Pet au, would a pet form a romantic relationship with an owner? or an owner with a pet?

Admin Mawile: (〃´o`)=3 

-I don’t know if “romantic” is quite the right word for it, but there are definitely owners that have some kind of relationship with their pets. Since the pets themselves are considered less than human, the laws on how they can and cannot be treated are much looser. This makes any relationship with that view horribly one-sided, especially as the pets are trained to obey their owner’s every command. There’s without a doubt a business for that kind of pet, though, and as such, there are special breeders that cater to such an interest. 

oooh more about pet au ayato’s personality please???

Admin Mawile: (~ ̄▽ ̄)~

-So in canon, Ayato has an obsession with being the best brought on by his mother’s abuse and pressuring. In this Au, he has a similar complex. He’s convinced that he’s superior, and uses that false arrogance as a defense mechanism; if he’s not the best, he’s nothing, so he has to be the best. Here, Ayato’s pride is twisted around his good breeding, and the knowledge that if he doesn’t prove to be worth buying, he’ll be as good as dead. He’s completely obsessed with being good at what he is, being a good enough pet to find an owner and not be killed for being useless. He still acts arrogant, but it’s a desperate farce, the last thing keeping him from snapping completely. 

-At the same time though, he’s much more submissive and unstable, especially around humans. There’s never been any guarantee on his life, and the stress of knowing that any bad enough mistake could be the end of him has left Ayato jumpy and desperate to please. Humans make him nervous; they’re the ones with the power in his little world, and the ones that he’s known so far have been cruel, short tempered, and hard to please. He knows that he has to keep them happy somehow, but it’s so hard to figure out what they want of him, and no amount of believing he’s the best will do any good against their painful, confusing expectations and rules. 

In the pet AU Carla still seems to have Endziet, is there a cure or treatment for this? Is it still lethal in this AU?

Admin Mawile: ( ≧Д≦)

-Yes, Carla still has Endzeit in this Au! Here, it’s still a disease exclusive to First Bloods, but it’s theorized to be caused by inbreeding and genetic defects. The severity can vary from mild, chronic, suffering to actual death. No one has quite figured out what causes the more severe cases, but poor immune systems, overworking, stress, and other illness have all been shown to make it worse. Carla’s case is on the more severe side, causing him extreme pain and exhaustion, as well as a host of other symptoms, including dark, painful, bruise-like spots appearing on his body and wings. There are some treatments, but none are truly effective, and nothing yet has been found to cure it. The only thing to do that really helps anything is to reduce stress and strain and hope the symptoms clear up for a while. 

Pet AU: What are the Diaboys’ daily lives?

Admin Mawile: (o゜◇゜)ノ

Shuu:

-He mostly tries to stay out of the way and not do anything to warrant punishing. Shuu would rather sleep in a dark corner somewhere and be forgotten about than risk making an owner angry, and he’s gotten pretty good at escaping notice.

Reiji:

-Typically, pets are either left in solitary confinement, caged, or with each other when not otherwise needed. Reiji rarely does anything to earn solitary confinement or extra restraint, so most of his time is spent in the same holding room as whichever of his brothers aren’t in trouble at the time. 

Ayato:

-He does try to behave, but his efforts frequently do more harm than good. Thus, Ayato is often in some kind of punishment, whether directly delivered by an owner, or left in isolation to keep him out of the way. Most trainers dislike dealing with him due to his excitable, impulsive nature. 

Kanato:

-Kanato is easily upset and often incoherent, so (for his own safety, as it’s said), he’s often kept well restrained and/or by himself. Unfortunately, the isolation makes him even more unstable, creating a vicious cycle of acting out and suffering the consequences for it. 

Laito:

-Since he’s mostly well behaved, Laito doesn’t spend a lot of time locked away by himself. He’s known for being obedient and easy to deal with, so he’s often allowed to stay with his brothers and relatively unrestrained. However, his minuscule amount of freedom doesn’t do him a lot of good. 

Subaru:

-Because of his violent outbursts, he spends a lot of time in solitary confinement, which basically entails being alone and tightly restrained in a small, dark room where he can’t bother anyone. Since he’s been deemed unsafe to own, no one really cares what happens to him anymore. 

