#asra tale

[paperstarwriters]

ModernRoomate!Muriel x Reader, where Muriel collects you up after you've returned from a party. Perhaps you're exhausted, perhaps you're drunk, but you swat the lights of the room until it's turned off, and you flop onto the nearest large-enough surface you can find. Maybe it's the couch, maybe it's the table, maybe it's the floor. You don't know, and you don't care.

Muriel on the other hand, does.

Of course he does.

He collects you up off the floor. Not scooping you up, lest your delirious brain swivel and swirl in your skull, till your eyes ache even worse, and your stomach flips upside down—no, he simply ushers you up and off of your sloppy sleeping place, offering an arm for you to lean on as he slowly guides you to your bedroom.

You mutter something, drowsily, incoherently, and in that warm, rumbly hushed voice of his, he hums, asking you what you meant with as little sound as possible.

"Makeup," you manage to mutter and grumble. "need t'take of my makeup...just take me to the bathroom."

He does as you ask, and the lights of the bathroom are flickered on. Miserably, horribly bright, but mandatory for your needs.

You're about to paw the area for your makeup wipes, but Muriel tugs you back before he pulls out a little unmarked bottle of... something and begins to clean your face, letting you close your eyes, as he wipes away the smears and marks your makeup left behind, running lukewarm water over your face, enough to build little puddles of water around the small sink. You feel clean when he's all done tidying you up, a little dry perhaps, but that might've been from the drinks, or the sweat. You expect him to lead you back to the bedroom then, but he fishes a more familiar bottle from the messy shared sink space, and rubs your moisturizer into your face.

Finally done with that, he leads you back into your room, drapes a blanket over your shoulders and helps you to tug the worst of your party outfit off. You're mostly covered by the blanket, but whatever skin shows is covered by the lights still left off in your room, though the washroom lights linger, exposing a sliver of skin to any eyes who may choose to pry.

Muriel's green eyes catch gold from the old bathroom lights. Even in the dark, he still looks away, insistent to give you your privacy.

Maybe you're naked in the end. Maybe you manage to worm at least some portion of your pajamas on. Regardless, Muriel simply tucks that blanket around your shoulders to cover you better, and helps usher you into your bed.

He's about to leave, but you hold him back, clinging to his clothes, perhaps, or wrapping your fingers around some of his own before he can pull away.

It's dark. You're exhausted. The only coherent thing you can manage to say is, "I didn't know you could do that."

"Do what?" His voice feels lower somehow. It's certainly quieter, but the low rumble of it makes you lean towards him, towards the sound of him, even as your head continues to ache.

"Remove makeup. Didn't know you knew how to do that."

He hums, soft and deep just like before, and he hesitates by your bedside. Maybe he wants to reply, maybe he doesn't want to explain. You don't care either way. You want him to linger by your side.

He leans closer towards you and you can feel it more than you can see it, the brush of his clothes as they drape closer towards you, the warmth of his chest, of his hands, the tickle of his hair against your skin.

Light passes through the window, gold and red illuminating him for a moment, to confirm your suspicions, but halt his movement. He hesitates, still standing over you when the light fades from the window, that car somewhere far away by now, and he leans back, squeezing your hand as he goes, soothing his thumb over a patch of your wrist, as he leaves.

and all too soon, he pulls away.

[bottomvalerius]

what's one of your favorite Valerius scenes/traits/fun facts/etc 👀

Oooh I feel like it’s cheating to say “a few scenes” because he objectively only shows up in a FEWW LMAO but some to list off

Prologue scene for sure; I love a mean, bratty bitch to bully/be bullied by 🙂‍↕️

Him and Nadia playing chess/the chess adjacent game; it’s a nice metaphor for their actual dynamic, and I think it’s a fun storytelling choice to have MC’s choices affect Nadia’s ability to beat Valerius

