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Time to yap about the cover

First we see the red, which symbolizes sacrifice, danger, courage.activity, passion, sexuality, anger, love, and joy. (Damn that's a lot) And white, which symbolizes purity, perfection, honesty, cleanliness, and beginnings.

The red is inside white, the white is more obvious.

I think that it means how even though William started a new life, a new beginning, more "clear" life, he still holds his old feelings.

In the 1st Volume, the background is red and he is holding a gun against his head. showing how he is ready to put himself in danger and sacrifice himself. (And also how he is "active" as the LoC)

On this cover, those things are subdued by white, but they are still here. Even though he is now "clean" and started a new life, he still has those feelings, or subduing them with his "perfection"

English isn't my first language so I am sorry if there is anything that doesn't make sense

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ William James Moriarty x deaf!reader.

|| I'm back! Sorry for not uploading anything, I've not recover fully from that stupid illness but I'll try to upload as much as i can. I don't know if in 19th century they have the hearing aid or not. Sorry if my English turns so bad.. I haven't write anything for the past few days, it really makes my English shitty.

|| TW: Awful english, not proofread!

I feel like you'll be meeting him in the orphanage when he's still a kid with Louis. I had a feeling since he grew up in an orphanage, he'll meet kids that has disabilities.

I headcanon him to be able to use sign language to communicate with the kids there. He noticed you're always there whenever he teaches the kids how to read, write, basic math you're always there paying attention.

What gotten them quite attached to you is you always tried to help whenever Louis illness kicks again, and help the staffs and kids whenever they needed help, that's what gotten the two boys to trust you.

Unfortunately you haven't seen them for years after getting adopted by a kind duchess, she died when you're a teenager by an unknown illness leaving you as the head of the family. Thankfully the butlers and maids are very kind to you, not discriminating against you for being deaf instead they help you manage the house.

One day, you heard a knock on your front door and was greeted by the two brothers.. That's where your friendship with William deepens.

It started with frequent meetup here and there, enjoying tea together, taking a stroll together, and sometimes he invites you to have dinner with his family and the gang.

I feel like he'll be in denial first for developing a romantic interest with you, he's afraid to put you in danger and thus he ignored the warm feeling he always felt whenever he's near you.

But as time goes by he began accepting his feelings even though it'll take a long time. After careful consideration.. he'll planned to court you, slowly.. not wanting to rush things and scare you away.

You'll noticed that you run into him quite often, like when you're visiting an art museum then suddenly you see him waving at you while making his way towards you. You'll noticed him looking at you quite often when you read a book and when you look back at him, he'll not look away but instead he'll smile at you.

It's not like you don't have any romantic feelings towards him, it's just.. is he being this obvious on purpose..?

I think he'll confess by meeting with you in an empty garden, he'll give you a bouquet of your favourite flowers while he confesses to you using sign language.

William as your boyfriend is equivalent to having an angel beside you, he'll not judge you for being deaf nor will he let anyone judge you.

I feel like you'll help deaf kids in orphanages to read and write and William will often comes by and help them as well, teaching them a lot of various subjects like math, expanding their vocabularies, etc.

Overall he'll accept you for who you are no matter what disabilities you have. He'll make you realize that even if you got disabilities, that doesn't make you worth less, he'll help you pursue a hobby that you have and will not let your disabilities get in the way.

He'll help with anything he can, be it emotional support, or if you need him to teach you then he'll gladly help you.

100/10.

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ William James Moriarty, Albert James Moriarty, and Louis James Moriarty with depressed!reader. (seperated!)

|| Trying out new stuff, if i can write something with this topic then I'll write more. Sorry if i mischaracterize them. T-T.

|| Tw : mentioned of suicide, depression, opinions.ᐟ

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ William James Moriarty .ᐟ.ᐟ

In my opinion, he'll notices the signs instantly. He's an observant person after all, he noticed how you act whenever you look at the mirror and at yourself, how you seemed to be more self aware or self conscious when you're close with him.

