The Story of Damy and Deirdre

**The Story of Damy and Deirdre**, or **Damy's Story**, is an otherwise untitled series about the lives of the Lion King fancharacters, Damy and Deirdre.

It covers their past and present time interactions, the latter being the main focus of the series. Though it ends with Damy dying and most story elements are grim and Shakespearean, the artwork published rarely covered this and tried to keep a more comical tone.

There are multiple endings written, but only one is canon.

The story was gradually conceived halfway 2004, though most details have never been officially released and the characters' past was mostly revealed in their continuously altered biography section at Lionking.Fanart.org.

## Story

> After a spoiled, yet dissatisfied vampire princess visited the land of mortals and spotted a meerkat boy enjoying his arguably less satisfactory life, she became intrigued by his happiness, though also bitter with jealousy. She watched him for many years and would often ask her parents to give him to her as a "gift", but her father saw no benefit in keeping a mortal creature as a pet and did not allow them in their world.
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> Cheekah ended up taking matters into her own hands and made the land of mortals her home, just so she could have what she wanted.
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> The victim, Kurt, was not given the traditional role of a slave or a pet, rather an object; and was not allowed to speak or move without her consent. He spent most of his time being tied up or bolted to something, and suffered many moments of unwarranted corporal punishment.
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> Besides her disdain for him, there was also a crush, and these conflicting emotions pushed her into molesting her victim whenever it suited her. Her inappropriate and careless behaviour led to a pregnancy.
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> Intercourse with mortals is forbidden and half-bloods are considered a disgrace by her kind, so she felt urged to self-terminate. Kurt didn't want to give up on what would be his first and likely only child, and tried to save its life by arguing it could make her proud as a future killer, supposedly making up for her mistakes.
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> Though persuaded, she made it clear she couldn't be a mother and didn't want to put effort into raising it. Kurt was entrusted with the care.
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> Though he agreed in the moment, he didn't hesitate raising Damy to his own liking. Cheekah was especially disinterested in her son the first few years of his life, making this easy to do.
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> Damy was good-natured for a vampire, but in combination with Kurt's righteous upbringing, it didn't benefit him. He grew up socially awkward and ignorant about his surroundings and wasn't allowed to go outside for a long time, thus could only take his father's words to heart; who argued the world was a forgiving place, with his mother the only evil in it.
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> As Cheekah needed little reason to get angry about something, Kurt asked him to act obedient and vicious in her presence. It was a request he took seriously, but he was a bad actor and she became more hostile towards the two every time he failed at convincing her.
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> One night, Kurt had the opportunity to flee the house and considered leaving his son behind to save himself. He got caught while trying to wake him up anyway, and was heavily crippled from that moment on.
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> When Damy was 9, he met two meerkats, Deirdre and Timon. One of Cheekah's visits to the Vampire world started an unusual phenomenon in the area, where snow had started falling. Kurt encouraged Damy to go outside and see.
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> Children were playing near their house, betting with each other on who dared to get closest. Damy's presence initially worried them, but they picked up on his gullibility and decided to gang up on him. A young Timon was part of the group and felt uncomfortable by it, so proclaimed they should befriend him instead, but the others had no intention of hanging out with the son of the infamous Cheekah and started stoning him. Afterwards, they attempted to bury Damy alive in the snow, frightening Timon, who ran away. Damy's paralyzed father watched it happen and had to force himself outside to safe him.
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> After the group had dispersed, a meerkat girl appeared from behind a tree and seemingly smiled at Damy. The distance between them made it hard to discern or figure out the reason of her facial expression, yet he blew it out of proportion and decided it was a sign of adoration.
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> Deirdre became an obsession and he'd often look through the windows of his home to see if she was nearby.
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> He became desperate and mustered the courage to leave home once again to look for her. Hours later, he returned and found his mother murdering his father. He was dead before Damy could stop it or speak to him one last time.
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> He rebelled against his mother, who began lunging at him next with the intention to kill him. Damy was quick enough to move his head out of the way, whereafter a piece of his right ear was lost. Cheekah's moment of failure was enough time for her to regain a bit of her senses, whereafter she changed her plans and coldly chucked him out of the house. He was ordered to catch his own food and not return until he had killed something.
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> Hours passed and Damy learned how challenging it was for a vampire to stay calm when in need of food. His mortal side didn't handle the icy winds well and his energy was draining fast.
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> Morning drew near and he eventually came across the girl he had long waited for. He wasn't looking mentally sound at that point and Deirdre was afraid of him, despite the distance he kept between them and promise he wouldn't harm her. Cheekah then appeared, displeased with her son for not taking this opportunity.
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> She found the attention he was giving to the girl worrisome and concluded it was best to get rid of everything that kept him morally sound. He panicked and promised to obey all of her orders if she spared Deirdre's life. Because vampires can't present a lie as a promise, Cheekah accepted and Deirdre was allowed to flee the scene.
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> At the age of 15, he was considered fully trained as a hunter, though was still keeping a safe eye on Deirdre from afar. With his kind father gone, Damy believed he needed to give himself this task in order to not fall into inescapable insanity.
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> After years of slaving away and regretful experiences, Cheekah visited Damy on the roof with confusing dribble that sounded like she wanted to give him a compliment. Before she was able to let out any decisive words, she slipped, and fell off the roof. When Damy looked down, he saw his mother lying dead. While it was an unlikely death for a vampiremeerkat, Damy believed she was gone and now alone in the world. After having wasted the entirety of his childhood trying to become what his now dead mother killed his father for, he snapped.
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> After her death, Damy kept living in his house of birth, since it was all he'd ever known. With his mind lost, he took over his mother's position of terrorizing the neighbourhood and nearby locations.
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> Years later, Damy once again showed himself to Deirdre. He found out that she had become good friends with Timon and their relationship showed hints of romance, annoying him greatly. He still felt betrayed by Timon for leaving him to die 16 years ago, and had been bullying him over the course of time. Having that said, Timon saw and treated him as a petty bully, opposed to a threat, while Deirdre's trauma from 16 years ago made Damy unrecognizable and their short past together non-existent. He was a new face to her and had to believe Timon's description of him, which wasn't favourable.
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> Timon knew the reason for Damy's disdain, yet never apologized or explained it to Deirdre, and Damy also saw no reason in bringing it up. He only showed up to interrupt their dates, which was a strangely docile tactic for a known serial murderer.
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> When Timon and Deirdre shared their first kiss and their love became a fact, Damy wanted to take him captive for the purpose of torturing him. The couple became frightened when he showed his true colours, and Deirdre didn't hesitate to step in and volunteer to take Timon's place. Damy denied at first, but then agreed after seeing Timon getting upset over it.
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> Damy moved her to his basement, where he chained her to the ceiling. While he knew accepting her was a mistake, the years of brainwashing made him unable to revert his decision. He was angry and wanted to harm something.
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> Deirdre didn't talk much during her stay, though asked him "why?" every day. Damy could and did not explain, with his only response being a senseless beating. 3 months later, Deirdre was in critical condition and he started feeling remorseful. His anger hadn't disappeared, but he knew it was misplaced. He brought her upstairs and tied her up to his bed, where she was able to finally lie down. Still, he couldn't yet find it in himself to be nice and it took a while until she was allowed to speak or even make eye contact.
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> After nearly 5 months in total, Damy had fully stopped his practises and started nursing her back to health. The 6th and last month, he finally told her about their first encounter and the entirety of his past, then asked her to leave.
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> Deirdre became unsure on what to do. She feared him and felt disgusted by his actions, yet felt he needed moral guidance and deserved a normal life. She returned a few days after being set her free, but was not given entrance. Her persistence and Damy's refusal to again cause her crippling harm made her infiltration unavoidable, and eventually she no longer went back home whenthe evening hour would hit; and called the left side of his bed her own.
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> Damy and Deirdre became an inseparable duo, but by becoming this involved with his life, the close relationship she once shared with Timon became watered down. Timon is disturbed by her choice to befriend her assaulter and can rarely stop himself from bringing it up to her or Damy, who has trouble giving a response, since he's right.
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> Timon regrets having been unable to save Deirdre during her imprisonment, but even moreso for letting her get acquainted with Damy. He tries to regain that spark they had before she was taken away, even though her interest clearly shifted to the villain.
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> Deirdre has long been uncertain about her feelings, as she want to give both men equal attention, but realized that everything has been said with her reluctance to give Timon priority. He feels like a third wheel and disappears from the picture more often, and some time afterwards, befriends Pumbaa and has his adventure with Simba.
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> Cheekah showed up shortly after Deirdre moved in, but Damy did not greet her with fear or surprise. He tried to kill her, but they proved equally matched.
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## Characters

