#oc: holy diver

[ancient-names-pt-i]

OC compilation. Started February, continued August/September 2023 Labeled version under the cut

[rawrrawr0221]

Bleu, Holy Diver

[scuba-divers]

Screaming. Losing my marbles, so to speak.

[vancilart]

adventure

i annoy you bc i love you <3

[candyrockpop]

A Deep Dive

      Merfolk!Eddie Dear x GN!Reader

                  CW/TW -- Cussing, mentions of the ocean, swimming, deep diving, being stranded, near death experience via drowning, unknown sea creatures, possible large sea creature, mermaids

                             Summery:   You are participating in a deep sea exploration when something goes terribly wrong. You black out and when you wake up you're on an island, stranded, and are now in the company of a merfolk who doesn't speak your language. The sun is setting soon and you desperately need shelter, but this merman seems to have a delivery for you...

       “Gods, why did I sign up for this?” I thought as I descended into the deep waters of the ocean. I was about 1737 ft (about 529.44 m) down and counting, and my body was hurting pretty bad from the amount of pressure. It’s a miracle that my gear has survived this long and this deep. Hell, it's a miracle I've survived this deep! “Come in diver, are you alive and safe?” Echoed the earpiece in my ear.  

       Somehow, three years ago, someone invented an earpiece and oxygen tank duo that allowed someone to dive to extremely deep waters without damage to the equipment. Some believed that it was a witch that made it, others thought it was a hoax, but it didn’t matter since it worked.  

       That was how I got here, far too deep in water that could potentially kill me. “I’m here. All seems safe, I think.” I spoke, but of course, I jinxed myself. After I spoke a low rumble began, and I swore I could feel it in my chest. All a sudden the chord above me snapped, sending me deeper into a seemingly bottomless ocean.  

       I panicked and tried to swim up to the surface but my oxygen tank was running low and if I went up too fast it could kill me. I was stuck. I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me, either. I tried to look around, maybe there was a cave nearby? I didn’t find anything and I couldn't help but think, “Is this how I'm gonna die? Stuck in the ocean where no one will ever find my body?”  

       I heard the beeping of my oxygen tank. It ran out.

       I couldn’t breathe, there was no air left.  

       I blacked out.

       I woke up coughing. Did I drown? Is this the afterlife? I reached up to check my pulse, but I still had a heartbeat. I must still be alive, then, right?  

       I looked around, noticing I was on a beach. It seemed like an island since there was no sign of life other than animals and a person peeking out of the water.

       ...A person peeking out of the water? My head jerked towards the ocean, eyes skimming the surface before landing on a man's head above the surface of the water. “H-Hey! Can you help me? I don’t know where I am!” I shouted to try and get him to talk since his attention was already on me. It didn’t work. He turned and swam away, leaving me alone. I sighed and my shoulders slumped as my head fell into my hands.  

       I heard a splash and quickly looked up. The man...was back...

       Holy shit, he's a mermaid. “Holy shit you have a fucking tail!” I exclaimed without thinking. He looked at me hesitantly before nodding. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself a little before looking him over. He seemed to have some sort of seal tail, but I didn’t recognize the species. His tail was white with grey freckles, though some colorful freckles, too. His upper half was orange with red hair, too. Not any sort of human, or at least a subhuman species, then.

       He made a series of clicking noises and looked worried. I must've zoned out. “Uh, do you know how I got here...?” I were hesitant to ask, but it had to be done. He nodded and made some more clicks, pointing towards himself with a grin. I looked at him, surprised and confused, “So, wait, you saved me? You didn't just see me here and decide to say 'hi!' or something?” He nodded again. He seemed to understand me considering he was answering me okay.  

       “Okay, so am I near any sort of human civilization...?” I questioned. He shook his head with a frown. I sighed and tried not to laugh out of something akin to frustration. I groan, “Right, I was exploring the deeper waters of the ocean before the chord snapped. Wait,” I paused to look at him cautiously, “how did I survive if I was that deep with no oxygen...?” He at least looked sheepish before clicking more.

       He seemed to blush before getting too flustered and jumping back into the water. "Great, now I'm alone, there’s no shelter, and its beginning to get dark." I stood up and exhaled. “Alright, let's see if I remember anything from those TikTok videos, I guess.” I walked to tree line, swatting bugs out of my face and making sure to pay heed to my surroundings and where i stood.

