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//Once Ridley gets a definitive scribble or drawing from Bodach he totally won't get the doodles tattooed on his arm. He adores his family they mean a lot to him so thats how he wants to keep them close

//Hear me out

Bodach despising if Ridley gets all mopey and isolates in his bedroom so he literally scream "DING DING DING" and pretends to be ringing a doorbell (which is just him smacking the door until Ridley opens it)

/He definitely does that. OR. Yelling through the keyhole "HELLO I COMEIN NOW RID-EE. DING DONNNGGGG"

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Oh most definitely. Ridley fell down the ladder once or twice in the middle of the night he knows it hurts

Also ridley letting Bodach and the other kids draw on his whiteboard so he has doodles from each of them in the corner of the whiteboard

//Hear me out

Bodach despising if Ridley gets all mopey and isolates in his bedroom so he literally scream "DING DING DING" and pretends to be ringing a doorbell (which is just him smacking the door until Ridley opens it)

/He definitely does that. OR. Yelling through the keyhole "HELLO I COMEIN NOW RID-EE. DING DONNNGGGG"

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//I can imagine he does get in but Ridley's bed is a loft type so Bodach is just doing his best to climb the ladder (Ridley gives up and helps him up anyways)

//Hear me out

Bodach despising if Ridley gets all mopey and isolates in his bedroom so he literally scream "DING DING DING" and pretends to be ringing a doorbell (which is just him smacking the door until Ridley opens it)

/He definitely does that. OR. Yelling through the keyhole "HELLO I COMEIN NOW RID-EE. DING DONNNGGGG"

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the gender envyyyy

the bros lookin SHARP. redraws of some photos of horror icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. 🖤💜✨

I even went out of my way to redraw the couch from the first photo. I couldn't find any good replacements so, with the help of my lasso tool, I got to work. this was a fun art exercise!

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Valentine's Day

(This took me FOREVER to write because of work, school, and life in general. It is unedited and honestly maybe a mess but I love messy writing)

The sight of pink and white filled Ridley with an uneasy feeling. How could it? It was just Valentine's day decorations…. That twist in his gut formed the longer he stared at the cheap cards and cheesy looking plushies, his heart warming seeing one of two bunny plushies with magnets in the hands to hold them together. "Wonder if Astra and Celeste would like them…." Grabbing the bunnies, Ridley put them in his basket and walked down the aisle, his vision going blurry.

A feeling at the back of his head made him wince, dread forming at the pit of his stomach. "I thought you were fake." Ridley whispered.

"Fake? Oh no. No no no. How could you think that? Think that bastard of a ghoul could fake me?"

Ridley paled seeing the ghostly hand reach out to caress his cheek, doing his best not to flinch. Glancing into the mirror that was in the aisle, he could see her pale hand, the wicked grin that still manages to drive fear into his soul. Her dark hair floated around her like tendrils and her eyes? Those dark brown eyes stared into Ridley's form with a look of disgust.

"You have little hope in me, Ridley. I thought you would know I would be here forever."

Ridley rolled his eyes, scoffing and carrying his small basket along. His mother floated alongside him, an irked look on her face.

"I would have hoped you moved on from now. Why do you still hover along?" Ridley asked quietly, getting an odd look from the elderly look walking in the aisle past him. Sheepishly looking away, the boy continued his shopping.

His mother made no noise for a little bit, which unnerved him. What was she thinking? What was she planning? Every mirror or reflection, he could see her. Could feel her breath on the back of his neck. The store was quiet, too quiet. He hated it, honestly. Speaking quietly as to not get anyone else's attention, Ridley popped an earbud in his ear to look like he was speaking over the phone. "What do you want mom."

His mother turned her head, seeming bored of pestering Ridley because he hadn't been paying attention.

"You turned yourself into a ghoul, huh? I can see the fang. Disgusting really. Reckless just li-"

"Just like him… I know. Look, if you hated him so much why did you sleep with him, huh?" Ridley observed his mother, saw the way her jaw clenched at the mention of Secondo. "Why do you stay with me and not move on?" Ridley asked. She was quiet, but the fury in her eyes would have made even Lucifer pale. Ridley, however, stayed silent as well, waiting for her answer.

Nothing.

Ridley's scoff was quiet, but the tension was heavy. He rolled his eyes and turned own he aisle. "Typical…. cause so much shit and I never get a proper ans-"

"Not going to celebrate Valentine's day?"

Ridley's face contorted to a grimace at the mere mention of the holiday. "Told you this once and I'll tell you again. I don't celebrate it. I don't have anyone to celebrate it with and even then I'm not big into romance."

"I know you're not. But… are you going to celebrate it?"

Ridley sighed, closing his eyes to hold all sense of chill so he doesn't blow up in anger at a ghost in a damn grocery store. "No. I'm not. Don't want to bother anyone who's going to be… you know."

