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[aggressivelyaverage21]

Holy War Chapter 11

“I’m sure he’s ok. I just want to make sure he didn’t hurt anything we aren’t seeing. We’ll be back soon.” He scratches behind Kiva’s ears. He missed being around working dogs like this full time. This one in particular seemed pretty calm, whoever trained him and whoever handled him had done an incredible job.

“I’ll go with you.” Ava nodded, stepping around the table toward Dr. Roch, again not wanting to leave Kiva. Beatrice would absolutely go with him if she were her to do it. Ava wasn’t about to leave his side knowing that. Not if she had a say in the matter.

Apparently she didn’t, as Mother Superion placed a hand between her shoulder blades. Ava’s head snapped around to catch those eyes firm but not cold like they used to be leaving no room for debate as she pressed her toward Jillian and Lilith. “No. You’ll stay here and get checked out yourself.”

Ava agreed wordlessly following her to the table where Lilith had her shirt off on the table still getting checked over. Jillian had just finished checking over her back, the wings shrinking back into Lilith’s shoulder blades. Ava always wondered if it hurt when they did that, extending or retracting really. It couldn’t have felt great.

Jilian’s fingers gently probing over her ribs on either side. Moving up, as they moved over Lilith’s neck and jaw palpating for more injuries asking all the while if there was anything that hurt. Lilith denied anything like that stating that she was “just sore. I’m fine.” So Jillian took Lilith for her word and pulled her fingers away after maneuvering Lilith’s neck to have the warrior trace a light in front of her eyes.

When Jillian didn’t find anything she clicked the pen light off and smiled at Lilith. “You’re in the clear. But you need to rest. I’ll keep an eye on that wound on your wing over the next few hours since you’re insisting on not needing any x-rays.”

Mother Superion scoffed at the last bit, insisting Lilith follow Kiva to get some ‘pictures’ taken.”You’ll be going.”

“Mother, I am fine.” She looks over Jillian’s shoulder at Mother Superion as the doctor pulls the nitrile gloves off. “I’m already healing.” As if to prove her point the small scrape on her cheek glowing as it healed itself, something Mother Superion and Jillian weren’t quite used to seeing. “See.”

“Humor me.” Mother Superion deadpans. Reaching out to catch Ava by the back of the collar as she started to sneak away. “That goes for you as well.” She tugs Ava to the table, steering her with enough force Ava would listen without risking hurting her if she was, only letting go once Ava was sitting on the bed next to Lilith.

As she shifted Ava couldn’t help but squeeze her eyes shut the stiffness in her back only growing worse as the day wore on instead of better. It only served to further prove Mother Superion’s point, something apparently wasn’t going to let slide as she helped Ava get more on the table with gentle hands as she whispered to her, “Don’t think I didn’t see that.”

“You’re still dehydrated.” Jillian passes Lilith a bottle of water cracking the plastic seal as she did. “Drink a few of these. I’ll have someone bring up some food. You need to rest. I suspect you’ve got bruised ribs for the time being.”

“Thank you.” Lilith nods between sips from the bottle, weirdly thankful for it being room temperature instead of cold. She still felt chilled from the evening even after the warm shower and clean clothes, even after they’d turned the heat up a little bit in the room for them.

“I’m serious.” Jillian continues addressing Lilith as she readies to evaluate Ava, ducking her head back in Lilith’s line of sight. “You need to rest. I’ll have a bed brought in.”

“That won’t be necessary.” The warrior perked up a little at that, stiffening next to Ava on the table.

“I insist.” Lilith dropped her head but made no move to stand. Even as she clearly lost the argument with the Doctor.

“Lil, I’m fine.” Ava looks at her friend from where her head was bowed forward waiting somewhat patiently for her turn. It surprised her a little bit that Lilith was refusing to leave her side. Even after how she had just been with her in the shower. The protective side of Lilith being directed for her benefit was something Ava was still getting used to. Something she was deeply thankful for, especially now, so she moved hand over to her friend's knee to give it a comforting squeeze.

“I told you not to call me that.” It was too familiar. Too much like Shannon and Mary. Like Beatrice. Even Camila before everything went to shit. Before Shannon was murdered. Before Ava got the halo. Before she betrayed everything she loved for that monster.

No matter how her mind had been twisted there was no excuse for that and that was a name she no longer deserved. Especially not from Ava. Whom she had tried to Kill on at least three separate occasions. Had ultimately succeeded with once.

Ava - for all her juvenile jokes, and terrible puns she hid behind - was incredibly perceptive. So now when Lilith was hurting, starting to get trapped in her own head she squeezed her knee drawing Lilith’s attention back to her, “Spouse of Satan.”

“That is enough.” Mother Superion pinched the bridge of her nose. She’d been confronting all of her religions' potential of falsity, but Ava’s particular penchant for blasphemy still struck a chord. “Both of you.”

“Yes Mother.” - “Yes Mom.” They answered properly, scolded, though Ava was still smiling as she ducked her head, her hand yet to leave Lilith’s knee. Despite her hard earned cold reputation the older woman covered the hand on her knee with her own, giving Ava’s hand its own squeeze.

Jillian shakes her head watching the interaction closely as they essentially hold hands on her exam table. The softness was something she hadn’t expected to see out of the warriors with each other. Ava and Beatrice, absolutely. Ava and Camila even, sure everyone was softer with Camila. Lilith included.

These women… they’d become something akin to daughters- maybe nieces- to her, especially after her Michael… after the second time. Seeing them needing to comfort each other like this didn’t settle well with her, even as she was glad for a momentary pause in the sibling like bickering. “Ava, where were you injured?”

“It will be better soon.” She gave a non answer, essentially admitting that she was and denying help in the same breath. It didn’t matter, Ava had a one track mind at this point now that Jillian was standing in front of her. “How is Beatrice?”

“They’ve got her internal bleeding stopped, and hypothermia under control. She’s still in surgery. No word further than that yet. I’m trying to let the surgeons work. They are very good at their job, Ava.” She sighed, trying to comfort the woman before her without lying. “Where are you injured?”

“The normal post fight places. It’s just sore.” Ava rolls her neck releasing a string of pops though it’s clear it wasn’t actually all that helpful as she squeezed her eyes shut tight at the motion. “See, better already.”

“Right.” She scoffed at the insistence, listening to Ava breathe through a stethoscope as she further probed for more information. “The halo?”

“Oh definitely on its last legs.” Ava breathed deeply without prompting from the doctor as she moved the stethoscope across her chest to her back. These little checkups had become fairly regular after missions. Especially after it’d been clear the four of them had been dodging medical attention.

“If you would.” She motioned to Ava’s torso, requesting for her to, at the very least, lift the jumper over her back so she could get to the halo and better check for more injuries.

“Do I have to?” Ava pouted, eyes still looking at her hand in Lilith’s on the other woman’s knee. She didn’t particularly enjoy having the halo checked over. Nor did she feel much like moving more at the moment. She didn’t mean for the question to come out so childish. Which apparently it did because Lilith pulled her hand from over Ava’s and moved to rub over the spot the halo rested between her shoulders, something she’d seen Beatrice do several times to sooth Ava.

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[alexxncl]

‼️NIGHTBRINGER LESSON 34 SPOILERS‼️

masterlist | all lessons | season 2 | lesson 33 | lesson 35

i might be getting ahead of myself here, but are we lilith ?? like is that what's happening rn ??? he's not saying mc's name, and raphael doesn't day their name in the next scene...if so then that's actually really fucking sad 💀

it makes sense though, belphie not wanting mc to go into his head bc he's still clinging to the past and doesn't want to lose them forever like he lost his little sister forever, especially since human life is so finite compared to that of a demon or an angel or a reaper

also it's obvious by his choice of words that despite him looking older, belphie is very, very young in his mindscape, just like mammon was. i feel like this also shows how close mams and belphie are even if it's not shown much on screen in the game, or at least how much belphie takes after mammon's, if not all of his older brothers traits, for better or worse

well nvm...i still think my theory is valid though. belphie wants to go back to his old life and end up not losing lilith, but still have mc with him

i wonder how similar mammon and belphie's bond in the celestial realm is to their bond in the devildom. is belphie still as reluctant to ask for help and advice openly? is the banter still the same? are there less insults? how does the age gap here cause them to treat each other differently if at all? or the lack of angelic status?

oh i'm gonna cry

big brother mammon will always have my heart and i need more of him

we know belphie's love of stars and constellations and the night sky in general started when he was in the celestial realm, and seeing it manifest in mammon in his mindscape makes my heart happy, even if mammon isn't the reason he became interested in astronomy (was it michael? lucifer? idk i don't remember)

i also think it's very interesting how belphie's brain is actively working against him "wanting to hide from mc". he literally said "i don't want you to see the inside of my mind" and is hiding away from them. i think, in reality and in his mindscape, he's running from the fact that he has to face his feelings about the idea of mc leaving to go to the "human realm" and the possibility of losing them forever like he lost lilith

this was (obviously) not beel speaking, but his inner thoughts in the shape and voice of beel. circling back to belphie having the best and worst traits of his brothers, his insecurity and need for reassurance rivals levi's, and we don't get to see it as blatantly because he masks it way better than levi does

ok so we're here in the timeline...interesting. how much time passed between luci and dia's first meeting and the celestial war? how much time had passed between the celestial war and mc's initial arrival to the devildom? how much had belphie aged?

angels and demons age different than humans do, and belphie doesn't feel any older than like...10 or 11 at the most, but beel seems older than that. maybe its his mind warping things to make himself seem and feel younger, but maybe he really was that young. was lilith even born at this point? how old was belphie during the time of the war ?????

also i'm mad we didn't get to see michael bc i wanna know what he looks like but oh well 🧍🏾

oh baby :((((

i'm not the biggest belphie fan AT ALL, at least canon belphie, but i think it's necessary to acknowledge how his trauma severely affects the way he acts. he went from blaming himself, to blaming an entire race of people for his sister's death. he feels like he should've been the one to die, even if it meant leaving his twin without him

now, if he got a proper redemption arc after lesson 16, THEN we could talk. i think the devs fumbled his character in that regard, but my hcs about his redemption will have to suffice for now

he didn't want mc to see this dark part of himself because he hates that he still has this mindset, that he's trapped in a cycle of "what ifs" and wishing it were him instead of her, constantly ruminating and letting his anger and grief fester without ever dealing with it properly and letting himself heal. he not only thinks he doesn't deserve to heal, but that he doesn't deserve to live long enough to see himself heal, that he doesnt deserve to live at all

WHY ARE YOU BEING DIFFICULT????

i mean i knew this would happen since its only lesson 34 and there's still 6 more to go...but damn

i love and hate the fact that he's so smart. like, they could easily just ask barbatos to send them back to the human realm if it was that serious. he's clearly taken a liking to them. lucifer knows something's up, and he won't forge a pact with them until he gets to the bottom of whatever's going on

initially, i thought it was a spell to bring them back since he'd been the one facilitating the trips into the brothers' mindscapes this whole time, but this is wayyy more interesting

i feel like the barbatoses communicate across timelines, or that their lives intermingle with each others' somehow, so whatever they feel for one person in a specific timeline is felt for ever version of them in every timeline. we know barbatos, at the very least, knows that kayden is an important person in the grand scheme of things, whether it be because of the way diavolo feels about them or because they play a large part in the obey me version of a canon event

if it's more than base level importance, we can assume that there's a level of trust and love that barbatos feels for mc that stretches across time (callback to the login screen's dialogue)

maybe he gave us the piece of the grimoire for a reason outside of belphie's mindscape escapades. what if this is how we gain lucifer's trust? if a demon as powerful as barbatos can give mc a piece of his grimoire, then he should be able to make a pact with them, seeing as they're trustworthy enough to be in cahoots with THE time demon

anyways barbatos is nightbringer and you can't tell me otherwise. unless you think it's michael. then i might hear you out...i'm stuck between thinking either of them is the titular character simply because of the simultaneous lack and abundabce of emphasis on michael's importance

[possibilistfanfiction]

hey!! saw you reblogging some of your butch bea stuff & just wanted to tell you that it lowkey changed my life and that if you ever want to revisit that universe you’d have at least one very avid & enthusiastic reader. there’s no pressure though — im grateful it exists at all!!

