#Adhara

[starrforge]

Let him be vulnerable!!!!!

[cruisingheightswithdragons]

Two halves of one soul join together for a lovely stroll

[carolina-star]

80s vibes.

Adhara loves colorful things and she loves the 90s and the 80s.

[approximateknowledge]

that poll made think about mondo emerso again. somehow simultaneously the most generic yet interesting fantasy books young ak had the pleasure to read. like there's some actual interesting stuff going on beneath the surface. (*fammins* dear gog the implications. also elven bio-warfare, don't ask. also just san. one of my oldest fictional crushes... morally gray half-elf with a sick-ass wyvern go brrrr)

but above all the sheer *projection potential* for adhara in the third trilogy especially

im like 80% sure she had like, a direct hand in my egg cracking

why yes the pov character wakes without memory and has to *discover she's a woman*, and then ends up choosing a name for herself, and eventually she meets her creators and they literally deadname her

adhara is like the most trans allegory you can make a protagonist by accident

also yes she does look like that

i will not comment further, you all have eyes

[cappadocius]

I need @smallnico to give us Adhara with her Maushold!

[coffee--fiend]

I should draw my blorbos at some point, but man. I should also really install mods bc my poor lizard has her extra horns Denied and that hurts ;;

I also cant rip one off, and Adhara can't have his prosthetic leg so that Sucks and is Sad

[lutih]

diseñé mis propias L.O.L. O.M.G.

Cosmic Lutih y Adhara Star

[veracity-and-co]

Who… are you

[starrforge]

ducks......

[koolades-world]

(Kicks down your door to remind you that the people in your phone care about you!!)

(and also to request a reactions to a cute lil thing MC can do to the bros)

So like,, this MC’s just a big softie for their demons. Loves them so damn much and would rather die than be subtle about it. How would each bro react to this MC casually taking his hand, kissing his palm, then like, closing his hand and giving it a lil pat before letting him go, like “take that with you for later”

Idk I think they would bluescreen lol

hi!!!! thank you <3 hope you're having an amazing day

yes omg that's sooo cute. thank you for blessing me with this idea

enjoy <3

Affectionate Mc hands the brothers a kiss

Lucifer

he's very caught off guard

it takes him a minute to process what you'd just done and by the time he mentally catches up, you've walked away

he'll look down at his hand and study it like he's never seen it before

with a smile, he holds it close to his chest. he's so grateful for you <3

Mammon

he's insisting humans are so odd and stumbling over his words but

he's actually so heart warmed

someone cares enough about him, and while that might have been something simple

it just show how much you really cared even despite how he acted sometimes

Levi

he's out of commission bestie

he's not even moving anymore, and he's rooted to the spot

maybe give him a little bit to recover then try to talk to him again

he's going to pretend that moment didn't happen outwardly, but inwardly he's holding onto that kiss and saving it for the right moment

Satan

for once, he's speechless

he knew you well, and he knew how affectionate you could be

but this was a newer trick of yours

he's more than willing to make this a cute little exchange the two of you do

Asmo

he's overjoyed!

he's going to rub it in his brothers faces that you gave him a kiss, and not them

he's even going to insist on giving one back

of course he's treasuring this moment forever. please do it for him again

Beel

he looks between you and the hand you planted the kiss in

it doesn't take him long to pull you into a hug before you could leave

but in the process, he accidently lets go of the kiss

could he trouble you for one more?

Belphie

it takes him a moment to process just like his older brother

as usual he's half asleep, but after a moment he realizes

he lets you know that he'd be saving it for his nap later that day

after that, he'll beg for more for his future naps

[carolina-star]

New icon with my lovely alien Adhara.

Also a moment for try new things

[coffee--fiend]

Arashi - The pure agony of watching her closest friend slowly start to lose his vibrance and become a shell of himself while she could do nothing but watch haunts her deeply even now after a year or two has passed. She is far more protective of her companion than ever before.

