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[salemsaberhxgen]

welcome to salemsaberhxgen ! home of salem saberhagen of sabrina the teenage witch & all related franchises. i will be “primarily” sitcom canon with dark twists from either other canon sources or straight from the dome. my name is greg ( he/him, 25+ ) & i’m multi/oc/crossover friendly. i range mainly from single para to novella length posts. i'm also low activity & tend to queue things more than post them actively.

important: this blog is not mutuals only by default. open starters, memes & starter calls are open to anyone & everyone. only shipping & plotting calls are mutuals only

links: guidelines. dossier. nav. meme tag. my main blog.

common themes: comedy, magic, supernatural, regular & dark fantasy, magical realism, anti-heroism, power struggles, inner demons, rehabilitation, crime, violence, death

lesser themes: blasphemy, occult, satanism, historial/period

influences: sabrina the teenage witch ( 90s-00s sitcom )                           sabrina the teenage witch ( 2019 & 2020 comics )                           chilling adventures of sabrina ( netflix show )                           chilling adventures of sabrina ( 2014 comics )                           salem’s tales ( novel series )                           mythology/lore ( general )                           mythology/lore ( original )

[salemsaberhxgen]

what if i just... brought this blog back to life..

[the-amber-eyes]

mini panther 💙

[taleswrittena-deactivated202607]

"Oh, I'm as old as Earth's first creation. I am, after all, an Angel." Eons old, born before God created Earth itself. After all, the Angels came first, and humans followed.

A chuckle passes the Devil's lips at the question. Would he have been so surprised to see a talking cat if he could speak to animals? "Unfortunately, I am not gifted with the ability to communicate with animals. It'd be quite amusing if I were, though." A shame that he can't, he has a feeling he'd get along quite well with just about any animal.

"How intriguing." Even so, it must be terrible to be stuck as a cat. He's sure Salem has ways to entertain himself but he must miss human things. Carnal desires, even! Oh, Lucifer can not imagine being stuck as such an animal! Poor thing, he really should find a way to turn Salem back. "It's settled, I will try to find a way to break your curse. Surely the Devil would have some sway with the witches who cursed you?"

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ this does not surprise me.❞ there's a joke to be made about how well he's aged but salem was unsure if this is what the man's body would normally look like or if this was once the body of a regular human that he's taken over. though there's a lack of judgement regardless.

❝ perhaps its for the best. body language is an entirely different beast, but despite how much simpler a mode of verbal communication animals use, the nuances between the types of growls or hisses is greater than one might expect. they also have dialects which i'd never have known otherwise. ❞ all that as well as the conversations bieng rather plain, he'd MUCH rather speak to a person. they're a touch more mentally stimulating — something salem has rather come to appreciate even from the dumber people he's met.

❝ well... i suppose i call it a curse, but its really more of a sentence — as if i'd been sent to jail. that is if jail involved a distinct lack of opposable thumbs & getting the occasional hair ball. but it's not as if any normal cell could hold me anyway so what better cage than my own person? ❞

❝ i would be most appreciative if you were to speak on my behalf, but i'm not sure what good it would do? a few decades ago a group of younger witches put the old council out to pasture. supposedly they're more progressive but, as with most governments, a little tyrinical. ❞ supposedly more sympathetic as well but salem has yet to see much proof of it. ❝ — but they don't have the power to undo the decree of the previous council. there's likely some manner of loophole as there so often is. & i don't mean to discourage, but it may not be a simple task — even for the devil. ❞

[salemsaberhxgen]

figured i'd toss out a lil starter call, i'll get to them later. & pls specify a muse if you're a multi !

[salemsaberhxgen]

thinking about creating a new verse where salem's punishment happened further back in his timeline so that once his time is up he could spend most of the 1900s in human form

[taleswrittena-deactivated202607]

At first, the beginning of his explanation doesn't set well with Lucifer but the more he talks, the more the devil understands. If Lucifer were in the other's....well, paws....he would have wanted the same thing. They're quite alike, it seems. "Hell has gotten rather boring for me too." After all, he's on Earth, isn't he? Abandoned his post in seek of something more thrilling.

