#canis woods vargas

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🔆anon

Crowley should have stepped in earlier. He couldn’t have known what would happen before, but he certainly knows now. All he can do is blame those black rocks he saw Grim eat once and heard he kept doing.

Currently Grim was causing absolute destruction. How a single cat was this powerful was beyond Crowley’s knowledge, but he was. All you had to do was look around and see the buildings completely destroyed and the people lying there in desperate need of medical attention. Even Crowley and the powerful few left standing were loosing to this cat. All he they could hope to do was stalk Grim until help arrived.

That was all he hoped until he had an idea. Crowley’s unique magic wasn’t known to many as he kept it hidden unless needed, but now seemed like the perfect time. It was called Bird’s Flight and would create a crow made of pure magic that, while having its own thoughts, Crowley could command it to do anything within reason, even better, Crowley could imbue the bird with what he knows and take knowledge from what the bird has learned while away. All he had to do was try to send the bird back to the beginning of the year to prevent any of this. To do that, he just needed to add an extra spell it and something to send it through so it could be out of the school and start searching somewhere immediately. Something like…

Something like the Dark Mirror behind Grim.

The only issue was spells like that are incredibly dangerous and cost a lot of magic. If Crowley went through with using both a time manipulation spell and his unique magic, he might not survive.

While his odds may be slim, the school, and how ever far Grim may reach before he is stopped, have a better chance if he does.Crowley just hopes the timeline ends up how he wishes.

One utterance of the spell for his unique magic and the bird was in front of him. He shared what he knew of Grim, the seven stones Grim ate, and how Canis brought Grim into the school. Crowley gave the bird two orders, bring whoever could fix the future to the entrance ceremony before Grim showed up, and guide them into helping. He added a spell to let the bird travel through time, giving as much magic as he could and not caring about specifics, and sent the bird off.

The last thing he remembered was distracting Grim as the bird flew around and through the mirror.

—

It was a simple day as a black bird flew. It didn’t stop for food, water, or rest. It only flew and looked at all the people it passed over. It flew and flew until his heard the tiny frustrated growls of a small child. Through glass of a window the bird saw a young boy, about three, watching woodland animals scatter around, occasionally reaching out in an attempt to grab something despite the distance between any animals and the window.

The only thing was, the bird had knowledge of who the boy was. Canis Woods-Vargas. He wasn’t supposed to look as he did. He wasn’t supposed to be so young. The bird should have been sent only a year back. It seems something had gone wrong.

Or gone right.

If Canis wasn’t the same during the time Grim was there, maybe the overblot wouldn’t be the same as well. Perhaps it might not happen at all.

The bird landed on a branch to oversee the boy as its black feathers only reflected the magic inside the child. It didn’t take long for him to notice the bird, and with that it decided. It flew down only to make contact with the boy. It would send him where they were needed and guide him

Once the bird and boy made contact, they both started to shift to a new place. The bird knew the boy would land in a coffin, but the bird’s world changed to be on the roof of Night Raven College. All was going correct. Now it just needed to guide the child to prevent disaster.

(Slight context for things that I think I might have made hard to understand: The bird was sent too far back in time because Crowley completely dumped it with magic, causing him to overshoot the time he meant. Also while the years are different, the specific day was the same. The day bird found Canis causing him to go missing and the day Canis reappeared are on the same day just 13 years apart.)

(Also, yeah, this probably isn’t Crowley’s canon UM, but I thought this was fun. So technically Crowley is responsible for all this but the current Crowley doesn’t know that yet. He can retrieve memories/knowledge from the bird, he just hasn’t done that yet. He doesn’t even know the bird is out there.)

CROWLEY CAUSED SO MUCH TRAUMA FOR ANY PARENT OR SIBLING INVOLVED

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🔆anon

(Alright. This should be the last in my little series. Unless I come up with more ideas which is likely. I like writing angst. Hope it’s fun to read!)

— —

Blame. A funny word. An unfunny concept. Who gets it? How does one know? Usually, everyone has their own concept of blame, especially those who were hurt.

What if those who were hurt blame themselves? Say all the hurt is their fault?

That might differ.

—

Dusk stood in the middle of his trashed room. Objects were thrown from here to there. Papers and fabrics were ripped. Even the mattress was off his bed. He did all of this in no time. He did all of this because he’s a monster who can’t control his anger. He snaps at anyone who gets too close, and before he knows what he’s doing, something is broken or something is hurt. All of this because he can’t forgive a grieving man or let himself understand how his mere existence harmed the brothers he loves beyond his comprehension.

