#Rulti my beloveds

[nocturnalghoul]

Mushy May Day 23: Falling asleep/ watching the other sleep

Rain comes to Swiss after getting high with Mountain. He promises not to fall asleep while they hang out but alas. Some super fluffy Rulti because I love them. Those two are incredibly goofy with one another and you cannot change my mind!

I need it to be known that an outline for this has been sitting in my ideas folder since like early March and I was super excited for an excuse to finally make myself turn it into something. This is also another one that I hope to revisit and bulk out later. Snippet of song at the end is from One & Only by Fortunate Youth. Once again the Rain Chill Vibes playlist is one that you can rip from my cold dead hands.

Words: 669

Rating: Gen/ Everyone

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Swiss takes in the very high ghoul in front of him, already clambering to snuggle up next to him on his bed. He had been reading a book, but knows that the time for that is now apparently over and quickly marks his place before closing it.

“Now, I can’t help but notice you didn't even share, Raincloud” he teases, already shifting so that Rain can situate himself more comfortably. 

“Mmmm, wasn’t mine to share, babe. You’d have ta bother Mounty ‘bout that.” Rain mumbles as he crawls into Swiss’ lap, accidentally knocking the book out of his hand as he goes. “So whatta you up to?”

“Well I was gonna try to get some reading done, but then a ravishing water ghoul appeared. I guess it’s best that I stop that silly plan and talk to him instead, huh?” 

“Hmmm, wise plan. This water fella’ sounds super handsome, I would hate for him to have to go talk to somebody else.” 

Rain shoots him a playful look, his smile a little overly wide before breaking out into a fit of giggles. Swiss leans over to give him a quick peck on the nose before turning to grab his phone from the nightstand beside him. 

“The playlist I had going was one of the ones you made for me but it’s kinda slow and chill. Let me change it to something a little less sleepy.” Swiss explains, following the small discontent huff Rain had let out at all the wiggling he was doing. 

“No it’s fine, I was enjoying it. Leave it on?” Rain asks gently. Swiss shoots him a quick knowing look. Both of them are well aware of how sleepy Rain gets when he is high in general, and clearly the multi ghoul does not believe for a second that Rain won’t immediately nod off with the music still playing. 

“‘M not gonna fall asleep” Rain lazily asserts, but only gets a singular raised eyebrow in response. 

“Swisstopher K Ghoul, do you doubt my word? Here, I pinky promise!” Rain challenges in fake outrage, face scrunching up in an adorable way that Swiss can't resist. He holds up his pinky and wiggles it at Swiss to prove he means it. 

Swiss hooks their pinkies together then pulls Rain's hand up towards his face. “This sounds serious, I better seal that promise with a kiss” he remarks before kissing both their entwined fingers and the back of Rain’s hand. Rain pouts up at him after taking his hand back, so Swiss gives him one more in between his horns. 

A grand total of 10 minutes passes before Rain’s responses to what Swiss is saying stop making sense as he predictably starts to fall asleep. Swiss knows that if he were to challenge the water ghoul on this, he would blame it on how nicely Swiss is playing with his hair, the comfort of his bed, and his own excellent taste in pleasant music. 

Eventually Rain stops responding completely, letting out a barely audible noise that is either a snore or a gentle purr, Swiss can’t tell. Either way, he continues to play with Rain’s hair as he looks down fondly at him sleeping. 

The water ghoul is smiling even in his sleep, and Swiss is completely entranced by him. He listens to Rain’s soft noises and the music playing from the speaker across the room. 

You know when I sleep at night/ With you, right by my side I'm fine/ Hoping to be forever/ You and Me

The sentiment expressed in the music could not more perfectly encompass the current moment. Swiss thinks he may just have to finally admit that there is something nice about the hypnotically chill playlists Rain makes, even if it’ll inflate the ghouls ego. 

“I’m so happy I get to call you mine, Rainbow” he whispers against the water ghouls hair. Rain snuggles closer in his sleep at the words and for Swiss that's more than enough confirmation that the feeling is mutual.

[everybodyshusband]

dinner and a movie

mushy may ; day seven !! (approx. 1.1k words)

(inspiration very much taken from @crimsonclergy's coffee shop au ! and of course, a huge thank you to @forlorn-crows for putting together the mushy may prompts <;3)

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“I’m taking this down to Mounty’s shop, I’ll be back!” Dewdrop yells out from the front, supposedly swiping the takeaway cup of tea that Rain has just heard him make off of the counter and making his way towards the door.

