#oc:daryn

[jaysworlds]

The end, when it came, was quick. Lucifer swung. Mari dodged, countered, and her sword sliced across Lucifer’s stomach.

For a moment he just looked surprised. His sword clattered to the ground with a dull thud. He stumbled back, hands pressed to his stomach, and collapsed on the couch behind him.

Daryn froze. Behind him, he heard Mari sink to the floor, but he didn’t look over.

“Daddy?” he whispered. Lucifer looked up at him, finally calm, and reached a hand toward him. His fingers were stained black.

“Come here, pumpkin,” Lucifer told him, beckoning him over.

He hadn’t called Daryn that in years. Since before everything went wrong.

Daryn bit back a sob and stumbled over, sinking down on the couch beside him. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m sorry.”

Lucifer shook his head, smiling and reaching up, cupping Daryn’s cheek, smearing blood on his face. “It’s alright, pumpkin.”

He was a far cry from the man he’d been a few minutes ago, looking at Daryn in the same soft, fond way he had when Daryn had been little.

“I love you,” Daryn told him, rubbing his eyes to try and hide the few tears that were sneaking out. He desperately wanted to hear his father tell him he loved him, just one more time.

“I love you too,” Lucifer said, kissing his forehead. “And I’m sorry it had to be this way.”

Daryn sobbed, turning to press his face against Lucifer’s shoulder.

Lucifer hushed him gently, gentle fingers through his hair. “It’s alright, pumpkin,” he said, soft. He hadn’t been so kind to Daryn in so long, why did it have to be like this? “It’s alright. Everything’s going to be okay now.”

“Daddy,” Daryn gasped, unable to get anything else out through his sobs. “Please don’t go.”

Lucifer kissed his hair, soft. “Oh, pumpkin. It’s alright. I’m not going to leave you alone.”

“Promise?” Daryn asked, sniffling quietly into his father’s shirt. It was ruined already, Daryn wasn’t going to make it worse.

“I promise,” Lucifer said. “I’m going to be with you forever, okay?”

Lucifer shifted, slow and careful. Daryn didn’t move, not wanting to let him go. He’d seen how bad the wound Mari had given him was, but he was trying very hard to believe that everything was going to be okay.

“Okay,” he whispered. Mari said something, from the other side of the room, but Daryn couldn’t hear what it was, and he didn’t think it was aimed at him anyway.

“I love you, pumpkin,” Lucifer said, and Daryn heard Mari cry out.

Pain exploded through his back. He heard himself scream, and then – blessedly – everything went dark.

daryn is having a great time <3

[jaysworlds]

Was it hard? they ask (the mother. Face bathed in holy light and hands bathed in blood.) Was it hard?

Yes, she says. (The mother. Who else is left to answer?) Yes, it was hard.

You were so brave, they say (to the mother. They do not think of the children.)

It was a sacrifice, she tells them (wiping a tear from her eye. It does not matter whether it is real or not.) I did what had to be done.

You saved us, they say (to the mother; to the traitor. Perhaps they’re right.)

(And who thinks of those she didn’t save, of those she sent to their doom.)

I remember you, the wind says (to the sons, wings broken and bodies unburied. The lucky ones, to die still bathed in grace.) I remember you.

Stay, the library says (to the son, still holding the crown. Unaware of the knife.) You’re safe here.

Trust me, the knife whispers (to the son, lost in grief and anger. His mother’s son.) Wield me.

Listen, the madness calls (to the daughter, furious and alone. Her father’s daughter.) Listen to me.

They listen. They have no one else to listen to.

I wonder what became of them, she asks. (The mother. She does not care to see the bodies.) I wonder if they’re alright.

Please, she says. (The child. The only one left.) Please.

She does not know what she is asking for.

It’s over, they say (to the mother. Over for them.) It’s over.

I’m sorry, he says (the father; the snake. He will be remembered as the villain.) I’m sorry.

He could not save them.

Was it hard? they ask.

Yes. (the father.)

No. (the mother.)

(the children do not speak.)

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You’ve been visited by the random oc questions tabby kitten!!💙

What happens when your character doesn’t get what they want? Are they generally understanding, or do they keep pushing? What lengths will they go to to get what they want?

i have Way too many characters to answer this for all of them, so lets go with daryn (the mc from hell above) and alexei (the secondary mc from 8 gold pieces)

daryn is ... john mulaney in the delta airlines sketch. life has a habit of kicking her in the teeth and going 'fuck you!' and she goes oookay and moves on. i think at this point she's more or less used to not getting what she wants, so she doesn't often push things. she'll be quietly upset and then move on.

alexei, on the other hand. he's willing to wait to get what he wants, but hes sure as hell not just giving up on it. he'll push and push and push until something cracks and he'll only stop when he's either got his way or seriously fucked up (which is. more often than he'd like to admit). usually this doesn't end well for him but alas he never learns from his mistakes. sometimes people get hurt. usually him, but sometimes he hurts the people he loves (or strangers) and then is consumed by guilt for a while

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every friendship group should have:

a mean bisexual

an even meaner lesbian

she/theys

and he/theys

a token straight that’s on thin ice

an astrology bitch who’s got everyone’s birth chart memorized

and a short king

(picrew by carrotkake)

[jaysworlds]

“That’s not very nice,” Daryn’s mouth said, without very much input from Daryn’s brain.

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“I would kill him,” Kyo told him, glancing up for a moment. “If you let me.”

Daryn gave him the ghost of a smile. “I know. But … it’s fine.”

Kyo shook his head, but he didn’t say anything. They both knew it wasn’t fine, what was there to say?

i care them so much,,,,

[jaysworlds]

“Stay still.”

It was Kyo’s voice. Daryn made another attempt to open her eyes and failed.

“It’s alright. I’m here.”

Daryn exhaled softly, even that hurting her throat, but it helped, knowing Kyo was here. She would be safe with him.

this piece is just,,,, very soft i love them

[jaysworlds]

That … was fair enough, actually, and she said as much. He gave her another lopsided smile and nodded.

“Your smile is nice,” Daryn noted, and he laughed, perhaps a little nervously, colour flooding his cheeks.

“What?”

“Your smile. It’s nice. I haven’t seen it before.”

“You’re drunk.”

She rolled her eyes, rolling onto her back to look up at the ceiling. “Just a little bit. But it is a nice smile.”

“Just a lottle bit.”

“That’s not a word.”

“How would you know? You’re drunk.”

Daryn huffed at him. “I know what I’m talking about.”

“Could’ve fooled me.”

“I’m a little tipsy,” Daryn told him, reaching up to poke his mouth when he leaned over her. “And your smile is nice.”

“Why are you so insistent about this?”

“Why are you so insistent about it?”

“I’m not.”

Daryn rolled her eyes, reaching up to poke his mouth again. Kyo caught her hand before she could this time, stopping her before she could. “Don’t do that.”

“You are insistent,” Daryn told him, although she graciously didn’t poke his mouth anymore. “You’re saying ‘oh, I don’t have a nice smile, you’re just drunk.’ But you do.”

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