#american idia

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

American Idia Moth - Idia americalis

Were it not for the camera flash, this mottled Moth would’ve been perfectly camouflaged against the bark of this tree, hidden in the shadows from the high branches. Other specimens can feature wing coloration that is more predominantly beige, white and brown, so perhaps they’d need to seek out other types of trees as hiding spots. Whatever colors they have, all the specimens I’ve cross-referenced with share similar thick triple-banding across the edge of the wings and a discoloration (similar to a spot) near the banding. Do note though that due to the similarity other Moths, the only way to truly be sure of this Moth’s specie is to examine the genitalia, and I don’t have the of time or equipment. I also wouldn’t want to harm this Moth and keep it in nature so it can enjoy its summer time among the managed wilderness. Ironically, I probably disturbed its resting as its was still mid-afternoon (towards the end of a High Park bug hunt), not close to night time when Moths like this one would normally become active.

When they become active, it’s reported that these insects gather near tree lichen, but I’m not sure that the adults eat it (I’ve read mixed findings, but will confirm in a future post). The Caterpillars definitely do however, and they also contribute to a healthy forest by eating debris such as dried leaves. Though called Litter Moths, they aren’t litter bugs at all it seems. Despite what the common name would suggest, there are many species of Idia Moth in North America beyond this one...but this one can only be found in North America. It has been dubbed the American Snout Moth as well, but that name may have fallen out of usage as it may cause confusion with the actual family of Snout Moths - Pyralidae.  As mentioned earlier, the triple banding and blotches can distinguish this Moth from similarly patterned Geometrid Moths and other Idia relatives such as the look-a-like Common Idia Moth (Idia aemula)! That’s just one example, but there are quite a few Idia Moths that appear similar to this one at a first glance, so might be better to start by ruling out the Moths that don’t look like this one if you’ve collected a specimen to identify. 

Pictures were taken on July 10, 2019 in High Park with a Samsung Galaxy S4.

[sleepypandazzz09]

Anyone else remember American dragon or am I the only one getting throwback vibes after seeing stitch in the new event? It was like one of my favorite shows because Asian main character and dragons?? As an asian yeah it was my favorite show

Imagine malleus wanting to meet a long and there’s one living just across the island in rsa. Hornton will probably be more curious than anything cause this was not what he read about longs??? Like what’s with the slang? And the hair? And he’s so small???

Probably get sorted into the sleeping beauty dorm cause he’s a dragon?

The new stitch event is just hilarious btw

Anyone have any Disney characters they want me to make into twst?

[squishosaur]

3rd year housewardens are so shaped... :0

[yuurei20]

Twisted Wonderland Curse Word Compilation: Main Story

⚠️Language Warning!⚠️

Note: these localizations are not literal translations (“くそ” does not literally mean “to damn something,” for example), and are more so examples of what the characters might be saying if they were speaking American English ^^

This post was made in collaboration with the wonderful @irafuwas to whom I am most grateful for the wonderful explanations ♡

#1: くそ (kuso)

An interjection used to express feelings like anger, frustration, disappointment.

Meaning: Dammit/damn it, damn, god damn it, shit, bloody hell, fucking hell, fuck

Ace is the #1 user of this word in the main story, repeating it at least 5 times from the prologue to Book 6.

Jamil repeats it at least four times from Books 4 to 6, Grim at least three times and Deuce at least twice.

Cater,  Epel, Idia, Kalim and General Lilia all use it at least once.

(Note: there seems to be a rumor that Epel uses very dirty language that is being hidden by his dialect, but I did not find this to be the case ^^ I collected all examples of Epel slipping into his natural dialect in the main story and it is mostly just normal words in an accent. He will use casual verb forms with his senpai, which is impolite in a similar way, but he is not using literal curse words.)

#2 ち (tch)

Not so much a word as it is an onomatopoeia, “tch” is still very impolite and is used to express frustration or disdain. It can be considered equivalent to clicking one’s tongue, tsking, or tutting.

Leona is the #1 user of this sound, repeating it at least 30 times from the prologue to Book 7.

General Lilia repeats it at least six times (as of Book 7-4), Jack repeats it at least six times, three times for Floyd, three times for Ace and at least two times each for Azul, Idia and Jamil. It is also used at least one by Cater, Baur, Sebek and an unnamed person in Book 5.

#3 馬鹿 / バカ (baka)

Meaning: Idiot, moron, fool, dumb ass, dummy, stupid

Leona is the #1 user of this word in the main story, repeating it at least 8 times (at least five of which were in a kind of cute way, possibly to make it sound less harsh as it is when he is speaking to Ruggie).

Ace uses this word at least five times (three times to insult Deuce specifically).

Azul uses this word twice, as does Deuce, although one time is just him agreeing with Ace and insulting himself.

Jamil also uses the word twice, as does Lilia (one normal-Lilia, one General-Lilia).

Jack, Jade, Floyd, Epel, Vil, Idia and Sebek also use it at least once each.

#4 野郎 (yarou)

“Yarou” has a literal meaning of “guy” or “dude”, but can be used in a derogatory manner with a meaning of “asshole” or “jackass”.