Ruki:

-He and his brothers spend every day trying to survive. If they’re caught by humans, they’d be killed, and finding food and shelter while avoiding capture is no easy feat. Since Ruki is the appointed “leader”, it’s become his responsibility to make sure they succeed. 

Kou:

-Thanks to the years’ worth of traumas (both physical and mental) he’s accumulated, most days, Kou can’t do much more than curl up and try to make it through the nightmares. Even something so seemingly simple as sitting up at the wrong time can set off a chain of panic and pain. 

Yuuma:

-Helping Ruki take care of the weaker two, mostly. Since he’s bigger, stronger, and more alert than Azusa, Ruki usually takes him on their food missions. Humans are much more aware (and wary) of him due to his intimidating figure, though, so he has to be very careful when out. 

Azusa:

-Azusa is weak and spacey enough that Ruki doesn’t want him anywhere dangerous or demanding, so his job is usually keeping an eye on Kou, and making sure he doesn’t injure himself or have to be by himself when he’s stuck in one of his frequent nightmares. 

Carla:

-Since his illness started to weaken him, Carla has been left out of anything thought to be too harsh for him. In an attempt to slow the progression of the illness and keep his body from further stress, he’s mostly left alone to rest. And yet, he remains exhausted and pained more often than not. 

Shin:

-With his brother mostly out of commission, Shin is the one who has to do more. Aside from the daily training (to make sure he’s always well behaved and ready to sell), he’s often shown off to interested parties as a rare, well bred First Blood, lower quality younger brother he may be. 

what all does “training” a pet entail?

Admin Mawile: (>ω<○) Nothing good… 

-Training is basically a process of, starting from infancy, destroying any idea that the pet could ever be anything but. Systematically obliterating self preservation, individuality, free will, and any form of self esteem to create a creature that thinks it can only be a pet to someone.They’re supposed to perfectly defer to a human’s will, and never go against or cause harm to what are programmed to be their betters. Exact training methods vary from breeder to breeder, but the general principles of physical and mental pain, isolation, and dependency on humans stay the same. Beatings, solitary confinement, separation of any bonds but to an owner, de-fanging (and other processes designed to render a sentient creature helpless and dependent), restricted food, if not outright starvation, and regular “obedience training” are all common, but many trainers come up with even more cruel and inhumane ways of making harmless pets out of formerly dangerous creatures. 

For the pet Au: do vampires still drink human blood, and if so, how are they fed? Do people by blood-bags, is there a blood substitute, or do people let their ‘pets’ bite them?

Admin Mawile: (~০౪০)ノ Ohoho, I have a headcanon for that~

-So first, a brief explanations of vampire eating habits. As we’ve seen in canon, they can consume both blood and regular food, and express hunger at a lack of either. Also considering Shuu’s North Pole trip, it would be safe to assume that if they can starve to death, it wouldn’t be easy. My idea is that it’s more or less impossible for a vampire to starve to death. A lack of blood makes them weak, achy and miserable, and both that and a lack of “regular” food can make it feel like they’re dying of hunger, but neither can kill them. 

-Since they won’t die either way, most vampires owners don’t care if their pets go hungry or not. They feed them enough to keep them functional past the pain and exhaustion, and rarely any more. Blood isn’t easy to come by, not to mention annoying to keep and serve, and no one wants to waste much people food on a pet, so more often than not, they just go hungry. Vampires have to be fed something to remain functional (not dead, just too tired and drained to move), and blood can be bought at stores for exotic pet supplies, but not many owners go out of their way to keep their vampire well fed. 

-Finally, there’s a fairly common practice among vampire owners of having their pets de-fanged. Most commonly done on individuals with a history of violent behavior or acting out, de-fanging is said to be extra insurance that the vampire will never pose a threat. Similar to de-clawing a cat, it removes the main way they can do damage, with the added bonus of (supposedly) making the vampire more submissive and even tempered. The practice started out, and mostly still continues, as being used on adult or adolescent vampires that were otherwise difficult to handle, but currently, some breeders even default to it at infancy. Unfortunately, it renders the vampire incapable of feeding the normal way, and forces them to lap up or drink blood the same way a human would have to with any liquid. Some have argued that it does serious harm to the vampire’s mental state, as well. 

