#Diatrice Lockley

[erinptah]

All right, we got a 616 Layla, here's my proposal for an MCU Marlene.

(Background is from this public-domain photo.)

[liliegrayson]

moon knight (2016) #194

[therealraewest]

There she is the only good thing to come of this run

But they can't even let Jake have his daughter they have to push parent status onto Marc who literally just learned she existed, instead of the guy who spent the last few years raising her

I'm gonna fight Max Bemis behind a dennys

[juhbebbie]

Moon Knight as text posts part 3 because I accidently made like. So many of these

[innkeepercore]

Uncle Daddy Jake said yes to seeing Barbie 🥳💅

[o-kaythislooksbad]

"boker tov! besos!" dina climbs onto jake's lap. she rests her small hands on his shoulders and pulls herself up to kiss his cheeks. 

"boker tov! don't forget about marlene and jean-paul; they will be grumpy all day if they don't get your kisses." 

marlene rolls her eyes as jean-paul places a hand on his chest, feigning heartbreak. dina giggles and crawls across the table to reach them. 

"can you make me toast, please? i wanna do the 'motzi today." she points to the brachot chart that marlene added to the fridge the previous week.

"of course, notre petite princesse."

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for @jewsinfandoms prompt "appreciating loved ones"

[usaigi]

Headcanon list for MCU Diatrice

I think it would be cute if mk system and Layla had their own Diatrice(Diya) like in the comics

Her name is Diyaa Bellatrix Spector

Layla picked "Diyaa" since it means light, star, brilliant

UPDATE: Google lied to me, Diyaa in Arabic is usually a male's name. However, Google says Diya in Hindi and Tamil is a girls name that also means light and lamp Diya is named after Layla's best friend from college who was Indian

Layla's family initially opposed it because "it's a boys name" but Layla wanted to honor her friend and likes the idea of a girl with a traditional "masculine" name

Bonus meaning, sounds like the word "Day" (Dia) in Spanish, opposite of Layla (night)

Marc picked Bellatrix, like the star "not like the Harry Potter character."

When Steven finally met her, he proposes "Diatrice" as a nickname, a combination of her two names Marc: "Diatrice isn't a real name you can't call her that" Steven: "Diatrice sounds like Beatrice and that's a real name. She's likes it and she's my daughter too, I can call her Diatrice if I want."

Jake has a variety of Spanish nicknames for her: "mi luz, mi reina, mi amorsito, etc."

Her hair is the same as Layla so it was a learning curve for the guys.

Steven is the best at it, he's gentle and massages her head and likes to add cute little bows and accessories

Her favorite way is to wear it in two little buns because they look like bear ears

Jake just puts cat hears and little tiaras on her, depending on the vibe

Marc tries but he's so bad at doing different hairstyles. There are always flyaways

Diya really wanted pink hair. Cried to Layla about it so much

There's no way in hell Layla is bleaching her baby's hair. But she can't resist her puppy hears so she compromises and gets her some pink clip-in extensions

Trying to raise her trilingual (one parent one language). Most fluent in Arabic and English but understands a lot of Spanish

Once Jake starts to front around the house more, she gets more exposure and starts to pick up better

likes Katy Perry and Olivia Rodrigo. Sings it at the top of her lungs when they're driving

On weekend mornings, likes to sneak into her parent's bed for cuddles

Marc loves this, especially after nightmares/bad sleep

Steven always reads her a bedtime story (He does the best voices)

one time (several times) she bit a kid at the playground

Steven had to scold her for that but Jake snapped at the other parents for yelling at his daughter

Diya mirrors a lot of Layla's behaviors/habits, mainly constantly reminding her dad of different things. "Papi, did you remember to beep beep? (lock the car)" "Papi, did you remember to feed the kitty?"

Just like both of her parents, she's very stubborn and bossy. Marc, Jake and Layla have to resort to bribing her with mini marshmallows.

Steven doesn't like this, worried they're giving her too much sugar. Although he's not above bribery, he just uses berries instead

Doesn't really know/understand her dad's DID. She just knows that some bad stuff happened to dad growing up and it's still scary for him sometimes

But no matter who's fronting, it's still her dad and he'll protect her so it's ok

[ask-cloverfield]

Oh Parent of the fucking year

[comicwaren]

From Moon Knight Vol. 9 #024, “Ill Met By Moonlight”

Art by Federico Sabbatini and Rachelle Rosenberg

Written by Jed MacKay

[stxleslyds]

MOON KNIGHT ANNUAL #1

Alright, here are my thoughts on this beautifully written issue.