He won't directly asked you, he wouldn't ask but wait for you to bring up the topic and would help you with actions or words, if you decided to tell him about it he'll listened and tried to help you step by step, he's a consultant after all.

If he knew you're planning to kill yourself he'll try to stay by your side for who knows how long, he wouldn't let that happen, no. He'll talk it out with you, not pushing you to tell him about it if you're uncomfortable, but he'll wait but doesn't mean he won't look out for you. He would watch you from afar, he would also asked Louis to hide anything sharp or anything that you could think of to off yourself. Not that he'll tell you, but he'll be more gentle than usual. (He's always but.. y'know)

He'll asked Louis to keep an eye out for you if he's out, however expect he'll never leave your side if it's not an emergency. (Mission, professor stuff etc.)

Overrall a good listener and will give the best advice, he'll show that he cares for you by actions and words, how he'll be so gentle and attentive to you whenever you're feeling depressed. He'll help you realize your worth by helping you with loving yourself first and then he'll help you to shoo away those bad thoughts.

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ Albert James Moriarty .ᐟ.ᐟ

He might not noticed the signs at first but the more you act around him, he'll notice it. He wanted to asked you about it but he doesn't want you to be uncomfortable and decided to wait for the right moment.

That right moment being him finding you crying in your shared bedroom, he immediately rushed towards you as you then opened up to him about how he deserves someone who is equal.

He would listened to all of your pent up emotions and wouldn't brush it off easily, he would listened while caressing your hand with his thumb while giving you his full attention.

If he heard you planning to kill yourself, he would asked Louis or Sebastian to keep an eye on you since he's busy being the head of Moriarty and couldn't be home for most days, still he'll help you step by step no matter how long it takes.

He'll hide all the sharp things that could hurt you or kill you even, hiding it in place you never knew after all he and the brothers knows about the house more than you do.

Overall he'll help you whenever you're feeling depressed or even a slightest bit of sad, if he can't be there he'll write to you, sending letters asking about your day or how you're doing and sometimes he'll send you little gifts to cheer you up.

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ Louis James Moriarty .ᐟ.ᐟ

He'll also noticed if you act a little "different" what i meant by different is how you avoid mirrors and starts to skipped meals, that's when he got suspicious.

He'll not directly asked you but will observe you from afar, keeping an eye out if someone words or actions is making you do this, but when he learned you are actually depressed he'll help you..

He's not good with words but will show you with actions, like if you told him about how everything is hard, how the slightest mishaps can make you burst into tears, or how the simplest thing makes you tired.

He'll listened throughout the whole process, no matter what, even if you accidentally spilled tea all over you or how it's hard for you to leave the bed. He'll help you by showing you affection, making you meals and making sure you are not skipping meals again.

In my opinion, i think he'll leave little note on your nightstand, saying things he couldn't say. He'll leave a note everyday, each with encouragement and unsaid feelings he can't say with words along with a small little flower attached to it everyday.

If he heard how you're planning to kill yourself he'll went into panic mode, he'll be so worried and tried to stop you by hiding all the sharp objects and asking for advice from William.

Overrall he'll not say much but he'll help with actions, he can't convey his feelings to words but he'll leave little notes that he hope will help you get more confident and more free from those thoughts that haunt you.

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ William x reader.

|| Just need to pour out some unsaid feelings, that's all, kind of self insert. It was supposed to be angst but.. couldn't think of a good idea.

|| TW : Not proofread.

The morning sunlight hits your face as a signal for you to wake up, you were feeling so excited since today is your birthday!! You got up quickly, wanting to celebrate it with the gang and so you search for your boyfriend first, of course.

You went to his office expecting him but he was nowhere, you then search for his brother; Louis, you were a little disappointed that he left without saying anything, though you understand he's a busy man, being the Lord of crime and also a professor is enough to take a heavy toll on a person.

For the rest of the day no one said anything as if they had forgotten your birthday, it was.. enough to make you feel heartbroken, you always celebrate their birthday and yet they don't even remember yours? How cruel of them.

