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kingdom hearts -- ganymede

Aug 26, 2010 21:43

title: ganymede
wordcount: 1911
rating: PG-13
warnings: It's morbid, grimdark stuff; don't read this if you'd very much prefer to keep your perception of Demyx as a happy, cheerful fellow.
summary: Nobody seems to realise that there is more to water than it just being that sparkling elixir of life.

( As he rose and fell, he passes the stages of his age and youth entering the whirlpool. )

genre: obfuscating stupidity, genre: demyx is a stepford smiler, genre: morbid morbid morbid, character: demyx, character: organisation xiii, genre: enjoy your nightmares, genre: creepiness, character: axel, *fandom: kingdom hearts

Comments 11

kaos_sparrow August 26 2010, 15:47:59 UTC

YES! Yes yes yes yes yes!
Demyx is insanely creepy, why does no-one realize this?

scenotaphs August 27 2010, 06:32:00 UTC

Yeeees! Whoohoo! -shot-

In all seriousness, I have to agree. For all his laziness and apparent incompetence, you still have to remember he's part of the Organisation, and therefore that means he's every bit as creepy and badass (no the two are not mutually exclusive, whatever are you on about? Hehehe...), and that he's every bit as dark and flawed as Xemnas, as Marluxia, as Saix.

Ah well. People tend to shut out his badassery and popularise that perception of him as a bumbling, hyperactive fool. Lies! Lies, I say.

Thanks for reading! ♥♥ (:

keiji_of_ice August 26 2010, 17:15:42 UTC

Wonderful story! Absolutely amazing, you really showed the side of Demyx that most people never pay attention to. The descriptions and feelings are amazing, there were shivers running down my back while Demyx was talking -- This will definitely be going in my memories!

scenotaphs August 27 2010, 06:42:35 UTC

Hello again! (:

Eee, you flatter me so. Thank you muchly for your feedback! Demyx is a terribly foreboding character once you ignore that bumbling-fool act and see him for what he really is, no? Not to mention, the fact that I got to play around with water symbolism and all that was awfully fun, haha.

I'm glad it had such an impact (: I had hoped it would be at least thought-provoking, and, well, it's great that people respond to that.

Thank you for reading and the mem! :D

06seconds_left August 28 2010, 16:21:56 UTC

You made Demyx show his creepy side! And it's beautiful! I love stories like this, especially because so many people tend to leave out this part of him.

How interesting. How very twee.

I love this bit. But what does 'twee' mean?

so that Axel will not see the fishhook smile you wear on your face like a second skin.

I like that line too. And I especially love your last line. :3

scenotaphs August 29 2010, 05:45:22 UTC

Thank youuuu! ♥♥ Pshaw, as I always say, all of the Org. members are creepy. Just in different ways, to different extents.

'Twee' means 'affectedly dainty or quaint', going by Dictionary.com x) I dunno, but after reading Jonathan Stroud again, and seeing British terms crop up, it seems like something Zexion will totally say when he feels like being particularly snarky. Which is always, no? :D

Hehe, using commonplace terms to describe things is very fun indeed! I'm glad the last line has that sorta effect. Just to drive home the point, with great remorseless force, that Demyx is a creepy guy when he feels like it, despite his 'bumbling fool' act. ♥

06seconds_left August 31 2010, 06:09:54 UTC

Very true. I love them for that.

Oh, I see. Strange. When I tried looking that up, I couldn't find anything. Anyway, thanks! I'll remember that. (Haha, Yes. Zexion, the Always Snarky)

Definitely. I was a little sad that Demyx was such a lazy butt in Days, but there was no evidence to him not being creepy like this. So, it all works out in the end, right? XD

scenotaphs August 31 2010, 07:20:42 UTC

Indeed! They won't be the same without their own individual quirks.

Ahaha, it's a quaint little word in itself, though. I loooove DeadpanSnarker!Zexion. He's too hilarious to not write.

Yeah, that was a bit of a downer, but at least we get to see just how much of a selfish slacker he is, and got a bit more to work off of, though I suppose a lot of people's perceptions of him were thrown way off. But yes, it definitely does!

ts_soliloquy September 15 2010, 16:59:00 UTC

Ahhhh, see, so so greaaaat ;A; I loved the little description of Xigbar and Xaldin's parade, haha. ♥ The world needs summore of creepy Demyx.

scenotaphs September 16 2010, 06:12:53 UTC

;_____; I'm glad you think soooo! asghfhdl; thank you mucho-muchlies for reading! C:

Eee, they're such fun to write about ♥♥ WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE.

That is so true ahaha. The whole world needs more creepy!Org and less...idk, highschool AUs, since they're practically everywhere :x

Hnnrrrkk thank you thank you again! ♥

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scenotaphs September 24 2010, 15:51:03 UTC

Squishy? Helpless? Pathetic? I deny them, and deny them all with aplomb. There is nothing I dislike more than seeing him being portrayed in that light, because it does no justice to him at all.

Yeah, well, sure, he's something of a pacifist, but that's only because he doesn't want to get his hands dirty. He's like Zexion in that respect, except less restrained and quietly conniving about it. That part where he just discards his ruse and is all, 'Silence, traitor' never fails to send chills down my spine. It's a terrifying contrast, that.

'Innocent little DemDem', ugh. To think, back when I first got into the fandom, I used to be part of that demographic.

I think Demyx would definitely be far easier to get along with as compared to the likes of Xaldin and Vexen, but one must not forget that he has these unexplored hidden depths to his character which few, if any, of the fandom realise.

T.S. Eliot was partly an inspiration for this, especially that epic poem of his, The Waste Land -- there was this part called Death By Water, and ( ... )