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journeytothewestresearch · 10 months

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Peng Doesn't Like Farts

Fans of Lego Monkie Kid, as many of you may already know, Peng is based on an ancient monster king appearing in chapters 74 to 77 of Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592). In the end of his arc, he is trapped above the Buddha's throne and submits to Buddhism. But you may not know that this very same character appears in a later novel, The Complete Vernacular Biography of Yue Fei (Shuo Yue quanzhuan, 說岳全傳, 1684 CE; a.k.a. The Story of Yue Fei). Peng is exiled from paradise for ... and I'm not joking ... killing a stellar spirit for farting during the Buddha's sermon.

Chapter one of Yue Fei's biography reads:

Let’s talk about the Buddha Tathagata at the Great Thunderclap Monastery in the Western Paradise. One day, he sat on a nine-level lotus throne, and the Four Great Bodhisattvas, the Eight Great Vajra Warriors, the five hundred Arhats, the three thousand Heavenly Kings, nuns and monks, male and female attendants, all of the heavenly sages who protect the Dharma, gathered to listen to his lecture on the Lotus Sutra. His words were like flowers and precious jewels raining from the heavens. But, at that time, a star-spirit, the Maiden Earth Bat, who had been listening to the lecture from beneath the lotus throne, couldn’t bear it any longer and unexpectedly let out a stinky fart. The Buddha was a great, merciful lord, so he didn’t mind even the slightest bit. But don’t sympathize with the Dharma protector above his head, the “Great Peng, the Golden-Winged King of Illumination,” whose eyes shone with golden light and whose back was a scene of auspiciousness. He became angry when he saw the nasty, filthy Maiden Earth Bat, and so he unfurled both his wings and dropped down to kill the spirit by pecking her on the head. The light-point of her soul shot out of the Great Thunderclap Monastery and went to the Lands of the East (China) in the world below to find a mother and reincarnate. She was reborn as a daughter of the Wang clan. She would later marry the Song Prime minister Qin Hui (1091-1155) and come to cruelly kill the righteous (i.e. Yue Fei) as a means to get revenge against today’s enemy. We will talk about this later. Let’s return to the Buddha, who saw what happened with his all-seeing eyes and exclaimed, “Good! Good! It turns out that this is an episode of karma (cause and effect).” Then he called the Great Peng bird to come closer and shouted, “You evil creature! You already took refuge in my teachings. How can you not follow the five precepts by daring to commit such a horrible crime? I don’t need you here; you will descend to the mortal world to pay off your (karmic) debt and wait until you have fulfilled your work. Once that is completed, only then will I allow you to return to the mountain to achieve the right fruit (Buddhist merit).” The Great Peng complied with the decree, flying out of the Great Thunderclap Monastery directly to the Lands of the East to be reincarnated. We will stop here (translation by me). 且說西方極樂世界大雷音寺我佛如來，一日端坐九品蓮臺，旁列著四大菩薩、八大金剛、五百羅漢、三千偈諦、比丘尼、比丘僧、優婆夷、優婆塞，共諸天護法聖眾，齊聽講說妙法真經。正說得天花亂墜、寶雨繽紛之際，不期有一位星官，乃是女土蝠，偶在蓮臺之下聽講，一時忍不住，撒出一個臭屁來。我佛原是個大慈大悲之主，毫不在意。不道惱了佛頂上頭一位護法神祗，名為大鵬金翅明王，眼射金光，背呈祥瑞，見那女土蝠污穢不潔，不覺大怒，展開雙翅落下來，望著女土蝠頭上，這一嘴就啄死了。那女土蝠一點靈光射出雷音寺，徑往東土認母投胎，在下界王門為女，後來嫁與秦檜為妻，殘害忠良，以報今日之讎。此是後話，按下不提。且說佛爺將慧眼一觀，口稱：「善哉，善哉！原來有此一段因果。」即喚大鵬鳥近前，喝道：「你這孽畜！既歸我教，怎不皈依五戒，輒敢如此行兇？我這裡用你不著，今將你降落紅塵，償還冤債，直待功成行滿，方許你歸山，再成正果。」大鵬鳥遵了法旨，飛出雷音寺，徑來東土投胎不表。

