#Rem Arlond

[dance-like-a-butterfly]

My dearest devil…

[acquiredmen]

And it is out!

Just as Shiki Likes It (ao3)

9227 words of the drafts on top of drafts that have consumed me for over two years. RemRitsuShiki try (and fail) to do a safe bdsm scene with no knowledge of what that is (and fail). But that's too short of a description

As my need for sadistic Ritsuka persists, and Shiki's obsession with pain persists past the point it should've been gone for good, I couldn't leave this locked away in my drafts !

The only things Ritsuka knows for sure are: 1. She's not doing this because she hates Shiki, 2. She shouldn't let this go too far.

The only things Rem knows for sure are: 1. How to deal the right pain to Shiki, 2. That Ritsuka asked him to, and if it's Ritsuka who asks, he has no reason to refuse her.

Rem whips Shiki at Ritsuka's request. All is going well. Rem was given a request and not an order. All stops going well. Rem does not account for the fact that Shiki's limits do not match Ritsuka's, not when the space around him and Shiki closes to take them back to how they used to be before Ritsuka became theirs

Shiki discovers what agony feels like on human skin, and he doesn't really mind it. But Ritsuka does mind it, and therefore, Rem minds it.

Rated M, mostly for violence, with mild sexual content but not enough to justify a tag on its own | post-canon | Human Shiki | Established Relationship | Whipping | Voyeurism | Masochism | bdsm Accidents | Burns

[ewa-jednak-chce-spac]

Congratulations to Beren x Luthien fans

Beren/Luthien won with Remritsu in my one true ultimate shipping tournament and advanced to round two!    

Remritsu fans, don’t weep, because your ship remains awesome!

[remthebombshell]

happy birthday rem arlond u were not ominous enough

[acquiredmen]

Shiki, I feel like he could definitely grow a fascination or appreciation for ballet. He seems quite fond of taking his time and observing things (like how he takes tissues out of the box one by one and watches a candle burn out for like 4 hours in his schedule)

I'm not saying it would become his favorite, or even care that much about ballet specifically, but I feel like once he really takes a look at ballet, he might find himself simply… watching.

Ballet is silent, if you take your eyes away for even a second, you hardly have a way of filling in the blanks as an audience member. It's fleeting, it's ephemeral, and it's delicate but strong. Actually, I feel like both Urie and Shiki would enjoy that about ballet, maybe Roen too. Of course, he can always ask to see the move again, but it will never be the same as last time (And that's true for any live performance, but this is focused on ballet)

The amount of work that goes into ballet. Of course, any professional sport requires ungodly amounts of work, but ballet is famous for shaping your bones a certain way. Altering your body for art, and doing that since you're a child, since before you can even begin to truly know yourself, I think he'd want to observe that

He also feels like the type to enjoy the little sounds. The sound of your breathing, your feet hitting the ground, your clothes rustling if you're practicing in costume, either with music playing softly in the background or in complete silence

The slow warmup exercise, your image in the mirror, every time you get a move right or wrong. I feel like he could really get himself in the headspace with you, even if he doesn't dance himself. He is an artist at heart

The soreness after a long day of work is always a welcome bonus too

Dance with Devils Headcanons for the boys dating a ballerina

(Accompanied by gifs, partly because I wanted to try something a little different and also because while I know very little about ballet it’s beautiful to see.)

Rem

-He’s largely neutral towards your hobbies as a general rule, but he secretly thinks you look very beautiful when you dance. He also admires how much hard work goes into something like that.

-He’s there at every single performance. You don’t always see him, but then he mentions something about the performance a few days later, so you know he must have been there somewhere.

-Rem teaches himself a few things so that he can dance with you a little bit and help you practice. Obviously he’s not going to be as good as someone who’s trained for years, but he tries.

Urie

-He loves it. Absolutely LOVES it. And you. You almost look like a real butterfly onstage.

-Loves watching you practice.

