#xiphiaarts

[eldritch-spouse]

is there any chance youd share this tiny au with us breg obsessionists?

I can! It's not very developed though, given I found it fun for a little while then dropped the concept.

Before I charted out what this universe's angels and demons looked like, I had the idea that guardian entities were... More of a symbiotic thing, a bit like the golden compass, but not entirely? Some people were lucky to have guardian entities, who looked mostly like a variety of monsters. In modern times however, fewer and fewer humans actually had guardian entities.

Scars and permanent injuries are often reflected in guardian entities, but they may not be as disabling as they are for humans. (For example, an amputated leg is very clearly disabling to a human, a guardian entity may have the privilege to float) Rumor has it that these reflections are purely there to punish the entity for not taking decent care of their charge, but it's more widely accepted that charges simply bear your pain because of your connection.

Breg is yours. But he'd been separated from you since birth somehow (I've completely forgotten why), managing to find you only when you are already an adult with an established life. He's still incredibly enthusiastic and eager to be with you, just like the real Breg. In fact, the biggest change to his personality is that he now has a sense of open entitlement over your safety, taking it into his own hands. He lost you once, and it cost him everything, so you're not leaving his sight again and that's final.

He's only a tad more domineering because of this, but still has the same weaknesses of dear old standard Breg, caving beautifully to affection from his other.

What tends to happen is that a guardian other will not develop romantic or sexual feelings towards their charge. They typically live to see you grow up, eradicating that possibility. Breg has become deranged quite a while ago, and has not accompanied you throughout early life, so his desperation brews an intense infatuation that bleeds into carnal desire as well.

He wants you bad, and he's not good at hiding it.

Not featuring the same intense heats as his standard counterpart, he's still coping very poorly with so much arousal, and is sleazy enough to pretend the affection he gives you doesn't have a little horny touch to it. In contrast, you have no idea what to do with a guardian who exhibits lust. That is entirely unknown to you, and you may or may not enjoy it (depends on the type of reader).

The antics that happen are vastly the same, Breg navigating life and learning about the state of the world while he was gone -Without as many learning curves as usual Breg- And you making your best attempt to lead a normal life in spite of the lunatic guardian who can barely stand other people being around.

[eldritch-spouse]

I have developed a crush on jayde of all imps and have a relating question

How would he handle a jewel whos just kind of infatuated with him before he even offers up his wallet to er? Shes just got a crush on this hardworking little imp guy n researches how to court greed demons to try n show interest to em? Would that make em uncomfortable?

You're suspicious.

And by that, Jayde just means he's paranoid. You like him too much already, this is odd. Most women don't really bat an eye at him until he flexes something. The ones who seem eager or charmed right off the bat are usually up to schemes.

Fortunately for you, Jayde sometimes plays dumb and lets things happen anyway, because he's a sucker for a pretty thing. This is good, because the more time passes without you pulling a stunt and accepting his advances, the sooner he can drop his reservations and take your affection at face value- Catapulting into proper obsession.

It's... Almost odd having someone try to return Greed-typical courtship, for all the constant gifting he does, the imp isn't used to receiving his own. So much so that he hoards these offerings away and often sits speechlessly staring at them.

You're everything he's ever wanted and he's just having so much trouble believing you're real. You're better than all of them, Jayde truly feels as if he's getting rewarded for all his hard work! Truly, he gets a bit emotional just looking at you sleeping soundly beside him sometimes.

He wants... He wants a family with you.

[eldritch-spouse]

Cero

He also speaks this way to the servants.

The only way you can tell he's doing it to you in a romantic sense is because Careless Whisper does start playing seemingly out of nowhere.

No but really, the difference is that he touches you in non-aggressive ways and is probably fixing your appearance as he does it- As opposed to how he might just kick an imp across the room.

[eldritch-spouse]

Forgive me but I wish to make swords out of Kalymir's horns i they'd look sick twisted and drenching them with the blood of my Enemies is a saccharine expression of my love

You can.

They'll grow back, Kalymir isn't too attached to them. Either you launch yourself at his head and attempt to break them off- Or you just wait for him to get irritated with his own horns and tear them off after a few get chipped.

Make no mistake, that is disgustingly romantic by Wrath's standards and it will appear in inter-Ring news services.

