imagine being a characters biggest fangirl only to be recognized by them! your praise awakes a different sort of primal urge in them — one that threatens to claw its way out if they don’t claim you.
now imagine them getting you to ramble on about everything you love about them and exactly how much, then jerking off to the sounds of ur praise as they imagine rewarding u for being so devoted.
just when they thought their own obsession couldnt get any stronger, you just had to prove yourself to be so . . perfect . . already primed to take them and more than ready to give your life to them.
your voice trembles as the let out a shuddering breath, your words sending a delightful chill down their spine that satisfies their sick need to claim.
them making you worship their body as well, letting you get closer than anyone else ever has just to watch your lips smush against their skin, their nerves tingling with delight as you cover them in proof of your devotion.
they aren’t strangers to praise, but hearing it come from your lips is so, so different — enough to make them want to replace every person who dared to utter their name with you instead.
⤷ A/n : hahahahahaha I'm doing it I'm doing it... I hate darkheart so much I say as I have an album full of him
So anyway... This is based off my experience on phighting ok? Ok...not really yandere or that romantic??? Probably, possible ooc too and I made this in school at the same time.
☆. He's called the chaos deity for a reason...
☆. You're always swearing at him whenever there's a sword event, especially when you JUST joined
⤷ And he would probably love you for that and proceeds to continue getting in the way of your match
☆. There's sometimes when darkheart would "unintentionally" throw you off a cliff when swapping (ex. Banlands, darkage cliff etc.) Just to piss you off or if you're aiming for no deaths if there is his sword event, consider it as affection from him...
☆. If you're always playing as a support or on low hp? He's gonna swap you to a banhammer or a Katana (if there is one), or not, to a random phighter that will kill you on sight.
⤷ although sometimes he doesn't IF hes feeling nice
☆. He WILL appear a lot whenever you're playing, and in some circumstances he wouldn't
☆. He's either gonna give you a good buff and nice amount of hp or some diabolical amount of vulnerability
☆. He loves it when you always survive from his mischief, the more you survive the more whatever bullshit he's planning
Requests are. Being slow and I'm mad I can't focus enough on them to write more than a sentence or two at a time so I'm taking a break from thinking about them and writing relationship headcanons for the sfoth x reader.
You'll NEVER be able to guess the order I'm putting them in....... Never........ totally not the same order I ALWAYS put them in........
HOLY YAPPER WHAT AM I ON WHY AM I YAPPING SO MUCH?????? THE FUCK??????? I DON'T USUALLY DO THIS HUH. Is this what happens when I write for the sfoth again........ (<- literally has a Darkheart x reader request I haven't touched in over a week </3)
Venomshank
When the relationship first starts, he's wary of quite a bit. He doesn't want to hurt you, and isn't very experienced with relationships in general. The relationship needs to evolve slowly. Hold his hand every so often (do not jump straight to trying to kiss him, he will get up and leave if you do), spend more time with him, get him more used to you being around more often.
He lives in Crossroads, so as long as you know where he is, you can visit him probably the most often of the sfoth. As time goes on, you'll get a key so you won't always need to knock and wait outside in the elements.
A big thing, but Sword needs to be okay with you. At the very least. Sword lives there too, Venomshank is not making his mentee uncomfortable by being in a relationship with someone Sword may not like. If Sword seems fine with you or reacts positively to your presence, Venomshank'll let you stay.
When he does finally get comfortable enough to initiate touching you, he'll be touchy. A hand will be on you if he can reach you.
Do not try to get the mask off him ever. If he does ever take it off around you, he's not going to try to kiss you. He's scared even trying to might turn you into one of his zombies. He's insanely scared you being anywhere near his mouth could result in an accident. If his mask is off and you want to kiss his face, stick to the upper half of it or he'll pull away and not let you near his face until his mask is back on. You can kiss his mask too, and he generally prefers you to do that.
He'll want at least one photo of you to hang on the wall. I don't make the rules.
He doesn't sleep himself, but he'll sit with you while you do. If he's feeling especially cuddly, he'll hold you throughout the night. Though if you aren't up at the asscrack of dawn with him, you'll wake up alone. He's gotta train Sword still, so he'll just leave you to your sleep. Though, most of the time, Sisyphus will watch over you while you sleep in.