       I didn’t walk much further, not wanting to get lost. I made a makeshift tent out of sticks, leaves, more sticks, and broken tree limbs with the leaves attached. “Gods, I hope this works, or that it doesn’t rain...” My thoughts trailed off as I heard more clicking noises in the distance. I groaned quietly, turning around and walking back towards the beach. I made sure to mark the entrance, or at least where I walked, to get to my makeshift tent.  

       The merman was back, and he seemed to have a sort of messenger bag with him. It was an array of colors, and I don’t know how it was so many different colors since it looked to be made out of seaweed. I mean, I can understand the greens, reds, and maybe the yellows. The blues and purples on the other hand... “You know what? I'm just gonna stop asking questions right now...” I muttered under my breath. The Mer tilted his head. I shook my head in response and he just started pulling things out of his bag.  

       Were...were those fucking boxes?!

       “What the actual hell...? How do those even...? I...” I was so confused. How in the hell did they even fit in there? Was it a magical messenger bag? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was considering mermaids exist. He pushes the boxes towards me with a smile. I cautiously look at the small label on it. It is addressed to me.  

       Okay, fuck this, this is creepy! I stare at the box for a few minutes, just contemplating on opening it or not. I don’t know whats in that box, for all I know it could kill me! Then again, what if it's somehow something useful...?

       I cannot actually be considering this...

Hello! Happy pride month! I'll take this moment to say I'm a proud gender-fluid omnisexual! 🏳️‍🌈

I hope everyone is doing good, and if you aren't I hope that it gets better soon. I hope you enjoyed reading and thank you for doing so. I have a hard time writing Eddie normally so I tried something else instead. And one last thing, this is 1,064 words. It doesn't look like it, but it is.

[sweetfire01]

my short attention span could never sit me patiently through crochet. pls show us your creations when you do. also, projects :0 I've always wanted to make a visual novel myself but i don't even know where to start lmao. the most i did was try and learn programming but you can imagine how that went hahaha

also also, new ocs? :000 can we. cann we sneak peak? character desrripition? oc lore bls - apple anon

Hi apple🍎, I think I'll crochet mostly granny square at first, just to learn the basic stiches. But I'll show you for sure the stuffies! I also have a problem with the short attention span, however I find myself focusing a lot while doing a repetive task, so I think I can handle this.

About the visual novel, I know there are online some maker that could help us, but I never tried them.

Aaand now, about the projects...👀 First of all, those are all concepts I'm still working on, so they could change in the future.

The book one is a fantasy children book for adults. Like I said in the previous post, it doesn't specifically have anything to do with agere, but I always read and hear "In Disneyland adults can return as a kid too", "Eveyone has an inner child" and so on. And I once found a video recommending books for children going through some difficult situations, like divorce of their parents, getting bullied...So, why not for adults too?

I want to try to address some "adult" themes through the main character, a little elf called Hazel. He's a kid that just moved to a new realm and he's adjusting to the new life, thanks also to the help of an adult elf, Hyacinth, that took him under his care.

That's it for the first project.

The second one in more complex, is also a fantasy and it follow the story of 13 charachters that stood out for their brave, loyality, fortitude ecc... and become "Holy knights", a special force to defend the country.

My idea was to make 13 different VN/book/whatever, each one focusing on a character, on how they became knights or how they solve a mission with the whole group.

I jut need to think the last character but I have to define better also the others one.

At the moment I have:

a former warrior called "The Immortal"

a god that love humans

a bard whose tongue was cut out

the father of the first "holy knight"

a pearl diver

a guy who killed another one (No, he isn't yandere)

a sorceress (There is here a yandere in her story)

a girl who was "reincarnated"

Those are the ones I'm sure about their story. Let's see if the dreams can suggest me other things. 😂

[aikoiya]

Random Fandom Masterlist

Games:

Dave the Diver - More Recipe Variety

Dave the Dive - Game Improvement Ideas

Game Complaint - Stop Calling Me They!

My Time - Say My Name!

