#THE HUMANS (WHO FATE CAN'T CONTROL) FREE HIM!!!

[timeskip]

OC thoughts once more but it's so fucked up that Ry and Tempest's thoughts on Storm (their predecessor, the one they took the place of) were decided for them. Like!!! Ry was never given the chance to see Storm as a person because they were programmed to see Storm as a monster!!! Tempest was never able to see Storm as a person because they put them on a pedestal, too strong in their hero worship of what they THINK Storm is!!! And this is designed to tear the twins apart, to force them to go their separate ways because Ry is destined to follow his Fate away from Storm, while Tempest suffers because Ry left them. And they never had a chance to make their own choices. Never ever ever. And Mother Nature did this on purpose because she needs them to never put together the pieces of how she lied to them.

[violetbutterflix]

Kinktober Masterlist here!

1. Oni Chuu

Warnings: riding, nipple play, praise kink, creampie, and fem!reader (I'm more comfortable writing about fem!reader). I apologize if the smut isn't good enough to meet expectations. I've tried my best, but my experience with writing smut is still lacking, so please forgive me.

Summary: It's a trend to summon demons. You see your friends and most people around you doing it, so you think, why not? You never expect the ritual to work on the first try, but fate has other plans. The Oni isn't interested in killing you or taking your soul; instead, he wants to have fun with you and your body.

You’re not sure how you ended up in this position. Half an hour ago, you were on the floor in your bedroom, performing a ritual that a friend sent you to join the trend. At first, you thought it would be a funny joke so you accepted. But now? It’s no longer a joke but a very (un)fortunate reality that’s happening right now. You find yourself naked except for your panties and bra, lying on top of the hottest man—Oni—that you’ve ever seen in your life, who is relaxing on your bed. His clothes, along with the rest of your clothes, are all tossed on the cold floor. Your legs are on either side of him. You swallow your saliva, looking down at the growing bulge in his boxers that is screaming to be free. You pull the waistband of his boxers down slowly, revealing his thick and long dick that is double or maybe triple the average erect length size. You immediately pause with a big question in your mind, wondering if it would fit—or even get through, even just half of it.

The red-haired Oni has a cocky smirk on his face, with one hand caressing your bare thigh while the other rests behind his head. His blue eyes watch you closely, not wanting to miss a single second as he waits for your next move. “What is it? Afraid you can't take it?” he asks, running his fingers over your skin. “You'll be fine, doll. You can take it.”

Despite being in heat and the urge to be inside you quickly, he needs to be patient. After all, you’re just a human and it’s your first time with an Oni like him, so he lets you be in control for the first round.

His hand travels up your hip, gripping it gently to shift and adjust you into a more comfortable position. His hard dick teasingly rubs against your clothed entrance, the sensation making you shiver with excitement. Perhaps the rush of sexual hormones has clouded your mind but it's sending a signal—like a repeating code in your system—that is desperate to ride him. Your hand slides down to your stomach, fingers trailing to your panties as you pull the fabric off your skin. Your soaked core sits on the tip of his dick. “Haah…Fuck…” You move yourself lower, trying to take his huge dick.

Chuuya giggles at the sight, he loves to see you struggle on his dick. His hand assists you to get down on him even more. “See that, doll? I told you, didn't I? Now, ride me, pretty girl.”

Your hips move up and down. Chuuya moans as he watches you bounce on his dick mindlessly; your walls tighten around it, causing his body to tremble with pleasure. Your hands find their way to his horns, gripping them like your life depends on it as you ride the handsome Oni like a professional cowgirl. Chuuya gasps once your hands grip his horns tightly, but he doesn’t mind too much, not when his body is in heat, with a sea of flames burning every inch of his skin—just as your skin burns when your bodies collide. If anything, your actions are driving him crazy; he is practically craving more of you, both mentally and physically. He loves it when your hands are around his horns.

The hand behind his hair moves to your hip, along with his other hand, holding onto you as he slides you down, making you take all of his dick. Then, a hand trails onto your chest instead. He pulls your bra up to your collarbone, admiring the view of your nipples before his naughty fingers start to play with one, pinching and squeezing it as if he’s playing with slime. “Damm…Damn, you’re doing so good, doll. Can’t believe I’m this lucky to have a pretty girl riding me like this…hmp…I-I know you can fucking take me well when I saw you.”

The way your nice ass bounces on him is testing his limits as every second passes by. You can feel hot pre-cum is spilling when it reaches your cervix. At this point, you won’t be surprised if your uterus gets destroyed or collapsed after this. Your pace increases every second, faster and rougher like how he wants.

“K-keep going, [Reader]...Good girl…Fuck yes…”

The overload of pleasure has engulfed you completely, and you cum on his dick as you ride him, moaning his name in such an intimate way that you never knew you were capable of doing. The sight of your adorable red, flustered cheeks, soft, cute moans calling his name, swollen nipples, and your watery eyes looking at him as you come all over his dick makes him lose his mind and control. “Doll, you feel so damn fucking good…I'm gonna fucking c-cum inside you.”

Just when your ass slams against his hips again for the nth time, screams and curses escape his mouth as he hits his release. The heavy, thick hot cum fills you deep inside, spilling out of you and flowing down to his balls. Your hole happily takes in what he gives, despite the overwhelming amount of cum. You collapse onto his chest just as you're about to pass out from exhaustion. His fingers, which never leave your nipples, pinch them hard to keep you awake.

“Tired already? But we’re not done yet doll.” He whispers, hot breath against your ear. “Still need more of you, [Reader]. After all, you deserve a reward for being a good girl and taking me so well, right?”

@thewickedjazzy

[littlefireball]

OK hear me out please but Vampire Yeosang x Human virgin reader? Where yeosamg is actually very sweet and she was surrendered to him as a slave but he doesn't treat her as such but more as a lover and ends up taking her virginity??

oh that's a good idea~thx for your request 😃but sorry im not good at writing something sweet XD Here you go~

ʏꜱ|ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ (ᴍ)

ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ʏᴇ��ꜱᴀɴɢ x ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ: ꜱᴍᴜᴛ|ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ|ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀʙᴜꜱᴇ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ|ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ|ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀɪɴɢ|ᴜɴᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴇx|ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱᴇx

ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ: 2.2ᴋ

Masterlist

What if vampires want to drink human blood? They could opt to risk being exposed and hunt humans, or, for a more secure approach, purchase slaves from the underground market, although the standard may be spotty. Alternatively, there might be vampires who have forsaken human blood altogether, but Yeosang couldn't. Human blood remained the most palatable, surpassing that of any other creature.

Today marked the fifth time this week that he had come to the underground market. He was still searching for his 'food'. His yearning for control was nonexistent; all he craved was the exquisite taste of blood, nothing more. Thus, when a disgusting man attempted to sell him slaves while referring to them as cute pets, he scoffed.

"Please forgive me, my lord." You knelt on the ground, begging for forgiveness. This is something that happens almost every day, only this time it's not in the private room. "You fucking bitch! Can't even handle such small things?" With a fierce motion, he hurled the glass from his grasp towards your back. The shards erupted into a cascade, leaving your back abruptly stained with crimson. The man's thunderous rebuke and your sweet scent seized Yeosang's focus, revealing you in tears, quivering with emotion.

You did nothing wrong, only rejected to provide a special service to the client. But you were beaten and punished severely for this very reason.

"Useless bitch!Send her to jail!" It was a fate far worse than death, yet you chose to endure it. Opting for a torturous demise would have been a better decision, sparing you from the company of those repulsive men, literally.

As you were on the brink of being whisked away, a figure seized your wrist with an unexpected grip. His skin radiated an unusual chill, starkly contrasting with that of ordinary individuals. Locking eyes with his piercing crimson gaze sent a shiver coursing through you, leaving you with an unsettling sense of foreboding.

You knew he was a vampire.

"Release her." Yeosang said, his voice tingled with a hint of impatience. He found himself puzzled by his own curiosity, but never mind, it wasn't a big deal anyway. "Who are you?Huh?A popinjay?" The man chortled heartily, devoid of any sense of admiration as he gazed upon Yeosang's opulent ensemble. "A man you will regret for angering him forever." The man trembled at the mere sight of Yeosang, no words necessary, as his presence alone exuded power and authority.

"Release her and don't make me twice." Yeosang warned him with a deep voice, making the man swallow hard and not dare to look at him. "Re…release her…"The bindings that held your wrists captive were finally undone, and he delicately lowered your hands, as though he feared causing you any discomfort. "Wrap yourself in this," he instructed, draping the cloak over your shoulders and giving you a reassuring pat. In that moment, he appeared to embody two distinct personas.

"I…I give her to you. How you deal with it is your business." The man turned away without looking back. Although he didn't receive the money, he didn't want any more trouble.

"He leaves and you are free now." Yeosang whispered softly, stirring your heartstring. "Take care of yourself. I gotta go."

Just as he was preparing to depart, you took hold of his icy hand and implored him, "Might I become your slave? I promise to be obedient and fulfill your every desire." Even as a creature of the night, his gentleness was a rarity among humans. You were uncertain if servitude to him was truly a blessing, but it certainly seemed preferable to a lifetime of confinement in this place.

"And would you want my blood…?" You hesitated, bowing your head, uncertain if your inquiry was too forward. "Are you aware of what you speak?" Yeosang crouched down to lift your chin, locking eyes with you. "I…I understand. You are a…vam…vampire," He appeared mildly taken aback, yet swiftly composed himself. "But don't you want to go anywhere?" You shook your head. "There is nowhere. I humbly request to remain by your side."

"Then just follow me if you're not scared." —---- You delicately sliced your wrist with the blade, allowing the crimson liquid to cascade into the crystal goblet. This exquisite feast was meticulously crafted for Yeosang each evening. He never bites you, for fear of causing you harm, and for fear of revealing his identity through visible traces.

"I'm back, Y/N." His voice resonated from a short distance, prompting you to dash towards the door. "Welcome home~" You enveloped him in a warm embrace, a delightful surprise at how eagerly you anticipated his arrival. "How was your day?" You tilted your head to capture the warmth in his affectionate gaze. "Tired." He buried his head in your neck, nuzzling like a kitten. "But I feel better after seeing you." He beamed, tenderly stroking your hair with a loving touch. The alluring scent of your skin never fails to captivate him, prompting him to rub your neck.