Speaking of Sisyphus. The bird will land on you. If you're scared of birds like me then you may want to try getting used to Sisyphus as fast as possible. That bird does not wait for you to get used to it. It will just randomly land on or near you and just. Sit. If it fits it sits.
He's not going to let you hold his gear. He's not going to do it. You can let him hold yours but you aren't touching his. He won't even give you a reason, he's just going to say no and leave it at that.
Often, you'll be allowed to sit and watch Venomshank train Sword. Sword doesn't mind, and Venomshank sees it as an opportunity to teach you things as well. Most things, like how a gear is simply a piece of the whole of an Inphernal, an extention of oneself, you know. But some things you do learn.
Darkheart
Kill him. BOOOOOOOO. Anyway. He's annoying and mean when the relationship first starts. He still views you as lesser than him, but you are not equal to your fellow mortals. Give it time and he may eventually see you more and more as an equal.
He likes to poke and prod, and you are the one to be dealing with that. He's careful enough not to hurt you with his claws, but he's still going to be annoying. Swat his hands away and he'll just pick you up.
He doesn't need a key to your place, he's just going to appear. You are going to have to deal with it. Sometimes you get a warning, his stupid giggling faintly in your head before you turn around, run into his chest, and are trapped in a hug. Other times he just appears. For example, you've once stepped out of the shower to him just sitting on the ground in front of your sink. You did slip because you were shocked. You were fine though.
Cuddly. He's always hugging you or has an arm around you or you're being picked up and held. He just likes having you close.
You might be able to get his hat off him. Maybe. But if you get it off him, he's putting it on you. And if it looks big on him (him and his bigass hat, I want it) it'll be HUGE on you. He finds it hilarious.
If he isn't curled around you while you sleep, he's definitely watching you do so. In fact, he'll watch you go about your day. In the comfort of your home, he's following you like a lost puppy as you go about doing chores or trying to find something to do. He'll sit in the bathroom as you shower and just bask in your presence. When you go out in public, he can't openly follow you (which he has expressed his dissatisfaction with), so he'll either follow through your shadow or other shadows around you.
Do NOT complain to him because he will do something about it and you will not like it. Too hot in your room?? Snow. Inside. Covering everything. And he's giggling while you try to figure out how he fucking did it. Someone bothering you?? They totally came to apologize to you on their own and totally not because a certain chaotic entity spooked them by parading around as a shadowy version of tbeir loved ones and thought it'd be funny to torment them. Why are you blaming him, he was just finding entertainment. But yeah be very careful about complaining around him. It'll be changed!! But not in a fun way (to you, at least).
He learns your habits pretty quickly, following you around all the time. He learns your favorite drink, what genre of books you like, your hobbies, how you try to find the exact color code of your horns (I would do this and now you will too). Everything. He'll memorize your daily routine in no time. Sometimes he'll help. If you like coffee in the morning, he'll make it exactly like you do while you're still waking up. He'll move things around so it's easier for you to reach or he'll just hand things to you like your coat if it's cold out.
Sometimes you'll wake up to find Darkheart rearranged your furniture while you were sleeping. You'll either have to move it all back yourself or just deal with the new arrangement. He'll do this ever two ish?? Months. So once you get used to one arrangement, it changes. Have fun.
He's perfectly fine with you holding his gear. He just tells you to be careful with the sword because it's a thing of its own. If you present your gear to him, he'll do the same. But he might be the one to do it first. He'll also treat your gear with care. It's a part of you, of course he's treating it with care (even if he might mess around with it to see what it'll let him do with it).
Icedagger (ambiguous)
Every day you're around him, he's probably going to jump at or on you. I do not make the rules. He gets excited to see you and. Jumps. At you. Like Foxy jumpscare style.
He's definitely not scared of hurting you (even brags that he's the least likely to try hurting you, even if that would probably more describe Firebrand [pre-scorch]), but more wary of you being close when he does have his gear summoned. If it touches you, it's a one hit kill. So yeah, step back when he has it.
He can be kind of an asshole, but he is well-meaning. No please do not be mean to him he will cry. But he can be mean to you. Yes that's how it works. Yes you just have to deal with it.
