Say, how would you write a divine being that is fond of a certain human?

[Senruika]

Divine being that has been live for eons, and would still continue living even a thousand years to come, a human lifespan that is less than a hundred years would be a fickle, no?

Question is, how would you write a divine being treating a human they fond of (let's say it's your MC) who is clearly an inferior being compared to them.

One of the example is Makima from chainsawman, she basically made every young man to fall in love with her just because she could and she didn't even bothered to give those young men her time of the day, but when it comes to Denji, she gave her a brother and a little sister so he would know how it feels like to have one (although in a kinda fucked up way).
From a normal PoV, It's an incomprehensible act from a higher being who's playing around with human, but I'm seeing it as Makima's way to express (or maybe even pent out) her fondness towards Denji.

But how would you do it? What would you have the divine being do?

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Part of my world's backstory is that the man who would become the Moon Lord, the God of the (first of, briefly, three) moons was a mortal who caught the eye of the sun goddess. She kept coming down to meet up with him, and when she revealed what she was, the other gods forced her to leave him. She refused, offering instead to give up her position. The gods then created a series of trials that the mortal would have to attempt - if he failed she would have to give him up forever. If he died, she could take his soul to live with her instead of going on to the afterlife. If he succeeded (and he did), he would become elevated to the status of a deity. Wrote this out about 40 years ago so only have vague memories now.

 

[ArchlordZero]

Just like Zeus in Greek Mythology. Gotta fuck em all

 

[JayDirex]

Divine being that has been live for eons, and would still continue living even a thousand years to come, a human lifespan that is less than a hundred years would be a fickle, no?

Question is, how would you write a divine being treating a human they fond of (let's say it's your MC) who is clearly an inferior being compared to them.

One of the example is Makima from chainsawman, she basically made every young man to fall in love with her just because she could and she didn't even bothered to give those young men her time of the day, but when it comes to Denji, she gave her a brother and a little sister so he would know how it feels like to have one (although in a kinda fucked up way).
From a normal PoV, It's an incomprehensible act from a higher being who's playing around with human, but I'm seeing it as Makima's way to express (or maybe even pent out) her fondness towards Denji.

But how would you do it? What would you have the divine being do?

Just be normal. When the inevitable "Time" issue arises make a "pet" analogy. dog and cats are honestly 13 years (anything more they are so old they become carpets) but we love them unconditionally anyway.

same with plants. Love has no condition. and "falling in love" has always been an irrational trait. and gods are notoriously emotionally driven

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Good old anime fans that didn't watch anything that came out prior to 2015.

Ahem... It all depends on who the said divine being. Is there a whole pantheon or is there only one deity, how they act, who they are, etc. In general, I doubt there is any difference between divine being and a 'normal' human if we talk about fondness or love. To me it no longer matters who the said divine being is when we start talk about emotions so human. So the way I would write a divine being falling in love won't differ from a human falling in love with another human.

 

[Eldoria]

In my novel, there are entities called "disaster princesses", not goddesses or divine beings, but more like supernatural beings who rose in response to collective trauma. They are called 'disasters' because their presence shakes the world's power structure. And the label 'princesses' is attached because they are essentially 'princesses of a wounded world'.

Each disaster princess has a unique identity, power, symbolism, and ideology. For example, Marry El Rose (FMC) is a disaster princess who represents the law that died and became the law of blood. She is called the Blood Rose Princess. As her nickname suggests, her supernatural powers are related to blood roses, such as blood rose manipulation, reading blood memories, and blood rose executions.

She is a natural enemy of tyrants. All oppressive rulers hate her, making her the most dangerous fugitive in the world. However, not everyone hates her. For the victims who have been silenced by tyrannical power, she is considered the goddess of judgment for them. Therefore, she is loved by the victims, especially the oppressed common people.

In the lore design, there are at least 7 disaster princesses who live in the world of Eldora. Blood Rose Princess is just one of the disaster princesses who represents the law that died with her ideology of "blood law," blood for blood. Of course, the other six disaster princesses have different identities, ideologies, unique powers, and symbolism.

They were all born from the world's collective trauma and rose to become living ideologies who love the world (and humanity) in extreme ways. Their presence is not to make you agree, but to shake the world and reflect on the tragedy of humanity.

 

[Paul__Michaels]

I like to add onto the conversation but I feel I would just be repeating what others say. Oh, well.