"You are exaggerating~I've prepared your dinner." With a grin, you assisted him in removing his attire and ensuring his comfort before making your way to the kitchen to fetch a goblet of blood. "Thank you," he expressed his gratitude with a smile as he indulged in his beverage.

He never regarded you as a mere slave, perhaps one could even argue that he treated you as a companion, or perhaps something even deeper. However, you were hesitant to entertain any further thoughts. Your fondness for him was undeniable, yet his true feelings remained a mystery to you.

After all, you were a slave from the black market, and he was your master. There was a huge gap.

"Why do you look at my face? Is it something there?" His words pulled you back to reality. "Nothing. Just watching some beautiful things." A joyful smile graced his lips, yet he soon pretended to be cold. He would not tell you he loves your praise. But of course, you knew him well.

"Allow me to assist you in getting ready for a bath." As you gracefully rose from your seat, he gently halted your movement with the sound of your name escaping his lips. "Y/N?" "How may I be of service to you?" With a tender touch, he guided you to settle on his lap, causing your eyes to widen in astonishment.

"Just stay with me for a while." Leaning his head against your shoulder, he enveloped you in his arms. Although it was not the initial occurrence of such intimacy between you two, you couldn't help but feel a rush of warmth spreading across your cheeks.

You sensed a weariness that seemed to envelop him. While human blood possesses the power to rejuvenate a vampire's vigor, your own appearance is insufficient. Perhaps he craves something more exquisite, something tantalizingly rich—heart blood. This rare elixir, the most coveted of all, manifests only when a vampire has marked their mate.

"Ma…master?" "Hm?" He murmured, slowly opening his eyes to meet your gaze, even though he was on the brink of slumber. "You mentioned that heart blood can heal a vampire. Would you like to partake of it?" He hesitated, taken aback by your unexpected question. "Yes, but this is not something you can drink just by thinking about it."

"How could I get it?" A smirk played on his lips as he heard your words. "You can't get it because you are not a vampire," "But you could get it…from me."His eyes widened, all drowsiness vanishing in an instant. "It's not kidding, Y/N. Marking hurts and you may not handle it. I don't want to harm─" You wrapped around his shoulder, silencing his words with a kiss.

This move used up all your courage.

"You saved me, and now my life belongs to you." "Won't you regret it?There is no turning back." You shook your head, gently cradling his face. "Never." Upon hearing your declaration, he pounced you onto the sofa. "Tell me if it hurts." He whispered against your lips before claiming you into a passionate kiss.

In truth, he recognized you as his soulmate from the moment your paths crossed. However, he restrained his primal instincts to mark you, for he wished to shield you from any potential harm. The painful recollections lingered in his thoughts, fueling his desire to avenge any who dared to hurt you.

"Mine." His kisses trailed down to your neck and his teeth sank into it, causing blood flow out from the wounds. You hissed at the pain and dug your nails into his nape. "Godness, you are so sweet, honey." You became a mess at his words as it was the first time he called you like this. Yeosang sneaked to your collarbone, dropping a trail of kisses while biting harshly to leave a mark.

His fingers settled under the bands of your panties after he sat up straight, tearing them into a fragment. You gasped at his sudden move, but before you could say anything, his fingers diving for your wet lower core. "Look at you, you're so beautiful." One finger being thrusted in slowly, making you bite your lips because you were not used to it. He pulled out and another finger followed, moving in and out at a slow pace.

"Gosh…" You rolled your hips and your toes curl together, feeling he go faster and deeper each time you let out a soft whimper. Throwing your head on the armrest, your face turned red as if oxygen was out of your lungs. Yeosang leaned down to sink his teeth into your skin again, the pain and the pleasure crushed you at the same time, pushing you into a total messiness.

"C'mon, honey. I know you want to cum, cum for me. Let me see what you've got." Your mouth fell into an 'O' form and a choppy moan left your lips. His fingers pushed upward to scratch your wet wall and hit your soft flesh from time to time, bringing you to the peak. "Ma…Master…!" Before you could form a complete sentence, you squirted all over his forearm and even his thighs.

"I…I apologize." You covered your face with embarrassment. "Don't say sorry, you're doing well." He removed your hand and pecked at your lips. "I just have to prepare you well. Ready for me? Angel." "Yes, yes, please." A smile played on his lips and he took off his pants, exposing himself fully.

Your lips bore the burden of his touch once more, pulled in by an irresistible warmth. His tender kisses, gentle bites, and soft sucking, along with his teasing tongue, led you to willingly follow his lead. Without hesitation, you parted your lips, granting him access to explore every inch.

His delicate touch grazed over your sensitive nerves, sending a shiver down your spine. He caressed your thighs, your derriere, before lifting them and encircling his powerful waist. In silence, he positioned himself at your entrance and entered with a powerful thrust.

A soft gasp escaped your lips, overwhelmed by his impressive size, a wave of satisfaction washing over you, leaving you momentarily breathless. Your head reclined against the sofa's edge and he began to move with a steady rhythm.

You raised your head and let out a soft sigh, your hands gently grasping the back of his head, giving him permission to carry on with his movements. The sensation of soft flesh being hitted made you blush, and your body quivered. Observing this, he playfully intensified his rhythm in that exact spot.

"Ma…master…hmm!" The sounds of pleasure echoed throughout the lavishly decorated bathroom, his passionate movements causing you to gasp in delight. "Oh…my dearest Y/N," Yeosang whispered against your chest, finding where the heart blood is. "Find it." Before you could react, he bit your chest with a great force and you screamed in pain. He pulled you up to settle you on his lap, pushing upward while drinking your blood.

In an unexpected surge, he plunged with fervor, striking precisely at the core of your being. "It hurts!!" "You can take this, Y/N." The exquisite agony enveloped your senses, clouding your awareness and ensnaring your very nerves, rendering you utterly defenseless.

Tears brimmed at the edges of your eyes, your brow knitted in distress, and a heart-wrenching cry escaped your lips, betraying your suffering. Your body quaked, slick with cold perspiration, as your limbs grew increasingly feeble. But he didn't stop, kept colliding with your deepest part without mercy by holding tight your waist.

"Be mine, Y/N." He let out a low, satisfied groan as he reached his peak deep inside you, sealing the bond. Gradually easing his pace, he withdrew from your body. As the bond solidified, Yeosang felt a surge of power, and miraculously, your complexion returned to its natural hue, blemishes vanishing, save for the scar on your chest - a testament to Yeosang's mark.

"Sorry, it hurts." You shook your head before resting on his chest. "I would do anything for you."

"Thank you, Y/N."

"I should be the one who said that. Thank you, master."

"Don't call me Master." Your gaze met again as he lifted your chin. "Call me Yeosang." He pressed his lips against yours with all his love and tenderness.

"I love you, Yeosang."

[mihai-florescu]

Kaname's mom and Subaru's dad (Kaname's idol fanatic mom jumping on stage and then falling to her death at Subaru's dad's concert, top solo idol at the peak of the industry, leading to uncovering of past misdeeds, his arrest, deteriorating health and death. Kaname isnt told what happened but knows he needs to be an idol because it's the thing his mom loved best, and Subaru spends his whole life under the threat of his dad's legacy, thinking he will meet the same fate as his dad. And yet he still chooses to pursue being an idol to make people smile, starting from his mom. In a funny twist of fate, decades later Kaname is attacked by the non special student body of Reimei when they're shown a video of his mom's sins being a catalyst of That Akehoshi's decline. But when a video accusing Subaru of being his dad's son is projected at the biggest idol event of the year, he is protected by the friends he's made, escaping the same fate.)

Madara's parents and Kanata's mom (Madara's parents with their numerous connections helping Kanata's mom fake her death to set her free, to escape the cult worshipping her. Madara spending his entire youth trying to destroy the cult and give Kanata back his humanity, feeling like he's failed because he couldn't do it on his own when it was never a task that could be done alone in the first place)

Izumi's parents (They're controlling Izumi throughout his childhood to follow their wishes and expectations of him, but Izumi chooses one thing for himself that they don't agree with - Makoto. Eventually he grows up to follow in his parents' footsteps by trying to control Makoto himself to protect him from potentially getting hurt)

Jun's dad and Nagisa's "dad" (Jun's dad raising him to be a solo super idol that can defeat Jin, but Jun only flourishes when he joins a unit with Hiyori and stops seeing being an idol as a duty. Similarly Nagisa being raised to be the next supreme idol, finding warmth and a family in his unit instead of being alone at the top)

Wataru and his adoptive parents (who didn't pay much attention to him, leading to Wataru constantly learning new tricks to outdo himself until eventually he couldn't be understood by those around him anymore...)

Arashi's parents (individualistic and uncaring, leading to her developing the big sis persona to not let others feel unsupported as she was growing up)

Tsumugi and his mom (who has failed, got scammed by religious organizations and brought trouble to the point of divorce, and despite it all, Tsumugi can't give up on her, his mom who was for a long time the only stable connection in his life. Tsumugi who learns the signs of a scam and to avoid them. Tsumugi who is in charge of the SNS at school where the students start railing against Kanata's religion and recognize him as a fake god. Tsumugi who develops a big bro helpful persona to make himself useful. Tsumugi who considers becoming a teacher because of it, who gets confronted by Natsume "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, or have you forgotten that's the same vocation your mom failed at?" Tsumugi who is very much aware and had decided to make a separate path for himself, one continuing as an idol in Switch, even before Natsume's words.)

Man. Enstars characters and the relation to their parents, the expectations, subversions, accidental following in their footsteps etc. I couldve worded this entire post so much better and added more characters, but you get the gist. This is all just my understanding, if you think anything is off please let me know. And I did not mention every character so if you think I missed something important also share.

[satansaidnottoday]

Filthy traitor.

Info: Belphegor x GN!Mc, OG Game.

| Part 1 | Part 2 |

Can't stop thinking of Belphegor with an MC who was sweet and genuinely cared about him before the event. But then became extremely bitter because of his actions.

