✦ At first, Lucifer thought that everything might just go smoothly for once. You seemed generally polite and conscious of your circumstances, not at all like his trouble-making brothers.
✦ But you were only human. And temptations would be around every shadow-y corner of the Devildom... He just didn't expect you to immediately go head-first into the most personally affecting ones for him and his family.
✦ Your spontaneity between acting so innocent and demure to boldly putting yourself in harm's way threw him off in a way he hadn't truly anticipated. Especially with the incident in the Underground Tomb.
✦ You were certainly fascinating, he'd give you that. What was more fascinating and scary however, was the impact you were leaving on his younger brothers.
✦ Mammon almost never left your side, Levi actually made an effort to spend quality time with a non-family member, Beel would now often set aside some of his food for you, Asmo was completely doting on you in a way he never did with anyone else, and Satan had matured in such a short amount of time partly in due to your words of advice and interactions.
✦ He was even finding himself endeared to your earnest endeavour to befriend and understand Demon-kind. For someone who seemed so anxious and doubtful, there never seemed to be a single thought spared to abandoning your own moral code.
✦ And he respected that. He really did, and that was something his pride was slowly coming to terms with. He was starting to personally care about you, not as an Exchange Student, but as the consciously kind and perceptive individual he was now seeing you for.
✦ And yes, this development definitely had a large and potentially lethal wrench thrown into it with the reveal of Belphie's imprisonment in the attic.
✦ He felt ashamed of himself. He had clearly misjudged you all along, and you were just like any other selfish human who was just too curious for their own good. He never used to hate humans, per se, but he wasn't ever particularly fond of them either.
✦ So confirmation bias had hit him hard. Because above all else, he had let this happen. All of it. From the moment he rebelled against their Father, to how he started to soften and genuinely lower his guard around a mere deceitful human, he was the cause of all of these current circumstances.
✦ And Lilith…
✦ He only realized it upon later reflection, but he had always seen a bit of Lilith in you. He couldn't ever pinpoint it, but the moment you hugged him in the Underground Tomb, something just felt right again. After so, so long.
✦ And from that moment on, he ever so slowly started to trust you. You had unintentionally wormed your way into the family, and his brothers were certainly not letting go of you anytime soon. And neither was he.
✦ His respect for you had only grown once he put aside his pride to realise that every single action that you had taken was for the sake of his family. What obligation did you possibly have to do all of this?
✦ Clearly not publicity or fame, otherwise you wouldn't have kept it a secret and downplayed your role whenever you discussed it after the fact.
✦ Of course, an ideal circumstance would have been to gain the favour of his other brothers by saving Belphie, which would easily place himself as the grand villain of the story, and yet you had never used that narrative to your advantage.
✦ When he confronted you about these thoughts, even you seemed a bit uncertain as to why you did it.
✦ Because yes, you may have had your own personal struggles with family and didn't want the worst case scenario that almost happened to you to happen to others, but the complete dedication and tenacity you had for the task surprised even yourself.
✦ And that's when Lucifer knew. Not because of societal status or for any other personal gain: you just wanted to help people. It made you feel happy and fulfilled just to help people and see them be happy.
✦ And how long had it really been since he'd seen such genuine and reckless selflessness right in front of his eyes? The flashes of forbidden Celestial Realm food and a bedridden human in his mind was all the reminder he needed.
✦ So from there on, things were brighter for the both of you. While still reserved, Lucifer was endlessly amused by your interactions and hijinks with his brothers, and would contentedly watch on almost like a proud parent.
✦ Because he was proud to have someone like you as a part of their family...
•The experiences of alterhumans of color get almost zero representation in the wider alterhuman community and that's really something that needs to change. This sounds like one of those pandering posts, though it really is not. My experience as an indigenous otherkind identifying individual is vastly different than the experiences of white alterhumans, due to my connection with my indigenous culture and because of my involvement in irl indigenous spaces, though documentation of experiences like mine are practically non-existent in the alterhuman community. Essays and discussions of non-white otherkin experiences often get no traction or are just buried between tons of other posts. This, coupled with the fact that mostly white spaces can sometimes be intimidating for people of color (myself included!) to talk about non-white experiences in, presents a serious problem. Being an ally to alterhumans of color often stops when it's personally inconvenient for someone, and that gets absolutely exhausting to deal with.
