#it’s gonna have a shrine in my room and i will worship it like a God✨

[wikitpowers]

[yzashaven]

FEATURING ! shouki no kami/archon!scara x fem!reader

CONTENTS ! there's a short fighting scene, robot fucking, grinding, implied worshipping, mating press, masturbating in front of him, degradation and praise <3, choking, breeding, scara fingers appreciation!! (think that's all :3)

NOTE ! a gift for my bestie @yukiitaooo ‼️ just pretend that the joururi workshop is in inazuma btw for the sake of making this plot work 😭 and do read the synopsis since it's a bit messy. special thanks to yukii for proofreading this for me btw <3

SYNOPSIS— reader is a shrine maiden and scara's lover. she wanted to see his god form aka the vessel/robot and test her skills along with her newly obtained powers by sparring with him. she uses a sword/katana and has an electro vision given by scaramouche.

—♡

"are you sure about this?"

scaramouche asked with a sigh as he was carrying you in his arms, walking towards the joururi workshop, where the shouki no kami was situated within. you nod and lean into his chest, feeling the wind blow gently against the both of you. after some time, you reached what seemed like a small entrance cave which led to the gigantic destination in which in the distance you could see the small elevator-like platform that led up high. he held your hand as you walked along the long and wide corridors, guards and people around kneeling in their stead upon seeing their god, their archon, scaramouche—as per his set rules upon the nation. but you? he gave you permission to be the only exception in this rule of his, walking close beside him as you could sense the jealous wandering eyes of those around. how could a "mere" shrine maiden be worthy enough to walk alongside the god himself? people ask themselves in silence before the two of you finally reached the elevator that led to the main area.

he had already made the much needed arrangements to make sure everyone was unable to enter the area where the enormous robot was in. this was your first time seeing it with your own eyes, in all honesty. and of course, as soon as the main doors opened, your eyes widen for a split second. seeing that it was way larger than you had anticipated, looks like this was gonna be a rough fight. "don't be so nervous now..." he says in a low whisper, walking along the path leading to the machine. "...i'll be gentle with you." the subtle suggestive comment made heat rush to your cheeks into a faint blush to which he darkly chuckles to upon taking a glance behind his back at your direction. "i suggest that you prepare yourself for what's to come, my dearest." as scaramouche said those words with you following behind him, the doors suddenly shut hard from behind you, causing your body to jump in shock. he chuckles, back turned to you, before extending his hand out in front of him to channel some sort of elemental energy from his palm. you watch from a short distance as the shouki no kami slowly moves a few movements, scaramouche shuts his eyes before finally teleporting within the central control area of the robot. the atmosphere changes to one filled with tension as he maneuvers with the various mechanisms of the machine with ease as he lets out a seemingly psychotic laugh.

"bow before me, worm!" his voice had changed, echoing through the room loudly. with widened eyes, you summon out your weapon as you see him urging you to get closer.

"come forth! i won't hurt you... much." he whispers, voice in an alluring tone. you click your tongue as you witness how his cockiness is creeping up him again like always. you laugh shortly before sprinting towards him and skillfully dealing a few hits here and there with your katana, to which he just lets out a sigh, "you're doing practically nothing, mortal!" to your side you could see the arm of the vessel making its way to hit you, fortunately, you dodge it with ease. it's coming back but thankfully you have good reaction time and dodge that attack as well before landing multiple hits against him, using your electro vision as an extra source of power.

"oh? not bad~" he coos sarcastically as his right hand hits on the side of the platform hard, causing it to shake along with causing you to lose your balance almost instantly. you look over to where the sudden shaking of the ground from and see the large mechanical hand. your eyes for some reason glue themselves to the fingers of the vessel, thinking about how he could be moving then from inside. maybe the robot follows his own movements? 'but why does it look so attractive...?' you thought for a few seconds, 'his fingers really are just so... perfect though—' you then regain your composure and stop daydreaming upon getting hit by the reality that you were still sparring with him. looking up above you to see his other hand making its' way to crush you, you immediately raise your blade in an attempt to block the attack. the vessel's fingers were right on top of you, a faint blush spreads across your cheeks as your imagination went wild with sudden desires about him once again. success seemed to be on your side for now as you see scaramouche retreat his hand away but instead hits the platform again. you feel the ground below you slowly shatter until you felt nothingness underneath your feet along with your blade being lost from your grip.

a yelp was ripped from your throat as you braced yourself for the fall that looked as if it would be the last thing you'd experience in teyvat. with eyes shut, feeling the wind against your body as you fell from who knows how many feet high, you really thought this was your last day.

not until you feel your clothes getting caught in something. with a sigh of relief, you open your eyes and see that the shouki no kami was holding you between his thumb and index finger at the back of your clothes, "i've got you." he starts dangling you in front of his eyes as if you were some sort of set of keys that he was inspecting up close. "you look so vulnerable like this, so tiny." you whimper at his words as he toyed with you, "think that's enough for today." he declared, claiming his victory. suddenly, he placed his other hand below you before letting go of your body. when you dropped it didn't hurt but it seems that you had hit your clit somewhere on his palm, the unexpected contact made you moan out of nowhere. it wasn't that loud, it wasn't quiet either; but for sure he heard it. unbeknownst to you, he was already smirking from inside the control area, cock already hard within his pants just from watching your vulnerable body in front of him not too long ago.

as you try to pick yourself up and sit upright, you hear scaramouche laugh from behind. "was that a moan i heard? you fucking slut." the blush on your cheeks reddened even more as you felt a part of your dignity being stripped away, did you really-actually-legitimately just moan from that? "no, i-it wasn't...!" you defensively say while mustering up the courage to face him despite what you both know just happened. you can feel his sharp gaze and smirk at you through the metal, as if he was looking at an ever so helpless prey. well you kind of were the said prey in this situation. although you couldn't help but to feel aroused being on his hand knowing how bad you fantasized about it not too long ago. he brings his hand closer to his face to get a better look at you before speaking, "i'll have you know that i can feel your wetness on this hand. how perverted, lusting over me in the midst of a sparring session?" he teasingly coos at you. "now then, i'm sure you know what i'd like of you? go on..."

"touch yourself in front of me, in front of your god. i'm giving you permission to give in to your desires, take your chances."

hesitating to follow his orders, you look up at him with wide eyes of disbelief. but a part of you was convinced that you should just give in already. you want him, don't you? slowly spreading your legs in front of him as your fingers begin to trail down to a rather sensitive area, you feel yourself through the thin fabric of your panties, fingers delicately rubbing slow circles on your clit. "undress." he sternly says, to which you comply immediately. breathing heavily as you discard your clothes piece after piece, throwing them somewhere near. meanwhile, scaramouche was already palming his hard-on as his gaze was focused only on your form, taking in the sweet sight of you revealing your arousal once again to him as you continue to touch yourself as per his command.

he looks down at you from up inside the vessel, watching with interest as you pleasure yourself right then and there in front of him on the palm of the robot, your fingers rubbing at your clit at a faster pace. "do you really have no shame?" he asks before chuckling darkly, you close your eyes as to focus on getting yourself to cum quicker, but then you feel something large and cold against your entrance forcing your thighs to part. your eyes hurry to open and you see a finger from his other hand in between your thighs, "don't get shy now~" scaramouche says in a manner that seemed humiliating, as if he was mocking you, "grind on my finger, whore. you know you want to."

you couldn't help but whine at his words and the sudden temperature change between your legs. he noticed how you weren't doing what he had just ordered and decided to take control instead. he lets out a long sigh before slowly moving his finger back and forth, having his fingertip rub against your soaked folds, careful not to accidentally apply any sort of pressure that could possibly hurt you in any way—giving attention to the obvious power and size difference of your body and the shouki no kami. the sensation has you moaning out loud, voice echoing as if it were bouncing off the walls repeatedly. soon enough, you find yourself doing the work now, grinding against the metal until it was practically coated in your essence as one of your hands cup your breasts to knead it gently whilst the other rubs at your clit at a steady pace.

not long after, you feel your orgasm approaching already, breaths uneven as you continuously let out moans of his name all the while your body shakes slightly. but as you bucked your hips for friction—you notice how you felt nothing instead, your movements come to a stop as you look at him with pleading eyes. scaramouche lets out a small laugh as he saw your immediate reaction, he had moved his hand away from you completely. "oh, you fucking whore." he says with an intoxicating tone, "if you're gonna ruin this vessel, then..." you try to ignore his words as you focused on getting yourself to climax instead. your eyes closed shut as you start to desperately touch yourself a bit more aggressively than before. unfortunately for you, it didn't really seem to work. well, not until you felt something suddenly fill you up completely, your eyes opening at the intrusion. you gasp as you finally feel his cock buried inside your warmth, along with his thumb replacing the spot occupied by your own fingers that were on your clit as he pinched the bud gently, causing you to let out a moan.

