81st ♫ | what's left in my heart is a hole your love had made

[deordinations]

THE SUCCUBAI AU CMO

i've been talking about this on plurk for like two weeks u guys know what this cmo is for. nsfw just by the nature of the thing, threads don't HAVE to go in a smutty direction on this cmo, but they might so idk watch out for that

CLIFFNOTES:

• General backstory is the same as in OnK, main point of divergence is that she didn't have the twins and, you know, The Succubus Of It All. Still an idol, broke up with her ex tho a few years later than in canon. Ended up leaving B-Komachi just after the Dome concert at about 21 y/o and is now a solo idol/talent just kind of floating aimlessly through life.
  
• Cute succubus!! Fangies, pointy ears, the works. She still has her hoshigan i just categorically refuse to add them to every icon. She feeds off of 'love' and 'emotions', so being an idol in of itself technically sustains her but it's the equivalent of living off like, nutrient bars and meal replacement smoothies. She has a sort of lowkey empathy sense running at all times where she can taste a person's feelings. Still doesn't always know what to make of them though.
  
• Didn't get the character development of being Aqua and Ruby's mom so she's still kind of clueless and clumsy and occasionally accidentally cruel to people in her innocent, thoughtless way.
  
• Has a different but still slightly Weird r/s to her sexuality as canon Ai does - doesn't have as much of the internalized shame but is more aware of the hypocrisy & double standards of the expectations of purity & perceived romantic/sexual availability to her fans, and more bitter about it
  
• did i mention the fangies


FREEBIE PROMPTS

• Fellow secret supernatural/magical creatures, basically treating OnK like a more explicit urban fantasy setting
  
• Characters finding out her secret, getting involved with her, coming to arrangements to let her feed off them, etc
  
• Importing her to other canon settings where supernatural creatures are a thing - having her summoned as Servant, just vibing in a fantasy setting, etc

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urban fantasy!

[nightwild]

[In a world where supernatural creatures prowl the darkness, humans have to have protectors. One, in particular, used to be an ally of the monsters, but switched side to protect humans. There was an entire dramatic story there, involving a goddess and a knight and one girl trapped between loyalties, trying to figure out where to cast her lot and how to make the world a better place...

But none of that really mattered to Ai. Ai had spent so long standing in the spotlight of the stage, the shining lights of the day, that she had almost no interaction with the monsters and heroes who lurked in the night. Right?

Yet as Ai returns home one evening, as she passes an alley, a figure seems to melt out of the darkness- A red-haired girl, with fox ears, and brightly shining eyes, reflecting all the light around. The emotions she's feeling are guarded- She's keeping her senses open, like she's ready to get attacked from behind.]

Hey. You got a minute?

[deordinations]

[ Ai knows, if only by inference, that she can't be the one and only thing like herself in the world. She had to have come from somewhere, after all - though her mother had never admitted it and Ai knows full well that asking her would never have been worth it - and she doesn't think she's so exceptional as to be the only strange one in a sea of perfectly ordinary humans. She's far from normal, but that's entirely her own fault.

Still, though - she's never seen someone else like her, at least not consciously. She never forgets how different she is - how on earth could she? - but some days she simply drifts through her routine without ever putting any more thought to it.

So when the figure comes pouring out of the alley - Ai freezes.

She's not even pretending to be something she's not. Even if it weren't for those ears on her head, Ai would know there's something strange about her just from those eyes.

Hers aren't that much different, after all. ]

Uh... that depends, I guess! [ She laughs a little nervously. ] For what?

[nightwild]

[Yayoi has to size her up. Has she seen this girl before somewhere...? No, it's probably just her imagination.

She's definitely never seen any idol posters while feeling envy and shame and all sorts of complicated feelings. Nope.

Still, she has to size Ai up. Suspicion... No, wariness. She doesn't suspect Ai, but she's wary for something to go wrong, regardless. Something always, always goes wrong, after all.]

I'm looking for information. There's been a string of attacks in this area after dark- Men ending up drained, needing to be hospitalized.

[The work of a succubus, maybe. "Drained"... well, she's not saying what was drained, exactly. But... while she doesn't suspect Ai, she is watching her. Eyes like a predator, looking for any glimpse of information, any tells, anything she can use.]

I got the feeling you might know something.

[deordinations]

[ And Ai just... stares at her. Her expression doesn't shift at all - still clueless, still wearing that slightly hapless smile. Finally, she tilts her head. ]

Hospitalized? Like... they were mugged, or something?

[ Even she sounds a little uncertain as she says it, though. Relaxed as her body language is, there's something in her eyes that looks like a rabbit that's just spotted a fox ready to pounce. ]

I haven't heard anything like that...

[nightwild]

Like they had their emotions and life force drained out.

