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vidavalor · 2 days ago

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Aziraphale using Victorian Glove Language in 1862

During the Victorian era, a whole visual hidden language emerged around using your gloves to 'secretly' communicate with your suitor(s). In the opening of 1862, Aziraphale uses his gloves to convey a pair of messages to Crowley. What is he saying?

Glove Language was developed as a marketing tactic by a company who took the idea from a fan maker who had seen his sales go through the roof by making up a similar 'secret' language for fans.

While originally developed for women to flirt, Glove Language also proved quietly popular with queer men. They obviously also wore gloves, if not quite as many different varieties, and almost all of the same messages could be conveyed with gloves just as easily by them-- with the extra bonus that, since men were expected to understand Glove Language rather than perform it themselves, no one would notice if men were using it to communicate with one another.

Even any observers who were fairly with it on Victorian social customs would likely not notice any use of Glove Language between Crowley and Aziraphale, likely making it something that appealed to them to use.

So, what is Aziraphale saying in Glove Language in the 1862 scene?

As 1862 opens, we watch from a distance, slowly getting closer, as Aziraphale emerges and walks up alongside the water to Crowley. While walking, Aziraphale takes his gloves off to use them to communicate.

It's of note here that gentlemen normally wouldn't take their gloves off that much when outside in cooler weather, unless they had a practical reason to do so. As we will see, Aziraphale has built a practical reason into his actions that will make sense to anyone who might be observing them-- that being that he needs his hands bare for a few moments so he can grasp the peas that he's going to feed to the ducks. This gives him an excuse to remove his gloves and use them to talk.

As Aziraphale walks up with his gloves, he loosely curls them over his fingers a bit. As we can see from the key above, this means:

Be careful-- we are being watched.

As we know, Crowley also felt this during the scene, as his "trees have ears... ducks have ears" comment indicated-- even if he'd wind up being less that cautious during the scene.

When reaching Crowley, Aziraphale doesn't put his gloves in his pocket. Instead, he holds them loosely in his left hand during the scene. Per the key, this means:

I am satisfied.

It's the Glove Language way of expressing contentment and happiness when being within someone, and letting that suitor know that you found being with them enjoyable and that they were welcome to stay in your company.

Aziraphale, though, can get away with a smidge more, and he's also come up with another brilliant little way to acknowledge Crowley within the social rules of the very society that claims that he shouldn't do so in this way.

In Victorian society, there were very elaborate social customs around how one was expected to use their hat to greet others, especially women. When it comes to acknowledging Aziraphale, Crowley, as a demon, is getting away with pretty much all that he can in the scene. He is sending messages of his own with his walking stick/cane, as I looked at over here, but Aziraphale, being an angel, can be seen getting away with a smidge more, as he's expected to adhere to rules of polite human society, even in the presence of a demon.

There's just that this polite human society doesn't understand gender and so would find it absolutely scandalous and run him out of town should he acknowledge the very masculine-presenting-in-this-scene Crowley in a way that is socially befitting the Victorian customs of how a gentleman is supposed to use their hat to greet a lady.

Yet, this is exactly what Aziraphale feels is most appropriate to do at the start here. As a way of acknowledging that Crowley is a whole gender constellation, Aziraphale wants to greet him as a gentleman would a lady as is appropriate for the initial beginning of an interaction in Victorian England and then allow the rest of their interaction, in which Aziraphale is wearing his hat, to reflect treating Crowley as a gentleman.

Victorian custom would hold that, to greet a lady, Aziraphale would need to use the hand furthest from the lady to lift his hat high enough that it cleared his head, while looking at her and giving a discreet little nod/bow (kind of like what Aziraphale gave Mr. Sushi in thanks in 1.01, if not even that much movement). Only, Aziraphale cannot actually do this in a public park when the recipient of the gesture is, as Crowley was in this moment, presenting in a very masculine way. What Aziraphale does instead is something subtle that's actually even more romantic.

Really the only other way to greet a lady in Victorian society was what's known as a Coachman's Salute. It's to put that same hand furthest away from the lady to the brim of your hat and do a quick, subtle nod/bow. This was only appropriate if you were a servant, like the lady's coachman (hence, the name), and you were basically just acknowledging that the lady had given you a directive. It's a gesture that equates to your servant, my lady.

When greeting Crowley, Aziraphale combines the two class-driven types of hat greetings for a lady together. He does a very subtle Coachman's Salute but then takes his hat completely off, as a gentleman would to greet a lady, and then hides the fact that he's doing any sort of greeting of a lady at all by making feeding the ducks his excuse for why his hat is off in public.

To this end, he then can stand there for a few moments with his hat off in his lady's presence before putting it back on again and standing with Crowley as a pair of gentlemen for the remainder of the scene. He can greet Crowley within the parameters of their human society, even as that very gender binary society does not understand the limitations of those parameters.

There's one last Victorian thing in play in the scene and that's the rules around the interior of hats. You were always supposed to keep the interior of your hat facing you. The idea was that it was very uncouth to show anyone the inside of your hat, even if it was clean, as it was the part that touched your body during the day. Pretty much no one was supposed to see the interior of your hat, especially in public, but, if anyone could, the only (non-housekeeping) person who could be permitted to see something as intimate as this was your spouse.

While Aziraphale technically keeps the interior of his hat facing him while he feeds the ducks for deniability purposes, it also happens to be within the taller Crowley's line of sight the whole time.

#good omens #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #good omens meta #ineffable husbands speak

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sirxlla · 1 day ago

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I would absolutely ADORE “getting interrupted while having sex / about to have sex” w/ Damian 🤗

Off Time

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Warnings: NSFW

Prompt: above ^^^^

Notes: DAMIAN IS OF AGE IN EVERYTHING I WRITE, female reader, italics are actions and thoughts.

-With that said it's all under the cut-

You let out a squeaky gasp as Damian continued his work between your thighs pulling his hair slightly. Damian moved your thighs over his shoulders and wrapped his arms around your thighs as he shoved his face impossibly closer to your core. He hummed against you which caused the already wonderful feeling to feel even more blissful.

Damian was an asshole earlier, and you had gone to the room by yourself to get away from him. He slipped into the bed behind you a few hours later and quietly kissed your neck as he whispered apologies into your ear. His hand moved down under your shirt and then down the front of your panties as he kissed you sweetly. He flipped you over and very swiftly flipped you over and kissed your breasts. His other hand massaged your breasts before he pulls your shirt up then moves his lips down your stomach. He licked over your panties then pulling them down with his teeth which led you two to where you are now.

Damian was so entranced and consumed by the attempt to bring you to completion, but as soon as he was just there, there was a knock at his door.

"Demon Child, Bruce needs you!" Jason bangs at the door over and over.

Damian groans against you and tries to ignore Jason, you do the same. He attempts to go back to his current and important task to him right now but Jason bangs again on the door.

"Now, Damian!" Jason says before banging on the door again which causes Damian to let you go.

"I'm sorry, Beloved. You can finish up without me if you want." He kisses your thigh before standing up and wiping his mouth.

"It's okay, Dami. Be safe, okay?" You knew that the likelihood that Damian would come back promptly or at all was low.

"I always am, My Love." He goes to peck your lips. As his lips brush, yours, Jason bangs on the door again.

"I'm coming, Jason! " He yells; Damian's getting pissed because there's no reason Bruce should be bothering him while it's his day off.

As he left, you suddenly became acutely aware of how much Jason ruined your mood. You were now annoyed as well and got up to go shower. You washed yourself off, redressed yourself, and laid back in the bed. Unfortunately, you couldn't find sleep so you sat up and started watching TV.

When Damian got home he showered and quickly slipped into bed with you. He turned off the light and pulled you close to him.

"I'm sorry, Beloved." Damian whispered into your hair as he played with your hair and began to relax after the bullshit patrol Bruce made him go on. There's no other place he'd be.

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saltierstumpierman · 3 days ago

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in celebration of voltron somehow trending again, here's a list of my fav vld fics that i've collected over the years:

Other by Tango Dancer | 11k | Klance

Alfonso watches his brother break down, alone on the porch at night, listening to a nameless person’s steady heartbeat. He watches, and he feels resentment stir into his gut, against the universe who took away his little brother and gave back this broken parody of him. Against himself, for not having stopped it somehow. Against Voltron for choosing him, and the empire for starting this war in the first place. And against this mysterious person, for keeping an essential part of his brother’s soul with them, and making it impossible for him to be happy with them the way it used to be. The way it should be. OR Lance's family struggle to come to terms with the man their son and brother has become.

genuinely my favorite fanfiction ever. the impression this fic has left on me... i regularly think back on the scenes in this fic and have to search for it again. i adore outsider POVs and how to tell a story without over-explaining to readers.

i want your heaven and your oceans too by mothpoem | 11k | Klance

“Not—not that you’d be my rebound! I mean, you’d be helping me take my mind off of this guy, but to be a rebound, I’d have to have dated him first, I think, and he doesn’t even know I like him, so. You wouldn’t be a rebound. At worst, we become badass partners-in-crime with a grudging respect for each other, at best, we’re soulmates for life and this is fate trying to help us find happiness. So. Um.” Lance swallows and looks up at the Blade of Marmora soldier through his lashes. “What say you?” They look down at their hands for a moment, fingers twisting together in deep thought. Then they’re pulling their gloves off, revealing pale, half-bruised knuckles of the human variation, and their mask is dissolving, giving way to big blue-purple eyes and an achingly familiar jet-black cowlick. “Who,” says Keith Kogane, in that low-pitched rumble that makes Lance’s stomach roil in the good way—holy fuck—“is this guy you’re trying to get over?”

i love mission fics, I love s4 era klance, and I fucking love love love identity shenanigans. love this fic to death and always come back to it when the VLD demon rears its head.

tell me again, do you love me? by hiuythn | 6k | Klance

If it were anybody else, Lance would think they’re messing with him for fun. But Keith is Keith, straight-forward and guileless. If he’s touching Lance more, it’s only because he’s gotten more comfortable. And on one hand, that’s great, that’s—Lance feels very honored. His heart is doing backflips and aerial stunts and everything. On the other, this is really not helping with his raging crush. His breaking point turns out to be when Keith, exhausted after a day of subspace meetings, drops his head onto Lance’s shoulder and sighs. It’s a sigh that says, now I’m comfortable, that admits, I’m recharging, that practically screams, you help. Hands in his pockets, he lets Lance bear his weight as if he trusts Lance to handle it. Great. That’s just—how dare he. How dare he be so vulnerable with Lance? Who does that? It’s so enraging that Lance just blurts out, “I’m going to need you to stop doing this before I fall in love with you even more, asshole.” Keith freezes. - Or, five times Lance acknowledges his feelings for Keith and one time Keith reciprocates.

hiuythn is one of my fav ao3 writers in general, but this fic fits a very particular niche in my heart. highly suggest if u enjoy reluctant acceptance with a mix of obliviousness.

just come to me once by laallomri | 94k | Klance

Lance’s smile widens. He leans forward, and the prickling in Keith’s chest gives way to butterflies, fluttering wildly in his stomach, and oh wow has Lance always had this many freckles, has he always had eyelashes that long, has he— Lance pokes his cheek, right over the Galra mark. Keith blinks. “I can’t believe you and your mom have matching face tattoos now,” he says, and it’s so fucking dumb, but it’s exactly the kind of dumb thing Keith has longed to hear, and before he knows what he’s doing he’s surging forward, almost knocking Lance back against Red’s paw, and throwing his arms around him. In which Keith lives on a space whale, goes on a road trip, and (eventually) gets a boyfriend.

ik the word count is intimidating compared to the rest in this list but i cannot over-emphasize to try this fic at least once. laallomri is another classic ao3 writer and i've been glued to their page since vld was actively releasing. much much love for their works <33

No, I Could Never Fake It by 2towels | 9k | Klance

Keith nods just slightly in his hands, so Lance believes he’s been given permission and leans forward to press a fleeting kiss to his lips. In the back of his head he hopes it’s the best kiss Keith has ever had, but he’s quickly distracted by the hand fisting in the front of his shirt and forcing him a few inches back. “Oh my god, you were right.” Pidge groans, rubbing her face. Shiro looks a little stunned at the display, and maybe a little guilty, like he should have realized Lance’s mistake before it steamrolled into Keith’s discomfort—but Keith, himself, is wearing a very neutral expression. He licks his lips, and Lance is distracted by it a moment, even if it was a very plain kiss that he shouldn’t be distracted by. “See?” Keith says, tearing his eyes away and looking to Shiro, “We’re great actors.” -- Five kisses Lance doesn't count, and one he does.

