#Lamli x aruji-sama

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A Lamli x y/n (Aruji-sama) I wrote on X

I’ll translate it and post it here too :)

(A/n: this is a fan fiction that I wrote! Aka it’s not official. I wrote this in Japanese first, so it might read a little weird sometimes.)

(Slight spoiler warning for event stories “Shiro no Suuhai” 白の崇拝 (White Worship) and “Butler's Wedding Party”)

(tw: might be a little gruesome) (Aruji-sama is they/them)

(I got the idea for this short story from a friend on X!❤️)

Enjoy!

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I was out with Lamli in Espoir when, out of the blue, Seraphim appeared.

“Oh? Out to town on this lovely day, are we?”

Lamli reacted immediately and jumped out in front of me. “Geh, an Intellectual Angel. What’re you doing here?”

“Well, I thought I’d take a few enhanced angels out for a stroll. You know, for another test run.

“!! Aruji-sama! Please stay close to me!”

As I stood in shock, the loud alarm rang to signal the angels’ arrival. Lamli and I had snuck out of the mansion today to buy mixed nuts for Lucas that might go well with his wine. “Annoying Nac,” as Lamli called him, had also been planning on going to the Grovaner House today, so Lamli had been able to sneak off easily to come to town with me.

Which meant that we were completely by ourselves.

“Aruji-sama! Please stay back where it’s safe!”

Lamli began fighting off the enhanced angels, waiting for backup as he protected the town with his superhuman athleticism.

Seraphim watched him languidly as if spectating a show when a few other butlers arrived, responding to the alarm. Haures, Bastien, Lato, Shiro, Bellen, and Berrien. All butlers who were top tier in combat.

They’ll be able to beat the angels… right?

I opened the prayer book and said the usual phrase. “Come forth, dark ally. I summon you. By this contract with the devil, unleash the power of the butlers here. .....”

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(A few days ago)

“Nac! You were writing Lucas-sama letters all this time!? Yuck, so annoying.”

“Lamli, what is with your expression. I merely write Lucas-san notes to relay necessary information.”

“Hmph! Really? Lucas-sama~! If I wrote you a letter, would you read it?”

“Of course♪ I wonder what kind of letter you'll write me, Lamli-kun♪”

“It’ll most likely be something along the lines of what kind of frog he’d caught that day. As if he’s writing a diary entry.”

“No, it won’t! What do you take me for? I’d write about all the things I like and admire about Lucas-sama! I hope you’ll look forward to it, Lucas-sama! Oh! Maybe I’ll write Aruji-sama a letter too! I wonder if they’ll like it~”

“That’s a great idea. You’re really thoughtful about Aruji-sama, Lamli-kun♪”

Nac sighed and gave a hopeless smile. “If only you’d take your job to clean the mansion as seriously.”

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We were almost there. We could just almost beat them, but the enhanced angels were strong.

Ughhh, I hate angels. As much as I wanted to get this over with, I continued to protect Aruji-sama. Hearing all of the commotion, all of the other butlers had joined in on the fight, too. But, these enhanced angels were really a pain in the butt.

Just then, I saved a crying child who had tripped and fallen on the ground. But, I’d made a mistake.

“Lamli!!!!”

It was Aruji-sama’s voice.

An angel sped toward me in the blink of an eye.

“Ah!”

The angel released a blinding light. As I realized what was to come, I dropped the sickle sword in my left hand.

The letter I was going to give Aruji-sama was in my pocket. The letter I’d written for Aruji-sama…

I held it tightly in my hand, and, taking the sword in my other hand, I cut off my left hand at the wrist. Then, throwing the dismembered fist far away from myself, I prayed that it would reach them.

Would they think my amputated hand is gross? Would Aruji-sama not like me anymore? The thought crossed my mind.

“Aruji-sama! I love you!!”

I wanted to give Aruji-sama, the person I love, one last smile. I lifted the corners of my mouth to give them one of my usual bright smiles, and I looked at them. Not at the angel that was trying to erase me from existence.

I was so happy to be able to spend my days with you.

I hoped they would understand. This feeling that had my heart bursting with love and adoration.