[She's blunt about it. She doesn't know Ai's deal, of course- And she's believing Ai's clueless behavior.

... But why does she seem so scared? She seems relaxed... and scared? The signals she's getting make no sense to her.]

... You don't need to be nervous. I'm a detective.

[deordinations]

[ Oh. So she's been found out. Maybe she shouldn't be surprised given how obvious it is that this girl is strange, too, but... having someone talk to her about it so bluntly is really throwing her off. A detective, huh...

... since when did the police hire foxgirls...?

Uh, not really the time. Focus, Ai. ]

But it's... kind of scary, right? [ The lights of passing cards tremble and dance in her eyes as if they're welling with tears - but nothing is shed, if they're even there to begin with. ] People getting hurt on my route home... I walk down here all by myself, you know!

[nightwild]

[It's a good thing she kept that question to herself. Yayoi hates the police.

Still, she sighs, running a hand through her hair. She doesn't get this girl. Confusion and frustration are building inside her. Acting relaxed but scared, acting tearful but without tears... Yayoi is someone who only knows how to seek the truth, so watching Ai, who can wrap herself in a shell of lies so easily is throwing her off.

She rubs her head, ears flicking in frustration. Was this a dead end...? Did she have no other supernatural contacts? Nothing?]

... You're a woman, so you'll be safe from this particular one, I think. Not that there's not other dangers... [Pause. She doesn't want to make assumptions about someone's gender, but.]

You really don't know anything?

[deordinations]

[ Ai shakes her head fervently. Her glossy hair flutters around her face with the motion and her eyes are still overly bright and nervous. The whole time they've been talking, she hasn't taken her eyes off Yayoi even once - she's barely even blinked. ]

I don't.

[ And it's the truth - Ai knows better than to pick her meals from her route home, no matter how hungry she is. ]

To be honest, I don't even know what it is you're looking for.

[nightwild]

[. . . Doesn't even know what she's looking for?

Could... Could this girl not know what she is? Is she... Does she think she's human?

That just made things way more complicated. Could Yayoi really be the one to try to break that illusion? In the first place, she doesn't really know anything about this girl. And that kind of accusation would be... a lot. Too much. If Ai doesn't know, then she isn't hurting anyone- so Yayoi shouldn't break that illusion. If it is an illusion.

Did Yayoi get it wrong? She thought her brace detected the signature of another inhuman being around here... But... Did she screw up? Shit. What should she do here?

She wished Rin had come instead. She was way better at talking to people.]

... If I said I was looking for a monster, would you believe me?

[midsummerlies]

[ Oberon always pays attention to news of a new Servant being summoned to Chaldea. He also does his damndest to stay as far away from it as possible, taking note and watching them from afar before he decides on whether it's worth his time even interacting with them... and even in the rare occasion that he does decide it's worth it, it's generally as the Fairy King.

So imagine how annoyed he is that, shortly after learning of a "succubus" being summoned to Chaldea... she ended up finding him first, and while he was himself too.

And for whatever reason, she is refusing to leave him alone... and believe him, he tried to shake her. Alas, he had no luck escaping her, she just kept finding him... and even being the fairy king didn't help. It just made things worse! The second she saw him as the persona he usually displays to others, she started whining like you wouldn't believe.

He did, of course, go to Ritsuka about this... but all the damn girl did after staring at them for a few seconds was grin and say "oh, what's the harm!" before prancing off. Worst Master ever, actually.

As a result, he has... found himself in a state of begrudging resignment to the current state of affairs for however long it lasts. With any luck she'll eventually get bored of pestering him and move on...

...and yet, as he walked through the empty hallway with her hovering just next to his head, it occurs to him that she is showing no signs of boredom whatsoever. ]

...Oi. Isn't it tiring keeping this shit up?

[ What has he done to earn the attention of a succubus of all things...? ]

[deordinations]

[ As far as places to end up go, Chaldea has been surprisingly fun. It's busy and noisy and full of people to talk to and Ai doesn't have to do anything at all to sustain herself - whatever magic keeps her tethered here also keeps her feed without any effort whatsoever on her part. So long as she does her part as a Servant when it's called for, she's free to do as she likes.

It's not as though she doesn't appreciate it, but... she can't settle. It's the girl who's her Master now that's the problem - and maybe calling her a problem is cruel. She's kind, after all. But her kindness is cloying and sickly sweet, too much for Ai to stomach. She's a girl who rejects nothing and so acceptance from her doesn't mean a thing.

Maybe that's why she's found herself sticking to Oberon. Bitter as he might be, it's something she can stomach.

She's used to the taste of lies, after all. ]

Isn't what tiring? [ She's irritatingly blithe and cheery as usual. Even with Fae Eyes, it's unnervingly hard to tell how much she is or isn't playing dumb at any given time. ] It's actually pretty relaxing not having to walk like this.