Why is Dusk like this? Why can’t he stop himself? Why can’t he make up for causing so many problems?

—

Domino turned off all of the lights in his room and found the darkest corner to cry in. He shouldn’t even be allowed to cry. He had everything handed to him, and in having that, he ripped it away from so many others. He bounce from his biological family that gave him pure love, to his adoptive family who loved him as well but had practically infinite money. And the second he lost his adoptive parents, he was thrust back to his biological family, as if he should have everything.

Meanwhile people were struggling. His biological family was struggling while he loved a comfortable life. People were in need while Domino got to inherit money just because he was lucky enough to be adopted.

Why can’t Domino stop causing pain for others? He should suffer for once too. He shouldn’t be allowed to cry.

—

Canis hid under his blanket and he clung to his stuffed animal. Everything in his life had become scary. He didn’t know what people were doing or why. He only knew people who looked at him seemed worried and sad.

Why were they sad? Did he do something? What did he do wrong? He’ll apologize! He’s sorry!

Canis even made sure to pick up all his toys and put them away, even if he almost cried touching some of them. Especially the ones Papi gave him. He could only see Papi getting mad at Birdie and having to be forced away from him.

Why was Papi mad? Was it because of him too? He’s sorry! Canis is sorry!

—

Kit drug herself out of bed, opened her drawer, and fished out those stupid drawings. She started to cry again, ruining the paper with even more teardrops. Teardrops that she should probably be shedding more of based on the pain she’s been causing.

She was given all all Fellow could get while he took care of her despite being a child himself. He even starved some nights on the street so she could eat enough. She then fell sick and he alone had to scrounge up money and food. Even worse she disappeared, and in doing so, left their stuff unattended to be robbed and Fellow unattended to be pushed down a horrible path.

Now she’s back and they accept her as if nothing has changed. She hasn’t been her for ten years. She hasn’t been here to help her elder brother at all. She hasn’t been here to see any of Gidel’s life or what he shares with Fellow.

She just takes from everyone and leaves them to suffer. She’s absolutely horrible.

—

Toryn sits on his bed, just letting his mind wander as he feels he feels disconnected from everything. He is an outsider in all sense of the word. He was shoved into a world he had no business being in, only to be given the grace of kind souls who called themselves his family. A family he didn’t deserve. Yet he was still an outsider, needing to still be underwater and seeing their world through a pane of glass.

Now he’s back in the world he was originally from. Yet a world he wasn’t in for seventeen years. He might be able to be with others but he can’t interact. No one wants a sharp fanged and clawed being to suddenly insert themselves into your life. People her just think he’s dangerous, though he never wants to hurt anyone. He’s shoved away.

Staying in any place would just be Toryn shoving himself down someone’s throat. It already hurts to do that. He shouldn’t impose more than the cruelty him existing is already doing.

—

Blame. A thought often misplaced by those who have been hurt.

Lilia doesn't hesitate to comfort Dusk, even if his son pushes him away, he'll still be there for him. It's the least he can do to make up for everything's he's done.

Deuce isn't the brightest, but he'll always be there for his brother. He doesn't want him going into a dark place with him around, Deuce can't lose him again.

Vargas wastes no time in scooping up Canis and holding his son close to him. He soothes his cry and hums as he rocks the wolf cub.

Gidel finds Kit and rushes off to grab Fellow, he drags the fox beastman to her to which he pushes them together and climbs in the middle of them. Gidel can't speak, but he's determined to keep his family together and comfort them as well.

Floyd's the one whose the most in touch with emotions. So once he spots Toryn sitting on his bed, he leaves to grab Jade. They return and wrap Toryn up in the tightest hug they can manage. They're not letting their brother go anytime soon.

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🔆anon

Glimpses into the future (different amounts of time into the future)

—

Visiting Dusk

Malleus: *sitting on his throne alone in the room* Dusk, you’re not stealthy. At least not to me.

Dusk: *appears from around the corner* What? No hi to your big brother?

Malleus: You are always back around this time of year.

Dusk: *floats over to Malleus’ throne* And? Do I not deserve a hello because you know when you’ll see me?

Malleus: Hello, Dusk.

Dusk: Better. Now, do you know where Sil and Bek are? I want to say hi to them too.

Malleus: Probably training together.

Dusk: Ooo! You think I can join them?

Malleus: Not if you’re floating.

Dusk: *glares at Malleus* I feel fine thank you, very much. I got permission to float for short periods.

