I was randomly thinking today of your Meliodas demon secret post and it got me thinking of how over the years he may have had to endure broken bones that he previously would have healed right away and how awkward he would have found being incapacitated for a while. Which- to everyone else- seems strange because here is this absurdly powerful knight that has somehow never had a broken arm before..?
Omg I really need to revive that analysis series... I'm gonna try to that sometime this year (yeah that's vague enough that I might keep to it)
Hi!! :3
Yesss. I actually have a wip where Mel severely damages his knee and people noticed before has the chance to fix it, so he has to let it be fucking broken (until he grows tired of it and after a while is like oh it's a lot better now and pointedly ignores any suggestion that it's weird).
No but seriously. I think Mel got away with a lot, by being around the Sins (who are all weird and powerful and wtf is normal healing?), and being powerful (so people expect him to be able to handle a lot), and also by being weird af. Random knights know his as that "suspicious little ruffian". I think that allows Mel to get away with a lot.
I think that Mel would avoid having to deal with "human" healing as much as possible. Either by lying/hiding how bad an injury is and/or healing it before anyone notices (anyone who will question it). He's also too good at avoiding/hiding thinks he doesn't wanna deal with.
But yeah. Meliodas would be insufferable while incapacitated. Especially when he really doesn't have to be, like physiologically this should be incapacitating but nooo that would be weird. You'd think that by the time Mel gets to Liones, he would be used to the human way of healing. But he's not. He really does not care for it.
Sir "doesn't actually claim to be human" "i'll just sleep this very severe injury off" Meliodas would probably be like yeahhh i heal quick and just shrug it off lol
Okay you got me thinking of ABO Melizabeth where Ellie, an Alpha with Omega tendencies learns that Meliodas, an Omega with Alpha tendencies that’s hiding his omega status and takes suppressants to do so because his father has a very poor opinion on omegas, is an omega and has to somehow convince him that it’s okay for him to be one
I think Eli would probably introduce him to several other Omegas that she knows that aren't hiding it, and take him to learn about how the other species view Omegas, which goes from neutral to almost-authority.
OMG YES THAT WOULD BE SO CUTE!! ive always had a hc that demons actually have retractable fangs (and claws) and they only use them for defensive purposes. Like there fangs are smol enough to where they cant do anything to cause serious harm but if they need to get out of someone's hold or anything like that they will bite down long enough for them to let go. They are about the same size as gelda's fangs and when they have them out you can see them sticking out and its super cute.
id also like to think that Meliodas is super self conscious about them so he doenst let anyone see them (but liek eli and zel of course) and when he lives with the sins and stuff he never lets them out. he only lets them out around people he really trusts. He even tried to rip them out because he didnt want them anymore. But of course Eli found him with his face, mouth and hands covered in blood as tears streamed down his face as he kept trying to get them out. Eli ran over to him and held his hands and arms in hers to prevent him from hurting himself further as she called for merlin to come and help. As they were waiting for Merlin Eli whispered gently to him about how they were apart of him and he shoudlnt try to change himself because she loved him for who he was and those fangs were just as much as apart that. She loved them and even thought they were beautiful. This of course made mel cry even more but not for the same reasons as before but because someone had finally called his fangs beautiful and made him actually feel better about having them. Because of this talk mel never tried to rip them out again. he still hide them but he felt less self conscious then he did before.
Zeldris on the other hand loves his fangs mainly because he basically matches with gelda and she thinks they are adorable. He did try and bite her to suck her blood to see what would happen and it didnt turn out how hed expect (hes a little dummy LOL) so he never did it again but he still loves that he basically matches with her. he keeps them out all the time and whenever shes bored gelda will often then play with them something that makes zeldris embarrassed but he lets her do as she pleases because he cant say no to her. plus hes in her lap so theres no way hes moving. he only retracts them when Gelda was sealed because it just made him too sad to think about and he never let them back out until she and him were reunited. When he vists mel and eli in the castle he does retract them back so as not to scare any humans but when they are alone he lets them back out again. along with his claws as well. Zeldris's are also a little smaller then Mel's because they arent fully developed yet because hes still young. this causes mel to tease him (lovingly) about it to which zel will get very annoyed and begin to chase him around threatning to kill him if he doenst knock it off. It takes gelda having to grab him by the scruff and holding him against her chest for Zeldris to calm donw but he still swears vengeance agaisnt mel for what he said. And spoilers mel doenst stop even after that LOL.