[ And his stride is so much longer than hers, it's easier to keep up this way... ]

[midsummerlies]

[ Her attitude threatens to drive him insane as usual, but he's gotten used to it enough that he's not outright lashing at her... even if it is tempting to do exactly that.

Still, even though he's not trying to chase her off (anymore), it isn't any less baffling that she's actually stuck around. Anyone with a brain could tell you that Oberon isn't exactly good company, especially not when he's like this. ]

Oh ha-fucking-ha. I would think that there are plenty of better targets for a succubus to latch onto.

[ He seriously can't figure out why she's attached herself to him. By all means, shouldn't he be the worst kind of person for someone like her? ]

[deordinations]

[ She flashes him a grin, sharp-edged and mischievous, catlike in just about every regard. ]

Hm, maybe I just like a dinner that plays hard to get?

[ That one's easy to catch as teasing, at least - a deliberate attempt to get under his skin. ]

Or maybe you already taste fine as it is. You're salty in more ways than one, you know. Besides...

[ Uh oh. How did her smile get even worse? ]

You were the one who made a stink when I went to hang out with Nagiko yesterday. [ because they caused a whole ruckus. ] So I just figured you'd missed me.

[midsummerlies]

H-Huh!? The hell do you mean dinner...!?

[ God, there she goes with that dinner and taste crap again with him... he's an insect, you know! Most would be wigged out by the idea of eating him! Wait, shit, he's taking this way too literally.

He scoffs and banishes the brief flushing of his cheeks. Damn it, he's not usually this easy to irritate... actually, that's a lie, he's the easiest person to irritate in all of Chaldea. The difference is that he's usually good about keeping his outbursts limited to violent passive aggressiveness, if not concealed completely whenever he's in his brighter form.

But this one... what the hell, she always manages to rub him in exactly the wrong way. It's like the way Artoria or Ritsuka gets under his skin, except somehow way more embarrassing. ]

Ugh... the last thing anybody needs was you two getting chummy. I couldn't care less.

[ Wrong, because Nagiko and Ai combined would be the worst possible combination if they both decide to pester him. One could argue that a certain Alter Ego would be more bothered by increased assaults involving tangerine juice to the eyes, but Oberon would like to argue that he would have it much, much worse.

Hell, it's already awful with just Ai alone. ]

[deordinations]

[ Oh, he got all embarrassed... cute.

Really, maybe that's why she's been sticking to him like she has. It's not a particularly nice instinct to have, but there's something particularly fun about seeing someone as uptight and prickly as Oberon getting all flushed in the face. It tastes sweet, too, like a thin film of honey over her tongue.

It's not like it has to go any further, of course. But that doesn't mean she's going to stop. ]

Oh, sure. You're sure you weren't just getting a little jealous, seeing me having fun with somebody else for once? Did you get lonely?

[ She giggles, sounding all sorts of pleased with herself. ]

Jealousy's pretty bitter in a lot of guys but it's cute on you. Don't worry, I won't let you be lonely.

[midsummerlies]

[ If she ever described his embarassment like that out loud, he might just try to cram void dust into her mouth in retaliation. Needless to say, as confirmed by their Master herself, void dust doesn't taste very good... and it sticks pretty stubbornly to the tongue for some reason.

Ritsuka might also flip her shit at the usage of any materials without her knowledge, but this is Oberon we're talking about, he would get a kick out of that. ]

A succubus for company isn't exactly comforting.

[ He raises his clawed hand to rudely push her face away from his as he continues his stride through the hallway. Something he knows isn't going to deter her in the slightest. He'd be more surprised if it did at this point. ]

...Ugh, and who the hell asked for that...

[ He's really not used to this. As the fairy king, dealing with this kind of thing is easy, but as Vortigern? Even the goddess of love has the decency to return his dislike of her with a dislike of him in kind. ]

[deordinations]

[ Happy to report that she does the scrunchyface when he pushes her away. You know the one.

As expected, it doesn't deter her in the least. She lets him get a few paces ahead before catching up, her hair fluttering around her - it's kind of disgustingly picturesque. You have to wonder if she's doing it on purpose. ]

You don't have to ask. If there's something you want, I can already tell.

[ Not a lie. Not quite the truth, either - she can never work out exactly what it is people want from her, unless it's that but she's gotten a good enough read of Oberon since arriving to feel relatively confident that if he really, truly couldn't stand to have her around then he could absolutely be rid of her.

Maybe having someone to squabble with, butt heads with and everything else they've been doing is the thing he wants. ]

Besides. When I'm with you, the others leave me alone.

