#{ AND noelle’s ‘robe’ too }

[teammateswap-au]

susie being an angel while looking like demonic and noelle being a demon while looking angelic is cute…

[mitsurismistress]

How they sleep with you

(Geo addition)

Albedo

He doesn’t need to sleep. Therefore, he doesn’t. That is unless you ask

He is the little spoon usually, not understanding why people like this position too much

Though when he does sleep, he sleeps like he’s in a coffin

On his back, arms at his side, not moving, eyes either wide open or squeezed shut

Noelle

It takes a lot for her to sleep when she “doesn’t need too”

She usually only sleeps when she’s about to pass out.

She usually sleeps in a curled fetal position, she doesn’t know why though

She also tries to take up as little space as possible

So you just wrap your arms around her little ball and do your best

Ningguang

SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST CUDDLE BUDDIES

She wears silk robes, never gets into bed without a shower, smells great, hair brushed, and her bed is giant

She does the same thing every night. Reading documents while drinking tea. Once her cup is empty, she goes to bed

Though she usually is the big spoon. If she’s had a long day, though, she just likes to be held and cuddled

Has a set bedtime. Not awake past 12

Zhongli

ANOTHER GREAT CUDDLE BUDDY

It would have to take a while for him to feel comfortable sleeping in his half dragon form, but once he does OH BOY

His little (giant) tail wrapped around you and pulls you closer when you try to get up in the morning

He’s also HUGE

If he’s in a really deep sleep, he will straight up wake up on top of you being smothered

Similar to Ningguang; needs to have some tea before going to sleep

He also loved to face each other while cuddling

YunJin

Again, another fancy sleepy girl.

It must just be a Liyue thing

She loves to squish your cheeks together while you cuddle

Also smells great

Her bed is large, but she downgraded after a few weeks of sleeping together so you guys could be closer

She started not being able to sleep if you weren’t there

So she takes a pillow and puts some of your perfume on it and your shirt.

It works

But it’s not you.

Gorou

Surprise surprise, another tail

Though he usually sleeps with it between his legs, he keeps it behind him and around his waist

Now it’s your thigh between his legs

(Terrible mix when he goes into heat. Another post dw 🤍🤍)

He is also a facer

He wants his head pushed into your chest and hold you like you will be blown away if he lets go

You also need to sing to him

Or at least hum

He has sensitive little dog ears, he can hear everything going on outside

He also has lots of nightmares

He usually doesn’t wake you up for comfort, just seeing your face helps him

Itto

Look

The man loves you

He does the Zhongli thing and just clobbers you

He’s got an arm around you at all times and that doesn’t change when you two sleep

One arm under your pillow and the other on your hip

He also SNORES

And drools

If he wakes up and you’re in the bathroom or something, he starts freaking out

Pops right up and starts running around looking for you

You also sleep on a mattress on the floor cause he kept breaking the bed frame

(Cause he’s heavy and doesn’t know his own strength sometimes 🤍)

Navia

The sweetest girl

She will make sure you’re comfortable

She does face masks on you and braids your hair

Every night is a sleepover for her with you

Though she does mean well

She makes sure you��re warm and everything

Gets you like 12 blankets

Also a big fan of the forehead kisses while you’re asleep

Doesn’t care how you guys cuddle, just likes to be around you

[otherswap]

Concept arts for Dess and King RUDOLPH. Dess' design is by Lily who made the talk sprite concept; I adapted it and tried out some different outfits.

Dess was always going to be tricky because we've never seen her in any official capacity. Our group has the headcanon that Mayor Holiday is blonde (which is where Noelle gets her hair from) so Dess has black hair to match her dad. We wanted to have her baseball/softball interest apparent while still keeping the feel of Toriel's robes, so she ended up with a purple letterman jacket and a nice plain sweater underneath. The rightmost design came from an idea of having to keep her face vague in case she appears in DELTARUNE, but it didn't look very friendly and we decided that if she does end up looking different, we can just change our design to match. No biggie.

The second picture is a doodle of me trying to figure out the vibes of the Depths (OTHERSWAP's version of the Ruins). They're composed of craggy, volcanic rock caverns and it's pretty warm there; the snow area is a joke like the snow on the roof of Sans' station in Hotland. Environment design has never been my strong suit so we're pretty lacking on visuals for the setting of OTHERSWAP.

King RUDOLPH has a cooler palette than Asgore, which is fitting because the last area of the Underground is very chilly. Obviously he needed to look like Santa, if Santa also had a badass scythe thing. He probably does somewhere. I'm still iffy on the weapon designs so don't take them as 100% final design just yet. He has silver accents to contrast with Asgore and a more... religious-y..... outfit underneath the cloak, unlike Asgore's armor. (Part of the reason is that I just didn't want to design more armor.) It's a little reminiscent of Noelle's Dark World outfit if you squint enough too.

Since Boss Monsters age when their children grow up, he's still getting older due to Dess still being around. He has a much fuller beard and healthier figure than he does in DELTARUNE.

This is the last concept art post of the main characters for now, so I'll end things off with this little picture that was drawn around Easter earlier this year. The glue trap meme was funny around this time too.

There is one more character I have pictures of but they're not really relevant to the AU and they're also an OC, so I dunno how well they'll be received as "OTHERSWAP canon".

[mx24]

NOELLE CHRIST MASTERPOST

taken straight from a reblog i made, here are various things and imagery in and out of game that displays Noelle Holiday's correlation to Jesus Christ.

CW: Weird Route and Christianity.

to start, just off of her personality, Noelle very much has a martyr complex. constantly giving her own comfort up for other's.

she abides her mother's wishes and cannot say no, she gives herself over to Queen willingly to save Berdly, she pushes her own feelings down and hides them to keep other's from worrying.

much of the characters in Deltarune do this kind of stuff too, however, Noelle's also got a lot of other things that lends directly to her Christ theme.

like her name.

Noelle is the feminine form of Noel, which translates to Christmas. the birthday of Jesus Christ, n all that. Holiday also fits.

also, her appearance.

she's got golden hair, which is a relatively common, yet incorrect portrayal of Jesus.

her antlers have an intentional shape, too; they resemble crosses.

her robes in the Dark World are plain and white. people often attribute this to it being a "snow angel" joke, which it is, but miss out on how it also resembles the stereotypical white robes Jesus is oft depicted in.

near the end of the Normal Route too, we also see Noelle posed exactly in a crucifix position. (the blue hand may as well be alluding to the Weird Route.)

so. as for the Weird Route.

the route itself, the way it plays is suspiciously similar to Jesus' final moments before his own crucifixion, but i'm going to gloss over that mostly in favor of directly visible canonical info. of which is this.

the Thorn Ring, or as Spamton phrases it, "[Ring] of [Thorns]" is a word for word parallel to the Crown of Thorns. the crown was an object of mockery created by the Romans and placed upon Christ's head right before his crucifixion.

... i know i said i wasn't gonna talk about it, but i think it's fair to mention how Kris, a trusted friend of Noelle's, is the one to "betray" her and "sell her out" (Dark Dollars for the ring) in the same way Judas Iscariot, trusted disciple of Christ, sells him out in trade for silver. they are also possessed by the Player, which in one of the Gospels it is said Judas was possessed by the Devil.

now for canonical information outside of the game.

in the Spamton Sweepstakes, particularly Icepalace-Glaceir, the room of which she explores in Dragon Blazers is icy, and more importantly, cross-shaped.

it being an ice area and shaped like that is, i would say, an intentional detail.

ehhhh alright. this is all i can think of off the top of my head, but this girl is a certified Christ Figure.

[xkaidaxxxx]

y/n, Yami or Fuegoleon

Mentions: Rejection, Sadness, healing, Nsfw

Reblogs are appreciated

no, proofread

When he took you back to the hideout you met everyone and after your introductions he tossed a robe at you. “ A new member! Alright!” Asta yelled happily. “You can’t just be tossing those around, captain.” Vanessa said walking past you giving you a glare and went to her room. “ She hasn't had her daily drinks. Don’t worry about her. Now let's fight!” luck said. “ No you idiot!” Noelle replied. You flinched at her loudness. She noticed and calmly spoke, “Let's get you cleaned up and into new clothes.” you nodded and followed her. 

As time passed by you had fallen in love with Yami but you never planned on confessing especially after what you witnessed 2 weeks ago. 

You were on your way downstairs to the living room and since you were at the top floor it was almost like a fucking work out. As you were walking downstairs the hideout decided to rearrange. As it did you saw Yami and Vanessa making out. She was against the wall. Your heart broke. Once you reached the living room you sat down. “You look like you might die.” Finral commented. “I went to visit Henry and got too close. I’m only tired.” you replied leaning back on the couch. Noelle earned your trust and vice versa. You girls are besties and so she knew about your “prince”, she also knew you must have seen something you didn’t like. “ No ma’am you promised we would go out today.” Noelle said, grabbing your hand and dragging you out

You girls reached the city and walked into a nice coffee shop. As soon as you girls got seated she asked, “What happened?” You teared up. “I won’t be confessing to Yami.” you said. She was shocked after all the work you girls put into practicing your flirting skills. You even asked Finral for tips and he said you were hard working. “ What? Why? You worked hard on flirting and gaining the courage to do so.” she said. Noelle was really rooting for you. “I saw him making out with Vanessa while the hideout was rearranging.” you replied. “You still have to do it. Get it out of your system.” she replied. You nodded. You knew she was right. You’d only be suffering if you held it in. Maybe just maybe if you confessed it will help you cry after getting rejected and be easier to move on. 

It took a week for you to gather up the strength to do it. “ Captain Y-Yami…can we talk for a bit?” you asked before he started training. “ Yeah. Make it quick alright.” He replied. “I really like you. These feelings are strong. Would you like to go on a date with me?” you confessed. Your stomach was turning. “I’m flattered that you like me and have the courage to confess to me but no. I do not feel the same way. That and you’re young. 6 years younger. Run along kid.” he replied. Your heart shattered. Tears ran down your cheeks as you walked away going up to your room locking yourself in. 

It took 3 days for the entire magic knights to know about you being rejected. You knew it was Vanessa's doing but you didn’t care. “ I’m not surprised. I’m guessing Yami wants to keep his reputation as clean as possible.” Nozel said. You knew the Silva siblings would make fun of you besides noelle “ No Magic Knight would want to date someone like you. Everyone knows how you were saved by Captain Yami. He was being nice like always.” Char commented. You know she also loves Yami. It was very evident at least to you. “ Leave her alone. Heartache isn’t meant to be laughed at.” Fuegoleon said. He defended you. The meeting was about to start but you decided to leave. “Stupid girl.” Vanessa whispered. 

As time passed Yami couldn’t contain himself anymore. He needed to tell you why he rejected you. As he reached your room he heard whimpers. You were fingering you pretty cunt. “M’fuck.” you said fingering yourself but you just can’t finish. Yami stayed completely silent and loved the pretty sounds leaving your mouth. Eventually you couldn’t take it anymore. 

During the months you were healing, the Fuegoleon Vermillion managed to enter your heart. He took your virginity. In such a romantic way. You two dated for about 2 months and then you were his girlfriend. You could say you moved on just a tiny bit fast. 

You were missing his touch which is why you were having to masturbate. “ I can't finish.” you spoke and whined. You decided to call him. 

Phone call

Fuegoleon: Hello darling, It’s late. Is everything alright?

Y/n: Leon…I miss you and I can’t finish. I’m frustrated and I need help. Pretty please help me.

Fuegoleon: Naughty girl. 

Video call 

You set your phone straight against a candle on the coffee table scooting close to the edge of the bed. Fuegoleon had the perfect view of your body. Especially your wet cunny. You were blessed by having the room at the top floor. Away from everyone. You bit your lip as you saw him undress and stroke his dick.

Fuegoleon: Rub that pretty little clit f’me baby. 

Y/n: Yes daddy anything for you. 

Yami heard your moans and whines. 

About 3 minutes passed and you came. Fuegoleon knew you loved dirty talk and him teasing you with nasty words. 

Y/n: F-Fuegoleon! 

You were ordered by Leon to rub your clit as fast as you could and you obeyed him. He knew your body so perfectly because after obeying his order you were squirting and you got the screen wet. He also released a big load.

Fuegoleon: fuck

Y/n: More. Daddy, I want more.

When Yami heard Fuegoleon’s name he was shocked. He understood you found someone new and so he left. Defeated. 

Fuegoleon: Don’t worry, my love. I’ll head over. Leave the window open. I love you y/n. See you soon. 

With that Fuegoleon hung up, got dressed and flew to your hideout quietly.

[themadzarka]

AU Progress: Design WIPs

Featuring Susie, Ralsei, Noelle, Berdly and Pinkle (OC).

WIP fullbodies of the DR-SIM mains. There are still some things missing like Ralsei's eyes robe additional patterns, the colors of Pinkle's sword, details on her crown... just wanted to know what impression they give since it's been so long I've been working on this artwork and now it just.. looks wrong to me.

YES I am aware the stripes on Susie's coat are the wrong color. I just noticed and now it bugs me too, lmao.

This is a way better redesign, I don't know why I decided to redraw it. Ralsei's hatless redesign is next to her, but I'm not exactly proud of it enough to show it yet.

Pinkle was supposed to have a dress/skirt, but I figured baggy shorts were better next to her comrades. Ralsei already has the dress silhouette. I've been thinking on giving her this tail too, but it would serve more of an occasional feature than a main one on her Dark World form.

This deserves a post of its own, but I have tried my hand on drawing the lightners and doing my little spin on them, and even if the lineless style looks pretty good, this isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

This is a sprite for Ralsei if I ever make sprite animations, lol. It helps with his robe patterns, especially the ones in the back. DR-SIM Ralsei is very decorated.

Angel Halloween costume for Noelle.

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[noelles-legacy]

For anyone who’s wondering what Noelle looks like in game

I just had to put all of her nifflers in the picture too cause there adorable and she couldn’t live without them💚🤍 oh and Ominis of course!

