#-at how Malleus is making him go through these horrors he really is the big bad>:(“ girl his magic may have made them doze off but those are
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zvezdacito · 4 months ago
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This fr I've been tweaking when I see those analyses that are like "Malleus doesn't know what happiness actually is... and he doesn't know any of the people around him beyond the surface so he makes up very shallow dreams for them" because while the Malleus misunderstanding what happiness means part is true that also goes for everyone else and that's the whole point... This view kinda removes the agency of the other characters in confronting their own misconceptions and maturing a bit
Also it's mentioned multiple times throughout the story that Malleus doesn't control the dreams and the dreams are more magic-caused automatic manifestations of the things in the dreamers' hearts + how grounded the changes in the dream are depend on the dreamer's "imagination power"
I guess the misconception came from when he was giving an awoken Lilia options of what to dream next. Maybe he can make minor changes to the dream himself once the dreamer wakes up and he needs to coax them back to sleep but the dream is ultimately depends on the dreamers' subconcious and not Malleus's decision/he's not privy to their memories to decide it just because he's "supervising" the dreams
a common misconception that i have been seeing in the fandom is that malleus chose how the dreams are
malleus didn’t choose anyones dreams
we have to remember that THE ENTIRE ISLAND is under his um, how would he choose everyones dreams when he doesn’t know 1/10 of these peoples?
also, lilia’s dream was set in a time malleus didn’t knew and showed a fact completely different from what malleus was told. he was just as shocked with the reveal that lilia was the one that hatched him as any of us, if malleus would choose he definitely wouldn’t make lilia go through the pain of losing maleonor and raverne again
that doesn’t mean he CANT control the dreams, he was offering lilia a new dream based on what he believe that would be a better reality for lilia, himself couldn’t accept that true happiness for lilia still included losing his loved ones, the war, his magic and his lifespan, just for the joy of seeing malleus being born.
that also doesn’t change that malleus concept of happiness IS messed up, but i’ll talk more about this in another post
how his um works exactly is up to debate, but it doesn’t make any sense for him to have chosen theses dreams, these are the character deepest desires, is what THEY think will make them happy, not what malleus think that will make them happy.
yes, lizard boi is wrong for thinking that sleeping for eternity dreaming about a perfect world is what everyone would wish for, but what that “perfect world” looks like is not something he decided.
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takalzuoom · 2 years ago
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Hello! I hope you're having a nice day! I wanted to request savanaclaw with a bear beastman s/o? They have a huge appetite, is cuddly, and is almost as lazy as Leona.
Gasp? I’m doing requests again?? ik ik this is really really late, (and this was one of my more recent ones lol)
but there’s no time like the present!
𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬/𝐨!
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𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚
black bear
Oh god, they’re everywhere, from swamps to desserts, even to fucking jungles. You don't realize how prominent bears are until you research em.  They also come in other colors?? Which is so weird to hear)
As much as I like to say Leona curls up into your bigger stature when you sleep, he doesn't, sorry babes 🤕
But oh my god, bears are adorable, like ah
Also, bears are (obviously) taller than lions… so except for an obvious height difference 🫦
And unfortunately… it's by a lot… Leona is 185cm / 6'0 so you’d be 200cm and 6’3 😺
I don’t make the laws, I only enforce them 😋
People don’t think you're a beast man, yeah I know, crazy right? Mainly because of your short ears and tails (Like how I found out Ruggie had a tail from one of his cards)
And since a lot of people think you won the genetic lottery, they just assume that the rising atmosphere is because you’re so tall and braully 
But Leona knew, oh god he knew the moment you entered Savanahclaw
Anyways, yall are like night and day. I mean, yeah, you're a bit sluggish, and a little slow, more of a gentle giant than a force of nature compared to Leona. Especially with his cold and calculating personality.
Yesh
But it surprisingly goes together??
No, you won't be able to pry Leona out of bed, but he can convince you to join him 😼🤭 (The most he’s ever done is offer you the spot with the most sun, and who are you willing to ignore an offer from the Leona Kingscholar)
Y/n: Leona get up, we gotta go to Trein’s class
Leona: And deal with his not-so-pop quiz, I don't think so. It'd be better for your health to take a nap, with me, in the sun. What’dya say 
Y/n :
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If Leona ever loses you- what am I talking about, you're the tallest beast man/student in the school, which he likes- loves to rub in Malleus’ face 
Leona: Bet those horns are trying to concentrate on something 
Malleus: Interesting, cause I believe that ego of yours is compensating for something as well
Ladies ladies, please!
Even though you're more easygoing compared to Leona, you are still a bear beast man
Yes, you are a big cuddle bug and love hanging out with your friends/boyfriend… But my guy, you’re a fucking behemoth. So, unfortunately, you're gonna have some issues, like when people scurry away in fear whenever you're present 
Or dodge your ‘bear hugs’ matrix style because of your natural strength  
But that’s okay! Cause you’ve made it a game out of your friends to play ‘hide and go squeeze!’. They go about their daily life in constant fear of being ‘found’ by you… And boy oh boy do you get excited when you spot one. 
Floyd loves you
Though, there are some.... altercations.. about your reasonings on why you like squeezing the soul out of your friends 
Running full force with a beaming grin on your face with arms wide open, your long legs practically disappearing under you with how fast you were. Your friend's screams of horror echo through the historic buildings of NRC.
Obviously, Leona hears the shrills of your friends. 
He smirks ‘better them than me’
There will be some barriers to take care of. Like Leona’s pride, and his ‘no PDA rule’ …
Bitch 🙄
As previously stated, I would love to write about you encasing Leona in your big beefy arms as you lounge on his bed with the sun warming you both…
I mean you could try, just expect him to get VIOLENT
Or at least do it begrudgingly. 
And thus sparks your mission of getting him used to you
Now having a policy of not 1, not 2, not even3 or 4, but 5! Hugs per day!
And if you don't meet that quota with your friends… well.. 😈 
“Hug me and you’ll regret it” 
You're bound to at least get one hug from him!
Right?
:(
While you are more energetic than Leona; constantly chasing your friends around campus like Michael Meyers, you sometimes spend hours on end just lounging. 
Cause you, unfortunately, have a social battery that requires you to spend hours, and sometimes days alone. When your battery dies, it dies, and you won't budge. 
Becoming lazier than your boyfriend, you’ll just barge into his room, honey pot plushie in arm, and join him in bed. When he tries to wake you up... he can’t, cause you’re out cold
Of course, this had prompted some talks with Leona,  unfortunately for him (fortunately for you) you were in your mood and decided that you didn't care
Tbh, you're like an extremely toned-down Floyd
My guy, he loves you so much, he just doesn’t know how to show it 🥺
I’m lying, he buys you premium food and will dangle it over your head. 
If you aren’t terrorizing your friends or napping, you're munching 😼
Oh, you want that new black pasta with wagyu meatballs? Make Ruggie leave him alone
Ooooh, you want a bag of Doritos? Then deal with Ruggie
OOoooo you want this half-eaten lollipop he found on the field? Skip class and nap 
*double takes*
You are a human vacuum with an enabler
For my obey me fans, think of Beel
If Crewel takes away your emergency snacks, you're just pulling out more, if Trein confiscates those, you're simply pulling a bag of chips from your blazer???
Doesn’t help that your unique magic is honey pot. Allowing you to pull out what you want from any pocket/item you can place things in 
Ruggie: Man I’m starved… 👀
*Y/n pulling out a box of donuts from the trash*: Well I hope you have an appetite 
Y/n : *opens box*
Y/n: For nothing 🫵😼
you end up giving him another box cause you felt bad
You’re in the culinary club, sorry 🫤
Like yeah, you love having fun and physical activities and all… but free food 🤨
Delicious free food
But even if the food isn't all that great, food is food so you can't complain. And since you're the combined size of Riddle and Lilia, you need a lot
And you’re always bringing your food to Savanaclaw where you always feast with Ruggie. Sometimes when you're proud of your latest work, you’ll bring it to Leona to taste test
“Mid” This is the most delicious shit he's ever had-
Fine. If he can’t appreciate it then you’ll just bring it to Ruggie-
Leona: *Pulls out a slice of cake* Then you’ll miss out on dessert
Leona knowing that he got you to stay with him without actually having to put any effort / be vulnerable: 😼
You: 😦
I think that your tone shifts around Leona like with your friends you’re more outgoing. With Leona you’re calmer, not forcing yourself out there to not appear as the big bad bear you're implied to be. 
But just you. 
The good thing about Leona is that he doesn't care who you are (except if you're in Diasomnia) or what status you have in society. Cause if he likes you, he likes you
I think yall are cute, and many people don't see how you guys are even associated, let alone dating. 
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𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞
Also a black bear!
I know I didn’t go too into detail about your appearance in Leona’s, but let's be real, he'll use it to scare Ruggie / Malleus away
But Ruggie on the other hand….😺
Boy oh boy does he have fun scaring the shit out of people with it (Whilst you -pretend to- remain oblivious to it all)
For example, someone cut Ruggie in line for food, already seeing their grubby hands reach for Leona's lunch.
Ruggie has two options.
 He can of course use his UM 
      2. confront them 
what you didn't know is that there’s a secret third option!
 Work smarter, not harder! Is his motto for a reason. So he doesn't see the harm in having you (temporarily) go in front of him. tap them on the shoulder leering down at them. 
Cleanup on aisle 3🤭
Yeah you're also tall asf
Though something I want to get out of the way is that  male hyenas are more submissive to female hyenas… however
You're a bear, and as far as I'm aware, you're not female 
But you're taller than him, so I think you guys have a pretty equal relationship.
As long as you're happy, he can't complain. And as long as he's happy, you are too. 
The favoritism is awful. 
Like… lawd 🪑🧍🏻
If you cause trouble in the dorm all Ruggie's gonna do is groan, complaining how you're making his job harder than it needs to be
That's it. 
But if it’s someone else, he gets so annoyed, like passive-aggressive towards them for days on end
Like tripping, ignoring, glaring- basically the whole 9 yards. 
And if someone blames you or points out favoritism? 
:)
Leona gets involved cause they’re just causing so much trouble now! Constantly spilling things, causing fights, and bringing down the dorm's average 
Sigh, if only they kept their trap shut, oh well!
The more I think about your and Ruggie’s relationship, the more I think about bees
Ruggie will do anything for you cause you're just so sexy
But, it’s an equal exchange. If he does something for you, you gotta do smthn for him
-Like crush him with your thighs-
Be careful, cause he would do anything you wanted (within his power) only to ask for smthn outlandish, (I’m thinking sexy time stuff)
Okay okay, he’ll ask you to take care of some heavy lifting around to dorm, how you react is up to you cause he’s your sweet whittle bf..
now let's see those muscles -
Fuck you, Ruggie likes em thick
Where he’s from food is scarce, so even now he likes someone with a little meat on their bones. 
Something about the way your tummy peaks through your shirt as your snoozing away just makes him want to bite you
You're taller than him. There's more of you to love!
Ik I’ve been making him thirst the whole time, but that's his doing, not mine. 
He values your quality time together, which isn't very often. 
When all is peaceful within the dorm and Leona isn’t man-babying it up, he's immediately running towards you for an impromptu hang out
Okay, there's something called Ruggie bucks. Hang with me here
The way it started was when he started charging you ‘Ruggie bucks’ for each food run 
Ofc you never heard of that, so you had to pay actual money for them 
He doesn't like to exploit you like that, but you know he loves you for you and not your money and valuables.. right?
Even so, the transactions begun
For every food/errand run, homework completion, and excuse on why you weren't in class, you had to cough it up
Luckily he gave you 50, but now you had to start spending wisely cause you were running low…
“Eh? You don't got enough Ruggie bucks? Hmm, that is a problem…” He thoughtfully said hand scratching his chin as he looked out into the distance 
Before you could even speak, a grin stretched across his face “Well, it seems like I’ve saved enough, and you're now technically indebted to me…so” he drawled out
“So?”
“You have to do something for me”
Oh brother
You groaned, Ruggie’s laugh echoing as your brain wrecked itself for ideas on what Ruggie was planning
“15 Ruggie bucks for 2 hours of cuddle time”
… What?
Ladies n gents, that's how you request affection from your partner without outwardly saying your touch starved, thank you, n' good night!
But honestly, this is a win for you
This is canon, suck my dick
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𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤
A polar bear!
Okay- every mc is taller than their boyfriend 🤭
Jack is 192? (6’3?) Sucks cause you’re 205 cm (6’6) 😎
And like how 5’7 seems different on a guy and a girl, but you're still taller
Oh my god. Like Leona yall are night and day. you exude friendliness and Jack exudes emo wolf man. 