“‘Kay, I’ll watch the till!” Rain hollers back, emerging from the back room just in time to call out to Dew as the door swings shut behind him: “Practise safe sex!” There’s no one in the shop left to hear them anyway—Rain and Dew are the only ones working today, and all the customers disappeared after the mid-morning rush. Rain only just manages to catch a glimpse of the finger Dewdrop flips their way in response to their words, rolling his eyes endearingly as he makes his way to deliver Mountain’s tea to the florist next door.

“What’s all this about safe sex?”

Rain jumps; jolting so hard that they knock over the tin of biscuits they were trying to refill, spilling them all over the counter. “Fucking Christ, Swiss. How long have you been here?”

Swiss grins, wide and toothy. “Long enough.” Rain can’t quite decide if the twinkle in Swiss’ eye is charming or threatening. Having known Swiss for quite a few weeks now, it’s probably both.

They crouch down to pick up the few stray biscuits that have fallen on the floor, placing them aside while they work on refilling the tin properly this time. “So, Swisstopher Robin, what can I do you for?”

Swiss chuckles at the ridiculous nickname. “Well, Eeyore, I’ll have the usual, thanks.”

“Woah! Really?” Rain says, full of sarcasm, as if they don’t already have a pair of tongs in their hand, ready to take a muffin—strawberry and cinnamon, with a light dusting of cinnamon sugar over the top—out of the display cabinet and place it into a bag—usually with some silly doodle covering it that they draw before opening, specifically for Swiss; today it’s an axolotl trying to fit an entire muffin in its mouth.

“I know,” Swiss plays along, flashing Rain another charming smile that makes them go a little weak at the knees as they hand him his muffin. “Thought I’d change it up a bit today, you know?”

“Oh, naturally,” Rain laughs, busying themselves with the coffee machine. They can make Swiss’ coffee—well, it’s actually a hot chocolate with whipped cream and an extra marshmallow, which Rain makes in a coffee cup instead of one of the bright, colourful hot chocolate cups they��re supposed to serve it in. Swiss says it’s something to do with “having to look cool” and apparently a cute coffee cup isn’t the way to do that? Rain begs to differ; they only ever use the pretty takeaway cups, even on the rare occasions they opt for a caffeine hit—on auto-pilot now, so they chat away to Swiss as they work; asking about his day, what he’s been up to, and if the date he went on last night was a success.

“Nope,” Swiss sighs—much to Rain’s delight. “It was so boring.”

“Yeah?” Rain does their best to look sympathetic as they take a cup down from the top of the machine, but they can tell Swiss sees right through them. “What did you end up doing with him?”

“Dinner and a fuckin’ movie, Rainy. How boring is that!” Swiss emphasises his point by flapping his arms around wildly, almost letting his muffin go flying in the process.

Rain scoffs. “Dinner and a movie is the perfect first date, thank you very much.”

“Rainy,” Swiss deadpans. “You can’t possibly think that.”

“I can and I do, actually. Hear me out, okay?” They add when they see Swiss roll his eyes at them. “You have dinner with them and get to know them. You learn about their interests, what makes them tick, their favourite things, their least favourite things. Then you get to go see a movie with them! Maybe hold their hand a little, maybe grab onto them when you jump and get scared. Or, you know, if it’s not a first date…” Rain trails off, even as they note with glee the way that Swiss seems to be hanging on to their every word.

“Oh no, go on. I wanna hear this, Rain.”

“...Fine,” Rain agrees. “If it’s not a first date, and you’re both uh, feeling it.” They’re doing their best to voice their thoughts, but now they’re acutely aware of Swiss staring at them as they talk and make his drink, and suddenly he’s got stage fright.

“Aw, Rainy, where’d all that bravado go?” He teases, flashing Rain that fucking grin, again.

“I’m saying you can get them off in the back of the cinema, Swiss!” Rain hisses, their words come out all in a rush. They can feel the heat of a blush spreading over their entire face and neck.

Swiss blinks at them, stunned.