Normally when playing the game I wear the slytherin relic house robes with the legendary armored attire (cause it looks badass and makes her seem ✨mysterious✨) but I tried finding and outfit that looks more like her OG one that I completely made up for her (i want the bow with this outfit but they don’t have itttt 😭)

[ikananase]

[ID: Three drawings of Kris Dreemurr and Noelle Holiday from Deltarune in the Dark World. The second and third images are edits of the first. 

In the first image, Kris looks forward, head slightly tilted away from Noelle, hair obscuring their pixelated and undeterminable expression. They clutch a locket under their pink cape. Noelle stares at Kris hollowly, hair obscuring any words she is trying to share. In her right hand, she crushes Spamton’s broken glasses. Her left hand is clenched in a fist, frostbitten skin creeping from a snow blue ring. Cut green cords sway aimlessly above Kris’s head. Kris’s hair and cape flow to the bleak light against the wind pushing Noelle’s hair and robe to the darkness behind. You don’t think Kris is listening.

In the second image, a yellow circle is spotlighting Noelle’s head and a pink one spotlighting Kris’s. The overlap of is a soft orange. In whimsical handwriting above their heads reads, “ii. Soft.” Underneath, mostly imposed over Noelle’s body, reads, “our overlap is almost complimentary.” You think Noelle is too naive.

In the third image, the pink and yellow circles are harsher in saturation, applying a color negative effect. The overlap is blue. On Kris’s cape, in yellow and elegant font, reads, “you are reductive, and I hurt you, and I like it. I love you.” Inside Noelle’s robe reads, in pink, “we’re inverted, you’ve perverted what little we had left.” In the top left corner are three green number twos. In the top right corner are blue twos and colons. You think Kris and Noelle are no longer friends, and have not been for quite some time. End ID.]

i hate you. you hate what we become.

[vilandel]

Silver Cats & Black Roses

Chapter 10 – Hearts Longing Silently

A/N Charlotte stands up directly to a member of her family... Now three out of four might realizing what's going on with their hearts. One of them actually knew it for a decade and the fourth one is known to be dense 💜💙

Ao3 link

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"Hey there, handsome. Missed me?"

Nozel just looked at her blankly, like always when she was flirty with him. Vanessa giggled. After all those meetings, he still didn't know how to handle her teasing flirts or how to take her compliments and she find that side of him wonderfully adorable.

They met again under Aciers willow in the parc, at the water lily pond. One of Vanessas favourite places to meet up with Nozel, alongside the café.

"Good evening, miss Eno- … Vanessa."

"We're making progress, I see. As much as I love how elegantly you call me miss Enoteca, it's so much nicer to hear you just say Vanessa," she laughed as she sit down right next to him. Maybe closer than she needed to, even for a friend. But Vanessa didn't care, she enjoyed Nozels company way too much. And she loved his subtle lavender scent.

Nozel blushed again, like every time. But instead of looking away, his eyes still rested on her. Which was unusual coming from him.

His glance was more intense on her, but not in a bad way. New, sure, which could made Vanessa uncertain. But so caring and something else she couldn't pinpoint. No one ever looked at her like that and coming from him, it was so welcoming.

What was that strange and new feeling? Was it really new?

Ignoring it, Vanessa asked in a laugh, "So, what's new, stud? Did you got the gift?"

"I did. Thank you, it is really a masterpiece."

"Oh, thanks for the compliment," Vanessa smiled. Now, she was blushing. Which was strange enough to be noted. Usually, she only blushed when she was drunk, which was pretty normal. But right now, she was sober.

It never happened before. Even when she was crushing on Yami or having those dates and flings a long time ago… Vanessa never blushed back then.

But with Nozel, she did. She had no idea what it could mean and wasn't sure she wanted to know why it was with him of all people. Or because she was afraid somehow of that specific truth? It wouldn't be the first time she would ignore something pretty unpleasant she didn't know how to handle.

Like the cage…

Or the memories of the cage…

Chasing away those unpleasant memories, Vanessa asked with a smile, "I hope the colour's fine. Just thought that you needed a little change in your clothing."

"I highly doubt that I would have been happy with a stronger shade of red, like scarlet or crimson. Burgundy is fine."

"Oh, even I wouldn't have been that bold. Besides, darker colour suit you so well. I already thought that at Finrals and Finesses wedding. Why don't wear darker colours more often? Is it a family thing? I tried so often to make Noelle more darker colours as well, but she flooded the whole hideout at every attempt."

"She did?"

"Yes. The only dark thing she's wearing is her Black Bull robe and she claimed that dark colours are unfitting of royalty or that it would make her look like an old lady and take her youth away. Your sister is very talented for ridiculous arguments when she's flustered or when she panics. You at least seem more open for darker clothing."

"I see… The traditional Silva clothes are always white, bright grey and silver, with pastel colours or cold shades like blue or purple as secondary colours."

"Oh, the kind of clothes you were every day?"

"Yes. Royalty has some kind of royal dress code. It was more strict before, each royal family were only allowed to wear their own colours."

"Geez, that sucks. Even peasants have more freedom with clothing than that."

"I guess it's true. The dress code became more flexible over time. Today, the Silvas, the Vermillions and the Kiras still have their traditional colours, most of our clothes are still more or less traditional. But we're not bonded to those colours anymore. The ancient dress code was too contradictory in the first place, which actually made it difficult to follow."

"How can it even be contradictory."

"It's difficult to explain. But in a simple example, Silvas had blue as secondary colour and Kiras had green. So far it was clear. But it never had been specified in which category teal and turquoise had to be put."

"Never? But aren't those just shades of both blue and green?"

"True, but back in old days, no royal wanted to wear the same colours as the other two royal houses. Especially the Kiras, of course. If a Silva dared back then to wear teal or turquoise as a secondary colour, house Kira would have made a state affair out of it."

"Geez, all that just for a so-called secondary colour. Couldn't the Kiras just let it go."

"Sadly no. As the reigning house, they always believed their decisions and choices to be the priority. And of course, it still didn't changed today."

Nozel said it with such a disgusted face, it was really adorable. Just like Noelle when she was upset or disgusted about something.

But the whole problems with the Kiras and such, that was something Vanessa had no idea about and to be honest, she didn't want to know more about it. She didn't need to, it wasn't her world, she had the Black Bulls and her job as a Magic Knight, she didn't need more.

But… It was Nozels world. He dealt with that every day and more than his siblings, since he was the head of house Silva. It probably wasn't easy to deal with.

Maybe she still should learn more about royalty? To help him, to make his burden not as heavy anymore? Vanessa had no idea if she was able to understand the complex of royalty and as such, if she could really be of any help for him. But she wanted to help Nozel, that was certain.

That thought just came so simply it surprised Vanessa. She cared about people, true, but this… it felt so different and deeper when it was about Nozel.

"Thank goodness that royal dress code became more flexible," Vanessa continued their conversation, holding her thoughts for herself. "Maybe I should have try a dark blue-green shade for your shoulder cape, but I didn't have any fabric in that colour."

"I'm sorry. Should I have taken more rolls of fabric?"

"Goodness, Nozel! No, you didn't need to. You already gave me so much with that new sewing box and all those fabrics! You were so thoughtful, it's one of the greatest gift I ever got, if not the greatest!"

"Really?"

"Yes."

Nozel blushed again slightly, but still didn't looked away. This intense glance again… Vanessa decided that it would be a crime to look away. She already knew that his eyes were gorgeous, but never had it been more obvious than right now, in this very moment. His eyes were purple just like hers, but a different shade. They had some silvery highlights depending on the light, making the purple more metallic. Which made sense, he had magic with a metal affinity.

He was handsome, that she couldn't deny. His profile was perfect in her books, an elegant jawline, soft traits but he still looked imposing. He wasn't buff, but not a bean pole either. When he crossed his arms and the fabric of his clothes went tight over them, she could his muscles who were mostly hidden under those layers of clothing. Fine, softly chiselled muscles, not obvious, but here still. Often, Vanessa wished she could see more of it, without all those layers.

Come to think of it, this was probably the first time she was truly and deeply attracted to someone. How ironic. Since Yami, she only wanted to be attracted to buff men like him, while most of the time, she really wasn't that much. And the first time it really happened to her, it was someone who wasn't buff, who's muscles weren't that present but still there and more… elegant, in a way.

It was fascinating. He was fascinating.

Vanessa just had been curious about him since their talk in Spade. But now, she was fascinated and she didn't if it was sudden or if it grew slowly step by step without she even realized it.

But… was it attraction?

Because even though Vanessa was unable to ignore how handsome Nozel was, her curiosity and now fascination was now pointed towards who Nozel Silva really was behind his cold mask. And the glimpses she got since they got to meet each other made her care for him even more.

Did she like him now? Or did she actually…

"That gift was very welcoming," Nozel said suddenly, looking away, interrupting Vanessas thoughts and breaking… whatever was between them right now. "I… had a difficult day. So, it was comforting to get it."

"You're welcome," Vanessa simply replied. She couldn't help but worry about him again. Nozel never often told if something was bothering him or making him worry, so Vanessa needed to push him sometimes a bit in order to make him spill the beans. If he was saying that he had a difficult day without any push, it must have been really hard for him.

"What… happened? If I may ask."

"Well… I got nobles trying to bother me. At the Silver Eagles headquarters, despite the common knowledge that I DON'T treat the affairs of nobles and house Silva together with affairs concerning my squad. They weren't that bold before Spade. And then, a problem with one of my knights."

"Lucinda Sandler, Linus Gem or Samuel Évantail?"

Nozel looked at her, completely stunned. Vanessa almost gasped in awe at this sight of his. He was almost cuter than Noelle when she was surprised.

"How… how do you…"

"Know that those are some of the knights you have the most problems with? Well, remember the first time we got to your mums favourite café? Just before we went, you were upset about Lucinda and Linus. As for Samuel, you even mentioned him to me directly, so…"

Actually, it was surprising that she remembered those three specific names exactly. Was she more interested about Nozel and his world than she imagined?

"So, which one of the three?"

"Samuel. Lucinda and Linus are never there to begin with. To make it short, Samuel had been on a mission with Rob, Alysanne and Grenadine."

Vanessa quickly made a mental note to herself. Alysanne? Didn't ring a bell, she certainly never met that Silver Eagle. Grenadine was the nice Silver Eagle rookie she met the day Nozel and her went together to the café for the first time. Rob also made a bell ring, wasn't he the one that lost to Luck during the Royal Knights Selection Exam? That was a while ago…

"While Rob, Alysanne and Grenadine did their duty and fulfilled the mission, Samuel went away for the whole time and only came back when everything was over. But for some reason, he believed that he deserved a star as well, just because he's from high nobility and from a very old, renown noble house. He refuse to see that without actions and doing his job, he has no chance to gain a star."

"What a prick. And he dared to complain about that? Geez, that audacity. You're his captain and by that, his superior. He should know better than demanding you something like that."

"He should. But he doesn't. Not to mention he insults everyone he considers less, like his bastard half-sister or even my vice-captain."

"What, really? Can't you kick him out."

"Sadly, it's not that easy, as much as I wish it was. The Silver Eagles is an old squad and a royal one at that. We have century old agreements with different noble houses, including the Évantails, to take one of their members as a knight. I could exchange him, but most Évantails are true jerks and lazy, not caring about the true meanings of being a knight. I would certainly exchange one useless knight for another if I go that road."

"That's a stupid agreement. It's like there for nobles to use your squad as a trash bin for family members they don't know what to do with."

Nozel chuckled a bit. "That's a very true description. Honestly, if Samuel continues with this horrible attitude, all I can do is to report to the Wizard King. He's very aware of the problems those century old agreements have for the squads. The Grey Deers, now Aqua Deers, have those too, but not as much as the Silver Eagles. But it takes a lot to change this kind of system, especially since nobles refuse to let go of agreements which arrange only them."

Vanessa pouted. Nobles, really. Why were most of them such jerks? It was really pissing her off. Especially since Nozel had to deal with them, as captain of the Silver Eagles and as head of house Silva. No wonder he worked a lot, in order to navigate his squad and his family. Not with always much success, but dealing with that for almost seventeen years… It had to take a lot of inner strength.

"But that wasn't the worst."

"Really? What could be more of a pain than jerky nobles?"

"I got a letter from my father."

"Oh…"

Vanessa knew instinctively that this should be more painful for him than dealing with standard noble jerks. While Nozel was always sad but also happy when talked about his mother, his father was completely a different story. He didn't say much about that man, but when he was, there wasn't any happiness in his eyes. It was easy to assume he didn't have any happy memories with his father.

From what Vanessa could tell, the father of the Silva siblings did married into royalty, was pretty absent for most of them and when he had been at home, he might have been rude, distant and even frustrated with his children.

It wasn't much, she'll admit. But since her talk with Nozel back in Spade, Vanessa learned that behind the appearances, the truth could be more complex and anything but simply black or white.

"Weren't he out of the country for years? At least, you told me that."

"He still is. I mean, he loves his diplomatic missions and he always took them as an excuse to not come back home. Among other reasons. He wasn't even there when my mother passed away or at the funeral."

"Excuse me, what? He wasn't at the funeral? But that was his wife! I mean… I suppose it was an arranged marriage, but still! It should have been… decent or polite or whatever, to show up at her funeral!"

Vanessa found herself flinch when she realized what this implied. It would mean that this man left his four children alone on one of the most difficult days in their lives, the funeral of their mother. No father to be there for them, just Nozel, a too young, grieving teenager who didn't even had his grimoire yet and was burdened with a task too big for his age, Nebra and Solid, two little children who must have been confused and sad and maybe didn't even understood what was going on, and Noelle, a little baby who had completely no idea she just lost her mother.

For a man she never met and hopefully never will, Vanessa felt so terribly angry towards the father of the Silva siblings. Not only because of Noelle, but also Nozel, who needed a father back then. Heck, she even felt angry for the sakes of Nebra and Solid.

"Like you said, it was an arranged marriage," Nozel replied, his voice terribly bitter. "For him, it was just a stepping stone towards his goal, whatever this might be. He never loved my mother. All this years of her trying to be there for him, to hopelessly love him and he just… didn't care, throwing in the mud what my mother gave him."

