Prince of Hounds

Maybe he would never admit to it but I think the knowledge colors his worldview.

"...something or someone has to support the weight of our existence..."
This line is especially poignant to me because I think on some level he's haunted by the death of his mother, who died more or less bringing him into the world.

This hurts me, thank you 🥲

This makes me wonder, then, could she feel the love the mothercrystal had for the warrior of light as well?

YASSS! HIM BIG!!! 👀💦👌

I want to participate but I'm so gd tired, lmao *hi-5's in solidarity*

lmao, Claude is player 4 😂 He had a lovely childhood in Gridania, he just doesn't remember it, nor anything else from before the fall of Dalamud.

YouTube video by Kansas - Topic The Pinnacle

Kansas "The Pinnacle" is a very (bad end) Warrior of Light kind of song.
Also the line, "Drowned in tears of awe" goes so fucking hard.

#zenoswol #wolzenos | #ClaudeDuboisWol

Claude's recurring dearest yearning is that he wishes he could have taken Zenos with him. Taken him on his adventures, to have someone at his side, reliable and as indestructible as himself. So often in his travels he is reminded of his friend, thinks "Zenos would have loved this." He's haunted.

Through the sensations
On through the storms
Like you used to be
Wherever I go
You're always there
Riding next to me"

"At the top of the mountain
Right there, where it tips and connects with the night sky
Reach it with me
In the grave of the ocean
Right there, where it dips and connects with the fire
Burning with me

The ashes of memories
Buried
Are blowing
Blowing in the wind

YouTube video by Ghost Ghost - Cenotaph (Official Audio)

"A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost."

I've often felt that Claude would probably erect a cenotaph to Zenos, a designated place where he could mourn and be unwell in private. And then I get hit with this:

Thank you for putting this together and sharing! I look forward to reading through it.

And you can bet I'll be thinking about the thematic parallels between the Creature and Zenos the whole time 👀

One of my favorite comics of yours! It's so poignant 🥲

You have a lot of interesting and insightful things to say about Sjol and Zenos' relationship; thank you for sharing with us and I look forward to learning more!

Thank you for taking the time to answer all of these and share more information about your guy! :> I enjoyed reading more about him!

Hhhoouugghh I want it 😭

👀 I love this so much!!!

I feel like I need to pace around the room with my hands behind my back about this...!!!
The way you write Sjol and Zenos is so so good, aaaahhhh!!!

Yeeesss, YEEESSS, IT IS TIME FOR FRIEND 8)

My favorite fun guy :]

I've been really appreciative of all the Zenos posts from everyone lately, too. We've been eating very well on this webbed site as of late!

This is so delicious!! Thank you for the good fucking (hehe) food!!
The humans fighting(?) in the bg is so funny, I love humor and sexiness combined 😂
god, these expressions are so good!!

The recurring themes of eating people in this game, of giving and taking aether, being consumed by something either literally or figuratively... SO GOOD.

SO COOL!!!

His battle chocobo, flying black chocobo, and a giant magical spriggan who carries him around in a basket (and is tiny and follows him around when not deployed).

My wol very much was left with the feeling of, "Yes we were fighting, but he wasn't supposed to die!" And now he's been dragging that dead weight with him wherever he goes...

Gonna just. Lie down in the dark now. (enjoying being sad)

I'm so in love with the idea that Zenos is bad at kissing, at least at first. Clumsy and awkward, hesitant, maybe even shy...! That's the good stuff 👌

When I say Zenos makes me so deeply, soul-achingly sad...!!! TTOTT