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everyone is talking about the origins of henry 1.0 and how he was gifted to levi, but i can’t help but wonder if the “first best friend” they mentioned is actually lotan.

as far as i know (and please feel free to correct me if i’m wrong), we haven’t seen anything about how levi actually met lotan nor how he gained his status as the grand admiral. we know that levi has the ability to summon him at will (usually for comedic purposes) and that he can cause mass destruction, but they haven’t dove in deep beyond that (other than the monster festival chat). considering how nightbringer is covering the aftermath of the celestial war, including the upbringing of the brothers as the newly appointed seven lords, then it is safe to assume that we will be exploring how each of the brothers gained their statuses and the respect of the citizens of the devildom, including leviathan.

this brings me to my next question: why is leviathan the one who has the ability to command a dangerous monster like lotan? wouldn’t it be ideal to have lucifer, the strongest of the brothers and the leader, to command him? why not mammon, who worked directly under lucifer and is the closest one to him of the brothers?

well there’s one possibility: they both lacked the ability to gain lotan’s respect and hence control him.

again, i’d imagine that a monstrous creature as dangerous as lotan would not be easy to tame. he is a feared serpent of the deep sea — one with seven heads at that, and so strong that he caused so much mass destruction in the human realm,

and yet this monstrous serpent follows the command of leviathan.

leviathan, who prefers to keep to himself, enough to where interacting with others makes him uncomfortable. leviathan, who is very passionate about his interests and speaks in internet slang out loud.

leviathan, who was also the general up in the celestial realm and was so passionate about fighting that he felt like he had no purpose otherwise (and the reason why he’s so good at strategizing in video games).

leviathan, whose aforementioned experience could’ve been the overall reason why he somehow tamed the large, seven-headed beast.

now wouldn’t that catch the interest of the higher authority?

and wouldn’t that higher authority possibly be the demon king, who, as satan states below, gave them their rankings and demon names?

could that be why leviathan is the third eldest of the brothers, despite there being doubts in this? because even though his powers do not equate to an extremely powerful ex-celestial nor a throne who worked under said ex-celestial, he still gained enough respect that he could control such a wild, wild beast and eventually gain yet another leadership status over a whole army — a beast that his younger brothers cannot control either and hence are placed beneath him.

leviathan, the commander of the sea.

the grand admiral of hell’s navy.

#SHAKES YOU /pos #UR SO RIGHTTTT <33 #hugs this post and hisses at anyone who comes too close #i hope nightbringer will give us admiral levi contentttt #i just have so many thought about that floating around in my head #obey me #obey me swd #obey me levi #obey me leviathan

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Quick drawings of the brothers since a new game is coming out! Only managed to color Satan and Lucifer (they’re still unfinished (*´Д｀*)) before I lose motivation..

#these are so lovely!! #obsessed with the beel and belphie one it’s so so neat <33 #obey me #obey me swd

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this valentine’s day i humbly request the obey me fandom to consider aromantic barbatos

(gentle reminder to be kind to your aro-spec pals today)

#barbatos is so aro-coded to me #good for him honestly #hoping this won’t end up on the wrong side of the fandom lmao #this is my way of coping with the existential dread valentines day gives me #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me barbatos #barbatos om

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woaaaah it feels good to finally post these

some boys in some fancy outfits, rest of them coming soon (hopefully i’ll finish them this year lol i’ve been so lazy)

PART TWO(coming soon)

#I AUDIBLY GASPED #HELLO??? THESE ARE SO SO SO GORGEOUS #oh my god where do i even begin to describe how much i adore all of these outfits????? #they’re all so regal and gorgeous and i simply love all the details that went into this #stares at this for the rest of the week #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me fanart

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not a single obey me character manages to make me feel as conflicted as asmodeus does. it's incredible really how he manages to make me both very interested and very frustrated at the same time. i think that mainly has to do with the fact that i see a lot of potential in asmo, but he never lives up to that. both because of his personality and the... questionable writing in the game.

in any case, i'm very skeptical about 'asmo learned to love someone outside of himself', because 1) that would mean asmo loves himself, which he doesn't, and 2) asmodeus... doesn't really learn or change.

let me explain; asmo constantly craves outside validation and deflects any criticism he gets, circling back to how great and beautiful he is. in my humble opinion (and experience), that's not someone who is comfortable with themselves or loves themselves as they are.