He was more talking to herself than to her, his eyes pointed at the pool with the water lilies, but his glance so far away. Nozel loved his mother dearly, he must have hurt him as well that she had been treated like this by her own husband.

What he just said, it reminded Vanessa of something. Didn't Nozel told her something similar in Spade? About a woman who had an arranged marriage, fell in love with her husband but who didn't loved her back…

Vanessa internally gasped when she realized that Nozel most certainly was talking about his mother back then! Had it been the first time he told anyone about his parents marriage? And he did told her that in an attempt to comfort her about her realization that she didn't love Yami, even though the situations weren't quite the same.

He told her about a topic that surely wasn't easy for him, in order to comfort her. Vanessa looked at him with a new glance, as if she just saw another crack in his cold mask, showing a new side of him, more vulnerable and still strong.

Nozel surely didn't appeared like it at first glance, but his heart was definitely at the right place. Maybe he just never got the occasion to show it.

In an attempt to comfort him, Vanessa placed her hand on his. It was a soft touch, but she still saw Nozel flinched. He still wasn't used to kindness towards him, wasn't he?

"Will… will your father come back to Clover?"

"No, thankfully not. This is the only good news I got with his letter. Except the fact that he subtly insulted me again, he… he wanted to have a word about… my potential future marriage."

Vanessa flinched again. Another thing she remembered from Spade and which she just couldn't forget. The fact that Nozel would not hesitate to sacrifice himself for an arranged marriage, so that his siblings would be free to choose their partners.

She didn't liked that thought back then, that for Noelles happiness, her older brothers happiness has to be the price.

Today, she disliked that thought even more. Of course she didn't knew everything, but at least Vanessa knew that Nozel went through a lot since he lost his mother and even with his past mistakes, she was convinced that he deserved happiness. His own happiness. He couldn't have that in an arranged marriage, even more if his jerk of a father wanted to meddle as well.

And… she personally wouldn't be able to bear it to see him married and sacrificed, living a marital hell. She wanted him to be happy and she wanted to be part of his happiness!

Did she… did she just thought that? That she wanted to be part of his happiness? Wouldn't that mean…

"You won't let your father decide on that."

"Never. He would marry me off for his own scheme and I refuse to be a chess piece in his game. This still should be my decision."

"It should be. But… I still hope that you won't be in an arranged marriage. Your siblings wouldn't be happy to know you're unhappy for their sakes. At least Noelle certainly wouldn't like it. Nebra probably too. And I… I wouldn't like it either."

He didn't answered. He just looked at her. Surprise, shock, somehow gratitude danced in his eyes, as if he couldn't handle those emotions very well. There was also something else in his mesmerizing purple orbs, something she couldn't name and somehow, that mysterious emotion relieved her.

Nozel opened his mouth, probably about to protest. But Vanessa didn't let him. She didn't want to hear that he didn't deserved kindness. Because he did. She just hoped one day he would realize it and be able to forgive himself. She surely did.

"I'm glad my gift helped you to feel better after a difficult day, especially with your father. It's just… all I ask right now is to not dwell on that letter and your other worries. Just for this moment. I… care about you, since we meet up and talk almost every day. Seeing you worried and unhappy worries me. Just like with the Black Bulls. So, as I do with them, I wanna make sure you're able to rest from your worries."

Nozel still had the same look in his eyes, but now he was blushing too. Vanessa giggled as he let her push him softly back, so that he was laying and resting on the grass.

"And don't you dare protest. No one can say no to a witch and live to tell the tale. Just ask my squadmates, especially your sister. Noelle has quite a few examples to share."

Nozel still looked at her, stunned and with that mysterious feeling in his eyes. Vanessa could almost hear the gears turning in his mind, trying to search for an objection. But of course he couldn't find one. Maybe he didn't want to find one.

He finally relaxed, lie down on the grass and closed his eyes. How peaceful he looked that way. So much more handsome than he already was.

"Thank you…"

"You're welcome, sugar."

Of course Nozel blushed again at the nickname. He blushed quite easily, just like his little sister. Must be a family thing. But unlike Noelle, Nozel just blushed slightly, nothing more than a pale pink on his cheeks. For him it was certainly a lot, but Vanessa wondered how much it would take to make him blush in a stronger way.

It was so calm right now, the evening sun shining on the pond and through the leaves of the willow, giving everything a subtle golden touch. The water lilies, the grass and him… She wished that it could be more often this way.

That Nozel could feel more often this way. It suited him so well to be without any worries for a while.

Vanessa smiled, as she looked at him. She still didn't know a lot about Nozel Silva yet, but so much more since their talk in Spade. The more she learned about him, the more she cared about him, the more she was longing to spend time with him and…

I love him…

It almost sounded so random, but not to Vanessa. Actually, it made perfectly sense, with everything that happened. Not only that, Vanessa just knew that it was true.

It was so different compared to the time she had a crush on Yami. This right here wasn't a crush, it was deeper, truer. She wasn't blinded by gratitude and admiration, she was well aware of Nozels flaws and cracks. And she embraced all of them.

Vanessa had feared that because of her past crush, she wouldn't be able to recognize if she would fall in love or not. She was able to see it for other people, but herself? She'd been a bit afraid to be dense.

But she wasn't. She fell truly in love for the first time and was able to recognize it. So simply even.

It was way better than everything she ever imagined before.

Still, a soft but sad smile appeared on her lips.

Because… what would happen now?

Vanessa had been convinced that she'll never care for her partner's status, rank and anything and that said partner wouldn't care either. But that had been at the time when Nozel wasn't part of her life yet. Just a presence far away in the background, as another squad captain and Noelles distant older brother, nothing else.

But he wasn't in the background anymore. Almost four months since Spade and in this period of time, he became such an important part of her life. She didn't even realized it, it just… happened.

With everything new she learned about him, with every moment they spent together, even their talk right now… Vanessa couldn't help but care more about status and duties and all those complex details she thought to never deal with in her life.

Nozel was captain of a royal squad, but also the head of house Silva. He was dealing with nobles who looked upon him like starving vultures, he needed to face the other royal house head who probably didn't respected him. He had to take care of Nebra, Solid and Noelle, helping securing their future within royalty. He had so many issues, was trying to make amends, especially with Noelle, was probably still grieving his mother and probably was harsher on himself than anyone.

And his reasons to agree to an arranged marriage wasn't even for his status or house Silva. It was for his siblings, for them to be free. Did Nozel even allowed himself to be in love, to love anyone romantically?

He probably thought he was unworthy of it.

Vanessa sighed. She wanted to help him, so much. But she had no idea how she could help for the bigger picture. Small relaxing moments like right now, that was easy to provide and Nozel couldn't protest long. But what about the more complex issues?

To be fair, the royal system was very intimidating. No wonder Vanessa ignored it in the past. But Nozel was part of it and he was now part of her life.

Vanessa sighed. She had no idea how royalty works as a whole, she doubted she would fit in. But Nozel…

She refused to let her fears be stronger than her love for him.

And yet, she still had no idea what to do next. And adding a more classical fear, Vanessa had no idea if Nozel would ever love her back.

Damn, since when was she so timid?

Vanessa looked down at Nozel, mesmerized by how peaceful he looked like this. Then, slowly, she lied down beside him on the grass, nearer to him than was probably proper for even for siblings.

Slowly, almost shy, she touched his hand. Nozel moved his, just as slowly, and taking hers in his. Even interwinding their fingers.

Vanessa turned her head towards him, but Nozel wasn't looking at her. His eyes were still closed, there was still a little blush on his cheeks. But he was slightly smiling, so soft that you needed to look closely to see it.

Now, Vanessa felt herself blushing. But still, she smiled as she hold his hands just a bit more tightly and closed her eyes.

She has no idea what the future had prepared, for him and for her. She still wasn't sure if Nozel would love romantically one day. But at least Vanessa knew that she meant something for him. If their time spent together wasn't enough proof, this simple hold of her hand surely told her so.

That wasn't what Vanessa imagined when she decided to put her love life onto a new path, but despite all that uncertainty, she was glad it went that way.

She just won't be bold on this topic and take it slow. She loved Nozel and since he was so much like a bird, she didn't want to take any risk and scare him away.

♣♣♣

"And I have to say that even though it was slightly unfair to kick me out of the Silver Eagles, I have to admit that living as Magic Knight was really not as wonderful as young people think it is. Even in a royal squad your title is respected and if you don't… work, ugh, you have no chance to actually stand out and climb the ranks. I regret that gaining ranks isn't based anymore on how long you're part of the squad and from which noble house you are. Now, you can only gain star to your work and your actions. All in the line of duty. Well, it seems that duty and work are overrated things and the glory of Magic Knights as well, don't you think, lady Charlotte?"

Said the ex-knight to the squad captain.

Charlotte fought the urge to roll her eyes and instead, replied as politely as she could, "You forgot that I'm a Magic Knight and even a captain, lord Aquarius."

"Ah, yes, of course, of course," her discussion partner replied, flicking his hand, clearly not caring about her point. "Which means that you're one of the only Magic Knights who doesn't have to work. Please, could you tell me which kind of relations you used to get that poste? After all, earning the captains place through work only sounds really ridiculous, don't you think? I mean, a foreigner and a legitimated bastard became squad captains, only because lord Julius took a liking to them."

Charlotte did her best to not spill her drink into lord Aquarius' face. He had no idea. Even though Yami and William were indeed Julius' proteges, but if they hadn't earned merits already as Grey Deers, none of them would have been become captain in the first place.

"You're not a Magic Knight anymore, lord Aquarius, so I doubt that this kind of knowledge would be of any use to you," she simply said instead, in the coldest way possible.

"Well, true. It would have been surely quite the privilege to have my own Magic Knight Squad, though."

And the kingdom should be grateful that you're not a squad captain, Charlotte thought, but of course, she still had enough policy and endurance to not tell those words out loud.

She sighed, wondering again what she was doing here. Except attending a soirée organized by her mother, her aunt Florence and her aunt Rosamund and trying to not flee this golden hell. The official reason for this was to strengthen the bonds within relatives and noble houses the Roseleis are mostly in terms with.

But the unofficial reason for this hell of a soirée was of course to find a potential future wife or husband for some Roseleis. Mostly her, of course. Charlotte wasn't stupid, as she noticed that a lot of her potential suitors had been invited. Heck, it was why she currently had to politely had to do small talk with lord Aquarius Seashell right now. Even lord Reginald Évantail was present, with all of his children. There were many Évantails present today. Of course.

Charlotte was at least relieved that Nozel and Fuegoleon declined the invitation. That whole situation would have been awkward to the three of them. The only royals invited were half a dozen Vermillions Charlotte didn't know and a bunch of Kiras. Or maybe also just members of secondary branches to the Kiras, it was never clear with this royal house.

There weren't many Silvas present. Of course not, there were only four Silvas left and no secondary branches. In fact, the only Silva present was Solid and he already fell asleep on a couch, next to two chattering old ladies. Charlotte pitied him, maybe she could wake him up later and allow him to leave early.

Charlotte had been a bit surprised that Nebra Silva didn't come, as she was the Silva who dealt the best with the nobles. But she probably also was in the radar of suitors who were desperate to marry into royalty and certainly wanted to avoid this. Charlotte couldn't blame Nebra for this. Hopefully, she found herself a far better occupation than a noble soirée.

"But as I said, lady Charlotte, I'm actually glad to not be a Magic Knight anymore. And a Silver Eagle. Lord Nozel has no real respect for nobles titles. And honesty, now I have more time to go the club and um, well, spend my money in a much better way."

"You mean, gamble and risk to lose more than you have on the gaming tables? Isn't that one of the reasons you search for a wife who happens to have a very large dowry?"

The words fell out of her mouth before Charlotte could even think straight. But honestly, she was on edge since the start of this soirée and was right now pushing past her limits. How long before she will actually lose it and leave this suffocating salon?

Lord Aquarius looked genuinely shocked by her words. Maybe because he didn't expected that anyone would actually be aware of that specific reason about his search for a wife.

Or maybe he was shocked because Charlotte Roselei, captain of the Blue Rose Squad, called by many the Beauty of the Clover kingdom and most renown party on the marital market would actually snap at him so coldly.

Well, in fact it was more a scolding, but within nobility, those two terms were pretty often considered as synonyms.

Another unwritten noble golden rule.

Charlotte nodded to lord Aquarius as a goodbye and left the stunned and stupid man where he was. She noticed that some young girls immediately went towards him with heart eyes. Well, lord Aquarius was quite handsome with his long lilac hair and dark red eyes. But that was honestly the only good thing about him.

Leaving that idiot with his admirers, Charlotte walked through the Roselei salon, with anywhere specific to go. She saw her father talking and laughing with a bunch of nobles his age, as if everything was perfectly fine.

Charlotte quickly clenched her fist as she saw her father having undeserved fun. As if he never cheated on her mother, as if he never got a poor girl from the Common Realm pregnant before leaving her without a word, as if he never denied help to that girl and his bastard son, chasing them away.

Did he forgot he had another child beside her? Was he even aware that his son was also a Magic Knight? And even a Black Bull… the very squad lord Fidel Roselei claimed that none of his blood would accept to become a member. What an irony, really.

Charlotte sighed. She was still dealing with that new knowledge. That Luck Voltia, the cheery berserker of the Black Bulls and by that, a knight of the man she was hopelessly in love with, was actually her long lost half-brother.

All this time, she wondered what his fate would have been, where he could be… And all this time, he had actually been more or less near to her.

Did Luck knew anything about who his father was? Did he even care? According to Yami, the answer to both questions was no, but since Luck was rather special within his mind, no one could be sure.

Yami had been such a good help and support while she was dealing with this news. Well, he was shocked himself and even blamed himself a bit for not connecting the dots.

I mean, it should have been obvious. Your eye colour is just the same as his and even the fricking blonde shade of your hair is similar. Heck, the two elves that possessed you back then were even bro and sis! The elves who took over Gauche and his lil' sister were also siblings, it makes fucking sense!

