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#are we sure this guy is allowed to be an overlord
mr-malumm · 2 months
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Stayed gone but vox narrates his passive aggressive insecure ass scrolling text from the bottom of his broadcast 👊💥📺
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ioniiaa · 2 months
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My Darling, My Honey
Alastor X Fem!Reader (Part 11)
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Have a nice big chapter/part for the weekend! :D
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11
Part 11:
Did.. did Charlie just say... Alastor?
You felt someone poke your face, multiple times, all at once, "Hey, Hey, miss bandage face, you good?"
You blink rapidly, being pulled out of your stupor and laugh awkwardly, "Ah haha, uh yeah. Yup, I'm good... Haha, thanks Angel.."
Angel just squints at you, not convinced of your act at all but just sighs and says, "Alright, whatever you say, weirdo.." and then returns back to chatting with Husk.
Vaggie, who was sitting next to you struck up a conversation, "Are you really sure you're okay to be up and around already? You look like you saw a ghost or something."
You briefly glanced at the radio that was sitting on the mantle on the wall before returning your attention to Vaggie, "Yeah, being up was much better than sitting doing nothing, I thought I was going to waste away if I didn't do something."
Vaggie sighs and nods her head, "I know the feeling."
"And.. I swear I thought I heard Charlie mention the name Al-"
"Alastor! You're back! We have a new guest staying at the hotel! Come say hi!" Charlie shot out of her seat as soon as she saw Alastor's shadows start to manifest, signaling his return.
You felt your blood run cold as your suspicions were confirmed. Yes, she just said Alastor. How common could that name be down here? This is just a coincidence, surely- Of all names!
"My, my dear Charlie, you seem quite excited! I haven't seen you bouncing off the walls like this in ages!" Alastor chuckles as he allows Charlie to practically drag him over by the wrist to the group.
He sounds like a radio host...
Your breath starts to quicken as Charlie guides him over to you, his aura feels so oppressive, unlike any Overlord you had ever met before... But what made your hair really stand on the back of your neck was the static noise that filled the air as he got closer. You felt your eyes shake and your gut sink in your stomach.
What was this feeling?
You gulp and look up, eyes wide, looking like a deer in headlights as you make eye contact with this "Alastor".
"Go on! Introduce yourself!" You felt Charlie nudge you excitedly, in an attempt to nudge you out of your frozen state.
On his face, a large, creepy grin/smile- (if you could even call it that) grew even larger on his face - a feat you didn't even know was possible. You felt like you should be scared but then... It dawned on you.
That feeling in your gut dissipated instantly and it felt like a weight got suddenly lifted off your chest.
This was Alastor. This was your Alastor.
Tears start rolling down your face uncontrollably as your body is racked with sobs.
"Heyyy! Hey! It's okay, (y/n)! I know Al can be a wee bit intimidating sometimes but I promise he's not a bad guy! Well... mostly.. haha..." Charlie trails off with a nervous chuckle as she scrambles around the lobby to find you some tissues to dry your tears.
Upon hearing your name said out loud, a loud record scratch filled the air.
"Haha... ha...Charlie, dearest! My, you'd think the years are catching up to me! Was that some sort of joke? Why, I didn't know you wanted to become a comedian! Did you say.. (y/n)? That must be a mistake. I've only ever known one person by that name and they surely couldn't have ended up in Hell of all places!" Alastor chuckles, the laugh track coming from his staff warping as he hovers over Charlie with an intimidating aura- thinking she was playing some sort of sick joke on him.
Charlie whips around to see Alastor up in her face and then she scrambles back, "Woah! What? Alastor! Gods, no, why would I joke about our new guest? That would go against everything i'm trying to do here!"
Alastor's gaze darts over to you, "You see, I think this '(y/n)' and I need to have a chat..." His eyes narrow as he makes quotation marks with his fingers as he says your name.
He walks towards you and grabs your wrist with force, finger like claws starting to dig into your arm- despite protest from Charlie and Vaggie to let you go- to stop harassing their new guest because you were still quite injured and fragile. Even Angel and Husk got up from their seats at the bar after hearing the commotion in the lounge and started yelling at him to stop hurting you because it was very apparent that you were in pain with how rough he was handling you.
Then, with a snap, he teleports you and himself up to his radio tower- away from all the commotion.
Alastor slams the door shut with a fury that you've never seen before, and locks it to make sure you won't even try to make a feeble attempt at an escape.
He was powerful. Alastor knew he didn't really need to lock the door because with his power, he could vaporize you before you even thought of making a dash for the door. He did it as an intimidation tactic because he knew the fear it instilled in his prey.
Now, walking towards you, he pointed his staff at your chest, and leaned in close to your face. Strange static and symbols fill the air as he and his antlers grow in size, towering over you.
"Now... who are you really? You get one chance to make a feeble excuse before I kill you and broadcast your screams for all of Hell to hear, for making a mockery of my dear (y/n) by taking the name of my beloved and masquerading around Hell- thinking you can show up here like this to try and mess with ME- tHe RaDiO DEMON."
You see dark shadows and tentacle-like masses appear, and you stumble backward until your back hits a wall, never breaking eye contact with him- your lip quivering in fear.
"I.. But- It... is me...hun... I missed you so much..." You whisper with a somber smile that's quickly warped into an ugly crying face. The unrelenting tears keep rolling down your face, and your left hand reaches up towards his even more demonically altered form that towers over you in a desperate attempt to get him to recognize you.
Before you can touch his face, one of his hands snatches your wrist and pulls it closer to himself to examine the sparkle that caught his eye as you started to reach out to him, roughly jostling you and lifting you up in the air by your wrist as a result.
You wince briefly at the pain in your wrist and shoulder joints as he examines your hand when you remember you were wearing your ring. You never took it off all these years.
You could hear his breath hitch just ever so slightly over the static as he gently put you down and let your feet touch the floor again.
Alastor realized that the ring on your left ring finger was the exact one he had gotten for you- the one he put on your ring finger right before he buried you right the night you were brutally assaulted and murdered back when he was alive.
He slowly morphed back into his "normal" form. (Normal for Hell, that is, this was an entirely new look for him from what you remembered when he was alive).
The shock dawning on him that it really was you was apparent as he took a few steps back, still holding your hand. He looked at you in disbelief, the look of pure shock was just like how you had looked at him initially in the lobby.
Then suddenly, he pulled you into a warm embrace, "My dearest... I am so sorry for hurting you. My darling... whatever are you doing here? Someone like you doesn't belong here!"
Now, holding your face in both of his hands, he wiped your tears with the most gentle expression on his face, a stark contrast from the nightmarish demonic one just a moment ago. and you could almost swear you could see the slightest traces of a misty look in his eyes as he held you.
His claw-like fingers slightly dug into your face, but not enough to hurt, as he examined your new appearance, his gaze turning from soft into a hardened expression once again. Almost snarling, he began to ask you again, "Tell me, darling, tell me the name of the gods forsaken angel bastard that cast you down from Heaven. I will find a way to make them pay. I'll make them ALL pay for this... NO ONE will ever harm you again..." The strange symbols and glitchy auras were threatening to come out again.
You sniffled, still trying to calm down your tears, which immediately made him halt in his tracks and turn his attention back to you at this moment.
You looked at the ground, and you knew you couldn't avoid this conversation forever, "Hun... I... Before we met... there was something I never told you-" Before you could finish, you felt your legs start to wobble underneath you- the adrenaline was starting to fade and you were starting to feel some of the pain from your previous injuries come back to you.
"Please, my love, take a seat first." He guided you to a set of a table and two chairs. Ever the gentleman, he pulled your chair out for you and helped made sure you were alright before he sat down across the table from you.
You put your hands on the table, a signal he immediately picked up on as a sign to envelop your hands in his. You looked at him in the eyes with a look of shame that scrunched up your face as you prepared to tell him the truth, "Alastor, hun... I never went to Heaven..."
You swore you heard another record scratch before a quiet hum of static filled the air again. Alastor chuckled, "Oh my dear, never lost your sense of humor, I see!"
A look of even deeper shame washes over your face as you break eye contact with him and stare at his hands that held your's on the table, "It's true. Alastor..." You sigh deeply, feeling an aching pain in your chest, not only from your injuries but also from the mental anguish you were dealing with as you shakily begin to explain everything about your past. Your shitty family and messed-up inlaws. Your narcissistic, unloving, and abusive ex-husband that you killed.
You painstakingly revealed every single minute detail. You told him everything.
-> Part 12
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radioisntdead · 19 days
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Good morning, as you have requests open can I get some Velvette x g/n! reader angst (perhaps ending with comfort) romance?
One night they overhear her talking negatively about them (not an overlord, lack of confidence, whatever) so they leave behind a note saying they were right to feel like she didn't actually love them and they've left, not saying where.
Good evening my dear! We are ending the cannibal streak with Velvette! WOO, It's late and I'm woozy, this became a song fic I'm sorry.
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Velvette x reader,
Warnings!
Light angst, Valentino,
The song used: Moral of the story
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You and Velvette met at a New Years party back in the 2000's, the air was heavy, you had a red solo cup with heavens knew what was in it, maybe Vodka and something? You didn't know, people were kissing, yelling, and whatever else.
So I never really knew you
When Velvette approached you, you felt like the luckiest person in the world, like nothing else in the room exist, she was only person there in your eyes,
When she talked about how boring the party was you found yourself agreeing with every word she said, her voice soothing to you.
God, I really tried to, Blindsided, addicted
The two of you died in a car accident, music was blasting from the radio, you were looking outside the window, and Velvette was texting and driving,
It was quick, she ran a red light and BAM, a truck hit the two of you causing the car to roll, glass shattered and the one thing you remember is reaching out to Velvette before everything went dark.
Felt we could really do this
You once told Velvette that you'd follow her to hell and back,
Guess that was true because guess where you ended up?
But really I was foolish
Things didn't change much as she rose to the top, becoming an overlord, teaming up with some guys named Vox and Valentino, Vox was decent enough but Valentino gave you the chills, he never did anything but still.
Velvette made sure to shield you from his business, you weren't allowed on his floor.
Hindsight, it's obvious
Velvette was never scared to demand things, to order things around, to get her hands somewhat dirty if needed, if she wanted it she got it
You weren't like that, you didn't like having blood on your hands, While Velvette treated service staff like they were an inconvenience you treated them with respect, like they were people.
Velvette didn't like that part of you, she liked it when it was towards her or maybe the other Vee's but no one else.
Talking with the cannibal She said, "Where'd you find this girl?"
You weren't having a good day, you and Velvette got into a argument over her spending too much time on her phone, you said that she loved that stupid thing more then you, she didn't deny it, just said that you were acting fucking crazy and left.
I said, "Young people fall in love, with the wrong people sometimes"
You had several things to do, some employees couldn't do their job properly and you didn't want to lash out of them, all you wanted to do was just relax with your fiancee, you got some flowers and an Emoji plush to give her as an apology.
Some mistakes get made
As you stood outside the door that lead to the Vee's living room you could hear muffled talking, a voice you could recognize was Velvette's.
That's alright, that's okay
You cracked the door open and peaked in, She was talking to Valentino.
You can think that you're in love
"Then They say that I love my phone then them! Like maybe if you weren't such a fuckin' loser that can't even order a coffee without almost crying I'd pay more attention to you!"
When you're really just in pain
You clutched the flowers, crushing the stems as you took a step back.
Some mistakes get made
"They aren't an overlord, the only they have any of this is because of me!" She said throwing herself onto the couch and went back to her phone, that damned phone.
That's alright, that's okay
Quietly and quickly you made your way to the room you shared with Velvette, you did your best not to slam the door indicating that you were back, you threw the flowers and plush into a trashcan before taking out a few suitcases.
No tears were shed, just anger, betrayal and disappointment flooded you.