When I saw that Marlene was back I knew this was going to be a blast. Her being being back under the absolute brilliance of MacKay is one of the most amazing things and something that I have waited for ever since I picked up this run.

Knowing how Bemis' treated Marlene in the last run, I was expectant for MacKay to shed some very necessary light on how was the situation with Marlene and the Moonies.

In case you don't know, Bemis, the last writer that actually had Marlene as a *real* character on his run, did her quite dirty. But here I will mention that when she first appeared in that run she had done so after a new villain looked her up, with the help of an old villain, in order to hurt Marc (and the Moonies) further, knowing very well how much Marlene means to all of them. A surprise to Marc was that Marlene had a child and it was Jake's daughter, although in the comics Jake is referred to as an uncle and Marc as the actual father.

With Marlene keeping away from Marc for 5 years, she still never talked shit about Marc, as Diatrice, her daughter, said that her mom had told her that her dad was a superhero. Even more so, Marlene had never distanced Jake and Di, we know this because there is a panel in which a picture is depicted with Marlene, Jake and Di sharing a moment.

It seemed that after Bemis' run all was well for Marlene and Marc but then came Age of Khonshu which made Marlene take the decision to take Di away from Marc and Khonshu. That was a decision that was expressed in MacKay's run and to me, it seemed a very reasonable one. After all, Marlene's priority was and is her daughter's safety and she knows that Moon Knight's life comes with various dangers that have had repercussions for the people around the Moonies (and that is a fact), but now she needed to come back to Marc and ask for help because once again Marc and Khonshu became the reason as to why her daughter was in danger once more.

Anyway, back to the issue. Marlene's entrance is absolutely fantastic, she like Frenchie is a very straight to the point person and usually keeps the dramatics on a low setting (drama is for the Moonies), but her straightforwardness and the simple surprise of her being in the Midnight Mission causes a switch. So, right after the initial surprised Marc look we have Jake.

And here is the fun thing. Marlene's face is like night and day with Marc and Jake. With Marc her features are harsh, she is all straight lines and body tight, she was drawn like that, and it seems to me that tightness comes from the complex relationship she has with Marc but with the alters switching so does her whole presence.

She knows from the get go that the person who is in front of her was not Marc, and when Jake announces himself she visibly softens herself. Sabbatini did a wonderful job in showing just how much Marlene changes her posture once she realises it is Jake. This woman is twirling her hair and looks soft... she has a completely different reaction to him but sadly, she cannot spend time with Jake and it took me two readings to understand how urgently she needed to talk to Marc. She didn't want to dismiss Jake, but Di was in danger and she is their daughter and a kid, so, she is the priority. All Marlene does is place Moon Knight's business on Marc alone.

And that is something that has been a trend for quite some time. Marc IS Moon Knight AND Marc is Mr. Knight. Before this run I thought there was a possibility of Mr. Knight being an alter in the same way that Moon Knight used to be "a personality" in the 80s (I don't know about calling that version of MK and alter due to how it was written back in the day), but now... Moon Knight is definitely Marc's job, the mask that he uses to get the work done on the field. Mr. Knight, on the other hand, is Marc's mask for everyday business. Mr. Knight is a safety blanket for Marc and I would dare say that Mr. Knight is a mask that belongs to Marc only and is in no way related to Khonshu... But maybe that's a thought for another day...

The point here is that Mr. Knight being a safety blanket for Marc makes sense because when he is told, so urgently, to come back he does so but immediately covers his face, which is SO IMPORTANT because Jake took that mask off so fast.

I believe that Jake took it off not only because he wanted to have direct eye to eye contact with Marlene but because that mask is not his. It is something that he doesn't need, it is Marc's.

And all of this dept and insight on these characters can be shown with two characters... Frenchie and (most importantly) Marlene. Because believe it or not, Marlene has had relationships with all the alters throughout runs and the years. Marlene is a device to explore more of the dynamic that the Moonies have with people outside the system.