I believe that you two met before NRC, not like with Vil but you two were neighbors. 
He and his younger brother (more to come later) were out playing in the snow when he tripped!!
Jack, worried like how a big brother should be quickly went over to help (and to destroy the ice block that harmed his brother >:( 
As Jack was about to reach him, the ice block starts rising, snow trickling off and disappearing into the holes it created in the already snow-laid ground. Jack could no longer see his brother as there was an ice wall in the way. 
Alarm bells rang erractily in Jack’s head as his ears tensed up. He tried running faster, but his legs were too short to run efficiently in the snow 
“Y-“
“Aww you woke me from my nap,” the ice block said
Legs tripping from shock, Jack landed face-first into the snow, his ears twitching from the sudden coldness. 
As he lay there only one thing was running through his mind… ‘did that ice just talk?’
Though they were in a snow pocket, he was able to pick up the sounds of muffled voices.
Yep, it did
Ladies and gentlemen that's how I met your husband
But from then on you wouldn't leave him alone. Constantly there to play with him and his sibling(s) 
At first, it was begrudgingly, or more like he was watching out for his siblings not sure if you were a danger or not. By the looks of your tall, slightly pudgy exterior and white ears, you're a polar bear. He thinks, cause you certainly are lazy 
And that never stopped. Even at NRC
I like to think that you guys aren’t dating yet, but had a mutual pining for each other ever since you were little. 
Wolves mate for life, so when he revealed his crush to his mom at the fine age of 13, she made a huge emphasis to make sure you're the one
So that's what he's been doing, making sure. 
For 3 years… 
Yeah...
Remember how I said Jack was a lone wolf? Well, it’s usually him alone or you trailing behind. The first years joining later on as you two were dragged into the group 
They were fine with Jack, as there were some people around his height in their respective dorms… but you? You were in another ballpark. 3 inches does not seem a lot, but when you're tall every inch counts *cue Epel clenching his fist*
Oh yeah, Epel keeps on staring at you for whatever reason… and Jack does not approve of it and immediately asks if you've noticed it
“Huh? Oh, yeah I have, but I don't mind since he’s kinda cute” you hummed, stretching your arms as you muttered something about an afternoon nap. But Jack didn’t like how easily you said ‘ Epel was cute’.
Jealously jealously
Leaving to ask Epel, you couldn't help the small chuckle leave your lips.
“Oh y/n? Yeah, I really admire them for their strength and for how tall they are…”
Mhmmm
Now Jack may be a little naïve, but he wasn't stupid so he knows nothing's going on between you two and knows Epel wouldn’t try anything (if he wasn't stupid)
Mission success!
Jack tried to keep you happy, cause wolves are and were ahead of the times. Valuing their partners equally no matter who they are
And as long as you're happy, he’s happy. 
You couldn't do anything wrong in his eyes. Come in with mud dripping all over the floor, scratches littering your skin as another, smaller member of savannah claw comes in looking like he just got mauled by a bear
He’ll lightly scowl you while he’s just so passive-aggressive… no. While he's just so aggressive towards the other guy, even if it’s an upper-class man. 
You don’t even have to shed some crocodile tears to get out of trouble. Though when Ruggie comes along, or Leona...
They don’t care, just stop causing trouble. 
If you thought that did anything to improve your relationship with the wolf... you were wrong
Still dancing around each other in a love tango, everyone could tell Jack was getting more and more exhausted, from trying to convince you to join some kind of sports team, to stop napping all the time - and spend time with him :( - or to not miss class
And with you being the oaf you are, just turned around and shooed him away
At least once I see Jack trying to drag you out of bed. Ik ik ooc of him but he was tired of being ignored, plus you had classes to do and as your best friend it was his duty to make sure you were taking advantage of the education you were given (and to make sure he kept his promise to your mom to score mom points!)
So he did the only thing he could, brute force
Let’s say it sounded… quite misleading… and Ruggie wouldn't look him in the eye for a while
But back on track, he would try to get you to join a sports team as you have such ‘raw potential (as Vargas puts it) that it would be a disservice to both you and the school if you didn't. 
Plus he was getting kind of sad seeing Vargas so… depressed
Jack swore he saw his muscles deflate 
But eventually, you did join a club!
The cooking club!…
Okay yeah no you're forced into a sports club cause Vargas was going to deduct points from you
He has you join volleyball! (Sorry guys but I really like volleyball, sue me)
And Jack is a man of honor, so he doesn’t attend any of your games, but at that point, he gets tired of all the whispers around you about your uniform. With the constant bugging from Ace, decided to see what that was all about
He wouldn't lie and say you weren't on the heavier side, after all, you are a polar bear. You can get into all the different things about biology.
But mama mia you were thick and ripped. Sure you a little pudge but that only meant you were well fed and he's glad to see his friends so healthy! 🤭
Just image Jack twitching/ scowling every time he calls you a friend
But he ends up going to your game and enjoys it! you play middle blocker and you're just stopping these skinny white boys with ease. It’s hilarious. Had a proud smirk every time you would block a spike, or hell, even spike the ball so hard he swore it made an indent 
He was wondering if you even broke a sweat
But by the end you run over and gladly encase him in a hug 🤭 His face may be scowling, but his tail is wagging - which he hopes you don't see- 
You both leave together, going to Sam's shop for a cute little snack. Though Jack followed you rather than stood next to you to make sure no creeps would peep
Respectful king
Some part of me thinks Jack likes things the way they are, not wanting to ruin your relationship
But he can't stop the way he stares at the back of your head silently when you're talking so animated about volleyball (you didn't even want to take part of) 
He wouldn't admit it to himself, but he would gladly listen to you babble about your hobbies, interests, and thoughts any day of the week. 
Though, he could hear your chatters turn to mush as you spun around, your signature aloof grin on your face as you stared at him
“You should join the team!”
Now that stopped him in his tracks. And like Christmas morning everything erupted to sound again
“…Huh?”
“The volleyball team! You’d be amazing at it! You’re tall, fast, smart, and importantly: strong” you agreed with yourself. 
“Plus” 
 Like a snake, you slithered, arms around his shoulders as you pressed against his back
“We could spend more time together”
He stiffened, ears and tail at alert as he knew you could feel his rapid heart pound against his rib cage. 
“Can’t” was all he could muster out, breaking from your evil clutches
“ ‘M already a part of the track and field club”
He turned to face your pouting face
“And besides” he smirked “I’d rather watch you”
I know this was more of a best friend kind of thing rather than relationship headcanons, but suck my dick 🫵😶
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i feel like this whole post was just ooc stuff 
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wolken-himmel · 4 years ago
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In which (Y/n) accidentally travels into the past and meets an adorable young boy that seems to find comfort in her arms. Although he is shy at first, he quickly grows clingy when he's shown kindness and love.
It turns out: That young boy is Malleus.
[This is Part (1/2); Part (2/2) can be found here.]
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When your eyes fluttered open, your vision was decorated with blotted light coming through the dark leaves of the trees extending their branches over you. The air seemed cold and the area looked grim, reminding you of a forsaken forest often found in horror movies. A shiver ran down your back, and you wrapped your arms around yourself once you had sat up to get a better view of your environment.
Shuddering, you let your eyes wander from one bleak tree to the next ominous-looking bush, never finding any bright splotches of colours anywhere. "Hm? Where... am I?" you whispered to yourself, coughing slightly when a sudden gust of wind swept past you and seeped through your clothing to attack your skin.
The source of the cold came from behind a tree, and once your eyes gazed into that general direction, you spotted a pair of shiny black horns and glowing green eyes peeking out from behind the tree.
Once the little creature had realised that he had been spotted, he carefully ventured out into the open of the clearing. It was a boy, possessing black hair and pale skin. You furrowed your eyebrows, wondering why he seemed so familiar with that black and green tunic he wore. The boy seemed unnerved by your staring and merely shyly croaked out, "Who... are you?"
You glossed right over his question as you beckoned him closer to you with a wave of your hand. "Wait, who are you?" you asked rather softly, which caught the boy's attention. As if you were pulling him closer with your gentle eyes, he slowly ventured towards you, always remaining hesitant and suspicious.
The smile you shot him made him feel strangely at home — more than those cold castle walls had ever managed to make him feel. So, his green eyes avoiding yours, he quietly began, "I'm—"
Yet, he didn't get to finish his sentence when you suddenly extended your arms and pulled him down into your lap, evoking a startled yelp from the mysterious boy. He looked quite horrified when you wrapped your arms around his torso and nuzzled your nose into his hair, as much as his horns allowed you to. "Oh my, aren't you adorable?" you cooed as you cradled him closer to your chest, only now feeling how cold his skin was. Giggles escaped your lips, and you could barely contain your excitement. "Such pretty green eyes and beautiful horns!"
"E-Excuse me—" he stuttered out, seemingly frozen as you continued to drown him in affection. No one aside from his father maybe had ever treated him so warmly — so lovingly.
"You're so precious..." Your eyes were full of adoration and fondness as you peered down at him so softly, your eyes making him feel warm and happy all out of a sudden. His big eyes stared right back, seemingly trying to memorise your face so that he would never forget this kind stranger. Withdrawing your arms from around his torso, you instead cupped his cheeks with your hands and began to laugh. "What a precious boy you are..."
The boy marvelled at your compliments, feeling his cheeks grow warm and fuzzy. "Really?" he breathed out in disbelief. "You're not scared of me?"
Shaking your head, you let out laughter that made a small smile appear on the boy's face. "How could I?" you cooed while you busied yourself by playing with his hair. "You're really cute."
The young fae suddenly seemed bashful and shy as he averted his eyes from yours and stuttered out, "But you are really pretty, miss."
A smile grew on your lips upon hearing his words. The young one charmed you with his shy yet needy behaviour, clinging to your shirt as if he was afraid you would leave him soon. To assure him that you were going nowhere, you once again wrapped your arms around his torso and pulled him closer to you. He let out a satisfied hum at that. "What a charmer you are~" you drawled softly, to which he buried his face in your chest due to embarrassment. "Say, what are you doing out here in this dark forest?"
His face hidden from your view, he muttered, "I live in the castle nearby, miss." Although his voice was muffled due to him speaking into your shirt, you could still hear him just fine. You quirked an eyebrow at his words and craned your neck to look over the tall trees to indeed find an imposing castle in the distance. The boy soon tugged at your shirt again to recapture your attention. "I was playing hide-and-seek with my father, but I think I ventured out too far..."
He had a small frown on his face, one that you sought to wipe away. "Oh, my poor little boy..." Exhaling softly, you pulled him even closer to you and rubbed the tip of your nose against his cheek, which made that adorable smile return to his lips.
"Hm..." He sighed in bliss, continuously seeking comfort in your arms with his hold on you growing tighter the more time passed on. Although he was young, he already had a strong grip, and you knew you couldn't pry him off of you if needed be; so, you just continued to hug him in silence while running your hand up and down his back soothingly. Your eyes fluttered open when he suddenly spoke up, "Miss, what's your name?"
You pulled away briefly to look him in the eyes, to which he responded with clinging even tighter onto you. Laughing softly, you tried your best to unwrap his chubby fingers from around your forearm, and he eventually relented. "Me? I'm (Y/n)," you said, laughing when he repeated your name over and over again. He quite seemed to like your name with how happily he pronounced it; deep inside, he never wanted to forget your name, though. So, snapping the boy out of his trance by poking his cheek, you intended to return the question. "How about you?"
He tilted his head to the side in an adorable way. "I'm Malleus. But my friends call me Mal-Mal... if I had any," he muttered under his breath, only hugging you tighter. "I guess you're my first friend now, aside from Lilia."
Your eyes widened in horror at this sudden revelation. Realisation came crashing down upon you, and you suddenly felt stupid for not recognising those glowing green eyes, pointed ears, and black riffled horns. You shot back from him, to which he responded by quickly inching closer to you again and nuzzling his face into your chest. "M-Mal—" you croaked out, your eyes widened in disbelief.
Furrowing his eyebrows, Malleus slightly peeled himself off of you to ask, "Are you alright? You're suddenly so pale." Upon realising that your eyes were ripped wide open in horror, tears began to sting in his eyes and sobs escaped his dry throat. "You look like you're scared of me..."
"No! No no..." you exclaimed quickly, snapping out of your trance to wrap your arms around the saddened boy again. Awkwardly patting his head, you had a crooked smile on your face that worried him more than it should have. "Uhm... it's nothing."
Putting up his best puppy eyes, his grabby hands reached out towards you. "Can you hug me again, then?"
