So you can avoid them stealing things from you, the artist/writer, etc.
Pro GenAI websites/Programs:
Facebook
Instagram
X/Twitter (Remember, Grok gives people cancer)
Threads
Pro Writing Aid
Grammarly
Duolingo
Google Docs
Microsoft Word/all Microsoft products Takes from and will feed their machine.
Youtube (taking advantage of people who are hearing impaired. ==;;)
Adobe Products. All of them. If you HAVE to use them (Some businesses require it), save offline because there is a film of at least some privacy protections there, so if you have to sue, you can say it violates US privacy law. Remember, contracts do not circumvent US law.
Corel won't feed the machines, but still uses AI stolen from other artists. Which sucks since Corel Draw is the second best overall for vector programs. (Plus I love Painter, but I bought the offline version to avoid AI). (Canadian company)
Canva Takes and feeds their machine.
Deviant Art Not only supports AI, but put a tool in and said they are going to steal your work if you like it or not for their machine.
Sketchup went Pro-GenAI. The thing is that you can do the same thing in Blender these days with precise measurements.
Autodesk has stated they are Pro-Gen AI here. It is not clear if they will use your models to feed their machine. But be on guard. They make Maya and 3Dmax. You can replace it with Blender.
Neutral ground:
Tumblr (there is a way to opt out [Link] and they don't have an active AI machine.) https://www.tumblr.com/dookins/743519550598987776/heres-how-to-disable-third-parties-like-ai
Etsy allows GenAI, but still has some (minor) restrictions. I'd still be cautious. (Also be cautious of drop shippers). Complaints about too much AI and AI images+patterns made by Ai still exist on the website. They lean slightly more pro-AI, but still won't let it run completely amok, say like Facebook. They won't feed your work into a machine, but also don't ban it through robots.txt.
Bluesky They don't use an AI algorithm except for in the "Discover" section of their website, but while they are anti-GenAI strongly, they don't seem to block the Gen AI bots from entry, so you'd still have to use Nightshade or Glaze (links below). There is no opt-out because they don't need an opt out. (Leaning towards strong position on AI, but I wish they would block GenAI bots).
Searxng- If you super want to screw over Google, in general, and have some tech savvy, you can set up your own search engine through searxng. It's easier on Windows and Linux than it is on a Mac. (Mac you need Docker), but if you're determined on privacy, Searxng adds a layer of privacy. Some of it sometimes uses bits of AI, but most of it doesn't and you can fuss with the settings so it doesn't spit out AI results. At sheer minimum Google will stop spitting out weird videos on Youtube at you because in your private browsing, you searched for the origin of ball bearings while not logged in for a book and Google likes to break privacy laws.
Strong positions against AI:
Scrivener (Creator vowed against AI) Writing program. There is an active forum, and versions for Mac, Linux and PC. It is paid, but at ~60 USD, it's cheaper than most programs. There is usually a holiday sale around Christmas. It has a learning curve, but with an active forum with the programmer of it there to ask obscure questions it's not a dead zone. They often take suggestions and implement them over time. (Especially if you rank the importance, applications, etc) US company.
LibreOffice Open source and free Spreadsheet and Word processor program that can replace Microsoft Word. Some people might have seen older versions where it was called Neo Office (now extinct) and Open Office. LibreOffice is still populated, plus the forums are super helpful if you get stuck. The UX is pretty intuitive if you've used Microsoft Word. Scrivener, BTW, supports exporting to odt (the native file) as well as .doc, and this can open both. The slight thing is that sometimes it doesn't export to .doc smoothly. And I DO wish more magazines, and agent (big clue here) supported .odt files since it is free. Part of the reason .odt isn't as supported is because Microsoft and Adobe have a deal with the devil with each other, so Adobe's Book formatting program InDesign doesn't support ODT. (BTW, if you have a good open source replacement for InDesign that supports ODT, let me know.)