Which obviously leads to the actual trial scene; I think it’s Valerius at his best & and most conniving AND his most pathetic and foolish lmao I particularly enjoy when he is arrested and how he just stares at MC while he’s taken away (I totally don’t think of mirroring that with Damien at some point like all the time LMAO)

DEMON!VALERIUS. just. UGGGHHUU. Truly solidified my love for him. The monster fucker in me screams for joy. They also give just enough explanation for his apathy & cruelty without buffing out all his edges. I also like the implication that he wasn’t always like this, and that realistically, dealing with both the plague and then the aftermath of the plague would change him for the worst. Which is also just RIPE with potential angst nyheheh

The scene where he gets lost in the woods in Muriel’s route lmao especially since he got a whole new sprite for it and hair loose Valerius makes brain go 🫠 (I’ve also written a whole smut fic about this one off gag scene that’s how much it means to me lmao)

ALSO ANY OF THE NADIA/VALERIUS CRUMS WE GOT IN MURIEL’S ROUTE. they are my fave rare pair I think. I particularly like that we see Valerius and Namar interacting and queening out and you can’t convince me that isn’t his father in law LMAO

[malithiae]

hi hi! sorry to bother, i need your help 🥹 I have a lot of content a little unpopular and I don't know what to post first... what would you prefer?

[magicians-abode]

Re-installed The Arcana last night because I remembered the last screenshot and I just had to replay that tale. Safe to say I was swooning... [twirling my hair, kicking my feet]

Ugh, Asra I love you too much!!

[iridescent-solstice]

I played the tale, travel at night, which depicts when Asra and Muriel first meet as kids. Their kid character sprits are sooo cute! I couldn’t help myself from making a compilation of them both. Kid Asra is so stinking cute I can’t not make edits of him okayyy 😭

Loved how this little menace spooked the count and then ran away giggling like a gremlin haha. Also, the change in music when kid Asra appeared, really added to show just how much Muriel care about him. His entire mood lifts at the mere sight of Asra. Before that the music was tense and anxious. Does that mean the main music that plays is Asra’s theme music? It plays quiet often when he’s on screen so im just guessing??

F2U ofc! Credit would be nice but is not required!

[eardrumofgule]

[Vesuvia high] Everyone can have a little phone problems.

And Katus here's to tell what to do. Honestly,

I canon that Muriel doesn't have any smartphone once. He just like I have it for to call Asra /Warbler and that's it. Even though, Katus still love to playing his Nokia: Bounce tales game.

[thearcanagame]

What would everyone's podcast be about if they had one?

Julian - “Misguided Medicine” a podcast about bizarre medical history

Lucio - “Ha-Haunting Tales of Mystery” a comedy podcast about spooky unresolved cases

Asra- “Tarot Tales & Trickery” a podcast about magic, tricks, and how to make the craft work for you rather than working for the craft 

Nadia - “Bossing Through the Bullshit” a podcast about leadership lessons from the trenches of personal turmoil

Portia - “Paws & Pastries” a cottage core podcast about cat-friendly baking

Muriel - It was going to be called “Off the Map: into the World of Off-Grid Living” but…well, off-grid living, you know?

[nonbinary-throwdown]

Update on Submissions!

Thank you all for submitting! We received 327 submissions. Of those submissions, 169 unique characters have been confirmed for this competition!

However, we need 192 characters to reach the closest amount for an even tournament. And so, submissions will be reopened until this number is reached.

The list of currently confirmed characters is under the cut. Please only submit characters that are not on the list (this list will be updated as characters are submitted)

Amount needed: 0!

