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evierena · 4 years ago

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The Brothers eavesdropping to MC accidentally confessing their undying love for them. Part 1.

INTRO

MC was having their monthly catch-up call with their best friend in the Human Realm. At first, their friend could not believe the situation MC was living, but after a few calls they had finally come to accept the whole "I was summoned to Hell, but it's called Devildom, and now I have to live with 7 hot demon brothers and they are actually kinda nice" situation (yeah, Levi would be proud of my naming skills). Anyhow, during this specific call MC was filling in their friend with the latest update on their newfound feelings for one of the brothers, not knowing that said brother was actually outside their room, eavesdropping! And then, their friend asks "What is it about him that you love so much?"

What did MC respond? How did that brother react and what did he do with that information? Well, let's see...

Lucifer

- He was doing his nightly rounds, making sure everyone was in their room, and when he passed by your door he caught your laughter and he stopped for a second, just to absorb the sound and allow himself to relax a little. Then, out of the blue, he heard you saying: "I think I'm in love with him".

- Well, that was unexpected. He would never admit to anyone the way his heart skipped a beat for a moment there, and absolutely will never let you know that those simple words could stir such feelings within him.

- And then, with his demon senses, he heard another voice coming from your room. "Why? What is it about Lucifer that you love so much?"

- Now, for him, the world completely stopped moving, he put all of his demon hearing to work and capture every little sound around him, even his heart stopped and his blood froze in his veins to allow more silence around him.

- "He takes so much pride in his family, you know? In his position as the protector of his brothers and as the right hand of Diavolo, at first I thought that was it" you said, unaware of the petrified demon outside your door. "But now, I've come to love not just that. I love all the sides Lucifer has shown me, vulnerable, sick, angry, sad, stressed even murderous. He makes me feel motivated to be better, to strive for more, and I feel so proud knowing he trusts me that much. I just love him"

- After that, Lucifer's heart started beating like crazy in his chest, his blood running rampant through his body, and almost all reason escaped his mind. Almost.

- He managed to compose himself but he couldn't help the smug grin remaining in his face.

- Lucifer went back to his room after hearing your accidental confession, although he couldn't sleep thinking about his next move.

- For the following days he started to ampp up his game. He was always smiling at you, asking you to be by his side a little longer each time, lingering gloveless touches everywhere, he wanted to feel you and for you to feel him.

- You thought you were going crazy for sure, you didn't want to put your hopes up, but you couldn't help the throbbing sensation he provoked everytime he came a little closer a little longer, the flirty remarks, the intense stare and the knowing smile everytime you met his ruby gaze.

- So, finally, you went to his room in the night, determined to confess. And before all the courage you managed to gather escaped, you didn't even wait for him to completely open his door before spilling your heart out.

- "Lucifer, I'm in love with you!" you said closing your eyes, afraid of his reaction.

- But he lifted your chin to face him properly and you were welcomed with a smug smile and "I know" from his lips before he stole your breath in a deep heated kiss.

- In conclusion; after knowing you loved him, Lucifer intoxicated your mind with him until you confessed directly, so he could rely his own feelings to you.

Mammon

- It's a bad habit of his to just barge into your room without announcing himself, however, after so many times of you begging for him to just say something before entering, he finally remembered.

- So, he stopped himself on his tracks before doing exactly that, and that was all it took for him to hear your conversation with your best friend.

- "You are a moronsexual, I'm telling you"

- The heck is that?

- Mammon was completely confused, who was a moronsexual? What is a moronsexual? Is that something he could sell? Now, he is interested and waiting for your answer.

- "Shut it, don't call him a moron, 'kay? Besides, I don't see any problem with being in love with Mammon"

- Whoa, whaaaat? Who is in love with Mammon?... Wait, no, Who wouldn't be in love with THE Great Mammon, right?

- Mammon pressed his ear against your door, thinking he could hear better that way, but really it just suffocated the noise, and then he remembered he could just tuned his hearing. He was also beet red by that moment, internally thanking that none of his brothers could see him like that, he would never hear the end of it.

- "But, really MC, what do you love about Mammon?"

- Mammon catched his breath abruptly, remaining as still as possible.

- "Well, I love him because he's Mammon, and that means that I'll never be bored with him, and that he'll always be there for me when I need him, that I can trust him with my soul and he would never let me down. I love him because he is so generous even when he pretends he isn't, he is so sweet and cute but also really cool, and he is a total tsundere but he has opened himself to me, and everything about him is so complex and simple at the same time, I just... I love Mammon"

- You, my sweet MC, have officially broke Mammon.

- All of his blood was in his face, his heart was going rampant, his mind absorbed your words but couldn't understand what they meant, he was both ecstatic and terrified.

- And since he stopped functioning, he didn't realize you were walking towards the door until you opened up to stumble upon a teary eyed, flushed and very embarrassed Avatar of Greed.

- You knew he listened, there was no other motive to his state.

- Mammon stared at you intensely, deeply and loving and your face blushed as furiously as his. You finished the call with your best friend in stuttered, barely comprehensible words, and started fidgeting under Mammon's gaze.

- "Mammie?"

- You see, his brain wasn't aware that he was staring at you like that, he was just marvelling at how beautiful and precious you were. He was remembering all of your conversations; the way you always stood up for him, how you were always smiling at him, and that you never degraded him at all. And when you said his name he snapped back to reality.

- Then, in a both usual and unusual Mammon way, he launched himself at your arms in a very tight hug. Like you were his lifeline, and let's be honest, maybe you were, but he was yours just as much.

- "I love ya' MC" he muttered next to your ears, causing you to hold onto him even more.

- "I love you more, Mammie"

- "Nah, I love ya' much much more"

- And now you were in a duel to see who loved the other more, that eventually led to admit that you both loved each other and that was enough.

- You both spend that night in your bed, simply enjoying the other's warmth, pouring your love to your heart's content.

- And if you ever think that he will be separated from you ever again, you are terribly mistaken.

- Not that you minded, tho.

- In conclusion; Mammon would not wait another second away from you after hearing that you also love him as much as he loves you.

Leviathan

- Boy was going over to your room, to invite you play a new game he had just bought. As always, he had to take a second before knocking on your door to convince himself he wasn't being annoying.

- Then he listened to your rambling.

- "I feel so lightheaded when I'm with him, and I can't stop replaying everything on my mind when I'm alone, and I'm afraid he'll notice and be weirded out that a normie like me is head over heels for him"

- OMFF (oh my f***** father) what is this?? Is this like that time in "I accidentally eavesdropped on my normie best friend and discovered they're in love with me, how can I confess to them without being creepy?" (Ok, Levi would not be proud of my naming skills) no, no, no, waaaait, this could not be possibly be about him. Oh, no, you couldn't have possibly fallen for a yucky Otaku shut-in like him, there's no way... Right?

- "So, tell me, MC, what is it about this Leviathan that you love so much?"

- He was already sweating and trembling, but his heart definitely stopped for a concerning amount of time. If he wasn't a demon, he would most likely had already passed out right there and then.

- "I love how passionate he is, and how he always respects my privacy and he waits until I'm ready to talk, he doesn't pressure me into nothing, he gives me my space, I love how he can talk about what he likes so earnestly. I love that sparkle in his eyes when he's winning a difficult game and his razor focus when he is being really challenged by something. I feel so happy with Levi and I just want to make him see himself through my eyes so he could just stop belittle himself".

- Leviathan.exe has died. That's it.

- He literally passed out the moment those words came out of your mouth, so you heard a loud thud right outside and you found Levi face first on the floor.

- Nervousness is short to what you felt during the agonizing time he took to actually give any signs of being alive.

- When Levi woke up he didn't understand why was he laying in the floor of your room, but the moment his memories came flooding back he stand up and try to run away, his face a blushing mess.

- And as much as you wanted to stop him and apologize, you let him go, because he was clearly not ready for that conversation.

- So, a week passed and everyday you tried to contact him to no avail. Until you were finally done with playing hide and seek, you marched firmly (only in your mind 'coz you were shaking like a leaf) to his room and practically forced yourself in.

- The conversation went as you would think, stuttering, muttering, blushing messes both of you while confessing face to face your feelings for the other.

- And finally, after reassuring him, that yes, this is real, and yes you do love him, him, Leviathan, Avatar of Envy, not one of his brothers or anyone else but just HIM, he accepted your love.

- Levi gathered all of his very little confidence and went for a slight hug.

- In conclusion; this snek boy needs time, and a lot of reassurance to accept the truth and realize it's not a dream, you also love him.

Satan

- He was trying to retrieve one of the books he had lend you to study for your classes, but just before knocking on your door, he thought to himself to better do it tomorrow, it was already late and you were probably getting ready to sleep.

- That is, until he heard your giggling on the other side.

- "But, tell me, what is it about Wrath that you love so much?"

- Satan was confused and intrigued, what's this conversation about? Obviously, something about him, so he's going to listen.

- "First of, he is not Wrath, I mean Satan is the Avatar of Wrath, but he is not just Wrath, at all. He is so much more than that, he is his own person with his own feelings and thoughts, even more so than we are, because he has lived for thousands of years. He knows so much about a lot of things that are completely beyond my comprehension, but he always manages to make them reachable for my limited mind. I love how he can go from being a pain in Lucifer's ass to a soft and doting cat dad, the way he loses himself into compelling detective novels. I got it bad for him"

- Satan was speechless. His brows raised almost up until his hairline.

- He felt a pleasant warmth spreading through his body, did you really thought of him that way?

- Oh, boy, was he blushing, he even brought a hand to his face to cover from any non existent prying eyes.

- He heard you shuffling around in your room, so he decided to retreat to his own, already planning his confession as he was walking away in the hallway.

- That night, Satan wrote you a poem, an essay and a ode to you. He tried to portray his feelings, but he also felt something was missing and he cracked his head all night searching for it. He redid everything over and over again, looking for more beautiful, deeper words to describe the extent to his love for you.

- However, Satan fell asleep on top of all the manuscripts and drabbles of his "failures", and the next morning guess who was asked to go and fetch the blond demon for breakfast?

- Ok, could've been anyone, but for the sake of this HC, it was you, ok?

- So, you went, and knocked, and waited, and called for him, and knocked again, but nothing. So you enter through his surprisingly unlocked door, and found him sound asleep. And it was such an endearing sight, you just couldn't force yourself to disturb him.

- However, you did tried to cover him with a blanket from his bed and obviously (this is also for the sake of this HC) he woke up at the feeling of foreign touch.

- When he saw you, it clicked on him the thing he was missing for his confession.

- Eye contact.