Ridley felt a hand on his shoulder once again, and he knew that squeeze wasn't reassuring at all. He wasn't going to give her sympathy, going to give her any more time. She seemed to know this and leaned in to whisper in his ear.

"Get something special for yourself. I mean, nine months in my damn womb parasiting off of me and you don't even celebrate your birthday? What a waste."

With that, Ridley exhaled the moment the air felt lighter. He didn't even realize where he was until he put his hand to his chest. The chill anxiety was fading, his vision getting clear. Three missed texts from Lance, all asking where he was. How has an hour passed? Where was he? Right… he was at the grocery store. Why did his body feel… fuzzy in a way? Feeling his skin, he sighed in relief seeing that he wasn't a fluffy ghoul again. Wiping his eyes, he looked down and saw where he was.

The bakery section.

In the midst of pink and red cookies, the freshly baked cakes and pies, the lovey dovey sugary goods that anyone gets for Valentine's day, Ridley was standing at the counter looking at a cake. A discounted white cake with white frosting, little stars in yellow and blue icing. Two words were frosted on the cake. It was just two simple words, but it was simple.

"Happy Birthday"

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I knew it!

*Ridley laughed a bit, finally getting down from his bed and giggling.*

I was wondering if it was like weird magnets or something but I have been wondering how it would have stayed on.

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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Why did he shave it then? Also does he glue his hat to his head? How does his papa hat stay on?

*Ridley laughed a little bit, tilting his head. You'd think it'd be easier to keep the hat on with clips and such.*

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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You don't. The moment you get in a hot environment you're just sweating like a pig. I didn't get it from my mom, my mom had thin hair, so I wonder if I somehow got it from Secondo? Not sure, I only ever seen photos of him with hair, not much anything else, really. It looks so damn cursed.

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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My hair did get a little fluffy! It's not right now because I slicked it back earlier but-

*Ridley ruffled his hair and shook his head, and it did look like his hair had a bit more fluff to it.*

I just like being in my own body if that makes sense. I don't mean 'lucky' in a negative sense. It was pretty badass but I was just... I like being myself for once.

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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*Ridley laughed a little, shrugging his shoulders.*

Not even I still know. Apostle said I somehow turned myself into a multi ghoul so I was just a mish mash of different things. Said I got lucky that it wasn't permanent.

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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No it's fine it's pretty badass. I'm just getting used to it still.

*Ridley smiled with teeth this time, showing his right canine tooth was indeed a fang. His left canine tooth? Well he didn't have one. He didn't ever smile with teeth before, so it was a slight surprised.*

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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That's good at least. I-it's good he treats Bodach like his own, you and Bodach need that good in your life.

*Ridley sat on his bed, grabbing his hair brush and starting to brush his head. He winced and put a finger to his lip, groaning and commenting.*

Only thing that stayed since not being a ghoul anymore is that damn fang. Keep nicking my lip if I'm not careful. I'm getting used to it.

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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*Ridley looked over the railing and down at her, nodding his head.*

Okay. So how has Bodach been with Omega? Bodach even like Omega as like a father figure?

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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*Ridley gave her a weird look before he sighed and nodded.*

If you say so... the moment he hurts you though I'm first in line to beat the shit out of him I hope you know that.

*Ridley got to his bed, which was a loft where the bed was on a top bunk while there was a desk where the bottom bunk should be. He climbed up the ladder and started to make his bed, adjusting the pillows and everything. On the wall by his desk was a large whiteboard with random scribbles, mainly his way to learn latin now judging whenever he spoke aloud last time he was studying he turned himself into a ghoul.*

*there's a box in Bodach's crib. Inside is a godzilla onesie with a hood, tail where Bodach can have his tail too, and little plush spines on the back and tail. It came with a note that simply says 'For the little kaiju' in Ridley's signature messy handwriting.*

*Luna picks the note up and the onesie with a smile, going to find Ridley before she collected Bodach*

Ridley, you in here?

*She knocks on his door*

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*Ridley bit his lip, leaning towards Bryce and kind of headbutting his shoulder gently. Not exactly a hug but close enough.*

Shut the fuck up or I'll actually cry

What's everyone doing for Valentine's day? I plan on just hiding out and relaxing because, well... not a huge fan of the holiday. Also I just want to know where to avoid so I don't hear things I do NOT want to hear.

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*Ridley looked a bit spaced out, but he had a little smile on his face and honestly he looked like he could cry. Looking away, he rubbed his eyes and nodded.*

I-I haven't heard it before coming here... t-thank you...

What's everyone doing for Valentine's day? I plan on just hiding out and relaxing because, well... not a huge fan of the holiday. Also I just want to know where to avoid so I don't hear things I do NOT want to hear.