#ignihyde spoilers

[avionvadion]

YA’LL THIS IS SO CUTE. ALSJSKSKSK.

Azul must have quite a bit of trust in Riddle to just fall asleep on his shoulder, lol. Their entire interaction this whole tower has been adorable. Riddle went from being super sus of Azul to relying on him quite a bit. And Azul went from misunderstanding Riddle to realizing how his mind actually works. I love this for them. We have another rivalry friendship pair going on and it’s beautiful.

Also I’M FINALLY OUT OF THE TOWERS, VIL SWEETIE I’M COMING HOME, DON’T LET THEM PUT ME BACK IN THE BUILDING AGAIN PLEASE

[sylvanwoodring]

what did they mean by this?

[notwired]

Stealing (rebloging) all of your posts as we speak. Ortho should go apeshit 🤵🏻🍷

YES!!! absolutely stellar take anon. 10/10

Like?? He does so much to help idia, the very purpose of his existence was to help idia, and yet idia brushes off all his attempts at trying to get him to socialize and make friends and take care of himself, even trying to encourage him to handle his responsibilities as a dorm leader seriously. And he does all this with the knowledge that he won't ever replace his brother. that no matter what he does, he will not fill that void, won't be what idia wants (needs) him to be. And even despite all of this he still wants to make idia happy.

Don't get me wrong I'm so happy ortho grew and developed past his role as a replacement and into his own person I'm so so proud of my boy but MAN he should've at least went apeshit a little bit. Wouldn't it be so cool if ortho overblotted instead of idia.

[themysteriousshroud]

Chapter 66 and 67 Teams

I passed these chapters not too long ago and wanted to share the teams I used for anyone stuck.

I have learned before that one way to work on these battles is to try and get characters from the same dorm on the same team as well as try to maximize any possible Buddy bonuses or duo magic opportunities

Most of these cards were at level 60 or higher with all SSR cards having their duo magic slots at level five

Vil -> Halloween Card

Epel -> Dorm Card

Rook -> Beans Day Card

Lilia -> BDay Card

Silver -> BDay Card

Leona -> Dorm Card

Jamil -> Dorm Card

Kalim -> Dorm Card

Jack -> Dorm Card

Ruggie -> Ceremonial Robes Card

Riddle -> Labwear/Ceremonial Robes Cards (depend on battle)

Azul -> Dorm Card

Cater -> BDay Card

Floyd -> Beans Day Card

Jade -> Dorm Card

[ends-of-the-wayward-storm]

I love Epel, omg.

[tickledpink31]

Ideas I had since finishing chapter 6 of Twisted Wonderland (spoilers for Ignihyde and possibly Epics of Ink & Light)

Nothing makes me laugh more than how different the dynamics are between the tower 1 team (Pomefiore + MC) and the other two teams. MC and the Pomefiore trio got by with minimal arguments. Even if they did argue, they quickly resolved it. Hell, Vil is much less harsh and more open with his appreciation for his team.

And then we got Jamil + Leona in Tower 2 then Azul + Riddle in Tower 3 arguing about one thing or another.

(Yes, I know I'm delaying the next chapters for my fic, but let me brainrot over Monkie Kid for a bit before I get back into writing)

I'm thinking of having Minako's sister and sister-in-law, Flor and Fiona join her and the boys at STYX. Minako reasons that she can't be in the same team with her family in order to balance out their magical reserves since HP verse magic doesn't have limits. In order to get the best possible outcome, the Nezumis part ways. Minako is obviously with Pomefiore, Flor is with Azul and Riddle, Fiona is with Leona and Jamil.

Minako is in good company. She's being told that she's doing a good job, she's opening up more about the traumatic testing she had to endure in STYX, and her teammates are considerate about how the curse is affecting her.

...On the other hand, we got Fiona and Flor both having to deal with a bickering pair. Even when they're trying to stop the world from ending, they still have to step in as the tired parents of the group

[stripedpouch]

"I'll never lose as long as I'm with you"

(Bonus)

[qweaenr]

TWISTED WONDERLAND - Book 7 1/2

[oya-oya-okay]

EPISODE: 7-193 (animation)

I did it with the help of a translator‼️‼️‼️

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

april 2024 octa + 4koma manga updates

Tweels, colorized... 💀

***Spoilers under the cut!***

This chapter of the Octavinelle manga is the part of book 3 where they try to sneak into Azul's office and swipe the contracts the first time (only to be caught and attacked by Azul, Jade, and Floyd)

ihfbpbafyowrp9geqa I'm giggling a little at how Jack's tail is depicted while hiding. It sticks out very obviously (like they say it does in the game), but I'm so used to his tail being depicted as very fluffy in both fan art and his full body in-game models that I almost didn't recognize it in this panel.