“Sorry,” Rain says, embarrassed. “Here’s your drink.” They place the finished hot chocolate on the counter in front of Swiss, turning his back to him—planning to walk into the back room and never emerge again—but before they get very far, Swiss grabs a hold of their arm.

“I, uh– I still need to pay.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Rain mumbles, still refusing to turn around. “It’s on the house.”

The café is silent for a few moments, but Swiss doesn’t let go of Rain’s arm. “Then… Can you at least turn around so I can see your pretty blush?”

“My– what?” Purely out of shock, Rain spins around to face Swiss, and they watch as his pupils dilate at the sight of him.

“You heard me.”

“I did. But I don’t believe you.”

“Why?”

Rain fumbles to find the words. “Because you’re– you’re you. I mean, look at yourself, Swiss. You’re the– the pretty one out of the two of us.”

“You sure about that, sweetheart?” Swiss asks, and Rain feels their brain short circuit, shut down, and reboot all at once at Swiss’ choice of pet name.

“I– I, um, I–?”

“Jeez, if I knew you were this easy to rile up, I woulda done it weeks ago.”

Rain blinks at him, too confused and flustered to do much else. “You… huh?”

“I’ve wanted to ask you out ever since I first walked in here, Rainy,” Swiss explains, surprisingly gently.

“O– Oh, shit.”

Swiss laughs, Rain thinks it’s one of the most beautiful sounds they’ve ever heard. “Yeah. I really like you, Rainy.”

Rain tries not to scream in excitement, and instead does their best to contain their joy to a little stimmy wiggle and a delighted smile.

“So… What do you say, sweetheart? Dinner and a movie?”

[wrathofrats]

Thank u for the tag my beloved @forlorn-crows

There’s a couple of obvious ones in here haha so I didn’t do all time favs but def some ones that i treasure and want to promote more.

1. Seeing Blind: I’m begging everyone to pls give me a chance on this one like we are 32k into it being edited and I actually cannot stop thinking about it. It’s really cute and fun and ugh I love rulti so much.

2. Mist/zephyr tentacles: I love creepy porn ok. I thought this was fun to write. It’s just mist stalking zephyr and idk man I think it’s a really good time and I loveeee some weird porn

3. Zephrit first time: it’s homosexual wound cleaning man what else could you want in a fic be honest

4. Mushy May Day 1 makeover: TRANS CIRRUS COME ON NO ONE EVER WRITES ANY CUTE TRANS CIRRUS PLS

5. Pervert phantom spying on zephrit: I promise I’ll make a sequel to this one day but omg I love pervert phantom so much PLEASE HES SUCH A LITTLE CREEP

[coffeeghoulie]

Bb I wanna hear about rain

How I feel about this character

Ough Rainy. The prettiest and most dangerous fish in the Abbey lake. Gorgeous, incredibly clever and he knows it. Is so good at manipulating the way people view him. I need to write him more, but he doesn't quite scratch that itch the way some of the other characters do and that is 100% a skill issue on my part.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

I am a Raindrop truther, but Rulti and Mountain/Rain both hit so so so good too. I am a polyghouls kind of guy, so everyone in the pack really, but Dew, Swiss, and Mountain are my go-tos.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

@askingforthesun got me hooked on bffs Rain and Cirrus, like, they match each other's energy so so so well. Cirrus lets him do her makeup and she paints his nails while they talk about nothing and everything. Drinking buddies too.

My unpopular opinion about this character

It might not be that unpopular at this point, but Rain's not shy. Sure, maybe when he's new he's getting used to new circumstances, but Rain is not a shy ghoul. I just feel like I've seen that a ton and that's pretty much the only thing that stands out about his general characterization that I do not care for. I think it's just because compared to some of his bandmates' antics, he is much tamer in comparison, but I feel like that gets taken to the extreme a lot.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

Playing so fast and so loose with canon here, but if we did have canon ghoul lore I wish we could see the first time Rain and Dew met.

rite here rite now spoilers under the cut

of course, how could i not mention I WISH WE HAD MORE THAN FIVE WORDS OF CANON RAIN DIALOGUE but it is a miracle that we even got them. my beloved movie star.

