MEPHCLIPSE MY BELOVED!!!

- they can bond over being made in shadow’s image… or more important, left in his shadow

- looking a bit deeper, they have identity issues

- they were created to serve others as a tool with no say in the matter and no autonomy, while also being blamed for losing their family (iblis and the dark arms)

- neither asked to be responsible for the existence of their people/deity yet here they are, thrown into life being tossed around like meat and unfairly demonized for self preservation

- i swear to god eclipse did nothing wrong and had no ill intentions, he deserves someone who can help him and i think mephiles would be viable since he’s a demigod and all

- MEPHILES NEVER GOT TO LIVE!!! he was literally ripped in half and immediately imprisoned by some guy who hated him with 0 context; all he wanted was to reunite with his other half and potentially kill the people who abused him for revenge but apparently this isn’t valid. eclipse would let him tho

- they’re both stuck in retcon limbo together so they may as well kiss to pass the time

- eclipse wants to preserve life whereas mephiles wants to destroy it, they create a natural balance of life. eclipse needs to accept some things must end, and mephiles needs to learn how to let things thrive

DAMN BESTIE YOU CAME HERE FAST ILY HI HOW ARE YOU! okay sooo

5. It might seem easy to say Eclipse but the answer is actually Mephiles. Since he’s a god he has no resilience when it comes to learning new tasks so he silent quits almost everything he starts. Eclipse has the drive of a rabid chihuahua and will refuse to give up on a hobby to his own detriment

6. Once again you may think it’s Mephiles because of his canon but the true answer is Eclipse! Mephiles is too grumpy and tired to hold a grudge, whereas Eclipse passive aggressively holds them. Like, if Mephiles didn’t wash the dishes one night Eclipse will bring it up EVERY GODDAMN TIME THEY SEE PLATES OR EAT FOOD. He pretends to be joking but we know the truth…

he's surprisingly resilient! like, he sorta enjoys it actually. if eclipse takes mephiles seriously and stops messing around, it's like "wait i didn't mean it THAT much it's fine" or he begrudgingly tries to enable eclipse to start back up again

mephiles learned how to have fun but not like, his own fun if that makes sense?

like, when he was with maria he was more of a life support chaperone who learned to have fun by watching maria have fun, and mephiles tries to do the same for eclipse when he comes to earth until eclipse is like "i'm not here to see earth i'm here to spend time with you" so now. so now mephiles realizes he gets to be his own person. and is loved regardless of what he likes.