asmodeus continuously deflecting any criticism he gets, not taking it to heart and just writing it off as others being jealous, also means that he doesn't change. not drastically, at least. change for asmo would mean listening to the criticism others have of him, and he doesn't - even not when it's coming from mc, whom he supposedly loves.

i personally don't think you love someone if you don't even listen to them when they come to you with valid criticism. of course that goes both ways, but asmo doesn't really seem to listen to mc when they (or anyone) confronts him with his behavior, and he just aggrandizes them (as well as himself). to me that seems more like obsession rather than love, which makes sense, since asmodeus represents lust.

and this is where the frustration part for me comes in. i truly believe asmo is capable of change and loving someone else, if only he'd listen to others. but instead he keeps chasing the high of attention, craving that same adoration he had as the 'Jewel of the Heavens' in his days as an angel, which again, makes sense because of lust.

so yeah, there's the potential of change, but asmo doesn't take the chances that are presented to him. what asmodeus needs isn't an mc who will coddle him and/or praise him, no he needs someone who confronts him and lets him reflect on himself.

#this post was brought to you by late night discord calls with my friend #thank you for yelling about this with me at 12am #am i surprised that the game never really explores a true character arc for asmo? no #but i sure as hell am disappointed because as i said there's so much potential... #i suppose that means i'll just pick up my own pen and write it myself /hj #i speak from personal experience when i say that sometimes you need someone to tell it as it is #and not soften the blows for you or constantly praise you. sure compliments are needed and nice but #criticism makes you learn so you need a balance between the two #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me analysis #obey me asmodeus #obey me asmo

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Finally done!❤️ I love her design so much🥰

#waaaaa <33 #look at she!! #god i love how you drew her op!! #it’s so so pretty #obey me #obey me thirteen #obey me fanart

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self-control

#he’s so pretty <33 #love his lil cat earring it’s so cute #mwah very nicely done #obey me #obey me satan #obey me fanart

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no cuz Lucifer is an ice skater

#you are so right op #everyone come look at how pretty this is <3 #obey me #obey me lucifer #obey me swd #obey me fanart

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there’s obviously a lot of nuance to to this conversation, but I feel like the way that people nowadays talk about friendships is so cold and devoid of love or empathy. like you aren’t allowed to complain or be sad, ur burdening ur friends with ur problems, helping someone through a hard time is ‘emotional labour’ and ‘you don’t owe anyone anything’ and I’m just thinking what does friendship even mean to you then? like honestly? people say ‘I’m not your therapist’ as if therapy is the answer to everything. what a sad world where a paid clinician is the only person you’re allowed to be emotionally vulnerable with. this ultra individualistic mindset leads to everyone feeling alone and isolated and we’ve lost all concept of community and support systems

#THIS!!

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“lucifer is sadistic and mean!! he’s so serious and scary!!”

meanwhile,

he’s just a silly man who wishes for a domestic life with his partner and dog <3

#i love silly and soft lucifer #he’s not this serious guy everyone makes him out to be i mean he conducted a necromantic ritual #TO GET HIS DOG BACK #and then introduces said dog to you because you’re important to him <33 #which mirrors the way in which lucifer becomes more open to mc after they become close to his brothers!! #he just wants his favorite people to get along #this devilgram is one of the most precious things i’ve ever seen #family is so important to him!! and it really shone through in this devilgram <33 #and i love incorperating that into my writing as well <3 #gahhh stories that portray lucifer like this (in-game or fan-made) make me so so happy #gently holds him in my hands and shuts up before i ramble on for too long #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me lucifer #obey me swd #lucifer obey me

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More Leviathan!!

#op he looks AWESOME #gosh i love the details in this!! #a job very very well done #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me levi #obey me leviathan

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a detail i really love in obey me is that barbatos (in the japanese versions / his japanese voice lines in the english version) uses formal language. it stands out considering everyone else speaks to mc and each other in casual language. i never noticed it until i started learning japanese a few months back, but now i think it's a neat little nudge to more of his character.

because not only is using formal language a sign of respect and, well, formality, i think it also creates some distance between barbatos and the rest of the cast and mc. ignoring the mess that was the end of s4.... in my interpretation barbatos has always kept a polite distance to everyone and especially mc, and never really revealed much of himself. not necessarily in the way that he deliberately hides it, but he doesn't bring it up either.

and i don't know, i find the use of simple formal speech for him really fitting because of that - since it's generally used in situations where you don't know someone that well (or in formal situations such as towards a teacher or at work to your colleagues), and thus can indicate a kind of distance between speaker and listener.

