#I could be wrong but I’m sure he was already Yuu by that point

[harapeveco]

If you think about it Ryou truly got the short end of the stick in knk bc I’m pretty sure the Ryou who fought Tobi in that tunnel is not the same Ryou that stole Qta in the alley I’m pretty sure tunnel Ryou was already Yuu using his body which means this guy appeared in like four chapters max and then got sent to hell bestie truly did nothing

[lovelynim]

Take 9, recording!

ALIEN STAGE/Actors!AU - Ivan x Till

A/N: Really, really self-indulgent fic because I NEEDED to get some fluff after the damage Round 6 did to me. Also, I added a little hc that TIll is an experience actor while Ivan is still a newbie, etc, etc, you know the drill

Also, tagging @blobbirobbi, @norieoncrack and @vash-yuu because you three gave me the boost to do it this afternoon. Also tagging @tiredleekaz because i feel you'll like this (hopefully)

Summary: Round 6's recording site. Stage scene. Take... 9, sigh. Lights, camera... action!

Word count: 1305 words.

“Alright, let’s do it, guys!” The director shouted and the rest of the team promptly took their places. The camera pointed towards Till and Ivan as the studio was quickly engulfed by silence.

“Here we go… ‘Cure’, stage scene, take 9. Action,” the director commanded and the first beats of the song began to play right after. The spotlight turned to Till and, so, it began.

“Allow me, to the tip of your fingers. Allow me, to the ends of your feet.”

Ivan quietly hummed the song along while the cameras tilted around the other man, capturing the crowd’s motion in the background while Till’s voice took all the room in the studio. Ivan knew the team was tired and probably beginning to feel a little frustrated after a couple of mistakes, but he couldn’t help but enjoy every moment of it.

“Dissolve me in your gaze. I don’t want to let you go.”

‘Damn, he looks so cool right now’, Ivan thought as a smirk took place in his lips. The song went on and Ivan knew he had to focus. This was supposed to be a dramatic, emotional, tragic scene. He couldn’t be booping to the song they spent hours recording. Focus, Ivan, focus!

As Till continued to sing, Ivan decided it was a good time to rehearsal his lines. Maybe this would put him back in the right mood for this scene and, after all, he didn’t want to start the 10th take because he made the same mistake from 4 takes ago.

“Let me drown in you, until these falling stars are buried in the blur of time!”

Wait, was he at that part already?

Ivan opened his eyes and looked at the other guy with a slightly shocked expression. Gulping, he clenched his hands as he heard the piano keys starting to play in the background again. Time to shine, Ivan.

With heavy steps, Ivan walked towards his microphone. The camera was tilting right above him and it was a bit hard to keep a straight face, but he had to!

“Even if your cold words carve scars beneath my eyes.”

Carefully and gently, Ivan took his hands up and wrapped his fingers around the microphone. Holding it tightly, one word after the other left his lips and, as scripted, he was singing.

“May they linger on your tongue. You can break me apart.”

Narrowed eyes stared back at the camera in front of him. To the ones looking from the outside, Ivan seemed like the most confident actor in history, literally living up to his character. But on the inside, he couldn’t help but feel some nervousness stirring up. What if he sang the wrong line? What if he looked ugly on the recording? What if his voice cracked?!

No, it wasn’t time to think about those things. He managed to look at Till with the corner of his eyes and, even when he was idling, the sorrowful, tired look continued to stick to his face. So professional!

“Sick of those nights to come, to be engulfed by silence in your gaze where I’m seen. Consume me! Yes, me, oh oh!! ~”

Ivan would only be sure once they were done recording this scene, but he was almost 100% he nailed this part. He could feel his vocal chords slightly tiring, but nowhere near enough to make him stop.

And above anything else, the most important scene of this episode was coming up. The kiss.

“To this everlasting moment.”

“Face to face we dance.”

Ivan let out a small sigh as his last line was sung. Just as the words left his lips, the pages of the script started playing inside his head. ‘With a decisive move, you throw your microphone aside and walk to him’, he remembered the director explaining, detailing how it should be done.

“With our story lost in forever’s embrace!! ~”

Ivan felt literally chills running up his back when his eyes met Till’s. As a newbie actor, starring with someone as experienced as him was always an emotional rollercoaster, full of surprising moments that he would treasure forever. But not now. Now, he needed to focus.

Gently reaching for the other guy’s cheek, Ivan moved his hand to the back of Till’s head and pulled him into a kiss.

Part of himself questioned if he was supposed to enjoy recording this part over and over as much as he was doing, but knowing how annoyed the rest of the studio’s staff was at his mistakes, he would never voice such thoughts.

The instrumental played along with the flashing lights above them. Ivan only remembered the instructions that he should make the kiss last while Till would try to shove him away, but the director never said how, so there shouldn’t be much harm in improvising a little, right?

Ivan wrapped his free hand around Till’s slim torso, resting his fingers just below the other’s ribcage. Till pressed both hands against his chest, trying to push him away like the script told him to, but Ivan knew this wasn’t the lead to let him go, so he pulled the other man for another kiss.

However, there was something off. 

He was told that, yes, Till was going to try to break their kiss and free himself, but it shouldn’t be… this effective, Ivan thought. Deciding that it would be better to just play along, Ivan moved his hand down to Till’s neck while the other pressed a little harder against his side, hoping this would be enough to keep him still to the end of the scene.

But with barely seconds before the time for the score to pop up above their heads and show his character’s demise, Ivan noticed that Till… was laughing?

“Pfft- d-duhuhude!” TIll giggled, elbowing his arm in another attempt to free himself from his embrace. “Q-quit tihihickling, ahaha!”

“H-huh?” Ivan blinked, looking down to the little space between their bodies and taking a few seconds to realize what the other guy meant. “Wait, you mean this?”

“GyAHah, y-yes! Thahat, d-don’t dohohoh it! I’m tihihicklish there!” Till laughed, throwing his head back (and maybe trusting a little too much in Ivan’s strength to hold him in place).

A fuzzy, warm feeling spread over Ivan’s chest as he heard those words. What a wonderful discovery! How could he not notice this before?! “Ahah, sorry… I mean, I didn’t expect this or this to be enough to tickle you, Till, ~” Ivan teased, carelessly spidering his fingers against Till’s side and ribs.

Before he realized, there were them again: fooling in the middle of the set. Till laughing, desperately trying to escape his hug while the only worry inside Ivan’s mind was to find where else his senior would be ticklish.

“Ivan! C’mohohon!” Till laughed while the lights of the studio turned back on, illuminating the whole scene again as this take was already beyond salvation. “I cahahan’t breheheathe!”

“Oh? But you are-”

“Guys!” The director protested, making the duo stop in the middle of the scene with a surprised look on their faces. Right, they were recording. And with people around them. A lot of people. “Sigh, let’s take a break, yeah? Five minutes, everybody.”

Despite the feeling of animosity towards them that seemed to spread across the rest of the staff, Ivan couldn’t stop himself from smiling and, much to his delight, the same seemed to go for Till.

“S-sorry, ahah, this one is my fault,” Till giggled as he got back into his own feet, rubbing his side where Ivan just tickled him. “Try to just, hmm… Hold my face?”

“Got it, I will keep that in mind,” Ivan hummed happily while walking off the stage by TIll’s side. Well, guess they couldn’t do much but wait for the next take now, right?

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I read your rewrite of Chapter 2 (which was great, by the way) and would like to clarify some things. Of course, you wrote that the fixes were just you exploring possibilities, so you don't need to justify anything if you don't want to. 1. How would Leona join the investigation? Correct me if I am wrong, but Leona didn't seem to know about Yuu and co. until Riddle and Qater confronted Ruggie. For him to know about them so soon, someone (like an injured Savanaclaw student or a Savanaclaw student who overheard Yuu and co. questioning others) would need to let him know. Even then, would he be able to join without looking suspicious? 2. How does Leona plan to frame Diasomnia and get it to stick? He can point fingers all he wants and use the circumstantial evidence they gather to prove it, but Diasomnia has no reason to sabotage others when they have Malleus. Leona would most likely be aware of Crowley's biases, so is he just hoping casting enough suspicion would force Crowley's hand? Does he intend to convince students from other dorms to demand their disqualification despite the lack of motive?

[Referencing this post!]

Wow, people are still reading that?? 😭

As I said in the original post, my book 2 rewrite was more of a compilation of shower thoughts without much care given to fleshing out the finer details. It is by no means perfect, nor is it meant to cover everything.

There’s enough wiggle room left for various different interpretations using my book 2 rewrite as a basis. It’s meant to be flexible!

Just for fun, here are my thoughts:

To your first point, I don’t think Leona would come off as suspicious if his introduction was framed a certain way (which I’m sure he could plan around). Yuu and co. would be investigating all the dorms (since they’re all suspects), which includes Savanaclaw students. Leona could easily hear it from Savanaclaw mobs and then reintroduce himself to the group, claiming he also wants in on the investigation to seek justice for his injured students. Since Riddle is already investigating with Yuu, Leona could easily use that to distract from his true intentions. He would come off as just another pissed dorm leader trying to stand up for and avenge his dorm members. (And if we really want to get technical, we could reason the other dorm leaders are not getting involved due to other reasons, like Azul being busy with the inter-dorm event organization, Jamil not trusting anyone with Kalim but himself, Vil preoccupied with his professional gigs, Idia being Idia, and no one knowing where the heck Malleus has wandered off to now.)

To your second point, I think Leona definitely has the capacity to trick/manipulate other students into believing Diasomnia is responsible. He could set up situations which incriminate certain Diasomnia students (based on their unique skillsets), then leave the other dorms’ students to come to their own (false) conclusions based on that. Obviously, it would look too suspicious if he and Savanaclaw students are the only ones pointing fingers, so he has to convince the others to parrot the rhetoric he wants them to. If it was done this way, we achieve many things: 1) Leona comes off as way more intelligent than in the original book 2, 2) it sets up more parallels between him and Jamil (who also tried to get a lot of people to side with him under false pretenses to convince someone of higher authority to change their mind) for delicious book 6 payoff, and 3) it adds to the sense of betrayal the other students experience at the end when it turns out Leona deceived them.

Something I feel that the main story fails to do well is to define the rivalries between each dorm. It’s only mentioned a few times off-handedly, like how Octavinelle and Scarabia students are intelligent and are thus always neck and neck in terms of grades. In my revised book 2, an opportunity arises to utilize this untapped potential. Think about it: what if the other dorm members are more likely to suspect Diasomnia because the main story calls more attention to how the dorms do NOT get along with each other?? Diasomnia is described to us as a place where skilled all-around mages go, and this has resulted in the Diasomnia students being more arrogant than your average NRC student (which by itself is already very arrogant). From that point of view, it’s not too hard to believe that the other students could think Diasomnia is injuring other students “just because they can”. They’ve grown too arrogant and think they can get away with doing whatever they want because they won’t face the consequences of their actions. (Malleus himself is THE poster child of that across multiple events and vignettes too.) There doesn’t necessarily need to be a motive in the traditional sense; people could suspect that Diasomnia has gotten too high and mighty, so they are conceited and feel entitled to doing whatever the hell they want. It would be a perfect way for Leona to weaponize the preexisting animosity and pride of the NRC students against them. The injured students would then feel slighted because Diasomnia are being held up as the metaphorical “golden children” (despite their theoretical unethical behavior) while their suffering is looked over. These feelings ironically also parallel how Scar feels cheated of the throne because of his careless older brother and son, or even how the hyenas are not seen as part of the Pridelands.

[ihavetoomanyocsdealwithit]

Queen of Hearts pt I

Yuu started preparing a room this time. She made it a point to get the Queen of Hearts the one closest to the garden, the beginnings of rose bushes planted and some of the trellises already growing vines and small roses, but nothing is really blooming yet. Ramshackle, previously being used for storage, works in Yuu’s favor when it comes to all sorts of things. Spare furniture for all the dorms, repair and maintenance for the boiler, gardening tools, even spare seeds.  

Professor Taka has been helping her take inventory of it all, what’s even usable and what goes in a burn pile, and has collected a few things himself. Savanaclaw pieces that must be a century or so out of style, but he seems happy to have a room with bright oranges, ruddy reds and golden yellows instead of the Ramshackle blue and green. When they work on her spells in the safety of a chalk circle or even just studying together, he looks regal and powerful.  

That’s how the Queen of Heart statue looks now, imposing down at her with a smile.  

“Come on Cub, what’s taking?” Taka asked, leaning against the Thorn Fairy’s statue.  

“I’m getting there!” Yuu said, clutching the hand mirror, “It’s just different, intentional. I don’t want to hurt her or myself or something.”  

