Barbatos continually manipulating and gaslighting Diavolo for literally no reason.
Barbatos doing and saying the most fucked up little things as if they were completely normal.
Barbatos convincing everyone in the area that, he did, infact dropkick that child in self-defense.
Just- Barbatos being a true embodiment of time, he's not a monster and it wouldnt be fair to call him "evil" because his very existence would be considered an example of amorality.
He has no real masters, just many foolish men who somehow managed to have the smallest hold of him/time and think that means they won.
Anyways, my actually headcannon: Seconds before Diavolo is set to die, Barbatos eats him/his grimoire/his power. Fulfilling not only the Saturn eating his children trope but also bringing us back full circle to Black Butler.
In this essay I will
Barbatos' pronouns are time/itself
it's so funny to me cause half of the fandom is so dead set on this man like- making a human/angel meat farm or some shit and he's just out here losing the fight against his daddy issues
my shirt that says “not a danger to myself and others” getting me asked a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
I fucking love the concept of trans!Lucifer aswell, idk what it is but it just feels right>>
Not even just for the Satan birth thing like- Lucifer had the pure unshakable swagger of a trans man and honestly that's one of the only thing I like about him, it'll always be cannon in my eyes
Ok so, Satan is Diavolo's biological son and I won't take no for an answer.
When Lucifer and Diavolo first met they did the naked worm with each other. Unprotected. and when Lucifer cut his wings off that was the equivalent of birth, the real reason Diavolo gave them a free house is cause he wants to be a good baby daddy but Lucifer doesn't want him directly involved in their sons life.
Diavolo pays millions in child support.
Mc: I lost me my wrongdude, have you seen it anywhere?
Lucifer:
Mc:
Lucifer: Mc, are you alright?
Mc, sobbing: Answer the question
Barbatos is definitely one of the father figures to ever exist
Saying someone "decided to invade my mind" when you randomly start thinking of them is my love language
Everytime I close my eyes I can hear Diavolo's laugh echoing in my mind
I feel like Barbatos is the type to lie straight to Diavolo's face while knowing full well Diavolo knows he's lying
ミBarbatos and Diavolo's relationship but also Luciferミ
Now that I think about it while also considering we now know that Diavolo was raised by Barbatos- it makes sense he "favors" Lucifer over Barbie (and says Lucifer is his most trusted something or another)
It also explains why Barbie doesn't outwardly seem upset by it even in the most subbest of subtext, I mean.- if I had a loser son like Diavolo I'd be pretty hyped for him making a single (1) friend >>
Anyways.
Barbatos is just his dad, and yes the word *just* feels insulting but it's true. (Assuming you have friends) you'd know that often times they become a main focus for us over our family, especially as we age and create an identity for ourselves. Family- and most importantly parents in this case, tend to take a backseat to lovers and your closest friend(s).
And it's not necessarily a bad thing! A parent- In a healthy best case scenario, takes the role as someone you can fall back on, someone who is there for you and can provide paternal comfort- and this is exactly the role Barbatos is beginning to take in Diavolo's life as he becomes the next demon king! Diavolo can absolutely not be dependent on Barbie forever, he has to fully grow up one day, and therefore NEEDS to find other people who he can be dependent on in a hopefully healthy way, ie. His right hand man, Lucifer.
(And MC and Levi but fuck those two).
Yes, in some nightmare timeline if Diavolo had to choose between one living and one dying for any reason he'd pick Barbatos. Obviously.
So, tldr; Barbatos is Diavolo's dad, Lucifer is his by proximity best friend and Diavolo is- while oh so excruciatingly slowly- growing as a person and we should follow Barbatos' lead and encourage our baby boy.
And ya, okay maybe it took Diavolo a few more million years than a normal child and also he isn't a child but hey! It worked out I think >:) ;;
Come on, we all know Barb accepts payment in tea and tea ONLY
They've originally gave him money but he tried to make tea with it 🙏😔
That cup? That's a months worth of salary right there
Now that it's officially cannon that Barbatos met Diavolo in his childhood, we now know for a fact... That man's ass is NOT. GETTING. PAID.