"...i'm gonna ruin you as well."

scaramouche's voice was laced with intoxication as he spoke to you in a whisper. he then began to pound into you roughly, with long, deep, strong thrusts that hit all the right areas with ease as you screamed for him with each snap of his hips against yours. picking up the pace soon after, he began fucking you fast and rough, just the way you like. grunts and groans occasionally left his agape lips as he held your thighs apart. "you love it, right? you love how helpless and submissive you become underneath me~" he says before pulling you closer to him and repositioning you into a mating press, having you folded in half and entirely at his mercy before he started to pound into you once again—reaching even deeper parts of your cunt as he rubs circles on your swollen clit. "fuck, i'm gonna breed you sooo good. you want me to fill you up, don't you?~"

you nod frantically in response, being unable to construct proper words as the overwhelming pleasure takes over you completely. "so close... ah~ scara~!" you cry out as he continues to thrust into you relentlessly, hitting your g-spot over and over again until you were a sobbing, moaning, shaking mess below him. "that's it~" he coos, "come on, cum for me. you are a good girl after all, aren't you? cum for your god." his words bring you to the edge as you cum hard, a pornographic moan escaping from your lips as drool began to drip from the corners of it. "s-scara—" "my lord." he cuts you off, correcting your words before he started thrusting into you again, knowing damn well how sensitive you felt, having practically no time to recover from your previous orgasm. "my lord-aah~! right there...!" you mewl out as he hit another perfect angle that drove you crazy, "tell me..." his hand suddenly went to your neck, fingers wrapping around the soft flesh tightly—not tight enough to the point that you couldn't breathe, but tight enough to make your head spin as his eyes pierced through yours with desire filled in them.

"how does it feel getting fucked by a god like me? having this much power and control over both your body and your mind."

"s-so good... hngh~ ah~!" your vision slowly get blurry as you feel yourself getting weaker by the minute. you feel his cock twitch against your walls, signalling how close he is as well. "you feel so good around me, fuck~" the grip he had on your neck tightens slightly as he groans deeply, "beg me to cum inside you." scaramouche sternly says, "beg your god for his seed~" he grins mischievously as he watches the tears that had formed in your eyes slowly drip down your flushed cheeks. "c-cum inside me, my lord—ahh~! master... m-my god~" you choke out as you feel another amazing climax about to erupt from you, "please~!" your voice cracks a bit as you said those words. not long after, he snaps his hips against yours one final time, making sure to be balls deep as he shoots ropes of his thick and warm cum deep inside your pussy, which had definitely reached your womb as well. "oh, fuck~" he moans lowly as he gently pulled out of you, gaze falling towards your cunt as he keenly observed how your mixed fluids drip out to pool below you, all over the shouki no kami's hand.

you try and relax your body, closing your eyes and just letting yourself lay there tiredly, while scaramouche watches your chest rise and fall as you pant heavily after the intense session. normally, he'd let you rest but that doesn't seem to be what he wants right now. you whimper and look at him with teary, half lidded eyes as he suddenly pulls you towards him once again, pushing his cock back inside, along with pushing the cum back and reaching further down your pussy.

"one load won't be enough to breed you, darling~"

[snarky-magpie]

(I still think this exchange, especially side by side, is one of the funniest things in the whole fic.)

James: Still being mysterious. Okay. Keep your secrets. I’ll tease them out of you eventually. 

James: I, however, am not mysterious at all. Open book. Quite literally. Are you familiar with The Marauders trilogy?

Reg: …

Reg: …

Reg: …

James: Did your phone freeze or…

James: Hello?

Reg: James.

Reg: Your first name is James.

James: Yes, I’m aware. One of the first things I told you about myself.

Reg: And you’re twenty-eight years old.

James: Yep, also not a secret.

Reg: Holy shit. You’re James F. Potter.

Reg: Unless this is Barty pulling an elaborate prank.

Reg: If this is you, Bartemius, I’m gonna bloody kill you dead.

James: Bartemius? You said your friend had a human name.

Reg: I can’t believe I’m messaging with James F. Potter.

James: So you’ve heard of me.

Reg: …no.

James: :) :) :)

James: Also, could you stop saying my whole name? It freaks me out.

Reg: But you’re James F. Potter. You’re like, proper famous.

James: Hardly. Barely one person out of ten recognises me in the street. Three out of ten at cons. I take it you’re a fan, though.

Reg: Not really.

Reg: Might’ve read your books in passing.

Reg: Once.

Reg: Or twice.

Reg: Or twenty times.

Reg: And might or might not own the first-edition signed hardbacks of The Marauders. Your other books are a nightmare to find, or I’d have those too.

James: Fucking brilliant. 

Reg: But to be clear, I still think you’re an obnoxious wanker.

Reg: Like, as a person.

Reg: It’s true what they say. Never meet your heroes.

***

Regulus: Do you remember the author I like?

Barty: Like? You mean the guy you worship? James something?

Regulus: James Potter. There’s no worship.

Barty: You have a shrine dedicated to him in our living room!

Regulus: Barty, that’s a bookcase.

Barty: Whatever. His name’s plastered all over that thing. I recognise a shrine when I see one.

Regulus: He messaged me. Out of nowhere.

Barty: Why? Was he tracking down his most insane Reddit followers to know who to pick out of a lineup for future restraining orders? 

Regulus: I’ll never understand how some people find you funny.

[cosmicstarlatte]

Reality Show (Obey Me!)

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Diavolo convinces Lucifer to have him & his brothers do a new demon reality show that revolves around their everyday lives.

»Characters: Demon Bros // ->[Click here for Part 2: Dateables]

»Tags: LUCIFER CAUGHT IN 4K, Shitpost/Humor, Mentions of reader/MC, Husbando Beel Supremacy, Bulleted Style

»Notes: CM = Crew Member ;; Sorry I was gonna upload this sooner but wanted to draw art for it. xD

Lucifer:

"Okay that's enough, go somewhere else."

CM: "We can't, you agreed to this under contract"

sighs

Mildly regretted his loyalty to Diavolo, otherwise he would've never done this

His camera crew was always on edge with him

The show stressed him more than usual

Perhaps there were a few embarrassing moments he would prefer not to talk about

Like pushing a door that said pull, forgetting the word spoon and calling it a tiny bowl on a stick

[Camera peeks through Lucifer's study, recording a smiling Lucifer texting on his phone]

CM: "Who were you texting Lucifer? Was it ___? There's been rumors..."

"I was checking the weather."

CM: "You take selfies for the weather?"

Mammon:

"Hey wait stop recordin' this! Not that what we are doin' is illegal!"

His camera crew had a rough time with him

But it made for good television!

He talked shit about Lucifer the most

"Yeah a lotta people dunno this, but Lucifer cries to me all the time! What can I say, I'm a reliable guy!"[Crew zooms in on an unamused Lucifer in the background]

[Cut to Mammon hanging from the ceiling]

"Can someone get me down from here!? HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOIN'!?"

A lot of the crew's clips had shaky movement from running due to multiple mammon situations

They got a great swoon-worthy shot of Mammon gazing lovingly at you

CM: "Maybe you should confess?"

"I'm confessin' to nothin'! Talk to my lawyer!"

CM: "That's not what we- Nevermind."

Levi:

"I already stream online so this isn't any different."

lol

Levi didn't realize they'd be watching his every move

How was he suppose to worship his shrine of Ruri and you in front of them!?

His camera crew couldn't stop cringing around the otaku

it was uncomfortable for everyone

[Camera films secret sweet moment of him awkwardly practicing asking if you want to hang out]

He asked for it to be deleted, it was denied

However his ratings shot up after that clip and the next one:

CM: "Do you have a crush on ___?"

"W-what!? N-no!!! (Incoherent Levi noises and he trips)"

That clip became a viral meme for weeks

I'm talking remixes and everything

In the end his camera crew actually did have a lot of fun with him and they game online together now

Satan:

"Watch your step. Oh, don't touch that!"

His camera crew had a difficult time with him

He managed to avoid them frequently so he wasn't overly present in the show, much to the annoyance of Lucifer and the others

If they did catch him, all the clips looked the same, all he did was read

They did manage to catch him feeding some stray devildom kitties

[Camera zooms in on him in his room with a collared cat on his lap]

CM: "I thought you couldn't have pets?"

"It's not mine. Clearly, I can't control what comes in my room as of late."

CM:  "It has a collar?"

"Next question."

CM: "What can you tell us about the Anti-Lucifer League?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. Next question."

CM: "Okay... viewers want to know what's up with you and ___?"

[Satan opens a book and gets sucked in]

Asmo:

"It's like, Devilgram Live, but longer!"

Most unbothered out of everyone

He did get annoyed when they tried to catch him before he could start his morning beauty routine

He was scary, they caught it on camera...it was the only time the crew deleted a clip on a brothers request

Overall his crew had an easy time, it was standard to what they normally do, Asmo himself was fun

He was a natural, of course everyone loved him, who wouldn't?

Was the one to start drama for the sake of tv

Nothing too crazy just messed with Luci's schedule, got Mammon arrested, hid Levi's Ruri body pillow, little things really!

[Camera catches Asmo cuddling next to you]

CM: "You seem very fond of them!"

"I am! Oh maybe we can do like a one year WEDDING special later on!?"

Beel:

"Just don't get in my way I guess."

He wasn't really on board with the idea but not much he could do

His crew had an average time with him, he was easy and chill to film

They caught him doing a lot of activities like, cooking/baking, sports, gaming, it was surprising to viewers

His work out clips got a lot of views too, he was a busy demon

They filmed him helping around the house, even cleaning your room and leaving you little gift snacks

CM: "Wow, snacks? You must really like ___!"

"Yeah. I love them. I want to give them the world."He confidently admitted, smiling brightly

Had high ratings in the polls, the show gave everyone a new perspective of him who wasn't just a gluttonous beast

Belphie:

CM: "Is he breathing?"

