#pomefiore guy be suffering after this

[icryaboutit]

It was all acting?!

SUMMARY: Imagine, somewhere in the timeline of Twst, Vil asked for GenZ!Yuu's assistance when one of the actors failed to show due to reasons. So GenZ!Yuu of course agreed to it cause why not. And the real kicker to it all is that the person they were replacing is a lover who got their heart broken, so crying was involved. Now IMAGINE, the sheer amount of suppressed trauma GenZ!Yuu have finally had a reason to come out.

or something along those lines

TAGS: Male Yuu, OOC, Angst?

WORD COUNT: 1,290 words

"What do you mean, they can't come?!"

The high-pitched voice of Vil's manager echoed through the place, garnering much attention from nearby crowds.

"Keep quiet Adeline, you are garnering unwanted attention."

Vil's calm yet somehow tired voice came from behind his manager, making her look at him with a distressed expression.

"How can I stay calm Vil! One of our actor is unreachable! And today is a big day!"

She exclaimed, clearly today's event was something that was of great importance. Which it is, the current event at play may help Vil rise in more fame, hell! It might even help him finally beat Neige LeBlanche.

"I know how important this is Adeline. But there is no need to fret and stress over something that we couldn't have known would occur."

"But Vil-!"

"Hmm? What's going on?"

This snapped the two out from their own world arguing, when a familiar voice had interrupted their talk.

"Ah, potato, what brings you here?"

Vil greeted, as Yuu stood there with some things in hand.

"Rook had asked of me to deliver this for you Vil-san."

Yuu said as he gave the stuff on his hand to Adeline.

"Thank you potato."

"No problem~ Rook promised to give me some trinkets for this trip so it wasn't really free labor."

Yuu explained with a shrug, as Vil looked at him up and down with calculating gaze. Feeling this, Yuu decided to make a quick ran for it.

"Well, then... I'll be off no-"

"Wait a minute, potato."

'Damn!'

"What is it Vil-san..?"

Yuu cautiously asked, knowing whatever Vil halted him for would end up in a disaster.

"Potato, how would you like to star in-"

"No thank you~!"

Yuu sweated bullets as he declined Vil's offer in a swift move,

"You haven't even heard the proposal yet potato."

"Whatever Vil-san was about to say, my senses were telling me that such sacred duties are bound for a much fortunate soul~!"

In short, "Hell, no, fuck off!" was what Yuu wanted to give off which was brutally ignored by Vil's next choice of words.

"Oh~? Do you think my eyes would deceive me once I see talent potato? You must have mistaken me for someone else's personality."

In short, "Give up, you have no choice." And thus, getting the message, Yuu was added in the list of actors at the last minute.

"Where did Yuu go?! I can't find him anywhere!"

"Henchman! Where are you!?"

"Maybe he just went to the bathroom?"

"HUMAN! REVEAL YOURSELF! YOU MUSN'T MAKE WAKA-SAMA WAIT!"

"You guys need to calm down..."

"Bold of ya ta even think they'll just calm down."

Currently, a group of first years were looking for a certain Yuu who still hasn't come on their meeting place.

Despite their current shenanigans, all of the first years were deeply worried as they wondered what kind of mess Yuu had gotten themselves involved in just by being in the area.

*Ping*

The sound of the notification on all of the first years' phones rang, informing them of the message that they had received.

Opening the message they were greeted by a text from the same person they were looking for.

YesImYuu: Can't make it guyz~!😥 Vil-san has me trapped!😭You guyz can go ahead and go🤧😞 AND BETTER BE ON TIME!😤

"..."

"So he's fine, good to know."

Jack who was the calmest exhaled in relief knowing that Yuu was alright. He then proceeded to push the flabbergasted group towards the entrance.

"So I can say whatever I want?"

"Yeah, we just need a way for people to gather towards us so that the plot can be constructed... I guess, I'm not sure either."

Yuu was conversing with his partner who was as clueless as him, since the one who got information about everything was the one who was currently unavailable.

"Okay... So like, do you have anything particular topic in mind?"