#these kind of things are the exact reason why i love language so much #because while yeah barbatos talks politely in the english version this detail is kinda lost in translation methinks #not that it's this extremely vital thing to understand barbatos but as i said i just think it's a neat little detail that adds to his depth #and admittedly this was also an excuse to combine two of my interests lmao #but what is this blog if not a place to just ramble on about my favorite things #obey me #obey me barbatos #obey me shall we date #obey me swd #barbatos obey me #obey me analysis

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the House of Lamentation is alive (all houses are) and it loves you

#I LOVE THIS. #I LOVE THIS SO MUCH WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE #mwah perfection #obey me #obey me shall we date

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devildom ambience - solomon’s room

•  The clocks are almost never synced up. You have no idea how he manages to keep track of them all, each unlabelled and seemingly always operating on a different time, repurposed as stop watches and timers and then back to keeping track of time zones across the realms.

• His room smells a little different every time you visit. There’s always a faint smoky undertone, mixed with parchment and the old yellowing books that fill his bookshelves. Still, it’s almost always overshadowed with whatever chemical he played with last - thankfully he keeps the more unpleasant and dangerous ones (sulphur, mercury, the hundreds of unnamed plants and substances he makes use of-) contained, both out of consideration for you and to Simeon who despairs at the mess and clutter that no amount of cleaning is ever enough for.

•  You run one hand across the deep button tufted leather, sleek and red, and less comfortable to sit on than you had initially expected. Not uncomfortable, per say, but there’s a grounded firmness only found in unused furniture. (Solomon later confesses later that you are, in fact, the only one to really use it. Solomon is rarely one to rest, and he’d picked whatever he thought might seem welcoming for guests. He doesn’t get many.)

•  Crackling fire, bubbling, simmering liquids, concentrated fluids that drip-    drip-    drip-     down into empty glass.

• He lets you help, sometimes, when he can trust that he can keep you safe, guiding you through the specifics bit by bit, shaving thin curls of some gnarled root into cauldrons, cutting up plants and peeling rough skin off strange fruits. It’s an arduous and particular process, and Solomon ever-lighthearted, becomes remarkably critical, picking and choosing at each ingredient and transferring each piece to its proper place.

•  He always has something new to show you, even when he invites you to hideaway in his room from everyone else provided you ‘don’t expect him to be a good host’, he just can’t help but get…distracted. Boyish, eager for feedback and admittedly needy, he can only spend so much time tinkering before he feels the need to show off just a little. Once, silently tapping your shoulder to show you dried, ashy seed pod heads on twirled stalks, pouring bright blue kernels into the mortar. He picks up the pestle - just as old and well-loved as its partner - and carefully, carefully, splitting the seed in two, and you watch as it crackles and pops, keening like a firework as it sputters multicoloured sparks and flickers of light.

•  They’d offered to soundproof his room when he’d first joined - an offer he appreciated, but not one he ever accepted. The artificial silence that came with that sort of thing gave him headaches, he’d said. Listening faintly through the walls of the Purgatory Hall, you can’t help but just…find it more homely. Footsteps in the hallway, students bickering outside the darkened windows, little things like that, and - on days where you’re lucky - faint singing. His temporary home is alive.

•  He shows you pointed crystal growths along the shed skins of strange creatures, glass-like teeth from the maws of sand dragons and the green, moss tangled furs of rain deers. Clay and ochre and blood and ichor, though he spares you his most unpleasant ingredients, he can’t help but want to revel in sharing it with you, ever fascinated by the unending resource of learning, creation without exchange, or loss.

#hanging out in this specific imagination of sol’s room is a form of self care #this sounds honestly so chill and fun #holds this gently in my hands and never lets it go <33 #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me solomon #omswd #obey me swd

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well, diavolo, it shows.

let me start off by saying that while this post will be diving into diavolo’s more… questionable qualities, i don’t think he’s a bad person or has malicious intent. in fact i think his idealistic, optimistic and adventurous nature certainly have good sides as well - mainly in the way he seems eager to be involved with his subjects and is keen on taking care of their interests.

