Cassandra be like "pls stop torturing me for the sake of GOD :')"
A/n: Btw this is a bit of ooc, I know these look ass but I still wanted to post them..
I'm a little too obsessed with this man..
Shopping..
Nine and the tarot girl literally forced X to come with them.
Btw if ur confused bc of height, don't worry, they're sitting on a bench, besides the tarot lady is kind of leaning on top of them from behind so.. hope u understood what I said..
Me and @rodanscreechgo had this thought, Theone playing dress-up with Iodor [who has learned the ability to turn into animals like Kayden] and Gharath decided to join them, and ruined everything.
It's been stuck in my drafts for a month I think, I forgot about it.. :']
• English is NOT my first language, so sorry for any mistakes.
• Read this before requesting anything pls
• Warnings: fem!reader, angst/fluff maybe idk, also this may sound a bit of ooc, I'm not sure. Sorry..
• Dividers by @/saradika-graphics
Enjoy 🎃👍
His eyes gazed down at you.
Your attention is focused on the screen, a movie was playing on the tv.
All the time until the movie came to its end, X's mind was mostly focused on you.
His feelings had been bothering him for quite a while now.
But he couldn't just say that and destroy what you two already had.
Losing something you already have, is much worse than losing what you never had.
There's no guarantee that you two will stay together as.. more than friends, right..?
So, why to risk..?
He doesn't usually think about it this much, but only sometimes, when things get harder to handle, when it's that period where he feels "weaker" than usual.
He looks down, thinking, then looks back at you again, just staring at you silently from the corner of his eye. And he kept repeating the same thing almost uncontrollably, not even aware of it.
It happens almost every time you're "too close".
It's suffocating, really..
"So, this is what they call "emotional repression"..?" He asked himself mentally.
He returned his attention back to you.
His eyebrows raised the moment he noticed you already dozed off.
Something in his eyes softened, the small frown in his eyebrows disappeared, his shoulders fell slowly, something between relief and surrender, he just let it go.
He stood up from the couch and took a step or two towards you, leaned closer, put one arm under your legs, and the other wrapped cautiously around your back, lifting you up slowly and carefully.
He could just snap and teleport you to your own apartment, but the problem is that it might wake you up, or you may accidentally fall on the floor instead of laying on the right spot on your bed, besides, he didn't want you to leave yet, not yet.
Your head fell slowly on his chest as he carried you, feeling the weight of your head against his heartbeats made his breaths heavier, it actually hurt, not the weight caused by you, but his feelings.
His fingers tightened unconsciously on your arm, still gentle, taking every step slowly towards his bedroom.
He pushed the door open with his foot, and laid you down on the bed carefully, after he tossed the blanket away.
His hands worked too cautiously, considering every movement. His chest feels tight, heavy with emotions, things he never admitted, it felt like a loss, a wasted potential, but it was better than a risk.
He reached up to your cheek, almost unconsciously, fingers brushing your cheekbone softly, eyes filled with affection, pain, then resignation and powerlessness.
His gaze was heavy, but what laid in his heart was much heavier..
For a second, he found himself leaning in, intending to kiss on your forehead, but he immediately stopped himself after his mind came back to reality.
But he didn't pull away, either..
He swallowed.
What was he afraid of anyway? What was exactly holding him back? Why was it so hard?
What's the point of keeping feeling the same for years without finally moving on, when you won't do anything about it anyway..?
Is it really worth it..?
His gaze fell on your face, memories played in his mind, he realized quickly that it is worth it.
His eyes stucked there for a moment longer, the corners of his lips twitched up in a small smile as he watched you having a nice nap.
He decided to just leave. Just like he always does..
Before his hand reached to the doorknob..
"M- hey.. X?" Your voice breaking the heavy atmosphere, he felt at peace after hearing your voice, it distracted him.
He turns to you, waiting, if you'll say something more.
You yawned, "what's the time..?"
"It's still night, and it's late. You can stay here for tonight."
Without saying anything more, he left, closing the door behind him, not leaving a choice for you.
You let out a sigh, and laid back on the bed.
~~~
Later, after he took care of the dishes and cleaned the table, which he wanted to leave just like that and clean them later tomorrow, but he hated the thought of waking up to find out that you already took care of that, so..