Except the cursing words, Charlotte definitely agreed with him. Yami also suggested that she should gave her some time before deciding what their next steps are going to be.

Honestly, Charlotte had absolutely no idea what to do now. Did she even have the right to barge into Lucks life like that, after their father did to him and his mother, and by that, what house Roselei practically did to them? Not to mention, Luck has a family with the Black Bulls and he was happy with them. Would he really need an older sister who only learned about him very recently, who was a complete stranger to him?

On the other hand… Yami told her that Luck also deserved to know. Which was true. Besides, it wasn't like she wanted to take Luck from the Black Bulls. Haven't Yami told her as well that her being Lucks sister by blood didn't meant less for the Bulls, but more Luck?

Charlotte sighed again. Yami hadn't teased her one bit since they went to visit Grace Voltias grave. It was unusual for him and while Charlotte suspected that it was also mostly due to the shock of the revelation, her inner feelings that something else was also bothering him.

She knew him now for ten years and now, after spending almost a month on their common investigation, she'd liked to think that she even got to know him more. It was a selfish thought, she knew. But she still liked to think that she came to know Yami a bit better.

What a situation, really. Not only Charlotte had no idea what do to next concerning her almost found little brother, but her love for Yami went deeper every passing day. Spending so much time together for their investigation had as consequences that she longed so terribly for him when they were apart.

That was so pathetic, they weren't even together yet and Yami still had absolutely no idea about how she truly felt for him. Each next step was blurry and if the longing wasn't enough already, she now even had… dreams about Yami. Very specific dreams, in ways she never did before who were unproper for a noble lady to even think about, especially when she wasn't married.

"Screw nobility," Charlotte mumbled, considering if she should get drunk for once or not.

"Captain Charlotte?"

She turned around and managed a smile as she recognized Églantine, one of her girls and one of the rare nice Évantails out there.

"Églantine, nice to see you. The first pleasant guest I meet this evening."

"Thanks, captain," Églantine replied with a giggle, playing with one corkscrew curl of her azure hair. "Actually, basically everyone who isn't either sick or on Magic Knight duty is here today. Which sucks, for once I would have liked to take a night shift."

"I'm sorry. If I knew, I would have arranged it that way."

"Don't be, captain, you couldn't know. Besides, I only learned about this soirée like since… one and a half hour? Something like that, certainly. My great-grandmother wanted our presence and well, no is never an option with her on this topics."

Églantine made a face and Charlotte also made one in return, although for different reasons. Lady Bianca, the head of house Évantail, also happened to be Églantines great-grandmother and she was still more energic than many young people out there. Not to mention that the family tree of the Évantails was thanks to that also a pretty mess.

"So, I might have overheard lady Rosamund talk to one of my aunts just a minute ago. Or cousins, whatever. Is it true that my great-uncle Reginald is trying to court you and make you his sixth wife?"

Charlotte nodded. She would have preferred if her knights wouldn't hear about her family trying to find a match for her, but the one thing nobility and the Blue Roses had in common were the fast gossip.

"Yes, sadly. And for some strange reason, aunt Rosamund seems very determined to make this marriage a reality."

"Don't accept, captain Charlotte!"

"I won't, don't worry."

"I don't worry about that, you're not that easy to manipulate. It's just," Églantine cut herself, looking around which made her azure ringlets dance around her, before whispering, "what about the captain of the Black Bulls?"

Ah, yes, the never ending project of the Blue Rose knights, even after Spade. Charlotte couldn't help but smile. As flustered it made her, it was so nice to have the support of her girls concerning Yami.

"That is one of the reason I don't want to be wed off, you know. But… we're still not together and I don't know if he ever realized what I feel for him."

"Well, Puli said that he is on the stupid and dense side. But don't worry, captain Yami has a good heart, one day he will realize and I'm sure he would never allow that anyone marries you off against your will."

Charlotte just nodded. It was true that Yami would not let her get trapped into an arranged marriage. But… ah, why did her love for him made everything look simple and complex at the same time?

"I'm actually glad that I met you, captain Charlotte. You're far better company than my older brother. He couldn't stop but complaining about a star he neither got nor deserved and that was really getting on my nerves."

"Oh, which brother?"

"Samuel, the one who's with the Silver Eagles. Well, he had a mission lately and of course, he disappeared until everything was over, but he's still upset that he didn't got a star like the other knight who were on that mission. Even worse for him, our half-sister Grenadine got a star."

"My goodness, you brother has quite the audacity," Charlotte said in a sigh. "And you, are you happy for Grenadine?"

"Yes, because from what I heard, she deserved it. Gosh, I wish I could already use fan magic like she does. My family of course doesn't allow it, but I hope to soon be on better terms with my sister."

"Which won't happen, Églantine. You shouldn't wish to get along with the shame of our house."

Both Blue Roses turned around to the newcomer. Prudence Évantail, one of Églantines many relatives and the second daughter of lord Reginald, also known as one of Charlottes unwanted suitors. So, if Rosamund would succeed, Prudence would be Charlottes stepdaughter, despite the two of them being around the same age.

Prudence was a true beauty with her long, straight pale pink hair and the typical turquoise coloured eyes of the Évantails. But that was honestly the only positive thing Charlotte knew about her.

"You and your little brother Candid are really naïve," Prudence continued, taking Églantines arm slowly but still firmly. "Grenadine shouldn't be considered as your sister. After all, she is just a bastard. It was wrong of lord Nozel to make a Silver Eagle out of her. We Évantails are standing strong and we don't get desperate about scandals. Unlike some other… noble families."

The last words were subtly pointed towards Charlotte, that much was clear. But even though she had no idea what Prudence was exactly implying, Charlotte had no intention to be intimidated.

"Those are some high words from you, lady Prudence. You shouldn't underestimate Grenadine. She might be a bastard, but I'm certain that won't stop her to be a great asset for the Silver Eagles and the Magic Knights in general."

"Oh, lady Charlotte, we all know the Magic Knights aren't as trustworthy as- Ouch!"

"You're not very prudent, Prudence."

Églantine just punched her distant cousin with the elbow and was now looking at her in a way that should have killed Prudence, if glares could kill.

The pink haired Évantail tried to search for a venomous reply, but still decided against, before turning towards Charlotte, "Friendly advice, don't try to hide your families scandals."

"Lady Prudence, if you think that I excuse every mistake the members of my house are doing, then you're not as smart as you think you are."

Prudence blinked, but was still clever enough to not reply. She just went away and pulled Églantine with her, who gave her captain a sorry smile.

Charlotte took a deep breath, before putting her still full glass on a small table and left the salon.

She clearly had enough of this nonsense. Dealing with those unwanted suitors was the last thing she wanted. What she wished was to think calmly about what she could do with Luck, how she could be a good sister to him if possible and… well, the thing she wanted the most was to be with Yami, to stop being so uncertain with him, to be in his strong arms and… to finally live everything that made romantic love the way it was.

That wasn't for soon, she perfectly knew that and the only one she had to blame for her impatience was herself. If only she had told Yami what she felt all those years ago.

But maybe she could still call him and talk? Hearing his voice, even Yami would be teasing, even if he was getting on her nerves again, this seemed so much better than nothing for Charlotte.

But just as she started climbing the stairs to get to her room, she heard her mother calling her.

"Charlotte my dear, where are you going? The Soirée is not over yet."

"For me, it is," Charlotte replied, not hiding anymore that she was exhausted and done with all of this nonsense.

"Oh, sweetie, I know it's difficult, but you have to consider-"

"No, mother, I won't consider any potential suitors. I don't want to get wed off, I don't want to be the victim to an arranged marriage. It's just… I can't do this, okay? I… want to marry out of love, that's the only reason for me to consider a wedding. I don't care even if it's with someone out of my circle! I know that you at least still consider my happiness, but what about the other Roseleis? What about father, what about aunt Rosamund, what about all the other Roseleis? You and I both know that they don't want my happiness, but reaching whatever their goals are. I am not a chess piece, mother! I'm a Magic Knight, a squad captain and I overcome many threats and danger along with others. Marrying someone I don't love, to fulfil the ambition of someone else entirely… that's not me. It will never be me. And I think you understand that already."

Charlotte looked back at her mother, actually awaiting to get scolded, to have her mother's anger fall upon her.

Which didn't happened.

Lady Orchidea just looked at her daughter, shocked, somehow hurt and sad, but… was there also some understanding in her green eyes?

Charlotte sighed deeply, before she said exhausted, "I love you very much, mother. You're probably one of the rare ones in our family for whom I truly care for. But what you do, trying to marry me against my will… it hurts. It hurts because I love you. I respect your choices and wishes, but please, don't marry me of. Also don't fight me if I fall in love with someone who could be considered unworthy for a Roselei."

That last sentence wasn't probably needed, but Charlotte still had the urge to say it out loud. She still stood still a few seconds, hoping her mother would say something.

But Orchidea remained quiet, frozen. As if that declaration was too much for her to handle.

"Sorry to hurt you," Charlotte whispered, before turning away and run towards her bedroom. She didn't know if her mother heard her apology, but she didn't care. It was just too much emotion right now to handle.

She needed Yami right now. To call him. Oh, Charlotte wanted more from him, more with him, by him. But that wasn't possible, since all of the things she wanted were only possible in a relationship and they weren't a couple. For now.

But calling him, that was something she would have immediately. Her beloved knight of darkness, hearing his deep, rough voice…

Charlotte reached for her communication device and immediately called him.

"Who dares to call me while I'm taking a shi-"

"Yami? It's me."

"Prickly Queen? Gosh, you sound ugly. Something happened at that stickass party?

"Well, it was too much for me to handle and as you know, I had other things in mind."

"D'you wanna talk about Luck."

"Eventually, but not yet. I'm exhausted and not calm enough for that. I just… would you please just talk to me? About anything."

"As you wish, Prickly Queen."

For the first time today, Charlotte had a genuine smile on her lips.

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𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 '𝐄𝐌 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋, 𝐊𝐈𝐃 || chapter one

ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟ; ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ? (𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 - 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦)

The Housewarden of Diasomnia was unable to make it to Night Raven's opening ceremony for the third year in a row, so Vice Housewarden Lilia Vanrouge stepped in to lead the new students to the dorm at the Headmage's request. Truly, it was exciting. The faces of the new students showed a range of emotions; anxiety at attending such a prestigious school, happiness at being accepted, even nausea.

The sorting was almost over, down to the last bunch of students. Lilia, in an attempt to amuse himself, tried to guess who would be in which dorm. The young knight training under him, Sebek, would of course be in Diasomnia with him and his son.

That one, Lilia decided of a curly-haired student looking both nervous and slightly impatient, will be in Ignihyde.

The student in question had the hood of their robe nearly concealing them completely, but a frown was evident on their black-painted lips, and their eyes darted around almost frantically. Long curly black hair spilled onto their shoulders, as its volume would no doubt be too much to comfortably sit on their back within the robe.

He watched with amusement as it was the student's turn to be sorted into a dorm. They walked as confidently as they could to the Mirror.

"State thy name."

Their voice was low, and he almost couldn't hear it. "Alexandria Thatcher."

The Mirror paused. "Thatcher. Your magic has strong potential, and your soul is strong-willed. You belong to Diasomnia."

Lilia huffed. Oh, I was wrong, he thought to himself, but nonetheless beckoned the student over to the rest of the Diasomnia first-years. One shoved past him and grabbed Alexandria's elbow.

"Alexxxx! You're with me!" the first year exclaimed. She appeared to be a fae of some sort, with long pointed ears and purple eyes, which gave off a sort of glow. Most notably was her long bright pink hair. Noelle Blackwell, if Lilia remembered correctly. "We have to try to manifest us to be roommates!"

"The roommates have already been decided by the headmage," Lilia interrupted. "Blackwell, correct? If my memory serves me right, you'll be rooming with my son, Silver."

Noelle groaned. "And we can't change it?"

"I'm afraid not."

She closed her eyes. "I need to be close to Alex." Lilia's eyes darted to said student, who looked confused. "They don't really know how things work around here. They're from another world, you know."

There was a pause. Lilia frowned deeply. "Another world…?"

"Yep! One with no magic."

"Noelle, stop talking," Alexandria hissed.

Lilia studied the student closely. Alexandria appeared to be sixteen, came from a nonmagical world, and closely resembled a woman Lilia had once met seventeen years prior during his experiments with teleportation. One where he had stumbled upon a dimension with the same properties as this Noelle girl had just explained.

Could…?

He squinted. Yes, he could now clearly see the resemblance. The curly hair definitely came from their mother, but the glossy black color was Lilia's, as was their deathly pale skin. Their eyes were a very dark shade of red, almost black; a slight contrast to Lilia's own red ones. When they moved their head and their hair moved out of the way, slightly pointed ears were visible; the telltale sign of a half-fae. And their surname- Thatcher- their mother was Elizabeth Thatcher.

Lilia quickly excused himself.

Noelle frowned and turned to Alexandria. "Oh my god, did you see that?"

"What?"

"He just left!"

Alexandria deadpanned. "Well, no shit. He's not standing in front of us anymore."

Noelle shook her head. "No, why'd he leave so quickly?"

"How the hell am I supposed to know that?"

"Whatever. Let's just wait and see what happens tonight at dinner."

"You think we'll have dinner together?"

"I dunno. Maybe. It's like that in the movies."

The headmage's voice loudly announced the ending of the opening ceremony. The housewardens and vice housewardens began herding the chattering first-years, ushering them to the dorms' respective mirrors.

Lilia clapped his hands, shaking off the previous worry. He'd talk with Silver after the first-years were settled. "Okay, everyone! As Housewarden Draconia hasn't been able to make it, I am in his place. You may call me Vice Housewarden Vanrouge, or simply Lilia. Whichever you wish." He scanned the eager faces and his stomach dropped upon seeing Noelle and Alexandria, both watching him with scrutinizing eyes. He cleared his throat. "Now, follow me through the mirror."

In the Diasomnia common room, second-year and third-year students watched as the first-years ran about. Some offered help finding their rooms, and others reveled in the chaos.

"Silver."

The boy turned at the mention of his name. Lilia approached, looking almost sick to his stomach. "Father?"