Warnings: Entrapment, Murder, Choking (not the sexy kind), Lesson 16 spoilers, Toxic Behavior.

He hated humans, all of them. He blamed them for everything: His sister's death, the fall, his brother's depression, and his imprisonment. If it wasn't for that stupid human student, and for the idiot demon lord who brought them, he wouldn't be trapped in the attic.

He should have killed them all, every last one of those stupid, useless, vain creatures. But from that cage, all he could do was cry and sleep and refuse to eat for long enough that Lucifer stopped coming to check on him.

When you finally arrived at the house he thought of punishing you. Haunting your dreams. Making you relive all of your most painful memories, repeating them so many times, until your brain turned into mush and your mind is lost forever.

But he realized he could use you to get out and get his revenge.

So when you gave in to his pleas for help and made your way to the attic, he played his best innocent act. You were just a poor, naive human. He could manipulate you, make anything of you. Then kill you off just as easily the moment he got what he wanted.

Even after you figured out he was the youngest brother, he still thought you were stupid. You kept helping him after all, like a good loyal puppy.

You went to see him every night. At first, you just sat there and talked to him, you told him about what had happened that day. Mammon's newest scheme, what Satan was reading that week, what Beel's new favorite food was. He engaged in the conversation only out of necessity, or at least that's what he told himself. He had to gather intel and convince you that he was on your side. So it really was just all part of the plan.

You started saving a portion of whatever dinner you were having that day and snuck it up to him. You told him it was so he didn't feel left out of the family dinner. What a stupid thing, he thought. He was being held captive by his own brother, he was not part of that family anymore.

But still, he ate. And he laughed along as you told him stories about his brothers. Sometimes he would tell you his own stories of them before everything had turned bitter. He found himself waiting around the door every night for your arrival, getting nervous if you ever were late, thinking you wouldn't come. But of course, you never failed to show up, not even once.

He started to think of you late at night after you had left. He wondered about you. For as much as you talked, you never said much about yourself. What kind of life did you have before? What were your hobbies? What were you thinking about that very moment? He started to ask about you during your visits, and with every answer came more questions.

He told himself he was interested only because he was bored. You were his only source of entertainment, it was only natural. And of course, he'd want to extract every drop of information that could be useful. He was using you after all.

You saw through him. The fake smile he had while you were leaving. He was deeply, undeniably lonely. Every day you brought him more things, little gifts and trinkets. Books and games to keep him company in your absence. But you knew it wasn't enough. It would never be.

And you worked so hard every day. You had learned from Solomon that you could draw from a demon's power if you had a pact with them. You could use it for your own magic, and you did just that. You trained with Solomon every day, learning to control the magic flowing through your body. You knew with enough power and practice you'd be able to set him free.

You had to free him.

So he could be happy. So he could be with his people again. So he could heal with them. And maybe, if you were lucky, so he'd be yours.

And the fateful day came when you knew you were ready. With Mammon's help and an enchantment you had practiced a thousand times before, you broke the seal keeping him from you. Immense joy shocked your body. You had done it, finally. You proved to him just how much you loved and cared for him. You wanted nothing more than to hold him.

All of his rage fell on you like boiling hot water. Your body slammed to the floor, blood seeping from the crack in your skull. The air left your lungs. Before you could try to breathe in again, his hands tied themselves around your neck. You felt your body growing limp, you could almost see yourself dying.

Yes, you could. You saw your corpse there on the floor. What killed you in the end? Was it the blood loss? Or were it his hands? You wondered. You could also see Belphegor's smile. A genuine smile.

Everything changed in a moment.

As he saw the life leave your eyes, he realized something horrible. Something terrifying.

He loved you. He loved you so deeply and so desperately. Regret replaced all of his anger, all of his sadness, even his grief. He could not feel anything else.

Your corpse mocked him. It held your form, but nothing was left inside. He could not reach you. And he needed you.

Oh, how much he needed you.

This ended up longer than expected so I'll be dividing it into two parts. Hope you liked it and thanks for reading!

[michaelmilligan]

Rotating Midam in my mind.

You have Michael, who is the biggest baddest bitch Heaven's got. A literal archangel, someone who killed his own sibling without flinching, someone who was ready to kill one of his once closest brothers, even though he still loved him. The guy who said that free will was an illusion, and that fate was inevitable.

And then you have Adam, who is... some guy. Sure, he's Sam and Dean's brother, and they're the main characters, but ultimately, Adam was never meant to be important. He was introduced in S4 as a gimmick, as a way to cause the brothers man pain. He's a Midwestern teenager, raised by a single mom, his lofty goal was becoming a doctor, but he was never fated to be anyone important, anything big.

And then Michael - the guy who said that there was no other way but for Dean to become his vessel - took Adam. He was under time pressure, sure. Dean just wasn't saying yes. But this archangel, who believed so much in his father's commands that he was going to kill his baby brother for him, chose to use Adam, the clammy scrap of bait, instead of his fated vessel.

And we don't really see them interact in S5. We don't know if Michael pressured Adam into this, if he scared him into compliance. We do know that Adam looked at the bright light descending onto the room, presumably Michael's true form - which had previously burned out people's eyes, in that bar Zachariah sat in - and he didn't look scared. If anything, he looked awed.

We don't know what they talked about. How much they talked. If Adam was conscious for that fight in Stull cemetery. We are led to believe that he is not, because Michael tells Dean that Adam isn't in right now, but he might as well just mean that Adam isn't in control, that he's Michael right now.

So we really don't know anything about their dynamic in S5, but we are led to assume from what we know about Michael that it isn't a good dynamic, we are made to see Adam being possessed as an unfortunate tragic. This poor bastard just won't stop being used by angels.

And then, ten years later, Michael and Adam come out of the cage, and we are once again led to assume the worst, because Lucifer said that Michael was insane, and everyone is scared of Michael, everyone still remembers the other Michael who brought so much death and terror upon the world - and when we see this world's Michael for the first time in ten years, when he's out of Hell and could have been anywhere in the world, or outside of the world really - he's sitting in a diner, smiling fondly at the just some guy, who is eating a burger.

This archangel, who would have killed indiscriminately for the sake of the plan, to fulfill his duty - he's chilling with this guy from Minnesota, who came out of the cage with more chill than when he went in, and whose first instinct on returning to the world was... greasy diner food.

This archangel - this eerie, dangerous entity, is smiling fondly at the guy he just spend over a thousand years (local) time with in Hell. And they talk openly, like friends, about their plans for the future. Michael mentions that he has nothing, and so does Adam, and they decide to stay together, and to maybe get a little job.

The biggest baddest bitch that Heaven had. And he doesn't even go back to Heaven. His closest brothers are dead, the apocalypse can't happen anymore with Lucifer already gone, and Michael just... doesn't care anymore. He seems a little melancholy, but ultimately he is content. Content to stay with Adam, content to sit with him in some random diner in a random American town, and content to stay with him, and let Adam show him what it's like to be human.

This archangel, who has never cared about humanity, or any human. This archangel looks at the gimmick character, the forgotten brother, and he is content. Adam is enough for him.

The guy who was dead before we even met him. And he's enough for the archangel who wanted to end the world.

Adam is everything he has, actually. And Michael is content.

[ya-bug-boy]

I had this crossover stuck I had in my head for a while now. But how about a Reader that was originally a powerful demon from Demon Slayer.

That somehow got transported into Pokemon Legends Arceus and became free of Muzan's control and somehow become Human probably thanks to Arceus 👍

But they still got some of their superhuman strength, night vision, and demonic fangs.

I would imagine that they become something like a urban legend, of a tall, intimidating, and handsome masked man with the pack of Zoroarks and Zoroa's that help lost travelers in a dense and dangerous Forest. Probably an attempt to atone for their sins as a demon by giving them a place to stay and leading them out of the forest safely.

And they meet and befriend warden Ingo who was lost in said Forest, which later turned into a romantic relationship?

SFW & NSFW if possible please, sorry is this is to much. If you can't do both please make a part 2

Thank you!

Warden Ingo x Demon Reader

Truth be told, despite how many decades you've been alive but remained the same age, you still have no clear answers as to how you got into this world.

The world you lived in prior to this one, you considered to be far more dangerous despite the abundant fauna that seem to possess inhuman powers. But at least you can say with confidence who are humans and who weren't. To put it simply, you're a demon.

You were once a human and fated to die like one until a man changed your destiny by forcing you to become one of his subordinates. Whoever you were before no longer mattered as long as you proved yourself worthy enough to him. You were promised with honey sweet words that you'd live a life of comfort but in truth you were his test subject. He was hell bent on surviving in the sun again and to make his ambitions come true, he used your body like a lab rat. You grew stronger but put through constant torment. And to make things worse, your existence could only be continued by the consumption of other humans.

You could no longer take the abuse. You'd rather risk it all than to continue living like this.

And then...you came here. To this world filled with strange wildlife.

Once you came here, you felt your master's control over you disappear. You were released to this world, with your abilities and hunger...

And yet, you did not eat any more humans after coming here. You recall what you had said right before falling into this world, "I'll never eat another human again!" you screamed before running into the sunlight. Because of that, you ultimately fear what might happen to you if you did.

You began to travel the world for a bit and accidentally became the leader of strange shapeshifting creatures when an extraordinary large one challenged you. You defeated it but spared its life, and as a result the pack now bends at your command. When the alpha died, you decided to wear its pelt, taking on a new life as a hunter who lived in the woods.

Seeking a warmer climate, you decide to rest in the forest, building your home there. And that is when you met her, the one named Akari.

She tried to catch one of your pups and you scared her away, she fled the scene but came back the next day. And the days following after that. She kept insisting that she was lost, but you would point out how she's always in the same spot where you see her last. She makes up a playful excuse to retort back. this amuses you.

Curious, you decide to talk to her, finding strange comfort in how you two both came from strange different worlds.