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I screamed his name until my voice was hoarse. Afterward, Lucas defeated the enhanced angel that had taken him. I picked up the hand that Lamli had thrown —Lamli’s hand— and held it until the warmth gradually disappeared.

By the time the fighting was over, a second Intellectual Angel came to us. An all too familiar face.

“What are you doing Seraphim? Hurry and put an end to all this.” Cherubim looked at me as he spoke to Seraphim. “You finally defeated one of the Devil Butlers… You should take care of their lord now while the other Devil Butlers are weakened.”

“Hmmm give me a second, Cherubim. You, Lord of the Devil Butlers.”

“Huh…?” Seraphim said something to me, but I couldn’t wrap my head around his words. How could I in this situation?

“Tell me… Do you know why that Devil Butler cut off his own hand to preserve it?”

All I could do is stare back, still in shock of what had happened. What did he ask me? How could you ask something like that? It made me realize again that angels were incapable of understanding human emotions.

“The reason why Lamli cut off his hand…”

It probably wasn’t just so that he could give me one last letter. He did it so that I could hold his hand just a little bit longer. Before he could be completely erased from this world by the angels light without a trace of him left behind. He wanted to leave a part of him with me. Literally. So that I could hold his hand, touch his skin, and grasp onto him a little bit longer. An unspoken promise that he’ll be with me forever. For that reason, he cut off his hand…

Lamli’s hand. His last gift to me.

I couldn’t imagine how painful it was to cut it off.

Seraphim waited leisurely for my answer, like he was having fun rubbing salt in my fresh wounds, while Cherubim looked like he was only waiting out of curiosity.

“I think Lamli wanted to leave something… to leave a part of him behind…?”

In the Central Land, depending on the region, some people cremated their loved ones to ashes when they passed. However, generally, embalming was the popular practice to bury their deceased. I remembered the time I’d told him once about the culture in my world, where some people used cremation but kept the bones in their shape to place in an urn and bury in a grave. "Oh, I see! So, it’s tradition to bury the bones of your loved ones… Hmm… I think I’ve heard of that before. That might be similar to what they do in the Eastern Land,” he had said.

“To… leave behind his bones… for a proper burial.”

“Hmmm I see. Sounds like a unique thing humans would do.” Seraphim laughed. "Well then, since you answered my question, I’ll let you go for today. Besides, it won’t be long until we angels defeat you for good.”

“Humans are so interesting. To think of going through the trouble of leaving behind your bones… There’s always something new to learn about them,” Cherubim mumbled, and the two returned to the sky.

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《To the Aruji-sama I love!

Were you surprised?? I wanted to write a letter for kind and wonderful Aruji-sama who’s always nice to me!

Isn’t it kinda exciting to get a letter on just a regular day?!

Well, at least that’s what Rose-kun (Ammon) said, so I bet the surprise was a big success!

Aruji-sama!! Let’s watch the stars again together, and go on outings like today, too! I’ll always think of ways to have a blast, and I’ll make sure to put a smile on your face! ☆

☆☆Lamli☆☆ 》

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〔If I were to die like this, Would you shed tears for me or would you come with me?〕 (Lyrics from Shirayume, theme song of Akuneko)

I’d thought of those words once or twice.

As Ammon placed flowers on Lamli’s new grave, the other butlers silently said a prayer. Here lies Lamli. Without a doubt, a part of him rests in piece here.

He was still by our side. Not completely erased from this world. A part of him is still on this earth.

Finlay-sama came by the Devil’s Palace to pay his respects to the fallen Devil Butler, too. He spoke to Lucas, Nac, and me before leaving shortly to go back to the Grovaner Estate. I had a feeling he only came because Finlay was friendly with Lucas and Nac for being the negotiators for the Devil Butlers, and Lamli had been their roommate on the third floor.

The first request from the nobles that we went on together had been to the Southern Land. On the way there, we’d laid on the desert sand and watched the stars together when we were first starting to get to know each other.

You often prepared parasols for me to protect me from the harsh sun rays; the rays that made your body weak, too. We went on walks together, with you protecting both of us from the sun.