Dabble (as suggested by SF stories, see reblog) is a writing program. Similar to Scrivener. Has vowed against AI and to resist it. 108 dollars a year for Basic. It is almost twice the price of Scrivener who lets you update for fairly cheap. 29 dollars a month, v. 59 dollars for the whole program (Scrivener) for the same features of Premium. You choose.
yWriter is a free Writing program and like Scrivener, and has vowed against AI Last I looked it had some UX issues, but some people swear by it. The learning curve is higher than Scrivener which is saying something.
Ellipsus is an online writing program and vowed against AI. The main feature I like (which Scrivener doesn't have) is the ability to change spellcheck based on region/language. It is a requested feature of Scrivener, but lower priority. So if you have a Brit, you can get the spelling for the character. They are a British-based company.
Cara.app (The creator of the website sued GenAI there is no chance they'll convert) is an artist website. Cara is trying to institute an auto Glaze/Nightshade into the website if given enough funds. People see it as a soft replacement for deviant art. (which went fully AI) If you believe in human art, please donate if you can. Zhang Jingna, the Creator,is Chinese-Singporean. She lives in Singapore.
Clip Studio Paint added AI, but saw the light and decided to protect artists instead because of protest and removed it. There are tutorials and a good forum if you get super stuck. Based in Japan, so the UI and UX is really clean.
Davinci Resolve Pro is a film editing software that's super good. There is a free version and a paid version. The forums are responsive. The programmers aren't always present. There is a healthy group of tutorials. US company. Clean UX. It does take a little bit of time to remember the shortcuts.
Tahoma2D is anti-AI and open source animation program. Takes a little getting used to, but is good for animations and doesn't crash as often as Animate. Programmers are in the forums and some bugs are fixed within hours. The forums are super responsive and helpful.
Krita open source and free, no AI. I'd rank it secondary to Clip Studio Paint (which is paid) I haven't tried the forums, but it's pretty intuitive and can stand for a lower level replacement for Painter, and do a lot of the basics of Photoshop. It's usually ranked higher than the equally open source Gimp.
Writer P AKA Writer+ (app for when you're on the go) is a simple word processor app for your phone that doesn't use AI. The original programmer stopped updating, so Writer+ person took over and isn't out to make a profit since it's free in the spirit of the original app. It has subfolders you can use. Since it was programmed before GenAI it doesn't have AI. Intuitive, easy to use. Fairly easy to upload the files through three dots->share. The files can save to your card or phone with some settings fussing. Simple word processor.
Inkscape is a free vector program and no AI. It is harder to use than illustrator and has less features. But if you're doing smaller vectors for one-offs with less complexity, it'll do you after some learning curve. Best of the lot. I hate Affinity Designer which is the same thing, only paid. (Neither Affinity program was worth the money paid)
Affinity (Designer, etc) swore to be AI-free and does Vector and Photos. The UX is messy, I dislike the program and regret paying for it. Inkscape and Krita are better UX and do the same thing. The forums aren't as friendly since there has been an onslaught of people seeing it's supposed to be a replacement for Photoshop and Illustrator, but the programmers aren't present. The people on the forums are often on edge about this assertion. And the capabilities of the program don't outshine basically Krita or Inkscape capabilities (both free). What is usually intuitive is not. UK company. If you're going to pay for a program, go for Clip Studio Paint which rivals Corel Painter.
Blender is a 3D art program and does not use GenAI. It can do 2D animation, but Tahoma is easier to use in this regard. It's open source and free. Plus there are plenty of tutorials. The forums can be touch and go sometimes, but there are plenty of sub Blender communities that might be responsive. It can also do animation.
Handmade vowed against AI and promised to never sell itself for stock prices to prevent AI (as a replacement for Etsy.)
Discover a world of creativity and craftsmanship through Handmade, an innovative platform connecting passionate artisans with discerning buy
Proton (to replace Google Suite) as suggested by SF Stories (see reblog) Vowed against AI. They are missing a spreadsheet, but have online and offline capabilities, plus a built-in VPN.
But you need a pro website...
