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I swear that Leshy's Bishop portrait is like a SMIDGE taller than the other Bishops, so I headcanon in my Of Smoke and Teeth AU he's the tallest Bishop even though he's the youngest. But for Black Sulfur AU he's taller than Heket since I picture her as being the shorter one (totally not projecting).

And speaking of Heket, she hasn't appeared yet in Black Sulfur but she's going to be signing instead of talking because talking hurts her throat.

I BEG OF YOU TO RAMBLE ABOUT YOUR COTL FICS, anything you wanna ramble about :3c

You’ll probably like this: the Narinders in both my AUs are positive toward cannibalism. One fantasies about it but overall both think it's of use in times of need such as famines or overpopulation. Death is death, but if your body can contribute to saving someone else, then that's the best.

But neither Lamb agrees with that despite one of them being a cannibal. Cannibalism is a slippery slope that can lead to widespread murder and madness. Black Sulfur AU Lamb originally went along with The One Who Waits policy on cannibalizing the dead. But once they usurped him they quickly established that those who die go straight to the crypts or, if the cultist asked, their body is burned, left out for feral creatures to eat, or buried in the ground. But overall a lot of cultists wish to be put in the crypt. So ye.

Of Smoke and Teeth AU NariLamb:

Narinder: the damned, wretched Lamb, curse them for putting me in this cramped, pained body. I won't stop fighting to get my crown back, even if it means getting kille- Lamb: NARI LOOK AT MY TEETH! (shows off their new carnivore teeth) Narinder: ((immediately becomes domesticated)) oh 👁️👄👁️

(pretend there's a third eye above the mouth)

Black Sulfur AU Shittens

been fantasizing about NariLamb shittens and how many there would be/what they be

There'd probably be three- triplets. One is a cat, one is a sheep and one is a hybrid, Lamb's Infant God genetics may be contributing to that. Or maybe in this world there's a chance of a hybrid child coming to be.

Maybe the kitten and hybrid would be male while the lamb is female. Maybe the kitten could be white with red eyes (albino???? He would also suffer like Narinder having sensitive eyes), lamb would be black with Lamb's black eyes. The hybrid... I'm not too sure. Maybe he looks like a sheep but with a cat tail, eyes, cat muzzle, teeth and maybe light gray? Wool? Like from the distance you go "oh hey a sheep" but when you come close you're like "wtf is this"

And there could be another litter of shittens later

parent titles Black Sulfur AU

I was gonna keep silent about this until it happens in The Daughter of Death and Darkness but I'm gonna explode if I don't

In a future chapter Limos is going to call Narinder "Dada" then to "Papa", the change in name to move away from 'Da' which is associated with the Fox.

And Lamb is going to be "Mama" they were at first completely baffled at this but quickly went along with it because it means a lot to Limos. Explanation for her calling them Mama will occur in that chapter.

Just had to post this the wait was making me nuts eeee.

And of course as she grows older she moves toward a more formal "Father" and "Mother" (or maybe "Baather LMAO) but will revert back to "Papa/Mama" if she's scared or being scolded.

Edit: and their future shittens will also address them as Papa/Mama, though maybe one will call Lamb "Baba", like oh maybe the female lamb because she'd bleat and baa.

we should be allowed to eat the corpses of the Bishops

yknow so they don't go to waste

OH MY GOD NARINDER

I just married him and he has this trait I'm crying

I do not consent to people uploading my fanfictions to AI, including c.ai.

Well the latest post from Bamsara has made me realize I should put a disclaimer I don't consent to people uploading my fanfictions to AI, including c.ai.

It's upsetting how people will take writer's works and use them to have AI ""write"" fanfiction and or use it to roleplay. I've already seen people in the COTL fandom use AI to write fanfics, which you should be ashamed of.

And please don't use c.ai out of respect for fanfic writers.

And once more, I do not consent to have my works used in AI.

get sick idiot

and yes this is going to be Of Smoke and Teeth NariLamb shit because they've been neglected and deserve a wholesome fic as a treat

NariLamb sicfic done!

I dunno how to end sicfics, this is my first one 🫠

the Goat

wouldn't it be fucked up that when the Goat gets the Purple Crown he immediately hunts down Lamb and violently tries to attack them., screaming and shouting they did this to him.

Then the Goat freaks out and starts hyperventilating and crying when the reality of the situation sinks in.

He's not happy the Purple Crown picked him, he's fucking scared and terrified of what this means. Instead of accepting that he's been chosen for his true nature, he wants to blame the Lamb for it all. After all, he talked to them a few months ago, their godlike germs must've gotten on him. Or they released the Purple Crown to be cruel.