It can be attached to an otherwise neutral noun to turn it into an insult, which Leona has a penchant for doing, depending on who he is talking about (e.g., snake-yarou for Jamil, octopus-yarou for Azul, etc.).

Leona uses this word a lot, repeating it at least 11 times in the main story.

Unnamed students, Azul, Deuce and soldiers in Book 7 also use it, while General Lilia will sometimes use it to refer to his own men.

#5 ちくしょう (chikushou)

An interjection used to express feelings like anger, frustration, disappointment 

Meaning: Dammit/damn it, damn, god damn it, shit, bloody hell, fucking hell, fuck

Another word used similarly to how “dammit” is used in American English (it is a little harsher than kuso, maybe), Epel uses it at least three times in the main story.

Deuce uses it twice, as do unnamed students at the school, Ace once and General Lilia once (as of 7-4).

#6 間抜け (manuke)

Meaning: fool, moron, blockhead, half-wit, idiot.

This word is used to insult someone for lacking awareness or being absent-minded.

Leona uses it at least twice in the main story, and it is also a part of the string of insults that Jamil delivers to Kalim in Book 4.

#7 アホ (aho)

This is a common insult similar to “idiot” or “stupid,” used at least once by Ace and once by Deuce (in a more slang way) in the main story.

[sweetbunpura]

some fluff for today Yuu and Rollo at a arcade

Okay, are we talking American arcades cause there are a lot of them. Or Japanese arcades, which are just as good but feel better. But that also includes Japanese Crane game arcades.

Just for this, I'm gonna say Japanese crane and American arcade.

American Arcade:

The moment they walk in, Rollo is assaulted by the sounds of the machines and the smell of greasy foods. He had joined Yuu back in her world, and she had taken him to one of her hangout spots. While Rollo looks around, nearly disgusted with everything around him, Yuu chats up the person at the front desk and buys a pair of passes for them.

"Rolls, I got em." She holds up the cards and the two walk into the play area.

"Is everything normally this loud?" He has to talk louder to be heard over the excited yells of the other players.

"Yeah, anything to catch your attention to play the machines."

Rollo hums and the pair begin to try out different machines. He's not a fan of a majority of them, but he tries her Yuu. Any strength ones he leaves to her, a crowd gathers around the pair of them as Yuu sets a high score. When they get hungry, they order some of the greasy food, which has Rollo's stomach turning. The pair of them leave sometime later and he feel like he can breath again.

"Alright, so we know what you don't like." She laughs and holds his hand as they walk along the crosswalk as the sun begins to dip behind the beach they're across from.

He sighs and placed his handkerchief over his mouth "It was foul in there."

Yuu kisses his cheek and a blush appears on his face. "I know, let's head home. We can chill in the pool and watch some TV." She fishes her car keys out of her pocket and spins them around on her finger.

Rollo nods and climbs into the car once she unlocks it. If this was one of her spots, he's almost afraid to see what the others entail.

Japanese Crane Game Arcade:

Things are far quieter in here as Yuu drags Rollo into a Crane Game Arcade. She had returned to Japan to grab some stuff she had missed and Rollo tagged along with her. While Yuu paid to get some of the coins, he looked further into the Arcade. People were at the machines, trying to win whatever prize they were trying to seek. Once Yuu had the amount she wanted to spend, she pushed him inside with a smile on her face.

"Okay, so, just put a coin in and try to grab the prize." She explain as she set him infront of a plush machine.

"Are these those machines that Idia was complaining about?" He stares at the gray owl plush inside. "The ones that he says 'cheat'?"

"American ones cheat, these don't cheat as much." She handed him a coin. "Go ahead."

He takes it, puts it in and tries for the plush. It slips through the claw's grip and he frowns.

"Are you sure these don't cheat?"

Yuu laughs and hands him another coin. Rollo finally gets the plush on the fourth attempt and Yuu cheers for him. They hop from machine to machine and collect price after prize. While Yuu is distracted with trying to get a figure of what Rollo sees is a tall man dressed in a blue outfit with long white hair, he turns his focus to a plush machine. Inside is a white dog like creature that he remembers seeing that was a good chunk of Yuu's room.

He counts up the amount of coins in his hand and decides to try his luck. Rollo gets the plush on the first attempt and fishes it out of the machine.

"Neuvillette, why must you hurt me this way..." Rollo hears her grumble as he joins her side with the plush in his hands.

"Love."

"Hmm?" She turns away from the machine and sees the puppy plush. "My boy!" She takes it and hugs it close. "Cinna~"

While she's hugging it, Rollo makes a few adjustments to the claw and wins the figure for her. She has to hold off on screeching as she hugs him and smothers him in kisses. They leave the arcade with a ton of items and head for the subway.

"Is there room for all of this?"

"This is why you bring extra suitcases."

[the-twst-cast-needs-therapy]

Unhinged headcannon time! Please do not take them seriously:

-Lilia drinks polish Tesco value beer (in moderation)

-Lilia has gaming headphones with cat ears on them

-Silver snacked on melatonin gummies accidentally once too many times

-Azul tried to make a Cryptomarket pyramid scheme (it failed)

-Azuls most amazing discovery on land was the stock market and labour law violations

-Jade and Floyd love feasting on shipwrecked humans. They filmed a muckbang once.