-Brings you roses after performances. Always. Always.

Mage

-He doesn’t know anything about ballet at all until he starts dating you. He kind of makes fun of the guy dancers. Then he realizes how strong and athletic a ballet dancer has to be and grows respect for them fast.

-He tends to get jealous of your male dance partners a little too easily. You have to warn him off on occasion.

-Goes to your performances. All of them.

Shiki

-You’re beauty, you’re grace, and he wants you to punch him in the face.

-Enjoys watching you come home from practice/concerts all sore and tired.

-If it matters to you a lot, he’ll come to your shows. Otherwise he’ll show up only on occasion. Ballet’s not his thing.

Lindo

-Doesn’t know a lot about dancing, but he’s supportive.

-He makes sure you’re taking care of yourself and not working yourself too hard. If you come home from class sore, he’ll run you a back/rub your back/whatever you ask.

-He brings you flowers after your performances. He might not show up to every single one, but he tries, and if you tell him a certain one is important, he’ll be there.

Roen

-Roen probably appreciates dance, particularly ballet, most of all out of all the boys. He thinks it’s elegant.

-He enjoys watching you and frequently asks to watch you practice. He finds the setting of just you and him to be the most enjoyable way to experience your dance.

-It’s a little thing, but he likes putting your hair up for you before practice.

[the-great-empress]

Who is Lindo?!?!

Rem: *migraine* Let's see if we understand.

Solomon: *angry and with a dark aura* Belphegor killed my pretty apprentice not once, but twice

Luke: *crying and hugging Mc*

Simeon: *Disappointed and irritated* He killed her because he wanted to extinguish the human race

Urie: *angry* You didn't punish him and instead you fought to sit next to Mariposa and pretend like nothing happened, without even asking her how she felt about that experience.

Mephistopheles: *faints*

Lords, Diavolo and Barbatos:....

Mammon: Well... if you put it that way...

Mage:*Angry* No matter how you look at it, it's bad!!!

Beelzebub:It was a mistake, Belphie regrets it and Mc forgave him!

Belphegor: Yes!!

Rem: *skeptical and angry* Really? *see Mc* You sincerely forgave him and didn't care about their behavior of pretending that nothing happened?

Lords except Satan: Of cour-!!

Mc: Well...

Lords, Diavolo and Barbatos except Satan: *shock*

Shiki: Ohh~? Why aren't you surprised too, nephew Satan~? *Sinister and sadistic smile* Is it because she was also compared to someone? To Lilith?

Simeon and Raphael: ?!?!?!

Satan: *shock* How-?!?

Shiki: I like to spy on Mc~

Thirteen: Pervert

Raphael: I will inform Michael.

Diavolo: What?! No!

Rem: It's better for the archangel to know than for Lindo to know.

Lucifer and Diavolo: Who is Lindo?!

Rem: Mc's cousin

Urie: Exorcist

Mage: Damphir

Shiki: Incestuous and son of Nesta.

*They knock down the door*

???: *angry* Rem Arlond!!!

Rem: *shock* Ritsuka?!?

Ritsuka: *angry* How is it that they killed Mc twice!?!

Mc: *smile* Hi Ritsuka. Hi Lindo!

Lindo: *Angry* You Demons!!! *Summons a circle against demons on the ground*

Diavolo, Barbatos an Lords: *pain*

Urie, Satan and Mage: *pain* Hey!!

Shiki: *pain* Aww~💜

Roen peeking behind Lindo: *winning smile* Are we on time?

[phantomhydeoftheopera]

5 Favorite Characters Poll (Tag Game)

Thank you for the tag @psychic-waffles!!!!

Rules: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favourite.

Tagging: @youngks-smile @pangzi @scaredysap @enjaami @stupid-lemon-eater @forerussake @tinydragondreamer @beanmaster-pika @teal-pen @remthebombshell

[kaoarika]

Been thinking and playing around with some headcanons about the dwd boys physical body builts and I’m not sure if I can further elaborate on the reasons on why I am headcanoning them as such.

