#little infernal

[aladaylessecondblog]

Mother VII

Author's Note: ok brain I wrote it can I write something else now

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The little one was almost entirely his father, save for the longer ears he got from Tav, and something, Haarlep said, in the cut of the child's jaw that was distinctly from Mephistopheles.

As it turned out, familiarizing herself with the delicate dance that was dealing with Mephistopheles' fickle temper and frequent fits was extremely useful for Tav as Mordred grew bigger. For the fits that plagued his grandfather also struck him, and even at five years of age he could fly into a rage at the drop of a hat.

And Raphael, naturally, made himself scarce in such moments, saying it was best to let him just rage it out, let him assault the debtors--what did they matter?

Tav did not let these fits go, and even when the little infernal boy would burst into flames and make as if to do what his father suggested, she stopped him.

"Mordred--Mordred, I'm here."

Screaming, raging, angry flapping of wings. lashing of his tail. He was in pain, her little one, and she held him gently but firmly, until the flames died down and he lay sniffling against her shoulder.

"It's alright. You're here. I'm here. You're safe." She shushed him gently, stroked his back, and let him bury his little face in her neck.

"I-I don't like it when I do that," he hiccupped, "Mama, what if I hurt you?"

"You can't hurt me, sweetling. It's alright." She rocked him slowly until the tears had ceased. "Your father might not be here often but I always will be."

"G-grandfather says daddy's not any good at being a daddy."

"Well, he's busy conquering...reaching for things that aren't his. That is one thing about a lot of devils, Mordred. They aren't happy with what they have, they always want more, and more."

"Am I like that?"

"No, of course not." She kissed his hair. "If you got power, you would defend what was yours...but you're such a good boy. If you were an Archduke don't think you'd be as greedy as some men are."

"Then why this happen to me? Why do I go wrong?"

"Sometimes that just happens, Mordred. Your grandfather has the same problem. You remember him, don't you? The Archduke of..." She waited, prompting him to finish the sentence.

"Cania!" he said, "The cold hell!"

Mordred glommed onto the new subject, eager as always to distract himself from his fits once they were over.

She spoke to him of Cania, then turned the subject back to Avernus, and how his father was handling power.

Or not handling it, rather. The unfortunate part of marriage to Raphael meant that when he wasn't managing the Blood War to his father's expectations, she was the one called on to do something about it. It was both grating and gratifying that his father thought she had that much influence...and that it actually worked.

She could have done without Mephistopheles' hints, however, that Mordred was a "true son of the hells".

Sometimes she thought he liked the boy better than he did his own son. But his attention was fickle, and she told herself she shouldn't rely on it.

Still...

[safrona-shadowsun]

The MOST adorable little disaster ever! Yes you are!

[journey-to-the-attic]

au where this was how ik and diavolo met for the first time when she was like seven

[missygoesmeow]

I thought I would slap some colour on for once in my life lmao

INPRNT

[a-vague-yet-menacing-agency]

Old news but the fact that Cody was manager at hot topic is so unexplored in fandom. Like he wasn't some shithead employee he was the boss Entry level retail workers are so rarely promoted to manager nowadays, like, was Cody just that good at selling/managing the store? Also, managers make good money. Okay, haha, it's a hot topic, but store managers make like 70,000$ a year (CAD). They have health insurance. So Cody was actually doing pretty well. It's kinda weird to pretend he was on the same level as his friend with just a standard sales associate position, even if that friend was also full-time. Like the power and responsibility that Cody actually had is kind of impressive especially for 28.

AND then! To become a carnie! Like sick move and also Cody lost all his money anyway but the financial disparity! Was Murph probably thinking of like an assistant manager position which would make more sense with Cody's vibe? Probably. Is it funnier to imagine that Cody had to make sales reports to corporate and design store planograms? Absolutely.

Cody was management.

[a-lil-bi-furious]

Top 10 Ships Including POC in 10 Different Fandoms

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4

I was actually not tagged this time, but I am in desperate need of distraction from life and think about this particular tag chain a lot. SO…Round 5! In no particular order/ranking:

1) Eligia (Gia x Elijah Mikaelson) - The Originals

It’s about the chemistry! It’s about her encouraging him to take care of himself for once and have his own life and desires! It’s about him helping her adjust to a new life and re-engage with her passions! Wasted potential all around!