“I’m right here if anything should go wrong, and that’s a big if,” he added, patting her shoulder firmly. “You aren’t even fully releasing her, just taking an imbuement to begin to get used to her magic. Think of it like a blessing.”  

Yuu nods her head, taking a deep breath before settling herself at the foot of the statue. Positioning the mirror gently to to reflect her on one side and the statue on the other, perfectly symmetrical. 

“Just as practiced.” he mumbles, taking the breath with her, “Clear your mind, let your instincts take the lead. Pursue what you need.”  

She had done this so often that it was like slipping into a sleep trance, the ripples of liquified glass below and above and around. It was a bit different than the Ramshackle mirror though. She could hear things. People? Soft murmuring, maybe converstations stalling, a sharp exclamation louder than the others though. It didn’t sound angry, just surprised.  

Another breath, another inch forward through.  

Cold grazes her hand. Sharp. A sharp movement of air. 

Her sternum shatters on impact 

Yuu breaks the connection with a cough, clutching her chest. Taka uses her body to support her, watching the mirror shatter and slowly reform. The air is thick with the smell of roses, a tinge of iron, and a spiced smoke. When it finally settles into the grass, it’s beautiful, polished to a shine and a sharp diamond at the end that would cause major damage. It’s a double headed heart shaped axe.  

Professor Taka looks as confused as she does, until it starts to shimmer with strange magic slowly, as if to make sure she is watching, into a heart shaped fan.  

“Your battle axe? Really Mary?” Taka mutters, rubbing his forehead. Not what he thought she would pick, but it could still work. Yuu picks up the metal, finding it lighter than she thought. It glints with purpose, edges sharp despite it’s appearance.  

“How is it doing that?”  

“Illusion magic, it’s a specialty of those born true UnderGround natives, though the practice has died out due to its rarity. I’ve yet to see anybody beyond the cat beastman you described having anything close to it.”  

“Can she teach me something like that?” She looks up at him. 

“I imagine she has a plan. Afterall, there is a reason that Heartland, then Wonderland, is known for its conquests.” He helps her up, her knees slightly shaking. “Let’s get you home, you’ll need rest. You can enter Mary’s room later and get explanations then.”  

She signs, simply nodding unhappily. There’s no arguing with him when he’s like this, so she doesn’t bother. She also knows the man doesn’t really sleep at night and simply waits until she’s at school, so no sneaking in either. Sometimes she misses having Ramshackle to herself, but it’s a fleeting thought. It’s so nice to have an adult there sometimes, even if it’s just him taking some of the decisions. After running around and doing extra studying on top of it just trying to catch up with subjects other people learned in elementry, sometimes even picking dinner is too much.  

The fan remains cool in her hand, and if her back is a bit straighter and her walk more deliberate, neither of them says anything about it.  

When she enters Mary’s room, she settles herself in front of large mirror they found with heart and card shaped motifs curled around it. The fan? Battle axe? Is set in front of her as the focal point.  

Taka had made her wait at least until she had three full meals and rest, and she was dying of curiosity. No matter how she fidgets with it, or moves it, it remains a fan. Lightweight, easy to use, functional and dare she say, cute. But she can also feel the heft of the axe, the danger, and she has to know how it hides like this. She can’t find this type of magic at all.  

She slips into her trance and with the next breath, it’s the smell of roses.  

It looks like the Heartslabyul gardens. Alot actually. The beginning of the maze looks roughly the same, but the floral walls stretch for what looks like miles down, red and white roses dotting the scenery. It's lush, but the smell isn’t only floral. It's that sharp smoke again, that iron taste in the back of her throat.  

It reminds Yuu a lot of when she fought Overblot Riddle.  

“There you are dear!”  

The Phantomblot that puppeted Riddle did not do her any justice. Queen Mary Elizabeth Hearts was a large woman, both tall and wide, with a double chin that would have made her look soft, if it wasn’t for the intense strong eyebrows and sharp eyes. The little golden crown was still present, with a simple twist bun to tidy her black hair. The dress surprised Yuu more than anything. The classic red and black corset was still the right shape, but it was a chest plate, leading up to a high collar that looked more like stiff and closed around the neck, more like a neck guard than a high collar. One arm was covered in teh same strange metal coverings, the other wrapped with leather around the wrist with a black lace edge to make it look almost like a glove. The skirt was open, swinging as she quickly walked towards Yuu, but the thigh high boots alternated in yellow and black laces.  

It's not what Yuu expected at all.  

“Oh Brave Heart, let me take a look at you!”  

She knelt, finally eye to eye with Yuu, taking a look at her head, her hands, and her knees.  

“Oh, the fall wasn’t bad. Good, good. You know, we weren’t sure if this would quite work! I’m happy to see you though, so happy!”  

Yuu hadn’t been hugged in a long time. Professor Taka wasn’t a touchy sort, Deuce and Ace may tackle occasionally, but this was the first hug she had gotten in months.  

She didn’t smell like home. She didn’t feel like her Mom.  

Mary fluffed out her skirts, setting the poor girl on her lap as she felt the hiccup travel down her back and break into a sob. She understood, bless the UnderGround she understood, rocking her back and forth.  

If nothing else, she could give her this. She could allow her this.  

[cecilebutcher]

Day: 3 Something stolen

Idia x gender neutral reader

I didn’t know how this would go. And I still don’t 😎

Idia didn’t have many friends. No let me rephrase that, Idia BARELY had any friends. You could probably count them on one finger honestly.

So when you came along Ortho was so happy!! His nii-San finally had a friend! You spend a lot of times with the older shroud brother You played any and all games and just vibed.

He liked having you around and you liked having him around. So it was a win win situation, plus Ortho was super happy so hey! Extra points!

Idia also had tons of cool stuff in his room. Super techy too! And oh how comfortable his chair and bed are. The first time you sat on them you fell asleep, he just let you be for a bit tbh…

But as you too got closer he started realizing his feelings for you. You were just, well, you! You were amazing! I mean come on how could he not? Everyone saw how amazing you were!

But he didn’t tell you, no he would never, he couldn’t ruin what you guys already had ok? So he sat on his feelings. Pushed them way WAY deeper down than he should’ve, anything to make sure you stayed with him, friend or lover, he was ok with it.

But the day you confessed to him he was, well, shocked. You? Liked him? Idia Shroud? Watchmen of the isle of woe? Are you sure? Did you hit your head? You must’ve hit your head!

And you kept telling him that no Idia, I didn’t hit my head you stupid blue flame.

So now there you were. Dating the one and only Idia shroud. He was beaming, even Azul noted the difference in his mood. He just brushed it off, but Azul could tell when his club mate was smiling and was actually(sorta) communicating with people!

Lilia was the second to ask him about it and again he brushed it off. But you can’t hide stuff from papa Lilia! Come on Idia you should know that by now! So he ended up telling him about you. Everything he loved. Your face, your smile, your eyes, your hands, the way you laugh, the was you look when you concentrate on something, the way you get happy after winning a game or level you’ve been stuck on. He loved everything. Lilia thought it was adorable and teased him over it for a bit.

But he couldn’t stay in his little safe bubble with only you and Ortho. No no, he had a house warden meeting to attend. And in the first time since ever he was going in person after both Azul AND Vil nagged him into it. So he had to change into his hoodie. The one he always wears. But where oh where could his beloved hoodie be? In fact, where has his headphones gone as well?! And his charger? AND his pillow?!

Ok something was wrong, Ortho get in here right now! Ortho? OH NO THEY TOOK ORTHO!!! Cue sad Idia crying. He immediately calls you, but ends up face timing you instead. When you pick up the phone you look at him confused while eating chips “Hey Idy, everything ok? You look sad” you note while crunching on your salty treat.

“Yuu!! The worse thing happened! Someone stole my hoodie, charger, headphones, pillow. And worse of all, oh worse of all they took my adorable younger brother” he replied with sorrow in his voice.

Your laugh surprised him though, really surprised him “Idy no one stole those stuff!” You exclaimed with a chuckle. He looked at you confused and as to say ‘Tf do you mean Yuu? I’m having a mental breakdown here be so ffr rn’ “Idias babe” you shift your camera as to show all of you.

And there were all the stuff he’s missing. His headphones on top your head, you were wearing his hoodie, the charger next to you as you charged your phone and pillow on your lap. “I’m borrowing them love. Calm down” He store there, silent, stunned, betrayed by the one he loved most.

“Ortho is playing with Grim right now. So calm down everything is ok” He opened his mouth to speak but all that came out was a laugh “what?” You asked, also laughing now “nothing nothing, keep them, I have spares” he said as he got out another hoodie, identical to the one you were wearing.

He should’ve guessed you stole it, I mean come on, who would steal from him? It made no sense. Only you were bold enough to do something like that, one of the reasons he loved you.

“But return Ortho! I need

“Aww! I was hoping you forgot!”

This was something to write. Tbh I winged most of it 💃🕺

Hope you enjoyed likes comments and reblogs are very appreciated!

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[leaderpinhead]

Grim - Walk Another's Path

Prompt: Bodyswap Notes: This went a little longer than expected (which is one of the reasons I didn't finish it in February like I wanted to ;-;), so I'm only posting the first section here with a link to where I've posted the full fic on AO3. I still wanted to show it here because this was written for a prompt challenge I found on here. Full fic can be found here!

Grim snarled and paced back and forth around the bedroom. Every few steps resulted in him slapping his cheeks to make sure he was awake. The slight sting said that, yes, he was indeed awake and not experiencing a nightmare. 

The smoothness of his cheeks was also causing his rising panic. “I can’t believe this is happening! This is all Ace’s fault! I can’t believe he threw that whatchamacallit into our cauldron yesterday.” 

A light huff came from the bed. “That whatchamacallit was a bundle of dandelions, and it did absolutely nothing but cause enough smoke to earn us a five-page essay from Professor Crewel on the importance of lab safety. Which is due today.” 

Grim spun on his heel to face his minion. He didn’t account for his new gangly limbs and noodley torso, which nearly sent him spiraling into the wardrobe. He snarled and batted at the piece of furniture like it had purposefully leapt into his path. Once he had effectively put the wardrobe in its place, he spun to face his minion. 

Except it wasn’t his minion he saw, but himself. At least, a doppelgänger of himself. He’d never known his own face could contort into the same deadpan expression his human usually wore when she was tired of tiptoeing around the sensibilities of every boy on campus. She walked a small circle in the center of the bed like a fawn finding its legs for the first time. She wobbled just enough to make Grim offended. “How do you explain all this then? Last I checked, I was still in my own body when I went to bed last night!” 

It was weird hearing Yuu’s voice when he spoke. Almost as weird as his own voice, from his own body, but definitely not him speaking. “That’s an even stronger argument for why it wasn’t the botched potion. Some potions can be slow acting, particularly ones distributed in a gaseous state, but in order for that to be the cause of our current dilemma, we would have had to be repeatedly exposed to—.” 

Grim threw up his hands to cover his ears. His paws—fingers—found soft tufts of hair. Right, human ears were on the sides of their heads. His hands slipped down his head until they found the fleshy lobes. “I don’t wanna listen to your science talk this early in the morning! I’m having a crisis!” 

Yuu sighed. She edged closer to the side of the bed and glanced down at the floor. She backtracked to the center of the mattress. “My point is, this isn’t Ace’s fault. This is your fault.” 

Grim sputtered. “My fault? How’s this my fault?” 

“Who was the one reading spells he didn’t understand before bed last night?” Yuu snapped back. The blue fire of her ears wavered when her ears flattened against the top of her head. Her head? His head! This was becoming so confusing. “I told you to wait until your next tutor session with Riddle, but did you want to listen? No. Because the Great Grim can do no wrong. Now we’re stuck in each other's bodies for Seven knows how long!” 

It was Grim’s turn to flatten his ears against his head. At least, he would if he didn’t have these already flat ears! “I knew what I was doing!” 

“You couldn’t even pronounce the words on the page!” Yuu stomped around the mattress until she reached the nightstand sitting beside the bed. She awkwardly stretched across the small gap between the two pieces of furniture and pawed the worn book closer to her. Her tiny grunts of effort were almost insulting. “How do you manage to hold a pen in your paws? I can’t even grip the edge of this book!” 

Her efforts made him snicker now. “Do you understand my greatness now? I’ve mastered living amongst humans in ways you’ll never understand!” 

“If you wanna brag about holding a pen, then go right ahead.” Grim sputtered at Yuu’s lack of awe. She balanced on the tiptoes of her back paws while she flipped through the book. She smacked a paw against one page. “This is the spell you used! Mark this page so we can show it to the headmage.” 

“Crowley?” Grim questioned, but he moved across the room to do as he was told. He still felt a bit wobbly, but he became surer in his stride with each step. Maybe being human wasn’t so bad. “Why we gotta show him? Wouldn’t it be easier to take it to Crewel?” 

