#RC Heaven’s Secret

[squishywizardd]

Mimi: Okay we need to distract the guards.

Malbonte: Right.

Vicky: What are you going to do?

Malbonte: I’m going to kill them all. That’ll distract them.

Dino: I don’t like that, what’s Plan B?

Malbonte: You die in Plan B.

Lucifer: I like Plan B.

[liittleemiixeer]

I've been eating up @raleigh-edward 's theory about hsr and lane possibly being something other than human, and it made me think...

Imagine lane’s death at the Siberia base wasn’t just /death/. We see that in hs1, vicky dies, goes to heaven, and passes a test that determines your enrollment in the academy for angels and demons. Which makes me think that lane might have gone through the same predicament. So, for three years, she could have been training in heaven’s academy—until something went wrong. What if she committed an act so unlawful that she was cast down, stripped of her wings (angel, demon, harmony bearer... it doesn't matter), and erased from her own memory, reborn on earth again without any recollection?

This twist would explain why cain recognizes her despite her lack of memory. If they shared a past in the heaven or the academy itself, his cryptic hints are him trying to remind her of it—without risking revealing too much because that too would have consequences for him, her, or the both of them. This makes me think about a moment in the last update where, if you romance greg and you follow him to the gym in s2ep4 (correct me if im wrong), there's a moment where he gives lane a t-shirt to put on because her clothes are soaking wet from the rain. The shirt he gives her reads "fallen angels," which in that moment it seemed like a cute, flirty sign of greg crushing on lane, but is it? Moreover, lane had already asked pileon in s1 if fallen angels are a mere human invention when she was trying to understand cain's behavior, and the demon explains to her that they do exist and tells her how they're casted out of heaven/hell, so she rules out this option for cain.

But what about herself?

Unlike ordinary humans, even after being expelled from heaven/hell, she could still have traces of her past angelic or demonic essence explaining any unusual abilities and why she’s drawn to different paths tied to two opposite divine forces (whisper of the devil or voice of god). In consequence, lane’s story might not just be one of survival but of rediscovering who—or what—she really is and what she's capable of doing. A fallen angel with a fractured past, navigating allegiances between realms that have shaped her destiny in ways she’s only beginning to understand. For that reason, her relationship with cain might not just be about romance (if you're romancing him, that is), but more about uncovering the full truth of her own identity.

Just imagine the layers this could add to her story: a human life taken away by an accident (or was it?), her ascension to heaven, her mortal existence a punishment—or a second chance—by forces beyond her control, and now having her humanity function as a mask over a forgotten divinity that needs to be awakened.

[webanglikethat]

꒰✩꒱ ─ on Lucifer and Vicky.

🌹🌹 🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Λ 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 ( ˘ ᵕ ˘ 🌹🌹🌹 ヽ つ ＼ ／ UU / 🎀 \ for @liykaii, happiest birthday <3

sources beneath!

Holly Black // The Cruel Prince, Reinaery // It’s You, It’s Me, It’s Us, Taylor Swift // cruel summer, Orpheus and Eurydice, Halsey // ya'aburnee, fanart one, fanart two, fanart three, fanart four, fanart five, The Flame Of Passion Painting by claudia barbu | Saatchi Art, first painting, second painting, fourth painting, R.F. Kuang // The Burning God, Ask me to Stay quote, Taylor Swift // Mine, Tree Photo, Kennedy Ryan // Still, I always thought it would be difficult, The Notebook, wings photo, Taylor Swift // sweet nothing, divider two, divider one.

[dutifullynuttywitch]

Heaven's Secret 1: Revisited

Romance Club: Heaven's Secret

Pairings: Vicky (f!mc) x Dino, Vicky x Lucifer, Adi x Sammy, other pairings tbc

Rating: explicit (swearing, graphic descriptions of violence, character death and smut)

Series summary: This is a completely self-indulgent rewrite of Heaven’s Secret 1. It stays mostly true to the original story, delving into some of the main characters’ motivations and POVs, and more world-building. Expect a Dino-Lucifer-Vicky (f!mc) love triangle and explorations of Vicky's relationship with Malbonte.