- Satan jumped to his feet, held your hands, and declared his love for you with a deep blush in his cheeks, a little stuttering in his words, but so much honesty and passion in his green eyes, you were lost.

- In conclusion, Satan would try to make a romantic confession but he would ultimately just convey his feelings in a heart melting, brain wrecking monologue, you can't do nothing but love him even more.

If there's any grammar or spelling mistake I apologize, english is not my first language, and I would appreciated if you could kindly point it out for me so I can get better

Thank you for reading.

Atte. Evie

A/N: Part 2 is up! If you want to be tagged in it just ask me & I'll be delighted to.

Have a wonderful day/night and stay safe!

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tragedytells-tales · 2 years ago

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Honey, I Lost the Kid...

Notes - Luke centric, GN!MC, Comedy and Fluff, a hint of a shitpost, Cursed trope, Inspired by this post from @rainiishowers and I Am Not a Chihuahua by @/etcrow , Insult credits: @absolutepokemontrash Feat. The brothers, purgatory hall, The royals, Menace Luke

Summary - Luke goes out on his own and it's up to everyone to find him.

Warnings - Mammon and Asmo get beat up by a kid, As does Barbatos- Luke just unconsciously kicks everyone's ass. Strong language from Luke, the kid is completely ooc until the last section.

Tw - drugging implied.

MC was never one to get upset when someone makes a mistake. After all, everyone does it at some point! But as they stand in the wreckage of what use to be a classroom, of which was now in ruin with glass shards spread across the floor and chalk dust from summoning circles gone wrong clouding the air. They, for the life of them, couldn't understand-

"How in the HELL did you, not only lose Luke, but let him JUMP out of a WINDOW WHILE CURSED?!"

"W-well-" the teacher stammered. Belphi inspected a piece of glass from the broken window while chuckling to himself. He side glanced a bruise that was growing on the teachers arm with a raised brow, "and you got your ass handed to you by a ten year old?"

"Not just them, the entire class got destroyed by him." Satan grumbled. Simeon finished tying a bandage around another students arm and sighed. He himself couldn't believe that Luke was capable of such destruction. He knew that Luke was powerful, even if Luke himself wasn't aware, but this?

Barbatos furrowed a brow in worry as yet another student shook their head, "sorry, but I don't have a clue as to where he went."

"Mammon" Asmo groaned "stop pacing! You're gonna give me a headache at this rate!" Mammon waved off his brothers whining in favor of glancing out the window for the thousandth time. "He couldn't have gone that far right? The kid hasn't even learned how to fly yet!" He said, placing his hands on his waist.

Lucifer clenched a pure white feather in his hands and glared out the window with thinly veiled frustration. "Ah, I see what went wrong." Solomon hummed. All eyes shot to him and the blood red powder that swirled in a vial. Solomon smiled with slight irritation and scaned the room with his eyes, "It seems someone poured the powder of a griffins ruby into the potion."

Daivolo raised a brow and crossed his arms from his place next to Lucifer, "What makes you think it was on purpose?"

"Because that specific ingredient is quite rare. Not even RAD nor Hocus Pocus stores it." Satan said. Barbatos glared around the classroom and straight at Valago with a calm smile, "And none of the lessons we supply call for such an ingredient, my lord."

Hazel and aqua eyes glanced around the classroom with a hint of malice. MC growled lowly and grabbed their bag as they stormed towards the door. "Well, we can deal with that later. For now we should get looking for Luke before he, or anyone else, gets hurt."

Noises of agreement rang around the room as Lucifer stepped forward. "Mammon, you're with Asmo in the spirit forest. Levi, your with Satan in RAD. Belphi, you're with Beel in the house. I'll be heading out with Daivolo to check the town and Barbatos can head out with MC to check the castle. And Simeon and Solomon will join us after the antidote is made. Understood?"

"Right!"

Everyone grabbed their belongings and their partners and headed their separate ways. Mammon and Asmodeus took flight, Levi and Satan began checking the halls, and Beel lifted Belphi and charged towards the house.

Barbatos summoned a portal with MC in toe, and Daivolo and Lucifer took of towards the gates of RAD.

"Let's find this kid."

Mammon hated the forest, not because of the ghost, but because of the thick trees. Asmo hates the forest, not because he normally does, but because of how much space there was to swing and run through the trees. Luke, on the other hand, currently loves the forest. Especially because of how easy it was to swing and jump through the branches and kick the occasional branch to send it flying at his two current chasers.

"LUKE, GET- dammit-" mammon grumbled after doing a barrel roll to avoid another branch. "GET BACK HERE!"

Luke cackled and lauched himself off another branch, this time causing half of the tree to go tumbling straight for Asmo. And Asmo caught himself cursing the bastard who dared to slip that gem into the kids drink as he extended his wings to pull back.

Asmo shot himself forward and called out "Luke- ugh- Luke, honey!" "What do you want, old man?" Luke said turning back to glance over his shoulder. Gotcha! Asmo thought as Lukes eyes finally met his. "Be a dear and stop right there."

Even when Luke stopped dead in his tracks both Asmo and Mammon knew they only had a short window before the curse kicked in again. But they also had to find out what the curse was feeding off of.

Mammon thought back to when MC was cursed, but Luke didn't have the same sadistic smile they held. And Asmo didn't sense any need for power in his voice, just pure and utter wrath. Sometimes even edging on malice.

Mammon attempted to fly closer but the sudden glare Luke shot him put an end to that attempt. "You're gonna get yourself hurt up there kid, and you 'n I both know you ain't gonna hurt me." Mammon said calmly. Luke frowned and lightened his grip, he's- "wrong." he snarled. His grip on the branch tightened as he grit his teeth.

Asmo landed next to his brother and reached out to stable Luke on the now cracked branch. Luke yanked his hand back and stumbled back into a thick, leave covered, branch behind him. Scratching his cheek and arm in the process.

"Tsk, stupid demons." He muttered. Mammon caught his brother on his descent and called out to Luke, "I thought you were over the whole "all demons suck" thing, kid." Asmo attempted to flutter forward, "You're injured, just come down from there and we can help."

Luke rolled his eyes and laughed "Oh screw off, ya killjoys!" He kicked himself off the branch and launched it downward to Asmo and Mammon. Mammon shot up to grab the kid only to be blasted by a gust of wind strong enough to knock him back into Asmos arms. Larger than life wings appeared from behind Luke to block out any light the moon provided as he hovered over the grounded brothers.

Luke tugged his eye lid down with his pinky and sneered as blue eyes hazed over, their window was lost. Luke cackled as he flew upwards, kicking up leaves and dirt, and mock-saluted to Mammon and Asmo. "Sucks to suck! Later nerds!" He exclaimed, heading off to RAD.

Asmo grumbled as he lifted Mammon off the ground and dusted himself off. He glanced around himself at the wreckage that the chase had caused and nearly snarled in anger. Mammon pulled put his D.D.D and shot a quick text to warn Levi and Satan about what they were up against.

Asmo crossed his arms and pouted, "we really just got beat up by a ten year old, huh?"

"Yeah," Mammon chuckled, "We sure did!"

( Mammon )

[ Mammon: He's headin towards you. Same curse from MCs party except it's feedin off of wrath this time. Be careful, the kid has more power than he can handle and the curse knows how to wield it. No magic yet, but his wings and strength pack a punch. ] Read : 10:46

Levi pocketed his D.D.D with a silent nod, "The curse is feeding off of wrath and it's wielding Lukes powers." Satan placed his D.D.D down and glanced at the classroom door. "Solomon is finished with the antidote."

"So the only thing left is to wrangle to him, shouldn't be to hard." Levi mumbled. Satan nodded in agreement and placed a hand on his chin, "his wings should be tiring out by now, even with the curse in control. He's never used them before-" he was interrupted as dodged out of the way of a flying chair. "He's here!" Levi exclaimed, dodging a desk.

The lights above flickered dangerously before the library doors swung open. Luke rolled his injured shoulder and glanced around the sections of the library. Satan stood from his spot behind a book shelf and Levi took to rounding behind Lukes sight. "You're injured and tired Luke. Let us help you."

"Hmm" Luke hummed in thought before smirking with a dismissive wave "nah." He pranced off towards the end of a different book shelf and decidedly ignored Satan following close behind. Levi cut him off as he rounded a corner and Luke frowned when he found himself boxed in.

Levi approached Luke first with slow and careful steps, stopping when Luke extended his now exhausted wings. "Solomon is already finished with the antidote so you can cut to your redemption arc Luke!"

Luke raised a brow as his expression shifted into boredom. He faked a yawn and tucked an arm behind his back. And with a mischievous grin, Satans "watch out he-" was the only warning Levi got before a sharp snap sounded and he got thwacked over the head with a hefty book. "Dang, even your own manga turned against you fishstick. That's rough. " Luke said, giggling.

Satan charged forward only to end up with his face flat on the floor when Luke shot a book under his foot. "I would say "cat got your tongue" but that'd be corny." Luke sneered.

Both brothers recovered from their tumbles and to look up to see hundreds of books that were once lining the shelves floating in mid-air. Levi gawked and Satan stood stiff at his side. "Now you get to see how it feels to be treated like a dog! Don't like it?" Luke asked.

Levi shoved Satan out of the way of a blazing book and fell to the floor to dodge an immediate other. Before either brother had time to respond or make a move towards Luke, he lifted him self up with the air with said books and shoved his hand forward to launch the rest of the stagnant books behind him.

"Tough shit!"

Satans expression mimicked bewilderment and twisted into realization as he caught site of the book Luke had grabbed. Levi rolled out of the way of incoming fireballs of literature fury when Satan yelled, "GRAB HIM HE'S GONNA TELEPORT!"

Levi jumped and used a few books as step stools before getting blinded and falling flat on his back. "And I'm outta here!" Luke called, falling back into a portal.

With him gone every book, burnt or not, fell to the floor with a loud thud. Satan picked up the ashes of what used to be his favorite series and suppressed his rage. "Do you think Luke will remember this when this is over?" Levi questioned as he shot the group chat a warning.

Satan grumbled to himself before answering, "Let's hope not, for all of our sakes."

( HILTK )

[ Leviathan: We've lost sight of Luke! He jumped through a portal and has the threat level of a toddler with a knife! ] Read 11 : 11:26

[ Lucifer: Meet back at the castle as soon as possible. We can make a plan there. ] Read 11 : 11:27

Loud thumping from above startled Belphi awake and he sent a concerned glance to his twin. "Tell me we don't have any passages that lead towards the castle?"

"I can't say we don't." Beel said, turning on his heel to head up the crawlspace.

"Time to cause a baptism of fire!"

Belphi stared at the attic ceiling with bewildered and swallowed a chuckle, "Was that Luke?!"

