#don't misunderstand me I love Lilia

[etheries1015]

Hi, I hope you're well and I'm sorry to randomly pop in but I finished reading this and I just have to let my sad brain that's obsessed with Lilia go off.

You had Vil and Rook help give Mc a makeover right? What if they found out Mc got stood up. Me personally (I'm biased), I feel like they'd become subtly more protective. Not intrusive, not controlling, but they'd keep a more watchful eye on Mc because they don't want to see them get hurt again.

Okay, okay, but then my brain needs an extra layer added in with angst, so Lilia notices this change in behavior from the Pomefiore beans. At first he's glad Mc has people looking out for them, glad they have a support system. But Rook figures out it was Lilia who stood Mc up and tells Vil. The two start trying to find reasons why Mc shouldn't be around Lilia without telling them that's what they're trying to do directly, just "Oh Lilia’s in there, hey let's go hang out in the courtyard instead!" Subtle diversions.

Lilia starts becoming more aware of their behavior. He tries to convince himself that it isn't a big deal and things were awkward there anyway, maybe distance was the best for him and Mc. However, Silver starts noticing Lilia is more focused on Mc, and starts voicing that he misses their company. Silver has a general understanding of what happened that rainy day, as his father let a bit of it off his chest "Oh, Don't worry, there was just an unfortunate misunderstanding that needed to be cleared up!" Silver isn't taking any shit, he confronts his dad. When Lilia explains that he's too old for romance, much less romance with a human, Silver scolds him about how he never raised him to be that way. Why did Lilia believe so differently than he tended to in this singular instance? What did race have to do with the situation? "If Mc is undeserving of a chance with you, why did you take me in and give me a chance to be in your life?"

Kinda went on a tangent...if none of that made sense I apologize, I'm very sleep-deprived and angsty rn lmao. Anyway, take care of yourself and have a good day 😊

I absolutely love this take!!! I'll give you a little more detail below, however, you outlined it very well.

Part 2 of Lilia X reader Rejection

Time had passed agonizingly slow at ramshackle dorm. Not only had you contracted a cold during your outside endeavors of rain and heartbreak from Lilias rejection, you also couldn't bring yourself to face any other students in the state of misery you were in. This, of course, had not gone unnoticed by a few. Ace and Deuce were naturally worried for you, however Rook and Vil were also left out of the loop with what happened that day raising their worries and causing them to come to you about it.

Coming by ramshackle and seeing you in such a state of misery was truly heartbreaking for the two. You opened the door with puffy eyes and a running nose, hunched over with a blanket covering the majority of your body. Immediately Vil sprung into action, pulling the blanket off of you and preparing a bath while Rook had made soup and medicine for you. Whilst chastising you for your sudden disappearance and sickly state, you had finally broken down and had given them the rundown of all that night's events. You needed support, and luckily the two were more than happy to give it to you. After learning it had been Lilia who stood you up and then humiliate you in front of the gates of the school, by the time you had indeed returned to the school, you noticed the way Vil and Rook would try and steer you away from any places that Lilia could be. They couldn't hide this very well, I mean, you knew all of Lilias's classes and the places he often visited in the school. Who wouldn't be able to notice the way your close friends had tried to distract you from this?

They noticed how standoffish you now were, how your look off in the distance was so distracted, so empty. They were, however, not the only ones to see this change in you. Lilia would steal glances from you from across the room and the halls, and simply thinking to himself you would soon forget your silly feelings and move forward with your smile per usual. He was grateful for Vil and Rook being by your side and figured this would be for the best. Being away from Lilia for the time being while you sorted out your emotions was going to be much better for you, and perhaps you'd be able to find yourself around Lilia like you used to. The time when you stayed up late with him playing video games, how you called him at the most random of times to tell him of your day, the way you would always be surrounded by so much fun. He was excited to get back to that, to the day you forgot your romantic feelings for the fae, and he could enjoy your company once more.

however...those days did not come as he had hoped.

It can be hard to imagine Lilia regretting something he believed so strongly on initially, however, he can't stop the stinging of pain that plagued his heart after seeing you in such disarray. The way you sat in the rain alone the way the rain blended in with your tears and the way your eyes were red...from him. He caused that pain. The bitterness he had felt from your confrontation hadn't gone unnoticed, those around him had begun to realize there was a shift ever so slightly around him. The air had become thicker and his smiles seemed to be far more forced, much like this instance with his son.

"Father," Silver approached the fae, "I haven't seen (y/n) around per usual. Has something happened between the two of you?" He inquired. Silver had rather missed your company, your cooking and the kindness you had shown him. He found you almost like another parental figure, Silver was incredibly fond of you and since the moment you had confided in your feelings for Lilia he was cheering you on from the sidelines in your advances to his father. When you had vanished without as much as a letter, Silver had become anxious and decided it be best to follow up with Lilia. The red eyed fae couldn't bring himself to meet the gaze of his child , avoiding it by staring at the computer screen had had been playing games on with a forced smile painted upon his lips.

"Don't worry, Silver. (Y/n) and I had a simple misunderstanding, and they are simply processing their emotions right now. Sometimes distance is the best cure for such fallouts," he said. The room became silent for a moment that felt like an eternity, before Silver took in a deep sigh and confronted his thoughts to Lilia.

"You rejected them?" He said quietly, Lilias head perking up in slight alarm at the sudden question. The turned on his chair to face the taller human, gaze far more serious than before.

"I see you knew about the prefects growing affections for me?" Lilia asked, attempting to keep his tone at a calm and collected manor. Silver flinched at the look his father was giving him, yet cringing ever so slightly at the idea of confronting his guardian in such a way. He nodded gently and fiddled with his fingers nervously.

"...why?" Silver asked, his gaze seemingly afraid to look into his fathers eyes. He knew he had kept this from him and indeed felt a little bit guilty, however what was he to do? He was certain Lilia returned the feelings, why the sudden change of behavior?

"They're a human, and I'm an aging fae. It simply was not meant to be," Lilia tried to quickly wave off his explanation to his son in hopes the subject would be dropped, yet the words he had used stung silvers heart. With his eyebrows furrowing and the increasingly frustrated feeling bursting in his chest, Silver began to question the fae far more sternly than before.

"What do you mean?" He asked, "So what if (y/n) is a human? They obviously are very important to you. Weren't you the one to tell me that fae and humans should live together in peace despite those differences?" Silver sounded almost desperate, hoping for some sort of explanation from the contrarian that sat before him. Lilia let out a deep sigh, he could tell that his patience for this conversation was running thin.

"Silver. This is...different. Perhaps you don't fully understand seeing as you're human as well, but we live...a very long time. I am a very old age, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to properly handle a romantic relationship, much less with a human who has time to find someone who will grow with them instead of focusing their time on a...dying fae," Lilia hesitated the final words, quickly attempting to dismiss this with a wave of his hand as he turned away from his son, however the silver-haired boy scowled with astonishment at this with a hint of sadness in his shaking voice.

"Yet you took me in as your own, father," Silver pointed out. Before Lilia could respond to his, he continued.

"I thought you raised me to see our races as equals. You gave me the chance to grow as your son, yet you won't give (y/n) the chance to grow as your lover? They care about you very much, that is plain to see as day. I think...those feelings are far more important than the way you see age. You can't throw aside how they feel because they should find another "human" to share their lives with, we both know that is not what (y/n) wants. I'm very sad you are talking like this, Father. I'm disappointed in you, I thought you were wiser than that." Leaving Lilia stunned and wide-eyed, Silver walked out of the room. Lilia let out a shaky sigh as he shook his head and scoffed at the ridiculous situation, his head burying into his hands. A moment of silence rang before his eyes closed and head lay upon his desk, muttering beneath his breath;

"I miss them..."