"Well I mean, we just need to cause a commotion that will enable Schoenheit-senpai and the female lead to meet through the crowd. And we thought, what better crowd gathering option there is but a lover's quarrel..."

At the mention of the words lover's quarrel, Yuu had a bright idea popping into his mind.

"Oh~! Then how about-"

And this was the start of the famous lover's quarrel, staring the prefect of NRC and some dude from Pomefiore.

The play had started, and just as Vil and his manager had expected, the theme garnered a lot of attention. Adeline only prayed that the scene where Vil and the female lead would end up meeting would be a success. Considering that Vil had made a choice to add an outsider the last minute.

The moment that scene appeared, the first years who were either only there for the free food, or because of some reasons or just genuine support, had their eyes widen at the sight of Yuu with some pomefiore guy as they argued in the background their voices inaudible.

Not to mention the prefect had a dress on, along with longer hair, and makeup that brought out his feminine side.

It wasn't only the first years who were shocked. Everyone who was somewhat close or friends with Yuu was flabbergasted and shocked to see him acting on the stage. Even more shocked as the play continues.

"Who are you referring to?"

Yuu's face contorted into that of confusion and anger.

"Camilla."

The man spat with a look of indifference. The fake crowd on the stage was now genuinely intrigued by what was happening with him and Yuu, as they crowded over the two who were "arguing".

"Why would I care about her?!"

"Because I care about her!!"

At the sudden explosion of emotion from the man the people couldn't help but flinch at it.

Yuu who was on the receiving end looked like he wanted to scoff at the unbelievable proclamation.

"Morning, noon, and night I care about her!.. And you hurt her."

The man looked angrier by the second, the look of insanity dancing in his eyes. Yuu on the other hand was silent, but his eyes told everyone his true feelings on the matter.

"If you hurt her... You hurt me."

There was silence as there was tension, the people watched in great apprehension as they watched the scene unfold.

The man held a broken and emotionless smile, as he stared at Yuu who held and expressed nothing on his face.

"Camilla is who I want, that is where my loyalties lie, that is who my priority is."

"Not the mother of your children?"

Gasps were heard as a big revelation came. The sky darkens as the weather visibly shifted to a much gloomier setting.

"Don't bring the boys into this."

"Alright, not the woman you married!!"

"I refuse to be blamed any longer for this grotesque misalliance! I wash my hands of it!"

It was then that thunder strike, yet none were paying any attention to the weird weather changes as they watched the two on stage.

*Slap*

It was also the time that Yuu seemed to have enough, as he raised his hands in the air, a resounding slap echoed through the stage. Yuu looked at the man with an unreadable expression, but the tears that fell from his eyes held every ounce of emotion that was left for the man in front of him.

Gasps were heard, and the sudden movement made the crowd move suddenly, as they unconsciously pushed off a woman from the crowd, who happened to be the female lead. Only to be caught by Vil, who happened to have positioned himself there.

Nothing about that act was in the plan. But in the end, the play ran smoothly.

[mobbu-min]

☆ yummy in my tummy ☆

part two

a/n i swear everytime im about to play love and deepspace, the app needs another update. my phone storage can't keep up T0T anyways, i'm not that far in but xavier is my fave. he lowkey reminds me of silver haha. rafayel is a close second tho

includes: all of octavinelle, scarabia + pomefiore

tw mentions of eating disorder

want more? check out part one!

Octavinelle <3

⋆ Perhaps the last dorm that you want to know about your skills. But alas, your heart is vast, so even shady seamen deserves some delicious home cooked meals/treats!

⋆ How about making some extra cash? Is what Azul says after taking a bit. He does mean it. Not only would Monstro Lounge gain some more popularity after news of the Ramshackle Perfect’s home made meals/treats were being served, but he gets to spend time with you without giving his feelings away? A win-win if you asked him. As we all know, Azul does suffer from an eating disorder, as much as he tries to deny it, but somehow your cooking/baking doesn’t upset him at all. If anything, he gets so lost in the flavors that he doesn’t realize that his stomach is full and plate empty. Should he be concerned? Disgusted with himself? Lots of negative emotions begin to swell up, but when he glances at you, fully expecting the worst, he’s met with your proud smile. Happiness practically radiating off your being. And suddenly, Azul doesn’t mind the feeling of a full stomach as long as you look at him like that again.