"Yes, of course..." you muttered quickly as you pulled him back into a crushing embrace again, his face pressed into your chest. Who knew Malleus had been so adorable as a child? Well, he still was adorable to you — but you couldn't say that out loud now, could you? Laughing, you shook your head. "My precious little prince..."
"Can you stay with me forever?" he asked innocently, relishing in your affection and embrace. No one else had ever treated him so openly kind before — and he didn't want to lose someone like this. "Please?"
Your smile fell upon realising that you couldn't stay here; you had a school full of idiots to save. So, running your fingers through his dark tresses, you muttered, "Maybe... one day." You sighed and paused ominously. "When you're older, yes."
Malleus pried himself out of your arms, so that he could look you in the eyes again. His own eyes were teary and he looked like he was about to throw a tantrum at your words — yet, he was interrupted when a foreign voice reached your ears. "Oh, Malleus~!" the newcomer chimed as you heard footsteps approaching. "Where are you?"
Malleus' eyes widened in surprise as his head shot into the direction of where the voice came from. "Oh, that's my father!" Yet, when he turned back around to look at you again, he realised that your hold on him was weakening and that you were somehow fading away. Growing panicked, he clutched onto your arms tightly, about to break down into tears. "Miss? Miss! Where are you going?!"
You, too, seemed surprised when you looked at your own hand to find yourself disintegrating into nothing but air. "It seems like... I'm vanishing—" you muttered, much to Malleus' horror. He tried to grab onto your shirt, but his hands went right through you. A little chuckle escaped your lips as you managed to press one last kiss to his forehead. "Don't worry, Malleus. We'll see each other again one day!"
"(Y/n)! (Y/n)!" the boy cried out loudly once you were completely gone and he found himself left behind alone on the grassy ground. Tears were streaming down his cheeks as his head snapped at every direction in search for you — but he never could find you.
His searching was cut short when another pair of arms wrapped themselves around his small body and hoisted him up into the air. Through a blurry vision, he was able to recognise his guardian. "Here you are, Malleus!" Lilia chimed with a playfully chiding smile on his lips. "You walked away quite far from the castle..."
Wiping away his tears, Malleus quietly explained, "I met a pretty woman..."
Lilia pursed his lips in surprise. "Oh?"
"She was kind..." Malleus added, the sadness going away, and instead, a dreamy smile appeared on his face. "She was so nice to me..."
Lilia shook his head at his son's bright imagination. "Sure you have," he cooed without a second thought before wandering back into the direction of the castle of the Valley of Thorns, Malleus safely tucked away in his arms. "Let's get you back home, Mal-Mal."
TO PART 2
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thesunshineriptide · 2 years ago
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OMG I love love love yr fics!!!!! Could i request smthn for Vil, Idia, Malleus, and Lilia with an autistic s/o with a horror movie special interest?? I played through some of the Halloween event and Idia was soooooo based and real talking ab his fav horror franchise.
Horror really isn’t my thing which is why this took so long, HOWEVER it is my friends thing so I put in effort. I focused on specific things for each character because…I know like 4 things
Scary Movie
Characters: Malleus, Lilia, Idia, Vil
CW// horror, horror elements, mentions of Dissociative Identity Disorder in relation to horror (to critique Split), discussion of gore and blood, spoilers for certain movies including US, Jennifer’s Body, and I Am Sophie, mentions of analog horror and horror games, overall creepy horror stuff
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Malleus
* Malleus is content to listen to you ramble about horror films from Nosferatu to The Conjuring, but he finds it particularly adorable when you try and explain the Halloween franchise to him
* “Okay, so, it’s really complicated but basically there’s like five movies in between the first Halloween and the new Halloween, and half of them get discounted by the new Halloween because that it splits into a new timeline, and also the Rob Zombie Halloween movies are hilariously bad because he remade the first one and then made a sequel to his remake that is NOT a remake of the second Halloween film[…]”
* He doesn’t watch movies. The last movie he watched was a silent film many, many moons ago. He has no idea what you’re talking about, but it’s fine because you seem so enthused by it
* When you invite him to watch Horror films, he’s not sure what to expect, but…it wasn’t this
* Perhaps he had anticipated something more Hitchcockian, maybe more jump scares and less gore, but maybe….maybe SAW wasn’t the right one to start him with.
* He’s a bit apprehensive when you say you wanna show him a different film, but he’s actually quite delighted to watch the Shining instead. He read this one when it first came out! He is quick to point out the discrepancies between film and novel, though, but hey, it’s a talking point!
* He ends up asking Lilia for recommendations, then comes back to you asking if those are good recommendations because Lilia can be kinda cruel sometimes.
* He doesn’t enjoy silence of the lambs. He also really, really doesn’t like SAW or other gore based films, and much prefers psychological horror because he likes to figure out what’s really going on.
* Actually introduced YOU to a few films, namely The Cabinet of Dr Calagari, the 1923 Hunchback of Norte Dame, and Gaslight. He likes to tell stories about everyone’s reactions to the films at the time, and how cutting edge they were.
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* Lilia is 100% a horror lover. Doesn’t like psychological horror as much as thriller horror, or comedy horror. Also not a big fan of gore.
* When you bring up your opinions on “US” he gladly joins the discussion
* “The twist at the end was honestly kind of a mind fuck for me. Like it was laid out clearly and makes sense and I kinda guessed it, but the concept of being so easily swapped out nobody noticed because, honestly, we’re the same as our own demons? It’s so interesting. Not to mention the acting was on spot, Lupita Nyong'o was so good in it, she did a great job. Acting double is so insanely difficult and making sure they’re so distinct? Wild.”
* Like Malleus, Lilia is happy to indulge this. He’s content to listen to you talk about how the fake blood is made (and how much fake blood is used) and whether or not a death was realistic or not.
* You two watch the lovely B film of The Banana Splits, and despite it being a bit more gore-y, there’s no way to take is seriously. You both laugh at someone dying via Lolipop
* He’s a gamer too, so he sees exactly what this is in a second. Five Nights at Freddie’s rip-off? Oh, because of behind the scenes drama? My, my, do tell the tea.
* Movie buddy. Will go to the theater with you (and pay!) and watch literally any horror film. Most of the time the movies aren’t nearly as bad as the things he’s seen in his long life, plus it adds to his aesthetic
* He loves Halloween. The holiday, though he likes the film too, and he’s ESPECIALLY excited to go to a haunted house or a horror con with you because he FINALLY gets to be scary!! That’s his favorite!!
* Like Malleus he might share some horror stuff with you, but instead of it being movies, it’s centuries old manuscripts to unfinished, unpublished, or lost horror stories that he’s storing under his bed in plastic bags. And Jesus god is there some horrifying shit…huh, it seems like the villain is all described pretty similarly….wonder what that’s about…
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Idia
* Horror movies are one thing, but some of the best horror nowadays is coming straight out of online content creators. You know this, and Idia also knows this. Idia runs his own horror ARG, so he’s familiar with a lot of stuff.
* The magnus archives, Walton Files, backrooms, the Mandela catalogue, hi I’m mary Mary, don’t hug me I’m scared… He’s seen it all
* What he doesn’t expect is for someone else to know about these too. But when he sees your comment on an analysis of “I Am Sophie” he’s instantly committing a few…unethical things to figure out your watch history.
* He sees letplays for various horror games, reviews and analysis videos for various ARGs and Analog Horror series, and even a few watches of his own mysterious series
* Next time he sees you, or hears you’re nearby, he is RUNNING up to you to talk about all of this, and boy is he excited.
* “It’s so trippy that Sophie got replaced by that other girl. And the game reveal? So fucking weird! Hey- wait, Prefect, do you think you’d wanna come…u-uh…do you wanna come play Doki Doki Literature Club with me? I-I think you’re kinda…um…I think you’re SSR tier cool. We should level up our buddy power bonus…”
* Congrats, you summoned the gamer! He badly wants to hang out with someone 5 star tier and you managed to catch his attention
* Now you randomly send each other updates, theory videos, and new releases for games. He even lets you help him out on his little project, since you seem to have great ideas, and sometimes you play horror competitively, timing how long the other can last in Little Nightmares.
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Vil
* A film intellectual, Vil knows everything about everything. He’s seen every pretentious film major movie - Clockwork Orange, Eraserhead, We Have Always Lived In The Castle, Mother!, blah blah blah
* But yknow what he hasn’t seen? Classic horror films from the mid 2000s. Yknow, the ones, the usually slightly problematic movies with terrible cgi but a whole lot of heart, sometimes ahead of their time, and generally kinda emo and homoerotic?
* Like, for instance, cult classic film Jennifer’s Body.
* “I think there’s a lot to unpack with it. Cause on one hand, I love the revenge of the girl who…well, she had bad shit happen to her, and she’s getting back as a whole because of this whole bullshit concept of virginity causing her to become a concubus. And then there’s the side of, like, maybe don’t villainize her for getting revenge? Because Jennifer isn’t good either, she’s straight up abusive to Needy, so it’s like. Hmm. It’s a lot to think about I guess. I love the girl bossing and the gay but hhhhh maybe not so much how complicated it to think about. But art is supposed to make you feel that! So I think it achieved a goal.”
* Vil loved hearing analyses of movies, and is content to let you talk about whatever movie caught your attention. He usually has a hot take as well - “Jennifer being a complicated character furthers Needy, who’s the real main character, in her own journey and shows how clearly the cycle of abuse can effect someone[…]”
* Vil wants to show you his pretentious movies. He really wants to know what you think of them, as someone of a target audience for his own films, which leads to critiques about acting rather than set design or story structure.
* “Split sucked from…so many angles. Especially the villianizing of mental illness and he misrepresentation of it n stuff, but, yeah, James McAvoy did a great job I guess. Please don’t do a film like this though, at the very least without talking to a system about how to best represent them…”
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idiotwhotalkstoomuch · 3 years ago
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Haha, yeah Ace would absolutely do that!
I prefer a demon slayer Yuu though simply because of the angst potential. Since being a demon slayer is really dangerous, the prefect would obviously have a shit ton of scars so imagine how everyone would react to seeing them? Like in the event that the prefect is supposed to become the next pillar of a breathing technique, they’d have to be super skilled and have to fight a ton of powerful demons to reach that point so that just makes the amount of scars they have even higher!
Also during an overblot, maybe they get severely injured due to the debris flying everywhere but instead of being phased, they’re like; Tis but a scratch! But everyone else is like; No it’s not!
And the dorm heads after overblotting! Like if the prefect gets badly injured every time it happens which leaves a scar and they’re already aware of the other scars, they’d feel really bad for hurting the prefect, because they’ve already been through so much they deserve a peaceful life! Being at NRC, for the most part, has clearly given them the chance to truly act their age where they can also receive the help they need to work through their trauma and then because of the overblot, things are taking a few steps back again! Of course the prefect is like; “It’s fine, I’ve faced worse!” But that honestly just makes all of them feel worse because damn.
Knowing all this, I bet Crowley and everyone else would be reluctant to send the prefect back to their world cause they don’t want to see their friend suffer more pain.
Everyone is frankly quite horrified at the amount of scars they have on their body and how some of them are near parts of their body that could very well be fatal
They are 16! They should be going out pulling pranks and getting on the teachers’ nerves or being a good student preparing for their future not fighting in battles that could very well kill them
Crowley confiscated their sword because it’s dangerous to have in school but luckily they didn’t get through all those battles and be able to be a candidate to become a pillar only relying on their sword, they can make do with what they get
Despite Deuce’s horror at MC’s situation he’s also pretty curious on just what pillars are and about the demon slayer corps in general though of course he always goes about the topic gently despite the fact it really doesn’t MC that uncomfortable (he wants them to focus on having fun! Not fighting with their life on the line)
Ace takes it upon himself to make sure you have loads of fun in NRC and his shenanigans with MC are actually given some slack when MC is shown to be genuinely enjoying themselves (though he still gets punished, boi you thought)
Jack wants to protect them but also respects their strength so becomes more of MC’s self preservation because they don’t need to run into battle! There are magic wielded though MC can’t really be stopped when the situation escalates
Riddle would feel terrible if he scarred or injured you in any way (which considering he fought with rose bushes, I BET HAPPENED) and want to make it up to MC but MC is just dismissive of it insisting it’s okay when it’s not. (He gets Trey to teach him how to make tarts properly and gifts them to MC who accepts it cause free food!)