 

[Senruika]

So the way I would write a divine being falling in love won't differ from a human falling in love with another human.

Then that wouldn't make the character to be a divine being at all no? It's just another pretty character.

In my novel, there are entities called "disaster princesses", not goddesses or divine beings, but more like supernatural beings who rose in response to collective trauma. They are called 'disasters' because their presence shakes the world's power structure. And the label 'princesses' is attached because they are essentially 'princesses of a wounded world'.

Each disaster princess has a unique identity, power, symbolism, and ideology. For example, Marry El Rose (FMC) is a disaster princess who represents the law that died and became the law of blood. She is called the Blood Rose Princess. As her nickname suggests, her supernatural powers are related to blood roses, such as blood rose manipulation, reading blood memories, and blood rose executions.

She is a natural enemy of tyrants. All oppressive rulers hate her, making her the most dangerous fugitive in the world. However, not everyone hates her. For the victims who have been silenced by tyrannical power, she is considered the goddess of judgment for them. Therefore, she is loved by the victims, especially the oppressed common people.

In the lore design, there are at least 7 disaster princesses who live in the world of Eldora. Blood Rose Princess is just one of the disaster princesses who represents the law that died with her ideology of "blood law," blood for blood. Of course, the other six disaster princesses have different identities, ideologies, unique powers, and symbolism.

They were all born from the world's collective trauma and rose to become living ideologies who love the world (and humanity) in extreme ways. Their presence is not to make you agree, but to shake the world and reflect on the tragedy of humanity.

Uhh sorry, but you kinda lost me here. What does this even has anything to do with a special entity being fond of a single human? I mean if they're like that to all humanity, then it's not playing favorite at all, it's just being a force of nature.

 

[Golden_Hyde]

Avatars.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Then that wouldn't make the character to be a divine being at all no? It's just another pretty character.

The moment divine being starts feeling human emotions they stop being a divine being. Now, I'm not saying here that divine beings should always be emotionless. In my understanding they should be incomprehensible. How can you write an incomprehensible being with incomprehensible emotions? I don't know, but I do know they shouldn't be in any way shape or form be relatable to anything we know or can come up with.

 

[Eldoria]

Uhh sorry, but you kinda lost me here. What does this even has anything to do with a special entity being fond of a single human? I mean if they're like that to all humanity, then it's not playing favorite at all, it's just being a force of nature.

You don't define "fond of" as romantic love. I define "fond of" as loving in an extreme way. Furthermore, supernatural entities (or divine beings in your understanding) aren't human, so it doesn't make narrative sense to define "fond of" as a human loving another human. And if you're trying to define "fond of" as a specific person, then I'd say my protagonist (Marry El Rose) also has a little daughter, and she loves her unconditionally, like a mother would love a child.

 

[LilythGeist]

One of my deities is a Lesbian version of Zeus (with better understanding of consent). She starts dating one of the characters in the party. She lets them set the pace and expectations due to the power differential.

 

[Hoshino]

We have only one basis for emotions, and that is humans (mostly). Particularly, we use humans as the foundation for something, like the way you're expressing a divine beast being fond of a human. But is that really the case? Is a divine beast's brain the same as a human's? Does it even have a brain?

If you think about it, is there any reason for it to form bonds? It is the strongest, so why would it need help to do something? Then it wouldn't be a divine beast. The same goes for the mc; it's supposed to be incomprehensible and intimidating. So wouldn't it just scare the living daylights out of the mc? Let's say the mc is dead inside or really brave or something, and then the mc helps the divine beast. In return, the divine beast would either offer something or just walk away. If their interests align, then I suppose the "affection" would increase. Suppose we say that the divine beast won't go away, minding its own business. The more "affection" accumulated would lead to a better relationship, but not really. The divine beast would more likely find it obligatory to return favors because of its pride; if it doesn't have pride, then to uphold morals. Also, the mc, who is human, will get more attached to it than the divine beast ever will be to the mc, resulting in a platonic relationship. Otherwise, it could be a more formal, symbiotic relationship if they decided to form a contract; I suppose that's a thing. That would be the end of it.