"Over here." He grabbed the boy and ushered him into a quiet room.

Silver blinked, the most awake Lilia had seen him. "Father, what's wrong?"

"I have to tell you something." He took a deep breath. "Just before I found you as a baby, I had read a book explaining the probabilities of there being parallel universes. I found this to be interesting, so I began dabbling in my teleportation skills, intending to teleport myself to another world. And, as silly as it sounds, it worked. I was in a curious little world with no magic whatsoever. And while I was exploring, I… I met a lady. She and I, well… and then I returned to Twisted Wonderland. Of course I never planned on having a life in that universe. I belong here. I never thought she'd…"

Silver frowned slightly. "Father, what are you saying?"

"Silver, she had a baby. You have a sibling, they're out there in the common room right now, and your roommate is apparently their best friend."

The boy's eyes widened. "I have a sibling? Do they know? Do they even want to-"

"They don't know."

"If their world has no magic, how are they here?"

Lilia buried his face in his hands. "I'm not sure."

Confusion and worry built up in Silver's chest. How was he supposed to feel about this revelation, and how could he help his father? He'd never seen Lilia this distraught before.

"Father-"

"I should have known! I abandoned that woman and her child!" He paused. "Silver…"

Silver closed his eyes. "Why don't you talk to them? Explain the situation? …Do you want them to know?"

"I do. I want to know them, to know the child I left. They're all alone in this world with no one but that ditzy girl to guide them, and I don't think she's doing such a good job. But, Silver, I'm asking you if you want them as your sibling. It wouldn't be fair to you if I didn't. You will always be my boy, so please don't think I'm trying to replace you."

Silver's eyes pricked with tears. "Old man. Of course. Should we go tell them now?"

"No! That would only complicate things. I think it'd be better to wait, get to know them, and then tell them. It would be too much too fast."

Silver nodded in understanding.

"Now, let's return to the common room." Lilia turned, headed to the door, and looked back at his son. Silver trailed after him, excitement and nervousness churning in his stomach.

"Oh, Sebek!" Lilia exclaimed upon seeing the green-haired boy in the common room. "I see you've got your bags. Who's your roommate?"

Sebek made a face and fished a crumpled paper from a small zipper on his bag. "Um… Alexandria Thatcher, a- a half-fae. Like me." He'd never met another half-fae before, and he'd be lying if he said he wasn't a little excited.

There was a brief pause before Lilia broke into loud laughter. "Oh, what are the chances?" He sighed, attempting to calm himself from the sudden fit of laughter. "Oh, dear me! Just keep an eye on your roommate for me, alright?"

As soon as Sebek stepped into the shared room, he knew he and his roommate would not get along.

They had already unpacked. How did they fit so much stuff in their suitcase? The comforter they sat criss-cross on top of was black with a pink skull pattern, ripped posters littered their side of the room and the ceiling above their bed, and a large pile of clothes sat on top of their school-provided dresser. Said dresser had been attacked with a barrage of stickers, ranging from animated characters to profanities and anarchy symbols.

"You!" Sebek cried. "You've defaced the dresser!"

"Boo hoo," they frowned, sliding their headphones down around their neck. Faint rock music could be heard.

The boy sputtered, cheeks growing warm with anger. "Do not blatantly disregard a crime! That's not your property!"

Alexandria rolled their eyes, fished a black Sharpie from their suitcase, and scrawled their name on the dresser. "It is now."

Sebek screwed his eyes shut, practicing the deep breathing techniques Lilia had taught him. A knight must control his temper, he had said.

Turning around, Sebek began taking neatly-folded clothes from his suitcase and gently placing them in his own dresser. He turned, sneaking a glance, in hopes his neat example would inspire Alexandria to fix their dresser. They weren't even paying attention; they were digging through the pile of clothes, looking for something to change out of their ceremonial robes.

He sighed, shaking his head. Lilia had asked him to report to him what they did, for reasons unknown to Sebek, but he was certain he'd have a lot to report.

[stainedglassthreads]

Reasons why I don’t think Ralsei is Asriel: 

Queen knows who Asriel is. She is aware that he exists. She has a room prepared for him. She could recognize Kris, Susie, Noelle, and Berdly as all being Lightners, and upon capturing them, put them in their respective rooms. 

Despite Ralsei spending the entirety of Chapter 2 hatless, she... does not recognize him as Asriel. Yeah, her facial recognition software can be janky, but Ralsei is making no effort whatsoever to obscure his very Asriel-like face, and she proceeds to not even recognize him as a Lightner. Unless the glasses are messing with her, but Berdly’s visor being different from his glasses doesn’t mess with her at ALL, neither does Kris’ face constantly being in shadow. She doesn’t say ‘off to drop you in your room too,’ she says she legit doesn’t know what to do with him, and drops him off with the Swatchlings. 

Second reason. Everyone has wildly different impressions of Ralsei and Asriel. People in Hometown can’t stop talking about Asriel and how great he is. Darkners can’t be bothered to remember Ralsei exists as his own entity separate from the Fun Gang, half the time. I get the feeling, no matter how isolated he may truly feel, Asriel would be... better... at making people feel close with him and befriending them than Ralsei is portrayed as initially being. 

Third reason. Considering how close Asriel and Kris are, it’d be. Kind of weird that Kris can’t recognize their own brother. Either Kris is doing a VERY good job of hiding their feelings about Ralsei/Asriel from us... or they view Ralsei as a different person as of now. (Not to mention how Noelle, who has FOND MEMORIES of spending time with Kris, Dess, and Asriel, and who IS NOT a silent protagonist, makes no mention of him whatsoever.) 

Fourth reason. Ralsei being a stranger who doesn’t tell the others everything about what he knows or is strikes me as believable. But Asriel Dreemurr, who Kris and Toriel spoke with every single night before the internet went out, not bothering to tell Kris ‘hey, by the way it’s me, your beloved older brother! And while I’m at it here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Situation,’ and instead pretending to be a mystical wizard talking about prophecies and shit... strikes me as a bit of a dick move? Just a teensy weensy smidge of what we call ‘being an asshole’. Unless he’s got a damn good reason to pretend to be someone completely different and to wrap everything in a fantasy story coating, I am deeply confused by this choice. 

So by my way of thinking, just looking at how he’s been presented and treated thus far by those around him. Either we’re gonna discover that Ralsei’s green robe has a magic spell cast on it that prevents anyone from realizing ‘wait a second. You’re our good buddy Kris’ wildly popular adoptive brother.’ Or he’s someone separate from Asriel. 

[noelle-holi-gay]

Dess is chasing kris throuh town for pranking noelle. They lead her into a fountain

"GET BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE TWERP!"

Dess's hooves clapped against the asphalt as she chased after a desperately-retreating Kris. She was covered head to toe in fine, hot-pink glitter — Dess suspected the prank had been intended for Noelle, but Dess had walked through the doorway first by chance, and Kris had been a little too heavy on the trigger finger. So instead of just murdering them the regular amount for being mean to Noelle, she was going to murder the absolute shit out of them this time.

"I said I was sorry!" Kris called back as they crossed over the sidewalk and slid under a wooden fence around someone's yard.

"Oh, you'll be sorry!"

Dess didn't slow, vaulting clear over the fence and cutting across the lawn after Kris. Someone shouted at them from somewhere in the distance, but Kris and Dess ignored it, each of them bypassing the fence once more on the other side of the property. Kris skidded around a street corner and veered down the street, towards the library.

"How am I supposed to even get this shit out of my fur?!"

Kris shot a nervous glance over their shoulder as they ran. "You're, uh, kind of not supposed to!"

"You little twerp!"

Kris took another sharp turn around the corner of the library, and Dess swore, skidding on her hooves as she almost tumbled into traffic. She quickly adjusted course, and followed Kris as they burst into the school.

"Oh, no you don't! Your mom isn't getting you out of this one!" Dess shouted, chasing after them.

But instead of running to their mother's office, Kris made a beeline straight down the hall, flinging open the door of what Dess was pretty sure was a supply closet and ducking inside.

Dess laughed as she reached the closet, knocking a fist against the door. "You really screwed yourself now, Kris. Nowhere to run! Why don't you just come out, yeah?"

No response.

"I know you're in there, Kris! You really wanna do this the hard way?"

No response.

"Well, fine! I'm coming in!"

Dess flung open the door, revealing the dark interior of the supply closet--and before she knew it, she was falling.

"Holy shit!" she cried, tumbling through the darkness. "Fucking--shit, fuck! What the fuck!"

When she hit the ground, surprisingly, she didn't go splat; even more surprisingly, her clothes had seemed to transform into strange, dark robes.

And she was still covered in that FUCKING glitter.

"Ah — hello! Are you alright?"

Dess looked up to see the face of a smiling goat monster. He looked like Asriel, but a little younger, and with red horns. Dess furrowed her brow, and was about to respond, when she saw another figure lurking a ways away, near a small town: Kris, dressed in a set of knight's armor.

Dess immediately pushed aside all concerns of strange worlds in supply closests, and jumped to her feet. "KRIS, YOU LITTLE SHIT!"

She shoved the goat monster out of the way and ran forward at them. Kris's eyes widened, and with a yelp, they took off — the chase was back on.

[krat395]

A “Shocking” Turn of Events

As childhood friends and neighbors, Kris and Noelle, two tickle-loving teenagers, have had countless tickle fights with each other over the years. And to this very day, the two of them continue to have tickle fights. Even in the Dark World of all places! And one particular tickle fight they had there ensued shortly after working together to get past this electric barrier in Cyber City… ;)

 Deltarune(c) Toby Fox.

 PROMPT 20: A "SHOCKING" TURN OF EVENTS

 In Cyber City, after separating from Susie and Ralsei, Kris found herself venturing the city alone. But she wasn't alone for too long though because shortly after separating from Susie and Ralsei, who both went on a different path through the city, she encountered Noelle, who has been trying to keep her distance from the elegant and not to mention hilarious ruler of the Cyber World, Queen. Queen lost sight of Noelle during Kris, Susie, and Ralsei's battle against Berdly and has been looking for her ever since. The last thing Noelle wants to do is partake in any schemes orchestrated by Queen herself. So in an effort to keep herself from being captured by Queen again, Noelle joined forces with Kris after forming a truce with her and then the two of them traversed the city together, encountering various Darkners along the way. During the encounters with the initially hostile Darkners, Noelle learned how to defend herself against them through various ACTs as well as how to use her newly discovered powers. But that wasn't all. She also learned how to solve her way through the city's various puzzles and pass through its various obstacles. And one of the obstacles that Kris and Noelle encountered was an electric barrier with a switch on both sides of it. Standing on either one of the switches would disable the electricity. But if one of the switches was stepped off of with no one on the opposite side to stand on the other switch, the electricity would immediately turn back on, making it impossible for a single person to pass through the barrier alone. So that's why it was necessary for Kris and Noelle to work together. Only by working together were Kris and Noelle able to get past the barrier. And the solution was simple. To get past the barrier, Kris would stand on the switch on the first side, allowing Noelle to pass safely through to the opposite side, and then Noelle would stand on the switch on the opposite side to allow Kris to pass through. But Kris, being the practical jokester that she is, of course had to complicate things, stepping off of the switch on the first side multiple times while Noelle was trying to reach the opposite side. Five times! Five times Kris stepped off of the switch she was supposed be standing on and the fifth time she did so, Noelle almost got caught in the line of fire of the electricity! It was almost as if Kris was trying to turn her into roast deer. And for that reason, Noelle stepped off of the switch on the opposite side while Kris was trying to pass through, giving her a taste of her own medicine in the process. And just one time. Noelle only stepped off of the switch on her side one time. But that one time was all that was needed to make Kris feel sad. …Or so Noelle thought. Little did the reindeer girl herself know, Kris was only pretending to be sad, to catch her off guard so she could then pin her down against the ground and tickle her silly.

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEK! *shrieked Noelle while Kris was pinning her face-down on the ground* Holy sleigh bells! Kris, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry I stepped off of the switch, ok?! *she then apologized, under the impression that Kris was going to beat her up or something of the sort* Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!

 Kris: Heheheheheh. Don't be, Noelle… Heheheheh. Come on, relax. And maybe LAUGH a little too while you're at it. *teased Kris, right as she began scribbling her fingers against Noelle's sides on the outside of her white robe*

 And just like that, Kris was tickling Noelle. And on her sides of all places! A bold choice, because Noelle's sides are extremely sensitive and they're actually her third-most sensitive spots overall. And as Kris tickled them, hearty laughter poured from Noelle's mouth along with lots of shrill squeals and squeaks. And her nose lit up bright red as well and her tail also wagged underneath her white robe. A glowing red nose and a wagging tail; those were two indicators that Noelle was actually enjoying the ticklish attention from Kris. X3 She usually does but she never wants to admit it. Not to Kris, anyway. And that's quite unfortunate because not admitting that she likes being tickled just makes Kris want to tickle her more. ;)

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! *SQUEAK* HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! KRIS, NOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!! KRIIIIIIIIIS!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! KYEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! OH MY GOODNESS, STAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!

 Kris: Heheheheh. Huh? What's that? You want me to make you sing? Already? *asked Kris with an evil grin while drumming her fingers teasingly all over Noelle's back, because nothing that Noelle says or does is going to convince Kris herself not to do what she was about to do*

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! NUUUUUUHUHUHUHUHU!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! NUUUUU, DON'T MAKE ME SING!!! *pleaded Noelle, her nose glowing even brighter and tail wagging even faster* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!

 Then suddenly, Kris dug her fingers hard into Noelle's sides, causing the teenage reindeer girl herself to laugh even harder in response and also sing a song whilst laughing.