Beel, also attempting not to giggle, nodded with concern. "Yes, yes it was."

"So let me get this straight." Lucifer started "Not only is the classroom destroyed, but a good chunk of the forest now looks like a hurricane ran through it. A forth of the library has been burned down. Five walls and three rooms in the house are now wrecked. And we still haven't found him?" He grumbled, pinching his nose in preparation for the incoming headache.

Everyone around the room, save for MC and Barbatos, nodded with a mumble. MC turned to look at the disheveled state of Solomon and Simeon in question. "What happened to you two?"

"Well" Solomon chuckled "Turns out Luke knows how to wield a chain scythe?" Simeon shrugged next to him and waved hand which now had a very irritated bite mark on it. "I didn't know he could summon one, so i grabbed him, and he bit me." Everyone stood in varying states that ranged from bewilderment to amusement.

Mammon chuckled to himself as did Belphi at his side. Solomon did his best to suppress his laughter and Barbatos simply smiled calmly with horribly hidden worry. Daivolo openly cackled with hearty laughter standing in complete contrast to Lucifer, who looked on the edge of losing it.

"Who knew Luke was such a strong angel, seems like he isn't such a chihuahua after all!" Daivolo exclaimed. Beel pinched his wrist and frowned, "Chihuahua or not, he's still injured and in danger. We have to find him before it gets worse."

Satans eyes shot over to the door that opened with a loud creek. "Looks like we ain't gotta wait long." Mammon said positioning himself in wait for a chase. Or the was until a loud crash sounded from behind the group and they witnessed Luke barrel roll and crash through a window.

"Hello, popmpus ass-brain and friends!"

Barbatos dusted some glass shards off himself and gestured over to the shattered window with a grimace, "why?" Luke simply chuckled nervously and shrugged. "I like to make an entrance!"

"Okay, but same."

"Shut up Asmo."

Lucifer decidedly ignored the bickering and stepped forward, unwavering when Luke glared up at him. "You're surrounded Luke. There's no where to run." Luke huffed and pointed to Levi and Satan, "Those two already used that trope, popcorn joints. Twice in one day is just overkill."

Barbatos gaze steeled over as he charged Luke, dodging the first scythe with ease, narrowly dodging the second, and completely missing the wing slap Luke swung at him when he got with reach, getting slammed back into the floor. Simeon and MC lept forward next at Lukes sides. Simeon used his own wing the lift off the ground as MC swung themself to the floor to tackle Luke, who in turn stepped sideways and kicked MC into Mammon and lauched the butt of his scythe at Simeons wings while he was distracted.

Luke cackled with a distorted laugh as Simeon tumbled straight into Lucifer who tripped as Luke swung his scythe downward towards him. "Well that was anticlimactic, but expected. Y'all are old feathered fucks." Luke said, crossing his arms. The distortion in his voice grew stronger as the curse held on tighter.

For Luke, it wasn't long until everyone was knocked to ground and kept there. For everyone else, they cursed the demon who dared to curse Luke in the first place more times than they could count. Any window they had to shut the curse down manually was gone before they even got the chance to try. "Look at that!" Luke exclaimed in triumph "all ten of you- wait ten?!"

Luke landed and pointed to every person on the ground before him and let out a distorted snarl. "Who's missin- Solomon!"

As if on cue, "LUKE CELEST, THATS ENOUGH." Solomon roared through gritted teeth. Lukes spine went rigid as the curse startled and Solomon took his chance to wrap the protection spell around Lukes neck and crush it in his palm.

Luke tensed in Solomons arms before passing out as the curse dissipated. Solomon picked Luke up and placed him on his hip as everyone else gathered themselves and eachother from off the floor.

"Well that's gonna be an extra bit of trauma for him." Belphi remarked as Beel shook dust out of his hair.

Solomon felt Luke stir in his arms and Simeon immediately lept up to retrieve him only for Solomon to wave him off, "my turn, not yours."

"Ugh, my head hurts... What happened to you!?" Luke asked inspecting Solomons wounds. MC was next to walk up and was more concerned than suprised when Luke started worrying over their wounds as well.

"What's the last thing you remember Luke?" Barbatos asked. Lukes gaze shot from him to everyone around the room. He frowned and shrugged, "I was drinking water in class I think... why? And why is everyone looking at me like that?"

Mammon whistled and Daivolo waved off his question, "We can deal with that later, for now how about we get some rest."

"Half of our house is destroyed..." Levi grumbled. "I'll prepare some rooms." Barbatos said, already halfway up the staircase. "It'll be like a sleepover!" Daivolo said, laughing. Lukes confused frown was waved off by Solomon as he began tending to his wounds. Luke pouted and grumbled about Solomon treating him like a child, wincing when he attempted to move his arm.

"Hmm, guess it's my turn to babysit you Luke!"

"I don't need a babysitter!"

Luke sat comfortably in his, now claimed, bean bag and stuck his tongue out at Mammon when he pouted. His attention was taken from the soon to be argument when MC place his hot chocolate in his hands. His eyes beamed with happiness and for the second time that day Belphi was relieved that Luke didn't remember what happened.

"It's his bean bag now, sorry Mammon, you snooze you lose." Satan said with a chuckle. Mammon gestured around madly before settling on pointing at Luke, "How does he get youngest privileges?!"

"Because he's the youngest and he deserves it." Belphi said, lifting a pillow into the air with a glare, "Now SHUT." the pillow collided with Mammons face and he let out an "oof"

Luke giggled at the twos antics and bounced into the air when Beel sat on the bean bag with him and enveloped him in a hug.

"Guys guys, shhhhhh, the movie is gonna start!" MC said while handing Luke his popcorn.

Luke smiled and glanced around the room, Lucifer, Mammon, and Asmo sat on the couch. Levi, Satan, Simeon, and Solomon sat further off discussing a book that the movie was based off of. Barbatos and Daivolo were sat somewhere by the bean bag discussing... something. Luke wasn't sure what exactly it was but they keep bringing up the name "Valago" and Solomon keeps telling him not to worry, so he's a bit worried about it.

Beel tightened his hold on Luke and Belphi made a remark about one of the protagonist and Luke giggled, now distracted from his thoughts.

Yeah, Luke thought to himself, he was happy for this little family he had gained.

And hurting them would probably be his worst nightmare!

AN: cackling. That's it, I am giggling and chuckling at this. Thanks to miss scarlet for helping with the insults, they are glorious.

Divider credit - X

#obey me shall we date #omswd #gn!mc #om luke

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warsofasoiaf · 3 years ago

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If Robert got a head wound from Rhaegar and became more about securing his reign and dynasty, and incidentally ruling well, than revenge, it occurs to me that an opportunistic response to the Lannisters' role in the Rebellion would be to lose his shit and execute Jaime & Tywin for regicide, infanticide and sacking HIS capital. Then marry Cersei to Stannis & name him protector of the Rock & Warden of the West. Tyrion, Lancel & Tyrek are wards & Gerion a hostage. to be continued...

Robert dealing with Lannisters II: IF Tyrion impresses Robert a lot with his competence & loyalty MAYBE he gets to succeed to the Lordship of the Rock when he's 25. Otherwise he gets to pick the Faith, Citadel or Wall and Stannis becomes jure uxoris LoCR. Even if Tyrion is the Lord, because dwarf, Stannis keeps the Wardenship with an eye to making it hereditary & he has first dibs on Rock's treasury & taxes in the West to fund the office (with a nice cut going to the crown, of course) tbc

Is this strategy viable? Would people see it as overreach or could Robert & co sell it as a punishment for Tywin's horrible crimes on top of his eradication of two noble houses, plus the judgement of the gods via Tyrion? If they come down hard on Tywin like this, does it keep the Martells on side or do they need to punish the Reach for besieging Storm's End by giving some of their stuff to Dorne? Also, when Lyanna dies, is marrying Cersei & taking the Rock for Robert's younger son a better idea?

I don't think this would end up working out for a few reasons.

First, we really don't see a similar precedent in Westerosi history when it comes to doing that with Casterly Rock or the Warden of the West title. If that did happen, you'd see Tygett abscond to Essos with much of the Rock's wealth, and unrest run throughout the Westerlands, definitely not what Robert wants. The Warden title is a traditional title for Casterly Rock, although it could be given in times of need to someone else, but to make it explicitly hereditary for this new House Baratheon branch would be probably seen as overreach.

Second, Robert really has a political brand for forgiving enemies into friends, to go against Tywin so hard might engender fear from the other rebel vassals. Dorne and the Reach might not lay down their weapons if they think they're going to be killed and have their lands stripped. Robert didn't even take hostages from his enemies, to take them from the Lannisters would be seen as specifically targeting the house, rather than Tywin himself.

Third, Robert and Jon Arryn didn't really know how successful the aftermath of Robert's Rebellion after the fact. We know looking into the story that Robert would have prosperity and peace during his reign.

Fourth, sacking King's Landing wouldn't be seen as sacking Robert's capital - Aerys is in charge and it's his city. Military traditions at the time found sacks for non-surrendering cities to be an acceptable practice.

Fifth, punishing Tywin for Tyrion ala judgment of the gods would be unusual and probably blasphemous; since that's the Father's place, not Robert's. We don't see that as a practice anywhere else in Westeros; practices we see usually are that the poor man or woman is killed at birth.

Sixth, why would Robert need to take stuff from the Reach and give it to Dorne? Dorne sent levies to further Aerys's unjust war just as the Reach did, and it's not like Doran Martell is suddenly going to be friendly with Robert even if Robert punishes Tywin for Elia, Rhaenys, and Aegon the Infant. Doran lost out significantly by having his family removed from the royal succession. Even dicked over as much as he was by Rhaegar and Aerys both, Robert's leaving Doran in a diminished position: troops destroyed at the Ruby Ford, family members dead, his prestige weakened for having lost.

But I compliment you for attempting to build a large and cohesive what-if. I wish I had more Anons like you attempting to build so creatively.

Thanks for the question, Anon.

SomethingLikeALawyer, Hand of the King

#what if #laws and customs #robert's rebellion

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simeonisalesbian · 4 years ago

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Pretty eyes

I've been working on this on and off for a few months now and i finally finished it :3 So have some MC telling the boys how pretty their eyes are.

Lucifer's look like a Garnet. Arguably they’re his best feature.

“Is there something wrong with my face Mc?” Lucifer set his pen down and tilted his head in question. “You’ve been staring for quite some time now.”

Mc was supposed to be helping with some of the paperwork but they ended up starting at Lucifer as he worked instead. "Sorry I was just lost in thought for a minute there."