A sly smile crosses Lucifer's features. "I was merely trying to sate some curiosity. I've never tried that on an animal before." It seems as if it either doesn't work or Salem has quite the willpower to fight it - clearly, he felt it, so Lucifer assumes the later.

An eyebrow arches. Who does Salem think he's fooling? That can not be his true desire and although it easily enough procured, Lucifer wishes to know the real truth behind his desires.

Ah, there we go. There's a more honest answer.

"Where is your body anyway?" Surely they have it stored away somewhere. Or perhaps Salem could get a new body? Lucifer has quite the amount of sway, he could always find a way to lift this curse. Perhaps a witch willing to go against the council? He has a feeling Salem has tried this before but Salem is not the devil, with all of his persuasive ways and the ability to get exactly what he wants like child's play.

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ i'd say i find that hard to believe but anything can become monotonous if given enough time, & while i have no idea just how old you are, if you've lasted this long at all then that alone is worth commending as far as i'm concerned. ❞ salem was no stranger to the idea of boredom, & surely anything with concious thought is capable of having their moments.

❝ well, i'm not just any animal. granted, were you to try on a regular cat it might prove difficult to communitcate either way. ❞ a pause, then, ❝ wait, you're not able to speak to animals, are you? it feels out of your jurisdiction but what can i do besides assume where you're concerned. ❞

❝ where? ❞ he laughs at that. not at lucifer specifically but rather the absurdaty of him possessing the body of a cat. ❝ forgive me, it's just so far from my reality. i'm not sure i'm capable of possession exactly, though if given the right spell, turning someone into a puppet feels more reasonable of a goal for my skill set. after all, what's a bit of mind control worth anyway? ❞

❝ all this to say, this is my body. you know how in human fables they have witches who will turn someone into a toad or some such thing as punishment for any trangressions passed against them? well, picture something similar. it's just my shape has changed. well, i suppose a BIT more than that. my magic has also been locked away more or less. i can cast spells if someone is willing to be my hands but that's about where my abilities lie these days. i do still age as slowly as before though, so a century as a cat doesn't affect me any more than a century in my given form. ❞

[stygicniron]

He tugs thoughtfully at his ear. "Usually a curse is something you're supposed to keep living with. Punishment is a bit more final." As in Fields of Punishment final, but Nico realizes that is a bit of an arbitrary distinction, and probably especially arbitrary for whatever had happened to this cat who is not a cat.

And even if this is the norm for this cat, Nico can't help but wonder how long it's been this cat's norm. He wouldn't be surprised if it had been a very long time indeed. The cat at least does have a point about the norm; Nico knows the number of times he talks to ghosts is way more than most people, considering for most people it's none, but Nico also knows better than to describe anything in his life anything close to 'normal'.

Eying the other for a skeptical moment, he couldn't help the suspicious thought rattling around the back of his mind. Names have power after all and he doesn't think it would be the best idea to give his name to a magical cursed cat, no matter how friendly the cursed cat might seem to be. But the suggested name makes him splutter in disgust. "Simon? Really?" Of all the boring names, Nico does not think he looks like a Simon.

"I'm Nico," he corrects, opting to at least give part of his name rather than run around being called Simon. Hopefully he won't end up fully or partially cursed for it. Although knowing his luck, he wouldn't be surprised.

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ i suppose so, still i feel both apply to me. hmmm, how best to explain... ❞ its a rather complicated sequence of events, much of which he'd care not to disclose. ❝ —think of it like when you mortals are charged with a crime but are sentenced to a certain number of hours of community service in lieu of prison. only in MY case its a number of years sentenced rather than a number of hours. my punishment has been DECADES long thus far, but i'm also that much older. a century as a cat might seem long but in the grand scheme of things its not so bad. besides, at times there are benefits to being a cat. ❞

so long as he's not asked why he was turned into a cat, he doesn't mind answer a few question. though if it IS asked salem has every intention of lying. after all what good is being such a peculiar creature if he can't keep an air of mystery around himself.

salem can't help the laugh that escapes at such indignation towards the name. the sheer strength of the boy's protest was humourous ( though salem is sure the other would disagree ). ❝ perhaps i should have gone with a better name then, i rather like the name nico though.it does suit you more than simon if that makes you feel any better. ❞

[stygicniron]

"Styx and stones, what happened to you?" Nico murmurs, staring at the cat like it had three heads or, yes maybe if it was a ghost. But one thing is for certain, it's definitely not a cat--cats don't feel like that. At first he might have thought the spirit is riding alongside on the cat, but on closer inspection, he can't help but see it's a very human animus somehow in the body of a cat.

