Also I like to think that the Devildom and Celestial Realm do have beauty standards of some kind. Regardless of if they align with the Human World's Because it's fun to speculate on what beauty could be considered on these alien societies, really fun actually.
BUT MOSTLY;
it's that I love the idea of these idiots being absolutely bewildered by their own attraction to MC (cause MC can look ANY WAY AT ALL), because as """""well adjusted""""" people of their respective worlds they are somehow irreparably smitten by this weird alien fucking thing (MC).
Satan x Asexual reader (pronouns you/yours, no gender specified)
Comfort? IDEK
Established relationship
Word count: 971
Cover art by me (recycled)
Someone needs reassurance from societal pressure and expectations! (you, you fucking do ((me actually)))
Guess who spent 2 hours writing nonstop instead of sleeping? Here, have the fruits of my insomnia. Not proofread, didn't bother checking punctuation, good luck soldier.
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Oh it was one of those days, wasn't it? When your confidence wavered. You've been through this before. You knew what you needed. But would this be the last straw for him?
In vain you attempted to carry on as if nothing was amiss within you. But he noticed. Of course he noticed. He's arguably the most observant person there's ever been, of you at least. Yet so tactful about it.
You tried to hold his hand as usual. Let him touch you affectionately without tensing up. Be close to his face and his body without hesitation. But you couldn't really help it. And who knows how many other signs you weren't even aware of he had picked up already.
Was this more aggravating to him than if you just asked for what you needed? The thoughts swarmed your mind. Again. Again their buzz overtook reason. You had been doing so well too... So you just started preparing, mentally, for what you had to say.
Meanwhile, Satan was figuring things out at his own pace. Were you growing scared? Of him? Well he could see why. His temper still got the best of him sometimes. And he knew that what to him and other demons was just a mild grumpy spell, to a regular human could be rather violent or scary.
Yet whenever he talked about it, you reassured him that no, you weren't afraid of him. You held him so lovingly and told him. Told him that you knew he'd never hurt you or try to again.
His thoughts were interrupted by you, in the flesh, of all things. You sat by him in the library and looked him in the eyes. Your expression wasn't upset but he could see you were going to say something important.
"Can we walk back home? Whenever is okay. I'll just hang around here until you are done."
A calculated request, he deduced. But you were asking for him in a way. It was a relief. He sighed with a soft smile and answered:
"Sure, I couldn't focus on what I was reading much today anyways. Let's just go."
With that, you calmly picked up your bags and left the building.
Your walk started out casual enough. Barely anyone on the streets at this hour, something you both prefer. But Satan saw you were bracing yourself to say something.
"Satan," you sighed "do you remember what I said when we started dating?"
He blushed very faintly. "You said you were really happy and you hugged me so hard... And then you grabbed my face and kissed m-"
You gaped for a second in surprise before interrupting him. "Nooo, not that."
He looked back at you, expecting to hear what you meant. You cleared your throat and elaborated.
"When I asked if you were really okay with me being asexual?"
He looked back at you a little puzzled "I believe I said that I was perfectly fine with that?"
You nodded, "yes, well, right after that."
He aimed his gaze down trying to remember. The bliss of the moment might have made him dismiss anything he didn't immediately figure out.
In the meantime, outside his head, the words itched in your throat, you planned to just remind him, but this conversation was turning excruciating for you. Just as he remembered, your voice next to him echoed his memory:
"Can I ask again in the future?"
He looked at you with a mixture of realization and curiosity. You continued.
"You told me that I could, Satan. So..."
You took a few seconds to still your resolve.
"Are you okay with it?"
There it was, the prickle in his expression. You didn't want to see it. You knew this question could be bothersome. But you needed this.
"Y/N, of course I am! Did I overstep your boundaries in any way? Please tell me so I don't repeat it again. I apologize, I truly didn't mean to..."
He trails off. But you are already raising your hand and trying to wave his concern away. Ashamed, you reply.
"No, no Satan. Listen. I just needed to ask again. You didn't overstep or anything. I like touching you, and being touched by you as well."
He nods, but stays silent for you to continue.
"But, well... I just didn't want to raise your expectations with that sort of contact. It's happened before with other people and it hasn't ended well."
He sighs and rolls his eyes. "Humans are so fickle."
You look at him wideyed, clearly hurt.