•Indigenous alterhumans are so fragmented across the alterhuman community, for example. There is almost nothing in indigenous otherkin tags, either because our experiences aren't seen or because ignorant people have forced us into silence. We don't have our own spaces, we don't get to discuss our experiences without a bodily white person in the community saying something like "I'm 1/10th cherokee, ya bro I feel you there". Even talking about discrimination we face can get us into an argument if we don't phrase ourself in a perfect way. Indigenous alterhumans being so fragmented across the alterhuman community is part of why I'm starting a digital powwow for indigenous alterhumans to share their experiences, though I don't want to be the only one sharing my experiences with being indigenous and otherkin. I really want this community to get to a point where indigenous alterhumans feel safe to talk about their experiences without fear of judgement or the fear of facing ignorance. I want to see panels about the experiences of alterhumans of color other than the ones I've hosted myself, our experiences are important to be heard in the community!
•In spite of being minorities in our own community and in spite of everything else though, I really do want to encourage my fellow alterhumans of color to share their unique experiences with the community. Our voices deserve to be heard and appreciated, even if we are so fragmented across the community. If you do face ignorance from anyone, try not to let it stop you from sharing your experiences and expressing yourself. I really want to see more essays from alterhumans of color, I want to see indigenous alterhuman experiences being brought into the spotlight, it's even important to discuss the challenges of feeling alone in a mostly white community. I mean hell, there's only one other indigenous maya person I know throughout the entire alterhuman community. Try not to let ignorance or fear discourage you from being your authentic self in this community. We shouldn't be suppressed nor fragmented in our own communities!
With Eagle's Guidance, The Celestial Dragon Soars: How the Eagle Guides My Nonhuman Path
•After ages of attempting to put these feelings into words, I decided to write an essay detailing my sacred connection to the eagle as a nonhuman identifying, indigenous Maya traditional dancer. These writings are a part of a personal effort of mine to make indigenous experiences in the alterhuman community more visible. Keep in mind that this connection of mine cannot be fully explained with words, it's a powerful connection that calls to both my indigenous blood and my nonhumanity in beautiful ways that I cannot encompass with words. What I wrote is just the tip of the iceberg.
luunaathh | With Eagle's Guidance, The Celestial Dragon Soars: How the Eagle Guides My Nonhuman Path
✦ I'd say we're all keenly aware of how annoyed Mammon was at having to babysit the Human Exchange Student. Lucifer is always pushing the menial work off to him, as if he's the only one with more important things to do!
✦ Well, at least you were being compliant and causing little inconvenience to him so far, but really, a whole year of this? Yeah, he was going to drop you as soon as he found the chance to…
✦ …And then you made a pact with him.
✦ Not one of his proudest moments, he will admit, but now he'll have to pay more attention to you, or else he'll just have another person yanking on his chain and telling him what to do! At least, that's what he wants everyone else to believe.
✦ Because admittedly, he was very curious about you. In most social situations you were anxious yet agreeable, but in the moments where you were alone with him, you'd quickly gain the confidence to tease and joke around with him.
✦ And so the first time he sees you genuinely smile and laugh, he already knows that he's a goner. His greed never lies, after all.
✦ And the TSL Showdown sealed the deal for him. He didn't want to see you hurt, because he was the one supposed to protect you, and no one else. You were his problem to take care of, and he was gonna make damn sure that everyone else knew that, including you.
✦ And somehow, despite his foolproof logic, you had seemed so surprised by his confession...
✦ He was willing to accept all the jabs, all the jokes, all the insults if it meant that you would start to rely on him the same way he was starting to rely on you.
✦ He didn't realise it at the time, but he really just needed someone who would accept him for who he was without the constant attacks on his character: A fresh pair of eyes that were able to see him for more than his outward bravado and scummy acts.
✦ You were kind to him, you defended him, and you really seemed to be fond of him.
✦ And his brothers would question why you would defend him so frequently, how you shouldn't feed into his ego when he was so clearly in the wrong, but you would always reason your way out of things. He really started to admire your steadfast and caring nature.
✦ As long as you were there alongside him, he would go just about anywhere and do almost anything that you asked.
✦ The whole Belphie situation left an indelible impact on him. Because first of all, his baby brother had been hidden away without them even knowing (which made him utterly pissed at Lucifer, though he didn't let it completely show.)
✦ And then what Belphie did to you…
✦ Even if you would ultimately end up alive after it all, he doesn't think he'll ever forget the sight of your dying body in his arms, and how it made him feel. He was mourning his human, and he couldn't bring himself to do anything else but sob.
✦ And like everything else in the aftermath of that situation, he just held his feelings back and tried to not let it affect him. Because you were Lilith's descendent, which suddenly made everything better apparently!
✦ …But that did make him wonder; if he felt like this, so distraught and racked with guilt over what happened, then what in all the Three Realms were you feeling?
✦ His brothers mocked him for his stupidity, and while he may get ahead of himself at times, Mammon was arguably the most emotionally mature of them all. It was just as the second eldest, he would hide his true feelings almost as much as Lucifer did.