At first you feel horror, praying that she didn't come from your world. Then you feel comfort that you two are similar. When she gets "lost" you find her, makes sure she eats and rest before sending her back on her way. She is the first companion you've had in so long that you start yearning for her affection, eager to hear her stories and the people in her new life. Though you're not quite sure how old you originally where prior to your demon life, you feel like a father figure to her, lamenting that she can't stay as long as she'd like to.

But when she starts taking longer to appear, you worry. And when she does finally show up, she looks more haggard the days before she left.

You snarl and grit your teeth at her horrible stories, ones when she's put into great danger by the commands of others. It reminds you too much of your own situation. Though you cannot provide for her the way the village does, you tell her that your pack will protect her in this region of the woods. For the first time, Akari cries when she has to leave. You give her one last hug and a kiss on the forehead, you and your pack's watchful gaze following her until she exited the forest.

Then one day, the sky turns red.

Your pack alerts you to a presence in the woods. And that is when you met him, the warden of the mountains. Though you command him to leave, he locks eyes with you, demanding you to bring him to Akari, dismaying both of you when you realize that neither of you have seen the girl in days.

You demand Ingo tells you more. He demands information first.

You grit your teeth and your pack snarls at him... but if he can help you find the girl, you'll do what it takes for now.

[night-night-stories-before-bed]

Haunted

Second part

Warning ⚠️; death, blood, body horror, classic Dead Space, fluff, jealousy

Pairing; Isaac Clarke/Male!Reader

Summary; an outbreak of Necromorph happens while you are away from Isaac and for the first time you face the horror of what your husband did twice. Luckily, you are soon reunited with him.

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You thought you were safe here, that there was no Marker and no way for Isaac to go through hell again. You were wrong. Somehow, you were wrong and nowhere seemed safe anymore. When the explosion shook the ground, you thought it was an accident, like the one that kept you at your post that night, but worse.

But when you set foot outside, your eyes immediately found the Marker. You knew what it was, Isaac had painted and drawn it so much, there was no doubt in your mind. In the distance, you couldn't see the colour, but you hoped it was a red one. Human-made sounded less horrifying than a real one.

Seeing the Marker, you knew what was coming and you immediately tried to call Isaac, but he didn't answer. Fear filled your heart as you began panicking. Isaac was supposed to be home, so why wasn't he answering? Call after call, there was no answer. You were about to try again when two people approached you.

At first, you tried to ignore them, but they walked up to you and you were left with no choice but to face them.

- “What do you want? Can't y'all see that I’m busy?” You asked, trying to control the panic in your voice.

- “Yeah we can, but you gotta come with us.” The man said, trying to grab your wrist.

- “The fuck you said? I ain't going to follow you two sickhead.” You replied, stepping away and not allowing the stranger to touch you.

You were about to curse them when screams began to be heard. You froze, looking around you as people ran all around. This time, the man grabbed you by the arm before running away, forcing you to follow. You didn't resist as your eyes fell on a creature Isaac had described so many times to you; a Necromorph.

You resisted the urge to scream as one launched toward you, but the unknown man shot it before grabbing your arm. Without any weapon of your own, you were left with no other choice but to follow them.

You felt sick as you saw and heard the Necromorphes attacking and killing the other civilians. Before your very eyes, you saw the dead come back to life and transform. The sight was sickening and you threw up watching such fate befall a child. His little body broke and twisted as the transformation disfigured him.

During your escape, you still tried to join Isaac, but without success. You felt despair and fear grew with each call being unanswered.

- “We need to go to my place! My husband, I need…” You pleaded, but the strangers were of no help.

They refused to make any turn.

They didn't care who or where he was. You tried to run away to go and find him by yourself, but the man stopped you. You fought back, trying to free yourself until his fist collided with your jaw and you saw stars. You collapsed on the ground, trying to stay conscious, but failed. Darkness swallowed you as the man threw you on his shoulder like a bag of potato.

While unconscious, you dreamed. More a nightmare than a dream, you saw Isaac and tried to run to him, but the corridor kept getting longer and longer until your husband disappeared. Around you, grunts and squeaks could be heard as Necromorphes surrounded you. You had no weapons with you and when you tried to scream, no sound came out of your mouth.

But Isaac showed up.

He stood there, his eyes not leaving you when all the monsters attacked him. You could do nothing but watch them tear him apart. Limb after limb, even tearing him up until his guts fell to the ground followed by the rest of his organs.

This time you did scream and you woke up.

Jerking awake, you fell from the bed you had been laid down on. Panting, you looked around you, as if those creatures were still there and not in your mind. Shivering, you Celts tears in your eyes as you realized you weren't home anymore. The soft humming of the machinery told you you were on a ship, far from Isaac. There was no way for you to go back and find him now.

You broke down, curling into a ball. You never imagined losing Isaac, not that way. You thought you two would be growing old together, maybe adopt a dog or a cat at some point. And Isaac had been doing so much better! His nightmares had become less and less frequent to the point he could sleep the whole night without waking up screaming.

And now he was gone.

You had failed to get to him and his Hell had come back for him.

You had promised to protect him but didn't and the guilt was eating you whole. It wasn't hard for you to imagine the terror and horror he must have felt when he had realized what was going on.

And he had been alone.

Soon your grief turned into rage and you clawed at the ground remembering your kidnappers and how they had prevented you from finding Isaac. It was their fault. Everything was. How did they know an outbreak was going to happen if they weren't behind it? And if they knew you, they knew Isaac was your husband and that he had faced those things before.

Yes. It was their fault.

You couldn't let them get away with it.

You didn't know why they wanted and needed you, but now that Isaac was gone because of them, there was no way you would help them. No. Rather die than help those who had killed Isaac.

You slowly sat, drying your face as you looked around. There was nothing you could use as a weapon and you wondered if they knew what you had in mind. Anyone would realize it, you thought. Who wouldn't want to avenge their dead spouse?

Only a fool. And you weren't one.

Once you got up on your feet, you walked to the door. To your surprise, it was unlocked. Maybe they imagined you would stay there crying until they needed you? You didn't care. You took the opportunity to leave the room and look around, expecting to find anything to use against those fuckers.

Again, you found nothing.

So you did the only thing left to do; you found your way up to them.

You found your kidnappers in the control room and they weren't two anymore, but more. Your eyes fell on a familiar face, one you never imagined seeing. Ellie stood in front of you, not caring about seeing you in shock. She simply turned her attention back to your kidnapper, speaking as if you weren't there.

But then you snapped when you heard Isaac’s name coming from her mouth.

He was dead.

Dead because of her and those people and she dared act as if nothing had happened? As if Isaac wasn't worth it to grieve?

With a roar, you rushed and tackled her down. She screamed, taken by surprise as you punched her over and over. Her face, her eyes you even had the time to break her nose before the man that had knocked you down grabbed you. But this time, you expected him.

With all your strength you hit him in the face with your elbow. He cursed, crushing your wrist but you kept attacking him. When he didn't let go you bit him, teeth breaking his skin. His blood poured into your mouth, but you didn't let go without tearing off a good chunk of flesh.

You had managed to force him down on the ground and were about to strangle him when the door slid open. You didn't look up, not carrying who had entered the room, just wishing to kill all those bastards. But then you heard him and you thought you were losing your mind until he called you again.

- “Babe, holy shit, stop it! I’m here, I’m right!” Isaac shouted, running toward you.

You turned your head and got up back on your feet, shaking as tears rolled down your cheeks. It was impossible, right? Isaac couldn't be…

- “Isaac?” You whispered, barely able to make two steps before your husband swung you off the ground, his arms wrapping tightly around you.

- “Yeah. It’s me, I am here. Oh God, what did they do to you?” He asked, face buried in your shoulder.

But you couldn't answer him as you broke down crying, hands gripping him as tightly as you could. Your legs wrapped around Isaac’s waist as he fell onto his knees, gently rocking you like you usually did with him.

You felt your husband's hand caressing your head and back, his lips brushing your ear as he whispered calming words to you. You couldn't believe it, but here he was. Not a hallucination or dream. He truly was holding you. You could smell his familiar scent, feel his hair under your fingers and recognize the little accent he had when whispering.

Somewhere someone asked what the fuck happened, and another person answered they had no idea. But you knew. They actually ignored you two were wed or had decided it wasn't important to tell you they were actually going to get Isaac. Had they told you Isaac was going to be saved too never would you have turned so crazy, yet here was the aftermath of their lack of thinking. Or should you say the consequence of their lack of communication.

If only they had told you when you had asked to go get your husband.

You finally calmed down after what felt like an hour. Tired, and ready to fall asleep, you relaxed and melted in Isaac’s arms. Your husband never once stopped talking to you and kissing your head, which helped more than anything.

- “Ellie, seriously, what happened?” A man asked behind Isaac.

- “I told you, I don't know. Fucker went crazy and attacked us!” Ellie replied, her voice muffled by something. “He fucking broke my nose!”

- “Well done!” Isaac snapped. “Yall let him believe I was still there, probably dead!”

- “How were we supposed to believe anyone would marry you?” Ellie asked and Isaac said nothing but wrapped his arms tighter around you.

You opened your eyes and nuzzled your face against the crook of Isaac’s neck. You were still shaking like a fucking chihuahua, unable to stop it as all the adrenaline was leaving your body. You felt like crying again when your husband kissed your head before nudging you gently.

You looked up at him and Isaac’s eyes were as red and puffy as yours. He had been crying too. Smiling, Isaac pressed your forehead together, his thumb chasing away the tears you still had in your eyes.

- “I’m so sorry babe. So sorry you went through all that he'll alone.” Isaac whispered, his thumb caressing your lower lip. “You must have been so scared and desperate back there. I wish I had been with you.”

- “I told them… I told them about you, about needing to go and get you but they didn't want to.” You whispered too, tears filling your eyes. “And those monsters. They kept coming at us again and again. There were so many of them and they forced all those corpses to become like them… there was no way you'll survive alone, not again.”

- “But I wasn't alone. They sent Carver to get me and we escaped together.” Isaac said, thumb caressing your cheek.

You sighed in relief knowing Isaac hadn't faced that hell alone. You remembered the Marker and your expression darkened.

- “There was a Marker and…” You began, but Isaac stopped you.