2) Fayanalissa (Melissa Glaser x Faye Chamberlain x Diana Meade) - The Secret Circle

Girls! Having fun! Supporting each other! The show should have let them all lean into their gayness.

3) Vandermarin (Mona Vanderwhaal x Hanna Marin) - Pretty Little Liars

I couldn’t find a single gif with all three of them so I stuck with just Mona/Hanna, which is fantastic, but imho the best iteration of them involves Spencer too. Then you get the friends-to-lovers, rivals/enemies-to-lovers, and friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers dynamics!

4) Karolsen (James Olsen x Kara Danvers) - Supergirl

Wasted potential. A whole season of great buildup and for what?? Also a great ship with Lucy thrown in the mix.

5) Forwood (Tyler Lockwood x Caroline Forbes) - The Vampire Diaries

Have I mentioned: Wasted! Potential! And buildup/development! They became everything to me and I’ll never forgive the show or Julie for how dirty they did Tyler and Forwood in the name of a certain Mikaelson sibling.

6) Arisagi (Arisu Riyōhei x Usagi Yuzuah) - Alice in Borderland

If this show and this ship taught me anything, it’ s that the little, seemingly insignificant parts of life mean everything.

7) Gwiles (Miles Morales x Gwen Staci) - Spiderverse

They’re just so CUTE. I need to rewatch these movies post haste.

8) PeterMJ/Spideychelle (Michelle Jones “MJ” x Peter Parker) - MCU Spider-Man

again, they’re so CUTE!! Still devastated about No Way Home.

9) Herongraystairs (Jem Carstairs x Tessa Gray x Will Herondale) - The Infernal Devices

No gif bc no screen adaptation yet, which is crimes. But Ot3 of all time. They all love each other so much it doesn’t even matter how it’s framed in the explicit text, they simply transcend early 2010’s monogamist-heteronormative standards. If Cassandra Clare was braver they’d be even more canon.

10) Everlark (Katniss Everdeen x Peeta Mellark) - The Hunger Games

Everlark has everything, ok? Ship of all time.

Can’t include a gif from the movies for obvious reasons, but I’m a big POC Katniss Truther. I know Suzanne doesn’t talk very explicitly in the books about race for the most part, but the Seam folk are so POC-coded. Given geography, social division & treatment, features, etc. likely of Appalachian Native American heritage.

Absolutely no pressure to play, but in case anyone else is in need of distraction I’ll tag a few people (and encourage anyone who sees this to play too, if you want!) ♥️ @welldressedllama @blairwaldcrf @doyelikehaggis @scribeoffate @letthestorieslive

*Also! Be sure to click on the names below gifs to go visit and show some love and support for the creators’ wonderful sets! :)*

[void-of-unparalled-chaos]

Loosely based on this post by @the-witchhunter and @evilminji

Do I think Lucifer would actually wear a baby carrier? No. Would it be really fucking funny if he did? Yes.

[helenofblackthorns]

most unrealistic part of tlh actually is there being no scene where someone opens a door & discovers everyone's parents trying (& failing) to pretend they all didn't have their ear pressed to the door 1.5 seconds ago

[cookietrains]

Staaahhppp... ♥︎♥︎♥︎♥︎

[feelboss]

just remembered the fuckin. character sheets. and how they definitely include a known languages section.

Gale:

(Celestial, Common, Draconic, Giant)

Shadowheart:

(Celestial, Common, Elvish)

Wyll:

(Common, Infernal)

Lae'zel:

(Common, Draconic)

Karlach:

(Common, Infernal)

Astarion:

(Abyssal, Common, Elvish, Orc, Thieves' Cant)

[d4rkshad0w]

DOES IT HURT THAT ONE DAY WILL AND JEM WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN AND TESSA WILL BE ALONE AGAIN AND WONT SEE THEM FOR ANOTHER THOUSAND YEARS CUZ IT HURTS ME

