
>>4018810I kind of see Radiosilence giving them a loophole to put them together in merch for the sole purpose of making money. Anti-valentines, maybe, idk I’d probably buy it. Still, there’s so much RS fan merch, can’t really complain. I’d rather have solo Al anyway. There’s got to be human merch planned at some point, they can’t be that crazy. >>4018812I’ve seen Radiodust shippers pointing out parallels between them as well, and someone saying Al’s outfit would go well with Vox’s. Muting the schizos who are reading too much into this is easy enough.
>>4018818The Japanese are right to include every character. A much smarter business move. While I can't say the kemono/cafe line did anything for me personally, I do respect them for actually catering to fans.>>4018819I was sitting around waiting with my card ready to buy any human Al that dropped, but now I suppose that money will go to Etsy artists. I swear it's like the team is catering to themselves and have a severe allergy to making money.
>>4018827Good for fan artists, I guess. I was ready to buy more, but the only other thing I was maybe interested in was the postcard with Al on it, but I’m not spending $25 for a full set when I only want one of them. There are some nice Valentines themed standees are up for preorder here btw: https://xpersonatoy.com/products/pre-order-valentines-day-pilot-alastor-full-panel-acrylic-standee
>>4018831He's so sexy ugh. Viv is an idiot. It can't be said enough.
>>4018832It’s one of those universal truths. Gravitational force always attracts, one day all of us will die, and Viv will always be a moron. Also that the deer is beautiful and sexy and perfect, that too.
>>4018809>>4018819ALASTOR IN A CHOKER???? OH GOD, I'M GONNA COME!!!!!!This year's outfit for him mogs the fuck out of last year imo. Seeing him with his clavicle exposed!! Good heavens, I'm going to faint.
>>4018860Whoever came up with Alastor’s choker seriously needs a raise.
>>4018860>>4018861So good
I honestly cannot believe how slutty that deer is by showing us his neck and clavicle. While the outfit itself is kinda meh, having that aspect makes it insanely hot.
>>4018865The outfit would be improved if he took the jacket off, I think. Show us more skin!
>>4018865It’s very meh, first thing I thought when I saw it is he would never wear that. The black under shirt is the worse he is cute in it though. Especially the choker
Sex
>>4018871Damn I need to stop getting distracted…
>>4018867Yes! More deer skin!>>4018868I agree, it's not my favorite because I can't ever imagine him wearing it, but damn if the choker hasn't made my day.
>>4018876Take it off, take it off…
>>4018878It's hot, but it's so not Alastor. Though it does take me back to my teenage years when all the cute alt/emo boys had chokers and eyeliner. The 90s/00s were wild. I wish my husband still rocked that style.
>>4018880Yeah, it’s really not. I prefer the previous years merch for him, honestly. I kind of like that this is a bit different though? And I do very much like objectifying him. I hope we get lots more art with him in a tight undershirt and a choker, just for that purpose. Now I need emo Alastor, haha.
>>4018883Chokers were synonymous with teen hearthrobs back in the day, and they all had the same ones lol. I wonder if Viv is harkening to that since she's not too much younger than I am. Still not very Alastor, but nostalgic nonetheless. Al's already got the emo hair swoop and color scheme, he could pull it off, but I prefer him in pastels.
>>4018885The more I think about it, the more I’m imagining Charlie forcing him to dress up for the hotel family Valentines photo or something. She’s not letting him wear yet another black and red suit, he will match everyone else and like it. I just need Alastor in eyeliner. That’s all. I’ll dye my tips red again to match him.
>>4018890I remember being big into alt fashion and having dyed tips, of course I was into j-fashion, so it was always pastels. Those were fun times. I do wonder if Alastor has any say in his appearance, or if he just manifested with a bob.
>>4018897When I was into jfashion I kept it plain black, the last few years I’ve had dyed tips, either red or purple. I’m thinking of going back to upside down Alastor. It would be interesting to know what the constraints on sinners bodies are. The Vees clearly perform plastic surgery on their employees, but do they eventually just go back to their original form? Finding out that Alastor chooses to have his hair like that would be funny. Or seeing him get his hair cut and wake up the next day and it’s back to how it was.
>>4018899I like to imagine that Al slowly shifted his style the longer he was in Hell. French bobs were very popular with women in the 20/30s and maybe he moved to a more androgynous look as time went on. I doubt he had any interest in looking feminine as a man, but after 100 or so years in hell he probably stopped caring and started experimenting with different hairstyles and eyeliner/shadow. Why not? I don't think it's a reflection on his sexuality, but more of a product of boredom and thinking back to when he was a human and emulating what he found attractive then.
>>4018900That’s a nice idea. I also like the idea of him trusting Niffty to cut his hair, or something like that. It would be interesting to follow a sinner from when they first land in Hell, working out how to deal with their new body and powers, that kind of thing.
>>4018902Sauce for the art?
>>4018907https://x.com/popi_ip0/status/2022494002290004414?s=46
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine's Day, /deer/. I hope your deer is extra romantic today. <3
So... human Al, in the Valentine's outfit, yea or nay?
>>4018995Happy Valentine's Day!>>4019068The outfit is becoming a nay for me at this point. While I initially enjoyed the more sensual aspects of it, I've grown weary of the discussion that it 'proves' he's into Lucifer for 'matching', or that he's a gay bottom in some capacity because he's wearing something that was a staple of alt fashion a decade ago. That and the fact that it is woefully OOC. I can imagine Alastor wearing lingerie like we see in a lot of V-Day stuff, if he were in a private situation, but I can't imagine him prancing around in public wearing a mariachi costume showing his neck/chest.
>>4019070I actually hate the discussion around it, and all the arguing it's caused. The fact that everyone dived straight into analysing things that matched with another character (and it's not just RAs, it's literally everyone) kind of implies to me that they don't give a shit about the character, just their ship. While I like the ships, it gets annoying when all that matters is "winning" over other ships. All I want to do is enjoy sexy pictures of Al. Though I've hardly had 5 minutes today to check twitter, so that's probably a good thing.
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