Overview.
Two very embarrassing types of guy with a secret third travel around and hunt monsters.
If the yuri OCs are a slice-of-life turned up to eleven, this is a monster-of-the-week story turned up to eleven.
Setting.
The setting is centralized in the metropolitan city that calls itself "The Capitol" (not everyone agrees with this). "Centralized" is doing a lot of heavy-lifting because it's far more a city-state than a singular city, encompassing enough ground to be a small country. Home base for this story is at the center of this sprawl, though, in the fortress that functions as the government building.
Here is where the main characters reside, and most the cast operate. Each department occupies its own space in the fortress, and the VN I was working on was going to have the player character go around to each.
The vibe is very close to our world but slightly to the left. There's modern technology and skyscrapers, etc. It's major metropolitan enough to have functional public transportation and a population density thicker than molasses.
The MCs travel around to other cities for their jobs, so they're not infinitely trapped.
Story.
Setup.
The unnecessarily influential military power that is the Capitol has largely kept to itself, dealing with its own bullshit, ignoring the pleas of its smaller, less privileged neighbors (no comments as to how this relational structure occurred). Until they don't. Heading this effort is a certain blonde twink who wants some sort of legacy for himself. Loudly and publicly, he proclaims he will take care of the rising demon problem that afflicts them and their neighbors. And he wants you to help. He will personally train you if he has to, because the common safety of their world is at risk.
The MC sees this recruitment advertisement on TV and loses it - this would be the easiest job ever. Practically free money. Neither he nor his demon truly think they'd ever see combat, and even if they do, they're practically indestructible. So they ditch their shitty flat and head to the recruitment. As their luck would have it, an actual demon horde attacks while he's in line at recruitment. He steps up and accidentally reveals that he's Clearly got something demonic going on. So he gets arrested for his efforts. But the insane-looking MILF that was chilling at the recruitment offers him a deal: be a key player in this new anti-demon project, or he can face trial and most likely a lifetime of experimentation on his rare condition.
It's not really a question. Plus he was already there to get a job so?? Now the Captain so intent on making this his vanity project has to deal with someone who is Very bad for his image.
One of the earliest jobs (haven't decided if it's like the first or second) has the MC investigating the demon attacks that are his future partner having a real poor go at existing. And things go... really... badly. Because what they thought was a mindless hungry monster is entirely sapient. It's just a bit insane specifically during full moons. And when he finally gets subdued, he gets recruited in much the same way. Arrested => offered ultimatum => now you're a demon hunter. Much to the chagrin of all of his victims.
And then the rest of the story follows them trying to be marginally better people as they get more entrenched in the fragile post-cataclysm politics that keep the continent from devolving into slap fights.
Structure.
As mentioned above, it's a monster-of-the-week story. The MCs receive a job, get sent off to do it, and hopefully don't fuck things up too bad as they learn the meaning of friendship.
Characters.
//will move to full chara pages when i make that
(Click to jump to mini-bio)
Mini-bios.
Name: Idk yet ;~; I want it to start with the letter D
Age: 28-32
Gender: He/Him (in the cissest ally way)
Department: "Outreach" Program
"I can't be real with someone who hasn't snorted coke off someone else's dick, you know?"
Ended up sharing his body with a demon when his neighbors obscenely botched a summoning ritual. With their newfound life and abilities, they thought it would be real funny if they joined the anti-demon task force because it sounded like a fool's errand led by the dumbest nepo baby around. Got into a fight with an actual demon horde at recruitment. And got arrested as the first victim of said anti-demon task force. Thankfully the Lieutenant has an even worse sense of humor than him and wanted his talent for punching things in her demon-hunting squad.
Now he lives in the basement of the Capitol until he and his partner get sent out to do "outreach", the much more politically friendly name for this anti-demon task force.
Spends most of his time giving himself lung cancer and cirrhosis.
Name: I threw around like 3 different names idk yet
Age: 32-34
Gender: He/Him (in a cis man with a vaginoplasty sometimes way)
Department: "Outreach" Program
"Oh,,, Sorry..."
Really just wants to be a good God-loving boy but said God had other plans. Cursed/blessed with being a dog-like abomination especially during full moons, he ended up being one of the first jobs his future partner was assigned to. One messy, unvictimless arrest later, and he's been assigned to the same "outreach" program. He gets better. It's fine.