Aside from Merlin and Escanor who are your favourite NNT characters?
Thanks for the ask Ellie!
My faves aside from Esca and Merlin are Arthur, Gowther and Diane
Funny thing, before Escanor and Merlin appeared, Gowther was my favorite of all the sins xD (I may or may have not had a crush on him back then 👀) and I was also a hard Kiane shipper (I still ship them, they're really cute, but Escalin took over my life xD)
And Arthur is just a pure cinnamon roll, how could I not love him? 😍💖
i was about to make a joke abt greed from the sds manga/anime being better bc fangs but i looked up the fma greed and. he has fangs. a gay just got played
Lmao no worries I am in complete agreement with you there, Ban is a total bae 😍😍😍
Nasiens Gay and Zeldris and Gelda have three girls and two boys 🤗
NAISENS IS SO FUCKING GAY LIKE YALL SEE THIS SHIT THERES NOTHING STRAIGHT ABOUT IT-
LIKE HELLO HES SO IN LOVE WITH PERCY ITS ALMOST SICKENING LOL
And second after waiting for so long and spending quality time as a couple for thousands of years (yes I said thousands shh) they finally decide to have kids and at first Zeldris is really nervous because he doesn’t think he could be a good dad but gelda being the amazing supportive wife that she is helped him to see that he would be and that whatever happened they would get through it together. And finally they had their first kid which was a boy and they were happy. (Meliodas teased the hell out of zeldris for that one for months) he thought they’d only have one kid but once gelda got a taste of being a mom she was hooked and so their other kids were born. And whenever Mel comes to visit zel in the demon realm HES always being tormented by them LOL but of course he loves them all dearly
Have you ever think of an Au where Mel and Eli swap curse but not like there clan or something but the curse like Mel got the reincarnation curse and Eli got the immortal curse
Not much tbh, I can see it though.
Mel would get adopted by Baltra, and Margaret and Veronica would be so excited to have a younger brother.
Eli has her goddess wings, because in her original life as a goddess, they're a physical part of her body, that she never lost and would be fully restored everytime she revived. She keeps them hidden by wrapping them around herself and wearing a cloak though, so not many people even know she has them.
The Sins and Zaratras, Baltra probably too, eventually find out, because she still has to stretch them out sometimes. Lucky for her though, goddesses are worshipped, so she doesn't have to fear being hunted down. She explains though that she would rather not have people know, because she doesn't want the attention and worshipping, it just makes her... uncomfortable. Everyone understands, and helps her keep her secret.
When in battle, she does use them, but with the excuse that she uses magic to create and fly with them, which isn't completely unknown for humans to be able to do (I would guess). And when asked why the cloak then? "I get cold easily."
Gil would occasionally be trained by Eli, and be really excited to show what he learned to tiny Mel and totally show off a little. Mel would be amazed by his skills and mimick him, picking up his own sword skills surprisingly quickly. Elizabeth would just laugh and take it upon herself to teach him properly, not just from mimicking Gilthunder.
Mel is a fast learner, and as he gets older quickly surpasses Gil in skill. Gil is jealous at first, but Mel still watches him practice with excitement in his eyes, and Gils negative feelings simply cannot take hold when he looks into Mels sincere eyes.
Howzer would try to show off in front of Mel, too, but Mel is just bored with him and even critizices his sloppy form. When Howzer gets his magic though and starts experimenting with that, Mel gets interested.
To say that Meliodas is an energetic little bundle would be an understatement. As soon as he can crawl, he tries getting out of the room (unsuccessfully) and look for his favourite person (it's Eli).
The maids and his sisters are pretty good at preventing that though by simply closing the door. The one time it's left ajar though? Everyone had a heart attack until Elizabeth, who was luckily just down the hallway, brought him back. He even had the audacity to fall asleep in her arms while everyone else was panicking bc "FUCKING FUCK WE LOST THE PRINCE, THE KING IS GONNA KILL US!!!"