Reaching out a hand subconsciously to touch the cat, he withdraws before he actually makes contact, frowning. "Were you cursed? Or is this punishment of some kind?" he asks curiously only for his mouth to tweak up at the corner, slight exasperation evident. "How is this the norm?" A beat. "It's nice to meet you, Salem."

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ i'll pretend not to be offended by that, ❞ ears too keen to miss the line, however quiet. he watches carefully as the boy's hand nears, though he's quite pleased at the retreat. you never know where the hands of children have been after all.

❝ curse, punishment — different words for the same thing, it just depends on how you look at it. an inescapable punishment sounds like a curse to me, & what is a curse if not being the punishment for your misdeeds. ❞ the tiny smile seems a good start, at least he hasn't scared the boy off. ❝ well, it's MY norm. ❞ he tries to be gentle with his words, but it still comes out rather manner of fact. ❝ surely there are things in your life that are normal for you but would seem... rather amiss for someone else, no? ❞ still no answer to his question but where's the fun if he doesn't make the boy work for it. maybe he should ask the boy to answer his riddles 3... just for fun, its been a while since he's used that gag anyway.

❝ do i get a name as well or were you hoping the introductions to be one sided? ❞ a beat's pause; not long enough to allow for any actual response. ❝ i could make one up for you if you'd like, maybe... simon. you look like you could be a simon, & it also starts with an ' s ', so already off to a good start. ❞ it's all meant to be a tease, granted he's only just met the boy, so odds are he'd be taken seriously.

at least, there are worse things than to be told you look like a ' simon '.

[salemsaberhxgen]

@stygicniron liked for a starter.

❝ oh come now, RELAX. you look as if you’ve just seen a ghost. ❞ he settles on his haunches, tail flicking mindlessly behind him. ❝ perhaps i need to tan a little more if you're confusing me for the dead. ❞

❝ ah... ❞ a realisation dawns on him. ❝ i know what it is — don't tell me this is your first time meeting a talking cat? i always forget it's not the norm for most people. i'm salem by the way, in case my having a name might make this any less strange. ❞

[salemsaberhxgen]

figured i'd toss out a lil starter call, i'll get to them later. & pls specify a muse if you're a multi !

[taleswrittena-deactivated202607]

So many questions, actually. What could this cat possibly have wanted with magic and mortal realms? Drunk on power or something else entirely? "Do tell, why is it you wanted to take over realms? There must be a reason, there always is." There's another question he wants to ask, one that he isn't so sure will work on a cat but he will try all the same. It'd be interesting to see if it does or not.

And will Salem catch on to the fact he's using some sort of ability on him? He must admit, there's a little excitement in finding that out.

"Tell me......what is it you truly desire?"

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ well... there are many reasons. i suppose on SOME level, i want power, absolute control, to mold the world as i see fit. — the wealth & status is more of a side effect than the real goal — but i couldn't care less about lying to you, the people in control both here & in the magic realm are morons who don't deserve the authority they've been given. humans & witches alike are greedy for power but only even use it to hurt their fellow man, its frustrating to watch how absolutely stupid people are. they don't deserve authority if they can't use it without abuse. now, i don't claim all violence is unneeded but frankly i'd rather it be focused on those actually deserving of it. i suppose that's right up your ally, is it not? punishing the damned with torture befitting their crime. i just tend to do it up here — i'd find sending them to hell a little less satisfying. at the end of the day, i want to be emperor of the world. but i suppose i'd be rather philanthropic compared to most ( if not all ) dictators. ❞ perhaps he'll keep his rather dark & occasionally unethical methods of acheiving this goal to himself a little longer.

he's rather forthcoming as it was, so when salem feels a pull in his mind, thoughts shifting without his say; he can only assume it was the devil's work — more fascinating than anything else. his thin eyes staring intently where it meets lucifer's own intense gaze. salem feels as though he can fight it, difficult as it may be to resist, but he has no real qualms with sharing this much anyway. what's lucifer to do anyway? tell him to take a more altruistic in his goals?