Look up robots.txt and AI bots: https://www.cyberciti.biz/web-developer/block-openai-bard-bing-ai-crawler-bots-using-robots-txt-file/
Use cloudflare:
Use Nightshade:
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
which will poison the algorithm
Use Glaze:
Take Away:
The thing is you think you doing it alone will do nothing, but the more AI feeds on itself, AI images, the worse they become, and the less detailed so, denying it the images, adding poison or not being able to read the human text is eventually going to lead to an AI collapse.
Analysis shows that indiscriminately training generative artificial intelligence on real and generated content, usually done by scrapi
And why not help that along?
I don't want to give cancer to poor people [Link] or make the planet burn faster [Link]. So GenAI collapse is everything I dream of. GenAI apocalypse is not.
(original tags: she literally had tears in her eyes while she explained that her pikachu had a boy tail shape. i was like hey she can still be a girl. all we know from her body shape is what her body is shaped like. maybe if we asked her she would say that she feels like she’s really a girl. and my kid was like BUT POKEMON CANT TALK 😭😭😭😭 so i was like ‘ok. pikachu. if you want to use he/him say ‘pika’. if you want to use she/her say ‘chu’. and if you want smth else say ‘pikachu’’. and my daughter had her say ‘chu’ and i was like see there you go! now. she doesn’t HAVE to change her tail shape. she can totally be a girl with a rectangle tail. but if she would feel more comfortable with heart shape bc she prefers it, or so that people won’t assume she’s a boy, i can make that happen. so pikachu what do you think? do you want tail surgery? and pikachu agreed enthusiastically! so. plushie gender-affirming surgery first thing tomorrow i guess!)
her results look great, congrats pikachu! 💖⚡️🏳️⚧️
fav thing about obey me is that the characters love you regardless of whether you romance them or not. like you are special to them always.
lucifer still lets you chill in his office and listen to classical records with him while he does paperwork. he still makes smug ass comments that will end up with you cursing him out and him laughing about it. he still makes sure that you’re keeping up with everything well enough, that it’s not overwhelming you. he still confides in you about his fears and worries about himself and his brothers. he still looks out for you and checks in your make sure you’re doing alright in RAD.
mammon is still your dumbass best friend who takes you out the casino because he swears you’re the luckiest person he’s ever met. he still whines and complains about stupid shit to you like getting scammed or getting in trouble for another one of his schemes. he still holes up for movie nights in your room every night there’s no work to be done the next day. he still holds pride in the fact that he was the first demon to see how amazing you are and make a pact about it. (don’t bring up how that pact came to be for your own sake. he still sulks like a madman!!)
leviathan still watches shows and plays games with you. he still farms on your accounts for you so you can pull for that one character you really like. he still stays holed up in his room with you counting the clock to midnight, preparing for the next merch drop with plans to clear out the whole shop. he still trusts you with his insecurities and vulnerabilities, enough to be sincere and genuine in his excitement when talking to you. he still opens up to you because you will always be his Henry no matter what.
satan still takes you to cat cafes and holds a two person book club with you. he still helps you study when you need it and even when you don’t. he still barges into your room to bitch about his latest annoyance. he still trusts you with the parts of himself that he still isn’t sure is really him or maybe a remnant of his brother left inside him by mistake. still makes sure not to let anyone disrespect you in class, because if they do they only have three seconds to run.
asmodeus still drags you to his self care nights. slathers a face mask on you and shares the latest gossip and drama. still buys you pretty things that he thought would look nice on you, or reminded him of you. he still makes sure no one’s talking behind your back, makes sure that you’re doing okay. he’s still comfortable enough to vegetate with you, and let down all pretenses and masks; you are always going to be someone he is comfortable baring himself to. he’ll still freak out with you over stupid shit you’re excited about and he’ll still make sure you’re always good with yourself, kind to yourself.