"Oh? What were you thinking about if I may be so bold?" Lucifer smirked, and Mc was almost certain he was aware the answer was about him.

"I was just thinking about how pretty your eyes were."

"Oh?" His eyebrows raised in question waiting for them to continue.

"They're a nice dark red like a ruby or Garnet stone. They also seem like they're almost glowing at times." They left out the part about how they seem to soften just a bit when it's just the two of them alone like this.

"Seems you've thought on this for quite some time." Lucifer chucked when Mc blushed slightly at the observation. "Either way, thank you, Mc. Compliments are always nice to hear from you." He finished going back to the paperwork that littered his desk, a smile still on his face.

Mammon's are like a pretty blue sky like I could really get lost in those fuckers. The gold in his eyes is also really cool like how there is gold in a lapis lazuli.

Mc watched as mammon excitedly explained his latest money makin’ scheme, his eyes lit up to match his bright smile.

“What do ya think?” He finished explaining, hoping for some sort of feedback from his human.

“Your eyes are really nice,” Mc said, fondly smiling at the demon who was now a blushing stuttering mess.

“Wha?! Mc- Oi-” He buried his face in his hands softly yelling for a moment. “Ya can’t just say shit like that outta nowhere!” He pouted, crossing his arms trying his damndest to look upset.

“It’s true though. I like looking at them, they're like a bright blue sky.” Mc expected Mammon to preen under the praise but instead, he got a bit smaller looking off to the side. “You don’t like them do you?”

“They look the same as the damned angels. Demons ain't supposed to have angel eyes. Makes me look weak.” Mammon refused to meet Mc’s gaze.

“The great mammon? Weak? I don’t think those fit together very well. You’re one of the strongest demons I know.” Mc insisted, hoping to boost the demon’s ego a bit. “They also remind me of Lapis Lazuli. Did you know that royalty used that stone a lot?”

Mammon looked up at the mention of royalty. “You saying I’m like a king or somethin’?” He paused thinking over it for a second before smiling widely. “I like the sound of that. King Mammon. You gotta be my second in command though ya hear?”

Levi’s reminds me of a goldfish. Like Henry. Feel like it’s lame but he’d probably just be impressed u noticed something to compliment lmao weeb boy with no confidence

“Hey, normie? Are you even paying attention still?” Levi waves a hand in front of MC’s face as they snap back to reality. ”If you didn’t want to listen to me you didn’t have to come. I get that it’s probably boring to listen to me talk on and on like this.”

Mc shakes their head. “Sorry Levi I didn’t mean to zone out and you aren’t boring me.” They were listening to him at first however the way his eyes always lit up when he talked about his special interests. “Your eyes are really nice, you know that right? They’re like…” they paused, their mind coming up a bit blank. “They're kinda like Henry 2.0 I guess. A nice golden orange… sorry that sounds kinda lame.” They turned attention back to Leviathan who was covering his face in an attempt to hide his blushing embarrassment.

“Yo-you can’t just say- say stuff like- like that normie! It’s like you’re trying to kill me here! A direct hit to my heart, It’s super effective!! Stop laughing!! I could have died MC!”

Satan's are also hard to describe because they’re such a unique greenish-blue color. The forest. They’re like the forest. They’re wild and unknown but you can’t help but wonder what lies within.

"Do I have a cat on my head again Mc?" Satan barely even looked up from his book. "You keep staring."

Mc laughed pointing at the cat that had settled on their lap a whole ago. "No, the cat is sleeping, I was just thinking."

"Oh?" Satan fumbled around on his armrest looking for something to save his page in the book."Penny for your thoughts?" He picked up a random piece of paper looking it over before closing it in his book and turning his attention to you.

"It's just your eyes, they're pretty." Mc shrugged.

"Pretty?" Satan sounded genuinely confused. Though when you think about it not many people would be calling the Avatar of Wrath's eyes pretty.

That is except for the human sitting right in front of him. "They're like a nice deep green forest. And they match the cat's." They set a hand on the cat's head as if to emphasize their point.

"Oh. That's…" Satan sat trying to figure out what to say. He apparently couldn't find the words since he just smiled before settling on "Thank you Mc. That means a lot."

Asmodeus’ are hard to explain but god they’re pretty…. They feel like the taste of the orange creamsicles. That makes no sense but that's the best way I can describe them.

“I can see you staring at my reflection darling.” Asmo smiled at Mc through the mirror on his vanity. “I don’t mind of course just wondering if you’d like something from me.

“I was just admiring your eyes, Asmo nothing big,” Mc replied simply. There wasn’t any reason to hold back any compliments from the demon, in fact, he’d be more upset with compliments being withheld from him.

“My eyes? Well, keep talking Mc. I’m sure you have lots to say about them since they’re the best in all of the Devildom after all!” Asmo quickly got up from his vanity sitting down in front of his human as if to give them a better view of his eyes.

“Well, they’re very pretty.”

“I know they’re pretty Mc.” Asmo playfully rolled his eyes. “Come on, don't hold back now. I know you have some better words in that pretty little head of yours.”

Mc tilted their head and sat thinking for a few minutes. “Well, I guess they kind of remind me of those orange creamsicles but specifically the taste of them if that makes any sense.”

Asmo giggled. “Well, it’s certainly a unique way of describing something. But I get that you can’t find words to describe something as beautiful as me. You have wonderful eyes as well darling. Only second to me of course.”

Beel’s and Belphie's are like dawn and dusk and I think that's beautiful…

Mc sat across from Beel and his twin who was snoozing away. It was quiet and peaceful for once, aside from Beel’s munching away at his pile of snacks. They smiled to themselves staring at Beel’s violet eyes.

“You okay?” Beel asked, pausing before taking another bite. His eyes shifted to a slightly more worried expression.

“Yeah, why?” Mc asked, tilting their head slightly.

“You’ve been staring at me a while now. I was worried I did something.” He smiled happy that nothing was wrong but was still curious why the human had been staring for so long.

“You didn’t do anything wrong, Beel.” Mc was quick to reassure the demon. “I was just thinking about how pretty your eyes are. They’re kinda like a sunrise you know.” Mc smiled fondly at the demon.

“You’re too sappy, it's gross,” Belphie spoke up causing the other two to turn their attention towards him. “Not to mention you sleep in too late; you probably don't even see the sunrise.” He lifted his head just enough to glare at Mc. There was no malice behind it though and felt softer than what was clearly intended.

“I’ve seen a couple here and there.” Mc shrugged now staring into Belphie’s eyes causing the demon to avert his gaze. “Your eyes are like a sunset.”

“We have the same eyes stupid. Can’t be both a sunset and a sunrise.” Belphie mumbled just enough to be heard.

“You don’t though. Beel’s eyes are more warm and optimistic like the coming of the new day, while yours are cold yet peaceful like the cover of the night sky. They’re the same yes but they’re still different.”

“That’s beautiful Mc.” Beel happily smiled as if the human had hung the stars.

His twin just mumbles something about them being gross and sappy again burying his head in his arms to hide his blush.

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me luficer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor

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switch-arooni · 4 years ago

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I’m in another simping mood nevermind the blog description so some ring headcannons I have from the proposal event based on rings I own that I never posted bc I’m ✨shy✨

Lucifer

Man is simple, reserved, and heavily traditional, but I also think he would be a bit possessive. Makes me think he prob wouldn’t want a diamond ring, but something classy like it.

Garnet or ruby for the center stone set into a silver ring base. Cut would vary based on your preferences bc this ring is FOR YOU, the LOVE of his LIFE.

Proposal would be succinct and quiet, possibly at Ristorante Six, and be followed by a passionate night should you say yes. “MC, you are everything I hold dear in this world. Your strength and compassion have given me something new to strive for, and I know this feeling only comes once in a lifetime. Be mine; be my spouse and I will give you everything I am.”

Mammon

Baby boy is so nervous. There’s a right way to do these things, but what way is it? He probably struggles a lot to find a good ring bc it needs to be perfect for his beautiful, wonderful human.

His first instinct (and mine) was yellow topaz in a gold ring base, but he’s sensitive to your style so he goes with something a little less provacative instead.

Mammon’s proposal wouldn’t be planned, particularly, because he’s more of a gut-driven kind of guy. Will have the ring in his pocket constantly until the moment is right. When it is, he stammers a bit about how he’s a greedy demon and he was your first and he rambles before catching himself and pulling out the ring. Confesses that he wants whatever time you have together. And how could you say no to those pretty blue eyes?

Leviathan

Hooooooooo boy. Fact of the matter is, if Levi comes to the decision to propose to you, he’s gonna need everything to be perfect and within his safe zone.

Finding a ring for you will be a challenge because he wants something special and not so normie-ish. He WILL try to have a ring that looks like the ring from that shoujo anime you both like. When he finds a beautiful blue opal teardrop stone set in silver, he knows it’s the one.

The proposal will be within the privacy of his room, in front of Henry 2.0 as his witness. He channels his confidence as the Grand Admiral of Hell’s Navy, but he sputters a bit when describing your romantic journey. “I want all your smiles and tears to be with me; for us to have way more adventures together with you as my Player 2. You’re my Henry.” Say yes to snek boy pls. He’s too sweet.

Satan

Mr. Cheese Meister himself, he will try to find the most beautiful ring. While he may also love tradition, he knows your relationship is not quite so traditional.

When he lays eyes on a silver dragonfly ring that’s dainty and strong with rainbow topaz wings, he knows that’s the ring he’s going for. The dragonfly represents courage, prosperity, strength, and harmony; all the things he wants for the both of you and more.

His proposal is highly romantic and sentimental. The picture book he makes for you in the event is part of it, but I think he would take you to a park instead under the guise of your regular afternoon readings on your anniversary. “I want to continue to share these moments with you, for better or for worse. Let me love you until the end of days and I promise I will make you happy.”

Asmodeus

Asmo-baby loves love, and he knows that he needs to find a stylish ring for you that will make you want to wear it every day. No outfit clashings, ever. Finding such a versatile ring ended up being harder than he thought.

Then, it hit him. It doesn’t need to be flashy or large or overly visible. It doesn’t need to make or break an outfit. So he decides to go with something simple.

His proposal does begin with flowers and a letter, and the scavenger hunt still happens. Making it playful, he leads you through different settings of your relationship without actually being there through his writings. The ending place is where he first confessed to you and you became a couple. “You see me for who I really am, and always have. I want to be by your side for all eternity so that I can be here to catch you if you fall and lift you back into your feet as you have done for me. I love you.”

Beelzebub

Our resident sweetheart is sincere and simple, always saying what he wants and never backing down. However, just asking you for your hand without a ring won’t do at all. He wants to find something just right for you; something he knows you’ll love.