ADJbiyoeqeyogeqpiegBfu THEY GOT ZAPPED LIEK ASH GETTING ZAPPED BY PIKACHUKN ADGVUQEFYOEQEGVYOGEEGIGEBI THE CARTOONY SKELETONS ARE SENDING ME FR

fvuegqtviDVDVs673r18oAE FVYEFVLIFEFAL We get a lot of very expressive panels of Azul, Jade, and Floyd!! My favorite has got to be Azul squishing Floyd's cheeks and poking his nose with a magical pen, causing the nose to scrunch up. Very cute!!

asdjvkslfaeiabefbhi I love derpy blank expressions like this... It works super well because of how detailed the faces usually are. The contrast is great!

WFHLVGFOEAIADF;AD HELL YEAH 😭 OCTATRIO BEING OMINOUS AND SHADY AF MEAN GIRLS SQUAD, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

Not normally a fan of Malleus, but I really like how the mangaka depicted him in these panels; they show how he can be cool and mysterious at first glance but can warm up to you and smile too.

WLBHADVUOAVYFIFwn; Errrrrrrrrr 🤡 Whatcha doin' there, buddy? H-Having fun???????? AVERAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF AZUL ASHENGROTTO COUNTING HIS CONTRACTS AND LAUGHING TO HIMSELF LIKE A NERUOTIC SUPERVILLAIN... I'm begging you to please chill tf out... but also please carry on as you were--

In other (non-insane Octavinelle-related news)! The 4koma does not focus on Octavinelle and Scarabia characters as we've predicted (since the first 4koma focused on Ace and Leona, respectively). This month's comics focus on Silver in Musicology/Music class and Ortho doing Summoning. The Silver comics feature Idia, Ruggie, Malleus, and Lilia as side-characters, and the Ortho comics feature Idia (yes, again lol; he's the character with the most frequent appearances across the 4koma's 2 month run so far), Floyd, Vil, and Crewel.

No updates on the Episode of Savanaclaw manga yet!

[avionvadion]

MALLEUS TOMORROW MALLEUS TOMORROW MALLEUS TOMORROW DIASOMNIA CHAPTER TOMORROW MALLEUS TOMMORROW MALLEUS TOMORROW OH GODS LILIA IS GONNA START DYING TOMORROW MALLEUS TOMORROW SILVER IS GONNA CRY TOMORROW OH GODS OH GODS MALLEUS TOMORROW-

THANK GODS I BEAT THE IGNIHYDE TOWERS AND IDIA JUST IN TIME I MEAN LOOK AT IT

ONE HP LEFT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am so ready for that Malleus hum title screen.

[hdavjje]

[rizdoodls]

CHAPTER 7:

PLEASE! AZUL'S REACTION IS KILLING ME!

(I'm sure he screamed as much as Vil did on the inside)

Azul is such a delicate soul, it's hilarious FJZKDISJXJUF

His fear was so intense that he literally fainted with his eyes wide open helpppp

That reaction was so over the top it had me crying with laughter

[harmorii]

very accurate very 1:1 remake of that scene in book 6 where og ortho encourages idia before going back to the underworld 🫡

[roaringdrago]

nightmare suit + icons

[it-happened-one-fic]

Any Weight - Idia

Author Notes: So I really didn't know what I was going to post today in terms of oneshots, so this happened. This fic has been sitting my google docs for quite while and honestly started out life as practice for writing Idia. I wrote this and edite it while listening to the song "Heavy in Your Arms" by Florence in the Machine. As per usual, reader is gender-neutral. I hope you enjoy!

Type: Gender-neutral reader/ sfw/ fluff with angst/ comfort/ romance highly implied/ Spoilers for Ignihyde Chapter

Word Count: 1539

Idia shifted slightly as you leaned against his back, reading some book as he farmed one of his games. And in easy, quiet moments like this, with the weight of your body resting gently against his, feeling like a silent but ever-present promise, it was easy to forget the truth of his situation. Of his life.

But Idia was cursed. It was a weighty, but simple truth that had hung over his head for his entire life. Because he’d never known a life where he wasn’t cursed.

Idia was cursed to remain chained to the Island of Woe, to S.T.Y.X., and to guard the remains of those who’d fallen prey to their own magic and dark thoughts, just like he almost had back when you’d come all the way to S.T.Y.X.’s headquarters after Grim and your friends.

Idia was also cursed to never be able to feel darkness’s embrace, which could hide even the greatest of shames, until the light inevitably came. Because his hair always shone that cold blue light on him. Never letting him hide away from the gaze of all those who looked upon him in horror or disgust and saw all of his many flaws.

Idia was even cursed by his own personality. Unable to tolerate being around others without shutting down and drowning in their silent gazes. Judgmental, fearful, and sometimes pitying, no matter how he felt about it.

It was disgusting, infuriating, and so many other things that left him filled with ire towards anyone and everyone who didn’t understand him or his life. If they were going to gawk at him, then he would mock them for their naive, stupid views, and avoid them. There was no use in bothering with people who would never care.

After all, his life had been decided for him from the very moment he’d been born.