⋆ Jade finds himself coming to you more often to ask for tips on how to cook mushrooms in different ways. Heck, he even encourages you to come out mushroom hunting with him. He’s fascinated by the way you work, seeing you mix different spices and ingredients together inspires him to do the same. He enjoys getting a glimpse at a third world, your world. It reminds him that the universe is truely a big, fascinating place. He is touched that your first thought was to bring him food, don’t worry he’ll repay the favor.

⋆ Your food is the only thing to get Floyd out of his moods! Once he smells the delicious scent of your meals/sweets, he instantly goes back to being silly and goofy! He will pester the living daylights out of you to make his favorite foods. You will know no peace! Floyd always makes his distaste clear. He’s an honest guy, what can he say? So it’s a big achievement that your food gets the Floyd pass. He will glare at anyone that dares to come near his food. This is his food, not theirs! Floyd’s a good cook himself, so like Jade, if he’s feeling particularly chummy, you might be gifted with his own unique concoction.

Scarabia <3

⋆ Scarabia is known to have the best food in the school! So it was a little jarring when you decided to give them some of your homemade food. But you really have nothing to worry about when it comes to these too.

⋆ You thought you were going to go blind with how bright Kalim's smile was. It truly could rival the sun. Because of the trust between you and Kalim, he devours it within seconds. Practically buzzing in excitement as the flavors touch his tongue. He’s not joking when he says that it’s as good as Jamil’s food. He wants to throw a party where you and Jamil have a cook off! But also just to show off your amazing cooking. You’re going to have to politely tell him that might be too much for you. Or that you only cook for special people! (subtle flirting hehe) And well Kalim is Kalim so it’s like a 50/50 chance that it won’t fly over his head. But in the case that it doesn’t, Kalim gets all warm and flustered. You know how some people get cuteness aggression and just want to squeeze said cuteness, well that’s Kalim. Instantly you're in his arms while he exclaims how much he loves you!

⋆ Jamil gave you the weirdest look, thinking that you wanted something from him. But alas! You did it out of the goodness of your heart. After getting over his initial suspicion, Jamil is incredibly thankful! I get a feeling that between everything that Jamil has to handle, he tends to eat very little most days. Just enough to get him to bedtime. So when you popped out of thin air with food, but not just any food his favorite, Jamil is touched. Though just because he’s touched, that doesn’t mean he won’t critique it! Internally of course, unless you ask. I would like to say that this would lead to cooking dates, but Jamil gives me the impression that he doesn’t like others in the kitchen while he works. Though he’s willing to try it out for you! Omg, if you make him food from the Scalding Sands, he just might tear up (lol, probably not but that’s a funny thought) but he will be incredibly touched!

Pomefiore <3

⋆ A tricky dorm to cook/bake for. A life or death situation! You must satisfy the Queen’s tastes or else you’ll face everlasting sleep! OoooOOoooooOOOoooo

⋆ Your greatest foe, the Queen herself! Does your food satisfy the Queen’s strict diet? ………partially. Listen, Vil holds himself to high regards and keeps a stern eye on his calories and where those calories come from. And while yes, you are going the right path, you also took some side quests on the way. In other words, you were like 74% to getting Vil’s approval. But fear not! For Vil is more than willing to take you under his wing! Though, Vil’s not a chef himself, so he’ll guide you in the ways of his diets. As long as you keep those in mind, Vil finds himself thoroughly enjoying anything you make him. He enjoys foods that are light on the stomach with plenty of nourishment. Vil will oftentimes find himself thinking about your food. His stomach growling in hunger. He appreciates it whenever you show up with homemade snacks. Vil will oftentimes submerge himself in his work, whether that be new roles, schoolwork or guiding his dorm mates, and forget to eat. So knowing that you're always thinking of him and coming to check up on him makes him feel all mushy and gooey inside. Goodness, the effects you have on him.