"Zzz..."

The crew had an easy but boring time with him

There's only so many hours of a sleeping Belphie you can record

The were some soft serene moments with him,Beel and you, gazing at the stars

[Camera catches him sleeping, smiling and mumbling something about you]

CM (poking): "Belphie wanna share what you were dreaming about? We heard you call their name. "

"Only if the network agrees to air it unfiltered. It will be very descriptive."

CM:

CM: "That's a wrap guys."

⬦You might also like: MC's Livestream

[666writingcafe]

The Dining Car

"So, according to the pamphlet, we'll be on the train all night before arriving at the station closest to Lake Io Lanthe in the morning. Once we get off the train, we'll be walking the rest of the way."

Once I'm done talking, Mammon rolls his eyes at me. I understand not wanting to share a room with Luke, but that doesn't completely explain the bad attitude he's had all day, nor does it excuse it.

"You need to take this seriously," Luke chides Mammon. "What if we get lost?" Another eye roll.

"At least I'm not bouncin' up and down like a kid in a candy store."

"That's not how you behaved in the kitchen," MC retorts, glancing up from their copy from the pamphlet to glare at him. Mammon merely returns to picking at his food, which suggests to me that he's too scared to talk back to them. It's interesting, the idea of him fearing them. I don't think he feels that way about anyone else, not even Lucifer--and I've heard some rather loud yelps from him when he's caught red-handed by his brother.

But he has been known to argue with Lucifer, and he's not even attempting to do anything like that with MC.

"Apparently, each of the cars on this train is named after an angel," MC reads out loud.

"Lemme see!" Luke exclaims. Once MC hands him the pamphlet and points to where the information is located, his face lights up.

"That's so cool! It shows just how much they love angels here in the human world." A brief pause, followed by a gasp. "And the first car is named after Michael himself!"

I take a sip from my beverage in order to stop myself from sighing. I really wish Luke didn't hold Michael on this high pedestal. It's only going to hurt him in the long run when he discovers that the seraph is far from perfect.

Don't get me wrong; Michael is ultimately a good person. He just has a lot of issues, his obsession with Lucifer being one of them. I'm honestly surprised he hasn't gotten in trouble for his shrine. The mere possibility of the de-facto man in charge worshiping the Avatar of Pride rather than devoting himself to God--I mean, Father--would bring about an amount of chaos that hasn't been seen since the Great War.

It would certainly make my situation seem far tamer in comparison.

"I mean, when it comes down to it, are angels really that great? I don't see what's so special about 'em."

"How dare you!" Great. Luke and Mammon are arguing.

"Take a deep breath, Luke," MC instructs.

"You're right," he replies once he's calmed down. "I can't let Mammon's stupid attempts at provoking me succeed."

"You know I'm sitting right here, don't ya?"

"Oh, look; dessert's here." The words sound incredibly hollow coming out of my mouth. I just want to eat in peace. The food's not great enough to warrant enjoying it per say, but it's at least edible.

Luke immediately digs into his dessert, offering some to MC in the process.

"Yo, Luke, gimme a bite of that dessert of yours!"

"Eww, no! Why should I give you any of my dessert?!"

"There ya go, actin' like a brat again. Like, take it easy. It's just dessert."

"Look who's talking! You're the one who's insisting on having part of someone else's dessert. That's way more childish!"

I'm getting a headache. This isn't good. It always starts with a headache. Maybe if I can sneak away and decompress--

I feel something grab my hand and squeeze it. Glancing underneath the table reveals it to be MC's hand, although you'd never tell by the look on their face that that's what they did.

I appreciate them trying to comfort me. I really do. This isn't the sort of thing I want them brought into, though. As it is, I've already revealed too much to them about it.

"We'll flip a coin. If I win, I get your dessert."

"No thanks. I don't even want your dessert."

"What, afraid you're gonna lose, are ya? Luke the loser is scared, is that it?"

Tight muscles. That's phase two. Phase three is the internal screaming.

Except everything feels more intense this time. Yes, I'm upset at Mammon for bullying Luke for no apparent reason, but it shouldn't be enough for me to feel like chewing his head off. Besides, I'm usually able to calm down before it gets this far, and yet none of my techniques are working.

"That's impossible! You cheated, didn't you?!"

Another squeeze.

The hand.

"MC, let go," I hiss.

"I can't." I try to myself, but I fail as well. "I'm sorry, Simeon."

I feel bad. I really do. Everyone in this dining car is about to see a nasty side to me. The only thing I can do is hope that no one gets hurt.

"You're Michael's little puppy. You sit in his lap and sniff him and snuggle up against him all day long, doncha?"

There it is. The final straw that broke the camel's back.

"That's enough!" I snarl. Instantly, all eyes are on our table. I'm sure a few other cars heard me as well. I can get rather loud when I'm in this state.

Dinner's officially over.

[the-sky-queen]

Y'know what? I'm just gonna do it. I'm gonna lore dump everything I have so far for my Darkling lore!

First of all, yes. I decided that the Darklings are a separate species from the Black Arms. Eclipse always seemed so different from any of the Black Arms we've seen to me. I just couldn't see him as 100% Black Arms when the rest of the race looks almost nothing like him.

This means that Eclipse is a hybrid, just like Shadow. (Though he's 50% Black Arms and 50% Darkling instead of Hedgehog.) Though I haven't quite figured out . . . why Black Doom would want his next offspring to be half Darkling instead of full Black Arms. I'm working on it. Darklings must have some kind of biological advantage, but I haven't figured out out yet.

Full lore under the cut!

History

The Darklings used to live on their own planet. They were free and were split up into different tribes. They were pretty civil towards each other, but the did occasionally have conflict. Then, a couple hundred years ago, the Black Arms invaded. The Darklings were massacred, but a few managed to bargain for their lives. In exchange for being left alive, the remaining Darklings would become slaves to whoever the current Black Arms leader was. So, they were taken from their home world and placed on the Black Comet, never again to be free. They were destroyed with the rest of the Black Comet at the end of Shadow the Hedgehog.

Beliefs/Religion

The Darklings didn't believe in gods, rather they believed that the spirits of their ancestors controlled the many aspects of nature and their lives. Several important ancestors had their own holidays and festivals, but most were worshipped privately among those who were directly related to them. Deceased family members were given little shrines to honor them, kinda like an ofrenda. During the Black Arms captivity, many began to lose faith, angry that their ancestors allowed this to happen.

Appearance

Since Eclipse is a hybrid, I had to decide what traits he has belong to the Darklings, and which he got from the Black Arms. I can explain my thought process more in depth later if you guys want, but for now, I'm just gonna list the traits:

five fingers

long, snake-like tail

coloring is dominated by more earthy/natural colors, for better camouflage during hunting

black sclera, eye color varies

Y'know that weird head structure Eclipse has? Yeah, they have that

scaley, but not as reinforced as Black Arms

I'll really have to draw one of these guys for you to get the full picture

Biology

Cold-blooded and lizard coded

They lay eggs

Naturally very skilled hunters

Heightened senses (smell, night vision, etc.)

Very agile (not that strong, but can out-maneuver almost anything)

Prehensile tails

*insert whatever advantage they have that made Black Doom decide his next offspring should be a hybrid*

On Eclipse

Eclipse's mother was a Darkling, and she was allowed to raise him for the first few months of his life. She taught him a lot about the dying Darkling culture and what it meant to be a Darkling in the first place. Eclipse loved his mother and always tried to make her happy. Eventually, Black Doom took him to begin his training, and Eclipse wasn't happy about it. He hardly got to see his mother or any of the other Darklings after that.

Eclipse has struggled with his identity for a long time. He was always told by Black Doom that he was the Ultimate Black Arm, but after a while, Eclipse decided he wanted to honor his mother and her culture and began referring to himself as a Darkling instead. This confuses a lot of people who don't know him very well. Eclipse doesn't usually like to talk about it, even to Shadow.

To this day, Eclipse tries to uphold the traditions of the Darklings. He puts on little celebrations for the important ancestors and honors his mother with a little shrine for her in his room. Eclipse has spent the last several years trying to draw an accurate picture of his mother for his shrine, with varying degrees of success. Shadow doesn't understand a lot of Eclipse's traditions, especially since he doesn't talk about why he's doing what he's doing a whole lot, but Shadow still tries to join in when he can and support his little brother.

Note: I just realized I've been referring to Eclipse as Black Doom's offspring when he was created by Black Death in the comics. Just to clarify, in my personal Sonic-verse, Eclipse is Black Doom's son, making him Shadow's actual half-brother. He was raised and trained by Black Doom until he was sent away to help Black Death with a conquest right before the Shadow the Hedgehog game. He and Black Death then later showed up for Shadow Fall.

