kamisato aphelios 😙

I'm so sorry I forgot to update about so many things here, but I have been curating a communal settphel playlist based on suggestions from the fandom, I will share it here once the link is ready 💞

I'm so sorry I forgot about bluesky for so long but imagine my joy logging in again and seeing this beautiful art in my notifs 💖✨ thank you so much for sharing, I'm always really honoured to see your fanart

#settphel #wip

Reread "id know you with a heartbet" by @aphelionaphelia.bsky.social

and wanted to capture my thoughts on their clothes during wedding 🌸

(Possibly gonna make it in digital cause i fucked up setts proportions xd)

I SOMEHOW FORGOT ABOUT MY BLUESKY FOR 4 MONTHS I'm so sorry BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH 😭💗 thank you for the support!

homesick #settphel // for @aphelionaphelia.bsky.social

Alright for this first day of Settphel week I'm happy to announce a collaborative fic venture with the incomparable @aphelionaphelia.bsky.social!

To bring you... Aphe-lian and Hua Sett, in a LoL x TGCF fusion AU! Danmei Settphel at long last

For "First encounters", the infamous bridal sedan scene~

caught you😠
#Settphel

The deadliest is your faith

希望亞盧妮也有新的炫彩造型🥹

Morning☕️
#Settphel

Halloween occasion Aphelios and Sett. Aphelios hitting down on Setts neck as he is a vampire, he has long hair and red eyes, Sett is gripping at Aphelios, his yellow eyes glowing and golden locket showing his mother's portrait

Predator and pray.

#settphel

magician aphelios and his loyal apprentice ✨

werewolf sett! 🐺

witch aphelios and alune (and hopelessly smitten villager sett) 💗

yokai/yuki-onna aphelios ❄️

romantic ghost story 👻

vampire aphelios 🦇

oops it's already late, but I wanted to share some short #settphel stories I wrote for halloween a few years back! they're inspired by different spooky tropes. there's 6 of them (vampire, ghost, yokai, witch, werewolf, and magician) in the replies!

nothing wrong with different priorities!!!

getting into new games with friends

happy 1st debut anniversary to heartsteel! I love this group of different and diverse little weirdos, all getting their second chance, and charming us in spite of (or because of?) the rough edges. they are far from typical polished boyband perfection but that is why I adore them

I just think that with so much that had to go unspoken despite it being clear how much depth the team gave HS, that the little things emphasized like this can be such a treat for fans. heartsteel and brockhampton are not analogous, but I think the influence b/w the two is clear!

brockhampton played such a role in the queer coding of phel and HS. and overall, it meant so much for k'sante (confirmed gay) to be in HS, for things like the bi and mlm colours on the settphel icon, for paranoia being included in the official pride playlist (I could go on!)

there was so much queer coding around phel and HS as a whole, I think these hints should be included in that picture. I also don't think it's insignificant that they would tell us aphelios looks up to abstract, a gay man who escaped religious abuse to live with his sister 💗

I don't think we're meant to draw 1 to 1 conclusions, but the team behind heartsteel was so thoughtful and heartfelt about this project, these connections between aphelios and brockhampton/kevin abstract are probably significant enough they can give us hints about him

I was lucky enough to see abstract in concert recently and enjoyed it so much it got me looking more into his music and life. he's an incredible person, to understate it. the suffering he experienced instantly resonated with me and has clearly heavily influenced his music.

brockhampton and kevin abstract were also included in aphelios' playlist, it's clear how important this band is meant to be to him. both songs are from the perspective of a gay man singing to his boyfriend. while SAH got fans really riled I want to highlight kevin abstract here

I think aphelios' answer is a chance for fans to read between some lines and draw valid conclusions. this vision for brockhampton evokes heartsteel so strongly; a group of men rejected by the 'status quo,' all so different, but who unite and create something equally multifaceted

brockhampton is a hip-hop group with quite a few different members, collaborators, and influences. their diversity is their identity, and several of their songs are unapologetically queer. brockhampton was led by kevin abstract, an insanely talented musician and gay black man

in the GQ interview, aphelios said that he wants to emulate brockhampton. all the members' answers give pretty neat insight into their personalities and priorities, so naturally it's worth exploring brockhampton to gain more insight into phel, and hearsteel as a whole