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[kirabasai]

au where an ancient briar valley general accidentally gets tangled up in the space-time continuum when he combines his unique magic with teleportation, and gets spit out into general vanrouge's era. i'm thinking this is before levan or revan or however the fuck u spell his name disappeared. i'm going to be pasting parts of my original conversation with my friend bow_to_the_king (he doesn't have a tumblr but check out his ao3! he depicts fae and lilia beautifully) below, and THEN i will be adding my spitballing additions below the cut.

me: doing stuff rn but this brain bunny entered my head. general vanrouge x time traveler except the time traveler is a past briar valley general who disappeared one day. and is as feral as lilia so ofc they initially hate each other

me: brainrotted more. they're an owl fae

me: he's an owl fae?

me: she?

me: whatever's an owl fae

me: thinking... blue hair. so it's the blue/red trope

me: ok vibes for what i have of them so far is def not a she so. gonna refer to this time traveler w he and they until i settle on whatever sticks more

me: thinking their um is usually just jumping forward in time a bit. like 5 minutes max. they use it in combat decent bit because hey what works works u know?

me: until one day he's like. super desperate. so he used his um while teleporting. which mixes..... Badly. he gets tangled up in the spacetime continuum and spit out to somewhere near a camp of lilia and his soldiers

me: it would be rlly funny if this was a time that predated the animal masks. so they don't recognize lilia as someone from briar valley and lilia doesn't recognize him as someone from briar valley, because he has a cloak and mouth veil thingy (only eyes and some hair r visible)

me: so its like a huge misunderstanding until SOMEBODY works it out. but lilia and this dude r still bitter from their first impressions. so they r constantly at each other's throats and arguing over choices and whatever

me: it's like. a power / pride thing

me: and then something something something, something something something! dadadadada blah blah blah

me: and then they kiss

(- i said something around here abt being a literary genius)

me: i just love red/blue who start off in hate ok

me: technically enemies to lovers i suppose, even though they're actually on the same side.

king: Get that duality

king: Emotion enemies to lovers

king: Two alley cats that hiss at each other but end up cuddling eventually

me: and it's extra funny because they are similar

king: Ooooo do a but where they say the same thing at the same time and then proceed to glare at each other the rest of the meeting while trying to out do the other

me: it's funny because this dude is like. actually famous. he's in briar valley history books like lilia is in the present day.

me: everyone else is like oh my god... i can't believe im in the lost general's presence.... he's such an icon... i've looked at so many accounts of his battles..... while lilia is just like

me: die

me: i do not give a fuck

me: fight me

king: They get home from deployment and Owl gets flowers and such thrown at him and has people constantly wanting to talk to him and Lilia’s just stewing in contempt (and secretly territorial about every one monopolizing Owl’s time)

me: he actually is lowkey bitter about it "oh going out to greet your adoring fans instead of training?" and owl is like. "IM SORRY??? WHAT." and then they brawl

king: Oh my god

king: They’re Malfoy and Harry

king: Rivals to lovers

me: well yes

me: but in their heads they r enemies

me: so both technically

king: That adoring fan bit is absolutely something Malfoy would say to Harry

king: In like canon

me: shit you're right

me: ah well drarry is a classic i cant complain

me: just realized im at a point i should probably name owl…

king: Seras is a cool name

king: Seras is technically a female name meaning princess, fiery, or bright

(i noted this down and told king i usually collect a handful of different names & surnames and mix and match them until i find The name)

me: seras, emil, and cyrus/kir r my first name options

me: tbh i don't actually like cyrus/kir as much as seras and emil but i need to keep my options open wait wait wait

me: emil seras

me: lilia calling him seras not as in using his last name to be respectful but as in calling him princess to mock him

king: The general is a menace like that

and then at some point mid-convo

me: also while u were gone i played a bit in picrew typing to capture general owl fae's vibes

(i sent king the ref pics i made. courtesy of this picrew and this tiefling picrew.) [insert links]

king: Ooooooo those wings look gooooood

OKAY NOW ONTO MY YAPPING AND SPITBALLING BELOW THE CUT

first of all the CLOAK. the cloak is actually a necessity. it's a type of padded armor made of thick pressed wool tightly pressed together. not only is it warm, but the way the fibers connect together and work is that it stops piercing blows from swords. it even could stop very early bullets! (not modern day). from what i can tell, this was generally worn over the rest of somebody's armor? it also wasn't exclusively armor. shepherds and whatnot also used it to keep warm, and shield themselves from wind. generally there shouldn't be a hood, but i really wanted the hood. a little feature that stuck w the armor and apparel of briar valley soldiers through the centuries (because general lilia has a hood but no cape/cloak)

it's originated in the caucasus mountains, and is called a nabadi or burka. it was generally made from sheep wool (according to wikipedia, karakul wool which is central asian in origin). it is also a style of clothing customary of males in the caucausus region at that time. at some point, around the 18th century, russia appropriated it and made it apart of their armor (which is why it is also called a burka). you can learn more about the nabadi and padded armor in general here.

something i like to do is put little aspects of myself or my heritage into my characters, which is what i did here lol. i'm half kurdish and according to my father we (as in my clan i think) originated from the caucasus mountains and descended down to where we lived in the middle east (obligatory rip kurdistan).

i thought this form of armor would be quite suitable for emil, because not only does briar valley seem to be a very mountainous region (and mountains are COLD. also from what i can tell briar valley seems to be located quite up north so. extra cold.) additionally, some of the briar valley names just feel a bit. russian. if u will. such as lilia, zigvolt (ignoring the fact they immigrated), vanrouge, etc. also russia and the caucasus region in general? in asia. close to the middle east. which is also mostly in asia. sebek coming from an egyptian god and baul sounding a lot like baal. ik real world geography has no bearing on the cultural influences of the countries in twst, and it's more generally mashing a mix of cultures together, but it makes sense in my head.

so the cloak? 100% an essential and totally canonical to the briar valley region. (i did not expect to brainrot so hard on this part oh my god.)

[ryuichirou]

Replies

Continuing some of the previous conversations + talking about random stuff…

Anonymous asked:

I meant by the new prison warden info since you mentioned you been thinking over.

Ohh, I see! Sorry for misunderstanding, Anon.

No, unfortunately we don’t really have anything new to share for now :( That being said, whenever we get asked about the AU, we kind of come up with a lot of new stuff on the spot  lol so if you’re interested in any particular character, feel free to ask.

artfulhero-m asked:

Ryu that office worker Lilia art got me feeling like I'm at work cause as someone who works in an office herself with coworkers who are decades older than her (I'm in my 20s) I cannot express how extremely common the scaring prank is between my coworkers, at least once a week I'm hearing someone yell "BOO!" and hearing in response either a scream or complete silence followed by laughter.

Based off of real events, you got me thinking about Lilia leaving some kind of noise machine underneath other's desks playing fart sounds when the office reaches rare moments of quiet in the day. That fart machine will circulate around the office for a few days.

I am so happy to hear that you have no idea!! I��m very glad we came up with something that has this very specific office vibe lol As someone who has 0 experience with the office environment, I had no idea this type of behaviour was common in any way. I hope these interactions are mostly positive though and not annoying lol

Lilia ABSOLUTELY leaves all kinds of noise machines and whoopee cushions around, you can also never shake hands with him because he has that ring that shocks you, all kinds of classic pranks he’ll absolutely do. And as time goes, they’ll get more and more elaborate.

And if Lilia gets closer to Idia in any way shape of form, it’s over for everyone, because if they join forces… With Idia’s genius mind and skills, he could enhance that noise machine in a way that’ll make the whole office shudder…

Anonymous asked:

Oh, I sent the cursed asks about what Lilia bullied Idia into telling and Lilia’s past crimes. Those were what I was apologizing for XD

So those were yours!! Good to know. I liked these asks though lol

Anonymous asked:

After reading about General Lilia’s sordid past, the song Weedkiller by Ashnikko reminds me of him. Just….major psychotic, unhinged, creature vibes.

Psychotic unhinged creature is such a good way to describe this particular version of Lilia, and I feel like this song could fit perfectly into his personal mixtape! Along with a bunch of death metal songs, so the sound is going to be quite contrasting lol

Anonymous asked:

Do you have any designs for Ace's brother? I've always thought of his brother as Jack Hearts from Disney recruiters if you don't, but I've slapped so much angst onto those boys it's hard to imagine they wouldn't want to "support" each other whenever Ace comes home for the holidays.