Malleus: How long has this “short period” been?

Dusk: *starts standing*

Malleus: Better.

Dusk: Do you want a fight?

Malleus: Try me.

—

Father Domino

Domino: *holding a sleeping infant while pacing*

Silver: *moves to hold Domino in a hug* She’s been asleep for a bit now.

Domino: I know, but she doesn’t wake up as much if I walk with her.

Silver: Yes, but you can’t stay up all night.

Domino: Hold on. Speaking of sleep, how are you up during such a late hour? Did a miracle happen?

Silver: No, the tragedy of being alone in bed. She’ll be fine.

Domino: If she wakes up, I’m getting you up to deal with it.

Silver: That’s fair.

—

Accepted Canis

Canis: Papi! *runs to hug Vargas while holding a letter in his hand*

Vargas: What is it, buddy?

Canis: Just read it!

Vargas: *takes and reads the NRC acceptance letter then goes to ruffle Canis’s hair* Look at that! You’re just a big shot now, aren’t you? But, look, I’m still the fitness teacher, and I will not go easy on you. I won’t let anyone else do the same either. Got it?

Canis: I got it, I got it. Name one time you ever went easy one me. Why would I expect that now?

Vargas: I guess you’re right, just don’t start getting a big head.

Canis: *laughs and sticks out his tongue* Too late.

—

Party Planner Kit

Kit: *sitting across from Kalim at a table while holding a few papers* Kalim, I refuse to let him come back!

Kalim: But he’s an important tie we need to keep.

Kit: I don’t care! He was rude to the Asim family ruler! I’m not letting that slide!

Kalim: We need to keep trade with him open for prosperities sake. I can handle a few curt words.

Kit: Absolutely not! He’ll take us for fools. We need to make an example out of this and cut ties. You did it before when someone insulted me and when someone insulted the Viper family.

Kalim: That was different-

Kit: It was in no way different! I will keep nagging you on this until you see sense!

—

Engaged Toryn

Toryn: *crying while looking at wedding options with Vil*

Vil: Toryn, dear, light of my life, you need to keep it together. Even for a few seconds. I can’t plan this alone.

Toryn: *nods but is still crying*

Vil: You’re the one who planned a whole day for a perfect proposal AND kept me from knowing about it. *sighs and hugs Toryn* What am I going to do with you, you big idiot?

Toryn: *mumbling into the hug* I cried then too…

Vil: I can guess.

Toryn: *looks at Vil, finally pausing crying* I love you so much.

Vil: *kisses the tip of Toryn’s nose* I love you just as much.

Toryn: *starts crying again*

Vil: Sevens give me strength… *continues to comfort poor Toryn*

—

Attention Hungry Dekker

Dekker: *rests his head on top of Azul’s head while Azul is sitting on the couch*

Azul: *pausing his work on checking the logs* Dekker, can I help you?

Dekker: No, why?

Azul: You seem to be mistaken my head for your headrest.

Dekker: Nah, I totally got the correct thing.

Azul: If you wanted attention, you could have just said something.

Dekker: Where’s the fun in that?

Azul: Not messing with your boyfriend? That sounds fun.

Dekker: Hypocrite. You mess with me all the time.

Azul: You do it first! Now, if you want attention, help me with the Lounge.

Dekker: *moving to sit next to Azul* Fine.

—

Entomologist Ruse

Ruse: *doing work in Riddle’s house* Riddle.

Riddle: Yes?

Ruse: You and I are going to see this museum exhibit once it opens. They want so many specimens and it is taking so much work. I am not letting them have an empty hall once it’s all done.

Riddle: When you work with a museum to put together an exhibit, it’s going to be a lot of work. Especially when living specimens are involved.

Ruse: They want so many species! We can’t just hand over the rare ones like that. Negotiating what’s available while getting information on endangered insect species out to the public is way too much.

Riddle: And your coworkers?

Ruse: Also swamped with work. You’re a lawyer, you know what it’s like to have everyone loaded with work.

Riddle: That is true.

Ruse: My point still stands. We are both going to see that exhibit.

LOOK AT ALL THESE GOOD ENDINGS!

[return-to-twisted-wonderland]

🔆anon

Vargas had a very close friend who ended up pregnant. While everything seemed fine, complications arose during the birth leaving the newborn pup an orphan. Without any close family able to take him, and Vargas being in a stable enough position for a kid, he became the kid’s guardian.