- “Yeah, that's what caused the outbreak. It's not your fault, no one knew such a thing was there except the Church of Unitology. It's them who blew up the shield around the Marker.” Isaac said, his thumb still caressing your cheek. “I watched when they did it.”

You shivered at the thought of Isaac watching a third outbreak, powerless to stop it once more. Isaac shook his head seeing the sadness on your face before he cupped your chin in both of his hands.

- “Stop it. I'm fine. I got you and you are fine and to me, you are the only thing that matters okay? We are both fine and alive.” He said and you nodded before he kissed you. “I’m not going anywhere without you, not even the toilet if that can help you.”

You snorted. Yeah, no. As worried and still in shock as you were, you didn't need to follow Isaac and watch him take a dump. No thank you.

He smiled before looking away. Following his gaze, you realized he was staring at Ellie. You felt a wave of jealousy before realizing Isaac was actually angry at her.

- “Ellie, what the fuck did you do this time? Why was the Church after me?” He asked and you shivered, already having an idea.

- “What? No excuses for what your man did to me? Us?” Ellie snapped, but Isaac was having none of it.

- “What about you? Why not give him any when you literally let him believe I was dead? And don't give me ‘how was I supposed to know it was true?” bullshit, it wouldn't have killed you to tell me you were also rescuing my ass!” Isaac said, cold and unforgiving.

The others stared, awkward, as the exes were at each other throats. You knew they didn't part amicably, but that was a new low. You closed your eyes for a second before trying to get up. You failed until Isaac gave you a hand and kept an arm around you, supporting you.

But Isaac didn't let you stay up and forced you to sit down on a chair. He stayed by your side, a hand on your shoulder as Ellie and the rest of her team finally explained everything. You felt horrified by their demand; they wanted Isaac to help them.

But by helping them it meant facing more Necromorph and the Church of Unitology. This time you could actually lose Isaac or you could be the one dying. Neither possibility made you happy, quite the contrary in fact. You wanted to scream and curse and even jump them again, but Isaac’s hand kept you down and grounded.

What other possibility did you have? No matter what, the Church of Unitology would keep going after Isaac and if they had one Marker it meant they had more. And if it was the case, then more outbreaks would happen. As much as you hated the thought, you had no choice but to accept.

Sharing a look with Isaac you knew he had come to the same conclusion.

- “Alright, but I’m warning you; I’m keeping my husband right beside me. Y'all fuckers can eat shit if you think I’ll trust you with him after what y'all did.” He said, squeezing your shoulder and you smiled.

It wouldn't be easy and this time you too would be victims of nightmares, but you were hopeful. With so many of you there was no way you could fail, right? And you had Isaac. This wasn't his first time, he was use to it by now and you knew you two would keep each other safe no matter what.

So when Ellie said Carver would stay with you, you accepted. One more or less wouldn't change anything; Isaac would be your priority and you'd be his.

And yet, you had no idea of the horrors that awaited you, but you would soon discover them. For better or worse you were now thrown into that nightmarish adventure, the same one your husband had been through before. It wouldn't be easier, but at least you were together this time and you'll be there for Isaac just as much as he would be there for you.

Until the end.

[yunamedkostobot]

I just can't do with them

This person speaks like the Grievous POV in Labyrinth of Evil, when he speaks a lot about this events, is non-existent and this book directly preceeded Revenge of the Sith in Legends continuity. So, only magazine article, you know, it does not mean anything, and Jedi are completely innocent about it!

While I do not condone Grievous methods neither in Canon, nor in Legends, the Kaleesh invasion on Huk would not happen if not the Yam'Ree did not attack Kalee first and did not attempt to enslave his population. Where was the Jedi than? Where were they after it, when Kalee outright started to starve?

And it is not the first time when Jedi in Legends failed to help those who were in need.

There was Jabiim. This page when Stratus clearly sums up everything went wrong with the planet.

The planet used to be faithful Republic world, but neither Republic, nor Jedi helped them when they needed it the most. The result? Total majority of people of Jabiim supporting Stratus and CIS. Yep, maybe Stratus is pushing revanshist propaganda, but it would not have made the same impact of people of Jabiim, if there were not quite an objective conditions.

There was Findar with his population being enslaved by criminal overlords for more than ten years. Add the fact, the same overlords who conducted the experiments with memory wiping on people, and only the fact that Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi (who were heading to another mission) crash-landed here saved the findians from future nightmare.

The probability theory says that when one thing happens is the accident, coincidence, when it happens twice, and sistem when it happens thrice. So, make you own conclusions.

And even the argument about it no longer being canon doesn't really works. In Canon, Jedi outright ignored Czerka corporation literally enslaving its workers(what she by this time did not do in Legends). This exchange between Qui-Gon Jinn and Yoda really sums up what is wrong with Order right now.

«Qui-Gon had been too young to see the cracks in the bravado—the pain that all Dooku’s guidance and all Rael’s accomplishments had never been able to erase. “That he would effectively sell citizens into slavery—” “Grievous, this is,” Yoda agreed. Into Qui-Gon’s mind came the echo of Rahara Wick: What’s the point of having a Republic in the first place? “We should put an end to it,” he said. Yoda shook his head. “Not ours to decide, the fate of the treaty is—” “Not the treaty. Slavery.” Qui-Gon folded his hands in front of him, allowing the robes to obscure them—the most formal way in which a Jedi could address another. “Why do we allow this barbarism to flourish? The Republic could use its influence to promote abolition in countless systems where the practice flourishes. How can we fail to do this?” <.....> Qui-Gon’s patience began to wear thin. “This isn’t about imposing human ethics on nonhuman species. This is something humans do to one another, an atrocity we should put an end to.” “We? Not the chancellor, not the Galactic Senate, not even the people of the Republic, but the Jedi?” Yoda thumped his gimer stick on the floor. “Want to rule, do you? Dangerous this is, in one who would join the Council. Dangerous it is in any Jedi.” Qui-Gon knew all of this. On one level, he accepted the truth of it. On the other—“If we don’t stand for the right, what do we do? Why do we exist?”»

From the same book we know that Czerka corporation acts even worse, than IRL Russian nobility up to 1649 or American slave-owners. Their property can not be considered free unless they buy themselves out of it, no matter how long they were absent from Czerka's control(as Rahara case clearly indicates). Up to ratification of Council Code of 1649, Russian serfs who ran away from their masters can be declared as "wanted" only for 10 years and were considered free after that. The black slaves could use the Underground Railroad and get to the North or another country when slavery was illegal.

It's not a case for Czerka. They will never let their former property go, no matter how many time passed since the escape, or where their former subject had gone.

And Jedi stand and allow it to happen. Doing their part in Republic, yep, Yoda?

"Many ways there are of serving the right,” Yoda replied. “We work within our mandates, and there do as much good as we can. To do otherwise, to substitute our judgment for that of the Republic, is to repeat the mistakes of the past.” So instead we make different mistakes in the present? Qui-Gon kept this to himself."

And also, to what mistakes of the past Yoda is referring to? What mistakes are deemed worse than allowing slavery to exist? Even in the Legends the Jedi having closest ties and basically control of Republic(to some level that it can be considered religios teocracy) allowed them to defeat Siths and practically destroy them except one. And even then, after the victory they stepped down(too far IMO). What thing could be called mistake here?

I am gonna specify: the Republic had a lot of problems that have a need to be fixed, but there was one thing that made this state more durable or competent is having Jedi, but not as the «Galactic therapists»(therapy can not be forced onto living being without his desire, if it is not a conversion therapy), but as the protection from arbitariness and exploitation. If some planet was endangered, they could have contacted Jedi and ask for help. The main problem of Order in this case is the fact they did not do enough for the people they should have protected, blindly trusted some reports and never attempted to search for the truth beyond it(Kalee, Galidraan and Pijal to lesser extent) and also hadn't seemed to have their own outposts for survelliance or interference, or some rapid reaction forces since Ruusan reform in Legends(1000 years)/«Starlight Beacon»'s destruction in Canon(200 years). I can not call it anything else but shooting yourself in the foot.

The Jedi should have been more autonomous, should have had their own information information service, outposts in the Galaxy and forces of reaction. It was not necassary to cut their ties with Republic entirely, but distance themselves from Senate, so people wouldn't think that Jedi «blindly serve the corrupt Senate».

Jedi Uncrits: «But the Jedi are only 10.000 for all of Galaxy, they could not do it!»

Well, in this case it's better to drop your practice to recruit children under five(as Rael Aveross's case indicates), abandoning tons of kids and youths elder than this age(like Caris in Legends). Or what, they will not blindly accept everything Council says? Sorry for the Council.

[honeycreammilkshake]

sci-fi au where sukuna is some kind of eldritch horror that evolved to devour worlds, spreading in the form of spores to create chaos and eat everything in his path. all of his spores are a part of him and are controlled by him, but one of the spores gets cut off from the rest and evolves on its own. when it's found by the sorcerers warring with sukuna, it's taken and injected into the body of the only human who's ever survived the devouring of his world and makes him a vessel capable of "cleansing" all the other spores and storing the entirety of sukuna within himself.

raised to hunt down and consume the parts of sukuna that are spread out across the universe, the half-breed yuuji is spawned again and again over thousands of years, his sole purpose to devour the whole of sukuna. but when he finally confronts the monster himself and yuuji is forced to take sukuna inside of him, he learns he's fated to keep sukuna locked away in his body for all of eternity as sukuna still has spores hidden away that the sorcerers and yuuji cannot find.

overtime, as each new respawned version of yuuji is kept isolated by a clan of sorcerers who must constantly keep him "cleansed," yuuji grows more and more desperate to break free and create a life for himself. though he can keep sukuna controlled and subdued inside of him, the cursed monster is slowly gaining more power over the years and rising to the surface. the only way to fully destroy him is to escape the sorcerers and force sukuna to take him to every single concealed spore left and kill them all.

when yuuji runs away with sukuna inside of him, he's hunted down by both the sorcerers and sukuna's allies, forced on a journey alone with only sukuna to keep him company. but as they travel together, yuuji finds his hatred for sukuna growing into something more like pity or even empathy, as the monster has never experienced anything other than killing and feeding, has never known to do anything but destroy, just like yuuji was raised to do.

the more yuuji tries to understand the unknowable horror inside of him and the closer their souls get, yuuji wonders if he actually wants to kill sukuna after all. yuuji has been alone his entire life and maybe that's the single reason why he can't bring himself to kill the only thing that has ever been so close to him for thousands of years. even the thought of living without sukuna's mocking voice in his head, being surrounded by strangers who don't understand just how deep yuuji's abnormality and resentment can go, makes yuuji question his feelings for sukuna.

it's clear that sukuna has ruined yuuji's life and billions of others', and while the monster may be the very antithesis of life, the devourer of worlds, yuuji can't help feeling that all life has value, even sukuna's. even if yuuji cannot change sukuna's inherent nature, isn't there still a way they can coexist?