[i am going to be completely honest, i have no idea what this little prompt fill is but i love butch bea sm, it's soft & basically plotless. feeling so normal about her this pride month lol. also some lilith pov for the culture.]

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not that you like people, but if you had to pick a favorite, under deep duress, beatrice would be at the top of your list. not that you would ever, ever tell her that, but, unfortunately, you're also pretty certain she knows. and, to your utter horror, you find that you have a reluctant soft spot for ava — you try to contribute it to beatrice being your sister, and therefore ava is basically your sibling-in-law, because they're not married yet but you watched beatrice say goodbye and you watched her grieve and you watched her fall in love, disgustingly, every second of every day, when ava returned. and, sure, ava is steadfast and faithful and far too brave and saved the world, twice, but, like. his relentless optimism and terrible sense of humor is too much sometimes.

but, you remind yourself when you get his text — he's your family too. someone who should have never forgiven you, you remember, like acid leaking in your stomach, but ava has always been too generous. and so you answer with an eye-roll emoji but also I'll be there in ten.

it's not the first day that ava has asked for help, and you're sure it won't be the last, but these days don't happen all that often anymore. you understand, though: your wings ache and sit heavy some nights when you can't sleep, and even if you fly over mountain ranges or tropical fjords or the flat, gorgeous planes of the savannah, deserts and oceans, the world — this admittedly beautiful earth, better than all the heavens — isn't quite enough to hold your sorrow. or, maybe it holds it along with you, and you can't quite put it down.

so you diligently mask your scales with jillian's annoying but very useful tech, and you put on an outfit that nun-you would have deemed inappropriate and nun-beatrice would have blushed furiously at, and teleport from your favorite room, tucked away in the middle of nowhere on a tiny island off the coast of iceland to beatrice and ava's sunny, big house on the beach. it's cool today, though, the day covered in a marine layer that's lingered for months. beatrice looks surprised when you show up in their kitchen, where she's staring off into space while, apparently, very slowly unloading the dishwasher. ava says hello from the living room, where you assume they're on the couch with korra by their side.

'hello, lilith.'

you pop a fresh grape into your mouth from the bowl sitting there in lieu of greeting.

'those are for ava,' beatrice says, and her hands shake and you can tell from the set of her shoulders that ava was right, that the world stings in your palms and up your spine, and sometimes you just need someone to see you through it until it calms.

'he can share,' you say, eat another one and swipe the bowl with beatrice scowling after you as you walk into the living room. ava is, unexpectedly, watching some reality tv drivel — so what if you're caught up on all ten seasons of vanderpump rules, it reminds you of hell if anyone asks — but she smiles sincerely when you hand her the bowl, one you're pretty certain beatrice had sculpted and glazed with her own hands.

'i can share a few,' ava says, and you don't bother to stop yourself from scratching korra's head in greeting when ava nods. you can admit that korra is awesome; she has loyalty to ava but at least you can understand that one. she's wearing a hoodie you know is beatrice's favorite, so it's ava's favorite too, and a beanie; ava hadn't mentioned it, but you know on really bad days her body has trouble regulating its internal temperature too — and if the pile of blankets at the foot of the couch is anything to go by, you're guessing that's happening too.

'you've looked better.'

ava rolls her eyes and beatrice flicks you on the back of the head. 'so have you,' ava says, but you look hot and so you know by that lackluster insult she really is in a good deal of pain.

'ava's back is bad today,' beatrice says, as if that wasn't completely obvious from the way ava has a heating pad and special pillow and is propped up on the couch with korra attentively lying next to her, ready to get anything or alert if she needs to.

'lots of hand spasms,' ava says, 'which are the worst, who knew?'

the only reason you refrain from making a dirty joke is because you'd never want them to think you have ever, for one moment, thought about their sex life. 'well, i'm taking beatrice for a bit,' you say, which is just what ava asked for, 'so maybe some heavier duty pain meds and a nap? we can bring you a late lunch.'

you feel beatrice stiffen behind you. 'i need to be here today,' she says, clipped and anxious. 'what if ava —'

'what if i what, bea?' ava says, without any malice, but with a glint in her eye that even you know to be careful of. 'i just need to sleep today and watch some stupid tv. we can go through all my rehab exercises in the evening again, like we always do.'

beatrice's jaw is clenched, and she bites her bottom lip.

'bea,' ava says, and reaches for her hand, and, not for the first time at all, do you feel a little out of place. lonely, and sad, and aching: they are in love, however much it annoys you. there's a care there that you're fairly certain you will never have, and never be able to give.

'a few hours, beatrice,' you say. 'that's all.'

ava had texted that beatrice had been losing track of time and tasks all morning, which is a sign you'd all started to understand as a bad ptsd day, not infrequently leading to a panic attack or a flashback if she's left to her own devices. usually, they won't have bad days at the same time, some divine knowledge of something, but today the stars hadn't lined up.

but beatrice sighs and then nods: she knows herself, knows when her brain is misfiring or misaligned, when things aren't quite as real as they should be. ava's hands are in painful, involuntary fists and so it's up to you today, to hold beatrice's through it.

'great, now that that's settled,' you say, when she offers nothing else. you take her wrist and, just for fun, teleport her right into the middle of the ocean, until she's spluttering and yelling but then, blessedly, lets out a laugh. you teleport her right back to her shower and even ava is grinning from inside. 'get ready,' you tell her, throw a towel at her from the neat stack in their patio bin. 'see you in fifteen.'

'don't have too much fun catching up on vanderpump rules without me,' she says, color back in her cheeks and a clarity seeping into her eyes.

'i hate that show.'

'sure,' she says, dismissing you with a wave of her hand, and, fine, you do join ava on the couch, but it's only because he's high and divulges, eagerly, beatrice's latest cooking mishap. beatrice comes in from their bedroom a few minutes later, looking a little steadier still, in soft, tailored pants and an oversized t-shirt, tucked in precisely. she's put contacts in and has sunglasses slipped into the collar of her shirt, a thick, fancy watch on her wrist. ava, even in a lot of pain, looks like they might start drooling. 'great.' you fling a pair of pristine birkenstocks at beatrice, who catches them with a scowl, 'you look fine to be in public. let's go.'

'bye, baby,' ava says, frustratingly unfazed by you. beatrice smiles, gently, her eyes clear for the moment when all she has to focus on is ava, and kisses her forehead, gently cups her jaw in her hand. 'love you, have fun.'

'i love you too,' beatrice says.

'no fun,' you say, and ava's still laughing as you touch beatrice's elbow and teleport on your way.

/

'this is my sister, lilith,' beatrice introduces, and, like, whatever, your heart swells in your chest and you feel warm and kind. you sink into it — only for a moment.

'nice to meet you,' beatrice's barber says, offering her hand with a genuine, easy smile, not batting an eye that you and beatrice look absolutely nothing alike; you feel warm and kind again when you think about beatrice talking about you as her sister to people you've never met, that you matter to her enough to mention. 'i'm xavi.'

'xavi, cool.'

beatrice sits down in the chair, comfortable and present, even though her hands still shake, but it's clear that this is a space she's always been made to feel safe. somewhere she's always been made to feel seen, which you realized, over the past few years, she had never had, despite how much you had — and still do — still love her.

'same thing, bea?' xavi asks.

bea nods. 'you can take the skin fade up a little higher, i think. it just grows so fast.'

xavi nods. 'sounds good.'

and it's not like you don't spend a fair amount of your time with beatrice and ava, because they live somewhere beautiful and it brings you deep joy to annoy them, and, like, drag brunches and queer bars are admittedly very fun, but to see your sister just be is kind of moving. and maybe she realizes that too, that it's special you're here, that it's special you're allowed to be here, in this space that is very much hers, the quiet hum of the clippers in the background, while she chats with her barber about the latest ridiculous episodes of love island — which, yes, you have watched; yes, you do participate in the conversation after beatrice includes you immediately, because you're only so strong and it's always been a summer tradition of yours to watch nightly — and they laugh together. you laugh too, and then all of a sudden beatrice is crying, and xavi turns the clippers off carefully. beatrice snakes a hand out from under her cape and tries to wipe her eyes.

'i apologize,' she says, really trying to get it under control. 'i — sorry.'

'she's having a weird day,' you offer, and beatrice nods with a sniffle. you don't bother to explain further — that's beatrice's to tell, if she ever wants to — but it seems to calm beatrice a little bit.

'sorry,' she says again. 'i — i'm just happy to be here,' she says, adds a quiet, 'as i am,' and xavi just squeezes her shoulder.

'i'm happy about that too.'

beatrice lets out a big breath and steadies herself; you feel relieved too that you won't have to deal with a panic attack in the middle of a barber shop while beatrice's hair isn't nearly faded properly. 'i never cry.'

you roll your eyes. 'if by "never" you mean five to ten times a week...'

beatrice shoots you a glare through the mirror and you just grin, all teeth.

xavi laughs a little and turns the clippers back on. 'it's okay,' she says. 'you're secret's safe with me.'

/

admittedly, beatrice's hair does look great, a clean fade and a little messy pomade on top, but you've already complimented her on this haircut twice so you're certainly not doing that again. you walk with her along the street her barbershop is on, that she knows well and it hits you quietly that you know it well too. you don't have a home — you haven't had a home in a while — but this might come close.

years ago, before the war, before all of it, on a bad day the two of you would go at it for hours sparring, blood on your knuckles and along your teeth and once mother superion had been irate when you got such a good shot in beatrice's eye was swollen shut for days — but there is no war anymore. there are small battles, but beatrice hasn't fought since she got hurt; even though she's better now, with a sturdy rod down her femur and scars that don't seem to bother her much down her abdomen, you think, unofficially, that she's not ever going to fight again.

you don't have the same fate, you know, but for today you look beautiful in an easy bright blue shift dress and sunglasses, your hair dark and long, and beatrice's hands have stopped shaking.

'sushi?' you ask, a reach, maybe, but when she smiles you know you were right.

it makes you realize, too, when you sit down at a restaurant you've come to so many times with her — and ava, too — that you know the server, who greets you both by name and brings you shishito peppers and spicy edamame without you even having to order. beatrice relaxes in her chair after a second on the patio, lets out another deep breath.

'all right?'

she takes her sunglasses off and nods. 'thank you.'

you shake your head. 'you're my sister.'

you mean it: i have not forgotten who you are; i have not forgotten who i am. you mean it: i love you. even if the words get stuck in your chest, even if you can't quite say them — you mean it.

'plus,' you say, 'you're paying, and i'm ordering the best sake on the menu.'

she laughs, bright and easy, and shrugs. 'you know the catholic church and my horrible parents are footing the bill anyway. we should order whatever we want.'

you remember when you were nineteen and beatrice was brand new to the ocs, how much you felt frustrated by her, deeply: she was earnest, and so serious, and very hurt, but kind in a way you never could be. the pressure sat heavy on both of your shoulders, but she held it with grace. 'could you have imagined this life when we first met?'

she seems as surprised by your question as you are that you even asked it, but her smile is easy and she runs a hand along her buzzed hair with a laugh. 'i think i would have had a heart attack if anyone had told me even a sliver of what my life is now.'

you wait a beat but then you do laugh, because it's true. your server brings you your sake and some sashimi you'd ordered, along with some scallops that are your favorite. ava sends a text in the group chat the three of your have — which you refuse to really participate in, but fine — saying that she's doing fine, that she had to take a fever reducer but korra's been on top of anything she needed to get so ava hasn't had to try to get up, that the protein smoothie beatrice had made her had been fine and she's just going to try to sleep some more. it makes beatrice relax even more, palpably, and you understand, in some way.

'you've retired, haven't you?'

she calmly swallows her tuna and then puts down her chopsticks. 'fighting? yes.'

it's simple and it's big and it's quiet. you knew already.

