Some colored pieces I’ve done lately.
1) Nothing says self care like self ship with arguably the most dangerous dons.
2) Princess @ahighwaisted-demon and Prince Gio from our Royalty AU
3) Cia wearing his motorcycle riding outfit
4) Sometimes Scarabee likes a lil scratch n sniff human. MORE SELF SHIP. LEAVE ME ALONE @pastelnacht MADE ME SIMP FOR THE BASTARD, OKAY?!
Sometimes, love is getting plastered beyond recognition with your husband and singing horrible karaoke together well after your pub closes and everyone has gone home.
how would the dons react if their s/o was taken hostage? whether it’s because they have personal business with the dons or s/o? and also s/o was a little roughed up as well. fee free to delete if this makes you uncomfortable.
The dons' s/o taken hostage / hurt to comfort
It does not make me uncomfortable <3 As a general note to anyone wondering, the only topic I'm not really willing to write about is anything specifically politically charged. It never hurts to ask! I've lived a long and terrible life, so I have plenty of experience. If you wanna ask for something that tends to be a bit "uncomfy" for other writers then that's fine! Feel free to ask, worst case is I just delete it.
Fun fact! I actually had a dream about the dons where I was in this exact situation! So some of the responses may be inspired from that
Tw: Kidnapping, taken hostage, death, talk of gore, talk of torture, generally a darker piece that I'll put below the cut!
Zhuk
When you went missing he went utterly nuts.
There's no way you would have just silently left all that you had here, there's no way his adored partner would have just taken off, and definitely not without a word.
In an instant he's rallying the other dons for a game plan to find you.
When they get the info they need on where you are you're gonna have to bet on this war-beast of a man. Because he's there to fuck shit up, and take names.
He's walking in calmly to the room your kept, with a smile, nodding to the others or his clones to "Escort my love back home".
When you're taken back home, and are safely away Zhuk is absolutely going to go nuts on whoever it was that took you.
Their cries will fall sickeningly silent quite literally under his feet, because he doesn't even deem them worth spending ammunition on, not when brute strength and a well placed boot do just as well.
When he comes home he's making you a strong drink, having you patched up, and he's spending the rest of the evening with you wrapped up in his arms.
He's doesn't remember the last time he cried, but he tonight. The thought of you hurting because of their business is almost enough for him to let you go, but he knows that ultimately you would be worse off without their protection and the idea of other problems you'd face would leave him feeling helpless. He'd spend the night swapping between comforting you with your favorite things, and silently crying while holding you tenderly so it doesn't hurt.
Gio
He is likely the most outright calm of the bunch when he finds you've gone missing.
He somehow always has a sense of where you are, he figures it's just because he loves you so much. Maybe it's a benefit of being some kind of eldritch horror monster.
Whichever it is, he doesn't feel the need to alert the others. That would only cause a massive panic. Not when he has it handled.
The perks of being a eldritch demon shapeshifter of sorts seem endless when sneaking into a warehouse full of opposing bad guys would be that its much easier to actually sneak in unannounced.
Whether it's turning himself to one of the captors, or straight up turning into shadows or smoke of some kind he's getting in that locked room and he's instantly teleporting you home with him with a snap of his fingers.
Though it's much less eventful than the other dons, that's because Gio likes to keep you out of his mafia business as much as possible. What you don't know is the terrifying swell of rage inside him where he's already sent in his clones to torture them for information.
He's going to patch you up himself. Whether it's him or the other dons, Gio is the one among them who is actually medically trained as much as Scarabee likes to tell you he's also trained medically sometimes balms and salves aren't a good enough replacement for a well thrown stitch or two.
He would ask you if you wanted to see the others, or if it was too much right now and just wanted him, or if you wanted to be alone. He would obviously respect your wishes, but if you were silent he would opt to take you to see the others and sit around with them all quietly in the smoking lounge.
You do notice, however, that he's not letting you go, even when he snaps at Scarabee for wanting to put some of his home-made remedies on your beautiful stitches!
He's spending the next few nights awake, keeping an eye out for you. You would have a clone personally assigned to you. Likely Cici who is arguably his most terrifying clone, but would be soft and gentle with you when ordered from the boss.
Scarabee
At first, he doesn't quite know you're missing. He has shadows all over the estate but he doesn't know until a clone reports you missing to him.
His dead heart drops to his stomach.
