#lycanthus

a little bit about angels in lyc’s universe

angels are, by definition, representative of perfection. however, no human is capable of being perfect, and therefore angels are beasts that are alien, even incomprehensible to humans. they’re pretty horrifying to witness and the way they operate is with a distinct lack of feeling, with an emphasis on order and utilitarian methodology rather than any notion of “good” vs. “evil”

as with demon society, angel society is highly striated with a rigid class system, very similar to how it is in hell. the big difference is that instead of being exaggerations of human toxicity as you go further up the caste system, you replace it with increasingly colder, emotionless beings. 

jotting down some notes about my trashy demon; concerning the event of lycanthus suddenly gaining mortality and all that comes with it

backtracking a bit from there because this requires a bit of explaining as to how demon society works in his universe. basically hell is something of a parallel plane not overlapped on our world per se but attached to it nonetheless. the purpose of demons which reside in this plane is to basically cause havoc and chaos and dissent while angels are those who keep order. the main difference (the only real difference really) btwn angels and demons is the divergence of order/chaos between them. otherwise angels are just less unstable, less impulsive, more cold, more utilitarian and calculating

SO that makes demons the opposite! if angels are fate then demons are the notion of pure chance! nothing is sacred etc etc and they feed off of negative emotions and the 7 deadly sins to accomplish their goals. there’s a “quota” instated by satan himself that demons must meet in order to avoid punishment

demons themselves live in a highly striated social hierarchy akin to a caste system; the highest caste members don’t have to work a day in their very very long lives and basically spend all their time in some kind of rococo or heian or otherwise ultra-privileged haze. lycanthus is of this caste and his attitude shows it. the lower you go on the social ladder, the less distinguishable demons are from humans. they become more down to earth, emotional, more relatable while high castes are typically fraught with all kinds of toxic personalities

being in the highest caste means lycanthus lacks the ability to feel emotion the way a human would. this is true for 90% of all demons, but it’s more pronounced in his caste than others. additionally, members of this caste spend a LOT of time basically just. larping as humans. demons of this class lack corporeal forms and thus have the luxury to manifest in whatever form they choose while lower castes are more or less stuck in static, humanoid forms. in fact, these elites have so seldom gone to earth that their idea of humanity is awfully shallow and skewed

demons are not immortal. they live forever if left alone, but there are ways to kill them. there may be more than one method, but as of right now the only known way is to force mortality onto a demon THEN killing them as a mortal.

The sole owner and full time employee of The Lounge— a strange character known as Lycanthus. Little is known about his past, but what is known is that he seems to be just slightly off. He seems to be fascinated with humans especially, thus implying he may be of a non-human origin, and he doesn't quite seem to understand emotions the same way others would. Most things amuse him in one way or another, and he seems to enjoy doing just about anything but his job. In fact, he seems to completely disregard the fact that he has customers to serve at all, telling them to "serve themselves" instead. He seems to be far more preoccupied with entertaining himself than he is with serving drinks.

Lycanthus claims to be a demon. Whether or not this is true is debatable, as he isn't the most trustworthy of people, but he does possess a great deal of magic power— none of which he is apparently allowed to use on others as long as he remains in the cafe. And, as it happens, apparently he is more or less trapped within the lounge's confines— and why? If asked, he'll say he made a bet with the devil and lost— but the actual details of the bet itself seem to change with each retelling. Who knows what actually happened.

Despite his odd behavior and blunt, narcissistic personality, Lycanthus does enjoy running his little cafe and rarely means any harm by his words or actions. Although he may be difficult to understand at times, regulars will come to understand the way he works... eventually.

LYCANTHUS: NOTES

he is over a thousand years old; we're not sure how old exactly— might be much longer.

he only semi-corporeal. exists between concept and reality.

he is technically genderless, as gender is a silly human construct, but chooses to present masculine.

he uses a humanoid facade in the cafe.

his true form is completely black/void humanoid figure with varying features such as eyes, claws, teeth, etc.

he lost a bet with satan and is now serving a cafe between worlds as an indefinite punishment.

his main human form is that of a slender, pale-skinned male with red eyes and white hair, ranging from early twenties to mid thirties depending on his mood.

he can easily shapeshift.

he is a very powerful demon; his area of specialty is messing with the psyche.

can use various forms of magic. usually, he uses it to enable his laziness.

he cannot physically harm others within the cafe. retribution will be dealt if lycanthus violates this rule. the rule only applies to the cafe grounds, but seeing as he cannot leave, he is virtually unable to harm anyone. this does not take into account nonphysical/psychological damage.

he finds living beings extremely fascinating in a condescending way. says they're cute, hilarious, and disgustingly pathetic.

he is perpetually bored with his existence, always trying to find ways to entertain himself.

he is incapable of feeling any healthy form of affection or attraction towards others. his affection usually comes in the form of fascination, curiosity, and obsession.

he finds the bodily functions of living things utterly disgusting but somewhat entertaining in a way.

he is not "evil" per se. he operates on a different set of values.

he is pretty much sociopathic.

he enjoys socializing and is a wonderful conversationalist.

he is a wonderful actor and a talented/frequent liar. totally untrustworthy.

he is extremely self-centered, egotistical, and lazy.

he has some degree of honor though, and values politeness and image.

this does not stop him from being a little shit.

demons cannot die via normal methods; if his physical form is destroyed, he simply regenerates

demons can feel pain, but their pain threshold is significantly higher than living beings.

all demons are some degree of emotionally/mentally unstable by human standards. this is a norm.

if asked about his bet with the devil, he tells a different story every time. none of them are true.