Well… it’s kind of awkward, because our view of Ace’s brother is closer to Eddy’s brother from Ed Edd n Eddy lol Ace used to think that his older brother is cool and maybe even idolised him a little when he was a kid, but then got disillusioned and annoyed as he grew older. They bicker a lot because they’re siblings + both of them are kind of mean and quick to throw each other under the bus. His brother isn’t necessarily malicious (although scenarios in which he is a complete jerk could be super fun too), but they often have heated arguments + there is this sense of “I’m older, therefore I win” between them.

Sooo… while this design isn’t something that we’re 100% sure about (if I ever draw him again, he might look COMPLETELY different, so keep that in mind lol), but the overall vibe is kind of like this. A jerk that kind of looks like a slightly older Ace.

That being said, Ace’s brother being supportive of Ace and overcoming complicated stuff is a sweet idea, Anon! I really wonder what their actual relationships are like…

Anonymous asked:

Ohhh, you would LOVE Criminal Minds. Serial murderers, mind games, sympathetic backstories, cursed people doing cursed things, it’s a beautiful, terrible show. ☺️

I can’t believe this is my first time hearing about this show considering the fact that it’s rather old?? But thank you for recommendation, Anon! <3

We very rarely watch live action series, but anything that is described as both beautiful and terrible (and cursed!) is always intriguing.

[anonymeqaupdates]

Avatar AU : Goal acquired

Silver was left confused and reeling. This had to be a joke, or a misunderstanding. It couldn't be true and yet Crowley seemed completely sure of himself.

He was the avatar.

"Listen, I understand this is probably a lot for young man to process but it is imperative that you accept this fact as quickly as possible: you are the avatar that had disappeared all those centuries ago. There is no doubt about it."

"But if that's true, then, father... no, Lilia, he took in the son of his enemy!" Silver cried out despite the fact that they were not enough distance from the palace yet. "Not only that, he took in a murderer too!"

Crowley turned around and covered Silver's mouth to silence him before dragging him in the nearby bushes. Silver heard the sound of armored soldiers running by the path they were in just a moment ago. They nearly got caught again. Once the coast was clear, Crowley pulled him back up and freed his mouth.

"Please be more mindful. We are not safe quite yet. And what is this nonsense about you being a murderer?"

"...It's not nonsense. It's the truth." Silver said before turning around towards the path to the palace. "Thank you for trying to free me but I'm going to surrender myself to the Fire Kingdom now."

"Well now I know you're not thinking straight. I will absolutely not let you act on this insanity. It's time for my lashing of love!" Crowley said and suddenly Silver felt ribbons suddenly wrap around him and stopping him from taking another step. Crowley pulled on the ribbons to force him into face him. The expression on his face showed that he wasn't amused with Silver's words and attitude. "Now, since I am so generous I'm willing to listen about why you believe yourself a murderer instead of dismissing this ridiculous notion right away. But make it quick!"

"... Shouldn't you know already? It's pretty obvious what I'm referring to."

"I actually have no idea what you're talking about." Crowley deadpanned. Silver stared at him incredulously and Crowley's frowned deepened. "Well, out with it. You may be okay with the idea of being arrested but if I'm caught things will get really bad really quickly!"

"Princess Maleanore's husband."

"Uh?"

"That's the man I killed. Everyone knows the story. How can you pretend like this had nothing to do with me."

"... Young man, if this is actually what you were taught then I'm sad to tell you that your education system had failed you immensely."

"Stop making jokes about this! Don't you understand? I killed prince consort Revan! Fath- Lilia's best friends, Princess Maleanore's husband, and Mall- no, his highness' father! Because of me he's gone forever!"

Silver felt tears threatening to spill from his eyes. This was just so awful. He was the one responsible for their pain and anguish. Maleanore had been so stricken with grief that he had taken centuries for her to hatch Malleus. The prince had nearly died before even having a real chance at life and it was his fault. And Lilia, not his father but the only other person that had suffered just as much as them because of Silver, had still protected him. Why? He must have hated him so much. Silver sure hated himself a lot right now.

"Do believe me, making light of this matter is the last thing I would want to do. However I always fancy myself as teacher and I have to correct people when they get the facts wrong."

"What do you mean? I heard the story many times and Lilia had confirmed it too."

"Is that so? How strange. You were but a babe when it all happen and yet you want me to believe that you actually to manage to kill a full grown man? The general of the left at that? Now even for the Avatar this is a bit ridiculous don't you think?"

"But it's true! That day prince consort Revan disappeared did he not?"

"AH! You're right about that! He disappeared, but that doesn't mean you killed him. After all did they ever used the word kill when describing what happened?"

"Well, no, they haven't." Silver reluctantly agreed before shaking his head. "But he had disappeared for so long that he has to be dead!"

"Is that so? But you disappeared too and yet here you are in front of me alive and well. And you certainly don't look like you're over 400 years old."

"I'm..." Silver flinched when he started to catch on what Crowley was trying to imply. "I came back."

"You did. Now don't get me wrong, I do not know what happened to you back then. Wether you travelled forward in time or if something else happened it matters very little. What really counts is that you came back and it stands to reason that you did not do so alone."

"But, if that was the case, then why hadn't he resurfaced yet?!"

"Hm, that is troubling. I suppose you'll have to ask him once you'll find him."

"We're going to look for him?"

"No." Crowley shook his head. "You are. Unfortunately I am not in a position where I can keep traveling with you for long. Once I got you out of danger and on the right path I will take my leave. But I do encourage you to look for the missing consort. It may be your best shot at helping Lilia Vanrouge."

"..."

"The princess isn't going to overlook what he did by taking you in. If you want him to escape punishment you'll have to make amends by bringing her husband back. And for that, you'll need to master your abilities."

"..."

"Meaning, for their sakes you cannot be allowed to be captured again. Did I make myself clear this time?" Crowley said as he freed Silver from the ribbon.

"Yes." Silver said with determination.

He now had a goal.

[lloriarts]

Hey guys I just had this crazy idea for a crossover between FNAF ruin dlc and twisted wonderland. There is art to accompany it of course.

So in this crossover it takes place after the normal ending of ruin but at the beginning of twisted wonderland. We are going into spoiler territory now so if you don't wanna be spoiled turn back.

In the normal ending, after the elevator falls you can hear Roxanne wolf's voice calling out. While we don't know if this is the mimic this crossover hinges on the fact it is actually Roxy who is actually talking. So she then finds Cassie and cradles her injured body. She scans Cassie and her scanners tell her she is very injured but still has a heart beat. Roxy is unsure what to do until she hears a low humming despite not knowing what is making the noise as she can't see, she hears a voice reassuring her to come closer so she picks up Cassie and walks towards the sound which is in reality a glowing portal leading to Twisted Wonderland. Meanwhile in twisted wonderland the entrance ceremony is concluding and the students are settling down from the shock that a boy without magic was brought to the school I haven't decided yet but I think the boy should be Gregory or the boy should be a yuu who comes from the world of FNAF sb. Suddenly the dark mirror lights up and from it comes what appears to be a mangled robot holding an injured little girl. Everyone grows tense at this sudden appearance, some of the dorm heads even bring out their wands. What they hear the robot say when it realizes it is in the presence of people shocks them. It says "help ...... Her", its voice is full of sorrow and clear worry. Eventually Lilia vanrouge steps up and takes the girl from the robot who then powers down, having used all of its energy up, it falls to the ground. As it lies there motionless everyone begins to wonder what just happened as vanrouge tries to heal some of the girl's injuries with magic.

If yuu is Gregory he will say Cassie's name and rush to her side after getting over the shock while Cassie remains unconscious still in vanrouge's fatherly hold. If yuu is not Gregory he will remain in shock like everybody else. Also in this universe Gregory didn't cut the elevator, that was the mimic who cut the elevator before Gregory could finish speaking. So imagine the misunderstandings that will have to be worked out if yuu is Gregory.

Another thing that would happen in this crossover is Idia would be instructed to fix Roxanne wolf and look through her memory to find out what happened. When the information is brought to light a house warden meeting would probably be called.

So yeah this is my au feel free to write a short or long story about it or make fan art for it I would love to see it if you do any of these things please tag me. Additionally I unfortunately won't be writing more about this myself but I may share headcanons once in a while. Thanks for reading and goodbye for now 👋😁.