Leona on the outside is dismissive of the whole thing cause big whoop the kid has scars, not his problem. Inside however he does feel a little bad though considering the nature of his power they likely didn’t get too injured especially since when faced with demon blood arts that can send you flying without you even seeing (Reference: Yahaba’s demon blood art. The partner of the Temari demon), Leona’s muscles really doesn’t intimidate them
Azul feels pretty shitty about trying to take away their home after learning that they were okay with it for the most part because they didn’t really need sleep much anyway (seriously when do demon slayers sleep, they train in the day and fight demons to sunset the next day, if you think you can stay up all night become a demon slayer, they are on another level) but ultimately settles for treating them to a free treat in the Mostro Lounge and is off. He doesn’t like getting personally involved
Jamil was worried about his plans in all honesty with the fact that MC could see through him and is surprised when they approach him post overblot like he didn’t deceive them and send them flying with Grim. When MC explains he doesn’t need to feel alone, he just feels bad and mends their Haori as an apology (since he saw Riddle and Azul already apologize with food)
Vil didn’t insist on MC working with them since they had recovering wounds and scars that could possibly be aggravated by his strict training but they laugh off the idea his training is strict cause compared to demon slaying training it’s a breeze. When he accidentally injures them in his overblot (since he you know, DESTROYED THE STADIUM) as an apology he does something gets a gift personalized to something MC would actually like (since he luckily has Rook to find out what MC likes) and gets them some potions to speed up their recovery
The students would openly protest if MC was going to be sent home. They shouldn’t have to go back to such a bleak world where death is staring them at the face! They can just stay here and be a teenager!
MC however would insist on coming home because they still have precious loved ones at their home world who they wish to protect and they can’t just live a normal life here while their comrades are likely off fighting demons and possibly even the upper moons and Muzan Kibutsuji something that the students would reluctantly have to accept.
Okay so I know you prefer demon slayer! MC but Demon! MC has plenty angst potential too! I mean with some exceptions, most demons didn’t exactly want to become one because the life of a demon is not an easy one
They would be close to Malleus as a demon since they can only come out when it’s night and Malleus and his centuries of wisdom could be an interesting conversation buddy to the immortal (from everything but the sun and wisteria) demon.
Demon! MC would be way more nonchalant about taking hits than a demon slayer! MC because hey! Their arm might’ve been blown off but it’s already regenerating and since none of the guys have sun powers or Nichirin blades, they can only be killed by being pushed into the sunlight (which no one is possibly an asshole enough to do when they saw what happened to them after Crowley dragged them off to get some sunlight cause “it’s good for them”).
Demons feel the pain of their injuries (ex: Nezuko wincing when her leg was blown off by the Temari demon and the Temari demon’s death) so them using themselves as a meat shield while practical makes the NRC students feel awful when they recall them remarking on cutting themselves the other day or some other passing comment of pain cause they can feel it but take every hit.
The Pomefiore students and Crewel night even volunteer to work on a potion that could get them some form of sun resistance after a near miss after an overblot attack where the sun got exposed to them and if it wasn’t for Adeuce tackling them and hiding them under their bodies they surely would’ve been nothing but ash but MC just laughs bitterly at the idea of sun resistance as it’s after all what “that man” desires most
With demon! Mc being sent home, demon! Mc might actually accept staying in Twisted Wonderland unless they’re someone like Tamayo who’s actively making something to work against Muzan though if they’re just a demon with humanity still in them trying to survive I imagine they would actually like to stay which would make a happy ending but still full of angst potential
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astringofmadhousefloozies · 3 years ago
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Nickèd Names
Yuu finally learns who her funny Horned Boy is. This one takes place just after the ghost wedding. Content warning for coarse language and frank talk of bodily functions.
As always, check my Twisted Wonderland Fanfiction tag for more, and don’t be afeared to send me a message if you enjoyed something!
~*~*~*~
"You're finally back in class?"
You nodded at Deuce. "Stopped pissing blood every time I sneezed, so I'm back."
There's much to be said for kissing pretty ghost girls, but the main drawback is that when you do, you immediately, catastrophically hemorrhage from every pore as all your organs fail, and even with magical healing, you're still bedridden for a week. You wouldn't be doing that again. Maybe. Eliza was very cute.
"You're back. Excellent." Trein dropped a stack of papers in front of you. "Here's the work you missed."
You blinked up at him in horror. "Professor, I nearly died."
He stared back, face impassive. "You nearly did. And I'm fond of your work ethic. That's why you get this instead of a fail."
"... I'll take that."
~*~*~*~
It's after dark, so he should be along any time now. You set your phone down and wait.
True to form, your funny horned boy is soon sitting on the railing of your balcony, smiling at you. "You're all better now?"
"Better-ish." You might never get to stop taking those pills and supplements. "Why didn't you come by the room?"
"You don't know that I didn't. You slept a fair deal."
"Rude. Let's walk."
~*~*~*~
You're too tired to try the woods, so you're both slowly picking your way around the dorm grounds, your pretty horned boy keeping an eye that you don't trip. You could count the times he's touched you on one hand; when you asked, he said he didn't want to be rude. Perhaps he wasn't as fond of you as he seemed.
A buzz from your phone, Ortho wanted a symptoms check-in. You tapped back that you're fine, and your boy peered over your shoulder, leaning this way and that. Curiosity took the better of you.
"... You do know what a phone is, right?"
He chuckled. "Of course I do, my child of man. Not all technology is unknown in my homeland."
"Do you have one? I can give you my number."
He shook his head. "After I broke my last one, we decided it really wasn't necessary."
"You can replace them, you know."
"It was my... fifth?" He started counting on his hands. "No, sixth. They're delicate. After going through that many in as many weeks, we simply canceled the contract."
Your eyebrows went up through no effort of your own. "Jesus, you have the dropsies that bad?"
"The what?"
"Dropsies.” You mimed opening your hand, dropping something. “You dropped them."
"The first one went that way. Most simply shattered when I pressed the screen too hard, and one Lilia threw against a wall."
You decided to ask Lilia how he know your boy later. "Why'd he do that?"
"I tried to download a game and got, in his words, 'so many viruses.' " He seemed rather proud of himself. "They clearly weren't bad ones, I did not cough once."
"No, honey, that's not how that-" Even in the gloom, you saw he'd turned an alarming shade of red, and you backtracked. "Uh, you want to see anything on mine? I have pictures."
"Only if you don't hand me it."
~*~*~*~
"So there is a camera on this?"
"Yeah, most phones have them. Watch." You opened the camera, and hit the button so that the front camera was on, reflecting your spotty face and a wide-eyed faerie boy behind you. "This one's for selfies."
He made a face of pure confusion, and you hit the button to capture it, and showed him.
"Could you... not do that again? It's not proper." 
"You know it doesn't steal your soul, right?"
He opened his mouth to speak, but again, sheer confusion stopped him until he gathered himself. "You always surprise me. But no, it's that... portraits are a formal thing. You shouldn't share that."
You blinked up at him with your best, sweetest face. "Is this just because you don't want me to ask around for your proper name with it?"
he stopped, blinked, inclined his head. "That didn't occur to me until now, but yes."
"I'll keep it to myself, I promise," you lied, and he believed you, and therefore did not hex your phone when he returned you to your room.
~*~*~*~
It was only partially a lie; you didn't actually show it to anyone. You simply set the picture of you both as your lockscreen, so you could enjoy it anytime. And this was what got Ace staring at your phone like it started sprouting feathers and clucking.
"Why do you have a picture of yourself with Malleus Draconia?"
Ah, so that’s it, you thought to yourself. "Who? That's my Horny Boy."
"what"
"Yeah, he said I could call him whatever I wanted because names are special and he's kind of a dumbass and let me."
Ace put an arm around your shoulder. "Yuu, I need to tell you why that is the second stupidest thing you've done in your life."
~*~*~*~
"He's not scary. You're clearly mistaken."
Ace flailed, halfway between exasperation and disbelief. "He's the strongest magic user in the school! Fifth strongest in the world! He is the Prince of Thorns and a big scary dragon and could kill you in the blink of an eye."
You frowned at him. "He is a great big loser who likes gargoyles and has zero clue about anything, ever. Have you ever actually talked to him?"
Ace gave you his best are-you-fucking-stupid-or-something face. "Of course not. He's also a third year, on top of everything else. I don't want to get turned into a rose bush or something."
"He's actually very easy to talk to. Probably because everyone's too scared to talk to him."You paused. "I'm gonna go talk to him."
"Nope!" Ace pulled you back in to your seat. "What if you curses you because you know his real name?"
"I highly doubt that. Let me go, Ace."
He smirked at you. "If you wanna go so bad then pull away." 
"You know I can't do that, Ace." You're still too weak from your sickroom stay. "If you want me to stay, fine."
So you sat on his lap with a heavy flop, and watched him wince in pain. Even with all the weight lost from your illness, you're still too heavy for him. But he, stubborn brat, still gripped your arm and glared at you.
A battle of wills, one overweight brat and one stubborn weakling, rapidly losing sensation in his legs. "You're not going. I can stay here all day. You'll get bored before I do."
He's not wrong, but you have a secret weapon. "Keep me here and I'll fart on you."
He narrowed his eyes at you. "You can not fart on command."
You leaned over. "You don't know that. For all you know I had cabbage rolls for lunch and it's been brewing all day. You really wanna try me, Trappola?"
He did not want to try you, and, let you go with a grunt of disgust. "If you die, it's not my fault!"
"I'm not gonna die!"
"You said that about the ghost princess!"
"Is everyone going to hold that against me now?"
"YES!"
~*~*~*~
You found your horned boy in a pissing match with Kingscholar, and you decided to be as petty and obnoxious as possible. Walking up behind him - Malleus, what a pretty, pretty name for a witch boy - You simply wrapped your arms around his middle and squeezed, while he froze in place posed like a cowboy about to draw.
Leona started snickering. "Really? You get that few hugs in your life?"
"Shush." You peered under Malleus's arm, while he looked down at you. "Malleus? Can we talk a moment?"
Interesting. He could turn even paler than what he was.
~*~*~*~
"So the entire reason you didn't share who you were is that you thought I wouldn't want to hang out any more."
He nodded. "Most people are afraid of who I am. And you have generally unkind things to say about monarchies, as it is. I did not think you would take the prince thing kindly."
"Well." You shrugged. "Now I know why you kept taking notes whenever I started on that."
"You have many interesting things to say about it!" He brightened considerably. "I couldn't have a shift to elections within my lifetime, obviously, but much of it would be great to try implementing."
"Wouldn't your big scary grandma have anything to say about that?"
His smile was thin, but genuine. "She has much to say on most topics. But, if she did not want me to be exposed to new ideas, she could have simply kept me at home and continued with my private tutors."
You couldn't argue with that. "One last thing, Malleus."
He tilted his head slightly, face faintly pink. How could anyone be scared of him? He's so adorable it's enough to make you sick.
"I don't think I'll call you Horned Boy anymore, now that I know your more proper name."
He looked... disappointed, and you continued. "Mal's a little better for a nickname, yeah? Less of a mouthful."
He made a small noise, considering, before brightening. "Anything that you call me is perfection, my friend."
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lowkeyclueless5137 · 3 years ago
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Day 6-No Au
Prompt: Hairstyle
Pair: Malleus x Idia x Azul
Title: The fire theory
Note! the fire theory isn't really real/stated by oficial researchers/facts. It's just my personal observation upon different things when on fire. :3
Full no one pov!
Everyone knows that if you need to have a fire, you need a sustainable source that can be used to make it and hold it. Everyone also knows that for putting out a big or medium fire, you usually need water or a cold, unflameable, liquid.
Those are the basic rules of fire...
So it was really curious how the blue flame that the shroud brothers had as hair never went out. The combustible for them had to run out at one point... No? Well... In Ortho's case, it might be a magical flame that keeps as an engine... But for his bigger brother? The long fire locks seemed to sway and move as if they were sentient. Idia himself was hiding his hair mostly, so it was curious how the boy himself didn't try to put out the fire.
Which brought a few 3rd years to do a small prank on the Ignihyde Dormhead. A complex liquid control spell and Trein's usual lecture were the perfect set-up.
Idia was in the second row from there, bored out of his mind at the lecture the history teacher was holding. It was the last class for today on top of it. His attention was mostly on Lucius, the boy being more interested in the cat than the lesson.
SPLASH!
Idia foze in horror, feeling all wet. An Ice-cold liquid poured over him, specifically over his head. "No... Nononono!" The boy mumbled in sheer fear as he got up. "Shroud... Dry y-"
Poof!
Blue... Blue and silver hair everywhere! Idia was shaking, gripping onto his wet long locks. All that hair was his, being literally everywhere on the floor, some stray locks getting over the lamps in the room. "Excuse me!" the boy said and dashed out of the classroom, his hair dragging after. It took one minute for the blue locks to get out entirely.