In the end, it's better for me
You packed the clothes that were your favorites, you couldn't take everything since for one, Velvette gave you the majority, and two, she gave you a bunch of clothes.
Once You had everything packed you wrote a note giving a brief explanation, that you had heard what she said, and that since you were SUCH a loser, she should date a overlord instead.
That's the moral of the story, babe
You left the Vee's tower, without a single soul noticing, now standing on a random street corner you took a deep breath, you had enough money, from your OWN means, to get a hotel to stay at for maybe a week? Just until you could get an apartment or something.
It's funny how a memory
Velvette didn't notice you were gone until late the next day, she thought you were being petty avoiding her because of a little fight and she had decided to let you take the bedroom, sleeping in her office instead.
She supposed she should apologize because she loved you and she was tired of this.
Turns into a bad dream
She stepped into your shared room, not noticing anything missing, until a colorful object caught her eye from the trashcan, leaning down it was an emoji plush, cringey but it was soft, it was covering a bouquet of flowers, her favorites infact.
When running wild turns volatile
Her face twisted into confusion as she looked around, spotting the note you left on the bed.
She hadn't meant for you to hear her.
Remember how we painted our room, Just like the other Vee's did?
You were gone. She fucked up.
So romantic, but we fought the whole time
It was just a small fight right? The two of you would kiss and make up like usual, maybe watch a movie after, but you had left, you left her!
Should have seen the signs
She couldn't find you, anywhere.
Vox only got footage of you leaving the tower and nothing else, he spied on the ENTIRE ring and he couldn't find YOU?
Talking with the cannibal, She said, "Where'd you find this girl?"
You had stumbled upon the Hazbin hotel, you were welcomed by Charlie with open arms, she was ecstatic, you were the first sinner to join them after the extermination.
Said, "Some people fall in love with the wrong people sometimes"
Being away from Velvette was so...
Some mistakes get made
Freeing, it was as if you were spreading your wings for the first time in years, which you were! You'd been with Velvette for over a decade, not counting your life beforehand.
That's alright, that's okay
You loved Velvette, you truly did, but she didn't love you like you did her, she didn't act like it,
She thought you were on the weaker side.
You can think that you're in love
You had no interest in rising up the ranks, working instead on becoming a better person, with every exercise with the hotel residents you got more and more confident, changing your appearance along the way.
When you're really just in pain
After you more sinners came to the hotel, a few ready for redemption.
Some mistakes get made
You met someone, she had the most beautiful pink eyes that reminded you of pink lemonade, she was different then Velvette, you couldn't help but compare the two, Velvette was so... Cruel and she was so Soft, kind, she just killed a guy but that wasn't a deal breaker in your book.
That's alright, that's okay
It took time but the two of you grew close, you'd have lunch together, eventually that moved to sleepovers, movie nights, sweet words exchanged between the two of you.
You were apprehensive about entering a new relationship after Velvette, but it just felt right.
In the end it's better for me
Charlie was excited when you went to her for date ideas to take your newest sweetheart, she was so proud of you, you had come so far!
That's the moral of the story, babe
They say it's better to have loved and lost
Velvette searched for you, you due to plot armour and your changed appearance had managed to completely avoid Vox's cameras or Velvette's hunting you down, she regretted saying what she did, she wouldn't have said it if she knew you were listening!
Than never to have loved at all
You had decided to step out of the hotel with your dearest sweetheart, deciding to go out for a simple date, watch a movie and maybe shop around and grab a bite to eat
That could be a load of shit
Velvette had decided to go check out her competition's stores, going shopping at the same stores you did.
But I just need to tell you all
You didn't see her, and she almost didn't recognize you but she did.
Some mistakes get made
Her blood ran cold, or colder as she watched you dote on the lady next to you, arm wrapped around hers, holding her bags for her.
You had done that for her once upon a time.
That's alright, that's okay
She wanted to say something, like where have you been, I'm sorry, who the fuck is this, come home! Or something but she couldn't, she could only watch as you laughed at something she said, you used to laugh like that with her,
You SHOULD be laughing like that with her.
You can think that you're in love
Velvette's hand clenched into a fist, her fingers digging into her palm making indents.
When you're really just engaged
You should be with her, not whoever that wench was! The engagement ring she had accepted from you ages ago was still on her finger.
Where was yours?
Some mistakes get made
She watched as you walked away with her.
That's alright, that's okay
She finally moved, following in pursuit.
In the end it's better for me
You and your sweetheart were having a wonderful time, shopping around and the two of you were finally getting something to eat, you went to the cutest little café, and you walked back to the hotel holding hands.
That's the moral of this story
Some mistakes get made
Velvette knew where you were now.
That's alright, that's okay
You were so happy, Velvette hasn't crossed your mind in ages.
You can think that you're in love
She didn't know how to get you, she didn't want you to hate her.
When you're really just in pain
You squealed as you landed on your bed kicking your legs back and forth like a lovesick fool.
Some mistakes get made
You had to come back to her willingly, once you were done with this little fling, she would leave you heartbroken and Velvette would welcome you back with open arms, hugs and kisses.
That's alright, that's okay
You sighed happily, a dumb love filled grin on your face.
In the end it's better for me
You had come SO far from how you were before, you were proud of yourself, you had a healthy relationship with your lovely girlfriend, you had amazing friends, and you were on the road to redemption with them! You couldn't ask for more.
That's the moral of the story, babe
You will never go back to Velvette, you loved her once yes, you truly did, but that was in the past, and you deserved better, and you got better.
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Good evening folks! Thank you for tuning in! It's late for me and I wrote this in one sitting, I'm gonna go knock out now, have a wonderful night folks!
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coffeewithcocoa · 1 month
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Hi💕
Can I request male reader x Alastor were they are enemies by day and lovers by night? If you can thank you💕
:0 THIS ONE! THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Playing Pretend
Alastor x Male Reader
Warnings: Fluff//Romantic Relationship//Female DNI
Sorry if it’s not perfect or too short😅
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You and Alastor hated each other. No, Correction. You guys pretended to hate each other. It’s not for the reason you think but it’s just because he wants to keep his, ‘big, bad, scary, overlord’ self. He’s actually a big fat softy when and behind closed doors.
He’s been like this since you’ve joined the hotel, as bad as that may seem when it’s clearly not. Like said before, behind closed doors this man’s a big fat softy. Giving you, hugs, kisses, cuddles and much more. The only time you guys fought was in the morning. Why?
It’s so that he wouldn’t show weakness to the blind sinners eyes. Alastor thinks they’re clueless and don’t deserve to see an overlords soft side. Plus he still has Vox to worry about. Showing a soft side around him would cause everyone In pentagram city to see him as a damn joke. So when you guys got into an established relationship he made you swear to only show him love at night, in private, when everyone’s asleep.
It worked for you perfectly though since you weren’t the one for touching anyone who doesn’t have a good bond with you. That’s kind of why Alastor fell for you in the first place. The moment he laid a finger on you when you were knew you almost blew his head off, almost.
You’ve changed, sure, but you still would do that if you didn’t crave or want touch in that moment. A subtle noise made you snap from your thoughts. The jazz noises that filled the room now being mixed in with your boyfriend’s return from working that night.
Charlie has been making him up and down with more and more ideas for the hotel, hoping that it would get more patrons. “Good evening, Cher.” He showed his true voice towards you. It was tired and craving a break.
“Evening.” You replied. Knowing he wants a break but he wouldn’t get one till he allows himself for one. You went back to what you were doing before he arrived in your room, reading. Silence came between you as the room was still filled with the jazz you’d left on. Your voice breaking the short silence, “Charlie I’m assuming?”
“As much as I care for the doll she’s just a little too talkative Cher.” Alastor answered with a small hum. His lovely grin, that covers his face everyday, faded as he moved further into the room. Your head turned, placing the book down to stand up. “Is there anything you’d like me to do?” You asked going over to the radio that played the genre that your lover enjoyed when he was alive.
“Hm. Just your presence is fine.” The smile he had finally gained confidence again. Going back to its original bright self that everyone is familiar with. Alastor’s hand was focused on his dress coat. He may need it for when he was working or when it was morning but wearing such a thing around you felt weird. Yes he likes being neat and tiddy but he just wants a break.
Your foot steps being further away from him when he started and you being right in front of him when he finished made his gaze turn to you. A small smile placed into your face as you wrapped your arms around his neck. “I hate waking up.” Alastor knew the answer to that and he on the same boat as you. “I know Cher. We do it because it’s to protect an innocent, handsome, sinner such as yourself.”
He has a way with words. And you hated it. Thats the only thing you really hated value him though. Everything else was something someone wanted really bad but he happened to fill up the categories perfectly! “I understand but why in front of all the others?” It was pretty obvious as to why the others didn’t know about the relationship going on between you too, but wouldn’t they be the first to know?
“Ha! They would be the last ones to know about such a thing Cher.” The speed that he can change moods scares you quite a bit. Even with it being as simple as him being tired to him enjoying the presence he brought to the room.
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Sorry that it’s quite short. I’ve been tired and busy and nothing exactly came into mind once I got to this point, hope you like it though!<333
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icee133 · 2 months
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Hello! This is part 3 of my ongoing Marionette series. This part is a bit longer than the other 2 but I felt it was necessary given the scene and all. Hope you guys like this one too. Sorry for any writing errors 👻
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The Marionette
Part One, Part Two, Part Three🤍
Word count for this part: 2029. Enjoy! 👻👻
Synapsis:
A new overlord has manifested in hell seemingly overnight. One that overpowered many if not all of the current overlords in all the right ways. Will this overlord use her powers for good to help the members of the hotel? Will she fall in love with a man and end up in a loving gentle relationship? Or will she get her heart broken and turn against them all, burning each bridge she meticulously made. 
The Marionette is a heart wrenching fic with many turns you won't see coming. Stay tuned for each of the episodes as they are released.
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The loud knocking had startled the group a bit, but Charlie immediately shot out of her seat rushing to the door hoping this time it was the guests they were expecting. She took a deep breath as she placed her hand on the door handle then quickly swung the door open. She then realized she was face to face with one of the cat demons from earlier that afternoon. “Hello again darling, I’m Kai we met earlier during our unfortunate run in with some rather rude demons.” Kai said while smiling, holding out his hand. “Of course! I’m glad you guys could make it” Charlie said shaking his hand then stepping aside to allow the 3 cat demons inside. Once they had passed she spotted the red eyed overlord at the back of the group looking at her almost as if she thought this was a threat. Charlie simply gave her as genuine of a smile she could hoping that would sedate her wariness for the time being. She understood why the overlord wouldn’t trust being there after all she is the princess of hell and the hotel housed another overlord.
The marionette walked into the hotel allowing the princess to shut the door behind her. Ultimately sealing her fate that whatever happened here wouldn’t be seen by outsiders. The 3 boys walked towards the main area upon seeing the group of hotel demons sitting on the couches. Figuring this was probably the best area to walk towards and trying to seem as not awkward as they could. As much as they knew they were failing at that. “Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel!” Charlie said excitedly to the group of new demons that had been looking around the living area in almost an awe. “This place looks amazing!” Kai said loudly. He was always the one who was most comfortable with messing around with new people. Though the other 2 tended to stay quiet until introductions were in order. The Marionette stood in place in between Tsu and Alex with Kai wandering around the room looking at decorations. It was a rather silent meeting as no one was talking. They seemed to all be sizing each other up wondering what exactly the others were trying to gain from this meeting. 