#Great Peng #Golden-Winged Peng #Peng #Great Roc #Journey to the West #JTTW #Sun Wukong #Monkey King #Lego Monkie Kid #LMK #Azure Lion #Demon Bull King #Yellow Tusk Elephant #Celestial realm #sworn brothrs #smelly farts #farts

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ad0rechuu · 1 year

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‼️ obey me nightbringer spoilers ‼️

we talk about the demon brothers or solomon or the others a lot when talking about nightbringer but can we talk about mc for a sec?

they were totally ripped away from everything they loved for the 5th or so time and still try to help the characters because they love the guys so much. and then they are told to leave the devildom again to go back to human world but that would mean they realistically don’t have anywhere to go, they would have no idea what era they would be transferred to and they might be transferred so far back in time that a unknown place like the celestial realm feels more like home. i’m sure when mc wakes up they can stay but imagine the fear and sadness they felt idk i just really feel for our mc :(

#someone probably talked abt this already but anyway #obey me #obey me nb #obey me nightbringer #nightbringer theories #om nightbringer #obey me mc #obey me yn #obey me x reader #obey me x mc #the demon brothers #devildom #celestial realm #obey me spoilers #nightbringer spoilers

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theghostshost · 1 year

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2 Stone statue monkeys, sitting at the top of a mountain range- where life seems to flourish in the face of disaster that’s just mere inches away- funny- how this place seems the most serene, despite its dangers-

#jttw #lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid macaque #lego monkie kid six eared macaque #lego monkie kid oc #lego monkie kid au #LMK #lmk macaque #lmk six eared macaque #sun wukong #lego sun wukong #lmk sun wukong #lego monkie kid sun wukong #lego monkie kid fanart #lego monkey king #LMK AU #LMK reborn #celestial realm

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jack-and-the-fuckstalk · 1 year

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OBEY ME NIGHTBRINGER SPOILERS (UP TO LESSON 11)

You guys…what if Solomon is the Nightbringer?

Hear me out please!

This game has been heavily centered around MC and Solomon. All the hints at Solomon enjoying having MC away from the brothers and all for himself. He obviously loves the attention and says that he feels jealous because of the brothers.

We know that Solomon and Barbatos eventually made up and in the present timeline, they’re on good terms. Solomon could’ve easily ordered Barbatos to transport MC to the past. Doesn’t matter if the latter objected to it. An order is an order as we have seen in this game.

It’s not just about being with MC though. We know he tried to wage a war against the Devildom all by himself. We’re not really told what the actual reason was. The recent chapters have showed us that he has a strong opinion about humanity’s place between demons and angels.

What if he wants to use MC and their powers to start a stronger war against the other two realms, at least the Devildom, to ensure a victory for humanity. That’s why he needs us to swear loyalty to humans.

#I mean I’m not really expecting it cuz these types of games don’t have such dramatic twists #all the promos hint to Barbatos being the nightbringer #but this seems like a great possibility and I would love to see this play out #obey me spoilers #obey me nightbringer spoilers #obey me solomon #solomon #obey me mc #obey me brothers #devildom #celestial realm #obey me barbatos #barbatos

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today-in-the-devildom · 10 months

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Today's actually not related to the Devildom in any way!

Want to know why there's a day dedicated to somehing from the Celestial Realm in a Devildom calendar?

Well! Good question!

Apparently Lord Diavolo thought this might be a good way to improve our relationship with the Celestial Realm, so we were told to make today about them

So anyway! The Celestial Palace! The place where many angels live! It's...big! And really imposing......I think. And it's also a place that most deniziens of the Devildom (including yours truly) have never seen for various reasons! I'm sure it looks really impressive, though!

-June 23rd 2023-

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#obey me #obey me nightbringer #today in the devildom #diavolo #celestial realm

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pieground · 1 year

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Have you ever stopped and thought,

Maybe Satan's birth was an attempt to save Lucifer?

