#I think Pix in the beginning would've been super freaked out by winchester

[ducksbyday]

Pixlriffs esmp s2 backstory HC where he was a student & teacher at an University :)

The College of Archeology, History, and Research was known worldwide as one of the best universities (and also one of the most difficult ones to get into). It was a gigantic university mixed with an archive and research facility, all in one building. When Pix was but a youngster, he dreamt of going to that college. So he was ecstatic when he got accepted basically immediately.

This is also where he met Winchester. The college -their main goal being preserving the past- had taken it upon themselves to hold and look after a family of almost extinct dodos. The dodos had their own area in the courtyard and all students (no matter which course they followed) had classes on how to take care of the creatures.

The family existed out of the two parent dodos, their three daughters, their two sons and.. Winchester.

See, Winchester siblings were very social and always absolutely delighted to see students. Perfect examples of how dodos truly were. Smart, kind, and helpful. Winchester was the complete opposite of what a dodo should be. He was an absolute menace.

He'd scream through the teachers' explanations, bite students and steal people's pens and notebooks. The college didn't quite know what to do with him. After all, getting rid of one of the rarest creatures on earth simply because they were uncooperative would be horrible for their reputation.

But everything changed when Pix joined the university and had his first lesson with the dodos. Because Winchester was obsessed. For the entire duration of the classes, Winchester would just stare at Pix with wide eyes and very silently follow him around the courtyard. Sometimes, when Pix would be standing still and Winchester got brave enough, he'd stand behind Pixl and observe the notes that were being taken.

To this day, no one really knows why Winchester was so mesmerized by Pix. But the college was more than delighted with the news and heavily encouraged Pix to continue attending the Dodo classes, even after the classes had been completed. Pix, although slightly hesitant at first, accepted and continued going. He got a bit more comfortable when being allowed to spend time with the bird alone and eventually they got very close. Pix learned Winchester multiple tricks and eventually, Winchester proved himself to be rather useful during research. He would be more than happy to carry books, retrieve items and chase away the other students if Pix felt like he wanted to have the archive for himself (which was never the case, but Winchester still did it for him with love).

When Pix graduated and applied to the college to become a teacher, he got Winchester appointed to him as his personal assistant. After a couple years, Pix moved on from giving classes to actual field research where he was allowed to take Winchester with him. That's how he ended up in the Ancient Capital :D