[nontacitare]

Mastermindery

I can't stop thinking about all the "masterminds" running around in the episode "Mastermind" and the implications for the legal system in Hell. The accused or self-proclaimed masterminds are Blitz, Andrealphus, Stolas, and Satan, but Vassago, Striker, and Stella clearly have their own plots and goals as well.

And I was fascinated by the legal proceedings. There are clearly laws and a penal system in Hell, but no Bill of Rights or concept of innocent until proven guilty. Among the crimes are using the Grimoire in an unauthorized manner, a Guardian allowing the Grimoire to be used by another, unauthorized travel to Earth, behavior on Earth that puts Hell in danger, sexual assault (especially of a Goetia), and murder (especially of a Goetia, especially by an Imp.)

The actual crime which both Blitz and Stolas committed was the misuse of the Grimoire. But Andrealphus didn't lead with that, instead just listing that as one of many crimes committed by Blitz. Andrealphus' goal was to gain Stolas' position and holdings, and there were very few ways he could lose. Either Blitz would be executed, which would not only hurt but weaken Stolas significantly, forcing the Goetia to reassign his responsibilities, which Andrealphus would likely gain, or Stolas would take the blame for Blitz, meaning Stolas would either be executed or exiled, with Andrealphus most likely gaining Stolas' duties as well as control of heiress Octavia. If the court believed Striker's testimony, then there was the bonus of clearing Stella of suspicion of the attempted murder of Stolas (a crime she actually committed.) Ultimately ice dude didn't really care about the Grimoire; it was just a way to get his foot in the door.

The only way Andrealphus could have lost is the only way Stolas could have won. If Blitz had said, "Oh, you mean that book thingy always floating around my boyfriend like a demented stalker? Never touched it. Looks real boring. IMP's business plan is based off of this completely legally registered Asmodean crystal which lets me travel to Earth. That's not a crime, right Ozzy? And sexual assault? Dude's a natural born teleporter. How would that work exactly? I'm a threat to humans, not Goetia." That would call into question all of Andrealphus' charges, and both Blitz and Stolas might have walked free.

Of course, since Blitz was not actually the mastermind he was accused of being, he unintentionally threw Stolas under the bus almost immediately. He sealed Stolas' fate by saying the Guardian of the Grimoire let him use it, and then his own by saying he could totally kill a Goetian prince if he wanted to, "but I would never do that."

Because Satan did very much care about the Grimoire, and very much cared about Imps trying to assassinate Goetia, or even having the ability to do so. (And Striker really should not trust that promise of immunity for a second.)

So the only way Blitz could win was for Stolas to falsely claim to be the mastermind behind it all. The prince's ploy worked because it fed into everyone's expectations. 1) Imps able to kill Goetia? Concocting master plans? Ha. As if. And if a Goetia were actually behind everything, there was no reason to fear an imp uprising. 2) It tracks for a Goetia prince to try to find ways to rule Earth. It really, really tracks. We the audience know Stolas would never do that, but the court wouldn't. As for the other charges, no one believed the sexual assault thing, and wouldn't unless Stolas confirmed it, and half the court already suspected that either Stella or Andrealphus were behind the attempt on Stolas life. There was just no proof.

Side note - while certainly evil, Stella's plan to kill her husband wasn't actually stupid. Her goals had nothing to do with Stolas' money; she wanted full custody of Octavia and revenge on Stolas, and as long as Octavia never found out it would have actually worked. It was Andrealphus who would get nothing, since Stolas' position would pass on to his daughter. Ice dude had to be the one to discredit him to take his position.

In the end, Stolas as sacrificial lamb gave almost everyone what they wanted. Blitz was released as a "dutiful imp," Andrealphus got the power he sought, Stella got custody of Octavia, and Satan got a pawn to use against the Goetia.

And this is what makes Satan the real mastermind, as he claimed. That bit about Stolas laying his head on the block and Satan saying, "Uh, what are you doing?" wasn't just a joke or Stolas not reading the room. The chains dragged him forward. There was a drum beat. The headsman's axe did rise. That was a mock execution. Satan was telling ALL the Goetia, "I can order any one of your deaths whenever I want to. So stop trying to take over Earth every few centuries and remember to obey your betters." But by sparing Stolas, he was doing the Goetia family and especially Stolas a solid, by showing he was also their protector. And by making Stolas' banishment only 100 years, he was also letting Andrealphus know who was really in charge.

I have other thoughts, but this is too long already. All in all, though, a fantastic episode.

[if-lost-please-return-to-maliksi]

ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES - PT.1

Disclaimer: I do not own Maliksi, or Makisig (the Tamawo bros). Full Credit goes to HC - @ask-emilz-de-philz. Please check out their blog for amazing art and the wonderful world of Planet Puto.. All involved characters are adults. This might or might not be a self insert, please don't come for me.

PT.2 (ANGST Version) here.

PT.2 (FLUFF Version) here.

Makisig has an eerily human-like demeanor despite being a Tamawo, he talks and sometimes act with a sense of concern and empathy that you can definitely mistake him for a human if not for his golden hands and tongue, and the undeniable strength and looming presence he usually hides behind his gentle smile.

Maliksi on the otherhand, despite being shorter, and looking a lot younger than Makisig is much prone to showing his inhuman side. His usual expression is a glare, looking down in disgust to those binibinis following him and his Kuya around.

Unlike his kuya Makisig, Maliksi does not have any considerable grasp of how humans process emotions, he barely has grasp on how to process his own. He definitely lives up to his name with how fast his mood changes. A smile tugging on his lips, and a glimpse of genuine happiness only happens whenever he's around his Kuya, however, there is one emotion that comes easy for him- rage.

Rage that he carried inside him for decades

Rage that consumed him, the night he found his brother, lifeless from the hands of the humans he loved and protected.

Rage that kept burning on his soul... because how dare this puny creatures of flesh have the audacity to lay their filthy hands on his only family.

Maliksi's resentment towards humans grow deeper whenever he sees his Kuya interact with the binibinis because how can someone who undergone such pain and violence be so gentle and caring? His brother makes it look easy- smiling at them, comforting them, making them fall inlove.

Why can't he do the same?

Why can't he forgive them?

The first time Maliksi saw you in the woods, you tried using a fallen branch of Santol tree to try fight him off but immediately chucked it to the ground and squealed when a salagubang fell into your hand. It took all of his self control not to pick up the insect and throw it at you since his Kuya Makisig is watching.

You spent time with the two brothers at the Lost City, along with some other binibinis. The two only has 2 simple rules - no roaming around unsupervised by any of them, and no talking to other tamawos.

It is not a secret that the two are very different from the other tamawos- well, atleast Makisig is, and Maliksi is willing to do anything to keep his brother happy, even setting aside his distaste for humans and following his brother's virtues, keeping it as his own. Under their care, you and the other binibinis have the free will to decide for your fate.

Every single thing is discussed by Makisig, making sure all of you knew what you were getting yourselves into. Those who changed their minds about staying are allowed to return to their old lives, with their memory of the brothers and Biringan City erased.

You were sure to fall inlove with Makisig- he is the older brother, the sensible one, he is sweet and caring, yet you found yourself being drawn to his younger brother, Maliksi.

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"Tsk. Why do you want to stroll today of all the days?" Maliksi rolled his eyes as he walks with you. The Lost City of Biringan is truly magnificent-  a bustling metropolis that has everything, from towering skyscrapers to the sleekest automobiles. Its inhabitants enjoy a level of convenience and luxury unlike anything we can imagine, with technology that far surpasses anything currently available in our own world.

Maliksi is still quietly mumbling to himself while you are just so absorbed with everything you were seeing that you didn't noticed how you were now following a complete stranger who took a turn into a sketchy alley- the establishments started getting fewer until you reached a dead end, the stranger you have mistakenly followed is now nowhere in sight.

Meanwhile, Maliksi just noticed that he has lost you. "Oh shit, Y/n got out of my sight. Kuya will be mad, mad if I don't return with her in one piece." he said in gritted teeth as he started looking for you.

When Maliksi found you, you were a snotty, sobbing mess, hugging your own knees for comfort like a lost toddler. He was angry at your stupidity, getting lost in such a foreign city with possible dangers, yet he can't deny how...cute your current state is. He pulled you to stand on your feet before wiping your tears with the sleeves of his shirt since he doesn't carry around a handkerchief like his Kuya.

"Come on, stop crying. I found you." He grinned, trying not to laugh at how much you're crying, not wanting you to feel bad further.

That's it. You were a lost cause. You have found yourself slowly falling inlove with the wrong brother- the one who would absolutely not understand your feelings, you are definitely stupid on that part.

Maliksi is not nice at all, he is oftentimes rude and whenever you ask questions, he answers sarcastically. He is often caught in some serious banter with the other ladies, only calming down once his brother steps in. You also took note of how childish he is- eating only sweets and playing video games whenever his brother is too busy tending to the ladies' needs, yet you seem to also notice how he deeply loves his brother and how he looks up to him and genuinely supports his beliefs and moral values.

Days have passed and you found yourself stealing him glances, making his favorite kutsinta, in pretense that it's actually for Makisig, yet putting it somewhere Maliksi would see first so he'll get to eat and enjoy it. Whenever Makisig spends time with you like he does with the other binibinis, you end up telling him that you'd like to play videogames so he'll end up also spending time with Maliksi, wanting to secretly see his smiles.