FANTASTIC! no notes. just go read it. wonderful wonderful wonderful, it still gives me butterflies every time i read it.

A Light In The Dark by usernicole | 19k | Klance

Far away from his friends at the castle, Keith's only way of communicating with them is a battered old phone. This is maybe going to be harder than he thought. A long-distance, friends-to-lovers fic, set during season four.

such a classic. this fic set up so many tropes for future klance fics to come. i can always appreciate when a fic branches out to give attention to the platonic relationships involved without it feeling forced. much much love for this fic <33

that's all for now. go leave a kudos and comment on the fics to show the authors your appreciation!!

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2025????!?!?

#klance #vld #voltron legendary defender #fic rec #klance fic rec #in the year of our lord 2025...

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animelovelover123 · 3 days ago

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I SWEAR you have done this idea before, but I can't find it, so I'm assuming I dreamed it up or read it on someone else's blog 😭. But what would the DMC boys reactions be to reader squirting for the first time? I can imagine some would be cocky about it/extremely turned on by it, etc. It would be exciting to see your POV on them. Thank you for your amazing work! 🥰

Nope, never done this idea but I like it! Here you go, hope you enjoy making a mess with our demon hunting boys ;)

You Squirting On The DMC Boys

Dante

Dante is a mess and we love him despite (or maybe for) it. I did not initially plan for it to get corny at the end there but I think that is also another reason many of us love him.

Reboot Dante

This man has had so much casual sex with so many people that he is unfazed when you squirt on him, he doesn’t act surprised at all.

He will tease you, call you “dirty” or maybe “slut” affectionately.

“I got you squirting already? Just wait till I have you screaming.”

He has no plan to stop, capturing your lips before you can respond properly, biting them a bit, and keeps pounding into you.

If he sees that you are legitimately embarrassed by it though, he’ll reassure you.

“Don’t worry babe,” Dante says as he wipes his hands off on the sheets below you. “I’ve had a lot worse things come out of people.”

His chill reaction continues all future times you have sex, though he does tease you both inside and outside of the bedroom. The amount of drooling and waterfall jokes you have to cover up and reprimand him for is insurmountable.

“Oof, you really gotta elbow me, babe?” He chuckles. “I guess I deserve it though. As payback, you wanna waterboard me with that cute little pussy of yours later?”

Perverted Reboot Dante has probably been squirted on many times, this man knows his way around watersports. But that also means I don’t have much to write about.

Vergil

When you squirt for the first time around him, Vergil devil triggers. He turns back quickly out of concern that the change in his body would frighten you or cause you pain for your first time together, but the strain of trying to keep his demon side from coming out is so heavy that he can’t finish.

That liquid was seeped in your scent, your pheromones. And you just sprayed it all over him and the bed like perfume.

He has to make an excuse, clean up quickly, and rush out of the room lest he ravages you.

When you are more accustomed to sex with him and he has more self-control he will let loose all of his animalistic lust but not yet, he did not want to hurt you or scare you away.

He will not explain this unless you press him and/or seem really hurt that he ran off after your first time together.

He does much training, both with and without you, and does get himself under control, though he and his sexual preferences are forever changed.

Now he’ll catch your squirt with some piece of his discarded clothing, claiming it is just to stop you from making too big of a mess. And besides, he cleans his clothes after every time you two have sex.

That is all true, but what he doesn’t say is that even after cleaning his clothes, when he wears them his demon senses can still pick up on the scent, on YOUR scent.

I was this fricken’ close to making him a pantie sniffer, I swear to god!

Reboot Vergil

Even though he likes to portray a prime, proper, clean, in-control aura always, making a mess of you turned him on like nothing else.

Before he found out that you squirted, he would get his fix by suddenly pulling you somewhere private, pushing you up against a wall, and aggressively start kissing and groping you. And just as you are beginning to process what was happening and get into the mood, he would suddenly pull away and remind you that you have things to do. He would then just watch you reeling, and if he was feeling extra cruel, he would drag you back out into the public space he had stolen you from and watch as you try to come to your senses and act natural.

Now he had something better though. Now he would wait until you were done getting all dolled up and ready for going out or to a house party then strike.

While assuring you that you had plenty of time, Vergil would shove his gloved hand down your panties and start playing with you, cranking up the intensity quickly to get you to that powerful release as soon as possible.

He did not need to be touched as he got plenty of satisfaction from seeing you standing there with shaky legs like a fawn trying to keep your balance with liquid dripping from your core and sliding down your legs. He’ll even avoid helping to support your weight to watch you struggle. He will help eventually though so he can have you wrap your arm around his and he can use that as a shackle.

“Alright dear, it is time for us to welcome our guests/head out. What’s that? Oh, unfortunately, we simply do not have any time to waste. I’m sure no one will notice, now let go.”

Reboot Vergil is a smart, tricky lover and a big ol’ bully.

Nero

Despite trying to act cool, confident, and mature, Nero is a virgin. And with where he grew up and the religiousness of his adoptive family, he was not given a sex education past “don’t do it before marriage” and was little he could learn for himself, which was practically nothing. So the first time you squirt on him he freezes mid-thrust in shock and confusion.

“Did you just piss on me?”

When you tell him what it is or he researches it, he feels stupid but at least knows how to approach things from now on.

He takes the time to lay out towels and clean you up after. That is unless you two get too hot and heavy outside of your home and end up fucking in the van or something. Even then though, Nero makes sure to clean up for your comfort and everyone else’s.

Usually he sees it as just a natural process of making love to you, though he does amusingly point out when you “make a good shot” and “launched it far”.

With his relationship with Kyrie, I see Nero as being quite the gentleman to his lover and her natural body functions, though dense at first. He is a good boy though.

V finds sex artistic in a way, and when he is in the midst of pleasure he finds it even more so.

When you first squirt on his hand, as he prefers to finger you before taking you completely, he is pleasantly surprised.

He wants to spread it around, utterly cover your crotch, inner thighs, and lower stomach with it. It makes you shine, glisten, just like when he kisses you enough to leave your lips a bit swollen and shimmering with saliva.

After fingering you and you are recovering, preparing for the true event, V grinds his body against yours in a kind of Nuru massage. Sliding his cock, now covered in your juices, along your drenched folds or, if your core is too sensitive right now, against your legs and stomach or between your closed thighs had him trembling and moaning just as hard as if your hand was wrapped around his member

And once he has pulled out of you and his seed is dripping out of you, the white mixes with the clear, creating a pearlescent liquid that V wants to paint with.

Not exactly what I intended but the vibe is there.

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randobsdanalyst · 2 days ago

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Clothes in BSD

Part 1: Loyalty, Morality, and Characterization Through Coats and Colors

Thread on Twitter: https://x.com/RandoBSDAnalyst/status/1806408372897353988

Clothes are an integral part of the symbolism in Bungou Stray Dogs, as Harukawa and Asagiri spent a lot of time working together to come up with the final designs for the characters. The idea of coats and borrowed clothing especially appears over and over again in the series, building upon each other and adding to the themes in ways that demonstrate what matters to the characters.

We can begin with coats. The fandom-famous coat theory is related to loyalty and motivation, but I believe there’s so much to be said about vulnerability and morality as well when it comes to the coats. There’s notable variation regarding color and the way coats are worn and treated throughout the series, and there’s much you can understand regarding the characters based on the coat and clothes they wear and how.

We can start off by using Dazai. In Fifteen, he does not actually wear a coat, opting to instead wear just the tie, white dress shirt, and black dress pants. He had no attachment to the world or any organization at that point in time, and so there was no need for the Demon Prodigy mask and the many other masks he would very quickly develop over time. From a more morality-based viewpoint, their mind had not been completely darkened at that point, either, despite them very obviously displaying signs of how twisted their mind was and how much he was quickly learning from Mori over time (hence the black tie and black pants). However, right after the events of Fifteen, he did start wearing a coat after being gifted one from Mori. It was black, like the tie and pants, and it hid parts of the white dress shirt he still wore underneath. This is connected to how his mind had become far more dark by that point, and how he had officially become part of the underground by joining the Mafia. He covered up the remaining bits of genuineness and good still left in him, and officially became the Demon Prodigy Mori had been trying to shape him into. Then, by the time we see Dazai in Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era, he had also decided to wear a black suit jacket underneath the coat. Just as it obscured more of the white dress shirt underneath, it further obscured Dazai’s self and hid anything left that was remotely genuine and innocent out of a (sub)conscious desire to not be vulnerable and get hurt. Those parts of him still existed, but they were hard to find, especially as nobody but Chuuya and Oda tried to truly understand him and his struggles. What the others could see was that Dazai was fully enveloped in his Demon Prodigy mask by then, and he was very eerily reminiscent of Mori in the darkness and cold logic he carried with him wherever he went.

However, there are hints as to how he truly felt about Mori and the Mafia, even back then, as coats in BSD do say so much about loyalty. It is important to note that even though he wore the suit jacket properly during the Dark Era, perhaps indicating his commitment to the masks and in pushing away the good he can do due to his feelings regarding himself, he still did not ever wear Mori’s coat properly. This indicated his wavering loyalty, hinting that he in no way was particularly loyal to the Port Mafia and Mori from the very beginning. His reason for officially joining and adopting the thin facade of loyalty at the age of fifteen was only to continue observing humanity after Chuuya inadvertently convinced him to see life in another light. He wanted to get a glimpse of life and what it means to be human amid all the death and destruction, not to further the interest of the Mafia and Mori beyond what would allow him to continue his exploration. And we see that as soon as they see Oda’s body on the floor and rushes to him, the coat falls off. He then claimed to have burnt the coat afterward, removing any attachment to the darkness and Mori, despite mentally still being very much affected by them.