beelzebub still takes you out to eat and clear out buffets with him weekly. he still invites you to his matches personally. he still gets excited when he sees you show up even though you’ve been attending his games consistently for years now. he still tells you about his brothers and his’ time in the celestial realm. he’ll still tell you about his sister and love you enough to feel comfortable to grieve in front of you. he still makes sure you’re always eating enough—he’s gotta make sure you’re taking care of yourself, yknow? he also still eats your leftovers even when you explicitly tell him not too. sorry. :(
belphegor still takes you to the planetarium when things are getting too much. he takes your nightmares away. makes sure you sleep well. he still drags you down for a nap whenever he feels like it. he still tells you about how he misses his sister, about how he misses his brothers sometimes even though they’re still here, just different. he still trusts you enough to admit that sometimes, he misses himself, and who he was before all this. and then after all that, he still flicks you on the nose and calls you annoying because before he is an avatar of sin he is the spoiled baby of the family, and he knows you’ll always be there to snark right back.
sorry it just. moves me. like you truly do become a part of these seven guys’ found family no matter what. even if you reject every single possible romance option they will still love you and protect you and look out for you and snap at you and annoy you and not even be sorry about it. because you are special to them!!! you will always be someone important to them!!!!
Lucifer stared at the small piece of paper in front of him in disbelief. He had gone to the kitchen for a cup of coffee; something to keep him awake through the piles of paperwork waiting for him in his office. He hadn’t been able to get hardly a page signed all day, due to… unfortunate circumstances. Now, as he opened the cabinet door, he found the source of his strife staring back at him. The paper was bright pink, folded into the shape of a small star, and the 458th one he’d found that day.
His sigh was heavy, rattling deep in his chest as he grabbed the bit of paper and put it in his coat pocket, joining four other brightly colored stars he had found on his walk to the kitchen.
You had been sitting with his brothers in your room for hours each day for a week, presumably creating these wretched things. Lucifer was happy you were spending time with his brothers, even happier you had found a hobby to keep you busy as you adjusted to Devildom life. He was not very happy that said hobby involved him cleaning up little bits of paper every second of the day. He wasn’t even sure how his housemates had been able to scatter them so efficiently, seeing as he had yet to catch one of you in the act.
As the coffee brewed, he mulled around the kitchen on the hunt for more stars. He found the 459th (neon green) balanced on a pipe under the sink, and the 460th (his shade of blue) was against the wall on top of the highest cabinet - courtesy of Beel, no doubt.
Lucifer’s pocket was starting to bulge out by the time he added the 461st to his collection. He dumped them onto the counter next to his mug, the pile of eight resembling those too sweet human-world cereals you’d forced him to try.
He should’ve been angry - irritated at best - that you were practically littering all around his house, but as he poured himself a cup of coffee he found it hard to be mad. Not when the sound of your laughter was floating so clearly through the halls. Judging by the other voices, Satan or Asmo had said something to make you laugh. Despite himself, Lucifer found a smile forming on his face as he picked up star number 462 off the kitchen door frame.
The stars themselves varied in quality - he knew the ones with crisp edges and perfect folds came from you, while the small handful he found half-crushed clearly came from Mammon. You had been putting his brothers to work, and while he would have preferred the efforts to go to chores, he couldn’t help but appreciate all you’d done.
Lucifer gathered up his growing pile of treasure and his mug before heading upstairs, the sound of yours and his brother’s voices growing louder with every step. Along the way, he found several more - two green ones tucked into the banister, one (pale yellow) on top of a picture frame, and another pink one taped to the ceiling being a few. By the time he reached your door, his collection had reached 471.
The sound of laughter spilled out from behind the door - your voice mixed with Mammon’s loud boasting, Levi’s quieter commentary, and Beel’s occasional happy hum. Lucifer paused, listening. It had been a long time since the house sounded this… alive. Not just noisy. Warm.
He knocked once, sharply.
The laughter cut off. A beat of silence, then Asmo’s sing-song voice, “Come iiin~”
Lucifer pushed the door open.
The scene that greeted him was pure chaos in the best possible way. You were sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by colorful paper squares. Levi was demonstrating a particularly complex fold with intense focus, while Mammon kept trying to steal your half-finished stars to “improve” them (mostly by adding tiny doodles of himself). Beel was carefully eating snacks with one hand and folding with the other, somehow managing not to get crumbs on anything. Satan lounged nearby with a book, occasionally offering sarcastic suggestions. Asmo was folding the hot pink paper, placing his creations on Belphie's sleeping form.