He was so angry at that time when Satan was born. Could their father attempt to take out Lucifer's anger so that he could act rationally? For him to see what's is happening and what was about to be set in stone? Is Satan's birth the Celestial Realm's last resort to keep the brothers from falling out of grace?

#prim itulog mo yan #obey me theory #obey me thoughts #obey me #obey me shall we date #obm #obey me satan #obey me lucifer #the fall #celestial realm #satan's birth

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unknowntalesbymiles · 2 months

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The celestial silly

#lego monkie kid #lmk oc art #lmk fanart #my art <3 #i need to name them #might update later #celestial realm #okay their name is now Jun #jun

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eyeimagerysexy · 4 months

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hc that originally angels had an uniform for each rank but with time it changed to just have that little plant that we see now

#obey me #obey me hc #celestial realm

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rainiishowers · 2 years

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I have woke up today and choose angst. May I please ask for headcanons for the demon brothers reacting to MC saying this

Mc: You guys are the worst brothers I've ever seen. I don't know how Mammon puts up with all of you but I feel sorry, he should have never fallen with you guys and just stayed an angel. He would have a better life in Celestia without any of you, your all hypocrites and at least he never tried to kill me. He should have left you all to perish in the war

*Rubs hands together like an evil villain* Hehehe Oh I'm so glad you came to me

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Short Story:

All week.

All week, MC has been hearing is constant insults directed at Mammon, and they were pissed. The fact that Mammon had come to them for comfort multiple times in a day this week just goes to show how much they have been treating Mammon like he was nothing but trash.

It was at dinner time that MC finally had enough. MC were hearing nothing but cruel jokes and insults, seeing Mammon try to defend himself every time, but quickly be shut up by Levi, Satan or Lucifer.

“You’re such a scum! I must’ve done something horrible to deserve a brother like you!”

“Silence!”

The pact command was enough to shut everyone up, as they all looked surprised and bewildered. Lucifer gave MC a glare, one they simply ignore. They go to take Mammon to his room. Before they left, a look of anger and pity wash over their face, showing just how disappointed they were in the brothers.

“You guys are the worst brothers I've ever seen. I don't know how Mammon puts up with all of you but I feel sorry,” They spat. “He should have never fallen with you guys and just stayed an angel.” Ouch.. That got some reactions, even from Mammon himself.

“He would have a better life in the Celestial Realm without any of you, you are all hypocrites and at least he never tried to kill me. He should have left you all to perish in the war.”

With that last icy line, MC dissolves the pact command and leads Mammon to his room, leaving everyone in shock of what just happened.

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Lucifer

He was beyond shocked

Wasn’t sure whether to punish MC or just apologize

Maybe apologizing was best

But he certainly wasn’t able to do it right now

..Would Mammon really ended up better in the Celestial Realm?

Perhaps he would, but it was his decision to follow Lucifer..

Mammon had himself to blame for all the things he’s done.. right?

He was just trying to process everything they said as he gets up and walks to his office, dismissing everyone from dinner.

The prideful part of himself blamed Mammon, not claiming the responsibility of fucking him up.

But a small part of him did feel bad..

The fact they reminded him of the multiple murder attempts..

He knew that choosing Mammon as their protector was the best choice.

“Ugh.. What to do..?”

Mammon

He rests in MC lap, letting them card their fingers through his hair as he blankly stares at their torso.

Would he be better off in the Celestial Realm?

No.. Everything is too pretentious there.

He wanted to be there for his brothers, be Big Bro Mammon, caring and there for them.

But.. He ends up being labelled a scumbag, a good for nothing bastard.

Mammon followed Lucifer for a reason.. So why can’t he follow through with those reasons..?

The second born did feel somewhat angry, yet sad.. miserable if you will

He’s thankful for MC being there

While he doesn’t miss most aspects of the Celestial Realm, he missed the fact that he could take care of his brothers and actually be helpful

And while Lucifer usually pushes some more.. violent work onto him now, making him useful in that aspect

He wishes he could do more..