And all of those reasons, as well as so many others, were why he’d pushed you away initially. A laughable thought now, considering you were sitting on his bed, with your back pressed to his in a gentle reminder of your presence that, rather than causing him to tense like so many did, made him relax into the silence that rested easily between the two of you.

But when he’d first met you, he never would have imagined this. Not with how you’d seemed so strange. 

A weirdo, to be sure, with the way your gaze had never held that crushing weight that threatened to smother him that so many others had.

Some person from another world who apparently had far greater concerns than a flame-haired freak that lived in some other dorm. And, to an extent, Idia had been able to respect that.

It had quickly become obvious that you were more than just a weirdo, though. If nothing else, you were capable of handling and surviving numerous overblots. And even as he was getting to know you, it had already been clear to Idia that you were capable of so much more than him.

And that was still clear to him even today. Because if he was a curse, then you were more akin to a blessing.

A blessing who stepped in and stopped overblots from destroying their victims rather than studying the remains of those who were already done for.

A blessing who could see people at their very worst, and still accept them.

And finally, you were a blessing in that you had a personality that was like a balm to introverts. A person he could just be himself around without having to be surrounded by the multitude of people who’d already noticed your calming demeanor.

In reality, Idia knew you weren’t a blessing. Something so good could never survive in a school like this one. And he’d experienced firsthand exactly how much of a pest you could be.

But even with that knowledge, there were still moments when you were like a protagonist with the way you stood out so glaringly from the crowd.

Of course, Idia stood out from the crowd as well, but never in a remotely good way. 

At odds with this, your only supposedly negative quality was that you lacked magic. And while it did make your life a pain sometimes, you never let it bother you. Not like how Idia let his negative qualities and anything he lacked burden him.

And it was a heavy burden. A heavy burden that Idia knew made him equally heavy and unpleasant to be around. Because Idia was no fool. He knew his presence, his friendship, and even his very existence was a weighty one. He could easily drag a person down to their doom with the curses that trailed after him, like an entourage that couldn’t and wouldn’t go unnoticed.

And all of those reasons, plus a myriad of others, were why your presence here, with him, right now ought to be strange. But it wasn’t. In fact, it was perfectly normal for you to hang out with him in the solace of his room. Sometimes gaming with him, and sometimes just doing your own thing in silent companionship.

The selfish part of him clung to both you and your presence even as he continued to face his game in silence. 

Were he just a bit bolder, it would be easy to imagine himself turning to face you and wrapping his arms around your neck, with his fingers curling around your temple as if they could crown you as he cradled you to him.

But what could he ever crown you with other than the knowledge that you deserved far better?

It was his way of betraying you, and he knew that. His betrayal was one of the reasons he never tried to cross the dotted line that strained to keep you and him from growing any closer. Similarly, it was the reason the silence remained between the two of you as Idia pondered all of the oddities that were your relationship with him.

Because you supported him. Embracing him in your arms like he was weightless, rather than the way he knew he had to be a chain tangling itself around your ankles, threatening to trip you up and drag you down.

But you didn’t let him sink, and you didn't get pulled down by him. 

It was like you were a hero in some tropey anime. Willing to plunge into the very deepest of sorrows and pull him out. Never fearing the chances of drowning in the deep darkness of his curses, but also not shunning the light that revealed all. Good and bad.

Or if you did fear it, you didn’t let that fear hold you back. And perhaps that thought was even more alarming. Because that meant you cared about him enough to not let fear hold you back.

Either way, you seemed to just accept both his good and bad traits. Taking it all on with a smile not unlike the one you’d worn when you’d first forced your way into his life.

You’d shrugged off his moody words and met his gaze with your smiling one, “Nobody’s perfect, and it’s not like you’re the only guy at NRC who has overblotted or has caused me problems.”

You were definitely still a strange one, but Idia could no longer view that strangeness as bad. How could he when you could somehow look at the chains that surrounded him, binding him to his curses and doing their best to condemn him and those he chose to tie himself to, and smile in the face of it all? 

But as frustrating as your strange but oddly charming weirdness was, it made him want to do better.

To support you just like how you supported him. To let you know that even in this world that was not your own, you weren’t alone.

If you could willingly walk into that never-ending light that constantly showed his every weakness to the entire, unforgiving, and uncaring world, then he would hide you in the darkness and carry you when it hurt too much.

Because he knew it hurt, even if you hid it well with that smile that only seemed to truly fail you when you were facing an overblot or when the mention of your home came up.

Even if you were strong enough to carry him and all his curses, Idia knew it hurt and that the nights were long for you. 

In fact, it was obvious to him.

Because that weight you carried was why, even after having made friends and forged yourself a family, you still sought your own world. And he recognized that weight’s presence. How could he not when he was all too familiar with carrying a burden all his own?

But you would never be too heavy for him. Not when he was used to carrying the weight of his own curses.

He could carry you, and you would never drag him down. In fact, he doubted your feet would ever even touch the ground. Because, just like how the weight of you leaning against him was more of a comfort than a burden, he knew that, if it was you, he could carry any weight.