#hehe i love Foul Legacy being soft for you but trying to not show it

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

brainrotting over a very tsundere mothman ;__; imagine a terrifying creature that is just "soft" towards you and you only, and he's just with you a lot even if he scoffs and doesn't seem to "like" the things you do. (example be like... you wanna pet him but he moves away, seeming uninterested but when you pet him he's just unexpectedly purring quietly, leaning close a bit, shy bebbi)

aaaaAAHHH imagine receiving actual comfort from him too... When he looks at you crying (or an attack in general), and slowly tries to get close to help... He's never done something like this, likely learning because of how you treated him or what he felt would help. qwq

~ 🩹 anon !

oh yesssss i love Foul Legacy being all tough but secretly soft for you hehe

he acts like he doesn't care about you, but really he does- why else would he follow you around the house, watching intently and quickly looking away when you turn? the creature from the woods- Foul Legacy- doesn't say much. he's more of a constant, looming presence behind you, scary for some but comforting for you. you've become accustomed to his silent ways, how he grumbles when you ask him a question, how he acts like you're pestering him yet never leaves your side

once you began scritching under his chin and caught him by surprise, the small hisses quickly turning to quiet purrs as he leaned into your touch, crystalline eye slipping closed. he had yelped that day once he realized what he was doing, already-crimson mask blushing further yet unable to tear himself away from your touch. you hear more of those sounds nowadays- excited chirps and little trills and sweet, meltingly soft croons. he allows you to pet him more, murmuring and hesitantly clasping your wrist in his claws. not all the time, but sometimes

but when Foul Legacy walks in on you sitting on your floor, head buried in your knees, he's lost. he's only been taught to maim and kill, which is all he needed before... but you're so small and fragile-looking right now, and he wants to help you smile again but how? how can he get close without breaking you? he quietly sits beside you, and to his surprise you turn and lean against him, wrapping your hand around one of his claws. small chirps slip from his mouth as he begins to gently pat your head, cooing happily when your sobs lessen and begin to die away. if you give him permission, he carefully gathers you in his arms and sets you on his lap, stroking up and down your back like you would often do for him

and that's when you know that he really does care for you, in his own way <33

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

reading your tags and realizing the angst potential of the childhood friends AU :3c (I love angst with fluff/good endings sm, cannot handle ones with none at all :,D)

like. imagine being his best friend when you two were young, knowing he's changed ever since you lost him for a few days, but you were there for him, hoping things will be okay. then you meet up with him, and things looked very promising! you knew him too well and he's almost the same Ajax you knew and adored! possibly pining for each other too hehe

that was until you caught him murdering someone you likely knew (but you weren't close or anything, you just know them from work maybe?) and seeing the look in his eyes, realized this isn't his first, second, or third time doing this. you knew the light in his eyes was gone when you found him again, you knew he was different, he was resorting to violence and you did expect him to still be like that, honestly. but not like this. the betrayal hits you hard, but you still gave him a chance. albeit it, at the cost of how betrayed and a bit emotionless towards him. it was different but you tried to warm up, even if this was the outcome.

imagine meeting Legacy for the first time though… he's having a meltdown, you probably heard or seen him once or twice, but not a lot. (probably in your childhood though eheh~) you'd approach him cautiously, trying to hush him down a bit. Legacy better kneels down because you'll gently hold his face, rest your forehead against his and murmur some soft words that you used to tell Ajax when he was upset as a kid. even if you're betrayed, it wasn't fair for you to feel like that towards Legacy, knowing they're somewhat different? you're not leaving his side even if he calms down, gently telling Legacy to please be okay and know that you're not mad at him.

possibly even saying that even if you're betrayed, you don't hate Ajax, because surely he's there listening, right? you're just upset that things turned out to be like this, but you can't hate him even if you honestly wanted to. you feel like you should, but you can't. he's your first, and only friend you have, and is someone you deeply cherished.

right now, you want him to know that it's okay, things will work out slowly. well, you want Legacy to know that the most.

(may or may not be a re-occurring anon dropping some minor scenarios i'm too shy and i don't wanna flood your inbox with some ramblings ah- I love your FL content so much thank you for blessing us with this <3 <3)

aaaa you and me both, anon!!!! angst with happy endings is my bread and butter, since i love writing feelings but i want everyone to end up happy :D

oh but just imagine Foul Legacy inside Ajax's mind, watching you witness your best friend kill someone, watching you step back in horror- he whines so desperately, clawing at the boundary between Ajax's body and his to tell you not to be afraid, to hold you close and show how much they both truly care for you because he, the Abyssal half of your friend, loves you too

but he's too weak, and is stuck watching you grow closed off and wary of Ajax- it's so hard to give him a second chance when you're having doubts that he ever cared for you at all

so when you finally come face-to-face with Foul Legacy, he thinks you're going to despise him- after all, he represents everything that changed and warped Ajax into how he is today, so why wouldn't you hate him? but instead you approach slowly, whispering and hushing him to calm his frazzled nerves until he can at least tell the world apart, leaning into your touch as an anchor to reality so you can wipe away his tears. you can tell immediately, whether by the soft whines that slip from his fanged mouth or the way his claws wrap around your hands, that Foul Legacy is not Ajax- or at least, not entirely. so you settle yourself beside him, linking your hands around your knees and striking up a conversation about anything and everything to help him calm down. eventually you hear his breathing even out, occasionally rumbling or humming in response to something you said, and suddenly a weight settles on your shoulder as he unabashedly snuggles his face into your neck

it's been so long since you've been this close to him or Ajax, and when you pet his hair Foul Legacy shivers and purrs

he listens to you talk about the recent years and your conflicted feelings, the way you know you should hate Ajax but just can't, how you're so lonely all the time because you really can't bring yourself to believe that Ajax even considers you a friend anymore, and Foul Legacy whimpers at the way your voice hitches as you hold back tears

but then you smile, just barely, and scritch behind his horns, saying that there's no way you could ever hate him- none of this is his fault after all, and Foul Legacy's been nothing but sweet to you. you're not sure when he'll have to disappear and Ajax will return, but at least you can stave off the loneliness and savor his presence while it lasts, curling up in his arms and listening to his deep, rumbling purrs of relief