He honestly didn’t know ring shopping could be this hard. There are so many settings and cuts of stones and it’s a bit overwhelming. He’s about to give up hope when he sees it. Shining brightly and with two looping hearts, it conveys the feeling he gets when you love him so completely.

His proposal isn’t terribly extravagant and he doesn’t need it to be. He just knows that he wants to be yours. The day after he gets the ring, he’s an excited puppy that can’t sleep (annoying his oh so sleepy twin). He takes the time to make breakfast in the morning and decides that’s how he wants to start his day: proposing to the love of his life in front of the rest of the people he loves. He hopes that somewhere, Lilith is watching and shining down on the two of you.

Belphegor

A secret sweetie, this man doesn’t really know what to do. Picking out a ring for someone? He has to go shopping? Fuck. But he wants to find you something that’s fitting.

Starts his search online. Maybe he can have something custom made and shipped to HoL? He’s browsing websites and is about to give up hope when he spots a picture. Clicking the link, he’s sold on the spot when he imagines the ring on your finger. The raw rainbow stone cut feels very personal for him; his jagged edges smoothed by your compassion.

His proposal isn’t lazy, in contrast to his sin. Instead, he plans a picnic date in the planetarium under the stars, specifically under the star he gave you. A blanket on the ground with pillows galore, you both are laying on the ground when he hands you the box. He gets a little shy when you look over in surprise, but his smile is soft as he proposes. “I think I know what it is that Lilith felt when she fell for a human. I know what it’s like to have things go unsaid and have regrets regarding the people I hold dear. I want you to know that I will love and protect you, a promise I make on this ring and on my star.”

I know these vary a bit from the proposal event, but I hope you enjoyed reading none the less 💕

*All of these rings are cubic zirconia or lab created stones. I found them all over the years. It doesn’t have to be a Diamond to convey how much you love someone. 💕

#obey me headcannons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor

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softlilacmoonlight · 4 years ago

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Lucifer x Reader - Need You

In personal chat

Lucifer: (Y/N), are you awake?

(Y/N): Yeah, Mammon barged in here not that long ago and woke me up. Why?

Lucifer: Since you are conveniently awake, come to my room the minute you get this message. Understood?

(Y/N): Lucifer, what is this about?

(Y/N): Lucifer? Ugh, fine I'm coming.

Third-person pov:

After your mysterious conversation with Lucifer, you turn off your DDD and stumble out of your bed. The minute the cold air hits your skin, goosebumps appear on your arms and legs. You can't help but be slightly annoyed with the request, more like the demand, of the eldest sibling. Deciding that you weren't getting any warmer wishing you were in bed, you start to make your way towards the eldest's room.

Slowly as you make your way through the corridors of the old house, the dark wood doors leading into Lucifer's room appear in front of you. After a deep inhale, you place two gentle knocks on the door. What happened next came as a surprise to you. You were expecting a "come in," or "the door's open (Y/N)!" Never in your wildest imagination did it ever cross your mind that this would happen.

Suddenly, and with no warning whatsoever, the door is yanked open with enough force that your hair moves forward with the door's airflow. Before you can even process anything else, you're grabbed by the hand and pulled into a pair of arms as the door closes, just as quickly as it opened.

(Y/N) pov:

I'm quickly greeted with the smooth feeling of a satin dress shirt and overcoat buttons against my skin. I can smell the very subtle aroma of mint and musk. The vibrations of his heartbeat through the shirt are fast. His shoulders are trembling, and every breath is rushed... scared.

"Lucifer?" I ask.

He just pulls me tighter, and that's when I feel it. The wetness seeping through my hair and onto my scalp. It's cool and the liquid slowly drips its way down onto my neck. Worry slowly creeps up onto me. My back shivers in anticipation of whatever bad thing could have happened and my gut fills with a sense of dread. Before I can even say anything else, a warm coat is draped over my shoulders.

Lucifer's smooth voice trembles as he talks. "Many pardons (Y/N). I pulled you out of your warm bed at this ungodly hour, not that anything down here is godly. I could feel you shiver, so you must be cold out of your blankets. You, humans, are so delicate. I apologize for asking you to come and have to put up with this wash-up of a man."

Wash up! I quickly plant my hands against his chest and push him away from me. Now that I have a full view, I can clearly access the whole situation. The red-rimmed eyes, trembling shoulders, messed-up hair, undone clothes, and the terrified look on Lucifer's face show no indication of his usually calm and composed self.

"(Y/N), I'm sorry. You obviously don't wish to be here with me. You may leave, and return the coat as soon as possible. Many pardons for bothering you." he whispers.

Lucifer's pov:

Her face slacks with shock as I turn her away. What was I thinking? Did I seriously think that she could help, no love, me even when I'm a mess? No, she probably only likes me when composed. I'm too ugly when I'm a mess.

"Lucifer, what makes you think that I don't want to be here?" her gentle voice asks.

Does she not even understand her own actions? "(Y/N), you pushed me away, so that leaves the conclusion that you do not wish to be here. You may leave, I'm not keeping you here."

I turn around so that I can avoid the pity in her gaze. I don't need any pity, and I was stupid to want help. I'm the Avatar of Pride, and I don't need help. Do I?

Suddenly, two arms wrap around my waist and pull me back. My whole back feels warm, (Y/N)'s body heat warming me up. They grip their hands behind my back so tightly that I know, I'm not escaping this hug anytime soon.

"Lucifer. Listen. Here. Now." she whispers, calm and low. "You are not a wash-up of a man."

I let out a harsh laugh as she comes around to meet my eyes. "I-"

"Absolutely not! Not one more word out of you!" she says sternly. "You're a very smart, hardworking, talented, and handsome man! You are anything but a wash-up!"

Tears well up and gloss over my eyes. "Handsome? You really think that?"

It's rare to see (Y/N) blush, but right now she's the most beautiful thing alive. Her blush has spread, and now it covers her beautiful and full cheeks and her cute little nose. Her hair frames her blushing face, and slowly her beautiful eyes look up and meet mine.

(Y/N)'s pov:

Looking up, I meet Lucifer's glossy ruby eyes. From the moment I first saw them, oh how they captivated me in their depths of wine red. There's a noticeable pain in my chest at the sight of them coated in tears.

He's too afraid to take the first step. "Lucifer... I love you."

Lucifer's eyes widen as he just stares at me. His mouth is even comically hanging open, and for once he's letting me see his cute side. I take in everything once more and even when he's a mess, he's the most handsome being I've ever laid eyes on.

"Lucifer," I whisper. "Even as a fallen angel, you deserve the title Morning Star. You're perfection in a person. Your appearance is always perfect, along with your behavior, and social image. Sure you slip and have a hard time with your brothers and you could learn to be a little more lenient with them, but you are still an amazing brother. They are all very lucky to have you as the eldest. Now, I'll leave you be, because I'm a hundred percent certain that you could use some sleep. Goodnight, Lucifer."

Turning, I head towards the door. Before I even take a step, I feel Lucifer pick me up and lay right down on the bed with me. He pulls me close and lays his head on my chest, snuggling in and positioning himself until he is satisfied.

Suddenly, I hear his gentle whisper. "My love, please stay."

I feel my heart swell with love. "Anything for you, my dear."

"Mmm. I don't want to be your Morning Star. Those days are long gone. Will you give me a different nickname? Please, my goddess?" He asks. I can feel my entire face heat up from his tired and gentle praise.

"Lucifer, my Evening Light. How about that?"

"Perfect, just like you. I promise you, my goddess. I can't wait to spend eternity with you..." and with that, he falls off to dreamland, and soon after I join him.

In the morning:

I can feel a gentle pressure on me and without thinking, I grab Lucifer's hair and pull him back down next to me. The tension quickly leaves his body as he lays back down by me. Gently, I run my hands through his hair.

"Goddess, I have to get ready for work," he whispers, his voice a deep growl. I could get used to his morning voice.

Except, he's not going to work. "No."

"Love-" he starts.

Raising an eyebrow, I caress his cheek. "Don't make me call Lord Diavolo for you. You know that he's been trying to get you to take off some time for quite a while now."

Suddenly a sound pierces the silence. "SSSCCCCRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

Lucifer and I look to each other in question. "Was it just me..." I started.

"Or did that sound like Levi?" Lucifer finishes.

Rushing out of bed, still, in our pj's, we run to the source of the screaming. All of the brothers are outside of the kitchen, except for Levi and Satan being inside the kitchen. The others turn to us in shock when they see us running up in our pj's-. Thankfully, Lucifer had the foresight to throw a shirt on himself. He also threw one of his shirts over my shirt and his only explanation was "mine."

"What is going on here!" exclaims Lucifer.

I run over and start to check all of them for any injuries, Levi and Satan specifically. "Are you both alright? Anything broken? No one impaled? Did any of you burn yourselves?" I ask, fretting over them like a mother hen.

"No, the Great Mammon had everything covered. Being the amazing person I am, I quickly made the smart decision to stop everyone else from entering the kitchen," explains Mammon.

Belphie rolls his eyes high enough to touch the ceiling. "I'm surprised you even managed to form a complete sentence Mammon. I thought you didn't have the brain cells to do so."

"What'da ya mean by that!" yells Mammon.

I feel Lucifer hug me from behind. "You know what, I don't even want to know. I think I'll ask Barbatos to discipline them, and then we should escape to anywhere you wish to go after I ask for a leave. What do you think about that?" he whispers.

"Mhm, sounds lovely. I've always wanted to see more of the Devildom. Somewhere warm, with history, and just the two of us." I respond.

Quietly, the two of us sneak away while the others are arguing about what happened, and quickly pack our bags. Even as we sneak out of the front door, we can still hear them arguing inside the House of Lamentations. Heck! We're still in our pj's!

Bonus:

"Hey!" hollers Beel above the noise of all of the fighting. "Where's (Y/N) and Lucifer!"

All of the brothers quickly look around, and upon not seeing the duo start to get incredibly worried. It's highly unlike Lucifer to not serve a strict punishment, yet he hadn't even asked what happened. A frantic search is quickly underway to find the two, but they were nowhere to be found.

Suddenly, the front doors are whisked open. Looking at the front, the six brothers quickly rush to the door only to be greeted by Barbatos. He walks into the house with a slightly sinister smile on his face. "I sure hope you intend on fixing the kitchen because for the next week I'll be in charge. By the time I'm through, you'll be begging for Lucifer and (Y/N)'s return."