Confirmed Characters

Siffrin (In Stars and Time)

Kris (Deltarune)

Bonnie (In Stars and Time)

Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase)

Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death)

Crona Gorgon (Soul Eater)

The Hollow Knight (Hollow Knight)

Testament (Guilty Gear)

Acht (Splatoon)

Frisk (Undertale)

Kirby (Kirby)

Ashes O'Reilly (The Mechanisms)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries)

Nomi-Nomi (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)

Stevonnie (Steven Universe)

Napstablook (Undertale)

Paintbrush (Inanimate Insanity)

The Collector (The Owl House)

Danny the Street (DC Comics)

BMO (Adventure Time)

Rita Kaniska (Ohsama Sentai King Ohger)

Marco (AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative)

Janet (The Good Place)

Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Floofty Fizzlebean (Bugsnax)

The Knight (Hollow Knight)

Hange Zoë (Attack on Titan)

Emporio Ivankov (One Piece)

Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Sheriff Sam (Welcome to Nightvale)

Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Bon Clay (One Piece)

Janel Theranon (A Chorus of Dragons)

Adira Tal (Star Trek: Discovery)

Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper)

Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Ziggy (Hatchetfield)

Morph (X-Men/X-Men '97)

Opera (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Halara Nightmare (Master Detective Archives: Rain Code)

Kazi (The Dragon Prince)

Neferpitou (Hunter X Hunter)

Gin Noto (The Caligula Effect 2)

Setsu (Gnosia)

Shi Qingxuan (Heaven Official’s Blessing)

Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

The Bard (Wandersong)

Chara (Undertale)

Sunil Jha (Loveless)

Nightshade (Transformers Earthspark)

Two (Battle for Dream Island: TPOT)

Galore (Flight Rising)

Francois Snow (Of the Devil)

Dante (Limbus Company)

Jia (Project Naught)

Uraume (Jujustu Kaisen)

Tam Lang (Mooncakes)

Glass and Gloss (Flight Rising)

Scribbles (Flight Rising)

Loki (Marvel)

Rinn (The Tea Dragon Society)

Bloodhound (Apex Legends (Titanfall Universe))

Lion Ushiromiya (Umineko no naku koro ni)

Broccoli (Broccoli Soup)

Molly (The Warp Effect)

Cody Winter (All for the Game)

Raqio (Gnosia)

Missne (Missne och Robin)

The Student (Broccoli Soup)

F.F./Foo Fighters (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean)

Olive (Broccoli Soup)

Charles Eyler (Hello Charlotte)

The Gourmand (Rain World)

Petrel (What Lurks Beneath)

Masha (The Owl House)

Strawberry Crepe Cookie (Cookie Run)

Mama (AI: The Somnium Files)

Inazuma (One Piece)

Kyusaku "Q" Yumeno (Bungou Stray Dogs)

The Architect (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Cole Seymour (Yaelokre)

Clémente Dearworth (Yaelokre)

Kingsley (Yaelokre)

Peregrine August (Yaelokre)

Gonzo (The Muppets)

Sunshine (Creature Court)

World Hater Majik (Ichi the Witch)

Khai (Starless)

The Toy Soldier (The Mechanisms)

Sibling Dex (The Monk and Robot)

Ibuki (Assasin's Creed Shadow)

Diggory Graves (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Olivier Song (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Asra Alnazar (The Arcana)

Anne Faulkner (Paradox Live)

Mathilde Confiseuse (Tales from the Stinky Dragon)

Cel Sidebottom (Rusty Quill Gaming)

Bot (Inanimate Insanity)

Four (Battle for Dream Island)

Jamilla Gardener (woe.begone)

Osana Najimi (Komi Can't Communicate)

Shamud (Earth's Children)

Seam (Deltarune)

Princess (FAKE TYPE.)

Yuu Asuka (Stars Align)

Violet (Young Justice)

Nico Hakobyan (Danganronpa: Despair Time)

Es (MILGRAM)

Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

Zoit (Lloyd in Space)

Popeye (Popeye)

Henchperson of indeterminate gender (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Syvan (Elsewhere)

Blanche (Pokemon Go)

The Lamb (Cult of the Lamb)

Myc Cellium (Inside Job)

Hazen (Deceive Inc.)