But not every wish comes true..

“Please.. Don’t go MC.. Not right now..”

Leviathan

Why did MC stand up to Mammon he didn’t know

But those words didn’t leave his mind. No matter how many games he played

He threw his head back and flops down on the floor, finally defeated by MC’s words ringing on and on in his head.

His mind went back to all those times Mammon helped him as angels

Buying him games, taking him to the human world for shopping..

..Levi misses those times..

Why couldn’t it be like that now..?

It’s because of his brother’s sin... and his own..

It use to be nice up in the Celestial Realm but after they became the seven rulers of hell, their sin engulfed them all..

Now that he thinks about it, Mammon was only trying to keep his sin in check, but he got lost in doing so

Levi thinks that maybe...

Mammon’s sin engulfed him the least..

“..What do you think, Henry?”

Satan

As he walks back to his room, he begins to ponder

Is Mammon truly the most decent out of everyone? That’s what on his mind sometimes..

Perhaps it is true...

Mammon is one of the people who didn’t try to murder MC.

When MC did die, he was the only one holding onto them.. it went to show how much Mammon cares for MC, and how much he loves MC and their company

..How different would Mammon be if his sin didn’t consume him?

While he really only joined in the jabbing at Mammon sometimes, the words he had said were hurtful..

They all took Mammon’s patience for granted, because the rage he felt boiling up inside Mammon, and the pissed off expressions he gave told Satan that if MC didn’t interject, he himself would’ve snap.

“Hmm.. Would a letter be best..? No.. A said apology is probably better..”

Asmodeus.

Asmo stood in shock as MC told them off and left with Mammon

Is he truly a bad brother?

At first, he didn’t think so, but as he goes to his room, counting all the times he’s made fun of Mammon

Well.. He doesn’t have enough fingers!

And even though he was one of the brothers he hadn’t tried to straight up murder MC, he has threatened them before.

He has done the same with Mammon too, just more often.

Asmo doesn’t know what to do, so he calls up his first master, Solomon! Aka just appears at Purgatory Hall wanting his attention

Sol suggests an apology is in order, but not even that would solve it, Asmo would have to show he truly means it and will try to do better

For some reason, Sol is almost impressed and proud that his student has that much guts, but whatever

Feels bad and considers going to apologize later

“Hmm.. How should I apologize? It has to be a lasting impression..”

Beelzebub

All the things MC said.. The Celestial War, Mammon being better off up in the Celestial Realm, being the worst brothers, the attempts on their life.

Beel almost stopped functioning

Mammon chose to follow Lucifer! They all did!

He wanted to go after the two and almost got to until Lucifer stops him

Maybe if he made an effort to stop those cruel jokes, Mammon wouldn’t suffer

Maybe if he checked on Mammon more often, he would have someone other then MC to talk to

He felt responsible, as he usually does in situations like this.

...Eating didn’t feel right now, it all seemed spoiled to him..

Beel swore to himself that he would make more of an effort to defend and check on Mammon, he wants him to know he cares.

What makes it worse is MC is mad at them, and probably will be for a bit.

“...I’m sorry, Mammon..”

Belphegor

You may not know how he truly feels since he hides it under a mask of disinterest and coldness

But.. All the things MC said.. He realized were true, he already knew it was, but it hurt having it laid down in front of him..

He knew that if MC didn’t interject and take away their ability to speak, Mammon would have a lot more to say

He was a bad brother, but he questioned if he would be better in the Celestial Realm..

He had dreams of all those times Mammon took him and Beel to the human world, the traveling carnival.

Those dreams turned into nightmares real fast as Belphie woke up panting from his memory of MC’s death, with Mammon holding their body.

“Ugh.. I’ll have go ask Satan for a sleep potion.”