Your feelings get heavier and heavier, every little mishaps that happens is enough to make tears rolled down your cheeks but you held them, not wanting to make a scene just because of a single simple thing. Bonde, Albert, Herder, Sebastian even Louis doesn't remember your birthday, and now you're starting to get nervous.. will William remember? Or will he forget just like the others? However knowing him he wouldn't forgot your birthday just like that right...?

Maybe you shouldn't have hope he would remember.. The moment you heard the front door open, you leapt out of the couch and went straight to him.

"Will! You're back.. how's your day?" You asked getting a little bit nervous, though you're trying to hide it with a smile, and William seeing you puts a smile on his face, "It went pretty well, did something happened? You look quite nervous, dear." the moment he asked, you knew he has forgotten about your birthday as well..

"I'm... nothing happened! Just found a bunch of roaches earlier when i was cleaning the attic." you played it off with some stupid reason however that's not enough to fool him, he looked at you with affection and worried mix together, then he chuckled as he pulled out a small box from his pocket. "I'm sorry, love, i was just teasing.. happy birthday."

The moment you hear those two words left his lips you could feel tears starting to rolled down your cheeks, your body instantly went to hug him as you buried your face on his chest.

"I thought you would forget my birthday just like others!" you muttered with a hushed tone as he wrapped his arm around you while the other holding the small box, "It was a prank, love, I'm sorry. Did i went too far?" he asked in such a gentle tone and with how his thumb caressing your side makes it hard to get mad at him and you could only shake your head.

How could you get mad at him when he brings you flowers, a necklace and a promise ring. You couldn't get mad at him not when he looked at you as if you're his world, his everything, how he kisses you so affectionately, so gentle.. Of course you couldn't. He's busy, yeah, but that doesn't mean he can't make time for you, he'll always be there whenever you needed him or not.

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|| Everyone forgot about my birthday, it's quite silly if you think about it. I'm an adult yet i get upset over the smallest thing, however it does hurt when your closest friend doesn't remember your birthday. I'm trying to comfort myself by writing.. maybe I'll make more.

|| I'm sorry if this comes off as offensive, I'm just trying to find an idea, tell me if anyone is uncomfortable and I'll change it!!

Omg I love your William headcanon! Idk if you accept requests, but i would love to see you write a fic either on Albert or Von Herder

Lots of love,

Anon.

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ Albert James Moriarty x reader.

|| Thank you for requesting!! I'm genuinely happy that you all enjoy my writing, and thank you for requesting anon!! I hope I don't mischaracterize him. Gn!reader and enjoy!

|| TW : None!! (ˊᗜˋ )

The sounds of birds chirping can be heard outside the window as the sunlight shines through the small gap between the curtains, making [name] turned in their sleep.

Albert felt his heart flutter at the sight of his beloved looking so peaceful during their slumber. Albert found his fingers moving on their own as if it has a mind of it's own as they gently, hold a strand of [name]'s hair, twirling it between his index finger; it felt so soft against it, he could smell the sweet scent of shampoo [name] usually used.

He couldn't help but crack a smile at the sight of his beloved, his fingers moving to reached their cheek as he caresses them, feeling the soft skin. He could see [name]'s lashes flutter as he watched them flutter their eyes open, seeing a small scowl on their face, making Albert chuckle underneath his breath as [name] eyes then met his, turning the scowl into a smile.

Oh how Albert felt his heart skips a beat at the sight of that sweet smile, a small "Good morning." left his lips as he held their cheek with one hand. "Mhm, morning Al, have you been watching me sleep?" [name] replied with a teasing tone, even when they just woke up they're already teasing him, resulting in him crackling a small chuckle.

