DesLucy

DesLucy is the het ship between Desmond Miles and Lucy Stillman from the Assassin's Creed fandom.

Canon
Desmond and Lucy were close colleagues and friends that worked together as part of the Assassin Brotherhood to defeat the Templar Order. However, unbeknownst to Desmond and everybody else, Lucy was actually a triple agent working for the Templars and thus Desmond was forced to kill her under the control of Juno.

Initially, they were somewhat on opposing ends. Desmond was raised as an assassin but ran away from his home. As such, when he was eventually captured by the Templars to be used as a test subject in the Animus project he was somewhat hostile, even to Lucy who was the assistant to Warren Vidic that personally oversaw Desmond’s experiment. Relative to the relationship he had with Vidic, however, he was much warmer towards Lucy and the two found each other on cordial terms, even though he was irritated by his captivity. She was more sympathetic to him and would even argue against her superior on how much stress they were putting him under to use the animus.

Eventually, Lucy revealed herself to actually be an Assassin to Desmond and broke him out of the Templar stronghold. Desmond was shocked by this and amazed by her assertive and upfront nature that contrasted to how she was before. He quickly decided to trust her and became grateful for effectively saving him from the Templars. From then on, the two worked together, alongside Rebecca and Shaun, to explore the past, with Rebecca’s own animus, and defeat the Templars. Throughout this the two grew particularly close and there were many moments where sparks could fly. Lucy would help Desmond refine the skills he learned via the animus whilst Desmond began to take his role more seriously for her sake, as he felt guilty for initially being difficult. At one point, she hugs him and tells him she’s happy he has become an assassin.

The two would take time out to support each other as well. Lucy was worried about how far Desmond was pushing himself and in private e-mails with Warren Vidic would still fight on his behalf to cut down on how often he used the animus, due to the dangers of the bleeding effect. Desmond, himself, would comfort Lucy as best he could when she felt overwhelmed by the task at hand. Even reassuring her when she reflected on her failure to save Subject 16 from the bleeding effect of the animus, who was Desmond’s predecessor back in Vidic’s lab. Lucy would admit to Shaun that she had come to “like” Desmond quite a lot. A fact that Shaun relayed to Desmond’s father when he inquired about the nature of their relationship. Her feelings were also implied in an e-mail from an anonymous account that scolded her for keeping Desmond out of danger because of feelings she might have for him.

Sadly, their relationship ended in tragedy as when they discovered the Apple of Eden under the vault of the Colosseum in Rome, Juno was able to use the device to take control of Desmond and kill Lucy. The reason being is that she will betray them. They later discovered that Lucy had orchestrated the entire plan with Vidic to allow Desmond to escape and work on the animus project in a more suitable environment, with hopes of speeding up his progress. Desmond was grief stricken by this and was even stuck in a coma, in part, because of the trauma. The loss of Lucy caused him to question if their friendship was real and if his possible feelings were misplaced. He eventually came to accept what had happened and carried on his fight against the Templars until his own death.

Fanon
DesLucy is one of the most popular ships in the Assassin's Creed fandom and is seen as one of the most iconic pairings for shippers in the series. This led to a sense of frustration at the decision to, not only kill Lucy off, but to also have Desmond killed as well. The fact that Lucy was revealed to ultimately be a Templar left a sour taste for many fans of the pairing.

The endearment of the pair stems from the long time they spent together as friends and how their friendship bloomed throughout the series, with many romantic hints along the way. This has led to the ship having 95 fanfic on AO3, whilst on FanFiction.Net it has 12 out of 119.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Desmond/Lucy tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Desmond/Lucy tag on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Whilst talking to Desmond's father, Rebecca admitted there were "misty-eye" moments between the two and Shaun revealed that Lucy had once told him that she likes Desmond.
 * In Assassin's Creed, when you use Desmond's Eagle Vision, Lucy is highlighted blue, indicating that he sees her as an ally. However, in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Desmond can find red footprints that lead to Lucy, indicating she is an enemy.
 * Lucy's password is Juno57, it would ultimately be Juno that forces Desmond to kill Lucy.