Going back to the issue, Marc putting the mask on back again and delivering the "Welcome" speech, not only made me sad but also made me believe that Marc was acting distant with Marlene in the same way that she was doing it with him and he did it because there is a lot going on. He never stopped loving her but he is so scared of her being back just to lose her again.

Now, the mask also serves the purpose of putting Marlene in a "client" position but here is the thing. Marlene is not here for it because she is not his client she is the mother of his daughter and she is in danger because someone that has a connection to HIM abducted his daughter for "Khonshu reasons". Marlene doesn't want to talk to the mask, she wants the father of her daughter.

In these panels I absolutely love the contrast between how Marlene previously directed herself at Marc and Reese directs herself to Mr. Knight, which is also so telling of the differences in relationships. Marlene has been through a lot with the Moonies and Reese has been through some stuff with Marc (Mr. Knight), so the clear difference is much appreciated and only reflects the genius that is Mr. MacKay.

How unfortunate, no? Marlene coming back to the US for something completely unrelated to Marc but getting stuck there because of him and Khonshu.

It is unfortunate but also really quite poetic that Marlene is once again back in the game for the reason that she left, the reason being Khonshu. This goes beyond Marc but Marc's connection to Khonshu and the actions of the past (Age of Khonshu) have become way too much for Marlene to just look past them.

I don't necessarily believe that Marlene places all the fault on Marc (Marc does) but I guess it must be tiring for her and anyone (Frenchie and Gena) to always get caught up on Khonshu's problems that ends up with them or their loved ones (Di, Rob, Ricky, Ray) in serious danger.

And that pain and suffering is something that Reese hasn't been in touch with (for long, Soldier did die) in the way that Marlene has. And MacKay has such a way to demonstrate it through this chat between them.

Reese, despite the different connection that she has with Marc, resembles the initial relationship that Marlene had with both Marc when she just met him and Steven when the Moon Knight thing began.

Marlene was in the Moonies' corner, she was for many years, she helped them all in various ways, she was there for Steven and Moon Knight and later on for Marc and Jake. She, along Frenchie and the Moonies built the hero that was Moon Knight. And now she sees herself in Reese and the fact that she is also in Mr. Knight and the Mission's corner. I would even say that Marlene is scared or feeling protective of Reese because she knows how much the Moon Knight environment makes you crave violence, she knows it because she has felt it AND let's not forget that it has affected Reese too when Soldier was killed.

I don't think Marlene in in the wrong, maybe she is being too harsh but in the end she is not saying a single lie. BUT most importantly she gives her side of the story without saying a single bad word in regards to Marc or any of the Moonies. She actually says that they are all likeable and that she gets it which leads me to two things, the first being that Marlene saying that connects directly to Marc saying in a previous issue something like "why would people like me when Steven and Jake exist", well babes, here you go, Marlene likes all three of you. And second, once again we are given the impression that despite her feeling a type of way towards Marc she never talks bad about HIM to people around them.

I mean, Marlene doesn't necessarily despise the "violent" part of Moon Knight, she has a pretty gray morality, sometimes she even seemed darker than the Moonies back in the day. She is not afraid of violence BUT her daughter is her priority, her safety is everything to her and Di being involved in this life is something that she does not want. And I think that she is absolutely right. No child should be put under this situation, it is not the place for a child to be involved in a violent environment. And the violence doesn't only come from Marc and Marlene, it comes from Khonshu himself. So... yeah. Marlene is right.

And I think that is further proved when you see these panels of Di being in direct contact with all this violence (again) and Khonshu's request to have Diatrice killed.

Marlene is not talking about non-existent problems, she is not lying, she is seeing the truth from her perspective but that perspective is, so far, only seen by her. Reese doesn't have this perspective and neither does Di. They both have this innocence or naive perspective on the world on itself that is Moon Knight and Khonshu.

That naivety is shown from Di in these panels above. She is a child, she sees the world in a purer way, she was abducted and almost killed and yet, there she is, cool as a cucumber and ready to give the man that took her a second chance.

How would Marlene not fear this? Marlene has been in this position many times and I bet that she would see it with different eyes if there wasn't a child involved. Marlene used to get herself in the middle of difficult situation to help the Moonies, she would do deep undercover work for him while most vulnerable. Marlene is not there to throw Marc under the bus or to be like "I have the moral high ground" she is there to protect her daughter from things that she can't handle (I think werewolves is fair) and not to be that person but by how her clothing was drawn at times, she definitely put up a fight. She only came to Marc because they took Di and because she was taken because of Moon Knight juju.