And in preparation for the wedding party, you and Lucas did my nails and gave me a hand massage. I remember how your hands felt against mine, as you rubbed the tension in my hand away with aromatic oil.

And I also remember how your cold hand felt in my hands just yesterday.

Flower viewing season, Tanabata, Christmas, New Years, the anniversary of when I first came to Devil’s Palace… All of them memories that I made with you.

I flipped through the diary that you wrote in for me.

Bastien said once, “When people are forgotten, that’s when they truly die.”

“I guess Lamli’s not here anymore to call me Megane-kun…” Fennesz murmured softly.

“O-oh! Um, I apologize, Aruji-sama! I said something I shouldn’t have again…

“Then,…. Can I call you Megane-kun from time to time?”

“Huh?” Fennesz looked surprised for a moment, but he soon nodded. “If it’s no trouble, yes. Please do so. …You’re right. Then, we won’t ever forget Lamli.”

From then on, I sometimes used the nicknames Lamli affectionately used to use for everyone. Lucas was the one who was the hesitant at first. He had preferred when Lamli didn’t use the “-sama” suffix for him, and now that I was calling him “Lucas-sama” sometimes, Lucas wasn’t very sure it’d be good.

“But, I hold respect for you, too. Can’t I call you that just sometimes…?”

He eventually agreed and showed me a kind but sad smile. I had a feeling he understood that this was my way of grieving for my Devil Butler.

By thinking of Lamli, he would always live on in our hearts.

Marucchi. (Hanamaru)

Kuma-san. (Teddy)

Shiro Shiro.

Bos. (Boschi)

Ribbon-kun. (Flure)

Kitsune-kun. (Bastien)

Rose-kun. (Ammon)

Gohan-kun. (Lono)

Megane-kun. (Fennesz)

Hau-san. (Haures)

Lato-cchi.

Yuu-chan.

Buu-chan. (Muu)

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The following December, we said our prayers for him at the yearly memorial service.

I visited his grave, too.

Lamli’s happy and energetic voice would never resound in the mansion’s halls anymore. But, I climbed up to the viewing deck almost every night. I’d look for the “Aruji-sama Constellation” and the “Lucas-sama Constellation” that Lamli had made for us. Sometimes, Lucas would join me for a drink under the stars. And, when the night was getting late, Nac would come by during his usual rounds and escort me back to my room.

I hope Lamli will be the brightest, most loved star in every night sky to come. That was my wish upon a star…

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A/n: Wow, I haven’t been on tumblr in a while lol😅

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[invui]

pet me pet me!!

hhhi ure onr of the only writers that currently write for akuneko and HSHSHSH i love ur writing! can i request for (butler of your choice) with aruji-sama that randomly hugs them ? thank you in advance have a good day 🤲🤲🤲

pairing: lamli bennett x reader

format: headcannons

a/n: lamli has been in my mind for days and i have been on hiatus for quite a while now so i should at least write something to compensateTT

LAMLI BENNETT

• he’s the cuddly type himself whenever he’s around the people he loves and the fact you’re a hugger yourself makes it better for him to love you even more than he used to

• it doesn’t matter if it was intentional or not, he would love every single second of it

• there were times wherein you subconsciously hugged lamli out of nowhere while he was busy cleaning the mansion and he would immediately get distracted because of you

• he definitely reciprocates your hug and maybe even beg for some head pats, to which you always say yes because how could you not with how he’s being so adorable

• sometimes a single hug to respond to yours isn’t enough so he’ll hug you whenever you’re discussing something with one of the butlers. it might get a bit too intense because the longer he does it, the more he wants you attention to be on him

• when you’re tired and you hug him however, he’s going to be a little confused but when he hears your yawn he’ll understand the situation

• lamli would drag you into your bedroom after asking you if you were tired because he knows the answer even when you are lying

• when you’re tucked in your bed, lamli would say a small good night and leave the room or when he’s in a very cuddly mood (a very very cuddly mood), he’d slide under the sheets and hug you when you’re asleep. maybe he would sing a short lullaby like twinkle little star to satisfy himself and your deep slumber