I firmly believe Konrad has a habit of licking his kids like mother cats do with their kittens, and he sees nothing wrong with it (Konrad, please, throne knows when you last brushed your teeth)
He knew this because he'd read it in the mission data- feeds, and studying the operational data was what a good soldier had to do. Context was vital in a warzone.
'It's beautiful, isn't it?' Shang's voice was a crackling purr across the vox.
I don't know, thought Sevatar. How do you tell if some- thing is beautiful?
'Yes,' he said aloud, because he suspected that's what he was supposed to be thinking. 'Truly a marvel.'
'It will be a shame to pull it down', Shang added.
'The law is the law, Sevatar replied with the instinct of repetition.
From: The abyssal edge, aaron dembski-bowden (in Sons of the Emperor)
Oohhh yes! I am glad you asked, tomato, I am about to try some... yandere stuff with them. I admit I am less familiar with them than with the Primarchs but is that going to stop me? No! Quite the opposite! :3
Let's say you are Horus' consort/spouse and the Mournival is supposed to protect you. They take their job... problem a bit too seriously.
Ezekyle Abaddon
- "You're under my protection"
- Glares at anyone who looks at you too long
- Stands behind you at all times
- "Where are you going? I'll accompany you."
- "You don't need other friends. You have us."
- Checks every room before you enter
- Has memorized your schedule
- Gets violent if someone disrespects you
- "Say that again. I dare you."
- Horus: "Ezekyle, give them space"
- Abaddon: "No"
- Lowkey wants you for himself but never admits it
- The most dangerous one
Tarik Torgaddon
- Always smiling, always watching
- "Hey! Where have you been? I missed you!"
- Makes jokes but his eyes are cold
- "That person bothering you? I'll handle it" still smiling
- Knows where you are at all times somehow
- "Oh, I just happened to be passing by!"
- No, you didn't, Tarik, this is the third time today
- Uses humor to deflect how obsessed he is
- "I just want you to be happy! With us. Always. Forever."
- The manipulation is subtle
- Scariest because you don't see it coming
"Little Horus" Aximand
- Worships the ground you walk on
- "You're perfect. You're everything."
- Writes poetry about you (it's intense)
- Follows you like a puppy (a deadly puppy)
- "I would die for you. I would kill for you."
- Gets jealous of everything
- "You smiled at that serf. Why?"
- Needs constant reassurance you care about him
- "Do you... do you love me? Even a little?"
- Collects things you've touched
- The most emotionally unstable
- Handle with care
Garviel Loken
- "I'm just being practical about your safety"
- Tracks your every movement "for security"
- Has a detailed file on everyone you interact with
- "This person is a potential threat" (they smiled at you once)
- Thinks he's the only reasonable one
- He is not
- "The others are too emotional. I'm logical."
- Has a shrine in his quarters
- "I'm simply being thorough"
- In denial about his obsession
- "This is my duty"
- Sure Garviel, sure
How do they behave?
... on a casual day?
One day you announce you are going to the market. They declare almost immediately they go with you. There's no objection, if you want to go to the market they will surround you all the time.
Noone can get close to you.
Each of them are doing their own things. Tarik is making jokes, Loken is... securing the perimeter, Abaddon is glaring at everyone and Little Horus is just staring at you lovingly.
It's intense.
... if someone flirts with you?
Let's just say that person is never seen again. You may hear rumors of them being transferred (but between you and me, we both know something else happened). Either way each of them have alibis. Of course they do.
Horus might be suspicious but can't prove anything and these are his best warriors we are talking about. And as long they protect you? He might let it go.
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, you are oblivious to what's really happening.
"Where did that nice serf go?"
You'd ask one day and there's a moment of awkward silence where everyone knows the answer but doesn't know what to say. Then Tarik clears his throat.
"Who knows! Anyway..."
Some more things that came up in my mind
- They know your schedule better than you do
- Can't go anywhere alone
- Your friends keep disappearing
- They finish each other's sentences about you
- Have planned your entire life together
- Share information about you constantly
- It's a group effort
- You're the project
But! There are some sweet moments. You might think of them as concerning (because they are but also it's sweet, in a way)
- They remember everything about you
- Your favorite food, color, book, memory
- Bring you gifts constantly
- "I saw this and thought of you" (it's 3am)
- Protect you from actual threats
- Also imaginary threats
- Also people who looked at you
- Very attentive to your needs
- Sometimes before you know you need something
- "How did you...?"
- "I pay attention"
So. Horus is your spouse officially, right? The Mournival are your... guards? Friends? Obsessed watchers? They're in love with you but loyal to Horus. The cognitive dissonance is real. They serve Horus by protecting you. Maybe a bit too well. So, what can you do? What can Horus do?
He pretends none of this is happening. "It's fine" he says but it's far from fine.
If you try to leave (spoiler: don't try)
- "Where are you going?"
- "The next sector over for-"
- "No"
- "What do you mean no?"
- "It's not safe"
- "Horus approved it"
- "We'll discuss this with the Warmaster"
- They do
- Suddenly the trip is "postponed"
- You're suspicious
Their justifications because of course they have some
- Abaddon: "You're too important to risk"
- Tarik: "We just love you! As friends! Definitely friends!"
- Little Horus: "I can't breathe when you're gone"
- Loken: "Statistically you're safer with us"
- All of them: Totally normal behavior
- Narrator: It was not normal behavior
On a 1-10 scale, how yandere they are?, some of you might ask (or not). Well, I got you covered.
- Little Horus: 10/10: Emotionally unstable, devoted to the point of insanity
- Loken: 7/10: In denial but just as bad, "logical" obsession
- As a group: 11/10: They enable each other
A small personal note: I'm not sure whether it's a good or bad format or how was I supposed to do it. My mind is very foggy so if it feels messy, that might be the reason. I'll answer comments when I get better! ^^
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