"Wait, not you, I didn't mean you!" He drags his hand down his face "Sorry, sorry" before continuing, he gathers his thoughts, "what I mean is that that is not something you have to worry about with me."
"Was it wrong of me to ask?"
He looks forward, wideyed with full realization. Then he stops walking and faces you with his entire posture as you stop a couple steps after him. He puts a hand on your shoulder and solemnly says " Y/N, never feel bad for needing reassurance. It is not wrong. How many times have you reassured me? That you aren't afraid of me? I didn't realize at the time that was what your question meant. But yes, you can ask me again. As many times as you want. It won't only not bother me, I will tell you that I love you every time and mean it. I love you."
You put your hand on his, getting misty eyed. Before your tears take over, you lean forward and kiss him briefly. Then you part from his lips and hug him, squeezing as hard as you can. He hugs back, pats your head, then chuckles and leans back, lifting your feet from the floor briefly, making you chuckle as well.
Maybe my favoritism between the characters is also very swayed by what to me are turn offs and which ones I find most repelling.
Such as, from most to least repelling (to me):
- Asmo, Mammon, Beel: mindless consumerism
- Belphegor: apathy, indifference
- Leviathan: constant self deprecation
- Simeon, Solomon: hidden agenda
- Diavolo: spoiled
- Satan: hoarder which can turn into a detriment not just to him but those around him as well, and trying to help him out with it could turn ugly if he gets mad.
- Lucifer: his authority gets to his head sometimes and it would be hell to deal with if it didn't happen to align with others wishes usually.
I am NOT listing defects/flaws. It is TURN OFFS, which are subjective.
(but, yanno, also depends on if the writers like, think about what they're doing and what they understand of the characters at any given time)
If you see this and rage because I'm not understanding your blorbos correctly, I am very sorry. I %100 might be doing that. Don't take this post too seriously though, it's not about literary analysis and my word should never be law lmao.
I know it's a minor detail I just overthougt most likely but I always consciously draw Asmo without earrings.
The moment I learned he's supposed to be "the fashion one" (regardless of what I think of his fashion sense...), I just decided that then it must mean every single detail of his looks is intentional and calculated. One would think earrings, a popular accessory, would be part of his planned everyday outfit and demon form at least. But nope.
And the more I look and learn about him, the more I think I'm right.
There's a chat where he mentions cutting off a millimetre of his hair is a huge deal for him.
You can see his nails change colours every so often on his in game sprites too.
So I think not wearing earrings is an intentional move on his part. Why I don't know. There might be some clues in some content I haven't discovered yet.
For now I can only speculate that maybe he's aiming for the untouched sort of beauty where the skin is "immaculate" (no wonder he cancels a date with mc over a pimple), so no tattoos or piercings I guess? ( I know his demon form has hearts on his arm but I don't think he had a say on how he looks in that form) I don't know, I'm just aware that's what considered beauty sometimes by some people. And I don't think that's the only look he ever aims for. I think it would be fun if he mastered all kinds of fashion styles. But it is undeniable that he usually wants to look "cute".
Cause while the characters will love MC regardless of how they look, I chose to see it as their societies still being subjected to beauty standards. Whether these standards align with mine, yours, society's or anyone's taste is besides the point.
ANYWAYS, THOSE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS ON HIS LACK OF EARRINGS ILY ASMO
I love reading your rants and ramblings about Lucifer, and was wondering if I could persuade you to overanalyze why Lucifer blushes during the Home Screen line wherein he says it was lonely without you around. AFAIK, it's the only one he blushes for except for when he admits to going on a spending spree on Akuzon.
I was surprised by it honestly! He says things on the spot with such confidence usually. But then I noticed he seems to save his more sweet lines for when he and MC are alone. Unless it's with the express purpose of someone else listening. Like he's hyperaware of his surroundings, but very cool and calculated about it.
Lucifer is very aware of other people's feelings. He makes a point to take notes of others taste and preferences. Personally, I think that usually, these are traits related to being a people pleaser or a pushover in general. Because they can't stand any sort of negative emotion being aimed their way. However, there are those who can stand it and accept it as a part of life, despite being aware. Lucifer strikes me as the latter. He doesn't usually enjoy others being upset with him, but he accepts it and tries to make amends. He is aware that, for example, Mammon is constantly gonna talk smack about him because he's the punisher, but he accepts it because someone's gotta stop his constant godamn antics sometimes.