Adhara - The influx of Light left his mind almost stagnant, and his soul on fire with the need to consume. His morality prevented him from falling to the effects, but the struggle on the inside was so intense it nearly broke him. Even now, bright light rushing towards him makes him flinch though his troubles are long passed.

‪#WOLpromptAday‬

‪July 31, 2024‬

‪(Shadowbringers MSQ)

How did exposure to excess light aether change your WOL? Did it cause an imbalance? Was the impact Mentally, Spiritually, Physically, and/or Emotionally? Is this a blessing or a burden? How do they handle these changes? ‬

[spearxwind]

Commission for @triruntu !!

[coffee--fiend]

Thinking about my WoL duo some more,,

Of the two of them, Arashi is far more grim faced and serious. She's grown up on the battlefield and pretty much known only war for her entire life, its little wonder that it fucked her up in the head a little bit. Being an Auri in Ishgard did not help matters either.

Adhara might seem cheerful and peppy on the surface, but deep down he is terrified of people hurting him like they did when he was small. His memories of the time before he was taken in by Zalera are fuzzy at best but they have colored the way he interacts with people permanently.

The two of them work wonderfully as a pair considering Adhara's skill with the bow and black magic as well as Arashi's abilities as a dark knight. Surprisingly enough, they did not have to practice very much to fall into a reliable pattern for the both of them.

Adhara doesn't really regret not knowing his birth family, but sometimes he does find himself wondering who they could be. Questions about his origin are unfortunately common as he is a Miqo'te whose name eschews tradition, and despite his carefree attitude it does trouble him in the dead of the night.

Both of them had a small crush on Y'shtola at some point in time despite her being far beyond either of their leagues. They never saw this as a bad thing, and instead made a tradition of talking about the people they find attractive when they are travelling between locations. They are both bi icons,,

Arashi likes to read mystery novels and histories of long dead civilizations when she has the time, and would have loved to be a scholar had she not been raised as a knight. Adhara finds this very sad, and takes whatever opportunities he can to bring her to different historical sites. She knows what he is doing, and is touched, but lacks the courage to comment on it. The best she can do in exchange is to protect his smile by keeping him safe from those who would do him harm. (emotionally, although this does not stop her from trying to protect him physically)

[smoft-demons]

About pacts

The game is kinda ABOUT the pacts, but somehow I feel like the concept is not fleshed out enough in canon. So I’m fixing that! I am making them so fluffy, I am developing them into the magic QPR bond of my dreams lol

(Brief mentions of blood and sex under the cut, be warned)

Ok so. In the game, the pacts have four key functions: 1, allows the human to give the demon binding orders. 2, gives the human a way to amplify the demon’s abilities and strengths. 3, implied, gives the demon a way to do the same thing for the human, to lend them their own strength. 4, allows the human to summon the demon basically for free. Have him on speed dial, I suppose. Summon with no ritual, no spell components, no nothing except an incantation.

That’s cool, I like that. But like,, iirc the game says nothing of the mechanics of this, or how the pacts feel!

I think pacts should be a mildly psychic connection. Nothing like what Beel and Belphie have going on, and no actual ability to put words telepathically in your demon’s head (and vice versa), but like… an Awareness of each other, muted and vague when you’re not actively reaching out through the pact, but just enough that like,, you can feel them vaguely in the back of your mind. You know they’re alive, and you can mentally reach for them if you want to.

When you ARE using the pact, it doesn’t HAVE to be for one of the aforementioned four functions. It can also be… just a mild mental ping, like tugging on a string or tapping them lightly to get their attention. When they reach back, the bond opens up a little bit more, to allow the passage of emotions, flashes of memories, even awareness of about how far you are from each other and what direction you’re in. All entirely voluntary, no invasive mind-reading, but you can mentally share what you want with each other.

I feel like the pacts don’t have to imply romance. But, they DO imply partnership—not necessarily exclusive partnership, in fact probably it isn’t an exclusive sort of thing by default. Plenty of demons have multiple humans, and plenty of humans have multiple demons. The sort of partnership that doesn’t really have a standard box to fit into by average human reckoning. Queerplatonic partnership. Close, emotionally intimate, committed, devoted. But not necessarily having anything to do with attraction, romance, any of that.