Trein only dragged his voice. "Surprise test..." he announced, making the students to groan.
Idia was running, his blue hair dragged after him, most of it on the ground. He had to go and dry his hair out. Where even he could go? Ignihyde dorms had ortho roaming through and Idia didn't want to have his baby brother worry over his hair. Last time, Ortho got his circuits tangled in between Idia's locks. It was a hassle for both parties.
Then he remembered! Picking up more speed, although he was never good at PE, Idia made a run for it towards the place where he knew he could be alone for a bit.
The gargoyle research club! It should start it's hours around now...
"And that is a motive how the Gothic architecture from the Queendom of roses was a glorious period artwise! The amount of impressive building and the abundence of details in sculpting are marvelous! I might say the gargoyles that were born during this period are the most beautiful they could ever be in that aera" Malleus beamed as his boyfriend, Azul, smiled weakly. The boardgame club was canceled for today because their class was under maintance after an unfortunate accident. So with a box of food and some tea, the octoboy decided to visit Malleus's club to occupy the sudden gap in his program.
Taking a small sip from his cup, Azul hummed. "Really interesting." He mused. Malleus beamed, glad that the other understood his ideas.
Suddenly, the door slammed, making Azul to spit out his drink and Malleus to just look towards the door, where Idia was, all panicky, blue locks over him like a waterfall. One may compare him to a blue ghost with long hair from those modern films. "Idia..." "Oh dear... What happened to you?" The two rushed to their boyfriend's aid.
"I-I need to dry this up... Pronto!" The bluehead wheezed from the run he made. "come inside..." Malleus invited him. Idia only entered, grabbing his hair and dragged it inside, Azul grabbing an armfull of it along Malleus.
"This is a lot of hair..." The Fae noted. "Indeed..." "I just need to dry it up!" Idia whined. "Nonono... Just look at it! It's all dirty!" Azul said, pointing to the various things that got stuck into Idia's locks.
"I am afraid Azul is right, dear..." Malleus mused. "you have to take great care of your hair first..." The Fae hummed. "How about we cut it?" "C-c-cut it?!" Idia shuttered. By the reaction, Azul gently squeezed the blue head's hand, getting Idia to look at him. "We won't cut it unless you say so... Alright?" Idia nodded. "I believe Lilia teached me how to wash my hair properly... It is a relaxing process... Perhaps our beloved might find it relaxing and useful too..." Malleus proposed.
"Yes... But we will need a fish-no screw it... A shark tank to make it all fit in there." Azul calculated, looking at the mass of hair. "Fufufu... Truly an interesting mishap." Malleus smiled as together, the 3 went to Octavinelle, of course grabbing Idia's hair as much as they could.
"Woa... That's a lot of hair... Never knew squid-chan had so much hair! It's longer than me!" Floyd beamed, analising the mass of hair. "Eek!" Idia ducked behind Azul, who was talking with Jade. Malleus curiosly looked at how Floyd tailed after his shy lover, Idia going either in between him and Azul or circling both of them. Hair was being dragged off of the Fae's arms, making Malleus more curious. The Leech was chasing the Shroud.
"Alright... Let's go to my ro-ah!" Azul mused, wanting to make a step but the hair tied around his legs made the dorm head to trip and fall. "Azul-shi! Are you alright?" Idia scrambled towards Azul, making this time Malleus to trip a bit. Thankfully the Fae was more stronger and couldn't waver so easily. He was just took by surprise by the sudden push.
"first... We need to clip it somehow..." Azul demanded.
In Azul's room, Jade and Floyd brought a medium fish tank to use along an armful of shampoo bottles and conditioners. Azul owned, courtesy of Vil, some face masks and by luck or more like boyfriends who like to mark their territory, some spare pijamas and clothes that can fit both Idia and Malleus. Guess today is boyfriends self care day.
"But how it is so long?" Malleus couldn't help but ask as he and Azul were washing up the said hair. "Well... You know the fire theory... No?" Idia asked. "No... Please enlighten us with it..." Azul mused. The blue head exhaled, getting from his pocket a paper. It was a small note that no matter what Idia was gonna throw it into the trash.
"The fire theory states this: if a flamboyant object is pliable enough, very thin or has a small density, when on fire..." Idia casted a flame spell on one corner of the paper, showing how the object was starting to crumple together in a small ball of fire. "The object retracts itself into the smallest form it could possibly have. It's a way of pushing the air out of it in order to give to the flame a small boost." Idia explained as he put out the fire and threw the ball of semi-burnt paper into the trash bin from Azul's room.
"So... By following this theory... It means that your hair just retracts itself to maximum when on fire..." Azul noted. "really interesting..." Malleus mused as he gently had in between his fingers several strands of hair. It was relaxing, gently detangling the long hair in the water, washing it with shampoo and then raising it. By the end of the process, the water turned murky, a sign that indeed the hair did need a wash.
"Alright... Let's wrap this up!" Azul demanded. "The shampoo's smell reminds me of one of cherry blossom... It's it, Idia?" Malleus asked. No response. "Idia?" Azul asked. Still no response.
Looking finally at the 3rd's face, Idia was sleeping. The gentle hair wash relaxed the weeb so much that Idia fell asleep while Azul and Malleus washed his hair. The octoboi smiled as he gently pecked the blue lips. Malleus followed after, making Idia to groan and wake up slowly. "you fell asleep..." Azul mumbled.
After that incident, it came the part where they had to dry up the hair. So for that, Malleus was kind enough to use a wind spell to dry it up.
Yet it was still damp. "Huh... Is it that soaked?" The Fae noted. "No... Most certainly not..." Azul mused, analising the locks. Grabbing his magic pen, the octoboi made a small spell, humming. "Ah... I see..." "W-what?"
"It's a potion of keeping things damp, mostly used for plant soil... It should wear off in 2 days or so..." "So that explains a lot..." Malleus mused. "So I stay with a kilometer of hair for 2 days?!" Idia panicked.
"Oh... But we can tie it up..." Azul noted. The boy grabbed his phone and gave a quick text to Jade. In a few minutes, the twins barged in, Floyd with a box full of hair ties and other hair accessories while Jade had some snacks on him. It was a short conversation in between Azul and the tweels before they leaved again the 3 alone.
So settled on the big bed, Idia was playing a video game on his phone as Azul and Malleus were next to him, each having locks of hair in their hands, braiding it. It was a safer option to braid it little by little until there is short enough to not drag on the floor.
"And can you believe how much of audacity he had?" Azul finished his story of a more festy client. "Hehee... Azul-shi would always pop a vein for that." Idia noted with a smile. "I believe Azul made a good call to escort outside the said client." Malleus mused as he gently kissed the boy's forehead.
Time passed and at one point, Azul was doing things on automode. Braiding so much made his fingers to go alone, making them fast that one could bearly process. Malleus, on the other hand, was brushing the unbraided locks before he was making either 4 or 5 lock braids using magic. Idia got bored of his phone games so he grabbed a lock of his, twisting inbetween his fingers. All the time one of them would ramble about anything and nothing. Weather it was Azul's business mishaps, Idia's videogames or Malleus's gargoyles.
The other 2 never fully understood what the 3rd was saying, but that didn't stop them from asking questions or imputing their opinions on the topic.
"Huh... We finished?" Malleus mused as he saw that no more hair was left unbraided. They even braided the braids in between them until it all became one big braid. "I didn't realise..." Azul admitted. "I think I napped a few times..." Idia said before he got down from there, stretching a bit from the stiffness he acquired.
"how does it look?" Azul mused as Malleus brought in the body mirror from the room. Idia made a small twirl. "It looks nice..." he admitted.
"Ah... It feels... Like it's missing something..." Malleus mused. "Maybe... There could be something, besides the hair ties, we can use from the box Floyd brought?" Azul mused as he scrambled through the said box.
"there is nothing... Just those childish clips..." The octoboi mused as he raised one of the clips. It was a really screaming pink with a small yellow heart. "Wait! Is that what I think it is?!" Idia grabbed the clip.
"It is! It's the exact copy of the hairclip the heroine in 'Somaru' wears because her lover died of cancer and she promised to never lose it! Please put it in my braid." Idia beamed. Malleus and Azul looked in between them before lightly smiling at their boyfriend's happiness over a childish clip.
So, this time more excitedly, Idia stood on a chair as Azul and Malleus put gently clips and other colorful accessories inbetween the braid they've done. Rainbows, hearts, flowers, seashells and even unicorns.
"Ah... We only have two left... And no more space..." Malleus whined as he showed the said clips. One was a purple octopus as the other was a black and green dragon head. Idia gently grabbed them and in front of the mirror, he clipped a stray lock from the front left of his face. "you look nice with your hair clipped." Azul complimented as he and Malleus gently had one of Idia's shoulders.
"But why did you put those two in the front?" "I guess... You can say... They remind me of you..." the blue head mused. Malleus kissed Azul before he kissed again Idia, Azul copying the latter action.
The next day, Idia felt weirdly proud. His braid was waving as he was walking on the halls. His confidence though, was tearing apart as he received stares from other students. His hair was full of clips and colorful accesories, one may say he's a preschool girl who wants to be cool. Now that realisation daunted over him, making him feel ashamed he even dared to go like this outside. He knew people were gonna judge him for liking such a thing.
"Oi... Shroud... Nice hair... Who did it for ya? You baby brother? Or a sister of yours?" one of his classmates asked smugly after another class finished. It was a poemfiore boy on top of it. He knew exactly how fashion was run, which hurt even more. "Eek!" Idia whimpered. Of course there would be someone to go for it and start the sea of laughter that was yet to dawn upon him. They were heading to the sports field at that point.
"No... We did it..." A deep voice spoke. "Any problems with this?" another questioned. Idia turned to see Malleus and Azul, both with arms crossed, glaring at the said poor student that now was trembling. "N-no... Nothing... It's really nice..." they said before running off. Azul scoffed. "The Audacity to insult our work!" He puffed his cheeks. "Oh... Darling... It will be alright..." Malleus reassured.
"Why are you two here?" Idia questioned. "You forgot something." Azul pulled from behind him a sports blouse, Idia's blouse, while Malleus got out a small bag, Idia's lunch. "You dashed to check ortho and didn't return for these so we thought we will get them to you before PE class starts..." Malleus mused.
Idia grabbed them clumsily. "Thanks..." the blue head mused as he kissed each of his boyfriends's cheeks. "we will be to our classes..." Malleus mused. "If you need anything... Feel free to come... But give us a heads up in advance... Alright?" Azul mused. Idia only nodded before he went to the sports locker room to change.
"Woa! So colorful! Where did you do your hair, Idia? I kinda need a change of style too..." Cater said, beaming at the sight of the colorful and eye-catching hairstyle of the other. Idia puffed with pride at this. A social butterfly, trendy and well known throughout the school asked him, a shut in weeb, on how he gained such a hairstyle. That means Idia achieved a super quest title of high trendy looks!
"My boyfriends did it for me!" he smiled proudly.
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dreamii-yume · 4 years ago
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Not a request! ( ´ ∀ `)ノ~ ♡  Just Yume trying to dive into darker topics and kinks, that’s all lol Just a heads up in case the whole concept becomes a little too uncomfortable~  (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b
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Lilia had been watching over his Darling for a very longtime, from beginning and all the way until the end. He had seen both her tears and her smiles, heard every cries and laughter, everything. He was with her throughout the thick and thins of her life. Yet, his Darling had always been a bar that he could never seem to reach no matter how high he could jump. She wouldn't let him, the world wouldn't let him, even a part of himself is preventing him from doing so.
He's sick of it all.
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It happened in the darkest of the night, in the middle of nowhere, in a no-named town.
Lilia stood high at the top of a bell tower as his menacing red eyes looked down on the chaos that was erupting before him. A gentle breeze blew on his hair so peacefully in contrast of the horrors that was happening from beneath. A mischievous smirk forms on his lips as he watched the flames engulf the houses of the unfortunate villagers, all running for their lives. Green flames roared intensely with no sign of stopping, destroying everything in its way. Bodies soon laying down on the ground one by one, quickly losing what little strength they have left either from a severe injury or the flames that caught up to them.
It was a heart-breaking sight, truly. Lucky for our protagonist though, it takes a lot more than disruption of harmony to break his heart.
Satisfied with view he got, the ancient fae jumped down from the tower, only to land ever so gracefully on the ground, his cloth having not a single wrinkle in them. Lilia looked around, the nonchalant smirk remaining on his face as his eyes observed every single thing around him. He found the green flames swallowing the poor humans' home pretty, like a sight of a bonfire in a camping trip. He walked around without the slightest bit of concern for the screams of anguish the people around him was letting out. Lilia even had the nerve to skip ever so cheerfully, humming as if he was walking around in wonderland.