He took a moment to recall how he remembered [name] being so adventurous whenever he and [name] finished their mission a little earlier, he recalled their memories together; [name] calling Albert's name with those cheerful tone he cherishe and adore utterly, seeing [name] smile while playing with stray cats or dogs whenever [name] managed to found one. He would wonder how one's soul could be so adventurous as if [name] isn't afraid of anything. How [name] managed to make Albert crack a smile whenever he's feeling stressed and pressured he could always come to [name] and he'll always find a reason to smile.

[name] truly means a lot to him, how [name] always there for him, anyone knows how smitten he is for his beloved, even Heavens above would agree. How his heart races everytime he sees [name] even if it's only a glimpse of them, would he trade [name]? No. Never in million years, decades, centuries.

Does "fate" agrees?

Unfortunately, no.

Albert fluttered his eyes open, seeing the other side of the bed empty; leaving a melancholia atmosphere even when the sunlight shines through the window, it still couldn't help make the void in his heart disappear. He couldn't help but let a single tear rolled down his cheek, seeing the empty side.. He misses [name]'s presence... a lot.

How cruel of it, to take away his only joy, his other half, his significant other.. He took away [name] out of all things. Albert would rather "fate" took away his wealth, his strength, his life.. not his beloved, his dear [name]. Even after their death he couldn't forget them, no, how could he? Everything reminds him of [name]. Even small things like books, tea, flowers..

He remembered the time where they would spend their free time snuggling against one another with a cup of hot freshly brewed tea, how [name] would gently caressed his hair while muttering about the book they've read.

Albert misses their voice, that sweet tone, how gentle it sounded to his ears, how it sounded like a sweet melody that'll captived him anytime, and yet, he couldn't hear it again. Never. Even if he begs to Heavens above; to God to bring back his beloved, his significant other it wouldn't change a thing.

[name]'s gone, and Albert couldn't let go.

|| I look forward to what you guys think about this, I'm sorry if i make any mistakes in spelling, grammar, etc, English isn't my first language. I tried my best though!! I'm sorry if i mischaracterize him, but i think this is how he'll act ( ｡– ‸ –｡). I'll make more soon, feel free to request!!

ᯓᡣ𐭩.ᐟ ⊹ William James Moriarty with shy!reader, headcanons!!

|| I've been thinking about this for quite a while, how would William James Moriarty acts if he has a partner who's shy?

|| TW: My opinion!

From my perspective I think he would love it. He would think it's cute, however prepare yourself for being tease a lot.

I tend to think that he's a teasing gremlin, he reminds me of a cunning fox, honestly you would never know how his mind works.

He knew how to caught you off guard, how to make your cheeks flamed up, he would tease you using words, fleeting touches anything that he can think of to get you all flustered.

However if you tell him you're uncomfortable or if he crossed the line of your boundaries, he'll stop instantly.

This man knows how his words can affect you, he has a way with words and thus he used that on you whenever he wants to see that cute expression.

I would like to think he'll not tease you that often in public, he prefer to do anything behind closed doors. That doesn't mean he's opposed to PDA, if you be affectionate with him in public he'll happily oblige.

If you decide to get out of your comfort zone and asked him for help he'll be delighted, he'll help you step by step to overcome your shyness, if the situation is too much for you to handle he'll step in with no hesitation.

Overall he'll be patient and wouldn't mind your shyness, even though you'll get tease a lot from him.

ᯓ Husbandable 100%!! Recommended ᡣ𐭩.ᐟ

Sorry if my grammar isn't good, I'm trying to pick up my skills again. Sorry if it's too short!! o(╥﹏╥)o

|| Ellune's diary ᯓᡣ𐭩

I'll update as soon as possible! ٩(ˊᗜˋ )و

|| Ellune °ᡣ𐭩 . ° .

Greetings, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Ellune, you can call me El for short. I'm quite inexperienced in writing still i want to try to see if I'm capable at it, so I'll apologise in advance for any mistakes that I'll make in the future.

I've been on Tumblr for years now, and have used them quite often, and thus I've gained some confidence to try and post something here. Reading, writing, and drawing has always been my passion but unfortunately for the past few years I've been struggling leading my skills to become rusty as i have abandoned them for quite long, but someone encouraged me to try them again, and here i am.