Maybe I can, but it’s because I kinda want to draw these interpretations sometime in the future?

Basically: I’m back with my “I get it, they are supposed to be tall, slender and bishonen marketable like-idols, but, also...” bs.

And, of course I start with my favorite blond demon, since this whole headcanon space thing wouldn’t have been possible... if it wasn’t for HIM ->

Mage - Actually a little more in the beefy side. Tall, but beefy, you know? I cannot really explain in words, but the guy is more or less a tank, physical force and all. And it would make sense considering what he normally wears (sleveless shirts, tank tops), and why his uniform jacket just doesn’t fit him.

We are also told that, while human food isn’t particularly “tastefully edible” for demons, we see he does enjoy (?) eating a whole roasted chicken, so, I MEAN, nutrients and calories for muscle building and energy, might be correct, right?

I have been struggling with what I think about the few official art in the past few years where sometimes anyone draws him more slenderish than he was supposed to be and I’m,,, confused, lol (weird built angles, I guess). I do know a particular (one of my faves, actually) fanartist DOES draw him with abs and with muscles (and I WOO those pics a LOT)... but I would personally like him more beefy... do you get my drift? (blame a certain werewolf that I cannot stop picturing Mage being a little beefy)

Rem - Slightly chubby, but average at best?. Not exactly slender, but also not certainly too chubby. I dunno how to explain it at full, like...  for one, I feel like it would fit him? It would show some air of wealthness and the negative connotations about pleasing his father in regards to his duties as the Arlond/Kaginuki’s “heir”.

He has a nice face, and he dresses nicely (the lesser about the shoulderpads, the better), so I don’t think anyone would notice much he isn’t 100% slender or fit-fit. But, I think this might be product of stress and anxiety (plus loneliness) after oh-so-many years of abuse and negligence where he doesn’t seem to think much about himself, but the ones around him. And I think, his older/present appearance might serve as a mirror to his and Urie’s complex friendship relationship, especially in regards to Urie... which, by the way...

Urie - Fit, “hot” and attractive to the average normal human masses. Certainly the same as per usual in official appearance. He likes to show off because he is an incubus, a seductive demon, after all (that bathsuit sprite still makes me laugh to this day, lmao). He is supposed to look what the average human might go for “attractive” and “hot”. 

In some way or form, I imagine this is also a very superficial way to outdo Rem in their “complex friendship” through an inferior complex of sorts (or whatever the hell they tried to explain his jealousy towards Rem, especially his home abuse situation which Urie was or may have been aware all the time, according to the game canon, iirc?), because, sometimes... jealousy is a b*tch and if there is ONE way to outdo your best friend, it might be this? It’s QUITE stupid, I know... but... I MEAN...

Shiki - Slender, petit. Much close to his actual official body built appearance, he is another one I don’t have much issues with, tbh. I dunno why, it just simply fits with his aesthetic as a whole. As a fallen angel and all that, he is certainly considered “beautiful” by his peers and the academy given his previous holy status. He has this “angelical beauty” aura, that no one else know how to explain it, that is certainly tricky once you get to know him.

Roen - Might be inclining into average at best (not slender, but also not chubby), but chubby is not that bad, either? Okay, here is the thing... I think it’s a little funny to think (for me) that he might get well-fed in his pomeranian form (and living within the Arlond/Kaginuki’s household might be a plus), and this might get reflected on his human appearance. I think it would fit him with a certain “cuteness” factor? (although he is also a little mischievous in his human form, and I think he might be embarrassed at times to be on his human form, because being a dog might have its advantages?)  If there’s a guy from these demons that should be chubby at best, just for that, it should be Roen, lol.