⋆ C’est délicieux! Anything and everything you give Rook is eaten with fervor. Truly enjoying and savoring every bite! For how could he let anything go to waste? You put your heart and soul into it, it would be wrong not to enjoy it with his own heart and soul. His appetite is never quenched when it comes to your food. He consumes your food with such earnestness that it's hard not to get all flustered. The compliments are never ending when it comes to him. Rook could (and has) write poetry off the delicious taste of your food. Sweet, yet a little off putting. Will jump at any occasion to speak about your food, and by extension you. Eveytime he sees you with a bag or box, Rook is skipping towards you with a little tune to each step.

⋆ Nothing could beat his Meemaw’s apple pie, but Epel supposes that yours come to a close second. Your food is the only thing Vil will turn a blind eye to, which Epel takes as an opportunity to slyly (not really) suggest new recipes for you to try. Honestly, Epel really likes your food! He gets all flustered whenever you pop with food for him. At first he was a little insulted that you made him food, thinking you were insulting his masculinity or something by babying him. But after your very honest words (and a reprimanding from Vil and Leona for making you sad), Epel understands that it was just you trying to show him that you cared for him. I can see Epel going to Jack and asking ‘Is someone giving you food manly?’ and Jack, who happened to overhear Leona telling Ruggie, casually responds with, ‘My mom always makes my dad food, so yeah…” And Epel’s all like, ‘Well damn, if Jack looks like that then his dad must be super macho.’ or something like that. Needless to say, Epel has never hit someone so hard before over food. (rip grim and ace)

[night-raven-tattler]

What's your ideal type?

Summary: What would be the best traits for their potential partner to have?

Characters: Octavinelle dorm (Azul, Jade, Floyd) × GN!Reader (separate, romantic)

Other parts of the series: Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Scarabia, Pomefiore, Ignihyde, Diasomnia

Warnings: none

By opening the document, you agree to Mx Tattly's terms of source confidentiality.

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Azul's ideal type would be...

Someone witty. Azul is a smart guy who likes being entertained. While his way of achieving that is less... for lack of better words, aggressive than the tweels', he enjoys a good mental game. If you can carry a good conversation with him, he'll remember you.

Someone who doesn't pressure him into making decisions. He is someone whose independence is very important to him. On top of that, his signature spell literally revolves around choice as a concept, so he understand the importance of it. Someone as stubborn as Azul will keep his distance if anyone tries to influence his free will.

Someone who appreciates music. He's a pianist and a good singer, which are skills that require a lot of practice and hard work, something Azul is known for. He will appreciate any genuine praise, but if you ask him to teach you more about music or, Sevens forbid, you want to duet with him, all of his three hearts are yours.

Someone who doesn't mock him, not even when teasing him. If you really know Azul, you know how bitter he is towards the people who have brought suffering onto him. The words they said are ingrained into his brain, controlling his choices for years after they were spoken to him. I'm not saying to constantly uplift him, but bringing up old wounds will only push Azul away with low chances of getting any closer again.

『••✎••』

Jade's ideal type would be...

Someone whose next move he can't accurately predict. It's kind of easy to catch the attention of any of the tweels, but it's also easy to lose it. The key to keeping Jade's eyes on you is to make him believe he's had you all figured out, then do something unexpected. Being a little unpredictable, even when you think you're outside of Jade's vision, will pique his curiosity.

Someone who plays along his little tricks and schemes. Jade is not an honest person: he always has some ulterior motive, hidden behind carefully worded questions and statements that he uses to poke and prod for information. If you try to help him and his twisted game of detective, he will certainly find you amusing, if not helpful.

Someone who goes exploring with him. Just like his brother, Jade has a fascination for the land above water, and he loves learning things about the fauna and flora. Someone who understands his appreciation for nature and genuinely embraces his curiosity will have a bit more of his appreciation.

Someone who doesn't try to understand him. Jade is very careful not to reveal too much about himself. Being awfully private with himself, he won't open up to just anyone. So he will appreciate someone who doesn't try to pry into his business too much. At the end of the day, Jade can be many things: a bartender, a vice housewarden, an informant, but he'd like to be seen as "just Jade" sometimes.