DOES IT HURT THAT ONE DAY TESSA WILL HAVE NO ONE BUT MAGNUS TO KEEP HER TIED TO HER PAST????the Herondale line will go on for a very long time but will it go long enough to where Tessa doesn’t see them as family anymore???? the Carstairs, Blackthorns and Herondales will one day no longer be considered family to Tessa, she will only have Magnus, Catarina, Ragnor, and Max i guess

like i’m so scared of her forgetting Jems laugh or the color of his eyes just like how ‘she had forgotten the precise blue of his eyes or the depth of his laugh’ what if she forgets the sound of Jems voice of the feel of his hand inside hers or the streak of gray in his hair, what if when she finally reunites with them centuries forward she barely recognizes them but still loves them with her same burning passion she did in 1878

[infernal-lamb]

honestly despite it being biologically inaccurate I LOVE when artists draw the Lamb with like. little paw-feet (like official art does). it’s genuinely so cute yeah like what IF the little sheep had paws. what if huh!!!!!!!!! Sheep paws!!

[streettealee]

Supposed to be studying right now but ended up thinking about how much I adore Gideon Lightwood. He's so awkward. He's sexy. He's everything you could want in a husband. He has endless love for those around him. The goddamn scones he doesn't even like was just so iconic. His beautiful impromptu proposal. The ridiculous Spanish he spouts. Ay Dios mio, he's amazing. I keep thinking about the bloody picnic basket he brought to see Sophie. He has a heart of gold and I want to somehow protect him from all the world even though he's probably stronger than me in a lot of ways.

Gideon Lightwood.

[evilpol]

Crux Cambion, Rogue/Sorcerer, Urchin

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

I can’t get over how every single silent brother had to comfort jem about will and tessa all that time.

[dent-de-leon]

Thinking again about Lucien’s whole childhood and trauma, the child abuse and loss of autonomy. His own parents selling him out to a hag--forcing him to lead other victims to her when he was just a child, afraid and all alone in the cursed Savalirwood. Memories of how he treated his older brother's wounds after their father hurt him. His own parents later digging up that same brother's grave and handing him over to the hag, letting her turn him into an undead puppet--a lifeless, empty husk, a haunting mockery of the loved one he lost.

The fire he set to stop his parents from ever hurting him, his siblings, or anyone else ever again. How he still wakes up screaming to nightmares of smoke and screams--

Living on his own in the streets of Shadycreek Run by the age of 12, sending his little sister off to Rexxentrum with some traveling merchants because he was desperate to do anything to get her out of that town, to get her away from people like the Jagentoths--the family that killed their other sibling over their parents' debts.

Lucien saying goodbye to his sister and not seeing her again for years because he felt like it was his only chance to get her out of the Run, to give her a better life while he still struggled and fought every day to survive. Lucien throwing his lot in with the Claret Orders and sacrificing his own blood to fight deadly monsters--believing it was a way to prove himself "worthy," to slay other horrors like the witch who tried to make him into an empty puppet. A way to finally make enough money to support his sister and give her the life he always wished he could. A chance to finally have enough power so no one could ever manipulate or hurt him again.

Lucien looking up the Solstryce Academy in awe, yet knowing that a child like him would have never been given a chance there, feeling the ache of his blood hunter scars and believing that he would never truly belong. Lucien who knew from the beginning that he would be an outsider, that people in Shadycreek would only ever see his infernal blood and hate him for it. The heartbreaking realization that blood hunters are ostracized and feared and hunted down just the same, that his own sister looks at the scars he got trying to build a life for her and she's so disgusted and terrified, she turns him away.

Mage after mage using their magic to try and control Lucien and bend him to their will time and time again. The hag who always hoped to add him to her collection one day, hollow him out into another empty puppet. Vess manipulating him at every turn, using him and throwing him away again and again. The Somnovem all branding Lucien against his will, whispering in his dreams, tormenting him through countless visions. Enslaving him just like all the other fate touched souls that mages of Aeor tortured so long ago.

Lucien being betrayed and hurt by the world again and again, losing any semblance of family or home, always knowing he would never be accepted. Blood and debts and fate and all the misfortune entirely beyond his control, a deck stacked against him from the very beginning.

Lucien looking at Mollymauk and breaking a bit when he realizes that this other part of him was so loved, was able to find his own family and home and happiness. Molly carrying the same scars but none of Lucien's painful past or memories, free of every nightmare Lucien's ever been running from for so long. The way Mollymauk Tealeaf is living the happy dream and fantasy that Lucien always ached for, but never believed could be. How the two of them shake hands and join together again at the very end--