“Professor Crewel specializes in potions and alchemy,” Yuu argued. She jumped back into the center of the mattress as soon as he marked the page. Grim tucked the book under his arm and waited for Yuu to jump down from the bed. “As irresponsible as the headmage acts, no one on campus is going to argue he’s not a powerful mage. If anyone can break whatever spell you did, he would be our best bet.” 

Grim grudgingly agreed and continued to wait for Yuu to jump down. She did the odd circling again, coming close enough to the edge to peek over before jerking back to the center of the mattress. After the third or fourth time of her doing the same thing, Grim finally snapped, “Would you quit wasting time and just jump down already?” 

“It’s too high!” Grim gaped at the whiny pitch escaping his body. He’d never made that sound before! And he didn’t go around stomping like a big baby either! “How do you do this everyday? I could break an ankle jumping from this height!” 

“It’s not high at all!” Grim argued. He gestured between the top of the bed and the top of his—Yuu's—hips. He knew of Yuu’s extreme fear of heights, but this was ridiculous! “It’s barely taller than half your body size.” 

“Which is twice the size of you!” Yuu hopped away from the center of the mattress and closer to him. Grim sputtered when she lifted her arms up to him. “Put me on the floor.” 

“No!” 

“Why not?” 

“Because I’m not about to treat my body like it’s a baby!” 

“I’m not asking you to burp me. Just put me on the floor!” 

“Just jump!” 

“That’s like telling me to jump from the highest tower on campus!” 

They went back and forth just long enough to attract the attention of the curious dust bunnies living in Ramshackle Dorm. In the end, Grim grudgingly lifted Yuu off the bed and placed her feet on the floor. His efforts were rewarded when he watched her tackle the staircase, the ghosts of Ramshackle joining in on his snickering as they watched Yuu slowly crawl backwards down the stairs. 

He completely ignored her snickering at him when he tripped halfway down the staircase because of her weak ankles. 

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[cheiyunn]

Kimisute main story [4部] Part 2

Side: Argonavis

[Apollo Records office]

Furusawa: –so, I want you guys to participate in Genesis Trax’s project

Yuuto: Got it

Furusawa: The promotional live for the project is currently in the works. I know you just had that live a while ago but, I have trust that you can pull this one off just as well

Furusawa: It’d be helpful if you planned your new song around this project as well, I’ll leave it to you

Wataru/Rio: Yes.

Furusawa: It’s a big project so the direction will be stirred from over here but…

Furusawa: Is there anything you’re particular about?

Ren: a……………

Furusawa: Hm? Ren, something wrong

Ren: n-no. Everything’s fine….

Furusawa: Okay. Well, if there is something, just tell me later on if you want

Furusawa: Then, we’ll end today’s meeting here. You’ll be busy in the near future but good luck

Banri: Thank you very much

Furusawa: Yuuto. Stay back for a bit. There’s something I need to talk about

Yuuto: huh? o…   understood

Wataru: Yuu. We’ll head back first then

Yuuto: yeah… see ya later

--[They leave]--

Yuuto: Furusawa-san, what did you mean by.. Talk?

Furusawa: You know what I’m referring to right?

Furusawa: It’s about your father

Yuuto: …guessed so…

Furusawa: Well off course. After the news broke you’ve been all over the place, I can’t just let it be either

Yuuto: did I… is it really that easy to see? I thought I was operating as normal…. But…

Furusawa: No self-awareness huh… then its pretty bad. So, have you been in contact?

Yuuto: With my family? …not in the slightest…

Furusawa: You…. Okay, listen to me. [--------]

--[Hallway]--

Banri: Will he be okay?

Ren: surely, it’s about his dad right…

Wataru: Since this is Furusawa-san we’re talking about, he’s probably talking to him so Yuu can get back to normal and calm down…

Rio: Well since Goryo isn’t the type to talk about his family on his own accord after all

Rio: We should also wait for him to feel comfortable enough to open up on his own as well

Wataru: Yeah, I’d say the same 

Ren: Yuuto also has alot weighing on his shoulders right now too. So…

Banri: We should think about what to do from now on then. To lessen that burden on him

Wataru: Yup. I also want to get the new song concept down soon. Kikyo, maybe later  we could have a meeting–

--[Footsteps]--

Ryuusuke: Woah, y’all were called by unc as well?

Rintaro: The only one not here is, your leader boy it seems

Wataru: Good work today. Yuu is currently talking to Furusawa-san at the moment

Ren: um. I’d like to apologize for not properly greeting you that time

Ryuusuke: Hm? ….oh~ that thing. We don’t really mind it so don’t worry so much

Ryuusuke: How-ever…

Ryuusuke: Nanahoshi. I need to tell you one thing.

Ren: Me..? What is it?

Ryuusuke: You… You’re not fulfilling your role as a vocalist one bit.

Ren: ….. —— Huh?

[Office]

Furusawa: Oh, good work today to you two

Ryuusuke: We arrived on time as requested

Rintaro: We met those Argonavis kids just now 

Ryuusuke: The leader had this super muddled face when we passed by, something up?

Furusawa: Ah… well, just some stuff. More importantly, how are they in your opinions

Ryuusuke: Young

Furusawa: Well, if you’re looking at it that way then they’re always young. …plus, you know that's not what I meant

Ryuusuke: Being young isn’t a bad thing. The fresh vibe is a strong selling-point. The problem is… how long can they push through with just having ‘that’.

Furusawa: I see, as expected… I hope you’ll continue to look after them then

Ryuusuke: Yeah yeah, we don’t have a choice but to listen to your requests

Rintaro: So, what’s the main topic?

Furusawa: I’m sure you already know about it but… its about the project that Iryuu Koga is involved in

Furusawa: Hah! You don’t even need to ask, you have your answer

Ryuusuke: We’re joining it. Ain’t that right, Rin-chan

Rintaro: Of course. What Ryuusuke wants, is what I also want after all

Ryuusuke: It’s a dream come true kind of opportunity. We’re making a new song for this, and use his arena to give him the good ol’ one two…!

[abyssal-memories-and-dreams]

Hello, may I request platonic hcs of the dorm leaders (or whoever you see fit) with gender neutral Yuu who's trying to lose weight and become a better student, while struggling with depression and low self-esteem issues? Thank you in advance.

Hi Anon! Thank you for the request! As much as I would love to do a continuation in the near future, for now, I’m only going to do my four favorite dorm leaders on this headcanon as per my rules for maximum characters. I hope you understand and nonetheless enjoy these headcanons!

Just as a disclaimer, this post will contain some slight angst regarding body issues and language that could be affiliated with eating disorders. If any of these topics provide you with any discomfort, please refrain from reading this post.

Now without further ado…

The Better You (ft. Leona, Kalim, Vil, and Malleus) [Platonic HCs]

~Leona Kingscholar~

When it comes to Leona, his approach to your situation might not even be serious to him. The first time he saw you trying to lose weight at the gym, he didn’t really think anything of it - just another regular student doing their thing, possibly just trying to be more fit. He didn’t confront you about it because he thought this was just a normal occurrence that someone would do.

But the more that you two started to hang out was when he started to notice more finite details about you - how you confessed that you would stay up past midnight on some days without even doing much, how your diet slowly dwindled to a point where your “meals” would be snacks to him, etc.

He made small comments on your habits from time to time, but every time he did, you got defensive, so he ended up dropping them before they got too serious, thus causing a prolonged silence between you two. But the more time that passed on, the less he noticed and started to hang out with you. It got to a point where even he was getting worried.

So one night, he snuck out of his dorm to see you and see how you were doing. When you answered the door, his worry grew tenfold - he saw the bags under your eyes, that slightly paler complexion than before, even how your face had become gaunt and ghostly. Without a second thought, he made you sit down on the couch and explain what was wrong, where you ended up spilling everything - your strive for perfection causing you to lose your appetite, combining your fears and anxieties keeping you up at night - everything that was slowly eating you alive.

But after that night, he made a promise that he would help you get better. He might not be the best at giving advice, but he sure as hell would be a great coach. He’ll constantly keep in touch with you to see how you’re doing with sleep and water and even sends Ruggie to get you food whenever you forget to eat, regardless of whether you want him to or not. Because as his friend, he wants you to be the strongest you can be.

~Kalim Al-Asim~

Like Leona, he might not even take your situation beyond what was already face value at first. Yes, he does notice how your proportions have gotten smaller over the last few days, but everyone has done some changes as part of a forlorn resolution, right? If you wanted to lose weight and become a better person then he wants to support you all the way.

It wasn’t until Jamil noticed how gaunt you had become after only a few weeks of your diet did Kalim start to worry. And unlike Leona, the first thing he did once he noticed was to immediately confront you about it. When you first denied anything, he did back down.

But he eventually brought it up a few more times after that, now noticing how often you had to leave class early, or how much you never talked to him anymore. Even if it comes off as clingy, he just wanted to make sure you were ok. That’s what he does for all of his friends, after all!

When you eventually confessed to all the self-hatred and low self-esteem you felt, he was shocked. You were a great person, and it baffled him that you saw yourself like that. He was even more pissed at himself knowing that he should’ve been a better friend and made sure you were ok more often.

Because of this, he made it clear to you that he wants to help you whenever he can. He’ll always make sure to greet you every morning, occasionally get Jamil to get you one of his meals to make sure you’re eating properly, and always tries to make sure that he’s open to conversation. Above all else, he just wants to see his friend happy again, so he’ll try and be a good person to vent to if you’re feeling down.

~Vil Schoenheit~

Unlike either Leona or Kalim, Vil always makes sure to keep a keen eye on all his companions. When he noticed that you weren’t eating one supper, he made sure to make a quip about it, notifying you how it’s best for you to remember to take all your daily nutrients. When you silently just nodded your head and mumbled your response before going back to your meal, he started to get curious; this just wasn’t how you were before.

So he made Rook look after you for the next couple of weeks to make sure that you were doing alright. At first, nothing was much different than before, so he might’ve perceived your response that night to be a one-off occurrence. However, Rook mentioned how you were starting to skip meals during lunchtime as well as how much you were starting to sleep during class. Vil was not happy about this, thinking that you were starting to slack off in your studies.

It wasn’t until Rook found out in one of your notebooks how much you were struggling with your image that he started to realize what exactly you were going through - hearing how much you started to hate yourself and tried your best to be thinner to what seemed to be no avail, Vil knew he had to do something.

So he invited you over to Pomefiore one night without giving much reason why. There, he confronted you with everything he gained throughout the last few weeks. He did not hesitate to evaluate that you were clearly struggling with issues but still wanted to hear everything from you personally. When you eventually caved in after realizing he knew what you were doing, you were expecting to face the worst possible punishment for this.

When he explained he wanted you to take a couple of days off from school, you could only look at him confused. Unlike what you were expecting, he wanted to support your health and made sure you reached that level of beauty he wanted you to see. So you’ll be sent meals courtesy of Pomefiore, get vouchers to a local spa (even if you try and turn down the offer, he’ll simply refuse), whatever you can think of to get your mind to a healthier state. Even if he won’t say it, Vil wants to prove to you that you shouldn’t have to go to such lengths as starvation to become more beautiful.

~Malleus Draconia~

Much like Vil, Malleus always has a keen eye for his companions. Due to his duties as House Warden for Diasomnia, he’s never had much to talk to you about your personal life whenever you meet up at night. He might be a little naive as to how you’re really feeling.

So he’s intrigued when he starts to notice that you’ve looked like you’ve been losing weight. He’ll make a remark about it, telling you how you’ve started to change recently. When you brush it off, he’ll ponder on it, but would rather keep his silence than try to push you for more information.

But yet, his confusion never seemed to waver when it came to your changes. He figured you were trying to do this to make yourself happier, but every time he spent time with you, he noticed a glimpse of sadness in your eyes. He didn’t understand at first - wasn’t this weight loss supposed to be for the better? It got to a point where he couldn’t remain silent anymore when he noticed your health starting to deteriorate - you were constantly dozing off in class, he’s seen you grabbing medication for headaches, and it honestly worried him as one of his only friends.

It all started to tip over when word got around that you ended up fainting after classes in the library. He paid you a visit to the infirmary to check on your well-being where he got you to confess everything - how you didn’t like how you looked, how you tried everything to lose weight before ultimately deciding to skip meals and tried working out. On the outside, Malleus was simply listening in like a good friend… on the inside though, he was devastated with what you’ve become.

Since then, he’s made sure to keep a keen eye on you whether through him or anyone else from Diasomnia. He’s made an extra effort to visit you at night during his strolls, he’s offered you food in the instance that you forgot to eat something, but he’s most of all made it clear that he amongst your closest friends couldn’t care about what you looked like so long as you were taking care of yourself.