Until, his sharp ears had heard it. A different kind of sound, buried deep within the terror around him.
Lilia stopped to look around, eventually following where he thinks the sound was coming from. It was quite the walk, he had to go through the corners of many burning houses with all its twists and turns, not to mention avoiding any flaming debris coming down at him. He couldn't really fathom it himself why exactly he was following this sound even after realizing what it could be. Perhaps it was the boredom finally getting to him that a single cry was enough to make him this curious? Even if he knew that he was risking the possibility of disappointment in the end, Lilia always thought of how it wouldn't hurt to try.
Finally, he reached a place far back from the center of the town, a cute little isolated house that was also unfortunately destroyed by the green flames. It had become quite the ruin, deteriorating far quicker than the other houses in the town, sparks of flames still remained to decorate the edges. Lilia approached the wreck of a house, finally coming into terms with a large of debris standing in his way. There was no doubt about it, this was where the sound of an adorable blabbing nonsense was coming from, or rather, underneath this material. With almost no effort at all, Lilia lifted up the debris like that of a window shutter and the price revealing itself to him.
Lilia blinked. It was just what he thought it would be.
A baby tucked neatly in a basket, covered ever so lovingly with a warm blanket. The creature sucked their own thumb as they stared at him curiously with big doe eyes.
Unlike other children in this size he's seen before though, this one smiled innocently upon seeing him, blissfully ignorant of their current situation and their once called home. They laughed, an adorable squeal coming out of them as they must've thought that Lilia was the seeker of a game of hide and seek. The fae was actually astonished on what kind of miracle had befallen on this one human baby to be able to survive such catastrophe. What incredible luck, the universe must've really wanted this poor child to keep on living, even if it's just for a few more minutes. Lilia couldn't help but to return to his usual, laid-back smile as he placed his free hand on his hips, careful to keep the heavy concrete from falling onto the baby.
At least he wasn't disappointed.
"It's unfortunate, isn't it? For us to have met like this." Lilia said, even if he knew that children at this age wouldn't understand any words he'll say. Finally, his hand grew tired of the debris' weight and eventually just threw it in the other direction. The tremors of it falling on the ground reached the child, causing them to laugh once more. Lilia stepped forward and crouched down to have a closer look at the baby who was reaching out for him with their cute, little hands. He chuckled and let them hold one of his fingers as some sort of entertainment.
The baby was very cute, with large (E/C) eyes staring back at him and plum rosy cheeks. Lilia also had come to the realization that the child was most likely a female considering how she was wearing such a cute, puffy dress and headband around her head. Her hair was already a bit longer, giving Lilia the conclusion that she must be at least close to a year old by now. Lilia also paid attention her little basket, it serves as her bed as a few toys were just laying around. Finally, Lilia noticed words written in the hem of her blanket, most notably, her name.
" '(Y/N)', huh..." Lilia read, looking back at the child, who actually responded well at the sound of her given name. He chuckled and brushed his hand on her puffy cheeks. "That's a wonderful name."
Suddenly, Lilia's ears perked as heavy footsteps were heard behind him but the fae did nothing but continue on playing with the giggling child. He didn't need to turn around to know whose presence was looming over him. "Malleus." Lilia called, closing his eyes as he unfortunately has to pull away his hand from the baby, earning a disappointed gurgle. He stood up from his spot before turning around and sure enough, it was the same horned fae that he expected it to be. "Have you had your fun? Are you ready to head back home?"
Malleus silently crossed his arms, not saying anything but his body language was enough for Lilia to understand his response. He then turned his attention towards the cradle of sunshine that his supervisor was so focused on. "A human child...?" Malleus exclaimed, blinking as he raised an eyebrow at the older fae. "Don't tell me that you're going to bring home another one?"
"Well...What can I say?" Lilia shrugged as he gently carried the baby in his arms, removing her from the basket. He smiled widely, his fangs shining under the moonlight as he joyfully spun the child. Lilia looked at Malleus with a cunning look in his eyes, something that the horned fellow had to sigh at. He brought the child close to his face, nuzzling in her warmth before giving her a slight tickle in the tummy, making the child laugh whole heartedly. "You know how much of a soft spot I have for children."
Lilia then brought the child close to Malleus, as if he was flaunting her to him. "See how adorable she is~? I found her under the rubble here and isn't it a mystery on how she survived this long?" He said, excitedly as the child matched his enthusiasm. Malleus merely grunted at his supervisor's behavior, watching him play with the kid in his arms. "I've always wanted to know how it's like to raise a girl, you know~? Like my very own little princess~!
"Besides, wouldn't Silver be delighted to have a sibling this cute?" Lilia said, listening to the child's gentle laughter, like that of bells ringing. "I personally think it'll be fantastic."
Lilia stared brightly at the child, like an angel given to him by God himself. She was certainly worth keeping, worth raising.
A child desperately spared by the universe, only to befall in the hands of someone like him.
No one was quite sure whether it was a blessing or a curse.
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Lilia raised you in a strange but ever-loving manner.
You were placed in a castle so grand, deep within the Valley of Thorns. You were protected, cherished, and loved by not only Lilia, but Malleus and Silver as well. Malleus soon grew fond of you like how Lilia had been the first time and had found himself unable to refuse your invitation to play with him. Silver had treated you like how a brother would, much like what Lilia instructed him to do so. You had no one to fill up the mother role in your very circle but when you already have three eccentric members in your family, what more could you ask for?
Lilia admits that he may have spoiled you a little more than he did with Silver. He would give you anything you would ask him for, even things that you never explicitly asked him about but still somehow, he knew you wanted. It was a bad habit he got from parenting you, but he couldn't help himself especially whenever you would give him those irresistible pleading eyes of yours. To his surprise however, you grew up just fine, you didn't hold any spoiled traits that he was dreading to see. You grew up wonderfully, having remembered all the kind manners and respect that Lilia had specifically engraved in your brain.
Lilia couldn't have been prouder.
"Me and Silver played Knights today! He was so cool! Swinging his sword with a swish and then, bam!" Your little mouth that had just learned how to talk, babbles on and on while making exaggerated hand movements. You were all tucked in your bed, completely dressed in your pajamas with Lilia beside you. He rests his cheeks on the palms of his hand, chuckling at your story. "You should come play with us too, Father! Malleus-sama said he would play as the dragon next time!"
It was already past your bed time but thankfully, Lilia wasn't that kind of overbearing parent that makes a fuss just because they're children aren't sleeping at the right time. Truth to be told, he loved the nights where he got to talk with you like this, hearing stories from you when he was away. "Oh my, that Malleus said that? How controversial~!" Lilia gasped, putting on a fake surprised expression just to entertain you. When he heard you giggled, that's when he returned to his usual, laid-back smile. "I'll come by when I get the chance, alright~? I'll make sure to be the knight who saves you, Princess~"
You giggled once again when Lilia playfully tapped your little nose. "Eh~? But Silver's already playing the knight! Father can't take over his role, silly~!" You said. "Father is better off just playing as Father!"
Lilia puffed his cheeks. "So you prefer Silver being your Knight over me~? How mean, I'm hurt~!" He faked a cry with no visible tears but still enough to pull on your heartstrings. "Did Silver finally became the replacement to the number one spot in my little Princess' heart, I wonder?"
Blinking, you quickly sat up and frantically shook your head in panic. "That's not true! Father is still number one in my heart!" You declared, eyes sparkling in innocence as you laid your head onto him, giving him a big hug. "Silver's a great knight, very cool and amazing, but that doesn't mean he can replace Father!
"I still love Father the most~!"
Lilia couldn't help but smile, feeling genuine warmth in his chest as he stared lovingly at your innocent self. He stroked your hair before leaning down and hugging your small frame in return. You grinned, prompting him to give you a light peck on the forehead, a symbol of deep love between father and daughter.
"I love you too, sweetheart."
This was your daily life. Comfortable, sweet, and wholesome, being well-taken care off by Lilia himself. You and Lilia built your relationship together as family until it grew so strong that things like being unrelated by blood does not matter anymore. He was your beloved father and you were his precious treasure, a jewel hidden away from the public's eye. You thought of how lucky you are, how your relation to one another would forever bloom as that of a parent and a child.
Lilia thought of the same thing as well.
…Until he, the wise ancient fae, who lived for who-knows how long, had made a grave mistake.
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Continue the spice~?
I hate how unnecessarily long this got...It probably got boring right at the end so, I’m very regretful about that.  <( ̄ ﹌  ̄)> I didn’t know how to save it aaa- This drained me all of my creative energy way too much lol I’m currently working on three Sinfics at once and the next one is requested so, don’t worry~!  (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
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twstdreams · 4 years ago
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Halloween Haunting: Magicam Mess
Warning: Spoilers for Halloween event; canon divergent CYOA, length: 1K 
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Your personal rule is that if everything is going to fall apart it should be after you’ve had a good meal, but the lightning raining down from the sky indicates lunch is going to have to be put on pause for now.
“Hey! They never told us about any thunder! I hate when my fur gets all staticky,” Grim complains. Wheels churn in your mind as you try to formulate a plan that gets you and the tourists out alive. While you’re sure an electrocution or two would teach them a lesson, it’s a little too early to be an accessory to murder.
“I need your help. Just agree with what I say and help me spread a rumour,” you instruct your familiar.
“What? Can’t we just leave?” Grim rebuttals.
“This stamp rally is at our dorm. If things go wrong, the headmaster will punish us too and I know you hate cleaning.” Grim grumbles about this and that but by now you’re a pro at tuning him out. You looked at the top trending hashtags and decided which one to hijack. #perfectflower it is! You upload a photo of a petal, artsy and vague enough to support your lie.  
“GREAT SEVEN! I’M GONNA MISS THE SUPER RARE FLOWER!” you scream. Your best acting? No, but it gets everyone’s attention so you blunder on.
“The night-blooming cereus would definitely trend! It only blooms once a year at night. Night Raven College even has a special one that looks like a galaxy,” you add in a voice that most definitely would not be appropriate indoors.
“What’re you talking about?” a tourist beside you inquires, magicam app open on their phone. You refrain from letting the smile on your face turn into a smirk.
“Don’t you know? Near the entrance, beside the big tree, there are several of them planted there. The Pomefiore students take care of them all year and then they bloom around Halloween. It’s why #perfectflower is trending!” you explain, giddy that someone took the bait.
“Let’s go there next after the Draconia challenge!” someone chimes. You grit your teeth to stop yourself from blurting out an insult. If they tried the Draconia challenge, they wouldn’t have a living body for much longer.
“Tonight the holographic one blooms but only for 30 minutes! They don’t exist in the wild, it’s only because of the students. You have to leave right now or you won’t make it in time!” You notice the hesitation as people look in the direction of the entrance and back to Malleus’ casting a storm of spells. While you could stand in awe about their lack of survival skills, truly is it that hard to choose between a pretty rare flower and being murdered by a dragon fae, you decide they need a little push.
“I’m going now. If I take a picture before everyone else, mine will be most popular.” You turn around and start walking with so much faux confidence maybe even Vil would compliment you unlikely but Rook would. You’re rewarded with the sound of fast footsteps, a couple of people even breaking it out into a run. There aren’t any flowers there, but you hope that the people regulating the front gate will be able to kick them out.
By the time you loop around, out of sight of the Magicam Monsters you just tricked, you notice Lilia and Malleus talking. Luckily the sky has cleared up and you don’t see any charred corpses on the ground, yet the bitter expression on Malleus’ face remains. You approach his side but the magic words to turn his frown into a smile escape your mind. Even after Lilia greets you, you’re unsure of what sentence is the right answer, so you hope sincerity is enough to carry you through.
“How are you doing?” you ask. It’s not anger or annoyance you’re met with, but the forlorn look in his eyes pierces your heart.
“I apologize. I chose Ramshackle as a stamp rally location. I just wanted you to enjoy Halloween too. However, I never imagined that it would bring so much trouble,” Malleus admits. 
“It’s not your fault. It’s theirs for not following the rules.” Your words are true but they don’t seem to placate the dorm leader given the tight line his lips form. “Let’s go for a walk. I think we’ve both had enough of crowds for now.” 
You tug on his hand and Malleus unexpectedly follows without resistance, though you’re unsure if the pink dusting his cheeks is from exhaustive use of magic or something else. You let out a complaint and Malleus reciprocates with one in turn. By the time you’ve wandered far away from the bustle of the stamp rally, neither of your problems are solved, but you both feel better after confiding in each other. Your hands are still linked together, your fingers aren’t intertwined but your grip isn’t loose either. 