The End

#obey me lucifer #lucifer #om writing #om #obey me #fluff #luci #mc

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rubymeriwether · 5 years ago

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⌠ HAILEE STEINFELD, 21, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, RUBY MERIWETHER! according to their records, they’re a SECOND year, specializing in RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT; and they DID NOT go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of (twenty different study playlists, the sun beaming on smiling cheeks, and silent and uncomfortable rides in a private cars). when it’s the sagittarius’ birthday on 12/11/99, they always request their CHERRY COBBLER from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation.

𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓸 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮

ACCESS: GRANTED FILE NAME: MERIWETHER, R.; 21; FIRST DAUGHTER

Ruby Meriwether was born to a highly respectable family. That is, the family of Virginia’s own Governor Charles Meriwether. Well, at the time of her birth, her father was simply a city councilman, but he worked his way up the ranks slowly but surely. Ruby often wondered if she was only born to make their family portraits looks more picturesque and vote-able— a husband, wife, and three smiling beautiful daughters. It’s not like she can complain too much. She knows how lucky she had it, the youngest raised in a family of wealth. Things were handed to her when she hadn’t even asked, and as much as she hated that, Ruby knew she had to be somewhat grateful.

Every school was a private and expensive one, and the only way she could think of to actually prove she deserved to be there was to be the smartest girl in the room. Books were all she relied on. Ruby couldn’t make friends very well if she tried— and she tried. Maybe they saw what she secretly feared: that she didn’t deserve her place. Or maybe no one wanted to be a friends with a nerd. Or maybe she just never really had the right personality to hang around entitled brats who rarely studied and rebelled at every chance. Ruby was a good girl, she knew that much. Even if it sometimes infuriated her to smile for the cameras and always have the best manners, Ruby believed in being good. Respectable. Honorable. So that was what she would be til the very end.

Though she could tell her parents were expecting her to follow a business or political field for schooling, Ruby was constantly drawn to the sciences and the arts. It was what she excelled at and what interested her the most. So when she begged to apply to a liberal arts school, her parents couldn’t stand it. The only compromise they could make was to give her a gap year after high school. She would intern at one of her father’s business partner’s companies, and if she still didn’t want it after the year was up, she could apply to the colleges she wanted. Ruby accepted.

The year went by without much fuss. Of course she was good at this job, she made sure to be good at everything. But as much as she tried not to disappoint her parents, Ruby never loved the work she was doing. After a long talk, her parents allowed her to apply to the school of her dreams. She got in, and all summer, she was all to excited to start her semester.

But things could never go according to plan. Last month, someone had planned an attack on her family; specifically, one of her older sisters had almost been kidnapped. The Meriwether household was shaken to its core, and advisers recommended they all be sent to schools with tighter security. A family bodyguard (who may or may not be Gallagher alum, and may or may not have noticed Ruby’s advanced intellect) recommended the perfect school, in their very own home state: The Gallagher Academy For Exceptional Young People. The school promised extensive security, and was so elite they didn’t even require tuition-- even if they were prepared to bribe their way in. Her parents agreed it was the perfect place to go.

Ruby was devastated she wouldn’t be attending her dream school anymore, but her fear knew that this was the smart decision. Besides, from the looks of it, the school offered various classes in culture, languages, and sciences. Something to look forward to at least. The entrance exam was a lot harder than she expected it to be, something more challenging than she was used to, but Ruby passed nonetheless, happy to have something she actually worked for.

It was only after her acceptance that the big surprise really came. The academy was a school for real-life-honest-to-god-actual spies. Spies. Ruby was sworn in to secrecy, promising never to tell her parents, and is still reeling. While of course a large part of her agrees this is totally cool and badass, it’s also the absolute craziest thing she’s ever heard. She can barely wrap her head around all of it, but she’s here now so she might as well make the most of it.

TL;DR - THE FACTS

Ruby is the daughter of the Governor of Virginia and grew up in wealth and a stuffy household

She relies on her smarts to get her through things and prove herself

Had to enroll at Gallagher due to safety issues when one of her sisters was almost kidnapped

Only just learned of Gallagher about a month ago and is way out of her depth on the world of secret intelligence

She’s a friendly and sweet person, grew up playing by the rules and always putting on a good face so she’s a bit of a goody-two-shoes

Has no idea what’s going on most of the time

Has never really been her own person, so she’s kind of excited to develop her grit at Gallagher

CONNECTIONS

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Sunny Martin

Caden Lucca, Levi Madden

Miray Tabak, Drew Leung

Claire Walsh, Lari Macedo

Jas Michaud

PJ Yang

Tigs Sousa

Ophelia Spencer

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#it only took me like a week to post this intro and it's not even that good....... wow strud #anyway here's ruby's backstory finally!#she's baby #gallagher:intro #abt

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adashofstarshine · 6 years ago

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ToTS Chapter 24 Musings

I’m going to put these under a cut because not only are there spoilers for the chapter, but these musings might get a bit long.

If you like looking at creative process, this might be the rambling for you.

Chapter 24 was definitely a weird sandwich of scenes, only two of which were actually planned to be in the chapter. I’d really like to talk about all of them.

Scene 1 - Tomik.

As I’ve said Tomik got moved from Jace’s POV in Chapter 23, to Vraska’s POV in Chapter 24. He had two main reasons for appearing in the story so early:

To give Vraska a copy of “Midnight under Svogthos”, which will be relevant later. (I seed these things early.)

And to establish that he and Ral were already a couple, though they’ve only been together a few months at this point.

However there was always going to be an ‘after’. He and Jace were going to have a conversation about relationships. Unlike Vraska, who was somewhat politer, Jace expressed his disbelief that Ral could hold down a relationship. Especially with someone as polite and pleasant as Tomik, who Jace rather likes.

This led to a discussion about how you knew you loved someone. despite others feeling deeply negative about them.This fed very nicely into Jace’s swiftly developing affection for Vraska, leading him to realise how smitten he was. This happens later now.

Going into the Vraska POV, I didn’t really know what the ‘after’ was going to be. What I’m calling the “Theoretical Chat” was entirely improvised as I was writing it, and I have now changed the story plan because of it. This idea spawned from the idea of The Severance - Vraska’s unique skill which I created to explain why she can petrify liches but the Sisters of Stone Death couldn’t. She has used this ability to kill a lot of Orzhov officials, so of course Teysa would take an interest.

Will she get her favour from Vizkopa? Yes, but I won’t say how just yet.

Scene 2 - Liliana

I hated writing this scene. Usually when writing something makes me feel this deeply uncomfortable, I cut it. However, this was necessary. Jace’s relationship with Liliana forms such a fundamental part of his character I couldn’t just leave it out. The reason for my discomfort is very simple. I was once trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship myself. This had led me to be weirdly protective over Jace as a character and therefore I don’t like submitting him to something I’ve experienced in real life.

This is why I will not be writing a Jace POV chapter whilst this relationship is happening. It is too close to home. I understand that people might want to see this, but even I have boundaries on what I can write.

The whole conceit of this scene is that, whilst Vraska knows Liliana exists, she has never heard her speak. (She was entirely silent when they spied on her in the park many years ago.) If she did know that was Liliana, she would have barged in and petrified her in an instant. However she didn’t, and coupled with her own confusion around sex and relationships, she was paralysed by her indecision.

Whilst Vraska isn’t familiar with abusive relationships, she’s very familiar with abuse. This is what caused her to panic so much, and continue panicking when she came back home later.

Scene 3 - Ruby

Every time I worry that people will get fed up of my OCs in this fic, I remind myself that every original character in ToTS has a purpose. We can explore Jace’s personality through the people he interacts with in canon - Emmara, Lavinia, the Gatewatch. However Vraska doesn’t have a canonical surrounding cast at this stage in the story. That’s what the Malcontents are for.

Javy, (who is canon but barely), gives her the confidence to act as a leader and the chance to make her first highly successful speech.

Levi the barman is an example of someone who moves to another guild due to bigoted attitudes. This shapes Vraska’s views on how to restructure a guild.

Tasia shows the influence that a powerful speaker like Vraska can have on people. They also, later, show a very different side of the Simic.

Edvin, Tasia’s fiance, also contributes to exposing a less savoury side of the Simic. He also helps Vraska when she starts to doubt herself later.

Dr Marian is mostly there for Ral but she inspires Vraska to help people with her skills.

And finally Ruby, whose purpose in the story very much belongs to this chapter.

Ruby and the Scarlet Rose Academy were created specifically for this chapter. As soon as I decided to have an asexual Vraska with little to no sexual experience, I realised she was going to run into problems with understanding Jace’s high sex drive and wide array of crushes and relationships.

Once again, this scene was driven from personal experience, being ace myself, I have often thought how handy it would be if there was somewhere you just go to get all your questions answered without setting off the parental lock on your computer. However, Vraska doesn’t have the internet and she’s already searched the local libraries as a teenager. She needs someone to talk to, that knows what they’re talking about and that she can trust. Enter Ruby.

Finally she gets the answers she’s always wanted, and a plan of action with what to do about the stranger in their house. Eventually, (after War of the Spark), Vraska and Jace will be intimate. However I didn’t want Vraska to get that far and still not know what she’s doing. Luckily, she has a lot of leaflets to read in the meanwhile. (And Jace isn’t a bad teacher himself.)

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hypeathon · 6 years ago

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RWBY - Volume 6, Chapter 13 Production Analysis

Previous Volume 6 Production Analysis Posts:

Chapters one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven & twelve

When starting this production analysis series, three goals were kept in mind: 1) To disspell any potential misconceptions and myths about RWBY’s production, 2) to help add more depth and nuance to discussions about the production since some fans out there do care enough to talk about it, and 3) to highlight how various members of the staff have helped carry on certain aspects of the vision meant to be applied to this show. When the late creator of the show, the writers most closely associated with the show’s story, and almost every animator, storyboard artist, modeler, camera layout artist, rigging artist compositor, VFX artist, sound designer, etc., have all been passionate about the medium of anime and have applied that passion into crafting this ongoing anime-inspired project, why not give them all credit where credit is due, especially for this specific occasion?

As with all other prior analysis posts, this one is intended to put forth as much insight and context of the behind-the-scenes as possible. That said, since the volume 6 finale chapter follows the tradition of every other volume finale, expect things to be a bit more “shot-in-the-dark” than usual. Since volume 3, the ending credits of every other episode will usually list the names of those that were involved in that episode. Sometimes, names of certain people from certain departments will change depending on whether someone is being assigned to work on something a few episodes later or because that person is possibly preoccupied with another big project at Rooster Teeth Animation like Gen:Lock at around the same time. However, the ending credits for the volume finale are setup to list literally everyone that was involved throughout, even those that were otherwise non-credited from those with specialized roles to the families, children and pets of individual members of the production staff under “Special Thanks” and “Additional Security”. Combine that with no one in the animation and storyboard teams having mentioned who did what, there will be a lot more guesswork involved.