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Chapter 56 review

Already seen this part but I'm happy to know that the staff will do anything for their students.

Oh gosh, even Overblot Jamil wouldn't do something like this yet he made sure that the hypnotize students get hurt by themselves to distract them and prevent them from reaching Kalim. He is such sick monster.

Well give good points for Trey on using his UM. Honestly his UM is technically dangerous than Riddle given how it can use to murder someone if he wants to. But good luck on thinking ahead and points for Malleus for saving him.

Hope Leona's vocal tract isn't severe if he keeps using the roar too much. He might end up like Azul after he overblot and the poison.

A cute little ball of light Malleus is.

Sam has friends on the other side, I'm sure he knows much about dark secrets than anyone. Man I love your own take on his unique magic. Hope he doesn't dragged into the land of the dead.

Why are you keeping your powers a secret, Crowley? Your powerful yet didn't try to. I am so curious.

I'm curious why Crowley didn't ask to use his dimension to trap Kalim. I'm sure it would prevent things from happening

Also, love the nod of Crewel and Sam being classmates back in school. I want to see their little adventures together.

*Percy theme intensfies*

Love the nod that he using all of Hans' inventions that Percy destroyed and rebuild.

Abis POV, YAY!

I guess the Radiant Hope refers to Jafar as the B J instead of the snake or worst.

Yassin cursing is awesome. Love the Abis and Yassin friendship. Honestly if Al wasn't around, I'm sure those would have been old married couple or something.

Surprise that Hans was enrolled because of them, their paycheck should come in handy for the schools given the chaos they caused. Maybe it's good thing they did or Hans would have to deal with his family. Well poor Idia and Azul though once he learns about it.

Jamil and Jamil conversation. Man, past Jamil yelling at current Jamil who feels defeated. At least past Jamil is aware that the djiin will use them for his own goal and that everyone is in danger.

Haha...Floyd thinking that is was Riddle's doing because of Heartslabyul

Djiin trying to make sure Kalim isn't caught by anyone while the rest trying to make sure he does is really suspense. Kalim in regular clothes? Seems now I can picture during this happened.

Dragon versus the original Snake face off. Man, can't wait for the battle between them.

It seems only Sebek and Silver didn't try to attack Jamil but rest do. Showcase they truly do know that this wrong. Hope Kalim doesn't take this hard about them trying kill Jamil.

So they seperate three of them. The Magicless Jamil is the current timeline, the could is Jafar, and the blot Jamil is the past Jamil. I wonder what would happened if Azul didn't seperate them. Poor current Jamil, he became much more of a monster than the last timeline and he has chains like a puppet.

So I assume that Yuu is pretending he notice this and didn't know everything to keep them from distracting as he took care of magicless Jamil.

Yep, everyone is finally on circles now especially with Bill is here.

Awww...this is a tragic chapter to end the NRC saga and the Rescue Saga to come. Can't wait for the Genie battle and the dragon versus snake battle.

Hope we see the Cassim chapter soon. Take a good rest!

-🧋

Yeah that was a pretty evil idea! I’m pretty proud of that one! I had to nerf Malleus somehow and this was the way that covered the most bases. 🙃

And it gave me a reason to make a sleeping beauty ref by having him turn into a ball of light! (*≧∀≦*)

I was also really happy to have Percy use Hans’ inventions and I’m glad you recognized them! Even if it caused Floyd some confusion!

Abis POV was short but a long time coming too. He was also probably the funniest part of the chapter. I guess I can’t help but add jokes everywhere!

Djinn VS Malleus was cut short but let’s see if they can get a round two sometimes! ;) Silver and Sebek had hesitated attacking Jamil in front of Kalim.

Speaking of, Damn did the Jamil’s had a bad time! But at least Blot Jamil knocked some sense to Jamil before it all went to hell. And Kalim’s last line to him? Oh dear that sure won’t haunt him!

Anyway I’m feeling really inspired so after I’m done voting I’ll start working on the next one. It’s voting day in France, if it weren’t for that I would be back to the writing table already.

[kyupidos]

09/05/23’s delivery 🏹✉️ twisted wonderland

see anything different? 1 )ヽ( ･∀･)ﾉ_θ彡☆Σ(ノ `Д´)ノ,ヽ( ･∀･)ﾉ_θ彡☆Σ(ノ `Д´)ノ ;; summary. ‘though nothing has changed, you ask them to spot the difference.’

part two. ft. v. schoenheit , i. shroud , m. draconia

characters. housewardens : riddle rosehearts , leona kingscholar , azul ashengerotto , kalim al-asim ( separate ) ;; romantic . 🖇️ tags. reader is gender neutral ( you/your ), reader is yuu, reader talks in emoticons, silly romantic fluff

📡 _a/n. forgot to replace this w the original a/n erm..oopsies!! this is an edited a/n 😓 but for context for the post, this and part two are both inspired by a trend with an audio that starts with “something is different about me today, can you guess what it is?” something along those lines.

r. rosehearts

— it begins simply; “i changed up my look, got a clue what changed?” you asked, a playful tone in mind. riddle, however, tenses up as he hurries to observe your figure, quick to try and figure out the supposed difference. now that he thinks about it, you did give off a different air than the day previous..or maybe his head was messing with him because of your words? he’s not sure, but he doesn’t want to upset you either.

— “perhaps..you changed the way you’ve styled your uniform?” riddle tests carefully, sighing mournfully when you smile while shaking your head; not a sigh of defeat though! “then, have you maybe done your nails?” and another sigh when you casually wag your pointer finger, “nope!”

— this goes on for quite some time, each time riddle making a guess, and you responding in some way to say, wrong! that part of you actually looks the same as yesterday. and to be frank, riddle might have to sigh that sigh of defeat sometime soon. eventually he gives in, “what about you has changed, really..?” to which you respond lightheartedly, “nothing, i just wanted your attention on me <3” it took riddle all he could not to collar you right then and there as the understanding hit him. lovingly.

l. kingscholar

— at the time, leona is about to sleep in the botanical garden when you casually sit next to him and point to yourself with a smile, “did you notice? i’m actually different from yesterday, can you guess?” as a lion beast man, he has enhanced senses, so he’s quite aware of the game you’re playing. nothing has changed really, and he wants to get back to napping; but he has the urge to play along with you.

— “mm-mm, ‘m not sure. maybe you’re more annoying than usual?” you laugh innocently, waving your hand around. “nope, i’m the same amount as yesterday. it’s something else.” leona pretends to think for a moment, “is the fact that your hair is lookin’ a little messy on purpose then?” he yawns, and you do a big exaggerated x with your arms. thankfully for you, your hair doesn’t actually look messy.

— eventually, leona shrugs a shoulder as the other is busy supporting his head as he slowly starts to get the urge to fall asleep again. “well, i’m stumped, herbivore; you gonna tell me what it is?” he asks lazily, in his half tired sleep forgetting that he already knew there was no difference. hence you lay your head on his lap and give him a peace sign, “i lied, i just figured your dreams would be a little better if you saw me just before your sleep :3” “ah..mkay.”

a. ashengrotto

— “azul~ i tried something new today, can you see it?” the octomer turned to you in his seat quizzically, a subtle sweatdrop as he tries to decipher your current look from yesterday’s. ah, perhaps this is revenge for the fact that last afternoon he had overtime and couldn’t pay attention to you much. surely he could figure this out.. so, though he was better in strategy, he decided to take a gamble with your sudden little guessing game.

— if only he knew you were plotting this beforehand..he would have paid grim in tuna to tell him the difference. “have you been taking voice training?” “same voice as usual ^^” azul hummed begrudgingly, “have you taken up an active sport to become buffer?” “nuh uhh!!” “so i’ll suppose you haven’t accidentally drank any psyhical form changing potions either..?” “i drink responsibly!” he’s starting to run out of options and quick.

— and within five minutes, he’s run ragged out of trying to figure out what may have changed, so you poke at his forehead jokingly, “give up?” so he sighs finally, “give up.” he questions as you strike a dramatic pose, though he used to your antics as you shout with pride, “actually, nothing’s changed!” “pardon?!” “i just wanted your eyes a chance to look at me since they were so focused on papers yesterday TT-TT” ah, so it was an act of revenge.

k. al-asim

— when you ask him, it’s when the party he’s thrown has already commenced, hence all responsibility has gone to jamil for the night; as usual. “hey hey, kalimm!!” kalim turns to you excitedly, with how joyful he is to get to spend time with you now that the party planning is finally over. “ah, hey [y/n]!” he waves you over to the couch he was sitting on, and you sit beside him and merrily ask, “i’m trying out a new look~ !!do you know the difference between today and yesterday??”

— o-ho, a guessing game? he’s pretty good at those, if he says so himself. “you..remembered to tie your tie when you didn’t do it yesterday!” oh, that was true..but it didn’t count! “not a major change!” kalim nodded in understanding, “are you trying out color eye contacts?” “..my eyes are the same as yesterday, kalim｀･ω･)” okay, so maybe this would take a few tries; but he’s sure he’ll get it eventually!

— he did not get it eventually, but he kept trying nonetheless before eventually running out of little changes to name. “is there anything about you that you changed, really?” kalim pouted, causing you to giggle mischievously. “no~pe, i just wanted to have time with you to myself!!” “oh?! you could have just told me then!” and as such, the rest of the party was spent between you two deciding what new looks you could try pulling off in the future.

[arent-i-the-fairest]

hii oh my god i fell in love with your writing lol

would it be too much to ask for Epel, Ace and Deuce and their progression of developing a crush on Yuu (separately)? ♡

𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

author’s note : it wouldn’t be too much at all!! and what an adorable prompt~ i’m a sucker for sweet ones like this. ♡ i’m so glad you like my writing!

dorm leaders ver. here!

who ever would’ve guessed he would end up feeling this way?

ace trappola

you and ace definitely had a bit of a rocky start. he just has a knack for pissing people off, which usually leads to rivalry, which is what happened between the two of you—but the odd thing is that the hatred formed into a friendship. it’s beyond ace how it happened.

he started recognizing pretty soon that he had a crush on you… and god, was he embarrassed about it. when he first met you, he was tryna make an enemy out of you! not for you to become his crush, and for him to enjoy your company, admire how you laugh and how you looked today, and—you get the deal.

so here he is today, wondering when and how he should confess, or if he even should. truth is, he’s kind of scared to. whether or not he’ll do it? only time will tell.

“so why am i here painting roses with you again?” you grumbled as you wiped some sweat off your forehead. it’s far too hot for this. “did you forget that riddle asked for you to do this—and you alone, ace?”

“oh come on, prefect! you owe me, don’t you?” ace asked.

“owe you? if you’re talking about that time i made you hold my books while i went to the restroom for 3 minutes, no. i don’t think i do. that isn’t fair at all, y’know that?” you pouted. of course he knew.

the real reason he was making you do chores with him?

“i’m starting to think you’re having me do this just so you can spend some extra time with me,” you teased. ace’s breath hitched as his face grew red. “you just love being around me so much.”

you have no idea how right you are.

“blech. as if!” he smirked, taking his paint brush and flicking the bristles towards you, effectively getting splotches of red paint on your uniform.

“h-hey!” you gasped, frantically trying to rub it off as he laughed. “you’re in for it now, ace!”

deuce spade

it took deuce so long to catch on that he saw you as more than a friend, but when he did realize it, he literally immediately tried gaslighting himself and telling himself that he was wrong. you were only a friend.

he only started accepting it once you two had this heart-to-heart talk. he poured everything out—his shameful past, how he wants to change his ways… how he just wants his mom to be proud of him and happy. how he never wants to see or make her cry ever again.

he kind of regretted telling you at first. he didn’t wanna concern you with it, but all that regret washed away soon enough. when you expressed that you understood him, wanted to help him, and told him the words ‘i think you’re already someone worth being proud of!’ while looking at him so fondly… he knew he was in love.

“prefect!” deuce called your name, catching up to you with a test paper in hand. “i did it! a 90%! it’s the highest grade i’ve gotten yet!”

your eyes widened, and you gave him a pat on the back.

“i’m proud of you, deuce. it looks like my tutoring helped,” you hummed, closing your locker.

“it really did!” he said earnestly as he fumbled around with his test paper. the nervous habit was unlike him.

“you seem nervous. is something up?” you asked.

