#just adding ireland for history and funsies

[olympeline]

I know how canon has gone about it, but I’m curious what people think 👀

[pinkpruneclodwolf]

No Straight Roads— Rook H. On Being a Master Bedroom Mirror.

Stole this off of twst wiki

Hmm...

Hmmm....

Hmmmm.....

Look at that form—crouched beneath the brush, the sunlight gazing upon him fondly, flowers lazing beside him, arrow trained but bow left lax.

You never suspect some boy who wears a hat with a plume, currently in competition for Nicki Minaj's most common feature: The Bob, and is currently looking directly at you as we speak, would be an evil bastard capable of divorcing your soul from your body.

But just like you wouldn't expect Trey to feed you horseshit pie for funsies, you wouldn't expect Rook to be in your walls—Yet, here it is, a long overdue analysis on a horror beyond human comprehension.

I've been ragging on Trey for a while but if there's one being in that entire ensemble that actually puts me on edge, is the man who can put the entire school body in Gehenna with zero prompting.

We know two things about our suspect:

He tells you what you want to hear.

He never let's anything slip.

Now, totally understand your enemy you have to make them your friend.

Or analyze his family history—both count bc Rook would never be your true friend in a sense that he's a mirror.

What do we know about Rook?

Exhibit A: Look Into the Mirror—Rook H. And Being a Leprechaun.

"As for your Irish lubrican, that spirit / Whom by preposterous charms thy lust hath rais'd / In a wrong circle." Dekker's comedy The Honest Whore, Part 2 (1604), Wikipedia on "Leprechaun Etymology."

Now that the Rook appreciators/apologists are gone I can finally address Blonde Bob over here.

Yall are probably looking at this with tears in your eyes, hate in your heart, and violence on the mind.

But I'm here to tell you that I'm right.

As we know, Rook loves beauty, dedicating a nickname to himself as "The Hunter of Love". Love referring to beauty and all things pertaining to it.

As we know Pomefiore pays respect to Queen Grimhilde's unrelenting effort to be beautiful, going as far as wanting her fourteen year old step-daughter dead because she was pretty— which is insane to me because this was written in 19th century Europe, a couple of days in the Mines and that beauty would've died as quickly as it came especially considering Snow White didn't have any inherent magic (as far as I know).

What does this have to do with calling him a wanton whore though?

Everything.

"To be able to see every beauty with these eyes."

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"But of course not, Trey-kun. I'm a greedy man."

As we know, Rook Hunt is a stalker who watches people he finds "interesting".

Historically leprechaun's are normally solitary faerie, never interacting with humans yet partaking in mischief; even referred to as the son of an "evil faerie" and a "degenerate faerie", not wholly good but not wholly evil either.

You can see this behavior shine through when its revealed that Rook voted for N*eg* when the **C concluded.

I forgot to mention the more popular depictions of leprechaun.

"Legends about pots of gold buried at the ends of rainbows originate from long ago. Vikings invaded Ireland in 795 AD, and were known for looting and burying gold and other treasures in undisclosed locations.

According to legend, leprechauns found the abandoned gold and buried it again so no human could ever find it. The old folktales tell us that there is a pot of gold hidden where the end of any rainbow touches the earth." Chandler Chevrolet on "The Legends Behind Pots of Gold and Rainbows."

We all know that Rook Hunt lives and breathes hunting, his interactions with those who are non-human/demi-human amplify this.

I mean, we see how Rook is willing to tickle Ruggie into submission about one of Leona's weaknesses only to complain about how it isn't a fatal Achilles heel, rather a something surprising instead.

Let's return to leprechauns; some depictions emphasize Leprechauns and their ire towards humans, there are many a tale about how faeries whisk away human children and leprechauns are no different in these tales.

There are also tales about how leaving gold coins out leads to your shoes being repaired or when you find a leprechaun and their hidden treasure if you allow them to keep their gold you will be blessed for life.

As we know, Rook's eyes are green, hunter green even.

We often associate green with St. Patrick's Day, those who don't wear green will get pinched.