- Cater livestreamed and documented many of the fucked up moments at NRC, including the schools invasion by STYX

-idia uses his gamer rage to cook ramen (he has also been used as a fireplace to roast marshmallows)

-Ortho probably has an attachment for a HUGE Lazer ray gun somewhere and I want him to use it

-The shrouds will NOT go bald if they enter water, they will cause it to cook/heavily steam tho, so they can't really go in the pool (I mean...Ortho probably can't go regardless)

-Jack :) (There's nothing wrong with him, I just wanted to mention him, because he is very polite)

-Kalim spends obscene amounts of money on gacha games and in game currencies (Jamil and Ruggie are astounded by this and told him to stop multiple times)

-Jamils ponytail functions as a tactical weapon if he spins it fast enough

-Ruggie is the Twst equivalent of an American

-Rook has unfortunately decided to keep his haircut indefinitely

-Rook takes pictures of his hunts like men do with fish

-Epel used to bite people

-Ace is convinced Naruto running makes him faster

-Deuce held a funeral for the eggs he dropped at the beginning of the game. He also does this every time he steps on a bug

-Sebek has a Malleus shrine in his locker, he's super secretive and is oblivious that everyone knows about it.

-Rollo prays regularly and asks god to smite people who mildly annoyed him today (his prayers have not been heard as of yet)

[joonie-berry]

Incorrect Quotes Twisted wonderland:

Yuu: What are you in the mood for?

Leona: World domination.

Yuu: That's a bit ambitious.

Leona: You are my world.

Yuu: Aww...

Leona:

Yuu:

Leona:

Yuu: OH.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Yuu, throwing their head into Leona's lap: Tell me I'm pretty!

Leona, lovingly stroking their hair: You're pretty fucking annoying, that's what you are.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Idia: I was going to suggest we do Marilyn Monroe and JFK roleplay, but I’d get way too into it.

Yuu: What- how?

Idia: You’d be like “come to bed … Mr. President” and I’d be like, “I need to increase the amount of American military advisors in South Vietnam by a factor of 18.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Yuu: BE A BETTER PERSON!

Idia: WHY?!

Yuu: BECAUSE SOMEONE NEEDS TO HAVE MORALS IN THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND IT SURE AS FUCK AIN'T GONNA BE ME, SWEETHEART!

[fallenclan]

NOW I NEED TO KNOW WHAT BUGS THE OTHER SHIPS GAVE EACH OTHET

WELL I dont have a bug for every single couple of course, aside from the fact that there would be a lot of repeat bugs, not every couple would partake in the tradition! I see it as sort of a Giving someone a bouquet to ask them out sort of thing, old fashioned and optional but very cute. THAT BEING SAID i do have a couple in mind for my favorite fallenships. I'll put them below the cut because there will be Bug Images

(I always pictured Fallenclan taking place somewhere around west/northwest US, so I'm trying to use bugs from that region. that being said im not a bug expert so keep that in mind)

Goldenstar & Morningbloom Flame skimmer dragonfly Fallenclan's first couple to get together... Scorchstar told Goldenstar (then Goldenflare) about the tradition of where she was from and he thought it was sweet, he spent moons trying to find the perfect bug before he finally spotted this one.

Scorchstar & Nettlestem American Idia Moth Nettlestem and Scorchstar were Practically mates for a long time before making it official. Nettlestem found the moth fluttering around in their nest.

Brambletuft & Yewberry Colorado potato beetle Yewberry gave Brambletuft the beetle thinking that the orangeish color matched her eyes. Brambletuft thought that it matched his fur.

Silverbelly & Applebranch Crane fly Crane flies always made Applebranch laugh, so when she asked Silverbelly to be her mate, that was the bug she chose.

Wormshade & Flyspots Elm sawfly

Toadbelly & Sootstep Gray hairstreak butterfly

Cherrystar & Ripplefade Blister beetle

and thats all for now ^_^ though i might do more later

[pakunod-a]

Silly Prom Night

Prompt: It's prom night! What do these men do in the ballroom? 🤨

Pairing: Overblot boys x Reader

Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil (I) [here]

Vil, Idia, Malleus (II) [here]

CW: Random stuff, not really fanfiction-ish, more like drabbles, some shorter than others lolololololololololol Reader is referred to as You and Yuu. Reader is described to wear a gown, other than that it's gender-neutral if you don't mind the fabric gap. Bad English because I'm not a native English speaker :( not proof-read, random as FUCK and characters might seem very ooc if they do I blame my not-so-American education

Notes: entire work is based off of stuff that happened to me last night at prom, and i was thinking about various characters that would probably fit the profile of all the mishaps that happened to me last night lolololol

Work under the cut :)

Riddle Rosehearts !

You were sitting at your table, waiting for the buffet service to end so you could take the dance floor.

Well, it's not like anyone's dancing with you.

To be fair, you were supposed to be partnered with a first-year, who got sick the night before, so he couldn't make it. Poor lad.

It was horribly long, it felt like a very, very long time.