[arius6454]

Aren't cliches tiring to see? They're sometimes funny but mostly boring. If you want to read it on wattpad since I post more there, it will be at the button of the post. This story will be filled with genres, tropes or texts that tend to be repeated for some reasons that I do not know off so I hope you enjoy it.

Nathan runs after Lilia, his heart beating faster than ever with every step he takes.

"Let me explain, he says, grabbing Lilia's arm.

She yanks his hand off hers, tears running down her face.

"Don't! How could you be on a date with another woman? So you really don't love me?"

She begins to sob and Nathan just stands there. The woman is a co-worker he met during work hours and they were just meeting for business purposes. He doesn't even know anything about her!

"I knew it! I kept asking you why you came home late and that explains it all", Lilia says while crying her out.

"Please, Lilia! I love you more than anything" Nathan says, trying his best for her to listen to him. He only came home late because he had extra work to do. He works as a civil servant in an administrative service but he sometimes finishes his work late but still tries to come back home early.

"I loved you okay? I loved you but I guess it was one sided all along", she sobs.

Nathan then tries to calm her down but Lilia does nothing but continue to ignore him and let her pitiful tears run down her face. Couldn't she take a chill pill?

"Let me explain", he says, taking her arm again.

Lilia looks at him and wipes her tears with her other hand, "I don't need an explanation".

"Please let me explain", he begs. He will do anything for her to not break up with him.

"Why did you cheat on me?" she finally asks.

"Let me explain..."

"Was it my body, my face, my hair?" she interrupts, rambling on about the possibilities.

Nathan sighs, fumbling with his hair, "Let me explain..."

"Fine", Lilia says, crossing her arms. "Then explain".

He takes a few deep breaths and composes himself: wanting to explain as much of the truth as he can.

"...I can explain".

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Little notes

I wrote this for fun and because I seriously get annoyed with this. Some stories are even based on misunderstandings but it takes a lot of chapters for it to be resolved. This story is based on misunderstandings and not being straightforward but I think the only thing I've read or watched that used this trope well is the manga and anime 'Komi can't communicate'. It was well written and I enjoyed watching it. This is also the ‘I can’t explain’ meme so I hope you liked it.

[scaip]

Something that's been bothering me for a while: we always see Lilia praising and complimenting Malleus, or just commenting stuff about his past. While I get writers do that in order to show us some info about a misterious character (after all, if they take too long unveiling information some of us would eventually get bored), I can't avoid the uncomfortable feeling Lilia also says those things to subtly put people into their places (yes, even Malleus himself), as some reminder of about whom he is talking about. Praising someone not only is a way to show affection, but I can also work as a way to install limits and communicate desires. I feel that is not only to show us Malleus is an excellent magician, but also a way to hold a high standart for him and remind said character that such behaviour is expected of him.

And, well... That doesn't exactly help you making friends. While Lilia stated a desire for Malleus to make a friend, subtly rubbing on people's faces you are dealing with a world-class performer of the activity you study won't exactly help students relate to Malleus.

And this where the interesting part comes: Lilia is supposed to supervise Malleus. He won't low the standarts for him. While the truth of Silver's adopted parentage is a secret, we don't see Lilia constantly encouraging him in the same way (and it is unnecessary to openly show you are someone's paternal figure to be supportive of a person).

Malleus is a prince and they need the propaganda. Sure, he deserves his fame and all of that, but, it is also a way for Lilia to remind others about whom they are dealing with. It may help against some troublemakers like Rook, but, there is this deep politically complex spiderweb reminding us that in The Valley of Thorns, the monarch figure is the one who wields the power. And Lilia has to uphold those premises.

And he is sneaky. A comment of him says he used to wear women clothes, and, while I am sure living for centuries probably makes you say "fuck gender conventions", well, I wouldn't be surprised if we found out he was a spy. The guy belongs to the high hierarchy, he is trusted by his rulers due his own acts. You don't grow into power without being a bit sneaky. He is clever and subtly manipulative (no, manipulation tactics don't necessary make a character evil).

He is playing a game in Raven College too.

[saatorubby]

Cultural differences

Summary: Malleus's way of courting (dragon fae style) creates a misunderstanding between the two of you.

Or in which lilia is an old man™ and is having the time of his life.

A/n: In honor of the announcement of chapter 7, I decided to post this early. May all of you dragon simps get your dragon man. (it's me, I'm the dragon simps)

Genre: fluff

Pairings: Malleus Draconia x reader

Warnings: second person pov, you/your pronouns, gn!reader

"Lilia, child of man doesn't make sense." Malleus was munching on fries, with a pout on his face. He was apparently, what lilia called 'sulking'. Let me assure you he was not! Absolutely not!

Lilia brought up his hand to his face to stifle a chuckle that escaped him at the sulking fae prince, who put another one of the fries in his mouth.

Lilia finds situations like these quite entertaining, he loves observing the youth of today. They are peculiar, to say the least.

Though lilia understands malleus's crisis, he couldn't help but be amused.

After all, how many times do you see a powerful fae at his knees for a magic-less human he befriended in an abandoned building.

"Well, tell me what happened," Lilia said with as much seriousness he could muster and put his teacup down.

Malleus' eyes lit up and he visibly perked up about getting the chance to talk about how he have been trying to court you.

"I took prefect for a walk with me in the woods behind ramshackle where we danced to once upon a dream." He lets out a dreamy sigh, his chin resting on the back of his hand.

What a wonderful night that was.

The sky seemed jewel studded with how many stars there were. Your warm hand in his considerably colder ones. An impulse to hold you closer. So he asked you for a dance to which you delightfully agreed, blush adorning your face. He will never forget the night when you two sang the greatest love song in all of the twisted wonderland together while dancing.

Eyes his went to your lips many times, but he was afraid he would scare you if became too bold so he restrained himself.

"It was good until that but then I tried to give them jewels from my treasury as a token of my affection, but they keep refusing! I don't know what I've done to anger them. I just wish to mend our relationship, lilia." Malleus let out a defeated sigh his lips formed into an adorable pout.

Lilia knew the meaning of the word treasury, what malleus really meant was his hoard. Like every good dragon, malleus has a hoard as well. It has all of the knick-knacks malleus collected over the long period he has been in twisted wonderland.

Let it be jewels worth millions of madols or a weird thing he found on the street, all of them has a special place in his hoard. He was allowed to take a part of it with him to Night Raven College when he came, the rest is in his treasury room in the palace of Briar Valley.

Lilia, who was far older than Malleus and well aware of human courting traditions, couldn't help but laugh endearingly at the young prince. He then adjusted his expression, looking fondly at the child he had raised, who had now become so old that he has his first love!

Oh...Lilia distantly remembers the feeling of falling in love for the first time, he doesn't remember his first love anymore, for their existence had been erased by the cruel, cruel time that doesn't spare anybody, but he does remember how he felt with them and how gentle they were with him.

At the time he was a battle-hardened General, a war hero, not exactly used to kindness, but he remembers that they were far kinder than anybody he had met before, even now after a few centuries later, he has yet to meet someone like them.

Lilia pulled himself back from memories of long forgotten past and turned to his prince.

"Malleus, they are human." Lilia said simply.

"I am aware lilia, I still dont see what I could have done to have them cross with me." Malleus gave lilia a half-hearted glare.

"Malleus, they are human. You are trying to court them like how dragons court their mate. They don't know how dragons court their mate. They aren't familiar with your courting methods." Lilia nodded towards malleus sipping on his tea, and malleus' eyes widened in realization. Of course! How could he have been so foolish!

Malleus shot lilia a grateful look and said a simple "thank you." And headed out to find you. He must fix this. He has to.

So, you weren't even aware that he was trying to court you? He let out a chuckle.

Of course, why didn't he think of it before? Oh yes, he was too engrossed in drowning in his misery that he didn't notice.

Well, he supposes it's not all lost, after all. He could just explain things, but ah! Humans don't receive precious jewels as a confession of their feelings.

He does have other ideas as to what to give you.