'but i'll be around. you know i enjoy research, archival, collaborations with jillian. i'm not — this will always be part of my life.' it's unspoken too: you will always be part of my life. and you know she means it.

'good,' you say, and for the first time in longer than you can really remember it feels like you're able to offer a benediction.

her eyes are soft as the clouds burn off, finally, as the afternoon turns warm. 'i — i want to live a long life.'

you can't say anything, but you can nod. you want that too — for her, for all of you. 'plus,' you say, 'ava was even worse than normal when you got blown up.'

she rolls her eyes, as glad for the levity as you are. you drink more sake and order more sushi and laugh as you watch people walk by on the street and beatrice offers — delightfully and playfully kind of mean — commentary about some of them. she's been your person for a long time, you remember, her gentleness despite bullets and arrows and bombs, despite holy wars, despite knuckles — yours, or hers, or both — split open to the bone. beatrice holds her chopsticks easily, steadily, and the scars on the tops of her hands shine white in the sun, but they've faded. you can only see them if you know where to look.

[satansaidnottoday]

Obey Me! Human AU.

I've been working on this AU for some time. I have a lot of writing for it that I want to publish here, so I thought I should write a guide to it!

I've decided to keep their names the same, as it makes for less confusion.

Warnings: Child death. Mentions of child neglect and abuse.

Brothers age and occupation:

More info about each of them here.

Lucifer: 34 years old, Lawyer.

Mammon: 28 years old, Bartender/Aspiring model.

Leviathan: 26 years old, Streamer/Retail worker at a manga shop.

Satan: 24 years old, Librarian.

Asmodeus: 23 years old, Full time student.

Beelzebub: 22 years old, Full time student.

Belphegor: 22 years old, Student/Part-time worker at a café.

Side characters age and occupation:

Diavolo: 35 years old, Lawyer.

Barbatos: unknown, Diavolo's personal assistant.

Simeon: 30 years old, Writer.

Luke: 12 years ago, Kid.

Solomon: 25 years old, Owner of a Holistic shop (he absolutely does NOT sell any kind of illegal substance, stop asking. Who are you? The police?).

Main Mc: is around Lucifer's age, Owner of a cat Café.

The brothers story:

Note: the term foster home is the nearest translation I could find. It's more of a permanent place of living for kids on the system, like an individually owned orphanage.

They grew up together in a foster home. The owners were in it for the money and didn't care about them. They did the bare minimum to keep them, like buying them food and sending them to school.

The parental duties fell on the older siblings. Mostly Lucifer, who was significantly older than the rest. The twins and Lilith were babies when they arrived, Lucifer and Mammon basically raised them.

They met Simeon there. He lived with them for a few months before his parents regained custody over him.

Lucifer managed to get a retail job before aging out of the system. It allowed him to rent a room in a student residence and enroll in law school, where he met Diavolo.

They instantly became friends, mostly through Diavolo's efforts. Lucifer was reluctant at first, but found that he enjoyed his company.

Diavolo convinced him to be his roommate. He didn't really need one, as his dad owned the apartment, but he really liked the idea of living with a friend. It was a bonus that it got Lucifer out of paying an exorbitant rent just to bunk with 4 other people.

Lucifer wouldn't sleep or eat much during that time, putting all of his time and energy into studying.

He kept a close relationship with his siblings, visiting every weekend and bringing them gifts when he was able to afford them.

He started to notice obvious signs of neglect on their younger sister, Lilith. He ended up fighting with his foster parents. He was banned from the house after that.

Lucifer made a legal complaint, but nothing was done about it.

From then on, Mammon and sometimes Levi, would make secret visits to Lucifer's place to tell him all the news and smuggle groceries and gifts back into the house.

He graduated with Diavolo's class, a full year ahead and with honors.

After graduation, Diavolo offered Lucifer a position on his dad's law firm, but he wanted to become a family defence attorney.

It was a few days after that Mammon came crying at their door.

Lilith had died. She had a lung infection their caretakers refused to treat.

Lucifer felt he was drowning. Tears wouldn't stop falling from his eyes, and he couldn't breathe. But Mammon was there, crying too. All of his brother's were probably crying too, trapped inside of that house. He needed to take them out. He couldn't let them there.

And so he didn't grieve, he held Mammon in his arms until he fell asleep crying. And then he got to work.

With the help of Diavolo's family, he started a case against the home, and a claim for his brother's custody.

He needed to prove he was able to care for all of them, and that included a place to live in. Diavolo lent him the money to buy a house big enough for all of them. It was run down and on the outskirts of the city, but it passed all security checks.

He could give it back when he wanted, no interest rate or pressure. The only condition was to work for him. Lucifer accepted without thinking.

Levi and Mammon helped gather evidence of the neglect they were subject to in the house.

With that and Lilith's death (and the help of a very well regarded judge who was friends with Diavolo's family) he was able to win the case in a year.

It was the happiest day of his life, and also the most exhausting.

He took all of them out for dinner, some of his brothers he hadn't had a direct conversation with since he was banned from the house.

It was the first time he saw them all happy in a long time.

They had a lot of hardships to overcome, but they were together at last.

About Mc.

The main Mc in this story is the owner of a Cat Café in the brother's neighborhood. Their café was the only decent place to eat at when they moved, so it became a regular spot for them. They develop a romantic relationship with Lucifer.

All of the brothers have different MC's that play roles in their stories, but this MC is the most present through the whole AU.

That's all for this post! The specifics of what the brothers did after that is in my other post. It goes more in depth about each of them.

All of the content for this AU will be under the tag #OB!HumanAu

Thanks for reading!

[justallihere]

Curious question and random thought incoming as just reread Iron Flame:) What do you think the relationship with Violet and Sloan will be like post Iron Flame, interesting dynamic bc Lilith killed her mom and Sloanes siphon power in part led to Liliths passing? Also another random thought, wonder if Liliths dragon will watch over all of her kids now..

I like to think they will still be doing their reluctant big sister and surly younger sister routine. I don’t see Violet blaming Sloane for what happened to Lilith because Lilith made that choice all on her own (but she also proved in IF she’s not rational so who the fuck knows)

Did Aimsir survive or was his (her?) power also siphoned through Lilith to power the wardstone?

[theaceofarrows]

How do you see Luz's family? Like who's in it and playing what part? And be as detailed as you want - need - I'm very curious

Alright, here we go!

Camila, the amazing mama she's had all her life who's relationship has only grown between them and it's stronger than ever. Number 1# support system in the HR and group mom to all the kids

Eda, her loving, crazy mama she gained in the DR. There will always be a special bond between them for Eda being the first person (other than Camila) to except all her qurks and interests embrace her for it. Mom/crazy aunt to all the kids

Raine, her DR parent. Gives great advice especially for anxiety related issues. Absolutely a teen rebellion role model (THE Raine Whispers?!). Teaches her all the best bard spells and is always super patient

Lilith, cool aunt always down for bad girl™ shenanigans and adventures, ready to help with any and all school related questions 24/7

King, little brother. Would do anything for each other and both super protective. Number 1# cuddle buddy. Will always make groan inducing puns together

Amity, her awesome girlfriend/future wife. Her biggest fan and another huge support. Helps each other with self worth issues. Always hanging out and holding hands. Possible Bi awakening. Always ready to pull each other from danger. Enemies to friends to girlfriends

Willow, first and forever best friend. They are sisters hands down. Have been and always will be together through thick and thin. Have helped each other grow SO much since the beginning. Support each other's crazy stunts

Gus, also best friend and her's/Hunter's little brother. Always cheering each other on and lift each other up. Speak in memes. Getting into trouble and shenanigans all the time and giving they're parents grey hairs

Hunter, he's/Gus's older brother and Camila's son. Former enemies to reluctant allies to friends to siblings. Have helped each other through trauma especially Belos related. Have such oldest and youngest syndrome. Endlessly annoy each but would but would also kill for each other

Vee, her's/Hunter's little sister and Camila's daughter. Had a bit of a bumpy start at first but after some hard truths and life or situations are now 100% sisters. Vee seems like the voice of reason but in actuality is incredibly fierce and ready to kill to protect her family. They give each other wildly different dating advice

Emira & Edric, Amity's siblings/Luz's future siblings in-law/Hunter's step siblings??. Chaos twins. Probably founded the Lumity fan club. They are the friends you go to when you "know a guy". Always down to commit illegal acts and have the bail money ready. Constantly teasing

Alador, Amity and Em & Ed's dad/Luz's future father in-law/probably Darius husband/Hunter's step dad??. Very supportive of his kids relationships and always doing his best to make time and listen to them. Thought Luz was a member of the family 5 minutes ago. Probably already has the wedding planned

Darius, rich wine uncle/Hunter's dad/Amity, Em & Ed's step dad??/Alador's husband??. Acts like he doesn't care but will fight anyone who hurts his kid('s). Not so silently judging everyone's outfits. Goes to every sports match. Teaches Amity and Hunter crazy abomination spells because he claims Alador is to much of a hack to be trusted

Eberwolf, fun/crazy uncle/Darius' little brother. Has shown everyone what would probably be considered illegal beast keeping magic. Rides on people's shoulders whenever someone is having a bad day. Gives the kids tips on the best way to annoy Darius

Steve, the guy who just kind of showed up and is now everyone's honorary big brother. Gives rides on motorcycle. Like Em & Ed is also the guy you go to when you "know a guy". Hooks everyone up with a therapist

I hope this is okay! Thank you so much for this ask

[tomorrowedblog]

Friday Releases for August 9

Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for August 9 include Cuckoo, The Instigators, The Crush House, and more.

Cuckoo

Cuckoo, the new movie from Tilman Singer, is out today.

Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

The Instigators

The Instigators, the new movie from Doug Liman, is out today.

Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to rob a corrupt politician’s ill-gained earnings. But when the heist goes wrong, the two find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not only by police but also by backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. Completely out of their depth, they convince Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to join their riotous getaway through the city, where they must put aside their differences and work together to evade capture — or worse.

Dance First

Dance First, the new movie from James Marsh, is out today.

Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his way, he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos Dance first, think later, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.

It Ends With Us

It Ends With Us, the new movie from Justin Baldoni, is out today.

IT ENDS WITH US, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

Running On Empty

Running On Empty, the new movie from Daniel André, is out today.

Mortimer is an odd but clever young man living a lukewarm existence in California’s San Fernando Valley until he receives some life-changing news. Determined to make the most of every day, Mort sets out on a spirited quest to find meaning in his existence and discovers the girl of his dreams along the way.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, the new movie from Soi Cheang, is out today.

Many years after the bloody turf war that ushered in an uneasy era of peace in Hong Kong’s underworld, the notorious Kowloon Walled City serves as a fortified, lawless safe haven for gangs and refugees alike. But when a skilled underground fighter runs afoul of the most feared Triad boss in Hong Kong, a bounty is placed on his head despite his connections to the leader of the infamous enclave. As his pursuers violate the tenuous territorial truce to exact their vengeance, the fallout reignites old grudges, bringing decades of building tension to a brutal, bloody boiling point.

Borderlands

Borderlands, the new movie from Eli Roth, is out today.

Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the new TV series from Chris Yost and Alan Wan, is out today.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have climbed out of the sewers and onto the streets in this brand new series. This time, everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and new villains lurking in the shadows of New York City.

The Crush House

The Crush House, the new game from Nerial and Devolver Digital, is out today.

Film and produce 1999's hottest reality TV show: The Crush House! Select a crush-worthy cast, satisfy voracious audiences and keep the show on air to uncover the sinister secrets behind this darkly comic thirst-person shooter.

Doing It For Me

Doing It For Me, the new album from Larry June, is out today.

Sunsound Collisions

Sunsound Collisions, the new album from 2 Mello, is out today.

