#ooh on the subject of dragon ik i had a thought as well

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Dragon Hybrid Ik:

Hi! So i had a thought but it may be inconsistent with Chinese dragon lore so early apologies. What if, Ik has a hoarding habit? Like she hoards the main casts stuff because they remind her of them, her family! (I feel like Mammon also has the same habit here so i imagine him helping her as well) Do i think she’s aware of this habit? Maybe? Like i can see her probably aware of it but kinda dont care and still do it but it would be cute if she doesnt as she’s just following her dragon instinct. Also what if the others notice this habit and just subtly let stuff they dont mind gone for her to hoard?

(Sorry for not being around much, life has gotten busy but thankfully i got some time rn, how’s you day btw?)

- 🐧 Anon

hello 🐧 anon!! no worries at all, it's great to hear from you again ^^

i don't think there's any need to stick strictly to chinese dragon lore, and anyway this is very very cute so yes!! i think she's aware of the instinct to take things and stow them away for safekeeping, but she never actually registers herself doing it (she'll tell herself 'no' and then do it anyway without noticing)

in the beginning she puts everything in her room, but then brothers assume they left their stuff there and take it back, so she starts just. stuffing things into whatever gaps she can find around the house

lucifer goes to sit down and finds a bunch of borrowed pens shoved into the gap behind the cushion, and it's at that point that he decides they should probably get her a proper space to keep all her trinkets

i imagine she does weird stuff to 'safekeep' her things... like sometimes she'll just leave it all in the bath and submerge it in water for some reason, other times she'll spend an afternoon burying it all in the garden only to dig it all up and start meticulously washing everything

no one really gets it, but mammon thinks it's the cutest thing ever and Will fight you tooth and nail if you attempt to mess with ik's little collection (at this point everyone has accepted that if they give ik something and don't clarify they want it back, she's going to keep it)