Well, after all that here comes the part that I knew was coming... after Marc was back and Di was finally safe MacKay didn't hesitate to give us the Marc/Marlene angst. Of course he did that... he gave us adorable Jake/Marlene in the beginning so why would he just not make me sad at the end?

But before the angst... Marc knew where Marlene was, she didn't keep that information away from him and Marlene knew exactly where Marc was, so I like to tell myself that there is a level of contact between these two behind the scenes.

Now, the angst. How nice of Mr. MacKay to have Marc say that he "would protect them both" when Marlene has been saying that she kept away to protect her daughter for Moon Knight's business, that really hurt, it was not nice and I would like to give it back.

And, to be fair, Marlene did not want to hear that either because she is honest, she loves Marc but she needs to be honest as much as she can. Which is both a shame and a hint.

A shame because her not being able to stay means that the Moonies won't have her back (yet) and a hint because Marlene is honest but she is also a good liar. I saw you girl, you hesitated! But she is not allowing herself that hesitation because she believes that Di is better off away from Moon Knight... but... I wonder, does Marlene believe that keeping Di and herself away from Marc, Jake and Steven is good? I think not.

I think that she loves them and what they do as heroes, she loves that Marc is re-building himself. And understands that the Midnight Mission is something for himself and not Khonshu and that's why she is so ready to say no when he tells her that he would leave all of it behind FOR HER. Marlene knows the Moonies the most, she knows the ins and outs and that she and what they "have now" is not what Marc needs at the moment.

She knows he and the others LOVE her and Di but she will not be the person that makes him leave everything he has been building behind. She is not a bad person, she was not a bad girlfriend and you bet you butt that she is not a bad mother.

She wants Marc in her and Di's life but she can't take him as he is now. But Marc is Marc and Jake and Steven aren't Marc... So... I could see in a near future Marlene coming back to spend time with Jake or Steven.

But for now, only ice cream as a family would do, which once again lets me know that Marlene lets her daughter know that her fathers are her family and that spending time with them is good and can happen.

Anyway, I love Marlene, I am happy that she is back and I am hoping that we get some Jake/Marlene content in the future because there is something really cute there and I am in need for a fix-it for them. Bemis did them beyond dirty but I am sure that MacKay, the man that had Jake's headspace be a strip club with dancers that looked like Marlene, will give us a part two to the absolutely adorable duo that Jake and Marlene could become.

[silverjetsystm]

System & Alraune

Gonna change some things where 616/main verse is concerned. Diatrice exists! Just changing how she got here.

For those in the know, this is Vengeance of the Moon Knight and Shadowlands related.

CW in the next paragraph for mention of danger to a pregnant person and miscarriage.

When Jake was fronting as Moon Knight, he and Marlene were briefly engaged and lil baby Alraune was conceived. Of course, they can't stay happy. Marlene nearly lost the baby thanks to Randall (fuck Randall). Instead of a miscarriage like in Shadowlands (seriously, what was that fakeout guys?). Marc fronted, focusing on Moon Knight (again). Thinking the baby was lost, he thought Marlene didn't want him and moved to LA.

Meanwhile, Marlene decided he was unsafe. It was better to part ways. Keep her baby safe. I mean, she’s not wrong. Around this time, Frenchie hears Marlene's side of it. He's been dealing with Marc's bs for too long and wants to have a nice fucking restaurant with his husband, Rob. So, he doesn't contact Marc after Marc comes back from LA.

Marlene raised Diatrice in secret for 7 years until the usual shit happens. Bushman finds her and holds the family hostage to torment Marc. The usual. The System realizes they have a daughter. Spend some time getting to know Diatrice and reconnecting with Marlene. But, the adults in the room know Marc can't lay down being Moon Knight. Too dangerous. It all becomes apparent when Age of Khonshu happens. Marlene moves Diatrice to France.