Anyways, he decided to check on you, make sure that you were sleeping.
He opened the door quietly, he didn't expect you to be awake.
"Why are you still up?" He asked quietly, his voice sounded a little quieter than usual, softer, somehow.
"Couldn't sleep.." You're sitting up on the bed, you seemed a little tense, at least that's how he saw it.
"I don't mind you using my bed, it's fine. I'll sleep on the couch." He said quietly, almost nonchalant.
"Only if you don't have intentions to leave, of course."
Your shoulders fell slightly.
"No, it's not that.."
You turned your face to the other side, running you fingers through your hair, to ease your nerves.
He stepped closer, and dropped onto the bed, sitting on the edge, a sign that he wants to hear what's on your mind, his heart feels tight again.
For two seconds, he turned his head towards you, just checking, before he turned back, looking down at the floor.
You two kept silent for a moment, he waited for you to say anything, while you were trying to choose the right thing to say, that's if you even had to say anything at this moment.
"What?" He raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean by "what"?" You asked in return.
"I thought you wanted to talk..?"
This moment felt somehow lighter..
"Um.. no? Well, I mean, I wasn't planning to talk until you stayed." You shrugged.
"I thought you needed to chat, so.."
"No, I don't." His voice is quieter than usual.
"You sure? You seem.. lost, you weren't acting like yourself the whole day. Did something happen?"
You shifted a little closer, and tilted your head, trying to take a better look at his face.
You knew each other for enough time to tell if something was off.
All he had to do now is to say "nah I'm good, don't worry", and just leave. But he didn't.
It didn't took more than four seconds for him to reply, but it felt longer, time was moving slower.
"What? I'm always quiet." He said calmly, sounds convincing.
"I didn't say you were quiet. I said you looked lost."
For a second, he felt defeated.
"Like what?"
"Like.." You went silent for a moment, thinking of the suitable words to use.
"Like you couldn't concentrate very well, there's something wrong in your head, something's bothering you, too quiet that I felt like you're not even around anymore, as if you were in another world.."
Every sentence hit him one by one.
"What happened? I mean, if you don't wanna talk about it, it's okay, but.. you know, we're friends and.."
Your eyes went down, gazing at your hands resting in your lap, your fingers crossed, gently rubbing against each other in a slow motion.
"Well, we've been knowing each other for years now, no? Ah, nevermind.. just talk if you want to." You waved your hand, and shook your head.
Silence filled the room for a moment.
"Even if I wanted to speak, I wouldn't know what to say.."
Unsure, lost, hopeless.. resignation.
Hearing him saying that, especially in such a defeated tone, made your chest a little tighter.
Rushing can only make him stay back.
You scooted a little closer, but just a little, almost cautiously.
You started in a soft voice. "Hey, if something's bothering you.." You stopped, "no, nothing." A soft breath escaped your lips, your shoulders slumped.
He finally turned to you.
"Why do you always do that? I mean, not always but it happens often.." Not annoyed, just curious.
"You mean.."
"Yeah, when you start saying things like that, and then you suddenly go "nah, nevermind".."
"Uh, well.."
You felt a bit judged under his gaze.
"Dunno, sometimes I feel like there's no need to say it. Like, why would you need to hear that, anyway..?" You shrugged.
"What do you think I am?" Almost mocking.
"And how would I know? you're always distant, I mean.. usually, often..? I dunno, sometimes it's just really hard to tell if you're annoyed or not.."
"You think you annoy me?"
"No, but..", your shoulders slumped, ".. a bit, sometimes."
"You're right. You do, sometimes."
"You know what? Screw you."
"What? I only speak facts." He spoke in a more confident tone, no smile, no smirk, but still considered as a playful banter.
"Uh-huh.." You rolled you eyes.
A low chuckle left his lips.
It made your heart warmer, your eyes softened.
"Seriously, what's going on? What happened?" You asked again, in a soft tone.
He leaned back on his hands, looking up at the dark ceiling.
"Nothing, just tired, I guess.."
"I won't buy it."
"Why do you have to be so annoying?"
"That's a part of my charm, y'know?"
".. *Sigh*.."
A short pause.
"It's nothing, really.. you don't have to worry so much."