『••✎••』

Floyd's ideal type would be...

Someone who isn't intimidated by him. It's a surefire way to catch his attention. Even if you just pretend to not be intimidated by him, he'll stick around and try to push all of your buttons, test your limits, squeeze all that he finds interesting out of you.

Someone willing to teach him more about land folks. Everyone knows that Floyd has quite the interest about land folks and their customs. He wants to know more, so don't be afraid to throw random land people things towards him every once in a while. If it's something he didn't know about, he'll tell you to prove it. Congrats, he won't leave your side for a couple of hours.

Someone who doesn't compare him to Jade. Since he's the more polite and responsible one, Floyd gets compared to his brother pretty often, and some people even assume he's the younger twin. It is exhausting to have his other half be given as example on how to behave time and time again. If you reassure him he doesn't have to be like his twin, that being Floyd is just fine, it'll pull at his heartstrings.

Someone who takes his mood swings in stride. From people thinking he is a threat to people who just find him annoying and hard to work with, no one really takes Floyd's mood swings seriously. That doesn't mean he'll open up if you asked him "are you okay" and "what happened". Still, it would be the first time someone outside of his family reacted like that to him. It will baffle him, in a good way.

[juno-of-wonderland]

mc/reader programmer makes a game about what passed NRC

About a week ago, a game with the title "overblot's" has been driving players crazy, even with the incredibly simple title, the setting, sprites, gameplay and stories are captivating and NRC students have started to realize that the game's story that's exactly what happened at the school, but as the name of the school and those involved were not used, the school's reputation will not be destroyed and you can take advantage of the praise and criticism released in the air, since almost nobody knows that it was you who did it .

it's fun to hear Ace insult and complain about his character, the same way the rest of the first year gang compliment each other, especially Sebek talking about how loyal he was and Deuce saying his willpower was amazing, it's cute u think, it hurt a little who suffered the overblot but not that they can't overcome and having the pomefiore people talking about the costumes and appearance are invaluable tips. but as said before, almost anyone knows you did it, almost, and right now, you're knocking on your tester's bedroom door. "Idia! it's me" you say in a calm voice and hear a weak "come in". the room looks messier than last time, you close the door, then stand beside the boy, he hasn't looked at you so far. "did you see what they're talking about? so far I haven't received any bug complaints, thank you very much for your help" Idia stopped pressing the key and seemed to think about what to say or was just wondering if he should speak, I miss the animated Idia from before, you think funny " I just tested it" Idia speak

" and that was a big help" you offer a smile "and~ thanks for keeping the secret too" at the time you asked for that, Idia made an expression of total understanding and agreed without hesitation, after all he is someone who doesn't like the spotlight "um, i'm f-happy about that…but…um, my character why is he…is this how y-u see me?" "not really, you're something really cute in my view" "WHAT!?" Idia screamed and was turned into a stuttering mess…you better say what you came to say before he throws you out. " so I'm planning another game and I'd like you to try it too, I like working with you" … … you broke the poor guy.

[twistingintomyworld]

Numair Megris's Profile

Profile Inspo: @akaipepo and @oseathepebble (they are the reason why i can finally post this :"D)

Assets: @/alchemivich

More info below!!

Technical Information:

Name: Numair Megris

Japanese: ナウマイ メグリズ

Other names:

Monsieur Tiger (Rook)

Tiger Shark (Floyd)

Annoying Carnivore (Leona)

Voice Claim: 宫野真守 (Miyano Mamoru)

Biographical Information:

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Birthday: December 26

Height: 188cm (6’2)

Eye Color: Golden

Hair Color: Burnt Umber; Black

Homeland: Desolation Wilds

Family:

Three younger sisters (Damini, Janya and Naira)

Adoptive Father

Professional Status:

Dorm: Savanaclaw dorm

Grade/Class : Junior/Class C (No 10.)

