You were once fully human....emphasis on ONCE, now however, with the timer on your heart,you didn't feel like it and to top it off you were currently being taken to the 'head chief of security' so that you may live with them as per the request of noia. (the strange creature with pitch black eyes if you remember correctly-) the one escorting you was apparently named prince and his brother was simply called pup, a pair of skeletons hailing from a universe similar to swapfell red but more strict.
Pup and Prince's outfits were dawned in black, red, white and had accents of gold, signifying that they was part of a higher status and class than you were originally, being in brown and dark grey mostly.
Once the three of you made it to the front door prince stepped up and knocked on it.
"ONE SECOND!!"
(That did not sound anything like the chief you imagined)
And you were right,the door swung open to reveal a blue haired girl with long braids and a scrappier yet similar uniform with accents of silver instead of gold on it and wraps covering her arms and legs "OH hi boys!! Whatcha got there?" She points at you with a curious (and ever so slightly exaggerated) tilt of the head,braids scaping across the ground.
(and probably contracting dirt... )
Prince sighs and shuffles you towards slightly "jinx,this is a recently changed human who was sent here to be situated with the chief." He states simply (his voice is that of a teens but with a gruffness to it) while pup only nods.
Jinx takes a second before realization sets in "Oooooohhhh ok ok I'll go let him know, though I'll leave introductions to you so I don't accidentally piss him off with the mention of a human in his space." She spins on her heel and skips off,prince starts following after her and looks at you expectantly, pup simply pats your shoulder and walks ahead aswell, signaling you to follow them.
(You don't know if pup can speak or not, he hasn't said a word this entire time nor has he let out a single noise the entire walk here-)
You were abruptly Torn from your thoughts by prince as he grabbed your shoulder.... preventing you from smacking your face against the fancy black door. (did they guide you all the way here while you were thinking? but that trip felt too short?) "watch where you are going human! I don't want you having a busted nose in the presence of the chief." He seems to be disgruntled but his hold on you is gentle, you assume it's so he doesn't accidentally crush your shoulder.
(his LOVE shows that he's more than capable of that..)
Once prince knocked on the door he opened it to reveal a fancy office with a single (and VERY tall) figure in the middle of it, you feel a pit of dread start forming in your stomach as the hatred radiates off of them like a livewire ready to explode-"sir we have something for you" -and then being pushed towards the figure and forced into a kneeling position Infront of him(?) doesn't help.
As soon as he looks up he's already apprehensive "Prince. Why is there a human in my office?" His voice is deep and scratchy, making you shiver and shuffle slightly from your place on the floor. Prince inhales and rushes out "sir this is the new ward noia told you about. They said they place their faith in you to take care of it."
... (The silence is deafening..and only serves to make you more anxious..)
"*Sigh* human. stand up and look at me." When you do as told you finally see the face of your new master/owner. (and he's almost exactly as you imagined him,but way scarier) deep red eyes scrutinize you from where he sits and his vibrant red hair is currently in a fancy braided ponytail. while he wears a similar red and black uniform his outfit has plenty of gold jewelry (mainly on his horns and hands) with accents of diamond and platinum, unlike the brothers with their accents of gold.
You feel nauseated by the aura his soul gives off,it's both tainted by hatred yet soft and gentle because it's original trait is kidness and frankly it makes you want to throw up with how conflicting the energy's are.
"Do you have a name child?" You shake your head but freeze when he taps his claws (and holy shit how did you NOT notice his claws..they look sharp enough to cut you to shreds!-) and you know by experience that it means to respond verbally "no sir,my name was removed before I came to limbo." He huffs a puff of smoke and uses one claw to signal you to come closer while he leans forward slightly.
You gulp-
Yet You stand up slowly and carefully move forward until you're directly infront of him,only flinching slightly when he stands up and gently grabs your chin,tilting it from side to side as he studies your features while being mindful of his own claws.
"And you don't remember it what so ever?"
"No sir."
The chief clicks his tongue and puts more pressure on his other hand all while still holding you "well your nickname will simply be human until we get you something better, also to keep things formal my name is ivyline morice diablo. though you will refer to me as sir for the time being until you are properly settled, Understood?" You nod before remembering that you need to speak "yes sir."
Ivyline gives you a quaint nod before looking at the brothers "you both are free to go. Send for Desmond so that he can take-" ivyline pauses as he looks at you again before testing out "-them?-" And finishing his sentence with "-to their quarters while I finish paperwork." They simply bow and walk out without a word.
"Excuse me child but what are your preferred pronouns, you look to be afab but I want you to be comfortable and i-" he makes an odd gesture (for him at least but you think it means that he doesn't want to offend you) before falling quiet.
You take a second to think before going with "I-I think I'm comfortable being non-binary sir, as for pronouns I don't really care as long as I'm not an it anymore.."
he smiles and nods before releasing you and heading to a nearby shelf, pulling something out of it and handing it to you "here is your uniform and an armband that shows you belong to the diablo family, you will be brought to my residence soon but must stay here until I am finished with my work."
*Knock knock* you look at the door to see who's there while ivyline simply addresses him "come in Desmond." A shorter (than prince) black boned skeleton walks in, long red scarf brushing against the ground as he walks "sir? What is it that you needed me-" he looks surprised to see you standing there before regaining composer, looking at ivyline for permission (to which he gets a nod) and ushering you to follow him.
You take his hand and soon find Yourself in a quaint changing room.
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you find that Your new black jacket has a velvet lining that is very soft and you can't help but snuggle further into it after you're changed, the top is a black and red vertical striped turtleneck that sits comfortably against your bruised body, easing any pain your upper body had. The pants are nice too, more similar to leggings you've come to realize, they're black with a red stripe on the outside of your thighs.
"You look nice, Oh don't forget your armband." As he hands it to you (of course you give him a quiet thank you in return, you have manners.) you slip it on your arm and you realize that Desmond's voice is far softer than everyone else's (at least compared to those you've met.) and that he's kind of like pup because he holds himself with less confidence than prince and ivyline do.
He ushers you onto a couch and helps you get comfortable "it might be a few more hours before he's done.." was his reasoning.
Not that you'd complain.
Before long the two of you are cuddling and fast asleep, he fell asleep first but his soft breathing had lulled you into sleep with him, both of you tucked under a thick blanket with the couch pulled out into a futon. As you two snooze ivyline peeks in and let's out a small noise of pride, seeing that you two were comfortable was all he needed at that moment.
(even if he complains about how "you two slept in your uniforms last night" the next day..)
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