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Hi, call me Simon or SQ. I use he/him pronouns and I'm an adult. I share my Castlevania works here. (It's mostly Simon Belmont, lol.)
Tags: #my art - all of my artwork #my writing - all of my writing #requiem - content related to my CV2 fanfic
Additional links: @asksimonbelmont - my Simon Belmont ask blog I'm also on AO3 and Bluesky with the same username. Not currently accepting art trades.
edit by nighteternal1052, captioned: "About time he experienced joy and whimsy once more"
edit by maria-renard-kin, captioned: "hope he's ready for another adventure"
edit by chibishortdeath, captioned: "Oh man, what happened to all of these guys—"
edit by chibishortdeath's sibling, captioned: "My sibling just made one too hahahahjdkfjakdhsjsskshsk—" With these incredible tags: #I think he gets the meatball sub #Italian bread— toasted— #yeahg #smh someone get to the counter so he can make his order— #he doesn’t have all day! (dying of the curse)
edit by bigspook, captioned: "He got a letter from dracula saying "in my restless dreams i see that town""
edit by bigspook, captioned: "oh no"
edit by frozenkirby93, captioned: "The only way toward Dracula leads through the perfume department!"
edit by askhenrymorris, captioned: "he ended up in the palace of the earth spirits (he was told to find what caused a fucking geyser as a side quest)"
prompt by summerf0x, edit by me: "Nice of the princess to invite us over, eh Simon?"
prompt by micchio, edit by me: "If this happens, I want you to come to Kirby Cafe already😂"
edit by maria-renard-kin
edit by the-crow-binary, captioned: ":3"
And some random edits by my spouse and I
If you find yourself here wondering "who the heck is this man and why are we putting him in situations", I would be honoured if you would consider reading my Castlevania 2 fanfiction "The Requiem for Simon Belmont" on AO3. :)
I am DELIGHTED by all of the edits of TRFSB Simon in situations. My goodness. You're all incredible. I haven't laughed this hard in such a long time.
I'm gonna make a masterpost with them (with credit and descriptions!) after work so they all live in one post over reblogging each. I am also inspired to try and make more edits myself...
So please, keep them coming!
His curse🕸️ Simon for @simonsquest
Given that The Project won't be published until a little later, I'd like to share these in the meanwhile:
Character reference sheets for Simon as he appears during the present-day chapters of TRFSB! Drawn and painted by my spouse, designed and overseen by me. :)
They were made specifically for The Project as a source of truth and reference for his design. You may notice that it's a little different than how I draw him, and that's largely b/c I don't draw clothing details very well, lol. But we also made some changes together to harmonize the design - like changing his metal vambraces for ones that match the hard leather armour. Things like the trim on the armour, too. I'm also realizing we forgot to add the elbow and knee guards but oh well lmao - we may have removed them to simplify things on The Project. I don't remember, lol.
The goal of his design was combine elements from his various game appearances: the armour is a combination of his armour on the cover of CV2 and CV1. His hair turning red is a nod to his Chronicles design, and there's still some of his natural blonde at the ends. Yellow eyes for the same reason. The boots and fur trim are inspired by CV1, etc etc.
I'm very excited to share The Project when it's ready, though it's taking much longer than we anticipated, hahaha!
Chapter 60 of The Requiem for Simon Belmont is now published on AO3.
CONTENT WARNINGS FOR THIS CHAPTER: none
CHAPTER 60 SUMMARY: Within these castle walls.
Chapter 60 preview
When I was younger, I made an AMV of Simon to Iron by Woodkid, if that works for a song rec ;3
A Simon AMV?! What I would give to see that! What sort of content did you use to put it together? I'm so curious! (Do you have a link? :eyes:)
This is a really amazing song - I especially love these lyrics:
A million mile from home, I'm walking ahead I'm frozen to the bones, I am A soldier on my own, I don't know the way I'm riding up the heights of shame I'm waiting for the call, the hand on the chest I'm ready for the fight, and fate
Song and lyrics under the cut
It was a long time ago so I mostly used official/my own art for it from that time, I take no responsibility for my teenagehood's relative lack of chill/long-surpassed artistic skill
This is AWESOME! WHOA! Thank you so much for sharing!
When I was younger, I made an AMV of Simon to Iron by Woodkid, if that works for a song rec ;3
A Simon AMV?! What I would give to see that! What sort of content did you use to put it together? I'm so curious! (Do you have a link? :eyes:)
This is a really amazing song - I especially love these lyrics:
A million mile from home, I'm walking ahead I'm frozen to the bones, I am A soldier on my own, I don't know the way I'm riding up the heights of shame I'm waiting for the call, the hand on the chest I'm ready for the fight, and fate
Song and lyrics under the cut
this is probably like THE Simon Belmont song you’ve seen tossed around but Sun Bleached Flies by Ethel Cain is so him
This is my first time hearing it - but my gosh, it's such a great choice for him, and such a beautiful song, too! Thank you so much for sharing!
Song and lyrics under the cut
So like, I could gush about how amazing I think TRfSB is, I love your writing style <3
But I was wondering for some time: Do you have a family name for Gabriel? (Did I miss it somewhere while reading?) Is he single or spoken to? Was he like an apprentice to the Belmont family? I would love to hear a bit more about him!
I adore Simon's and Gabriel's friendship, and how Gabriel is like the mental foundation for the whole Belmont family; without him, some situations would be more rough for everyone involved (I think).
Gosh you’re so kind to me, thank you! Q_Q I’m so honoured and grateful to have your praise!
Gabriel’s family name is Renard! The implication is that he’s a distant relative of the Renard family from the games. His backstory is revealed a bit in chapter 34.
To summarize - Gabriel’s father has a business in raising and selling horses. The Belmonts were one of their clients when Simon was a child (he and Gabriel were both around twelve at the time). Gabriel was apprenticing under his father and met Simon when they sold the Belmonts their horses (Simon’s included, may she rest in peace.)
But it wasn’t just a transactional handoff - the Renards stayed on the estate for a few weeks to teach the Belmonts how to best establish the stables and tend to the horses they were sold.
And Simon, being a lonely child with no siblings nor parents, asked Laurent if Gabriel might be able to stay a bit longer.
Hilariously, Gabriel never wound up leaving, lol, and has taken residence in the Belmont hold with Laurent ever since.
Gabriel is also proficient in combat, and Laurent seized the opportunity for him to train alongside Simon as a sparring partner of similar stature (being around the same age), so it worked out well!
Gabriel’s family is still alive and the implication is that he leaves the Belmont estate to visit them when he can. I haven’t given too much thought to whether or not he has siblings, though.
He’s single - I have some ideas about a significant other for him, but it won’t be explored directly in TRFSB. In one version of the story, I considered pairing him off with Selena’s sister Sofia. But I feel like they're better suited to be acquaintances - they’re both light-hearted teasers with good humour. :) Good folks all around. I wish I had them interact more apart from the sending-off banquet in chapter 26 lol!
I completely agree with you that Gabriel is a pillar for a lot of the mental foundation for the family. He has stepped in to diffuse Laurent, and Laurent has leaned on him over these years, too. Gabriel has helped Simon protect the estate, brought him and Selena together when they couldn’t see the signs themselves. He’s also a great uncle-figure and example for Mathieu. They’d be so lost without him!
I really, really like Gabriel as a character. He’s like the glue that keeps everyone together. And I’m so happy you see him that way, too! ^_^