[vibingandthrivingouthere]

list of lyrics that destroy me completely when i think about aziracrow

"You know the distance never made a difference to me. I swam a lake of fire, I'd have walked across the floor of any sea. Ignored the vastness between all that can be seen, and all that we believe. So I thought you were like an angel to me" Unknown/Nth, Hozier

(or just all of unknown/nth to be honest)

"We've been living on a fault line, and for a while, you were all mine. I spent a lifetime giving you my heart, I swear I'll be yours forever, till forever falls apart” Till Forever Falls Apart, Ashe and FINNEAS

"I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you. Take me back to the night we met. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you. Oh, take me back to the night we met" The Night We Met, Lord Huron

"For all that was said, of where we'd end up at the end of it. When the heart would cease, ours never knew peace. What good would it be on the far side of things? It was too soon, when that part of you was ripped away. A grip taking hold, like a cancer that grows. Each piece of your body that it takes" Francesca, Hozier

"I would not change it each time. Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I" Francesca, Hozier

A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes. I screamed aloud as it tore through them and now it's left me blind. The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out. You've left me in the dark, no dawn, no day. I'm always in this twilight in the shadow of your heart. And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat. I tried to find the sound, but then it stopped and I was in the darkness. So darkness I became" Cosmic Love, Florence + The Machine

"Small talk, he drives. Coffee at midnight, the light reflects the chain on your neck. He says, "Look up", and your shoulders brush. No proof, one touch, but you felt enough" "One night he wakes, strange look on his face. Pauses, then says, 'You're my best friend'. And you knew what it was, he is in love" "And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars, and why I've spent my whole life tryin' to put it into words" You are in Love, Taylor Swift

"I've waited a hundred years, but I'd wait a million more for you" Turning Page, Sleeping at Last

"One bright morning goes so easy. Darkness always finds you either way. It creeps into the corners as the moment fades. A voice your body jumps to calling out your name, but after this I'm never gonna be the same and I am never going back again" First Light, Hozier

"You and I burned out our steam, chasing someone else's dream. How can something be so much heavier, but so much less than what it seems? Darling, we sacrificed, we gave our time to something undefined. This phantom life sharpens like an image, but it sharpens like a knife" Who We Are, Hozier

"You say, "I don't understand, " and I say, "I know you don't". We thought a cure would come through in time, now, I fear it won't. Remember lookin' at this room, we loved it 'cause of the light. Now, I just sit in the dark and wonder if it's time Do I throw out everything we built or keep it? I'm getting tired even for a phoenix, always risin' from the ashes, mendin' all her gashes. You might just have dealt the final blow" "And I'm fadin', thinkin' "Do something, babe, say something" "Lose something, babe, risk something" (you're losin' me) "Choose something, babe, I got nothing to believe unless you're choosin' me" You're Losing Me, Taylor Swift

"Say what you want, but say it like you mean it with your fists for once. A long, cold war with your kids at the front, just give it one more day then you're done" "Head full of whiskey but I always deliver. Jesus, if you're listening, let me handle my liquor. And Jesus, if you're there, why do I feel alone in this room with you?" American Teenager, Ethel Cain

"Take me to church, I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies. I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife. Offer me that deathless death, good God, let me give you my life" Take me to Church, Hozier

"you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever" "I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs would surprise the whole school, when I ended up back at our class reunion walking in with you. You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries with the pages ripped out. I am standing in a 1950s gymnasium and I can still see you now" "I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it. Waves crash on the shore, I dash to the door. You don't knock anymore and my whole life's ruined" Suburban Legends, Taylor Swift

Literally every word of Say Don't Go by Taylor Swift

[rrcenic]

ineffable husbands playlist - post-season two (an angsty list with the lyrics that remind me of them)

STORY OF US - taylor swift (i used to think one day we'd tell the story of us // how we met and the sparks flew instantly // and people would say, "theyre the lucky ones" // i used to know my place was a spot next to you // now im searching the room for an empty seat // cause lately i don't even know what page you're on // oh, a simple complication // miscommunications lead to fall out // so many things that i wish you knew // so many walls up i can't break through)

ITS OVER, ISNT IT? - from steven universe (it’s over, isn’t it, isn’t it, isn’t it over? // you won, and she chose you, and she loved you and she’s gone // it’s over, isn’t it, why can’t i move on?)

SAY YES TO HEAVAN - lana del ray (if you go, i’ll stay // you come back, i’ll be right here // like a barge at sea // in the storm, i stay clear // cause i’ve got my mind on you // i’ve got my mind on you // say yes to heaven // say yes to me // say yes to heaven // say yes to me)

FLOWERS - original broadway cast of hadestown (dreams are sweet until they're not // men are kind until they aren't // flowers bloom until they rot and fall apart // is anybody listening? // i open my mouth and nothing comes out // nothing, nothing gonna wake me now // flowers, i remember fields of flowers, soft beneath my heels // walking in the sun // i remember someone, someone by my side // turned his face to mine // and then i turned away // into the shade)

DRIVERS LICENSE - olivia rodrigo (red lights, stop signs // i still see your face in the white cars, front yards // can’t drive past the places we used to go to // cause i still fuckin' love you, babe // sidewalks we crossed // i still hear your voice in the traffic, we're laughing // over all the noise // god, im so blue, know we're through // but i still fuckin' love you, babe)

TV - billie eilish (i don't wanna talk right now // i just wanna watch tv // i’ll stay in the pool and drown // so i don't have to watch you leave)

TAKE ME TO CHURCH - hozier (take me to church // i’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies // i’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife // offer me that deathless death // good god, let me give you my life)

STAY WITH ME - sam smith (oh won’t you stay with me // cause you’re all i need // this ain’t love, it’s clear to see // but darlin stay with me)

SOMEONE LIKE YOU - adele (never mind, i’ll find someone like you // i wish nothing but the best for you, too // don’t forget me, i beg // i remember you said, sometimes it lasts in love, sometimes hurts instead)

WHEN SHE LOVED ME - sarah mclachlan (when somebody loved me // everything was beautiful // every hour we spent together // lives within my heart // and when she was lonely // i was there to comfort her // and i knew that she loved me // so the years went by // i stayed the same // but she began to drift away // i was left alone // still, i waited for the day // when she'd say, i will always love you)

HIDDEN IN THE SAND - tally hall (when you had to bid adieu // said you’d never love anew // i wondered if i could hold it and fall in love with it too // you told me to buy a pony but all i wanted was you)

I CANT HANDLE CHANGE - roar (nothing i do is ever good // nothing i do is ever good enough // nothing i do is ever good // i can’t help but repeat myself// i know it’s not your fault // but lately i begin to shake for no reason at all)

TALKING TO THE MOON - bruno mars (i know you’re somewhere out there, somewhere far away // i want you back // i want you back // cause every night, im talking to the moon // still trying to get to you // in hopes you're on the other side talking to me too // or am i a fool who sits alone talking to the moon?)

LOVE OF MY LIFE - queen (because what kind of ineffable husbands playlist would it be without queen?) (love of my life, you've hurt me // you’ve broken my heart, and now you leave me // love of my life, can't you see? // bring it back, bring it back, don't take it away from me // because you don't know what it means to me)

[riversidewings]

"Living Ghosts" #17: "Splitting Rock"

From my reparenting series “Living Ghosts.” In which a trans lesbian combat doll named River, reunited with and reparenting her younger self now named Emi, visits Shiogama Shrine for a picnic under the cherry blossoms, and reflects on how far she and her daughter by choice have come.

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A story:

East of the City of Immortals, in the city to which it gave its name, its head in forest, its feet in Matsushima Bay, Shiogama Shrine sat amidst a sea of pink-white double-cherry trees in bloom. The flowers, of which shrine and city alike were very proud, had become the shrine's crest, and thus the basis of the crest that River and Emi wore on the crested overcoats that surmounted their kimono.

Twofold blossoms, with a central fan of three blades. Sharpness and softness in balance, with flowers that bloomed late but twice as full.

High above the shrine hall's eaves, corvids wheeled in a dark wave.

River smiled wistfully. When she'd first come here, all those years ago, she'd been a little bit intimidated by them, but now, it felt comforting, every time she heard the cawing and caught the flap of dark wings marked on her heads-up projection. They really were ever-present.

Mother and daughter made their offering of coin together, before the ancient shrine hall. It was not their home shrine, in the riverbend back in the city, but they cherished it all the same for its beauty and for the weight of shared history it carried, as one of the region's oldest and most storied places of worship.

They said silent prayers. The wind in the blooming trees came as if in reply.

Afterward, Emi turned to her mother, then looked out around the shrine grounds, eyes wide in awe.

"It's…so quiet." Her voice was hushed. "It's like, inside my head…"

"…the anxiety doesn't have any room," the older woman murmured, nodding slowly in recognition. "It's like my headspace is calm but flowing, like a…"

"…like a mirror-smooth river reflecting the sky," the girl echoed. "Yeah."

River smiled knowingly, her voice just as hushed. "I call it capital-S Stillness, but it comes in many different names and forms. This is just one of them." Then she gestured over her shoulder. "Walk with me a bit?"

So they walked for awhile, under the trees drifting in the breeze that rose from the sea. They ambled from the main shrine to the adjoining Shiwahiko Shrine and back again before finding a seat in the shadow of one of the cherry trees.

"Underrated," Emi murmured, gesturing broadly. "Everybody's so busy going to the same dozen spots they miss out on shit like this. This really is underrated."

"Severely underrated, but then so much about this corner of the country is." River smoothly shrugged off her messenger bag and retrieved a pair of neatly rubber-banded cypress magewappa bento, handing one to her daughter. "Here you go, honey. Gyutan onigiri, all yours."

"Mm, thanks."

Hanami-- flower-viewing-- was a centuries old custom, as were shrine visits. Sometimes they got very loud and lively, and that had its place and its pluses. But it was this sort of quieter observance with the people who mattered most, that mother and daughter, one soul at two times, loved the most.