“no, it’s just that… c-could—would you mind continuing to tutor me? i’m pretty sure my grades will start looking up even more if you do, and…” ‘i really like being around you,’ is what he would’ve added if he had the guts to.

epel felmier

the first time he could recognize that he liked you was when you defended him against vil. he watched you with admiration in his eyes, happy that you were able to tell the dorm leader what he was too afraid to.

from that point on, you two bonded a lot, and his crush developed even further. he found himself comfortable and open around you. he didn’t have to suppress his real self. he could be improper, be more expressive and loud, and of course, bring out that accent.

hearing a ‘ding!’ from his phone, epel quickly checked it and smiled upon seeing it was you. you were just on time, as always.

he cracked his door open just a bit, and looked left and right down the wide, fancy halls. with the coast clear, he tiptoed out. he was cautious for any signs of rook. or even worse, vil.

epel managed to successfully sneak out without a hitch. hah, of course he would! he’s no beginner at this. he’s been sneaking out to see you a lot recently, and he’s gotten the hang of it by now. you could call him something of a pro.

what kind of shenanigans would the two of you get into this time?

[sandbees]

Hewwo I enjoy your writing! Keep up the amazing work! I really liked the House Of Mouse where Yuu meets the Great Seven. I was wondering what would happen if the Great Seven randomly visits NRC and requested Yuu as their tour guide or something and like all the students and staff are shocked to see them in the flesh but also seeing Yuu with them or something along the lines.

It’s just been on my mind seeing everyone’s reaction of Yuu being friends with Jafar, Queen Of Hearts, Evil queen, Ursula, Hades, Scar and Maleficent.

Also have a wonderland day! :D

Thanks! And yes, Yuu has to expect random visits from the Great Seven after they’ve grown to like them. BUT- IMAGINE IF THEY SHOW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS

Crewel: Now, turn to page 154 and start mixing your-

Queen of Hearts: *Walks in* YUU! AS QUEEN, I DEMAND YOU TAKE ME ON A TOUR AROUND YOUR SCHOOL- Oh hello, Trappola, Spade.

Crewel: What-

Students: :00 ????

Ace: Oh my god... *Sinks down into the ground*

Deuce: Ah! H-Hello Queen of Hearts! *Bows*

Yuu: ....But I have cla-

Queen of Hearts: TOUR! NOW! And Spade, turn your toes correctly when speaking to royalty!

Deuce: Y-Yes!

The whole class is dumbfounded as THE Queen of Hearts drags Yuu for a tour of the school. Everyone who passes by stares in shock as Yuu casually gives the Queen of Hearts a tour of the school.

And when they do visit? Yuu makes sure to show them the dorms based on them and introduce them to the Dorm Leaders and Vice Dorm Leaders. It goes as expected.

Riddle faints as soon as he sees Yuu and the Queen of Hearts enter Heartslybul. Well, not really, but he does freak out when he sees her. Trey is much more calm, but he’s very careful of what he says. Wouldn’t want her to get the wrong idea of him, right?

The Queen of Hearts approves of both of them! She’s impressed that Riddle knows all 810 rules by memory. Trey also makes the best tarts, and he’s polite so he’s good. (“You have good tastes in choosing your Vice Leader.” - Queen of Hearts, to Riddle)

Yuu ends up talking about Leona as they take Scar to the Savannaclaw dormitory. When he asks about the Vice Dorm Leader, Yuu replies with, “Ah- I’m not exactly sure but Jack told me that there isn’t any Vice Dorm Leader. Apparently someone has to defeat the current Dorm Leader to become Dorm Leader. Then the former Dorm Leader becomes the Vice. Since no one has defeated Leona...well, there’s no Vice.”

Yuu then adds that Ruggie is like a Vice, with how much work he does for Leona.

Scar is pretty impressed, actually. Leona must be very powerful to keep his position as Dorm Leader.

He’s not at all shocked when he sees the two mentioned (+Jack and other Savannaclaw members) practicing Magishift. When they finish, they’re s h o o k to hear clapping, and the one clapping is- IS THE KING OF BEASTS?!

Leona is going to be pretty smug for the next week, since he’s been praised by one of the Great Seven (take THAT, Farena!)

Scar approves, 10/10 (Ruggie is ok, he has his own smarts that Scar is impressed by)

Ursula is very impressed with Mostro Lounge when Yuu showed her. Undersea diner with a good atmosphere, completely fits her vibe. And the cuisine 👌

Azul is dying when Floyd drags him out of his office to show him the Sea Witch and Yuu casually talking as they wait for their food. He actually dies when Yuu spots him and Floyd and calls them over.

Jade shows up moments later with their food. He then proceeds to sit down to talk. The talk goes well, Ursula praises Azul when he talks about all the contracts he’s collected over the years.

Ursula could not be more proud of her dorm - Azul is cunning and intelligent (and an octopus merman; wonderful!) with the Vice being charming and dangerous. And Floyd is amusing, and also intimidating which she thinks is perfect. Ursula could not be more happy with who runs her dorm.

Jafar is pleased with how his dorm looks aesthetically. It reminds him of the palace back at Agrabah. He also appreciates the look of the flag(?) (is it a flag? Or is it a banner?)

“It’s really pretty at night - all the lights illuminate the area nicely!” “Oh? Well, then I might request to stay the night.”

Kalim is vibrating in excitement. The Sorcerer of the Desert? Here at NRC? They have to celebrate!! Jamil sighs, but he also admits that a celebration for one of the Great Seven isn’t going overboard.

Jafar...well, he approves of Jamil. He sees himself in Jamil (a servant to a bumbling fool-) Kalim...while a bumbling fool, Jafar notices how more self aware he is than that foolish Sultan, and much more independent he is. He also appreciates Kalim’s gesture of throwing a grand party in the name of him. So, he approves of both Kalim and Jamil and show them respect.

The Evil Queen...well, she appreciates how lovely her dorm looks. Fits her aesthetic. She also adores how the dorm clothes are inspired by her usual attire - a nice touch. All the dorm members; approved. Compliment her more, p e a s a n t s.

When she talks to Vil and learns of his beliefs, she approves 10/10. Go for your goals and do everything in your power to do so! (Doesn’t mention to poison people, again everyone here literally thinks they are amazing, don’t want that image ruined). And a skin routine to keep yourself as healthy looking as can be? She may as well give it a go!

Rook...well, he’s constantly singing praises about her, so he’s alright. (The stalking when she and Yuu are going around the garden is...kind of creepy, ngl) Though she admires how dedicated he is to Vil, unlike a certain huntsman she once knew (never mention the VDC incident to her. EVER)

Well, the Dorm could be worse, Hades says, Though the aesthetic is on point.

He loves Ortho (even though he isn’t a Vice Dorm Leader). Adopted him, basically.

Poor Idia though, Hades and Ortho drag him out of his room so he can give Hades a proper tour of the dorm.

So Idia and Hades do not have a good start, but Ortho is there as the bridge. If it wasn’t for Ortho I don’t think Idia would have the courage to even try to speak to the Lord of the Underworld.

The conversation steers towards Idia’s likes. Hades doesn’t really get it, but he’s willing to learn.

Hades jokes about Idia and Ortho being his descendants or something. Idia looks at Ortho and Hades, goes back and forth. Idia.EXE has crashed, please try again later.

Well...Hades enjoys Idia and Ortho’s company. He approves of his Dorm Leader, as much as a recluse he is (secretly asks Ortho if Idia is getting enough sunlight or going out. If not, that’s fine! He’ll personally invite him out to visit the Underworld or something if that helps)

Maleficent already knows who Malleus and Lilia are, and she approves. Malleus is her grandson after all, and becoming Dorm Leader to her own dorm is a big accomplishment she is proud of.

Comes over with Yuu and asks for tea. They gladly accept. They chat and have fun times. Malleus is happy he’s invited for once.

Maleficent is pretty annoyed that Malleus isn’t invited as often as she hoped. She sympathizes with Malleus, for not being invited to things hurts.

And Lilia? Ha, Maleficent has long chats about the olden days with him. (Even a few inside jokes that only make sense if you lived through them.) She’s also proud how Lilia took care of Malleus, look how Malleus is grown, Lilia, you raised him well.

Enjoys her time at Diasomnia. She’s planning to visit more often.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Am I the only one that feels that current ace is kind of lacking? Yes I get that twst is supposed to focus on dorm leaders and stuff but it feels like he keeps getting pushed to the side despite being one of the first main characters we actually meet. I wish there was something interesting going for him, like I'm well aware that the traitor theory has been proven wrong multiple times yet I still cling onto it because its one of the few ways he can be significant anymore. In general I just want more ace content plus his unique magic that hopefully comes out in book six, don't take this too literally as my wording my come off as wrong but hopefully you understand what I mean.

I definitely feel like Ace hasn’t been getting a lot of screen time in the main story since the prologue and episode 1, but I think it mostly makes sense. Each proceeding episode has to make way for new characters to play a part, so Ace kind of falls to the wayside with Deuce.

The two basically share the same amount of screen time following episode 1 (right down to their general lack of presence in both 4 and 6), with the big exception being 5; of the duo, Deuce takes center stage in the Pomefiore section due to his developing friendship with Epel, as well as his developing sense of self identity and unique magic. It kind of balances out Deuce taking a backseat to Ace in episode 1…? (Sort of???) Cuz I definitely felt like Ace was more involved than Deuce when it came to inciting rebellion against Riddle. I think maybe the perception of Ace not feeling important as of late is because the last time he was largely relevant was allllll the way back in the beginning of the main story.

That being said, I wonder if Ruler of the Abyss (episode 7) will have Ace getting his unique magic 🤔 since it’s already dealing with a bunch of hard-hitting story beats like Malleus’s impending dread of being abandoned by the people he cares for, Lilia’s departure, Yuu returning home, Grim’s realization that he will soon be alone (plus his potential OB). It’d be difficult for the devs to also squeeze in an arc about Ace feeling inferior to Deuce and coming to grips with what makes himself special… but hey, I still have my fingers crossed! 🤞 It’d be a real treat if we got to see all of Diasomnia’s UM reveals as well as Ace’s as the cherry on top! I think it could be done if 7 was like… super long or just really REALLY well written. Admittedly though, I would find this pacing a little weird, as we’d go from Deuce unlocking his UM in 5 to no progression of Ace’s reaction in 6 to suddenly addressing it in 7; you’d think it would flow more coherently if Deuce and Ace got their UMs in consecutive episodes (instead it was Deuce, then Epel), but I guess adding two extra bodies to the already bulky cast of 6 would’ve been too much 💦.

On the topic of Ace traitor theory 😅 I’m honestly shocked that it’s still around?? It’s not something I’ve ever really gotten behind, as I feel like a lot of the points brought up for it are very vague (like… “His last name is Trappola instead of Heart! He could be setting a trap!” and, “He has an older brother that used to be in Heartslabyul! Maybe Ace wants to get revenge for his brother.”). A fun idea for sure, but I don’t think I’ve seen a really solid explanation for why Ace would feasibly betray his friends in canon.

In spite of how bratty and callous he can be, I do believe Ace genuinely cares for his friends when it comes down to it and wouldn’t go out of his way to intentionally harm them. This is the same dude who took a long and extremely tedious route from the Queendom of Roses all the way back to Sage’s Isle just to make sure Yuu and Grim were okay over winter break, the same guy who was so relieved when Yuu and Grim safely returned to NRC campus.

I think there’s still ways for Ace to be a significant force in the main story (without him necessarily turning traitor), but it largely depends on how episode 7 continues to play from hereon out and what elements it chooses to focus on. It can be difficult to balance all of it, so I wouldn’t blame the devs if they decided to hold off on adding Ace into the episode 7 pot of plot points. If not in episode 7, there’s always the possibility for new main story content released afterwards to talk about Ace’s character (as well as new event stories and card vignettes where he will probably feature).

[thelazyhermits]

Originally, I was gonna cover Books 2 & 3 in my next TW post, but I changed my mind since I had wanted to cover something that happens between Books 1 & 2 and what I ended up writing became long enough that it just seemed best to keep it as a stand alone post lol

Since Yuu’s first visit to the Mostro Lounge, which I’ve briefly mentioned in previous posts, happens after Riddle’s Overblot and before Leona’s, I figured I should cover that next before doing the post about Books 2 & 3. 

Azul extends an invitation to her via Floyd (because Jade was already preoccupied), claiming it’s for the sake of building good relations between her and their business since the men of Mostro Lounge are benevolent gentlemen who can’t help but want to look out for the school’s sole female magicless student in hopes that they can be of assistance to her whenever she finds herself in trouble.

(Of course, that’s all a lie since Azul just wants to make use of her. Even though Ramshackle is still far from being a place any business would want to use at this point, Azul probably still has his eye on it since there’s potential there. Even if he doesn’t, I’m sure he’s thinking he could find a way to make good use of her, so becoming her “ally” would surely benefit him in the long run.

If anything, it’ll make him look good for bestowing so much “kindness” to her.)