Eventually, the topic turns to lighter topics that bring a smile to your visage. Comparing Halloweens, stories of lighting things on fire, pumpkin carving, favourite treats, promises to try pumpkin pie ice cream together. But all good things come to an end and the serenity comes to an end saying that you HAVE to go to the Main Street.
And it turns out, your horrid day hasn’t ended because the Great Seven statues are toppled over and missing. Accusations are thrown and both student and staff alike are in shock. It’s one thing to litter waffles, it’s another to destroy statues of renowned magicians who represented the proud dorms.
“Tomorrow, the Halloween party might have to be cancelled,” Crowley adds. Troubled expressions morph into ones of shock and outrage. Disagreement is abound but the staff don’t budge due to concerns of students being harmed.
“The party will be held if the Magicam Monster problem is solved, right?” you ask. When Crowley gives you the confirmation, you plaster on a disappointed look as the wheels in your brain turn. The staff leave to gather the others and host a meeting but from the look in Jade’s eye, you can tell the other students are on the same page as you though Jade seems to always have that calculating gleam in his eyes.
“You have a point,” Azul acknowledges.
“We just have to chase away the Magicam Monsters from our campus,” Jade agrees and you can see several people around you having a lightbulb moment.
“We can confirm if they’re Magicam Monsters by seeing if they violate rules,” Vil states, dispelling worries about how to accomplish such a task.
“I’ll punch them away!” Deuce exclaims. You’re sure he’d follow through and that’s the problem.
“That’ll just make this a problem with the police,” Ace counteracts.
“We can’t just use magic attacks on them either, they’re going to figure out it’s not a security system,” Idia rebuttals when a couple of students suggest just flinging Magicam Monsters across campus. You know Idia’s right but you think it’d be very satisfying to toss yeet them away like garbage.
“Haaahaahaha!~” Floyd laughs, “You’re thinking so hard about this. The answer is easy to figure out.”
“Now, don’t laugh at them,” Jade chides while chuckling and baring his teeth. You’ve never seen someone act less sincere but you know better than to antagonize the leech twins. 
“It is eating a delicious meal with everyone!” Kalim declares. You’re certain that’s not what the Octavinelle trio is thinking, free food is never their first bet, but you appreciate his sunshine disposition.
“Haaah... Rich kids really are impossible. We should make them feel uncomfortable and scare them away,” Ruggie explains.
“A night hunt under the moonlight! Magnifique! I can’t wait,” Rook exclaims. He has the same dreamy look in his eyes as when he envisions capturing his prey.
Which team do you want to help scare away the Magicam Monsters?
Heartslabyul’s Graveyard: Time to bury some secrets and maybe even a Magicam Monster or two
Savanaclaw’s Pirate ship: Who says the swords are fake even if the curse is?
Octavinelle’s Lab: Few are as good at deception at this dorm, and you’ve been itching to throw some Magicam Monsters into a personal sci-fi horror story
Scarabia’s Wereworlf curse: You hate bugs with a vengeance and scaring away rude tourists is better than lighting school property on fire. But will Kalim be able to scare everyone? 
Ignihyde’s Spooky Night: Otakus wronged and the tech to bring horrors to life makes for an interesting combo that’s sure to leave a couple of people scarred.
Diasomnia’s Haunted Scare: Will revenge be as sweet as ice cream? You’re about to find out. The Magicam Monsters wanted so badly to get into your dorm, might as well let them in and have some fun with it!
Main Street’s Ghostly Hunt: If they’re bold enough to topple statues and take pictures on their pedestals, surely they can face a grim reaper after their life?
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leviskokoro · 4 years ago
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Mari In Twisted Wonderland | Abridged Version | Savanaclaw
Chapter 2
Days after the Overblot Incident and Revenge Unbirthday Party, Mari gets another dream and this time it’s about the furries-- I mean, animals. She didn’t really get what it meant.
Lunch happened and Ruggie stole Grim’s lunch. Mari was confused but then they were called to the Headmaster’s office so she couldn’t question it. 
Crowley explained shit to the shared brain cell trio and Mari. Blah blah blah. Grim got upset that he can’t play magift and show off. Mari rationalized with him that he won’t be able to show off if he’s only a beginner and that she’ll treat him to canned tuna to cheer him up. He seemed to be having a terrible day, getting his lunch stolen and then being told he can’t participate in a sports event. 
She asked Crowley if he was searching for a way home but quickly realizes that he didn’t seem to be doing it. Though, she didn’t really say anything about it since the demon brothers were probably looking for a way to get her back. 
Then they got back to their dorms later but Crowley came to visit and explained that students were getting injured and shit was real sus since there were a lot of them. Grim told him that he didn’t want to help but he pretty much just forced them by saying the Ramshackle Dorm wasn’t free. He also bribed Grim by saying he’d let him participate in the magift tournament. Though, Mari was aware that he was lying through his teeth. However, she said nothing since she didn’t want to break Grim’s spirit again. Plus, she was going to help regardless of the situation. Might as well be helpful while she’s stuck in there. 
So the investigation started. They looked in the infirmary and Mari noticed that there were no Savanaclaw students that were injured but figured that maybe the culprit hasn’t got to them yet. Then they interrogated two injured students from Heartslabyul and they didn’t get any helpful answers so they tried looking for more clues. Only to fail and go back to the Ramshackle Dorm. 
Ace visited and they explained the situation to him. But then Deuce ran in and yelled about how Trey got injured too. So they ran to the Heartslabyul dorm and saw him. 
Mari was genuinely proud of Grim for being nice enough to give Trey the can of tuna she bought for him earlier in order to cheer him up. 
Riddle came by to check on Trey and then explained how he got injured. Then Cater pulled everyone excluding Trey to a different room and let Mari tell them about the other injured students. 
So, the Heartslabyul gang + Grim and Mari went to investigate together and saw the Pomefiore Dorm, which was probably Mari’s favorite dorm so far. It was certainly pretty. 
And now for Mari’s first impression of Rook: “Dang he kinda hot” 
Rook will remember that
Then the rest of the gang decided that he didn’t look strong enough so the culprit probably wouldn’t wanna target him, then went on to Octavinelle to see the tweels. 
First impression of the tweels as she and the rest ran for their dear lives: “Jesus fuck they’re creepy” 
They escaped and Mari finally remembered what she noticed about the injured students again. “Savanaclaw might be the next targets since there weren’t any injured students from there” 
So they got to the Savanaclaw Dorm and met Jack. She was like “oh you’re the hot furry” and he was like “excuse me?” Then he tells them that he won’t be targetted and that they should fuck off. 
Then they got in trouble with Savanaclaw delinquents and Leona and Ruggie came. Leona recognized Mari as the herbivore that stepped on his tail. The delinquents get angry but he still drinks respecc women juice and just challenges the gang to magift. Since Mari had no magic, she had to sit this one out. 
She goes home and sleeps, but then realizes she can’t and decides to have a midnight walk because she hasn’t seen enough horror movies to know that’s not the best idea. Then she meets Malleus. Probably thinks he’s the hottest guy she’s seen in NRC besides Leona and Jamil. 
“Oh, you are a child of man” “And you’re a man with horns”
She isn’t particularly intimidated by him. Like— She’s met Lucifer and has been nearly killed by him twice. Some strange dude with horns got nothin’ on him. Mari asked who he is and he seemed to be surprised by that, then he smirked. 
Dude said it would be better if she didn’t know and let her call him whatever she wanted. She was like “Aight” then he left. 
Mari goes to sleep and has another dream. She wonders why she’s having another dream about animals and why does the lion look familiar. Then she woke up, wondering what it meant. Barbatos was rather vague when he gave her his parting gift. 
On the way to school with Grim, she told him about the Tall handsome dude with horns. He dubbed him “Tsunotarou”. She liked the name a lot and decided to use it. 
They meet up with Cater and Riddle, who tell them that Jamil got injured. So they go meet him. 
‘Ah fuck his voice is hot too’ Mari thought when she met him. It seemed that she was right about Kalim, he was quite friendly. 
So they finally found out about Ruggie but couldn’t catch him. Then Jack appeared again. He’s like “Why are you working so hard for other people’s sake?” 
Ace is like “Lmao we just wanna get picked for the magift tournament and show off. We don’t give a shit about these guys.”
Mari sighed and said, “Why is literally everyone in this school so selfish?” And Jack questions her as to her reason for doing it. Then she replies with “Well-- Crowley kinda said that living in the Ramshackle Dorm wasn’t free. Though, he didn’t really have to force me since I would’ve helped regardless because I just like feeling helpful.”
Then Jack told the shared braincell trio that they’re worse than he thought. Though, he also mentioned that he didn’t trust Mari’s type. As in, “Guys that just do things for others” 
Ace was like “no u” 
Then Jack was like “Fight me bitch. If you want me to spill my guts, you gotta defeat me”
Deuce went bad boy like “fuck yeah lets go dude” and they fight
And they win. The rest of the guys are surprised that Mari knows how to fight. She’s like “The Future King of Hell taught me martial arts for like a year” and they’re not sure whether she’s being serious or if she’s crazy. 
And then Jack went into this whole spiel about how cowardly tricks make him nauseous and how he wanted to use his own power to claim victory at the top. Then he finally spills the beans on what Ruggie’s unique magic is and how Savanaclaw is in on the plan. 
“Why would they?” “How well you do in the magift tournament can have a big impact on your future, right? So I can’t say I don’t understand their feelings” 
“GRRRRRRRRRRRR” 
Mari is like “Dude, chill. Understanding someone doesn’t mean you agree with them.” 
Jack replied with “The now comes before the future! Show what you can do now!” 
Then goes onto yet another spiel about how he can’t stand Leona and how that guy is amazing but never gives his full effort. 
Ace whispers to Mari like “Damn he tsundere for his own dorm leader” 
And Jack tells them that Savanaclaw is going to target the dorm leader of Diasomnia, Malleus Draconia during the day of the magift tournament. 
Riddle and Cater come by like “Lol thanks for telling us” Then Riddle was going to tell them the plan but Jack was like “bitch im not gonna help. Im gonna do this shit myself. Bye” 
Mari countered with “What have you accomplished on your own?” 
He’s just >:(
“Smart wolves hunt as a pack” “Ugh fine. But if your plan sucks, I’m leaving.” 
So after hearing Riddle out, he’s like “Aight I’ll help.” 
Everyone came to an agreement and went to their respective dorms. Mari has another dream, then thought “Bruh he really wanted to be king then when he became king, he didn’t even do it right.”
“Oi, wake up.” 
Mari felt someone shake her awake. She groaned and swatted away the hands, wanting to sleep more. It didn’t quite register in her mind that someone broke into her room. It was only until her blanket was tugged away from her. The cool air hit her bare body. She shuddered and her eyes finally fluttered open to see Jack with a flustered expression before he threw the blanket over her body. 
“WHY THE HELL ARE YOU NAKED?!” 
“WHY ARE YOU IN MY ROOM?!” 
“Tch.” He looked away and rubbed his neck. “I came from my morning run to wake you up early. I couldn’t let you oversleep on the day of the tournament. S-Sorry for breaking into your room…”
Grim perked up and was motivated to go immediately so that he could collect his reward to play in the tournament. “Come on! Let’s go already!” 
“Just let me get dressed and I’ll be right with you. Be patient.” 
For the rest of that morning, Jack couldn’t look at her directly. When he did, images of that embarrassing situation all came back to his mind 
So they got to the stadium. Shit hit the fan but everything was fine because Heartslabyul revealed their plan. Diasomnia is perfectly alright. 
Leona got pissed and he revealed his unique magic. Sand is everywhere. He’s trying to kill Ruggie. 
Mari is like “Ugh I hate sand” 
Jack also revealed his unique magic and turned into a full furry-- I mean, wolf. This surprised Leona, which gave Riddle the opportunity to collar him. 
Lilia be spittin facts. 
Hearing Leona yell about agony and despair and that things will never change kinda made Mari’s heart hurt because it felt… familiar. How hopeless he seemed to feel. It reminded her of how she was before coming to the Devildom. 
Then he overblotted.
Then they beat the sit out of him. Mari is like “Does this usually happen?” 
So the magift tournament went on and Savanaclaw still got to play because the injured students wanted revenge. Grim also reminded Crowley about his reward so he was allowed to play against Savanaclaw. 
Grim did an oopsie and tried to do a special move but it backfired and hit Mari in the head instead. She had to be rushed to the infirmary. 
She woke up to see the shared braincell trio and the furry boys. Ace told her that she’s been asleep for so long that the closing ceremony was over and they’re dismantling the venue. 