M&L - Towser's Revenge @gale-gentlepenguin's dream about Bowser Dad

M&L - Game Ideas That Are Amazing

WoD - Ghoul Lore Speculation & Anton

Comics:

DC - Bruce the Burdened

DC - Indigo Rings for the Holy Trinity of Wholesomeness

DC - Jason Todd's All-Blades

Shows:

Wednesday - Enid Isn't Trans

Wednesday - Episode 5 Review

Wednesday - Gorgon HCs

Wednesday - OC Johnny Anderson

Wednesday - Analysis of Wednesday's Views of Pilgrims

Wednesday - Thoughts On Wednesday

Steven Universe - Honest Pink AU 1

Steven Universe - Honest Pink AU 2

Steven Universe - Stevonnie Isn't Intersex

Steven Universe - Steven Meets the Wholesome Trinity

Steven Universe - Garnet

DC - Jason's Right

AtLA - Kuzon Calling AU

Pokémon Rant

How I'd Do Scooby-Doo

MHA - Unrealistic Scoring

MHA - Idea For An OC

MHA - Hawks' New Contract

MHA - Cool Idea

MHAxJJBA - Madness

MLB - Adrien HC 1 & 2

MLB - Kitty Chat AU

MLB - Cultural Upbringing 1 & 2

MLB - Mentor Kawmi AU

MLB - Miraculous Truth - Peacock

MLB - Sentipeople

MLB - Nooroo

MLB - 2 Power HC

MLB - Chat's SoulShredder

MLB - Addressing the Fairweather Class

MLB - Character Development: Sabrina Raincomprix

MLB - Despite Everything, Adrien's Still Standing

MLB - Suspicious Rich People Party

MLP Prompt - Emilie Revived

MLB Prompt - Villain Demolition

MLP - L.A. Chat Noir

MLB - Adrien 1/2 AU 1 (can't locate) & 2

MLB - Gemini Soleil et Lunaire

MLB - Bunny Adrien Idea

MLB - Lady Veritina

MLB - RebelDrien AU 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

MLB - Adridini AU 1, 2, 3

MLB - Snake Lila

MLB - Mari Fashion: Rose Skort

MLB - Marinette Battle Acroballet

MLB - Fresh Beginnings AU

MLB - Miraculous Memory

MLB - Reverse Crush AU - 1 & 2

MLB - Amorr: Dove Kwami of Love

MLB - A Swift Kick In The Bourgeois

MLB - Sunshine & Cloudy Skies

MLB Theory - Transfeatherence

MLBxD - Celestial Drops

MLB - Ladybug Family (Not Mine)

MLBxMCU - Spider Chat

MLBxMCU - Marvelously Miraculous AU

MLBxMCU - Curing The Snap (Not Mine) 1, 2, 3

MLBxAA - Miraculous Law

Movies:

The Sea Beast

HCs I Accept or Like:

All For One's Obsession With Family

Like Minds of (Possible) Father & Son

The Ties That Bind (How The Frick Did This Even HAPPEN?!?!) - DFO, Inko Shimura, & Mighty Family

Other Important Masterlists:

Aikoiya's Writing Tips Masterlist - Has a list of links to all my other masterlists.

[loathemetc]

A while ago I stumbled on old, 2009-2011 era Guilty Gear OCs on deviantart, so I wanted to make my own that had that late 2000s edgy anime oc vibe, and then give him updated designs for Xrd and STRIVE. His name is Midnight C, a reference to the lyrics of Holy Diver by DIO. His shtick is that he shoots snakes out of his sleeves because he has some sort of infinite snake curse. As the games go on he loses himself more and more to his curse. His moveset would be based around various snake projectiiles and also poison damage.

Newgrounds

[bonjovian]

Guys I'm finally posting something that isn't shitposts or xiv related

Saw this trend and remembered my lovely JJBA oc, Grace, exists and

It's been so long since I've drawn her and Holy Diver, I'm glad I still remember how to 😂😂

But basically her being a cute little kid in that first pic, just a year before her mother was killed in front of her. Second pic I want to assume is after my fanpart (which I PROMISE isn't abandoned, I just have horrid writers block) when she gets EVEN MORE survivor's guilt!