He's asking his patron God where you are, the answer is clear and exact. He knows in n instant exactly what us happening and he's taking off without a word.
If you thought Zhuk was bad. Oh boy.
His clones are all called out, they swarm the entire building and let me tell you, the noises you would hear are not for the faint of heart.
A group would retreat to your room where they may attempt to hold you hostage at gunpoint unless they all stop.
You're freaking out but Bee just gives you the sweetest smile and walks closer and closer. He can smell the fear and bluff in these guys' veins.
He's going to take you into his arms and he's gonna cover your ears and just do his best to get you out of the room
But you will never unfortunately forget the sight of a Naga Deity splitting his mouth open to literally eat the poor saps who threatened and hurt you.
Once you're home he's bringing you begrudgingly to Gio for medical care. As much as he knows his stuff would work, he knows everyone else would also be more comfortable with Gio's help.
He's still gonna put his own balms and salves on it once he's done though.
He's not letting you off his lap, he himself is going to smoke down a few more cigarettes than normal tonight, and any fleeting hope of sleeping that night or that week even for him is completely dashed away.
He's going to spend the night with you in his arms, in his bed, stroking your hair as gently as possible and promising to do better.
He would end up likely giving you a little snake bracelet or piece of jewelry of your choice that would tip him off to when things are wrong or where you are if need be. It would be the only comfort he would have for a while.
Cia
He's tipped off to your absence by a clone, or by you not showing up to his pub like you two had been planning for tonight.
He's leaving a clone to watch the pub, and he's frantically headed home to let the others know. He's going to take at very least Zhuk with him. He's not as personally fond of getting his hands bloodied up again as funny as that is coming from the don who literally runs a bare knuckle boxing ring.
His goal is to get in there, and get you the fuck out.
It's likely with their clones combined that it's a rather easy process. Especially with Zhuk as blood-lusty as he is looking when he's also told you're missing.
So when they find you it's a quick in and out. You're worried for Zhuk but Cia is just getting you into the car where he's gonna start on some basic wound care that he's experienced at somehow.
When Zhuk returns they take you home, bring you to Gio, and by then it's basically a family affair. The others would respect your wishes if you wanted to be alone with any one of them but they won't let you be entirely alone after that. Especially not Cia.
He's holding you in the smoking lounge, keeping you impossibly close, and he's nursing something himself that's strong and dark.
He'll offer to make you a drink as well if you want it to help take the edge off.
Once he gets you to sleep he's spending the whole night sleeping by your side with a couple clones posted up around to keep an eye on everything. Though his Chamie clone will absolutely try to sneak in some love for himself because he was scared of losing you extra.
Bajo
He's tipped off when he heads to your room or any of your normal spots and you're nowhere to be found. That's unlike you at all.
But something just doesn't feel right.
He sends out all his clones to try and find you. They end up finding clues for your abduction and they all report back. He'll send out all the clones to search high and low at every possible place.
He's letting the others know and before they can stop him he's off to find you as well.
When the dons all finally show up, taking care of everything is easy. That's the perks of having 5 demon lovers.
But when Bajo finds you it's dramatic. He's kissing the breath out of your lungs, he's trembling and nearly crying because the other dons may have had experience with similar, but this would be Bajo's first.
He's personally taking you back home, and having Gio patch you back up.
He gets whatever you need, water, helps you bathe, he runs drugs and getting you pain relief is no problem. He'll keep you pin free and loved.
The others know he's taking it hard so they let him have you for a while. He'll be selfish and keep you to himself for as long as the two of you need.
He'll be there to listen if you need to talk, or he'll be there to distract you if that is what you prefer.
From there on he's assigning you a clone for a while. Your favorite clone, and if need be, he'll swap them out so you at least don't get bored. But he has to make sure you're safe. He can't lose you.
It was his first ever run in with losing someone he truly loved, and he can't even begin to imagine losing you permanently. He knows he will eventually, but until then, he's gonna milk all the time and love from you he can.
oh god that touch starved post was *chef’s kiss* immaculate. so, how would the dons react to s/o doing something really adorable just out of the blue. if you need an example say something like a tiny sneeze or just doing a little squeal at something that’s cute. i don’t really know something like that. love ya :)
The dons with a cute s/o
Lemme just start with I love everything about this ask. I'm gonna go with just little cute things I can think of for each.
Zhuk
The first time he hears you let out a tiny little giddy squeal when you see an animal he nearly has a heart attack.