Unfortunately, Floyd really was the wrong choice for this brilliant strategy of Azul’s since Yuu is immediately on her guard when Floyd approaches her.

The instincts she’s honed during her time in the underworld are screaming at her to not mess with Floyd. Otherwise, she will soon regret it.

(Up until this point, Yuu hadn’t really met anyone that she felt truly on edge around, because she has encountered so much worse in the underworld, but upon meeting Floyd, she realizes why she has received warnings about this school’s student body.)

Yuu’s immediate instinct is to flee, but she knows just from looking at Floyd and his long legs that running is futile. There is no way she could ever hope to outrun him.

So she stands her ground and does her best to avoid doing anything that will set him off. Even though he currently seems friendly, she knows she can’t trust that friendliness to always remain, so she needs to keep on his good side to survive this unfortunate encounter.

Luckily for her, Floyd’s in a good mood, which is why he went along with Azul’s order without any complaints. Plus, he finds the idea of meeting Yuu to be interesting since he’s not used to interacting with human females, a magicless one no less, so he’s very curious about her.

Floyd becomes more interested in her when he observes Yuu since she’s clearly on guard and recognizing him for the threat he is. She immediately knows he’s the predator here.

However, despite showing some clear signs of nervousness, Yuu doesn’t get as scared as most people would. There’s a steely glint in her eyes which shows him that she’s not going to go out without a fight. Even though she can recognize his strength, she has no intention to simply submit to him.

Floyd gets a big kick out of that since she’s just a small shrimp compared to him. (And it’s only compared to him because anyone looks small to him. He’s the only one who would call someone who’s 5′8 a shrimp lol)

Before Yuu can react, Floyd pulls her into a squeeze, which really catches her off guard cause why is this guy suddenly hugging her??? 😂

Thanks to her high pain tolerance and the fact that Floyd’s going easy on her cause she’s a girl and he knows Azul will get mad if he actually hurts her, Yuu doesn’t suffer any damage from the hug even though he has a vice-like grip on her.

Initially, Yuu is on guard thinking this is either the beginning of an attack or he’s about to do something untoward like the perverts back in the underworld tried in the past.

(She immediately wants to break free, but her instincts are still screaming for her to be cautious since one wrong move will be her undoing. Right now, Floyd isn’t mad, and she wants to keep it that way.)

However, upon realizing that all Floyd is doing is hugging her, Yuu relaxes somewhat since, while this is very weird, it’s not necessarily bad cause he’s actually pretty good at hugging. Of course, her being touch starved is partially the reason for that since it makes pretty much any hug good in her book.

This makes Floyd even more intrigued since Yuu’s not freaking out like everyone else would. Sure, he’s going easy on her, but even still, most people would normally try to get away from him and do lots of screaming/thrashing, which she has done none of.

Instead, she just asks him for the reason behind the sudden hug, and of course, there’s no particular reason. Floyd just wanted to see how she’d react and have some fun lol

Once he’s had his fun, Floyd throws her over his shoulder and tells her that she’s been invited to the Mostro Lounge by Azul, which only makes Yuu even more confused since she has no idea who Azul is or what the Mostro Lounge is and Floyd isn’t being very helpful with clearing up her confusion.

At this point, Yuu realizes that she has no choice but to go along with what’s happening since there’s no way she can escape Floyd who’s got her beat in terms of strength and speed.

The only thing she can do is wait things out to see what’s going to happen and hope there will be a window of opportunity she can exploit to get herself to safety.

Her only other hope is that Grim, who went to hang out with Ace & Deuce while she was helping around Sam’s shop earlier to make some money, will come looking for her when she fails to go by Heartslabyul to pick him up like she told him she’d do once she finished with work.

While she’s wary of doing anything to anger Floyd, Yuu isn’t completely submissive about this kidnapping since she eventually complains about the blood rushing to her head from the potato sack carry he put her in.

Honestly, Yuu expected her complaints to go ignored, so she was surprised when Floyd suddenly pulled her into a bridal carry. Meanwhile, Floyd just laughs at her reaction and at how red her face is cause of how he was previously carrying her.

Their whole time together basically consists of Floyd finding new ways to entertain himself at her expense, which is exasperating for her but not to the point where she’d lose her cool since Floyd isn’t doing anything harmful and he’s not being outright cruel/rude to her either. 

Yuu realizes that this is basically his equivalent of teasing/messing with someone, so she’s manages to handle the situation with more patience than most people who deal with Floyd do, which Floyd finds interesting. 

No matter if he squeezes her, pulls on her cheeks, or gives her a grin that shows off all his sharp, pointy teeth, Yuu manages to keep calm and will just simply complain or give him an exasperated look. Sure, there’s some apprehension in her expression, but it’s never the dominant look she’s wearing.

What really garners his attention is when Floyd comments on how she seems willing to fight him if necessary and asks what she’d do if he did wanna fight her.

Without thinking, Yuu tells him that it all depends on the stakes of the battle. If it’s a fight for sport, she’s sure she would lose, but if her life was on the line, she would do whatever it took to find a way to defeat him to survive despite how hopeless things looked because of how obviously strong he is.

Yuu regrets giving him that answer since Floyd excitedly says they should have a life or death battle since he wants to see what Shrimpy will do to defeat him.

Thankfully, it’s around that time that they arrive at the Mostro Lounge, so Yuu is spared from having that life or death battle since Floyd remembers why he’s carrying her in the first place lol

At this point, the Mostro Lounge hasn’t officially opened since Azul wanted to give Yuu that “special privilege” of enjoying what the lounge has to offer without any other customers around. (He’s really going hard on the VIP treatment lol)

Unfortunately, Azul’s big plans of VIP treatment and impressing Yuu take a nosedive when he sees that Floyd literally bodily carried her to the lounge. Not only that, he overhears Floyd saying they should have a life or death battle 😂

Azul immediately tries to set things right by introducing himself to Yuu and guiding her to a table, all the while glaring and whisper-yelling complaints to an amused Floyd.

Jade is equally amused as well as intrigued since it looks like his brother took a liking to Yuu. Of course, he’s also really curious about that life or death battle conversation lol

Fortunately for Yuu, her time at the Mostro Lounge is a lot better than the trip there since she gets a free drink as an apology for Floyd’s rough treatment, and Azul/Jade are a lot more gentlemanly as compared to Floyd which she appreciates after that time spent with Floyd haha

(Of course, Yuu is still on her guard since something about this just seems suspicious to her. There really is nothing to gain from these guys inviting her over and treating her so well, so she wonders what this is all about.

She keeps her thoughts to herself, though, since she knows this isn’t something you just outright ask since she’ll only make herself out to be rude if she did.)

In addition to getting a free drink, Jade shares a mushroom dish he had just made with her since he’s always looking for feedback and always happy to share his love of mushrooms lol

While she’s initially wary because of how Azul and Floyd react to Jade’s dish, Yuu does eventually try it, out of worry of what will happen if she doesn’t, and discovers that she really likes it. Jade is quite the skilled chef.

That leads to Yuu & Jade talking about the mushroom dishes they’ve made before, and Jade ends up taking notes when she mentions things she has tried that he hasn’t made/ate before.

(Meanwhile, Floyd/Azul are just hating every minute of this conversation 😂)

In a desperate attempt to change topics, Azul finally brings up that he invited Yuu to the Mostro Lounge because he wanted her to be aware of their restaurant, which, while called a gentlemen’s club, would also gladly welcome her as a customer at all times, and because Azul thought it was only right that their dorm, which represents the benevolence of the Great Sea Witch, lets Yuu know that they’d be happy to lend her their assistance if she should ever need it.

(Yuu immediately knows there’s a catch to this. No way are they offering help without any strings attached. Plus, she’s seen the Little Mermaid; she knows how that story goes lol)

Rather than say as much, Yuu just politely thanks him and promises to keep his kind words in mind, all the while hoping that she won’t have to do anything more than that lol

From there, Azul decides to provide more information about the Mostro Lounge and his dorm since he feels it’s only right that he keeps her well-informed. Yuu quickly realizes that he just wants an excuse to brag, but she goes along with it since his bragging is still technically educational haha

Eventually, Floyd gets bored, though, since he’s heard this all before, so naturally, he wants to do something fun instead of keep listening to Azul.

Since Yuu is the equivalent of a new toy, Floyd tries to seek out some entertainment from her, and to get her attention, he just plops down on her lap, resulting in the magic lap pillow scenario that I described in a previous post.

While Jade is taking notes about this intriguing phenomena and poking at a fast asleep Floyd, Azul is quickly writing up paperwork to ensure Yuu doesn’t file a sexual harassment suit against their business 😂

(Yuu wouldn’t since Floyd isn’t doing anything aside from sleeping, so he’s not really bothering her. Sure, this situation is weird but not enough for her to complain about. Plus, she can’t deny that Floyd looks a little cute when he’s sleeping, which makes her wanna dote on him a little.

However, she doesn’t say as much to Azul, especially when she realizes she can take advantage of this situation.)

This results in the agreement that, in exchange for Yuu not reporting to the Crowley about Floyd’s actions today and not making any future sexual harassment claims, Yuu will be guaranteed protection from Octavinelle students, so she won’t have to worry about any future physical/emotional damage or sexual harassment.

Originally, Azul had tried to just get her to sign a NDA, which wouldn’t have really given her anything in exchange, but Yuu knew an opportunity when she saw it and took full advantage. Plus, she was worried that if she ever had to deal with real sexual harassment at the hands of an Octavinelle student that she wouldn’t be able to report it because of that NDA, which is why she was reluctant to sign it.

As a result, Azul had to make it worthwhile for her, but in the end, it wasn’t a real loss to him since it’s not like he wanted the students of his dorms to be giving a girl that kind of treatment anyway. Plus, he can justify this as him expressing his benevolence by offering protection to the school’s only female magicless student.

(Still, it’s clear that Azul was the one who needed this deal the most, which is why Leona praises Yuu for it when he eventually finds out about it, because the person who has something they want is always at a disadvantage when it comes to these deals, which Yuu took full advantage of, something that Azul is very unused to.)

(Also, this isn’t like Azul’s gold contracts since this is just a NDA that Yuu gets some benefits out of. That’s why Yuu doesn’t have to give anything up or fulfill any requirements, because she’s not the one who’s actually wanting/needing something.)

Thanks to this agreement, which she made sure to thoroughly read in advance before signing, Yuu feels comfortable enough to ask if the Mostro Lounge accepts part-time help since she could use the cash thanks to Grim’s bottomless pit and Crowley’s barely sufficient allowance. 

This was a big surprise to Azul/Jade, but Azul decides to go along with the idea since the lounge does accept part-time help and it might be beneficial to him to have Yuu working under him.

Of course, this all depends on whether or not she can do a satisfactory job, so some training and field tests will be required to see if she can handle the job.

If Azul approves of her performance, then he’ll hire her, which seems fair to her, so she’s fine with the arrangement. 

Around the time they finish drawing up a schedule for Yuu’s job training, Floyd finally wakes up, having remained unresponsive up until this point despite Azul’s many attempts to wake him up.

(Yuu didn’t really mind since Floyd wasn’t bothering her. She even ended up playing with his hair unconsciously cause she temporarily forgot it was Floyd in her lap instead of Grim, which Jade really found amusing, especially since Floyd clearly enjoyed the petting haha)

Azul immediately starts reprimanding Floyd for his lack of decorum, but Floyd isn’t really paying attention to him since he’s more focused on what a great nap he just had, which leads to Floyd telling Yuu to let him do that again in the future, much to Azul’s exasperation.

Before Yuu can formulate a proper response, the Heartslabyul guys and Grim arrive on the scene to rescue her since she never showed up at their dorm to pick up Grim, and one of their dorm members had seen her being carried off by Floyd. 

As expected, there’s some obvious tension between the two dorms since one believes that Yuu was kidnapped against her will while the other claims that they merely invited her over as their guest.

Thankfully, Floyd’s the only one from the Octotrio who’s ready to rumble since he wants to play with Riddle and have more fun with Yuu. Meanwhile, Ace/Deuce/Grim are the ones ready to throw down to get Yuu back.

Once the eager to fight guys have been calmed, it’s decided that, since Yuu is free to leave whenever she so desires, she’ll leave with Ace/Deuce/Grim while Riddle/Trey/Cater have a little “talk” with the Octotrio.

Before Yuu leaves, Azul & Jade cordially thank her for coming by and tell her that they look forward to seeing her again in the lounge, making it really seem like she had just been invited rather than taken against her will lol

Meanwhile, Floyd just grins as he tells her that he had fun with her and wants to have more fun with her in the future. 