It came out in a soft whisper, almost unexpected.
You looked down again.
"But, I care.."
Realizing what you just said, you're cheeks started warming up slowly.
A long pause.
The world and time had stopped.
"Then, you should not.."
Another pause, a shorter one.
"You should sleep." He said quietly.
"I don't want to.."
Your words made his body shift closer, turning to you slightly, just enough to look at you properly, enough to face you.
You kept your eyes down, and when he moved closer you turned your face away, your cheeks felt warm.
Your fingers fidgeted nervously, but slowly.
He stood up to leave.
"Wait.."
He turned to you, and you froze in your place, after saying such a stupid and pathetic sh*t, your face started burning from shame.
You covered your face with your hand, and sighed.
"Forget it.."
"Really..? Should I really.. forget it..? What if I won't have this chance ever again..? What if this.. is the only chance, the last one.. I have?"
His mind is screaming, heart is pounding loudly against his chest.
"Just say it. There's no use of hiding it."
"There's no harm in saying such things to the person you care about this much.."
"Stop torturing yourself.. you've already had enough of it, stop.. please.."
He walked back to you, the bed dipped slightly as he leaned one knee on the edge of the bed, scooting closer to you.
You know damn well what's going on behind your hands that covered your face.
His hands on your shoulders pushing you gently to lay down on your back, your hands fell off your face.
"What ta fack..?" That's your mind bugging you.
He felt his stomach tightning.
Anticipation and silence filled the atmosphere.
He's literally pinning you down on the bed.
His head falls on your shoulder all of a sudden, making himself comfortable while leaning all his weight on you now.
"Uhm- hey, dude I can't breath.."
"You'll get used to it, don't worry." He doesn't even give a f about it.
"You're f* kidding me?! Get off."
"No."
"X!!"
"No."
"Please.."
"No."
"Why???"
"Don't want to."
"Screw you!"
He smiled to himself, his face was hidden in your shoulder, so you couldn't see it, but he was genuinely happy right now.
Pause..
"I'm sorry.." A soft whisper.
He pulled his head away slowly, just enough to look at you.
"Um.. it's nothing, I guess.."
His eyes watched you.
You looked away.
"No, I mean, sorry for what's about to happen.."
You were confused.
"Dude, what are y-"
His lips pressed softly against yours, still and steady, he was tense, but it felt good enough.
He definitely wasn't very good at this.
He pulled away slowly, just a little bit, eyes locked with yours, mixed breaths, a small pause, until he leaned in for another kiss.
The fact that you didn't push him away meant a lot to him.
One of his hands reached to yours slowly, holding it, intertwining fingers together.
Your other hand moved to rest on his upper arm, near to his shoulder, your fingers digged into the fabric of his shirt slightly, as an attempt to keep your mind awake and to not get completely lost in imagination.
He didn't pull away quickly this time, his lips moved slowly, a little bit, testing the waters, making sure if it was okay or not first.
The only thing that could make him pull away, was that he needed to breath.
His head fell on your shoulder, he didn't let go of your hand yet, his face was burning from embarrassment, he breathed heavily, just like you.
After all those years, he finally had the courage to do it.
His fingers tightened slightly on your hand, turned his head to you a bit, you could feel his hot breaths on your neck.
He nuzzled his nose gently against your neck, lips touching you skin, but not as a kiss.
He wanted to kiss there, but he decided that it's too much for now.
He pulled his head away, still close enough to your face that your noses almost touched. His dark grey eyes stared into yours, nervous, hurt, but still affectionate.
Your gaze accidentally fell down on his lips, parted slightly, a little wet from kissing you earlier, almost studying the shape of them, memorizing every detail, they looked soft, attractive actually.
You forgot about sleep..
"I'm sorry.." A soft whisper left his lips, as he leaned in slowly for another kiss.
Suddenly, his glasses fell off, hitting your nose accidentally.
"Ow.." You moved your head away, as he immediately reacted, catching his glasses.
"My bad.."
He took off his glasses, and put them away on the nightstand nearby.
His facial features looked a little softer now, but his eyes looked more tired.
He noticed your surprised and admiring gaze, he blushed slightly, and looked away.
It made you smile.
You'll have to talk about this later, but for now, you just wanted to enjoy the moment.
