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F, Lamb-bae

I had the pleasure of writing for @julia-loves-cupcakes in the @obeymeholidayexchange this year. Best of wishes for 2025~ Also on my AO3!

Luke doesn’t believe weird anime foods actually exist in MC’s world so Barbatos decides their next baking collaboration will be one such dish.

After the fifth “Last photo, no seriously!” they managed to extricate themself with the promise to take and upload photos to their Devilgram the entire time. Not caring if anyone was watching, they carefully tucked the knot of their bundled apron between their teeth and bounded down the hallway on all four hooves.

At first, they had been worried the brothers would judge them for the strange habit, but then they’d seen Belphie charge into furniture like a bull, Satan running up the stairs like a cat, and even Beel clinging to the ceiling to nonchalantly eat in peace.

The doors of the House Of Lamentation swung open without so much as a whisper, seemingly aware - and fond - of the little sheep. They were running so fast, they nearly bowled over the guest waiting at the base of the front steps.

“MC!” the short angel cried, bouncing happily in place, “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” Luke grabbed the sheep’s forehoof and took off running. MC stumbled after him, laughing.

They’d long-since gotten used to the Devildom, to RAD and its students - something they never would have believed in a million years had someone suggested it just a few years ago. They’d also believed the little angel, who wore his passionate heart on his sleeve, when he constantly professed his disdain and outright contempt for demons - but here he was, a big grin on his face as the two rushed to the Demon Lord’s Castle.

They were greeted by Barbatos at the door, giving them the slight bow he insisted they deserved as honored guests of the Devildom and treasured friends of its Lord. “Welcome MC, Luke. Please, follow me to the kitchen.”

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They looked at the assembled ingredients - thrice-drowned-rice flour, albinic hell ostrich egg, a wide variety of frozen dairy products, and, oddly enough, a box of almonds from the Human World - trying to guess what dessert they would be making today.

Barbatos smiled faintly, “I happened to overhear Levi complaining that you said his anime was full of nonsense of a scene involving the use of a flamethrower in the kitchen.”

“But that’s silly!” Luke protested, “Burning food means you cooked it for too long.”

“I thought it best to demonstrate with ice cream, a dessert from the Human World. It’s called ‘Baked Alaska’, have you perhaps heard of it, MC?”

They were already drooling. “Ice cream…” The sheep had clearly spent too long in the company of Beel. Blotting the corner of their mouth with their apron, MC undid the bundle’s strings and tied their cute custom-ordered apron around their midsection with deft hoof motions. “Can’t wait to try it out!”

Luke’s face was red with a defiant pout as if expecting to be teased for it, reaching into a side cupboard and pulling out his own apron - apparently such a frequent visitor to the Castle’s kitchen to warrant keeping spares there - which was decorated with three small puppies.

Barbatos’ apron had been a gag gift from MC, just as a joke, one that made Diavolo laugh until the towering demon nearly cried, but it had definitely been used and laundered with special care. “The recipe I settled upon calls for multiple layers, and I felt we should each choose a flavor to represent this unity amongst the Realms.”

MC hopped up on the stool reserved specifically for them and drifted their hoof across the labels; they weren’t picky, but what did they feel best represented the Human Realm? Finally, they settled on a pale rainbow swirl - not bubblegum-flavored, sadly.

“I pick… this one!” They turned to see Luke hefting a large tub of tan cake-themed ice cream above his head.

“Then I shall finish with this.” Barbatos held out his own container. “Green tea, for a mild undercurrent.”

Ooh, that did sound good, actually.

“Would you please store them in the fridge for now, while I return the others? Our choices must be soft enough to spread, but not melted entirely.”

The young angel excitedly carried the three containers as directed, too enthusiastic for his usual ‘we should not associate with demons!’ protestations. Food truly could surpass cultural differences, even across gaps as large as those between the Three Realms.

“MC, I will trust you with crushing the almonds and chocolate. Luke, will you handle the meringue, please? The dry ingredients have yet to be measured and your attention to detail will make it extra soft and fluffy.”

The MC had a big grin on their face as they poured the blanched almonds into the blender and hit the start button. Grinding it by hoof in a mortal and pestle would’ve been more fun, but there was still the hellishly dark cacao to break up. Wielding the large knife with a gleeful flourish, they attacked the chunks in their bowl.

Barbatos hid an amused smile as he observed his proteges at work; Luke was so intent on whipping the egg whites that his tongue was poking out of his mouth in concentration. Once the right amount of chocolate had been chopped, he poured it into a pot of melting butter.

Luke handed over most of his mixture after folding in the sugar for Barbatos to finish the cake batter. There was a brief squabble between the younger pair over what order the ice cream layers should be, but it was quickly and amicably resolved.

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“Are you ready?” the butler asked, holding a bottle of cooking Demonus over the assembled dessert, ready to pour into the half-shell nestled atop a colossal mound of eggy goodness.