Who touched his sweetheart? Who's going to die now? He's ready to instant transmission and break a foot off in their ass.
When he also sees the animal he just has to join in being excited about it. This man is an animal lover after all.
From then on he notices the little noise when you see something that is adorable he can't help but watch you with softened eyes and a smitten smile.
He'll prop his head up in his hand and he'll stare at you lovingly while you have your moment.
He knows he has to marry you. This being one of a million reasons he feels this way.
Gio:
How do you give back to someone who gives you so much? Little heartfelt gifts of course! The Estate's grounds are expansive if you like to wander its easy to find rocks that remind you of him. Or if you're more into crafting with your hands I'm sure there's things out there you could make for him!
The first time he gets a gift from you he's a bit confused. He doesn't quite get it but he knows whatever this thing is came from a good place. Even if it's just a rock.
Over time he gets used to the gifts, and even begins to really enjoy and adore them.
It's so sweet how much you want to give back, even if you can't give him the same as he can give you.
It becomes customary, regularly you leave little gifts in his office or in his room, and each time his eyes soften and he melts a bit inside.
When you come back the present is always gone, you aren't sure if he just tosses them out or what, it's unlikely that a man of his tastes would truly enjoy home made gifts.
But what you don't know is he's having to plan a new closet or display case to be added to his office where he can keep all these gifts. He's kept every single one.
Scarabee
The first time Scarabee heard you let out the faintest moan was the night you came to him, sore and tired.
The others had told you about his magical massages and they weren't kidding.
Once he heard the little breathy gasp and a soft moan he was instantly addicted. It becomes his favorite sound.
From then on he does whatever he can to make you make that noise when he sees you. He damn near makes it an afterlife goal.
If you're just chilling in the smoking room? He may come up and just rub your shoulders. Relaxing with him on the porch? He may rub your thigh just to hear it.
Every time he hears it, its like his heart threatens to beat again.
His eyes soften and he smiles very fondly which is a bit strange for someone like him.
The other dons may tease him for it, but he couldn't care less.
Cia
He first catches you singing in the shower. You were playing your favorite song, and singing your little heart out with the lyrics. He felt so moved.
In tune, out of tune, flat, whatever you sound like he fucking adores it.
He's fond of music, himself. Often singing old Irish drinking songs at his pub, or gathering his clones for a session with them.
From then on he's on a mission to learn the kind of music you like. He's listening in on the showers or taking note of what he can hear past your headphones.
He'll put a Playlist together to dance or sing with you. If you're shy about it he'll learn to play some of your favorite songs and sing them to you.
It becomes his favorite thing to do. Singing with you in the car when no one is around. Helping you do anything you like while playing the music.
It also doesn't matter what genre it is, seeing your eyes light up when your favorite song comes on is everything he could have asked for.
Bajo
He gets his first love note when you leave it on his nightstand to wake up to. Perhaps you were a bit shy about just how flirty he is, but you wanted him to know how you feel.
He's smitten more and more with every word.
He'll write you back that very morning. He'll craft a letter so beautiful you'll have to cry reading it, he just knows it.
He writes letters, he writes poetry, he writes little thoughts on sticky notes to give to you.
Each time you return a letter he falls harder and harder.
When you are sad it's not uncommon for him to sneak a letter beside you on the bed to wake up to.
Unspoken words can quickly become your love language.
Hope you like sappy, lovestruck loveletters because this don is absolutely gobsmacked with how much he loves and adores you.
So, turns out Cia with an undercut slaps WAY harder. I was playing around with some of my random wheels the other day and got Rockstar Cia so I did a few doodles and accidentally made myself love him.
are you still taking requests for the dons? if so, how would they react to an s/o who (at the beginning of the relationship) cuddles a pillow whenever they sleep or nap because their s/o is touch starved? i tend to cuddle my pillow a lot and honestly i’m just craving for that affection haha
The Dons with a touch starved s/o HCs:
Good question my sweetest little bean <3
Zhuk:
He'll be the first to admit that he was utterly smitten seeing you curled up to a pillow.
He'll wonder what you're dreaming about, he'll wonder if that's what you look like holding onto him, and his heart just melts.
If he can't pry you from the pillows he will get more pillows for his bed that he swears are "totally unrelated".
We all know it's because he wants you to feel like you're holding onto his massive body, especially when he's away on mafia business.