He was rather violent and hot-headed as a doeling, he nor his parents knew why he was so aggressive. He threw tantrums, broke horns, broke limbs, and pushed and punched fellow kids. He even once bit a Priest when they mistakenly called him by the wrong name. A cold fire burned within him, and his parents were afraid (and deep down inside he was too) he'd never live a normal life, and would someday be banished from the community. But he couldn't stop himself, he was just so... so... angry at nothing. At everything.

However when he was chosen by his successor, her Master (which is the same species as the Mystic Seller) he was taught discipline and ways to calm himself. He grew out of his temper and roughness thanks to schedules and discipline, though he is rude to those who worship the Gods.

He's devoted to his Master because it pretty much soothed his rage, gave him not only powers, a halo, but a new title and shed his old identity. He was essentially reborn and would gladly spend a hundred years being its mouthpiece until it desired a new Messenger. He knew its true name, he knew its prayers inside and out.

After all, it is an ultimate being, one who can see the threads of the worlds, time means nothing to it, it can never age or die, even if it is forgotten about. Heretical Gods and entities that lurk in the world are beneath it and its kind. To become a worshipper of a God is a sin and heavily frowned upon.

So to lose his halo, to lose his title of Messenger, is horrifying on its own, he is now a false idol that the Priests lectured against. But... he's lost the one thing he turned to to help curb the aggression within him. He cannot remember its name, for mere mortals and Gods cannot comprehend its true name, nor the true name of the others,

He's also lost his community, a sadistic twist to what he feared all along. What his parents had worried about came true, just not in the way they expected.

And worst of all, the thing he once called 'My Lord' and sent prayers to, said absolutely nothing before his halo was replaced by the Purple Crown in his sleep. It essentially iced him out, and he'd later learn it only picked him to instill piety and discipline within him for the cycle that will never be broken. It nudged him to learn about the past and the mistakes that had been made by his predecessor. He had essentially been groomed to become a better God of War, not a Messenger.

Lamb: aw Limos are you hanging out with your baby siblings?

Limos: yes! I'm teaching them very important things!

Narinder: like what

Limos: like, to not the eat the brain of someone because of prion disease. It's very important to know that.

Lamb: OH HELL NO YOUNG LADY. (drags her away)

Narinder:

Narinder: how does she know about prion disease.

chapter 10 preview

Lamb: oh yay the solstice festival I can drink all day and relax

Limos: (almost gets heatstroke an hour into the festival and ends up in the healing bay so Lamb has to watch her. Then she disappears when their back is turned causing them to panic)

Lamb:

Narinder, meanwhile: what the fuck Leshy why are you FLIRTING WITH LAMB'S DISCIPLE

Leshy: I do not fear Death brother

whoops my hands slipped

Edit: oopsie found some mistakes

Ok, ok i'll ask something, uh

oh yeah, will the child keep their darkness powers as they grow? how do they develop and what shenanigans does she get up to with them?

Limos will keep her powers even as a adult. As for their use, well, sneaking out at night to attend the parties the other teens/young adults throw in the forest, and during her angst years she hides in the darkness sulking until someone (Narinder) scolds her.

But she'll also use her powers for sparring with Aym, Baal and Lamb. She might also become a missionary but who knows.

Goat post Catholic Guilt

Aka after Goat accepts the fact he's the new God of War despite his deep hatred toward heretical Gods (but mostly the Crowns because they're parasitic)

Goat usually hangs out at Cult of the Lamb but he often wanders back into the domains to vent his anger and frustrations out on heretics, but only for Darkwood, Anura and Anchordeep. In Silk Cradle he collects things from Shamura's domain (mostly things he can repurpose into his image/symbols, their books, and followers.) He's yet to pick a place to establish his domain, for he refuses to dwell in Silk Cradle. Only insects enjoy such a dark, cramped and damp place.

Goat also puts off establishing his Cult, refusing to come up with a name. Right now he's just 'plotting' and 'planning', by that I mean just killing people and stealing their stuff and collecting weapons.

He eventually makes his way back to the Cult of the Lamb where he enters Lamb and Narinder's relationship, though he seems to favor Narinder far more than Lamb. So they're a polycule that's only a polycule when Goat kisses Narinder and (reluctantly) cuddles with Lamb. Narinder's the primary husband and Lamb is the spare spouse.

What's the Lamb-Narinder-Goat throuple name?

