#rook x lucanis x spite //

[berensreverie]

how dare, Lucanis!!

[void-bitten-ghost]

Spite seeing Rook crying in thier sleep and immediately waking up Lucanis because comfort Is Not His Thing but Something is making THIER ROOK CRY. FIX IT.

He watches carefully as Lucanis soothes them, feeling his more benevolent nature resurface as he Very Determinedly takes notes

[annoyed-galaxy]

Another fun thought I have about Lucanis/Spite and Rook.

Spoilers for Lucanis romance

Rook and Lucanis obviously need sleep at some point and since Lucanis and Spite come to an agreement, Lucanis can start to sleep some more. I find it funny how the post-Fade romance scene, Rook just says they can play cards with Spite or something (like Spite wasn't there the entire time they were doing the deed). However, what happens when Lucanis and Rook do actually sleep?

I like to think that Spite just holds Rook. Lucanis is asleep and he has free reign of the body for as long as Lucanis is asleep. Normally he would sleepwalk and wander, but he likes holding Rook. You'd think maybe he'd get bored of lying in bed, doing nothing, but not really. He loves Rook so much and doesn't want to let go of them. He's so possessive that in the moments where both Lucanis and Rook are asleep, he just lays there holding Rook and cherishing the moment to have them in his arms. To be able to hold and touch them.

Anyway, I just love the dynamic these three have and absolutely love imaging my Rook handling both of his boyfriends according to their needs.

[cosmiccrushes]

when you find out rookanis made ao3 top 100 fastest-growing ships

xxx

here's the link to the stats if you wanna check it out

xxx

And you can find me here while I'm at it 💞 🐦‍⬛😈

[pomegranateruin]

rook can be shared

full on priv twt

[meenahray]

Happy Valentines Rookanis people UwU

Enjoy the view Lucanis has having to look up at Rook all the time hehe. Spite isn't being helpful either. I love this meme format a lot.

Some screenies of the height difference and how pretty my Rook is(I'm biased) under the read more.

[pinka-pink]

Ahahaha

[viasolaris]

what if i was the duke of toissant and you were my loyal guardsmen miaoow

[saessenach]

I'd be the voice that urged Orpheus when her body was found,

I'd be the choiceless hope and grief that drove him underground.

Rook, Spite and Lucanis together because what is Inner Demons if not a funky little katabasis into the self.

[artemisiavulgaris1114]

this is maybe a wild take cause I know there are a lot of Lucanis/Rook/Spite truthers out there and I fully support that interpretation and think it's wholly valid.

my personal headcanon is that Spite is intrigued by this whole "love" thing they got going on and he starts studying it, trying to figure out how he can manipulate and direct it to his advantage. he ends up learning things like healthy communication, compassion and interdependence in order to try and help facilitate and nurture their relationship. he recognizes their bond only strengthens their individual traits, he's interested in this whole 1+1=3 thing. he just wants them to love each other because as it turns out, it directly benefits him.

now... that is some relatable shit. they've just become his blorbos. spite freaking out internally for the majority of the game like "NOW KISS DAMMIT!!!!1" yeah buddy, we feel you

[maythedreadwolftakeyou]

i'll be honest i think spite would actually be entirely disinterested in sex/romance (it just falls outside his purview). but we can all agree if he did care to participate the only kink he'd be into is orgasm denial

[clairedelune-13]

Oh, dear, here I am overthinking again.

During that scene, when his wings come out?

There are two possibilities as to why that happens.

1. He’s getting excited.

OR

2. Spite wants to join.

[cosmiccrushes]

This Isn't A Good Idea

Lucanis x Rook x Spite || 1.5k words

on ao3 too

summary: just a little scene expansion. couldn't resist thinking about what Lucanis and Spite went to talk about after that almost kiss.

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Lucanis shudders back into his body, standing in his room. He shakes his head to clear the layer of fog over him. Rook is several paces away, watching. 

“Rook?”

“You were sleepwalking.” 

“Spite was sleepwalking.” Insufferable demon. 

“He didn’t go anywhere. Nothing happened,” Rook offers, as if that makes up for what his negligence has allowed. 

A frustrated twitch of Lucanis’ head. “I didn’t want you to see that. Again.”

“Nothing I’m seeing makes me want to look away,” Rook replies, a soothing balm to his anxiety. 

“How do you always do that?” The marvel filters through his words like sunlight. Threatening to illuminate what should remain in the dark. 