[faithghoul]

[Steeples my fingers] help yes do you have any particular rulti headcanons you'd like to share with the class

Hello my beloved Duckie and fellow rulti supremacist, I am now currently thinking about it and on my way to make it. Hope I could post them very soon! ;)

[nocturnalghoul]

Summer arrives

Second part of the trio of ideas I had earlier this week. This one is some sweet Rulti devotion. Here is the Dewther and Raindrop parts

Words: 604

Summary: A summer afternoon by the lake where both Swiss and Rain ruminate on how deeply enamored they are with one another.

Swiss is always completely infatuated with the water ghoul, but there is something extra special about the summer. As he gets to shower each freckle across Rain’s increasingly speckled skin with kisses, it's like he can taste the summer on him. The usual cool petrichor scent of the ghoul mixes with the warm tang of sun-kissed skin to create a blanket of serenity over his brain once he is done. Rain is both the raging storm and the calm afterwards, sweeping Swiss’s heart away in a torrent of love with each radiant smile, only to later deposit it safe and sound next to his own heart.

As Swiss looks over at where Rain is laid out on the shore he decides it would be cruel for anyone to expect him not to stare. It’s like each curl has been perfectly posed to lay around where his head is resting on his long since discarded shirt. The water ghoul absentmindedly sweeps his hand into the sand tracing smooth flowing lines into the soft earth. The bend of his hand and the movement of those long elegant fingers is hypnotizing and Swiss doesn’t know which part of the water ghoul to focus on. With each passing second Swiss feels himself get pulled further into the whirlpool that is Rain. Truthfully, he wouldn’t have it any other way. 

Finally having been noticed, there is a small beckoning wave and the lilting melody of an “I was waiting for you” that floats across the wind. Simple words following the beautiful parting of the water ghoul’s captivating lips and Swiss feels himself fully slip into the watery grave that is Rain. He understands why sailors would go to their deaths out on the open seas. Rain perfectly encompasses the beauty of the water and Swiss yearns for nothing more than to maroon himself on his shores for the rest of time. 

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Rain has nothing but appreciation for how openly Swiss constantly telegraphs the degree to which he is completely gone on him. He naturally feels the same way and does his best to let him know, but there is a difference in their affections. If Rain is an alluring call to sea (as Swiss loves to remind him), then the multi ghoul is a bright light upon the shore guiding him. One plain glance at the bright light in the dark that is Swiss and Rain feels all his doubts and anxieties wash away. 

Swiss is like a lighthouse dutifully shining out to sea to steer him away from crashing into the sharper corners of his own mind. Even during the hardest raging tempest that wages war inside his head, Swiss’s mere presence beside him is enough to begin to turn the entire situation around. It allows his thoughts to settle once more into a gentle push and pull of waves. 

Each longing look from the multi ghoul that Rain manages to catch when Swiss doesn’t think he is paying attention leaves him feeling like he is being swallowed whole by a wave of love and affection. Sometimes he lets himself get carried away in it, allowing the waves of love to wash over him and carry him out to sea as he breathes it in. Now is exactly one of those moments. Rain barely finishes beckoning the multi ghoul over before he sees him snap out of his lovestruck stupor and attempt to confidently stroll over to join him. 

There are plenty of other people out at the lake today, but if you asked either of the smitten ghouls both would swear they were the only ones there.

[nocturnalghoul]

❛ you’re the only thing that matters. ❜ for my good sweet obsessed-with-each-other boys swiss and rain. as if i needed to specify that.

Okay so I know this was meant to be sweet, and it still is, but I did also make it angsty first because I’m me. This is not at all where I originally was planning for this to go but it’s where we ended up so I hope it’s still enjoyed. 

Rain is hard on himself, allowing the negative voice of anxiety to win for a moment before Swiss comes to squash his worries. Small mentions of self-deprication or self-doubt (mostly a lot of assumed negative reactions)

Out of the corner of his eye, Swiss sees Rain speed down the hall towards his room, hands squiggling nervously at his sides as he rushes with purpose. It was a habit the ghoul had picked up to release extra anxiety, each finger tapping quickly against the thumb one at a time in quick succession. 

Whatever was going on with the water ghoul couldn't be good. He quickly throws shut the book he had been soldiering through for Cumulus’ benefit and walks after the water ghoul, seeing him turn into his room and shut the door. 