The next morning, you two woke up in the same bed, cuddling together.
• His strongest abilities, or what he is more proficient in, that gives more damage to the enemy, 1. Chains and barriers 2. Physical abilities or strength 3. Can create glass-like platforms, either to "cut" his enemies or just as stairs 4. Three elements, ice, fire, and mist or fog, he mostly uses mist and fire.
UPDATE: he also has a lot of magical energy.
• Chains are used to seal the enemy which spends blood and magical energy, or to control them like puppets for a short while, but they can also be used as weapons.
• I wanted to make Anubis and Cass in a romantic relationship, buuuut.. no, why? Bc I can't imagine Cassandra being in a relationship with someone, at least not so easily, and not with someone who she barely knows or sees. Sure she can love and care, but it's usually not romantic, and if things are getting romantic, she takes a step back.
• So, their relationship is more of a older bro/younger sis, or father/daughter thing
• He is stronger than Cassandra, even tho their abilities are the same, but the reason is that Cass was originally a normal human, not someone born with such skills, unlike Anubis. So people like that have some struggles, more than other half-ghosts. But ofc they can reach to their highest level, they just struggle with that more than their guardian spirit.
• Like Caroline, Cassandra has a special thing for men with long hair, so she kinda likes Anubis, but not as a crush, and Anubis knows that, even tho she never admitted it
• Yeah, and.. I SHIP THEM BOTH, as a romantic couple, I just can't make them end up together in the main story, but I have a whole au where they're even married 💅
• Anubis' whole planet was destroyed by the Triangle, and he was the last one. There's a really nice story about his past, but I don't wanna share it yet :)
I've been meaning to ask for a while about this group you mentioned in one of your characters' bio, 'The Triangle'? What are they about if you don't mind my asking?
A/N: First of all, THANK U SM FOR ASKING!!! I love it when ppl are interested in my stupid sht :D Oh yeah and I'm good, thx for askin, I was excited. sry if u waited for too long, I've been quite busy lately, so.. and yeah, don't hesitate to ask me about my characters or my story, I'm always happy to see my dead inbox alive even if it's only one ask :')
WARNING: Anything said in this story does NOT relate to any event, religion, country, or people, which have happened/exist in real world. Everything here is from my own imagination, and everything written here is my own idea. I didn't give any specific name for the religions here, simply bc idk I'm lazy, why do i need to think of a name for a religion made in my fictional story..? In other words, it's not smth important, not an important detail. And again, religions here are not inspired by any religion from our real world. Any wars, countries, and etc are from my own imagination. The world building is not finished yet, and it's kinda missed, so sorry again. Any changes or updates will be posted here on my blog.
Let's begin 🎃
First of all, they're the main antagonists of the story. Sure there are other villains, who also have firm roles in the story.
The beginning of the Triangle's story starts in an unknown world. [I'll explain the world building and stuff later, I already have it in my notes, but it's kinda missed up and not well "organized"..]
Originally, in the beginning, they were only a small clan, that followed no religion.
They saw many people following different religions, so they wanted to make their own.
People built some sculptures, and called them god, some worshipped sun, moon, or stars, others just believed in god they never saw, following the thought that God is a perfect being who cannot be what the immortals imagine; they considered Him the only entity that lasts forever. The religion that Cassandra follows.
So they decided to make their own religion, that had no specific rules/or not much rules, which may be too strict in other religions.
They followed a principle that the world and everything living was created for humans to enjoy, that God created the many universes for them.
Based on that, they did as they pleased.
If someone committed theft, they were not punished, whether by imprisonment or flogging, because there must have been a reason that drove them to steal.
Things were relatively peaceful at first. If we take the example of the thief above, for instance, they did everything they could to provide shelter and food for their clan members—in other words, so that there would be no reason to steal. But this didn't last long.
Not even a year had passed, and one of them had already made a contract with a dark entity that had been targeting them for some time, because their sick mentality seemed interesting to it.
According to the contract, every individual with the blood of the nameless clan, whether directly related or not, receives a certain ability that effectively conceals their identity. This was beneficial to them because, due to their religion, they sometimes faced discrimination.
Secondly, they receive a quantity of magical energy that allows them to travel between different worlds, almost unnoticed.
