Zephyr Ghoul - Blog Posts
Born to be
Zeph finds a certain fire ghoul in the kitchen. (post-transition)
Characters: Zephyr, Dewdrop Word count: 586
“Dew?” Zephyr walked into the kitchen, leaning heavily on their cane. It was late already; the moon had long risen, but they were thirsty and, even though everything hurt, they didn’t want to ask someone to fetch them something.
The ghoul that sat on the countertop was a surprise, though; a bag of Cheetos in his lap. His transition had been four days ago, but Omega and especially Aether insisted on keeping him in the infirmary for another week, just to make sure everything was truly alright.
“Zeph!” Dewdrop had at least the decency to look caught. He was wearing a way too big shirt, the smell of Aether wafting over to the air ghoul, and they gave the other an amused look but said nothing about the fact that Dew had escaped the infirmary.
The taller grabbed themself a cup and groaned at the motion, as the pain in their back got worse from it.
“You need some help?” the smaller ghoul asked and already stood up to take the cup. “Tea?”
Zeph let out a sigh, but nodded and moved over to sit at the table, while the ghoul poured water into the cup and then took some tea from a box. But instead of heating it up in the microwave, he sat down next to Zeph, his tail swinging. Both hands wrapped around the cup, the water began to heat up, and the grin on Dew’s face was straight up adorable.
“Thank you,” Zephyr took the tea and watched the smaller ghoul with a soft look. It had been long since they saw Dewdrop that happy; his whole aura had changed. His tail never stopped swinging, and he looked like he was completely at ease with himself.
“So I take Aeth doesn’t know you are here?” The air ghoul chuckled, and the guilty expression he got as an answer. “I won’t tell him.”
“Thanks,” Dew tilted his head to the side, the smile not vanishing from his face.
“You fell good, hmm?” they asked him then, but it was more of a statement than a question.
“Very,” Dew answered. “I feel fantastic!”
Zephyr gave him a nod. “I get what you mean. It’s great to be yourself, to feel like you’re finally yourself…”
The fire ghoul grinned a bit, his hands fidgeting as he avoided eye contact. His cheeks flushed from excitement.
“I just… I don’t know how to describe it. But I feel so much better, so much more comfortable,” he tried to explain. “It’s like my whole me is finally me and the stuff I can do now! It’s so cool!”
The air ghoul felt their heart melting for their pack mate. He seemed so innocent like that, as if he had always been a fire ghoul, always been that joyful. But the moment was destroyed as their knee decided to send a new rush of pain through their leg, and they felt kind of guilty for ruining Dew’s mood with it.
“Can I?” Dew asked instead, the happiness not disappearing. He had his hands raised and Zeph understood what he meant.
“You can.”
They sat like that for another hour, Dew’s hand caressing the spots that were hurting the most, heating them up, soothing the pain. Zephyr watched his face most of the time, how he concentrated not to make it too hot and to keep the heat constant. And three things were for sure: Dewdrop was happy, he was complete, and he was born to be a fire ghoul.
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Nameless Ghoul Designs Part 4: Air
Aero
Barn owl inspired
can’t move his eyes, can turn his head like an owl
feathers on arms
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Zephyr
Harpy eagle inspired
thick feathers
piercings on eyebrow and collarbone
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Cumulus
No real design inspiration
fuzzy horns
hair floats and moves with emotions
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Cirrus
Bearded vulture inspired
sleek feathers
Large horns for an air ghoul
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Aurora
Elephant hawk moth inspired
long pupils from time as multi
bright colours from multi affiliation
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Air Ghouls (My Interpretation):
Based on some kind of bird or flying animal (moths, etc)
very light (hollow but robust bones)
smaller than other species
noses are “beaks” → not as hard as the one of a real bird but still firm
good vision
feathers puff up with emotion
Ear holes under their feather tufts
move soundlessly
Markings are usually on their backs
Part1 ; Part2 ; Part3 ; Part5 ; Part6
I think Special and Zephyr are BFFS
THEY'RE SOO PRETTY!!!
Part 3 of my ghoul designs featuring the air girlies (and Zephyr as a bonus). I've officially made it through the halfway point and now have 4 ghouls left to design for the impera era woo
Previous designs here: Part 1 | Part 2
As usual, headcanons under the cut:
Air Ghouls
I'm taking inspiration from Dante's Inferno because I remember there were harpies in one of the circles of hell. Hence, the bird design.
They're often seen accompanying earth ghouls. In Inferno, harpies feed upon the leaves of souls who turned into trees. Based on this, air ghouls stick around earth ghouls because they care for the plants they use for food and shelter. Air ghouls in return warn earth ghouls of any danger and lead them to resources they could both benefit from. (This doesn't really apply on topside but the ghoulettes still like to hang out with Mountain)
Besides birds, I also wanted to add a butterfly/moth motif to give the characters a more inhuman look. Air ghouls have false eyes to confuse and intimidate other ghouls in the pits
These ghouls, especially those with long hair, have their hair braided by other air ghouls as a social custom (also so hair doesn't get in the way while flying)
Females have dull colors while males are colorful
Cirrus
Sharp features, long wispy hair similar to cirrus clouds
Often has her hair braided by Cumulus when they're on duty
A fast flier and very energetic with her movements
The 2nd in command of her pack
Cumulus
Like the cloud she's named after, she has more softer features than the other ghouls. Don't let that fool you because she's just as aggressive as the others.
A silent flier and not as fast as cirrus
Tends to stare at people with her large round eyes. She likes making people feel uncomfortable with her stares.
"you can't give all your blorbos POTS and autism just because you have them." yes i can, watch me