Leona told her that Diasomnia was the champion. 
Ace and Deuce talked about how good Malleus was for a moment. Jack was like “No one can win if they give up before they try.” Mari agreed with him. He then said that he was going to beat Diasomnia fair and square next year. 
Leona was like ““Underhanded tactics” require one’s strength too” and she asked if he even felt bad. He was just like lmao no 
A wild Babie has appeared. Leona went >:0 but introduced Cheka to them. 
Mari squealed at the sight of such an adorable child. Internally she was saying “I’ve seen Cheka for 4 seconds but if anything were ever to happen to him, I’d kill everyone in this room and then myself.”
Jack: So the root of all Leona’s pain is… 
Mari: The cutest lil angel ever! 
Cheka: Are you guys my uncle’s friends? 
Everyone else laughed at Leona except Mari who was busy introducing herself to the lil babie. 
Leona will remember that. 
Timeskip to when Mari went to sleep and saw the creepy shadow in the mirror. She’s lowkey shook but then she woke up. Seeing the time was pretty early in the morning, she decided to have a lil stroll to see the sun rise. 
She found a good spot and sat down, singing lightly to herself. 
The sound of leaves being crushed under one’s feet reached her ears from behind her. Mari didn’t bother looking up at the source, being too enamored with seeing the sky as its hues morph from navy to a golden yellow. The dark clouds turned into tangerine and peach ones. She gave a dreamy sigh. 
“Oi, Mari.” She heard the gruff voice of Jack. “What are you doing here?”
“Oh you know, just… Watching that gorgeous sunrise. I’ve lived in a land with no sun for a year so seeing it like this is quite the blessing,” She responded, still not looking up. 
“Seriously? I’ve never heard of a place like that.” Jack sat beside her. 
“Yeah. Living in Hell was quite the experience but it was fun.” Mari chuckled lightly. 
Her words caused him to furrow his eyebrows, wondering if she was kidding or not. He shook his head, deciding that it wasn’t important. He turned to her. 
“So… about that time…” 
“Hm? What time?” Mari finally looked at him, confusion swirling in her pools of chocolate. She tilted her head. 
His face felt warm as the blood rose to his tanned cheeks. “Y-You know what I’m talking about!”
Upon seeing his flustered expression, she finally remembered what he meant. Her mouth formed an ‘o’. What could he possibly gain from bringing that up now? 
“I wanted to apologize properly…” He spoke up again, rubbing the back of his neck. “I shouldn’t have violated your privacy like that and broke into your room.” He finally had the courage to look back into her eyes. Golden hues meeting chocolate. 
“How can I make it up to you?” 
Mari saw this opportunity and a smirk crept up onto her lips. “You could make it up to me by letting me pet you.” 
He yelped and his eyes widened to the size of saucers. His ears stood erect. “Wh-What?!” 
She pouted. “I thought you wanted to make it up to me? This is the least I could ask for after you broke into my room and saw me naked!” 
“Okay! Okay! Just don’t yell or someone’s gonna hear you.” 
Mari stopped and looked at him with expectations glinting in her eyes. 
He leaned downward. His head was lowered and ears curled back, anticipating her touch. 
She grinned and laid her hand over his head, caressing it tenderly. “Oh my~ Your hair is quite soft. I see that you groom yourself well, Jack. How nice~” She cooed, continuing to pet him with such pure glee swimming in her chocolate eyes. “How are you liking this? Does it feel nice~?” 
“Tch… Just because I’m letting you do this, doesn’t mean I like it,” He told her. 
“But your tail is wagging.” She pointed out. Blood spurted to his face and he pulled away. 
“Alright, that’s enough!” He exclaimed to her, trying not to show her that he was flustered. “We’re going to be late for school if we don’t hurry.” 
Mari glanced at the sun and nodded. “Oh! You’re right. I’ll go wake up Grim and head to class. Thanks again, Jack.” 
“Don’t expect me to let you do that again. We’re not friends or anything.” He walked away from her. 
A smile graced her lips as she watched him leave with a mirthful gaze. “Alright,” she whispered and made her way to the Ramshackle Dorm.
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circuscarnage · 5 years ago
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Potion class panic.
Just a silly one-off fic featureing Sebek Zigvolt and Jack Howl. Thank you to @holyheaven for letting me use his idea.
Words: 1901.
Potions was one of most interesting classes at Night Raven Collage. It taught the students how to use items that they would not usually use in other settings, such as cauldrons and exotic ingredients. It also educated them on how to defend themselves without the use of their wands. It was remarkable what you could put into a tiny potion bottle. Divus had noted that a good magician always has a potion or two up their sleeve, 'just in case' anything were to happen.
In all honestly, they were quite handy. If you were defenceless and needed to run away from battle, just use a mist potion to distract your opponent as you made a safe escape. If you were facing a powerful enemy and were seconds away from death, you better hope you packed a healing elixir, otherwise... Well, you get the point.
The potion class for the first years was more tame, focusing on introducing the students slowly to the dangers of the magical liquids. Instead of throwing them into the deep end immediately, Crowley offered a calmer experience. Things really got exciting in the second year, but we are not here for that. 
Students were paired up in teams of two, preparing a special potion set out by Divus Crewel, the potions teacher. Don't let his love of fashion fool you. Even though he may not look it, he is one of the most powerful potion masters at Night Raven. The potion they were preparing today was a weak transmutation potion. Divus warned that any misdemeanours when making this would earn a detention, as well as a stern talking to from Mozus. As such, everyone was on their best behaviour. Sebek was practising his own work, using the scales of mermaids, unicorn blood, and the hair of a phoenix to create his elixir. It was almost complete, all he had to do next was to stir and let it simmer for a few minuets. In all honestly, he didn't know what to do once he created it. He had no need for this potion, he could cast a transformation spell himself. Perhaps he could gift it to Malleus? Would he enjoy such a gift? He was already powerful enough, giving him something as trivial as this would be considered nothing but a trinket. But maybe he would like the thought?
Sebek was too busy in his own thoughts to notice another student carrying a few too many bottles. They fumbled around between their fingers before eventually letting one slip, and sending it cascading towards the floor. It shattered upon impact, sending a marvellous crash throughout the entire classroom before it was engulfed in a thick pink smoke. It was utter chaos. No one could see and inch in front of their face. A chorus of coughing and confused cries could be heard as students tried to swat the smoke away, opening windows and using text books to clear the room. "Is everyone alright?" Divus called as he batted the pink mist away with his free hand.
Once the mist has dispersed, everyone looked around, eager to see whether or not it had any effect. Potions class could be disastrous if something went wrong. It could be as small as turning a desk into a piece of cake, or as big as accidentally summoning an almighty fire demon hell bent on destroying the entire school. Thanks, Floyd.
But as the students searched around the classroom, they were disappointed at the lack of change. Everything seemed to be in place. Every potion bottle was securely where it was left, and not a singe desk had been transmuted into a terrible beast. There was a calm silence that lay over the students, letting out breaths of relief as they settled once again. 
That was until the entire class had their attention drawn as the sound of another glass shattering filled the air. Simultaneously they turned in the direction of one student, who was standing next to a broken bottle filled with pink shimmery liquid, accompanied by a long and scaly crocodile tail. At first, Sebek was taken aback. He hadn't realised a crocodile had made its way into the school. He jumped back, surprised when he realised the tail was following him wherever he went. How did a crocodile even get in here? He turned himself around, trying to get a glimpse of the creature. But wherever he was facing, the crocodile seemed to be right behind. At this point, he seemed to have connected the dots. A mild panic started to build up in his chest, which seemed to affect the tail as well, as it started to flail wildly. Some students took the initiative to stand back, far away from the manic tail, while others attempted to stifle a laugh, amused by the tails antics.
With one wave of his hand Divus silenced the group of youngsters. His footsteps echoed through the room as he sauntered across the class, stopping to take a peek at the newly grown tail. It was quite the sight. Reminiscing that of a real reptile tail, it swished back and forth under his gaze. "How peculiar." He hummed. After a moment of inspecting it, he walked back over to his desk, where he took out an old purple book, carved with strange markings. He flipped through the pages before settling on one towards the middle. "Not to worry, I'll have an antidote ready later. You'll just have to wait it out until then."
The tail was going to be a challenge. Even though it only came down to the back of his knees, it was plenty powerful, and could cause some serious damage if he wasn't careful. He needed to get this sorted quickly. With this tail causing problems, he wouldn't be able to protect Malleus properly! Even the thought of not being there when Malleus needed him most was enough to send Sebek into a blind panic. His emotions also seemed to affect the tails behaviour, as it started to flail wildly again, knocking over several more potion bottles, sending them crashing towards the floor.
"Bad pub!" Divus called from the other side of the class as he stormed over. Sebek stood still, fearing that his behaviour would leave a bad mark on his record. When he eventually made his way over, Divus took Sebek by the collar as he lead him outside the classroom, treating him like a new puppy who had torn up his favourite cushion. "I advise you to stay out of trouble until I sort this out." With one hand on the door frame, and the other placed on his temple, Divus let out one final request before slamming the door in Sebeks face.
"Now, sit. And stay."
Sebek walked along the cobbled path of Night Raven, letting his tail swish lazily behind him. Ever since he left the classroom, it calmed down, no longer feeling the need to rampage among the potion bottles. Originally, he had planned to stay put like Divus told him to, but Crowley was patrolling the halls that day, and advised that he take a walk around the school to let off some steam. It seemed to be working.
He let out a small sigh as he pinched the bridge of his nose. He sincerely hoped that Divus wouldn't be mad at him. Surely, he would understand it was an honest mistake. He also hoped the other students would forgive him, he didn't mean to cause a scene. With any luck, they would be able to continue the class without any more disruptions.
"The hell happened to you?" Jacks voice cut through Sebeks inner monologue, and drew his attention towards the Savanaclaw student sitting idly by himself on a nearby bench. The white wolf gestured to the newly grown tail, studying it intently. He had seen students with similar features, those being from the reptile family, ranging from lizard tails, snake like features, and even tortoise shells. However, he knew Sebek wasn't one of them. And seeing him with one was... weird, to say the least.
"There was an... accident." Sebek confessed before telling his friend what had transpired in the class before. The stress seemed to be getting to him, as when he explained all the horrors of having said tail, it started to swing again, smacking into whatever poor soul was walking past them. Jack grumbled as he watched Sebek try to get a grip on his own tail, flustered and fumbling around. It looked like a dog trying to chance its own tail, and failing miserably. Of all the students here, the savanaclaw ones were the ones most experienced with having extra limbs. Jack was reminded of his own tail, remembering how hard it was to control when he was younger. For some reason, that seemed to piss him off more.
"Christ, can you get a grip on that thing?" Jack called out, his hand instinctively gripping onto Sebeks new tail and keeping it in place. It was against the Savanaclaw rules to grab another students tail, but Sebek wasn't in Savanaclaw, and this situation was already getting out of hand. His tail seemed to become even more panicked as it squirmed under his tight hold. Sebek was no different, getting agitated by this fact. The new nerve endings in his tail seemed to scream at him, compelling him to fight back.
"H-hey!" Without thinking, Sebek grabbed onto Jacks already heightened tail, causing it to bush up even more. At first, Sebek had grabbed Jack's tail as a way to get back at him. An eye for an eye, or in this case, a tail for a tail. But as he met the others gaze, he could practically feel the atmosphere change around them. 
Canines bared, ears heightened, and eyes glaring with animistic ferocity, Jack seemed ready and raring to pounce at any given moment. "Let. Go." Jack barked as he stared Sebek down with frightening intensity. It didn't take much for Sebek to match Jack's bloodthirsty stare. He was already quite intimidating without even trying, now he looked like he could take down Malleus with a single glare. "You first." Both males seemed to be increasingly reluctant to back down first, each of them having individual pride that they were not willing to put aside. 
They stood there for a moment, glaring each other down, growls starting to emerge in their throats. It wasn't until the sound of someone clearing their own throat that they realised they weren't alone. Another student had stumbled upon the scene, and was trying to process what was happening. "Divus is looking for you, said something about an antidote?" As the student spoke, they couldn't help notice the strange situation they had walked upon. Their face furrowed in confusion as they let out a shaky question, "Is that a tail?"
Both men immediately let go of the other and straightened up, brushing off the remaining hostility that lingered in the air. Sebek coughed to clear any more awkwardness before speaking. "Thank you for reminding me, I had better be on my way." He turned back to Jack, having the courtesy to at least bid him a farewell. Jack only turned away and let out a small growl, still mad about having his tail grabbed. Sebek made a mental note to apologise for that later.
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