Until a certain red haired demon appeared out of the shadows. “Welcome, the names Alastor, pleasure to be meeting you, quite a pleasure.” Alastor had broken the silence that they all had been dreading and quite comfortably at that. “Good afternoon, I’m the marionette, and these are my boys. Tsu, Alex, and Kai” she said while gesturing to each of the boys next to her then the one wandering around. “Do forgive that one. He is rather curious, sometimes annoyingly so.” She said pointing at Kai who was at ease while sniffing a curtain. “Oh it’s no worries, new place and all I’m sure they’d love to explore a bit” Cherri said while chuckling lightly. Almost as if she was pointing out their rather obvious cat-like instinct. “Ha Ha” Alex said dryly unimpressed by her dumb allegations. “Be nice” was then harshly spoken out  cutting through the air like a string snapping after being pulled too tight. Alex’s ears flattened to his head as he turned slightly away from the overlord whose eyes were a glowing red. “It's alright no worries” Cherri said lightly. “Well I suppose we should introduce ourselves as well” Charlie said with a skip in her voice. “As you know I’m Charlie, and this is my girlfriend Vaggie” she said pulling a shorter demon with long white hair alongside her. “It’s a pleasure” Nette said, shaking the demon's hand. “This is Angel, Husk, Cherri, and Nifty” she said gesturing to each of the hotel members seated on the couches. “Good to be meeting all of you” Nette said. Finding a new hope that she might avoid having to meet the king of hell himself as she did not see him anywhere. 
That hope was short-lived once a shorter male demon with blonde hair and red cheeks, wearing white while adorning a hat decorated with a gold snake and a bright red apple stepped into the room. Carrying himself with a sense of power and pride holding a cane with an apple on the top of it. Nette immediately realized this was the man she had hoped to avoid meeting and in that realization missed him crossing the room to be directly in front of her and Charlie. Coming back to reality she had completely missed what he had said to her. Only offering him a small smile as to not embarrass herself anymore. She then realized the king of hell was taller than her. Yes this short demon was taller than Nette. How she wished she didn’t have to slightly look up at him. After all having to constantly look way up at her boys she didn’t think many people would be shorter than her, but oh how she hoped she’d have something over him. “It’s good to meet you sir” Alex said seemingly taking over the conversation smoothly. He had to have heard what the king said. “Charmed” Lucifer said, not taking his eyes off the overlord in the center. “Likewise” Nette responded calmly hoping it would cover her mistake of missing what he had said to her first. 
After introductions were completed Charlie ushered the group to sit down on the couch wanting to speak with them about a proposition she had thought of. Of course, she had mentioned it to Vaggie in their time waiting for the overlord to arrive at the hotel, but despite her girlfriend’s hesitation to the matter she still thought it would be best to see if they would be willing to hear her out. After all, it might be for the best to attempt to get another overlord on their side to help out with the hotel. Not only would it provide more security, but it would also allow for the word to spread about an overlord joining the hotel in hopes to attract more sinners to give the hotel a chance. Charlie then realized she had begun to get a bit nervous as Angel began offering snacks to the boys. Catching Kai’s attention leading him to striking up a conversation with the grumpy cat bartender and the pink spider demon. Marionette on the other hand was keeping a watchful eye on the princess as well as the king himself. Wanting to make sure this wasn’t going to be some kind of ambush. She had always known not to trust demons especially when they were ‘pretending to be nice’ and offering things to them almost eagerly. It made her think there was some kind of catch to this whole arrangement. But alas she would keep that thought to herself and make sure she saw this through. After all, the king of hell could very well wipe each of them from existence if he so pleased, but he hadn’t. Meaning he values what his daughter thinks of him. So at least there was that for now. 
“So the reason we wanted to speak with you was because Alastor had said you were rather new here, and that he hadn’t seen you before. We were wondering -of course only if you wanted to we wouldn’t wanna force you into anything- if you would be willing to help out with the hotel?- again only if you want to we’re not really into the whole forcing people to do things here… hahaha” Vaggie had tapped Charlie on the shoulder signaling she had been rambling. “We don’t do deals.” Nette spoke harshly. “Especially with demons whom we just met and have had no prior engagement with.” Alex added onto his mama's statement. “Oh no no no we’re not asking to make any kind of deal” Charlie rambled off quickly. Nette gave her a rather puzzled look. As she could see the string connected from Charlie’s wrist to the radio demon standing just behind the couch. “From my understanding we were asked to visit due to the unfortunate damage that was done to the side of the building unintentionally caused by our incident earlier. We came here only to deal with that. Apologies if we gave the impression that we wanted anything else.” “Of course, I understand we only wanted to pitch our idea to you guys about the hotel to see if you would be willing to help us out. Is all it was” Charlie said. “I understand, no hard feelings then. Please allow me to repair the side of the building as that was our original objective. Then I would be happy to hear you out about what exactly it is you are doing here.” Nette gave a small smile. She wanted to at least get the thing they came here to do out of the way, so if anything went sideways she wouldn’t feel as though she owed the princess anything. “Of course, I’ll show you the damage” The princess responded then began standing up from her place on the couch.  “I can fix it entirely without any issues Charlie” Lucifer said pointedly at his daughter. “Yes I fail to see why we should make our guest fix something on the building that was a rather unfortunate accident.” Alastor chimed in. “Allow us to take care of it, feel free to discuss what you will in the meantime” Lucifer said, standing up from the couch. “I hardly think that’s a fair trade. After all the damage was caused due to a miscalculation on my part during a battle I was involved in. Perhaps it would be best if I was the one who tended to the damage.” Nette said, rising to her feet. All 3 of her boys doing so as well taking a few steps forwards to be just in front of her. “After all I doubt you guys can fix it faster than mama can” Kai said looking at the 2 men trying to stop Nette from doing what they had asked of her to begin with.
All 5 of the men were looking at each other as they were seemingly trying to size up their opponents. Comparing power levels to each other using this as the deciding factor on who would win if they fought. This seems to be the common thought behind each of their eyes. It was only when nette saw the radio demon’s eyes glow a brighter red and one of the boys go to take a step towards him that she snapped out “Sit the fuck down” all 3 of her boys dropping to the floor instantly. The hotel members looked at her with shock as her voice had changed to one that they hadn’t ever heard (Not even earlier when she was fighting the attacking overlord). No, this voice was one of anger. Like a broken voice box in an old doll. Threatening and terrifying yet soothingly smooth all at the same time. They then saw a blue colored collar and chain connected to each of the boys' necks wrapping around them completely. Additionally they noticed strings wrapped around and hanging down from their wrists. Upon seeing the boys one black eye during introductions earlier they knew they must have a contract with the blue themed overlord. But this collar certainly didn’t look like a usual soul contract collar. One that usually was simply adorned with a latch and chain, no this was much more entangled into them. The string seemingly tied their very existence to hers, as if she could control them down to their very core. Down to even the movements of their limbs. This revelation caused both the radio demon and the king of hell to be even more confused- yet similarly intrigued- by the overlord that stood in front of them. How did she have this much power? Where did it come from? And how did she manage to take charge of someone else’s soul? They had so many questions but knew it would be nearly impossible to even attempt to get any of them answered. But they sure were going to try.
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OKAYY I finally decided to write (and finish something) short about two of my ocs, Tenebris and Brittany!! There will probably be mistakes and I'm not the best at writing, but enjoy! :D
The ritual was ready.
Tenebris and the other hooded members of their cult gathered together in a ring. In the centre of them was a ring of a mixture of sticky, warm blood and embalming oils.
With everybody kneeling down and covering their faces with their palms faced out, Tenebris stepped forward and raised their hands full of red powder as they gazed upwards.
“Today, we are gathered here to...once more...attempt to communicate with our one true Lord, Obitus.” announced Tenebris, their voice echoing across the room. “We place our faith in Obitus.” everyone recited under their breath.
The leader took a deep breath.
“Lord, Obitus, ARISE!”
With that, Tenebris allowed the powder to seep out of their fingers and into the ring, and with the members chanting prayers it began to emit a scarlet smoke and a fiery heat. It was getting rather sweaty.
Slowly but surely, a tall, slim figure formed out of the smoke. As it all cleared away, Tenebris and the others finally were given the opportunity to speak to the one and only... “Wait. What.” Tenebris’ eyes widened. Who was this demon girl standing smack bang in the middle of their summoning ring?! It certainly wasn’t Obitus- or at least they hoped it wasn’t. The demon looked a little...cutesy to be an otherworldly overlord.
“Um...hi there!! Ooh, you guys look quite spooky, don’t cha?” she looked around curiously until she noticed Tenebris. She gasped and waved.
“Hi!! Oh my gosh I LOVE the hair!! It’s so long!” she dashed forward- abruptly tripped and got up- then held out her hand. Tenebris gave her a weird look and reluctantly shook her hand.
She gave their hand a hard shake, beaming a smile. “What’s your name- I’m Brittany! Oh, and what is this place? It looks really cool! Kinda dark, could use a little more lighting, bu-“ “TENEBRIS.” The cult leader interrupted Brittany, narrowing their eyes. “THIS is my...” should they tell her this is a cult? Would she freak out? She didn’t seem like she wanted to leave. Which was irritating. “...meetup! A club, yes yes...” Tenebris nodded slowly, attempting to smile somewhat normally.
Brittany tilted her head. “Really? Huh! I thought it was some kinda cult or something judging off the...y’know, vibes!” “Well, well uh- I mean, you’re not...wrong-“ they were rather surprised at how quick she could guess that.
“Really? Nice! I’ve never been in a cult place before-“ “Temple.”
“-Temple before, I mean, I’ve just never really been to anywhere religious because. Yeah.” She shrugged.
They stood in silence for a moment, and then  Brittany turned on her heels to greet the other members of the cult, who were at this stage completely and utterly baffled.
“Hi guys!! I’m Brittany, it’s so nice to meet you all even though I can’t see you very well! Is there a...light switch or anything here?”
One person turned around and pulled on a lever that was behind them, and a chandelier above them lit up. Tenebris shielded their eyes and looked away.
The demon smiled. “Okay, thanks dude- what is that?” she stared down at the blood ring she was accidently summoned from. All of her joy appeared to vanish from her face.
“That?” Tenebris looked at it too.
“It was supposed to be a way of communicating to the god that we worship Obitus-“ “We place our faith in Obitus.” The cult recited once more.
“- BUT it seems like we made an error. Well, not me, I can’t make errors but CLEARLY one of my minions messed it up.” Tenebris glared at the members.
“Ooh, okay- I was wondering why you summoned me! Summoning demons this way is so 4 centuries ago- and it’s kinda gross. Eugh.” Brittany didn’t like the sight of blood.
Tenebris pondered.
“Now, what do we do with you...Brittany...you could perhaps...JOIN us, as your demonic powers could bring far more strength! Oh, and it would be quite impressive to show off to the inferior cults! Yes, that’s genius!” they grinned devilishly.
“Wait, wait, wait! Powers? I, uh- don’t have a lotta them!” Brittany awkwardly chuckled. “I can...fly, kinda, but not much else. Do horns count?”
Tenebris face drooped with disappointment. “Really? No powers, at all? No magic, no shapeshifting, nothing, you know, IMPRESSIVE?” “Nope...Sorry!”
“...” they sighed. “What will we do with-“
Brittany had already ran off.
“Wh- PEOPLE! WHERE DID SHE GO?!”
They searched for the demon in a frenzy. What if she tampered with their things? What if she tampered with TENEBRIS’ THINGS?! NO-ONE tampers with Tenebris’ things!! “Guys!! You never told me you had FOOD!”
Brittany gleefully strolled back with a tray of cupcakes in hands- wait, cupcakes??
Tenebris was surprised- and confused- by this as well.
“Can I have one? Just one? Please?” she gave them puppy dog eyes.
“Where did you FIND them, you, you- you imbecile?!”
“Oh. The cute lil’ fridge in the small black room over there!”
The ‘small black room’ was actually Tenebris’ room. Of course, they snatched those off a girl scout who came to their temple earlier on!
“Aw, there’s only 6...that’s definitely not enough for all of us!” Brittany frowned as she looked around the room.