That’s not to say there was nothing to acknowledge about this episode, far from from it actually. To see how, let’s dive right in the Neo and Cinder scene. One of the first things of note that has not been mentioned elsewhere yet is Neo’s materialization effect. This has been done once before in chapter 11 of volume 3, but like with Yang’s semblance, the approach has changed with more nuance. By close observation, the way she previously materialized may have been done in a manner where one character model was layered on top of the other with the same exact pose and a wipe effect was used through the light emitted with another layer of the shattered pieces added. In comparison, Neo’s semblance in this chapter is a bit more elaborate. The supposed character model layering trick is still there, but what was once a more simple wipe with some pink lighting is now an empty space with a lot of fractal pieces swirling with the brighter colored ones in the middle. The effect also extends to Roman’s hat on Neo (assuming that was his hat) and the tips of pieces of the Mistralian ship as it transforms into an Atlessian one.

Then there’s the matter of the new designs for Neo and Cinder. Again, since the volume 6 finale did the ending credits differently, that also means that no concept art was shown, so there are no notes regarding the matter. It doesn’t help either that there is no known concept art of Neo in particular throughout the show’s history in general, partly due to how her model was originally conceived a mere 10 days prior to her first appearance in volume 2. However, right before volume 6 premiered, the key visual art made by concept artist, Einlee appeared which featured a silhouetted character with peculiar claw-like left hand in front of the head of the Sphinx Grimm. Many fans have quickly speculated that it was Cinder but the context of the appearance was kept vague. It’s now clear as to why that was the case considering how much Cinder’s new attire matches that of silhouette. What’s most curious about this design is how much a certain accessory has been kept between her main designs in volumes 1-3 and volumes 4 & 5, that being the “iridescent feathers” which have been kept towards her right side in varied places. That and her black crystal earrings and anklets have been mostly exclusive to her base designs and not present in any of her past, alternate incognito designs which have been designed by volume 2 art director, Kristina Nguyen, current art director Patrick Rodriguez and lead concept artist, Erin Winn. However, her two main designs that come with both of those accessories were done by Einlee and become increasingly darker in their color schemes to her now fully black outfit. As for why this specific design was in the poster when it didn’t officially make an appearance until this episode is hard to say, but it’s possible that on some level, this was an attempt to throw off fans from guessing too easily where things will turn out as they would theorize. How successful that was however is a whole other matter.

Putting that aside, as well as an extra mention of the choice of rim lighting for the setting and the little bits of animation that show off Cinder and Neo’s differing characteristics, we can move on to the main event regarding the Leviathan Grimm... or Levi, or Bubbles or whatever its nickname is suppose to be. Similar to Neo and Cinder, there were no concept designs of the character to dissect from, but it is clearly safe to say that the character was inspired by kaiju of the tokusatsu or “special filming” genre in Japan. Tokusatsu is basically used to describe any live-action films or shows that utilize a series of special/practical effects, one of which being having a stuntman portray a giant creature of mech or some other variation inside a suit, otherwise referred to as “suitmation.” The fall 2018 anime, SSSS Gridman, served as an example of simulating that feeling to a great degree through the way the creatures and for the most part, Gridman were animated in 3-D. Co-writer Miles Luna has gone on record before about being a big fan of the Godzilla franchise, having grown up watching them with his father, so it would not be the least bit surprising if the Leviathan Grimm was his idea. The way it was animated seems to strike this balance between how Godzilla and other kaiju have been depicted in live-action Japanese films while also making it believably feel like a part of the world of RWBY. Another noteworthy bit regarding the Grimm and how it moves is the way it dives down into the water and then rises back up from it slightly later in the episode. This is not so much to do with animation as it has to do with the use of visual effects and compositing, but parts such as the Leviathan’s silhouette underwater are especially interesting since that has rarely happened in the show prior. The only other comparable instance that springs to mind is when the Nuckelavee appears from the smoke in the volume 4 finale and there may have been a similar compositing trick. The other thing of note was the water effects which are depicted much more realistic compared to when say, Cordovin shot at Ruby and Weiss in chapter 11 which that giant splash was done in 2-D or when splashes are done via more cel-shaded 3-D visual effects.

There is more to talk about regarding the Godzilla inspired Grimm, but first, let’s rewind back slightly to bits of character acting. Despite being unsure of who did these moments, the transition from Cordovin feeling frustrated to feeling incapable of doing anything was very convincing, as well as the scene with Blake, Yang and Ruby right after and then. Of course, Blake’s ears was part of the reason for the latter as when we hear Ruby off-screen, her right ear shifts and then a bit later we see them perk up after she, Weiss and Yang talk to Maria. Even though certain animators like Asha Bishi and Hannah Novotny took more advantage of the rigs for the cat ears than others back in volume 4, a lot more animators have since then been increasingly been more conscious about having that be a part of Blake’s character acting. Speaking of rigs, the rigging artists, along with the audio and tech teams, can be considered the unsung heroes of the ever-growing staff. Lead rigging artist, Gio Coutinho and fellow rigging artists, Brian Eby and Ariana Fillipini may be one of the smallest teams and are hardly mentioned throughout these production analyses, certain animators such as Kim Newman have gone on record to owing them for providing what are essentially the virtual skeleton and bones of the character. As talented as the animators are, they can only do so much with the character models unless they are as “animatable” as possible to quote volume 5 lead rigging artist Sean Stephenson on the 6th episode of CRWBY - Behind the Episode, who is now the current lead of the rigging team for Gen:Lock.

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We then get some effects of the hard-light dust barriers being implemented and are timed pretty effectively through some slow-in and slow out animations along with the use of lighting towards the start of the barrier as the hard-light shifts from one pole to the other. Next is more homage to Godzilla by having the Leviathan breathe out its version of the atomic ray (there’s a lot of them in the franchise). Between the first instance and the next one when the main party attempted to close in, there is actually a combination of certain lightning and fire effects such as the same animations for the swelling ball of energy used whenever Cordovin was about to fire lightning dust, as well as sparks surrounding the fire breath with some seemingly blurred compositing layered on top. There is also a neat recoil animation with the Grimm as it unleashes its attack. In between all of this though is a scene of Ruby putting forth her plan within the airship. The timing and facial reactions presented by everyone felt similar to that of when Jaune announced his idea to steal the Atlas airship in chapter 9 which was animated by Hannah McCravy, so it’s possible that she may have animated this scene too. Whether she animated the entirety of said-scene though is what I’m more uncertain of.

Skipping ahead a bit, we get to Ruby preparing to use her silver eyes by getting the music being more subdued and getting quick cuts to the things going on around her. I nice touch here was having Ruby’s mouth twitch a bit right when her name gets called out through her ear piece. Then again, what’s really surprising is the fact there was an ear piece model at all. Back in chapters 10-12, we saw quite a bit of the main cast using gestures with their fingers by their ears as if there was a device they were using the listen to each other. However, the device in question was never really shown up until now. One educated guess could be that there never was one until this small scene here where it needed to be made and shown in order to see Ruby attempt to remain focused. Now comes what is part of the highlight of the episode being Ruby’s memories which are mostly redrawn shots from various cuts in the series with parts of characters like arms, legs, hair and in Zwei’s case, his tail being movable (and his butt having an actual x-marked "hole”). There were also certain details implemented such as the lighting being more comparably warmer and the line work in certain characters hair, clothing and in Nora’s case, her biceps being slightly more defined. Many fans by now have already concluded that due to the show’s visual presentation of its first few volumes not having aged that well back when Poser was the main animation software that the choice for 2-D art was shown instead. That would not at all be a wrong assumption to make. However, even the one shot with Jaune in the forest in chapter 2 of volume 4, back when RWBY transitioned to using Maya and 3DS Max was entirely redrawn. The same goes for Oscar and Ruby in the training room during chapter 5 of volume 5 which seems to have been slightly redrawn but to more with adjusted lighting. So the choice was not limited to anything prior to them using the two softwares. The one clear exception to this ensemble set of shots was of Maria back during chapter 8 of volume 6. Admittedly, it was tricky figuring out who did all of the redrawn shots, especially since not all of them seem to have been done by the same person. The shot with Qrow and Ruby in particular sticks out as being more different. It may be that Erin Winn did most of the shots since the way she draws lines for hair like with Yang being similar that of the line work for Kali Belladonna’s concept art, which she designed. As for Qrow and Ruby meeting, that may have been Patrick Rodriguez.

One other thing to note in these series of shots were the sound effects used during them. Sound designer, Philip Spann described the change of the sound of the memory flashes to Pyrrha and Penny as being the equivalent of viewers “being hit in the gut”, using large reverberant drums. Conversely, sound was applied a little differently during the the latter set of memory flashes, namely “pulling the music back” as Philip phrased it when seeing Summer Rose which was Kerry Shawcross’s idea. Now, in-between all of this, there was a bit of Ruby and Jinn interacting with each other. While I’m uncertain as to who animated it, it may be the same person that animated Ruby and Weiss’s interaction at the bar room during chapter 5 of volume 6. With that mention out of the way, there’s the first reveal of a fulled rigged and animated model of Summer. There were a couple of noteworthy design choices, the first being how her clothing more or less resembles Ruby’s current outfit while hairstyle is more varied in appearance. The other thing of note is her eyes. According to Kerry Shawcross on the season 2 finale of RWBY Rewind, characters with silver eyes have a small “tick”, referring to the small white dashes on their eyes whereas characters like Mercury who have been confused for having silver eyes, don’t. This is something Kerry admitted as being an oversight at first when needing to differentiate between such characters and their visual traits.

Next is when Ruby unleashes her silver eyed powers which involves the same hatch-lining effects which have not been used since the Wyvern Grimm in chapter 12. Skipping ahead to when the Leviathan is still moving, we get Cordovin who believes in the Ruby that believes in her. In all seriousness, just as how it was likely that Miles Luna anticipated the Levianthan Grimm as a fan of Godzilla, Kerry very likely planned for the moment Cordovin utilized her mech’s drill feature as a big fan of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. To put this all in perspective, Gurren Lagann was an anime Monty Oum introduced him to as a fan of the show himself back around the time they and Miles started forming ideas and outlines for RWBY’s story in the midst of Red vs Blue season 10 production in 2012. It was even among the various anime that Monty had him and Miles study as inspiration for RWBY. Fast forward to over a year later in August of 2013 and Kerry mentioned being on his sixth viewing of the show.