Skill issue
I think it would be funny if Diavolo had absolutely no conscience, like literally nothing and just makes choices based on how if he thinks Barbatos would approve of them
Diavolo's new sprite looking good
Its kinda sad that Belphie's profile picture on everything is a pic of him when he was an angel like dang bro
A small child approachs Diavolo, yells "I like your dress" then runs away. Diavolo does not get a chance to respond.
Lucifer vibes, Mc's the witch
daddydom ASMR but 5 seconds in he gets attacked by a cackling witch
Simeon.. much like humans, has the overwhelming urge to pet any creature smaller than himself
Don't be surprised if you're sitting down and suddenly this guy just walks up to you and starts petting you with the same genuine affection you'd pet a dog or cat with..
It's the natural order.
(He use to do this with Luke but the little bastard bit him, amen)
Diavolo is kind of a shit ruler if actually you think of it from the demon populations perspective, just imagine
This fucking guy (who is essentially a millennial in demon years) comes around and starts spreading pro angel, pro human propaganda and forcing grown ass adults to go to school?
I'd be the first to try and organize a hostile takeover and get my ass ran by Lucifer and Barbatos
Also the devildom is like, so fucking dystopian and fucked up, like RAD is literally used to control the residents of hell in the most direct way possible, forcing them to wake up and attend "classes" and get punished if they take part in typical demon behavior? All in the name of their shitty rulers SON? Like wtf he's not even the king why can he do this
I'd be so mad if I was older than Diavolo and got the news that I was being forced to go to some cheap human school replica
I'd try to kill him honestly
"RAD student body" what a fucking joke those are tax payers, Diavolo
The demon king and Barbatos are dating behind everyone's back
They were dating before Diavolo was born but had to break up because Dk had to choose between his Barb and his wife, he choose his wife
After she died and Diavolo was born Dk tried to go back to Barbatos but my he wasn't having any of that drama
But despite this Barbatos still kept in contact with him, cause well, even if they aren't fucking they're still really close (Barbatos refused to come to the castle)
The original reason Barb came to the castle was because after eons of cock blocking Dk he finally said yes, then he met Diavolo for the first time (Diavolo still being a child at this point)
After Barbatos became Diavolo's butler Dk was confused and lowkey upset but tried to get with with him like 6 second later, to which Barbatos said no
After seeing the lowkey child neglect that was going on Barbatos decided that they probably could never be a real couple like they once were, I mean, what if they have a baby? Would Dk treat them like shit too? Even if he did, wouldn't that be fucked up for Diavolo to see?
But turns out that no was a fucking lie, cause they did end up dating actually
Anyways that's my fanfic outline, straight from the Google doc
I am a proud subscriber of the virgin Diavolo headcannon
Do you guys remember that one scene between Diavolo and Barbatos?
The one where Dia, after cool epic fuckary, was like "be honest with me, what do you think of my behavior" and Barbatos, much like a robot gave the auto answer "I think your great" or like smth?
Idk where specifically it's from but it's one of my favorite moments between them because of all the relationship dynamic implications, like the way Diavolo looked after after the fact? The way Barbatos bairly hesitated to answer?
It makes me think about how many times they've had that exact exchange, how many times Diavolo could of came to Barbatos for some sort of reprimand or guidance for anything other than his public reputation and how many times he was probably shut down
Honestly, seeing things that way makes me understand more why Diavolo prefers Lucifer to Barbatos, like-
I feel like Barbatos is constantly lying to him? Like there's no way in hell Barbatos is always just.. on his side?
To date I think there's only been maybe 2 cases of Barbatos evenly slightly against Diavolo? And one of them doesn't even count cause he was just stonewalling him (the silent treatment but it's his job to respond)
So ya anyways, Barbatos is a bad mother sorry
(I'll make an actual headcannon post for my Diavolo Barbatos non-sexual/ parent-child relationship ideas uhh eventually if enough ppl care lol)
My favorite people in the community are the ones that just absolutely rip into all the boys like YESS GET HIS ASS FUCK HIM UP
Thinking about the implications of Barbatos never being a child...