#obey me shall we date #omswd #om! brothers #om! mc #om! lucifer #om! mammon #om! leviathan #om! satan #om! asmodeus #om! beelzebub #om! belpegor #angst #mammon angst #celestial realm

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anotherexistingbeing · 1 year

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@deadshadowcreature

Kito: 💭 'Pretty Dragon like Mr. Bing and Mr. Whiskers...'

(kito's nickname for bai long ma)

Nezha: "Longnü, Meet Kito.

Ao bing brought them in not long ago but didn't explain why, He seemed in a hurry.

Now that I mention it, Weren't you in the care of the pilgrims?

What happened?"

Kito: *processing mega trauma of the past and recently an hour ago before bursting into a tears*

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blxssom-221 · 1 year

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Can we have Luke in the next lesson? All this angst is making me wanna cry and I need to see my son again to feel better :(((

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me nightbringer #obey me mc #obey me luke #obey me simeon #devildom #obey me devildom #celestial realm #can I just have an entire lesson dedicated to me baking with Luke #I just wanna hang with my kid and Simeon is that too much to ask for😭

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bluejay-writes · 2 months

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Heaven is a Misnomer - Chapter 9

Fandom: Shall We Date?: Obey Me! Rating: Teen Chapter 9 Wordcount: 2992 Characters/Relationships: Jake (Exchange student OC) / Raphael Summary: Turns out demons aren't very good at writing ethics papers, but Jake looks damn good in spandex. You can also read this on AO3, if that's your jam!

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Chapter 9 - Dear Jakey, Sweater Paws

“Jakeyyy~!” Aya crowed as she practically danced in circles around him. “You brought me lunch? This is the sweetest thing a human has ever done for me!”

Jake laughed. Bunny had literally left him holding the bag - of chicken strips. Her phone rang as they got back to the dorm, and she took her lunch and disappeared to who knows where. Probably some kind of workout session, knowing her. Yoga, maybe. Anyway, now he got to deal with the entire force of Aya’s personality all by himself. He should be scandalized or horrified or even just being sarcastic but he was honestly just happy. Aya was a fun friend, and her energy was contagious.

“I may have carried it, but Bunny paid for it.” Jake said, not about to take credit for generosity that wasn’t his.

“Aw, she’s the sweetest. She always thinks I need to eat more so that I, how did she put it, bulk up properly? Something about sick gains. I don’t know. All I know is that I’m just destined to be tiny. Doesn’t matter what or who I eat, this is the size I am.”

“Well, you’re adorable and even if I could change you, I wouldn’t.” Jake said, handing the girl a sweet tea.

“Oh, you charmer! You’re just lucky you’re the gayest thing since Elton John.”

Jake considered. “Wait. Gayer than Lil Nas X?”

“…Who?” Aya blinked, and then shrugged, and Jake realized that he had some educating to do.

“You seriously don’t know who… oh, honey.” Jake reached for his phone only to realize that he didn’t have it because Gabriel was trying to fix it.

“Jake, where’s your phone?”

“Broken.” He muttered. “It wouldn’t turn on this morning. Gabriel’s looking at it, but I have felt completely naked without it today. I’ll text you some pics of Lil Nas X once I get it back.”

“Yes, please. He sounds intriguing. Well anyway, you won’t need your phone to do classwork, but I need you for it. Please, for the love of all that’s unholy help me with this ethics paper I’m dying.”

Jake laughed and let himself be led to the lounge - the best place to both eat their lunch and work on homework.

It took most of the afternoon to get through writing their ethics papers, Aya was exactly as clueless about Celestial Realm ethics as Jake would expect a demon to be, so it was more like a tutoring session that he also wrote a paper during. Which was fine, honestly, Aya was great company. And they got the work done, so he really had nothing to complain about. Except possibly not having his phone.

As Jake was taking his study materials back to his room, Gabriel called out to him.

“Hey, Jake. I’ve got your device.”

“Oh, cool!” He said, glad that he would soon be able to message his family again. And text Aya those pictures. Seriously. How did she not know modern rappers? “Let me just set these things down. C’mon in.”