What is Pet Au!Subaru’s situation with his mother?

Admin Mawile: (。•́︿•̀。)

-Normally, exotic pets are removed from their mothers as soon as they can survive on their own. No one wants them to get attached, after all. Subaru’s mother had been prone to fits for a while, streaks of acting out in which she lashed out at not only her owners, but herself. A vet suggested that having one of her children around as a sort of “comfort object” might help calm her (the vet also said that her fits were likely caused by over breeding, but no one listened to that). So Subaru spent a long portion of his childhood with Christa, in an attempt to even out her behavior and keep both the owners and their future profits safe. But just as the owners feared, a strong attachment formed between the mother and child, and when Subaru was eventually taken away, both of them started to act out again, this time out of stress from being separated from the only family they had ever known. 

So if pets that don’t get sold get put down, how close are the guys to that?

Admin Mawile: (*´-`*)

Shuu:

-Sadly, pretty close. He’s lethargic and reserved, and so far from an ideal, eager-to-please pet that coupled with him nearing adulthood, his seller doesn’t want to waste much more time and resources on him. 

Reiji:

-Actually, other than his age, Reiji doesn’t have a lot of reasons why he shouldn’t be purchased. His worry about being put down is mostly paranoia, but the day very well could be coming. 

Ayato:

-As obsessed as Ayato is with being worth something to an owner, no one has yet to show any interest. Well trained or not, no seller wants to keep wasting time and effort on one of the many that just doesn’t sell. 

Kanato:

-He’s plenty well-behaved, but his strange, disconnected personality has put off all potential buyers. If no one takes an interest soon, well, there isn’t anyone who really wants to keep him alive. 

Laito:

-Laito’s main problem is his age. His good breeding and temperament have gotten him this far, but he’s aging out of the window where anyone would be willing to adopt. His chances still aren’t bad, though.

Subaru:

-It could happen any day. Subaru has a history of violent behavior, and no good pet is dangerous. He’s been removed from the adoption list, and if no less-than-legal buyer takes him, he’s done for. 

Ruki:

-As strays, he and his brothers would be subject to instant disposal. Ruki’s temperament is fine, but his scarred, branded body, poor pedigree, and history of being an escaped stray strip away any worth he may have had. 

Kou:

-If the four of them are found, chances are he would be killed immediately. His body is scarred and broken, and his mind just as destroyed. There’s very little to Kou left that would have any value to an owner. 

Yuuma:

-All strays are just out of luck, of course, but Yuuma has even more hurting his chances. His burn scars and large size make him look more like a torn up fighter than any kind of pet. 

Azusa:

-Azusa is more than obedient enough for a seeming untrained stray, but no one would want a pet as damaged as him. Even as eager to please as he is, there’d be no hesitation to just get rid of him. 

Carla:

-No one wants to put a purebred First Blood down, especially not one as well trained as Carla is. But his illness takes away a lot of value, and his breeder is considering just cutting his losses and getting rid of defective merchandise. 

Shin:

-His missing eye may be a bit of a problem, but Shin is still doing pretty well. As long as he doesn’t get really unlucky, he should find an owner long before anyone seriously considers getting rid of him. 

Sorry, I didn’t realize you guys were doing only those AUs! I took it as those were AUs you were doing as well as regular requestions and things! How do the Sakamaki boys feel being a pet?

Admin Mawile: (*゚∀゚*) Oh no we write for canon too! I’ll always have the themes/headcanons of Xeno Au included in my stuff (unless specified otherwise), and Skitty just writes whatever she thinks fits! Requests that don’t center around our Aus are totally fine~ We do prefer that you specify what you want, though. 

Shuu:

-Honestly Shuu would almost rather be dead. The abuse and isolation are miserable, and since he’s not good enough to have a home, his life isn’t worth a thing. There’s no chance anyone would buy him, so they might as well just get it over with and kill him. 

Reiji:

-The stress of always having to please someone (or risk losing meals/a home/his life for not being worth keeping) about makes him sick. He’s desperate to prove his worth to somebody, no matter how much he has to suffer, he can’t just be disposed of. 