Taglist: @rc-catalog

Fic is on Ao3

Chapter 1: Dying

Chapter 2: First Assignment

Chapter 3: Dark omens

Chapter 4: Visiting Hell

Chapter 5: Death of an unclaimed Ⓜ️ (cw: character death)

Chapter 6: Angelic hospitality

Chapter 7: Assignments on earth: Race day

Chapter 8: Satan's Punishment Ⓜ️ (cw: graphic violence)

Chapter 9: Offense is the best defense

Chapter 10: The Flying Tournament

Chapter 11: Push and Pull Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Vicky x Dino)

Chapter 12: An assignment with the Prince of Hell

Chapter 13: A Mexican getaway Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Adi x Sammy; major character death)

Chapter 14: Unable to let go Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Vicky x Dino)

Chapter 15: The Ball

Chapter 16: Aftermath Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Vicky x Lucifer)

Chapter 17: Judgement

Chapter 18: Breaking Point

Chapter 19: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Chapter 20: Harmony? What Harmony?

Chapter 21: Rescue Mission Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Vicky x Lucifer)

Chapter 22: An Unclaimed Christmas Tradition

Chapter 23: A hellhole within Hell Ⓜ️ (cw: graphic violence)

Chapter 24: Manjomi Ⓜ️ (cw: graphic violence)

Chapter 25: Heavenly Celebrations Ⓜ️🔥 (cw: smut Vicky x Lucifer)

Chapter 26: Christmas in Hell Part 1

[heavens-secret]

My “Wheel of Fortune” Impressions:

So my first free spin gave me Dmitry, which was *perfection* 🧑🏼‍🍳💋

I decided to buy the 50 spins for $20 and test out the wheel to see if it’s worth the value. Because I’m impulsive as shit, I ended up getting another 10 spins for $5 - so basically I used up 55 spins. This is what I learned and the impressions I was left with:

1) I bought the ENTIRE Volume 1 collection for $25 WITH giftable duplicates included for each one, and that’s how it should be. Completely my fault for being impulsive, but I’m frankly pissed off that I spent the same amount to get only a FEW Volume 2 cards (which are beautiful, don’t get me wrong) + WITHOUT giftable duplicates. I’m hoping this is just the case for “early release” and they’ll make the whole collection available for $25 soon, but it’s giving money hungry vibes I used to praise this app for avoiding when I ran away from similar story apps like Chapters, Choices etc. The appeal of RC has always been about this for me, as well as DR & how much they generally care about giving back to the readers & making the experience more affordable. I just hope they don’t stray from that.

2) DO NOT spend the 150 gems to “double your chances” of landing on a card. It is utter bullshit. I was dumb enough to fall for that twice throughout my 55 spins. This option promises to increase your chances for 3 spins, so that was 6 spins total that I didn’t get a single card. Just stupid treasures, a single diamond, or teacup. I got a decent amount of cards throughout my spins, but none with this option being “active.” Do not fall for the scam, keep your precious gems. That price is also just ridiculous for only 3 spins. Like, that’s a whole sex scene with Doran/Cain/Dmitry… It would be one thing if rare cards were guaranteed, but nah. Hell nah. Never doing that again. Very predatory that it’s there, costs that much, and is functionally useless.

3) I didn’t include them here, but I got some duplicates from the Volume 1 set in addition to these new hauls. I “broke” the ones that I already had at least 1 collected copy for. Keeping duplicates of collected copies is technically useless (because you can’t gift them, which you should be able to), but the breaking feature is seriously disappointing.

They say the amount of treasures you get is based on the rarity of the card, but I broke two fairly rare cards and got very little out of them. The ratios of what you put in:what it spits back out are atrocious. I recommend people don’t rush to break their collected duplicates just yet. Hopefully they fix the ratios in a future update. Otherwise, accumulating these treasures is going to be a drag and less people will be incentivized to do more than their basic free spins.