He'll even leave you a sweater to wrap around the pillows and have his scent all over them for you. It's not perfect, but sometimes it does feel like he's laying beside you.
He has absolutely accidentally woken you up in his bed trying to replace the pillows with himself. He tries to be sneaky, but he's too big to do that.
If you ask him to come lay down with you while he is home he typically will put everything down to take a nap with you. He'll hold you in his massive arms and you feel impossibly safe wrapped up in your own giant monolithic teddy bear grip.
He has no need for sleeping outside of pleasure, but there are few things this man loves more than sleeping, so naps are absolutely one of his love languages.
Scarafaggio:
He wasn't sure what to think at first. You obviously craved physical attention, but being curled up to the pillow when he would come to lay down with you or check in on you confused him. Why would you not simply come curl up in his arms?
He makes it evident that he will spend time with you if asked. He's a bit more difficult than the other dons to get time with simply because he has a far harder time understanding human emotions since he had never been human.
He's trying, he really is.
When he notices you stirring in your sleep one night he'll gently take you into his arms away from the pillow and he'll stroke along your back and your hair.
When you settle down he realizes you really just want to feel his touch. It clicks.
From there he's on a regular schedule with you. Whenever you come to bed he will head to bed with you, gather you into his arms, and he will spend hours just showering you with affection.
Outside of the bedroom he finds himself touching you whenever he can find the chance. Passing by you in the kitchen with his hand brushing along your shoulders, gathering you into his lap when he smokes a cigar in the smoking lounge, holding your hand just to kiss it.
Scarabee:
He'll be the first to admit that he was the last to notice. Scarabee is woefully aloof, especially at night. His nightmares keep him awake almost constantly, so he's almost never in bed.
Never fear, this man is a king of touch.
Once he figures out what was going on after likely being told by the dons, he is going to spoil you with it.
We often talk of Scarabee's love language being massages/aftercare, so he'll make a habit of giving you a super relaxing massage right before you go to bed.
When he realizes that you hold onto him at night his nightmares slowly fade he'll probably be almost clingy. He can finally get the sleep he wants to have desperately but only if you're in his arms, or if he's even in yours.
I like to lowkey think that Scarabee secretly loves being a little spoon. Your breath on his neck or your nose nestled into his back or the way he can feel your heartbeat patter against his back is all so comforting it knocks him out fast just being held himself.
If he's going away on business he will absolutely leave a clone for you to hold or be held by. He finds out which one you like best and he'll leave that one.
There have also been many times you woke up, curled up to a pillow with his massive jacket just draped over you.
Ciaróg:
Likely most empathetic of the dons, he knows right away what I going on. The second he sees you curled up to that pillow he's sneaking into bed beside you, and doing whatever he can to either replace the pillow with his own body.
He just sorta knows when you feel like you need cuddles, without even saying anything. He'll be sitting with you in the smoking lounge and he'll just beckon you over, or go find you depending if you're in there with them or not.
Surprisingly the strongest physically of all the dons, he's quick to pull you into his big arms, and keep you locked in place with him.
He is thankfully one of the more affectionate dons, even outside of the bedroom. He has no issues displaying his affection for you in front of others.
He often enjoys you curled up to his chest on his lap during those nights when the others gather in the smoking lounge.
His lips always curl into the fondest smile when he sees you head his way for affection. He feels so loved and adored every time you come to him for affection.
I also like to think he was likely the first one to bring out all his clones for a giant cuddle puddle.
And the best part about cuddling a married man?
Escarabajo:
The best part is that you often get the both of them.
Touch, and acts of service are this don's love languages.
You thought you were going to cuddle pillows? Instead of him??? Not happening, not on his watch at least.
It's like a disturbance in the force, he can just feel when your arms wrap around a pillow and he's by your side in an instant, prying it from your arms and replacing it with his own body. He loves a good nap date.
He doesn't sleep in very late, his garden is a lot nicer to tend to when it isn't blazing hot outside so he likes to get up early to deal with it, so if you've spent the night alone with him he more than often will take you to his husband's room in the morning to let you curl up with him instead, Cia of course, melts and promises to keep you safe before he also falls asleep holding onto you.
It's also very common for not only Bajo to show up for naps, but Cia as well. The benefit of dating a polyamorous couple is that they adore sandwiching you between themselves. Being wrapped in 360 degrees of mafia don sure can be nice.