You were coming back from your class, after a long and exhausting day. Professor Trein had given you to write a ten-thousand-word essay on The Human-Fae War that happened in early 1300's.

Your face bloomed into an amused smile as grim grumbled about ace taking his sandwich. You let out an exasperated sigh. They may be idiots, but they are your idiots.

You got grim settled in the bed quickly. He was complaining about not getting enough sleep the whole way back and got yourself settled on the couch in the living room.

You took out your homework, your assignment sheets as well as books you've borrowed from the library and got to work.

It was fascinating really, how two species that hated each other so much could come together like this. Humans and Fae...they have a long-standing history of hate and slaughter. It's gruesome.

The war went on for almost a century.

You were halfway through the essay when, from the corner of your eyes, you saw green fireflies shimmering in your garden. You abandoned your work to greet your friend who, you're pretty sure, has been avoiding you for the past few days.

"Tsunotaro."

"Child of man."

The two of you stared at each other for a minute. Trying to read each other, either by expressions or literally trying to read thoughts in Malleus's case. (He would never do this without your permission, but he was contemplating it)

"Look I-"

"Child of man I-"

"...."

"You go first."

"You can go first."

You scratched the back of your neck with an air of awkwardness surrounding you.

"Okay...tsunotaro, I don't know what I did so that you got mad at me but I am sorry."

Malleus' eyes widened in bewilderment.

"Child of man...I thought you were cross with me." You thought he was angry with you...? A small tender smile formed on his black-painted lips. A smile that was much different from his usual teasing smile followed by a taunting remark. How the corners gently tilted upwards, a sparkle in his eyes that reflected an emotion you couldn't yet place, but you were sure that your eyes reflected the same.

Small laughter bubbled out of his mouth, and not being able to help it you let yourself chuckle with him.

The sound of his laughter was so alluring that you were left wondering whether he had put a spell on you.

Little did you know he wondered the same about you. You had either bewitched him or he was a fool, a fool in love.

"Well, then, I shall make it up to you, beastie. Would you do me the honor of granting me your company for a stroll in the woods once again?" Malleus asked, gallantly. He was quite over the top with his dramatics -posing in a bow, holding out a hand for you to take- while smiling teasingly.

"I would love to, tsunotaro." You couldn't help but chuckle at the dragon fae's antics. Taking his arm you strode along with him to the woods behind Ramshackle.

A gentleman as ever, Malleus produced something in his arm but hid it behind his back before you could take a peek.

"Hey! No fair!" You pouted, seeing your adorable face the future king couldn't help but smile endearingly.

"You shall wait patiently beastie. Patience is a virtue," he said as you strode towards your and Malleus's special place.

He had taken you there for a walk before once. It was a beautiful, beautiful night. Perhaps you should say magical.

Malleus had taken your hand and invited you for a dance. Holding you close like you were the most precious treasure he has ever held. Spinning you around like a fairytale prince (which he was). Your eyes went to his dark-painted lips many times that night, wishing to have a taste of what you thought to be the most forbidden fruit this world had to offer.

You danced and sang one of the songs from your home. Your eyes went to your eyebrows in surprise that the very same song existed here. Malleus seemed fond of the song as well. You could see his bright green eyes soften every time a word of the lyrics left his lips.

"We are here," he announced. You looked around, finding it hard to imagine such a place could be near the desolate place you had come to call your home.

It was a mountain stream. Beautiful, clear water flowed down the steep grades. Shining moonlight above it, making the water in it shine like stars had been brought down to earth.

"Child of man," Malleus quietly pulled you out of your daze. "I brought this for you." He said, but before he could bring out whatever he had been hiding behind his back, you fixed him a stern look.

"Mal, I told you that I can-" before you could say another word, his hand-that he had placed upon your mouth- cut you off.

"I know," Malleus began with an uncharacteristically tender look on his face. "Lilia explained that humans do not court as we do. So I have brought you this." He removed the hand from your mouth and brought out a bouquet from his back.

They were gorgeous, the flowers. The bouquet consisted of red and pink asters. You chuckled, you couldn't have picked more perfect flowers yourself, they were gorgeous but not enough to distract you from the meaning of them and his words from before.

Seeing your joyous reaction, Malleus's eyes filled with hope. "Child of man, I-" he started but before he could get out another syllable, you put your hand on his mouth and cut him off. Amusedly watching as his eyes widened in surprise, clearly not used to people cutting him off, especially in such a familiar manner.

"I would love to, Tsunotaro."

--

I wish I had a malleus.

Edit: for clarification pink asters mean sensitivity and love and red aster means undying devotion

[caterkinnie]

Hi! Can I ask for a request similar to this but instead the reader thinks the characters are just joking? I deal with a lot of relationship insecurity, especially when it comes to confessions, so like maybe a little angst with a fluffy ending.

With the characters Vil, Rook, Lilia, Riddle, Leona if that's alright (plus anyone else you want to add! I also don't mind if you want to remove one of them, or if you don't want to accept the request! Have a good day 🖤)

Please just accept their feelings they're so down bad...

❥ ⌗ characters: Vil Schoenheit, Rook Hunt, Lilia Vanrouge.

❥ ⌗ summary: They finally confess after pining for quite a while and you think they're joking

❥ ⌗ tags: somewhat angst with a happy ending, some general headcanons here and there, reader has insecurities that are not specified. not proofread.

❥ ⌗ a/n: apologies for taking so long and congrats ! you're the only one who was saved from me clearing my askbox because i really liked this request. sorry that i didn't write for leona and riddle, i already had vil, rook and lilia's parts planned beforehand</3

'...Vil, it's not funny. Why would you joke about something like that?'

Vil was completely smitten for you, and to have someone like HIM with insanely high standards for EVERYTHING down bad then that says a lot about you as a person.

It didn't take him too long to notice how you lacked confidence — normally, he wouldn't care. But we are talking about you, so he constantly tries to help you in a very Vil way.

He was very meticulous when it was about you, Vil has been planning his confession for quite a while now. As you know, he's quite the perfectionist kind of guy; Vil has every single thing planned to the smallest detail.

It's a fool-proof plan, of course after weeks and weeks trying to pursue you romantically he HAS to make it all worth it.

Of course there's a problem he wasn't considering; Vil knows you like him back, he figured it out rather quickly. However, that was not the problem — he was missing a detail.

He had planned out EVERYTHING and with that I Mean EVERYTHING, even what he would say if you rejected him (Vil thought that maybe even if you reciprocate his feelings you might not feel comfortable with him being a celebrity, something he wouldn't be mad at you for.) but your actual answer to his confession left him speechless.

I think both of you have quite a misunderstanding here.

Did he misinterpret your entire relationship? He's now overthinking. Vil was so sure that you liked him back. Did he completely mess up?

'My dear, I'm not… I'm not joking. Why would you even assume that I would make such a distasteful joke like that in the first place?'

'You… You can't be serious, right? Why would you… like me back…'

It's insanely hard to catch Rook's attention, contrary to what most people might think.

He's the self-proclaimed hunter of love, someone who's constantly seeking beauty to admire and love. Yet… that's the same reason why he feels as if he can't experience romantic love.

He's had a few crushes here and there, but nobody fully catches his eyes — nobody, until you appeared.

Rook fully believes you're the most beautiful person he's ever seen… Not only physically. Every single part about you feels so foreign to him that Rook just wants to know more and more!...

But you don't seem to acknowledge how beautiful you are, that's ok! He'll tell you all the time how wonderful you are, no matter how much you struggle to believe him, his words are nothing but pure honesty. Just thinking about you makes his heart weak, always lowering his guard as if your presence alone was able to protect him from any danger, just what are you doing to him?

Rook loves the chase, so when he gets impatient and decides it's time to confess then that means he's completely serious about this.

He's not meticulous as Vil is when planning a confession — after all, he wants it to be natural. That doesn't mean he isn't saving a few hundreds of poems about his undying love for you.

It isn't hard for him to express his love for you, since he seems to be thinking about his emotions for such a huge amount of time he's struggling to focus!

Rook was waiting for the perfect moment to confess, a moment so intimate between the two of you that felt right. Like Vil, he was quite confident and knew that you liked him back beforehand.