[eldritch-spouse]

ok last thing i promise, i started this simpage eons ago and forgot about, enjoy

And you didn't show me this-?? 😭

Thenk you, stupid egghead getting genuine affection from someone who can tolerate him.

I like the way you draw him, it's very cute. :7

Mister Bregory is probably special to some people here because he kind of started it all, honestly.

As per usual, I lament one more time that none of my ocs show up in my dreams, which is endlessly beffudling.

Regardless, I hope the Breg brainworms don't bite too hard. 🫡

[eldritch-spouse]

I have a very detailed scenario about how kalymir met his queen, imma try and give you the sweet n short version

Basically she gets talked into visiting every ring of hell at least once by some friends, hates every single ring, and on her visit to wrath she gets lost and somehow ends up in the crucible, coincidentally on a day that kalymir is beating the brakes off of any of his opponents

It becomes a regular thing for her, she'll map out all the dates kalymir is going to be fighting and will visit just to watch him, becomes his biggest fan, makes a stan account called 'Queen Kalymir' er 'Wraths left tiddy' or something, makes thirst edits of him, all that

N one day he punches someone's jaw clean off, skull explodes, viscera everywhere, its disgusting, but she catches the jaw, like a baseball fan catches a fly ball, and has to fight a bunch of other demons to keep it, breaks her wrist in the process but ends up getting outta there with her life and her new prize intact.

She hangs it on her wall and posts pictures of her celebrating getting actual physical remains from one of kalymirs fights, unaware that her hornyposting and uncharacteristic (for a human anyway) violence have caught his attention, gets hunted down, dragged down ta wrath, n as much as she is a fan of kalymir she didnt sign up to permanently live in hells most violent realm, tries and fails at negotiation, and jus starts trying to become strong enough to overpower kalymir, thus sparking what he considers even more romance

And yes, that is the short n sweet version

Idk how much of this is accurate but i daydream about it alot and thought u should know 🏃‍♀️💨

Oh, nearly forgot, this is the song I most relate to this scenario, it even has a soundtrack. Im obsessed

Boo, fake fan, a real fan would immediately take the opportunity to molest Kalymir 😪 /j

No but really, that's a super cute concept, I really like the idea of pure fangirl adrenaline overpowering fully grown wrath demons. You go on TokTik or whatever and your "hear me out" is Kalymir- The comments judge you harshly but you give no fucks. You heavily make out with pictures of Kalymir.

You write fanfiction about meeting him in battle and doing so well that his dick explodes- But then you meet him in real life and your hopes are dashed. He's crazy, and not the kinky kind. You're not about to let crazy put its dick in you.

Never meet your murderous heroes, kids.

[eldritch-spouse]

Greetings Pinnie, I come to ask for any more information you have Regarding the Crucible, Is it located in wrath specifically? Is it literally just a death fight Arena? any crumbs you have to offer me I will gladly gather up and munch on in the corner like a starved rat, Good Day To You, -XIPHIA

[Hellow hellow- 👋]

The Crucible

The Crucible is one of the oldest structures currently residing in the ring of Wrath. In spite of its age, dating back to the rulings of many prior wrathful Icons, it's also arguably one of most well-maintained locations. Which is saying womething, given weaponry and bodies are being slammed around within it constantly.

The Crucible exists as much for entertainment of the masses as it does to provide a chance to climb the social ladder. Most rulers of Wrath have acquired their current position by proving themselves in said arena. Annual, bi-annual and at times monthly events are held in this location, many of them featuring the royals of Wrath (whether they are there to fight, simply observe, or both, is ambiguous). Whenever someone gains the influence and authority to challenge Kalymir's position as King, for example, they can hold The Crucible "hostage" until Kaly arrives to battle and decapitate the challenger. As a ruler, it's deeply humiliating to allow another demon to take over The Crucible.

Let's say you're an ambitious mid-ranker. With enough training, skill, or just pure talent, you could rise your way up the social hierarchies of this side of Hell by defeating increasingly more powerful demons. Not only would you be likely to ascend to higher-rank, you could eventually find yourself approaching the royal circles of Wrath's society.

So far, canonically, Kalymir has a lot of respect for The Crucible and likes to be heavily involved in anything that transpires in the structure. While it was not the location where he dethroned and murdered the previous Icon -Due to them trying to run off- It's the location where he eventually killed one of the prior Icon's descendants, who wanted the challenge Kalymir for the position of Icon.