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!! NO, DON'T!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! JUST HEEHEEHEEAR THOSE SLEIGH BEHEHELLS JINGLING, RIHIHIHING TING TINGLING TOOHOOHOO!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! COME ON, IT'S LOVELY WEATHER, HAHAHAHAHAHA, FOR A SLEIGH RIDE TOGETHER, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WITH YOOHOOHOOU!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! OUTSIDE THE SNOHOHOW IS FAHAHAHALLING AND FRIENDS ARE CAHAHAHAHAHALLING "YOO HOOOOOOOOHOOHOOHOO!!!" HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! COME ON, IT'S LOVELY WEHEHEHATHER FOR A SLEIGH RIDE TOGEHEHEHEHETHER WITH YOU!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! GIDDY YAP, HAHAHAHAHA, GIDDY YAP, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, GIDDY YAP, LET'S GOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA, LET'S LOOK AT THE SHOHOHOW!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WE'RE RIDING IN A WOHOHOHONDERLAND OF SNOHOHOHOHOHOW!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…

 Kris: Heheheheheheh. Now how about these venison loins? *asked Kris cheekily, now dragging her index fingers slowly along Noelle's spine*

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!! KRIHIHIHIS!!! *SQUEAK* HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! CHEHEHESTNUTS ROHOHOASTING ON AN OPEN FIHIHIRE!!! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!! JAHAHAHAHAHACK FROST NIPPING, HEEHEEHEEHEE, AT YOUR NOHOHOSE!!! GYEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! YULETIDE CAHAHAHAROLS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, BEEHEEHEEING SUNG BY A CHOIR, *SQUEAK* HAHAHAHAHAHA, AND, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, FOLKS DRESSED UP LIKE ESKIMOHOHOHOHOHOS!!! *SQUEAK* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! EVERYBODY KNOHOHOHOWS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, A TURKEY, HEEHEEHEEHEE, AND SOME MISTLETOHOHOHOE, HARHARHARHARHARHAR, HELP TO MAKE THE SEEHEEHEEASON BRIHIHIGHT!!! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! TINY TOHOHOTS, GAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WITH THEIR EYES ALL A-GLOHOHOHOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WILL FIND IT HARHARHARHARHARD TO SPEEHEEHEEHEEP, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, TONIGHT!!! *SQUEAK* HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR…

 Kris: Heheheheheheh. *chuckled Kris while rolling a giggly Noelle over until she was lying flat on her back* And of course we can't forget about these ribbies! *she then exclaimed, right as she began kneading Noelle's ribs*

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! HOHOHOLY SLEIGH BEHEHELLS, NOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOT MY RI…EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! OHOHOH THE WEHEHEHATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, BUT THE FIRE IS SOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, DELIGHTFUL!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! AND SINCE WEEHEEHEE'VE NO PLACE TO GOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SHOHOHOW, LET IT SNOHOHOHOHOHOW!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! MAN IT DOHOHOHOESN'T SHOW SIGNS OF STAHAHAHAHAPPING, HAHAHAHAHAHA, AND I BROHOHOUGHT MEEHEEHEEHEE SOME CORN FOR POHOHOHOHOPPING!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! THE LIGHTS ARE TUHUHUHURNED WAY DOHOHOWN LOHOHOHOHOHOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOHOHOW, LET IT SNOHOHOHOHOHOHOW!!! *SQUEAK* HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR…

 When Kris said that she wanted to hear Noelle sing, she really did mean that literally. If tickled in just the right places, Noelle sings a variety of Christmas songs whilst laughing her precious head off, no matter what time of year it is. XD And Noelle sings Christmas songs as a means of dealing with various tickles that her ticklers dish out, often claiming it to be a substitute for punching and/or kicking. And she appears to do the most singing whenever Kris is the one that's tickling her. Understandable, considering how merciless of a tickler Kris is as well as how long she and Noelle have known each other. Kris and Noelle have known each other their whole lives. And since the two of them are such big tickle enthusiasts, that means that they've had countless tickle fights over the years. They know each other's most ticklish spots like the backs of their hands and their levels of ticklishness are nearly identical as well; Kris being only slightly more ticklish than Noelle. But despite the nearly identical levels of ticklishness, Noelle finds herself losing tickle fights to Kris far more often than Kris loses tickle fights to her. And that's mostly because Noelle has difficulty stooping to Kris's level of mercilessness. In tickle fights, Noelle likes to give the other participants a fighting chance; because that's what Dess, Rudy, and Asriel always did. Every single tickle fight they've ever had with Noelle, they would always give her a fighting chance. But not Kris! Not unless she was strictly told beforehand to give Noelle a fighting chance! And since there was no one around to tell Kris to go easy on Noelle prior to their tickle fight, if you can even call it that, Kris tickled the reindeer girl herself without any mercy whatsoever, constantly digging her fingers into her most sensitive spots without skipping a single beat. And for what felt like a long while, it appeared that Noelle was completely done for, laughing her precious head off and spreading Christmas cheer to the Dark World with her singing despite the fact that it wasn't even Christmas. But then out of nowhere, Noelle hit Kris with an ice blast! Not a strong enough one to freeze Kris where she kneeled but enough to greatly slow down her movement and allow Noelle a chance to free herself, which she did the first chance she got. Then after freeing herself, Noelle made no hesitation to pin Kris against the ground on her stomach and return the favor, first digging her fingers into her extremely sensitive hips.

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!! *Kris laughed heartily, wiggling slowly underneath Noelle, who was kneeling over her with her (Kris's) backside between her (Noelle's) knees; and slowly due to the lingering effects of the ice blast* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! NOHOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOHOHOHOELLE, NOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA, NOT MY HIPS!!! *she pleaded, trying to convince Noelle to go easy on her in her completely vulnerable state* GYEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!

 Noelle: Heeheehee! Aww! What's the matter, Kris? You can dish it out but you can't take it? *teased Noelle, now scribbling her fingers wildly all over the areas of Kris's torso that weren't covered by her chestplate*

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NOHOHO, IT'S NOT FAIR!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU CHEEHEEEHEEHEEATED!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU CHEATED AND YOU KNOHOHOHOW IT!!! *SQUEAK* KYEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEEHEHEEHEHEEHEE HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEEHEHEEHEHEEHEE HEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEE!!!

 Sweet revenge! :D Thanks to her newfound magical abilities, Noelle was able to turn the tables against Kris. And this time, she didn't hold back. She scribbled her fingers against Kris's torso like her life depended on it, both on the back and front sides of it, causing some of the most hysterical laughter she's ever heard to spill from Kris's mouth. Kris was laughing, squealing, squeaking, and everything in between. It was all she could do under the effects of Noelle's ice blast, which took a surprisingly long period of time to wear off. Kris couldn't believe that Noelle had used her magical abilities against her. But perhaps even more surprising was the fact that Noelle wasn't at all shocked by what she had done to Kris. But she was shocked though! She didn't say anything at the time but once that ice blast first hit Kris, Noelle's eyes widened with fear under the impression that she had physically harmed Kris. But she didn't, thank goodness! She just slowed down her movement. And not forever but long enough to escape from Kris's clutches and exact her revenge on her. And while scribbling her fingers against the parts of her torso that weren't covered up by her chestplate was fun and all, it wasn't quite enough for Noelle. She needed to figure out some way to get Kris's chestplate off to gain access to her extremely sensitive ribs. And she figured out a way, even if she wasn’t entirely sure that what she had in mind would actually work. But it didn’t matter anyway. Because right before Noelle could carry out her plan, the effects of her ice blast wore off, allowing Kris to easily reach up and squeeze her sides repeatedly before she could even attempt to do anything.

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OH NOHOHO, NOHOHOT AGAIN!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! *Noelle laughed heartily, trying to swat at Kris's hands to make her stop tickling her sides only to end up getting pinned against the ground on her back by her a second time* KRIS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU JEHEHEHEHERK, KRIS!!! *she exclaimed without any actual spite, right as her nose glowed bright red once again to indicate that she was actually enjoying the ticklish attention she was receiving from Kris* HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!

 Then suddenly, Noelle felt Kris's ten fingers scribbling wildly against her belly, all over every extremely ticklish inch of it but primarily around her even more sensitive bellybutton. She’s so ticklish on her torso. Practically every inch of it is extremely ticklish. The slightest touch is enough to make Noelle quiver and her white robe did very little to protect her hide from Kris’s skilled fingers. Every single second those fingers danced all over her torso, Noelle was in ticklish hell. And the crazy thing is, she didn’t mind one bit! And that was made clearly evident by the actions of her nose and tail. Her nose wouldn’t be glowing bright red and her tail wouldn’t be wagging at an exceedingly fast rate if she hated what Kris was dishing out. X3

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! NO, DOHOHOHON'T TICKLE ME THERE TOO!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HAVE A HOHOHOLLY JOHOHOLLY CHRISTMAS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IT'S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEEHEEHEEAR!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! I DOHOHOHON'T KNOHOHOW IF THERE'LL BE SNOHOHOHOW, HAHAHAHAHAHA, BUT HAVE A CUP OF CHEEHEEHEEHEER!!! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! HAHAHAHAVE A HOLLY JOHOHOHOLLY CHRISTMAS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, AND WHEN YOU WAHAHAHAHALK DOWN THE STREEHEEHEEHEEHET, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, SAY HELLOHOHOHOHO TO FRIENDS YOU KNOHOHOHOHOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, AND EVERYONE YOU MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!! OH HOHOHOHO, THE MISTLETOHOHOHOHOE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HUNG WHERE YOU CAN SEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, SOMEBOHOHOHODY WAITS FOR YOOHOOHOOHOOU, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, KISS HEHEHEHER ONCE FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEE!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! HAVE A HOHOHOHOLLY JOHOHOHOLLY CHRISTMAS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, AND IN CASE YOU, HAHAHAHAHA, DIDN’T HEAR!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OH BY GOHOHOHOLLY, HAVE A HOHOHOHOLLY JOHOHOHOLLY CHRISTMAS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THIS YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAR!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR…

 Kris: Heheheheheh. Beautiful, Noelle. *uttered Kris, complimenting Noelle on her singing whilst laughing* Heheheheh. Encore! Encore! *she then exclaimed, swirling her right index finger inside Noelle’s bellybutton, causing her to squeal despite the fact that Kris was tickling her there on the outside of her white robe*

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHUHUHUHUHUHU!!! HAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! NUUUUUUU, KRIS, NUUUUUUUUUHUHUHUHUHUHU!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEHEEHEEHEHEHEEEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEE!!! OHOHOHOH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, OHOHOHOH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, HOW LOVELY ARE YOHOHOHOUR BRAHAHAHANCHES!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OHOHOHOHOH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEHEE, OH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEE, HOW LOVELY ARE YOHOHOHOHOUR BRAHAHAHANCHES!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!! NOHOHOT ONLY GREEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEEN IN SUMMER’S HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEAT, HAHAHAHAHAA, BUT ALSO WINTER’S SNOHOHOW AND SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEET!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OHOHOH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, OHOHOH CHRISTMAS TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, HOW LOVELY AHAHAHAHAHAHARE YOHOHOHOHOHOUR BRAHAHAHAHAHAHAHANCHES!!! *SQUEAK* HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR…

 It isn't difficult to understand why Kris doesn't ever want to stop tickling Noelle every single time she latches her fingers onto the ticklish reindeer girl herself. Her ticklish reactions are to die for; her precious laughter, her heartwarming smile, her light squirming, her glowing red nose, her wagging tail, her singing whilst laughing, everything. She's everything a ticklish kind-hearted reindeer girl should be and more. And the fact that she enjoys being on the receiving end of tickles makes tickling her all the more enjoyable. But even girls that enjoy being tickled have their limits and luckily for Noelle, Kris isn't a completely merciless tickler. Once Kris noticed that Noelle's nose wasn't glowing as brightly, she eased up on Noelle. But not before first tickling Noelle where she’s the most ticklish. Her ears! Noelle has insanely sensitive ears and to tickle them, all Kris has to do is massage them with her index fingers and thumbs from their bases all the way to their tips. But Kris does more than simply massage them. She always does more than massage them. As an almost but not entirely merciless tickler, Kris will also nibble on her ears with her teeth and blow air inside her ears. And for no reason other than to hear her “sing” what is widely considered to be her favorite Christmas song of all time.

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! *shrieked Noelle at the top of her lungs, every single nerve in her ears tensing up the moment she felt Kris touching them with her fingers* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *she laughed maniacally, not long before countless tears started rolling down her cheeks* OHOHOHOHOHOH NOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! NOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, NOT MY HOHOHOHOLLY JOHOHOHOLLY SPOTS!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! KRIS, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, ANYWHERE BUT MY HOHOHOHOHOHOLLY JOHOHOHOHOLLY SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOTS!!!! *she pleaded desperately through her laughter, her nose glowing less and less bright with every passing second, indicating to Kris that the tickling was starting to become more and more unbearable* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHA!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!

 Kris: Heheheheheh. Sing one more song for me and I might just ease up on you, Noelle. Heheheheheh. Come on, you know the one. *cooed Kris, right as she began blowing air inside Noelle’s right ear*

 Noelle: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! NOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH, NEHEHEHEHEHEVER!!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!! *SQUEAK* HOHOHOHOLY SLEIGH BELLS, STOHOHOHOHOHOP!!!! HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!!!! STOHOHOHOHOP THAT RIGHT NOW!!!! *SQUEAK* ARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!