✦ For the sake of his family, he played the clown. Partially because he was pretty stupid at times, but also because that's just how their family worked. And he was more than fine with that, because as long as his family stayed together, that's all that truly mattered to him.
✦ And guess what? You were part of the family now too: 🎉Congratulations!!! 🎉 So he just wanted to be there for you in whatever way you needed. Just as long as he could be with you, he would be happy.
✦ Just as long as he kept himself in check, and cared for you only as much as you did for him, he could hopefully keep his greed at bay…
•To celebrate the sixth anniversary of the celestial spire discord server, I have created a dragonkind zine called the constellation of draconity! It has been an amazing six years and a few of our members shared their stories and artworks with us! You can read the zine here on my itch.io! Feel free to also join the server itself if you are physically 18 years or older! ^.=.^
✦ To be honest, Levi pretty much forgot that the Human Exchange Student was going to be arriving that day. I mean, he had so many more important things to worry about, so what reason would he have to care about a simple human?
✦ …Actually… He could use this to his advantage. Would it be petty? Maybe, but it would serve Mammon right for being such a scummy brother!
✦ And surprisingly enough, his plan worked! But despite what his brothers were insinuating, he didn't care for you in any way! Not at all! Not one bit!
✦ It's not like he was practically living within one of his favourite anime tropes, having become the unsuspecting onlooker to a real life isekai! An innocent human suddenly thrust into a world of magic and demons! An instantly compelling setup that had made him fall in love with many a main characters…
✦ But regardless of any of that!!! He was just a stinky Otaku who gamed his days away in the comfort of his room. There was no need for him to get involved with whatever daredevil antics the human and his scummy brother were bound to get up to.
✦ …That wasn't going to be as easy as he wanted, however.
✦ Because this human just didn't know when to quit! I mean, why do they get to have so much fun binging TSL and then act so confident as if they know what they're talking about? It just wasn't fair.
✦ And now here he was, standing in front of a terrifyingly large crowd in the main hall of RAD, just to prove to one singular prideful human that he was the ultimate TSL fan!
✦ …He really didn't want to hurt them. He honestly felt downright awful after his outburst. But most of all, he felt defeated.
✦ Did he believe that you cheated during the TSL Showdown? …Kind of, yeah. Actually, yeah, he did think it was a scummy thing to do!
✦ But… it's not like he was in a position to have the rarest of merch or all the insider details of his favourite story. And that's simply because he was a shut-in. He keeps to himself and he never tries to interact with others.
✦ Whether he likes it or not, you got the advantages and opportunities you had because you actually interacted with people and made your own impression on them.
✦ And that made him so jealous.
✦ So he agreed to the pact. He conceded that you had something that he didn't, despite how desperately he did want it.
✦ And then you apologised to him. For using dirty tactics to get your way, because you would feel the exact way he did if someone tried to do that with your favourite pieces of media.
✦ …Wait, what???
✦ You actually enjoyed video games and anime too? Just like him??? ...I mean, maybe he could forgive you, but that didn't make you two best friends or anything!!!
✦ Spoiler Alert: It definitely did to him.
✦ He actually got to know you on a deeper level, watching how you'd interact with his brothers, like you were just always meant to fit with them. These… misfit fallen angels that they were.
✦ And the craziest thing of all was that you actually wanted to hang out with him!!! You wanted to share your favourite Human World anime and manga with him, and soon enough (way faster than he was ever willing to admit), he did the same for you with Devildom media.
✦ Which was all fine and dandy, sunshine and rainbows, but why in all of the three realms did his brothers have to be so obnoxious about you? Constantly vying for your attention, while you argued that you'd already scheduled this time for you and him.
✦ And wow, did hearing that pacify his envy quicker than any of the anime merch he's ever bought…
•Greetings and welcome to my tumblr blog, traveler! My name is Luunaathh, and it is a pleasure to see you here! This is my pinned post, where you will find all the information you need to know about my being! I am a friendly being and will not bite unless provoked, so do feel free to send my being a message!
•I am draconic. Upon this earth I am a tiny fragment of a non perceivable, celestial draconian being who I have named "Luunaathh". A representation of Luunaathh I drew is shown, though it is purely based on intrinsic knowledge due to her metaphysical nature. She is extremely radioactive due to her stellar nature and has her own draconian language, which noticeably features repeating vowels, one that I am still in the process of learning. I am forever loved and taken by my eternal mate who I call Auullthhuunnaakk, he is Luunaathh's mate. I am living upon this earth to collect of the earth, purely for the interest of Luunaathh, so in essence, I am her little spy that she sends to different worlds. Though I am not the only incarnation of her celestial essence.