Once he left, he started wearing the coat that is now so familiar. It is tan, similar to the coat Oda used to wear, and a physical reminder for himself of what he is doing all this for. He wants so badly to belong in the light and fulfill the promise he had made to one of the only people who understood him, and so he must have felt the coat was a perfect replacement for the one he once wore. And, unlike the black coat, Dazai wears this coat properly, as he is genuinely loyal to Oda and Oda’s wishes for him. Beyond the coat, Dazai also decided to change other parts of his outfit. He does wear a dark vest underneath the coat that is quite similar to the suit jacket he used to wear, but he chose to replace the rest of his clothes with ones that are lighter, more befitting of someone in the light (though the dark vest serves as a reminder of his moral grayness). If they were going to create a whole new persona, especially one that tries so hard to come off as friendly and bubbly, then they would need clothes to match. His black pants were replaced with khaki ones, and his black tie was replaced with a bolo tie. All in all, while there are still many layers to what Dazai wears (Dazai will perhaps never be perfectly at home around others no matter the organization, as humanity is still something he does not consider himself a part of), the overall vibe is less formal and dark.

Let’s move on to Chuuya, whose design had a lot of thought and time put into it by both Asagiri and Harukawa. Chuuya wears many layers as well no matter what age you consider, which hide the vulnerable parts of him in a way that is similar to Dazai. Even in the Sheep and during the Dragon’s Head Conflict, where he wore what could be considered streetwear, he still wore several layers to hide himself. He may end up wearing his heart on a sleeve for those who look and may bleed for those he cares about, but emotional vulnerability and trust is still difficult for him. But what’s more interesting, once again, is how his clothes also display his loyalty. Chuuya is an extremely loyal individual, and his connections to the different organizations he works/worked for are so important to understanding him and his view of his humanity. Chuuya has always been trapped and bound to whatever organization he works for by his loyalty, and forced by the nature of his ability to always protect those under him. He thus wears a literal choker around his neck after joining the Port Mafia, a physical representation of the “dog-like” loyalty that binds him to the Sheep and then the Port Mafia. It was not part of his outfit during his time in the Sheep, but that is most likely because he did not see his loyalty and his ability as truly binding. He cared for the Sheep and thought that they cared for him in return and only expected so much from him because he’s him. But once he met Dazai and Mori and experienced first hand what the Sheep truly thought of him, he began to feel tied down by his own loyalty and forgiving nature.

Chuuya also used to wear his jacket properly in the Sheep, and before Dazai left the Mafia, he wore any jacket or coat that was part of his outfit properly as well. The Sheep, and then the Mafia, were his family for better or for worse, and he feels such a need to protect those under him and to become more of the leader he unfairly thought he should have been for the Sheep. He was determined in these goals and to protecting Yokohama through missions in the Port Mafia, and so his outer layers are worn the way they were meant to be. However, you may notice that currently, Chuuya does not wear his coat properly despite his loyalty towards the Port Mafia. It’s the one layer of his clothing not fully worn. It also comes off often, and there is one common denominator to every time Chuuya does take off the coat: either he’s relaxing after a long day, or he’s with Dazai (who is the only one he takes his coat off around when he’s meant to be working for the Mafia). Whether hes’s fighting against, with, or for Dazai, his coat is always the first item to go flying (literally). Think of the dungeon scene, the fight against Lovecraft where the very first attack results in Chuuya’s coat falling off, and the rescue in Dead Apple where Chuuya’s coat falls off when he jumps off of a plane. This reveals something interesting: while Chuuya is incredibly loyal to the Port Mafia, he would always be willing to cast that loyalty aside for Dazai. Even if Dazai is a known traitor, Chuuya is willing to cast that aside for the sake of Soukoku and Yokohama. There was no need to do this before Dazai left the Mafia, and so he never wore his jackets or coats improperly before then. The shedding of the coat is also a physical representation of the way they trust each other and are willing to cast aside some of their masks and their game of hatred to reveal some of the vulnerability underneath — something that goes unsaid between the two but is so important to their bond. Without that deeply rooted trust, Soukoku would not function the way it does. Not only that, but the coat he sheds is also black, and removing it reveals the lighter layers underneath, as if Chuuya is shedding his darkness each time in order to be genuine. It is only Dazai that gets to see the more human side of Chuuya while Chuuya is working, only Dazai that gets to see the truth behind the darkness that shrouds both of them.

One could also say that the coat very loosely represents Chuuya’s masked feelings towards Dazai, though this interpretation does not really get the whole picture, considering how coats are a consistent symbol across characters and how Chuuya does take off the coat when he’s relaxing (so the coat representing his loyalty and feelings of responsibility to the Mafia, and the layers representing the layers shielding his vulnerability, makes more sense). But let’s indulge the idea for a moment. Chuuya acts like he hates Dazai, but that mask leaves very quickly when needed (just like the coat), as those feelings of hatred have no depth or genuineness. This idea still can be tied back to loyalty, however. Once Dazai left, there was a new layer that had to be added to the game the two like to play: they are now in different organizations with differing principles since Dazai left. It makes sense for Chuuya, as an executive, to detest somebody who had betrayed the organization. The Port Mafia is not kind to traitors, after all, and the organization is not meant to be easy to leave. However, Chuuya’s true feelings regarding Dazai’s betrayal of the Mafia are obviously far more complex. He doesn’t truly feel betrayed by Dazai’s departure like a high-ranking member of the Mafia is meant to, no matter how he acts outwardly. Instead, as someone who “had” considered himself to be Dazai’s partner, he knew and still knows Dazai too well to be genuinely mad at him for leaving such a place. If anything, he sorely missed having him with him. He thus never wears his coat properly, ready to take it off whenever the mask of hatred he is meant to keep on after Dazai betrayed the Mafia (connected to his loyalty to the Mafia) goes at odds against his heart and loyalty to his partner. And in return, Dazai doesn’t hesitate to still make him an integral part of his plans.

Now let’s talk about their outfits in the BEAST universe, because something you can notice immediately that differs from the main universe is that Dazai and Chuuya do wear their coat, in Dazai’s case, and suit jacket, in Chuuya’s case, properly. So what does this say about BEAST Dazai and Chuuya? In the case of Dazai, it being worn properly showed his dedication to the plan he had come up with and took over the Mafia to ensure the success of. He took the job of being the boss seriously, and so he wore Mori’s coat the way it was meant to be worn. The dark coat also added another intentional and well-maintained layer of darkness that shrouded the white dress shirt underneath everything Dazai was wearing. It’s a lot harder to take off a well-worn coat than a coat that simply hands from the shoulders, much like how his Demon Prodigy mask and darkness are a lot harder to see through in BEAST. He intentionally isolated himself due to his goal, allowing only Chuuya and Gin by his side, and blinded himself to the pain and darkness that surrounded him so completely as a result. Chuuya, too, is more dedicated to his role and to the goals of the Port Mafia, as all he had in BEAST was Dazai due to being even more isolated from others than regular Chuuya. And even if Chuuya did have others close to him, since Dazai remained in the Mafia, Chuuya had no reason to switch from wearing his coat or jacket properly to wearing them over his shoulder like he did in the regular universe. There was no conflict between his loyalty to Dazai and his loyalty to the Mafia, and so his feelings towards Dazai only intensified the dedication he had to the organization. In addition, notice that BEAST Chuuya wears a red dress shirt instead of a white one like he does in the regular universe, which could represent how much lonelier and thus darker BEAST Chuuya was.

Fyodor is another character whose coat and colors tell us a lot about him. As confirmed by Asagiri, his outfit and general appearance were based on The Brothers Karamazov by irl Fyodor Dostoyevsky. More specifically, his design was influenced by a scene in the book where Ivan, the middle of the three brothers, has a conversation with the devil. Looking at the scene, it is clear where Fyodor’s ushanka and hair came from (thanks, @/wolfkil1r on twt for this revelation):

I’ll do a separate analysis on the literary references that went into Fyodor’s character, but it is important that his design is meant to evoke the character of the devil from the novel. Clothes give you an idea of a character’s motivation, after all. In addition, the black in his outfit and hair contrasts with the white found in the Decay of the Angel. Black shrouds the white, like how evil corrupts the pure and how Fyodor manipulates the group behind the scene. The black covering the white also evokes the idea of the fallen angel. The character of the devil in The Brothers Karamazov was once an angel who had fallen from grace and was forced to shoulder the burden of humanity’s sins. Fyodor, similarly, lost his humanity (and the goodness within) due to the nature of his immortality and his desire to achieve his goals using whatever means are most effective. He wishes to get rid of the sinfulness of humans, but has long since sacrificed any goodness he may have had for the sake of efficiency. Besides black and white, though, Fyodor is also very closely associated with the color purple, a color that is deeply connected with the idea of nobility and power. In Christianity, the color is also used to represent Christ’s suffering and death, since a purple robe had been placed on him as a sign of mockery before his crucifixion. As Fyodor is a character so closely tied into religion, Christ, the devil, and the concepts of death and rebirth, this truly is the perfect color for him.

For both Fyodor and Dazai, however, there’s also another set of rather symbolic outfits to look at: the white ones they wore in Dead Apple after being made to do so by Shibusawa. The white once again evokes the idea of purity, and of angels. White is also often used to symbolize death, due to the color’s spiritual importance as a result of its connection to purity. The outfits (and a lot of the characters associated with Fyodor, who are known for having long white hair and wearing white) bring these two concepts together beautifully. Wearing these gorgeous pieces of clothing while in the safety of Mukurotoride, Dazai, Fyodor, and Shibusawa observed the ruin that the fog brought to Yokohama from above, like angels observing humanity from heaven. Due to the nature of their intelligence and thought processes, all three of them are known for feeling isolated from humanity, their minds unable to be comprehended by the masses. Angels are indeed the perfect representation of this isolation, evoking the idea of being distant from humanity. This also ties in quite neatly to the symbolism of angels and religion in the series, as just like in the play in The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency, the “angels'' were portrayed as people who watched destruction unfold below them after putting different things into motion. They may appear pure as snow, but their morals and ideas can be put into question. Or you could think of it as angels being too divine and disconnected from humans to lose themselves in morality and experience something so human as suffering, which would make sense in the discussion regarding humanity.

However, their outfits were not pure white, so the outfits could also add to the fallen angel symbolism prevalent in the series (which is of course very closely related to the idea of angels in the series, as the “angels” in BSD aren’t quite pure). The inner lining of the coats were black, as well as their shoes, Fyodor’s gloves, and the dress shirt Dazai wore underneath. And speaking of Fyodor’s gloves, that was actually the only addition to Fyodor’s outfit other than the coat. He was still wearing the same outfit he always wears underneath. All this is a reminder, representing how they are still them. Even though their intelligence allows them to rise above the rest, there is still darkness (morally and psychologically) that lies inside the minds of the three individuals. The black against the flowy white does elicit the image of a fallen angel, after all. The three may all be beautiful and beyond human in terms of their brains, but darkness has long since become a part of them, the “purity” of their appearance corrupted by their minds and perspectives of humanity. This really does go along well with a lot of other symbolism in the series, and it ties back well with the fact that Fyodor is the only dark-haired member of the Decay of Angels.