Gabriel followed him into the room, waiting patiently while Jake set his armload of notebooks and study materials on his desk before turning back to the angel.

“So, what was wrong with it?”

“I have no idea.” Gabriel said, a vague irritation in his tone that Jake knew wasn’t at him, but at the vagaries of broken technology. “I tried everything I could to diagnose the issue, but you may as well have handed me an expensive brick this morning for all the good it did me. Luckily, I could swap the storage media into a new device, so you’re back up and running relatively quickly.”

“Huh. Uh, well thanks for getting me a new one, then? And if you ever do figure out what I did to break that one, let me know? That way I don’t give you a second expensive brick.”

Gabriel grinned at that, and Jake was happy to see it.

“Gabriel.” Michael called from his office, and the angel stepped inside.

“You called, Michael?”

“Yes. Sometime last night I lost my connection to Jacob’s C.C.C. I think something may have happened to the oversight application.”

Gabriel winced. He was hoping that Michael wouldn’t notice the change, because it would mean that the angel wasn’t as obsessively cyber-stalking their new exchange student as much as Gabriel just knew he would be.

“Ah, well, actually…” He sighed. “The C.C.C. that Jake was using broke, and so—“

“It broke? Did he throw it against a wall or something?”

Gabriel cleared his throat, adjusted his glasses, and continued what he was saying. “Something in the internals fried overnight while it was charging. I haven’t had a chance to pinpoint the exact problem, but I moved his data into a new device. Unfortunately, I forgot about the oversight application as I had too much on my mind today. I can get it back from him for some ‘preventative maintenance’ if you would like me to get the application added back, but I can’t guarantee he won’t notice at that point.”

Michael muttered something under his breath that Gabriel didn’t catch, but shook his head. “No, it’s fine. The oversight of the exchange students is Raphael’s responsibility now, I suppose I should have transferred the oversight application to him regardless. Do check in with him, he may want you to add it back.”

“I’ll check with him this evening, then. Is there anything else?”

“No, that was all. Thank you, Gabriel.”

Free time wasn’t something that Jake got a lot of, and so on nights like tonight when he had all of his homework done and had nothing else going because everyone else was busy with their own things. So there he lay, like a starfish on his way-too-big bed, thinking about the mischief he, Nia, and the girls could be getting up to if only he weren’t in this hell masquerading as heaven called the Celestial Realm.

Nia > Jake: Jaaaaaake Jake > Nia: Hey girl, what’s up? Nia > Jake: I need help

Jake stared at his phone. How was he supposed to help his bestie from all the way up here in the Celestial Realm? He supposed he could call her mother and exert some influence that way.

Jake > Nia: Are you hurt? Should I call someone? Nia > Jake: No. I… I kissed Satan tonight.

Oh. OH. That kind of help. He was here for this. So much better than any other conversation he could be having at this point.

Jake > Nia: Tell me everything.

For the next hour, Jake and Nia talked back and forth. She’d found herself falling in love with the very demon she’d sent her first Devildom-selfie of. But he’d known that she had feelings for Mammon as well. Add that to the amount of time she’d been spending working out with Beelzebub (mirroring his own time with Bunny, he’d not hesitated to tell her in his amusement) and it was a very complicated time for his naïve bestie.

After hearing her out, he gave her the best advice he possibly could in the situation. He didn’t know really anything about Demon relationships, but he knew that Nia was an incredibly open-minded but self-sacrificing girl, and needed to be encouraged to do things that were good for her and not just for everyone else. Also, she was going to be there an entire year, but only a year. So she should live it up and not be afraid to make mistakes.

Jake > Nia: Girl, you’re far too caring for your own good. You’re in literal hell. If you feel like kissing boys, kiss boys! Jake > Nia: But if you feel more than just kissing, if you actually think you might like one of them, you have to talk to them about it. I bet there’s a lot more to it for them to be with a human.

Nia didn’t respond after that, but given how late it was, he wasn’t really surprised. She’d probably fallen asleep. Which was a thing he should probably also think about doing, because he had a run planned with Bunny and Aya bright and early in the morning.