Anyways, getting back on topic.
I think he blushes because he thought too much about it. It's not something he says out of nowhere. He was LONELY WITHOUT YOU, HE WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU AND MISSING YOU FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG UNTIL YOU ARRIVE. The feelings and words have been swirling within him too long to just be casual and spontaneous about it. So he just resigns to saying something so sweet in earnest for once without any calculations. So he blushes.
Obviously only if you want to, but could I maybe get a bit more Lucifer character study stuff? I like seeing your writings about the characters, and I don't really know that much about Lucifer's character/get confused on what is him and what's fandom interpretation. *Lifts empty bowl with a beseeching look* More, please?
Thank you anon, I am honestly flattered! That other anon was basically playing russian roulette and just happened to trigger a rant I had locked and loaded. I honestly wish I could have as many thoughts about the other characters as I do Lucifer. Lucky for me, you asked for more about him!
Here's what I have:
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I would like to expand a little more on what I said about him not being afraid of shame.
I really think I hit the nail on that.
I don't think he's able to feel shame almost at all. He's shameless.
Usually someone shameless would be seen as loud, outspoken, rude even. But that's because that's how they want to be and have no shame to stop them.
Lucifer acts the way he wants to without shame as well. It just so happens that the way he wants to act usually comes across as stoic, elegant, serious, functional, etc. It's not a facade. And I believe this because when he wants to act out of order with the way he is perceived (stoic, elegant, serious, etc) he just goes ahead and does it, without a second thought. And he is just as confident as ever while doing it.
When we are trapped in Levi's game Dogi Maji, everyone is forced into a highschool setting as students. What does he do? He skips class to take a nap. Whenever he wants to do or say something cheesy with MC? He does it without missing a beat. That's not to say he doesn't think his actions through. He obviously does. And like I said before, he trusts his own judgement because he's confident. So of course he will follow through with it and has no trouble aligning some of his interests with his own judgement.
This part is related to his commanding attitude. (Now spare me, I might just be projecting here but,) I really believe he is not very into giving orders much. So why does he? Well, have you ever had to do something with a group of people, but nothing gets fucking done until someone takes the lead? Do the brothers at HoL strike you as being able to get anything done? Well there you have it. He takes the reigns, cause he feels he has to.
Honestly he's not even authoritarian as anyone makes him out to be. All in all the brothers get to do whatever the fuck they want in the end. And just get a scolding when it disrupts the peace or well being of the rest (ie mammon's gambling, which everyone's had to pay for more than once, or beels fridge raids, that leave everyone without food to eat)
Back to being shameless. That of course also comes with the downsides. Which means bad choices being made without a doubt. He was confident of his own judgement when he chose not to tell anyone what happened to Lilith, or when he locked Belphie up. He didn't hesitate when he almost attacks Beel (and Luke), and all the times he's threatened MC.
This, I believe, is why he says MC has changed him. All the actions I mentioned last are all I can recall of him regreting something. And they are all related to MC.
That's all I can conjure up for now.
But I received a couple more anons who dropped their interesting thoughts. They may not fully line up with my own, but they are just as good and valid I believe, if not more. So here they are:
Actually, I do have some thoughts about Asmodeus. And asexual (s*x averse) MCs.
By now, I've received about 6 or so messages, from fellow asexuals depressedly predicting their incompatibility with Asmodeus.
I always end up deleting them. Because I am not suited for coaching someone out of that kind of thought process, and I tend to want to dive right into the root of the issues. And, in my opinion, Asmo is not the root of this issue. Yes, I am familiar with and had such spirals in the past as a young asexual. I still get them sometimes, rarely, but I do.
Either way, I sit on those messages for a few days, seeing if I can find anything of value to tell these poor souls. And eventually delete them for aforementioned reasons.
But they stick in my mind. It is a common ghost that stalks asexuals. Not all of us. But enough of us:
- "He would be touchy with me and I'm not comfortable with that"
- "He would flirt with innuendos and I would hate it"
- "He would cheat on me"
Etc., things along those lines.
And I just don't think he would. He wouldn't do any of those things (unless you are into that).