Demon King Oda Nobunaga (Fate/Grand Order)

Sam (Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love)

Celia (Beastieball)

Davepetasprite^2 (Homestuck)

Grendan "Grandma" "Grenda" "G-Ma" Highforge (Drawtectives)

Echo Reverie (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Phrygian (Friends at the Table: Partizan and Palisade)

Valence (Friends at the Table: Partizan)

Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy)

Tintomara (Drottningens Juvelsmycke)

Bliss (Citizen Sleeper / Citizen Sleeper 2)

Titania (Final Fantasy XIV)

Layne Dawncreek (The Tarot Sequence)

Jess Chambers | Kid Quick (DC Comics)

Pin-Lee (Murderbot (TV show))

The Merciful One (The Dragon Prince)

Valentina/Val (gen:LOCK)

Nathan Seymour/Fire Emblem (Tiger & Bunny)

Courtney Cahatel (Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Nanachi (Made In Abyss)

Tau-indi Bosoka (The Masquerade)

Jax (9-1-1: Lone Star)

Clover (Undertale Yellow)

Etihw (The Grey Garden)

Luka (EmuFeral)

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV (Cowboy Bebop)

Zira (I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Hoshi (I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl)

Xio (The Sunbearer Trials)

Roguefort Cookie (Cookie Run: Ovenbreak)

A (Xenoblade Chronicles 3: future redeemed)

V1 (ULTRAKILL)

Ima (Ikenfell)

Raquio (Gnosia)

Huzzle Mug (Great God Grove)

Ink5oul (The Magnus Protocol)

Riva (Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey)

GiGi (Chucky (tv show))

Niko (Oneshot)

Justice (Zenshu)

The Interloper (Corru.observer)

Venture (Overwatch)

Naki (Kamen Rider Zero-One)

Kai Bartley (Grey’s Anatomy)

Jae-Yoon (Ordem Paranormal: Natal Macabro)

Frankie Stein (Monster High Gen 3)

Nakuru Akizuki/Ruby Moon (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Nine (Battle for Dream Island/X Finds Out His Value)

Partynoob (Regretevator)

3 & 4 (9)

Nonbinary Yiga Clan Member (unnamed) (Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

Adjudicator Shrue (The Silt Verses)

Sibling Rane (The Silt Verses)

Charli Ramsey (Marvel Comics)

Pollution (Good Omens)

Desire (Sandman)

Tova (The Sex Lives of College Girls)

Juno Steel (The Penumbra Podcast)

GPS (The Nightly Manor)

Ian Wright (Quantum Leap (reboot))

Rose Noble (Doctor Who)

Frei (Hello Charlotte)

Nagihiko/Nadeshiko Fujisaki (Sugo Chara)

Clove (Valorant)

Marshmallow (Annoying Orange)

Romulus-Quirinus (Fate/Grand Order)

Moray (Undertale Yellow)

Lupe (Four Leaf)

Kai (Godslave)

Fleet (Rectify)

Monster Kid (Undertale)

Barry the Quokka (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Juice Box (Animatic Battle)

August Willenheim (When The Night Comes)

[lunelicmoone]

i will forever mourn the fact that we never got first meeting tales...... even though there probably would only be, like, two of them that would make sense to have, that being asra and julian, of course. actually. maybe three if you include muriel, and i'll squeeze in lucio and nadia for the hell of it.

there's part of me that is a little happy about it i guess because it leaves room for a lot of creative freedom and you kinda get the chance to workshop your own idea of what the first meetings were like.

in asra's case, as far as i remember, you get a pretty decent outline of how it went (9 years before game events, day of the masquerade, asra's telling fortunes behind the shop, nadia arrives, the hustle and bustle causes mc to get crowded into asra's booth, and i believe that's really it) but i would've just loved for there to be more! that tale dropping would've broken the arcana tag for a few hours, i'm telling you.

the julian one would've been a good tone shift, considering you're supposed to have met him for the first time when you seek out the clinic during the plague. we could see what vesuvia was seriously like in the midst of the plague, maybe allude to The Argument™, finally get a good idea of what the relationship was between them back then since we really don't know much, and it might be too much for just a tale, but maybe even the point where mc catches the plague themselves.

i could probably go on about all the things we could've gotten for this silly game for actual years, but i think this is probably what i'm most passionate about

[paperstarwriters]

hmmm combining the endless life experiences of frieren with a litte sprinkling of Marcille's character arc from Dungeon Meshi (vague but big spoilers for the dungeon meshi manga/later seasons!!)