[misccy27]

Series rewatch notes to self

S1E01 “us weirdos have to stick together”; takeout death with Warden Wrath cutting off Eda’s head (using scythe arm); Eda coerces Luz into her first adventure and that’s when Luz decides to stay, deceives her mom for the first time; quest to get King’s crown, him living in a fantasy world; King is a lot more enjoyable when I have the context of his developmental age, but it does make Eda look more questionable

S1E02 Luz draws more direct comparisons between her life and Azura than I remember; directly addresses dangers of living in a fantasy world, main character fallacy, trusting shady old men; Luz trapped in fantasy world and choosing to wake up; parallels between her projecting Azura fantasy dreamland onto BI (presented as hellish from start) vs projecting her depressed cognitive distortions onto the Collector’s fantasy dreamland; Nevareth “teen prince of angstmore” has an animal sidekick I forgot about, as a puppet gets stabbed by Luz.

S1E03 Luz refers to the Owl House as home in the cold open. Reference to Eda’s poor position in BI, Luz not wanting that for herself. Love Willow. Angry outburst and trouble controlling plant magic from the start. Confirmed Best: “Into the darkness you go 😉”. Gus is so smol. Didn’t have to make Amity so mean for how much it ends up being explored. King is treated more like a sentient pet than anything, weirds me out. Willow told to cut Luz, iconic crooked dagger. Abominations as mindless obedient creations. Willow confirmed plant prodigy, Bump says “remarkable.” Amity’s desperate need to be top student. High fives and hugs are human things.

S1E04 LORE. Boiling rain. King teaching about demons, v funny. Eda teaching spell circles bile sac. Owl beast curse; King knows about potions but think they give Eda magic. Luz wants to learn magic so people take her seriously. King dejected that Luz cares more about magic than demons. Bonding. Curse can be managed by elixir, entirely out of control otherwise. First dream memory not knowing who cursed her. Luz learns light spell.

S1E05 Covention. Introduction of coven systems. Eda is such a radical and I love her for it. Friction between her views and Willow and Gus’ societal norms. Lilith and EC get introduced (by Bump, v pro). Another case of mean is bad, nice is good and vice versa. Duel between Luz and Amity. King as a pet again. Lilith is Eda’s sister. Reveal via Kikimora at the end that she’s supposed to be capturing Eda, but she doesn’t try to in this ep. Big emphasis over multiple episodes on whether Eda is a good teacher/mentor for Luz. Eda and Lilith both cheat. They duel. Eda tells her the curse is killing her, “don’t know how many days I have left.”

S1E06 moonlight conjuring. Bad: Eda has a gambling problem; needless friction between Eda and Luz for conflict; Eda as a pickpocket played for laughs, acting like all crimes are created equal. Good: kids are all flawed but cute; Willow insecurity moment; Gus’ bucket list; Willow and Gus trying to protect Luz from Eda’s punishment at the end. Also that guy who enjoys throwing kids off of cliffs, v funny. Tibbles the capitalist. Eda w/o magic getting captured easily (to get handed over to EC). Owlbert doesn’t (can’t?) transform to help. Amity is legit such a bully to Willow.

S1E07 Lumity. But setup begins with Luz, Eda, King; better going into it knowing which split ups occur. Eda and King babysit for BQ, amazing reluctant parent Eda; “joke” at end about empty nest syndrome w parallels to Eda’s Requiem. Luz explicitly interested in befriending Amity because of Azura. Amity blames Luz, calls her a bully (retracts at end); implications for Luz’s guilt later. Twins presented as cool; v mean; rule breakers; inconsistencies wrt illusion magic; revenge on Amity for tattling on them. Amity diary entries.

S1E08 starts with Boscha, Luz recognizes her as a bully (weird framing with Amity). Body swap. Don’t buy premise of them not being able to empathize with each other; series started off with us weirdos sticking together, nothing done to undermine that. Would’ve preferred seeing them bond together. Interesting take with King wrt woobifying/coddling/babying characters. Unfortunate implications wrt framing of King as an adult sentient pet like creature. King is Luz, doesn’t act less mature than her; how old is he supposed to be? Skara isn’t that bad even in this. Luz does spell circles as Eda. Her AND OWLBERT get arrested by the EC. Lilith shows up; scouts react to her presence, she does command respect. Overrides orders to send Eda straight to conformatorium, to try to brand her into EC instead. Show won’t commit to Eda’s crimes. Ep includes rat worms, crow phones. Ends with Eda swapping everyone, it is horrifying, wild magic is dangerous ig

S1E09 Mattholomew human appreciation club. Gus lies about Luz being unbanned. Willow Disapproves. Friction between Eda and Luz about Eda’s ability (interest) in teaching Luz magic. Eda talks to Bump; he’s cool with Luz but Eda has a long permanent record. More about illusion magic. Like how terrible Matt is. Skara gets dragged off by a griffin and later has a cute scene “friendship is the real magic” lol. Gus’ weird wristwatch. Ghosts are little purple goo things?? Luz upset that Gus lied. Why Gus lied: being younger than everyone is hard, you get ignored. Bump promises to not tell the EC about Eda, “I’m a principal not a stooge.” Willow went to help but didn’t get to do anything?

S1E10 OWLBERT YES. King treated like a child, younger than Luz. Eda out of commission due to curse flare up. Willow and Gus (they miss the bus to wait for Luz at Willow’s prompting). Parents get children places by giving rise on staff confirmed. Half-owl beast, Eda “suggestible”. King uses her; he should’ve known better. Potion doesn’t work. King snaps her out of it 😒. Love BQ. Love Owlbert plot. BQ was right. Willow and Gus sidelined again. Gus “became slightly traumatized. Hooray!” No closure on main 3; potions aren’t working on Eda’s curse anymore. Ends on BQ cute.

S1E11 King and Luz write Ruler’s Reach. Eda dealing with curse and Lilith. Lilith starts off looking for bloom of eternal youth for Belos? Eda goes to follow Lilith and she tells Luz she’s leaving to an undisclosed location for a few days and Luz is fine with that. Stakes are building gradually. Skara author fangirl. Premise of Luz and King seems off, framed as King controlling the story. But Luz seemed to be controlling it at first, neither seem good at collaborating. Fun commentary on creative industry. Sentient abomination? 12:06 (see also end of ep 9). Glimpses of s2 Lilith. Interesting look at her and Eda’s relationship: Eda saves her then pushes her over to get to the bloom first; ends on positive note with her waiting for Eda to choose to join.

S1E12 Luz is the one to ditch Eda and King this time, for Lumity build-up. Idea of Azura book club brought up. Amity is much nicer to Luz; the twins are much nicer to Amity. Magic requirement at Hexside. MENTOR EDA. She hasn’t taught Luz any new spells but she has been reading her books about wild magic. Same problem as Teen Abom? Thing where Eda’s teaching method doesn’t work for Luz. Luz steals Amity’s training wand and angers beast. Gets Eda and twins (parental?) captured. Amity cages Luz to keep her safe. That’s what forces Luz to take Eda’s advice and listen to nature. Meanwhile King brings toys to life so that they tremble before him. Hooty murders them (played dark). Love the lore, hate the plot.

S1E13 Luz’s Hexside entrance exam, v interesting. Eda offer for her to back out, Quitter Badge. King eating out of Hexside’s trashcans. Willow explains coven head banners. Basilisk impersonating EC official. Track system; rule book made by EC. Bump follows to get donation from EC. Crystal balls used by oracle track (not just tv) and contain future telling ghouls. Detention track (with Viney). Needs to wait a whole year to try another track? “Maybe you’d do better in a human school” from Bump. Peaks into other classes - oracle seeing to end of life. All of them in there for multitracking 😒. Willow and Gus pitted as antagonists. She is consistently the responsible one of the two. King teaches a class. Bump does try to protect Amity from basilisk. Bump 300 years until retirement joke. Glyph magic hurts basilisk. Bump character growth re multitrack.

S1E14 Really small problems. “ready for trauma” line. About a Ferris wheel that gives you nightmares. Eda profiting off of Luz the human as a freak show. Owlbert is back. Willow gets to take some initiative, is the responsible friend. King portrayed as a kid, younger than the others. Consistent anti-law message with the show. The crowd wanted to see kids eaten. King explains it as demons do crazy things when they miss someone?

S1E15 where did my notes go??? It’s understanding Willow. Willow is hilarious. Christmas-ish is canon. Angry inner Willow is great. There was something else I can’t remember. More about mindscapes? Willow remembers what happened in there.

S1E16 Grom. Starts with Luz re Camila (she’d be freaked out by the demon realm haha). Amity is reflexively mean, catches herself when it’s “Luz and co.” Eda says Luz is human, fragile, so condescending. That’s what motivates Luz to take Amity’s place. This has those good scenes of Luz lying to her mom about her emotions via text. If Grom isn’t defeated everyone on the island has to live out their worst nightmare. “What’s the fun in watching a kid get eaten by a monster if it’s my kid?” I love Eda. Willow is more popular/confident at school now. Gus as MC; calls glyphs human magic. Bonds with King. Immersion broken by annoying meta humor. Grom!Camila hits so much harder now. Lumity displaces touching Eda rescue. Love Skara. End bit with Camila, Vee sending her letters, so cute.

S1E17 sports. Boscha intro, parallels with Willow into in ASIAS? Willow is popular. Amity counters Boscha’s snide comments, she grew up from being obsessed with status and challenging competition. New type of ghost, looks like a ghost. Eda used to play grudby. Can’t reason with crazy. Boscha says Amity went soft after Grom. Not after understanding Willow? Boscha can get away with murder bc sports. Lilith is back. Hooty grabs her from the forest. She’s here to arrest Eda. The jacket Eda gave Luz is her grudgby thing. Skara is mean but only via background looks. Willow has never played grudgby before. Montage joke. Luz pushes too hard. Willow does a last second save like in ASIAS. Willow the realist I love her. Also more anger. Amity really got boring when she gets her crush thing. Eda beats Lilith at grudby, can’t go back empty handed, tell him I put up a good fight. Luz learns fire magic. Skara isn’t on team at the end; sits out bc Boscha rejected Luz’s forfeit? Or just alternate? Starts off good game Willow at the end I love her. Ep ends looking like Amity is joining the squad; deceit.

S1E18 so much plot omg. Kikimora: DOU is approaching, others have blind many rogue witches to covens. Hooty is such an effective intruder alarm. What happened to the magic repelling cloak? Owl beast forever fate worse than death. The kids are so brainwashed. Kiki is the emperor’s assistant. “Witches had access to corrupt knowledge and that dishonored the Titan.” So much. “Good luck with puberty” such good delivery. Belos is straight up consuming palismen in front of scouts and everyone. Also clearly bad health. Threatening Liltih. “Stripped of your rank and banished. You know what happens to covenless witches.” With the heartbeat. Hunter standing there covered head to toe absorbing all of this jfc. Willow and Gus are the best. Interesting. Lilith says “these decrepit relics are useless” when she destroys the healing hat, but Willow and Gus’ relics worked. I wonder if it really could have healed the curse. Scouts are definitely watching Eda and Lilith duel. Bs Eda “wasting her magic” before she knew Luz. Didn’t have to make Lilith go so hard just to up the stakes, have curse triggered some other way. Emotional takeout tho tbf. Owlbert rescues Luz. Interesting found family bit, Lilith “Eda is with her real family.” SUCH a downer ending I love it.

S1E19 the cloak “to a young witch from her proud mentor.” The dagger is back. Luz blaming herself. Lilith to Eda “this is for your own good.” Belos teleporting. Lilith says Eda will become “a useful asset to the coven.” Mechanical staff appears; he uses it to make Eda present in owl beast??? Luz the human on his radar, he wants the portal. Lied to Lilith “don’t be naive it’s the Titan’s will.” He tells her to destroy Owlbert; inconsistent? PERRY YES. Excuse for petrifying her is refusing to join a coven and attacking a coven leader lol yikes. Willow and Gus are talking on their scrolls. Luz hates Lilith. Luz blaming herself again. Eda wanting to protect her. We’re a family 🥺. “You have a family already. Go back to them.” Luz so vengeful against Lilith. [Lilith calls Belos the most powerful witch on the Isles.] Paints it as Eda as a kid worked harder than Lilith, not sure I agree. Apparently well-known Belos quote, “To be great you have to make sacrifices.” Flashback background appearance from Oralia and Alador. Owlbert used to prove Lilith is legit. Perry calls her “Head coven leader” Lilith (when she’s tossed in the petrification cage last minute. (But the spell only hits Eda.) Hunter shows up again at the end. Must be busy after this between the portal door and the “promotion.”