Like this means there's never been a point in his life that he's been able to rely on anyone, never been tought or taken care of?
It makes me think about what his relationship with the demon king would be, like why he was originally at the castle when he and Diavolo met? Was it for business or something more personally
It also makes me really appreciate his connection and trust in Solomon, like Sol is probably the first person Barb has been able to really and truly relax around in a long time and I really love that (not to mention what that says about Solomon, is he smart enough to deceive our little Time Lord or has he genuinely managed to create a connection with him?)
Anyways this is just me finding a roundabout way to say I ship Barbatos x Demon King and I'm really mad that no one else See's what I see
So like... is Mammon being the "second strongest" just a suggestion or what?
I judge Luke cause he apperantly plans his outfits based on the hats he wear but I base all my outfits around the pants I wear so honestly I'm just a massive hypocrite
all my good cards in one place >>
Just uh, cause I need to keep them somewhere
Barbatos and honestly every anime butler is their own special gender, those mfs can look good in anything
Can you do a mc seeing the side characters in the maid dress also ! Your brothers headcanon was amazing and i loved it a lot !! Please please do it
I was waiting for an excuse to do this with the side characters! Except Luke of course.
!!Warning for slightly suggestive content!!
Side characters x gn!MC (without Luke)
He literally cosplayed Ruri-chan. The chances of him trying on a maid dress for fun are high. Just do it in the castle, no need for the whole Devildom to find out.
He probably called you to come for an emergency just for you to see him in a maid dress.
Why you may ask? He saw it in one of Levi's anime and he thought it was cute. You weren't gonna complain, he did look cute.
He insisted on serving you since he was already dressed like a maid...he still asked Barbatos to prepare the tea tho.
Every time he would bend to either pick something or to simply serve you get a glimpse of his clevage. Did I mention the top part of the costume looked like it was about to rip in any second?
It was already a bit too short with high thighs that hugged his thighs just the right way. What kind of anime did Levi show to the prince of Devildom!?
Diavolo noticed the way you tried so hard to keep eye contact and to not let your eyes wonder around his body.
He asked if there was anything bothering you. Of course you tried to tell him no but that didn't work. Diavolo has the ability to know when people are lying to him after all
He jokingly threaten that he will create illusions of whatever you were thinking about. That was more than enough to make you come clean about how much you liked him in this dress.
please devs, give me more diavolo using his powers.
He makes it a thing to invite to the castle to see him dressed in that maid outfit since you liked it that much.
You were helping him clean some old stuff from the castle when he stumbled across some of his old dame outfits, one which happened to be a maid outfit.
You begged asked him to try it on for the old time's sake. His beauty as a dame caused a huge panic accros the Devildom, it was only natural you wanted to see him as one.
In the end he agreed to not only dress in the maid outfit, but to also put on the make up and wig he used when he was a dame. His only condition was to keep this just between the two of you. The last time demons in Devildom saw him dressed as a dame it caused so much chaos that it hindered his work.
Imagine this Barbatos dressed in a maid dress.
You honestly didn't even know where to pay attention to. His face? The dress? The way his legs look with the heels on? He was breath taking in every sense of the word. No wonder there was a huge panic among demons.
He continued on with his work and you tried to help, you really did. But you could only focus on him. It didn't help the way the dress would ride up his thighs when he was trying to climb up the ladder to reach for some box full of things probably older than your entire bloodline.
It didn't help that he asked you to stay at the base of the ladder while he handed you stuff you couldn't be bothered to remember. You could so easily look up his dress. You weren't sure if he was trying to test you or not.
After what felt like an eternity he finally climbed down from that ladder and you thought you were safe just to tell you "If you actually do your work I promise to show you more of this particular dame outfit"
You don't remember the last time you started to clean so fast. You made sure that place was so clean you could eat off the floor.
He is in a pact with Asmo. He is 100% getting put in some weird outfits. I am pretty sure it's canon he has a hard time saying no to Asmo.