Honestly, you may not even know he's Icedagger, to begin with. He blends in so well with other mortals that he just comes off as some any normal Inphernal with an ego. You'll need to know him for a while to actually get the lore drop that he's Icedagger. His wings may tip you off, but most assume he's got a moth/butteryfly related gear. He also just goes by Icey/Icy (he doesn't care much for the spelling of it), so you still call him that most of the time. Even in private. He's just Icy to you.
Hugs are really nice for him because you're warm and he really likes warm, but they suck for you. He's always freezing, his body temperature always sitting at just above freezing. You would ask how he isn't frozen yet, but also he IS a deity. Also related, but his hands are usually stuck perpetually in the first/second stages of frostbite. So he will hold them to your warmest areas because if he does it randomly you jump from the sudden cold and he finds that really funny.
He will have a key to your place. You have no clue where he stays and he refuses to tell you, so you'll just have to deal with randomly waking up with a freezing mass squishing you. He will also raid your kitchen of any snacks he enjoys, so you just have to deal with that too.
Sometimes, when you both are alone, he'll make little icicles on your face. Usually to mimic the whiskers of a cat. If your horns allow it, he'll also make little ears on top of your head. The ice doesn't melt, weirdly enough. It just sticks to you, but pulling it off doesn't hurt much.
Icedagger isn't always a meanie though!! If you guys are watching something on tv, no matter what it is, he's completely invested. You both are getting hit with the "commentary on movie while watching movie" beam. No, Icedagger cannot stay quiet while watching movies. Yes, you will add your own commentary or he's going to purposefully hold a hand to your neck. But he does genuinely enjoy watching tv with you. It's fun to spend that time together.
If you somehow fall asleep while leaning on him, he resigns himself to his fate and just sits there. While he doesn't NEED sleep, he may let himself do so in that moment.
If you ever were to present your gear to him, he'd probably do the same but with EXTREME caution. Again, he's not scared he'll hurt you, but he's still wary of you being around his gear. Not out of fear, but more discomfort. The more he cares for a person, the more uncomfortable he is with them being around his gear when it's summoned. But he would return the gesture even if just to show he cares about you and trusts you as well.
Firebrand
Truly how the relationship starts depends on when you meet him. Pre-Scorch, he's caredul but enthusiastic. Excitable too, you're someone he can care about and love and he's just so happy to try. Post-Scorch, it's a wonder you even wanted to meet him honestly. You'd have to have Windforce bring you to him, so you'd have to have befriended her AND brought up interest in meeting Firebrand AND have convinced Windforce to bring you to meet him. He's more wary now, more careful with you. What he would've let slide Pre-Scorch he won't let slide now.
Pre-Scorch: Microphone and Megaphone NEED to like you. Not tolerate, but LIKE you. They don't need to absolutely love you, but Firebrand wants them to want you around. So if they don't, that's gotta be a dealbreaker. Sorry.
Pre-Scorch: He's definitely cuddly, but it's not as bad as post-scorch. If you need to go, he'll let you go. But he loves loves loves holding you and just being around you. You make him so genuinely happy. If he tries to touch you with his hands, his gloves are on and you'll tell him if it starts to burn. But even if for just a moment, he wants to be able to hold your hand.
Pre-Scorch: He'll try to listen more when you're telling him something different than what he believes about you. If you tell him you can handle something he doesn't think you can, he'll let you do it but he's hovering and keeping an eye on you.
Pre-Scorch: Don't fall asleep around him he's so warm you'll be too comfy you won't wanna get up and in your comfortable tiredness he'll convince you to stay. "Five more minutes" turns into you being an hour late to work because the King of Crossroads wanted to cuddle for a little longer.
Post-Scorch: He is so so cuddly. Pre-Scorch he would've given you space, but now he just really really needs you as close as possible. He won't touch you with his hands, he's not going to do that. But his arms (and wings) will be wrapped around you. You may overheat. He is incredibly warm. You will not be let out until you need to leave. He also might try to hold onto you longer until Windforce pries you away from the whiny ex-king.
Post-Scorch: Windforce has to bring you to and from wherever Firebrand is hiding. She has joked about just leaving you with her brother so she isn't bothered by bringing you to him all the time, but has never actually done so. If Firebrand ever heard her say that, he might ask her to do just that.
Post-Scorch: If you give him any gifts, he'll ask you to set them in certain places so he can easily see them when you aren't around. Gifts from you make him feel like you aren't gone yet.