However, he has also noticed that you sometimes reject his compliments, something that leaves him worried all the time. He seems to be slightly stressed on a daily basis because of this, even Vil noticed his sudden change.

When he hears your response, you can see the way his usual smile falters for a second — it's almost unnoticeable. It's not unexpected, but oh, how he wished to hug you tightly and tell you how wrong you were about yourself.

Ah, how he desires you to think of yourself as highly as he does, he tries his best to hide how upset he is — not with you, but whoever made you feel as if you couldn't trust his words.

'Why wouldn't I like you..? Ah, dear Trickster, there's nothing about you I could ever dislike!'

'Ah… you're not serious, right? I don't like it when you flirt with me as a joke…'

You're right in a way, Lilia enjoys flirting for fun. Asking someone on a date just to see their reaction and maybe get to know them better. His feelings are somewhat fleeting.

He used to flirt with you because he liked your reactions, something about you always felt so refreshing… Is it perhaps the fact that you view his world in an entirely different way? Maybe you're just a normal human who just happens to be attractive to him. Either way, being with you felt different.

And it was confusing for him, Lilia knows his position as an old fae and A Single Father, which makes things complicated, let alone the fact that you two are from entirely different species (which was never a problem to begin with, however, it might inconvenience you in the future if your relationship lasted long enough)

He has been in love a few times before in his life, he's been afraid of being in love too; but that gave him a fair amount of regrets, regrets that he's not willing to either let go of or repeat.

He decided to court you as soon as possible, but his advances are somewhat… odd, expected from a man like Lilia. You usually didn't even realize what he was trying to do and if you did, you played it off as if it was a joke. Silver had to deal with his father whining about you being 'too oblivious to realize his clear and totally obvious advances' way too many times, poor guy.

Deep down… He knew it was something else, Lilia acted as if it was just you… being oblivious, nothing more. However, he's pretty good at reading people— the old fae had a very clear idea of what was going on. Which is why when he decided to stop playing around and officially ask you out, your response did not surprise him in the slightest.

'Ah, my dear.. You wound my heart. I've been trying to let you know of my feelings in a subtle manner, but you always played it off as a mere jest. What can I do to earn your trust?'

Reblogs are appreciated!

[luminous-letters]

Confessing to the boys!

Note: All of these are made jokingly and purely for laughs.

Heartslabyul

Riddle

MC: I love you, Riddle.

Riddle: Thank you, my mom loves me too.

MC: Yeah...about that.

Trey

MC: Trey, I like you.

Trey: I'm sorry, you're not Riddle's mom.

Cater

MC: I love you, Cater.

Cater: That's great to hear! Now I just need to love myself and we'll be A-okay.

Ace

MC: Ace—

Ace: Shh, I know, I know. You like me right?

MC: What? I was about to ask if you did our alchemy homework?

Deuce

MC: Hey, Deuce. I think I want to be more than friends with you.

Deuce: Best friends?

MC: No, even further.

Deuce: Tier two best friends!

Savanaclaw

Leona

MC: Leona, I'm in love with you.

Leona, sleeping: Heh. Kiss my ass, Draconia.

MC: Was that an insult or an invitation? Derogatory or sexual?

Ruggie

MC: I feel a warm feeling in my chest whenever I see you.

Ruggie: It's acid reflux.

Jack

MC, pulling out a rock with some green stuff around it: I've taken a lichen to you, Jack.

Jack: That was witty. Come here.

Octavinelle

Azul

MC: Azul, I like you.

Azul: I'm sorry you don't have enough points in your Mostro card to avail my affection. Please purchase more products to reach the point requirement.

Floyd

MC: You take my breath away.

Floyd: Is this about that time I almost drowned you?

Jade

MC: You make my heart skip a beat.

Jade: How interesting. Would you like me to make it skip more? I can even make it stop if you like.

Scarabia

Kalim

MC: You're the sunshine to my life.

Kalim: Thanks! I get that a lot!

MC: I like you.

Kalim: Ooh, a lot of pretty people tell me that too!

Jamil

Jamil: I'm sorry, but I feel like we're not on par with each other for a relationship. I'm up here and you're down there...wait a bit lower, there.

MC: I haven't even said anything.

Jamil: It was obvious.

Pomefiore

Vil

MC: Vil, I love you.

Vil: How cute. Get in line.

Rook

MC: Rook, you're the apple to my pie.

Rook: You're the straw to my berry.

MC: You're the smoke to my high.

Rook: You're the one I wanna marry.

*the rest of the afternoon was spent vibing*

Epel

MC: You're my partner in crime.

Epel: I know right? Vil won't see what's coming for him. You swapped the eyeliner with ink, right?

MC: That's not what I meant—

Vil: Ehem.

Epel: Shit.

Ignihyde

Idia

MC: Will you be my player two?

Idia: Not interested, player slots are full. I've got game night with Ortho.

MC: I meant to say that I like you.

Idia: Eh, what I said works either way.

Diasomnia

Malleus

MC: Malleus, I want to be in a relationship with you.

Malleus: I don't recall we were this close to each other. I'm sorry, this might be a misunderstanding on my part. *wooshes away*

Lilia

MC: Lilia, I want to grow old with you.

Lilia: Really? Your entire bloodline would've died out by the time I get my first wrinkles.

MC: Maybe I chose the wrong phrase.

Silver

MC: You're the man of my dreams.

Silver: I...I like you too, MC. *falls asleep*

MC, snuggling: I'm happy to hear that.

Sebek

MC: You're my knight in shining armor.

Sebek: O-of course I'm a knight! All for Lord Malleus. And maybe...ehem, nevermind. You know what? Come here.

[sk2lton]

hi~! i enjoyed your "second choice" post ㅠㅠ would it be okay if you make a version where the vice dorm leaders don't hold any romantic feelings for reader? like, they found out as a "pure" (for lack of better word) best friend?

thank you so much! ♥

✿。 CRUSHING — ꒰ TWST ꒱

in reference to this post. vice dorm leaders with a friend that likes their dorm leader!

꒰ note: hope you enjoy anon<3 please tell me if i misunderstood this req, ill fix it!! ꒱

— warnings: gn! reader, none

— characters: trey, ruggie, jade, lilia, rook, jamil 

✿。 trey 

— you like riddle? he's happy for you! he's the best person to go to for advice on how to confess, what to get him for birthdays, and more. he's very supportive and can't help but try to bring you two together. he wouldn't want to meddle too much, but he'd drop the occasional hint to riddle. cue riddle ignoring it because he doesn't understand what trey is getting at. 

— if you wanted to bake something to give to riddle, he would definitely help you. he knows riddle well so he knows what he likes and what he doesn't, and is more than happy to share that information with you. he would also tell riddle good things about you and riddle's just confused because what does this have to do with alchemy class? it could end up in a possible misunderstanding.. but he didn't mean any harm, he swears! 

— he's great with advice in general. you think riddle is acting differently? he'll know why. he's able to decode riddle's thoughts on the fly with minimum inaccuracy.

✿。 ruggie 

— he'll be one to tease you relentlessly. unlike somebody else... jade.. on this list, he would cease his teasing about your crush while you're in front of leona. come on, he has a heart! sometimes, he'll lead on as if he's going to tease you about it in front of leona, but he never does. 

— he's actually really supportive, although it may not seem like it! he cares about your happiness and leona's. if you needed any help, it would come at a price, but he would definitely try his best to help you. 

— i see him as somebody who's not very well versed in romanticism, so often he just blanks at most of your questions, but at the end of the day, he's trying. he'll often tell you where leona is when he's skipping class in case you'd like to join. additionally, he'll leave you two alone whenever you're talking to each other.

✿。 jade 

— jade is unfazed. he would probably tell floyd, then teasing from both of them ensues. their teasing is never-ending, even in front of azul. although when azul is around, it's more subtle, but still brutal. 

— he'll drop the occasional hint while you're in front of azul and watch as you desperately try to cover it up. my face is red because i just got back from flight class, jade.. then nervous laughter because all of them know you didn't have flight class that day. 