You never told anyone about your feelings, nor do you plan to because you knew that it is one sided. You were content with secretly making Maliksi happy without anything in return- that is enough.

The thing is, Maliksi actually noticed those small favors you were doing for him. He was definitely annoyed at first- he's a tamawo, what would he possibly gain from a human like you, afterall, humans are all the same in his eyes- just creatures driven by flesh and lust who will trample anything for their own desires...yet when he realized how you were letting him spend more time with his Kuya Makisig, he couldn't deny that it made him happy.

He doesn't understand your reasoning or thoughts at all. Why would you be doing him favors when you're not asking for anything. In his eyes, you are one weird, yet fascinating human.

He started gradually showing hints of appreciation- gleefuly eating the kutsinta you made where you can see him, looking forward to Makisig spending time with you because he knows that you'll choose an activity that will let him hangout with his brother, and although he wouldn't say it out loud, he's thankful for what you do.

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"I wish to return home." You softly said in front of the two brothers. Makisig was surprised, his mouth opening to say something but he briefly closes it before agreeing, no questions asked, even though he is quite disappointed since he's seen how his brother has been happier and less angry with you around.

Maliksi on the otherhand is now frowning. "Why? What's wrong with staying here?! I thought you like it here..." He sounded like a child close to throwing a tantrum- just like how he is when you first arrived and all he knows is his annoyance with humans.

"Well...I-"

"Just don't go expecting us to help you when you get lured back by other tamawos in the future!" He huffed before walking away, slamming the door behind him.

You bitterly smiled at his reaction, knowing that he won't understand it even if you explain it to him. This is the least you can do for yourself. You're still young...once you return home, you won't remember him, not his golden eyes, not the cute mole on his cheeks you always dream of kissing, not his adorable smile whenever he eats sweets...and maybe, just maybe you'll find someone who can understand your feeling back at home. Maybe you'll fall inlove again, with someone who can be yours in this lifetime...That's all you could hope for.

(May part 2, kalma mga beshie.) Art by: @ask-emilz-de-philz, that's their OC, Maliksi the Tamawo. Please support them <3

[pascaloverx]

Hit The Road

Chapter Two

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Summary: You are a hunter of supernatural beings who is forced to experience a new reality: being a vampire. The only thing stronger than your thirst for blood is your thirst for revenge.

Author's note: the characters mentioned here were created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name by author L. J. Smith. They don't belong to me. That said, this fanfic will be short. This fanfic may address scenes of violence, inappropriate language and adult content. Minors should not interact with this story.

The man I attacked it is unconscious, tied up with vervain-soaked ropes. You set traps while he's in beauty sleep. By now, you'd think he'd be awake.

"If you think my brother will come here, you might be right. But he'll kill you and then rub it in my face that I'm an easy target." He says as he is waking up, he seems to be in some pain. I almost feel sorry for him.

"That's the point, dear man who I think is named Stefan. He already had the chance to kill me. And your idiotic brother decided to turn me into a vampire. So, tell me, what will be my fate this time? For what reason did that monster turn me into a soulless bloodsucker?" The resentment in my voice makes all the anger boil in my blood. Stefan seems to take pity on me, poor thing.

"Do you want to kill me to make him pay for the life he took from you?" Stefan is so understanding that it makes me want to vomit. I can kill him, and he wants to understand me. It's baffling how he's the brother of that psychopath.

"Killing you wouldn't give him even a third of what he deserves. I lost your life, killed my best friend during the transformation, and now I am being hunted by the clan that used to be my family." Saying this hurts in the soul, but you can't cry. Human emotions now seem so superficial.

"Almost all vampires go through this, dear, but they have the decency to attack the right person." Damon says behind you, and you smile. Finally, the rat is trapped in the mousetrap.

"You finally arrived at the party. I was starting to think your brother would die in your place." You say, while holding a stake in your hand.

"Your issue is with me, deal with me, and let him go. We can talk like adults, Y/N." Damon is so cynical it's laughable. He simply thinks he can get out of this situation with his fake charm. He could have done much better than that.

"You did this to me, tell me the reason, and your brother is free. No jokes or excuses. I want the truth, Salvatore." You continue to grip the wooden stake.

"You and I, we had a history. You asked me to make you forget. I couldn't let you die that way." Damon says, looking serious about it. What the hell is this?

"It can't be real... you're making up all this shit to deceive me." Something in you spirals out of control, as if it doesn't make sense. Him and you? It must be a joke. Damon gets close enough for the wooden stake in your hands to be aimed at his chest. Something stops you from killing him, but you still manage to land a punch on Damon's face. Congratulations, Y/N, you're definitely incompetent when it comes to annihilating a vampire.

He screams, perhaps more from the surprise of you managing to hurt him than from the pain itself. But unfortunately, your plan backfires. Damon catches up to you, and in an instant, your consciousness fades into darkness. At least you will die in peace. Until you feel a light calling you, or a voice with a light. Who knows, maybe it's God...You respond to the voice addressing you by your name, telling it to go to hell.

"Wake up, princess... I think you'll like the surprise." You finally open your eyes and see your personal nightmare smiling at you. Great, you've gone to hell, and the devil has taken on Damon's appearance.

"Not even dead I have peace..." You murmur as you feel your body stretched out. You are trapped by your legs, held down by a tree trunk.

"Darling, you're more alive than you think. Technically, you're dead, but being a vampire means eternal life, isn't it ironic?" Damon is a complete disaster in your life. He can't even serve to kill you.

"The Damon I've heard of would kill me for kidnapping his beloved brother and impaling him with a scythe, where is he?" You decide to provoke him to the point that he loses his temper.

"Your plan won't work, I'm a new man. Or a lighter version of what I used to be. But even the person I used to be wouldn't kill you." Damon responds in an enigmatic way.

"What are you going to do then, tough guy? Keep me here forever?" You add defiantly.

"If I knew, you wouldn't be hanging from a tree." Damon responds, his tone carrying a mix of frustration and resignation.

"Let me guess, your other moral compass can't know that you turned into vampire a good, innocent woman and then hung her from a tree like a piece of meat in a butcher shop?" You can tell you hit the mark by Damon's expression.

"Did you know that when you're quiet you look prettier?" Damon says as you swing from the tree. All you can think about is escaping.

"Go to hell with your compliment. I'm amazing at talking, hunting, and killing monsters like you." You retort aggressively.

"You're still the same woman you were in the past. Just as boring as before." You feel like you should fight back, but you are flooded with momentary memory. A blurry memory surfaces, where you were running in a forest. Your favorite bow in one hand and a wooden-tipped arrow in the other. The memory unfolds, Damon chasing you like a regular human being. In fact, everything in this memory feels oddly normal. You stop running to catch your breath and end up facing Damon. He stares at you for a few moments and then kisses you slowly. You succumb to his intoxicating lips as he lifts you off the ground. The whole recollection feels like a scene from a movie.

When you regain consciousness, you find yourself in someone's bed. You feel blood trickling from your nose. Stefan arrives in the room seconds later with a tissue in his hand.

"You finally woke up, I thought you were going to die. Damon brought you and since he still doesn't know how to explain who you are to him, I had to let you here." Stefan speaks naturally and you wonder what these idiots are planning by making you stay at their house.

"It looks like we're going to have to adapt to each other because I'm not going to leave here without knowing what these memories are and what they mean." You say, adjusting yourself on the bed and noticing that you are handcuffed to the bed.

"Welcome to the Salvatore mansion, here until you are considered a non-threat, you will be stuck with something. Understood?" Stefan says while get some blood for you. He puts some in your mouth, and you feel slightly relieved. But it triggers a trigger in you and once again you have a vision. This time with Stefan, in this vision, he's carrying you on his back. You wake up from the vision feeling so confused and even a little nauseous.

"Who the hell were you to me before?" You say looking at Stefan who looks as confused as you. It looks like your stay with the Salvatores is going to be a complex journey.

[icycoldninja]

Can I request lots of angst.....Dante (between anime and DMC2) falls in love with a sweet and kind reader quickly, his demon side wanting to make her his mate, they are soul mate kind. But memories of Nelo Angelo were too strong, he hasn't forgiven himself, rather tries the route of alcoholism or over indulgence with flings or ONS making the reader so heartbroken, yet she knows Dante's story and still tries to help him through. Once Dante even snapped hard on her to make her snap away, she did cry and ran away from the shop feeling heartbroken. But she still won't give up our flower here is stubborn. I will leave it to you on how Dante will come to realize that this girl ain't budging and he can't live without her, now that he knows his mate (not yet but that's what his demon side says) exists.

Hope I made it angsty enough. Enjoy. 💜

Fated (DMC2!Dante x Fem!Reader angst)

The red thread of fate had intertwined both yours and Dante's fates since the day you were born. Ever since he was a child, he dreamt of you; all he could see were blurry figures and occasional glimpses of your figure, nothing more.

As he grew older, the images of you became more clear. He started to see you as more of a person and less of a mass of blurry shapes. He soon began to see and memorize every feature on your face; longing to know who you were and if you were even real.

After the various traumatic events that transpired, his dreams abruptly stopped. He no longer saw the beauty that normally visited him every night in his dreams, and as a result, soon forgot about you.

That was, until he randomly ran into you on his way home from a job. The minute he laid his eyes on you, he knew who you were. Every detail about your appearance suddenly came rushing back to him, his mind overflowing with thoughts about you. His heart suddenly started racing--and not because of adrenaline. He honestly didn't know what he was feeling, and he didn't like it.

"Hi? My name is...umm...Y/N. What's yours?"

Dante's eyes widened; something inside him clicked. Finally. After all those years of wondering and fantasizing, he finally got to hear your voice--your name. The devil hunter was beside himself with excitement and joy, and at the same time, fear and panic.

You were his soul mate, destined to be with him for all eternity. Why should he be anything but ecstatic?

Because of loss.

Because of grief.

Because Dante hadn't fully let go of everything thata happened.