Jake woke, hopped out of bed and into his workout clothes. Which were the jeans and t-shirt he’d been wearing when he got teleported here. He still hadn’t figured out if there was a way for him to go shopping - he didn’t have any spending money. Well, he had the $10 that lived in the coin pocket of his jeans for emergencies, but he had the distinct impression that human world money was going to be useless here.

A soft knock at his door told him the demon girls had arrived, and he swung the door open, waving as he bent down to tie his shoes.

“Glad to have you joining us this morning, Aya!” Jake said quietly but energetically.

“Jake.” Aya said, and the deadpan tone of her voice made him stop and look up at her. “You are not seriously working out in jeans.”

“Yep.” he said, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. “It’s that or uniform khakis, and…”

“Ew.” Aya said with a shiver. “I have spare workout clothes. They’ll fit you.” She grabbed his hand and practically dragged him behind her up the stairs to her room. She didn’t seem to care that his shoes were still untied. Maybe it was for the best, if he was changing.

Aya let him go once they were in her room, pulled out one of the drawers of her dresser and threw a pair of black/white/vibrant blue color blocked leggings and a practically paper thin long-sleeved top in a coordinating black at him.

“Change.”

Jake blinked. “Here?”

“Duh, idiot. I’m not into you, you’re not into me, get on with it we’re wasting day— shit, I was going to say we’re wasting daylight but I could just dump all the daylight out and still have too much.”

“I miss the moon.” Bunny said sadly from the doorway.

Jake pulled his top and jeans off in record time, and shimmied into the spandex-heavy leggings that fit him like a surprisingly comfortable glove, at a nice capri-length. Then he pulled the top over his head. It did not fit him near as well, seeming more 3/4 sleeved and crop-top length.

“Uh… I’m not sure if…” He said, awkwardly, trailing off less because he didn’t know what to say and more because he got to watch Aya shift into and then promptly right back out of her demon form.

“Be sure. Those look better on you than they ever did on me. They’re yours now. I never want to see them unless they’re on your body or the floor.”

“Wait, why the floor? And are you okay?”

“She lied about not being into you. She thinks you’re sexy, but she respects that you’re gay. Don’t worry about it.” Bunny said with a chuckle. “Can we run now?”

One good run later, Jake and his demon girls were heading back to their rooms to change for breakfast. It was a day off of classes, so Jake had agreed to not only the morning run but also spotting weights for Bunny after breakfast. He wasn’t going to change out of his workout clothes, but he wanted to grab his hoodie to keep his midriff covered for breakfast. And, because the cool indoor temperatures were going to chill him down pretty fast, so he needed something more than an almost-present workout top.

He said ‘his hoodie’ but of course it was one of Bunny’s that she’d loaned him early on when she learned he didn’t have one. So, he was practically drowning in the oversized thing, conveniently hiding most of his workout clothes from his dormmates’ prying eyes. Which, if Aya’s reaction when he’d first put them on was anything to go by, was probably a good thing.

Just as he was picking his phone back up with his sweater-paws, it chimed in his hand. Nia was awake, and messaging him. He pushed his sleeves up so he could type back to her, leaning on the wall while he waited for Aya to come back downstairs so they could walk to breakfast together.

Nia > Jake: Thanks, Jake. You’re the best, you know that? Jake > Nia: Of course I know that! I’m happy to help, just keep talking to me okay? Nia > Jake: Duh! Oh, hey, I’m gonna ask Diavolo if I can get some of my books from home, is there anything you want from home while I’m asking? Jake > Nia: Girl Scout Cookies? Nia > Jake: I will do my very best to acquire cookies. Jake > Nia: Thanks!!!!

As Aya started down the stairs in front of him, Jake went to put his phone in his pocket. Of course, he fumbled it, sending the brand new device skittering across the floor.

“That’s why we have cases.” Aya said, bending down to pick his phone up from where it slid to a stop by her feet, unashamedly reading the messages from Nia that were up on the screen. Jake was suddenly glad that a majority of their conversation about kissing demons had scrolled off the top with their talk about home.