Every surface had at least one completed star on it. Lucifer cleared his throat. All eyes turned to him.
You looked up with an expression that was equal parts guilty and delighted, “Hi, Lucifer.”
He reached into his coat and pulled out the entire handful of stars, letting them cascade onto the floor in front of you like multicolored confetti, “I believe these belong to you.”
Mammon immediately tried to play innocent, “Whoa, those are crazy! Where’d ya find ‘em, Lucifer?”
Lucifer gave him a flat look, “That’s 14 of 400, Mammon.”
The demon in question shrank back.
You bit your lip to hide a smile, “Sorry. We got a little carried away.”
“A little?” Lucifer arched an eyebrow, but there was no real heat in it. He crouched down, picking up one of the stars - deep red this time - and turned it over in his fingers, “You’ve been turning my house into a nesting ground for paper birds. I found one in my coffee mug this morning.”
Beel looked vaguely proud, “That one was mine.”
Lucifer exhaled through his nose, but the sound was closer to a laugh than a sigh. He sat down properly on the edge of the rug and began folding one of the spare sheets of paper with practiced precision. The room went quiet for a moment as everyone watched the terrifying eldest brother create a perfect, crisp star in under thirty seconds.
He set it in your palm.
“There,” he said, voice softening just a touch, “If you’re going to fill the house with these, at least make sure they’re properly made. I won’t have substandard stars representing the House of Lamentation.”
Your face lit up. The others burst into cheers, the energy in the room bouncing right back up.
For the next hour, Lucifer stayed. He drank his coffee, corrected Mammon’s sloppy technique with long-suffering patience, and quietly made sure you had the best paper and sharpest folds. Every now and then he’d find a new hiding spot suggestion from one of his brothers and pretend not to hear it, even as the corner of his mouth twitched upward.
By the time he finally stood to leave, the pile of finished stars had doubled. He paused at the door and looked back at all of you - his chaotic, ridiculous family.
“Try not to turn the entire Devildom into your craft project,” he said dryly. Then, quieter, almost to himself, “It’s… good to hear you all laughing.”
He closed the door behind him, but not before a bright yellow star landed perfectly on his shoulder.
Lucifer plucked it off, examined the tiny thank you written on one of its points in your handwriting, and slipped it gently into his breast pocket - right over his heart - where it would stay for the rest of the day.
Misophonia is a neurological condition causing intense negative emotional and physical reactions (like anger, panic, or a "fight or flight" response) to specific, everyday sounds
yay, another health ask, this blog loves health asks. I looked this one up for triggers and this would be interesting for the brothers to try and work around. I did a little research and I'm not picking any specific trigger because I could make it more unique to each brother. I don't know how well this is since my information is still limited but the brothers would only be as smart as I am about this so it's probably ok.
Brothers and Barbatos X Mc
Lucifer doesn't know what Misophonia is until Mc is panicking over a noise. He doesn't like seeing them so panicked and he doesn't know what's going on.
Lucifer does not believe he could ever be a problem until Mc is in his office, which he believes is perfectly silent, and yet they either stay still like playing dead will make the noise go away or trying very hard not to yell at him to stop. It was his pen scratching.
Lucifer doesn't have any better solution so he plays a record for Mc before any confrontation happens. Mc needs headphones? Lucifer gets them the very best kind.
RAD is an unfortunate ordeal so Lucifer makes sure his office up there is left unlocked for them alone when he isn't there. He also removed the old analog clock to replace it with one that doesn't tick even if that wasn't one of Mc's triggers but just in case.
Lucifer can somewhat tell when Mc is getting scared so he just removes them entirely if he cannot remove the noise. He's been trying to stop his siblings noises for years, there's no way they will stop now.