Asmo is the one that called you to see Solomon in the maid outfit. Only to leave the two of you alone. His explanation? "I just needed someone to test if this outfit is comfortable to wear over longer periods of time. Have fun you two~".
Suddenly you were aware of the fact that not only you were alone with him, but also that he was in a maid dress. In a pretty revealing one too. It didn't cover up much.
Since he promised Asmodeus to keep wearing this outfit for a while he didn't change out of it, and asked you to stay with him. He couldn't exactly go out like this and it would quickly get boring if he was alone.
Of course you didn't refuse, no way are you going to pass on the chance to see more of Solomon in a maid outfit. He joked about serving you some of his food but you quickly came up with the excuse "What if Luke sees you like that?!" which seemed to work.
Since his idea with serving you food didn't work he just decided to focus on some magic experiments that you were all to happy to help.
The whole time he would either lean on you in order to grab something, making it impossible to look anywhere else but down his cleavage, or would come up behind you to guide your hands for an experiment. He would also try to climb some shelves in order to retrieve some books, giving you the perfect oportunity to look up his dress.
You made an effort to focus on the magic potions, but in the end, having most of your attention on Solomon made you careless. You spilled some of that potion on the maid dress, which seemed to dissolve.
You didn't know if you were supposed to be scared of Asmo's wrath from ruining his dress or turned by the fact that Solomon was nearly naked. Only a bit of the top part and the skirt of the dress seemed to survive.
You were about to start apologising up and down when you saw the smile on Solomon's face. It didn't take a genius to realize that this whole thing was a set up.
You tried to act annoyed but you couldn't, you enjoyed the whole thing. It didn't help that it looked like the maid outfit kept on dissolving, leaving behind only a Solomon in his underwear, knowing that his plan worked.
Now, how did Simeon even get into a maid outfit? The answear is Thirteen. She tried to set up a trap for Solomon, that would put him in a cursed maid outfit for 24 hours. Unfortunately for both her and Simeon, the whole set up didn't go as planned.
Now Simeon was stuck in a maid outfit for 24 hours! He decided to just stay in his room and write for his next book and invited you to keep him company, and maybe help him with a few ideas.
At first everything seemed to go well. You made some small conversation here and there while he was writing. You got to see him sit all pretty in his dress with that cute expression he makes when he is in deep concentration.
After a while Simeon started to get annoyed, having a terrible case of writer's block that you didn't really didn't know how to help either.
He decided it was time for a break so he offered to cook something for the both of you. He needed to clear his mind and cooking might just be the thing that will help him.
The atmosphere was nice, Simeon seemed in a better mood than before now that he finished all cooking. Both of you nearly finished eating when Simeon's eyes widened like he just realized something. "I think I finally know how to continue the chapter I was on, I have to go write the idea now before I lose".
He tried to get up but the dress got caught on the edge of the sit which made him trip a bit over his own feet. While he didn't fall he did spil some of the food on the bottom half of his dress. He went to write down the idea quickly before coming back to the kitchen.
"I can't take off the dress, so I have to clean it this way for now." He pointed out as he tried to get the stain out of the dress. What he didn't realize was that he lifted the whole thing so he could wash it. From the waist down there was nothing covering him, except the tight highs, which were a bit see though anyway.
Simeon realized his mistake only after he was done cleaning his outfit. After all of that was done he seemed to have a new kind of writer's block. He would constantly look back at you only to get back to writing something.
At first you thought he was continuing on his book but it didn't take you a lot of time to notice he was writing for something else.
Around an hour later he handed you whatever he was writing comenting about how this was a vent about his feelings.
For a second you feared you made him uncomfortable with all of your staring at him, but he seemed to be rather blushful while waiting for your reaction.
When you finally decided to read through his writing you realized those were his thoughts about the whole situation. From the moment he got the curse to how the way you looked at him made him feel, and to your surprise and relief it was all positive.
In fact it was more than positive, no wonder he seemed embarrassed, the whole thing was borderline erotica. You'll really have to thank Thirteen later for her trap.