Ayato:

-He wants an owner. It’d save him from being put down and, of course, it’s the best thing that could ever happen to him. And he does everything he can to be a good pet! But it doesn’t seem to be working. He’s getting older (not a cute kid anymore) and his time is starting to run out… 

Kanato:

-Kanato just doesn’t want to hurt anymore. When he tried to resist being a pet, it just made everything worse, so it has to be the best choice to be one. At this point, he’d do about anything to avoid being punished again. He’d be so good if anyone gave him the chance, just don’t make anything hurt. 

Laito:

-As in canon, Laito sticks strongly to the worldview he’s ingrained with. He knows that he’s supposed to be someone’s pet, and anything that challenged that idea would be unbearable. He has a role, and as excruciating as it is, his mind couldn’t take any change. 

Subaru:

-Well, at first he didn’t really want to be one, be he learned quickly just how little choice in the matter was his. Now, Subaru just wants someone to buy him before he’s gotten rid of. He’s not a very good pet, and he probably doesn’t have much time left. 

Admin Skitty! What are your favorite Xeno Au ideas?

Admin Skitty: There are a lot of things I find interesting about our Xeno Au and its ideas, but my favorite hmmm…..it’s bound to be the bonds the vampires can form with others and the tragedy centered around Carla’s wings!!

I’m not aware whether or not you would want details but I’ll provide them below: (I apologize that it’s long but I got really excited discussing about the topics, I hope that’s alright)

-Vampires are born with left-over vestigial features from their ancestors, in this case wings. While the wings serve the vampires no physical purpose, they are incredibly sensitive and can have a huge emotional and psychological effect upon them. Depending on how you handle them you’ll be able to evoke different reactions. In example (and my favorite) is gentle handling. With gentle handling it is possible one can trigger a bonding instinct due to the pleasure signals it sends to the vampire’s brain, though it must be noted that it is not the only way to initiate the instinct. The bonding instinct is a powerful reaction, and it is not always necessarily a willing attachment to the person who triggered it. The purpose it had most likely served back in primitive times was as some form of a survival instinct, to encourage the vampire to stay closer to someone who was willing to take care of them and provide for their safety. Which may lead to the vampire affected by the instinct to feel the insistent need to keep the person who triggered the bond pleased, and wishing to stay within their vicinity at all times if capable. As long as the bond stays intact it will continue to grow stronger and can truly overtake the vampire, causing them to do things they can’t necessarily control (such as show their wings to notify the person of their pleasure) or do things that aren’t rational for them. There’s so much more to go on about with the topic of wings alone, such as the different types of handling. Or even about how where you handle the wing can affect the vampire in question, but I believe it would be best to cut it off here for right now.

– The tragedy Carla has to face within this Au although quite morbid is one of, if not, my favorite thing about our Xeno Au. As it displays some of the vulnerability even Carla is unable to keep under wraps as a founder. Many of you may be aware that Carla suffers from the disease Endzeit, an epidemic specific to founders capable of wiping out (and almost has wiped out) their entire race. It is a disease that can potentially kill him, and it plays no small role in this Au either. Just as the illness causes marks to appear on his body it is inevitable that it would cause a devastating effect upon his wings as well. Carla is constantly suffering from the agony of his wings, as they are in the process of deterioration due to the sickness. And while they won’t completely rot away as long as he is living, it is still a painful reminder that they will never return to their glory, as they may have looked in his youthful days. To be specific, Carla’s wings will constantly ache and itch and whenever he gives into the pain he will begin to pick at his wings in solitude causing irritation, blisters and deep scaring into the delicate flesh. The thin, tender webbing of the appendages are fading and they are becoming dark in color as well as dry and brittle causing pieces of the skin to fall off. As you could imagine they would be quite painful to look at, let alone suffer from. It is a fragile piece of his body withering before his very eyes incapable of ending the process. While there is no known cure to save Carla’s wings it is acknowledged that gentle handling can help lower the aches and desire to pick at them consistently, but Carla is much too prideful and ashamed of his wings to allow anyone to aid him in his distress. Shin is rather lucky, he does not suffer from Endzeit and nor are his wings is shambles. But, he is no pleasant reminder for Carla.