It took around thirty minutes for the dance to start, and everybody's got a partner.

All, except for you.

What a bummer.

Wait, is that the housewarden of Heartslabyul, in the corner, without anyone asking him to dance?!

Let's go fix that. 🏃

You ask him if he wants to dance, and he simply says;

"No."

"Come on, it's a ball, you're supposed to dance. You're getting there whether you like it or not. This long ass dress won't stop me from dragging you on the dance floor."

You ended up having a half-hearted Riddle dance with you.

Honestly, the way he held you felt like he wasn't interested at all, let alone happy. It felt like he was disgusted by your presence.

Every time you'd look at him, he would have an unpleasant look on his face, and aim his gaze elsewhere.

After the dance is over, and everyone returns to their seats, and you get a notification from your phone on Magicam. It was Cater, tagging you in a post.

"So cute! I'm vouching for RiddeYuu next year. #RiddeYuu #YuuRid"

..huh. Attached to the post was a video, and a bunch of hashtags you swear you didn't care about. You clicked the video, thinking that it was some kind of impractical prank being played on you.

Oh boy.

Boy, were you wrong.

In the video, it was you and Riddle dancing together on the dance floor. Riddle was a mess, blushing and shying away from all the lights. He had a small smile, as he evaded your gaze whenever you looked at him. He seemed genuinely happy to dance with you.

Maybe he wasn't disgusted after all.

Maybe he really did love dancing with you.

Leona Kingscholar !

You couldn't count the number of times this guy stepped on the hem of your train.

It's like your hair being pulled out of your skull, except it's your entire body being pulled back like a slingshot.

It wasn't the most fun experience.

Then, you had to pick a partner to dance with for the nth time this evening.

Your feet hurt already, how much more dancing?

Surprisingly, even though you had little to no interest in dancing, a certain sleepy lion approaches you with a scowl on his face.

"C'mon herbivore, chop chop. Vargas says I gotta dance for extra credit. You look like you could use it too."

This feels and sounds condescending.

He's pretty nice to dance with, doesn't step on the hem of your train anymore, nor does he step on your feet.

On the contrary, he scoops up the longer part of your train whenever you'd have a hard time walking somewhere.

Other times, he straight up carries you like you're a cat.

It's funny, really.

There was this one instance where you mentioned you wanted ice cream.

He set you down on his chair near his party's table, and disappeared. He actually came back with half-eaten ice cream

You love your sleepy lion, even if he seems a little TOO catty at times. :)

You eventually got too tired to dance, and just sat down. Leona napped on your shoulder.

How sickeningly cute.

Azul Ashengrotto !

Where there is bank to be made, Azul Ashengrotto's the merchant's name.

Seriously, this guy's part of the catering group for the buffet.

Bro did NOT stop making deals at a school function. The grind never stops, respect for that.

You'll probably end up selling your kidney and a lung if you stayed there any longer.

Buuuuut, he does need a dancing partner.

So what say you, if he offered you a slice of mango graham cake and a cup of coconut jelly with a side of gelato in exchange for a dance?

Hell yeah. sorry to the readers that dont have a sweet tooth, have some roasted garlic and onions.

He wasn't too bad honestly, never stepped on your feet once.

You do remember having two gold bracelets on your hands.

He admired one for a quick moment, and it seemed to disappear.

Now, he wouldn't go around stealing stuff from anybody.

No no.

He found it on the floor, while you were too busy dancing.

You want it back?

"Three more dances. Then I'll give you your bracelet back. After all, what's a precious bracelet in exchange for a few dances, no?~"

"You're wasting my time, screw you."

You ended up dancing with him, ten times.

Not thrice.

Ten.

Bro just exploited the jewelry glitch, and wore you out all night.

"Oh, poor Yuu, however will you get back home? If you promise to help out at Mostro Lounge, I'll have you home in a jiffy—"

Thud.

You fell on the ground, snoring.

Oh. You're asleep now. That's convenient.

Don't worry, he'll carry you back home to Ramshackle, free of charge.

After all, dancing with him all night must've tired you out.

He'll just repay the favor.

Surely, that would be the more gentlemanly thing to do.

Jamil Viper !

Would you believe me if I said this guy was in the corner, squinting his eyes as he looked for someone?

Oh. Dude must be looking for Kalim. Fortunately for him, he's over by the second-year's table, away from him.

Hold on.

Away from him???

But the Octotrio sits at that very table.

The Leech twins and Azul Ashengrotto himself?!

Hell no!

Jamil sprints half a mile across the ballroom in an attempt to sweep Kalim away.

"You shouldn't be sitting with them. They're not exactly the type of people you should be socializing for this type of event."

Not even a few seconds later, Kalim trips on a giant camera stand.

He face-planted into the ground, his nose bleeding from hitting the ground too hard. He still has that stupidly goofy smile on his face.

It honestly gives you cuteness aggression.

He had to be brought to the infirmary.

Poor Jamil, he really doesn't get a break.

It's not until he gets dragged to the dance floor, does he leave Kalim's side.

Let me tell you, once this guy relaxes, DAMN can he dance.

He could be blindfolded and spun around five times, and he'd STILL have the balance and elegance of a ballerina.