When Veronica and Meliodas sneak out and fall from that old bridge, Meliodas tries to carry Veronica out by himself while crying, but can only help her stand up, which is a miracle in and of itself, which may have been his demon powers showing through for the first time.
They make it far enough out of the grove though, for Elizabeth (who came looking for them) to see them. She heals Veronica and brings them both back to the castle.
This event is what spurs Meliodas on to become stronger and eventually become a knight as well.
As for Meliodas' demon powers, he doesn't have them initially, but they do awaken at some point.
Specifically when he was a little older and exploring the higher parts of the castle after running away from his caretakers. He leans out of a window and, amazed by the view, doesn't notice for far out he's leaning.
He falls, but doesn't scream. He's not even scared, even though he should be. Then, to his surprise, his body subconsciously does what it always does when he falls from a great height: it unfolds his wings.
Far below, Elizabeth notes a tiny flicker of very familiar demon magic and looks up. When she sees Mel flying high up in the air, she books it through the air as fast as she can to catch him.
"Meliodas, what happened?"
"Ellie, I flew! When I fell from the window, I suddely had wings!"
And that's Elis cue to start teaching him to control his magic. Any out-of-control magic is dangerous, but demon magic, typically used to survive in the much more dangerous demon realm, especially so.
When Meliodas officially starts his training, he becomes pretty skilled fairly quickly. And seeking to learn more, he secretely watched Elizabeth and the Sins train. He thinks he's hiding himself pretty well, but he's really not. They can always see him and absolutely adore him.
Eventually, they even call him down to come and watch from up close.
Mel is lowkey petrified at first, because aside from Elizabeth, the others are like celebrities to him. He's so embarrassed to be caught watching them in secret.
Eli did take him to meet them though, he actually gets along pretty well with them, but due to the Sins' missions and his own royal duties, there aren't many opportunities to interact with them, not counting Elizabeth who kinda does what she wants half the time anyway. And even when they have free time, the sins aren't too interested in the youngest prince. They don't dislike him, but intentionally seeking him out isn't on their minds at all.
Out of all of the sins (except Eli), Mels favourite Sin is Ban, because of his combat skills. He doesn't use a lot of magic and neither does Mel, so Ban is almost like an idol to him. He follows him around occasionally and when the sins train, Ban invites him to spar a little and teach him a thing or two bc he totally notices the princes interest in him. And also Eli told him that Mel really likes him.
Needless to say, Mel learns a lot from him, despite Baltras disapproval of Ban of all people teaching his son.
Baltra absolutely adores all his children. He does the things they like with them when he has the time, and for Mel that means teaching him a thing or two about fighting as well. Baltra was a holy knight himself once (evidenced by his 400+ powerlevel in the chapter where Gowther went kinda wild and put every below a certain power level to sleep), and when Mel learns that, he wants to know. It's clear by then that it's not just that Meliodas wants to be a holy knight, but that he has a sort of special interest in fighting. Not to the death, but he loves a good sparring session, preferably without any weapons. In fact, his favourite sparring partners are the troublesome trio, who despite being older than him, just can't win against him (Mel would be like... 13 or so by then?), but boy do they try. They spar every day, at some point even all three against Mel at once, but nope. The youngest prince is untouchable.
Now, at some point while growing up, the Sins get framed and have to go. Due to hitting his head when they escaped, Mel doesn't remember much about them, also because he was rather young. He kind of remembers them, like when Elizabeth helped him with controlling his magic, and Ban teaching him a thing or two about combat, but it's like a far away memory, and doesn't remember their faces.
Mel does gain the privilege to drink alcohol though. He may or may not have persuaded Howzer to sneak him some ale once in a while. Gil and Griamor do not approve of him drinking alcohol, and would rat him out immediately if they knew. Mel makes Howzer swear not to tell though. Howzer, extremely worried about getting caught, also watches Mel and is impressed at how well he handles it. He can't not get drunk, but while a normal human would be drunk after two pints ale, Mel would be tipsy after five. Howzer rarely sneaks him that much alcohol though, because he has experienced drunk Mel exactly once and Would Not Like To Experience That Again. Also because if he lets Mel wander around while drunk, they're 100% sure to get caught and Howzer would get in so much trouble. So would Mel, but he doesn't care. Initially he just wanted to know what was so great about alcohol, and then he got hooked. Not in an addiction kind of way, he just really liked it.