— despite seeming like he doesn't really care, he'll encourage you to be honest with azul. if you ever need advice on anything, he'll always respond with the best guidance he can give, and he'll reassure you too!

✿。 rook 

— he's excited for you! "love's a beautiful thing, isn't it?" he'd definitely offer to help get you closer with vil, and even give information on what he likes and what he doesn't. like trey, he'll just try to be the most helpful he can to you. 

— although, unlike trey, rook will also take vil's feelings into account so he'll try to ask vil some questions about what he thinks about you. he wants both of you to be the happiest you can be, so it would be very unfair of him if he only listened to how you were feeling! 

— i can see him also helping you set up a place to confess because he insists it must be in a beautiful place! he'll also help you with your outfit if you'd like. but, he'll do that only after he knows that you have a chance because he doesn't want you to prepare something nice just to be rejected.

✿。 lilia 

— you thought jade would be the worst to find out you like his dorm leader? wrong. sure, jade is bad with his teasing, but lilia's teasing is entirely different and arguably more embarrassing. as malleus' guardian, he'll constantly joke about how you're not good enough for his son, but it's all in good fun. 

— whenever he sees you talking to malleus though, he'll sneak up behind you, hanging upside, and surprise you. he would probably tell silver, but silver is so indifferent. it seems like he doesn't like the idea of you crushing on malleus, but don't worry, he's just playing around! 

— he's the type to hype you up to his friend like you're a celebrity. malleus, did you know that they once... then half the time it's something you didn't even do. then malleus is just so confused because it came out of nowhere and you never told him you could juggle while on a tricycle. when lilia makes up things about you, it's never something typical like "they're really smart," and it's always something like how you used to wrestle sharks in your homeland to tame them. is it believable? no. but does it entertain him? yes.

✿。 jamil 

— are you sure? he'll ask. do you know how clingy and high maintenance he is? try spending a day in my life and you'll understand. he'll continue to say. he's just astonished, but he doesn't show it outwardly. on the inside, his jaw has dropped to the floor similar to a cartoon and his eyes are bulging out of his head. 

— after he gets past the initial shock, he'll be very indifferent to it, though it might cause him some inconveniences workwise since you're around kalim a lot more so suddenly he has to make a meal for two. he wouldn't really mind your crush on kalim, as long as you helped keep him at bay. 

— don't expect any advice unless you beg him for it. he really isn't interested in your crush on kalim, so he wouldn't be really inclined to help, unless, as mentioned, you kept kalim at bay. only then, he'd probably pitch in a few words of advice.

[sabishi-tomo]

AnS Chapter 131 Rough Summary

Since the full translation of the latest chapter won't be out for another week or more, I did a rough translation for the starving ZenYuki fans in the AnS Discord. I was asked to post it on Tumblr too, so here it is! It's under the cut for peeps who want to avoid spoilers.

Note that I have mediocre proficiency in Japanese so there may be inaccuracies. There's a reason I'm editor on the Clarines Press team and not the translator!

Summary under the cut!

The OT5 have dinner

So, at first, the OT5 are talking about Ryuu and his new assignment. Mitsuhide expresses surprise because originally he didn't think Ryuu would fit in Lilias. Obi says this subject still makes Shirayuki sad, Mitsuhide apologizes for bringing it up. Shirayuki says it's okay because she'll continue to feel like that for a while. Zen talks about Garak moving to respond to the wishes of her precious students, Kiki mentions having been worried about Ryuu being buried in the snow when he first came to Lilias. Then, Mitsuhide mentions that he was shocked to see Ryuu talk to so many people at the Rugilia estate (he's referring to after the perfume incident was over).

That reminds Zen about the Rugilia Banquet. Zen asks if Shirayuki and Obi cleared up Lord Eisetsu's misunderstanding. Shirayuki and Obi are confused at first but then they understand what he's talking about.

Mitsuhide: What happened? Kiki: To keep Eisetsu-sama from approaching Shirayuki, Hisame-dono made him believe that she was in love with Obi. Obi: It's a misunderstanding that Kiki-jo's husband needs to clear up. Zen: I don't understand how Kiki's fiance did it... Mitsuhide (to Shirayuki): How did you do it? Kiki: 10 seconds. [Gotta love our girl Kiki, so concise.]

Anyway, Zen cuts of the 10 second count at 8 seconds since Shirayuki starts combusting at the 7 second mark. Mitsuhide: I understand now... Shirayuki: I'm sorry... There's some banter between Kiki and Obi, and then- Zen: If you guys want to keep talking about the evening party you were at and drink, do what you want. Mitsuhide: I wasn't there, though... Zen: Shirayuki, let's have tea at the market.

Obi, Mitsuhide, and Kiki high five each other as soon as Zen and Shirayuki leave. Mitsuhide accidentally demonstrating the '10 seconds-to-fall-in-love' thing was no accident 🤭. By goading Zen, they were giving Shirayuki and Zen an opportunity to leave and have some alone time.

Obi's conversation with Mitsuhide and Kiki

Obi jokes about Zen not taking him out (but at least Zen bought him a drink). Kiki reminds Obi that he got a chance to talk to Zen at the Rugilia mansion after the perfume incident. Obi says they haven't exhausted convo yet. Mitsuhide says Shirayuki said not to bug Obi (at Rugilia mansion) because he was resting. Obi says that's weird because he does rest when he's with Shirayuki. Mitsuhide seems to disagree about whether Obi is truly resting.

Kiki: I guess Shirayuki got to know Obi well in their time together. Mitsuhide (seeing Obi's surprised face): Hmm? Is it surprising? Shirayuki cherishes you and your relationship with her. You don’t think it’s just your own will alone by which you are staying by Shirayuki’s side, do you? Obi: No... I know that in my own way. The young miss tells me that kind of thing. There's some more banter between Kiki and Obi. Kiki: I wonder where Zen and Shirayuki went. Mitsuhide: Ah~! I think they're going back to the base for a cup of tea. You see, we're leaving together tomorrow. That's why I left a room next to Zen's for Shirayuki to sleep in. Obi: What about me? Mitsuhide: You have a room in the base.

Zen and Shirayuki's date

Zen: I want to see if you are red. Why hide it? And then he says the Japanese expression of fond exasperation "まったく / mattaku". Anyway, I interpreted it as Zen wanting to see Shirayuki's blush from her staredown with Mitsuhide. Shirayuki: Thanks to the street lights, we still have time. (This is a reference to the end of last chapter, where Zen said it was already dark even though they finally had time together) Zen: Like this, the night will be longer.

Zen: Which tea stalls are good? Where should we sit? Shirayuki: Um, Zen, you're going back to your room at the base, right... Zen: Yeah... should we go back? There's only one room though... Shirayuki: (Shirayuki falters here a bit about what she wants to say) I... I still. I still wanted to stay with Zen. If you'll give me some time. I want to talk and drink flower tea until we get sleepy. Shirayuki: L-Lucian flower tea is what I want... Shirayuki (blushes then points): I think it's in the stall up there! I'll get you some.

Zen: Shirayuki, let's go together... (Shirayuki has run off)

Shirayuki remembers previous convo, from the inn in Ch 100. Zen had asked her then [What type of flower is in this tea?]. She basically ran off to compose herself because she is having trouble expressing her true desire of wanting to stay at the inn from last time.

Note that this is the inn that serves great food and tea, but you have to check-in for the night, it's not a restaurant. Last time, when they were trapped in the snowstorm, Shirayuki was uncomfortable because they were seemingly unchaperoned (they didn't know that Obi, Mitsuhide, Kiki were there too) and she probably doesn't want to burden Zen by going through that again. Last time she said, "Is it really okay for me to share the same room as his Highness, Prince Zen?"

Shirayuki (to herself): No matter how long you want to stay, we can’t stay at an inn. It's okay, Zen didn't realize. Zen comes back to find Shirayuki. Zen: Did you say Lucian? It's not here. Before, I had a cup of that flower tea with you.

Thanks to @alexmeli50 for the raws!

[marsgod]

Congrats on your milestone <3!

i'm here to rq a twisted wonderland match-up.