Because Dante wasn't ready to let go.

Memories of that whole Nelo Angelo incident and everything that came before and after it still lurked in the depths of his mind, manifesting in the form of crushing, terrifying tentacles that wrapped around his heart, squeezing it; constraining it.

The man was trapped in his own emotions, unable to break free from his trauma.

It took all his strength to overpower his fear and introduce himself, though he did so bluntly.

"My name's Dante. Nice to meetcha." And with that, he was off, briskly striding away, presumably never to be seen again.

But he was seen again, many times too. The red thread of fate controlled your destinies; it was not to be deterred by the delusions and desires of the human--or half human--heart. It created more opportunities for you two to meet, be it a chance encounter at the supermarket, or a random rendezvous in the middle of the street.

As time passed, and the two of you got to know each other further, Dante found himself growing more and more attached to you, unable to figure out why. At night, his dreams were filled of you, and during the day, he thought about nothing except you. A small, barely noticeable part of him--his demon part--knew why, but Dante's human half refused to accept it.

"You love her," The quiet voice whispered, in that buzzing, nagging tone it always did. "You love her--you want to make her yours. Make her your mate for life. So why don't you? What's holding you back?"

Dante groaned, fed up with these questions. Why? He didn't know why, dammit! He didn't want to know! He hated pondering these confusing topics to such a degree, he turned to the age-old practice of alcohol in an attempt to forget his troubles.

Every night, he'd squander his hard-earned money on cheap liquor in a seedy pub, gulping down bottle after bottle of the nasty stuff. Very soon, it became apparent that alcohol wasn't enough to make him forget his conflicted feelings. This, and the influence of the substances he was consuming, drove him to start sleeping around; hooking up with one girl after another; the brief moments of ecstasy barely enough to overshadow his arguing inner conscience.

He had no idea how you felt; oblivious to your hidden heartbreak.

Ever since you met Dante, you knew he was familiar. Just like him, you'd been having dreams, and just like him, events in your life had caused you to forget about him until very recently. Once you met him in person, your memories and dreams resurfaced, followed by a sudden and inexplicable crush.

You soon found yourself longing for him--pining, even. You wanted so desperately to tell him how you felt, to make him yours, to love and cherish him truly. It took you weeks, but you worked up the courage to go and talk to him. When you knocked on the door of Devil May Cry, he was nowhere to be found. You inquired around and sought him out, looking in all the places you knew him to frequent. It didn't take you long to find him--you caught a glimpse of him making out in the back of a bar with a girl you'd never seen before, overturned shot glasses on the table beside them.

This was no surprise; during the many times you and Dante crossed paths, you'd gotten to know each other's backstories. You understood Dante's inner turmoil and understood he had problems, so excessive drinking and adultery was to be expected. You were not to be deterred by this, oh no. You were going to help him through whatever he was going through, no matter what he did or what he said.

Dante continued to ruin himself through his various acts of debauchery. Every night, he'd go out to a club or a bar, then get wasted and get lucky. You searched all over the city for him, but most of the time, he was long gone when you reached whatever shady place he'd been goofing around in. One night, you had the fortune of finding him at Devil May Cry, guzzling down a bottle of beer at his desk. You marched in, the sudden sound of the door opening causing him to jolt upright and peer at you wearily.

"What are you doing here?" He demanded, voice hoarse and eyes red. He honestly looked terrible; there were dark circles under his eyes from staying up too late, and his eyes were red rimmed and puffy--possibly from spending a long time crying. "Hi, Dante...I...I heard you were going through some stuff...and...well, I just wanted to know if I could help."

Dante scoffed, languidly lifting the bottle of alcohol to his lips and taking a long sip. "Help? Me? You want to help me?" He suddenly burst out laughing, then immediately stopped. "You can't help me," He grumbled, voice cold. "No one can." He continued drinking; the liquor drowning out his spiraling thoughts, temporarily silencing that little voice in the back of his head that said, "You love her."

Nervously, you edged forwards, afraid to get too close to him. "I can help you," You ventured, wringing your hands. "I know I can, if you just let me in--" Dante suddenly stood up, slamming his hands on the table angrily. That tiny voice in his head suddenly rose from a whisper to a loud yell. "You love her!" It screamed, the words driving Dante over the edge. "Just tell her!"

"You can't help me! I won't let you in! Just get out, Y/N, there's no saving me!"

You clenched your fists in anger, meeting his outburst with a defiant one of your own.

"You don't know that, you're just being stubborn!"

"So what if I am?! It's my problem and I'll deal with it!"

"No, you won't! You'll just waste your money and your life being a womanizer and drinking till you drop! This behavior isn't good for you, you need to stop before it gets out of control!"

"Shut up, my life is none of your business, so stay out of it!"

That shocked you. You and Dante never considered each other close friends, but what he said hurt you. "I see," You mumbled, clearing your throat and turning around. You heart heavy, you stormed away, hurrying to get home before the tears you were holding back broke free.

After you left, Dante sank into his seat, exhausted. Even though his mind was hazy because of the alcohol, he knew that you would be back; you were far too obstinate to be deterred by a simple outburst. His mind may have been filled with confusion and doubt, but one thing was for sure: He loved you, and perhaps someday in the distant future, with enough time and hard work, he would find it in him to tell you.

[icewitcher]

Ishmael must have been alone after she became a Watcher/Observator, witnessing multiple birth and death of civilizations that fell to their own trials like hers almost did if she hadn't put it in a stasis. Maybe she had a few relations here and there but nothing too friendly too close, in order to not be submerged by the feeling of loss again.

She only watch those civilizations rise and fall in hope that one of them will win again those trials to save her own dimension, her friends, family and co-workers, even if there's not many of them left. Maybe she even helped a few individuals to go through the gate, making them watchers too and join the already mass of individuals that also have that role, restricted by rules because it was the only way for them to survive against the filtering of their dimensions.

So how much of a shock it must have been to her when Lee, with his limited grasp and understanding on time-travel, dimensions, alternative universes he learned not long ago in the Hetero-Tower with the help of multiple versions of himself that failed the trials of the Tower, Lee who only wants to protect those closest to him, to save them from the threat and futures he went through, and perhaps in a certain point of view, who's a reflection of Ishmael's owndesires and therefore should have accepted her offer, said no, they are waiting for me, thinking of SKK, Lucia, Liv and Murray because they are his family.

What do you think went through the head of the Merciful One when she heard his answer, denying powers and comprehension of their places in the universe that would take a long time for humans to control ? Yet she gives him her blessings, she lets him go, she doesn't force him to stay because a part of his answer, who he is to decide the fate of humanity alone, is correct. She had started to watch Gray Raven closely the moment Liv was on Empyrea but she watches them closer after the Hyperreal user defies her expectations.

Then she assist to a third (Lucia) and fourth round (SKK) of Gray Raven trying to find a future where they are together or their loved ones lives on, the last one actually going through the door with her help but chose to go back in time instead of stopping the time of its world, traveling to other dimensions with her to find a solution elsewhere, and finally giving her company and someone that can understand her other than Gestalt, which would have been safer for Skk or Lee if he had chosen to accept her offer.

But no they are stubborn, refusing to sit and watch idly, doing nothing while other are fighting for their futures because you obtain nothing if you stay passive. So she finally takes a stand too, even if she has to pay a great price for it.

And maybe, maybe she is starting to fall slowly but hard for those two that showed her the way, reigniting feelings she had long since foregone and forgotten because they are useless to her current situation. And as a raven from another dimension and civilization, she can't let them do everything, she has to show she is a raven they can trust.

TL:DR Leeshmael, skkshmael, leeskk and leeshmaelskk are living rent free in my brain, rotting inside of it and this is my thesis/analysis on them, with a pinch of raven courting behavior on Ishmael's side since her civilization has apparently raven in its name.

[deathsbestgirl]

OH i wanted to talk about je souhaite because i recently finished the good place (finally!!!) and we had this whole conversation about the good place (where they were miserable having everything they could ever want because it gets old quickly & arguably, because nothing ever changed, they weren't even getting new people) and heaven (often talked about as a beautiful place with endless riches, which sounds empty & like a sin??) and these ideas of it. and i read a story in sum by david eagleman about a heaven everyone goes to because human morality is so complex & not just good vs evil — and then everyone was miserable because they didn't have someone to fight for or look down on.

and je souhaite, mulder tries to make a wish to bring the world peace, and he's unsuccessful. and as he's trying to write a comprehensive wish that won't have any loopholes, scully says "maybe it's the whole point of our lives here, mulder — achieve that. maybe it's a process that one man shouldn't try and circumvent with a single wish."

scully understands that even if the genie is real, there's no magical solution to the world's problems or even our own. scully calls it dangerous. because it will have consequences, which mulder saw were pretty crazy & unwanted lol we, individually and together, have to make these changes. it's painstaking and feels impossible. it's also kind of...exactly what they're fighting. one man & group making decisions for the whole world and writing off people as collateral damage or necessary losses. mulder is trying to do something good, but supposedly, so is the syndicate. (i do NOT mean they are the same. but it's a similar conflict because what right does mulder have to circumvent these things for every person on earth?)

so it's a lesson mulder learns in this episode. he does something to help the one person he can, something she can't do herself and returns jenn's autonomy — and i think it speaks to his brain disease too. in s8, we learn he found a man who could consume disease, taking it away from the person suffering. but then he learns, the man takes on all of those symptoms for himself & suffers. so he decides he can't go through with it. he tries to put him out of his misery (this feels somehow connected to cassandra spender but idk that i can articulate it yet). he didn't wish away his brain disease, the consequences could be worse. both time he chose to help the person suffering. to free them in different ways. literally the core of his character. he doesn't take advantage over someone's choice & personhood/humanity & human connection.

mulder realizes he can't control the fate of humanity, merely his own life and the "small" changes he can make for other people. ending the episode on his couch with scully, beer & a movie, they exchange such simple but profound words:

i don't know if you noticed but, um, i never made the world a happier place.

well, i'm fairly happy. that's something.

after season six and "the world didn't end" and a season of having a relationship, that's a whole lot.