Lindo - Fit, athletic (again, not soooo different from his official appearance). HOWEVER, he might get a little beefy (not as much as Mage) if his vampire side gets switched on. Lindo gets trained by the exorcists, and he is pursued to achieve what the priests and other exorcists of that organization tell him to so he can “suppress” his vampiric side, in some kind of balanced diet and exercise way. However, I think this may be a little consequential if his vampiric powers are activated, one way or another.

I’m not going to lie, when I first watched the anime, I was a tiny disappointed that the only change we see of his vampire side is... purely aesthetical: red eyes, a longer hair strand and longer nails (and fangs), lol. I mean, go off, I guess. I wanted it to be more... physical, lol.

I incline to believe that, maybe this is the best it could be given his constant training...? but I also believe the training might put his human body in a more stressful state when his vampire side wakes up. So, maybe he gets a little more “muscley” in a transformation kind-of way? Instead of simply the purely visual changes? (Who knows, maybe just as the demons supposedly have their alternate forms, the vampires also have a more “beast” like form? food for thought 👀...).

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To be fair, these are just fun ideas I have on my head, and I kinda want to explore them while drawing. That doesn’t mean I would simply stop drawing them in their official/vanilla appearances, since I cannot easily divorce from their official designs that MUCH... especially after all these years... but I guess I want more male body diversity in them? lol.

[acquiredmen]

I wanna put young Rem in these

Santoni Women's Polished Blue Leather College Loafer

[bunny-bluue]

This is my next DWD OC from my fanfiction that I drew: Akina Tsundra, the vampire mother of Sakura. As some may have read and known, Akina was attacked by a pureblooded vampire when she was on her way to a hospital while in labor with Sakura. Sakura was told that her mother had died due to blood loss but sadly her mother had turned instead. Akina had to abandon Sakura when she had realized what she was and vowed to return for her when the time was right. And I guess a little spoilers here for my story😋 Akina did eventually find Sakura because she was assigned to capture her and being her down to the underworld under the command of the demon lord: Lord Arlond, Rem’s father. Later on when she brought Sakura to the vampire realm, she had a plan for her and Lindo Tachibana. Akina still loves her daughter very much and she claims to want the very best for her. So what does she decide to do? Try to erase both Sakura’s and Lindo’s humanity and make them full vampires. That way the vampire realm has a new vampire king but with a queen this time. So sadly Akina is a villain in this story but I do hope you like her (art wise of course)

[pandapillow]

Re-listening to the songs in Dance with Devils and wow as cringy and 2nd hand embarrassment I get from it, the songs slap. There's just something about really cringy, spine shriveling, wall slapping, salt eating shows having so much charm. I love it when all the characters are being their most unapologetic cringy self and singing their feelings in a simple, yet complex way to show their motivations, personality, and just how much of a side/main character they are.

All in all I just like songs with plot

Kakusei no Air - No lyrics in this one darn, oh well. Anyways I love how dramatic it feels. This song really just gives me the urge to be a pretty boy. Ayo the only one she actually danced with was Rem. And now she's opening the door to a new world.

Kaze no Yokan - "I'm a normal high school girl" I'm sorry, but you're not. I love that this song shows that she's not completely naïve, but she does still keep that hope of having a fairytale love cause honestly, sometimes having a fairytale like romance sounds cool. So yeah among some other stuff, MC wants to have a relationship with someone with genuine love between the two.

Labyrinth of Depravity - Omg I love the start of the song. THIS GIVES ME SUCH GENDER ENVY! I LOVE THE WAY IT SHOWS THEIR PERSONALITIES!!!!!!!!! OMGGGG I LOVE THE PART WHERE THEY GO "We are Shiko Academy's Student Council of the third library" cause that part just sounds cool af, and the way they're posing on the stairs makes me wanna pose like a pretty boy who'll never get the girl. And I love the glass apple and the way it broke. Since the dudes called themselves the forbidden flower garden it reminds me of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, so Rem taking a bite of the glass apple could be a way of showing that his character arc will lead him to learning more about himself, even if he finds it uncomfortable, to the point that he regards his feelings as "forbidden knowledge" and do his best to lock it up- I have no idea where I'm going with this. Anyways glass apple is cool and I like the sound effect when it shattered.

