So uh ill get to their pages later but this is for Virgil Dextrum, Dante Sinistrum, and Beatrice Miller, the angel/devil/human girl without hands trio. Theyre very dear to my heart tbh
Week 1[]
Despellopment question 1: How do the members of the ship feel about the other(s)?[]
irt Dante[]
As her oldest friend, naturally Beatrice feels a deep love and respect for Dante. She sees him as an incredibly capable and clever individual in his own right, who could do anything he set his mind to. In short- complete faith in him. Although he tends to be far more reclusive and attract less attention, their bond is extremely tight and you can bet she's keeping an eye out for him in every circumstance.
Virgil is maybe not as close to Dante as Beatrice, at least emotionally. Being so closed off means it's hard for Virgil to really know what Dante's deal is, especially since his more assertive way of talking seems to make Dante retreat into his shell a bit more. Not to mention, the fact that he's an angel and Dante's a demon. It's not that he's personally bothered by it but it IS an elephant in the room that they've never properly addressed. They're sort of close, like a very close friendship but they've maybe not opened their heart to each other as it were. Virgil likes Dante, he's just... got a limited scope of what he can do with those feelings.
irt Virgil[]
As someone who prefers a level of distance from others, that manifests as a preference for less forward people, Virgil serves as somewhat of an anomaly in Beatrice's life. He's chill and lackadaisical and seems to have a completely different point of view from her. Beyond that there's something enigmatic about him- understandable, hes an angel. Beatrice's feelings are mixed towards him but in a good way. She thinks he's very cool and exciting to be around. Of course, she trusts him, but there's an undercurrent of knowing what kind of person he is underneath things that adds an edge to their relationship- not in a negative sense but in an exciting one, of anticipation. She likes him a lot, their relationship is great do not get me wrong.
Dante's feelings about Virgil are defined by his relation to Beatrice- as long as he's on Beatrice's side he's ok. In truth however, this is just a weird excuse he uses to mask his own feelings towards Virgil which are weird, and kind of confusing.
Dante originally felt quite intimidated by Virgil, although he hid it well. While he doesn't feel that way any more, not since he got to know him, he does still feel a bit... strange about Virgil, like he doesn't know how to approach him of his own accord. Like he wishes he knew how to interact with him, he's just a bit uncertain. Like he knows Virgil is trustworthy and he... guesses he should like him but...? He's unsure where to go from there.
irt Beatrice[]
Virgil used to love Beatrice, in the sterile way an angel is drawn to purity of heart, but those feelings seem to have warped into something strangely sincere. Now he actually likes her lmao. Beatrice, to him, is just a really interesting cool person. They have a really easy, comfortable relationship, where things just seem to fall in to plave perhaps too easily. Point is Virgil likes her a lot.
Beatrice is the first person Dante's properly opened his heart to, so he of course associates her with a wave of emotions he's not used to- fear, regret, panic- all raw, surprisingly strong emotions at being so uncharacteristically open. Deep down though, beneath the regret at doing an objectively reckless thing, a belief that she was worth it. He trusts her, even if his own sense of trust scares him, and he loves her so desperately and fearfully that it hurts.
Despellopment question 2: What are some commonalities between the ship? What are things that they would do together which they all enjoy?[]
Things they have in common? A sense of disconnect from the place that they come from. They could never comfortably 'fit in' to the social order and values the way everyone around them could. They found their 'home' in each other.
The three of them also share a literal magic bond, a gold band imprinted on their respective wrists. Both a demonic contract to allow Dante to remain on earth, as well as an artificial guardian angelship contract so Virgil can qualify for a legacy.
As far as things they like to do together... there's very few things all three of them have in common as hobbies. They like hanging out together, very much doing their own thing.
They also all have cool eye markings tho
Beatrice/Virgil[]
- Both publically seen as being on the morally upstanding side, regardless of them as people
- like to deal with evil spirits together
Beatrice/Dante[]
- they're both meticulous planners and thinkers, who prefer to strategise than be spontaneous
- they both prefer to keep their distance from others
- both love reading
- they spend a lot of time in the library together
Dante/Virgil[]
- They're both supernatural beings, and can relate to each other on that basis. In-jokes abound.
- they're roommates, and do roommate things
- they're both weirdly unintentionally minimalist, meaning their dorm room is basically bare.
- surprisingly they share the same sense of humour.
Week 2[]
Despellopment question 3: Tell us about a âfirstâ between the characters. A first meeting, a first date, first time meeting the parents, etc.[]
The first time the three shared a meal together was very early in their relationship. Beatrice's father had left overnight, so Beatrice got the house to herself. Dante came in from the mill he usually resides in to talk to her, taking advantage of the absence. At some point, claiming to want to get used to his human form, Dante decided to try baking a loaf of bread. Beatrice figured she might as well make a soup or stew or something.
While waiting for the bread to prove, the two sat in the kitchen, enjoying the oven's warmth, generally chatting about things. Then of course, a certain angel, still an aquaintance they didn't really know or understand yet popped in. While they didn't know him well he HAD become Beatrice's guardian angel, due to her use of magic, and for better or worse he was stuck with them. So, Beatrice got him to help out.