As I see it, it's about the meta. Obey Me was written for an audience. A wide audience. It is more inclusive than others, yes absolutely. But it is also trying to make some money. Let's look at the cold numbers here. Most people are not asexual. Most people watch p*rn. The vast majority of people are interested in s*x, irl/fictional/whatever. MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ASEXUALITY IS A THING. (Most if not all of the writers probably don't even know, and by root of that, the characters probably don't either)
And so? The characters will act and be written aimed at an allo audience/MC. And Asmo, the avatar of Lust, will have a recurring dialogues related to that, ...because of course (tragically predictable, I know). We can deduce that's how they would act with a allo MC then, correct? But we know also that all of them would love MC either way. Their attraction doesn't hinge on doing the nasty with MC. This is not a p*rn game. And that applies to Asmo as well.
He's atentive and caring of MC. That would not stop being the case if MC denied him s*x. He trusts MC more than most of his brothers, and it's not because of the s*x. He adores when MC gives him attention, not just s*xual attention. He loves MC and is so happy about it, he wants to love them so much. And yeah, looking at the meta we talked about before he, and everyone, is written to catter to allo people. That just means there's gonna be some hints and insinuations. But it's not the core of it. There's plenty left to the characters if you ignore those bits.
And yeah, it's kind of a drag sometimes to have to do the work of ignoring things that remind you of how inadequate and broken it feels to be asexual sometimes. But that honestly would apply to every character, not just Asmo? So if you can do it for the others, you can probably do it for him as well. There are many meanings to Lust, and he doesn't embody just one.
Listen this isn't like taking a certain t*rf writer's shitty slave-positive antisemitic wizard universe and romanticizing it for the sake of clinging to nostalgia (while still promoting her and netting her more money to keep funding anti trans law making in the UK). The devs could've made a game aimed solely at cishetwomen and probably bagged more money than they do right now. But they didn't. They simply work with what they have, know, and can.
The characters love MC. MC could be anyone and any way. Even different from what we are forced to be in game. People have a blast making their own MCs, they are all so different and wonderful!
I get wanting to be cattered to as well, especially when it feels like everyone else is being cattered to more than you. But Asmo is not the root of that.
You don't have to like him, obviously. For any reason whatsoever. I'm just pointing out his interest in s*x is not the hurdle you may think it is, if it's keeping you from having fun. (If it's not keeping you from having fun, and you just wanna write about that cause it entertains you, then go off you, have a blast!💕)
Even while I can't draw the brainrot goes strong... Anyways a short silly idea. I didn't proofread it or bother formating it.
Context: Daniel's native greeting is a kiss on the cheek. They are usually good at remembering not to do that in the Devildom. Usually...
Barbatos x GNMC! Daniel (they/them)
Fluff? Silly.
Word count: 330
Despite the multiple requests for at least a couple days anticipation, the human is summoned yet again, with only a day's notice. From the human world nonetheless.
It keeps slipping Diavolo's mind. The butler remembers of course. He always does. But when the result would be less frequent visits, he doesn't feel inclined to remind His Young Lord. Who's to say it didn't slip his mind as well? It could happen...
Barbatos stood alone by the magic circle in wait. His prince preocupied by an important last minute phone call inside the castle. And he ruminated.
It's been a few weeks since the last time. Daniel's had time to see their friends in the human realm. And their mood usually showed it. Conversation was easier, and smiles not so rare.
Barbatos was looking forward to hearing their stories.
A zap of energy crackles around the mark on the floor. And in a flash, the human is sitting within it. Disheveled and inelegant.
"Welcome" The demon bows and offers a hand.
With a sigh, they take it briefly to stand up. And nonchalantly start brushing off the residual purple smoke coming out of their clothes; a loose dark grey sweater over a white shirt. Barbatos already cherishing the familiarity of this ritual.
He's about to speak, but the human looks up at him expectantly from where they are standing, left hand in their pocket, but their right one subtly inviting him closer. Oh? Maybe something did slip his mind. Do they want to say something to his ear? He leans down.
"Mwack." The peck on his cheek is almost too quick to process. And by the time he's done it, Daniel has already leaned back, unfazed.
"Good to see you, Barbatos," they say taking steps towards the castle "shall we?"
Barbatos only stood there for a second before regaining his bearings, and joined swiftly.
Conversation already flowing between the two on the walk back.
Looks like something did slip someone's mind... Barbatos cannot wait to see how the Prince will find out.