"Hey, Emi?"

"Yeah?"

"Gonna be two years soon, since we first bumped into each other." She took another bite of her own meal, a foil-wrapped onigirazu. "And look at how far you've come."

The girl blushed, her gaze momentarily falling. "Thanks. Feels like longer, sometimes. I'm just happy we get to be together, now."

"You're like these Shiogama cherries." Her mother gestured with outstretched synthetic fingertip at one of the cherry tree's broad branches. "It took awhile, but you've split rocks and weathered the cold to finally bloom."

Emi thought it over for a moment. A flash of mischief passed over her expression. "Hey, we've got both sides of Shiogama covered, Mom. I've got the cherry trees and you've got the salt."

River sputtered in her surprise, and laughed. "Ooh, touché, kid, touché. I am pretty salty."

"You taught me," the girl replied, as she finished her last onigiri. "Salt is important. It clears things away and sets things right."

Salt was a purifier in shrine ritual, but here specifically, it was more than that. The story went that once, ages ago, the local gods had taught the humans how to reclaim salt from the ocean in salt kettles-- shiogama, in Japanese. Those kettles were believed to still be the divine vessels of Shiogama Shrine, hidden away in the inner sanctum, in the shrine to which they gave their name, which in turn gave its name to the city.

"Am I really doing that good, honey?" asked the unlikely mother to her daughter by choice.

"You've come a long way too," said the girl. "And you're doing just fine."

The sword looked on in pride at her daughter.

"Thanks."

pictured: the twofold cherries of Shiogama Shrine in full bloom

[dihalect]

thoughts on severance up through episode 8 (the penultimate episode of season 1). i’m counting my eggs before they hatch, but whatever. i have words

i don’t like the overtime contingency. it feels like a cop-out. i would have been much more satisfied if the crew had come up with their own way to communicate with their outies, instead of stumbling upon an existing tool. (and this tool exists only because the writers wanted to use this easy out — it has no other use in the story so far. dylan took the card because the writers needed him to learn about the overtime contingency.)

also: on the one hand, setting up an exception to severance this late in the game feels cheap. (that includes the other “modes” we see on the security room monitor, like “beehive” and “lullaby”.) on the other hand, the name of the game is secrecy; we don’t know very much about severance in the first place. so one could argue that gradually revealing more about severance isn’t much worse than gradually revealing more about lumon in general.

ms cobel being fired and immediately turning anti-lumon also feels like a cop-out. she had devoted her whole life to the kier/lumon cult. i find it hard to believe that such a hardcore cult member would immediately disavow their beliefs after being ejected… but i’m no expert.

(a possibility: she had some specific goal there — perhaps related to the hospital bracelet and ventilator tube in her shrine — and being fired destroyed any hope of her achieving that goal. which would explain the sudden turn. but it wouldn’t explain her worshipping at the shrine earlier.)

i’ve brought these two gripes up because it’ll be hard for the show to rectify them imo. i’ve thought of many “what if”s and semi-theories that might rationalize these choices, but none if them feel satisfying. i hope i’m wrong, though; the rest of the writing on this show has been fantastic, and i want to be satisfied in the end.

also. not sure how i feel about gemma being ms casey. but i think that this twist has the potential to be explained satisfyingly. and whatever explanation they give will probably include more lore about severance itself. (and i do want her to regain some consciousness :( )

side side note: reddit had to tell my faceblind ass that gemma was ms casey lmao.

on the overtime contingency breakout plan: helly and mark are both around people, obviously. (oy, that’s gonna be hard to watch.) but irving doesn’t have any other human around; unless someone else walks in, he’ll only be able to write things to his outie. whatever he writes has gotta include burt g, right? their relationship-ish was the catalyst that turned irv against lumon. i’m saying that because, god, i want a (reintegrated? outie?) irv to find burt again. they deserve each other 🎨👨‍❤️‍👨🤝🖼️💞

on all of these: we shall see. i hope.

[wolfwing04]

As Above, So Below - It's Just the Heat

Rin Okumura x OC

Chapter 4

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It’s a hot, humid summers day, making it very hard to study. The building doesn’t have aircon or fans so the windows are open all the way in hopes it’ll cool the room down. I’ve got a few damp face washers in the fridge to go on our foreheads to cool us down. It doesn’t do much but it’s still something. I’ve also given up on being dressed properly; just above knee long shorts and a sports bra. “How are you hot? You’re from Australia.” Yukio puzzles “Yeah, Australia. Not hell” I joke back ‘It’s a humid heat and I’m from the Blue Mountains not Wogga Wogga. Heat still gets to me.’ I takes a few seconds to clock Yukio’s confused face regarding the places I mentioned. “Nevermind…” we go back to studying.

A few minutes later, Rin returns from the store with an ice block and hair pinned back. “They were sold out of everything on campus so I had to go into town- Hey…Ren” I give a playful salute “Heyo. I needed some study help.” I can’t tell if it’s because I’m partially undressed, if it’s because I’m sitting on his bed, or the heat that he’s a little red. He continues complaining about the heat and I tune them out.

“Hey Ren, you want Yukio’s ice pop? He doesn’t want it.” Rin snaps me out of focus “Oh! Uh, sure. I used to have lemonade ice blocks all the time back home. Or lifesavers. Paddle pops…ooo gay times were nice too!” The twins look puzzled by the mention of the Australian ice creams, but decide not to say anything. More time goes by and eventually the heat gets to all of us. The twins begin bickering and I just lie back onto the bed with my book over my eyes.

A loud snap and shatter snaps me upright. I’m met with a very pissed of Yukio and a very dead-meat Rin. Before I can interrupt, Yukio gets a mission call. It’s cute how Rin’s tale wags when he’s excited. When Yukio leaves, Rin and I share a look. I grab a shirt and throw it on. We are so crashing this.

——

“Yukio Okumura. Intermediate exorcist. First class.” “Rin Okumera and Ren Turner. Esquires. No classes.” We slip past the barrier and enter the scene. A large cat demon is standing defensively. “You Liars. You’re all liars!” He hisses. Both Rin and I can hear it. “This was our fathers familiar; a Cat Sidhe called Kuro.” Yukio explains. “He used to live in the county as a guardian of Silk Worms. He used to be worshiped in a shrine. But as things changed, he was forgotten. Not only that, his shire was demolished too. After that, he became a demon.”

The demon, Kuro, continues on his anger fuelled rampage, while the other exorcists attempt to fight it. “Liars. You’re all liars!” He continues to repeat. “What’s the situation?” Yukio asks his fellow exorcists. “We’ve tried everything. Nothings working!” She goes to to explain how Fujimoto, the twins adopted father and the previous Paladin, got Kuro as his familiar. They continue to discuss how to handle the situation. Yukio reveals a specially modified hand grenade…they’re gonna kill him.

All I can hear though, is Kuro’s poor cries. I’m dragged back behind to safely barrier with everyone else. Rin however, stays behind. He begins shouting at Kuro, “My fathers dead! He’s dead!” I start making my way towards him, not knowing what he’s getting at. The Cat Sidhe makes a run for Rin, but he stands his ground causing the two to butt heads. With Kuro on the ground, Rin walks up and starts talking.

Suddenly, Kuro is back to being a small cat and is crying. I make my way over the the two of them and sit on the pavement. “Hiya. I’m Ren. Wanna hug?” He jumps into my lap and curls up. ‘Poor little thing…it’s ok.’

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We are all back at the dorm in the late afternoon. Kuro curling up to Rin’s side and me reading while resting on his other shoulder. “He likes you” Yukio comments, joining us and breaking the silence. “What’s gonna happen to him” Rin asks. “I told them he’s going to be your familiar.” “Aw that’s cute! We get a new friend.” I give Kuro a loving scratch under the chin. He goes up to Yukio’s side and grabs the grenade from him. “This smells like a present from Shiro!” Yukio opens it, to find its silver-vine sake for Kuro.

He pours some out and Kuro begins to drink it up immediately. I rub my eyes in exhaustion, accidentally using the same hand I pet Kuro with. I give myself some distance between the others before sneezing. A sneeze that popped my wings out and through my shirt. Yukio lets out a chuckle “Sorry…” I start to put them away “Wait…keep them out. If it’s more comfortable.” The heat is getting to Rin again when he says that. “…Aight then.” And I do, wrapping the left one gently around Rin so we can still be next to each other comfortably.

“Hey! Let’s have a toast to the old man.” Rin grins, holding out two small cups for him and I. “I don’t know…humans probably shouldn’t be drinking this” Yukio hesitates. “Come on, it’s just for show.” So Yukio, stupidly, caves. He pours it out, we do a toast, and Rin downs it. Immediately he’s hit with disgust at the taste. “Rin!” So out of curiosity, I down mine too. “Ren!” “Ya know…it’s not too bad.” Rin glares at me. ‘Hey, you’re half demon. I’m all heavenly, babe. Were just built different.” I wink. Yeah…the heat is definitely getting to Rin.

[blacksurvivalnostalgichanges]

Nathapon:What’s the difference between being catholic and roman catholic?

Adriana:You’re in Rome.

Chiara:I don’t know if that’s it.

[kalopses-sonderes]

Let’s talk about yandere, more specific yandere pure vanilla, earl grey, raspberry mousse and lilac cookie.

