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[smoft-demons]

About pacts

The game is kinda ABOUT the pacts, but somehow I feel like the concept is not fleshed out enough in canon. So I’m fixing that! I am making them so fluffy, I am developing them into the magic QPR bond of my dreams lol

(Brief mentions of blood and sex under the cut, be warned)

Ok so. In the game, the pacts have four key functions: 1, allows the human to give the demon binding orders. 2, gives the human a way to amplify the demon’s abilities and strengths. 3, implied, gives the demon a way to do the same thing for the human, to lend them their own strength. 4, allows the human to summon the demon basically for free. Have him on speed dial, I suppose. Summon with no ritual, no spell components, no nothing except an incantation.

That’s cool, I like that. But like,, iirc the game says nothing of the mechanics of this, or how the pacts feel!

I think pacts should be a mildly psychic connection. Nothing like what Beel and Belphie have going on, and no actual ability to put words telepathically in your demon’s head (and vice versa), but like… an Awareness of each other, muted and vague when you’re not actively reaching out through the pact, but just enough that like,, you can feel them vaguely in the back of your mind. You know they’re alive, and you can mentally reach for them if you want to.

When you ARE using the pact, it doesn’t HAVE to be for one of the aforementioned four functions. It can also be… just a mild mental ping, like tugging on a string or tapping them lightly to get their attention. When they reach back, the bond opens up a little bit more, to allow the passage of emotions, flashes of memories, even awareness of about how far you are from each other and what direction you’re in. All entirely voluntary, no invasive mind-reading, but you can mentally share what you want with each other.

I feel like the pacts don’t have to imply romance. But, they DO imply partnership—not necessarily exclusive partnership, in fact probably it isn’t an exclusive sort of thing by default. Plenty of demons have multiple humans, and plenty of humans have multiple demons. The sort of partnership that doesn’t really have a standard box to fit into by average human reckoning. Queerplatonic partnership. Close, emotionally intimate, committed, devoted. But not necessarily having anything to do with attraction, romance, any of that.

These pacts can be purposely strengthened, to make communicating with each other like this easier. Strengthening the signal, if you will.

The key to that is two things: emotional intimacy/trust, and sharing vitality (or however you wanna phrase it. Vitality, life, essence, soul, etc. I mean this to encompass a few different things, and none of those words is a perfect fit for all of them. Let’s say there’s an untranslatable word in infernal that fits perfectly). Specifically, the human and the demon make mental contact through the pact with the intent to strengthen the bond, then do whichever of the sharing vitality/essence/life/soul things that they feel like doing.

For example:

Kissing. An emotionally intimate thing to do that involves sharing fluid. DNA counts as essence, and this is a way of combining it. A textbook, effective way to reinforce a close bond. Doesn’t even strictly have to be romantic! It CAN be for sure, and usually is, but like… you can also kiss the homies out of platonic affection if you want to. Especially if the homies in question are demons in a pact with you. This is normal and chill to them.

Also, simply sharing the same air! Pressing foreheads together (think keldabe kiss minus the helmets), noses touching (i think this is called kunik). Sharing breath. This absolutely counts as sharing vitality. Also, afaik this is a thing people would only have the instinct to do with someone they really love. It’s such a soft, peaceful thing that doesn’t make sense in any other context but trust and devotion and emotional intimacy. Super good way of reinforcing a close bond!

Obviously sex works for this too. Obviously. It ticks all the boxes: reinforces a close bond, combining vitality/essence, can be very emotionally intimate. Probably the most textbook option.

In the other direction, possibly not quite as expected but totally works if you think about it: bloodshed. I’m sure it’s common enough in the ritually combining blood sort of way, but also… think about fighting at your pacted demon’s side, or getting wounded and then being rescued (seems more likely, especially in part 1), and both of you bleeding. Physically supporting each other, spilling your vitality onto each other, each wiping blood off of the other and patching each other up in the aftermath of an altercation. Really, you can’t get more devoted and trusting than that.

Food, as well. Taking a bite of something, then feeding a bite to your pact partner. Your food is the source of your vitality, in a similar way to breath. It’s your life. Sharing food with this intent absolutely works. It works even better if it’s food you made, and/or familiar food that you love in such a way that it’s part of your identity. That way, it works twofold. The physical effect of metabolizing the food is your vitality, and the identity aspect—feeding a loved one something that resonates with who you are—is sharing your essence/soul.

This one’s a bit of a reach, but I think it still works—tears. Experiencing something that makes both pact partners cry, be it a sad story, an emotional conversation, painful events, etc. Supporting each other through that, feeling compassion for each other, comforting each other. There’s no shortage of intimacy, devotion, and trust in this. On both an emotional and physical level, this counts as sharing soul/essence/life.

