Doodles for that sick demon hunters au @werewolf-draco cooked up, starring Deyanira and the twins!
Deyanira is the half-demon boss of the hunter group, and Jackilyn is the angelic new hire! (Im not sure if that was the species you were going for moirail shdghd). And I just had to draw Nox to go with her, Jackilyn’s sister and demonic informant, giving them tips for cases
Scythebuddies: wanna go out sometime? And death/amnesiac!jackilyn: you look really tired
frick the first one isnt angsty bc i just couldnt help myself but the other one sure is oh boy :‘3c
sorry this took so long to post oh my god, i knew how i wanted them to go but the words werent coming
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His heart is hammering and threatening to jump out of his chest. He licks his lips and looks over to Jack who gives him a thumbs up and a grin.
He inhales and exhales, trying to steady himself as he approaches the counter. She’s working, of course she is, he wouldn’t be here if she wasn’t. She looks bored, her red eyes barely restrained from rolling as a soccer mom with three small children tries to order food and a coffee.
She’s yelling at her kids and he can feel a headache forming already. He doesn’t restrain himself and does roll his eyes as she yells “Charles! Come over here right now!”
He looks at the counter in time to see the woman behind it smirking a little and his heart starts beating harder and faster than before.
When it’s finally his turn he orders his usual as well as some stuff for Jack and she has a small smile.
As he hands her his cash he asks casually, “Do you wanna go out sometime?”
She looks at him with raised eyebrows as she hands him his change, and he feels himself heat up in embarrassment.
“What the fuck is wrong with me? I shouldn’t have asked you while you were on the clock, forget I said anything.”
And he walks away, over to the table where Jack is, slumping and laying his head face down on the table. He misses the fond smile and head shake from her.
“That bad, huh?” Jack asks, a sympathetic smile on his face, “Well, at least you tried.”
“Hey Jack, no offense but, shut the fuck up.” His voice is muffled by the table. He looks up when their food is delivered and the waitress doesn’t immediately leave, he swallows nervously as he looks up at her.
She has a small smirk on her face, “You left before I could answer.”
Jack gives him another thumbs up from behind her and Pitch has to restrain himself from flipping his “friend” off.
“I get off work at 8 tonight.” And then she walks away and he’s left sitting there dumbfounded while Jack starts eating.
“Guess I need a ride home from someone else then, huh?” He says with a mouth full of food and Pitch just throws his straw wrapper at him.
They made it to the workshop with the help of the Yetis, and the hard work of all the Guardians brought their believers back to a steady number.
But Jackilyn is still ill. She lays in the hospital like bed they set up in North’s Workshop and Death hasn’t left her side once in the three weeks she’s been out.
When she finally stirs Death is so ecstatic and leaps to their feet, checking on her and smiling hopefully. Tyrant is gone in a puff of smoke to alert the Guardians to her waking.
Jackilyn looks around curiously as she wakes up, her eyes taking in everything. When they land on Death they widen a little but there is no recognition in her eyes.
Death smiles softly, slumping a little in their seat.
Jackilyn sits up and holds her head as it spins a little, she blinks slowly and takes in her surroundings again.
“Uhm, hi.” She says hesitantly as she turns towards Death again, “Uhh, where am I?”
“You were hurt, you’re in a safe place.”
She smiles and nods, “Alright neato.” Death keeps the tears at bay, but they can feel her eyes on them and they look at her with a curious smile.
“What’s wrong?”
“…I’m sorry but are you okay?” She looks concerned and Death can’t help the tears that well up in their eyes, “You look really tired.”
“It’s been…A long time since I’ve rested properly.” They laugh a little awkwardly, and are saved when Tyrant returns with North and Jack with Bunny not far behind them.
They step to the side while the others chatter excitedly and Jackilyn smiles awkwardly while they talk over one another. Death quietly leaves the room, tears streaming down their face freely. Pitch appears from the shadows and embraces them, he’s silent, having watched and heard everything from the shadows of the room.
Normally they would keep up their facade, their image of not needing anyone but this once they sob into his chest and he eases them into the shadows, keeping them hidden in their moment of weakness. He says nothing as they breakdown and stays silent even when they stop crying. Tyrant sits beside the two of them leaning against Death’s leg to add his own source of comfort.
When they’ve cried themselves out they stand up straight, wiping their eyes while Pitch gently straightens their clothing. They inhale deeply to calm theirself down and then they return to Jackilyn’s room as though nothing happened.
She’ll need someone to be beside her while she gains her memories again and Death is determined to be there. They won’t leave her. Not again.