MC looked at the blowtorch in Luke’s eager hand with some alarm and quickly hopped down from their stool. “I’ll start putting things away, don’t worry!” What if their wool caught on fire and they had to run in panicked circles around the room until someone could put it out!? As they hustled out of flamesreach, a loosened apron string caught under one hoof and they fell over with a startled bleat, sending a mixed cloud of superfine sugar and flours into the air.

At that exact moment fire shot out to ignite the alcoholic spirits dripping down the dish’s sides, suddenly jumping to the ultra-combustible particulates that filled the room.

There was a loud silence, followed by a single “Oh, dear,” from Barbatos, who really should have seen that coming.

Luke scrambled over to a very singed-looking sheep, who made a pathetic sooty cough. “Oh no, are you alright?”

MC nodded, being lifted to their hooves and giving a full-body shake with several sneezes, revealing that their pretty pastel wool was mostly unburnt. “Sorry,” they apologized, wrinkling their snout as Barbatos delicately wiped first Luke’s and then MC’s face clean with a handkerchief he pulled out of seemingly nowhere; a good butler was prepared for everything.

“Is the Baked Alaska okay?”

“MC, is that really the most imp-”

“I’m certain it will be fine,” Barbatos reassured the sheep, knowing how much they detested conflict. They also didn’t like other people worrying over them, so he had to redirect Luke’s concern before his dearest MC grew upset. “Mistakes happen all the time, and many delicious discoveries are the result of either accidents or simple curiosity.”

Nobody said a word, but they were in complete agreement that Solomon’s dishes had never been - nor would they ever be - a part of that esteemed group.

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The TSL musical event looks different than I remember 🤔

Now playing: Shadows of friendship

My second @obeymeholidayexchange piece for @aspiringtrashpanda ! I had soooo many ideas for this prompt but nothing looked right X'DD so in the end I thought a fake screenshot would be a fun lil second gift ^^

Version without my tablet's UI after the cut:

The background I got from the game, cause there was no way I could remake it hkdhfk but I did redraw Levi cause I'm a masochist I guess

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My @obeymeholidayexchange piece for @aspiringtrashpanda ! Thank you for organizing this gift exchange! It's been really fun both to make a gift and to see everyone else share theirs ^^ It really did bring me some wonderful holiday cheer ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

And Imma gonna do the other in another post cause it makes more sense to me because of the style difference dhkhfhfk

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

They’re gay your honor

Decided to mix my one fav gay couple with my other fav gay couple. And it’s perfect.

Diavolo as Phoenix Wright and Lucifer as Miles Edgeworth.

I am using them as Discord stickers and give full permission for others to use them if they want to ^^

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🎁Join the exchange from November 7th-10th🎁

It's easy! Simply go to our CARRD, read through everything, and click the "SIGN UP HERE" on the sign up page!

Curious about what the exchange entails? All details are in the Carrd, but check out a summary below the cut:

Sign up and provide 3 sfw prompts concerning what you'd like to receive in the form of fanart or fanfiction.

Receive your assigned giftee and their prompts and preferences on November 11th via email.

Present your gift to your assigned giftee between December 24th-31st, either in the event discord or on socials.

Receive a gift from your surprise gifter between December 24th-31st, either in the event discord or on socials.

PLEASE READ THE RULES AND GUIDELINES IN THE CARRD BEFORE APPLYING. Let's spread some Obey Me! love this holiday season! 🥳

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"Potentially very evil, but certainly very silly"

-An mc probably

Also, a couple of extra versions because I got really indecisive about the background:

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His route really cannot come soon enough, I need to know more about my husband :'3

Also some different hand designs because I liked them too much to discard and a nice yellow background so I can pretend he's not incredibly sad

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AW little guy !!!

OH he's a little bit fucked up actually ..

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Pixel animation commission for @thellamamongler of his pokemon OC, Juniper the Tinkaton!

Thank you so much for the commission! She's so awesome XDD Amazing character to draw and animate! X3

Transparent version:

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It's Luci's birthdayyyyy!!

Made this for the MAYLA contest a bit ago, and since I was already planning on posting it here, might as well post it on his birthday hfojfhofjofoh

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Who will he make a pact with next?

Also, as I always do, I was playing with overlays so have some extra versions:

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Giiiiiirl

*looks around and sees obey and twst*

This is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

*sees header and jaw drops*

GUUURL! I've found heaven

Why thank youu ;3

I'm a very normal amount of OBSESSED with both of those and keep making fan art but keep forgetting to post XDD so I'm trying to fix that jgdjdgjgd and you just reminded me, I haven't posted the drawing I have as my header huh? '^^ I'll... Do that now khdkhd

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Gluttonous sheep :3

bonus:

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"The most darling, delightful and dangerous overlord this side of the pentagram!"

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GO PLAY BUGSNAX IT'S SO GOOD OMG I LOVE THESE GOOGLY EYED ABOMINATIONS X3

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The Avatar of Lust turns ????? today! :D

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god