If a clock ticking makes Mc uncomfortable he removes it. Lucifer will bring it up to Diavolo so they can replace all the clocks with RAD with less noisy ones. The ticking is torture for those taking timed tests anyway and RAD should be a comforting environment.
Mammon cannot even pronounce Misophonia, he doesn't know what that is he just knows Mc started being weird after hearing his coins clink.
Mammon will try shaking his coins just as a test to see what happens before actually asking questions. He thinks Mc wants a coin so he gives them one (a singular one) and now they both are confused.
Mammon doesn't understand anything at all but he still adjusts. He puts some fluff in his wallet so the coins don't clink against each other. If he's counting them with Mc then he starts chatting Mc's head off so they cannot hear the clinking.
Mammon buys Mc the fanciest noise cancelling headphones he can find.
Mammon decides to have Mc help him count the coins. He has a smart thought that if Mc is in control of the noises then it should be fine. Technically just exposure therapy but Mammon believes he has had an original thought.
It takes less than a minute before Mammon is dragging Mc out of RAD and taking them home if a sound that triggers Mc happens. Lucifer will not punish Mc for skipping because he knows Mammon just dragged them away, at least Mammon is watching them like Lucifer told him to.
Leviathan tries to understand with noises he hates, but he doesn't understand how the faucet in Henry's tank dripping is stressful. He unfortunately doesn't know how to fix a faucet, and somehow almost floods the house without even summoning lotan.
There is always a leaky faucet in the house so Leviathan becomes a plumber, he gets a Mario cosplay and everything so Mc will stop being upset.
If any of his brothers are responsible for the noises he's throwing hands on Mc's behalf. It's sweet, and kind of sad because Beel just holds Levi off the ground so he can't do anything at all, not that he'd really hurt his baby brother's anyway nor Lucifer, Mammon is fair game.
There are too many potential noises at RAD, a place Leviathan does not want to be, so He sends his headphones with Mc. They always come back safely and if any demon at RAD somehow broke the headphones, well Levi has a two powerhouses of older brothers to get rid of them so he can stay with Mc.
Satan discovers Mc's Misophonia when he tears off the cover of Metamorphosis to rebind it and crumples and tears the old paperback for that sweet crunchy sound of respecting the author's wishes.
Satan is fascinated by Mc's response because it's just paper to him. He has a hundred questions and gets a hold of his DSM-5 that he got forever ago for throwing at Lucifer.
Satan gets a white noise machine for his room since he already asked Mc about headphones and other alternatives during his one hundred and one questions.
Satan considers from every angle of Mc's triggers showing up at RAD. Honestly headphones would be the best Solution but he wants to find another way that inconveniences no one. He knows bothering people will make Mc subject to the Y/N meme all over again and they don't need that attention.
Satan used Mc's Misophonia as an excuse to wrap Mammon is bubble wrap and leave him somewhere since Mammon is loud. He is aware that is not how that works, just let him have this Mc.
Asmo has so many noises around him, but his camera flash is always on. He was so confused when Mc flinched away from it.
Mc won't even get the chance to explain because Asmo is gently shushing them while trying to remember how to turn off the sound on his camera without putting his phone entirely on silent.
Asmodeus does not know how to turn the sound off, so he makes Leviathan do it. He also has to fiddle with his professional cameras since they make noise too.
Asmo forgets for a whole week that he can actually do something about people having the shutter sound on by making the silence a trend for "taking pictures of strays without scaring them".
People did it with their partners for the trend too, including Asmo taking many photos of Mc looking cute now that they weren't flinching.
Beel doesn't know why Mc seems so upset by his chewing so he assumes it's the same reason Lucifer gets upset since he doesn't have another conclusion to come to. He knows it's different, but he doesn't have any other answers unless Mc decides to tell them.
Beel can swallow things whole so Mc doesn't have to hear him chew, Lucifer still gets onto him for potential choking hazards but at least Mc isn't upset anymore.
Beel is relieved to see it's not just him Mc is upset with when they have the same reaction during lunch at RAD so he takes them to a nice quiet area of the gardens where Belphegor usually takes a nap.