Actually, the first time he got his hands on alcohol wasn't Howzer sneaking him some, but actually Mel discreetly drinking some from Baltras mug. Baltra didn't even notice until his cup was prematurely empty and Mel fell asleep leaning against him. He got his son to bed and from then on made sure to hide any alcohol from Mels grabby little 14 year old hands. You'd be surprised how hard it was.
So Mel, wanting more and having friends who are old enough to drink, turned to other people to get some. He really doesn't see why he can't have it though, getting drunk really isn't that big a deal, is what he thinks.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth has opened a tavern, knowing how much Mel likes to drink, and because she has grown to like the humans alcohol as well (and also because I couldn't think of anything else).
She's amazed when she meets Hawk for the first time, absolutely overjoyed to meet a talking pig of all things.
Zeldris feels really guilty about triggering Elizabeth's memories after everything is over. Meliodas eventually asks his younger brother why he always avoids her. And Zeldris gets kind of uncomfortable.
"...Zel?'
"...I almost killed your mate. Easily, she could have ended up dead, and it would have been my fault."
"Oh. That's what this is about?"
"..."
"Ok, I'll admit, I was pretty upset about that at first, but I'm not mad at you, and neither is Ellie. Honest."
"Still."
And Meliodas just nods and says "ok." Then PICKS HIM UP, and Zeldris is VERY confused, and sputters angrily at him, demanding to be put down. But the blonde just says something about "You'll feel better after you apologize!" And barges into the library where Elizabeth was TRYING to relax with a good book.
Mel puts him in the chair across from his and beams at his wife. "You and Zel should spend some together. Besides, he has something to tell you." And then books at while Zeldris is just. Frozen.
Elizabeth smiles and takes pity on him, going over to the shelves and pulling out a book. "Here, I think you'll like this one." She hands it to him and he takes it with only a small blush.
They read together for a few hours before Elizabeth marks her book and stretches. He recognizes that she's going to head off to bed, so he marks his own book and clears his throat to get her attention.
"...Elizabeth?"
"Hm?"
"Im... I'm really sorry. I've been awful?"
"How so?" She seemed genuinely confused and he grimaced.
"I triggered your memories. I tried to kill you, I almost DID!"
"Oh, is that all?" She smiled and walked over to take his hand. She squeezed gently. "Zeldris, I'm not at all upset about that. I understand the situation, and you were doing your best. And I understand everything with Gelda, and why you'd be so angry. I harbor no grudge to you, but if hearing me say it helps, then I forgive you. Wholy and Completely."
"Oh." He sagged a little and she patted his knuckles. "Good. Now that all that's cleared up, I expect you to be joining us for tea more often, understand?" Her smile remained kind and gentle and he knew if he really didn't want to, she wouldn't force him, but he gave his own small smile in return.
"Ok."
BRO OMG IM CRYING THIS IS SO CUTE OMG I ADORE THIS SO MUCH!! he feels so bad about what happened with eli that he was too scared to say anything cause he thought she was mad at him. And i love how Meliodas litterally made them spend time together so that they could ease into talking about it was so beautiful. She made him feel relaxed and that everything was okay and he didnt need to be worried. i really love the part at the end where he apologize and he was worried that she would get mad but because Elizabeth understands why he did it she isnt mad at him and she never was and her saying sorry just to make him feel better was the cutest thing ever. Shes so sweet and gentle with zeldris and thats exactly what he needed in that moment was just her to reassure him that everything was okay and its so cute. and at the tea parties the girls always make him feel included no matter what and he enjoys their company too cause they are much easier to be around and less overwhelming then the boys (not that he doenst like hanging out with them too) but with the girls its more light hearted and he enjoys that alot. he also likes to talk about tea with them and shows them how to make demon tea and other types he likes and gelda just gushes over him because he just looks so cute talking like that