•I am a werewolf spiritherian, I go by Naauurraauukk as my wolf aspect and I have lived multiple lives as this wolf. I lived in mountainous areas with harsh winters and powerful summer storms. I was the godmother to many ravens and eagles, since so many followed my being around on my hunts, looking for scraps. Due to these experiences as my werewolf aspect, I developed a strong relationship with eagles, a connection that ties into my indigenous heritage as well. The eagle is my guide in this life, teaching my being to always continue on the path of the red road in a good way, to always continue doing what I can for the people, to aim to be as wise as he is.
•I am meant to become a bearded vulture to fly alongside Eagle in the spirit realm when this human life comes to an end. This was revealed to my being as I connected with Eagle and the feathers he and the (draconic) creator gifted my being. My experiences with connecting with the animal I am meant to become are intertwined with my celestial draconity. This aspect of myself is something I am meant to unravel as I walk this human life, and something to be fully revealed at the end, when my journey walking the red road as a human ends.
•I am a jaguar spiritherian with a strong connection with Tezcatlipoca, the mesoamerican sacred entity of the smoking mirror, the north, and jaguars. My jaguar self lived during the time of the ancient maya, and is directly related to my indigenous heritage. She became a spirit by Tezcatlipoca'a will and saw mesoamerican culture up until the start of colonization, when she could not handle seeing the carnage happening to indigenous peoples.
•I am a indigenous mesoamerican ceremonial dancer, and have been for a few years now. My heritage is indigenous Maya, though I engage with the mexica danza culture, or danza azteca as it is more commonly known. I dance not as a human, rather I dance as an animal, invoking the energy of the jaguar, the vulture, and the wolf. These days however, I dance very little due to my worsening knee injury. I participate in ceremony in other ways and I devote myself to archiving and sharing indigenous knowledge. I am always open to answering all good faith questions about indigenous culture. If I cannot answer a question you have, I will direct you to resources or folks that can answer your question. I have an indigenous resources masterlist of over 600 reputable and vetted indigenous sources that I created to aid in the vital preservation of indigenous culture. I am also ethnically jewish (matrilienal) who is well versed in the culture (though not culturally connected)
•I am a draconian pagan, I worship three draconic creator divinities who I honor in the ancient ways of the draconic beings of my home world, who I have come to call the almighty infinite one, the almighty tempest one, and the almighty volcanic one. My draconic path is something that is very important to my being, hence you will not see my being share much about the very specific rituals I do unless you are a very close friend. I am happy to discuss the basics of it, however!
•Disclaimers and DNI•
•If I have you blocked or I am genuinely uncomfortable interacting with you, you either-
•Believe in or say discriminatory statements
•Blatantly harrassed my being, or are close to people who harassed my being
•Blatantly violated my clearly set boundaries
•Harbor sentiment against or judge people with mood disorders and psychotic disorders, intentional or not
•Have misgendered my being, maliciously or without knowing, on more than one occasion
•Have toxic traits I want absolutely nothing to do with
•Disrespect indigenous beliefs or appropriate closed cultures
•Commonly start drama/rumors or make harsh claims with nothing to back it up
•I have schizoaffective disorder, ocd, and severe cptsd, the reason I mention this, is because I do not have the privilege of keeping my mental symptoms under wraps all the time like many people do. I suffer from severe mood swings, severe paranoia, psychotic episodes, and manic highs and lows. I have done my best to keep these symptoms under wraps, though sometimes the mask slips. The way I act is sometimes influenced by the severe mental disorders I suffer with, so please keep that in mind.
•Want to know more about my being? My dreamwidth has all of my personal writing projects related to my nonhumanity and my indigenous heritage!
•Curious about the online spaces and events I have created? How about you join them! If the server description applies to you, feel free to join them! I strive to make these spaces safe ones! ^.=.^
•https://discord.gg/ZGQmq9fuf4 (The Celestial Spire, 18+ Draconic Server)
•https://discord.gg/nHtFHwAe4q (The Otherkind of Color Alliance, POC Server)
•https://discord.gg/psH4NNjVzh (Sanctuary Beyond the Mists, Therian Server)
•https://youtube.com/@thedraconicsummit?si=v8l3XLhY0gOgpF6M (The Draconic Summit)
•https://youtube.com/@therianconvergence?si=M_rkgPdncM0E_MLZ (The Therian Convergence)
•Otherkind/Alterhuman Resources and Websites Masterlist•
•Many greetings! Over the course of a few months I have been working on a masterlist of alterhuman sites and resources that can be easily accessed and shared around the internet. Since new websites and resources are always being created, this list will always be in one way or another, a work in progress. If you see a website or resource that needs to be added to this list, feel free to message my being with the site link so I can add it to the masterlist. If you see a website that either needs to be removed or have a warning label added my direct messages are open. Feel free to share this list around!
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•https://luunaathh.dreamwidth.org/641.html
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