Work it girl, show those students who's boss.

note: "which events were these inspired from?" oh wow i thought youd never ask let me give you a tour of my brain juice i used to write this real quick and indulge myself in an immersive storytelling 🤜💥🧱

For Riddle: when i got called up for my award, there was a boy who also won the same award in the male category. we were instructed to dance together, for the Royalty dance. i thought he was disgusted because i was holding him, so i felt uncomfortable dancing with him. in a video posted by my schoolmate, they tagged me in a video of him looking at the camera and smiling as he waved. he looked half pale and half pink.

For Leona: while dancing for the "waltz" part of the prom, i felt hungry and told my dancing partner i was hungry, but they wouldnt let me back into the buffet because my dress almost took up the entire line for the buffet, so i either had to ask someone to get it for me or have my homeroom teacher get it for me. he eventually sat me on a chair, and ran back with ice cream from the dessert bar. he did eat the whipped cream and cherries, so i made him go back and get another.

For Azul: this one student was working behind the counter at the buffet, and he was jokingly stealing his dance partner's earrings, necklace, and bracelets while she wasnt looking. he said it costs three waltzes for a singular piece of jewelry to be reclaimed, but if she danced to a budots remix, she'd get everything back. she waltzed for more than seven times until she collapsed onto a couch and snored for an hour straight. she did get her jewelry back, and she resumed dancing with our Azul-like classmate.

For Jamil: i saw someone slip and their friend was scolding them for not being careful. he sat down at the table full of people who dont like him, and he got an earful from his friend on why he shouldnt sit there. his friend reminded me of Jamil so much, i had to write him like that.

[inkblot22]

(PS I don’t actually know the source material for idia I just stumbled upon one of your fics while looking at FFXIV Yandere fics so sorry if this sounds OOC)

I’m not super creative but what do you think might actually be Idia’ routine with his darling? Does he fall into any routine, does it change a lot?

Have a wonderful day (and happy late bunny day!) 🫶

I actually am of the opinion that this is a very creative thought! You should give yourself more credit. I like to idealize the day to day life, but it never occurred to me that writing it down might be a good idea. On that sentiment, I think maybe Vil or even Leona would have a better day to day routine. Dividers by @/cafekitsune

Also, wow, what a pipeline, FFXIV to twst?? You've got good taste lmao welcome to my blog.

I'll put this under the cut, and I'm also not promising that this will be very good. I use the 24 hour clock. I am constantly getting told irl that American people don't do that, but I'm evil, so I'm putting the times in 24 hour clock format.

TW for mentions of noncon, coercion, captivity, someone keeping someone else awake, a hint of Idia being an asshole

+ Idia doesn't really seem like he has much of a set schedule, but Ortho absolutely does and Ortho is lowkey kind of bossy, so...

+ Yeah uh, Idia's partner is absolutely out of luck. Idia likes night gaming a lot, and he gets loud, so good luck sleeping. Idia himself goes to bed late and wakes up whenever the heck he wakes up. He could go to bed at 0300 in the morning and wake up again at 0700.

+ As his kept partner, the schedule is a little more normal, like I said. Ortho doesn't really need to sleep from what I understand, (I haven't read all of book 6, no spoilers or else I WILL temporarily block you) but it's silly to imagine that he doesn't wake up or attempt to wake up everyone else around him as early as 0600.

+ After waking up, Idia will eat breakfast. I think it'd be delivered usually since Idia and his partner are basement dwellers, one by nature and the other by force. After breakfast begins work...

+ Or procrastination. Idia flip flops between extreme focus on what he should be doing and what he should not be doing. He manages to get his schoolwork done, but more often than not, he's asking his partner to cuddle up and watch a movie, drama, or his fingers flying across the keyboard. Idia will not ask them to cuddle if he is doing schoolwork or virtually attending classes.

+ I like to think that he smells smoky, on account of the flaming hair, and he runs hot, so prepare to SWEAT. In the case his partner doesn't really want to hang out with him, he will usually sulk and only occasionally get upset to the point of doing something about it.

+ I don't think he showers every day. I think he's an every other day type of showerer, based solely on him not being particularly active. This means that his partner doesn't have to run on his showering schedule and gets extra hot water on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

+ By the way, in the case that Idia's darling ever gets peckish, Idia has a snack stash that he proudly pulled out and showed them as soon as they were allowed to wander a bit. I figure they get hungry some time around 1400, especially if Idia is also eating at that time.

+ I think his metabolism is fast, but also a bit odd. He is a young person, and therefore he strikes me as the type to get randomly hungry. If asked very nicely (and with the promise of physical affection in some form) he'd be incredibly willing to make his partner something to munch on when he makes his own.

+ Despite Idia's partner being literally held captive in his room, with all his suspicious items and, worst of all, himself, Idia is about as respectful as a kidnapper can be about demanding sex. He doesn't like to be physically forceful about it, and he often will just jerk off in the bathroom.

+ The reason for this is very simple: If Ortho ever saw Idia having sex with ANYONE, Idia would spontaneously combust. Well, obviously he doesn't know that for certain, but it's a theory that he is not willing to test. He won't even talk about his preferences around his little brother.