Poor girl goes through it and she isn't even an adult yet, she needs a hug

[holydiever]

Im feeling rlly disconnected with my ocs right now weh, i want to make stories and stuff with them again but im bored of the active stories i have right now 😭

Ps: No i am not selling any of them, im just in a mood about them, i may go ahead and put some into temp retirement though.

Maybe i should blank slate them and start over... the only ones i dont rlly wanna do that with are Holy Diver, Dio, Kai and Daisuke, their story is too special to me.

[heavymetalhimbo]

First post on my art blog 👀

This art was drawn a while back but I still love it! And i needed something to upload here

More on my ocs coming soon, I still need to figure out how im gonna post them here.

[gegengestalt]

Songtober day 4: Favourite album cover

I had never thought about what my favourite album art was until I realised that I really liked the cover of Holy Diver by Dio. It also happens to fit two of my OCs really well.

Challenge by @heron-iles 

[Do not steal]

[beelzemon]

RANDOM MUSIC KAPOW!

loud: powersnake by brothers of metal, holy diver by Killswitch engage

not loud: people watching by air traffic controller, do it all the time by IDKHBTFM

people watching by Air Traffic Controller

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

do it all the time by IDKHBTFM

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

catchy and i can imagine my OCs dancing to it so it’s a 10/10 from me.

powersnake by Brothers of Metal

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

i like the reference to sea shanties in this song, but i dislike when songs mention their titles in the lyrics as often as they do. it kind of ruins my immersion? that being said, it was good. there aren’t enough songs like this out there you can pilot a whole ship of vikings to x)

holy diver by Killswitch Engage

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

i wasn’t gonna give this such a high rating but the music video was funny + i recognized some people in the comments so it’s a pretty okay song overall. very dungeons and dragons-esque.

[vancilart]

matchmaker and ghostbuster

[trashbinbackyard]

i was a goof and reblogged to the wrong blog fwgerhh

"7-27 for whichever dnd pc you like and then ipes i guess you haven't talked abt ocs in a long time idk what's hip rn"

that's true, I've been sleeping on my ocs. I'm going with holy diver/meketre

Are they a naturally assertive person or are they painfully shy?

They're surprisingly assertive, they don't really shy away from conflict and knows what he's after and goes for it

Ipes knows what she wants and how she wants it done, no need to be shy

Do they consider themselves a friendly person or aloof?

More aloof, isn't really after friends but if they feel a connection they do and its your problem now

Aloof, she has few trusted people but she also spreads her personal life across them, no one know the full truth of her

What is your character's trigger point? What makes them angry, sad or makes them go off?

Harm to sharks, someone getting in their way. They're quite stubborn.

Losing control

What kind of jokes make them laugh?

sea puns, practical jokes

her laughs are few and far between, usually caused by someone else's misfortune

Do they enjoy pranks or do they hate them? Are they likely to fall for a prank?

Not the biggest fan tbh. Very likely to fall for one

Not a fan

Are they an overall healthy person? Do they make for a good patient or a terror?

Healthy as can be. They're active, get plenty of sleep, a diet of lean meats. They'd be a little whiny if they needed to be taken care of but nothing too bad

She's sickly but manages to hide it so far. Underweight, weak muscles and a former addiction does that. She has nosebleeds and frequent headaches too. When she needs assistance she sucks it up

Describe your character's typical wardrobe for the regular day.

Chain or plate mail, resistant to most forms of damage, no skin showing

Black form-fitting dress with cleavage, long gloves, earrings

Are they a simple person to please or difficult?

Pretty simple, like the sea, like sharks, listen to him rant about sharks and he's good

somewhat difficult, do your job well and she has nothing to complain about but getting close to her will be difficult (unless she has her sights set on you)

What is the first thing people notice about them?

Weirdo, it's 30 degrees out and you're in a full armor, what tf is wrong with you. They're also pretty tall and wide

Her presence, she holds an air of power on her. She's looking you down over her nose

What do they look for in a friend? A love interest?

Someone to have fun with, fight big monsters with, share pyttipannu. Liking sharks is a must. After giving it more thought I don't actually think he'd be looking for a love interest. Who needs an so when you have a platonic soulmate

Reliability, devotion.

Who are they soft for? Do they find being soft easy or difficult?