Despite his not so great first impression, Yuu can’t bring herself to dislike Floyd. Rather, she actually finds him somewhat endearing since he seems to be completely genuine about having fun with her, which she can’t deny makes her feel happy since she’s not used to people genuinely enjoying her company.

That’s why she unconsciously smiles when she says that she’d like that as long as the fun was done in moderation and didn’t involve him carrying her over his shoulder.

The sight of her smile catches everyone off guard since, up to this point, none of the guys, sans Grim, has seen a smile on Yuu’s face before.

Once he gets over his surprise, Floyd’s grinning like a maniac and asking Jade if Jade just saw what he just saw, which, of course, he did. 

Meanwhile, a jealous Ace & Deuce are quickly getting Yuu out of the lounge, so they can get her as far away from the Octotrio as they can.

All in all, it’s just another eventful day in Yuu’s crazy life lol

[elysianslove]

cheering you up ; haikyuu boys

synopsis; different ways the haikyuu boys care for you and cheer you up when you’re sad

pairings; karasuno x reader, nekoma x reader, aoba johsai x reader, fukurodani x reader, shiratorizawa x reader, inarizaki x reader

genre; fluff

warnings; none probably a bunch of mistakes lmfao

note; i had to repost this like 3 times rip. anyways, im sorry for not adding inarizaki on my last one jbshds but they’re here now!!

karasuno ━━

sugawara koshi; i definitely think he's so in tune with you, and your emotions. he learns your cues very well, and knows every little thing about you that there is to learn. if you're having a bad day, he'll notice right away. he won't comment on it though. all he'll do is these little things to try to cheer you up, but it's going to be very subtle. he'll let u rest ur head on his shoulder, run his fingers through ur hair. he'll sneakily buy u ur favorite snack. doesn't bring anything up until you do. ends the day with cuddles and a chick flick.

sawamura daichi; he notices but he doesn't really know how to react. not because he doesn't know what to do, but because he doesn't want to trigger you or deepen your sadness in any way. he's very careful with you. if it's something throughout the day, he's very quiet and tender with you, just silently lets you rest your head against his chest and rubs your back/arm tenderly. as you're walking home he asks if you want to talk about it, and reminds you that it's good to, but it's also okay if you don't want to.

nishinoya yuu; not a single sad moment with mr noya here. seriously you cannot breathe. ok but in all honesty, when you're sad. he's sad. sends you memes, and you'll be laughing at them with tears streaming down your face because you don't really know what you're feeling anymore. he does a lot of tiktok trends with you, any of the couple ones. grabs your faces and ,,, smooch all over. until you have no choice but to laugh. if you want to cry even more, he'll watch the notebook and the vow a thousand times over, and be a sobbing mess next to you. just don't tell the guys okay? <3

kageyama tobio; he's so.   bad. at this please help him. like he can tell ur sad, bc he's v good at reading people. but like. what the fuck is he supposed to do. anyways. when u two get to be alone and he kinda notices how quiet you are, he just nudges you slightly, and pulls you to him. it's easier to talk to you, he's calmer, when he can't directly look at you. when he feels you start to shake in his arms, feels the wet tears down your cheeks as you start to sob in his arms, his heart kinda breaks. all he can do is hold you, but it's what you need. and he'll listen too, if that's what you need as well.

tsukishima kei; i think he notices, but doesn't bring it up at all. the way he goes about it is he'll tease you to try and bring a smile on your face. because this is tsukki, and you know him well enough, you know the truth behind his jabs, enough to appreciate them. if it doesn't work, he'll just start to make fun of people in front of you, pointing random people out with you and just being like "wanna bet on what's making their relationship fall apart" this sadist i stg. like suga, he subtly makes you feel better until you yourself approach him about whatever's upsetting. actually gives 10/10 advice bc he's v honest.

asahi azumane; he's so empathetic oh my god bruh. notices immediately. "baby what's got u so upset" w a big pout on his face and when u just mumble "nothin" so low he barely catches it and instead throw yourself into his arms, he gives you a big, certified asahi bear hug. doesn't leave your side at all. constantly mutters sweet nothings and encouragements. if you do the bare minimum like make it through class he'll meet you after and be all "im so proud of my pretty baby". cuddles all day. all night. he's not very good at advice but he is the best listener !!! so attentive and you'll feel a huge weight lifted.

tanaka ryunosuke; "aight who do i need to jump" type beat. u love him so much though. that one sentence and sentiment already has you feeling better. immediately hugs you so tight, borderline suffocating you. "wanna ditch school". 100% willing to do so. he doesn't really know whether to approach it with distracting you or facing the obstacle head-on, but he finds a middle ground. eats your feelings out with you. saeko pulls out the embarrassing ryu pictures and suddenly you don't know why you were ever sad.

hinata shoyo; is really oblivious for a bit tbh. when he first meets you at the start of the day and his hyperactive self is greeted by your duller, sadder self, he doesn't think much of it. it's when you don't react to him or interact with him the way you usually would that he starts to notice you being off. he's actually super straightforward about it, and approaches you with some of your favorite snack that he bribed ukai to give him for free and just "wanna tell me whats up, baby?" he's so, so easy to talk to. immediately you're venting. and he listens to intently, gives stupidly good advice. it's like such simple approaches to your problem but?? it works. anyways you love him.

yamaguchi tadashi; will be super worried about what he could do to make it better, and kinda just tries to feed you as much positive energy as he can. once he's comfortable with people, he becomes really chatty, so i see him talking your ear off with the biggest smile on his face that you have no choice but to kind of ? mimic it? he just radiates goodness and sweetness that it shifts your own energy. he on some witchcraft shit on god. anyways when he walks you home or something, he'll just stop for a min and avoid your eyes when he says "ik u dont feel the best, but i dont want you to have to hide that from me, okay?" stan tadashi <3

nekoma ━━

kuroo tetsurō; drops everything. i mean it. i genuinely think kuroo would be such a good boyfriend that he'll sense it and text u as ur getting ready for school and be like "are u sad i feel like ur sad". you dont really wanna worry him and you'll just reassure him ur fine but he's already at your front door in — not his school uniform. insists the two of you take the day off saying "its fine babe im super smart". you two will spend the whole day just simply existing, talking when needed, he listens to you if you vent, and tries to come up with as many options of solutions for you so you don't feel weighed down. he'll make sure you eat even if you don't have an appetite, and will try to make u do something productive bc in a lotta cases, it could help you feel a lil better yk :)

kozume kenma; i pretend i do not see it — kozume kenma (2020). jbwjwks im jk. he's like tsukki in the sense that he will never address it, and he doesn't outwardly approach you about it. if it's just an off day for you, and you also happen to not have school, you'll go over to his house, hoping to feel a little bit better when you see him. "can i have a kiss, sunshine" to which he responds "why." you just go "im sad" and he gives u a big smooch. he'll have you lay on his lap while he plays his games, occasionally just sneaking in a peak at you to make sure you're okay. he'll ask if you wanna play to get your mind off things for a while. eventually, when things wind down a bit, he'll just mutter "yk i love you, yeah?" and that lights up your world hehe

haiba lev; as soon as he notices you're sad he just ☹️. he picks out a small flower and as soon as he sees you, he just tucks it by your ear, and smile so brightly and youll just be like "oh my god lev please stop being so cute". he won't really know what to do tbh, but the way he's so lost makes it so heartwarming and it honestly cheers you up all on its own. he just. "would a kiss make it better" and if you nod he'll just start kissing all over your face so softly, until he finally kisses your lips. when he pulls away he asks "again?" with a cute smile and if you nod he'll just kiss you over and over again. very simple way of cheering you up, and very foolproof tbh.

yaku morisuke; i think throughout the day, he might pester you a little bit about telling him what was wrong, but after you keep insisting you're fine, he relents, and decides that maybe giving you your own time and space to open up to him is better. he tries not to act differently in that sense, but he finds himself being a little more soft spoken, and gentler with you. i just had this image flash in my brain of you resting your head on a desk, head turned to the right, and then yaku comes and sits to your right, putting his head on the desk and facing you. and just. "hi :)" your heart melts. he kisses your forehead softly and tells you you're wonderful, in case you've forgotten. if, or when, you do open up to him, he'll be very eager to listen, and ready to fight off whoever upset you.

yamamoto taketora; this man is angry. like properly. "who the FUCK put a frown on my baby's face. speak the fuck up. i won't hurt you. ill just mutilate you." if you tell him that it's no one, and that you're just upset, he'll be so confused but he'll just nod and be like "okay. okay. do you want a hug?" and he'll hug you so tight. he'll admit that he doesn't like seeing you like this, and that he'll do anything to make it better. at first he's very cautious, but then he just lightbulb moment and as soon as you get home he'll be like "karaoke night babyyyyy" and then. no more sad.

aoba johsai ━━

oikawa tōru; very. perceptive. he greets you normally, even if he notices something's off, because he won't want to worsen anything. you meet him right before he has practice after school, and he'll just cup your face, lifting them to brush at your hair, and you just sigh. "my baby's had a long day, yeah?" he'll be very gentle and careful with you, i'm sure. he gives you a kiss, smiling softly into it, and reassuring you that you're much too strong to let a single bad day destroy you like this. he meets you later that night with a lotta ice cream and you two just binge watch any reality show you could find, shit talking the actors together. he himself is terrible at talking about his feelings this dumbass >:( so he understands if you don't want to yk? will encourage u to vent it out though. expect terrible, makes no sense advice

iwaizumi hajime; he kinda like. gets mad? when you continue to be upset and not speak about it? he's not mad at you! he's just. mad. this is iwa okay. anyways. he won't bring it up mostly, only being slightly more affectionate, especially in his hand holding, which is super gentle already as it is. when he invites you over, that's when he actually starts to talk to you about it. he lets you know that there's nothing worse than seeing you like this and not knowing what to do, and that he wants you to be able to talk to him. about anything. even if you think it's stupid. he'll listen, and tell you that it's not stupid if it's making you upset. he cooks for you <33333 then bakes with you <33333 you feel a lot lighter at the end of the night tbh

hanamaki takahiro; (he's so annoying i love him). as soon as he sees you upset he makes it his mission throughout the day to cheer you up in any possible way. spams your phone while you're class with ten thousand wholesome memes. sends you pick up lines. when he meets you in between classes he just yells out "how's my favorite person in the entire world!" and kisses you so wholly in the middle of the school hallway lmfao. while he's walking you home, takes a longer route and purposely, he passes by your favorite store/bakery/ice cream parlor. buys u ur favorite, and pretends to be shocked when you give him a piece. late at night, he'll facetime you, wondering how you're feeling, asking if you needed to talk about it. whether you do or you don't, you two will fall asleep facetiming.

matsukawa issei; the minute he sees you he's like "whats wrong". no hi or anything. he has like this frown on his face, which seems off bc it's rare to see a frown on issei's face, and he just tucks your chin in his palm gently and stares at your pout. "you good, baby?" he can tell you're not, but he wants you to be able to tell him on your own. sticks by your side the entire day, and nobody really mentions it. he talks to you as if it were a normal day, but his voice has a softer edge. he's not distracting you, per se. he's more, talking to fill the space while giving you your own space to think. once you're alone, he'll just drag you to the nearest comfy surface, flop down, and pull you on top of him. if you even try to resist or ask whats going on he'll just "nap and cuddles first." and when u sleep a lil bit of ur sadness away, he'll just let you talk it out as he continues to hold you <333

fukurodani ━━

bokuto kōtarō; just as empathetic as asahi, if not more. he really does feel it all with you. yk sympathy pains that partners get when women get contractions? bokuto is that partner. with bokuto, i feel like he'd never make you feel like you couldn't just straight up text him "im sad" and feel bad about it. if you ever do that, he'll immediately call, not even bothering with a text. if he can't come over, he stays with you until you've cried your heart out and then laughing until you can't breathe. if he can go over, he smothers you with love. repeatedly says "you know i love you, yeah? you know how grateful i am for you?" and in between kisses "im so lucky. so, so lucky."

akaashi keiji; i feel like as soon as akaashi notices you're down, or you're slightly off, he just grabs your hand and squeezes, forcing you to stop spacing out and focus on him for a second. if you're with a lot of people around you, he'll lean close to you and ask if you wanna go home. he'll be so soft and gentle and understanding, making up some excuse on the spot on why the two of you have to leave. if you're alone, he'll grab your hand and kind of tug you towards him, silently asking you to come into his arms, where you yourself know you feel safest. as soon as you're in the comfort of your home together, he'll like run you a bath and slip into it with you, just holding you until the water grows cold and the droplets on your skin are from your own tears. he'll wait it out, just holding you as reassurance, then make sure nothing's stopping you from spilling everything to him.

