#demon eric

[jamoche]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Human ideas about angels and demons got it all wrong. What was the point of a thousand eyes if they were all in the same place?

Eric and Muriel work out a new Arrangement.

[clairedelune-13]

I just rewatched season 1 and Demon Eric is just “Disposable Demon” in the credits.

They fuckin’ gave him a NAME for season 2 and I love it.

[jamoche]

Ever find a bit of history that's just perfect for a fic?

3AM, Cornhill, London

Eric walked along the wall that hid a church from view - but not from his demonic senses - and hoped he hadn’t got the address wrong, because the holiness was making his skin twitch. If he had to guess, that church had been in use for a very long time.

To his relief, he spotted Muriel standing outside a takeaway shop. Which still couldn’t be the destination, since it, like everything else on the street, was closed.

“Look up,” said the angel, with a grin at his puzzled expression.

Eric did. The moonlight revealed a very strange statue - a demon, or at least the human idea of one, perched on the peak of the roof.

“Odd thing to find right next to a church,” he said.

“I know!” Muriel said brightly. “Isn’t it amazing? See, sometimes late at night I’d get bored, and I used to go walking but human police officers get very suspicious about that, all ‘are you safe?’ and ‘do you have someplace to go?’ And they’d never believe me when I said I was fine.” 

Eric nodded. His experience had been similar, although he imagined the police had been rather more polite to Muriel.

“But then I saw some angel statues on churches, and, well, if you’ve got your wings out, nobody’s going to notice an extra angel. And the views are amazing. I know you can’t go up on churches, but I remembered seeing those statues when I was up on that church, and thought this could be fun.”

He looked up at the demon statue and grinned. “Haven’t had my wings out in ages.”

[footnote] Yes, it’s real - they’re hanging out with the Cornhill Devils, adjacent to one of the oldest church sites in London, and there’s interesting history about how those demons got there. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-cornhill-devils

[mametupa]

[clairedelune-13]

I love how all the background demons have the most basic-ass names. Like Demon Eric and Demon Josh.

Next I wanna see Demon Joe or Kenny.

Or Seth.

[nieschka21]

What if hell sends Eric to earth... and history would repeat itself and Eric anf Muriel become best friends? I don't think they could be lovers, but friends??? Hell yeah

[glowoak]

I adore the demon Eric :)

[mametupa]