Vargas immediately made the decision to not take the kid from his history, starting with giving the kid the name his mother wanted, only adding his last name onto the original name to smooth any legal questions. The kid became Canis Woods-Vargas.

The second Vargas held the kid for the first time, he knew he would do anything to protect Canis. And for the first few years, it worked out well. The kid grew and reached milestones. He grew to be a curious and spitfire of a kid, and he absolutely adored both his biological family and the family Vargas brought.

It wasn’t until a few months before his fourth birthday that the kid went missing. There wasn’t a trace of him anywhere. Not a single lead came up.

That broke everything. That broke everyone. Every member of Canis’s family adored him, and without him, it left a hole in their hearts. They all had each other to lean on, but it still felt like a gapping wound.

It wasn’t until 13 years later that he was found. It was the opening ceremony at NRC that a child was found completely smothered by a ceremonial robe. When Vargas went over to check, it was Canis, and not a day older than when he went missing.

He immediately latched onto Vargas, scared by being in a new placed surrounded by about a hundred loud strangers shrouded in robes. Vargas tried his best to console Canis and let the ceremony continue, and luckily that worked slightly.

It took a while, but once Canis got used to the school, he returned to being an unintentional trouble maker. The kid meant well, but he was still young. He never sat still and always tried to get into anything that interested him.

Worst of all, he liked to “hunt”. If something caught his eye, Canis immediately went to stalk it, and he was shockingly quiet for how loud he was every other second. You could look behind you and he was somewhere he wasn’t supposed to be.

Vargas had his classes, and being a PE teacher, he was outside most of the day. He had to constantly split his attention or at least get help from other staff. Though that didn’t always work because Canis seemed to adore certain students. If it was any of the trouble making first year group, Savannaclaw, Lilia, Rook, and shockingly Cater and Riddle, Canis went right into stalking mode.

(Canis I imagine to be a heavily freckled boy with tanned skin and hair/fur that’s a deep grey and transitions to a black at the tips.)

Lilia, Rook, and the Savanaclaw boys humor the pup, knowing he needs to practice his hunting skills. Riddle jumps every time Canis attacks him, now he has to deal with a energetic wolfpup and Floyd. Cater tries to avoid Canis, but get startled by him anyway.

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🔆anon

If Tsum Kit and Tsum Dusk plan together that would be terrifying. Nothing is safe from their destruction. Tsum Canis would think it looked fun and join in.

Tsum Domino and Tsum Toryn would try to help the people stop them, only to get bullied.

It’s all chaos until a few people join in to help. Kalim grabs Kit’s Tsum, and the Tsum cuddles closer. Malleus grabs Dusk’s Tsum and the Tsum tries to escape, but Malleus has practice with the real Dusk. And the Savannaclaw members grab Canis’s Tsum and they know how to deal with it.

Silver grabs Domino’s Tsum to comfort it after the bullying and Vil does the same with Toryn’s Tsum.

Oh no!

Do not bully Tsum Domino and Tsum Toryn!

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🔆anon

Vargas: *running around searching* CANIS! TSUM! WHERE ARE YOU?! *to himself* I turn my back on them for one second and some squirrel goes by and of course both have to follow it.

Leona: *holding both Canis and the Tsum* Coach! Over here!

Vargas: Oh my seven! Thank you so much.

Leona: *sees how dead Vargas looks* Do you- uh- I can bring these two to Savannaclaw and they can get their energy out there…

Vargas: Please do.

Leona: *turns to head to Savannaclaw* Ok then.

And now all the beastmen get to watch Canis.

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🔆anon

Dusk 🤝 Kit : Hating Vil

Kit: Vil always making Epel and me take these manners and acting classes. The acting classes aren’t even typical acting. They’re just about acting professionally and the way he wants us to beyond pure manners.

Dusk: I know! When I took time out of my schedule to help the SDC, he bossed me around just as much as everyone else. I wasn’t even going to be on stage!

Kit: Exactly. He’s always so bossy and stuck up. He thinks he knows everything.

Domino: *trying to get 2!Canis to stop clinging to him* He’s just strict. He’s a good leader. Also Dusk, didn’t you offer to help? Could you not have just… stopped?

Dusk: It’s the principle of the matter.

1!Canis: He’s fine, you two are just too edgy to like anyone.

Kit: Edgy? Excuse you? I’m not the one dressed in spikes, combat boots, with long black hair and anger issues like Emo over here.

Dusk: I’m not emo!

Domino: That sounded more punk than emo anyways.

1!Canis: You both are edgy with emotional issues. That was my point.