❝ you can stop whatever... that is. ❞ he'd gesture vaguely if he could, but he's found any use of his paws in that nature ends up with him looking like he was trained to give high fives & expects a treat. ❝ it feels a little unecessary when you could just ask me like a normal person. ❞

❝ i’m afraid you CAN’T give me the thing i truly want, so i suppose i’ll go with my back up. i’d like an authentically signed copy of william shakespeare’s most famous works for my personal library. ❞ surely that’s not too tall an order for a man like lucifer. but, after a few more seconds, he figures he may as well give the REAL answer.

❝ my body back, ❞ finally comes the answer. with his eyes staring up at the man, eyes betraying an intellegence unmatching of his blank face. ❝ —but the curse has a time limit, what's a couple more decades anyway? ❞ 17 more years to be specific, salem was counting down the days.

[salemsaberhxgen]

beta is driving my crazy rn. i accidentally hit command + z once & it deletes the whole reply, then there's nothing to get it back and the fucking autosave kicks in that writes over my previous save & then the whole fucking thing is just GONE. i'm livid this has happened 3 times and all with replies that were 4+ paragraphs that i then have to retype

[salemsaberhxgen]

@sunvixcn​ ➢ ❛ it’s the silence that scares me. ❜

he takes a few seconds on his own, of course only adding to the silence at hand but what else could he do? he'd like to choose his words carefully, finding the line between empathy & advice. ❝ i think it can scare anyone if timed correctly... something we all experience at the least. but if you ever need something or someone to fill the quiet, i'm quite the talker & would be MORE than happy to provide my services — free of charge. ❞

[salemsaberhxgen]

@sunvixcn​ ➢ ❛ Well, Salem, at least you haven’t forgotten how to show a lady a good time. ❜ ;D

a look of mock hurt, a silent gasp on his face until it fades into a smile. ❝ i resent that ! how could i ever forget how to treat a woman. ❞ even so, he really was pulling out all the stops. he'd invited her over so he could cook for her, even went so far as making dessert himself ( the remnants of the latter in the form of cholate smeared on the ceramic plates ). he'd hand-selected the wine & the table presentation, complimented by flowers he'd bought for her to take home when she'd left. ❝ especially one as special as you. ❞

[salemsaberhxgen]

@airxn ➢ ❛ Not a very private place for a murder. ❜

❝ agreed, but i suppose the middle of the night offers some degree of privacy. under the cloak of darkness it's easier to feel secure. ❞ as if he's got experience with such a thing. ❝ i guess now we just wait to see if the perp gets caught. i'll bet you $10 they're found in the next 24 hours. ❞

[taleswrittena-deactivated202607]

"Ah, another myth. I don't make deals. None of that soul-trading nonsense." He's well aware it's a joke and it shows on his face, with the amused smile upon handsome features. "Though, perhaps I could do something about this feline problem of yours. You would have to tell me more about your curse, however."

Wait a minute. Is this cat....flirting with him? Well, that's certainly new as well. A little odd, too, but not quite as odd with the knowledge that Salem had once been human. "Oh? A shame I can't see for myself."

[salemsaberhxgen]

❝ i see. ❞ it should come as no surprise that salem had misjudged, it wasn't as if salem claimed to know all there was to know about lucifer anyway. ❝ pity. that might have come in handy. ❞ ❝ i'm not sure its something you'd be able to help with i'm afraid, though the offer is kind. as it turns out, secret councils are less than pleased when you try to take over a magic realm. this mortal realm was next on the list too, i was... rather ambicious. ❞ still IS actually. unfortunately, his ambitions were simply compounded to fit into this tiny feline body, & had managed to talk his way into added time to his sentence. though he must admit, his sentence did provide some reform. ❝ —but i can answer your questions all the same. or, at the very least, answer the more interesting ones. ❞