[rush to catch up]

S2E10 Yesterday's Lie hits so much harder now. There is so much to explore with Camila and Vee's relationship. Both when Vee was pretending to be Luz and the immediate aftermath before the others showed up. And then the ending with Camila and Luz. Brutal. Also wish we could have seen Luz and Vee's relationship develop in TTT. Do they consider each other sisters now?

[redbusters]

The Owl House: Season 2 Trailer and Poster Analysis/ Speculation

i wasn't sure i was going to make a post about this, but i had SO MANY THOUGHTS so here's everything that stuck out to me while i scrubbed through the trailer and looked at the poster.

firstly, this shot immediately tells us that the door will be important. as we know, belos is rebuilding it, and his plan clearly heavily uses travel to the human world. why is he so fixated on this? is it just part of the plan, or is there another reason? what are belos's motivations?

next, luz immediately appears in front of the door. firstly i'm so proud of her for her improvement it casting magic. secondly, it sticks out to me that when the door disappears, luz appears in front of it. this leads me to think about a lot of things. does belos need luz in some way to activate the door? how does this connect to the letters being sent to her mom? why was eda such a threat to belos in the first place? the curse is going to kill her, isn't it? why capture her and petrify her himself? it seems like a waste of time. why is he still apparently chasing them? is it his need for order or is it something bigger? this is all pure speculation but i think it's interesting.

this next shot interests me. eda seemingly can use magic to some extent, but we see her curse worsen as she does so. if you pay close attention, you'll notice this:

her non-grey eye changes slightly in hue. this just tells me that the curse is still getting worse, and they need to find a cure.

next thing i notice is we get this shot of amity. out of everyone in the intro, she doesn't get a cool animation showing off her powers, she's just the transition. this to me hints a bit at her possible reluctance to go against the emperor. knowing her parents, it's definitely going to be hard for her to get to the point where luz, gus and willow are.

next up, these 3 shots. a few things immediately jump out to me. firstly, we get a glimpse of each coven leader in the bubbles at the top. second, what seems to be our 3 villains besides belos. his right hand men, so to speak. we have lilith rise first, and she was our season 1 villain. then this mysterious owl mask person. i think this guy will be our main antagonist for season 2. his mask makes me wonder. what's his connection to owls, and by extension eda/the owl house? and finally, we see kikimora enter. i think she will be the direct threat to our protagonists for season 3. i will touch on these shots again later. we also see directly after this a shot of all 3 in belos's hand as a transition, symbolizing that they all are or were under belos's control. could this mystery person and kikimora perhaps be turned against belos the same way lilith was? only time will tell.

next, we get this shot of belos. this gets me thinking quite a lot. this shot is just really cool, but also the castle is featured VERY prominently in the shot. i'm guessing the titan will be a big deal in this one. also, do we get more hints of how the emperor's powers work? to me it looks like he's harnessing lighting directly from the sky. could this possibly lend credence to the theory that belos is a human? or does he need to use power directly from the island and from palismans for some other reason?

this part is where i think back to the villain shot from earlier. ive included an image from the season 1 trailer and the season 2 trailer. as you can see, the intro plays out almost exactly the same after this point except for two key differences. the one being pointed out here is the lighting. we switch from broad daylight to sunset. could this symbolize our transition into a darker story? but something my friend @sleepy-sphinx said got me thinking. " i bet [the] season 3 [intro] will have them at night". everything immediately clicked for me. we have three antagonists besides belos. three changes to the sky. and three confirmed seasons. this leads me to speculate that season 3 will be the last season of the owl house, ending similarly to how gravity falls did. this idea makes me sad, but I'd much rather it go out as it was supposed to than drag on for too long or end early. EDIT: according to dana's twitter, i was correct in this assumption! season 3 is the last season with 3 44 minute specials.

lastly before i get onto the poster, the final change to the intro. this is no theory thing i just think it's really cool that they changed the title card to fit with luz's new knowledge of magic :)

finally, the poster. there are a few things that jump out to me:

1: it is solidified again that eda's curse is clearly worsening. she doesn't have much time left and they need to find a cure.

2: lilith seems to be trying to reach out for her sister, but holding herself back. she seems to be improving, but lilith is not on the good guy side yet.

3: amity is once again separated from willow and gus. just more evidence that she will be harder to convince than gus and willow were.

4: mask guy is once again in shot, seemingly running towards our trio. this solidifies my theory that he is our main antagonist of this season, as a replacement to lilith.

5: and finally, the titan is featured very prominently, directly behind belos. it's definitely going to be important this season.

EDIT 2:

6: something i'm only just noticing now is that the holes in king's face match the skull of the titan. could this perhaps indicate that they are connected in some way? i'm not going to say king IS the titan yet, there's not enough evidence... but there's definitely something to this. it also explains the weird parallels king has had to belos.

that's pretty much all i've got! i'm looking forward to what the crew has in store for us this season :)

[discet]

Okay okay, weve talked about the majority of the main cast and how they are affected by Marcy (except for Willow and Gus which I think is an extremely interesting dynamic for this but I digress)

But what about Vee? How does she fit in with this? Does she try to take Marcy's place? Is she someone Marcy will meet in the castle? I dont know why but this thpught just occurred to me and I gotta know if you have an idea

So I did touch upon Willow and Gus (and King) in another ask, if you go to the blog and click the 'Marcy in the Boiling Isles' tag, that ask should be in there. In Any case, Context for this AU

As for Vee, I'd have to rewatch the episode they are properly introduced but iirc seeing Luz with Eda was what gave her the idea to come to the human world. So Marcy being so far removed from Eda in this AU would cut off that possibility, plus I like the possible drama of Marcy being actually missing in the human world.

So I think it goes like this. This would be late S1 or so, Marcy+Hunter Episode. This is sometime after the Basilisk attack on Hexside where Marcy and Hunter worked together to save the school. The Golden Guard is assigned to capture #5, an escaped basilisk. Lilith implies that he's being assigned do to his 'condition' (no magic to steal). Marcy overhears, cause of course she does, and insists on helping out in the hunt. Afterall she didn't get nearly enough time to study the Basilisk that attacked the school, and imagine how useful and powerful a magical draining ability could be for apprehending dangerous witches (at this point Marcy is passively on board with helping to catch Eda, especially after she has a run in with the Owl Beast in an earlier episode and understands why Lilith is so insistent on capturing her sister).

Hunter of course attempts to refuse her, but Marcy argues that as a human she was just as good a candidate for capturing the monster. Hunter is reluctant but at this point learned that the only difference from letting Marcy come along and forbidding her from joining was that Marcy would be on her own hunting the basilisk.

So they both head off to where they were the basilisk was last spotted and arrive on some town on the Wrist of the Titan. To connect it to an earlier episode, I think Marcy went out to the Wrist with Amity and Lilith in Ride Along. Surprisingly, people all seem to recognize and welcome Marcy openly. At first Marcy assumes that it was just some appreciation for the work she did with Lilith, but then it gets kind of weird. A lot of people seem to know her and are giving her cookies and other snacks and asking if she's faring well. Kind of like they're worried about her. It finally reaches a breaking point when a kindly old witch thanks Marcy for helping her with her garden.

Hunter and Marcy both get suspicious but eventually spot Marcy, another Marcy, in the market place, sweeping up some debris or dust or what have you for a store. The two Marcy's make eye contact and Vee bolts for it in fear of being recaptured by the emperors coven.

There's a chase and Hunter falls behind. During or after the chase, Marcy realizes that Vee is not a threat and more so that basilisks aren't monsters ruled exclusively by their need to feed. When Hunter finally catches up, Marcy tries to explain the situation and that they should report to the coven that Vee wasn't a danger.

Hunter informs her that isn't the mission.

Marcy is kind of shocked, being kind of sheltered to this side of the E.C. before this point. Vee realizing Marcy is on her side begs Marcy to not let her be taken, straight up shaking with fear.

Marcy tries to reason with Hunter but he cannot be swayed, telling her this was what the Emperor's Coven did. Protect the Isles from dangerous creatures like Vee.

Long story short a big fight breaks out between the two of them. Marcy using her Glyphs and potions while Hunter uses his staff. Its a cool fight and at some point Marcy creates some magical distraction (lets say a smoke bomb) and pulls Vee aside. Marcy has them swap cloaks and tells her to find a new place to hide. Marcy makes a run for it and Hunter grabs her, and then jeers at 'Marcy' that she could walk back to the castle if she wanted to play at traitor. It's only back at the castle when Hunter realizes the switch and is angry.

Marcy insists that it was wrong to capture Vee when she was so clearly scared. Hunter drags her towards Lilith saying she could explain that to her, though clearly looks conflicted.

When they actually get to Lilith, before Marcy can explain everything, Hunter covers for her. Saying the Basilisk had tricked them with shape shifting and had gotten away.

Lilith is disappointed and chides Marcy for butting in on the Golden Guard's mission, but they both get a slap on the wrist.

This moment of covering for Marcy is the first real action we see Hunter take against his loyalty to the Emperor or his Coven, and while their bond is now complicated by this event, the fact that Hunter covered for her and 'shared the blame' so to speak, has strengthened their relationship. Plush Marcy is now more skeptical of the Emperors Coven.

That was a fun, hope that felt like a solid answer.

[megaera-of-pigeon]

[Shining Nikki fan fiction, 3,447 words, superhero au concept courtesy of @deadcereus. Janus content courtesy of @just-love-nikki-things] 

Mercury stood outside of the door. In one arm, he was carrying a duffle bag stuffed so full it was straining at its zipper. In the other, he h​​eld a top-of-the-line luxury cat carrier. As he brought a fist up to knock on the door, he glanced down into the cat-carrier and caught the glowing golden topazes that were his cat’s eyes looking up at him.

He bit his lip and slowly lowered his fist. Was he really ready to do this?

It was much too soon, wasn’t it?

Did he really need to go to this conference?

Before he could manage to second guess his decision and get out of the building before he was spotted, the door flew open.  

“Mercury! You’re late! That’s unlike you.”

Mercury managed to tear his eyes away from Janus’ and meet the gaze of his younger half-sister. “Ophelia,” he nodded to her, banishing any trace of worry and allowing his face to settle into its comfortable frown. “Traffic was backed up.”

“Oh, no! The morning you’re to leave on your big exciting trip, too! Well, come on in; I’m all ready to see my pretty little nephew Janny-poo!”

Mercury bristled as he stepped into the apartment and kicked the door shut behind him. “I’ve told you not to call him that.”

Ophelia just grinned. “He likes it, though! Don’t you, Janny-poo?”

The cat in question, who’d been calmly sitting in his carrier for most of the journey like the well-behaved little gentleman he was, had perked up at the sound of Ophelia’s voice, and now started to claw at the fabric and meow in indignation. Mercury heaved a sigh and knelt down so that he could set the carrier on the floor and unzip the door. The second there was enough space open for Janus to get out, he scrambled his way out of confinement and dashed across the floor to jump into Ophelia’s waiting arms.

“Oh, I’ve missed you too, my little angel!” Ophelia cooed as she cuddled his cat into her chest and stroked his head. For his part, Janus seemed to return her greeting with a loud, rumbling purr. Mercury did his best to stamp down his jealousy at how openly affectionate his cat was acting towards his sister. It was just a fact of life that everyone loved Ophelia—animals, small children, all of their relatives. She couldn’t walk down the block without finding something or someone to befriend. It was her naivete that held the effortless charm that drew everyone in, and he’d long outgrown his envy of that particular characteristic. He had honed his own brand of ‘charm’ that served him just as well, after all.

