#lw!calyx

[whumpawaydarling]

thinking about a villain whumpee waking up in a car with one of their (hero) friends who figured out their identity, handcuffed to the seat or otherwise tied down. their friend won't talk to them, won't even look at them, and they pull at their restraints once, twice, as desperation sets in. "no. no, no. oh god, please don't do this. please, you don't know what you're doing-" and then their friend snaps. "you betrayed my trust. i don't think you know what you're doing."

[whumpawaydarling]

former living weapon takes questions as orders is so nice already now give me caretaker who does it on purpose so lw can figure out that they're allowed to say no

[whumpawaydarling]

et nos cedamus amori

-> the full phrase amor vincit omnia, et nos cedamus amori means love conquers all, let us too surrender to love. this au is a lot about trust and has higher stakes between the main characters than avo - to surrender to love is to trust that you can be yourself and not be hurt. calyx does a lot of that in here. <3

picrews: lw!calyx / retired lw!calyx / tom <3!!

series summary: hero/villain au of amor vincit omnia, inspired by this prompt! in which calyx ends up as k's living weapon for five years, unknowingly fighting their best friend tom and later, the rest of his group of friends - who all form a group of heroes. the bulk of the story occurs in revelations and covers the reactions that everyone has to finding out this bombshell.

cw: hero/villain whump typical violence, aftermath of whump, conditioning, human living weapon whump

chapters in chronological order pov colour coded as usual ! || calyx | tom | ada | elene | clem | amy

countdown - calyx's time as a living weapon

revelations - aftermath of countdown; the bulk of the story aftermath chapters

changes - tom's pov of the hero reveal; aftermath of that

lex - the first calyx & lex solo meeting post reveal

orders - that is not how you decondition someone amy-

sick day - calyx what do you mean you fought us with broken bones

hide - accidental trauma reveal ily

home - full circle moment <3

taglist: @days-on-the-road @cepheusgalaxy @faultsandfractures

[whumpawaydarling]

random enca thoughts i've never posted but have had for . a while

quietly tagging @days-on-the-road and @cepheusgalaxy <3 my beloved enca enjoyers this post is dedicated to u

when eventually there is 7 heroes not all of them go out to fight every time there's a fight. they aren't all free! they've got jobs and lives etc., so sometimes there's some people missing. obviously calyx never gets a day off ever.

calyx most often lost to perseus (because he knew them the longest & could anticipate all their moves), the knight (because they are an incredible fighter) and angel (because she is like incredibly incredibly powerful) - if even just those 3 show up alone, they knew they were very likely going to fail

the social situation was that of adult friendship in which everyone's sort of doing different things and the group chat is how most conversations happen but because the heroes used to see each other during & after fights they ended up having a close friendship that calyx never quite felt like they could touch? they just chalked it up to being inherently different (sad!)

calyx was also just very vague about their living situation. the group knew they were disowned but not much else. they got defensive and nervous when anyone asked so everyone stopped asking

the collar that calyx had in the suit had a k on it - and the suit was very vaguely cat-themed. perseus saw it and named them kitten MUCH to calyx's frustration & k's glee👍

calyx never (like ever) went to anyone's house injured. it just didn't happen. they'd get punished & locked up till their next mission.

tom and calyx had a platonic bed sharing arrangement but calyx used magic to cover up their scars if ever they changed around him. they don't bother in revelations because they're so tired and giddy and also they used up basically all of their magic healing themselves & leaving k

nsfw

when calyx and amy have sex it happens very quickly and calyx is so stunned by amy's general vibe that they forget to cover up the scars and then very hastily hides the whip scars but amy doesn't ask questions and calyx appreciates that more than they could ever express

also calyx tops (not always but for amy specifically yah)

[whumpawaydarling]

How exactly does enca calyx differ like physically/visually in relation to avo calyx. We know their hair is shorter (? right) and theyre probably more muscular but what else i wonder 👀

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ok so their hair is not dyed and is a little shorter i think but its like eh. there's no set length. maybe its longer when k is mad at them so she can more easily pull them around etc. they dont have like layers or anything its just short. can imagine them bargaining w k to let them do it themselves

more scars.... they just have more like slashing scars and stuff. if you use magic healing with a time delay you'll still get a scar and thats what ends up happening w them a lot. fun thing abt not having written any of the actual whump is there's no scars they Have to have. if u know what i mean

depending on when u catch them they are more outwardly carefree than avo calyx :) i think their collar looks more like a choker or smth innocuous. i like the idea that its flush against their skin though they cant forget abt it. yay covert whump <3 theyre allowed to go out and stuff and it just looks normal. however i think its not a permanent one it gets switched out for bulkier ones / a shock collar depending on u know. behaviour

fuck it i think they have magic tattoos also. like partially as a branding thing but also to enhance their speed + strength + endurance. will need to put more thought into this but i just love the idea so much. maybe speed ones are by their ankles, strength on their upper arms and endurance like. over their heart. :) but thats just for flair they do not like showing those off

[whumpawaydarling]

was going to retcon that lw!calyx hasn't had top surgery but i just remembered how long the recovery time is and yeah there's no way k's letting them be out of commission for that long. unsafe binding it is ☝

[whumpawaydarling]

see i think lw!calyx ended up being decently well adjusted and not a completely conditioned soldier at the end of 5 years because of their friendship with tom and the group. like, they made them feel normal. they actually managed to have a double life instead of a single laser focus on missions and following orders. like, lex taught them to drive and said if they ever wanted to reapply to med school ze was happy to help. elene offered to help dye their hair and amy saw them looking at their piercings and offered to take them. (they said no because k would not be pleased). ada and calyx are super good friends and nerds together and they just like, enjoy each others company?

(slight spoilers for revelations under the cut!)

but basically what im saying is calyx is fine hanging out and living a life when they're with the group, but when calyx sees them as heroes, the conditioning comes back in full force because now they're living their villain life 24/7. guards go up tensions are high they flinch more and i think they do operate on a higher* level of anxiety again but they dont even realise the difference. had a lot of fun messing around with them being an unreliable narrator too >:) (they say that they're ok with nightmares about k but hug tom for solid minutes after one)

*they were always on a low level of anxiety. when they were awaiting k's orders they were always stressed about having to leave and when that stopped the habit of standing near exits didn't go away. also when they finally get a lockable bedroom they max that shit OUT. but they dont think about it too much because they want to pretend that they're still normal and not like, a living weapon.

[whumpawaydarling]

having ex-lw!calyx go 'those heroes are so stupid and attention seeking.' and 'i love my familia :)' in the same breath is something that can bring so much joy (the heroes and the family are the same people. like, all seven of them.) (im cackling)