The food turned out p ok, all in all. Virgil went to leave, having done helping or whatever, but Beatrice got him to stick around. The first meal they ate together, was eaten in a small old fashioned kitchen, crowded around a corner table barely meant for one. It was kind of weird because they didn't really know each other well but it was nice, and sometimes thats enough.
Despellopment question 4: Tell us about a âdreamâ between the characters. A dream date, a dream trip, etc.[]
The three of them sometimes joke about starting an exorcism company together. A joke obviously but... there is that underlying 'unless?' They kind of think it would be a cool thing to do after graduation, although they've kind of not taken it further because of destiny.
Week 3[]
Despellopment question 5: Is the relationship between the characters impacted by destiny at all?[]
Less the relationship, more how it gets perceived. The divine jokes are frequently typecast, although Virgil being himself has subverted people's perceptions right back into concern. Beatrice is seen as a virtuous pure girl, Dante an unreadable demon whose intentions are dubious, and Virgil is unfortunately not 'angelic'. People feel bad for Beatrice for being 'stuck' with an angel like Virgil, and think she's maybe a bit naive for hanging out with Dante.
Despellopment question 6: Is there or do your characters perceive there to be an âendâ to the ship?[]
While Beatrice loves them both dearly, she expects that sometime in future she will dissolve the magic that's tying them together, and that they will go their separate ways. Meanwhile Virgil kind of expects he'll have to go after he's fulfilled his role on earth, while Dante expects his past will likely catch up with him and he'll have to disappear one day. None of them want their relationship to end, of course, but when you come from different worlds (literally) they know that their ability to stay together is likely finite.
Week 4[]
Despellopment question 7: What is a source of tension between the ship?[]
Honestly there's quite a few things in their relationship that would be expected to cause tension but actually don't, such as being magically bonded to each other, or the angel/devil conflicts. As the big visible potential sources of tension, they're the ones they addressed early, and have resolved long ago. Any tension that appears in their relationship is really more clashes in personality. While they have a good grasp of each other's boundaries generally, they can and do bicker a bit.
Despellopment question 8: How has the ship made its members grow as people?[]
The three of them, in a way are quite lonesome people. Having each other, in an otherwise unforgiving world has really shaped them as people.
Dante was pretty self serving, as well as being quite prone to callousness, an effect of being completely isolated from people, as well as only having himself to rely on. Meeting Beatrice and Virgil gave him some of that 'humanity' back, allowing him to slowly figure out how to express the positive emotions he represses. Knowing Beatrice helped him figure out how to care, while Virgil, being his polar opposite ends up dragging him out of his shell, giving him a 'normal' friendship dynamic. Effectively the two are his first experiences of healthy social contact, and helped him/are still helping him figure out what it means to him.
Beatrice met Dante at maybe a more impressionable time in her life, which is why the two have quite a bit in common. Beatrice admired the sense of control Dante seemed to have, as well as his intelligence, so tried to take on those traits herself. Of course her other experiences means that those traits have very much become her own. but the impetus to become the person she is now was her early impressions of Dante. As for Virgil... well in the early days Virgil was very much the one who would actually challenge her, in terms of her perception of the world among other things. He basically kept pushing her in a way that drove her forward, eventually getting her to gain that confidence in herself, in a way not rooted in survival.
Virgil was also able to connect to his more 'human' side from his relationship with the two. Coming from a community of angels where affection really only manifested as benevolent approval if you were acceptably part of the group, having people to interact with who were open and uninhibitedly emotional in their interactions with him was both a new and really liberating experience. It was fun, and he got to actually experience being 'himself' and learning what that actually means. Generally Virgils also gotten a bit chiller, as it were, given that he can actually freely be himself.
Community Prompts[]
Week 1[]
Write fanfiction featuring the ship using a canon doll line as a prompt (e.g., the ship on Legacy Day, the ship dressed up for a game a la School Spirit, the ship at Book-to-School time, etc).
Ship: Philomela Towerbird/Canary Prince
Completed prompt: Loves Me Not
I based it on Heartstruck, aka CA Cupid's one-off doll line! I thought the plot of the webisode would make for an interesting situation given the two's already fraught relationship. They're good kids who do still love each other but only platonically, and that was what I was hoping to convey!
Week 2[]
Draw fanart for a ship that does not have any art of them together
Ship: Cordelia Chopper/Barley
Completed prompt:
So these two? I love them you need to understand that. Cora and Barley simultaneously capture the spirit of Oz and their roles while subverting them beautifully with so much nuance to their portrayal. They're super cute as a couple too!!! Like their life experiences and history together and everything, I'm not surprised they could find solace in each other, and I'm very glad they did!
Week 3[]
Draw fanart where the ship is engaging in a hobby that one has but the other(s) doesnât/donât.
Ship: Maxixe BĂ©rylune/Sophinx Riddleton
Completed prompt:
Week 4[]
Draw the ship as they might appear in an AU where they have had their destiny swapped with the other(s).
Ship: Carole Nurys/Hume Dalrymple/Roselina "Lina" Love
Completed prompt:
