Fable 2, and probably 3

Love that theres three types of women in fable, unhinged and feral, smart and strong, and distressed mother with high blood pressure an I am obsessed with all

Reaver (other fanart I drew of him)

So, I'm kinda like... mainly gay, MxM, fanfic writer right, and genuinely avoid writing any sexual parts with women, like naked parts...

And yet, I wrote a Reaver x Hero Queen from fable

BUT not in like a romantic way, it kind started like a small "haha" fic and then it went a tiny bit deeper (😏) and somehow turned into straight sex🤨

Very consent ofc, and is basically kinda like... a step by step how to pleasure a woman😅

So if that sounds interesting...

Sparrow and Reaver represent Duality in the sense that Sparrow’s Drive in life is to Avenge the life they’d lost when their sister was killed, while Reaver’s Drive is to live a life that’s somehow WORTH everything he’d sacrificed to gain his immortality.

They both have an almost singleminded purpose, but his is in the pursuit of pleasure while theirs is the crushing weight of duty. It’s all either of them know.

I think that’s why Spreaver is such a fascinating ship; Reaver represents Sparrow finally allowing themselves some kind of enjoyment regardless of anyone’s expectations—meanwhile Sparrow grounds Reaver, forces him to see the worth in participating in the world rather than just running away all the time.

Unfortunately for The World™️, Reaver has lived too long to grasp the humanity of others. I wonder who he’d be if Sparrow were still alive.

When: 6th September Where: Obsidian City Who: @fablesandtails​

The bag of food slipped out of Orlaith’s hand as she headed up the dark alley. It was probably naïve of her to go charging over so quickly, no second thought. In this city, anything could be a trap. But the discordant sounds of someone - a girl, she thought - puking, along with obvious sounds of distress, had brought her into the alley without giving it a thought. That was her nature. 

The torch on the end of Orlaith’s phone switched on, illuminating the darkness. It took a few moments to place the girl, especially given the contortion on her face from vomiting, but you couldn’t deliver a baby under a bridge with someone and take too long to place them. “Fable?” Orlaith said tentatively, not wishing to panic the woman with an unexpected presence in a dingy alley in Obsidian City. “It’s me— Orlaith. We delivered a baby together.” A way of assuring Fable she wasn’t a would be murderer. Not that the woman seemed able to hear her. Orlaith thought if could she see her eyes, they’d be big as saucers and blank. “Fable,” she tried again.

I am now the King! Long live King Sparrow Alfheart! Son of the Duke of Southcliff (May he rest in peace.)

I finally got this achievement!

Oh and a better picture of Carol and Alex.

Here is a wip on the sparrow art I am making it is very low quality bc it has been ran though IG lol

Thinking back to when I was young and pushing some limits on Fable 2 and I kept having kids with the same guy in the same house. After I reached like 5 or 6 kids my total just randomly dropped on the family menu. The game stopped registering them as mine. They no longer had the player-child icon. But they'd still come sit and eat at the dinner table and hang out in the house. They disowned me yet they still ate from the palm of my heroic hand.

Quick portrait I did after playing Fable 2 again ^^

I love the art style in the game and I think it fits well with my love for thick lines xD Annnnd I having fun exploring this art nouveau kinda style.

you guys think the people of albion like,, will draw out the heroes sigils for luck or whatever, like a hunter will draw the hero of skills sigil and be like “please whoever you are give me your blessing and help me strike down this oxen so i can feed my family of six” and somewhere reaver wakes up and is like “someone wants something from me, they’re not gonna get it” and rolls back over and goes to sleep

Interesting

Thinking of th bower lake camp and how is inhabitants helped raise sparrow after roses death, and how at the beginning of the game they're all so supportive of them and I'm crying.

Because these people have seen sparrow in more ways than anyone else in albion, thwy watched them grow from the quiet broken child to this illustrious hero, and they can all say they helped.

If sparrow goes a little off kilter, say after the spire, they are likely the most forgiving to them because they raised this person and know why they tick the way they do, and can only imagine that something terrible has happened to make them lash out so.

I just think we need to talk moreabout the camp because thats where sparrow grew up and where I think they likely feel the most seen and understood

unfinished sketch of Marceline

Gaming and writing fanfics??? In THIS ECONOMY???