Post-Scorch: He's an avid listener. He wants to hear you talk about yourself, your life, your relationships with others. He wants to hear all of it. He wants to know as much as he can about you, because there's nobody else to tell him these things.
When it comes to his gear, again, it really depends on when. Pre-Scorch, he'll maybe, MAYBE let you hold it. You have to be very very careful because he doesn't want you to burn yourself with it. Post-Scorch, he won't let you NEAR it. If he summons it at all. And he'll refuse to hold yours because with hoe hot his hands are, he'll end up destroying it. While yes, you can just summon it again and it should be fine, he still will be incredibly upset with himself if he ends up destroying something you are giving to him to show how much you trust him.
Windforce
To even get into a relationship with her, you need to be both entertaining and tolerable. Most of the mortals she finds entertaining aren't tolerable, and most of the mortals she finds tolerable aren't entertaining. Once in the relationship, she won't hold you to as high standards as she does other mortals. "I hate this about mortals" but you are the exception. It isn't a quick thing to happen, but when it happens for the first time it's a pleasant surprise.
She's not very careful with you. You will get hurt, but you'll learn to deal with it. She isn't holding back just because you're with her. You're still a mortal, and she still views mortals as beneath her.
She doesn't care if you get along with Ban Hammer. He'll learn to deal with you eventually. She doesn't care much for his input on her partner(s). While yes, she'd prefer he like you, she doesn't care if he doesn't.
You'll learn to defend yourself. If you're with her, you're on the islands of Playground, which means you're also around Splintered Skies knights (if you aren't one of them already). If Windforce herself isn't teaching you, then the knights are. Windforce isn't always around, and you'll need to be able to stay alive if something happens (if a fight breaks out, she'd prefer you win).
Her actions of affection are grand gestures, and she'll expect gratitude from you. She'll accept any kind of affection from you, even if it's a small handmade trinket she doesn't know what to do with. She'll figure it out.
If you want food, she's taking some. It's best to make enough for one person and one larger person (if she's eating with you, she's eating a lot). She has her preferences on what she will and won't eat, but most things you end up making would fall under "will eat".
Forget about being insecure with her. She's not gonna let that happen. No, she's not going to use kind words to tear down your worries. She's going to use logic. "You have scars because a woind healed." "Being shorter doesn't mean you can't be stronger." Stuff like that.
She is NOT cuddly, but if you REALLY want her to hold you while you sleep she MIGHT. She does care about you (a little bit, but a relationship does require care from both sides) so she can do this for you. When you ask.
She's going to show you off to Firebrand after a like, a year or two of the relationship (he wanted to meet the mortal that intrigued Windforce enough for a relationship). You're going to meet him, and you're gonna be okay with that. If you don't want to see him after that first meeting, fine. Okay. She can deal with that. But you're going to meet Firebrand, be kind, and be respectful.
She'll show her gear off to you, but you can't touch it. She also won't touch yours, but it's more out of respect. She won't let you touch hers, it's unfair to touch yours. Later, when she's by herself, she'll wonder why she views your gear as deserving the same respect hers does.
Ghostwalker
The relationship starts out ROUGH. For you, at least. He doesn't feel love like how you do, if he feels it at all. You don't really know why he agreed to a relationship, but here you are.
He's not going to understand your wants. You need to be direct with him about anything. You want him to hold you while you sleep, tell him. You want him to sit with you while you eat, tell him. He's the Inpherno's version of the grim reaper, not a mind reader.
If you tell him your favorite books, they'll be set aside in their own little section of Ghosdeeri's library. She will find out through Ghostwalker and think you'll enjoy the gesture.
The Watchers (most of them) most likely already know who you are. Their jobs kind of require it. They tolerate you as long as you don't bother them. Not that Ghostwalker cares how they feel about you.
Him mimicking mortals with romance varies from day to day. Some days he'll bring you gifts, some days he'll sit in silence enjoying your company, some days he'll help you with day-to-day stuff. He's trying, and that's what matters.
You can give him a key to your place, but that doesn't mean he needs it. Usually, he just. Appears. In your home. If you want him there, it's easier to just be there instead of knocking on the front door/using his key to get in. He can just. Be there. Also, you can convince him to cook with you. Do what you will eith this information.