 Kris: Heheheheheheheh. Don’t make me do it. *cooed Kris once more, her mouth now right next to Noelle’s right ear while massaging her left ear with her right hand fingers to keep her laughing*

 Noelle: HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! NOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! KRIS, PLEEHEEHEEHEEASE DON’T… HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEASE DON’T… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! PLEE… EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! *screamed Noelle, Kris nibbling on her right ear, then her left ear, then her right ear again, and then her left ear again, and so on; and showing no signs of stopping until she hears her sing one last song* HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! OHOHOKAY, HAHAHAHAHAHA, FINE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I’LL DO IT, HAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHHAA, I’LL DO IT!!!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHASHING THROUGH THE SNOHOHOHOHOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, IN A ONE-HOHOHORSE OPEN SLEIGH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OHOHO’ER THE FIELDS WE GOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, LAHAHAHAUGHING ALL THE WAY, HARHARHAR, BELLS ON BOHOHOBTAILS RING, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIHIHIHIHIDE AND SING A, SLEHEHEHEHEHEIGHING SONG TONIGHT, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OH! JINGLE BEHEHEHEHEHELLS, JINGLE BEHEHEHEHELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAHAHAHAY, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OH, WHAT FUHUHUHUN IT IS TO RIDE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IN A ONE-HOHOHORSE OPEN SLEHEHEHEHEHEIGH, HEY!!!! JINGLE BELLS, JIHIHIHIHINGLE BEHEHEHEHELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAHAHAHAHAY, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OH WHAT FUN, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IT IS TO RIDE, HARHARHARHARHARHAR, IN A ONE-HOHOHOHORSE OPEN SLEIGH!!!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!! NOW THE GROHOHOHHOHOOUND IS WHITE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, GO IT WHILE YOHOHOHOHOU’RE YOUNG, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, TAKE THE GIRLS TONIGHT, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, SING THIS SLEIGHING SONG!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, GET A BOHOHOHOBTAILED BAY, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, TWO FOHOHOHORTY FOR HIS SPEEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEED AND HITCH HIM TO, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, AN OHOHOPEN SLEIGH, HARHARHARHARHARHAR, AND YOU WILL TAKE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THE LEEEEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEAD!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OHOHOHOH, JINGLE BEHEHEHEHELLS, JINGLE BELLS, JIHIHIHIHINGLE ALL THE WAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAY!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!! OHOHOH, WHAT FUHUHUHUN IT IS TO RIDE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IN A ONE-HOHOHORSE OPEN SLEHEHEHEHEHEIGH, HEHEHEHEY!!!!! JINGLE BELLS, JIHIHIHIHINGLE BEHEHEHEHEHELLS, JINGLE ALL THE WAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAY!!!!! OHOHOH, HARHARHARHARHARHAR, WHAT FUN, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IT IS, HAHAHAHAHAHA, TO RIDE, HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE, IN A ONE-HOHOHOHORSE OPEN SLEIGH!!!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR!!!!! OHOHOHOHOH, WHAT FUN, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IT IS TO RIHIHIHIHIDE IN A OHOHOHONE-HOHOHORSE OPEN SLEIGH!!!!! HAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! OHOHOHOHOH, WHAT FUHUHUHUHUN, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, IT IS TO RIDE, HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR, IN A OHOHOHOHONE-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-HOHOHOHOHORSE OOOOOOOHOHOHOPEN SLEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEIGH!!!!! HARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHARHAR…

 Jingle Bells! That's the song that Kris wanted to hear Noelle sing. And once Noelle completely finished singing that lively Christmas tune, Kris greatly eased up on her, tickling her on her thighs rather than on her ears. That of course meant that Kris needed to change positions prior to tickling Noelle's thighs. She remained in her kneeling position over Noelle but slid backwards until Noelle's knees were trapped between her own knees. Then once Kris was in her new position, she repeatedly squeezed Noelle's thighs, everywhere on the fronts and sides of them. Noelle's thighs might not be as sensitive as every other spot that Kris tickled up until that point but that doesn't mean that Kris can't elicit all sorts of precious giggles and laughter from the cute reindeer girl herself whilst squeezing them ever so delicately. Gentle pokes to her thighs from Kris's fingers were all it took to get Noelle in stitches once more. And while Noelle herself was in stitches once again, her thighs twitching lightly in Kris's grasp with every passing second, she thought of ways to retaliate against Kris. For the most effective results, Noelle needed to get Kris's chestplate off somehow. She had to! It was so unfair that Kris had a chestplate and that she didn't. Having a chestplate gives Kris such a big advantage in tickle fights against Noelle. And Kris knows it too! Sure, Kris may have had the decency to ease up on Noelle after tickling her so mercilessly but if Noelle thought that Kris would remove her chestplate to give her even more of a fighting chance, then Noelle herself was sorely mistaken. There was no way in hell Kris was going to remove her chestplate! Not willingly, anyway. So that's why Noelle ended up doing something that forced Kris to remove it. The first chance Noelle had, she sat up, placed both her hands on Kris's chestplate, and then cast a spell that encased the chestplate itself in a freezing mist! Both on the exterior and the interior of it! With freezing mist emitting from her chestplate, Kris had no choice but to remove it. It was freezing cold and Kris was shivering and chattering her teeth because of it. And she continued doing so until Noelle pinned her flat on her back and went to town dancing her fingers against her extremely sensitive ribs, every single one of them as well as the spaces between them.

 Kris: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Cohohohold! *shivers* So cohohohohohold!

 Noelle: Heeheeheehee! Worry not, Kris. Your cute and friendly neighbor, Noelle will warm you up. *uttered Noelle cheekily, moments before pinning Kris against the ground and tickling her to precious pieces*

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! *shrieked Kris at the top of her lungs, her upper body quivering at the sudden ticklish sensations she felt thanks to Noelle, who was kneeling over her with her (Kris's) hips sandwiched between her (Noelle's) knees* GYAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! *she laughed heartily, Noelle overloading her ribs' ticklish nerves with her fingers alone until she was in tears* OHOHOHOH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, OHOHOHOHHOH MY GYAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAD!!! *SQUEAK* OOHOOHOO, OOOOHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OHOHOHOH GOHOHOD, NOT THE RIHIHIHIHIHIBBIES!!! *SQUEAK* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TICKLISH!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! THEHEHEHEY’RE ALL TOO TICKLISH!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 Noelle: Heeheeheehee! I know they are, Kris; Krissy Koo Koo! Heeheehee! Though, not quite as ticklish as your ARMPITS! *uttered Noelle cheekily, now digging her skilled fingers hard into the hollows of Kris's armpits* Heeheeheehee! Kitchie kitchie kitchie kitchie koo! *she teased, smiling with glee with every passing second she spent working her magic on Kris's armpits* Heeheeheehee!

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! *Kris laughed once more, her laughter now half an octave higher* NOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, NOT THERE, HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA, NOT THEHEHEHEHEHEHERE!!! *she pleaded through her laughter, squirming slower than a sloth in Noelle's clutches with every passing second; due to the effects of Noelle's ice blasts* HAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OH MY GOD, I CAN'T MOVE, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA, I CAHAHAHAN'T MOOOOOOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOOVE!!! HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! EEEEEEEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEHEE HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE…

 Noelle: Heeheeheehee! That's right, you can't. And I'm going to do everything I can to make sure it stays that way too! *claimed Noelle "evilly," right as she began tickling Kris all over her torso with her fingers alone, every spot she could reach in her current kneeling position*

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA!!! NOHOHOHOELLE, NOHOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! NYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! DAMN YOUR MAHAHAHAHAGIC!!! *SQUEAK* HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!! IT'S NOHOHOHOHOT FAIR!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! IT'S NOT FAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAIR!!! *SQUEAK* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…

 At last, Noelle had Kris in her clutches once again. And this time, Noelle would do everything in her power to keep Kris there! That meant greatly slowing down Kris's movement with various ice blasts and tickling her everywhere on her torso while under the effects of said ice blasts and not stopping at any point to give her a breather! It sounds harsh, yes. But Kris always goes all out tickling Noelle in tickle fights against her so Noelle herself is simply returning the favor. And boy did she deliver, tickling Kris everywhere on her ribs, sides, belly, lower back, armpits, chest, and even her neck! And with her fingers alone, for they were all that were needed to drive Kris up the wall with hearty laughter. Wiggling and swirling one at a time inside her bellybutton, skittering and raking against her belly, kneading her sides like clay, scratching against her lower back, dancing against every single one of her ribs, digging deep into the hollows of her armpits, scribbling against her chest, and drumming against her neck, Noelle’s fingers made Kris laugh, scream, squeal, and squeak like there was no tomorrow. They tickled Kris so much, every single one of them. And for twenty whole minutes! Twenty minutes Noelle tickled Kris with her fingers alone and that’s because it took twenty minutes for Kris herself to admit defeat. Kris did not want to be bested in a tickle fight by Noelle, her reindeer friend and neighbor, but twenty minutes of tickling to the most sensitive areas of her torso while she was barely able to move was all she could take. Damn those ice blasts of Noelle's! If there's one thing that Kris didn't anticipate before the tickle fight ensued, that would be the effectiveness of Noelle's magic. Noelle's magic was far more effective than what Kris had anticipated! With the aid of her magic, Noelle made for one formidable opponent in her and Kris's tickle fight! And while Kris was being tickled by Noelle, she could've sworn that Noelle's eyes were blank at one point! :O But who can know for sure? Kris had so many tears in her eyes at the time that her vision had been rendered blurry. All Kris knew for sure was that the only way to make the tickles stop was to admit defeat. And admit defeat Kris did! As hard as it was for her to do so, she admitted defeat once she could no longer take what Noelle was dishing out to her upper body alone. And just Kris's upper body too! After all of the trouble Noelle went through to get Kris to remove her chestplate, she felt it pointless to tickle her anywhere else. That of course meant having to leave her even more ticklish feet alone! If Noelle was just a little more skilled with her ice magic, she probably could've found a way to tickle Kris's upper body and feet at the same time. But there was no need to, really, because Noelle made the best of the situation at hand and delivered on so many levels, tickling Kris's upper body and not wasting a single second doing anything else. Kris's feet were spared from tickles during the tickle fight. But that doesn't necessarily mean that Noelle won't tickle them at a later time though. Knowing Kris, she'll likely do something that will make Noelle tickle her again… possibly in the following area of Cyber City. ;)

 Kris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOKAY, OHOHOHOHOHOHKAY, STOP!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! STAHAHAHAHAP, I CAHAHAHAHAN’T TAKE IT ANYMOHOHOHOHOHORE, YOU WIHIHIHIHIHIIHIN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…

 Noelle: Hahahahaha! Yes! Yes! I won! I won! Holy sleigh bells, I can't believe it! *shouted Noelle excitedly, jumping up and down to celebrate her victory against Kris* Heeheeheeheehee! Eeeeeeeeeheeheeheeheeheeheehee!

 Kris: Huff… Huff… Huff… Yes, you won… Huff… because you cheated! Huff… Cheater, Noelle! *shouted Kris in between breaths, annoyed that Noelle had used her own magic against her to win the tickle fight*

 Noelle: Oh, har har, Kris, like you haven't cheated before yourself, like that time you rolled me up tightly in that blanket with only my head and hooves sticking out! And that time you got me stuck in that tire swing! Oh! And that time you got me all tangled up in that hammock! *Noelle pointed out, recalling a few instances at her own home where Kris cheated in tickle fights* All three times, there was nothing I could do to free myself and you knew it!

 Kris: Heheheheheh. Aw, Noelle, sure there was. You just didn't try hard enough, that's all. *teased Kris, inadvertently tempting Noelle to tickle her once more*

 Noelle: Really? Care to test that theory, Kris? *asked Noelle cheekily, getting ready to hit Kris with another ice blast*

 Kris: Eeeeeeeeek! No! No, I would not! *shouted Kris frighteningly, flinching before Noelle could even do anything*

 Noelle: Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehee! *Noelle just giggled in response, ceasing her attack moments later*

 Kris: I-I-I mean, I w-w-would, but we should p-p-probably g-get going before Q-Q-Q-Queen and/or B-B-B-Berdly show up or something. *Kris pointed out, albeit while stammering, purposely using Queen's search for Noelle as an excuse to get out of more tickling*

 Noelle: Heeheeheeheehee! Ok, fair enough. (Eeeeeeeek! Queen! Holy sleigh bells! I was having so much fun during the tickle fight, I forgot all about her! And Berdly too! :O) Heeheeheehee! Lead the way, Kris.

 And with that, Kris put her chest plate back on and then she and Noelle proceeded into the next area. And strangely enough, Queen happened to be in that next area, just standing there waiting for someone, anyone, to show up! And it appeared as if she had been standing in that spot for quite a while too! Then shortly after another one of her amusing monologues, Berdly appeared out of nowhere! Queen AND Berdly?! Man, Kris sure called that one! XD And as Kris approached Queen, she thought for sure that the elegant ruler herself was going to say something to her about the tickle that had ensued in the previous area. But to her surprise, neither Queen nor Berdly appeared to have any knowledge of her and Noelle’s tickle fight whatsoever. So that was a plus. Even more of a plus was Queen not acknowledging Noelle’s presence once she had put a cardboard box with a face on it over her head to disguise herself. With a cardboard box disguise, Noelle had managed to make it past Queen undetected. And not long before Queen left the area, Berdly left the area under the impression that Queen was following directly behind him.  With both Queen and Berdly gone, Kris and Noelle were then left alone with this large statue that Berdly had made. It was a real eyesore, that statue, and Noelle wanted to get as far away from it as possible so she wouldn't have to look at it anymore. But Kris didn't let her. Unlike Noelle, Kris wanted to stay in the area and look at the statue that Berdly had made, and for no reason other than to annoy Noelle. And holy crap did she ever annoy Noelle! If there's one thing that Kris should've learned from the tickle fight she had recently participated in, it's that annoying Noelle can have some really tickly consequences. And Kris ended up facing those tickly consequences when she wouldn't stop staring at that statue too. …But that's another story. ;)

 THE END.