“Oh! I always wanted to know this, and you can tell me!” She said, as she handed him his phone back. “Are girl scout cookies made with girl scouts, the way chocolate chip cookies are made with chocolate chips?”

Jake looked up at her, suddenly wondering if she meant literally. The shit-eating grin on her face told him she definitely didn’t mean it.

“No, and they aren’t even baked by girl scouts anymore. They’re just small batch shelf-stable cookies that support little girls doing outdoorsy shenanigans.”

Aya stuck her tongue out at him for not playing along, and they shared a laugh.

“What’s so funny?” Bunny asked, as they met up just outside the dining room.

“Jake’s friend is going to have cookies sent for him!” Aya said, and Jake mirrored her previous action and stuck his tongue out at her.

“I’m trying to. Who knows what Nia can pull, you know?”

For not the first time, Jake wished that he could leave a meal early. He’d finished eating five minutes ago, but he wasn’t allowed to leave for another five. It felt like an eternity and a waste of his precious, mortal life. He dropped his super-long sleeves over his hands, returning to his comfort-place of sweater-paws, and put his head down on the table where his plate used to be, before Bunny swiped it to steal his leftover syrup. After the day she’d eaten an entire bottle of syrup on her pancakes they started limiting how much she could have, and Jake hated that, so he always took too much so she could have his extra.

He chuckled behind his sleeves, remembering the first time he’d offered his extra syrup to Bunny, the way Gabriel’s face had tensed up. The IT angel thought the idea of sharing the leftover syrup on his plate was the grossest thing he’d ever seen. Jake was just glad he didn’t let his squicks about food keep him from being willing to fix Jake’s tech when it failed him.

When he looked over to see if Gabriel was being grossed out as usual, instead his eyes caught on Raphael’s. The discipline angel was looking curiously at his sweater-paws, so Jake flopped them out at the angel and made a face. “Nyaa.” He winked, causing Raphael to look away awkwardly. Well. Maybe he wasn’t a fan of sweater paws. Why did I wink at him?! Well, that was obvious. Because that was his usual. Being a bratty kitty with his sweater paws at Nia’s sisters, and then winking at Nia when she teased him about it. It was reflex. Just reflex.

When lunch finally adjourned, Jake helped clear the dishes to the kitchen - he was on dishes duty with Azrael today.

“Hey, Az. Erm, Azrael, sorry.” He said, greeting the angel who was transferring any leftover food into containers to store in the refrigerator.

“Jake.” She smiled at him, not acknowledging his slip into habitual nicknaming. “I saw you take too much syrup for Yboun’dih again this morning.”

“What can I say?” he shrugged. “Gotta look out for the little guy.”

“I don’t know whether to take that as that I should keep my guard up around you, or that you somehow consider that demoness the underdog in the situation. She certainly isn’t little.” Azrael was laughing softly, so Jake wasn’t worried that she was actually concerned, and flailed his sweater-paws in her direction. “Okay, and also where did you get a sweater that is that large on you? Oh wait. It’s in return for your syrup tithe, isn’t it.”

Jake chuckled and shook his head. “Bunny just realized I was cold one day and didn’t have a sweatshirt, so loaned me one of hers. If I tuck my knees up to my chest I can basically hide all of me inside of it without stretching it, it’s great!”

“Okay, Sweater Kitten. Come dry dishes so we can both get on with our day.”

Jake set his sweatshirt aside and worked side-by-side with Azrael on the dishes in companionable silence. He really felt like he’d made friends with the angel of death. Though, just thinking of her as the angel of death made him wonder if he’d somehow dreamed the whole thing. He should ask her about what it meant to be the angel of death at some point. Like, she’d said she didn’t like talking to mortals because of it, but he knew nothing about what she actually did, and he cared enough about her to want to find out. Next time, though. He wanted to give the conversation the time and attention it deserved, and Bunny was waiting for him in the common room.

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