With these interpretations in mind, it is interesting that Dazai was the only one who did not wear his coat properly. He instead wore it over the shoulder, much like he had back in the Port Mafia. This could be a way of symbolically representing how his mind is still forever affected by his time in the Mafia, and how he liked to lean more into his Demon Prodigy mask especially when with Fyodor. Dazai has a habit of subconsciously soaking up the darkness around him and slipping into whatever role is expected of him, tailoring his masks and perspectives based on the person he is talking to in order to appear as if he belongs and can deeply relate to the other. And indeed, for a long while, Fyodor thought Dazai’s thought processes and ways of seeing people are the same as his, which is why he was so caught off guard by Dazai’s ability to adapt, trust, and use the unpredictability of humans to his advantage. On this note, the way Dazai wore the coat could also be thought of as showing Dazai’s true feelings regarding humanity. Even though he was playing the role of the angel observing from the distance, it has become clear based on his thought processes in the ADA (and even back in the PM) that he does not think of this distance as a benefit. He admires humanity, and wishes to observe it from close up. After all, Chuuya had shown him so much about what it meant to fight and struggle as a human being, and Oda had provided him a compass for which to guide himself morally. He could never find humanity boring and predictable, a perspective that makes him so different from Fyodor, Shibusawa, and the weapon Mori desired to shape him into.

Moving on from Fyodor and Dazai (though I will be coming back to them again in a bit), Nikolai also has a pretty interesting design. His long, flowy overcoat is a nod to The Overcoat. The story is about a poor department store worker who lived the epitome of a monotonous and dreary life, and struggles to replace a coat that had been well worn. He eventually saved up for a new coat, and when he finally got it, it allowed him to finally enter the world of humans and desire. He was free from the monotony of his banal existence. But then one day, he was attacked and the coat was taken from him, bringing him back to his dreary reality. It was inevitable that the world of humanity and emotions wouldn’t last, and the man died as pitifully as he lived. I feel like it was irl Gogol’s own existence and experience with religion that inspired Nikolai’s design and characterization far more than a single specific piece of his work, but I feel like the story does play well into the futility of Nikolai’s desire to be free from the structure of society and his own existence.

As for Nikolai’s specific coat, it is white, but it also has a black lining on the inside. There are also black details on the suit and pants as well, making the outfit appear like a mix of the ones worn by clowns and ringmasters. The outfit is perfectly representative of Nikolai’s character, blending the comical and whimsical side of him with his sharp intellect and (rather sadistic) interest in creating games. The white and black also show his conflicting relationship with morality and honesty. Instead of having the colors in layers like the other characters, the white and black are all over the place, contrasting to form a twisted, clownish image that makes it difficult to discern what is true from what is not. He wishes to push morality and to shed the boundaries set by human nature and morality, and so he does not get set layers of white or black. However, after Fyodor’s “death,” when Nikolai was talking about his conflicted feelings and how much being understood by Fyodor meant to him, you can see that the black parts of his outfit are hidden. He’s being genuine for once, revealing his true feelings and pushing aside the goal he thought he wanted to achieve: of being free from everything. Instead, what he had truly wanted was to be understood.

Now, I promised to circle back to Fyodor and Dazai, and that is because there’s still one final detail for this section that’s very important and connects different pieces of clothing in BSD (which is why I saved it for the end). Going back to Fyodor’s outfit in Dead Apple, there was a unique design on the bottom that may be familiar to those who draw Sigma’s coat. Here it is again:

Shubisawa and Dazai, too, had the symbol as a part of their outfits, and it was also on the strange outfit Akutagawa was wearing at the very end of the last episode of season 5:

And here is the same thing on Sigma’s coat. The shape of the cutout forms the exact same symbol.

Clearly the symbol is important and might be leading up to something if Akutagawa’s new outfit contains the same symbol, But what does it mean? Well, the shape is actually known as the othala rune. Runes were originally created and used by Germanic groups before they adopted the Latin alphabet, but variants were devised by Scandinavian as well as Anglo-Saxon groups. Knowing that Sigma’s design seems to have some Celtic and Nordic inspirations, it’s to be expected that a symbolic rune would be utilized in his design. The othala rune, generally (as there is obviously going to be variation and nuance in the way the rune is thought of), represents the idea of home, legacy, and heritage.

This is so perfect for Sigma’s character, whose whole story revolves around how he does not have a past and a home. To him, these two things are the very basis of what makes a human human, and they therefore drive his decisions and struggles. And just like any other human, Sigma fights tooth and nail against the constant tirade of life, clinging on desperately to the hope of finding the meaning and purpose that he believes his life to lack due to his supposed lack of humanity. This drive is exactly what Fyodor wanted to exploit using the casino, and is what allowed Dazai to successfully convince Sigma to betray the Decay of Angels. They both knew what Sigma desired was a true home, and that he would do anything to protect anything even slightly close to one, even if he felt like he could never match up to the others.

Shibusawa, too, had wanted to know his past, as he had forgotten it after his death. He had no home or past that he could remember, and so he sought his old memories, wishing to get them back so he could understand what happened to him and find his true self. And so he was easily manipulated by Fyodor for a second time, his ego and wish to get back his memories preventing him from seeing that Fyodor only wanted to use him. There is obviously more to what motivated Shibusawa (which was why he had desired Atsushi’s ability and to experience dying once more), but this is why the othala rune was part of Shibusawa’s outfit as well as the outfits he had forced Dazai and Fyodor into. In addition, it could also be said that it emphasized the way all three are isolated from humanity and do not belong anywhere: Shibusawa because of his death, Fyodor because of his ability, Dazai because of the dehumanization he went through, and all three because of their intelligence and incomprehensible minds.

Who knows what it means for Akutagawa, though. Is it the symbol of an organization or one used a lot in an alternate universe? Is it the Akutagawa we know, and he was given the outfit by someone? At this point, there is so little we know about how Akutagawa ended up by Atsushi’s side again, as well as the fates of others who had turned into vampires. However, the story isn’t done yet, so we’ll see how the plot points get resolved.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #bsd chuuya #chuuya nakahara #bsd fyodor #fyodor dostoevsky #bsd nikolai #nikolai gogol #character analysis #bsd

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yanderes-galore · 2 days ago

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In my half asleep stardew valley binge I thought of something for a very opposite fandom.

Hazbin Hotel, with Husk and a naturally lucky gambler darling. I'm going to sleep now.

Yandere! Husk with Lucky Gambler! Darling

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Stalking, Manipulation, Possessive/Protective behavior, Dubious relationship/companionship.

I can see Husk getting interested in someone like you.

Even more so in his Overlord days.

You're no doubt a common face in casinos.

Husk probably even remembers you when he had power.

You're quite the formidable opponent.

Many Sinners are either nervous to challenge you or even wish to test their own luck.

You are a demon who has been blessed with quite the luck in your gambling.

Many even think you're cheating.

If you are or not, well, that's for you to know only.

I wouldn't be surprised if you knew of Husk.

Husker... He too was an infamous Overlord who knew his way around a deck of cards.

Perhaps his obsession begins with you two playing a few games occasionally.

You're adamant that you don't gamble souls in your games.

You happen to enjoy the game, yet you aren't willing to hand yourself over to an Overlord.

Even if you'd probably win.

Husk probably was amused by your confidence when he first met you.

Which inevitably leads to a few games... You manage to win as usual.

He almost envied your luck... Your games together actually made quite the bond between you.

The cat found himself eager to see you, mostly for the challenge you gave him.

He always wants to figure you out, to find out how you win.

You must have some sort of trick, right?

His obsession definitely just starts as a mutual friendship between two of the best gamblers at the casino.

Unfortunately, Husk's luck ran out when Alastor challenged him.

That was pretty much the last time he saw you, stripped of his Overlord status.

You were still well known to many Sinners.

Husk, even with his Soul contract, kept tabs on you.

Although... It's not like he could track you.

Husk hates being Alastor's pet, forced to be summoned and do his wishes.

But imagine his surprise if you came to the hotel?

Maybe you want to be redeemed... or heard he was being a bartender here.

At first he couldn't believe it... In fact, he's a bit nervous Alastor will challenge you too.

Although... You've always been rather smart when it comes to deals.

You introduce yourself to Charlie as a friend of Husk's, which immediately makes her excited.

Husk almost finds it annoying... and amusing... when Charlie drags you to his bar, asking all sorts of questions.

He's changed since you last met him.

He's less confident now... much more serious and apathetic.

He may even be a bit more rude now... Mostly because he's scared to be attached again.

You're... oddly patient with him though...

It's been years... yet you still treat him like you did when he was an Overlord.

Certainly more casual now but...

He can't help but agree when you offer him a deck of cards... another round for old time's sake....

Husk is in a much better mood when he sees you again.

You only ever speak with him most of the time, playing cards and making small bets.

You swear he purrs when you're around, but he'd never admit it.

You two become inseparable again.

You may even agree to help Charlie since you want to try and spend more time with Husk.

She agrees because you seem to make him happy.

Charlie just loves making her friends happy.

Husk is a subtle yandere... watching your every move with interested eyes and carefully analyzing your interactions with others.

He's actually protective in a way since you still have a bit of an ego.

After all... Alastor may want your soul... and Husk even doubts your luck will overcome the radio demon's.

You're mostly around his bar, attention fully on Husk.

He enjoys it... In fact, he worries he'll lose you again to some other Overlord.

He never wants you to have your soul owned.

Part of him wishes he was an Overlord again just so he could make a deal with you.

Not to exploit you... much.

But to protect you from others like Alastor.

The truth is... Husk does care about you.

Yet he tries to keep it to casual games of cards... just like you usually would play.

He still has thoughts of how he could make you stay, though....

He's... allowed to be selfish, right?

It's Hell....

For now Husk will keep in contact with you at the hotel, being your companion to practice your craft.

He still wonders how you win so often.

Yet... When he has the time... He'll think of his options.

Alastor may own him... but he can probably still make a deal or two.

He wants to research your craft and figure out how to beat you.

Once he manages that... Then he'll challenge you to a game.

If he wins... he wants your soul.

He won't harm you... not like Alastor does him...

But... if he has your soul, then he can't lose you to another.

It's been too many years of him being unable to see you...

He doesn't want to force you into anything... so hopefully he can figure out your tricks and win fairly.

After all, you always honor your deals, right?

At some point... Husk plans to win against you... No matter how long it takes...

Then you'll be all his, fair and square.

#yandere hazbin hotel #yandere hazbin hotel x reader #yandere husk #yandere husker #yandere husker x reader

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mothvalentino · 2 days ago

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Of course, Valentino catches the blush briefly warming Alastor's cheeks. His chest rumbles with a low snicker but the moth manages to resist pointing out his adorable embarrassment. Val doesn't give a fuck where they are, shameless to the core when it comes to anything sex-related. And not to forget, they are in Hell. The same kind of Hell that has random sinners shoving barbed wire up each other's holes out on the open street.

Really, Alastor's unusual sensitivity about the topic is a rarity. Perhaps that's another reason why the pimp finds him so fascinating. Appearing alien among a myriad of demons is a feat in itself.

ཐིཋྀ "How conservative.", he grins while eating his dessert, contemplating whether or not he should probe for more information.

Ultimately, Valentino decides that he knows everything he needs to. For now. There's no reason to make the deer more uncomfortable when the topic clearly puts him on edge.

"Looks like this unexpected date of ours is slowly coming to an end. Gotta say I don't think I've ever experienced something quite like this. Tame yet tense. Insightful, but confusing."

Once he finishes his wine and dessert, Valentino pays the bill and briefly checks his phone. Seeing several new messages from Vox momentarily makes him freeze, tendrils of guilt snaking around his heart that he chooses to ignore along with the texts.

"I look forward to jamming with you, Al.", the moth murmurs, giving the other man a genuine smile,

"I'll take you back to the hotel, or wherever you want if you have more plans for the night. I just have to show my face at the Vee Tower sometime soon. My... absence... has been noticed."