The emo phase is strong with you, Dusk.

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🔆anon

I want to mention my ideas for my character’s bdays too (inspired by 🍋)

Dusk: March 29th - When he was in the magicless world he usually celebrated his birthday as a way to celebrate the memory of him being with his dad more than himself. Luckily once he got back to Twisted Wonderland his relationship with everyone was good enough to have a genuine party for him, but he just found it awkward because he’s used to celebrating alone and not celebrating himself.

Domino: Same as Deuce, June 3rd - While he was in his magicless world he got tons of expensive gifts from people who wanted to get in the good graces of his parents, but luckily his momma and poppa we give him as much love as they could the whole day, just taking the whole day to give him full attention. When his birthday rolls around in Twisted Wonderland, he’s close enough to Deuce and Dylla and he just shares a close party with them on the day, plus a bigger celebration before the day with his friends. (He is friends with Malleus and Kalim thinks they’re friends, so they’ll definitely throw him a big party.)

Canis: December 10th - Canis always had about an average party before the time jump with both sides of his family celebrating. It didn’t change much after the time jump except family are a bit clingier and his friends in NRC are also allowed to go.

(For some fun that makes Dusk and Aries, Domino a Gemini, and Canis a Sagittarius)

Aw birthdays~

Which means they all get the NRC birthday treatment.

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🔆anon

Canis: Why you keep changing Birdie?

Crowley: I still haven’t the faintest idea what you mean and why you constantly ask that same question.

Canis: Your the birdie who brought me here. The black birdie.

Crowley: I can assure you, even if my outfit may look akin to a bird, I am not one. Are you sure you are seeing the same bird every time? There are many crows and ravens that call this school home.

Canis: I know it’s the same Birdie! It’s all shiny and changes colors, plus it smells like you. I touched it and it made me sleepy then I woke up here.

Crowley: A shiny bird that smells like m- *remembers what his UM is* it can’t be. I didn’t use it any time close to when you disappeared… but only magic could have done something like that and the shine of the black bird matches my crow… Canis. You should go to your father for a bit. I need to think on something.

(This happens a bit after book 6. Crowley just hopes he’s wrong.)

(Also, Crowley can learn if he’s right or not. He’s able to not only put what he knows into his crow but extract what the crow knows.)

oooo~

That would be an interesting UM given that Crowley is based on Maleficent's crow or atleast that's a very popular theory.

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🔆anon

Grim made it into the school a while ago. He was a bit late, but he didn’t think that would mean anything much with how great he was. And he was kind of right, they accepted him in, but now he wasn’t sure if Night Raven was the best school he could have gone too.

When he first came in, he was squacked at by a random black bird. It absolutely refused to leave him alone, following him like some siren. The noise only attracted a child who grabbed him and pulled him into a hug. The kid, who Grim now knows is Canis, didn’t listen to any orders he gave, just giving him a hug and calling him “Stone”. He tried to insist he should be called The Great Grim, or at least Grim, but the kid didn’t stop. Though, by sheer luck, the noise of the argument and the continued squawking attracted the schools headmage.

To be honest, the headmage wasn’t much better than Canis. He tried to shoo Grim without a second thought. No matter the explanation, he seemed like he didn’t want to listen. It was only when Canis started whining about keeping “Stone” that Grim was allowed in, and that was visibly because the headmage just didn’t want to deal with the situation and saying no would make the child cry.

With admittance, Grim was given all that he needed, but even that was lacking. The food was good, but without any money to buy his own, he could only eat at the crowded cafeteria during the times it was serving. He was given a broken down dorm called Ramshackle where water dripped through every time there was so much as a drizzle. Even the students and teachers were gossiping how “Crowley could allow a cat in the school.” His whole experience was horrible and he only ended up with two people he could even call close to friends and that’s just because they bonded over a bad situation. Them and Canis who refused to not be around him.

Grim first met Ace and Deuce when Ace decided to mess with him. It was about to turn into a fight until Deuce came in and stopped it. That was the start of their friendship and marked how it would continue on. Even after a disaster.

The first warning sign was when Canis claimed to see a “birdie” who turned from black to red and black. Of course, no one took that seriously. Who knows if it has any meaning now, but that’s just when things started to get weird. Next was Ace getting kicked out of Heartslabyul and crashing in Ramshackle. He complained about how horrible the building was the whole time, but refused to help fix anything. Deuce had to help by being the messenger between Ace and any news from their dorm. The third warning for trouble was when Ace learned he could challenge Riddle for the seat of housewarden. He declared a challenge and immediately failed, but it set even more groundwork.