As Mercury stood up and slid Janus’ bag off his shoulder, he happened to notice that unlike the last time he’d visited Ophelia’s apartment, there were about a dozen pairs of shoes sitting next to the front door. Several of them appeared to be thin, strappy heels, which didn't suit his sister’s style. He furrowed his brow and glanced around, and noticed some other things that had escaped his notice before: two coats hanging on the hooks; two purses sitting on the table. That was twice as many as one young woman needed.

“Is there someone else here?” He asked, gesturing towards the purses. She’d have told him if there was a girlfriend in the picture, and his sister didn’t strike him as the type to do a one night stand, so he was having trouble coming up with a logical explanation….

Ophelia’s shoulder tensed as she leaned down and released Janus, who strutted off to begin his inspection of the apartment. When she stood back up, her face had gone blank.

“Uh, yes. There is. Didn’t I mention? I have a roommate now. She moved in two weeks ago.”

Mercury gaped at her. “A roommate?” He’d never have agreed to leave Janus in an apartment with a stranger! He’d have at least had a background check done at first! “Please tell me one of your friends from London moved here and needed a place to stay, or something like that, and that you didn’t invite a random person to come live with you!”

Ophelia tucked some of her hair behind her ear and glanced at the floor. “Um. Well. I put up some flyers…”

Mercury took a deep breath and then exhaled as slowly as he could, but when he finally spoke, it was through gritted teeth. “Where did you put them up? How many were there? And what personal information were you publicly advertising?”

“I put up maybe half a dozen here and there… you know, the coffee shops down by the college, the student center, places like that. I just had my first name and phone number, not my address! They had to call for that—”

“You’re getting a new phone number,” he said firmly, glaring at her. “God, Ophelia, how could you be so foolish? Do you even know what types of dangerous people lurk in this town? For all you know, this ‘roommate’ of yours is one of them!”

“Calm down, Ashley is fine. And I’m not changing my phone number, that’s such a hassle!”

“We can talk about it later,” Mercury said firmly, although he was already planning on instructing his assistant to take care of changing his sister’s number once he made it to the airport. “Tell me why you decided to get a roommate in the first place. We never discussed this as an option when you were moving here.”

Ophelia shrugged, still refusing to meet his eyes. “I’ve been struggling to make the rent on this place with my budget. I can’t move to a cheaper part of town, because if my mum comes to visit and my living situation is not up to her standards, I’d never hear the end of it! You know how she is, she’d have me moving back to London before I could even defend my choices!”

“If you need money, you are to come to me,” he said sternly. “Taking care of your rent would be nothing to me, but instead you neglect to tell me there’s an issue and decide to invite a stranger off the street into your home? How irresponsible can you get!”

Ophelia scoffed. “You’re right, it would have been nothing to you. What about for me? I can’t come running to my brother to fix every little problem I have for the rest of my life, now can I? I’m an adult, I need to find my own solutions to things. That’s being responsible. The solution to making rent on this ridiculously huge apartment that you found for me is to split the burden with a roommate!”

Mercury opened his mouth to continue berating Ophelia for her ridiculous views on something as trivial as asking for his help, but before he could, his watch beeped, notifying him that he was running out of time to get going and make his flight. Despite his personal, feline-related reluctance to leave the city right now, this conference was one he couldn’t afford to miss. He’d have to deal with Ophelia’s roommate situation when he got back… although there was one thing that had to happen. “Where is this ‘Ashley’? I need to meet her before I leave Janus here.”

“Is that really necessary—?”

“The other solution is for you to go pack a bag right now, and go stay with Janus at my house for the week. I am not leaving my cat in the hands of someone I’ve never met!”

Ophelia glared back at him for a long minute, before finally sighing and looking over her shoulder. “Hey, Ashley,” she called. “Can you come here?”

A moment later, light footsteps sounded down the hall as the mysterious roommate approached. “What do you need now? Is your brother gone yet?”

The owner of the voice turned out to be a slender young woman with long, dark hair, and large, bright blue eyes. With her high cheekbones, symmetrical facial features, and full, red-tinted lips, she’d be considered conventionally attractive in most people’s estimation—but most people were incapable of looking past a surface appearance and judging what truly lurked beneath. And Mercury happened to know first hand that this woman’s angelic beauty was all a lie; she was none other than Lilith, a master manipulator and a scourge he’d thought he banished from his city long ago.

For her part, Lilith looked just as surprised to see him as he was to see her. Her eyes grew wide as she glanced between Mercury and Ophelia, and Mercury could almost see the wheels turning in her scheming little brain. After a moment though, her neutral mask fell back into place and she stuck out her hand. “You must be the big brother I’ve heard far too little about. I’m Ashley; I moved in with Ophelia not too long ago.”

“Ashley?” He tried a smile, so as not to make Ophelia suspicious of any prior involvement with her new ‘roommate’, but he couldn’t stop it from turning into a sneer as he shook her hand, squeezing more firmly than was strictly necessary. “And what brings you here?”

A sneer of her own pulled at Lilith’s lips as she returned his iron handshake with just as much force. “Just a job. I won’t bore you with the details; from what I hear, you’re quite busy. Don’t you have somewhere to be?” She nodded to the door behind him, and he decided that her smug little dismissal wasn’t going to do at all.

He dropped her hand and stepped back, his eyes never leaving Lilith’s. “Ophelia; I’d like to have a word with Ashley for a moment. I just need to make her understand the responsibility that comes with living in the same apartment as my… cat.”

Ophelia glanced between the two of them and seemed hesitant to leave them alone, but he gave her a pointed stare, and that was enough for her to clear her throat. “Alright, I’ll just go find Janus wherever he’s wandered off to so you can say goodbye. Uh. Be nice.”

Once his sister had disappeared further into her apartment, Mercury stepped closer to Lilith again so he could tower over her and hiss into her ear. “What the fuck are you playing at? You moved in with my sister?”

“Well I didn’t know she was your sister until two minutes ago,” Lilith snapped, taking a step back and crossing her arms while glaring up at him. “Trust me, if I had, I definitely wouldn’t have signed the damn lease.”

Mercury glared at her for a minute, trying to decide if he should believe her. Because honestly, what were the odds that his old, forgotten rival would move in with one of his family members? Although, no one at the League besides his assistant even knew he had a sister, as he’d hidden her existence for years, and Ophelia didn’t know what he actually did for a living, so it was somewhat plausible that this was just an unhappy accident. In either case…

“You’ll have to move out immediately.”

Lilith gaped at him. “What? No way! I just finished unpacking yesterday, and I already did all the paperwork—I can’t afford to break a lease!”

Mercury narrowed his eyes. “So whatever ‘job’ lured you back to my city doesn’t even pay well? I’m very curious to know the details.”

She scoffed and flipped her head to send her curtain of dark hair back back over her shoulder. “My life these days is none of your business, actually. As is who I’ve chosen to be my roommate. Trust me, I’m not stupid enough to do anything to your precious little kitten while Ophelia is catsitting. So you can go ahead and go now. We wouldn’t want you to miss your big photo op with the UN.”

“Your life became my business when you chose to involve yourself in my sister’s affairs,” he said through gritted teeth. “And that’s another thing—you can not say a word to Ophelia about our past or reveal my secret identity.”

Lilith blinked several times. “Wait… she doesn’t know that you’re Silver Boy?”

“It’s Silver Bullet now,” he snapped. “And no, she does not; I don’t like to bring my work home with me. She’s clueless, and she will stay that way if you know what’s good for you.”

Lilith furrowed her brow, but nodded slowly. “My past is dead and buried, so she won’t hear it from me.”

Mercury pursed his lips, but glanced at his watch. He would have preferred to keep talking so he could get more information about Lilith’s sudden return as well as impress upon her further the importance of keeping his secret from Ophelia, but he really had to get going this time.

“Hey, are you two done yet?” Ophelia asked as she entered the room again, this time with a wriggling Janus in her arms. “I thought you had a flight to catch.”

“I’ll have to leave in a minute,” Mercury confirmed, stepping closer to take Janus from her so he could say goodbye. Learning that Ophelia had a roommate and then Lilith’s reappearance had distracted him from his previous worries, but now they all came rushing back as he was moments away from stepping out the door. Janus leaned his head into Mercury’s chest and purred softly, and all Mercury could think of was how he was abandoning his son. They hadn’t been apart for any extended period of time since Janus had come home with him! If Lilith hadn’t been standing there, he would have told Janus that he loved him very much and would be back soon, that he was sorry to have to go and would rather just stay with him. As it was, he simply squeezed his eyes shut and pressed a firm kiss atop Janus’ head in between his ears.

“Cute cat you’ve got there,” Lilith said, and Mercury glared at her again. “How old is he?”

“About six months,” Ophelia answered as she reached out to stroke Janus’ fur. “Mercury found him when he was a kitten. Isn’t he just the best little boy?”

“You found a kitten six months ago, huh? I just bet there’s some great pictures of the two of you together back then.” Lilith smirked at him, and Mercury knew that she’d just figured it out. His grip on Janus tightened.

About six months ago, he—well, the superhero known as Silver Bullet—had raided an underground lab belonging to the evil scientist known as Gray Raven. After the fight, the League’s Media Liaison had shown up and had him pose for pictures holding some of the rescued animal test subjects—including a very young black kitten. After the photos, the League’s cleanup crew had taken all of the animals away so the results of Gray Raven’s experiments could be professionally monitored. It wasn’t until he’d gotten home that night that he’d realized the tiny black kitten he’d posed with had somehow snuck its way into his bag as he was leaving, and fallen asleep!

He should have notified his handlers immediately and turned the kitten over to the League like the rest of the rescued animals, but… he couldn’t bring himself to part with the little guy. So the kitten was named Janus and became his companion, and no one at work needed to know he’d gotten a cat. Ophelia had only found out after an unannounced visit shortly after that, which he’d never regretted, at least until now. Her mother had allowed her to have cats and other pets while growing up, an indulgence their father never allowed for him, so she had been able to fill him in on some of the knowledge he was lacking. It also meant that he didn’t have to trust a stranger in his home or consider boarding his precious cat when compelled to travel for work.

If he’d known Lilith would be in the picture, though…  

His phone buzzed in his pocket, and he knew it would be his assistant checking up on him to make sure he was on track to make his schedule. There really was no more time to linger.

Mercury sighed as he released Janus and tried to brush some of the cat hair off of his suit. He kept a lint roller in his car, so the rest of the evidence would be gone by the time he made it to the airport. “I really need to go now, but this discussion isn’t over,” he said, glancing at Lilith before fixing his gaze on Ophelia, who had the good sense to appear guilty about the shock she’d put him through at such an inopportune time. “I’ll see you in a week. Behave yourselves until then.” After a forced smile and quick hug from Ophelia, he turned and left. With every step he took away from the door, he was regretting his decision. It had been hard enough to agree to this when it was just leaving his cat with his sister, but now she was there!

He swore to himself that if any harm came to his cat or his sister and he could find the slightest bit of fault with her, then that demon woman would have hell to pay.

X

“So.” Ashley was standing with her arms crossed and was glaring at the door that Mercury had vanished through just minutes ago. “Your brother is Silver Boy.”

Ophelia took a deep breath and stood up from where she’d knelt to comfort Janus, who had started mewling in protest when his dad left, but had quickly been soothed when she dug out some cat treats from his bag. “Well he’s the Silver Bullet, now. The League rebranded him when he turned twenty.”

Ashley rolled her eyes. “Right. Rebranding. I’m forever thankful I ditched the League before I had to go through my own stupid ‘image update’. But regardless of what he goes by these days, did it not occur to you that this fact might be something I needed to know? We’re supposed to be partners!”

Ophelia crossed her arms to match Ashely’s stance. “You’re the one who said that just because we’re assigned partners doesn’t mean we’ve got to spill all of our secrets! You weren’t supposed to meet him in the first place, I told you to move your stuff from the entryway and keep quiet while he was here!”

She scoffed. “I forgot, ok? But this is a pretty big secret, a little heads up might have been nice! And he thinks you don’t know? What’s that about?”