“Do what?” She asks, brows scrunched in confusion. 

“Break apart my perfectly gathered clouds of doom.” He gives her the truth, which he so often subterfuges to hold her at arm's length. “You deserve better than to deal with my mess.” A warning, a plea. 

A glint sparks in Rook’s eyes. “You’re more than what you’re going through. And you wear it well.” A heat bubbles beneath her words, warming his blood.

“This isn’t a good idea.” Lucanis steps towards her anyway, a demon pulled in by the thing it craves. 

“Sometimes a bad idea is better.” Her voice crackles over him, smoldering charcoal on the coldest night.

“You like to walk a little close to the edge.” Lucanis’ voice drops low of its own accord. He leans into her space, places his arm against the wall by her head. A physical barrier to hold his distance from her. He does not feel his usual control over his actions. It’s the wanting guiding him now. He’s so tired of fighting it. She makes it so hard to fight it, with those eyes always looking at him as if she sees him, all of him. 

Rook matches him, leaning in, a seductive smile curling her lips. She taps a finger to his chest. “So do you.” 

“At least I know I’m doing it.” Does he, though? Know what he’s doing right now? As his head tilts to meet Rook’s. As he inhales her sweet, earthy scent. 

Melon…and woodsmoke, Spite whispers. A thrum of pleasure radiates off the demon, blending with Lucanis’ own elation in the moment. 

Lucanis halts, drawing back from Rook. “I…need to clear my head.” He walks backwards away from her, horrified with himself. “Excuse me.” 

He exits before she can respond, not looking back. He can’t bear to see if there is hurt on her face, anger, or perhaps just a sorrowful resignation. He grows weary of denying himself, but he’s not sure what he would do if she ceased giving him something to deny.  

Lucanis walks briskly, climbing the stairs to the balcony outside of the dining hall. Air, he needs air. He needs to chase away the smell of Rook lingering on his skin. 

Spite hisses his frustration against Lucanis’ teeth. Why. Did you leave? 

Lucanis ignores the demon, hands gripping hard onto the balcony’s railing.

We want Rook! Go back to Rook! 

“No! You don’t get to want anything. You don’t get to have anything!” Lucanis’ jaw hurts from how hard he grits his teeth. 

Why. Deny us this? Spite asks, genuine curiosity in his question. 

It is not safe for her. Lucanis can’t believe he’s having an argument about a woman with a demon. 

At first, he had tried not to pay attention to Spite’s growing obsession with Rook. But whenever he was in the same room as her, Spite was there, banging against his mental cage, demanding to speak to Rook. Bloodying Lucanis’ nose when he refused the demon. Even when Spite was quiet, Lucanis could feel him tracking Rook’s movements. A hunter stalking unsuspecting prey. It chilled Lucanis’ blood. He didn’t know what Spite’s intentions were and he refused to give the demon the chance to act upon them.

This couldn’t keep happening. Lucanis could not lose control over Spite. Nightmare visions of surfacing to consciousness, finding himself hovering over her unmoving body haunted his every waking moment. You didn’t get to kiss a woman you were secretly terrified of murdering in your sleep, Lucanis reprimands himself. 

Why not…it is what…you want, Spite coaxes. Smells so good…

Like melon and woodsmoke, Lucanis registers Spite’s earlier whisper. 

“Stop smelling her, demon.” Lucanis wants to bash himself against closed fists. Anything to dull the demon's leisurely stroll through his mind and senses. 

Can’t stop…you won’t stop…

Lucanis sighs. Therein lies the crux of his problems. Was it Spite who was obsessed with Rook…or him? Did Spite’s eyes follow her in every room, or did Lucanis’? It’s not the first time he’s faced this revelation. 

From the moment Rook broke into his watery prison, he'd been intoxicated by her. A woman so fearless that she dared to stand against gods. Her own gods, even. Dared to believe in others to do the same. She'd come for the Demon of Vyrantium. When she found a literal demon in his place, she did not bat an eye. She has never once looked at him like he is an abomination. 

Yes… Rook understands us, Spite persuades. 

“That doesn't mean anything! It's my responsibility to protect her.” As a fellow Crow, of course. Viago would take out his own contract on Lucanis if anything happened to Rook. Then Viago would fulfill it himself, slowly. 

Protect her? From what? Spite sounds so earnestly surprised by this that it gives Lucanis pause. 