Pure vanilla cookie: is probably someone who is easily jealous and very possessive, probably use his reputation of being “kind” to hide his real intentions, stockholm syndrome is a must in his plans. Maybe a stalker

Earl Grey cookie: the guy who has, there’s no “probably “, he HAS a bunch of photos and a big shrine, that takes an entire room in his hotel. He will probably kidnap his “love”, by putting something in their tea, if you know what I mean.

Lilac Cookie: he stalks you, there’s no doubt, very sneaky, he is an assassin after all, if somebody is flirting with you, he will scare them away. If you have a boyfriend, say bye bye to him. Kidnaps you while you are at sleep.

Raspberry mousse cookie: just like Lilac cookie, but more out of the public, you can see glimpses of him in the middle of the crowd (because of his giant hat), will probably try to distance you from your friends, or interrupt a conversation between you and them. Kidnap? Maybe, he loves you, but he can’t destroy his family’s name.

sorry if I made you uncomfortable.

Ps: you can use them for future ideas if you want.

I am working on some yantober fics and this is exactly how i imagine them!

Im gonna add on to earl greys

Earl Gray: He worships you to no end. He puts a bouquet of your favorite flowers on the shrine before he starts working. If you were to ever visit the hotel (of course theres a specific room that has hidden cameras in it that only you can stay in) he would always convince you to stay another night, another night, and another night until you just cant take it anymore. Of course its on the house, your just his favorite! He basically kisses the ground you walk on. He always trying to have his hands on you, either holding your hand or its gently squeezing your thigh.

There was time your brought your one of your guy friends who was visiting the kingdom. Earl Grey was enraged. He prayed at his shrine to hope to see you today, but not with another man! He cant give you the room he always does, it has one bed and he wont allow you to sleep next to another man. His attitude changes because he thinks your just testing him to see his undying loyalty to your relationship friendship. He offers you both tea in the lobby at night, you think nothing of it because you do it all the time with him, what could go wrong!

Uh oh, the tea has a sleeping powder in it! You wake up tied to chair. You see pictures of you all around the room sleeping, changing, doing your hair, eating, showering, smiling, and more. You then see the bloody body of the man you were with. Earl Grey is behind messaging your shoulders and telling you “this is for the best, this is what you wanted right? Wanted me to prove I do anything for you, right? You brought this upon yourself, you made me do it. This isnt my fault.”

[tsukituke]

Demon slayer x Demon!Obanai sister!Reader AU {Prologue}

*Warnging Spoilper of Obanai´s past*

If you already know Obanai´s past then that´s great but if you don´t know Obanai´s past then like me tell you:

Obanai was born into a clan of thieves who lived off an excessive amount of riches that had been stolen from those who had been killed by the Demon that they worshiped. This Demon took the form of a woman with a snake-like lower body and face, and had a great taste for newborn babies, which is what the family sacrificed to her in exchange for their riches.

As the first boy born into the family for 370 years, Obanai lived out all of his days locked in a wooden cage being spoiled by his family, who insisted on bringing him so many plates of rich food that he became sick of it due to the overally pungent odors of the food and the poor ventilation of his room. The Serpent Demon also took a liking to Obanai, since he was a rare male child with heterochromia, and would spend the nights slithering around his cage in the dark and staring at him, which frighted Obanai so much that he couldn't sleep.

When he turned twelve, Obanai was finally allowed to leave his cell for the first time in his entire life. He was taken into a room that appeared to be an expensive shrine, and put face to face with the Serpent Demon for the first time, immediately causing him to shake in fear and terror at the demon's appearance and the realization that this was the very same thing slithering in his room staring at him every night of his life. The Demon remarked that Obanai was very small, and wondered to herself if she should wait to eat him until he was a little bigger. Deciding that she would, she organized his mouth to be cut wider, all the way to his ears, to match hers due to her "liking" him. The blood that he shed from this procedure was then collected into a chalice that she then drank from like fine Sake.

Obanai comes face to face with the Serpent Demon.

Back in his cell with his wound now covered by a bandage, Obanai began only to think of escape and survival upon realizing his fate. He began to scratch away at the lattice of his cell with a stolen hairpin he took from one of his relatives that he would then use during the night in order to prevent anyone from noticing his attempt to escape. Day by day he would be in a constant state of worry and fear and shaking in terror at the possibility of what would happen if the Snake Demon or his family would discover his attempt at freedom. The only being he could trust was a small snake that had somehow strayed into his cage and became his only friend, Kaburamaru.

Obanai is saved by Shinjuro.

After a while of doing this, Obanai finally manage to completely remove a wooden chunk of his bars and escape into the night as fast as he could. As he ran, the Serpent Demon began to pursue him, almost catching up to him and killing him before the Flame Hashira by chance came to his rescue. Because of Obanai's escape, the Serpent Demon had killed all fifty of his relatives and the only surviving member of his bloodline was his older cousin, who had also been saved by the Hashira. When they were reunited, however, Obanai's cousin rejected him and began to violently attack and claw at him due to her blaming him for their family's deaths at the hand of the Demon due to them messing up and allowing him to escape and screaming at him that he should have just let her eat him.

Due to these harsh words from his cousin and his own sense of self loathing and guilt for having been born into such a family and allowing them to die for his survival, Obanai joined the Demon Slayer Corps and decided to turn all his rage onto whatever Demons he could find, figuring that he'd feel like a better person if he risked his life for the sake of others and somehow ease his guilt.

Now that was his back story but I´m change it up since your gonna be his younger sister. You at least have to be somewhere in the story

My edit in Obanai´s past:

Obanai was born into a clan of thieves who lived off an excessive amount of riches that had been stolen from those who had been killed by the Demon that they worshiped. This Demon took the form of a woman with a snake-like lower body and face, and had a great taste for newborn babies, which is what the family sacrificed to her in exchange for their riches.

As the first boy born into the family for 370 years, Obanai lived out all of his days locked in a wooden cage with his few year younger sister Y/n being spoiled by their family, who insisted on bringing them so many plates of rich food that Obanai became sick of it due to the overally pungent odors of the food and the poor ventilation of their room. The Serpent Demon also took a liking to Obanai, since he was a rare male child with heterochromia, and would spend the nights slithering around him and his sister´s cage in the dark and staring at him, which frighted Obanai so much that he would hold his younger sister in his arms{Since they had no beds plus you were really small ;-;} as he couldn't sleep.

When he turned twelve, Obanai and his sister was finally allowed to leave their cell for the first time in their entire life. Obanai hold his youger sister in his arms as they was taken into a room that appeared to be an expensive shrine, and put face to face with the Serpent Demon for the first time, immediately causing him to shake in fear and terror at the demon's appearance and the realization that this was the very same thing slithering in his room staring at him every night of his life. The Demon remarked that Obanai was very small and so was his sister, and wondered to herself if she should wait to eat him until he was a little bigger. Deciding that she would, she organized his mouth to be cut wider, all the way to his ears, to match hers due to her "liking" him as she told them to let them younger sister be. The blood that would shed from this procedure was then collected into a chalice that she then drank from like fine Sake.

Obanai comes face to face with the Serpent Demon.

Back in his cell with his wound now covered by a bandage, Obanai began only to think of escape and survival upon realizing his and his sister fate as he stared at his sister sleeping on a pillow. He began to scratch away at the lattice of his and his sister cell with a stolen hairpin he took from one of his relatives that he would then use during the night in order to prevent anyone from noticing his attempt to escape with his sister. Day by day he would be in a constant state of worry and fear and shaking in terror at the possibility of what would happen if the Snake Demon or his family would discover his attempt at freedom. The only being he could trust was a small snake that had somehow strayed into his and his sister cage and became his only friend, Kaburamaru. 

After a while of doing this, Obanai finally manage to completely remove a wooden chunk of his bars as he grabed his younger sister and carried her in his arms and escape into the night as fast as he could. As he ran, the Serpent Demon began to pursue after him and his sister, almost catching up to him and killing him before the Flame Hashira{Shinjuro} by chance came to his rescue. Because of Obanai and his younger siser´s escape, the Serpent Demon had killed all fifty of their relatives and the only surviving member of his bloodline was their older cousin, who had also been saved by the Hashira. When they were reunited, however, Obanai and his sister´s cousin rejected them and began to violently attack and claw at him as he protected his sister due to her blaming him for their family's deaths at the hand of the Demon due to them messing up and allowing him to escape and screaming at him that he should have just let her eat him.

Due to these harsh words from his cousin and his own sense of self loathing and guilt for having been born into such a family and allowing them to die for his and his sister survival, The flame Hashira separted Obanai and his sister from their Cosin and brought them into a town called Mist Town{Yes I made this place up} It was always snowly as when they got there The Flame Hashira asked Obanai if he wanted to bring him and his sister to a orphanage as Obanai looked a his younger sister sleeping in his arms as he looked back to the Hashira and shoke his head as he walked off bare footed in the light snow as he carried he´s sleeping sister. The flame Hashira smiled ¨He will be a great brother¨ as he left.

Obanai and you were homeless since you were both were still Children but Obanai raised you all by Himself. When it was snowing Obanai would wrap both of you up in a blanket as he would let you play with Kaburamaru. Anyone who would call you of ugly or say that his eyes were werid he would call them harsh words that would definitely hit them hard inside. Obanai would always think you were pretty and beautiful No other girl could reach you beauty, people envy you for your Beauty. Obanai was glad you were his little sister.