My Name is Rem Arlond - This one is so funny to me. He's just standing around and ordering his enemies around with such grace and poise, showing that he's the one usually in power and will him announcing his name is his way of saying "remember this name because I'm above you" or smth like that. Also his fire flower was cool.

Yuuwaku❤amor - I love the imagery in this one. The chains are meant to be his webs because anyone chained up his essentially caught up in his web of lust(?). He's selling his love as a paradise, but they're dancing in a cage. His love would only hold MC, and any other women, back and they wouldn't notice because they're dancing in that cage enjoying their life together. Too much to notice the problem with his love.

Kimi Dake no Shugo Kishi - And I love this song. I will never root for this guy as a LI, but his song is just so full of love and devotion. The most pure(ish) and genuine out of all the others. Also it sounds nice in general... WTF HIS VA IS WATARU HATANO?? NO WONDER I LIKE HIS VOICE THE MOST! ITS FULL OF FOND MEMORIES!!! I can't believe it took me a moment to recognize it! The line "Putting my all into atoning for the mark of sin that flows through my body" + the imagery from the previous scene of the cross's shadow over his eye is so good to me. THIS SONG IS SO GOOD I SWEAR I DON'T SUPPORT THIS DUDE, BUT I LOVE HIS SONG SO MUCH!

VANQUISH - I love this dude. He's so silly. His song really being only about him, and what MC can give to him. Also him kicking the screen was funny. The whole song? rap? feels like a daydream where he's talking out loud. Anyways I love this dude, he's funny.

Pitiful Lullaby - The imagery in this one is cool. Him calling her a pitiful bunny girl really fits his very hunter like vibe. Cause he's literally creeping on her, but darn I love the chorus. So what I'm getting is that he likes the way he feels around her, and wants to keep that feeling and the best way to do that is lock it down in an "eternal sleep" where they can always dream of it together and it'll never change cause they're asleep and change can't happen when you're asleep and never do something to change your situation (cause you're asleep).

I Am a Faithful Dog - The dogs are so funny. But the religious imagery is so interesting to me, cause he seems to be Cerberus the loyal dog of Hades, so what does that mean. Oh fudge I love the part leading up to the chorus. He also seems like a big liar. Cause like he shows himself as a cute lil Pomeranian (I think), but his shadow is him being Cerberus, so maybe he's tryna lure MC into trusting him with his very cute and fluffy look and saying he's her trusted servant. It's always the small dogs... The end is especially weird cause he kept talking about how he is willing to serve and be devoted to her, but then he's like "Trust in Cerberus and devote yourself to me". Really changed up who the will be doing the devoting huh.

Someday Towards The Place We Saw In A Dream - Ngl I kind of find this song boring, just cause it's not my type, but the lyrics are intersting. They both say that they're in each other's eyes so they def like each other, and even admit that what they feel towards each other is love. The imaginary land they're in seems to be a paradise to them because there's nothing there to remind them of their destiny.

KETTO ~Unyielding Conflict~ - I love the duet between the two dudes who feel the strongest towards MC. The fight scene is especially nice. Like they're fighting each other, but all they can think about is MC, cause they're not just fighting each other, but they're fighting to show that what they feel is no joke and will not allow anyone to get in their way. Also love the part where they sing together.

EMO LIAR - Love it when the home boys know you're deeply in love with the girl you "don't care about and are only after because of her musty old book", and don't buy into your denial, and are like "hey we're competing for her love too, but just admit you love her loser". Love that they just sit on a throne that looks like a torture device which is very fitting considering that they're devils and the chain fence that was put up in the beginning is being blown up into pieces as Rem is forced to face his feelings towards MC. No seriously I love that they're literally calling out Rem's lies, and Rem acting dumb. Ohohhohohohoh I love it when they take turns calling him out while sitting on their weird throne.