Asra and Muriel as an Elf and a Dwarf.

and a little sprinkling of MC/Reader as a human.

The two of them live endlessly long lives. Asra much more than even Muriel, but the stretch of time lingers on their shoulders all the same. I imagine Asra disappears for long stretches of time that might feel frightening to the more human sensibilities. vanishing for over ten years or so. Muriel begins to grow antsy over 50 years, but if they so wanted, they could wander for a century outside of anyone's reach, bowing to no one but their own whims. Muriel in comparison, stays eerily in place for what feels to be impossibly long stretches of time. It's a combination of general Dwarven perceptions of time, alongside a sprinkling of depression, that spurs his mornings to sometimes last days, lingering in his bed before he finally rises and sets himself off to work. He can stomach going for days at a time, a boon Lucio had loved once upon a time, but something Muriel always seems eager to test the limits of, as if trying to always push himself into exhaustion.

I think it'd be kinda funny if they kept both their original sizes. I imagine Asra's height is plausible, but Muriel, as he often does sticks out like a sore thumb, even worse now considering the height he's supposed to be. Though maybe 5 or so inches off of Muriel's height. just so he's sized a little more normally. Still freakish by Dwarven standards, but having been outside of dwarven company for so long, he's not often harassed about it. Doesn't stop him from feeling anxious about himself and his body though.

MC dies early, as they do in the original cannon. A death by plague, but rather than dying then being resurrected perhaps only a year or so after, MC dies, and Asra preserves what they can of them with their magic, powerful and extensive, and it takes them a hundred years before they finally find that spell to bring MC back. So now, MC must live like one of the immortals, a being outside of time, left behind, only not of their own negligence, but the consequence of Asra's actions. Still they search with MC, and maybe with Muriel too, looking for a way to allow MC to live like them—hell to make Muriel live like Asra too. To extend their lives so that Asra can show them all the world has to offer, so they don't have to worry for what is left behind with every trip they go on.

In the same way that Muriel is abnormal in his height amidst his kin, I imagine Asra's devotion is abnormal against his own as well. Taking a page from Frieren, I imagine an elf to be detached, to be used to the loss of people through time, but maybe Asra had a human parent, or maybe they knew Muriel too long to imagine being without him. Whichever the case, it draws him eventually to the arcane, to the devil, searching for the same thing that Lucio sought after, puzzling his way through those binding agreements, almost eager to bear the burden of extending two lives.

How would it feel to realize a hundred years had passed without your notice? A thousand? Infinity opens beyond you like a gaping chasm. All the more time for problems to just.... ferment. Asra never tells you nor Muriel of what they've done for you, what burdens they must bear for the two of you. Muriel drowns in his own depression, unaware of the depth of love that though not always visible, not always physically there, always exists, always remains.

And you, MC, forever a life outside of normal step. One moment, a life pulled a century forward due to forces outside of your control, the next, your life once more propelled forward, due to nothing but unknowing negligence.

Still, human as you are, you step with that rush, you try to propel yourself through time, try to include yourself in life's ever changing currents, try not to drown in the changes that sweep past you. And before you know it, it's been over a thousand years since you last saw Asra and Muriel, and you are made aware of the loneliness that eats them each day.

So you find them again. Search for them through changing cities and marketplaces, through kingdoms bloomed from mere villages over the span of many years, and empires trampled under the span of mere months. You wander through forests that stand where a field of flowers once grew, through a dessert where there was once an ocean, through a mountain range you had never seen before. And you find them again, still living the same lives they always have. Unchanged in their habits, unchanged in their dispositions. Asra still wandering and free, still devoted to a fault though hesitant to foster that love, still carrying endless secrets within their robes, and Muriel still steadfast, still under the assumption that he loves more than he is loved, that he is alone in the grand scheme of things, that there is little out there for him.