however. i also think he often acts very childish and naïve. what annoys me the most is how all of the characters let it slide, because of various reasons. aside from simeon and solomon, who both aren’t citizens of the devildom, belphie is the only demon in game who actively dislikes diavolo and went against his wishes - and that got him locked up in the attic. for good reason, because diavolo would have subjected him to punishment much worse.

so, basically, diavolo can act freely without repercussions. combine that with his sheltered upbringing and it quickly becomes an absolute mess.

season 2; solomon (something tells me simeon and/or barbatos were involved in this as well, but don’t quote me on that) urges diavolo to tell lucifer what’s going on. but he doesn’t listen. and then acts somewhat surprised when lucifer’s pissed off afterwards, not to mention that solomon actually wanted to tell mc (and lucifer) and lucifer actually started to doubt himself because of this. so much could have been avoided if diavolo just told lucifer, who is supposed to be the one he trusts most.

season 3; the whole karaoke mess. diavolo thought it was funny to worry the whole cast as a funny haha prank. to his credit, i guess he does apologize afterwards and promise not to do it again (and then proceeds to do it again in season 4. sigh.). don’t get me started on the storyline with belphie. the one person (in the devildom) who didn’t like diavolo, and was pretty open about it. and they made him make up with diavolo within a day. goddamnit.

season 4; honestly this whole mess pissed me the fuck off so bad. once again diavolo thinks it’s funny to put other people in danger as a consequence of his “pranks” or “jokes”, and doesn’t seem too concerned with fucking telling people what’s going on. and no one batted an eye! they dropped the whole thing within seconds!

in general diavolo just doesn’t seem in touch with other people and their feelings that much, no doubt due to the sheltered life he’s lived. he acts incredibly impulsively, without much regard for consequences for others, and more often than not gets away with it because he’s the prince and almost no one has denied him shit or directly stood up to him. again, he doesn’t do this with malicious intent, but it also seems like he doesn’t quite learn from his actions when they do bite him in the ass.

#let me once again make clear that i don’t hate diavolo #he just annoys me as a person but i do like him as a character #obviously i at least think he’s interesting enough to write a long ass post about #i mainly like examing his dynamic with the cast #especially lucifer (which i do want to dive deeper into because i have a lot of Thoughts) #to me dia just acts like a child sometimes #also hello first post of 2023!! hope you all had a good new year’s!! #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me swd #obey me diavolo #diavolo obey me

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just to clarify my point here… (^^;;

a sadist is someone who enjoys hurting others, derives significant pleasure from it. lucifer’s punishments do not come from a place of enjoyment or entertainment at the suffering of others, but (to him) from a place of necessity. he doesn’t enjoy giving out these punishments, as far as i know he’s always pissed off when he deals them out / has to deal them out, but he sees it as a necessary way to protect his family from stepping out of line too far and history repeating itself.

he doesn’t do it because he enjoys it. σ(^_^;)

thinking about lucifer again and how much i hate the “sadist” image he has.

in the words of the lovely kazuya yamashita (lucifer’s va) in what is probably my favorite otaku fm episode: i believe lucifer thinks about his brothers constantly. honestly love how much kazuya seems to understand lucifer’s character pretty well.

and it doesn’t take that much digging to realize how much lucifer cares about his family. he signed away the freedom he just earned to save his sister. he kept it a secret from his brothers to save them the hurt - thinking it’d be better if that burden fell to him alone. he hid belphie away in the attic to prevent diavolo from finding out belphie wanted to destroy humanity - and face punishment that’s likely worse than death for it. lucifer relies on mammon the most, the one who he seems to be the strictest with. and honestly, i’d be strict too if the last time i rebelled against authority i lost my sister. lucifer is strict with them to protect them, to protect his family.

and i keep thinking about mammon who expressed to have no regrets following lucifer after the celestial war. about beel who sees it as his duty to follow and protect lucifer. about levi being introduced to anime and manga through lucifer.

it’s really no wonder that the way to lucifer’s heart is getting along with his family.

this is only the tip of the iceberg, and there’s so much more to say! but yeah, i think the sadist label is a huge mischaracterization.

#i saw some people argue that lucifer is still a sadist despite his love for his family #which is a valid opinion to have but it wasn’t really what i was trying to say with my post #so i wanted to clarify why exactly i wouldn’t classify lucifer as a sadist #i know the game classifies him as a sadist #and the brothers sometimes do #but i think sometimes you gotta realize those kind of things are the appearance a character keeps up #and not the absolute truth ^^ #alright ramblings over #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me lucifer