#at least one of them wanted to take halloween seriously 😤

[wombywoo]

quinncent halloween special! 🎃🦇 ft. a vampire and his..uh..snack

[cerealmonster15]

okay but when you aren't at practice i would Love to hear your thoughts on riddle/floyd though

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEE thank u i love an excuse to talk excessively about Characters

i COULD link to some other post i could probs find where i talked about them a lot already. HOWEVER. i also love to repeat myself. i want excuses to do it AGAIN!!! sorry it is Long. teehee.

ok anyway. riddle/floyd, love those funny little guys. initially? like 2+ years ago? wasn't a fan, but i also did not like the octavinelle boys At All in the early days fklsdjfkldj but i warmed up to them by the end of book 4 bc they were Silly 😌

as for riddle and floyd together, my initial thought at first glance was "what da heck, floyd's just mean to riddle, that wouldnt work, i dont like it 😤

BUT through the power of obsessively rewatching scenes over and over again and getting a closer look at character vibes and motives [and also fun fanart lol], i have CHANGED MY MIND. mostly. i mean floyd is still floyd LOL but we'll get to that.

so my main thoughts for them could be one of two things: floyd having a one sided obnoxious crush on riddle and poking at him for attention/cuz it's funny, OR <- that but with the added layer of floyd picking on him half bc he thinks it's funny and half with some sincerity behind it [ill get to that] + floyds loose chaos way of existing is a good contrast to riddle who was forced to be Perfect and Proper and Rigid his whole life; he needs people to shake him loose a bit and teach him to learn to have fun and be a goofy lil guy!!! with time and growth they could balance each other out real well i think.

SO. yes on one hand riddle gets Upset with floyd and there are def times where it's like "uhuh floyds just bein mean for his own enjoyment and riddle's got the right to be upset here imo" like i think of i thhhiiiink floyd's regular uniform R vignette of an example of floyd picking on riddle for fun and riddle getting understandably upset, maybe getting a lil personal with his reaction but still i get him being like "why the fuck are you so awful to me get away" like. not off to a great start LOL but i actually really like that story. ive read it several times bc i feel like floyd and riddle's reactions to each other are interesting. the ambiguity [at least, i think it's ambiguous, im really not sure dklfjd] of floyd being like "....im bored now. bye." <- being either "was he upset when riddle compared him to jade/bit back at him, or did he really just have his regular mood swing and get bored? what was he feeling there???" also i just think it's funny how riddles like "huh, did i go too far and upset him...? oh well i dont care 🚶‍♂️" jsklfjdsl

ok ANYWAY. theyre complex and that's fun to me. i think however there are SEVERAL instances where floyd picking on riddle doubles as looking out for him - though im unsure if that's coincidence or intentional on floyd's part.

i can think of at least three off the top of my head: vargas camp 1 event, halloween 1, and the very start of book 4 when you're saying bye to everyone before they go home for the holidays.

Vargas Camp 1 scene [spoilers obviously lol]: the scene where people have gone MISSING and everyone's FREAKED OUT and they're by the fireplace. poor sweet lil riddle is shivering and very cold!!! floyd makes fun of him ldsfjds he's like "goldfishie, your lips are turning blue! if your hair turns blue too, i'll have to think of something else to call you lol" and riddle Gets Mad and is all "FLOYD why are you messing around RIGHT NOW OF ALL TIMES!!! TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!!" all red faced and 😡 so angy!!! floyd just laughs and is like "hehe glad you're all red and warm now 😌" <- so this is what i mean by it's POSSIBLE he did that on purpose, knowing it would make riddle mad and by extension make him all warm and toasty lol. it also could just be that he wanted to pick on him and it happened to also help djfkldsj. ALSO! right after that when riddle gets SNATCHED, floyd makes a comment about how the shadow beast must be strong because "even goldfishie's gone". just cute that he acknowledges riddle's skills there 😌

halloween 1: around the very end of the event when the second years are having their post party talking time, there's a scene where jade's still running around being Helpful and floyd + riddle are both like "hey man relax, come eat something" but the SECOND riddle says something to jade, floyd IMMEDIATELY turns around and is like "hahaha you're such a hypocrite, youve barely been eating anything yourself you tiny tiny cranky goldfishie" and riddle's all I Eat The Daily Recommended Calorie Intake. bjkldfjdsg. anyway floyd makes him mad but then hes all 👀 when silver mentions CAKE but then pretends hes too full. floyds like "uhuh well there's always room for dessert so let's go" and tugs riddle along with him and the others to go find cake lol. now on one hand you could look at that as Not Listening to Riddle and Doing Whatever, which i think is a totally valid interpretation too. BUT the way i see it is more of floyd being like "you're not fooling anyone here, we can all see you want to do this thing but you will not allow yourself to indulge, you need that push to enjoy yourself bc you havent learned to give in to indulgences so im going to give you that push". it's a cute scene of second years partying lol.