Finally Grim thought he would be done with Ace taking up space in Ramshackle when Trey said he would help bake a replacement tart for Ace to apologize. He was very much wrong in that thought. They planned to bring a replacement tart during the Unbirthday party, and with it being a party and one where Grim also wanted to go, Canis begged to be let in as well. Trey begrudgingly agreed to let them in as long as they caused no problems, even putting another dormmate, Cater, up to help watching them.

Though, according to fate, a party where a whole dorm, and even a child, is attending, is the perfect time for Housewarden Riddle to go into a freak out that turns into an overblot. There was destruction everywhere. So many people, including Grim, ended up hurt and the excess blot everywhere only made the injuries worse. Everyone in attendance was lucky that it ended to where they could be up and at it by the end of the month.

Right after the overblot, while they were still at the ruins of the party, Grim found a black stone. It smelled lovely, like sweets and flowers, and it would probably would taste good too. But right as he was about to eat it, Canis grabbed it. Grim was done at this point and demanded it back, but that lead to an argument. An argument between him and a three year old. Grim definitely should have gone to a different school. The argument attracted the attention of Ace, Deuce, and Cater. One of which took the rock from him, but he couldn’t really tell who as the headmage busted into the dorm right after claiming someone had ran away, gotten to him, and said there was an emergency. Though, he was a bit late to everything.

Grim should have picked a different school to go to. He just felt drained afterwards. He just took the time the party goers were given for recovery and slept. Though once Grim got back to normal life, Canis started mentioning seeing the same bird, but this time its feathers turned yellow and black. Grim wanted nothing to do with this.

Poor timeline two Grim. I imagine that timeline two Grim (I’ll say 2!Grim) ends up less demanding and annoying than how 1!Grim and Canon Grim are. (1!Grim acts the same way Grim does in canon.) 2!Grim is just gets fed up with everyone. He goes through every overblot and has to deal with ramshackle alone while being bothered by a kid.

At least he didn’t eat the rock.

2!Grim being done with everyone is a mood, but also good on 3y!Canis on keeping the stone away from Grim. But he also fought with a 3 y/o, so that's mildly hilarious.

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🔆anon

Canis wasn’t supposed to be up right now. He was well aware, but his body made sure no doubt would be left. He should be in bed right now because apparently if he’s in the wrong place at the wrong time, he ends up in the middle of an overblot fight.

He just had to make friends with Heartstopper and Bluey over there in Heartslabyul. He just had to listen to them complain about their dorm head. He just had to join them when they went to challenge him “for their safety”.

Does Canis regret what he did? No, not really.

Does it hurt as he bumbles his way to Ramshackle to make sure his other friend Grimstone has food? Absolutely.

He opened the door and it only took one second for the screaming cat appear in front of him, swiping at the bag he brought. “It’s been the whole day! I was starving.” Grim sniffed the air. “And what’s that smell? Smells like you brought something extra good.”

Canis pushed past Grimstone as he tried his best to close the busted door. He went to sit down on the dilapidated couch before taking out some tuna. “Relax. I had a lot happen today. And I just brought you usual stuff.” He opened the can, and was assaulted by the horrid smelling fish. “I still don’t know how you can stand this.”

Grim dumped the can of tuna in his mouth, not even swallowing before he stared talking. “Mu-uph. U gof somfing good. I shmell it.”

“I can’t understand you if you talk and eat.”

Grim gave a hard swallow to everything in his mouth. Canis was genuinely shocked he didn’t choke or something. Then again, is Grimstone even capable of that? “I said you’re lying. Cause I know you got something good. I can smell it.” Without asking for permission, he went to dig through the inside of Canis’s blazer.

“Hey! Stop that! I went through a lot, I’m not in the mood for games, Grimstone.” He pulled out the cat only to notice a black stone in Grim’s paw. Is that what he meant? That was a stone he just picked up after the fight with Red Rose. He thought it was cool and picked it up, but shoved it in his pocket without thinking when someone came over to him. There wasn’t any smell on it though.

“See! I knew you had something!”

“That’s just a rock. Does stone eat stone or something, Grimstone?”

“If it’s just a rock, why does it smell so good? It smells like a bunch of flowers and cakes and stuff.” Grim shoved the stone in his mouth. “Tasts lyk it too.”

“That’s a rock! Spit it out!” Canis tried to pry open Grimstone’s jaws but it didn’t work. The stone ended up swallowed.

