Funny you bring up Rejoice! I've been thinking of a "Came Back Wrong" trope AU in which Rejoice gets revived by the under-nether world people (on accident) but the revival process screwed with his head.
So he still has his whole "we shouldn't kill anyone, cause that's permanent :(" moral line but it's taken to the extreme. No one should be killed at all. In fact everyone deserves a chance to reform! No matter who. They should reform. We should make a place for people who want peace and safety!!
A place where refugees, people who seek peace, and people who desire redemption come together and support each other. However, it's still an organization on an anarchy server so there's no way it's ending well. Members of the church believe that people should convert to it, and that those who reject them are "lost".
Rejoice as it's creator, tracked down Wemmbu to reunite and ask her to join the church, and since they weren't asking her to fight or anything (and more importantly, it's *Rejoice*) she accepted. She would become one of the first members and end up in an official relationship with him, becoming the figurehead for people who were seeking redemption.
Not sure where this would be in the timeline, probably after the Law or maybe it picks up near the end of the Kings arc? It would start out as a simple safe space but like every well-meaning organization on the server, would eventually evolve into something dangerous ("ur in a cult. wemmbu this is a cult")
Wemmbu would probably be it's #1 protector. Obviously the other protags would end up involved at some point, and Parrot would spearhead a resistance (like usual), but Wemmbu would be a big obstacle. It's worse however cause she doesn't understand why they're trying to fight the church. They aren't killing people, they aren't destroying anything, it's just a safe space for players. Plus these guys are trying to get rid of Rejoice! After she just got him back!
I'd imagine Rejoice is a bit more manipulative, not really evil or fake, just... sly. He does love Wemmbu, a ton. There's no question about that. He just tells some harmless white lies to keep her by his side. Meanwhile Wemmbu has rose-tinted glasses on 24/7 cause it's literally Rejoice! Rejoice wouldn't hurt a fly, why is everyone assuming he's some evil mastermind??
Justtttt fluffy toxic wemmjoice that's so, so, so doomed.
Also, if Rejoice did die again (I haven't decided yet), Wemmbu would pick up where he left off and be a lot meaner about it. So villain arc for my pretty little princess :)
-Anon S (P.S. I've asked this to airy, but I'd like to know your answer to! Anything you're uncomfortable with? non-con esc stuff or specific tropes like love potions/spells? Additionally since you do a fair amount of nsfw stuff, specific kinks that you don't want to interact with? I want to keep the mood positive!!)
Took a bit to answer this!! sorry :3
BUT OH MY GODDD YESS “came back wrong” aus are always sooo fucking good fr. And Rejoice?? specifically as the person who got Revived but came back wrong?? so good, rejoice was already kinda losing his mind and incredibly touch starved, I imagine getting revived messed with him more.
iv heard more about this from other asks and stuff u sent sealbu but im gonna just go off what you sent me and not anything else lol
the though of his whole pacifisct belief's being twisted and taken to such extreme lengths is horrifying to imagine. the though of before rejoice seeing what's became of himself is aslo pretty sad :/
the church!!!! dude that's always how cults start, they advertise themselves as people who welcome all outcasts and people who are rejected by society and offer them a warm place and encourage their attachment to the cult so much, they go kind of crazy to defend it with their life and it all just goes incredibly downhill from there. dude the last sentence of everyone in it is the best and everyone outside the cult being lost is legit so realistic.
anyways!! yes, omg him creating a church and it becoming super popular due to it accepting outcasts or like everybody regardless of how poor or rich u are, just whether u seek peace!
AHHH yes, no matter how much rejoice may have deceived or kind of hid about himself, still actually being really into wemmbu is so good!!! wanted her to love him by any means possible even if not how he actually is!!! love him still being in love with her.
Wemmbu in my mind immediately accepts being in it because it's rejoice!! nothing rejoice could make would ever be bad or harmful, and she's so amazed and happy at him being alive somehow, she does basically whatever he wants her to do. instantly being wooed by him and becomes his wife/lady of his cult!!! and becomes a figurehead/the ideal outcome of the cult!! see wemmbu was so destructive before and now she's peaceful and seeking redemption, its proof our church works.
think it would be more effective after especially considering her new ep of her basically doing a side quest and being more peaceful? she goes oh I want to be more peaceful and rejoices whole church idea is seeking peace and redemption !! works perfectly! starts out very mice and a actual safe space and devolves into it being so full of propaganda and suffocating and if u don't agree with us, your misguided !! we are a peaceful church we are not dangerous at all.
she's its number one protector and defender!!! it rejoices whole life and she loves rejoice so she has to protect it and make sure he's happy and safe. ofc the other protags have to team up with parrot leading a resistance. she's so like why are u trying to stop us? we aren't doing anything like the mafia or the law; we aren't killing anyone I don't understand why you are trying to tear and destroy something I love? something rejoice, the most morally right person she's ever met, made?
he is!!! super manipulative and conniving and sly :3, still is very much in love with wemmbu and treats her very lovingly!! just tells the truth about things in a certain way or doesn't tell the whole story about things!! make sure to never directly lie to her about things. wemmbu does figure out some thing's he never told her but tells herself he would never do it maliciously!! he's her loving husband and he probably just forgot, he wouldn't hurt or kill anyone and definitely isn't lying to her about anything!!!
ohhhhh villain arc for wemmbu if he dies?? interesting idea !!
also, I already responded to the bottom stuff about boundaries because I took forever actually responding to the ask <//3 sorry S