### Damy

Damy is a braindamaged half-blood vampiremeerkat, who suffers from the results of his violent past directed by his fullblood mother. He is 25 years old in human years.

He shares his home with his childhood crush, Deirdre, who tries to give him an unwanted re-education, since his upbringing deems it normal practise for him to terrorize the neighbourhood.

He's a crazed villain, though many situations would argue he's an antihero.

### Deirdre

Deirdre is a regular meerkat. She is 24 years old in human years.

She first met Damy as a child -a meeting that left her traumatized and losing part of her memory- and met him again years later. She made it her goal in life to reverse his mother's brainwashing and teach him to be normal by doing inoffensive indoor and outdoor activities.

She used to be part of the same colony Timon used to be a part of, but left at a young age with her mother because of personal reasons. Timon and Deirdre held contact over the years and were working towards a romantic relationship before Damy abducted her. Her affection shifted to Damy, greatly disturbing Timon and affecting the bond they once shared.

### Timon

Timon is a canon character from The Lion King franchise. He started out as a main character, until his role in the story diminished to cameo appearances.

Timon is an outcast who used to connect well with Deirdre, another outcast from his colony. They've known each other since childhood and their friendship eventually developed into a romance. Her feelings for him were strong enough to make her give up on her freedom and endure the torture Damy subjected her to, while Timon tried all he could to find help saving her, though his efforts were futile.

He feels he's to blame for his love interest's perceived Stockholm syndrome, and though he's tried to subject her and Damy to the truth of the situation often, he could not get in between them and had to accept Deirdre no longer prioritized him.

At the same time, he also came to understand she's not suffering physical abuse at his hands anymore and Damy's character somewhat improved thanks to her influence. With her life not in peril, it became easier to distance himself.

Eventually, it became undeniable he had become a third wheel, thus left and pursued his own life; leading to the events of the original Lion King movies.

### Cheekah

   Cheekah is the queen of vampiremeerkats and mother of Damy. She is 43 years old in human years.

She's an unfit ruler who only cares for herself and always wants to have her way. She's strong, dominant, psychotic, and meanspirited, yet also honest; and always follows up on made promises.

She trained and brainwashed her only child in an attempt to make up for "the mistake" of giving birth to him, since half-bloods are considered a disgrace by her kind. Though she originally felt nothing but disdain for him, upon learning of his reputation and seeing him as an adult made her fall in love with him.

Her goal is to bring him back to the Vampire World and have him take his place as king by her side. She's purposely blind for his opinions of her and considers Deirdre the only obstacle in her way. Even so, she and Damy are evenly matched in strength, which is why she makes relatively little appearances or attempts at killing Deirdre.

## Trivia

* In some ways, Damy and Deirdre's past is like Cheekah and Kurt's situation.