[the-private-local-enemy]

Did some sprite modding in Death Road To Canada, lol. Adding to it over time. Not pictured: Berdly, Noelle, Kris, Muffet, some others, whatever. Not everyone is present. The sprites replace faces so they show up on randoms too because I'm too lazy to figure out the spacing to actually add them instead (I know it's 24px but the actual spacing on the sheets...) if someone else wants to do that. gr8!!!! be my guest!!!!!!!

and here are the altered sheets

Toriel's robe is in female bodies and it's the only changed sprite; both goat genders have ears in their respective hairs; Muffet has her hair done; Noelle's horns are in female hats; Kris's hair (covering the eyes) is in male hair; whatever. I'm lazy

The heads that use color look best in 25 col. Or was it 24? whatever one's just white. Undyne and Alphys can more or less be cobbled together with what the game already has. Susie is not present I forgot to do her when I was doing the Deltarunes

again I'm still adding to it (but you can just do it yourself by giving surgery to a face you usually don't otherwise use it's just pixels)

fimgy guns

oh yeah you put the sheets here, replacing the originals, as in you have to name the sheets above as the sheets in the folder and replace them manually,

\Steam\steamapps\common\DeathRoadToCanada\gfx\chars

back up the originals first in a different folder so you can switch back when you want to, though (duh)

[kristiliqua]

MY TAZ AU INFO STUFF :) !!!

ok So . the ipre ! is benchtrio + sbi plus schlatt bc i needed someone to be lich barry :) fuck yea

sooo tommy and wilbur !! are the twins (the brothers) - tommy is taako and wilbur is lup :] - in Their specific dynamic . or smth . as in - no one is like . Fully a character , they have different roles n characteristics (?) from different characters n stuff -- like . tommy isnt Fully like taako , he's just like taako w the twin slash brother stuff - he's kinda more like magnus . Kinda

ranboo ! was the journal keeper :) is a cleric slash wizard (psa - i do Not know Any dnd shit , not rlly . all ik is from taz lmfao -- so if anything is inaccurate to the game , i ,,, dont care) and is a full elf ! theyre shy n nerdy like lucretia n barry , ig

tubbo is a fighter ! the protector of the group (like magnussss) :D !! isss a goat hybrid . idc if its not in dnd shhhush -- beeduo r in a queer platonic relationship :] their relationship's dynamic is similar to barry n lup's - ranboo is like barry and tubbo is like lup !

tommy is a rogueee !!! and is a decent wizard as well ! he's learnin the magics :)) - he excels in transmutation magic , which he learned Purely bc of the prank possibilities . he is Surprisingly good at it (he started learning magic bc of wilbah) -- he is a quarter elf and the rest is human bbyyy (crimeboys r biological brothers)

wilbur is a wizard :) !! (and a lich cough cough) he is learning rogue skills (haha brothers learning each other's skills haha) and is pretty okay at it . doesnt put Too much time into learning it . he is half elf n half human ! he has long pointy ears , while tommy has human sized ears that r a little pointy :)))

phil was the captain of the ipre .! he becomes the director of the bob . he is Maybe tommy n wilbur's bio father - three quarters elf n one quarter human , he is . is a magic man , wizard stuff and cleric . also is good at fighter shit too ! he's the one who erases their memories , like lucretia , w the same motivations n intentions as well :) ! (he asks ran for his journal , and bc he's the captain n ranboo trusts him , ranboo gives him the journal and ,, yea)

techno is phil's assistant in the bob !! lad's a fighter B) uhh . might be part elf or a hybrid or smth , not sure . he's called the wordless one :))) so ig he's Sorta like davenport but also Definitely Not

schlatt is lich barryyy - he's friends with wilbur . is a ram hybrid , and uhhh . is the red robe that appears thruout the arcs n stuff , aka barry . lich barry . yea

now for the more minor ish characters !!!

charlie slimecicle is roswell and instead of clay its slime . i take no arguments fuck u , its perfect

i wanted june to b someone like . correlated to charlie butttt - it ended up being crumb .! ik theyve like . Never interacted , but i feel like the vibes work , so . crumb cuptoast it is

the uhhh prophet lady in refuge is karl . for pretty obvious reasons

errr the main robber guy in refuge (idk) Could be sapnap ? or at least Implied to be sapnap ? bc why not

john slash the hunger isss eret , i think ! n ranboo is the one to talk to xem :))) umm - angus is shroud , bc why not . HURLEY N SLOANE ARE PUFFY N NIKI !!! in that order . its perfect and i take no arguments on that one

karry n killion (btw if i misspell any names then thats my bad But idc . dont point it out bc i literally couldnt give less of a shit lmao) are guqqie n aimsey !!!!! in that order :)))

umm garfield the deals warlock ? i originally made him quackity but for Reasons (that youll know very soon) he is now ted nivision !!!! and leon or whatever (the gachapon guy) is scott smajor . its the vibes , man

i did Not know who to have as johann . so i chose cpk bc he has similar vvvvibes . and uhhh i made sneeg be avi bc i could :)

juaquin is eryn !!!! we love juaquin n eryn in this household

lucas is sam , and moureen (lucas' mom) is ponk !! bc we need sam to want to save someone for crystal kingdom to happen n whatnot

noelle is clementine :) ! n kravitz is quackity . i previously made it clara but ittt just didnt fit well enough for me , so . quackiteeee it was

also the raven queen is ofc , mumza :D

klarg issss ,, henry , i guess .? its kinda eh to me but whatever idk 😭😭 he could just stay as klarg honestly

i made magic brian be billzo bc its funny . magic billzo . (that Does mean he fucking dies but um . L)

btw i had the idea for tommy to have a pet fish , like magnus w steven . and the pet fish would be named clementine and live in a magic sprite bottle (iykyk) But . noelle is clementine and unle -- IN THE MIDDLE OF TYPING I GOT THE IDEA OF NOELLE BEING SHELBY NVM NOELLE IS SHELBY SHUBBLE NOW . so clementine in the sprite bottle is real now ig :]

umm - hodgepodge n upsie are both different versions of sam nook - ig sam nook is sorta just . the general base of any ai sam makes for robots - hodgepodge is sam nook: education edition and upsie is sam nook: elevator edition which is Sorta confusing bc when u shorten them its both EE but like . yea (also i realized i could make one of them fran but . i feel like neither fit so ig not)

JENKINS IS JACK MANIFOLD its perfect fuck you .!!!! benchtrio (mainly tommy ,, n tubbo) just harass him on the rockport limited lmfao

jess the beheader is beau (the beheader) !!! and i had graham the juicy wizard be replaced with scar and grian bc i wanted them somewhere in here :))) theyre the Wacky Wizard Duo (tm)

im prob forgetting some characters but errr ehhhh Whateverrrr . um - istus n pan stay the same ! same with fisher and junior :]

also id like to point out that i kept the sapphic rep as sapphic rep in this au as well . bc i think its neat B))) (didnt want to replace the rep with cishet white men shit lmaoo)

nnnnn thats it .!! uhhh - if u have suggestions feel free to give some :)) Constructive criticism , pls ! kk ty for reading B) !!!!!

also have a little additional taz crimeboys doodle for ur troubles , Smile

[acacia-may]

Wish Me Luck, Dad

Description: A holiday cookie decorating contest organised by the Black Bulls brings up some bittersweet memories for Zora. Luckily, his friends are there to remind him that even after loss, he doesn't have to spend the holidays alone anymore.

Rating: G

Warnings: The tiniest bit of hurt/comfort (because of Zara), but mostly just Black Bulls family and holiday fluff

Fandom: Black Clover

Genre: Black Bulls Squad as Family and some soft, friendship holiday fluff for Zora. Cookie decorating contests and "The Christmas Dragon"

Relationships: Zora Ideale & His Black Bulls Squad Family, Zora Ideale & Magna Swing Friendship, Magna Swing & Luck Voltia Friendship, and Zora Ideale & Zara Ideale Father and Son Family Bonding.

Characters: Zora Ideale, Magna Swing, Luck Voltia, Charmy Pappitson, Zara Ideale, & The Black Bulls.

Word Count: 1312

Link to original post on AO3. Please do not repost to another site.

I want to offer a special word of thanks to the house on my aunt's street that puts up an inflatable "Christmas Dragon" decoration every year. You are my heroes and have helped to inspire Luck's part of this story!

Thanks for reading! Happy Holidays and Cheers Everyone!

Story under the cut:

“Does everybody understand the rules?” asked Charmy as she stood up on her chair at the front of the table.

“When has anyone here ever followed the rules?” quipped Zora with a snarky, lopsided grin that earned a few snickers from his nearby squad mates.

Charmy huffed and crossed her arms. “There are only two rules which are no teaming up to help each other and no eating the cookies or decorations until Captain Yami and Nacht finish judging and declare the winner. We can all follow those right?”

“The only one who is going to break that second rule is you, Charmy,” teased Vanessa who seemed more interested in her glass of wine than the plate of sugar cookies in front of her. Charmy frowned, but before she could say anything Asta interjected.

“I don’t know. These look delicious! It’ll be hard not to eat them.”

Noelle huffed. “We can eat them when they’re done, Bakasta.”

“Everyone just try your best,” said Gordon so quietly that Zora wasn’t sure if the rest of the table could hear him.

“The decorating contest will last half-an-hour and will start when we ring the bell, okay?” Charmy said, and Zora could barely stifle his laugh as Luck stood up from his chair and rang the bell repeatedly at her question. Charmy huffed at him. “Not yet, Luck.”

“Why not?” Luck pouted, and Charmy shook her head but turned to the table at large.

“Are we all ready to start?”

As his companions nodded in agreement, Zora leaned back in his chair and shrugged his shoulders. “As we’ll ever be.”

“Alright. Now, Luck.”

Positively beaming, Luck rang the bell multiple times until Vanessa finally patted his shoulder and gently suggested, “That’s enough. Why don’t you go decorate your cookies now?”

Zora couldn’t help but laugh as Luck scurried back into his seat and began slapping icing in big spoonfuls onto one of his cookies teasing Magna that he would finish decorating much faster than him. It wasn’t long before those two bozos had more icing on themselves than on their cookies.

To Zora’s right, Gordon, Grey, and Gauche were being much more careful—cautiously painting their cookies with the tiniest bits of icing of various colors. It wouldn’t have surprised him if Gauche’s cookie was starting to look more and more like Marie as time went on, though he was too far away to get a good look at it. Gordon was closest, and he seemed to be making a Black Bulls robe for his snowman cookie while Grey and Henry passed the powdered sugar back and forth.

Farther down the table, Noelle was scolding Asta for covering his cookie in the sprinkles she wanted to use, and Vanessa was laughing and mopping up the wine Finral had spilt when he was reaching for one of the bowls of icing.

He didn’t look nearly as amused as he whined, “This is my favourite shirt, Vanessa.”

“Use some white wine to get the stain out. It’ll be fine.” Still laughing, she shrugged and waved her hand before she finished the little bit of wine that was still in her glass.  

Zora was laughing some himself when he saw Liebe steal a bowl of gumdrops from Secre when she wasn’t looking and caught Charmy sneaking a couple bites of her cookie while everyone else was preoccupied, breaking her own rules she was so concerned about in the first place.

“Aren’t you going to decorate too?” asked a frosting-covered Magna peering over his shoulder.

With a sigh, Zora peered down at his plate of cookies, but he shrugged his shoulders. “Yeah. I’m just thinkin’ about how to decorate them.” He tilted his head teasingly. “And you’re not supposed to help me, remember?”

“Oh forget the rules! Like you said, we were never going to follow them anyway. Even Charmy’s breaking them.”

“I am not!” Charmy protested defensively, but the bits of frosted cookie on her sweater suggested otherwise.

“You’re covered in crumbs,” teased Vanessa, playfully poking her in the side.

“Those are from earlier.”  

“Charmy—” Magna huffed but was interrupted by Luck triumphantly shoving his cookie in his face.

“I finished first!” he exclaimed, puffing out his chest with pride as he showed off his “masterpiece” to his friends.  

Zora’s brow furrowed. “What is it exactly?”

“It’s a dragon!”

“What does a dragon have to do with Christmas?” asked Magna quirking an eyebrow at him.

“It’s a Christmas dragon,” Luck insisted, and Magna rolled his eyes.

“There’s no such thing as a Christmas dragon.”

Chuckling cheerfully, Luck teased in an almost sing-song voice, “You’re just jealous that you didn’t think of it and that I finished decorating before you.”

“You’re not done, dumbbell,” interrupted Zora motioning to Luck’s plate of a handful of undecorated cookies.

“Well I still have one finished, but Magna doesn’t have any and you haven’t even started yet.” He bounced up and down shifting his weight from one foot to the other. “You should get started, Zora, otherwise you’ll come in last place.”

“It’s not that kind of a competition, Luck,” huffed Magna returning to his cookie decorating.

With a tilt of his head, Zora glanced over the clock. Their half-hour of decorating time was slipping away quickly. He sighed. He didn’t have the slightest idea what to do. He wasn’t exactly a master decorator and hadn’t decorated cookies since he was a kid.

Something dulled but familiar ached in his chest at that thought. Decorating cookies around the holidays was something he had always done with his dad, and it felt strange to be sitting here now, staring at a plate of sugar cookies and bowls of icing—all grown up without him.

*-*-*

“Look what I made, Dad!” exclaimed Zora excitedly holding up his decorated sugar cookie to his father. His dad made a show of inspecting the cookie—a snowman with candies for eyes and a bright red licorice scarf.

“Hm…very fine craftsmanship. Notice how the artist has used both icing and candy for his decorations—very inventive.” His father’s eyes twinkled at him as his face lit up into a bright, warm smile. “I give it a 10 out of 10 for presentation, but how does it taste?”

He handed the cookie back to Zora for him to try, but he shook his head insisting, “I made it for you.”

“Well alright then.” His dad hummed as he bit into the cookie. “Mhm…delicious. 10 out of 10 for taste too. You definitely win this year’s Ideale cookie competition.”

Chuckling, Zora rolled his eyes. “It’s not a competition. Dad. There’s just me—I can’t win if there aren’t any other people playing too.”

His dad’s face softened, and he ruffled his hand through Zora’s hair. “Who knows maybe someday you’ll get to decorate cookies with your friends.” He pulled his son into a tight hug. “But no matter what, I’ll always be rooting for you.”

*-*-*

The usually hard lines of Zora’s face softened at the memory, and his mouth twitched into the slightest bittersweet smile as he watched his squad mates—his friends—in all their cookie decorating chaos. His dad would have loved them, chaos, quirks, and all. A warm feeling spread through the ache in his chest, and he blinked his misty eyes at them. His dad would have loved how soft his squad was making him too.

After wiping his sleeve across his eyes, Zora reached out and picked up one of the cookies on his plate shaped like a snowman. With a playful, lopsided grin, he gathered his various colors of icing, candies for the eyes, and red licorice for the scarf. As he stared down in triumph at his ingredients, he could no longer hold back the smile that tugged at his mouth or the thought that tugged at his heart, Wish me luck, Dad.