Anything ocean creatures (not dolphins), their friends and family. Being soft is easy and fun after long week of hunting big monsters

Kenzo has softened her, he's her meow meow. Also Mars and Chanel. Very hard for her to soften up and let her guard down

Describe your character through a Brooklyn 99 gif or line.

What does your character consider to be their lowest point?

I don't know, he doesn't have a dramatic backstory (yet) and nothing too dramatic has happened to be considered his lowest point just yet

The weeks leading up to her death. But before that when she was using drugs and slipped further and further into the criminal underworld of outer rim

Does your character have a comfort item?

His sandstone greataxe, it's very special, its held together with sekolah's magic

Kenzo's jacket when she manages to snatch it. she also has a pair of earrings that have been with her for a decade

What would be one item that they would hate to lose most?

His greataxe

Practically, her leg

What are their eating habits like? Do they snack throughout the day? Or do they eat sparsely?

Big meals in between hunts

Smaller snacks throughout the day

What are your character's special skills?

From his character sheet, athletics and intimidation, though it's more of an intimidating presence due to his massive self-confidence

She reads people well and know what strings to pull to get what she wants

What are somethings they find difficult to do? Or say?

Are they an animal person? Do they have pets?

Huge fan of fish

She has a soft spot for snakes

What are their opinions on children? Do they view children as sweet angels or evil crotch goblins?

He likes kids, would adopt one if he wasn't on the sea like 96% of the time

"ew"

[kaiparker-avengerssmut]

CURSED: CHAPTER ELEVEN

“All is fair in love and war”

Kai Parker x OC!Mack Grace

Series synopsis: "We're both cursed, in a way."

We all know the story of Kai Parker, but he once lived in a very different life. Do you ever wonder what that life looked like?

Chapter summary: werewolf shit, guys

Warnings: death, blood, violence, swearing possibly

Masterlist | Series Masterlist

MACK clutched her head in her hands, her back resting sharply against the car wheel as her chest rose and fell rapidly, her lungs struggling to keep up with her breaths. Tears streaked down her face like paint and her eyes were swollen with fear as she stared down at his body.

Ben's head rested sickeningly in a pool of deep crimson, his eyes frozen open like a deer in headlights, unblinking and unflinching. His nose was bloodied, his clothes scuffed and ripped and his chest looked nauseatingly con-caved. Mack chocked backed sob, covering her mouth with her hand. The more she stared at him, the more the reality sunk in.

She killed someone.

She killed him.

Someone she new, someone she once loved. She killed him. Someone who was worshiped at her school, someone whose name was on every certificate, every trophy. Someone who new her mum, her dad her sister.

A demented scream ripped from her throat like a banshee, her vocals straining to make a sound that sinister and that piercing. She kept going. Her world collapsed, crumbling like sand around her until only grit remained. She would go to jail. She would be sentenced to death. She would have to leave her dad. She would have to leave Kai. Mack's thoughts swooped through her like vultures, praying off her emotions like they were merely insignificant worms or insects.

The tainted sound stopped at the feeling of warm breath tickling against her ear. Welcomed hands on her shoulders. Comforting words whispered by a soothing voice.

"Shhh. Shh. Sweetheart, I need you to listen to me." Kai cooed gently, tucking some hair behind Mack's ear and tilting her head to face him with his finger and thumb on her chin. "No one is going to find out, okay? Just - just do exactly as I say." Kai's blue eyes were so calming, soft okie the ocean - blue and dazzling with sparks of hope like the theory of salt that littered wave tops and swells. "Can you do that for me, sweetheart?" He persisted and Mack managed a nod. "Good."

Kai stood up again, moving from his crouched position in front of Mack and over to where Ben's body menacingly taunted him. Kai scrunch up his nose, gathering saliva at the back of his throat before spitting over Ben. He hoisted the boy's body up, as arm under each armpit as he dragged Ben into the tree line that outlined the small road like thick, black marker in a child's painting. Setting his body down at the bottom of a tree, Kai sprinted over to his car, opening the door and flinging the glove box open.

He rummaged through it, tossing unwanted items on the seat like a scene out of a movie. That was until he came across what he wanted.