"We are in public," Alastor says with the briefest of flushes to his face. "An invitation for such is better reserved for elsewhere." It is not a no, however. Maybe it is his love for theatre and dance that keeps him from rejecting the proposition outright. Despite its more salacious nature, stripping requires some athleticism, he knows. And so it is not a terrible thing to observe or be audience to, so long as there is a mutual understanding of what is and is not permitted.

Case in point...

Valentino's question forces him to give a slightly uncomfortable exhale. It is a topic he does not discuss so freely and openly - though for the sake of what he imagines the other Overlord is wanting, he will not entirely deny the pursuit of the answers he is probing for.

"It has never been something I especially bothered with," he says, taking a brief sip of his wine as though the alcohol will somehow numb the discomfort he feels in discussing it at all.

"I'm sure I am not immune to the pleasures of the flesh, if the right circumstance were to arise, but it is a high bar to clear for me to even consider it. There is nothing that I can glean from intercourse that I cannot get with a finely sharpened blade and either a willing or non-willing sternum."

All that to say - his body is not usual in what it responds to. And he has never truly had control over that aspect. What it likes; what it doesn't. There is always a stark disconnect. And never a once has it really been tied to any one individual so much as the pursuit of his own bloody vices. He's a man at the end of the day, but a highly discerning one. And, if one were to want to be cruel about it: a potentially defunct one.

"I do nothing of the sort casually."

#radioiaci #ཐིཋྀ: ciervo

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sulumuns-dootah · 1 day ago

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If requests are open, could you do Gehena boy's reaction to a reader who's short and pretty skinny? They don't have curves at all and are AA cup.

And they try not to be insecure about it, but they have their moments where they are by themselves and try to find something to like about their body.

Gehenna demons w/ short and skinny s/o

A/N: Finally slowly getting back into writing requests^^ As always, sorry for the wait U.U

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Any negative thoughts about your height are strictly not allowed bc if you're short it would mean that he is too and how could he be short? he's the king ffs!

If Satan ever catches you looking at yourself in the mirror in less than adoring manner, say goodbye to any other mirror you could come across

Any other further negative talk about your body will annoy him

Not at you, but at whoever set up those non-sensical beauty standards

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"Wh-what do you mean, Y/N?"

Sitri will geniunely become puzzled when you tell him about your insecurities bc you're literally his type

(Yes, your body type became his favorite the moment he fell for you, but that's semantics)

When you continue pointing out your flaws, he'll starts pouting even more

"But... I like you the way you are..."

Mostly, he feels hurt that you would talk so negative about his favorite perosn in the whole existence (even before Solomon)

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This stays just between us bc those two would kill me for this on the spot, but(!) I believe Amy would have the exact same reaction as Sitri

"B-but... If you were any bigger, it would be harder for me to carry you around and make sure you don't fall off my bike..." :(

For Amy your smaller frame adds a bit more of excitement to his kink

Like, you mean to tell me that this person managed to get this mountain of a demon submit to them?

Here goes the extra humiliation aqnd embarassement

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"My eyes are supposed to be the best of Gehenna and I still see nothing wrong with your body!"

Another puppy in the 'but you're my favorite' club :(

But if you want to build your frame a bit more, you can go to the gym together

A gym buddies :)

He can wheeze from running on the treadmill while you cast worried glances from some weighlifting machine

(I think they're called smth like that)

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Paimon comes up with a creative solution to any of your insecurities: thrist trap compilations!

They don't have to be public

It's just so that you see how gorgeous you look!

Sometimes even spends their nights making fancams of you instead of sleeping

Knows just the stuff you should wear to love what you see in the mirror

Maybe even matching platforms with so so so many charms?

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Another creative way to raise your confidence comes from Astaroth who will try to seduce you into falling in love with yourself

Not really sure how he would even do that, but he would find a way since he's the seducer demon

The one to immediatelly jump to body-worship in the bed

I mean, yes, they all would, but Astaroth wouldn't even bother to try something else before that

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A thing I sort of expect from Jiyu is that if you actually said some insults are too perosnal, he wouldn't use them

So after finding out about your insecurities, he would absolutely stop using insults of that sort

Belial, as sweet as he is, would do anything to show how much he likes you

Technically, he could also belong into the pouting puppy litter like Sitri, Amy and Leraye, but he doesn't really strike me as the one to express his sadness

Yes, he's sad, but he rather chooses to reassure you that you are perfect, rather than accidentally make you feel guilty

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Our himbo wouldn't at first get exactly what you mean(ik, sorry u.u)

At first he'll think you just need help with your workout

But after talking to him about it a bit more, he'll finally understand

This is worse to him, though, bc he has no idea how to help you then

In his mind, telling you the usual 'You're perfect' and 'There's nothing wrong', a bit too empty

Instead, I think he'll try to solve your problem with one of his talismans that will slowly help you build confidence

#what in hell is bad #what in “hell” is bad?#whb gehenna #whb satan #whb sitri #whb amy #whb leraye #whb paimon #whb astaroth #whb belial #whb zagan

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thehypnone · 2 days ago

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Symbol on the Surface Chapter 25

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Relationship: SwissAlps & the kits

Tags: Fluff, Bonding Time, Autistic Amon, Metalhead Arya, Princess Aelin, Ghoulish (=Elvish Sindarin) Language

Note: We're nearly done guys, epilogue next week T-T

Chapter 1 here or on AO3.

Read chapter 25 under the cut or on AO3.

Amon has been showing clear signs of neurodiversity basically since he was born. Now, at three years old (which is an equivalent of a human five), it’s undeniable that he’s autistic—it’s nothing bad, of course, but it does pose some challenges for both the little one himself and his pack. He’s prone to sensory overloads and meltdowns and it took a while to figure out the best way to calm him down from them.

Mountain has found drumming to be effective.

He is working on building Amon his very own small set from spare drums, but until it’s ready, the little earth ghoul can ‘play’ from Mountain’s lap and he loves it. He enjoys the vibrations and all the movement it requires, as well as the music itself; with good ear protection, it’s Amon’s favorite thing nowadays. The fact that it’s stimming and a hobby for him at the same time is only an advantage.

His Papa can’t say he’s not glad about it. He’s ecstatic, to say the least, that at least one of his kits has taken this after him—he can be the one to teach Amon how to play properly; something for only the two of them to bond over. The kit likes gardening as well, but not as much as drumming; too much dirt makes him feel icky.

After finishing up in the rehearsal room, Amon needs to have some calming sensory time, so Mountain takes him to the common room, where they find Swiss—alone, as Aelin is with the ghoulettes, most likely playing dress-up, and Arya is with Dewdrop, again.

“Hi, sapling!” the multi ghoul waves to Amon, who shyly reciprocates.

“Go wait with Mama, I’ll get your blanket and bunny,” Mountain tells him and waits for the kits to nod in acknowledgement and agreement before he sets him down in Swiss’ lap.

He heads to their room, then, to quickly fetch Amon’s stuff, and when he comes back, the little earth ghoul is swaying side to side between Swiss’ arms.

“I’m back, Amon,” Mountain announces, “ready to burrito?”

He nods enthusiastically and makes grabby hands towards his Papa—or rather the things he’s holding…actually a bit of both. Mountain hands Amon the plushie first, so he can hug it close to his chest before getting swaddled. When the older earth ghoul does that, he sits back on the couch and readjusts his son’s ear defenders before pulling him in against his chest.

Then Amon is content, but…not completely. After a moment he hums and wiggles one hand out of his blanket. He reaches upwards and pats around looking for Mountain’s horns. Once he’s gotten a hold of one of his antlers, the kit closes his eyes and relaxes fully.

Like that, the three of them simply exist for a while longer.

At some point, Dewdrop walks into the common room with Arya following behind him like a little duckling—even wearing one of his band shirts, hanging off of her like a dress.

“And what have you two been up to, hm?” Swiss asks, opening his arms for Arya to crawl into. She does so gladly, snuggling under her Mama’s chin.

“Listening to music,” she replies casually.

“Dare I ask what kind of music?” Mountain turns to Dewdrop.

“I’ve got a new record, Kaamos,” he explains, “well, the album itself is from 2005, but you know.”

“Death metal? Really, that’s your taste, little demon?” the earth ghoul chuckles at Arya, shaking his head. He supposes not all his children can like Hozier and Florence & The Machine. The ghoulette only grins, proud of herself, and so does Dewdrop—proud of himself for managing to corrupt one of the kits. Not in an actually bad way, of course not; he’s just making sure Swiss and Mountain’s life as parents won’t ever be too easy.

Speaking of where Arya’s favors lie; while Amon has taken a liking to drums, she has to the guitar.

Obviously.

She would definitely prefer to learn from Dewdrop, on one of his electric guitars, but Swiss has asked the fire ghoul not to do that just yet. Maybe it’s selfish, but Swiss wants to have that experience; he wants to at least teach Arya the basics before handing her over to Dewdrop to make her a professional player. Besides, the multi ghoul only plays melodies based on simple chord progressions, so his daughter will get bored by his lessons sooner, rather than later, anyways.

But she enjoys listening to Swiss alone for now and he is very happy about that.

He can’t help but grin when a few hours later he’s watching his daughter—instead of paying attention to what he’s playing on his acoustic. Arya’s golden-blonde puff of hair bounces as she nods her head from side to side to the rhythm, with her eyes all but glowing in excitement.

“You wanna try?” he offers, putting the guitar down flat on the floor between them. Somehow Arya lights up even more as she starts to strum, letting the notes ring out. Swiss notes that she’s surprisingly gentle with it, as if she knows that pulling on the strings hard won’t make as nice a sound.

Oh, he can’t wait to see her shred.

Swiss and Mountain have decided that even though Ghoulish doesn’t have many uses Topside, their kits should know at least the basics of it, so they’ve been teaching them some. While Arya and Amon seem to be completely uninterested, Aelin is soaking the language up like a sponge; so her dads have been paying more attention to her, in that regard.

“Do you remember how we say ‘hello’?” Swiss asks.

“Mae govannen,” the ghoulette replies with a happy nod. (The literal translation is ‘well met’.)

“Good,” it’s Mountain’s turn to try her, “And how would you reply if I asked you ‘man mathach’?” (How are you?)

“Mathon maer, hannon le!” Aelin replies and waits for a sign of approval from her parents; they nod simultaneously, making the kit quietly cheer with pride. (I’m alright, thank you!)

She’s so adorable, Mountain and Swiss probably have a bunch of new cavities in their teeth by now. The latter can’t help but lean forward to hug his daughter. “Gerich meleth nîn, Aelin.” (I love you; the literal translation is ‘you have my love’.)

“A gerich nîn, Mama,” she purrs in reply, “le a, Papa.” (I love you, too; literally ‘and you have mine’. / And you.)

Mountain chuckles beside them and gives the ghoulette a scratch behind her little horns. There’s a knock on the door, then, and after Swiss calls out to enter, Rain peaks inside.

“Uncle Rain!” Aelin jumps up from the multi ghoul’s lap and runs up to Rain to hug his legs. He chuckles, patting her head.

“Hi, duckling,” he crouches down and picks her up. She immediately nuzzles under his chin, purring quietly. He’s her favorite uncle, that’s no secret.

“Im Raukobaeth gelion!” (I’m learning I’m Ghoulish!)