4) All that being said, the cards I did get are beautiful. The one with John was a pleasant surprise. And I respectfully don’t care if it’s AI, Mimi is breathtaking. No notes 🍸

[justanotherrcblog]

Had an RC dream the other night that HS2 ended differently

(ENDGAME POILERS FOR HS2)

GOOD ENDING

We win the battle and are successfully repairing everything, nobody on our side dies etc

MID ENDING

We become an immortal zombie?? Vicky is greenish grey with big stitches all over, she doesn’t need to eat food for energy anymore (dunno if she needs to eat brains instead, this wasn’t covered), she can’t die but she also can’t heal

She does however still have her right mind, her LI is ok and she’s with them

Also repairing the damage to heaven here, but it’s a lot worse and some areas will never recover

WORST ENDING

Mother of life sort of wins in that everything isn’t destroyed, but she & the horsemen now control hell & heaven, & the main gang, Vicky & all the LIs are made mortal and kicked down to earth

Everyone is alive and uninjured, but also power free and in an apocalyptic scenario (here’s hoping the HSR squad are close by & willing to help us)

——————————————————————————————

I actually quite like the bad ending??

It would be fun to see the born immortals dealing with being human for the first time, all while having to rely on humans to survive too

Plus seeing them interacting with the HSR immortal squad members who do still have their powers?? Narratively juicy!

[haitianempress]

Favorite Female LI's

[malbontesmrs]

I had a dream last night that Mikael and Raphael were the sons of Shepha, and Malek was the son of Shephamalum.

I realize dreaming me is totally off-base but how funny would it be if it was like “surprise! ABH is part of the HS universe too!”

(But seriously, please don’t 😂)

[sleepapparition]

Ugh that line is so romantic. Not the unaliving part but it’s deffo giving enemies to lovers so hardcore. I’m a sucker for this trope ngl lmao

[0shewrites0]

tease tidbit tuesday

Thanks for tagging me @rebelrayne 🫶🏼

Today’s tidbit is from my ongoing HS fanfic “Dead of Night”:

Suddenly the storm died down and the world below them, buried under layers of thick, fluffy snow, appeared out of nowhere, the endless sea in the distance. Looking up, Malbonte could see the cloudless sky, trillions of stars twinkling and the clear band of the Milky Way stretching across the horizon in all its glory.

They slowed down and lowered themselves to the ground before stopping at the edge of the icy sea. Behind them and in front of them the vast mountain range, up in the dark sky the yellow crescent moon, and at their feet the glistening water reflecting the moon's faint light.

"You think it’ll happen again tonight?" Malbonte asked reluctantly, breaking the silence.

Vicky shook her head. "I know it’s gonna happen."

He chuckled softly and came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her chest and pulling her close to him before wrapping his wings around them protectively.

No one ever came here, sometimes it almost felt like the physical end of the world. Like maybe this was a tiny spot on Earth that humans hadn't yet been able to reach, although that thought was bordering on the ridiculous.

I’m tagging @justtuesdays @mrsbsmooth @beasartblog @crimswnred @eskiix 🩷

[lucas-koh]

Lucifer told himself he would never fall in love.

But then there came Vick.

Every Single Cut

[squishywizardd]

Mimi: What the hell is this?

Vicky: It’s Twilight. A popular book on earth.

Dino: This isn’t a book! It’s ridiculous it’s -

Lucifer: I found it quite interesting.

Vicky:

Mimi:

Dino:

Malbonte:

Lucifer: Team Jacob.

[oyiiiii]

Tell me it's h*m$phobia without telling me it's h0m6phobia excibit A;

When you waste the sources that you ALREADY have for that sidelined, hard ratio'd female li on her het pairings 😏

Someone who's not allergic to wlw could easily write a scene for Mimi and Vicky instead of 2(!) scenes of Mimi and Men No.37472 and No.37473 just to balance things out a little more, especially when there are two super expensive diamond scenes for Lucifer and Malbonte in the same update.

My very kind conclusion;

[surveyscoutgirl96]

Arcane absolutely left me wrecked.😭 I thought watching it would help with waiting for RC to update. Nope. I'm out of diamonds.🥲

💔 promises 💔

continuation from part 1... - part 3...

[dutifullynuttywitch]

Here, I feel my worthlessness. These mountains, this endless emptiness, make me feel small. And there's zero magic involved - it just stands there silently in all its glory. And here's so cold compared to Hell... so terribly cold... This place is the exact opposite of me. That's why I like it here. | Heaven's Secret | Lucifer | @rc-catalog

[haitianempress]

Battle of the worst parents