I Actually Love How Sylvia Likes Wearing Lipstick And Gaudy Rings And Pretty Hats And Dresses On The

I made a post about this on my Obey Me! side blog but I was wondering if you had any thoughts on why Asmo has 2 nail polish colours as opposed to the other 6 brothers, who have one? I theorise that he painted his nails teal in honour of Lilith but I have no idea

Asmo and Lilith

Ooh, I like that theory!

Asmo's nails are definitely intriguing - not only does he have two colours, but one colour is very close to that of his youngest brother, Belphegor.

Arguably pink could also then said to be similar to a combination of Lucifer and Mammon, but there are only so many colours after all.

Pink is very much used as the main colour for Asmodeus, with the Little D's of Lust all sporting pink. It's a colour associated with both romance and femininity in the modern age, though obviously those are qualities that change greatly over time.

One interesting thing to note about the traditional Asmodeus is how popular he remained, long after many other demons were forgotten. In France, Asmodeus was revitalised in the early 18th century (adapted from a Spanish satirical novel some 60 years before) as a witty critic of human foibles, a sharp new cupid, and the prince of dandies.

Many a novel and periodical appearance followed, all featuring a demon who gradually became more handsome as he laid bare the truth of human behaviour after dark. He was dressed in the most magnificent finery, and was very, very heterosexual 👀

(This is before men wearing ruffles and -gasp- fancy clothes was seen as an indicator of sexuality btw.)

That's something that was consistent with the Asmodeus of old too, that his sole focus was upon women, and he looked upon men only to destroy them in his jealousy.

More modern interpretations have changed this, as the Avatar of Lust would surely not restrict himself in such a way. As an example, the Asmodeus from Seven Mortal Sins is pansexual, female, and boobtastic.

Angels, and thus demons, don't really do the whole gender thing and I like that Obey Me acknowledges this at least somewhat by keeping the MC character as gender neutral, thus allowing all genders and sexualities (or lack thereof) to be immersed in the gameplay.

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Teal is a fairly classic pairing with pink, and on its own reflects many of the same properties as blue - calming and serene - while avoiding the icier blue traits of loneliness and sadness.

Blue is the colour most preferred by men, which is obviously mostly down to societal conditioning of it being a Manly Colour for Manly Mens bruh, but teal is a nice subversion of those narrow restrictions.

Pink and a very teal-like blue were the fashion of choice in 18th century France, popularised by Madame de Pompadour. Coincidentally, this is at the same time Asmodeus was winning hearts and fluttering pulses across French literature.

Pink and teal are also reminiscent of the trans flag, embodying the traditionally masculine and feminine and more importantly, the reclamation and subversion of such.

(Required historical note - few things illustrate the nonsensical nature of gendered colours as the fact that only a few decades ago, pink was the colour of boys, and blue the colour of girls 🙄)

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So, what does it mean for Asmo.

I'd theorise that it's partly to express a somewhat androgynous nature, a flirtation with the feminine and masculine both within and outwith himself. (And that in between and outside the binary!!)

It's a fitting look for the Avatar of Lust who seeks to charm all he sees, and perhaps expresses his solidarity with the breaking of stereotypical tropes that most likely seem preposterous to an ancient demon.

While the demons refer to each other using he/him pronouns, they are demons (and once were angels), not humans. Even if they've chosen to look like humans of a particular gender, that doesn't mean they place the same importance upon it as humans have to in a far more unkind society.

Wait, hell is kinder than the human realm?

... that sounds about right actually 😬

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As for the theory of it representing Lilith, there's a good chance that could be correct. Few demons are associated with Lilith as often historically as Asmodeus, and in the middle ages, the famed Asmodeus of Solomon's legends was connected with that of Lilith, Adam's first wife.

At this time in history, Asmodeus was regarded as the King of demons, and thus Lilith became the Queen, parents to many, many demons.

(The other legend of Lilith came slightly later, this time having her leave Eden as she refuses to bend to Adam's will, and she beds Samael, the angel of death who carries out god's destruction. Christianity went with Satan instead, who has much of the same role yet is punished.)

Obviously, the relationship in Obey Me is different. But we know all the brothers were deeply affected by Lilith's death, including Asmo. A pledge to carry on her commitment to love - something Asmo greatly sympathised with - would not be surprising.

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Further reading:

Lilith and the Great Flood

OM! Theories Masterpost

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dude what is mihoyo tryna do to us TwT

mihoyo really said "Happy New Year! They're all dead btw"

VYN NOOOOOO

marius looks hot tho hehe

⚠️ HOTARUBI SPOILERS ⚠️

Haku: Because there are three ghouls in Hotarubi.

me: silly Haku, of course there are three--

MC: But you and Subaru are the only ghouls of Hotarubi?

me: WHA-

props to the writers for writing Zenji's dialogues to flow so naturally as if he's always part of the conversation. it was only until The Reveal that i realized no one but Haku has ever DIRECTLY talk to Zenji or even refer to him/mention his name at all. or the fact that MC has never had any impression/monologue about him to share with us despite Zenji being quite the character and he was never NOT dramatic around her.

they really took advantage of the fact that us Players will never doubt Zenji's existence bc well.... he's obviously one of the playable characters in this game. why wouldn't he be there?

PSA

To my anons and everyone else, Instagram reels has quietly rolled out a new feature where when you share a link to a Reel, the person that opens it sees the account that sent it. It's a disgusting breach of privacy and there doesn't seem to be a way to disable this in settings but it is possible to get around this by deleting the part of the link that comes after "igsh".

Please be careful going forward. I have deleted all of my asks/posts that contained a link like this and I hope we're all honorable enough to not do anything with any identifying information we might accidentally come across.

My favourite retrospective is Jayce having his life's dream - his reason for existence - his heart - locked away in Heimerdinger's office to be destroyed and in comes Viktor. With literal keys to all of that.

I’m putting my foot down, if you don’t Know you’re flirting you’re not Flirting. Flirting requires knowledge and intent. If you’re not doing it on purpose you’re just bantering. I will die on this hill, yes.

just started chapter 6 and this shit got me HOWLING like fjkldsajflkd

on rosa's tendency to be a block of wood.

Look at these boys 🥺✨

They turned out so well

twiyor is so funny to me its like

if we were to compare their prospective romantic relationship to, say, going down a flight of stairs:

yor is heading down at a casual pace, maybe looking around at the scenery, taking care not to miss any steps; she’s not going fast enough to say that she 💕✨ loves✨💕 him, but she fancies him, obviously. she wouldn’t get that specifically jealous of his interactions with fiona otherwise. hes handsome, kind, respectful, skilled, and has given her a place in his family, of course she’d be crushing a bit. so she’s taking her time, not in a rush to reach the bottom.

loid on the other hand has tripped over the first step, is tumbling down at speeds that could rival a vehicle and isnt even aware that he’s currently hurtling towards the bottom landing. but he’ll tell you he’s absolutely not falling down a flight of stairs, even though he jumped at the chance to honeypot with no tactical or logical advantage once she revealed even a smidgen of romantic interest. like he straight up associates her with a ‘safe space’ hello??????

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