Sharing soul/vitality/essence/life (whatever the fitting word for this in infernal would be) on purpose like this would absolutely bring pacted partners closer together. Strengthens the bond between them, helps them understand each other, reinforces the love. Strengthen a pact enough and eventually you won’t even need the incantation to summon that demon.

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(I am planning to put this in my rewrite of obey me season 1 with my own MC, of course. Once I progress enough to start posting it, that is lol)

(but also, maybe, if I find the inspiration, I might write gn reader!MC oneshots with these concepts. Pls let me know if you think I should try! Also, anyone is more than welcome to use this for your own writing if you want)

EDIT: I wrote a oneshot! The time when my MC found out that strengthening pacts is a thing, with Beel and Mammon. Here it is!

[lgbtqa-aesthetics]

heyyy, I've noticed that you're very good with finding labels, and I'm wondering if you could help me out? I'm genderfae, and I thought I was aro, but recently I've had what I think is romantic attraction (I'm not sure) towards girls. I think I have crushes on girls, but I haven't had any on anyone I know in real life. I like the idea of having a girlfriend, but when I really think about dating and being in a relationship with someone, I don't like it. Part 1

“Part 2; I've been told that I could be aro, grey-aro or lesbian, but none of those really perfectly fit me. I've been going by queer recently, and I do like that label, but if I could find a better one, it would be helpful. Also, on the days that I've felt more romantic attraction, I've asked myself if I'd rather spend time with/ move in with a romantic partner, or a friend (I've always wanted to move in with someone), and there's been less than no question about it. Part 3; I've always preferred friendship to romance, to the point where I don't care at all about romance, but I'm not sure if I just really value friendship, or if I actually don't want romance. Thank you for reading this, and for the help :) “

I’m glad you find comfort under the queer umbrella, but I do understand the wish to find a more specific label, so I shall do my best to help! This is gonna be a long one so bear with me

{For my own reference - You experience some or partial romantic attraction, sometimes more strongly than usual, but don’t wish to actively pursue or be involved in romantic activity}

Possible Terms: Aegoromantic: When one enjoys the idea of romance, but does not wish to be a participant in romantic activities. Akoi(ne)romantic: When one experiences romantic attraction, and enjoys romantic relationships in theory, but does not need that affection to be reciprocated or to be in a relationship with the individual of their affections.Inactoromantic: When one experiences romantic attraction and desires a romantic relationship, but doesn’t like romantic actions.

More Possible Terms:Aroflux: When the strength/intensity of romantic attraction one feels fluctuatesArospike: When one experiences short, sudden periods of romantic attraction that fade quicklyBurstromantic: Experiencing attraction that appears and disappears with or without any specific reason(s).

So as I was doing my digging for you, I remembered that, hey, romantic and sexual aren’t the only types of attraction outside of platonic. It’s completely possible for you to feel something “more” than platonic, without it being necessarily romantic.

Exploring other types of attraction:Tertiary attraction: An umbrella term that includes types of attraction that are not strictly categorizable into romantic or sexual attraction.Alterous attraction: An interest or desire for emotional closeness without necessarily being platonic and/or romantic; This can be a significant attraction that is related to, parallel to, or entirely unrelated to any other attractions. (eg romantic, sensual, platonic, sexual)Metaromantic: When one experiences attraction that cannot be defined strictly in terms of romantic or platonic attraction; Used by those who experience alterous or any other tertiary attraction.Queerplatonic Relationship (QPR): A committed non-romantic relationship that goes beyond what is the subjective cultural norm for a friendship. Levels of intimacy and/or behaviors between the partners involved often don’t fit the conventional standards set by society. In practice every queerplatonic relationship is different. Some may include sex, or elements seen as traditionally romantic. Whatever the relationship entails is the decision of those involved. (Queerplatonic is also referred to as, and can be replaced with, Quasiplatonic - for those who are uncomfortable with and/or adverse to the use of Queer)For more info about Queerplatonic, I invite you to visit this page. Amorplatonic: When one experiences romantic attraction but only wishes to be involved in a queerplatonic relationship(s).  If any of these labels feels right for you, that’s awesome. If you want to be more specific, since your attraction is to girls/women, then tack on Sapphic, or the prefix Gyne- (eg Sapphic Aroflux, Gynealterous, etc)As usual, if anyone has anything to add, go ahead! I usally edit suggestions in.Hope this helps dear! Sending you all my love and good gay vibes~