If you die while still with him, he won't bring you back. But, he won't move your soul on either. He'll keep you with him until you truly want to move on. When you do, he'll hold your soul one more time, let it soak in any warmth it can from his cold, gloved hands, then let you go.
His hands are cold, even with the gloves on. His gloves also have stains, so if you can wrestle them off him, you'll be allowed to wash them. He doesn't take them off often, and doesn't see much of a point in washing anything really. You may just have to clean him. Force him into a shower. He won't object, he'll just let you clean him.
He remembers every word you tell him, so don't be surprised if he brings up something you mentioned once in passing. If he's bringing you a gift, it's most likely something you said you maybe wanted or were just thinking about. You think it's thoughtful, he thinks it's logical. You wanted it. If he brings you something, it should be something you'll want or find useful. You have no idea how he gets some of these things without being seen out in public. He doesn't tell you when asked.
Touch his blade at your own risk, but he will inform you that doing so will kill you. He won't stop you if you try, though. If you offer him your own gear, he will treat it with the respect it deserves. His fingers will trace its edges, and he'll take in every detail you'll let him observe. He doesn't feel your trust in the action, only the faint curls of his version of curiosity. He's interested in his own way, and your gear is his new specimen.
Illumina
When the relationship first starts, Illumina is distant. He's still dealing with his own stuff, so just give him time. Him even entering the relationship with you is progress in and of itself. He just needs a bit longer to warm up to you being his partner now.
Once he's warmed up to you, he's protective and kinda clingy. Hugs are an often thing, and if you ever mention feeling unsafe, he may want to go with you (he knows he can't, but he'll want to. No one is going to mess with someone around a deity). He's also cuddly, but mostly when you're going to sleep. He very much enjoys holding you while you fall asleep.
Please please please run your fingers over and/or through his feathers. There have been times where he's sat down next to you and bumped his wing into your side to get you to touch it. It's his way of asking for attention without using words. He also just really enjoys the feeling + another set of hands can reach feathers he may not be able to. He'd let you clean/preen his wing if you asked.
He's cool to the touch, but can warm up pretty easily if you throw a blanket on him or something. If you have him wrapped in a blanket and cuddle up to him so he wraps his wing around you, it's pretty warm and comfy. Perfect nap spot. He'd let you nap there, too.
He's known for being distant and cold, but with you he smiles and laughs and is happy. This does take time, but once it starts, it's not stopping. He may even try to be a little silly. There are times where he comes to you upset, but his mood lifts just by being around you.
Don't try to give him a key. He's able to get in without one. If asked, he'll jokingly say magic and move on. It's the best explanation you're getting.
He will absolutely melt at any physical affection you give him. Hugs, kisses, holding his hand, initiating cuddling. Anything. He's a sucker for it. He'll reciprocate as well, probably with more enthusiasm than you.
You can have pictures of him, but only if you ask him. He doesn't like it if you take pictures of him without him knowing. You wouldn't like it, would you?? So don't do it to him.
If you end up having an argument or fight, he's leaving for a while. You may not see him for months at a time because he needs to cool down, and then he starts to spiral into thinking you hate him. When he does, eventually, come back, he'll act like he did when the relationship first started. Distant and cold. It's more of a test, to see if he can drive you away. It gets tiring, but it's how he'll be.
He'll wait for you to trust him with your gear before he trusts you with his. You bring him happiness, you make him excited, you bring him hope for even a fleeting moment of peace. He doesn't want to ruin that by forcing his gear into your hands when you aren't ready. He's very careful with yours, inspecting it and holding it gently.
Oh my goodness please do the Sfoth next I wanna see their reaction to being smothered with kisses
(Minus icedagger.)
summary - as the ask says !
misc - excuse any typos !! im at work on my phone 😭😭 also ill add my divider later im lazy. lol. also also reader is some kind of caretaker for icedagger ITS FAMILIAL !!!!!!!!!!!!
Firebrand
"Careful, dear."
-Always very very careful when it comes to physical contact. The last thing he wants is to hurt you, especially if you're doing something as sweet as kissing him.
-Doesn't mean he isn't a sucker for it though. He's a sucker for any kind of affection you give him but, admittedly selfishly, he does have a soft spot for physical affection. The fact you're willing to take a risk and get so close to him makes his heart melt. It says so much about how much you trust him to keep you safe and not hurt you, how could he not be touched by that?