“Toppa Tengen Gurren Lagann is probably my all time favorite anime. It just has a level of energy and enthusiasm I enjoy. There are subtle (and not so subtle) lessons in Gurren Lagann about not giving up; energy that persists beyond oneself that I apply to RWBY.” - Monty Oum, Crunchyroll

Having said that, the scene itself gained the most criticism out of the whole episode from the fan base due to the frame rate when Cordovin attacked the Leviathan. Obviously the choice to lower the frame rate two 2s and 3s was a creative one given the likely homage previous mentioned. However, the matter of frame rate in 3-D animation will never cease to be a delicate subject matter with the creative decision leading to varying results from project-to-project and leaving different responses from viewer-to-viewer. As much as these analyses are dedicated to providing any objective insight about RWBY’s production whenever possible and making educated guesses in-between, whether the frame rate felt right, is up to you, the reader. Speaking personally, since the visual choice revolved around a character whose recurring animation and camerawork has been often depicted as over-the-top and dramatic, it only felt fitting. Speaking of dramatic, when Ruby and Cordovin face each other, there is an interesting fast zoom between the two before amends are made between them.

Once all has died down, we get a scene with quite a bit of rim lighting to help emphasize on the night time setting. The animation of the scene itself and how the characters are timed to do a small pause before each gesture was akin to that of the beginning of chapter 8 with the main party and Cordovin and in chapter 2 when team RWBY were all arguing with Ozpin, both of which were largely animated by Nicole LaCroix. Everything from when everyone talked to Ruby about her bold decision-making to when the cast sees Atlas and the Kingdom’s air fleet were probably animated by her. Whether or not that’s true, certain instances like Weiss’s concerning facial expression when seeing the air fleet were quite nuanced. One last thing to talk about regarding the scene are the matte paintings of Atlas, made by one of the environment designers, Weston T. Jones, who apparently contributed quite a bit throughout the volume in terms of what is shown in the final product. With that said, the ending credits themselves have some interesting positions only seen here that are not shown in earlier volumes. This is nothing new, as the volume 5 finale ending credits had a team of crowd animators which was not previously listed throughout every other episode of that volume. In this case however, positions such as matte painters and script consultants were exclusive to the finale credits this time around. Also, side note, Dustin Matthews and Kim Newman credited among the series animators even though they were never credited on any episode this volume and have been dedicating time working on Gen:Lock as that series’ animation director and lead animator respectively. Maybe he was credited for providing bits of motion capture?

Finally, there’s the after credits scene which actually has a fair bit to touch on, one of which being the forming of new “flying monkey” grimm. Aside from it being another nod to The Wizard of Oz, there seems to also be the sound of the Nevermore cries layered beneath the Beringel roars a bit. Accompanying the scene is some intriguing framing of Emerald and Mercury by the broken windows and then Hazel being framed with them a bit later. This is actually very similar to the opening scene in volume 4 before Cinder called them over, so it’s possible this was done by design to indicate the shift in who they find themselves sticking with. Lastly, Salem summons the pools of black in the form of some 2-D effects animation to end the scene and thus wrap-up the volume as a whole. As said in the previous analysis, there’s no clear indication of when production of volume 6 ended between departments. However, Miles Luna confirmed in a podcast interview with Chad James on the “Lights, Camera: Austin” website that the outline phase for RWBY volume 7′s story started as of January 21st. Combine that with how Neath Oum confirmed that there was still something leftover that never made it into the volume 6 finale and it’s clear that Kerry and Miles are itching to tell the next installment of RWBY’s ongoing story.

That officially marks the end of the chapter 13 production analysis, as well as the production analysis series for this entire volume as a whole. To say that this was a strenuous process would be putting it mildly, as a lot of searching and fact-checking information of the show’s production, past and present and forming it into as cohesive of a narrative as possible each chapter, each week, was definitely more of an ordeal. This was all a lot fun to do and some of this would have not been as doable without much needed help. A tremendous thanks to Changyuraptor over on the RWBY Sub-Reddit for being as gung-ho about updating his Source McGourse document every week to confirm who animated which sequences every week which greatly helped with better understanding how certain animators approached doing what they did. A big thanks also goes to MyAmelia on the RWBY Sub-Reddit who provided some very constructive, much-needed advice for both this Tumblr page and its posts to help potentially attract more viewers. There are still some kinks to work out, but I’m very much bearing in mind the feedback. Speaking of which, a big thanks also goes out to the following who have been very eager and provided great feedback about seeing these analysis, both on tumblr and on reddit:

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And everyone else whose names I’ve otherwise neglected to add here that have been avidly reading these analyses. Finally, a grand shout-out to Kerry Shacross and Miles Luna for continuing to do great work, as well as every member of the CRWBY in every department, new and veteran for putting as much time, effort and skill into their respective crafts for making the show look, sound and feel the way it volume 6 did. They all did an overall hell of an amazing job. Among these members I wish to thank especially are animator Asha Bishi, storyboard and camera layout artist Rachel Doda and 2-D FX Artist, Myke Chapman, who have each decided to follow some random, awkward fan on Tumblr that spent perhaps a bit too much time obsessing over the production of this show. Thank you guys so much.

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madamlaydebug · 7 years ago

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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Rosy Cross of the Golden Dawn - Rose Bloodline - Flower of Life Reality is myth, math, metaphor, and magic - defined by the endless ways we figure out the true nature of the illusion in which we are experiencing. It's about the alchemy of consciousness in the illusion of time, for souls to experience on many levels simultaneously. There is one soul who guides this - Thoth the scribe who writes the programs of experience. Thoth went by many names and identities, including Hermes, Merlin, Isis, and other persona that identity him as a magician. Every ancient civilization had its wizards and magicians whose job it was to empower the people about reality as magic and illusion. They are also connected to Ancient Alien Theory as they were not from this physical reality. We move now to - the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (or, more commonly, the Golden Dawn) - a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development. It has been one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism. Concepts of magic and ritual at the center of contemporary traditions, such as Wicca and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn. Thelema is a spiritual philosophy (referred to by some as a religion that was developed by the early 20th century British writer and ceremonial magician, Aleister Crowley. He came to believe himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Aeon of Horus, based upon a spiritual experience that he and his wife, Rose Edith, had in Egypt in 1904. By his account, a possibly non-corporeal or "praeterhuman" being that called itself Aiwass contacted him and dictated a text known as The Book of the Law or Liber AL vel Legis, which outlined the principles of Thelema. The Thelemic pantheon includes a number of deities, focusing primarily on a trinity of deities adapted from ancient Egyptian religion, who are the three speakers of The Book of the Law: Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. The religion is founded upon the idea that the 20th century marked the beginning of the Aeon of Horus, in which a new ethical code would be followed; "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law". This statement indicates that adherents, who are known as Thelemites, should seek out and follow their own true path in life, known as their True Will rather than their egoic desires. The philosophy also emphasizes the ritual practice of Magick. The word "Thelema" itself is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun "will", from the verb "to will, wish, purpose." In the New Testament as well as the works of Plato, Thelema includes the ideas of will, choice, inclination, desire, including sexual desire, and pleasure. As Crowley developed the religion he wrote widely on the topic, producing what are collectively termed the Holy Books of Thelema. He also included ideas from occultism, Yoga and both Eastern and Western mysticism, especially the Qabalah. The three founders of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers - were Freemasons and members of Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.). Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. Influences Influences on Golden Dawn concepts and work include: Christian mysticism, Qabbalah, Hermeticism, the religion of Ancient Egypt, Theurgy, Freemasonry, Alchemy, Theosophy, Eliphas Levi, Papus, Enochian Magic, and Renaissance grimoires (textbooks of magic). The Golden Dawn as system and book has been the most intensively used source for modern western occult and magical writing. As a book it is both a text and an encyclopedia. The Orders The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation like the Masonic Lodges; however women were admitted on an equal basis with men. The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabbalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four Classical Elements as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. Hermetic Qabbalah - Hermetic Qabalah (From the Hebrew "reception", usually transliterated with a 'Q' rather than a 'K' or a 'C', to distinguish it from Jewish Kabbalah and Christian Cabbalah respectively) is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition. It is the underlying philosophy and framework for magical societies such as the Golden Dawn, Thelemic orders, mystical societies such as the Builders of the Adytum and the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, and is a precursor to the Neopagan, Wiccan and New Age movements The Hermetic Qabalah is the basis for Qliphothic Qabala as studied by left hand path orders, such as the Typhonian Order. Hermetic Qabalah draws on a great many influences, most notably: Jewish Kabbalah, Western astrology, Alchemy, pagan religions, especially Egyptian and Greco-Roman (the latter being from which the term "Hermetic" is derived), neoplatonism, gnosticism, the Enochian system of angelic magic of John Dee and Edward Kelley, hermeticism, rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, tantra and the symbolism of the tarot. Hermetic Qabalah differs from the Jewish form in being a more admittedly syncretic system, however it shares many concepts with Jewish Kabbalah. The Second or "Inner" Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis (the Ruby Rose and Cross of Gold), taught proper magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. The Third Order was that of the "Secret Chiefs", who were said to be highly skilled; they supposedly directed the activities of the lower two orders by spirit communication with the Chiefs of the Second Order. The foundational documents of the original Order of the Golden Dawn are known as the Cipher Manuscripts -- written in English using Trithemius cipher. The Cipher Manuscripts are a collection of 60 folios containing the structural outline of a series of magical initiation rituals corresponding to the spiritual elements of Earth, Air, Water and Fire. The "occult" materials in the Manuscripts are a compendium of the classical magical theory and symbolism known in the Western world up until the middle of the 19th century, combined to create an encompassing model of the Western Mystery Tradition, and arranged into a syllabus of a graded course of instruction in magical symbolism. It was used as the structure for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Manuscripts give the specific outlines of the Grade Rituals of the Order and prescribe a curriculum of graduated teachings that encompass the Hermetic Qabalah, astrology, occult tarot, geomancy, and alchemy. According to the records of the Order, the manuscripts were passed from Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie, a Masonic scholar, to Rev. A.F.A. Woodford, whom British occult writer Francis King describes as the fourth founder (although Woodford died shortly after the Order was founded). The documents did not excite Woodford and in February 1886 he passed them on to Freemason William Wynn Westcott, who managed to decode them in 1887. Westcott was pleased with his discovery and called on fellow Freemason Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers for a second opinion. Westcott asked for Mathers' help to turn the manuscripts into a coherent system for lodge work. Mathers in turn asked fellow Freemason William Robert Woodman to assist the two and he accepted. Mathers and Westcott have been credited for developing the ritual outlines in the Cipher Manuscripts into a workable format. Mathers, however, is generally credited with the design of the curriculum and rituals of the Second Order, which he called the Rosae Rubae et Aureae Crucis ("Ruby Rose and Golden Cross" or the RR et AC).

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