“Im gelia, or gelion alone, sweetness,” Mountain corrects with a wink; Aelin blushes at her silly mistake, but it’s not a discouragement. (I’m learning; Aelin's mistake is in putting the pronoun twice, im and the -on suffix.)

“Oh, are you, now?” Rain pokes her nose with a finger. “Aníron nabon le na ael, ae davir Mama a Papa cín. I arya vain.” (I want to take you to the lake, if your Mama and Papa agree. The day is pretty.)

“Telitha Arya a?” the ghoulette asks with her brows furrowed—not as much disliking the idea as being confused by the implication. Arya doesn’t like water very much. (Is Arya coming, too?)

“No, princess, he meant ‘day’,” Swiss clarifies before Rain himself can. “He said that the weather is nice.”

“Oh, okay,” Aelin giggles and hides a little in the water ghoul’s hair.

“Well, then?” he prompts. “Wanna go?”

“Yes, please! Aníron telithon!” the ghoulette turns back to Swiss and Mountain, “Papaaa, Mamaaa, can I go?” (I want to go!)

They look at each other for a quick and silent discussion—as if they could ever refuse her anything.

“Yeah, of course, riel,” Swiss says, smiling. (Princess.)

“But listen to Rain, alright?” Mountain adds. “And be careful.”

“Yippee!!!”

Rain puts her back down and nudges her forwards, “Get ready and I’ll come back to get you in a minute.”

Aelin nods and rushes into the bathroom to get changed into one of her many swimsuits. Mountain and Swiss giggle to each other as barely a minute later their daughter zooms out of there, through the room, and out the door, where Rain is already waiting.

The water ghoul winks at them and lets Aelin drag him away by his little finger. In no time at all the two of them get outside and reach the lake.

“Glamour off?” the ghoulette looks up at Rain with an expectant look.

“Yeah, glamour off,” Rain replies, chuckling, and unglamours first. The water ghoulette doesn’t need any more invitation—she squeezes her eyes to focus, wiggles her body, and some of her more human features fade away. Her baby-blue fins appear, as do her gills and webbing between her fingers. When she’s done, she turns to the older water ghoul for him to assess if she unglamoured her gills all the way—per their lake time safety rules.

“All good, duckling,” he says, “you can start the count.”

“One…”

“Two…”

“Weeeeeeee!!!” Aelin yells as she dives into the lake, her fins shimmering in the afternoon light. Rain grins before cracking his knuckles and following with a splash to chase her.

These kits really are the best thing that could have happened to the pack.

Here's picrews I made of the kits at (around) this age! From left to right Aelin, Arya, and Amon :3

Taglist: @jimothybarnes @skele-bunny @everybodyshusband @ratsummer @jazz-bazz @mac-and-thefox @karmicbias @wine-irytatus @ghoultrifle (if anyone from here wants to be removed lmk, and also if anyone else wants to be added)

#hypnone writes #the band ghost #nameless ghouls #swiss ghoul #mountain ghoul #swissalps #symbol on the surface #ghoul kits #amon ghoul #arya ghoulette #aelin ghoulette

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silentmagi · 3 days ago

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Hey, if you are still doing the au summaries, could you please do an bnha au where Izuku and aoyama are the only students in 1A who have quirks and everyone else is just pretending to have quirks to hide their respective secret ability sources

Series: Boku no Hero Academia AU Criteria: Izuku Midoriya and Yuga Aoyama are the only two members of Heroics Class 1-A to have quirks. AU title (optional): Faking It Into Making It

Yes, I am still doing this, so feel free to send me prompts, or ask questions about others that are currently out there. You can find them here.

First of all, as stated, Midoriya and Aoyama are the only two with quirks, which is strange, but the others in the class have abilities that are not quirks, but cover the niche of the quirks.

It takes Izuku about 2 days to figure out the fact that the quirks are not quirks, and he's working on figuring out the abilities of the others. Nezu knows the truth about the majority of them, and is finding this hilarious.

Everyone is paranoid about their secret being discovered, everyone. Yuga is worried about his formerly quirkless status and 'benefactor' being discovered, while Izuku is worried about One for All and breaking his bones.

There is a lot of red shoes in the class, enough to make one wonder about it being part of the school uniform. Yes, it's playing into that toe joint thing, and that only one shoe manufacturer sells in Japan for quirkless, Aoyama has different shoes from France.

Let's break down into how they fake having quirks.

Aizawa - Telepathic ability that he has trained to make the minds think they have lost their abilities for as long as he can focus.

Mina Ashido - Actual Alien Q- Princess, she is trying to avoid the throne for a few years by hiding out on this backwater planet, then again, this place has music, dancing, and memes. Tsuyu Asui (Sorry Tsu) - Escaped laboratory experiment of turning frogs into humans. She was actually a blended frog of many different species and then turned human. Tenya Iida - Cyborg Ochaco Uraraka - Self trained witch by mail correspondance, was seen making things float and now is stuck. Mashirao Ojiro - The tail was stolen from a kangaroo and grafted onto his body, he was a martial arts student before hand. Is using that training to adapt to the tail. Not sure where the tail poof came from, but enjoys it being pet by others. Denki Kaminari - Current mortal incarnation of Raijin trying to pass some time in the mortal realm before having to go back to his duties. Eijiro Kirishima - Earth Elemental trying to understand the human realm before reporting back to his people the best way to diplomatically approach them. Actually dropping the concealing magic when he hardens. Is the youngest member of the team that is probing the diplomatic options, and is to gain information on the future generations. Hoping Koji doesn't recognize him. Koji Koga - A druid who got lost, very lost. Is from a race that is part earth elemental somewhere in their lineage, hoping that Eijiro doesn't recognize him. Rikido Sato - The sugar is not needed, he was exposed to Gamma radiation, but doesn't turn green. The suit covers so much just in case. Mezo Shoji - He has a symbiote that is bound to his spine, and obeys his synapse commands. Kyoka Jiro - Benzaiten had a daughter, who is posing as the daughter of two of her devout followers to study the humans. Hanta Sero - Was meant to be an office employee version of Inspector Gadget, is getting an education. Fumikage Tokoyami - those attempts to summon demons are this Tengu trying to call for a ride home. Shoto Todoroki - Child of a frost demon and a fire demon, the 'scar' on his left side is actually the scaly skin of the first demon heritage coming through. Toru Hagakure - Fairy that drank was cursed to be human sized and trying to make the best of it. Invisible because humans (mostly) can't see magical beings like her. Katsuki Bakugou - Young reincarnation of a god of war that hasn't awakened to his other powers, has to learn to stop attacking to do so. Minoru Mineta - Gremlin offshoot. Momo Yaoyorozu - Fused with nanobots that create anything she needs with the restrictions, and she eats to provide them fuel to do so while still keeping herself alive.

#AU Summaries #Faking It Into Making It #Boku no Hero Academia #My Hero Academia #BNHA #MHA

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discordiansamba · 2 days ago

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godaiin POV is so funny here, bc like... he befriends the class delinquent only to find out that Rin isn't quite a delinquent. he helps him with his demon problem and even goes out of the way to obtain special eyedrops so that he can stop seeing demons that while he doesn't end up using them, he very much appreciates regardless. rin is apparently an exorcist in training, and so are all of his friends and his twin brother.

then, while working at his classes' food stall during the dance party, one of rin's friends- and the girl he's pretty sure he has a crush on- just casually brings what godaiin is pretty sure is a demon to the stall. he looks way more human than any of the other demons godaiin has seen thus far, but there's no mistaking those spiral eyes as anything human. shiemi smiles and introduces him as her date and says his name is rinka.

out of the corner of his eye, godaiin sees rinka and 'rin' make direct eye contact with one another. it kind of seems like they know each other? actually, they look a little similar, he can't help but think.

('rin': what are you doing here?

rinka: it was shiemi's idea! don't look at me like that with my own face!)

he finds out later through rin's friend group that rinka is apparently quite literally the son of satan. he's childhood friends with shiemi or something. godaiin has no idea what to make of this information, except a sense of being very impressed with shiemi. girls really are powerful...

(he pats rin on the shoulder like. i think you might have to give up. rin just gives him the most conflicted look he's ever seen in his life.)

then the apocalypse happens.

except the world doesn't end, somehow. and eventually, once the mess is cleaned up, they all have to go back to school like nothing happened. except rin doesn't return to school. he texts godaiin to say that he had to transfer suddenly, even though yukio's still at school. family issues or something. sorry he couldn't tell you in person!

and then class 1-D gets a transfer student.

his name is rinka egin. he is 100% the same demon godaiin met at the school festival. it's way too obvious that he makes everyone in class nervous, but godaiin himself is just kind of like. huh. that's an unexpected development, but he guesses this isn't the first time a demon has been a transfer student. he doesn't get the vibe that rinka is particularly dangerous? so he tries to be friendly to him and set the tone.

but rinka is avoiding him.

...the literal son of satan is avoiding him. godaiin has never been more perplexed by a development in his life, and that's saying something! he brings it up to rin's friends and they all just kind of nod like yeah. expected behavior. don't worry, he'll come around eventually. just uh... maybe be open-minded when he does?

godaiin: uh. sure????

anyways white phosphorus fun fact of the day: shiemi asks rinka to the dance party, which is obviously a problem since rinka isn't a student. but mephisto is just like 'that's funny actually' and just snaps his fingers and now rinka has his very own student ID card.

(he's listed as Rinka Egin, of course.)

mephisto: of course, I'm not giving it to you for free! I'll be asking for a favor later, dear younger brother.

(the favor is escorting Amaimon to class on his first day, which does not stop him from slipping away to go bother the exwires and Shiemi. they are truly just hit with the one two punch of seeing Amaimon in a school uniform, followed shortly thereafter by Rinka scruffing him and dragging him off. Rinka is also wearing a school uniform.

they have so many questions.)

#white phosphorus au #ryuuji: c'mon man. you have to talk to him eventually #rinka: nope. i can definitely just keep avoiding him forever #this sucks. godaiin was his first school friend outside the cram school crowd and he can't even talk to him anymore #godaiin squinting at rinka: the more i look at him. the more he looks kind of like rin.

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starry-bi-sky · 5 months ago

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on a completely separate note; shizun luo binghe with a disciple shen yuan who fell into the abyss??? *thinks about LBH canonically stealing SQQ's corpse for 5 years* he'd hallucinate i think. like, like visual and audial hallucinations.

Keeps thinking he's seeing SQQ in the corner of his eyes, or wandering between the trees, amongst a group of disciples. Thinks he hears him calling for him, but its just the wind or another disciple.

Gets Xiu Ya reforged but patently fucking refuses to make a sword mound. Because his disciple Is Not Dead :))) There was No Body. He's Not Dead. And If You keep Insisting That He Is, He's Gonna Skewer You :). He's holding onto Xiu Ya so he can return his most favored disciple's sword when he returns. It's on his hip right next to Zheng Yang where it's supposed to be.

Also this motherfucker?? does not sleep btw. He has the image of SQQ, wide eyed and hysterical and standing at the mouth of the abyss burned into his fucking eyelids. Can't use the dreamscape to escape it either because he keeps trying to save him and either he does and it's an incredibly cruel trick to wake up to, or he doesn't and he gets his heart broken in several different pieces again.

There is no convincing this man that Shen Qingqiu is dead. Absolutely nothing at all. He is buried so deep in denial that moles would be jealous of how deep he is. He keeps making tea for two in the bamboo house only to remember that it's just him. SQQ's fans are hiding everywhere, little reminders of his presence. He goes to wake up SQQ on the mornings he sleeps in-- only to find the room empty.