“He and dad always made such a big effort to keep their identities from me when I came to visit, I didn’t have the heart to tell them mum had spilled the beans ages ago. So I played dumb… and so they just keep assuming that I am dumb. Anyway, it works to our advantage now, right? If I had been part of his Super world when my powers showed up, there’s no way I’d get a chance to complete the Justicar Trial with you. I know him; he’d have me carted off to the League and working as a registered Superhero on his team faster than you could say ‘Solar Flare’!”

“Right. Does Zoey know?”

“Zoey knows everything,” Ophelia confirmed, and Ashley finally relaxed her arms and shook her head.

“Well, as long as Ms. Butterfly is in on it, I suppose I can’t complain. She’ll have made all her little plans with him in mind. Your brother has no idea you’re powered?”

“None whatsoever, and it’s going to stay that way for as long as possible.” Ophelia tried to fix Ashley with a fierce stare to let her know Ophelia meant business. She knew she wasn’t nearly as capable of intimidation as her brother, but she had picked up a few things from him.

Ashley just scoffed. “No need to worry about him hearing it from me; I’d have been happy never to see his face again, and shall strive to avoid him as much as humanly possible while living with his sister. Next question: that cat. You do realize it came from an evil scientist’s lab, likely has some sort of mutant ability as a result, and will now be roaming freely around our apartment?”

That made Ophelia smile. “Yes, I know that, and understand where your concern is coming from, but there’s something you have failed to consider.”

“And what’s that?”

“He might be an evil science experiment, but Janus is also a very good boy.”

[nacregames]

General facts about the morning star RO’s? Alreast those that aren’t spoilers

You might want to check this for Lilith and Gab, this for Ara and this for Camus and Mac

But I'm gonna make a new list for all:

Lilith

Is very jealous in general, but especially of Camus

She has a hot temper and is merciless toward anyone who might be even slightly against Lucifer

Due to her mistakes of the past Lilith is reluctant in confronting Lucifer with their feelings; she's too scared of rejection

Camus

Knows of Lilith's jealousy and finds it cute; she's kinda like a little sister to him

Hopes that Lucifer has still some goodness left in them

Did I mention that he's a dad? Yeah? Well Camus is very sarcastic

Mac

Mac doesn't like his job nor the ppl around him

He's usually making fun of everyone and everything, but that changed ever since he met Lucifer; his life has become more depressing

He's weak as hell to puppy eyes

Falito

Since I changed the dynamic, I'm gonna reveal that Lucifer and Raphael were formerly friends too (all Archangel were like a big family)

As the angel of Love and Healing, he's often found guiding the helpless and often priests. But there's just as much hatred in him as there is love

If there's one person he hates more than Lucifer, it's Lilith

Gab

Gab is utterly loyal to God and there's absolutely nothing that will make her doubt them

She is however very interested in Lucifer and generally the Fallen. Humans too

She's a very pragmatic Archangel so even if she knows why people do things, she doesn't understand it (yeah it's contradicting, but so is she?

Ara

Was always the reponsible one in Lucifer's former angel gang and still is; that's why she was put in charge of all the Seraphim

She's lighthearted and doesn't like violence or forcing things

Ara gushes about almost everything

Paloma

She is very ambitious and determined and absolutely ruthless when it comes to her job; her colleagues are actually scared of her and she is not well liked among them

When it comes to naughty things however, her brain stops to work

Has daddy issues

[swiftletinthecloud]

Warrior Nun is a clutter fuck mess of wasted potential that makes me so sad and so mad at the same time. So much of the 10-episode season is wasted on filler nonsense for Ava’s teenage romance angst and the wannabe Bling Ring that’s dropped as soon as we’re done with them yet we wasted 7! 7! out of the 10 episodes on them! Why???  Also, expositions from Ava reading a book, Beatrice reading a book, Vincent reading a book, and Ava’s voice overs are so not necessary.  We could have had so much more time spent with the Sister warriors instead of the wannabe Bling Ring.  What little we got from the last 2 and half episodes are interesting and intriguing and should have been the thing that was dove into more throughout the series.  

For example, if Adriel is actually the devil who stole the Halo and the Tarasks have been trying to retrieve the Halo since the beginning, then does that mean that the Tarasks are the real angels here? Especially since there is the interesting fact of their skeletons being made of Divinium, which Adriel had used to make his armor in that very last flashback.  So then when the Tarask took Sister Lilith to its realm, was she taken to Heaven then and how she knew not to have the Halo be in the same room as Adriel?  Plus it seemed like Adriel had been influencing Dr. Jillian through her son and Vincent to build a gateway to Heaven so that he can use to go back and steal some more items like the Halo.

Also, are we just not going to talk about the Angel of Mercy killer Sister Frances that killed Ava and all the other poor orphans under her care?

And another thing, the Order of the Cruciform Sword is supposed to be this secret sect that’s a secret to the majority of the Church as well, but nobody bats an eye at the warrior nun clip Jillian released, Mary and Lilith fighting in public areas, Mary walking around with a sword looking for Ava, and the last battle of the season between the Sister warriors and Adriel in the middle of the fucking Vacitan City while everyone is there for the announcement of the new pope (sure everyone in the direct vicinity ended up possessed but still! - Also during that last moments there when Lilith told everyone to come closer, I seriously thought she and Ava were going to phase the 5 of them out of there, but nah, it was just so they would be in a cool pose for anyone to take a screenshot. The disappointment is real with this series.)?

The setup of Cardinal Burcetti as a potential big bad only to go psych! He’s a red herring and your run of the mill power hungry old man was also such a let down of a build up that even the betrayal of Father Vincent (expected) couldn’t make up for. Here I thought he really was the one who plotted to kill Sister Shannon and maybe even killed the old Pope (because really his death was a little too coincidental and convenient much), but nah he had absolutely no idea what Mother Superion was talking about and their last confrontation fell flat.

So much more of the series should have been spent on developing all of that and building on that world throughout the 10-episodes, but instead we get a lot of slow talking scenes, a reluctant selfish Chosen One running away for 7 out of the 10 episodes of the season, and teenage romance filler with the knockoff Bling Ring.

I pushed through all 10 episodes because I wanted to get to the good parts but I could have gotten the same amount of story from just watching episode 1, maybe 10-ish min of episode 4 to see the Sister warriors on a mission, maybe like 5 min of episode 5 when Lilith, Mary, and Ava confronted the Tarask that dragged Lilith to another realm, and then end of episode 7 through episode 10.

The trailer promised so much yet the actual show delivered so little of what was promised.

Favorite Characters In Order:

Sister Beatrice

Shotgun Mary

Sister Camila

Sister Lilith

Mother Superion

[ambrial-blog]

Behind Enemy Lines (Rising Serpent Overlord Striker AU)

Blitzo, the head of IMP was not entirely trusting of Striker. But was forced into working with Striker due to some unsavory circumstances that left his company bone dry.

Blitzo grudgingly work and supports the snake imp's cause not fully comprehending why the resistance was so close to Striker's heart. His main goal was finding Stolas: The Goetic prince was captured an enslaved by the resistance.

The Boss imp creeps down through the long a narrow corridors clutching a jar to chest as a light burn bright and swirls within. the red imp looks around, his heart pounding heavily in his chest. Being caught meant certain death.

Blitzo pauses his heart lurches into his throat as he quickly hides the container behind his his back. Listening to the eerie fizzing sound of the rattler. Blitzo turns sharply seeing a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring back at him.

Striker's southren drawl tickles the back of Blitzo's neck as he slithers through the shadows emerging from the shrouding darkness his tail swaying back and forth. His blessed handgun holstered at his side. He draws closer, and closer. forcing Blitzo to take a step back while trying to shield the container from view. "I've been look everywhere for you, Boss-man, where have you been hiding sugar-cube, thought we were partners he hisses why are you here?- in a place where you shouldn't be?" "well you found me says Blitzo- taking another step back. his back presses into the wall. "I got curious and wanted to see for myself" Blitzo answers.

Through working together Striker held many opportunities to sway Blitzo while attempting to open the murder professional's eyes

He openly sought on to IN doctorate Blitzo into the big four while secretly plotting Stella demise it was only a a matter of time before that harpy of a woman ran out her welcome. Striker was both the brute force and the intellect behind, operation Serpent as will as the gathering of the big four.

The other two being from Blitzo's past, Verosika: the Sucubus who secretly sought out to rekindle the relationship she had, with Blitzo. And, a blast from his childhood, a cold reminder that his sisters were no longer with him, the real Fizzouali. Who was the open wild card he had his own reasons for being here that concerned the former Harlequin. Unsure of his relationship with Blitzo if he wanted to help or hinder. Becoming, older brother, confidant silly friend, or did he want to claim Blitzo for himself?.

The only reason why he was here was to get answers.

Striker wants to covet Blitzo, taking him all the way to the top. Till the day he has Lucifer graveling on his hands and knees while Blitzo watches with malicious glee curled up in his lap their tails intertwined, Lilith's head mounted above his throne. As Charlie's severed head stares on clutched in his blood drenched claws: a horrific look frozen on her angelic features.

And when the day come when Striker strikes the name Ares Goeita from existence plunging hell into chaos. than so be it.

The In-Between a place where souls come to rest, before judgement. A place where no imp dare to tread. The influx of time. A Kassam full of emptiness that echoes with the disembodied voices of the damned. One Imp dares to defy all logic as he sets out to retrieve the kindred hearted Ares Goeita.

Only to be halted in his tracks by the power hungry serpent. Striker blocks Blitzo from leaving that particular room. The room's very essence pulsated with raw untapped powers. Knowing if he let Blitzo go, and the head of IMP was successful in resurrecting's of the Ares Goeita his future empire would fall.

He corners Blitzo, his tail snaking his way up Blitzo's leg coiling around his thigh until it rest on Blitzo's hips as Blitzo desperately tries to hide the jar from Striker's hypnotic gaze. "So you do have it" Striker purrs. Pulling Blitzo from the corner the red imp stumbling on his feet clutching the container to his chest careful not to drop it.

Striker pins Blitzo beneath him, believing that Blitzo was under a spell: that somehow even in this raw new form Stolas had control of his future mate. His hand slides up Blitzo's thigh his voice a low seductive hiss as his hand reaches for the container.

Blitzo snaps at his fingers with his teeth, pulling the container closer to his chest a feral hiss at the back of his throat. warning the wrangler to tread lightly and with trepidation

That one act forces the cowboy to make brash erratic decisions on how to retrieve the accursed object from one of his most trusted generals. "Now Darlin, I think your making a terrible mistake, I am not the enemy hear?. There is a reason why you should never enter the in-between Blitzo Striker growls holding Blitzo down.

"Let me go! "Blitzo growls an ivory glow in his eyes. Striker moves his knee up to Blitzo's groin before kneading it. "Come on Blitzy, lets drop the act hand me that container and I'll make you feel real good partner"

"Or don't and I'll make you, writhe in pain I'll tare you open, twist you in ways that you can't even imagine"

I'll pump you full of my seed, I'll fill you every night till you writhe with in ectasy"

"I'd rather die! hisses Blitzo spitting into his face.

Striker wipes the spit from his face before cracking Blitzo's wrists snapping his ankles and shattering his bones. Blitzo cries out in pain.

Each inflection more jarring than the next.

But the IMP Boss, still adamant about freeing Stolas clutches the container for his life. "You don't know what your doing!, your making a mistake Striker!" Blitzo yells through clenching his teeth in pain

Striker only hisses his irritation as his tail slithers up Blitzo's torso wrapping around Blitzo's wrists forcing the jar to fall Striker catches it with deft ease as Verosika and Fizzuroli arrive on scene hearing the commotion. Striker snarls at them handing the container to the Succubus, while Fizzuroli looks around whistling at all the damage the two caused. Breathing heavily Striker remains on Blitzo telling the others to take Stolas far, far away- from the in-Between and his intended mate.

Knowing fully well he couldn't get rid of the Ares Goeita but by controlling Stolas he could keep Blitzo at his side until he could rattle the vermin's cage as to where Blitzo had hidden his own damnable soul. Before joining the big four.