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istp, libra, she/her, & pansexual. Southeast asian, a little tan, mixed with a bit of pale complexion (not from illness). I have an average height for most southeast asian females, 5 ft 0.2 (which can be considered to be a short height for some people).

Personality ; I'm not a too straightforward person, but I will be straightforward if necessary. I share my opinion only when needed/when left with no other choices.

Mostly in public, ppl don't try to talk to me and I don't try to start a convo with them either, but I do talk when needed or if it's someone I'm comfortable with. Some people consider me to be a friendly, polite, and humble person, albeit sometimes throwing a few curses and mischievous around ppl I'm comfortable with. I tend to overthink and avoid saying something abt myself.

I like to put a smile on other people's faces and love to listen to other people talking abt anything(??), it could be their days, random stories, etc. I have a habit of humming a song in small volumes.

Hobby ; I don't have any particular hobby; but I spend most of my time reading, listening to music, and playing games.

What I find attractive ; loyalty, honesty, humor, people talking/sharing about their interest and their passion for it, ability to stay calm in an alarming situation, communication before misunderstanding or making big decisions.

Dream date ; I don't have any particular ideal. I'd like to go with my s/o's ideal date.

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sorry if my rq is too long, rants, or there's some repentance in some words. Thank you in advance! I hope you have enjoyable weeks, congrats again :).

【Ａ　Ｔｉｍｅ　ｏｆ　Ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎｓ】 - Matchup for Twisted Wonderland!

I’d match you with… Silver!

Silver is the same boat as you in the “Nobody really talks to him and vice versa” department, he really only talks to his dorm and, later on, you

loyalty? pretty much guaranteed, and he doesn’t like exerting energy into arguments when they’re unnecessary and can be solved literally any other way

Silver’s ideal date is hanging around in the woods/park/ anything of that nature, you two don’t have to do anything but hang out and talk and he’d be perfectly happy

If he ever catches a comment from you, he’ll either quietly snort or reprimand you softly depending on who it is (Malleus, Lilia)

Silver will probably catch onto whatever tune you usually hum, he’ll hum it whenever he’s looking for you

He doesn’t mind the you being quiet, the both of you vibe with eachother and its overall cozy

since he’s a bit on the taller side compared to you, he keeps his hand on your head in case you get lost

He knows absolutely nothing of Hair, makeup, or anything of the like since he usually falls asleep while lilia teaches/ he also doesn’t trust Malleus or sebek when it comes to that stuff, so if you’re into make up or just taking care of your hair then he’ll watch from the side

planetarium dates probably happen frequently too! Silver likes the butterflies, and the smell of flowers!

“Would you like to leave now? I won’t mind.”

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Tiny small train of thoughts.

With all the emphasis Lilia puts in talking about his youthfull appearance, what if that's not his true form?

Silver's words about Lilia in that wish event heavily imply he has had the same appearance for all of Silver's life (at least). For the way Lilia talks about his cute looks (during the prologue, when Rook openly stalks him and approached by Trey in the event), for me, it can be two things:

1) He wants to sound playful in order to make his interlocutors (mostly Trey) lower their guards/change the subject/troll them for the sake of it.

2) Lilia is giving hints of something else.

I get being a fae can means you look the same for ages, yet, if he appears on a book history and is well-known, shouldn't students have had already connected the dots? Specially the most perceptive ones, such as Azul, Vil or Leona (if he bothered to). Can't say much about Idia, Riddle can be rather naïve in some aspects and Jamil is too immersed into his own issues with Kalim + the dorm. Most awe from the students come from Malleus, not Lilia. A freaking war hero who is old af. If you have a person with a well-known name (at least for history nerds in-universe) + his physical appearance, wouldn't you suppose something is going on?

You can buy the "look, I am pretty" act once or twice, but it gets suspiscious after a while. Everybody treats Lilia as if he were another student. A diagonally-cut fringe and hair dyed of magenta can't fool everybody.

[saatorubby]

I Won't Let You Die (4)

Summery: Yuu and gang deals with Malleus' overblot that ends unexpectedly.

Warnings: Slight angst, mostly fluff.

Fourth installment in the series:

[Part:1] [Part:2] [Part:3]

Yuu could hear the fire, could hear the screems of rest of their friends as they asked for their instructions, could feel someone shake their trembling figure as they stared at the black and green Dragon, behind him was the shadow of a figure in a black robe and a wooden staff, face made of ink.

They couldn't believe.....all this time it had been them who was causing their friend, no the one they loved, pain.

They wanted to run to Malleus, to hug him, to tell him that it was all a misunderstanding, but they couldn't, they couldn't move.

"to...Potato? Prefect! Yuu? can you hear me?" Vil was shaking them harshly, they felt very light headed.

"Yes, yes Vil-senpai I can hear you, please let go of me." Yuu took a deep breath, and looked around, assessing the situation.

"Okay everyone, I want Diasomnia and Headmaster to destroy the ink monster and everyone else stop him from leaving the Dorm grounds, tire him out we can't out power him. I'll try and talk to him again." Yuu said in one breath, if they think too much they might break down, noticing the rain for the first time that night. They looked at their friends to see them all drenched too.

Everyone started to do as Yuu told them to, Lilia, Silver, Sebek and Crowley attacked the ink monster. Idia pulled out his phone typed something and all of a sudden a dozen drones appeared and started attacking Malleus from all angles.

Rest pulled out their magic pens, some barricaded the mirror and others attacked Malleus.

Malleus let out cries of pain, his attacks getting stronger with each blow.

"Tsunotaro! Please just listen to me. I never wanted to hurt you." Yuu yelled to the raging Dragon.

"You human....You think so highly of yourself that you think you can hurt me?" Malleus growled, but look on his face said otherwise.

"Just admit it! you never really cared. How can you? How can anyone care about me? Do you love me like this? Because this is who I am. Even you my first and only friend are going to leave me." Malleus was hysterical, he had tears, his Dragon was breathing hard, but the power of his attacks doubled, Yuu cursed.

This is not good, they don't even intend to leave, is this how it's going to end?

He suddenly hissed when a proud looking Leona used his King's Roar on him, retaliating with his own fire, to which Leona looked like an injured cat.

Malleus continued to reign different spells on them. Lilia and Vil currently working as their shield, just as Yuu had instructed them to do in middle of battle. While Jamil tried to hypnotize the Dragon, which he couldn't, much to Jamil's disappointment.

Everyone was looking worse to wear, all of them had bad injuries, one particularly bad was Yuu's when they had tried to talk to him and got too close, now they had a big slash on their left arm from his talons and a possible broken arm from when they were thrown back. Deuce had tried to protect them, to which he got cut on his forehead from, which was bleeding pretty badly, the blood was dripping in front of his eyes.

Other one was kalim's who tried to extinguish Malleus' fire with his unique magic and failed miserably, now he had bright red burns on his palms. Everyone was either sporting broken bones from being thrown back or some other form of injury.

No words were helping, malleus would just deny everything and start to attack them with extra vigor. Yuu need to do something, fast. Them they had an idea which would go amazingly right or horribly wrong, but they decided to take their chance.

"Tsunota...no Malleus please listen I am not going back, I never told you because I had no intention to go back. Please listen to me, come back to me I love you. You mean the world to me. I am not leaving, not now, not ever, not unless you want me to ." Yuu never thought that their confession would go like this.

"No you can't, Me....I? how ? please tell me your not lying beacuse if this is a joke if would b very cruel of you child of man." Malleus was looking at them so softly, cracks finally appearing on the ink monster.

He was still in overblot form but he didn't attack, Yuu would have been very grateful but they were quite preoccupied.

"How could I lie to you? You would always see right through me. You are one the best people I had pleasure of knowing. I love you so much Malleus. I've had for quite a while." Yuu was very much aware of the tears in their eyes and multiple eyes staring in their back, but they couldn't look away.

Malleus overblot form was slowly fading, he came back down with a thud, landing on his back.

Yuu sat on their knees beside him and checked for a pulse, signing in relief when it was there. It was comparatively faint but it was their.

Yuu wasn't aware of how high they were on adrenaline. They felt their head spin and black spots appearing in their vision. They could hear several voice but none rang louder then Malleus soft one.

"I love you too, Yuu."