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"You're.... Different, that's all I can and should say. You KNOW better than this... You know your style of living is absolutely disgusting for the luxuries you have, you're disgusting, a disappointment, please try for me." Overlord couldn't even look at them. Underling just looked at her face as she went on and on about how dirty and messy their room was, how it stunk, every painful detail. She was right. Between the filthy clothes and... everything , the molding walls, or the plates and rags on the floor, they hadn't moved from their room for days and weeks, the Overlord, their mother figure tried for the longest, knowing the same demon she had tried to raise for almost a year was unmannerly, and basically a lost cause, the only response from them was a meek "I'm sorry." The Underling knew they didn't mean it, The Overlord knew they didn't mean it, they'd said it every time, every lecture, those words didn't matter anymore, it was a short amount of time before the vicious cycle would repeat, she tried not to cry, " Your basically a young adult, t-th-this. is the LAST time! Go clean this place up, take a shower, and get some mental guidance."
her whole face scrunched up in hatred and revolt, giving one last look as she left the room in tears, she slammed the door, the Underling flinching from the impact, the room became dimly lit once again at her departure, they lifted up their bangs and rubbed their eyes, looking across their room, then at their desk, then at the drawer, they jumped off the bed and walked across the messy labyrinth of a room, then reached for the desk drawer and opened it, the razor was like a divine intervention,, it was calling. Underling held the cold metal against their scarred arm, nobody should and would know, it was depressing and made them the center of attention, they hated that.
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The Underling sat in the corner of their bed, they were a complete blunder, they looked in horror at themself, their arms covered in an abundant amount of blood and cuts and scars, the pain blurred everything else, soft whimpers of pain came out their mouth. The Underling had bit their finger with sharp teeth hard enough to draw blood in stress, they had done it again, the Underling had shivered at the cold air coming from their window, they shooed it away and curled up in their blanket, hoping for the pain to rock them asleep.
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The sun had shone like never before, it was agonizing for the cyan runt of a demon still curled up. But instead of staying in their room like the Underling had planned, the Overlord had came and woke them up
"Come on... Your friend, Hero, wants to...uhm hang out. And I need to go see my girlfriend anyways." She had said lazily, it's obvious something else had woken her up, maybe a bigger person or demon in authority, oh yeah, the Maiden, she had always taken care of the whole group, even on their worst days.
"H-h-hu-huh..?" They had said groggily
"LOOK! Your friend is waiting, get dressed." The Overlord abruptly left gently closing the door
"Oh." The Underling had got up, changing their clothes into a snug and baggy hoodie with shorts, the Underling usually wore more bold clothes, maybe a wifebeater, but in recent weeks, they wouldn't want to show their arms, it'd be an embarrassment, they got out their room, having to adjust to the environment of the castle they, the Overlord, and a few other demons used to or still live in, they haven't left their room for so long. They came out the castle, faking their mood into the usual, happy, chaotic, childish persona everyone but the Overlord was used to.
"HEY!1!!" The Hero boldly waved his hands
"Hi!" The underling replied less ecstatic but still loud, their big sleeves getting in the way of their hands as they ran towards him
They hugged each other, then separated
"So.. do you wanna go to the game place or whatever that recently opened?" Hero suggested
"Ok. Yeah. Sure." Underling agreed, they knew the hero could tell that something was wrong with them; despite hating attention, the Underling always got the very thing they dreaded.
"Uhm. Are you ok? We don't have to go if you don't want to.'' His voice changed into worry and concern, his smile a thing of the past, Hero stroked his hair nervously, he didn't know how to comfort, he was preparing for the worst.
"Yes.
"No. You're not. Your not telling me the truth..." Ok, NOW Hero was worried, but he had always been, his anxiety had always gotten the best of him along with the memories of before the "show" had ended, he couldn't tell if he was being paranoid or not. It was the worst; he scratched his hair harder in stress, which was just a symptom of paranoia for him, he stopped as he calmed down "M-maybe.. if you trust her enough, you can just talk to Maiden... she's better than me at comforting, of course." He darted the issue to Maiden; Underling knew that a lot of the Hero's advice had an opposite effect...discouraging, so he was excused. But where was she?
"Maidens with Overlord, in the castle you just came from." Hero added awkwardly
"Ok. Bye!" They took a U-turn and ran off back into the old castle, opening and closing the large doors, they were darted towards the Overlord's room, running up the stairs to the door, then, politely knocked on the door, intending NOT to walk in on her again
"Didn't you JUST go outside?" Instead of the welcoming embrace of the Overlord's girlfriend, Underling was presented with the unwanted presence of the Overlord herself
"Uhm, I need your girlfriend, fiancé, I forgot... for something." they were shaken, their "mother" could tell
"I hope this is about counselling, please... please..." she muttered the last 2 words very soft, she closed the door again and a few minutes later came out the Maiden, Underling wouldn't risk knowing what exactly they do in there.
"Yes..? My darling said you wanted something...?" Maiden asked gently,
"I mean, can I talk about something with you? If you don't mind.."
"Okay. Sure!" she smiled with closed eyes