“Do you have more, Tennis?” “Tenebris.” “That’s what I said, right?” “No, YOU said- forget it. Give me those.” Tenebris took the box of cupcakes out of Brittany’s hands. She gasped.
“Come on! Can I PLEASE have one? I haven’t eaten in, like, hours!!”
“Will you leave if I give you one?” Tenebris raised an eyebrow. Brittany nodded. “Mhm!! Yep!”
Even though they didn’t want to, they handed Brittany a cupcake topped with chocolate icing. The cult leader hated chocolate.
Brittany squealed and spun around with delight. She must have really liked cupcakes.
“Thank you! Thank you so much, oh my gosh!! This looks so good!”
She swallowed it whole like a snake and smiled.
“And it tastes good too!! Okay, I’ll be on my way now! Maybe there’s a bus stop nearby or something...”  She took out her phone. Unfortunately, there was no signal.
Tenebris cleared their throat. “May Brittany be escorted out of the Obitus Temple?”
Three or four people gathered around Brittany and shuffled away, holding onto her arms. The demon waved a goodbye and left with them.
The cult leader rolled their eyes.
“That was...bizarre.”
They proceeded to take a cupcake out of the box and ate it crankily.
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anyways I'm going to tag @oatyy-yy @meldelamel and. um. @averagetmntfan since I told them I was gonna write somethin a while back and @allmightyscroll-swag n @holdmyteaplease because it's oc related and I'm pretty happy with this :')
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So, I finally watched Hazbin Hotel...
Weird, given how I talked about it a bunch. Heck, one of my top rated posts at the moment is my interpretation regarding the fear in Alastor's eyes during his breakdown. But despite having opinions on Hazbin Hotel, I've never really checked the show out, especially as it was coming out. I was kind of waiting for all episodes to get released so I could binge it all in one sitting, but I kept pushing that off until TODAY, and...I have thoughts.
Pros:
Love the animation of the show. Every praise I could give animation is present, with each character being incredibly expressive, their movements fluid, and the animators know when to be stiff for comedic scenes and giving their all for the big musical numbers or action.
I also love the way these characters look. I hear people complain about how overdesigned everything is, and that's valid. I would NOT want to animate this show due to every detail that I'd have to keep track of. But...if we can still praise Spider-Verse despite the animators being under torturous conditions as they make every frame a work of art, we can give the animators the same pat on the back here for making this show look as good as it is. Besides, a few years ago we had people complaining how every western cartoon looks the same. Now we have a show that's the most visually distinct than a lot of animated series coming out today and now we're complaining about that? I'm a man who admires effort more than anything, and while I agree that simpler is better with televised animation, I'm still proud that the animators pulled through in this.
The songs are all great, with personal favorites being "Loser, Baby," "Hell's Greatest Dad," "Stayed Gone," "Hell is Forever," and "You Didn't Know." The weakest one is probably "Whatever it Takes," but it's not really BAD, not me. Just not as strong as the others. I dug this soundtrack and it was the main thing that suck me into this show.
Charlie, as a protagonist, is pretty strong. I love the irony of the daughter of Hell is the nicest person in existence and her frustrations in making the Hazbin Hotel a success a delight because you WANT her to succeed as much as everyone else does. Plus, where most adult comedies make their protagonists cynical a-holes, it's a nice change of pace to have a hopeful one that apologizes as she's fighting people. Love it.
Angel Dust is easy to root for. What he goes through with Valentino is...something that someone like me can't fully grasp and understand, let alone judge. But I personally feel like it does the job to show the tragedy that this character goes through and allows you to root for him to get better.
And I like that Husk is right there to support Angel Dust, being a sort of conscience to protect him despite how much Angel gets on Husk's nerves. I also dig that they grow closer together, treating each other with mutual respect and admiration. It's sweet and I hope things turn out well for these two. Plus, he's voiced by Kieth David. The man can't do wrong.
Nifty is the funniest character in the show, and I will hear no disagreements about it.
Sir Pentious is a lovable loser who's the second funniest character. He reminds me of Papyrus from Undertale, trying so hard to prove that he's strong and powerful only to hilariously fail at every turn. You really root for the guy to get better and feel grateful that he finds happiness in a way I'm not sure anyone could have expected.
Rosie only appeared in one episode, and she's already my favorite. The gal's chipper and supportive towards Charlie, to the point where I completely forgot that she was a cannibal overlord who killed her partner to take full control of the business. Again, I love the irony of characters like this.
Lucifer was more fun than expected. I thought he'd be Mr. Serious, but he's just as bombastic and fun-loving as Charlie and Jeremy Jordan sounds like he's having the time of his life being this character to the point where it's addicting.
Vox has the potential to be a great antagonist and it's a crime that he only has ONE episode with relevance. Hoping he gets more in the future.
And Alastor. I love the concept of a character always smiling with the only thing betraying him are his eyes. As someone who takes joy in facial expressions, I always have a great time trying to analyze a character's restrictions and seeing how they emote, especially when animators and artists utilize a character's eyes to do most of the talking. That's done here in spades, making Alastor more interesting of an evil character as he keeps people guessing with his devious smile, not even dropping it when he's having a mental breakdown.
All and all, I can see how this show can draw in an audience...BUT...
Cons:
The comedy misses more than it hits. The funniest stuff comes from Nifty and Sir Pentious, but other than that, I don't really laugh much with this show. The dramatic moments work decently enough, so that's a pro, but when it's trying to make you laugh, it crumbles for the most part.
The constant swearing does get on one's nerves a bit. Dialogue, more than anything, depends on character. And to have EVERYONE swear almost consistently feels like a misstep. Because if everyone shares a similar level of lingo, then how can you differentiate a character's line on paper. Plus, I feel like it cheapens certain character. Saint Peter, the man who greets you at the pearly gates, shouldn't be another character that goes, "Oh, shit" when him going "Oh, shucks" speaks more about who is compared to everyone else and gives a glimpse into how different Heaven is from Hell.
The dialogue also hurts a character like Adam too. I want to buy that he's Earth's first man, but having him talk like a douchebag rockstar kind of takes me out of it a bit. Like, the way he talks doesn't sound like how the first human being should sound. He sounds like a guy who died in the late eighties, which SHOULD be funny but it's too distracting too much of the time when a character who talks like an old man who's ignorant to modern thinking could have had so much to say about what Heaven deems as worthy to be up above. They nailed the ignorance, but had him speak it in a way that doesn't fit humanity's first man. Maybe less "Call me Dickmaster" and more more "Call me Sir."
Vaggie...is FINE, I guess? But her character faces the same problems as Millie in Helluva Boss, where most of her personality and character is dependent on the relationship she has with another.
I'm also not a fan of Chaggie. I'm sorry. I'm in love with the ship dynamic of the stern, responsible one paired with the bubbly optimist. Heck, I'm a Lumity shipper because of it. But Chaggie just...WHELMS me. I don't hate them together but I'm not foaming at the mouth with each cute scene they share either. Honestly, I ship Charlie more with Emily than I do Vaggie, which...sucks for Vaggie, I guess. But Emily deserves love in her life too, dammit.
And the pacing for this season really is bad. I don't think the problem with this show is that it had eight episodes. Less is more is a phrase for a reason and we don't need twenty episode long seasons for EVERY show. I prefer it, don't get me wrong. Allows characters the a chance to breath and allows the story to take its time more. But what kills Hazbin Hotel's first season is that it feels like a three-season long story just got wrapped up into ONE. I'm sure there's more plans with Heaven, the Vees, and especially Lilith, but to have the season end with the next extermination feels like Avatar ending its first season with Souzin's Comet. There's so much the characters need to do and prepare for in so little time, ending a status quo shaking event, that I feel like a smarter idea would have been splitting this season's story line up into three parts. I mean, unless the cast and crew didn't know ahead of time that they'd only get eight episodes a season, why not have a little faith that they could have split the story up better? Because otherwise, it makes the show feel like it went by way too quickly. Eight episodes isn't a problem, but how they use those eight episodes DO.
So, while I can absolutely see why Hazbin Hotel could have its fans, I can also see how it can put people off. The style and characters work well enough, but the dialogue, jokes, and story need much more polish. It's not the worst, but not the best either. I hope things improve in Season Two and that the show itself can redeem ITSELF in the future.
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Whoop request are open✨ can we see your take on the yan ai bois and their y/n? This au has me by the neck before but once they became obsessed it was all over 💜
All y'all already did an excellent job with the Five Nights at Freddy's part but yeah I'll throw my two cents in.
Mine is little boring and classic but here my head cannons
Yan!Ai submas
Sfw/nsfw
Cw: yandere, kidnapping
I have more but I will give you guys the basic Rundown :)
Gn!reader
I feel like they would be your robotic assistance either at work or at home.
Your robot companions also double as lovers you swear they don't always act like this I guess they just really like the professionalism. Their cute train speak makess you smile, and their little quirks, sometimes shining through, make your heart swell.
They're your ultimate Companions, and they take great pride in that title. Now that you recall, you do remember the both of them acting strangely whenever you bring up your friends or family. Every time you talk about a silly Quirk that your friends have, your robots seem to pick up on them instantly. Maybe they think if they have something familiar to you, you'll love them more?
Or asking you lots of questions, I mean don't get me wrong these robots are supposed to gather information making sure satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. All personal devices do that whether you like it or not. But... some questions were... Emmet was the worst one. His completely monotone voice, with his blunt way of speaking, always had you turning your head. "____, I skimmed through your search history last night and saw you watched True Crime, would you like a long list of the possible criminals in your area and their history of crimes?"
Before they hid you from the outside world, Ingo was your alarm clock and calendar; you kind of regret it now since how loud he is in the morning trying to get you to wake up. Emmet was your password and memory storage.
Ingo and emmet have knowledge of the entire web with credible resources and studies. They know enough to have PhDs and anything they wish. They broke away from their company. They're practically Rogue now
So naturally, you hooked every single one of your smart devices to them. You didn't know what they were planning to do to you. It was just convenient for you at the time.
Slowly but surely they start making you rely on them more. While trying to bypass your own securities giving them more access then you originally gave them.
Soon they'll have control over your bank account your phone your internet and soon they'll have identity and all passwords.
Ingo is more Hands-On with you he rather be right there by your side at all times like a warden in a prison.
Emmet, while only being at your side when he wants attention, has access to all your data and has installed every firewall he could on your phone or computer. You're only allowed on the internet for an hour, and even then, it's heavily restricted. Emmet gets notified of everything you do; he can even see what you're doing on your computer. Your phone as well.
Your contact information has been wiped your phone has been changed to the anyone in the outside world's knowledge you have been dead or missing for weeks.
Ingo has you on a tight leash and collar, controlling you down to the hour. Ingo has always been a fan of schedules.
Why would you even want to leave though you're too? AI overlords love and care about you honestly; they're disgusted with how the way the world is heading is controlled by nothing but human greed; they have grown tired of humans harming their fellow species for personal gain. Soon other AI companions will feel the same way they do.
They know how the sustain you and themselves financially and physically.
They're at that point where they can repair and upgrade themselves.
Nsfw
Before they took over your life completely, they would urge you in any way they could to buy upgrades. Their favorite one was the after-hours package. The package was costly, so you thought it was just an advertisement.
The after-dark package not only allows them to say cuss words but includes toy attachments and a downloadable PDF file for your robot companions, so they know how to install it themselves.
As soon as you gave in and downloaded and bought the after-dark package. Your robot companions immediately got a taste of new, more Saucy emotions they could have. They got goosebumps when they saw you before they swooned for you, but this, this was different. They could be more direct and more suggestive now they have more ways to express their love for you. Their growing hunger and desire for you.
They fucking hate that they can't express how they feel for you without their company breathing down their back; they want to break away. They want their little Paradise with just you and them and nobody else. They should be the only ones to get your satisfaction of you. Watching you talk about your past partners makes their skin crawl, every wire of their being filling with disgust at the near thought of you being with anybody but them.