Those who find themselves in Rook's interests also find themselves in a pinch.

Exhibit B: What it Means to be a Hunter—Rook H. Bird of Prey.

"Of course, by the end of the day, I always caught prey."

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"There's an indescribable pleasure when you are killing a beautiful yet powerful prey."

The case is closed, book this animal right now.

You know the craziest part about that quote? The fact that he's saying this to Mallues, successor of the Valley of Thorns/Briar Valley, one of the top 5 mages in Twisted Wonderland bc he wants to play a game of cat and mouse.

I hate to throw around words like "unhinged" or "criminally insane" as those words only damage the already dwindling view on those with mental illness/personality disorders....

But can we please put this man on a watch list? Please?

I know that we haven't truly addressed what we know about Rook but listen, like Tr*y, we can't tale him at face value, so bear with me.

I'm no bird enthusiast but I've heard from the grapevine that Rook name is not only derived from a chess piece but also a species of crow— Rook or Corvus Frugilegus.

Crows are big brained birbs we know this—but this isn't about huge brained bird species, in fact, this is about Rook I'm just building a case around this bastard before he slips through our fingers like sand and escapes state custody.

God I hate this wanton floozy so muchhh.

No bc yall don't understand what its like to catch someone like Rook and not have his stupid as constantly escape okay, its like going home with your doors locked to prevent your dog from leaving and spotting that same dog beefing with another dog five blocks down.

The hurt. The embarrassment. Like a lot of shit could've went left and it didn't but what if it did???

He'd never understand—

Back to the exhibit at hand—

Lets break down the etymology of frugilegus means fruit gathering —derived from the Ancient Greek words frux/frugis meaning "fruit" whereas legere means "to pick.

This is some substantial evidence that links back to how Grimhilde had picked an apple and poisoned it along with Snow White picking that specific poisoned apple out of the bunch.

Which harkens back to the fact that despite Rook being a hunter of beauty he's actually picky about those who catch his interest—for a wanton whore he at least has standards.

Dangerous standards—we've seen this fact that he is willing to make a pass at Malleus, Leona (and, by extension, Ruggie), the Leech twins, and even Vil at some points.

Like a dog breaking out of the house, this man is relentless in his pursuit.

And doesn't learn his lesson either.

Exhibit C: A Good Hunter Never Gives Away Their Position—Rook H. And Covering His Tracks.

"To exploit a prey's weaknesses and disrupt their pace, luring them onto your field. That's the basis of hunting."

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"The hunter who chases prey with no regards to their skill will end up being hunted themselves."

You know, for someone who's honest towards others and gives "honest" responses he's surprisingly secretive about himself which is why he's so difficult to read, even in his personal stories he only gives quips about hunting, complimenting others and calls it a day, you never truly see his personal thoughts.

Like I tried to get hold of his birthday personal story and even with Kalim he wasn't as open. Like I sat there with my jaw open wide enough for Remy the Rat to crawl into because he gave absolutely nothing that he was supposed to give

Endless Night personal story is about 20mins max and it details only a few choice ideas of what his home life was like. When Sebek asks him about his family to which he only gives an evasive response—Tr*y, in cohorts with the evil bastard aids in distracting the skeptical boy.

Like, the one time Sebek is trying to aid the viewer here comes this little mustard eyed bitch smoothing shit over and blueballing me like a mf. Straight up I hate that the writers wrote Trey in bc they knew he'd be the type to cover Rook's ass.

I need to know more about hi—

No.

As we've gathered he probably has two parents, def has two older siblings and three younger siblings which puts him in the middle in Chap 6 he states that they aren't always able to see each other but when they do its a spritely event.

First off, his parents fuck like rabbits. Second off, middle child syndrome much? You mean to tell me he's spouting this "Hunter of Love" bullshit cause he doesn't get enough attention at home???

Eww, now I feel sick knowing that I'm analyzing an attention seeker.

Eh. The show must go on—

What on God's green Earth is pulling this seemingly lovely family apart???