English isn't my first language and I'm not fluent in English, but I'm willing to learn and be better, so please excuse my mistakes and support me! (〃´𓎟`〃)

I'll be using #Ellune's letters as a personal tag for my post!

|| Etiquettes ⭑.ᐟ⭑.ᐟ

Won't be writing for anything that's NSFW, however I'll write something that's suggestive but beyond that is a no no! (“▔□▔)/

Always allowed to send requests, although it'll take sometime for me to finish. (◞‸◟；)

I also won't write for anything related to gore or extreme violence. (¬_¬")

I will be delighted to write for angst, fluff, headcanons anything related to SFW. ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-

I'm open to write for LGBTQ, unfortunately I don't know much about the topic but I'll try.

I'm open to new things and willing to learn.

|| Masterlist ☘︎ ݁˖

Genshin Impact

Honkai Starrail

Homicipher

Moriarty The Patriots

Bungou Stray Dogs

Tkatb

Killer chat (mostly ronin.)

tba...

If I wanna get volume 13 and 14 in paperback English is there anywhere right now that I could buy them?

Two versions

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read left to right

idk the point of this

its always william and fyodor but never albert and chuuya

Albert and Jack share the role of Santa (Albert wins). Fret takes on the role of Christmas elf

Moran to Albert: you're fucking sly damnass!

Louis to Moran: yes? You're an idiot who thinks everything will be the way you want it. WELCOME TO REALITY!

Moran: I'm leaving and taking Fred with me.

Bond: I think the Monopoly is over...

Albert: wait what? I just bought a winery. What do you mean finished?

no Eden and God, only Britain and Mycroft

I NEED DYNAMIC PAUL/CHUUYA LIKE DYNAMIC MTP!MYCROFT/SHERLOCK.

if I had a nickel for every time I met killer who liked knifes and had killer brother who had a detective boyfriend, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice

"Oh my math teacher on the news wanted for mass murder. Who said math teachers are boring?"

Albert: I want something sweet.

Mycroft: me?

Albert: I wanted to say “wine,” but it's even better.

Holmes's hair antenna catching Moriarty

Louis: sherliam

William: sherliam

Louis: isn't

William: isn't

Louis: canon

William: canon

Louis: sherliam isn't canon

William: catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes

Sherlock: Are you by any chance a mixture of lithium, oxygen, rhodium, dubnium, fluorine, chromium, iodine, manganese and europium?

William: ??

Sherlock: why are you so LiORhDb OF CrIMnEu?

Third Holmes

I'm too fixated on ship dynamic Holmes/Moriarty. I often think about the third Holmes. Reason is Eurus Holmes, Sherlock's little sister from BBC "Sherlock". I really need the third Holmes for Louis

I usually imagine the third Holmes something like this Sherlock but smaller and younger&Chuuya (THIS HAT). Maybe he doesn't look like his brothers, but i think he's hair is very curly and his birthday is January 7th (if third holmes is the youngest brother)

I think ship dynamic Louis/Third Holmes is knifes/guns, flirt/hate, "we'll never be friends", poisoned tea, kiss on the shirt collar

Maybe later I'll write a more detailed post about the third Holmes as the original male character and about Louis/Third Holmes

Teacher: test isn't difficult Test: Which one is Mr. Holmes?

Mycroft: you can't pour wine into the teapot and call it tea

Аlbert: yes I can

I think MI6 is Mycroft's wedding gift for Albert, your opinion?

mtp characters as birds (2)

a follow-up to this post (part 1).

and in this part it's gonna be the rest of the moriarty's party + even more fun facts about birbs~

MORAN: a steppe eagle. these birds are large and formidable birds of prey that both hunt live game and don't shy away from scavenging for carrion. and that's exactly the line of thought that i used for an association here. moran, as william's right-hand man, matches this description well: he both hunts down those who are not needed alive anymore, and clears william's path of any filth that could lead to the lord of crime and get in their way. tbh initially he was meant to be an eastern imperial eagle, but i settled for a steppe eagle purely because in my mind, it matches moran's appearance more (as its plumage is quite darker than that of an eastern imperial eagle).