Belphegor is so unhelpful. He doesn't understand at all so he keeps making the noise until he realises Mc is actually scared. Honestly one would think he wouldn't play these games when he's on potentially thin ice for literal murder.
Belphe feels bad about the noise, kinda, depends on how bad their reaction was.
Belphegor doesn't buy headphones, he just covers their ears with his hands. The skin is just thin enough for Mc to hear the blood in Belphegor's fingers, or perhaps Belphie used magic to make his blood work as their white noise machine.
There is always the constant ticking of a clock around Barbatos. Diavolo got used to it but even after a week Mc still seemed very upset.
Barbatos figured it out before Mc could fall apart and suddenly they never heard a clock again, not at RAD, not at the HoL, the palace, no where, Barbatos had made sure of it.
Mc got to conveniently forget clocks existed, Barbatos enjoyed getting to revel in their peaceful expressions at the palace.
Mc heard one of the analogue clocks in the palace once despite all the others being silent and Barbatos threw it out the window before resuming his duties like nothing ever happened. Barbatos and Diavolo were just using Mc as an excuse to get rid of that specific clock.
they won't tell you this in therapy but sometimes the best way to stop catastrophizing/anxiety is to interrupt your spiraling with "girl what the hell are you talking about"
Would headcanons of the brothers (or dateables, whichever's easier!) with a digital artist mc maybe be possible?
LOVE YOUR WRITING BTW!!! I love the way you write for them 🤭🤭🤭🤭
a/n: hope u enjoy :3 sorry this took 8 million years </3
cw: fluff, a little suggestive in asmo's part bc it's asmo
brothers with a digital artist!mc
lucifer
- he supports your art journey so long as it doesn't get in the way of your studies
- drawing while you hang out with him in his study? fantasic, show him your progress every so often. drawing at the dinner table? okay... not ideal but you aren't being any more distracting than mammon is, so he lets it slide. but if you value your tablet, do not bring it out during school hours at RAD. not even worth the risk.
- when you join him in his study, he prefers you drawing in his lap. this way, he can just peek over your shoulder when he needs a brain break
- any critiques he gives you are professional and helpful. he somehow always knows exactly what was a creative choice, and what should be tweaked
- commissions you for RAD posters and promotional designs. makes sure you get a fair cut of grimm for each project, too
- if you draw him, he tries to play it cool, but you can clearly see the way he draws his shoulders back a little more; he's got more pep in his step in the following days
- when you inevitably stay up too late drawing, he finds you during his nightly check-ups. he makes sure to save your work, charge your tablet, and tuck you into bed <3
mammon
- you better hope you take commissions already, cus if not - you are now! and your wonderful manager/boyfriend gets a cut, right?
- the first time you drew him he cried like a baby - you really see him like that? you like him enough to spend hours drawing his face?? mc his heart can't take it
- if/when you draw one of his brothers he tries not to get jealous, but fails. especially if you drew them in an affectionate way, he's suddenly pestering you to do his portrait again
- tries to sell prints of your art. he'll go with Levi to a convention just to set up a stand with you. yes, he does try to scam people the second you leave for the bathroom, but it's the thought that counts. he's proud of you!
- will be your anatomy reference whenever you want. he'll stand in the strangest positions for as long as he possibly can while you pace around him, trying to get his proportions to look accurate
- you draw a picture of the two of you together and he doesn't stop bragging about it for weeks. literally everyone he comes across has seen it
leviathan
- you draw him with ruri-chan once and he loses his mind. ur immediately the coolest person ever and can you make a dozen more while you're at it???
- absolutely commissions fanart from you. he drops all the other artists he'd go to in favor of you. yes, this means you have a giant workload practically 24/7, but he does pay you in bathtub cuddles and the occasional gifted win at devilkart, so it's not all bad
- if you draw anything TSL related he's printing and framing it without thinking twice. even if you hate the drawing, that's henry, mc!! he's going on the wall!!!!