But you, you have changed. You have grown and you have lived, you found companions and you watched them die, and you bear with you both an awareness of their agony, and for once, the drive to pull them from it.

And as if you had a mere eighty years of life ahead of you, you take them by their hands, and begin to pull them forwards with all the impatience of a human.

[lavender-moon-milk]

RAW EXPOSURE | CHAPTER ONE | MAIN CHARACTER BIO

(Rated M for Mature Audiences. Enemies to Lovers Romance.)

Summary:

Sephiroth doesn’t do press. He doesn’t do propaganda. And he certainly doesn’t do publicity.

After six marketing specialists quit in rapid succession—Shinra’s PR Department is out of options. Under mounting pressure from the President, they place one last bet on a wildcard: Thatcher, an enigmatic cinematographer known for filming the unfilmable—creatures so dangerous, most people never live to tell the tale.

She’s not there to curate his legend. She’s there to see him. Frame by frame. And that makes her more dangerous than anything he’s faced.

Sephiroth expects another wide-eyed media pawn. What he gets is someone who doesn’t flinch when he looks her way. Someone who keeps calm when things get real. Someone who watches him like he’s the rarest subject she’s ever studied—and the most human.

Stranded together during a mission gone wrong, trust takes root in the cracks neither of them want to admit exist. Between hostile terrain, broken comms, and danger on all sides, the space between them only gets smaller.

He’s spent years avoiding the lens. She’s the first one who makes him want to be seen.

Meet The Cast:

🎥Harlowe Thatcher, Cinematographer

👁Brinley Yuzuki, Personal Assistant

🪭Emris, The Shadow Tailor of Trade Row

📈Evelyn Rochford, Director of PR Department

♟Wren Tavers, Senior Brand Strategist

🚨Marigold Santoro, Brand Compliance Officer

🍰Debbie MacCrae, Marketing Specialist

🦂Asra, Enigmatic Desert Shadow

Author's Note:

Hi guys! You might recognize me from my other Sephiroth story, The Art of Misdirection, which is nearing its long-awaited conclusion. (Don’t worry—I’m still finishing it!) But this idea came out of nowhere, wrapped itself around my brain, and refused to let go. After a week of internal screaming and plotboarding, I’ve officially decided to dive into Raw Exposure.

Sephiroth continues to be one of the most compelling characters to write—equal parts myth and man, menace and mystery. And coming up with bold, unpredictable love interests for him has become my newest obsession. 😅

Raw Exposure is my take on a corporate-meets-combat slow burn romance, laced with action, unresolved tension, and a healthy dose of mutual observation. Inspired by The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Agatha Christie, and a bit of Indiana Jones for good measure, this story explores what happens when a reclusive cinematographer is tasked with capturing Shinra’s most elusive war asset on film—and ends up seeing far more than she bargained for.

I’m so excited to tell Thatcher’s story and her reluctant, magnetic connection with the PR Department’s worst nightmare: the Wraith of Wutai himself. 🖤

Thank you for reading—I hope you enjoy this ride. (And yes, updates for The Art of Misdirection will continue alongside this one!)

lavendermoonmilk 🎥✨

[rowanthesorcerer]

Thought i had.

if we’re taking the “Catboy in vesuvia” crossover tale as cannon. Felix is like, immensely powerful.

i know teleporting Sage all the way to Vesuvia was an accident, but think about it. If we’re saying Porrima and Vesuvia are on separate planets in the same universe that would still be an almighty distance to teleport someone, if we’re saying they’re in entirely different realities…we’ll that’s just a crazy amount of power.

of course, if the “Catboy in Vesuvia” tale is not cannon, we needn’t worry about this.