Spends his free time consuming media made for straight middle aged women and reading the Bible like bedtime stories.
Name: Taeryn or Thalia still thinking
Age: 40s (but looks younger cuz vampire)
Gender: She/Her (in a top way)
Department: Ranked Officer
"The Lieutenant can't be assed to deal with you two again."
Most people accuse her of just being another of the Lieutenant's pet projects on account of her being a vampire, but she's probably one of the few competent heads out of the ranked officers. This sucks for her when she becomes the Outreach Program's babysitter.
Spends her free time knitting and eating nighttime street food.
Name: I was using the name Oliver but undecided
Age: 19
Gender: He/Him (in a shota way)
Department: Janitor
"I think I'm lost again..."
A rescuee from human chattel. Now works as a janitor around the Capitol. Desperate to impress and prove his worth, especially to the priest who personally grabbed him and granted him freedom. No one supports this and tries to keep him away without spilling the details as to Why.
Spends his free time trying everything he didn't get to do growing up in chains.
Name: Arven
Age: 26-27
Gender: He/Him (in a bishonen way)
Department: Ranked Officer
He probably has to be paid for a quote endorsement.
Grandfathered into being a Captain of the military (though when people refer to "The Captain", they mean this asshole), he's pretty much the face if the military was an idol group. While he has the skill and talent to do pretty well for himself, he cares a bit too much about public appearances for his own good. Not the least bit to do with feeling he has to walk in his brother's shoes after said brother dissented from his post.
Spends his free time doing beauty product endorsements and photoshoots.
Name: idk yet (thinking emoji)
Age: 30s
Gender: He/Him (in a boring way)
Department: Ranked Officer/Head of Security
"..." (because he realized sometimes you just gotta ignore the stupid things your boss says)
Arven's personal bodyguard and the head of security of the fortress. Extremely busy at all times balancing management of such a large target and keeping up with Arven's whims. Since the desertion of Arven's older brother, he is probably the only one the Captain will listen to. But it's a position hard-earned with patience. The gunman to Arven's swords.
Spends his free time trying to get one second of sleep.
Name: Felicity
Age: Uhhh who knows really
Gender: She/Her (in an undead way)
Department: Accounting
"They're late... again..."
The undead head of accounting for the fortress. While the person who sits in the treasurer position plays the people-person game, she and her innumerable employees try to keep the fortress's finances from imploding. No one makes her unlife very easy, and the accounting department faces the highest turnover rate as a result. She still tries to keep an upbeat attitude, as she finds herself blessed with this second chance. Though sometimes she wonders if it's an extraordinary punshiment.
Spends her free time catching up on old programs and films.
Name: Need something super edgy
Age: 70s..? Old but the magic keeps him bishie
Gender: He/Him (in an old guy in academia way)
Department: Arcane Research
"I'm busy."
The head of Arcane Research, a department that doens't really exist because 1.) magic has become old and exclusive, and 2.) most magic newbies are more interested in shooting fireballs out of their hands than archiving books. Also, he's kind of an asshole, and it makes him difficult to work with. The recent mage conferences have made him concerned that the Capitol has fallen too far behind with magic. But he's also kinda too much of a pussy to go around and do field research. His focus is water/ice magic.
Thinks free time is for cowards who aren't dedicated enough to preserving the ancient and powerful arcane arts.
Name: Elena
Age: Also older but the vampirism and magic keep her young
Gender: She/Her (in a loli kind of way)
Department: Arcane Research
"You know. Like, nya."
The assistant to the head of Arcane Research. She is a loli catgirl vampire witch who focuses on fire magic. Chipper and energetic matching her loli bait archetype, she is her boss's soft spot probably because she's the only one who can tolerate him. She makes up for his lack of combat ability with her firepower (literally).
Spends her free time hanging out with her other vampire diversity hire coworker.
Name: Idk yet...
Age: 50s
Gender: She/Her (in a milf kinda way)
Department: Ranked Officer
"Fuck around and find out."
The one people generally refer to when they say "The Lieutenant". She is the reason why half of anything happens in the canon. Watched over the coffin of the angel shonen protagonist while he slept. Has a habit of hiring "diverse populations". But no one can really do shit to her, even their sitting sovereign, because she's too important in ensuring things continue happening. They talk a lot of shit, though, and she hears. She's listening.
Spends her free time getting spa treatments for self-care.