konoha akinori; when he first notices, he kinda deflates. like. who would wanna see their s/o like that? his smile is gentler when he greets you, and he's so soft with you. he grabs a pen and lifts your palm up, quickly scribbling down in his unique handwriting "i love you :) <3" on your skin, whispering for you not to wash it off until the end of the day. it is weirdly motivating tbh. as soon as the two of you are alone, he says it to you, face to face, an expected look on his face as if to ask "you know that, yeah?". puts on a movie to tune out the rest of the world, and holds you close to him as it drags on. he'll give advice if you're asking for it, but he's a better listener than anything else.

shiratorizawa ━━

ushijima wakatoshi; does not notice. in all honesty, he expects you to approach him whenever you have an issue or if you're upset. he's kinda like ? so confused when you're so down and really unresponsive, until he starts to notice how touchy you are. like you're leaning more into his touch, holding onto his hand like it's your lifeline, stealing his vbc jacket because it smells like him. is very straightforward, and will just ask you if you're okay as he walks/drives you home. kinda just stops in front of your house and presses a kiss to your forehead, then pulling you into a hug. "please don't be upset." he won't tell you that it kills him, but you can sense the unsaid words. he urges you to keep his jacket when he notices how safe it makes you feel. greets you the next morning with a new cactus in a pot hehe.

semi eita; is very cuddly once he notices. you'll sit at a table in school and he'll be sitting next to you, but he just pulls you into him and lets you rest your head on his chest, mumbling softly into your hair "i know you're sad and it's okay." he doesn't say anything else, just holds you there with a few kisses in between until he has to let go. late at night, if your thoughts are still keeping you up, he'll be up too, worrying, and will text you at 3 am if u wanna sneak out to meet him. takes you to the park and lays on the grass with you, picking out stars and constellations in the sky, with a soft soundtrack playing from his phone next to the two of you. he makes you feel secure enough to be sad even if you have all the blessings in the world, and makes sure you know that he'll always be there for you, even at 3 in the morning.

satori tendō; cheers you up by making you forget literally everything. replaces the sadness in your brain with just pure serotonin in any way he can think of. he'll take you to an amusement park, get ice cream with you, take you to the carnival in town, to the park, to the beach, to the pool, take you up to his house's rooftop. literally anything. and then he'll say something like "life's too short to spend it being sad over anything, darling." he's so understanding, and if you're frustrated or something he'll tell you to let it out by like wrestling him or some shit. exhausts you so much and you're filled to the brim with dopamine. he makes sure you're always happy, never seeing a dull moment in your relationship with him.

goshiki tsutomu; freaks out. plain and simple lmfao. but once he like grounds himself, he just softly comes up to you and asks you if you wanna talk about it, or if there's anything he can do. if yes, he'll break his leg running to go do it. if no, he'll just sit with you in silence, leaning over to hold your hand, talking to you about volleyball and his aspirations and how well he's improving. he's better at distracting you than helping you face your issues, mainly because he stresses out about giving the wrong advice or somehow making you sadder. he'll take a lot of pictures of you together on snapchat random filters to try and cheer you up, then later on in the night he'll send them to you and be like "look how cute we are ugh what a power couple" i love this dorkhabsjsks

shirabu kenjirō; i think he definitely notices, but keeps it to himself. he’d maybe think he’s imagining things and that you’re okay, so he’d go about his day normally. he doesn’t see you after school, and that’s when he puts two and two together and realizes yeah maybe you are sad. so he texts you, and texts you, and texts you, and gets no reply, so he just. comes over. unannounced. uninvited. just straight vibes. he’s already ordered your favorite take out, and already settling in bed with you under the cover with the lights dimmed and some chick flick playing in the background. gives the b e s t advice because he’s so blunt. like he will tell you if you’re overreacting, but you’re still his s/o, so he’d like wince as he says it. that’s all the sympathy you’re getting <3 but his bluntness will shock you into laughing hehe

inarizaki ━━

miya atsumu; usually, with atsumu, you’re always experiencing loud days. your relationship is all fun and flirty and suave and cool. but when he notices you’re sad, he goes quiet. like. eerily so. immediately pulls you aside somewhere private if you’re at a public place like school or something, and with his hands in yours he asks you if you’re okay. yk that thing where ur on the verge of tears and someone asks you if you’re okay and you just burst. yeah <3. his heart absolutely breaks and he just pulls you into a hug, resting your head on his chest and wrapping his arms around your neck. he just holds you there, even if you’re missing class/your friends are worried. he’ll stay with you until your tears have dried up, until you yourself let go.

miya osamu; i don’t see osamu as someone that loves pda. i feel like he’d be a more lowkey kinda guy. but if you’re sad, that gets thrown out the window. he doesn’t really in the moment, and won’t think too much when he pulls you close to his side and just wraps an arm around your waist/shoulder. yeah he’ll get looks but he can feel you trembling and shaking from holding back tears so yk, priorities. he’ll definitely stress eat with you. takes you literally anywhere and feeds you as you rant to him with tears streaming down your face and he’s just nodding sympathetically as he stuffs your mouth one bite after the other. romance is beautiful

suna rinatarō; when he notices you’re sad, his first response is alright what the fuck who messed up. he immediately blames someone else, and if he’s right, he’ll only get really agitated. just giving everyone the side eye from where you can’t see as he walks the two of you, your hand in his tight. if it’s not someone specific, he’ll just hum thoughtfully and then nod, before pulling you away somewhere private and just sitting you down and saying “talk.” very, very good listener. i can’t stress this enough. as you’re speaking he’s already thinking of a million different ways to help you solve your problem. walks with you as he traces your hands and just quietly tells you all the solutions.

aran ojiro; oh my god as a boyfriend he ticks all the boxes. he’s great at communicating, always satisfies your needs, is trustworthy and trusts you. the list goes on. immediately knows when you’re off/sad, and just smiles softly as he takes your hand, kissing your knuckles and saying, “let’s go home, yeah?” at home, he makes you some calming tea, probably pulls out some cookies or brownies or biscuits (that HE made but we’re not gonna get into that) and just listens as you talk, whether it’s about why you’re sad or just in general. gives you honest advice, but also a lil biased bc he loves you hehe <3

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Azul - Family Discourse

“I know this is a difficult time for us all, but you must remember one thing: mommy and daddy loves you very much, and that will never change.” 

Azul rolled his eyes towards the ceiling. “Must you sound so...dramatic?’ 

Yuu shot him a brief glare. “Do you want our child to question our affection?” 

“It’s not our child.” 

“I’m sorry. Does child support mean nothing to you?” 

Azul rolled his eyes even harder and added a sigh for emphasis. He adjusted the sheet protecting the tank from direct sunlight. He would have preferred no light—or at the very least, very dim light—but the large dust bunny protecting the wardrobe on the other side of the room was already disturbingly focused on him. Yuu’s insistence on keeping the oversized, magical vermin alive was just as disturbing. Azul had never even heard of a dust bunny colony the size of the one living in the Ramshackle Dorm. 

Yuu, completely oblivious to Azul actively avoiding eye contact with the dust bunnies, cooed in front of the tank. The tiny, neon pink cuddler octopus energetically swam circles in front of her. Yuu clapped as if the small creature had achieved some amazing feat. “Look at you swim! You’re so happy here. Much happier than in that dark, scary cave.” 

Azul aborted a snort by nudging his glasses higher up his nose. “I’m sure it was completely content in that cavern. Cuddler octopi are more comfortable when they have a place to hide, which is why I insisted on having ornaments large enough for it to comfortably hide away in.” 

Yuu lightly tapped the glass. The pink cuddler twirled closer. “Your father is so thoughtful, isn’t he, Pinku?” 

Azul couldn’t hide his snort this time. “Pinku? Is that really the name you insist on giving it? And I thought your insistence of maintaining the name Space Mostro Lounge for our second location was simply a fluke.” 

“Your father is jealous of my naming skills,” Yuu said. She never once turned away from the tank. “This is why mommy and daddy have to live apart. Octavinelle might seem like a fantastic place to live, but one day you will understand living with mommy is much better for your emotional development.” 

A light chuckle came from the direction of the doorway. Jade ducked back around the doorframe when Azul’s head snapped in his direction. Floyd loudly complained from the hallway, reminding Azul of his actual reasons for being in Ramshackle Dorm. “Now that we have finished with the tank, I need to measure the space in the attic to—.” 

Yuu’s squeal cut off Azul. “Look at her! She wants to give me a hug!” 

Yuu sprang to her full height. Before Azul could stop her, she stuck her entire forearm into the tank. Pinku—a name Azul would forever insist was incredibly plain—didn't hesitate latching onto Yuu’s pinky. Yuu’s girlish giggles didn’t match her usual deadpan demeanor. “She’s so adorable!” 

“Yes.” A light cough from the doorway made Azul shoot Jade a pointed glare. Floyd wasn’t so subtle, leaning on the doorframe in full view with a bored expression. “Sticking your entire forearm into the tank is not a great idea. It could potentially throw off the pH level of the water.” Another pointed cough made Azul second guess bringing the twins with him. “She also shouldn’t develop the habit of clinging to you.” 

“Why not?” With her arm still in the water, Yuu blinked at Azul with unmistakable inquisitiveness. “You didn’t say anything about it when we were swimming in the Coral Sea.” 

Azul sputtered a bit. There wasn’t anything really wrong with the behavior. It was why most children in the Coral Sea wanted cuddlers before the novelty of them wore off. Still, Azul felt the need to double down on his statement. “Do you want her to develop an unhealthy sense of separation anxiety? If you allow Pinku to cling to you constantly then there is a high probability she will become extremely stressed when she’s left alone.” 

“That settles it then. We will have another child.” 

Azul’s sputter was thankfully covered by Floyd’s sudden cackling. “You wanna go for another swim, Shrimpy? I know all the best grottos to find more squishies!” 

“You will need to install a much bigger tank,” Jade added. He looked absolutely overjoyed by the glare Azul shot him. “Should we hold a baby shower in advance? I’ve read in a few magazines those are highly popular amongst those living on land.” 

“It’s weird you would even suggest that.” Jade simply chuckled. Yuu slowly withdrew her arm from the tank. Pinku didn’t release her until she wiggled her pinky right beneath the surface of the water. Azul felt a bit of pride when the cuddler ducked into the hollowed driftwood tunnel he had specifically ordered. “But I agree with your first statement. We need a bigger tank for our growing family.” 

“We need to assess the attic,” Azul interjected with extra emphasis. “If we are to meet our scheduled launch date, then we will need to begin—.” 

“We should find a yellow squishy!” 

“I think a subtle green will fit nicely with Pinku’s bright shade.” 

“I will love my children no matter what color they are.” 

Azul huffed and made no attempt to hide his displeasure at being ignored. They continued to ignore him, Yuu and Floyd going so far as to leave the room, happily discussing their next trip to the Coral Sea. Jade lightly chuckled. “It would seem as if the prefect’s priorities have significantly changed since becoming a parent. It reminds me of another person who insisted on raising a plethora of cuddlers in our youth.” 

Azul didn’t bother rising to Jade’s bait, and it didn’t take long for the Leech brother to leave him with another chuckle. Azul sighed and glanced down into the tank. Pinku had emerged from the driftwood and now floated around the tank without a care for larger predators. 

Azul crouched to be at face level with the inside of the tank. Pinku twirled closer to the glass, like she could see him on the other side. A small smile twitched across his lips. “You have no reason to fear anymore. Predators like eels and larger fish can’t get you here.” 

An exaggerated cough made Azul twist too quickly on the balls of his feet, resulting in him falling over. Grim watched from the door with half-lidded eyes. A small entourage of dust bunnies half his height stared into the room with him. “Are you going to be weird and talk to all the animals too? Because I'll tell you right now, Sir Eviscerator over there only takes baby talk from Yuu.” 

Azul glanced at the giant dust bunny. The dust bunny—Sir Eviscerator—still stared at him judgmentally. Azul cleared his throat and climbed to his feet. He dusted off the back of his pants. “Don’t be ridiculous. I was merely assessing if she was comfortable in her new habitat. Now, excuse me while I go intersect Floyd before he makes his escape with the prefect.” 

Grim snorted with obvious disbelief. Azul completely ignored him and left the room with his chin held high. The cuddler was simply a pet he had helped the prefect obtain to keep her cooperation. 

Checking on Pinku before returning to Octavinelle Dorm was simply to ensure the cuddler hadn’t injured herself on anything in the tank. And perhaps to measure the empty corner for a sunken ship ornament he happened to see while checking the Mostro Lounge’s official Magicam. That big tank, he thought to himself, did have the potential to give her an extreme sense of loneliness. 

It would behoove him, if he was to humor the prefect’s farce of co-parenting, to think of finding a companion for Pinku.