“You seriously bought some good candy and wanted to keep it to yourself by calling it a rock?”

“You know what?” Canis took a deep breath. “I’ve had enough today. I’m just going to sit here in silence for a bit. You have the bag of food. It’s got some sandwiches and water and stuff left. Get whatever you want. I’m just going to close my eyes.” He closed his eyes to the sound of Grim shuffling through the bag, and the world started to fade as he drifted off to sleep.

Oh jeez

Grimmy please, stop eating the rocks.

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🔆anon

Canis snuck off again. Nothing new. The only thing is while he was following his prey, Blue, something else caught his eye.

Blue passed right by a room with a big mirror in the center and a bunch of coffins floating everywhere. The room Canis first saw when he was suddenly moved.

Yet inside the mirror was pretty black birdie. The same one he saw before his whole life changed. Canis went inside.

He tried to touch the birdie again, but glass blocked him. It was definitely inside the mirror. He tried to ask it why it was in there, why it made him fall asleep, and why it wasn’t walking around like a person anymore. It said nothing back. All it did was change its feathers to a pretty, shiny, and bright red, only leaving a few feathers the black it was before.

After that it disappeared leaving Canis alone again. He was going to grab the mirror to shake it, but he was stopped when Floaty came up behind him and told him they should go back to his Papi.

He tried to point to the mirror and tell about the bird, but with no bird there, he wasn’t understood.

The bird that caused everything.

[return-to-twisted-wonderland]

🔆anon

Vargas was pacing around his room while holding a sleeping Canis. His son came to him in the middle of the night with a nightmare, yet still couldn’t fall asleep with a simple cuddle, so Vargas thought some motion might help.

There was one issue though. He was awake and up walking at midnight, left alone with his mind. And while he adored being able to hold his son, it only brought up thoughts that threw him into a spiral.

No one knew what happened that caused Canis to disappear, even his uncle, who was in the next room, knew nothing. Last Vargas saw of him was him smiling as Vargas left to get some things Canis’s uncle needed.

Every day, day after day, Vargas blamed himself for leaving, or at least not taking his son with him. He should have done something different, anything different. Maybe then he would have kept him.

It wasn’t until years later that he found Canis again, on the anniversary of the day he went missing of all times and at his job of all places. Canis appeared during the entrance ceremony and looked the same as the day he disappeared. The only difference was he was wearing an oversized ceremonial robe.

He was absolutely terrified, and Vargas did whatever he could to calm him down. Yet, even after the ceremony he seemed confused over everything. Why was he somewhere new? Why did his clothes change? Why did Papi look different? Where was the birdie?

Birdie? What Birdie?

Canis only pointed back to Crowley who seemed just as confused. And while Vargas would like to have something to pin the blame on, Crowley had an airtight alibi. Crowley was preparing for the entrance ceremony that night on the day Canis disappeared.

For all anyone was able to understand, Canis had seemingly skipped 13 years, but had no knowledge of it. Even the doctors they went to said he seemed fine and was the exact age he was before, physically and mentally. Nothing changed for him.

Now it’s been about a month and Vargas’s still has no answers. He just has to get used to having a three, almost four, year old again. Get used to the constant running off. Get used to everything Canis entails. All while balancing the job he now has on top of it all.

His coworker Mozus Trein, another father, recommended bringing Canis to a daycare, but Vargas couldn’t do that. He shut Mozus down every time with a no that left no room for questions. He left Canis once, and that gave him a missing child. He wasn’t going to make that mistake again.

He would lose sleep pacing in his room so his son could sleep. He would quickly swap his attention between his class and his son. He would do anything to keep Canis by his side.

Aw Vargas

He needs a babysitter, badly.

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🔆anon

Canis was visiting his uncle one day. It was something he always loved because Uncle Music was always up to play, plus he always had some fun music he liked to put on his radio.

Papi said he needed to step out for a second. He said something about getting something from somewhere. Canis wasn’t really listening. All he knew was he was alone in the living room while his uncle was in the kitchen right next to him, cooking something that smelled nice.

He sitting next to the partially opened window, watching all the tiny animals fly and run about. Canis wanted with all his heart to chase him, but there was no way out. He was way too big for the crack in the window. Even if he couldn’t chase anything, he kept watching for what felt like hours, but then he spotted a pretty birdie that nothing else seemed to notice. It sat along side the small colorful birds with nothing else even turning to look at it. It was pure black and its feathers seemed to reflect Canis, and only Canis, even showing him through walls and at a distance.