The System loves Marlene and Diatrice but knows them and Marlene don’t work out for numerous reasons. They would love to spend time with Diatrice more - get to know her outside of when her life is in danger. I think they could be a good father if they were able to bond. They wouldn’t know quite what to make of a young girl. They’ve been surrounded by men for so long. That doesn’t mean they wouldn’t try! It may be a relief since Marc wouldn’t see a young him or Rand in a boy child. Instead, they just see Marlene’s version of bravery and terrifying presence. ;)

Diatrice’s safety and health comes before what they want. Additionally, Marc is so focused on his mission/duty and thinks he’s too dangerous for that. He and Marlene are right but also too hard on him. From an out of universe POV.

There are too many cons to pros y’know? But, their DID does not make them  a bad father. Marc’s choices and line of work does. If him and Marlene were better aligned then maybe. But that’s not how life works.

The System will not likely bring this all up to anyone unless a character was around then or there’s a reason.

[erinptah]

Responsible co-parenting! For these two(+), that means "take turns covering the kid's ears before you bring up something horribly violent."

...and yeah, when the Moon Knight writers are looking for a way to give Marc more angst, I assume they spin a wheel. The options are "villain beats up his girlfriend," "villain beats up one of his gay friends," and "villain actually kills his girlfriend."

Then they flip a coin. Heads the villain is Randall, tails it's Literally Anyone Else.

[liliegrayson]

moon knight (2016) #193

[pokimoko]

If These Walls Could Talk - Moon Knight fic

Written by pokimoko for Fluffypanda (as part of @marveltrumpshate)

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: ~23K

Fandom: Moon Knight (2022), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Steven Grant & Marc Spector, Jake Lockley & Marc Spector, Layla El-Faouly/Marc Spector, Marc Spector & The House of Shadows, Khonshu (Moon Knight) & Marc Spector, Diatrice Alraune & Marc Spector, Reese & Marc Spector, Marc Spector & Original Child Character(s), Khonshu (Moon Knight) & Jake Lockley, Diatrice Alraune & Jake Lockley, Layla El-Faouly & Jake Lockley

Characters: Marc Spector, Steven Grant (Marvel), Jake Lockley, Layla El-Faouly, Reese (Moon Knight), The House of Shadows (Moon Knight), Khonshu (Moon Knight), Diatrice Alraune, (but uh not really?), Gena Landers

Tags: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Angst, Character Study, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Post-Season/Series 01, Implied Autistic Character(s), Haunted Houses, Canon Jewish Character, Inspired by Moon Knight #9 (2021), (with a dash of #14 for flavour), The Midnight Mission, but in the MCU (and uh with a completely different backstory), Look! I'm Finally Writing Them Doing Actual Moon Knight stuff! In a Moon Knight fic! Revolutionary, Control Issues, Mental Health Issues, Marc Spector-centric, Horror Elements, Examination of Justice, MacKay Moon Knight Run references, Found Family, (snatching kids off the street counts as 'finding' them right? asking for a friend), Autistic Marc Spector, Panic Attacks, Sensory Overload, Angst with a Happy Ending, Marvel Trumps Hate 2022, TLDR: How the Midnight Mission came to be in the MCU

Summary: Ever since finding out about Jake and his covert dealings with Khonshu, Marc has been doing everything he can to stay in control, and to prove there is more to justice than violence and vengeance. He sets up the Midnight Mission in the hopes of accomplishing this, but it hasn't been working as well as he'd hoped. That is until he is tasked with finding a missing person who was last seen disappearing through a mysterious, black door...

[ofdreamsanddoodles]

i think it’s very fun that there’s a prophecy about konshu being killed because of like a child of one of his disciples being turned into a werewolf but wasn’t like. moon knight bit by a werewolf once. do you think it would have counted if diatrice was born a wolf instead of turned because if so jake lockley really almost killed a god by having sex with his girlfriend

[ao3feed-moonknight]

The Sun on Her Face

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/msG6Rle by m0onyknightey “Khonshu.” Marc asked the statue. “In a world without you, do you think I really would be happy?” “No Marc.” It said. “You would be dead.” Words: 2900, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Moon Knight (Comics), Marvel Comics, Marvel, Marc Spector - Fandom Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Marc Spector, Steven Grant (Marvel), Jake Lockley, Khonshu (Moon Knight), Marlene Alraune, Diatrice Alraune Relationships: Marlene Alraune/Marc Spector, but its not really a ship piece, and Marlene isnt in it much Additional Tags: Marc Spector is depressed, Khonshu Being an Asshole (Moon Knight) read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/msG6Rle