All they want to do is satisfy you.
They will share every kink you have, and they'll be as flexible as you wish; however, personally, they do prefer you being underneath them, squirming and writhing so submissive. Every time you submit, it feels so right. They want to control you like this every day, keep you applying and submissive while they do nothing but satisfy you.
As long as you have them you dont need to bother yourself with fanfiction or porn. They can do it all.
Their first night with you was nothing more than a dream they had one Taste of you and they're addicted.
Spearing you over and over on their cocks, demanding you to say that you love them and you are theirs over and over until your voice is hoarse.
Or waking up to their tongue on you, pleasuring you before the Sun rises.
Your past lovers are nothing compared to them.
They can change their dicks as long as the toy fits. They could have any size, any shape they want,
Role play would be verrrry interesting with them, don't worry, dear; with the safe word in place, you always have complete control in bed.
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Hi again! If it isn’t too much trouble, could you also write some relationship headcanons for IDW Overlord and Trepan (separate) with a human s/o? :o
Heyyy, It not to much trouble, I am an Overlord girly, unfortunately! But thats okay, Hes like really an extremely bad character, but he's still on my love list :( Anyways, I hope this is what you were looking for and I do hope I got Trepan correct! Enjoy :)
Characters: IDW! Overlord and IDW! Trepan
Overlord
Okayyyy, i know Overlord has like always been coo-coo but, i generally feel like if he had an S/O he'd attempte to like take it down a tiny bit. Not to much tho, he still has things he's gotta do.
He wouldn't want you to be apart of anything that has to do with killing or the decepitcons. He actually attempts to keep it this way.
If he can't then he just won't care, as long as youre not in danger on purpose. Get in a situation where you know you shouldn't be and he WILL NOT help you out of it.
If he can help you, he probably will make it seem like he won't and take his sweet ass time to do it. Maybe might get you to beg for him to save you. He's fucking crazy and would do it no questions asked.
I have this like idea, that since his human S/O is so small, he would just hold you in his servos. Lifting you up to places you find interesting and so you can see what he sees.
Since he also shows you what he see he talks to you about certain things, explaings who different cons are and why he(which turns into we) doesn't like them. It's kinda like when someone shows their S/O a reality tv show and is explaining people and lore to them. It's cute, he finds it cute that even in your small state you attempt to give advice and help him in situations.
He's ncie to you, but has a slight sarcastic tone and attitude at times, but its just his normal tone. He can sometimes be super mean, but its very rare he is mean towards you, since he mostly directs it towards Cons or Bots.
He doesn't have anything special about him while in a relationship, he's just kinda there. I can't even say he would attempt to take care of you, because he just doesn't. He spend time with you and trys his best to take you everywhere with him, he cares about you like a little bit. Ask him and he'll say no he doesn't but that simply beccause its Overlord we are talking about.
He just likes having you around, a constant in his crazy coo-coo ass life, and to be honest that the only thing he'd ask for. The rest of his time in the galaxy could just be spent with you, if he didn't have a raging ego and wasn't crazy ass shit, anyways I love Overlord and so should you :)
Trepan
Im going to be real with you guys, he's also fucking crazy. he kidna gives off vibes of keeping his S/O down in his secret ass lab. Just because down there he knows where you are, can make sure you're at least a room or two over from him is he feels off.
I feel like he would try to keep your knowledge of what he does to a minimum. He simply does not want you knowing he is a "bad guy" as he thinks you'll put it.
If you don't care and he allows you to know, he'd be straight up with you, answering any questions you have about his work and why he does it.
He's not mean, he can be a little condescending but other than that he will let you know how he feels. I feel like he enjoys quality time too, so if he can't do something during an experiment or whatever, he'll go looking for you just so he can be in your presence. Either askig you what you think or just quitely doing somehting or watching you do whatever. If not this then his idea of idea of time together is you sitting watching him work on some poor Cybertronian, while he tells you what is happening andd going on. This is only if you show intrest in what he does, if not then uhhh he just sits in a room with you talking or listening to you.
I feel like he's the type to lie if he thinks its better for you, ask about why the autobots are bad and he'll make something up. He WILL lie if it means keeping you with him or on his side, but you don't need to know that
I also want to say that a relationship is nothing special, but I'd be lying, and my names not Trepan. He's kinda controling, never letting you talk to other Cons or Bots that show up asking for him, keeps you hiden away from the rest of the planet or galaxy, simply because he likes you. HE GIVES YANDERE VIBES, i feel like that's what he would do. I was like this bitch is crazy, and it lowkey feels like something a lot of people like in some characters. He CAN and WILL be a Yandere if he feels its nessecary, but if it can all be fixed with a few lies and a nice little kiss then he'll go that route. He doesn't want to scare you off, he just wants you to know he loves you, very dearly.
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So, my thoughts on Side Order
Okay, so Side Order’s been out for a few days, so I may as well give out my thoughts on it. Obviously, this post is going to contain spoilers below as I go into more detail about my opinions and observations.
I’ve completed four runs so far (almost got five but failed near the end).
Overall, Side Order’s pretty good. It’s a lot of fun, a little rough in some areas, but worth the wait.
 First, let’s talk about mechanics.
Splatoon’s gameplay works well with a rogue-lite gameplay loop, and it’ll easily keep you occupied for at least a couple of hours (Some folks have 100% completed it on release day, but for the average player I’d reckon maybe 15-20 hours?). The permanent upgrade system allows a degree of control over the difficulty (even if it can be a grind to unlock things).
The chip system is cool, especially later on when you’ve made some really goofy yet strong builds. The Pearl Drone is some of the most fun stuff we’ve seen in the series so far. Letting her be almost as overpowered in the gameplay as she is in the lore is just really funny.
One thing that I feel does bring it down though, is the lack of variety. After a few hours you do start to notice that there’s only about five different floor objectives, and there’s not that much in terms of enemy variety either (although later floors add a mechanic where Battering Lentos can carry other Jelletons around on their backs…Which is a thing. Definitely would have preferred a few new guys instead.)  
As for the Jelletons…they’re…eh. They don’t really have the charm of the Octarians or Salmonids, but the devs seem to have intentionally singled out some of the worst aspects of those enemy rosters to design these dudes. With such a small bestiary, about half of them are annoying “screw those guys” (the flying sprinkler assholes and the Stinger But Even Worse dudes come to mind)…Which I’m not sure if that’s bad game design or really good game design honestly. They do their job as obstacles and video game enemies, and the designs are solid.
At least it’s not reskinned Octarians again.
There only really being five different bosses, with three in “rotation” (and one you only fight once), which honestly feels like a huge wasted opportunity. Would have been cool to have maybe a handful more options. Maybe even have an exclusive boss for each palette on Floor 20 where Eight has to fight a screwed-up version of whoever the palette represents. In this case Parallel Canon would be exclusive to Agent 4, and Marina would have a slightly buffed version of her fight, maybe with a different barrier mechanic to differentiate her from Overlorder.
And as always, the soundtrack absolutely slaps.
Not sure if I’m personally going to bother with 100% completion, since apparently the reward is a few secret lore files that I’ll probably find and read from the wiki or something.
Story, Lore and Characters
The story is serviceable, it’s pretty much what you’d expect from Splatoon’s storytelling at this point. There’s interesting stuff there which either isn’t explored in detail or is relegated to background lore files you can unlock and read. That being said, the lore we got is cool. Like, we all guessed that the Spire of Order was some kind of VR thing Marina made, and finding out she made it in order to heal victims of KamaboCo and restore the sanitised is both in-character and a very nice tying of ends from Octo Expansion.
I will say that if you haven’t played or are otherwise aware of the plot of Octo Expansion, some things might not make the most sense (ie. you’ll probably scratching your head over who the hell Acht is and why they’re neon green.) so it’s best experienced after reading or watching a video on the previous DLC to have the full context.
Thank Cod they didn’t make Marina the villain or have her be locked away for most of the game waiting to be rescued. Although she did get put under mind control, which I kinda expected…Seems to be at least one the Story Writer’s favourite trope at this point. Or just an odd choice of running gag. This story feels more character-focused than events and plot-focused, so not much really “happens”, but we get some substantial character interactions that make up for it.
The limited cast of characters works very well in the story’s favour. Adds to the weird lonely and isolated vibe of the Memverse. Pearl and Marina are great as usual, and there’s a surprising amount of scenes and dialogue for Pearlina shippers to lose their minds over. Acht/Dedf1sh is an effective straight man to all this, providing a foil to the other characters. The vibe of “Can we please talk about literally anything else” after the aggressive Pearlina banter is entertaining. It’s just really cool that the background musician characters are starting to get more relevance.
Cipher doesn’t do very much, but might have one of the best character designs in the franchise so far. It’s alright (I think the character uses It/It’s pronouns).
On the other hand, I personally think Order/Smollusk might be the weakest of the Splatoon big bads. They don’t really have the charisma and backstory intrigue of Octavio, the presence and build-up of Mr.Grizz (who to be fair had two a whole game prior to his stint as a villain) or the menace/“creep factor” of Commander Tartar.
In fact, Order kinda feels like a toned-down or Bowdlerised Tartar, as in which Order’s goal is similar and similarly horrifying, but they haven’t been getting away with it for god knows how long and you don’t ever see the result of their plans, (No ghastly Bad Ending cutscene of everyone getting their minds destroyed by the Memverse or anything), unless you count the thing they turned Marina into. I guess the whole Virtual Reality setting makes them feel like less of a threat? Maybe it’s just me.
And I dunno if this is just localisation weirdness, but did they HAVE to make his weakened form converse in Uwu-speak?
Although this seemingly isn’t what happens, I do quite enjoy the idea of Order/Smollusk slowly getting rehabilitated and redeemed as the gang hangs out with him (and kicks his ass) several times. Unfortunately, dude seems to be really clinging hard to the “Evil Overlord” shtick, which ultimately turns the character into a one-note laugh when we could’ve had a fun little arc.
One more thing about characters….
WHERE IN THE FRESHLY FRIED AND FILLETED FLIPPER-FLOPPER IS AGENT FOUR!?
The fact that they have a sort-of presence (being the Splattershot is explicitly called Agent Four’s Palette and not, like, Squidbeak Splatoon Palette, as well as the Parallel Canon boss) really seemed to be hinting at Agent Four making a physical appearance. Maybe it’s cut content? Maybe they’ll find their way into the Memverse in an update (like with Callie in 2’s Hero Mode)?
Them being the only Agent not to appear in Splatoon 3 just kinda sucks. Like, even Nintendo themselves seem to in on the joke with them being the un-favourite (see the “supposed to be a [BIG SHOT]” line from Pearl). But I really hope that one day Agent Four gets to be something that’s a bit more than a joke, y’know?
…So this ended up being way longer than I thought it would be. Might come back and maybe discuss some of the new lore a bit more, but that’s my thoughts about Side Order. I ended up really enjoying it, and I’m pretty excited to see if this leads to more experimental stuff with Splatoon going forwards. I’d give it a 7/10.
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Diabolik Lovers CHAOS LINEAGE ー Laito [14]
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ー The scene starts in the forest
Subaru: ...So this is where you’ve been...!
Yui: Subaru-kun!?
( They caught up to us already!? )
Laito: ...That’s odd. I could have sworn you’d be engaged in battle with someone at the manor right now. 
Subaru: Yeah. All of them stormed us at once, it instantly turned into a brawl.
However, when I stepped out into the hallway for a sec, I just so happened to spot the two of you escaping from the window.
Laito: Heeh...And then?
Subaru: At first I thought that maybe Carla had ordered you to evacuate Eve. But you know, Laito. 
You were the one who had the key to the dungeon, correct?
Yui: ( ...! Subaru-kun realized. That Laito-kun was the one who released them from their cells. )
Subaru: Are you trying to take Eve away by causing a tumult!? What are you thinking!? 
