2023-02-05 2:58:48 ¶ ●

Sorry for Sarpedon posting once again but he is honestly just one of the funniest minor characters in The Locked Tomb to me. When I was first trying to write him and John I think I mischaracterised him as being a bit too reserved, because in the one very small moment we see of him in canon jesus christ does this man have balls of absolute steel for some reason.

He’s not only willing, but READY to throw down with a Literal immortal, one of god’s own living breathing SAINTS in a (sci-fi) parking lot. He’s met Mercy before, knows she doesn’t like him, he knows she will not hesitate to viciously have it out with him without even the vaguest of second thoughts—but squares up with her anyway.

You would fully assume high ranking cohort officers would almost have a level of respect and reverence for lyctors second only to god himself, but in that scene it’s crystal fucking clear he absolutely trusts HIMSELF to have John’s personal best interests in mind ABOVE her??

This man is both outrageously fucking brazen and like, more than a little insane