+ As far as I'm aware, most people in captive situations do not tend to ask their kidnapper to fuck them unless they're being threatened in some way, but Idia's partner isn't typically being threatened (ignore the shock collar,) so they never ask Idia to have sex.

+ This does not stop Idia from being a whiny bitch about not having sex enough as soon as Ortho is gone for a few hours. The close quarters and sudden advent of a human being who he doesn't mind touching him is a big thing for Idia.

+ Ortho goes on "walks" in a sort of unusual schedule. That is to say that he doesn't have a schedule. If something needs to be picked up, he's tired of Idia not listening to him, he has his own stuff to do, or he just feels like it, Ortho will go out, sharing his location with Idia. From there, Idia will typically calculate how long it'd take Ortho to get back paired with whatever Ortho said he was going to do before he left, and see if he can squeeze in some coerced touching.

+ So. Good luck, Idia's partner. Idia will make a big stink until he gets bored or his partner gives in. His partner usually gives in, based on fear of what he might do alone.

+ Bedtime is somewhat randomized. If Ortho was out, when he comes back and it's any time after 2000, he will very subtly try to get Idia and his partner to start winding down. If both or one ignores him, he'll start getting upset.

+ Like I said, Ortho is kinda bossy. He will nag someone, and the worst part is that he's usually got their best interest in mind.

+On the off chance that Idia decides to go to bed at a decent time, he curls up behind his partner. He runs hot and smells smoky, and at some times it's not the worst thing. Some times.

+ By the way, a lot of this flies out the window in the event that Idia decides to attend classes in person. This is rare, so don't expect it to happen often, but it's not as good as it could be. Ortho goes with him and he locks up any way to reach the outside world, so all his partner has to entertain themselves is his manga collection, or the fun pastime of destruction of property. (This is a very bad idea, and I can expand on punishments later.)

+ In Idia's partner's case, every day is much of the same but just a little different, which makes it hard to keep track of time. The fact that Idia prefers low lighting and no natural light doesn't help this whatsoever.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

On the language debate, I personally headcanon that the main language spoken at NRC is a common one. (?) (Like how English is the business language, or like how generally Native Americans had a common language that they spoke when trading with other tribes.) And Crowley or the Mirror used magic so that You was temporary fluent in that language.

After the ceremony, Yuu has to learn the common language and picks it up really fast (as one would in such a situation). Therefore, Yuu can still speak it when away from NRC.

(I also headcanon English as an ancient language akin to Latin, because I heard that Arabic was canonically an ancient language.)

[Referencing this post!]

I’d buy that everyone at NRC speaks the common language to some level of proficiency; it’s like how international students typically need to speak the language of whichever country they hope to study in and need to prove their fluency in an exam beforehand. As I said in the original post, the light novel does mention a translation spell over the school, so maybe that’s part of the “magic” that helps Yuu to understand what the others are saying.

Now, it’s theoretically possible for Yuu to learn the common language of Twisted Wonderland in a year, but I don’t think immersion alone would cut it (especially since the main story is only up to like 2/4 to 3/4 of a year so far) . They’d probably have to put in significant effort outside of everyday conversations to pick up its rules (because remember that language isn’t just vocabulary but also grammar, syntax, and social conventions). Yuu would also need consistent feedback from people since that’s how one usually “fixes” their incorrect language use. It’s similar to how adults would correct a child learning their first language; ie a kid says “wadur” instead of “water”.)

One site I looked at suggested that, depending on the language categorization (I, II, III, of IV), it can take 24-92 weeks’ worth of time to become an “advanced” speaker. Realistically, just getting to the basic conversational level could be hundreds or thousands (700-2500+) of hours on its own—and Yuu has to do this on their own time between homework, going to classes, and managing all the issues that Crowley doesn’t 💀 To me, that doesn’t sound like a lot of free time. Counterpoint to my own point though, we also have to consider that Yuu is... well, technically Yuu can be any age you want, but most Yuus are implied or portrayed to be 16-18. The critical window for language acquisition is theorized to be anywhere from the first three years of life up to as late as 17-18 years. After this critical window, the ability for language development tapers off. So, thinking about that, Yuu's brain could still be very pliable and able to absorb new language (though they'd have to work quite intensely to pack in as much as they can before this ability starts to decline).

Something that I feel would be difficult for Yuu is that the characters often use slang (Cater, Floyd, Idia, etc.) and/or uncommon words (like Vil’s “pulchritude”). The former may not follow the standardized rules of a language or may be idioms (other non-literal meanings for common words), which could make it hard for a non-native speaker to understand. The latter would not be used that often, so Yuu would be forced to guesstimate what the word means. I’d imagine this would make fluency challenging, because as immersed as Yuu is in Twisted Wonderland, less frequently used words are harder to grasp.

Maybe Crowley cast a translation spell ON Yuu so that they can still converse with people in the common tongue whenever they leave NRC? Or, since the events basically occur in an AU, more than a year has passed so it has allowed Yuu more time to absorb the language. Language in TWST and how it works… It’s really interesting to think about!