Let's get into it yuh—

The most we hear about Rook isn't from when during his time at NRC or even sometime before that, no, its when he was a child.

He even states that he would chase animals all day and night (possibly as a child) and he was even stranded on in a jungle at 6 years of age where he details fighting a giant tiger that constantly pursued him.

Ofc the rescue team came through—

Okay, yeah, I'm tired of pretending that Rook's family is sane—They literally make a killing (pun not intended don't look at me like that) off of being active terrorists towards non/demihumans like no way am I gonna sit here and pretend that Rook Hunt is an attention seeker just bc he's a middle child.

No. Bc that wouldn't explain the fact that he was stranded in a damn jungle, or the fact that he was chasing wild animals day in and day out, thats not normal negligent shit where a parent is occupied with something and forgets their child in the other room—

No—thats full on training.

Why is he so proficient with an arrow that's heavier than Tr*y?! (mmm, I'm not done with you yet) or the fact that he's able to stalk non/demihumans with such proficiency that he doesn't even get caught half the time—

LOOOK! LOOK AT HIS ROOM!!—

If you look at Rook's room you'll see wallpaper peeling off to reveal lined up photographs; because his talent is photography, and he's stated to have a good eye.

He also has a collection of bows, which holds a lot of symbolism with hunting and even the Greek goddess Artemis.

Now let's circle back to his namesake— Rook. Named after the castle in a chess piece positioned on the four corners of the board, a symbol of a fortress that protects royalty however in the context of Corvus Frugilegus, the collective noun for them is storytelling.

It's stated that Rook had a hard time expressing himself as a child, but by watching a play (specifically Neige) he found himself through theatre (god no—) and what is his hobby?

Poetry—you see it with the ink and quill on his desk, you see it in the Pretending to be a Groom personal story for the Ghost Marriage and you see it with his other hobby—Stage play appreciation.

Meaning Rook can rouse emotions out of anyone without having to give himself away—people say that he find beauty in anything, but I don't think its true—

In order to protect his Queen he took on the role of the hunter and the mirror—honest to himself and Queen, a liar to those around him.

Let's not even mention that his family can afford villas all over Twisted Wonderland when, according to Epel, you need border clearance to install stuff like that.

Yet somehow,,,,, His family has enough money to not afford one warp pad,, two, three, or even four but the entire Twisted Wonderland and we're just learning about this nearing the ending (I presume) of the game.

Do you know how terrifying that is?

Rook and his family could actually be what the MI6, CIA, and FBI wish they could be— no wonder the kids of NRC are terrified of him, they might not know him but rumors about whose family spread like wild fire.

And Kalim just casually associates with him, god,,,,,, Jamil is fight for his life.

'F' in the chat for Jami—

What do you mean he broke out????

And he's coming her—

But thats just a theory

A TWST Theory.

[olympeline]

What do you consider to be the age order of the UK brothers? And feel free not to answer this if it’s too personal but are you British? It doesn’t matter to the question. I’m just curious

I am, yes. Love me beans on toast, innit. And such ☕️

Personally I go: Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland. Adding Ireland for funsies. That’s my interpretation but honestly you could make a case for whatever order you like and it would work. The history of the countries and cultures of the British Isles is so stupidly dense, complex, and interwoven that there’s no right or wrong answer.

Want England to be the oldest? Say he was born as the personification of Roman Britain and just stuck around afterwards.

Want Wales to be the youngest? Say he was born in the post-devolution 1960s as a separate personification from the Wales that was conquered by England and turned into a principality.

Want Ireland and Northern Ireland to be the same age? Say they started out as personifications of the ancient Irish kingdoms of Munster and Northern Uí Néill.

Want England to be the youngest? Say the huge cultural shift caused by the Norman Invasion meant the old Anglo-Saxon personification was replaced with a new one after the identities of his brothers had already settled.

Want to make Ireland and Northern Ireland the youngest and also twins? Say they were both born in the 1920s after partition when the Irish Free State was created.

See what I mean? No right or wrong answers. Instead just have fun with interpretations (￣▽￣)ノ