Even sometimes Obanai would say rude words to you or Hit you lightly on head if you ever made a mistake or did something he didn´t like. You had a honest and sometimes kinda rude personily but yet you were good.

As years grew Obanai wanted to join the Demon Slayer Corps as he now had a Trainer as the Trainer let you and Obanai live with him as he trained your older brother.Sometimes you´ll even see your brother train.The trainer was kinda old man but he was nice sometimes and hard to deal with was he leaved kinda from the Mist town as where he live it didn snow a lot.

when it was the time for Obanai to go to the final selection{Obanai´s rn is 16}. It was the worst desteion he made, He should have wait the next day to go.But Obanai left to go to the final selection he left you with his trainer and Kaburamaru as he trust the trainer with watching over you as he left. It was close to dark as the trainer told you he was going out shopping in a other town since not a lot of people are giving out food Cause the snow but he said he shall return before your brother comes back as he left you and Kaburamaru home alone:

¨It was getting dark as you were played with Kaburamaru as that´s when you hear to footsteps on the back door thinking it was Trainer coming back early. As the back door flew open as you walked out of your room to greet him as you saw a Unknown man whoś had black hair that was straighter and parted down the middle. He also wore a loose-fitting tuxedo and a white half-cloak over it. As you looked at the man up and down both of you made eye-contact Meeting red cat-like eyes as the man looked at your E/c eyes. That´s when several sharp blades comes from behind the man as you view turns pitch black as you feel pain after a few mins you open your eyes seeing fire around the house as you look at your arm cover in scars as you felt more pain in your limbs and face as Kaburamaru came off of your neck and makes a Noise as he put his head on your forehead. As more fire came around as you look at your hand that was cover in scars as well but When you look at your finger nails they looked different instead of being they way they normaly looked this time they were sharp like you could cut someone skin with your hand as your vison becomes blurry as you Kaburamaru comes around your neck as you lay your head on the ground¨

After the final selection Obanai body was in pain as he walked his way back home as him and his Trainer cross paths ¨Master? what are you doing here?¨ ¨I went shopping for food in another town¨ as Obanai looked at his traner he looked at both sides of him as he gave his trainer a death glare and said ¨Where is my Sister?¨ ¨Oh she´s at home. You know you should´nt worry about her a lot I believe she is older enough to take care of her sister since she´s 13 now right¨ Obanai toke some time to think about it ¨Yeah I guess your right...But if she hurt herself I´m coming after you¨ ¨Hehe Yeah okay come on¨ Both Obanai and his Trainer walked home.

When Obanai runs up the stairs to the trainer´s house excited to see his sister as when Obanai reaches the top of the staircase he see a disturing sight. As he saw his younger sister Y/n on the ground around the burnt ashes of the house and her blood surround her with scars all a as Kaburamaru was around her neck as he gets off and goes to Obanai.

As Obanai stands there looking at his sister as the Trainer makes his way to the top of the staircase and looks at the sight. 

¨No, This can´t be happening¨ 

Obanai drops his stuff as he makes his way to his younger sister as he check her palm as his sister was still alive but heavily injured as he picked her without saying a word to his trainer he run down the stair and head towards the town as he ran though the snow on the way to Mist town as he ran as fast as he could. But as he ran Y/n woke up as she didn´t waste no time to attck Obanai as Catching Obanai by surpie as he tries to lightly dropped his sister on the ground as Y/n still not wasting time and jumped but up and went to bite Obanai neck as Obanai grab a thick stick and hold against his sister´s mouth as Tear of guit and despair drops on Obanai face. ¨If I didn´t went to the final selection you could have still been alive as a human¨ As Obanai was just about to throw the stick and acpeet his death as his trainer shouts ¨It´s okay to hurt a love one cause your doing it to help them¨ As Obanai open his eyes as listening to his trainer´s words he hits his sister on her neck as she passes out.

As Obanai get up his trainer runs up to him and hits him on the neck as both Obanai and his sister were passed out.

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When Obanai woke up. He was in wooden room that was a bed room as he got up and openned the door to greeted by his trainer writing a letter and gave it to the crow and said ¨Give this to Mr.Ubuyashiki and tell him to let the Hashira´s¨. As the crow left and went out to find Mr.Ubuyashiki.

¨Master?¨ As Obanai´s trainer turns to him and spoke ¨If you were wondering I sent a letter to the head of the Demon slayer Corps and told him about the incitdent of you and your sister and said you´ll make sure your sister won´t hurt a human and etc you know, Your sister is in that room also-” With wasting no time Obanai went to his sister´s room and openned the door ¨Y/N!?¨ As his sister turned to him as she had no musul in her month ¨Onii-Chan!¨ as Obanai shut the door behind him as his sister hugs him. 

¨Y-Y/n your a demon..Tell me who attcked you¨ ¨Sorry Onii-Chan but I can´t remeber¨ Obanai look on the ground then looked at his sister and hugged her ¨It´s fine Im glad your still here with me¨ as that was the past of the lovey siblings!

As Obanai was now a Serpent Hashira. As he had his own place/house. He asked you if you wanted to stay with him as you say no.

After you made your own path in this world. As you were a traditional japanese dancer. You were the leader of district.{You would know more in the next chaper}.

Obanai´s Age: 21

Your age: 19 Demon years: 6 years

I shall see you all in the next chapter - TsukiTuke

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Just paying attention

Book: Open Heart, book 1, chapter 1

Pairing: Ethan x F!MC

Rate: General (a little cursing)

Note: Not really a rewrite of the vending machine scene, just adding a few pieces.

I never liked that Ethan didn’t know it wasn’t her copy, cause he wrote this “personal” note for her (in my opinion, the fascination for each other started right away) and even if he didn’t realized it back then, it was meant for her. So I think, he deserved to know, it was not hers, cause it was kind of intimate or like a huge step for him and the thought that of all people Landry the leaches got this note was driving me mad.

On her way to Annie's room, she realized that she had no idea, where she was. Searching for something familiar, she bumped into someone. "Ouch!" "Oh sorry, I didn't see you", she said. "No no, it was my fault, I was too caught in my book... hey, I saw you at the orientation, you are Casey Valentine, I’m Landry... Landry Olsen." "That's right. Nice to meet you, Landry." She picked up the textbook the other intern was carrying.

"Whoa, you’re reading 'diagnostic principles' by Ethan Ramsey?" She smiled as she handed him his book, he smiled back at her. "Yeah, I worship this guy. Shrine in my basement and everything... Kidding! I'm kidding! I never know it it’s clear, when I’m joking." "It's okay, I get it. Well, they say never meet your heroes..." "Wait! it's you, isn’t it? You're the intern who did the thoracotomy with him this morning?" His tone had changed and it made her uncomfortable and she also still felt embarrassed. "Yeah. And he ripped me, a new one, in front of everyone. It was so unbelievably..." "...Lucky! Ethan Ramsey actually talked to you! Ugh, this is what I get for getting to work an hour early.

If I saw him in person, I'd probably just..." before he could end his sentence and she could think about, what he just said, he froze up, staring wide-eyed in panic. "Landry, you’re okay? What were you gonna to say?"

Wordlessly he pointed past her, so she turned into the direction and there, talking to a nurse down the hall was Dr. Ethan Ramsey. "Oh crap, he's coming this way! Hide me!" "Hide you? Hide me!" "Oh god, what am i doing? I can’t let my first day go like this and maybe define my career.  I'll go talk to him." She said determined, Landry couldn't believe, what she was saying. "The man once tore apart the research of the A.M.A.'s president... during the president's keynote address! Are you sure about this?" "Nope!" She said with a light smile. Landry couldn't help, that there was a feel of jealousy.

"I'm going. Hey, let me borrow your copy of his book?" With Landry's book in hand, she walked down the hall toward Dr. Ramsey who was stopping by the room of an elderly patient. Casey could hear their argument from the hall. "I'm not going to ask you again, Barb." Dr. Ramsey said, his voice strict, but still melodic. "Forget about it, Dr. Ramsey. I'm busting outta this joint! I'll tie the bedsheets together and rappel out of the window." "Don't wait up on my account. In fact, I might break out with you." Casey peeked through the window.

Ethan sat next to the patient, his elbows on his knees. He seemed so different to the strict and distant man in the morning. But still when she saw him, she remembered that there was this tiny moment, when he comforted her this morning. ~Hey. You can do this.~

Her thoughts were interrupted, when the old lady said: "I mean it! I don’t have my favorite armchair, and I'm bored without my puzzles!" "And I'm bored of your excuses, Barb. Whine all you want, I'm not going anywhere until you take your medication." He muttered to himself as he walked to a vending machine in the hall. He slid a dollar bill into the machine... but then just stood there with his arms folded, not selecting anything. Careful she stepped closer to him, but still far away that it was a comfortable distance. "Um. Hi, Dr. Ramsey." He looked up at her with a raised eyebrow, ready to chew the one out, who dared to speak to him.

But to both their surprise, he didn't. He immediately looked back to the candy selection. "... Rookie." "I was hoping you might sign the book of my fellow intern." "Autographs? And they send you? Don’t you have work to do? Or at least other attendings to irritate?" "No, just you." She smiled at him and he couldn't help but looking up from the vending machine at her. What a beautiful smile. 'Fuck, where did this come from?' He looked away again. "I should have guessed. If you have something else to say, then say it."