FRED: a shrike! these little cuties look harmless and defenseless, but in reality they're as much fierce hunters as any preying bird. shrikes can eat about anything from insects to vertebrates, including other birds as well, and are known to hunt prey even larger than themselves. but their uniqueness comes from their hunting technique. as shrikes are not true birds of prey (they're passerines), lacking assets that those guys have (like sharp talons), they stalk their prey and ambush it in one swift strike, using their beaks to break victim's neck. and when it comes to killing prey bigger than themselves, they often impale it by carrying and throwing it at sharp barbs or thorns. all in all, they're such cool birdies lol.

anyway, all that yap is just to say that fred's fighting skills and his general role as a spy that hide behind his quiet and kind character (or is it the other way around?) remind me a lot of shrike's behavior and its deceptive nature.

BONDE: right after william, he was the second one with whom i struggled the most, but eventually i've settled on a european bee-eater for him. it's a very beautiful and colorful little bird that imo perfectly reflects james' charm and charisma. but another noticeable thing about bee-eaters (as it's evident from their name lol) is their diet, which consists mostly of, well, bees. sadly, for that reason some beekeepers would often kill them thinking they ruin their hives (which is not the case at all). in a way, that somewhat reminds me of irene adler's fate as well, considering how they endangered themselves for so long while working for a good cause, but then got involved in something far bigger than themselves and just... couldn't handle it, because, despite how talented they are, they're but a human being after all (or a bird being in case of bee-eaters ig).

JACK: ok, it seems like this fancy old man is actually the only one who gets two picks from me lol. you see, i just can't imagine him in his youth and him in his old age to be the same bird. idk, he's like a totally different person, and that's it.

alright, so, the first one, corresponding to his youth, would be a golden eagle. this apex predator perfectly describes jack at his prime, with him being feared by both his foes and allies alike.

the second pick, matching his old butler persona, would be a white stork. tbh it should've been a black stork, as i think its shy and reclusive nature better reflects jack's retirement and living for years as a simple butler, severing any possible connection to his past. and, uhh, bc how could i not include a black stork in a bird list of mine.... my friends would be shocked if they heard about it lool. but then i kinda looked again at this old man and thought that he's. um. if he's old, let him... be old. and look just as glorious for his age even as a bird. :p

MONEYPENNY: a short-eared owl! just... dang. look at how gorgeous these birds are and tell me that moneypenny isn't just as gorgeous as them. honestly, it's one of the few characters/birds where i went mostly by vibe and somewhat by appearance, but gosh that owl looks just like her incarnate, and i can't see it any other way.

VON HERDER: a proud example of a true magpie! he's sooo magpie-coded lol. again, as yet another corvid, magpies are intelligent birds that are also quite playful and energetic. even though them liking shiny/metal things is actually a myth, they're still fond of collecting some little trinkets for building their nests. and i can't help but think of von herder who always does as he pleases and invents all kinds of stuff from nothing. i bet if you give him one day, a can of trash, and leave him in a basement, he'll make you an endless engine because he got too bored. and him loving those strange metal puzzles? so cute. so magpie.

“You know you’re good when you can even do it with a broken heart.”

mtp characters as birds (1)

so, one day i woke up and thought to myself: what kind of birds mtp characters would've been?

and, well. at that point, there really was no going back.

anyway, now that i have some time to put it onto my virtual paper, here's my little rant on the matter. i typed all characters that i could remember, but in this part there're only moriarty & holmes brothers + john.