A small teddy-bear. Small enough to fit in the palm of Kai's hand; stuffing bursting through the seams, button eyes clinging on by strangled, old threads and ears half ripped off. He enclosed his hands around it, eyes rolling back and a small groan passing his lips as the glow emitted an orange hue. A warmth spread throughout him, filling his veins like a drug. Kai missed this feeling, the feeling of magic running through him. The adrenaline was heavy now, coursing through him just like the magic and aiding him as he ran back to Ben as fast as he could.

He bent down beside the body, arms held out and palms hovering over the torso and he muttered incantations and Latin phrases.

Scatters of ash floated upwards as spread densely to the sides, flaking off like tissue paper. The embers scorned the sides, titian hues edging them and creating a malevolent glow around them. When the ash cleared and the air thinned, clearing of magic, only an empty spot of grass that boarded the broad roots of the tree remained, all evidence of Ben's body disintegrated and nestling into the forest floor like any other leaf or decaying plant.

An abrupt grunt brought Kai back to present, making his head turn suddenly in the direction of Mack.

"Kenz?" He asked tentatively, but was merely met with another grunt, "Kenz, you're really scaring me." Kai said as he made his was round the car until he was face to face with her.

Then the screaming started. Mack collapsed to the floor from where she'd managed to stand to, her leg snapping in an unnatural manner. Then she jerked to the left, another scream ripping from her throat menacingly as her bones seemed to crack and break - her body distorting into a creature. Kai's head tilted to look at the moon, hanging mockingly, a full, bright, Pearl-white circle in the dark, spotted sky.

A sharp gasp pierced through the air, Kai's breath turning into a small cloud of icy white. It was a full moon. He looked back to make quickly, her form now hunted over, resting on all fours with her head dipped.

Mack's head rose from where it's been bowed, her eyes glowing with an intense fusion of gold, pain and fury. Her top lip pulled back threateningly, unveiling a pair of fangs which protruded uncomfortably over her bottom lip like small knives. All trace of Mack was gone, besides her hair and torn-up, blood-splattered clothes. A feral growl tore from her and Kai's eyes widened, his mind finally processing the situation in full.

And that's when he ran.

Kai ran, fast. As fast as he could; along the tarmac road, his converse crunching against the gravel grossly as he sprinted back to his Jeep. Looking back, Mack no longer chased him. No. It wasn't Mack - it was a monster. It's fur ran silky over its skin, dark silvers mixed with blacks, whites and yellowy-browns, it's eyes burned gold and it's ears stood to attention in the bitter wind whipping around them. It's paws were huge - as big as Kai's feet, maybe even bigger, and it's tail was a swooshing sweep of death behind it. Kai swallowed thickly, his hand resting on the door-handle now, tugging desperately and flinging the car open wide.

He clambered in, slamming the door just in time as the wolf scraped its claws down the side of the door. Kai winced at the screeching sound, cringing at the thought of the huge scratches that would be there now. He desperately tried turning his keys in the ignition but it cut short. He tried again and again, the sound of her clawing at his door making the desperation grow stronger.

After a short while Kai gave up, slumping into his seat and burying his face him his hands and hoping that she'd soon leave.

Mack didn't. She remained relentless, scratching and scraping at his car all night long. Kai can't remember when, but at some point he must've fallen asleep, as the whole world went black and all nosies were drained out.

...

The pale sun peaked over the trees, illuminating the dark road with a creamy-white light that shone over the sticky tarmac and leaves and grass glistened with the morning frost. Kai sat up slowly in his seat, groaning at his aching body and slowly peering out the window. Nothing was there. She had gone.

He slowly opened his car door, climbing out the black jeep and wincing at the damage done to his vehicle.

Long, jagged lines of scratchy sliver-grey were clawed down the doors, over the bonnet and the windows were scattered in lines of blue where the panes had been scraped. As he wandered around the car, Kai stopped in his tacks upon seeing Mack sprawled out over the floor, her shaking, naked frame shivering in the frosted grass. He rushed over to her, grounding slowly beside the girl and quickly shedding his coat. He spread it over her, pulling Mack's head into his lap for a moment and stroking her hair calmingly. When she didn't stir, he gently collected her into his arms, walking cautiously over to his car and placing her in the back seat. He looked at her, sighing as pressing a quick kiss to her forehead.