-Returns the favor with his own shower of soft, carefully placed kisses. He runs warm all over, eo you know you're getting cozy as hell. Often turns into you two cuddling as best as you can wherever you may be. (Well, in private of course. He's not exactly too piblic about, well, anything really. Comes with being a sword.)
Illumina
"Thank you."
-Illumina is a strange one. If you weren't his partner, you would almost wonder if he cared at all with how little outward reaction he has. Luckily, that's not the case, so you know just what little signs to look for that show how much he loves it.
-He'll lean into your touch and let his eyes close for just a few rare seconds, fully indulging in the sensation of you laying your love on him. It's nothing drastic, he doesn't scream his love for you from the rooftops, but that doesn't mean he leaves you high and dry.
-He's doesn't return the favor in quite the same way, but he'll usually bring your hand up to kiss the back of your palm or lean over to kiss your cheek- something similarly small and subtle. It's not that he's hesitant to show you he cares, he's just not entirely familiar with how people show that kind of thing. As long as you know he loves you, through word or through gesture, he's happy.
Windforce
"Come here."
-Ohhhh, Windforce the deity that you are ... she's much more composed than the other two, but that's only because she returns the favor tenfold. She'll pick you up and pull you as close as she can to get the point all the way across and then some.
-It's not a competition but ... well, it kind of is. Nothing serious, she just knows what you deserve, that being nothing but the most. Every gesture is grander than the last, another benchmark for grandure. You have a short lifespan, she has to make the most of it lavishing you with more than your tiny heart could ever want for.
-She's the quickest to return the favor because she can't let you beat her at her own game. It's her job to make you feel loved and cared for, and your job to sit there looking pretty. You've proved yourself more than enough by being with her, of all swords, after all.
Venomshank
"Thank you, darling."
-Similar to Illumina, it might not seem like you get much reaction out of Venomshank, but don't fall for that, he's absolutely melting into it everytime.
-He'll lean down into you and expose the expanse of his mask, leaving all the space out and easy to reach. He knows the risks that come with taking his mask off, so this works as a happy medium. As long as he can feel the faint warmth of your touch through the leather and understand exactly how much it means for you to be doing this, he can die happy. He'll often raise your hands up to his face and mime kissing them, tapping the very tip of his beak against each hand gently as possible. He hopes it can even halve the joy you give to him.
-On the rare occasions he does have his mask off, he's much more fragile, easier to get emotional and teary eyed over it. he'll curl up into you, smaller than you could ever imagine him being as you kiss him. He keeps himself balled up, as though he were holding everything together with his bare hands. Shakily, he'll kiss you a few times back, quiet 'Thank you's and 'I love you's his voice isn't strong enough to carry across.
Darkheart
"Aww, how kind of you."
-Hate this guy. Always makes a game out of teasing you, know that. Every sappy moment turns into you wanting to punch them because they just have to say something. It's not because they want to ruin your fun though, god no. They just like getting a reaction out of you, unfortunately for you.
-Always gives you plenty of soace to work with, pushing you to keep going. Pure coincidence of course, according to them. They won't say it but they love it to death, it's their favorite. It's just such a cute gesure from you, they can't help but think the way you lavish them is precious. Of course, they'll return the favor, just make sure you watch how cloae they get to any ticklish spots. What, how could they have known? It's not their fault you're so sensitive.
-They'll target any soft spots you have because if there's anything they love more than your kisses, it's your laughter. They'd do anything to pry it out of you, however selfish it may be. You'll induldge them a while longer, won't you?
(PLATONIC) Icedagger
"Stop it, that tickles!"
-All laughs and giggles with him. His skin is more sensitive with just how cold it really is, so you'll have to show him some mercy.
-Despite that, it does mean a lot to him. His understanding of a family is so different from mortals, the other swords are a little too busy to be visiting constantly, so having you around is ... nice. It makes him feel a little more normal, less like some weird 'other' to the rest of the inpherno. He might not understand every tradition or gesture you have, but he's a quick learner and always asking to hear stories about you and your family. (P.S, if he ever asks a story about your family and you mention him, essentially including him in that family, you might end up having to brush some freezing tears off of his face. It just makes him happy to hear you consider him so close, the same way he does you.)
-Fair warning, you might end up with sniffles for a few days but, oh well You probably get enough of that with everything else. Godspeed soldier.