#svsss #luo binghe #svsss au #scum villain #scum villian self saving system #shen yuan #shen qingqiu #disciple shen yuan #lbh. visibly exhausted and with twitchy eyes: im fine :) | everyone else: ho no the fuck you ARENT.#SQQ was hysterical not because he found out LBH was half-demon but bc he was having a long-awaited mental breakdown over his autonomy :)#or (limited) lack thereof. he was having a sudden onset crisis of mortality and was handling at quite literally the WORST time. oops #im thinking very hard that LBH would never push his disciple into the abyss especially with no system to force him to. so SQQ either #had to goad him into it (failing always) or throw himself in. he ended up doing it himself but not before some very impressive hysterics.#BUT ALSO. IF THIS HAD BEEN WHERE SQQ WAS THE HALF-HEAVENLY DEMON INSTEAD IT WOULD'VE BEEN SO GREAT.#and by great i mean horribly angsty bc SQQ is NOT doing too hot and has. in very SY-like fashion. convinced himself that LBH will kill him #when he finds out he's a demon. so when it comes out i have this mental image of him lunging at LBH and LBH flinches back. but SQQ wraps hi #hands around the blade of Zheng Yang and yanks it up so the tip of the blade is digging into his chest where is heart is. LBH can't yank th #sword away without risking slicing into SQQ's hands. SQQ's hair has fallen out of its tail/bun and is now messily spilling down his #back and its NO helping the kinda deranged look he has going on. he's visibly shaking and his eyes keep flittering away and back at LBH's #face. SQQ is looking at the messages from the system warning him that he has to go into the abyss or punishment will occur. he's like.#rambling though. talking about how shizun doesn't *like* unclean things and there is nothing more unclean than a demon. like he is #INSISTING. LBH can't?? get a fucking word in. actually. SY isn't listening that much either anyways. too overwhelmed with the system and #the amount of stress he's under and his crumbling mental state and the innate and primal desire to live even when he's standing in front of #his own executioner. it all ends with him sitting on the ground at the lip of the abyss with his hair falling in his face. he looks so #unkempt and fallen apart and so distinctly *non-Shen Qingqiu* that LBH feels physically ill over it. tears are streaming down SQQ's face #and despite everything he is smiling. its not a nice smile. its a very frayed falling apart at the seams about to crack smile.#he tells shizun not to worry about staining his blade with this disciple's filthy blood because this disciple will take care of it himself.#and then he falls into the abyss before luo binghe can so much as grab him. the only reason LBh doesn't literally jump in after him is bc #he was numb with shock and the abyss was already closed before he could feel his legs again :]

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royaltea000 · 4 months ago

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[jttw swk oc children] tried out giving them some new clothes but I dunno bout this one… 🤔

#drawing them again because I love them #you Will Look 🔫#/threat #digital art #my art #journey to the west #jttw oc #jttw sun wukong #jttw au #original character #for those not aware these are my swk children ocs #they’re powerful but obviously not as much as their dad #I imagine they just have high ranking roles in his monkey army and defend huaguoshan while he’s off journeying #shooting comet and frozen river #my son tomato and his brother turnip #tomato was born first #I’m torn between making them twins or half brothers born at the exact same time #tomato’s actually very nice but other monkeys find it a bit hard to read him cuz he’s always making the monkey #face equivalent of killing intent face #turnip was born without eyes so he has no problem just letting em bangs hang #I imagine they were like toddlers when swk left and when he comes back he gets like two full grown adult demon monkeys thrown at him like #welcome back father!!! and he’s just befuddled standing there like who are you people 🗿#they have so many other half siblings I think #don’t ask me who their mothers are #I hc swk as on the aroace spec now but back when I first started getting into jttw I imagined he would have a lot of concubines #or willing partners at least - of both genders of course I’m not stupid #his advisors looking for him like where is dasheng??! 😨#meanwhile there’s a pile of babies with a suspicious tail peaking out from under them

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withthewindinherfootsteps · 10 months ago

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So we know that Wei Wuxian's treatment after his death was horrible. Even if nothing could impact him directly, there was still neverending slander, hatred, misinformation, theft...

But, for a while after he died, the sects did try to impact him directly – namely, frequently trying to resummon his soul. And today I'll explore the possible reasons for this, their likelihoods, and why I'm so, so thankful that Wei Wuxian's soul managed to resist the summons. Because, spoiler alert (or, you know. maybe not)... none of them are good.

(Long meta ahead)

In my opinion, there are four likely motivations for this: confinement, coercion, torment, and potentially destruction.

Out of all of these, confinement is probably the most likely motivation, at least for most sects (Jins and Jiangs excluded, though it was likely what the Jin sect said their motivations were – but I'll get to them later). This one is the most simple – we know spirit-trapping pouches exist, and we know the sects also placed 120 stone beasts on the Burial Mounds to prevent Wei Wuxian's soul from escaping. Therefore, this seems to be the most likely motivation – and fortunately for Wei Wuxian, probably also the best case scenario, though it still certainly isn't a good one.

For the second, coercion – this is where the Jin sect come in (more specifically Jin Guangshan with the help of Jin Guangyao). Due to their wealth and resources, they're likely the sect who played the largest role in the soul-summoning rituals. We know what they're willing to do to try to gain power – keeping Wen Ning under the pretence he was burned to death and trying to control him with the nails, and working with and helping Xue Yang torture people to help him refine his demonic cultivation, in order to have the Yin hufu fixed. Along with working with many other cultivators, alongside Xue Yang – Jin Guangshan really, really wanted that seal.

And so, Jin GuangShan sought after all those who imitated Wei WuXian in cultivating the ghostly path and gathered them under his rule. He spent a great amount of money and resources and these people, ordering them to study and analyze the structure of the Tiger Seal in secrecy so that they could replicate and restore it. - Villainous Friends extra, EXR

(Note that working with these cultivators very likely happened after Wei Wuxian's soul had failed to be summoned, since this happens some time after Wei Wuxian's death, whereas the soul-summoning ceromonies presumably started happening very close to it.)

In the previous paragraph, he's also quoted as having 'lusted after' the Yin hufu, which we already knew but it's nice to have a direct quote as evidence.

Now, would Wei WuXian willingly work with the Jin sect in doing this? No. We know that, and, given Wei Wuxian's actions in his first life (refusing to hand over the Tally, not being afraid to stand up to the sects, etc), I’m pretty sure Jin Guangshan knows that, too:

He beat around the bush a couple of times, using all his skills, yet Wei WuXian didn’t give in no matter what, and it made him run into a bunch of obstacles. - Villainous Friends extra, EXR

So this could actually make things go two ways. One, I'm wrong and that wasn't actually part of the Jin sect's motivations, since they know they wouldn't be able to control him (and in that case, had they managed to summon him, I could imagine them putting him in a spirit-trapping pouch and doing something similar to what Jin Guangyao did to Nie Mingjue's head. Which, also, not good). Two, it was a part of their motivations, and they hoped to find a way around that. After all, there are other guidao users out there now, and Wei Wuxian would now be a gui*. Also, cultivators can obviously harm ghosts – see the very existence of Night Hunts, and I'd include Xue Yang's talisman-caused destruction of A-Qing as well (while he isn't a traditional cultivator, talismans can be used by everyone).

Now, would either of these methods actually work? I'm inclined to think not really (and I expand on the former method in a note below). Would that stop Jin Guangshan/Jin Guangyao/the cultivators they employ from trying? Especially considering Jin Guangshan's lust for power?

I'm inclined to think no, too.

For the third, look no further than Jiang Cheng's reputation of capturing and torturing demonic cultivators after Wei Wuxian's death, due to thinking they could be him. And this does happen – Jin Ling knows and talks about it, and there's not real motivation for him to negatively lie about someone he loves. Also, when they come across each other at Dafan Mountain, we're told this in Jiang Cheng's inner voice:

A moment ago, Jiang Cheng was certain that this person was Wei WuXian, and all of the blood in his body started to boil. Yet, now, Zidian was clearly telling him that he wasn’t. Zidian definitely wouldn’t deceive him or make a mistake, so he quickly calmed himself and thought, this doesn’t mean anything. I should first find an excuse to take him back and use every possible method to get information out of him. It’s impossible for him to not confess anything or give himself away. I’ve done things like this in the past anyways. - MDZS Chapter 10, EXR translation

This mainly shows that he's tortured people before, rather than that he's tortured people because he thinks they're Wei Wuxian, but this reason is confirmed by Jin Ling in Chapter 24. Of course, the reason is also mentioned in this chapter, and there are other moments in the chapter that illustrate my point better**, but they come from second-hand sources which I know are easier to deny. Do take note of Jiang Cheng's expression both times he comes across 'Mo Xuanyu' (after he suspects he's Wei Wuxian) in Book One***, though:

After a moment, the corners of Jiang Cheng’s lips pulled into a twisted smile. His left hand started to unconsciously stroke the ring [Zidian] again. He spoke softly, “… Well, well. So you’re back?” - Chapter 10, EXR Although his face had always been clouded, marked with arrogance and satire, it seemed as if every corner of it had come alive. It was difficult to determine whether it was vengeful wrath, fathomless hatred, or raving ecstasy. - Chapter 23, EXR

This does seem to line up with what people say his attitude to Wei Wuxian is – there doesn't seem to be any happiness at seeing him again at all. The only time a word that could suggest that ('ecstasy') is used, it's accompanied by 'raving', and considering the context and the other possibilities of his expression, it's... probably not due to happiness at being reunited.

So, considering 1) this, 2) his contribution to the Siege specifically intended to kill Wei Wuxian, and 3) that at the time of frequent soul-summoning Jiang Yanli's death would be even closer for him, I feel pretty confident in saying that yes, this is likely a motivation for the Jiang sect in trying to re-summon Wei Wuxian's soul after his death. And, as mentioned earlier, cultivators can harm ghosts (and we know Zidian is able to remove souls posessing a body from that body, and that Jiang Cheng used Zidian on 'Mo Xuanyu' in Chapter 10. If it wasn't able to restrain/harm ghosts, or other methods weren't able to, why would he risk Wei Wuxian's soul escaping?).

And finally, option four: destruction. We're heading into much more speculative territory here, so don't consider this on par with the first three. But consider this:

We know there are some spells, like Xue Yang's talisman used on A-Qing and the body-offering ritual, that can ruin the returning soul’s reincarnation cycle by destroying it. Therefore, soul destruction is possible.

The 'main'/supposed reason for summoning Wei Wuxian's soul back is to stop the "cultivation world, or even all of mortal land" from being "faced with the most insane damnation and revenge, sinking into nothing but chaos and despair" when Wei Wuxian inevitably returns. While, as mentioned above, I severely doubt this is the motivation for certain sects – and to me is likely a rumour which the Jins (again, especially Jin Guangsha) fanned the flames of to justify summoning Wei Wuxian back for their own purposes**** – there are other sects which would take it more seriously.

Although likely disrespectful, people already thought it served Wei Wuxian right to die without his body intact by the time of the second siege – something believed to negatively affect your reincarnation in your next life*****. This is only the logical next step, and I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would believe that, again, it would serve Wei Wuxian right, or would at least lead to less harm of the world in the long run.