[chacolatepocky]

Twisted wonderland nationality headcanons

BTW NONE OF THIS IS CANON I DON'T THINK AND IT'S ALL MY OPINION FEEL FREE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE JUST DON'T HATE ON ME 💔💔💔💔💔

Heartslabyul:

Riddle rosehearts: British

Trey clover: British

Cater diamond: American

Deuce spade: British

Ace trappola: British

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Savanaclaw:

Leona kingscholar: Kenyan

Ruggie bucchi: Kenyan

Jack howl: American

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Octavinelle:

Azul ashengrotto: Danish

Jade leech: Danish

Floyd Leech: Danish

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Scarabia:

Kalim Al asim: Moroccan

Jamil viper: Moroccan

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Pomfiore:

Vil Schonenheit: German

Rook hunt: Ivory coast

Epel felmier: Sámi / Finnish

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Ignihyde:

Idia shroud: Greek

Ortho shroud: Greek

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Diasomnia:

Malleus Draconia: French

Lilia vanrouge: French

Silver: French

Sebek zigvolt: French

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Staff:

Crewel: British

Trein: French

Vargas: Italian

Crowley: French

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other characters:

Neige: Belgian / French

Chenya: British

Rollo: French

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Now for brief explanations:

I hc Most of heartslabyul as British because of Alice in wonderland (Set in Britain) and most of the characters are from the Queendom of roses. I Hc Cater as American because it just fits tbh.

I hc Leona and Ruggie from Kenya because that (allegedly) where the lion king is set in. I hc Jack as american because it fits (x2)

I hc all of octavinelle as Danish because of the little mermaid statue in Copenhagen and the little mermaid movie itself is set in Denmark.

i hc Scarabia as Moroccan because Aladdin is set in a Arabian country (Not said which one specifically) but i chose Morocco because it just felt like it fit.

I hc Vil as German because 1( The evil queen is German 2( Schonenheit is a German name. I hc Rook from ivory Coast because he's canonically from sunset Savanna but I wanted to choose a African country that speaks French as the main language so I picked that. I Hc Epel as Sámi, because I saw a post about how his hometown models a lot after Sámi culture, I hc that he is Sámi from Finland.

I feel like ignihyde is very self explanatory, Idia is based off Hades (Greek god of the underworld) and the Isle of woe resembles Greece

I hc Diasomnia is French only because Sleeping beauty takes place in france.

I hc Neige as Belgian mostly because He's supposed to be snow White (German princess) but his name is in French, And Belgiums main three languages are German, French and dutch.

I hc Crewel as British because he's from the Queendom of roses

I hc Trein as French because it feels right idk

I hc Vargas as Italian because Vargas is a Italian last name (i think)

I hc Crowley as French because im pretty sure he's a fae and probably from briar valley

The others are pretty explanatory I think...?

[duskymrel]

TWST as actual incorrect quotes from my friend group

Anything that I said will have a '^' before it !! :>

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Deuce: I don't have the brain capacity for this so I'm just gonna make a pretty rainbow thing

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Cater: What are y'alls flags?

Epel: The American flag??

^Vil: Sweetie no

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Sebek: *referring to teachers* Can you guys stop having babies?!!?!?!?!? I NEED TO LEARN. YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO OVERPOPULATION. *points aggressively*

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Floyd: THAT'S ONE EXPENSIVE PUSSAHY

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^Ace: What if I fucked your mom?

Kalim: I don't think she'd like that very much :(

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Leona: Fuck you, racists

^Ruggie: Well SOMEBODY did because they're still here

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^Rook: You look like an innocent deer!

Epel: The deer that's seen the other deer get hit by a car

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^Idia: Essential oils is just catnip for white people

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Jamil: You're spewing a lot of shit, but surprisingly none of it's coming from your ass.

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*^Jamil, to Azul*: Are you seriously offering to sell your organs to be my sugar mommy???

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Idia: *singing* I, am gonna, jump off a cliff-

^Azul: Snatches his throat* I SAID N O-

Idia: *gurgling noises*

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^Deuce: *Looking at bible names* Gegehoshuba???

Ace and Epel: *losing their minds*

Epel: Wait, show me- JEHOSHEBA!?!?!?

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Jack: I won't be here tomorrow

Epel: NOOOOO I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE MY FAVORITE RACIST

Jack: ????

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^Lilia: Don't worry if there's a school shooter I'll just seduce them

Idia: I don't think boobs could stop a bullet

^Leona: Mine could

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*People are taking turns sitting in giant rolling trash cans while others push them at full speed down the hallway into walls. Floyd tries to get out of his and falls out* Riddle: OH MY GOD ARE YOU OKAY??!!? ^Floyd: *rizzfully* I'm okay because I fell for you ;)

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[kiame-sama]

OK, so how far along is the technology in your monster AU? Because, if I'm not mistaken, humans were the ones to advance the tech so quickly in the original world if the seventh book is anything to go by and Idia and Ortho are both heavily reliant on tech. Also! Do the first years start at sixteen like in the original story or at eighteen? Or are the characters lifespans longer since they're monsters? And, if possible, can I know what kind of monsters you plan to make the other characters? No pressure, of course, I'm simply expressing my absolute undying adoration for your work! Bc Azul would obviously make a great Kraken but a Cthulhu would be kind of cool too. Again, you have no obligations to answer (especially since you've already graced me before this) and I won't take offense if you ignore or refuse to answer! Lots of love <3 :p

Tech is still Blast-cycle/cellphone advanced, but it is certainly lacking a kind of inspiration or drive forward as Humans were the ones who really got the Technological arts and Culinary arts started in my monster AU and once they died out, things became kind of stagnant as far as both fields go. Crowley hopes this new Human can help get the creativity and technological forward march moving again.