These pacts can be purposely strengthened, to make communicating with each other like this easier. Strengthening the signal, if you will.

The key to that is two things: emotional intimacy/trust, and sharing vitality (or however you wanna phrase it. Vitality, life, essence, soul, etc. I mean this to encompass a few different things, and none of those words is a perfect fit for all of them. Let’s say there’s an untranslatable word in infernal that fits perfectly). Specifically, the human and the demon make mental contact through the pact with the intent to strengthen the bond, then do whichever of the sharing vitality/essence/life/soul things that they feel like doing.

For example:

Kissing. An emotionally intimate thing to do that involves sharing fluid. DNA counts as essence, and this is a way of combining it. A textbook, effective way to reinforce a close bond. Doesn’t even strictly have to be romantic! It CAN be for sure, and usually is, but like… you can also kiss the homies out of platonic affection if you want to. Especially if the homies in question are demons in a pact with you. This is normal and chill to them.

Also, simply sharing the same air! Pressing foreheads together (think keldabe kiss minus the helmets), noses touching (i think this is called kunik). Sharing breath. This absolutely counts as sharing vitality. Also, afaik this is a thing people would only have the instinct to do with someone they really love. It’s such a soft, peaceful thing that doesn’t make sense in any other context but trust and devotion and emotional intimacy. Super good way of reinforcing a close bond!

Obviously sex works for this too. Obviously. It ticks all the boxes: reinforces a close bond, combining vitality/essence, can be very emotionally intimate. Probably the most textbook option.

In the other direction, possibly not quite as expected but totally works if you think about it: bloodshed. I’m sure it’s common enough in the ritually combining blood sort of way, but also… think about fighting at your pacted demon’s side, or getting wounded and then being rescued (seems more likely, especially in part 1), and both of you bleeding. Physically supporting each other, spilling your vitality onto each other, each wiping blood off of the other and patching each other up in the aftermath of an altercation. Really, you can’t get more devoted and trusting than that.

Food, as well. Taking a bite of something, then feeding a bite to your pact partner. Your food is the source of your vitality, in a similar way to breath. It’s your life. Sharing food with this intent absolutely works. It works even better if it’s food you made, and/or familiar food that you love in such a way that it’s part of your identity. That way, it works twofold. The physical effect of metabolizing the food is your vitality, and the identity aspect—feeding a loved one something that resonates with who you are—is sharing your essence/soul.

This one’s a bit of a reach, but I think it still works—tears. Experiencing something that makes both pact partners cry, be it a sad story, an emotional conversation, painful events, etc. Supporting each other through that, feeling compassion for each other, comforting each other. There’s no shortage of intimacy, devotion, and trust in this. On both an emotional and physical level, this counts as sharing soul/essence/life.

Sharing soul/vitality/essence/life (whatever the fitting word for this in infernal would be) on purpose like this would absolutely bring pacted partners closer together. Strengthens the bond between them, helps them understand each other, reinforces the love. Strengthen a pact enough and eventually you won’t even need the incantation to summon that demon.

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(I am planning to put this in my rewrite of obey me season 1 with my own MC, of course. Once I progress enough to start posting it, that is lol)

(but also, maybe, if I find the inspiration, I might write gn reader!MC oneshots with these concepts. Pls let me know if you think I should try! Also, anyone is more than welcome to use this for your own writing if you want)

EDIT: I wrote a oneshot! The time when my MC found out that strengthening pacts is a thing, with Beel and Mammon. Here it is!

[coffee--fiend]

Arashi - Silent and extra scary looking because the resting "im going to kill you slowly" face is out in full force. Tends to be forgetful, grouchy, and depending on how close she is with those around her, clingy.

Adhara - Morning person who makes breakfast for everyone with him. Knows everyone's preferences like the back of his hand, and willing to give quiet when needed. Tends to be cheery in the early hours.

How is your WoL's morning personality?