book 4 mirror scene: when riddle shows up to go home, he's distracted and low energy. he's gotta go home and wants to Face His Mother. having the dread of facing an overbearing parent, not wanting to go home for the holidays, i get it, it's a mood dampener. the other heartslabyul boys are all like 😔bc ya, sore topic, rough and heavy. then floyd shows up fdsklfdsklfjlk and he's like "what's the matter? dont wanna go home? then dont 😌 stay here with us! we can keep a tiny goldfishy as a pet hehehehehe" or something like that lol. the SECOND floyd shows up riddle is SCOWLING and COMPLAINING jfkldjsfl. even jade is like 😐floyd do not pry into his personal family life 😐 <- as if he's not a nosy bitch himself LOL. anyway!!!!! floyd's comment about riddle being a teeny goldfish makes him all mad and 😡 again and trey/cater gotta diffuse the situation like the mvp besties they are lfjsd. riddle's like "well anyway i do NOT wanna hang out with octavinelle for the holidays good BYE!!! 😤" and trey comments about how at least he seems like he's back to his regular self. i think again, you could see this as floyd just picking on riddle bc he likes picking on riddle, which i think is very true here lol, BUT if you read between the lines i do think it's a valid thought to look at it as like, floyd saw riddle down in the dumps and gave him something to get riled up about to distract him from his gloominess. i mean he made him mad jfldksjf but it was still more of the riddle theyre Used To and he was no longer sulking?? lol, that one may be a little more of a stretch but i stand by it as a possibility!!!

because!!! i wont get into it too much but it has been shown on several accounts that like, floyd's a smart dude when he wants to be. i fully believe he understands people decently well if he cares to, and has his own way of how he chooses to navigate it. like this part isnt about riddle but in one of the beans events, i think beans 2? when they spot malleus and lilia sparring, i think epel or someone's like "oh we could gang up on lilia and help malleus defeat him!!" but floyd stops them and is more or less like "nah they're havin fun over there doin their thing. we should leave them. if i were riled up havin fun like that i wouldnt want someone comin along to spoil it" or something like that. so like i think he's got compassion for other people at times and will act accordingly if he wants to. he's a very interesting multifaceted character!!

also heehee funny fish boy pokes fun at funny tiny red boy. opposites attract is just a fun dynamic i always like 😌

some other misc things i like with them:

in halloween 2, when they're initially gonna go in the mirror, floyd and riddle BOTH wanna just charge headfirst into it without a second thought fksdjflkd. it's SO cute seeing riddle on the same level as floyd with impulsiveness

also in halloween 2, when they find possessed jade and he's acting like floyd, riddle's like That's Not Floyd 😤 immediately, which i mean leads to a convo about the twins' hair lol BUT i like to think it also just shows how much riddle's around the twins

riddle has a lot of similarities to azul. floyd and jade like to pick on azul a lot. despite being weird about how they talk about it kfdjdlsdfjkl floyd jade and azul are all friends and i think they care about each other a lot. floyd also loves to tease riddle. i think it's both bc riddle and azul have entertaining reactions when theyre Being Teased, but also i think that's part of how floyd shows his affection. like he's having fun, he's playing!!! when he's not interested in something or someone hes got No Energy and is like im outta here 🚶‍♂️ but with riddle he's always like hehehehehe funny little goldfishie heheheheehehe

these two separate bits from the first twst anthology manga [fan translated by turtlesoupscans]:

^i think the anthology mangas are considered like semi canon or something but i think this is kinda cute lol, like floyd thrilled to hang out with riddle and riddle apparently spending time with floyd for five straight hours lol

and then this part, i think about it all the time:

thats just a very potent section of a small bit of floyd in general bothering riddle bc he's bored and wants to hang out!! but like. hi. hello. whoever wrote/illustrated this part? they had an agenda. a florid agenda. and i See It lolololol. and then floyd wants to play tag with him right after 😌 also i just like the way he greets him at the start lol-

YO~ 🤗 f l o y d ... 😔

ALSO it's said somewhere, i think a few places but idr where, that during the second years' orientation, floyd and riddle got into a chaotic fight with each other like how grim disrupted the first years'/game's opening orientation. enemies to lovers on sight or something LOL

anyway. there are probably more scenes i cant remember but ive been typing for like an hour [i had to go into the event archives i needed to fact check myself for ACCURACY] and i have to cut myself off or i will Never Stop sljkfjdsj THANKS for indulging me SORRY i talked for 500 years. i can and will do it again tho any time anyone asks me how i feel about anything twst related. im constantly locked and loaded with SO Many feelings.