But realistically, most authors would make it transform into a girl, turning it into some kind of dere character, completely swaying away from the concept it was supposed to be. There's that. Giving it head pats, and it purrs back—wait, that's a cat-nya.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

But realistically, most authors would make it transform into a girl, turning it into some kind of dere character, completely swaying away from the concept it was supposed to be. There's that. Giving it head pats, and it purrs back—wait, that's a cat-nya.

And you wonder why some cultures revere cats as gods?

 

[Terrate]

My "Divine" being, which is called a "Concept" in my work are basically blank canvases. So, when they interact with a lesser being than themselves (example: Human), they use a skill called "Reflection" which basically copies what that human essentially is, and appear in a form more suiting for "conversation", by appealing to their preferences.

Now here's how they get fond; a canvas may be blank, but a canvas can be made from all sorts of different materials(Linen, cotton, synthetic, etc). What I'm trying to say is, even if they're all the same "Blank Canvas", the moment they use "Reflection", sometimes they'll just "Click" with that "human" because that "human" somehow managed to tick all the check boxes for the perfect "Paint" (Oil, acrylic, watercolor, you name it.) for this canvas. Which in turn, makes them more cooperative to that "Human".

 

[Joyager2]

That depends. What is divinity to you? What does it represent in your story? How do you want to handle immortality thematically? What opinions do you want to express about longevity, the nature of human identity and relationships? About change and desire? In a story of mine, immortality (and the desire for it) is very simply the human fear of death and our desire to escape it. It is unnatural and harmful, rejecting and destroying what is and preventing what could be (the greater sin) because of an inability to let go. Importantly, it is a subconscious, human desire. My immortal characters fear death but don't realize the damage they cause in trying to escape it. They are, largely, no different than the mortal characters. This is thematically appropriate for the story I'm trying to tell.

 

[Corty]

Easy:

Think of how you would deal with a pet you have. For a dog, you are immortal. You were there when their granddads were puppies and will be there when you train their grandkids.

 

[VanVeleca]

Now here's the thing about divine beings, they are old as hell but frequently written to act just like a teenager or young adult. Why? Because we as humans see "the divine" often as a godly figure that stays far away from humanity or just observes them from afar like a loser shut in with no friends. At least that's how I've seen them portrayed, either like that or just wise old grandma/grandpa that spouts exposition and gives the main characters some kind of power that makes them OP.

"Fond of" could mean two things here, flat out in love or just fascinated and autisticly obsessed with humanity because they have been shut away from the world for thousands of years...sometimes both.

If you're going for the romance angle usually the divine is written like a flat out yandere who only cares about this one person. Typically this is either treated as a bad thing because they cut off the character from their friends; but sometimes as a good thing because they protect their target of affection from loan sharks and other evil doers, typically going too far and almost murdering innocents. Again I think this is on purpose, because we tend to treat ghosts, gods and other spiritual figures as something outside of humanity it's typical to believe them to be anti social or just socially inept in general, wheter written conciously or not, which is why sexy divine wo/men are also portrayed as fish out of water tropes who have no idea how basic things in society work. (Like the internet for example.)

Then there's the borderline autistic caricature option, where they get fascinated about every single little thing about humanity and typically they grow very fond of the first human they meet because they have the brain of a baby bird. Heck, sometimes this type of divine being is flat out just a giant toddler who legit throws tantrums for the gap moe factor. Usually over the course of the story they grow more mature, not as often getting amazed, but other times the author finds large reactions over small things cute so they have a curious and easily impressed personality forever.

The "divine" being I have in my novel I would say falls more on the latter option, although she's more knowledgeable about the basics of human life, such as knowing what a computer is.

 

[Bartun]

We like to compare divine beings' hypothetical interactions with humans in the same way a human interacts with a dog or a cat pet. Sure, humans will outlive their pets, but they still love them, and in some cases, treat them as their children. A dog can still bite you, and some people are genuinely scared of dogs. I think a more fitting comparison would be humans with ants.

You don't really care much about ants; you are infinitely superior to them, and you just let them be in your garden if they don't bother you. If they do bother you, however, you sweep them effortlessly. If you spend enough time watching them, you can understand their behavior, see what they do, and sometimes they do something that truly impresses you, but you can't even tell them apart. It's more like a collective thing, but most people don't even bother with ants.

An individual ant needs to do something really, really out of the ordinary for you to single it out from the others. I think that's how a God would behave towards humans.

 

[DireBadger]

Does she have boobs?