if it is Cannon, Felix is a very powerful mage. And Asra is too if they where talking about making a spell to teleport the arcana crew over to Porrima

[iridescent-solstice]

I wanna say mc can be a scatterbrain and turn their brain off around Asra but then this duo would get into even more unintended mischief and lost if the bazaar tale is anything to go by haha

[snobgoblin]

you know how sometimes when you're playing from certain characters POV the names will change? like when you're playing as Lucio, Morga becomes "Mama" and when you're playing as Muriel, Lucio becomes "Count Lucio", anyway imagine a Tale where you're playing as Asra and every time Lucio speaks it's just

[valentinosrealwife]

im obssessed with mad hatter julian too! im sad we never got a short tale on the arcana in wonderland that wouldve been nice to read

It really would’ve been amazing to read LIKE AHHH GIVE ME MY LIL MAD JULIAN!!! I would die for more Mad hatter Julian content too 😔

Not even gonna lie I love Asra but I just know he would’ve pissed me off as the Cheshire Cat

[sxftkxssxs]

How do you think the M6 would react to an MC who has super awful night terrors and cry in their sleep? Also how would they react if MC kept asking if they can share the bed/cuddle because it helps keep them calm?

M6 w/an MC who has Night Terrors

I decided to have this take place during the story rather than in their upright endings, to make it a little more interesting.

Asra

He often remembers how close the two of them were before he had to bring them back

MC'll rarely find them saying no to them both sharing the bed or cuddling, they've wanted to hold MC that close for a long time.

Asra cherishes these moments as much as he curses them.

Once MC has one of their night terrors he's there in any way he can be.

They'll refrain from touching if he knows that could hurt the MC in some way, but they will have them close.

Makes sure they get rehydrated and feel safe before they go back to bed.

Julian

He'll wake the MC up from their night terror as gently as possible.

He talks to the MC the whole time in very soft whispers.

Gets them water after reassuring them he'll be right back, he knows how much they need it.

If they want him to hold them or to share the bed he'll bashfully agree

Julian spoons them, this way he can speak to them and they can have their back against his chest for support.

Whispers to them about anything they want until they fall asleep, be it a fairytale or a tale of his own life.

Nadia

She understands the MC's struggles to some degree, even she can't avoid nightmares and night terrors on occasion.

She'll talk to the MC once she gets them awake. Only touching them if they allow her to.

Nadia prefers to touch lightly, rubbing the MC's arm, wrapping them in the sheets, or softly rubbing their back are all ways she offers her comfort.

If the MC doesn't beat her to it, she'll open up her room to them.

She'll have somebody bring them water once they've been talked down.

She holds the MC close to her chest, their head under her chin.

Muriel

He's not that inviting at first, but as MC's and his relationship progresses he'd be more than willing.

He's hesitant to touch them, but if MC were to ask for him to hold them, he would.

Hands down the best physical comfort for night terrors they can find here.

Muriel's arms are very strong, and with how big he is he can easily hold the MC. His arms are also good for holding onto.

Portia

Wakes the MC up gently at first, only getting firm if that doesn't work.

She'll rub the MC's back and hold them if they allow her to. Otherwise she's helping them breathe, talking them down.

Portia will leave MC in Pepi's care while she gets water for them.

She has two ways of bringing the MC back to bed, wrapping them in a giant blanket burrito or practically manhandling them there (as gently as manhandling can be).

She'll hold MC close, being the big spoon if they're burrito'd or letting them rest their head on her chest.

Lucio

He's very worried but awkward.

Lucio doesn't know how to wake them up or comfort them immediately, but he'll try his best.

When the MC does wake up, he'll talk to them. He'll ask them if they're okay and if that doesn't work he's glad to fill in the silence for them.

If the MC wishes for him to share the bed or hold them, he'll gladly do so. He'll hold them as snug as possible without being too tight.

Whatever the MC wants from him in that moment, he'll give it to them.

He'll have Mercedes and Melchior lay around them for extra grounding and comfort while they sleep.