On his own Bajo is utterly shameless when it comes to touching. He touches you so much that it is nearly annoying. He's always seeming to try and get your attention, it's like having the world's cuddliest puppy.
He'll drape across your lap, he'll default to pulling you into his, he'll have his arms wrapped around you every chance he gets, he'll kiss you wherever he can reach. Be careful, he does bite, and those silver fangs are no joke.
He's very serious about cuddles, he will absolutely demand a scheduled cuddle time for the two (or three) of you on a regular basis.
He always seems to initiate hugs, since he's so big it always feels like being completely wrapped up into a hug. He'a been known to accidentally forget you need to breathe and almost suffocates you in his big dad sweater. If you initiate he MELTS if you want to make it way worse NUZZLE HIM he'll nuzzle right back.
Gio:
Probably pretty equal initiation rates. He'll stop whatever hes doing when he feels your arms come around him though. He always smells super nice too. Zhuk may be the biggest boy but Gio is the one to go to if you need a fulfilling DAD hug. He usually ends all his hugs by giving you a kiss somewhere on your face or the top of your head. If you want him to melt, massage his back while hugging him.
Scarabee:
Gives surprisingly really good hugs. You definitely initiate more than him. He doesn't dislike hugs, he just never thinks about them first. If you want him to melt nuzzle him too. He'll just chuckle and pull you in. He's cold to the touch but somehow his hugs are warm as fuck. He’s a huge fan of ruffling your hair once the hug ends.
Cia:
Always seems to initiate a hug when he sees you. Very affectionate with them. His hugs are 50/50 either it's just a normal hug, or he'll literally give you the best hug of your life. If you want him to melt, play with his hair. Hes got big ass arms to hold you there too. He NEVER lets go first. He always makes sure you feel ready ending it before he would ever let go.
Bajo:
Loves to hug you from behind to surprise you. Probably pretty equal initiation for frontal hugs though. He has a bad habit of literally picking you up in it though. He'll either just pick you up to wrap your legs around his waist or he'll scoop you up bridal style to hug you. If you want him to melt you gotta either whisper very soft things to just him, or purr. If you bite him it's over though he's taking you off elsewhere for less soft .
dons with an s/o who has a resting bitch face, but in actuality is a big sweetheart?
Dons with an s/o with RBF HCs.
Oh as a woman with RBF but a sweet (mostly) personality I feel this one! It's a bit shorter though.
Zhuk
This man. He swears that something is wrong even when you're great.
He is a hypocrite because he also has RBF like a motherfucker.
You try bringing this up and he'll very plainly say "This is just my face"
When it happens he tends to sit you down and ask what's wrong. Eventually he'll learn that this just happens for you and that your face naturally rests like that.
It makes your smile so much better when he does see it.
Gio
He thinks he's done something to upset you.
He doesn't understand human emotion well, but when you physically look upset and tell him in a sweet voice that you aren't he realizes he understands humans even less than he thought.
He's bringing you some of your favorite small things here and there just to make sure you aren't upset.
He may in the future be a bit unsure of when you're actually upset and may not ask as a result. It's not that he doesn't care, he just can't tell the difference between your face normally and when you're actually upset.
Scarabee
This man straight up doesn't notice.
No for real.
He also has RBF so he just knows you are genuinely so sweet and loving and that he adores your face.
The first time the other dons mention it would be the first time he even remotely notices and even then he still just thinks it's completely natural.
He does, however, begin checking in on your mood and health a bit more often from then on.
Cia
He's empathetic as fuck.
He can tell a rancid vibe from a million miles away and when he sees that face but doesn't feel those same normal feelings when someone is upset it throws him for a loop.
He'll ask you in the gentlest way possible how you're feeling. He's the most likely to ask a few times, even if it gets upsetting after a while.
He just has to know if you're okay so he can fix it if you aren't for some reason.
His goal from then on is to always have you smiling or laughing from jokes just so he knows for sure.
Bajo
He doesn't get it at all
He thinks instantly that he did something wrong, especially if you are only around him.
He doesn't mention it or bring it up but you do notice him bringing you small gifts, or little signs of affection that are uncharacteristically gentle and sheepish for him.
When you finally ask him he sorta quietly says he thought you were mad at him and he didn't know why.
When he finds out it's just how your face naturally sits he is so relieved and can't stop showering you in affection when he knows that you aren't upset.