#and yes OriVlad is a thing bring out the drinks

[starlytenight]

Damm mirror Orion(I forgot whatver mir Orion was reffred to by dark or shadow)is fucking crazy man . Bro straight up seemed to want to kill the two

Also really random but when I saw dark vald and Mir orion interact I thought "discord mod and his kitten" LMAO it way the way dark vald spoke to Mir orion that made the connection for me

Basically in my AU all the Mirrors/reflection just call each other by their names but the "Lights" or originals refer to them as Shadow and Dark based on their behavior and how bad/messed up they are. If they're off the deep end, they are called "Dark." If they're salvageable and just small traits they can work on, they're "Shadows." Technically they all start as Shadows and can progressively get worse if their other selves suck at self-care or get into toxic thought patterns that just won't leave.

In other words, they need therapy the most.

And yes, Orion Knight does have some nasty thoughts as his Dark Self showed, but DMK also demonstrated that too in his own rant. If a character sometimes contemplates darker things, their other self might act on it. It's just the Mirror Selves' lives are attached to the originals so that leads to a whole other dark mess.

Their darker traits reflect in their reflected relationships as well, Vlad's more manipulative side happily taking advantage of Dark Orion's vulnerabilities and self hatred, Dark Meta Knight exploiting Shadow Galacta's own insecurities and love-bombing him when it's convenient or pretending to 'not really' be in love with him despite being in deep. That isn't to say these twisted reflections don't love each other, but they show off what our originals could become if they don't watch themselves and some of their bad habits.