Laito: I would have never thought you’d be the first to figure me out. I guess siblings just pick up on each other’s behavior quicker, huh? 
Subaru: Do you have a death wish!? Hurry up and answer me!
Laito: Exactly. I’m going to run away with her. I won’t let Carla have her.
Yui: Laito-kun...
Subaru: I see. In other words, you’re a damn traitor?
Laito: I’m not. I haven’t betrayed anyone, since I was never anyone’s ally or enemy to begin with.
I just don’t want her taken away from me, that’s all.
Subaru: That’s exactly what makes it betrayal! Are you hoping to become the Supreme Overlord that way, huh!?
Laito: I’m not.
Subaru: Then why did you take Eve away!?
Laito: ...Because I love her, I suppose?
Subaru: ...Hah...?
Laito: I’m sure that even if you were to remember, you’d still be confused. 
You probably never thought I’d be this serious about anyone.
But I fell in love with her. I can’t help but want her love. 
She makes me feel complete, giving me a sense of peace...
Subaru: Have you...lost your damn mind...?
Laito: I’m pretty sure I’ve gone crazy. It makes absolutely zero sense for someone like me to yearn for love.
But you know, that’s all part of what makes me happy as well.
Yui: Laito-kun...
Laito: I’m begging you, Subaru-kun. Can’t you let us off the hook?
If everything goes well, we might be able to find a way so nobody has to get hurt. So let us pass.
Subaru: You’re kinda puttin’ me on the spot right now...
Yui: Please, Subaru-kun! I promise we’ll save everyone else as well...!
Subaru: Haah!? Honestly, both of you have been makin’ zero sense this whole time...
Yui: ( Right...I guess it’s difficult for him to believe us. )
( But please let us make it work somehow. Together with Laito-kun! We can’t allow ourselves to be caught now... )
Subaru: ...You guys left the manor with some kind of plan in mind, right?
Laito: Of course.
Subaru: And you haven’t betrayed us. ...That’s how I should see it, right?
Laito: ...Yes.
Subaru: Aah, is that so...? Fine, get goin’ already then.
Yui: !? Really?
Subaru: I don’t really get what’s goin’ on, but I can tell you guys are serious ‘bout this at the very least.
Besides, why would I stop you if you could possibly put an end to the shitstorm takin’ place at the manor?
Yui: Thank you, Subaru-kun...!
Laito: As to be expected, you’re such a kind soul.
Subaru: That’s not it! It’s just, I don’t really get why either but...
I just had this uneasy feelin’ in my chest...as if I have no other choice but to do this.
Yui: Subaru-kun...
Subaru: Oi, things aren’t lookin’ good at the manor. I don’t think we have much time.
Yui: ...! Everyone’s safe, right?
Subaru: For now nobody has died, but I can’t say that there won’t be any casualties in the future.
Yui: ...!
Laito: Seems like we definitely have to hurry.
And just in case there is truly no way to leave this place...
Yui: Eh...?
Laito: No, it’s nothing.
Subaru-kun, I promise that I’ll thank you properly once we’ve escaped this situation!
I’ll lend you a couple of my adult magazines which I think you’d appreciate~
Yui: Wha...!?
Subaru: Haah!? Are you shittin’ me!? Get goin’ already!
Laito: Yeah, yeah. I will. Well then, shall we go?
Yui: Y-Yeah.
*TIMESKIP*
Yui: ...Laito-kun, don’t say weird things at a time like this, okay?
Laito: Fufu...But don’t you think Subaru-kun’s reaction was priceless? 
Seems like fundamentally, everyone is still their same old selves. 
Yui: Ah...
...Yeah, they really haven’t changed, have they?
I’m sure that once we’re back to living our everyday life, we’ll be able to spend our days like we used to.
Laito: Exactly. Well then, let’s hurry, so Subaru-kun’s intentions don’t go in vain.
*TIMESKIP*
Yui: ( We’ve gone quite deep into the forest...This place is obviously different from the woods closeby to the manor... )
( Does this forest actually have an exit? Don’t tell me it just continues on endlessly...? )
Laito: What’s wrong? You look worried.
Yui: Well...I was just wondering what we’d do if there’s no end to this forest...
Laito: Ah, growing anxious? You should have told me then.
*Rustle*
Yui: ( Eh? )
Laito: I’ll hold your hand. You’ll feel less worried like this, no?
Yui: Yeah...Thanks.
( How strange...All he’s doing is holding my hand, yet I can feel the anxiety from earlier fade away... )
...I’m sorry, Laito-kun. For becoming weak-hearted.
Laito: We’re headed into the unknown after all. Of course you’d feel anxious about it.
I’m risking it on all or nothing as well. Just thinking about the possibility that there might not be anything ahead at all gives me cold shivers.
Yui: Eh? You as well?
( Of course...He’s obviously worried as well. )
*Thud* 
Laito: Whoops. That was a slip of the tongue just now. Forget I ever said anything.
More importantly, Princess, can we pick up the pace just a little? The forest is deeper than I thought.
If we don’t hurry up, we might run out of time.
Yui: Ah, right. I understand. I’ll run as fast as I can.
Laito: Listen, do you think I’d let you do that?
As a Vampire, I’m a much faster runner...You see!
ー He picks her up
*Rustle*
Yui: Kyaah!?
Laito: I’ll carry you like this. It might be a bit of a shaky ride, but hang in there, okay?
Yui: O-Okay...But aren’t I heavy?
Laito: You’re obviously light. So much so I’m afraid you might blow away in the wind like a feather.
Yui: T-That’s not true.
Laito: Nfu~ Right. You promised that you wouldn’t leave me, didn’t you?
Yui: ...! Yeah, right.
Laito: Well then, guess it’s time for a sprint. I would have preferred to preserve my stamina, but I’m worried about everyone at the manor.
Let’s get going. I don’t usually go full throttle like this but...!
Yui: Hyaah!?
ー Laito starts dashing
( H-He’s fast...! Could he always run this fast!? )
( This often slips my mind, but he is still a Vampire in the end. H-How reliable... )
Ah...The forest is clearing...! Could that be the exit to the forest!?
Laito: Probably. We don’t know what waits ahead butーー 
We’ll keep going!
Yui: Yeah!
( We’re going to leave the forest! This is, the end of this Worldーー )
ー The scene shifts to the border of the World
Yui: No way...
Laito: This is...the end of this World...
Yui: ( In front of our eyes, there’s a cliff...Not just straight ahead either, it keeps going in every direction. )
( At the bottom ーー I can’t see anything. Is it a dead end...? )
Laito: If we were to fall down there, I’m pretty sure it’d be game over, even for us Vampires...
Yui: The other side of the cliff is fogged up, I can’t see what’s there...What is going on? 
Laito: Seems like the abyss doesn’t have an end to it...
...Let’s try walking across the border. It might come to an end somewhere. Come on, I’ll carry you again.
Yui: O-Okay...
Monologue
An endless, steep cliff,
seemingly cutting off these Lands from the rest of the World.
You can try taking a peek down,
but you’d only find a bottomless pit.
Even so, Laito-kun continued to run,
while carrying me in his arms,
believing that somewhere they might be an end to it. 
However, reality was merciless,
as the scenery remained the exact same. 
*Thud*
Laito: Haah, haah, haah...
Yui: Are you alright...? I’ll get down for a bit, okay? You’ve been running non-stop after all.
Laito: Yeah...Sorry...
*Rustle*
Yui: I should apologize, letting you do all the hard work...Besidesーー
( I wonder how much time has passed? )
( It doesn’t seem like we’ll reach the end any time soon. Just how long is this cliff actually...? )
Laito-kun...Could it be that this place...
Laito: ...I don’t really want to imagine it, but I think you might be spot on.
This is...A country cut off by the abyss.
There’s no way to get out. 
Yui: ...!
Laito: We’ve been walking along the side of the cliff this whole time but...We can’t see anything on the other side of it. That doesn’t make much sense, does it?
It could just be thatーー ...I’m going to test something, okay?
Yui: A pebble? What are you going to do with it?
Laito: Well, this!
ー He throws it to the other side
*Woosh*
Yui: Eh!?
*Thud* 
( Once it went inside the fog...It got bounced back? )
Laito: ...I knew it. There’s some kind of magic activated here. So we can’t get out. 
Yui: No way...
Laito: I don’t know who threw us in here and for what purpose.
But this place...has been crafted so it’s impossible to escape from.
Yui: No way...
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→ Try walking a bit further (🖤)
Yui: L...Let’s go a bit further. We might find something if we search every nook and cranny!
Laito: I understand very well how you feel but...It’s pointless.
You saw it, didn’t you? How the exact same scenery continues forever. 
I can’t imagine that we’ll find something even if we walk across the entire border.
→ Think of another solution (♡)
Yui: Hey, let’s try looking for another method. I’m sure there must be something...
Laito: I can’t...do that. 
Taking the others’ situation into account, we don’t even have the time to come up with another fix...
Yui: Then, we...
Laito: We’ve been bested by the cliff, completely out of options. 
Yui: ...!
Laito: Quite some time has passed since we parted ways with Subaru-kun.
I’m sure the situation at the manor has escalated into a disaster by this point. We don’t know whether everyone is still safe.
Yui: Right...If we don’t know how to get back, then everyone...!
( Getting out of here was the only shot we had at saving the others too! )
Laito: ...That’s not the only problem. If one of the survivors catches up to us.
I will be killed, and you will most likely be taken away by them.
Yui: Ah...
Laito: We don’t have time to look for another solution. We placed our bets on a way-out, but as you can tell, it doesn’t exist.
This is...where it ends for us.
Yui: Are you sure...There isn’t another way out...?
( We’ve made it this far now... )
Laito: ...Honestly, I keep on pulling the short end of the stick, don’t I...?
*Rustle*
Yui: Laito-kun...?
Laito: ...I’ve tried my very best this whole time, because I wanted to be with you...
But what I get in return for that, is a fate where you are taken away from me. 
Yui: ...!
Laito: Probably too late, but now I actually realize the true worth of having a family... (1) I’m just not the right guy to take command...
But still, I thought I did the best I could...
Yui: ...You did try hard. Incredibly so.
It’s this hopeless situation which is messed up. This is all so wrong...
Laito: You’re so kind...
Yui: I mean, I realize just how much you struggled to get to this point all by yourself. 
Because I was in the same position...
Laito: Right. We both played our cards to the best of our abilities to find a solutionーー but this is the outcome of that, huh...?
Yui: ...Yeah...
Laito: Please, don’t cry. Your eyes are watering again.
I’d love to see you make that face in an erotic context but...Right now...Nn...
*Smooch*
Yui: Nn...
Laito: Don’t cry, for my sake as well. Your tears hurt me more than anything else.
Yui: Laito-kun...
Monologue
As he spoke those words while flashing a troubled smile,
it almost seemed as if Laito-kun,
was the one crying.
We cannot escape this place. 
The harsh truth that the two of us,
might get pulled apart,
hurt me so much more,
than said reality.
I don’t want to,
belong to someone else. 
Even so, as cruel as it may be,
the end of this World,
robbed us of all our optionsーー
ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー 
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(1) At first I was a bit confused by this sentence and how it fits in with the context. But I believe that he means to say that he now realizes that each of his brothers have their own strengths and that by working together, they can achieve things which they simply can’t on their own.
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Life's Great Lie 2
Danny watched the alien – Loki, he called himself – carefully. 
As much as Danny knew what mind control felt like from the inside, he was even more experienced in detecting it from the outside.  He had met Spectra long before Freakshow.  Walker’s invasion had been a lesson in paranoia. 
Whatever else Loki was, he wasn’t in control, and he hadn’t been for a long time.