WILLIAM & LOUIS: i'll be honest here—of all mtp characters, william was the hardest one to name for me. also, initially the brothers had different species assigned to them (which kinda did pair up pretty well tho), but as i had trouble envisioning will as one, i scrapped it and went with the second option. and for the better ig as it makes much more sense now.

so, all that said, my pick for both william and louis is a pair of barn owls.

ngl, barn owls are one of the long-standing favorites of mine. it was kinda natural for me to associate them with a pair of my favorite mtp characters lol. although initially that association hadn't extended to william, upon some thought i've seen the hidden appeal, and now can't imagine him as anything but a barn owl.

these ethereal birds have a lot of symbolic meaning attached to them, the most prominent being that of darkness, doom, and death. being the lord of crime, both william and louis reflect upon those ideas throughout the story a lot. but another meaning, derived from the owl's ability to see through darkness, is that of wisdom, perception, and introspection, and these fit brothers even more so. also, as the lord of crime, they match another motif connected to barn owls—transformation. this one mirrors william's desire to change his country, and louis' determination to change himself for william's sake and the world that william wanted him to see.

lastly, barn owls are simply beautiful birds, and i just think it would've been neat to include them in the list fsjkfsnkjs

ALBERT: 100% a dove. an instant pick here lol (that actually has little to do with charlie). doves as well carry a lot of symbolic meaning, such as peace, purity, freedom, and love. funny enough, albert shares none of those qualities—save for one. he rejected peace once he decided to follow william to the end. he lost his purity when he took the life of his mother. he refused freedom to atone for his (and william's) sins. love is the only thing that albert has left in abundance.

but that is not the line of thinking that i used here. actually, albert being a dove in my mind is more due to his noble status that he hates than anything else. at first, i imagined him as a white dove, one of those specially bred over the centuries kinds. perhaps, even one of the breeds that have suffered some unsavory consequences of inbreeding. but then my eyes fell upon a luzon bleeding-heart, and—

oh. my. god.

that has to be The One.

the feathers on their chests have a bright red coloration that indeed reminds of a bleeding heart. and that's— just such a fascinating piece of symbolism? that fits albert perfectly??

so beautiful.

SHERLOCK: another instant pick— none other than a crow. crows are highly intelligent birds that are also known for their mischievous and playful nature. they're quite undemanding birds that, being opportunistic eaters, can eat almost anything and thrive almost anywhere around the globe.

when a crow, or one of its flockmates, is disturbed, they'll go to no end in holding a grudge against a person who did so. although sherlock isn't the kind of person to hold grudges, he's still quite fierce when it comes to protecting those dear to him, and hunting down criminals in a fit of hyperfixation on a mystery. moreover, crows are not just intelligent, but very curious creatures too, which, again, is yet another scherlock's important characteristic.

so, all things considered, including sherlock's chaotic yet kind and loyal nature, i can't see him as anything but a crow.

JOHN: he's a cute little goldfinch! tbh i went mostly by vibe and appearance here. but i find the symbolism quite fitting as well, as these cuties are most often associated with joy, cheerfulness, persistence, and light-heartedness. and, well, who could've been the embodiment of these qualities if not john?

there's also a profound religious meaning tied to goldfinches, as they are often connected to the image of christ. as i have no real knowledge of theology or religious art, i can't give any commentary on the matter. but i still wanted to mention this fact, because imo someone who could deal with pre-time skip sherlock on daily basis must truly be a saint lol.

MYCROFT: matching sherlock's crow, he's, of course, a raven. but there's more to that decision than me wanting them to resemble each other.

actually, i think there's no one more fitting to be a raven than mycroft, as ravens are the birds that to this day are used to guard the buckingham palace. specifically, they hunt down vermin that dare to stick their noses into the royal domain. to me, that sounds a lot like our lovely government guy here!

royal associations aside, these birds are usually much calmer than crows and generally have a somewhat cooler vibe around them. and, of course, they're intelligent as hell. sherly and mycky really do enhance each other as a pair of a crow and a raven in my eyes, just like william and louis do as a pair of barn owls.

that's it for now! hopefully i'll come back to make other parts as well and share all these beautiful photos of birbs hidden in my stash too...