Yes. The hero is cashing in while I stand still, so might as well

Tho this is fable 2, I'm currently playing fable 3

REGARDING THE CORRUPTION POST-- YOU GET IT!!!!!! YES THAT'S EXACTLY IT

AHH THANK YOU FOR MESSAGING ME ABOUT IT!! I WAS GOING TO MAKE A POST DELVING DEEPER INTO IT BUT I GOT DISTRACTED

Okay so these are my tags for those who haven’t seen them on @floating-goblin-art ‘s beautiful post about Reaver hiding horns under his hat(link added for those who haven’t seen the art I’m referring to)

But yeah context given, I need to Brain Dump about this after doing a little more thinking, because it makes SENSE!!

There are a LOT of characters who should have more evidence of corruption in Fable 2 with how easy it is for Sparrow’s appearance to change (admittedly it’s hard to necessarily say who has hero blood, and it IS possible that the whole horns thing was meant to just be an Archon blood thing, but there are characters who we go up against that in my opinion most likely have Hero Blood—like Dash, the Bandit who claims to be “The Fastest Man Alive”, and the Cult Leader who you can kill to protect Oakfield)

However, if we assume that Morality in Fable (2, at least) is NOT judged by an otherworldly being, but the values of an individual and their lifestyle personally, it would make more sense that they don’t end up sprouting horns or glowing cracks in their skin even when the narrative clearly shows them as villainous. Sparrow on the other hand, we know grew up on stories of Heroism that Rose made up for them until her death, and that they FINISHED growing up under Theresa’s guidance and training for the explicit purpose of getting vengeance upon Lucian. The specific types of things that raise CORRUPTION(not Evil) in Fable 2 relate VERY well to the base of Sparrow as they’re shown in game and that fascinates me.

It’s been a while since I’ve played, but if I remember correctly the biggest “Corrupting” influences in Fable 2 are 1: Rich Foods and Alcohol, and 2: Raising Rent Prices. The rent prices specifically are a betrayal of who Sparrow was as a child—they grew up on the streets before Theresa took them in, to raise the rent and further impoverish families is not only a shitty thing to do, but it’s SPECIFICALLY shitty from the perspective of Sparrow’s childhood. The food is fascinating as well, because when I first played the game I thought “Well this is kind of fucked up” from the perspective of disordered eating, but I don’t think it’s ACTUALLY about the Food and Alcohol itself—this may be a reach, but I suspect that the reason cooked foods(and alcohol in general) raise corruption is that they represent slowing down to enjoy life, as opposed to remaining staunchly devoted to The Mission™️ and avenging Rose.

Theresa reminds us throughout the narrative that Sparrow has a PURPOSE. I suspect that betrayals of that purpose are what cause corruption, since I don’t think we get any corruption when we perform Evil acts in The Spire.

As far as Reaver goes, he as a character REPRESENTS the things that are Corruption for Sparrow, and yet he’s beautiful(narratively speaking, regardless of personal opinion, though I obviously agree. ALSO it’s fascinating that Sparrow gains Evil but no corruption for carrying out the sacrifice on the girl in the Shadow Court). This makes sense because Reaver himself feels no remorse for the drinking and the killing and the hedonistic enjoyment of his life—he feels guilt over Oakvale, but that was centuries ago, and he hadn’t known the cost when he made his deal. In truth, I actually think failing to ENJOY his long life would be corruption to Reaver, because if he’s not enjoying his life than everyone he ever knew in Oakvale died in vain.

That makes me think that in Fable 3 (which has no corruption mechanic, but I’m getting more into Lore territory than actual mechanics) Reaver HAS failed to enjoy himself. Reaver’s betrayed the man he’s spent CENTURIES as by trying to erase all history of his Piracy. This is my opinion, but Reaver in Fable 2 seemed much more ALIVE and overall pleased with life than he does in Fable 3. In Fable 2, we saw that most people Reaver rubbed shoulders with were other Pirate types and in general grittier people, where as in Fable 3 he’s surrounded by rich idiots (and also Balverines, but these Balverines are also very likely rich idiots)

This may just be the unrepentant Spreaver shipper in me—but I do feel as though it may have something to do with Sparrow’s death. I have a hard time wondering what else could have been significant enough to have him suddenly and brutally erase his history as Pirate King.