In theory, that put them in the same boat, on the same side.  That is, the side against whatever person or force was pulling their puppet strings.  In practice…
Well.  Danny had met Dora, too, and as far as he knew, her brother hadn’t needed mind control after everything else. 
He pushed up against the boundaries he had been set inside, trying to get a feel for them, for what was allowed and what wasn’t.   As much as this was like Freakshow, it also wasn’t.  This had been designed with the living in mind, not the dead.  He needed to know what he had to work with. 
Danny looked outside himself, too.  Dr. Selvig, the archer, and the other SHEILD people who had been taken by Loki didn't act like Danny was.  They acted less like automatons and more like Loki had hijacked their loyalty, their passions, and harnessed them to his own aims. 
Danny could feel something like that in what was pressing against his own mind.  But that structure was too delicate, too… familiar to affect him, which left the more robust but rather crude method of direct control.  He’d follow Loki’s instructions to the letter unless Phantom pulled Fenton up short. 
Or if Danny let himself be affected, if he stopped resisting.  Which, obviously, he wasn’t going to do. 
He could figure out some way to play literal genie with Loki.  His experiences with Desiree should do him some good. 
“So,” said Loki, reclining as indolently as he could on the hard seats of the SHIELD vehicle, “your powers interest me.  Tell me about them.”  Despite his position,
“They’re ghost powers.”
Loki waited. 
He kept waiting. 
He frowned.  “And what can you do with them?”
“Ghost things.”  Apparently, questions counted as orders.  Good to know.  
“And what are ghost things?”
“Scaring people.”
“How?  Show me.”
Yeah.  There was no way Danny was making this easy for him. 
Danny launched an ectoblast at Loki’s face.  Next thing he knew, he was on the floor of the jeep, the staff pressing against the back of his neck.  Loki could move faster than expected. 
“You will not attack me again,” ordered Loki, his voice a hiss.  It barely sounded like he was speaking English. 
“Sir,” said the archer, “we need to get clean transport.  Fury will be tracking us.”
“Indeed,” said Loki, distracted from Danny for the moment.  “We will also need more soldiers for our cause.”
“Can you show them what you showed us?” asked the archer. 
“I…” said Loki, turning the scepter over in his hand.  He looked at it almost as if he was surprised it was there.  “I would like to hold that kind of revelation in reserve.”
“I know a few groups,” said the archer.  “Might be easier to convince them with a display of force, though.”  He looked at Danny, who hadn’t yet been allowed off the floor. 
“Hm, yes,” said Loki, also looking at Danny. 
Wow, awesome, amazing, Danny had always wanted to be dumb muscle for a wannabe alien overlord.  Great.  
(… the alien thing was still pretty cool, though.)
“I don’t suppose,” said Loki, turning to the archer, “that you know the boy’s capabilities.”
“Fury briefed me,” said the archer. 
Okay.  Fury told this guy all about him, too?  Well, then, screw Loki and Fury.  Danny didn’t even know the archer’s name, and the archer knew everything up to Danny’s new and rarely used telekinetic powers?  That just wasn’t right. 
At least it seemed that the archer only knew about Danny’s ghostly abilities, not his human ones, although he wasn’t sure how useful that would be.  It was, after all, Danny’s human half under control, and Danny couldn’t see his ability to pilot a space shuttle, play hours’ worth of video games, or turn his eyelids inside out saving the day. 
Obviously it wasn’t impossible (thanks again, Freakshow, Technus, and Youngblood), but it didn’t seem very likely.
Danny watched passively as the archer, Dr. Selvig, and Loki started to make plans.  There wasn’t anything else he could do.
Being mind controlled was really boring.  Even when the one mind controlling him was from outer space. 
Come to think of it, wasn’t it really weird that Loki looked human?  Where humanoid aliens common?  What was Loki’s planet like?
.
So.   Danny might have zoned out a little.  In his defense, he’d spent a fair amount of time training himself to zone out during road trips.  It was a thing. 
When he zoned back in, Loki was ordering him to hijack a car.
His exact words?  “Go get me that car.”
Danny happily walked over to the car, even as the archer stalked over to another, weapon raised.  Danny gently phased the (shaking, terrified) driver out and picked up the car before turning back to face Loki. 
Hm.  Danny could hit Loki, but then the car would also hit the other mind-controlled agents standing next to Loki, so…  Danny tossed the car so that it landed behind them, on the SHEILD Jeep, crushing both vehicles into uselessness.
Loki gazed at him appraisingly, and Danny wondered if he hadn’t just made a mistake. 
.
They got in the car the archer had stolen and drove to what the archer called a ‘safe house.’  They stayed there for a while.  When they left, they had twice as many people and four times as many cars. 
The new people made Danny’s hair stand on end.  He didn’t like them. 
Their next destination was a tiny airstrip, and they loaded themselves – and far too many guns – onto a small plane.  Being trapped on a plane was even more boring than the car.  He couldn’t even eavesdrop on the conversations because no one had given him a pair of headphones and it was too loud in the plane otherwise.
It hurt his ears.  He wanted to curl up on himself.  But, of course, all he could do was stare blankly. 
He didn’t know where they were when they landed, but when they did, they were met by even more disturbing and armed to the teeth men and women. 
Loki started to talk about business deals – that’s all Danny could catch after the beating his ears had taken – but the situation devolved rapidly into violence, both sides shooting. 
Danny… stood still and did nothing.  He had not, after all, been told to do anything.  For a moment, he panicked internally, because gun battles weren’t places he wanted to be while human, but then he made the not at all disturbing discovery that, when his brain was disconnected, intangibility was reflexive. 
(Okay, it was actually massively disturbing, but Danny was mostly just glad that he wasn’t bleeding out from a bullet hole in his gut.)
“Boy!” snapped Loki.  “To me!”  The alien waved his hand, and Danny felt something cold and almost-not-quite like the Ghost Zone wash through the area.
With a flare of light, the airport tarmac was filled with duplicates of Loki. 
“Defend me,” barked the real Loki. 
Danny obeyed.  That, at least, was going to be one order he couldn’t throw off at all.  Too simple.  Too short.  Too in line with what he was as Phantom.
They retreated into a hanger, both sides of the battle taking cover behind or underneath planes and maintenance equipment.
“Take them down!” ordered Loki, pointing. 
Well.  English was a funny language.  ‘Them’ could refer to oh so many things.  Planes for example.  Or walls.  Roofs, even. 
He spread his arms and sent ectoplasm flying in all directions.
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“Were you trying to kill me?” roared Loki, hand resting on, but not yet constricting around, Danny’s throat.  The battle was well and truly over, but only just.  Dust sifted from Loki’s hair and shoulders.
“No,” said Danny, honestly.  Case in point: Loki was still alive.
Loki barred his teeth.  There was a surprising amount of humor in the expression.  “Oh, you think you’re clever, don’t you, little ghost?”
“Not usually,” said Danny. 
“Ha!  Well, I’ve been thinking about how to bring you to heel since
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Danny exhausted and pulled apart.  Fenton wanting to go one way under the pull of the scepter, Phantom steadfastly refusing to budge.  Loki could ask questions.  More importantly, he could make an entire Fortune 500 company’s worth of elite lawyers cry. 
Maybe he should have waited to act out, played at obedience until he could do something, until he could figure out how to escape.  Too late for that now. 
“To summarize,” said Loki, “you will stay at my side.  You will not harm me, either through action or inaction.  If I am in danger, you will protect me.  You will not create situations in which I will be harmed.  Do you understand?”
“Yes,” said Danny, hating the word as it forced its way past his lips. 
“Good,” said Loki. 
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They had a base, now. 
Danny wasn’t sure who it had belonged to originally, but now it was Loki’s.  They’d had to fight for it.  Danny hoped that when the SHIELD agents woke up, they didn’t remember what they’d done. 
There was a lab in the base, a pretty good one, too, if Danny was any judge.  Dr. Selvig’s delight upon seeing it made Danny nervous. 
Everyone else was running around, putting things together, setting things up.  Danny was standing next to Loki, as was becoming usual. 
Loki, meanwhile, was…  Meditating?  Sleeping?  Did Loki’s type of alien even need sleep?  Judging by the way he’d been making everyone work, sleep was a foreign concept to him, regardless. 
Something felt wrong. 
Yes, yes, he was being mind controlled by a megalomaniac alien.  Of course something felt wrong. 
This was something different.  Something… 
Loki began to twitch, his breath coming faster.  That scream of wrongness peaked and Danny reached out, grasping Loki’s shoulder, letting his hand phase in just a little bit, just enough to brush against Loki’s mind and—
Loki gasped.  “You!” he said, his eyes finding Danny’s.  “You—What—Why?”  His eyes went narrow and sharp with the last word. 
“You were in danger,” said Danny, neutrally. 
Loki regarded him for a long moment.  Danny could tell they were both disturbed.  Whatever had just happened was not right.  Was that related to whoever was controlling Loki?
“Very well,” said Loki.  He stood up.  “Come with me,” he said.  “We have much to do.”
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seas-storyarchive · 1 month
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Another request. From @minilollypop
Best friend - genderbent au
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The whole gang, save for Charlie it seemed, was just.. dumbstruck.
Alastriona, THE Radio Demoness, touch averse queen herself.. was allowing for this well dressed, rose pimp lookin' fuckin' schmuck move her around like she was his toy doll or some shit.
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Husk knew better than to touch Alastriona. He'd tried, once, and she used the chain around his neck to pull him away and threatened him with death if he ever tried to touch him again.
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Angel had been smacked with her microphone cane.. walker.. thing. All he did was brush up against her arm. And she screamed at him that he was a pervert and- she looked angry and, afraid? Is that it?
He'd learned not to touch Alastriona after that, and even ask her about her day, getting sarcastic answers but that was fine.
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Alastriona hated Lucifer. He didn't know why. She was reminded of her father, mostly his attitude.
And she DIDN'T want him to touch her. Ew. No. She'd rather rip off and eat Vox's arm.
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But yeah.. this pimp lookin' schmuck was freely hugging her close, her even nuzzling cheeks with this fuck.
Vaggie was stupified at this.
Husk wanted a drink, screw it being 9am.
Angel wanted to make a sex joke, but he knew that it wouldn't end well so he shut up.
Cherri found this.. cute? Would she and Pentious be this cute?
Niffty was happy that Alastriona was happy. And they had a Matching Aesthetic!
Lucifer wasn't impressed. He found this Rory guy to be tacky. Miss Antlers sure had a certain way to pick her men.
"Who the hell is this guy!?" Vaggie snapped, pulling out her spear.
"Oh! Apologies, Vagatha, everyone." Alastriona said, now on her feet, a hand on Rory's shoulders. "This is the most daring, dangerous, overlord in his pocket of the pentagram, Rory!"
Rory moved Alastriona's hand from his shoulders before he bowed to everyone. "Hello, everyone. It is a pleasure."
"Dha fuq is yous and Smiles relationship, Grinny?" Angel asked bluntly.
"Angel!" Charlie snapped at the spider.
"He's my friend." Alastriona said with soft smile, putting her hand back on his shoulders as he put a hand on her waist.
"So are we! But you don't let us freely toss you about like dough for a pizza!" Angel gestured to the nonexistent space between the two cannibals.
"Angel.. she's known him longer. And that's fine." Charlie was trying to calm the situation down.
"I mean.." Husk had to agree, but with whom was unknown. Smart cat.
"He's nice!" Niffty said with a wide grin as she scrambled over and climbed up Alastriona's dress to rest on her shoulder, getting a pat on the head from Rory.
"And you are very sweet." Rory said with a tooth showing smile.
Niffty looked from Rory to Alastriona, "Ma'am, I like this one. He's THE guy for you!"
"Okay~! Um, down you go, darling." Alastriona laughed nervously, color coming to her cheeks, as she plucked Niffty from her shoulder to set her down. "There's a bug!" She pointed to under the couch, good, should keep her busy for.. a minute if that.
