#MI!draxum was Ready to be a dad lmao

[bambiraptorx]

Just found your Minor Interference au and I've been reading up on it so sorry if this has been asked before but, will the boys ever get to know what names Draxum originally was going to give them had he been the one to raise them?

And if they won't can We know what they are?

I've been debating revealing them or not, but since if they show up in the fic at all it's gonna be quite some time, I might as well show my hand.

Leo: Lua. In several cultures it is associated with the moon, nature, and celestial beauty. It was also the name of a Roman goddess to whom soldiers would sacrifice the weapons they captured in battle. (Also the name I gave Draxum's mom in my lore lol)

Raph: Ragnarok. The end of the world in Norse mythology, a great battle that would destroy the gods, cause natural disasters, and bring about a new age.

Donnie: Demophon. The name means voice of the people. One of the warriors from the Trojan War who successfully made it back home, at least in some versions of Greek myths. He was also one of the first kings of Athens and possibly established its court system.

Mikey: Miltiades. Means red earth. Historically, it was the name of the general whose tactics allowed the Greeks to win the battle of Marathon against the Persians, a turning point in the Greco-Persian wars.

So as you can see, there's a bit of a theme here. The names that Draxum picked out for them, just on history alone, have strong associations with war and destruction. His original plan would have been to raise them as soldiers from the start, and these names reflect that. They were named for the task they were created to carry out: the annihilation of humans.

As a side note, Draxum picking out flower nicknames for them now isn't just about him figuring out what to call them. It's also about him getting a second chance to name them, as the people they are and not the people he wanted them to be.