Thirdly, many of them are born stronger than ordinary humans.
In return, they continue to serve that entity forever. Like.. they're cursed now.
I'll limit myself to this; there may be other rules, but for now, I'll stick to this.
The entity's main goal is to spread corruption.
The entity itself is from the "Reflection Realm," where beings feed on negative emotions and tragedies.
And here's a brief explanation of the "reflection realm".
In short, it's a parallel world, existing within every living universe.
The term "living universe" refers to the world where living beings reside, the world that hasn't yet faced extinction and the end. You know, the end of the world, planets crashing, sun is exploding and all..
So, every "living universe" has a "reflection realm". I'll explain the rest in another post, because here we're talking about the "triangle," so..
And so, the clan began committing numerous wars and acts of genocide, killing those who challenged their values and religion, and manipulating the minds of others who wished to join them.
Note: Those who join them are not of their blood and will not receive the same privileges/abilities as original clan members, but they "can feel at home".
They usually give others a "better life" and "bliss," but at the expense of innocent blood.
This situation persisted for hundreds of years, until they reached the world where Anubis was born.
To put it simply, they destroyed Anubis's world when he was still a child of about nine years old, killing all beings except him.
They initially intended to kill him, but a member of the upper class saw a prophecy that Anubis would become their glory, and they also discovered that he was born with immense power.
So they took him and built their first laboratories.
They raised a professional killer, and he certainly underwent processes and rituals that I will explain later, which made him somewhat similar to the beings from the "reflection realm".
Anubis was a name given by the nameless clan, which later identified themselves as "Triangle", since Anubis had an ability to build a hollow barrier resembling a pyramid.
Like, a ball, where you can put things inside, but it's not a ball, it's a pyramid, I'll have to draw it later to make it easier to understand.
His real name will be revealed later.
Anyways, they tried to "delete" all his memories about his homeland, and especially about his parents.
He did forget about them, unfortunately, but he didn't forget that "triangle" were his enemies.
And when he was at his late 20s, he suddenly disappeared, then the next day came back, destroying everything around, which later led to destroying his own planet.
(Not the whole universe, just his planet, just in case..)
The Triangle had already enough people in other worlds too, every world or universe they move to, they start to colonize and make everything under their control.
All the people they kill, crimes they commit, wars they win, only make the entity, who they made a contract with, stronger.
Anubis kept killing them, annihilate them.
He used to be too violent at first, which made it easier for the Triangle to act like victims and make him the evil.
Later sure he became more patient and stopped killing the "innocents" of them.
The innocents were only those who just hated he war that made others kill them.
They were like "it's not our fault that the upper guys are ass.."
He lived for around 6000 years, he's not a human being, not completely.
In his last 200 years, he lost hope, like almost lost hope. Bc he thought that no matter how much be kill of them, they keep reproducing.
Until he accidentally fell in the universe where Cassandra was born.
He watched her from the moment she was born.
Until she died.
The "pyramid", another name they have, was already in Cassandra's world, they appeared there from a long time ago.
Cassandra was only an ordinary human.
She followed the religion where they worshipped God, without giving him a specific look or appearance, or a God they never saw.
The country she belonged to, had been persecuted by a lot of other countries, who mostly were under the triangle's control, secretly.
Until one day, they started killing them all, not leaving anyone of them alive.
Cassandra died there as well, Anubis watched it, he knew everything.
And, as you know, he passed the ritual, and gave her back to life with his own abilities, made her a half-ghost, while becoming her guardian spirit.
And then, she continued his path, hunting down the triangle, but she was "kinder" than him.
So, the triangle called her "the hunter".
While she wasn't violent unlike Anubis, she made mistakes, that the pyramid could easily use against her, turning almost all of the beings in her world against her.
It's kind of a long story, needs a lot of things to be explained, but I'll stop here for now.
In short, their main goal is to take everything they find interesting, they believe they deserve the best, even if it means that others are going to suffer.
Here is its logo after they took Anubis ofc
[Ignore the text below pls, it's not a part of it..]
I'll share another thing about Anubis, later at some point, he will remember his parents, or at least that he had them, but he won't know his real name until he dies, where he can also meet his parents.
Tbh, I've been really busy last few weeks, I'm sorry this was late.