The pretty bird flew down and landed on the edge of the windowsill. While there was no way Canis could exit through the window, he could definitely reach an arm through it, and he did. He wanted to see the birdie closer.

It hopped closer to his hand and touched it. Everything went fuzzy as the bird disappeared. Canis grew very, VERY, tired. His eyes could barely stay open, but he tried. As he tired to stay awake, he noticed the room fade from the living room to pure darkness in a confined space, where if he reached out his arms, he would touch wood. Even his clothes seemed to change from normal clothes his Papi gave him, to something long and flowy that completely covered him with a hood so big that it covered his eyes. And, despite all his trying, Canis finally fell asleep.

Though, just as soon as he fell asleep, he was woken up. He woke up in a strange room with so many people in matching outfits that seemed to loudly talk to each other over a ‘baby’. It was loud. It was weird. It was scary. His eyes started to well up with tears and he just wanted to run away, but he was being help up by some big black birdie with yellow eyes staring right at him. It tried to weakly comfort him with the voice of a human, but Canis wanted home.

Finally he saw his Papi come forward, but he looked different. Canis wanted to push him away, but the second he was enveloped into a hug, identical to his Papi’s, he clung as tight as he could.

(Canis 100% believes Crowley and the bird are the same, but he’s not scared of Crowley, only asking him questions that Crowley doesn’t understand. “Why were you at Uncle Music’s house? How did you transform part human? How did you make me sleepy?”)

(This is why Vargas refuses to be in a separate place than Canis. Originally he had issues with separate rooms, but Canis running off and returning safe gave him a bit of exposure therapy. Though Vargas is still uncomfortable if they are too far away, even if they are in the same building.)

Vargas always vividly remembers the day Canis went missing. He was never the same on the inside afterwards and with no clues to what happened, Vargas grew fearful. 13 years went by and the commotion from the mirror room brought him in to see... His son?!

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🔆anon

Canis’s nicknames: (Canis will make up his mind on what your name is on his own, plus a few people encourage it.)

Ace - Heart (Poor Ace, only Heartslabyul who’s not a color); Deuce - Blue; Cater - Orange; Trey - Green; Riddle - Red

Jack - Snow (Canis likes snow and he likes Jack who has white fur); Ruggie - Hyena (though he says ‘yena); Leona - Lion

Floyd - Sneaky (Floyd likes to pick Canis up from behind); Jade - Smile; Azul - Octo (blame the tweels)

Jamil - Quiet; Kalim - Party

Epel - Apple (he always gets apples when Epel has them); Rook - Hunt (people who don’t like the nicknames usually accept this one because it’s his last name); Vil - Shiny

Ortho - Fire; Idia - Shy Fire (He met Ortho first, Ortho calls Idia shy, plus Canis notices the fire hair)

Sebek - Loud; Silver - Sleepy; Lilia - Floaty; Malleus - Dragon (Malleus introduced himself as a dragon)

Sam - Purple; Crewel - Fluffy; Trein - Kitty (I can’t come up with anything that I think works here, Kitty was the only thing that came to mind); Vargas - Papi; Crowley - Birdie (yes, this confuses people because he calls literal birds this too)

The nicknames are adorable!

Canis is precious.

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🔆anon

*In Heartslabyul where Ace is quizzing Canis on who people are to see their nicknames while Cater records.*

Ace: *Shows picture of Lilia on his phone* Who’s this?

Canis: Floaty

Cater: #totally fits

Ace: And this? *photo of Crowley*

Canis: Birdie (yes, this confuses people when he asks to see Crowley vs an actual bird)

Ace: I’m totally stealing that. *points at Cater* Him?

Canis: Orange

Cater: Ooo, I’m “Orange”.

Ace: *points at Deuce and Trey* Them?

Canis: Blue and Green

Cater: So are we all colors? Rid’s “Red”, right?

Ace: *points at himself* What am I?

Canis: Heart

Cater: Aww. Poor Acey doesn’t get a color. #odd one out

Ace: Hey! That just means I’m special.

Riddle: *Enters the dorm*

Canis: *tail wags and runs off to hugs Riddle* Red!

Riddle: *not happy* And you didn’t tell me he was here?

Cater: Totes sorry! Didn’t expect you to come back this soon. *Turns to Ace* Sorry “Heart”, but I think “Red” is special here.

Riddle, sighs and picks Canis up like Trey showed him: Hopefully you're being taught well.