- he's seen his fair share of art online, and shares creators that match your style so you can potentially collab. if you wanted to seriously run an account for your art, he's the best brother to enlist for help
- he's drawn his own fair share of fanart, and if you compliment his work he shuts down for a second. hand over his red face, he'll stutter out a thank you and say how yours is so much better!
- gets really moody when you draw one of the brothers in an attractive light. easiest way to fix it is sketch up him with henry - transgression forgiven
satan
- probably researches the history of digital art and different styles to better understand what you do
- loves when the two of you hang out in his room - him with a good book, and you drawing the cat that appeared on your walk earlier
- only minds when you draw Lucifer looking good (or normal), then he'll insist you draw him falling down the stairs or something to even it out
- he'll pose for you, but he'll do you one better by finding old anatomy charts. he sifts through the HoL and RAD libraries until he finds the old tomes he's looking for, filled with diagrams of creatures you previously thought were myth
- his advice about your art is always gentle and followed by praise, something he likes - like how you always manage to get the lighting angles just right
- loves talking to you about the meaning behind certain pieces, he'll sit and listen to you explain for hours
- wants you to do self-portraits, and peeks over your shoulder the whole time, telling you that you aren't making yourself pretty enough
asmodeus
- incorporates your art in his posts and tags you, explicitly telling his followers to show you some love
- one time you drew him poorly as a joke and he made you redo the drawing roughly 700 times before he was satisfied. you're very careful with how you draw him now
- insists that you draw him nude at least once. the drawing never gets finished though, because someone can't control himself
- buys you top of the line equipment in your favorite color. you can't create masterpieces with that old thing, he says
- if you draw the two of you together, he immediately makes it his lock screen, and leaves his phone face up on purpose so people will see it
- for every drawing you make of someone else, you have to make one of him. c'mon mc, at least a sketch!!
- the best brother to ask to model for you. he can put himself in quite literally any position you want, for damn near forever. naturally, he does expect your affection as a reward when he's done
beelzebub
- draw anything but food. he tried to eat your tablet once. it was traumatic for everyone involved.
- he's happy to chill next to you and snack while you draw for hours. he's good about keeping your posture from getting too shrimp-like, and making sure you get up to walk, eat, etc every so often
- another one who is happy to pose for you. position him however you want (as long as he is allowed to move one hand for snacking purposes)
- if you need a picture reference of something you can't find online, he'll try to capture it on one of his runs. maybe you need a certain flower in a certain light, or a candid of an animal that nobody has captured yet. he's a surprisingly good photographer
- likes when you draw family portraits the most. he's insisted on at least one occasion that you get all the brother's together
- you drew a candid picture of the 8 of you in your style for his birthday and he cried. he printed it out, had yoy sign it, and keeps it framed above his bed
- really good at keeping you from cramping up. he somehow knows exactly when you're about to push yourself over the edge, and gently stops you to give your hands and arms a quick massage
belphegor
- his head is often used as a stand for your tablet, considering it's firmly planted in your lap. occasionally wakes up to give you mumbled advice
- the only poses you'll get him to do are ones that involve zero work, mainly just lying down in various ways
- when you show him a drawing you did of him while he slept, he pretends not to care too much in the moment, focusing more on your skill. once you fall asleep though, he sends the image to himself
- likes when you draw you, him, and beel the most. he has a folder of just pictures of the three of you that you turned into your style
- swats away his brothers with his tail when you're in a flow state, even if he's dead asleep. if he is awake, sometimes he opts for just pulling a blanket over the two of you
- when he wakes up in the middle of the night, still hunched over drawing, he lies on top of your lap, tablet and all, until you agree to go to bed
- helps you sneak your tablet into RAD behind Lucifer's back so you can draw during class. he's drooling on the desk, you're sketching the puddle, Lucifer is on his way to scold you both. good times.
And in these next 50 years you will eat so many delicious meals, laugh so many times with so many people you love, shout and scream and sing and cry and smile so hard your face hurts. And you will see such beautiful sunsets and feel fresh cold air on your face and feel warm and safe wrapped up in your favourite winter coat.