She watched him, his eyebrows were knitted together, what seemed to be his favorite expression, cause she was sure it scared everyone else away. His blue eyes focused on the vending machine like it was the most important decision to make. Damn, he was tall and even just standing there, he looked kinda graceful, not in a dramatic way, it just seemed natural. "I just wanted to tell you... I won’t let you down again." He still stared at the machine. "You can see the future? If so, you’ll make a remarkable physician." "I just meant..."

He sighed. "You will let me down again, Rookie. What’s more, you’ll let yourself down. Over and over." Casey started to think that this was a mistake, but at least Ethan turned to look at her directly. "But what matters is that you get back on your feet each and every time, and push yourself to be better."

Casey noticed that Ethan’s eyes flickered to the chocolate bar in the top corner of the vending machine. "I was always a Geysers Exploding Fruit Snacks girl myself." "That's truly fascinating, but I'm not--" "I know you’re not getting something for yourself. You're are trying to pick something to cheer up Barbara in there, right?" He was surprised. "How'd you figure that?" "Just paying attention. You know, I bet I could pick out just the thing."

She smiled challenging at him. He smiled back at her. "I doubt that. Barbara's even more stubborn than you. She's refused to take her pills for two days. But be my guest. It's a hopeless endeavor." She stepped in front of the vending machine and considered the options. Ethan watched her curious. Her perfume hit him, the second time this day and he couldn't help but feeling comfortable. The beeping of machine pulled him out of his thoughts.

She turned around with the treat in her hand. "Hot chocolate?" She picked a cup and hot water from the nurse station and handed it to him. "How exactly is this supposed to--" "Just give it to her. Trust me." They looked into each others eyes and then he turned around to go into Barb's room.

Soon he returned with a perplexed look on his face. "That got her to take her pills. I can’t believe it. So are you gonna tell me how you worked that one out?" It was irritating, she really made him curious. "Okay, I'll tell you. She was restless and homesick. She mentioned her favorite armchair. I figured she could use some of the comforts of home. Hot cocoa always does that for me." "Hm. A lucky guess." Casey noticed there were still fifty cents left from Ethan’s dollar. 'I'll show you lucky guess', she thought. She pressed the button for the chocolate bar. "And who is that for?" "You." She said and tossed him the chocolate bar. "Saw you kept staring at it earlier. You know, it’s okay to treat you sometimes."

Ethan looked at the candy bar in his hand. "... I'll keep that in mind." Casey turned to walk away. 'Fuck, Ramsey, what are you doing?' "Wait." He motioned for the book. "Give it here." She handed it to him and he pulled her closer with the book. "It's not your copy?" "No." "Hm", he mumbled and wrote his name in it. Was he disappointed?

"If you ever ask me again for an autograph, it'll better be your own copy." "Understood, Dr. Ramsey." She smiled like someone gave her a candy and for just a second he was transfixed on that smile. Her heartbeat fastened in her chest. "Now get back to work, Valentine." He smiled and his azure eyes shone even brighter. "You remembered my name?" Could she please stop looking at him like this, it confused him. "... just paying attention." With that he walked off, still a smile on his face.

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Funky Little Self-Insert Voicelines iii

aether x reader // can be read as both romantic and platonic (i think) // isekai! reader // reader gender not specified // not proofread either

a/n: ending the aether series until sumeru comes out ig. also what do yall think dendro travaler is gonna be like?

part 1 mond ver!

part 2 liyue ver!

Inazuma!

ABOUT THE VISION HUNT DECREE

boarding beidou’s ship you, aether and paimon sail across the sea separating liyue and inazuma, yoyr next location. sitting down in one of the spare rooms under deck you and your companions talk about the land that you have yet to make it to…

Paimon: It's hard to talk about the recent events in Inazuma and not mention the Vision Hunt Decree. But you two don't have visions, so you don't have to worry about losing one. On the flip side, if you guys are caught by the Tenryou Commission, you also can't surrender your Vision in exchange for your lives..

Aether: I can tell them that you are my Vision.

You: um, i don’t know how i feel about having paimon as my source of power

Paimon: Another reason to have Paimon around... Wait, WHAT!?

Aether: Don't worry, I wouldn't let them take you, Paimon.

paimon put her hands on her hips and tilted her head up:

Paimon: That's more like it.

Aether: We'd just go to jail and suffer punishment together...

You: Fun…

Paimon: h... W—Well, if that's how it would go down, then maybe you should hand me over to them...

paimon deadpans:

Paimon: ...Wait a minute! How about we just don't get caught in the first place?

About Sakura Blooms

after a long hike, the three travelers make it to the grand narukami shrine. a place that's completely devoted and made for worshiping the shogun. walking along the red railings of the shrine, the three look up to see the pink blossoms from the sacred sakura tree falling on their heads...

Paimon: The blossoms drifting down from the sacred sakura are so dazzling! Paimon heard that those flower petals can stay suspended in the air for so long because of being infused with Electro.

You: huh, makes sense. this being inazuma and all most things would be powered by lightning

Aether: Is it the same principle behind your levitation abilities?

the pair look to paimon to see her fidgeting with her hands as she sputters out nonsense:

Paimon: Uh... Ah...That's because...

Aether: You do know what allows you to fly, don't you, Paimon?

Paimon: Paimon can fly because of... mysterious powers, obviously!

Aether: Got it. Seems like you have no idea.

You: but i am quite curious tho... maybe if we find out how paimon flies, then we can learn how to fly too! just imagine how much quicker that would be then walking

Aether: You do have a point there... How about we let Albedo do some research? He's good at cracking such mysteries...]

paimon's face fell:

Paimon: Please don't!

you laugh as you pat paimon's head in reassurance:

You: hes kidding paimon! but still, when are you gonna teach me how to fly

paimon's face lightsup like she remembered something, and shouted:

Paimon: didnt i try to each you two how to fly already?! and what did you two do?? SLEEP.

paimon pouts as you chuckle a bit, aether exploring the sacred sakura tree while you and paimon bicker back and forth

About Lavender Melons

after meeting thoma and the misleading situation with miss chisato and aether you finally get to be able to make start making your way to inazuma city, where the shogun's castle of sorts was. while on the way other than you constantly laughing at aether for the tension he thought he had with miss chisato. overtime you laughing at aether turned into seeing who could make the best paimon impression. and who would be a better judge than the pixie herself?

Paimon: Lavender Melons sure are useful!

paimon turns around to see you two giggling behind her

Paimon: hey! what are you two laughing at?

Aether: Paimon sure is useful! She can serve as our guide, and she can also give other people ugly nicknames!

You: She even gives us amazing recipes to try out!

Paimon: Yep! Thank you for your validation!

she turns around to see you and aether burst out laughing, aether hunched over clutching his stomach and you sitting on the floor bawling your eyes out

Paimon: Wait a minute, is there more? Is Paimon about to get roasted?

paimon angrily floats over to the duo...

Paimon: Paimon's gonna cover your mouth to stop you from talking!

her tiny hands barely fitting around your faces was the last straw, both of you fall onto the floor in laughter. paimon pouting in front of you as she waits for the two to stop giggling and actually breathe properly

About Transience

returning to the teapot after saving yet another nation in teyvat. you can't help but wonder when you were gonna go home since you've been traveling with aether and pain for more than a year. homesickness was hitting you really hard until paimon's voice distracted you from your thoughts...

Paimon: Paimon wonders what the previous Shogun was like.

Aether: It appears that she was a person who understood the fleeting nature of things, and accepted the inevitable fate of departing this world one day.

Paimon: After all, realizing the fragility of things in front of you makes you treasure them even more.

Aether: This way of thinking must've influenced Inazuma's aesthetics. This world is transient, people come and go. The fun times we shared, our companionship, and the delicious foods we got to savor — those emotions and experiences are real things that existed at some point in time, not just empty concepts.

paimon, who was eating some mora meat aether coked the dat prior, looked down at her food and sighed:

Paimon: Even though... Even though every banquet must eventually come to an end, it'd be nice to enjoy those happy moments for a little longer.

Aether: "Shifting seasons and elusive dreams, the ephemeral and fleeting, with thine companionship, all are eternal."

Paimon: Paimon doesn't get it!

you looked up at aether, showing that you were confused as well. Aether chuckles:

Aether: I'm saying that I'm having a lot of fun traveling with you, Paimon. I'd be nice if we could just go on like this forever.

You: yeah... even though I miss my world doesn't mean that i hate it here. you guys are good company and traveling with you two is really fun!

Paimon: Paimon'll take your word for it then.

saving Mondstadt from dvalin, saving liyue from osial and the fatui and even saving inazuma from its own god, you had a lot of fun with these two and your planning to keep travel with them. it was never like you to break a promise anyways.

a/n 2: IM SO SORRY THIS CAME OUT SO LATE IRUGBARH I GOT SICK AND YEAH UH SCHOOL STARTED BACK SO THATS ALSO GONA TAKEUP MY TIME BUT WOW THAT'S THE AETHER VOICE LINE SERIES DONE THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND I EVEN GAINED FOLLOWERS FROM DOING THIS! I WISH EVERYONE READING THIS A PLEASANT DAY AND A HAPPY REST OF THE YEAR! <3