Also he was initially hesitant when it came to physical and sexual intimacy since the religion goatkind follows preaches that sex should only occur for reproduction. But Lamb and Narinder helps ease him out of his discomfort. (Both are way too experienced with easing each other out of discomfort, thanks trauma.)

Their bed gets cramped at night with there being three adults and a quickly growing child. (and they might have to get a bigger bed when NariLamb gets three shittens... ((only when they're old enough to be in a bed))

Limos + eventual shittens sees him as the "Bonus Papa", the cool guy who shows up every few weeks. He tries keeping his distance but Limos is determined to win him over. At the cost of her being put in timeout for "tormenting" Bonus Papa because she "stalked" and "cornered him" every time he stepped outside. pfft, whatever that means. He is the perfect, no, the ultimate bedtime snuggler because he's the blend of Narinder's warmth with hints of Lamb softness. He does eventually warm up to her.

He goes to Shamura for advice but he holds no attraction or affection to Shamura, or any of the former Bishops, really. (THE IRONY THO, THE IRONY. YOU ARE FUCKING THE NEW GOD OF DEATH AND THE FORMER GOD OF DEATH WHO WAS A BISHOP YOU CLOWN.) Though he is a God now his upbringing and strict teachings by the Church has made him biased. He does wish he could "borrow" Witness Allocer because of the spider's devotion to Shamura/Lamb, and for his wisdom, but the spider wouldn't leave Cult of the Lamb for his Cult.

Unlike Shamura whose library is filled with texts and scrolls on all sorts of information, Goat's eventual library will only be filled with texts and scrolls on wars, battle training, politics, and related documents.

decided it is time to make part 7 of Sulfuric Love (it's nsfw so beware) the last part of it. My mind has strayed FAR from what I initially set it out to be (mostly to try and improve me writing skills). Don't get my wrong I'll continue a spicy Black Sulfur NariLamb (and additional Goat) but it just won't be grouped with Sulfuric Love.

I originally was gonna depict Sulfuric Love (along Contempt is Sulfuric Acid for Love) as kinda being mildly toxic, Lamb being dependant on Narinder ("I'd straight up die if he walked away from me" -Lamb) while Narinder would have just been... like a normal boyfriend if not mildly emotionally distant. But then somehow I wrote them as being disgustingly in love with each other??? and being sweet? what?

TL;DR- Sulfuric Love ending but shall continue spicy Black Sulfur AU

Kinda funny how a lot of cotl people (or just people who don't really engage in the fandom) have that one or two minibosses they've latched onto and adore tf outta.

For myself it's Witness Allocer.

Like what if the Witnesses were the first disciples of the Bishops? Or at least the earlier ones before being turned into demons. Allocer would be by far the oldest. He (or she, or they, whatever pronouns you headcanon Witness Allocer as) would have seen Shamura collecting the siblings, would have watched them bond and become Gods. Saw their love and care for each other. Maybe even helped with taking care of the younger Bishops.

But he also saw the cracks beginning to form. Narinder behaving differently and obsessively studying death, the four Bishops whispering to each other.

And perhaps he saw the fight between all five, be that as a mortal or as a Witness.

Also I like he design :) he just a little guy

Goat: i'm upset rn

Lamb: want me to hold your hand?

Goat: no that's gay asf

Lamb:

Lamb: Goat you've been in a throuple with me and my husband for a month now.

I could be writing but instead I just spent several minutes combing through my favorite Visual Novel's ost to find songs that pairs with my Black Sulfur gang. Nobody's gonna give a shit but I do so here you shall suffer.

The Visual Novel is called The House in Fata Morgana and you better check it out if you're interested. It'll change you. (In a good way.)

Alright, so some of these are based on lyrics and based on vibes which will be marked with *

Lamb: Labirintia, Portrait of White*

The One Who Waits: Fecha Me

Narinder: Assento Dele, A Fleeting Fata Morgana*

Goat: The Hex Morgana, The Crack of Dawn* (it is a song for war and revolution)

Limos: He Loves You, Fugitive Dust

Shamura: A Requiem for Innocence, Serie de Fragmento

Kallamar: Skia Oura*, Cicio

Heket: Ciao Carina, Bianco o Nero (because these songs are for a bad bitch girlboss therefore she gets them)

Leshy: Little Swallow*, Dance and Stamp and Cheer (party on)

The Moth: Mephitis

The Fox: Tarantula (this goes to the Fox because current day Shamura is just a sweet little guy they're not dangerous)

Probably gonna get 0 notes on this but it's for my state of mind. peace and I hope this intrigues you guys to check out THE best visual novel I've ever read.