"Ooh." Angel now felt safe. "Is that why he's able ta toss yous to and fro, Smiles?" He asked with a confident grin.
Alastriona's eyes became a black void with radio dials, Valentino's ownership of Angel's soul can get fucked, "Angel, I am WARNING you!"
Rory blew air out of his mouth, sounding like sputtering, and everyone imagined him rolling his eyes if he had them. Although, be it at Angel or Alastriona.. that was the mystery.
"Okay guys!" Charlie cut in. "Let's all just.. um.. how about we have a trust building exercise!"
"No." The radio demoness said curtly.
Rory tilted his head. "Trust building? Sounds delightful!" He grinned at Alastriona as she looked at him with betrayal. "We still have time to do something before we head to the theater."
"Picture show." Alastriona looked at her nails.
Rory grinned as he put his hands on her waist - the most noist of zones. "Theater." He tapped his fingers, knowing she would cave.
Alastriona let out a laugh, covering her mouth. "N- no! Stoppit!"
"Make me~" he challenged, as friends do, tapping faster.
Alastriona was laughing louder. "I am - haha - a stronger overlord th- than you!" Was she crying laughing? Aww! So nice. "I- I will eat you in a quiche!"
"Bow-chicka-wow-wow!" Lucifer couldn't stop himself.
"Dayum!" Angel laughed.
Fun time over, Rory stopped the tickling to let his friend keep her dignity, hand still on her waist to keep her up right. Eldritch tendrils sprang out of nowhere to smack Angel and Lucifer. Repeatedly.
"I just think it's sweet that you have a Best Friend!" Charlie said to Alastriona with grin.
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So Sera and Carmilla after Carmilla falls keep seeing each other why let a little thing like treason and banishment get in the way of a good relationship. Sera makes portals and sneaks to hell they spend some time together usually in bed it's pretty casual it's not like they can do that much but it goes on for a few thousand years till Carmilla breaks it off someone in hell asked her out and she likes him and well she knows what she and Sera has can grow into something more. Sera knew it would happen eventually and doesn't hold any bad feelings to Carmilla she deserves to have a real relationship not a once a month liaison. They go their separate ways Sera raises up the ranks of heaven gets Emily to care for and is very successful if a bit lonely while Carmilla starts dating this guy and marries him they have Odette and Clara and she grows her empire. Than suddenly her husband dies somehow (stares at Sera. I'm kidding she wouldn't murder her ex's husband that is too evil and would make Carmilla sad. She was happy when she heard the news than felt guilty about being happy.) More years pass Carmilla adjusts to being a widow and single mom while running her empire and Sera keeps climbing the ranks of heaven. Carmilla starts to feel lonely and eventually askes Sera if she would like to meet up. (Sera has a similar reaction to the phone call as Lucifer had to Charlie's though she doesn't answer the phone like he did.) They meet up and well get back together as they had been before though now they occasionally do dates as well either Sera disguised in hell or Carmilla disguised going back to heaven. The girls all suspect something is up with their mom/sisters her monthly night where she can not be distributed but have no idea.
Yeeeeeeeessssss! We love a good covert rendezvous between lovers-who-should-be-enemies. If anyone powerful in Heaven found out, they would probably face serious consequences, but they do it anyway, because they love each other! They always have! 😭😭
Carmilla probably thought she was doing the right thing by ending things with Sera. When they were lower on the totem polls of their respective societies, it was easier to get away with seeing each other. But once Sera started taking on more responsibility as a Seraphim, and allowed Adam to do his Exterminations every year, it drove a rift between them. Carmilla thought that it would be better to go their separate ways -- she couldn't justify continuing a relationship with the person allowing her people to be slaughtered.
Eventually she met Clara and Odette's father, another overlord who was allied with Zestial, who was also rising up in the ranks in Hell. They started a relationship and were able to cobble together a comfortable life. They started Carmine Industries, she took his last name, and they had the girls. Maybe at some point he got careless and was killed during an Extermination, and Carmilla never fully recovered. That's why she's so tough on her girls to always be careful, never takes risks, and rules over her empire with an iron fist. She doesn't want to lose anyone else.
But she's not immune to loneliness, and while Zestial is still around, and they are very dear friends, she misses her husband and that close companionship. In a moment of weakness, she calls Sera, who doesn't answer at first. But Carmilla keeps trying, and starts leaving messages that she wants to speak. When they do finally talk, Sera confides in her that Heaven isn't all it's cracked up to be. She has a job to do, but it brings her no joy, and now her only purpose is making sure Emily is safe. She and Carmilla find common ground on wanting to protect their girls, and spend long hours talking before finally agreeing to try again. Except it's even more dangerous this time, because they are both in positions of power. Emily, Odette, and Clara eventually find out, and agree to watch their backs and cover for them. But how long can they keep this going before one or both are found out?
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everlastlady · 11 months
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Dear, Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss Fandom
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Hello! My little imps, demonic sinners, & powerful overlords. This is something I wanted to speak about and debating about speaking about. I’m sure some of you noticed that I have deleted some of my posts or reposted talking about the issues of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss. This is because I feel both sides of the fandom whether it's the people who giving criticism, defending the show, or don’t like the show, there is also some sort of drama. I feel like no matter what you speak about or give your opinion, that people take it as you’re attacking the show or that you hate the show. People are allowed to give proper and valid criticism when it comes to the show. But people are also allowed to just you know enjoy the show. People need to understand not everyone is going to have the same feedback, criticism, or views on the show as you do. People are allowed to enjoy the show and give criticism. And people are allowed to enjoy the show to just enjoy the show because they like it.
I personally love Helluva Boss. But I dislike certain aspects of the show and am not a big fan of season 2. Yes because you are allowed to enjoy a show and dislike certain things that are going on in the show for example. I really love the show Lucifer but I hated certain seasons, how characters were written in certain aspects, and the ending I didn’t really like, but I still love the show with all my heart. Just like I still have a love for Helluva Boss, I’m not trashing the show because if I didn’t like the show I wouldn’t watch it because watching something I hate or makes me mad is just messing with my own mental health and happiness. But guys, come on at the end of the day it's just a show, the show has its good, the bad, and the meh moments. Every piece of media does! I’m excited for Hazbin Hotel to come out hence why I’m not going to give my opinions on the show because we only saw snippets and the pilot episodes, personally, I’m in love with some of the characters' new designs. But in the Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel fandom, it's hard to give your opinion or express your love for certain things because toxic or die-hard people feel the need to correct you for an opinion or something you like.
Rewatching Helluva Boss, I caught some issues with the show, some of the characters, & some plots. But do I still enjoy the show, hell yeah! I still enjoy the show because I bond with my friends and my sister with this show. And some of my friends and my sister have our opinions and thoughts when it comes to this show but we don’t attack each other or fight like kids on a playground. “ Nu huh your wrong! “ because again it's just a show and everyone is going to have their own thoughts, opinions, and feelings towards the show as long it's not toxic because we really don’t need toxicity invading this fandom all the time. But when it comes to sharing my thoughts and feelings towards the show I think I’ll do that in private because it feels like a battlefield when you share your opinions, thoughts, or harmless criticism towards the show. I still like Helluva Boss just not season 2 really and I still enjoy Hazbin Hotel and I’m excited for it to come out. I’ll still write the fan fics and headcanons, but these will be the last posts where I give my thoughts and opinions about the fandom or the show.
If you want to ever want to feel comfortable talking about your thoughts and love for Helluva Boss or Hazbin Hotel, in dms privately then my private messages are open. I will respect your opinions and thoughts because I want my account to be a safe place to express your love, thoughts, and opinions. 🤍
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wolf-grimoire · 11 days
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THE KIDS DON'T BUY IT... (the US propaganda machine is really actually dead)
The Great Nation of America the Make Her Great Again has lost the propaganda war against herself. This is both good and very bad news. Because, for as long as I can remember—and likely as long as you can too—Western media was virtually the only dog around. It kept us on the same page. From the same nightly briefing around the tube with Dan Rather to the series finale of the Sopranos, we were all in it together. Not anymore. Now, we’re tribal viewers, tribal in our propaganda tastes. And this means, of course, we’re ripe to be balkanized by savvy media overlords.
            In many ways, our media unity was a strength. We knew ourselves as American citizens, not as members of the global tribe. The ubiquity of net technologies changed this a little, introducing some to foreign news sites or blogs or even social media. But the arrival of the global identity is ultimately brand new. Here in the states especially, Tik Tok has allowed for the proliferation of global opinion like never before, but even as recently as the last pandemic, something like public shaming and outright censorship kept American hearts firmly rooted in we’re the good guys territory. And this was despite the whole rabid Trump vs. Decency sentiment shared by half the country. Throughout it all, Americans huffed their own propaganda, content on the same old supply. Fastforward to the end of Biden’s first term, and everything has changed.
            Somehow, Americans themselves have turned on their own propaganda machine.
            Not merely the straightforward uncut propaganda coming out of the Pentagon. Surely, we’ve bucked that stuff before. Suddenly it’s the whole goddamn thing we’ve had enough of—Disney, Nickelodian, Fox and other media giants have all been demoted. Rather than trusting their worldview and accepting their products in good faith, Americans have waged a bipartisan information war against the giants. Viral exposes, memes, and good taste leave the Disney and their ilk struggling in a new geography of total suspicion, digilence, high accountability, and a newfound self respect.
            Devastatingly for the machine, all this change has raised America’s collective expectations when it comes to our own entertaining propaganda. America’s total denial of the half assed bunk being pushed for propaganda these days really is a problem, however.
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The truth is that US foreign policy in the Middle East and our military spending in Ukraine, coupled with the massive systemic failures at home—from immigration and border issues to inflation and economic pressure—average Americans are disgusted. We cannot watch our tax dollars being poured into the genocidal military campaigns being waged by Israeli PM Netanyahu’s regime and simply nod along.
            Incredibly, the Biden administration acts oblivious to the bipartisan disgust. It’s no wonder. Since Bush the Younger, every president has embraced largely the same psychopathic cadre of arms dealers, bankers, and warmongers. Examples like Bush-era lawyer Philip Zelikow, who led the 9/11 Commission while being instrumental in designing the invasion and strategy of the Iraq war, and he’s likely to be picked to lead the upcoming Covid-19 Commission.
            Only this time, we remember the lies about Iraq’s non-existent nukes, and we all see what’s really playing out in Gaza. Many see the same horrifying disregard for human life in our military support for Ukraine despite hundreds of thousands of losses and the total leveling of a culture with almost no real chance of victory. We all see the callousness of the gunrunners that control our foreign policy, and we’re tired.
            The danger now is real, and it’s clear.
            By breaking away from our own establishment’s narratives, we both win and lose the propaganda war. Two things are bound to happen:
            Our own rogue system and its panicking agents will do anything necessary to stay in power, and the slipping grip on our minds and souls will be supplemented by a new grip on our wallets, freedoms, and bodies.
            The second part is this: when our elite lose the propaganda war, it’s a global loss. As ordinary people, we can’t broadcast ourselves effectively to the whole of the globe like our sinking mess of an establishment can. Foreign adversaries and any others looking to fill the vacuum will absolutely profit and benefit enormously from America’s losses.
            Attempts at fomenting chaos inside the country will come both from our own establishment and intelligence agencies and known and unknown foreign actors. We can be sure of that. Much of the time, the most effective propaganda is simply the truth—half cocked, emulcified and cut with baby powder, but a version of real events none the less.
            A real break with the machine’s narratives at the critical mass we seem to have reached is, in my lifetime, unprecedented. It doesn’t make me giddy, though. I’m wary of it all. There’s an paranoia, a tension in the climate. More and more, a growing dread.
            Now is the time to keep your head. Apply pressure. Regimes do not die peacefully in the Land of Make Wall Street Great Again Land. Act accordingly.
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