I’ve spent the past few days doing a HUUUGE remake of Jackilyn and Nox! Instead of Nox being a corrupt version of Jackilyn, the two of them are now twins!!
Their names were Adriana (J) and Octavia (N) when they were human! Nox has more of a punk style as opposed to Jackilyn’s more feminine style. Even now, they like to mess with people by trying to make them guess which one is which. Which is really unfair because they can shapeshift to look however they want.
The two of them are the twin Guardians of Imagination, and can affect dreams. Jackilyn’s power lies mostly in good dreams, Nox’s lies mostly in the bad. That’s especially interesting to Pitch...
Nox is still a little shit, but she’s much more relaxed now. She’s also the older of the two, so she feels a responsibility to protect Jackilyn. Every time someone tells her to get more sleep she refuses and tells them her eyebags are Gucci.
At least their baby sister Mackenzie’s stayed the same. She’s their little star (☆^‿^☆)
HUGE HUGE shoutout to my moirail @werewolf-draco for inspiring me to redo my girls! I missed them so ; u ;
Im really feelin the love for my moirail @werewolf-draco rn, so i wanted to draw the First Brotp™ Basically, they’re very messy doodles summarizing the relationship Death has with Jackilyn and Nox Jackilyn admires Death and thinks they’re amazing. Nox is a shitbaby who hates them. One day i’ll draw a nice clean picture of them. *clenches fist* one day....
'I won't let you' or 'I believe in you' for death and jackilyn? <:3c
why not both? :3c (btw i hope u like angst >:3c)
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“I won’t let you.” Deyanira stands defiantly in front of the door. Refusing to let her roommate leave with her packed bags.
“You won’t let me?” Adriana asks incredulously, her jaw dropping in disbelief, “Here’s a newsflash for ya Deya, you’re not my mother.”
“Adriana! This is a bad idea and I’m not going to let you throw your life away for this guy!”
“Oh! But it’s okay if you do?!” She hisses and Deyanira tenses, “I can’t spend a week away with Jack but you can go galavanting off with Pitch whenever you want?! You were gone a month one time Deya. A month. I’ll be gone barely five days.”
“Yeah and exams are next week! If you miss those some of your professors won’t–”
She’s cut off as Adriana shoves her out of the way, hard and more powerful than she expected from the smaller girl.
“I don’t need you worrying about me Deyanira.” She says coldly and Deyanira feels her heart clench and her face hardens.
“Fine.” She spits venomously enough to make Adriana recoil and guilt cover her face, she opens her mouth to speak but Deyanira stops her by continuing, “But don’t expect me to pick up the pieces if shit goes wrong.”
Hurt is on her face and Adriana wants to apologize but Deyanira closes the door in her face. The fact that it isn’t slammed makes her feel even worse.
She considers going back inside to apologize, to try and explain again why she needs time away, but her phone buzzes in her hand and she sees a new text message from Jack. Instead of going inside she hurries down the hall, unaware Deyanira is inside sitting against the door sobbing softly into her hands.
It isn’t Pitch this time, it’s possible it’s just how the times are changing, it happened before, people losing belief in the Guardians.
But as Death races through limbo, heading towards the living world, a prone and limp Jackilyn in their arms, they know this time it’s different.
Jack and Jackilyn are in more danger, being smaller and younger than the ancient Guardians. The lights on the globe are fading rapidly and Pitch and Sandy are working to keep hope alive with good dreams while the others scramble to help Tooth with her own nightly job.
All hands are on deck, even Jack, who is tired and frail looking is doing the best he can to help.
But not Jackilyn.
The Autumn Sprite is ill and weak, she has very few believers for herself and they are no longer believing and it’s killing her.
Death has their hounds racing beside them, feeding souls to Jackilyn to keep her alive long enough for them to reach the living world again. If they can get her to North’s Workshop, maybe the warmth there will save her, maybe being closer to the other Guardians will help, maybe–
They trip when they make it above ground, sending Jackilyn flying into the snow surrounding North’s Workshop with a muffled sound. They hurry to her side and see how grey she looks, her breathing labored and they feel tears rolling down their face.
“Jackilyn, please,” They beg, lifting her gently to cradle her close to their empty chest, wishing they could warm her like a living being could, “We’re nearly there.”
Their hounds howl and alert any nearby Yetis to their presence, Tyrant himself racing to the Workshop for help.
“Please,” They whisper, their voice nearly drowned out by the whipping wind, “I still believe, Jackilyn.”
They press a cold kiss to her freezing forehead as Yetis begin running towards them from the snow, Tyrant and several other hounds leading them.