Haven't decided if I'm keeping canon ages or aging them all up 2 years in a more American college age level. Reader is 18+ still (seeing as I write adult scenarios and adult content on the regular and yandere is adult content where I'm concerned).

Already wrote up what I think everyone is monster wise in another post.

[yuurei20]

Thank you so much for your translations as always! I was wondering, when the tweels talk about each other -- I know that they don't use the normal age specific brother words like older brother/younger brother -- do they use the more neutral 兄弟/kyoudai? Or is there another word for brother that doesn't have age attached? Do they use 双子/futago for themselves or just brother/sibling?

Thanks!

Hello hello! Thank you for this question! 🐬🦈

I have never been able to answer this in a satisfactory way 💦 I will do my best!

Jade and Floyd call each other, exclusively, by their first names!

("Bro" and "brother" will sometimes be added to their EN dialogue, but those are words they have never actually said.)

This is because neither twin is older than the other and, as you point out, there isn't really a word for just "brother" in the Japanese language that does not insinuate age, with even twins differentiating between who was born first and who was born second, as that is just how the language is set up.

You might say that there are kind of two genres of words for "sibling" (and its variations) in the Japanese language:

Calling: The kind you use in place of your sibling's name

Describing: The kind you use just to describe how you are related to one another

Ortho is an excellent example of the "calling" pattern: he does not call Idia by name, only by "Nii-san" for "older brother."

On EN this has been localized as "Idia," because that is the American-English-language equivalent of what Ortho is doing: calling Idia.

(This is aspect of their relationship is so important that it comes up directly in Book 6, when Ortho is dismissed from his role of Idia's younger brother and actually does call him "Idia-san," for possibly the first time in his life. More here.)

In English this would be the equivalent of refusing to call your older brother anything but "older brother," even when he is not in the room and you are talking to an unrelated person.

Other examples in the game of the "calling" pattern are Najma and Leona, who use "onii-chan" and "aniki" (respectively) for their older brothers in sentences that would, in English, exchange those words for their siblings' names.

And an important moment in Jack and Ruggie's relationship is a line where Jack asks permission to call Ruggie "aniki"!

If Ruggie had said yes, Jack would have started calling him "aniki" in the same way as Ortho calls Idia "nii-san."

Then there is the "describing" pattern: words like kyoudai (siblings), otouto (little brother), etc.

These words are closer to their English-language equivalents in that they are used to describe familial relationships, but not used in place of your sibling's name.

Idia will describe his and Ortho's relationship by saying that they are "kyoudai" or "he is my otouto," for example, but grammatically he is not substituting Ortho's name with those words--he calls Ortho, Ortho.

"Calling" pattern words (nii-san, etc.) do double duty in this way: you can both say "He is my nii-san" and replace your brother's name with "nii-san," but whereas you can say "We are kyoudai," you would not replace your sibling's name with "kyoudai." The rules are different!

(Note: this is for everyday conversation! Japanese is a very flexible language and grammar is often played with in places like certain yakuza-based media franchises.)

And another word that falls into the "describing" pattern? "Futago," for twin!

Jade and Floyd can and do describe one another as "futago" or "kyoudai", but when they talk to/about each other as individuals they call each other by name.

To summarize:

Jade and Floyd describe each other as kyoudai, but do not call each other kyoudai

Jade and Floyd describe each other as futago, but do not call each other futago

Jade and Floyd do not describe or call each other ototuo or onii-san or any variation thereof

Jade and Floyd call each other by their first names, exclusively

I hope this helps! m(_ _)m

[azuls-spare-contracts]

Twst Ethnicity and Race Hcs (this is just my head cannons along with my friends so do not take this as cannon or in any way serious)

If by any chance this seems offensive, then i am willing to take this down but for now enjoy the head cannons me AND my friend have made!! Riddle: British Trey: British Cater: American Ace: Filipino, Irish and Mexican (mixed)

Deuce: Korean-American Leona: Ghanaian Jack: Creole Ruggie: Brazilian Azul: Italian Jade: (mixed) Russian and Chinese Floyd: (mixed) Russian and Chinese Kalim: Saudi Arabian Jamil: Saudi Arabian Vil: German Epel: American Rook: French born in South Africa Idia: Greek and Japanese Ortho: Greek and Japanese Malleus: Romanian Silver: German Romanian Sebek: Dutch Lilia: Romanian

So yeah here are me and my friends head cannons now if this does end up being offensive please just tell me nicely and i'll take this post down but also remember that these are just my head cannons and these are NOT cannon at all but are rather is something i thought of for fun and possibly for future head cannons