“From your spite.” Lucanis feels mildly absurd, reminding a demon of its nature. 

Another hiss from Spite. I do not want to hurt Rook! 

Lucanis wishes he had a mirror so he could stare at the demon behind his eyes. “Then what do you want?” Lucanis asks cautiously. He’d assumed that, even a demon infatuated, would not diverge from its inherent nature.   

Spite’s contemplative grumble rumbles through his mind. Melon and woodsmoke… The demon breathes. Venom and vengeance in her heart…

Lucanis waits but Spite says no more. So you like the way she smells…and her anger? 

Spite hums his affirmative. We like our blades…striking with hers. We like our malice…drawing blood.

This, Lucanis has felt too. How their steps synced in a dance of retribution against the Venatori. Every swing of her blade a wrathful reckoning. Lucanis caught himself daydreaming more than once about what it might be like to take a contract with her after all of this was behind them. What it might be like to take every contract with her.

An unfamiliar and alarming feeling for Lucanis to deal with. He didn't think of people like this, with yearnings for long term plans. By the time he caught himself in daydreams of Rook, it was too late to unravel whether he or Spite had felt it first. It hardly mattered anyway, it didn't change what Lucanis felt and it couldn't change what he must do about it. Which was nothing.

You're scared, Spite observes. 

“I'd be a fool not to be wary of a demon,” Lucanis snaps back. 

True, Spite acquiesces. But not…with Rook. I would not hurt her. The demon pauses for a moment. I would not hurt something…so important to you. 

Lucanis is baffled. “Why? You are Spite. It's in your nature to hurt.” 

Spite is silent for so long Lucanis thinks he won't answer. Then the demon materializes next to him. A disturbing, shadowy replica of himself. 

This is why, Spite gestures to himself. We are trapped. Together. Hurting you so deep, Spite growls, tossing his head. Would hurt me. 

Lucanis watches him thoughtfully. “It would hurt you, because you care about Rook too.” 

Spite bares his teeth but doesn't disagree. Rook knows us. We trust Rook. Rook is ours. 

Lucanis can feel Spite’s possessiveness flow through his own veins, twisting around his heart. “She's a person. You don't own someone.” Lucanis chastises. 

Then what? Again Spite's curiosity is so solemn that Lucanis can't help but laugh, short and rough. 

“Mierda. I don’t know,” he answers honestly. “I've never–” He swallows hard. “It's only ever been Rook.”

Only Rook, Spite echos, nodding his head. 

Lucanis turns, leaning against the wooden railing. “Of all the things to have in common with a demon,” he says, shaking his head. 

We can go back to Rook now? Spite asks eagerly. 

“No,” Lucanis says sharply, earning him a howl of outrage. “Like I said, this isn't a good idea.” 

Rook likes bad ideas! Spite yells indignantly. 

The demon certainly isn’t wrong about that. But at least this was one bad idea he could prevent.

Rook. Gets. To choose. Lucanis hates how Spite isn’t wrong about this either. It should be Rook’s decision. It’s not Lucanis’ place to make it for her. But the thought of revealing this strange reality to her petrifies him.  

He sighs, leaning forward on the railing, the wood edges digging painfully into his elbows. How was he to explain to Rook that not one, but two demons have fallen in love with her?

[vorchagirl]

Kash De Riva has some very real and intense feelings for Spite.

She juuuuust doesn't know it yet!

😈🫦❤️‍🔥

[pinka-pink]

Yeah

[mothdogs]

“Anyone in here?” a young elven man asked, stepping into the chamber. When his eyes landed on Lucanis, his eyebrows pulled together and his expression darkened. He put up both hands, showing them to be empty, although there was a longbow slung across his shoulders and a half-full quiver riding low on his waist.

“Mythal’enaste,” the elf whispered.

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The story of how an assassin won the heart of a hapless hero--and vice versa. Explores my Veil Jumper Rook's slow-growing relationship with Lucanis throughout the events of the Veilguard, from the Ossuary to the final battle and beyond. POV alternates between Rook and Lucanis, with some Spite thrown in to keep things fun. This fic contains spoilers for the entirety of the Veilguard, and follows the events of the game pretty closely, with some missing scenes/interludes thrown in. Eventual smut with a happy ending.

The first 16 chapters of my RookCanis fic are available now! It’s about 2/3rds of the way done. My plan is to put out a new chapter roughly every two weeks, so remember to subscribe for updates! ☺️