As Swiss reaches out to knock the door he hears Rain muttering worriedly, causing him to pause for a moment, frowning, before finally gently knocking. 

“Hey Raincloud, can I come in?” he gently asks, shoving down the worry that is starting to bubble up in his own throat. 

There is a quick sharp sigh from the other side of the door before it creaks open and Rain’s face appears. “Oh um, yeah sure babe. Come on in” he greets with a fake cheery tone, hand still running through the calming motion where it lays along his side. Rain is technically smiling, but it wouldn’t be convincing even if Swiss didn't know the water ghoul as well as he does. He turns away from the door and moves to sit in the middle of his bed, trusting the multi ghoul to follow.

Swiss steps inside the water ghouls room, turning to softly close the door. From behind him he hears a soft sniffle and feels his heart break. When he turns back around, Rain is staring at a spot on the floor, tears flowing mostly silently. Swiss knows that the cheerful facade was for the benefit of anyone else who may have been walking by, but the way Rain immediately dropped it leaves a knot of anxiety in his chest.

Swiss rushes to sit down in front of Rain, cradling his face tenderly in his hands and gently wiping away the tears with his thumbs. “What's wrong Raincloud, talk to me” he prompts, moving to run one hand soothingly through the water ghoul’s hair. 

Rain starts to rapidly mutter out broken sorrys and other things that Swiss for the most part can’t make out with the way the water ghoul is crying, but the phrase that sticks out is “I know you’re disappointed in me.”

“Whoa, Rainy take a deep breath for me okay?” he interrupts, leading the water ghoul in some breaths to calm down. “What do you mean you know I’m disappointed in you, babe? Why would you possibly think that?”

Rain stares up at him, mouth agape and tears still flowing. Swiss can see the gears turning in the water ghouls head as he runs through various ways to voice his fear. He lightly rubs up and down Rain’s arm, allowing him space to find the words he wants to say. 

Eventually he mutters out a small broken “so you haven’t heard then, that's somehow worse” before burying his face in Swiss’s shoulder. 

“Heard what babe, are you okay? Did something happen?” Swiss prods, trying his best to keep his voice level despite the deepest panic he feels swirling through his veins at the idea of what could possibly be distressing his mate like this. 

“No, I’m fine. Sorry to worry you. Sorry. I just, fuck… and its so stupid but I could already hear your disappointed sigh in my head before, and knowing I disappointed you was already a lot, and now I going to have to hear it in person and-” Rain rambles out before Swiss shoots him a look filled with so much love it throws the water ghoul off his rhythm forcing his voice to trail off. 

“I don’t even know what happened to make you so upset, but one thing I do know is that it doesn’t matter, okay? You are the only thing that matters to me. As long as I have you everything else is trivial.” he whispers, placing a kiss on the water ghouls' temple. 

“I love you too.” Rain lets out with a small sigh, finally leaning back to look Swiss fully in the eye. “I knew I was overreacting but it all kept echoing through my mind and I couldn’t get it to stop.”

“See, I have everything I could hope for. Please don’t let the voice of doubt inside your head sound like me, that is what breaks my heart. Besides, just because it sounds like you or me doesn’t mean that voice knows shit, Raincloud.”

Swiss catches the tiny twitch at the corner of Rain’s mouth, the slightest hint of a smile beginning to form now that he was moving past the original panic in his mind. 

“Next time you hear that mean voice you come find me okay? I’ll climb inside that noggin of yours and kick those thought’s ass myself okay?” 

That finally pulls the last parts of Rain’s smile out of hiding, allowing a goofy grin to overtake his face. Swiss looks into his eyes and promptly finds himself wishing he could drown there. The glint of appreciation for Swiss inside the water ghoul’s eyes sparkles like the most gorgeous oceanside view one could possibly imagine and he feels his heart swell at the sight. 

“There’s my beautiful Rainbow” he mutters, pulling Rain back into a tight embrace before he can start to cry himself now that he knows everything is alright. He’ll figure out what exactly happened later, but all that matters now is the feeling of the strong yet lean swimmer's arms of his mate currently wrapped around his waist. 

Swiss pulls back ever so slightly to lightly kiss every freckle on his Rain’s face, whispering hushed praises in between each kiss in an attempt to fill the water ghoul’s heads with as many sweet words of his as possible for him to replay in times of worry.