[wildinvite]

buck & freya, annie & salem and isabelle & jimmy for the christmas meme??? idk i’m nervous

oh bet? i’ll put them under the cut so people don’t hate me

buckley & freya.

who starts putting up decorations in october? probably freya. she’s a party pooper and thinks halloween is dumb.

who buys the advent calendars? she doesn’t buy a proper one, but instead wraps up a new book for each day of december to give to him.

who places mistletoes all around the house? she’s sentimental but not overtly cheesy?? so this one is on buck.

who wraps the presents for other people? freya is on that shit. she’ll have everything organised before december even comes.

who puts the final star/angel on the top of the christmas tree? he can give her a lil boost to get it up there. she might fall on her ass. who’s to say.

who’s the one that hates eggnog? oof, freya. takes a sip and immediately spits it back into the glass.

who’s the one that bakes christmas cookies for guests? freya would at least make an attempt, follows a recipe down to the letter and drags buckley in for assistance. treats it like the great british bake off and pretends to interview him about how things are going while he stirs the batter.

who sends out the christmas cards? freya sets aside time for them to both sit and sign each one. girl has a schedule !

who knows all the words to twelve days of christmas? feels like something freya would know. love her but she’s a huge nerd. 

who’s the better snowman builder? freya takes that task v seriously. gives the snowman a name and a backstory once she’s finished. 

who starts snowball fights? i’ll say buckley. freya probably loses every time, let’s be real.

who’s the one that wakes the other on christmas morning by playing christmas songs really loudly? this gives me buckley vibes. i shan’t elaborate.

annie & salem.

who starts putting up decorations in october? salem wants to make sure annie gets the most out of the holiday and starts slowly putting up more decorations as the weeks go on until eventually, there are lights and annoying fake snow everywhere.

who buys the advent calendars? salem gets annie one of the obnoxious ones with the fancy chocolate. zoella eat your heart out.

who places mistletoes all around the house? that counts as decoration… it’s salem.

who wraps the presents for other people? unless she can convince annie to help, salem probably gets them gift wrapped at the store. lazy queen.

who puts the final star/angel on the top of the christmas tree? salem makes a joke about annie’s height and offers to do it on her behalf. watch annie shove her into the tree in retaliation or something??

who’s the one that hates eggnog? salem might find it kind of disgusting but still drinks it because she’s not a quitter 😤

who’s the one that bakes christmas cookies for guests? annie will have to shoulder that responsibility, sorry girl

who sends out the christmas cards? i don’t think annie has many people to send cards to? so let’s say salem. might be spiteful enough to send one to annie’s parents too

who knows all the words to twelve days of christmas? neither? neither. <3

who’s the better snowman builder? we’re giving enemies to lovers so you know what… they work on a snowman together. he’s hideous but they love him regardless.

who starts snowball fights? ...annie feels petty enough to do this HSDHFS

who’s the one that wakes the other on christmas morning by playing christmas songs really loudly? salem because she’s falling apart at the seams trying not to spoil what she bought for annie.

jimmy & isabelle.

who starts putting up decorations in october? she takes halloween very seriously so i don’t think either of them would. once november hits though? that’s a different story.

who buys the advent calendars? i feel like izzy would buy a patronising one for him. merry christmas, hope you like hello kitty !

who places mistletoes all around the house? she’ll sneak a few around the place and if he’s being particularly grumpy, she’ll point one out like ‘haha wow how did that get there??’

who wraps the presents for other people? isabelle ropes him into helping and does a shoddy job of it. once she realises he’s better, she’ll slowly add more to his pile and hope he doesn’t notice 💀

who puts the final star/angel on the top of the christmas tree? jimmy because he’s a skyscraper.

who’s the one that hates eggnog? isabelle is a big fan of anything that can get her drunk so it’ll have to be jimmy.

who’s the one that bakes christmas cookies for guests? that shit is store bought, are you kidding me. asking her to bake will end in food poisoning somehow and i can’t imagine jimmy with a nice little kiss the cook apron on HSDHF

who sends out the christmas cards? they... they just don’t give me christmas card vibes, bestie.

who knows all the words to twelve days of christmas? i feel like izzy was tortured with that song during christmas at various foster homes when she was a kid so she knows them but is not happy about it.

who’s the better snowman builder? probably jimmy but isabelle will try to sabotage to make sure she wins. predictably, it doesn’t end well for her.

who starts snowball fights? isabelle because she’s annoying <3

who’s the one that wakes the other on christmas morning by playing christmas songs really loudly? oh, it has to be izzy. she’ll probably be dancing too.