When I Came Across With That Musical Art, I Decided To Write Him. He Looks More Perfect Than I Expected

It's been a long time since I've had sketches, so— here we are

I don't know why.. I leave it there

Description of the characters for the comic

Part 2

Continuation of Chapter 1 is also in development

Some sketches drawn in between cases.. Although I don't have exams, no one has canceled the tests :D

That's crazy... Why do i post it in the midnight...? Oh, dark, eat me....

Well, it looks kinda tasty to take part in it. >:}

Welcome to the third annual Nightmarch!

This is an UNOFFICIAL event, I do not own Nightmare or Dreamtale. Anyone is free to participate, and all ships and AU’s/variations are welcome as long as Nightmare is part of the focus! Art and writing are welcome, as well as any other mediums.

Feel free to tag any entrees #Nightmarch2024

You ARE ALLOWED to repost this prompt list to other websites if you wish, however please credit me. You may not repost any of my other work.

Again this is unofficial, Nightmare and Dreamtale belong to Jokublog

Previously asked questions under the cut

Do you have to do the prompts in order? - You can do any of the prompts in any order you want! No rules y’all.

Is NSFW content allowed? - Yes. Feel free to make whatever you want and use the Nightmarch tag freely. Everything is welcome. I do ask however to please not @ my blog in anything explicitly NSFW.

Do you reblog entrees? - I will try to reblog as much as I can! I love seeing everyone’s work. I do warn you however that I am quite forgetful, so apologies if I miss anything.

How/why was Nightmarch created? - For more info on the events creation look at this post: https://www.tumblr.com/the-anxious-axolotl/677367715212771328/introducing-nightmarch-a-whole-month-for-the

Should we be concerned over your apparent Nightmare obsession? - Yes. It is growing exponentially.

Between studying and my coursework, I fell in love with hedgehogs....

I draw warden as some kind of character, maybe? In my opinion he looks nice like that

And this theory is quite interesting and has its place. By the way, it very easily overlaps with the theory that Alastor and Zestial made a deal. (this can be seen in the green stitches on the smile and hat)

Alastor, Zestial, and Hubris - Preamble

(Ao3 Link)

Okay, so. I don't know how many of you have seen this meme by @the-nerd-beast about Alastor & Zestial, but i saw it the night it was posted. It articulated something I had wondered about offhandedly during episode 5 but ultimately decided was probably not important; and got me thinking about it again, in more detail.

Namely - why was Zestial spared? What made him different from the other Overlords Alastor killed? What reason would Alastor (power hungry, chip on his shoulder) have to let one of the oldest Overlords live when he targeted the rest with impunity?

The obvious answer is that Zestial was kind (or at least polite) to Alastor, even before he had a lot of power to his name. I think this is supported by canon - Alastor and Zestial have a pretty friendly acquaintanceship, Zestial in general is respectful (he's one of the only Overlords to not demean Charlie, even if he doesn't believe in her ideas); and he's polite even when criticizing Velvette's suggestion of taking the fight to the exorcists.

However, that's boring. Instead, I would like to propose a theory that's feasible, if not likely:

Alastor did, in fact, target Zestial during his rise to power. However, unlike other Overlords, Zestial came out on top - and Alastor was forced to make a deal with him to escape a worse fate.

This theory will be broken up into multiple parts, listed below:

Analyzing Alastor - Breaking Down Alastor's Deal (ETA Wednesday 06/03); How Powerful Is Alastor; Alastor, Emotions & Emoting; Unfair Fighting: Alastor vs. Overlords

Analyzing Zestial - What We Know About Zestial; Zestial & Relationships (feat. Carmilla); How Powerful Is Zestial

Alastor and Zestial: Making a Cordial Relationship About Fear and Irony Because I Am Incapable Of Being "Normal" About Characters (The Actual Theory)

I can't stop drawing him. It's too chic. I want him. In every sense.