Bride of Darkness - Love it when your suitors appear to save you and just start listing the things they love about you, while there's a knife to your throat and they're outnumbered. I also noted that when they start listing stuff about her it's to show just how innocent and untainted she is, compared to them, the devis (plus an exorcist and a dog). I also love the part where snake dude is like "don't disregard how I feel towards you, just cause it seems out of character and you're not ready to have your image of me change", cause like it really isn't like him at all. In his character song it was only about him and what MC could bring to him if he "won", and in most stories the receiver of the confession is like super bewildered and say "it's not like you at all", cause in their mind that one person is and acts a certain way, so when they aren't following the "rules" that were set in their mind it's a very jarring experience and they instinctively try to separate themselves from this moment by disregarding the confessor, but Snake saying not to say that is him saying he wants to be taken seriously. I also haven't seen the anime in a very long time and will not watch it so I have no memory of their romantic development, which I'm pretty sure is close to zero so I'm just thinking of this scenario as a separate thing. And webs saying he'll never let MC go and always cherish her is a nice nod to the fact that he's a flipping spider dude and calls her his "butterfly", so if she were to entangle herself with him she'll never be able to break free. Which is also why he says he won't care if it breaks her. As for Crow I don't really know what to say for his part? Like I'm guessing he spends most of his time sleeping, cause of his character song, and is very detached from other people as well as his emotions, so when the idea that someone who wormed their way into his heart could be taken away forever he feels sorrow, but just doesn't know it yet cause he hasn't experienced it enough to be able to identify it, and also cause he hasn't yet seen the impact she had on him, so to him he hasn't changed at all, but did change. Or smth like that. I also love that they're all holding out their hands towards her, another way of telling her to pick who she wants to be with forever, but like, she's being held hostage so she can't take their hand physically. Only with her mind will she be able to do that.

Crazy About You - Ah MC's singing with the two dudes who have the strongest feelings towards her. Red with him saying time and time again how he's willing to die for her, and Rem being Rem. And omg I'm getting sad for Red even though I never rooted for him at all and will never root for him, he's happy that she's happy and wants to protect her happiness just like Carton from Tale of Two Cities! Him calling her love with Rem "her pair of wings" cause their love will allow them to reach heights they never thought they could before and love itself is a very freeing emotion for the both of them I'd assume. And now they're singing their duet song again, and are literally doin da wedding vows. Omg I just realized that they're both blue. NOw MC has to choose if she wants to continue being human or a devil. To be with the person she loves or stay with her family, and I love that the spotlight is literally on her. YES CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY GURLLLL! AND THE SUN RISING TO SHOW A NEW DAY/BEGINNING AND MAYHAPS AN DECISION??? YEAHHH SHE CHOSE HER HUMANITY! HE GAVE HER A SMALL CROWN AND DISAPPEARS CAUSE SHE MADE HER CHOICE AND THEY KISS ONE LAST TIME (and maybe the only time I don't remember).

Mademo★iselle - HOLY FLIP I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG! I love the circus theme. No idea what the lyrics are. Ayo MC is an Alice in Wonderland + Rabbit mix kind of outfit. Cause she was thrown into a strange world, and is still fairly innocent.

[dance-like-a-butterfly]

Dance with Devils Realistic (ish) Headshots

[acquiredmen]

Thinking of him tonight <3

[ewa-jednak-chce-spac]

[remthebombshell]

It's been so long about seeing the post of DwD, but can you recall the main boys' real names?

HUH i haven’t checked my inbox in forever so idk when u asked me this but i’ll try!

rem - rem arlond

urie - urieganof fuser

mage - mage gargantua or something (big boy mcbigboy)

shiki - kirael

roen - roen lilyknight

i think i got most of them right but i’m VERY unsure about mages name so please if anyone knows better lmk🙏🙏🙏

[panpandaarts]

Rem - Dance with Devils