For these reasons, I could definitely see this as an option for some sects, especially the sects who consider themselves more 'righteous' (cough cough the Nies under Nie Mingjue cough cough). After all, evil is evil and good is good, and the evil deserve what's coming to them. And what better way to prevent that than from preventing his soul from returning at all? So for the Nie sect – and likely some of the smaller sects involved in the Siege, since among them, additudes probably vary – yes, I do think it could be a motivation.

I’m not as sure about the Lans being willing to go this far, and that’s largely for two reasons. One, Lan Wangji’s presence and his relationship to Lan Xichen, who does (not always, but he does) let this affect how he treats Wei Wuxian. An example of this is that, when Wei Wuxian's return is made public, Lan Xichen does let him hide and shelter at the Cloud Recesses instead of trying to pursue him, likely majorly due to Lan Wangji. I'd argue that the aftermath of the Nightless City also acts as an example of this, although it definitely isn't perfect. But though he, Lan Qiren and the 33 elders do come to find Lan Wangji and do not let him continue to shelter Wei Wuxian (after they see Lan Wangji's feelings), Lan Xichen doesn't use this opportunity to kill/capture Wei Wuxian, despite Lan Wangji being in a worse condition due to having fought 33 elders, Wei Wuxian being catatonic, and Lan Qiren likely supporting this outcome (especially considering he was the one who led the Lan sect in the Siege – chapter 68, Wei Wuxian's POV). And he did let Lan Wangji take Wei Wuxian back to the Burial Mounds after:

After he went out of his way to send you back to Burial Mound and returned in such low spirits to receive his punishment, how long he kneeled before the Wall of Rules! - Chapter 99, EXR

Again, this was right after the Nightless City massacre – there isn't any goodwill towards Wei Wuxian at this point in time.

Of course, the Lan sect did participate in the siege after Lan Xichen knew of Lan Wangji's feelings towards Wei Wuxian, which Lan Xichen was no doubt a part of (although Lan Qiren lead the Lan sect in the siege, Lan XIchen had to have at least known/given his support, if not participated.) And it should be considered that Lan Xichen letting Wei Wuxian shelter at the Cloud Recesses was after Wei Wuxian had been back for a while, and had not caused the downfall of the Cultivation World, like many suspected he would after his death. And of course, as stated previously, his handling of the aftermath of Nightless City wasn't perfect either (though please note that his main motive here was to protect Lan Wangji from being potentially executed, rather than anything about Wei Wuxian himself). So caring about Lan Wangji doesn't mean he won't harm Wei Wuxian. But I do think he could find bringing Wei Wuxian's soul back to completely destroy it a bit excessive. There is, though, the chance that the elders of the Lan Sect would react to this differently, and of course they would have a sway on both Lan Xichen and the Lan sect as well.

The second reason is smaller, but there seems to be more focus in the Lan sect than in others when it comes to letting ghosts rest peacefully/helping them move on. And that could definitely lead to more resistance to the idea of summoning a soul back to destroy it as well, which could especially impact the elders. So I'd assume that the Lan sect would be the most likely sect to summon Wei Wuxian's soul back just for confinement, or just for some way of making sure any resentment is disippated, his spirit moves on, and he can't cause more harm to the world (eg via Inquiry)******. Not that he would or does as a ghost or as a reborn person, but that's unfortunately not relevant to this.

But yes, as a motivation for the Nie Mingjue-led Nie sect? Absolutely.

So, these are the main motives I suspect to be behind the attempted summoning of Wei Wuxian's soul after his death (and if I've missed any, please let me know – I'd love to have a discussion). And, of course, none of them lead to anywhere good. Because of course it wasn’t enough to besiege Wei Wuxian, murder the 50 non-combatants he was responsible for (and throwing them into the blood pit as a mark of disrespect because why not?), and lead to his death via him getting torn apart. It wasn’t enough to steal all his inventions, and use them commonly while still slandering him with no reprieve – or to steal his notes and give them to people like Xue Yang to study (Villainous Friends, again) and to use for their own, extremely extremely harmful, purposes. Of course, the cultivation world has to try to harm Wei Wuxian after death as well ((:

We don't know whether Wei Wuxian rejecting the summoning ceremonies was conscious or unconscious, but if it was the former, these are very likely reasons he refused to return in this way. If it was unconscious – for example, maybe during the frequent soul-summons his soul was in a weakened state due to him dying from a backlash of resentful energy and getting torn apart, and it healed over time but not before the soul-summoning rituals stopped – well, I can only be thankful.

Finally, let me leave you on the thought that – although it may well have happened since we don't spend much time in the immediate aftermath of the Sunshot campaign – there isn't even any textual mention of this happening to Wen Ruohan. Who, while not being a guidao user, was still very dangerous, still an extremely powerful cultivator, and still had a lot of reason to feel resentment. So.

:')

Thank you for reading!

*Considering what we see of how Wei Wuxian's guidao functions – redirecting the ghosts'/corpses' resentment into doing something they'd want to do, eg attacking people, and directing it towards a target – I'm not sure using it to force a spirit to do something 1) extremely specific, and 2) explicitly against their will would actually work. Iirc the closest thing we get to this in text is Wei Wuxian using the corpses of Wens to attack other Wens in the Sunshot Campaign, but he's still just directing their resentment to a target of his choice, and fierce corpses do tend to be on the less concious side of things (hence why Wei Wuxian had to awaken Wen Ning's consciousness). Considering how Wen Ning attacks Wei Wuxian and the Burial Mound Wens before his consciousness had fully awoken, I... really don't think those fierce corpses were able to differentiate (or didn't care).

Meanwhile, ghosts seem to be a bit more in control of themselves – see A-Qing, and Wei Wuxian's own descriptions of his ghost self.

That, alongside ghost!Wei Wuxian being able to resist his soul-summoning and the fact that pretty much all of the new guidao users are a lot weaker than he was, does make me think that this this wouldn't work. I do wonder about Xue Yang, since his methods are pretty different as well, but he's more of a modao user than a guidao user (he controls living corpses rather than dead people) and I don't think you can insert physical nails into ghosts?? Though if he was specifically instructed to figure out some way to control ghost!Wei Wuxian (who's probably kept in a spirit-trapping pouch in this scenario), he might be able to do something at least. Though also he was also struggling to piece Xiao Xingchen's ghost soul back together, so he may struggle with those areas?

Well, whatever the potential outcome, I'm so so happy once again that Wei Wuxian's soul managed to resist the soul-summonings...

**Mainly this:

Everyone in the cultivation world knew that the young leader of the Jiang Clan watched out for Wei WuXian in an almost crazed manner. He would rather catch the wrong person than let go of any possibility, and took anyone who seemed like they held the soul of Wei WuXian away to the YunmengJiang Sect, inflicting severe torture on his victim. If he wanted to take someone back, the opposition would surely lose half of their life. - Chapter 10, EXR

But I have heard people say 'you can't prove that it's just more rumours' before, and I wanted my evidence to be as watertight as possible.

(And, off-topic... isn't it really sad how Jiang Cheng, in the present day, is described as young? Because, for a clan leader, he is. And another thing he is, is close in age to Wei Wuxian – who was killed 13 whole years prior :') )

***And do note that the only other time they run into each other before Wei Wuxian's identity is revealed to the world apart from this is their brief interaction at Jinlintai, where he can't just act however he wants. The next time they run into each other after it, Jiang Cheng is literally taking part in another siege against him, and still extremely hostile ("surrounded by hostile energy, face insidious, staring straight at him" – from EXR chapter 60). Then he loses his spiritual powers and can't do anything. By the time he regains his powers, Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and the Wen remnants' corpses have saved everyone during the Second Siege, and though public opinion hasn't properly shifted quite yet, it will soon after Sisi and Bicao tell the story of Jin Guangyao, and voila, a new scapegoat (do note that he doesn't completely bar Wei Wuxian from entering Lotus Pier after the Second Siege, though). Plus, throughout it all, Lan Wangji is still constantly present, which makes it hard for Jiang Cheng to really do anything. And then he's finally faced with the Golden Core reveal, which does alter his motivations towards Wei Wuxian (obviously the resentment is still there – read chapter 102 – but it's also mixed with other complex emotions, and he seems to start being able to move away from that a little in Chapter 103). I still definitely wouldn't describe Jiang Cheng's attitude towards him as positive, but it isn't at the point it was at the start of the novel (eg Chapter 10).

But even if his attitude does change, or would for whatever other reason apart from the reveal, that still doesn't change an initial motivation so isn't relevant to this meta. We know his intentions at the start.

****It's also possible they may have originated it, but I think WWX's reputation was bad enough for it to form naturally. Though you can trace a major part of that back to them, too.

*****That belief isn't outright stated in MDZS, but the fact people are specifically talking about the status of WWX's body in the aftermath of his death suggests that this belief does have some grounding in the MDZS universe, at least? And we know MXTX has included it in TGCF (though that doesn't mean it's definitely in MDZS), so she has used it in her works. If this isn't the case in the MDZS universe I am sorry (although that could also mean there's less importance placed on not disturbing the reincarnation cycle in the world of MDZS...? Which would work towards my original argument) – I don't want to spread misinformation that something is definitely true, I just think there's evidence to suggest it is true, which isn't the same thing.

******Again, I think this would depend on who ends up having more influence over who in the Lan sect. After all, normal resentful spirits only do what they do because of their resentment in death, whereas Wei Wuxian is 'dangerous' because of who everyone thinks he was in life – so him being reborn naturally could also 'cause a lot of harm to the world' during the time period this version of him would live in, unlike the resentful ghosts they appease. This could definitely lead to many advocating for confinement, I think.

#writing this takes me back to my nie huaisang one #'detective metas' i'd call both of them #as opposed to analysis of characters or themes #it may be less 'meaningful' but it's still fun to explore and speculate within a world you love #...albeit maybe not for this one because. mdzs jianghu when i get my hands on you-#also i fully acknowledge i may be wrong #but again i'd love to have discussions about these! debates and knowledge exchange are what leads to better understanding of source materia #which is a major goal of mine in writing these #mdzs meta #my meta #wei wuxian #mdzs cultivation world #long post #mo dao zu shi #gdc #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #魔道祖师 #mxtx #detective meta #<– if i ever make this a tag #also i feel like you could write a fic (angsty or not so angsty depending on where you go with it) where the lan sect somehow-#-summons ghost!wwx back (not sure how bc the jin and jiang sects would probably want 'custody' of him more - and i don't think summoning-#-rituals are done by just one sect at a time? but imagine it happens) and idk he's kept in a spirit-trapping pouch or sth #lwj probably isn't told bc of what happened after nightless city - elders can't really trust him in matters to do with wwx #but maybe lxc feels bad for him or sth (especially bc he's mourning him and stuff + what happened after he found out wwx was dead)#and tells him and maybe brings wwx's soul to him for a bit so wwx can respond to inquiry #and they talk and obv. wwx is NOT happy with the situation (both rn and yk bc of the VERY RECENT SIEGE)#but but but! the thing that would stop this being completely depressing is that LWJ HAS A-YUAN SO WWX FINDS OUT HE SURVIVED #also lwj's injuries would likely come up at SOME point which would lead to wwx finding out abt nightless city afermath #AA NOO THE TAGS WENT ON FOR SO MUCH LONGER BUT I GUESS TUMBLR DOESN'T ALLOW SO MANY i'll have to make another post...

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