While he drove back to Mack's house, Kai's divers gripped the steering wheel tightly and his thoughts spiralled. Could he ever look at her the same? Of course he could, she was his best friend, his... well, friend. The girl he lo-

What? He didn't love her. No. He just cared deeply for her, felt hurt when she was hurt, wanted to cry when she cried, felt immense joy when she was happy, could barely stand to spend more than a few hours away from her, not touching her, not kissing her-

Holy shit. He loved her. He was in love with his best friend, his fuck buddy. Kai's mind was sent into overdrive, his senses buzzing off adrenaline, but they were soon interrupted by a low groan from the backseat. He looked back slightly, keeping one eye trained on the road ahead of them.

"Rise and shine, sweet cheeks." He quipped cheerfully, smirking as Amelie sat up, the coat falling from her chest and giving Kai a perfect view of her breasts from the rear-view mirror. He whistled and she frowned. "Fuck, you have nice tits." Kai grinned and Mack's eyes widened. She instantly reached for the coat, pulling it up over her chest and holding it there with one hand.

"Kai!" She exclaimed as he started to laugh.

"It's nothing I haven't seen before, sweetheart. And it definitely isn't something I wouldn't mind seeing again." He mentioned with a wink and she scowled at him. Then her eyes finally caught onto the scratches and scraped littering her shoulders, her legs, her feet, her hands. She gasped, holding her arms out in front of herself and examining her hands. The coat dropped again and Kai went back to his marvelling. Mack soon realised, pulling it over herself again.

"Stop doing that!" She said and Kai chuckled.

"I'm not doing anything, sweetheart. You can't blame your own...clumsiness on my intuition to see you naked." He smirk and she stuck her tongue out at him. "I'd be careful if I were you, babe, or I might get you to put the tongue to a better use." He winked and she gasped again, slumping back into the seats and crossing her arms over her chest.

They pulled into her drive, Kai stopping the car and walking round to Mack's door. He opened it, scooping the girl into his arms and kicking it shit with his foot.

"Kai!" She screamed, giggling as he walked with her in his arms. "Put me down!" She demanded, hitting his chest with her fists and kicking her legs.

"And let your dad think I'm less than the gentleman I made myself out to be last night? Nuh uh, babe." He quipped and Mack huffed, settling into his arms and he blindly opened the door to her house.

"You're back." Ian sighed, standing swiftly from the couch and crossing over to Kai, patting him on the shoulder and thanking him. "You're a good kid, thank you so much for helping us." He said in Kai's ear as the boy let Mack down and she scrambled off to her room. Ian sighed again, sitting down on the sofa and patting the spot beside him.

Kai tentatively sat beside him, kindly refusing when Ian offered him a beer, saying it was too early. They sat back against the cushions, a silence filled with awkward tension settling over them.

"Look, I'm guessing you saw...her." Ian started, gesturing towards where Mack had scurried off to.

"Yeah." Kai said bluntly.

"And you're still here?" Ian prompted and Kai nodded.

"I'm not exactly...human, myself." Kai admitted and Ian's brow raised.

"You're a wolf?" He asked and Kai shook his head with an amused smile. "There's other supernatural creatures?" Ian pressed and Kai smiled.

"Yes, I am a siphon." Ian pulled a confused face, "I'm a witch that doesn't have any powers of their own - I can only draw from other magical beings." Kai explained and Ian nodded slowly.

"Hey, Kai, do you wanna maybe go out? I need some fresh air." Mack called, rounding the corner and walking into the living room, now clad in some jeans and one of Kai's sweaters. He grinned at her, pleased to see her earring his clothes.

"Sure, Kenz. Do you want to start up my car? I'll meet you out there." He suggested and she plodded off. After the sound of the door slamming reached their ears Ian turned to Kai once again.

"If you plan on hurting my daughter in any way, I will kill you." He whispered and Kai smiled. "Got it?"

"Not like you'd stand much a chance.." Kai mused. "But yes, I understand and I have no intention of letting anyone or anything hurt Kenz. I promise." Kai replied and Ian smiled.

"Now go, have fun, keep my daughter happy!"