For now until he could get his answers that's how things are Stolas reduced into his raw demonic essence: a soul-like variant of his former self. Only to be locked away in Striker's war cabinet where the snake could keep an eye on him.

Blitzo was no longer permitted to walks these corridors alone. Flanked on either side by Verosika and Fizzuroli or Striker himself. Striker had more questions than answers at this time keeping Blitzo broken in body alone, chained to his side.

His promise of torture was carried out every night: Verosika shuts her eyes to the sound of Blitzo screaming. the harsh creak of the bed. She is starting to have her doubts. Along with Fizzoralii who starts to believe that Striker is going too far. They quietly plot to u-surp the rising serpent overlord. Fizzouali looked at his many doubles, He was willing to go to war to protect his former Harlequin against this rising threat. With the reluctant help of the broken IMP members, Moxie and Millie who stayed in business by the hair of their teeth. Verosika is able to learn the whereabouts of Loona and Princess Octavia, the last heir of the Ares Goeita who is the new bearer of her father's Grimoire.

Verosika tells Loony about how her father is treated by vexing snake imp, that has laid claim to him. and how thin a line she walks every-time she enters the bedroom chambers to give Blitzo a much needed bath and time alone to soak. She relays how painfully light, Blitzo is now. and how it hurts to hear Blitzo talk, his voice cracks his eyes seem to have darken.

Loony pays Moxie a visit. Lighting his ass up. showing him clips and pictures Verosika has taken of her father. As she begins to open their eyes to the many tortures Blitzo was made to go through. Its up to Verosika and Fizzuroli to Free Blitzo and Bring him back home. To what remains of IMP headcounters.

How long can the Succubus and jester play along? Will Fizzouali implore his army of Robo-Fizzes to help Verosika free Blitzo from the tyrannical snake. Or will he sell her out?

And how long, will it take for the Snake Lord to catch on?

[torimetaxas]

icariahq task: 40 questions

Describe your character in a few words.  Flexible, chill, affable, resigned, fun-loving 

What do you know about your character that they don’t know yet? Lilith Thompson has siblings with their own demigod children, and she’s met some of those children. Legitimately, she has no idea that Millie and Mike are her first cousins and that there are more cousins lurking out there. Oh, and that she’s not as stupid as she thinks she is. She’s not like a secret genius or anything, but she always thought that she was an idiot.

What are your character’s major flaws? She’s passive and can be a little careless. Her time-blindness is unmatched. Her house is a mess.

What would your character give their life for? Probably some stupid mistake to protect someone she considers family.

What is your character’s greatest asset? Adaptability. She’s great in a crisis. Need to suddenly bury a body? Call Tori.

What would completely break your character? Losing someone she loves, coming to terms with her feelings about her birth mother and how upset she is that she was adopted out and apparently never mentioned again.

How does the image your character tries to project differ from the image they actually project? There’s a lot more going on her head than she usually gives off.

What is your character afraid of? Having to confront her feelings of abandonment. Meeting Lilith. Dying alone. Falling into a volcano.

Where would your character fall on a politeness/rudeness scale? Uhhh, she’s a nice enough person, but she swears a lot and can be a little forward. Closer to rude?

If your character could choose a different identity, who would they pick? She hasn’t watched the new series or anything, but Carmen Sandiego is the shit.

In what or whom is your character’s greatest faith in? A good time.

What was the best thing in your character’s life? Probably ferrets

What was the worst thing in your character’s life? Finding out Mira exists and trying to figure out what the fuck Lilith was thinking.

What is a favorite flavor or smell of your character? Tori has a total sweet tooth and a fondness for super sugary things like pixy stix. She likes actual good food, but sugar is comforting.

What seemingly insignificant memories stuck with your character?  Trying to start a stamp collection and getting five stamps in before getting frustrated about duplicates.

What is your character’s secret wish? To have some more predictability in life. Just the right amount of predictability. Seems imposssible.

What is your character’s greatest achievement?  Shit. Maybe when she was in high school and her field hockey team got a big win?

What is your character’s deepest regret? Uhhh she doesn’t really do regrets very often. Probably agreeing to go on a date with Eli when she only saw him as a brother.

What is your character’s deepest disappointment? Not being able to help Phoebe out more while growing up

What is your character reluctant to tell people? Definitely who her birth family is. She hasn’t told anybody about them, and it’s kind of eating her alive. Also, she’s very good at keeping secrets.

What is your character hiding from themselves?  While she’s very chill, Tori is angrier than she thinks she is. She also isn’t really angry at Mira- there just isn’t anyone more convenient to represent her problems.

What makes this character angry? What calms them? Mira and Eli existing make her upset. She’s calmed down by her ferret and her friends.

List situations in which your character would not have control over themselves.  Having to have a real conversation with Mira. Being faced with familial truth. I’m serious when I say that Tori was happy to skate through life before the Thompsons came to town.

How strong is your character’s emotions? Controllable? Uncontrollable? She has a lot of control over expressing anger and sadness, but isn’t great about hiding her joy and gossip.

What wakes your character up in the middle of the night? Anything. She’s a light sleeper.

Describe a recurring dream and/or nightmare. She’s in line and can’t figure out why other than knowing it’s important. People keep cutting in front of her, and when she tries to cut too, they throw a fit.

Describe your character’s family. Her mother, Irene Metaxas, passed away four years ago. She has several half-siblings via Hermes, but is probs closest to Phoebe because they both grew up in Icaria. Her birth family are the Thompsons

Name your character’s favourite person and why. Probably Phoebe. She thinks her sister is super entertaining and also a total badass.

How many friends does your character have? A good bit; she was pretty popular growing up

How many friends does your character want? More would be chill.

How would a friend or close relative describe your character? Fun, welcoming, all over the place

Who depends on your character? Why? I mean... When she is employed, she is depended on to do a good job. Tori is your go-to gal in a crisis... not daily life.

Who does your character most want to please? Why? At this point, probably Noah and Ezra because she doesn’t want to get fired again.

How does your character feel about sex? She really likes sex, but is disappointed that she has some trouble finding people willing to do so with her. 

How does your character feel about romantic relationships? Nothing’s stuck, so she imagines that it never really will.

If your character had to live in utter seclusion, what six items would they bring? A really big book she’s never read, good sleeping bag, an axe, some sort of book on survival, a lot of sunblock, tent

What is your character’s most noticeable trait and most noticeable physical feature? She’s got strong chill energy and a persistent smirk

How does your character feel about work? Cursed endeavor

Write one headcanon. Tori is big on soaking gummy bears in alcohol and almost always has some lurking. If you’re good friends with her, you should know that the gummy bears are always boozy and she wants you to have them.

Write one additional thing about your character. Tori could use some more hook-ups and fwbs. She is definitely my character who is best in bed (yes, I can rank them without wanting to write anything nsfw out. idk shoot me a message if you can’t guess the order), so help a girl out.

[ajaasiopaoo]

prompt: madam s and zelda are obligated to spend some time together and realize that they actually like each other

Sorry for the delay, here you go!

Today is a very special day for Sabrina Spellman, because today is family day. Well, it’s just a day she made up but she miss spending time with her family. Being a half mortal and half witch isn’t easy especially when she is attending two schools.

But today is all about her family and only her family, school works, projects, etc. will be forgotten for the day, the young witch will focus on her family first.

They were at the Greendale park, having a little picnic. Ambrose, along with his boyfriend Luke was playing frisbee with Sabrina’s mortal friends. While her aunt Zelda and Hilda sat down on one of the tables that was available. Hilda brought some of her delicious snacks for them to eat for later and Zelda is playing peekaboo with baby Leticia.

“This is nice, the family spending the day together,” Zelda said with a smile. Hilda chuckled, “Yes it is. Thank you for this love,” Hilda smiled at Sabrina.

“No problem, auntie. I know I haven’t been spending some time with all of you but I hope this day makes up for it,” Sabrina muttered. “Oh Sabrina, we understand why you’re so busy and it’s fine. We’re just glad that you haven’t completely forgotten that we’re still here,” Zelda waved her hand off in Sabrina’s direction.

Sabrina chuckled, she knows her aunt missed spending time with her, the ever hard Zelda Spellman just won’t admit it.

“Oh sorry I’m late!” A voice behind them say, they all turn to look and see that it was Lilith. The mother of demons.

“What are you doing here?!” Zelda asked coldly, glaring at the demoness in front of her. “Sabrina invited me,” Lilith said with a smug smirk that Zelda just wants to wipe off her face.

“Now, now auntie Zee. I know Lilith is a dangerous and manipulative bitch but she wants to make up for what she did. So I invited her, in that way she can really prove to us that she’s sorry,” Sabrina tried to explained, hoping that her aunt won’t explode.

“The more the merrier,” Hilda chuckled with a smile. “Hilda!” Zelda gasped, glaring at her sister. “What? Let’s give the dear a chance, Zelds. Maybe she really is sorry for what she did to us,” Hilda shrugged.

Zelda remain quiet and focus her attention to baby Leticia who is now eating her tiny fist. Lilith sat down besides Zelda and watched as the eldest Spellman interact with the babe.

Sabrina and Hilda glanced at each other, both thinking the same thing. Sabrina cleared her throat and slowly stood up, along with Hilda.

“I’m going to play with Ambrose and the other’s,” Sabrina made an excused.

“A-And I’ll go with you,” Hilda said. Both women quickly took off before the redhead witch could even protest. Zelda huffed, feeling annoyed by Lilith’s presence.

“She is one beautiful baby, Zelda. What’s her name?” Lilith asked. Zelda glance at Lilith and back at Leticia, her features softening as the little one smiled at her. “Her name is Leticia,” Zelda smiled.

“May I hold her?” Zelda bit her lip, reluctant to give Leticia to the demoness. “Don’t worry Zelda, I don’t harm little ones. I’am a mother of demons,” Lilith assured the witch.

Zelda nodded and carefully handed Lilith the baby. The mother of demons gasped as baby Leticia gave her an innocent sweet smile that could melt a cold heart. “She is so precious,” Lilith breathed out.

“I forgot what it feels like to hold a little one,” Lilith muttered.

“What about your children?” Zelda asked.

“They grow up too fast, and when they do they forget their mother.” Lilith gave the redhead a small smile. “No mother deserves to be forgotten by their children,” Zelda said softly, placing a hand on the demoness shoulder she gave a small squeeze.

Baby Leticia started crying, Lilith cooed down at the baby in her arms trying to soothe her cries. “Shh, it’s okay. Look your mommy Zelda is here,” Zelda’s eyes widened.

She smiled at the demon queen and sat closer to Lilith, resting her head on Lilith’s shoulder while holding baby Leticia’s hand. “Shh, it’s okay Letty. Did big ol’ mean Lilith scared you?” Zelda pinched Lilith’s shoulder and the demon queen played along and pretended to be hurt and made a funny face, making Leticia giggle.

“Now there’s that smile your mommy loves! Who’s a beautiful girl? Yes you are!” Lilith cooed at the baby, she turn her head to the side to look at Zelda who was still resting her head on her shoulder. Their nose touching of how close they are, Zelda’s cheeks turned pink at the closeness.

“You’re actually not that bad,” Zelda whispered.

“I’m glad you think that,” Lilith whispered back.

Zelda smiled and Lilith’s cheeks turned pink. Zelda is one beautiful witch, and her smile alone can brightened someone’s day. Lilith started to feel something warm inside her chest, a feeling she’s not familiar with and only Zelda Spellman can make her feel that way. Zelda felt the same towards the demon queen, she’s scared but at the same time, she enjoys the feelings Lilith brings out in her.

Maybe Zelda doesn’t hate the demon queen after all. She’s annoyed by her yes, but hate is such a strong word and she doesn’t feel that kind of emotion towards Lilith. Deep down, Zelda admits that she likes the demoness.

Meanwhile, Lilith is happy that Zelda thinks differently of her now. The idea of Zelda being friendly towards her made Lilith feel all warm inside. She likes the feeling, and most importantly she likes the witch who has made her feel these feelings.