[deordinations]

[ So, that went... better than expected. Honestly, Ai hadn't been sure what to expect of a Servant's stamina on either side of the equation but even she has to admit that a whole night is just a little excessive. A few rounds was to be expected when he'd obviously been holding back so much but when she realized they'd been in her room so long that morning had come and they'd missed breakfast... well, she wasn't complaining in the least but they'd maybe gone just a teeny tiny bit overboard.

It'd been good, though. He'd tasted so sweet. And he'd made so many sweet, overwhelmed faces... so of course she's not leaving him alone. ]

Good morniiiiiing! [ Like she has every day this past week, that's how Ai announces her presence before casually tossing her arms around his neck and plopping her head down onto his shoulder. ... She's floating, of course, because she can't manage this any other way. ] Jeez, I slept right through my alarm today... it's hard to get up when there's nothing to do.

[ Is she, uh... nuzzling into his hair??? Never mind that they are very much not alone in the corridor right now. ]

Is Master still hogging you today? Boo, boring...

[midsummerlies]

[ He's still in denial as to what happened. How it had gotten so, so far out of hand. Eight hours... it's not like Servants need to sleep, so of course they could continue for that long, but... to have gotten carried away like that. Him of all people...

And the worst part? He just can't get it out of his mind. Every sight, every image of her in such a lewd state, beckoning him even further downward into that pit of depravity... it's all seared into his mind. When he closes his eyes, he sees her again... at this point, he has to wonder if it's the result of some kind of passive skill she has. She is a succubus, and the alternative is that he's so disastrously drawn to her that one taste was all it took to get hooked on her.

Something that Master must NEVER find out. Ever. ]

Tch... I just got out of the simulator, I don't need you being clingy right now.

[ He says, despite it being decidedly not summer. If nothing else, his annoyance isn't fake... if only because she's only gotten more unsubtle as the days go by. The blatant show of affection and even favoritism from the succubus as she clings to one of the most unpleasant servants in Chaldea causes heads to turn right away, and he can only click his tongue as he feels his outward image further crumbling as she nuzzles her perfectly soft cheeks against his. The sharp increase in affection is bound to start rumors at this rate... and like, whatever. Who cares about rumors, right? That's all they are.

It's when the rumors get closer to the truth that it becomes a problem. ]

[deordinations]

Well it's not like I can cling to you when you're in there, is it?

[ not because she has the common sense and restraint not to but because they have absolutely no synergy on a team together. truly a romeo (buster support) and juliet (arts boss nuke) story for the ages. ]

A-ny-way...! That's not the point. [ She lifts a hand to start curling some of his hair around her finger, still clinging the whole while. This close, they're practically cheek to cheek. ] Aren't you hungry after all that work? They're making sweets in the kitchen for breakfast right now. Don't you want to go and eat?

[ People........ are definitely staring. ]

[midsummerlies]

[ Smh Master doesn't have an MLB Black Grail yet to capitalize on his 100% NP Damage Up Multiplier regardless of the card type? For shame— ]

Not particularly. Maybe I'll just go back to my room and finally do some spring cleaning.

[ Oberon? Cleaning? Need it even be said that he's a liar? Never mind the fact that the supposed sweets are apparently the result of a collaboration between a good chunk of the cooking Servants who wanted to do something special and if they miss out on it now they probably won't get another chance—

...Man, that'd sure suck, wouldn't it? ]

[deordinations]

[ Casually; ] You wouldn't clean if your life depended on it.

[ There's a reason they went back to her room when this all got started... not that it was particularly clean by the time they were done with each other. ]

You really don't want to go? There's matcha pancakes and all sorts of cute drinks...

[ She even puffs her cheeks out to look Extra Opinionated about the whole thing. ]

You're really gonna miss out?

[midsummerlies]

[ He scoffs. She's right, of course, but still. It's the principle of the matter. What kind of liar just gives in just like that? ]

Yeah, not my thing. Suppose you'll have to make a decision, then.

[ She's so stubborn, though, so she'll probably just whine until he gives in and goes with her. Honestly, what a high-maintenance succubus... ]

[deordinations]

What's the alternative? Go back and tidy your room for you? [ She sticks out her tongue in disapproval. ] No thanks...!

[ Her arms around his neck loosen then finally let go as her heels properly meet the floor with a sharp tap. ]

Since you're ditching me, I'll just go get breakfast on my own, then. You meanie.

[ She sticks her tongue out at him again......... ]

[midsummerlies]

[ ...

...Hey wait a second— ]

Ah—

[ Obviously there was no way she was going to go along with the so-called alternative, but he finds himself... surprised when she actually lets go of him, lightly touching down on the floor and sticking her tongue out at him. ]

...Hmph. Do what you want.

[ ...He's not bothered. He's not! ]