Club: Track and Field

Best Subject: Practical Magic

Fun Facts:

Dominant Hand: Left

Favorite Food: Tandoori Chicken

His adoptive father used to cook this recipe a lot when he was younger.

Least Favorite Food: Anything too sweet

He has a tingling sensation when he eats sweets, so he’s not very fond of it.

Hobbies: Makeup, making hairstyles

Pet Peeves: Small talk

Talents: Lip-reading; Playing violin

Unique Magic/Signature Spell �� “You Can’t Hide” : Numair’s Unique Magic allows him to predict another person movements and spells for a certain amount time. The longer he uses this spell, the longer he’ll have to wait until he is able to cast it again.

Personality:

He doesn’t really talk much about himself, instead, he prefers to listen and likes to observe the little things about his friends.

Numair is a stoic and peaceful person. More often than wanted, he is seen as insensitive as he shows no concern for situations where others suffer unless he himself is directly involved. He prefers not to start unnecessary fights. However, if pushed too far, he will snap and let his narcissist and presumptuous side show to others.

Coffin Icon:

He is heavily inspired by Shere Khan, from “Mowgli”.

Notable Relationships:

Vil Schoenheit: They have been friends since their first year in NRC, and hang out together a lot. Although they have pretty different personalities, they bond over similar interests and like to have each other’s opinion on things.

Epel Fiemer: He didn’t used to be close with Epel, but as he silently disapproved the way Vil acted with Epel, he tries to put Epel's mind at ease and distract him from bad thoughts. After that, both of them started to enjoy the time they spent together. Sometimes, Numair adjust his own clothes to fit Epel’s size (hidden from Vil, obviously).

Leona Kingscholar: They used to fight a lot during their first year. I mean, two guys who think they’re the best being in the same dorm is not generally a good idea. They still quite don’t get along, but at least they’re able to have a somewhat decent conversation.

Ruggie Buchi: Ruggie likes to try to mess with Numair, since he knows that he is the type of person that Numair can’t deal with the most, but almost all of his tries have ended unsuccessful.

Jack Howl: They aren’t really close friends, but Numair secretly admires him for his boldness after knowing that he also went against Leona during the sabotage of Diasomnia.

Trivia:

His hobbies, actually started off just of him wanting to be a better older brother, to continue being the inspiration of his younger sisters even if they were already growing up to be in their teenage years.

As he is great friends with Vil Schoenheit and with other Pomefiore students, he’s often found in the Pomefiore Dorm.

Despite of his stoic expressions, he speaks politely and with a soft tone to everyone.

He knows people from other schools, such as some students from Royal Sword Academy.

(I didn't had any ideas for bonus icons or other illustrations, but I may update this post later~~)

[thehollowwriter]

Summary: Ace is my victim as he's forced to memorise all the rules on customer/plate service so I can study for my Hospitality Studies exam. This is more of an information splurge than a fic, but hopefully you guys will learn some new things!

I did not check for spelling mistakes 💀

(Pls reblog and leave a comment ❤)

The Woes of Plate Service

Being an anenome wad quite possibly the worst thing that has ever happened to Ace. Not only does he have hours of gruelling work to look forward to, but he has to sit through a bunch of stupid rules too.

Unfortunately for him, Mostro Lounge mimicked the style of a fine dining restaurant in many many ways, so Azul Ashengrotto was exceptionally strict regarding how to act and treat guest.

Ace looked at the crows of customers waiting to enter.

As Azul loved to repeat, the waiters were the front of the restaurant and incredibly important to its success.

Their service included greeting and seating guests, taking orders and timing and serving the meal. They communicate with guests whether it is answering their questions or making suggestions if asked.

Essentially, the Mostro Lounge's reouatatiin depended largely on the waiters, and Ace deeply feared what would happen to him if he messed up.

Ace stepped into the main area of the lounge, running through the many instructions in his head.

The maitre d'hotel (the head honcho, which is Jade because Azul works in his office) keeps track of vacant tables, reservations, ans seating and is the first person to greet the guests.

Now after Jade, Ace had to approach these guys with a greeting and then, if they had no reservation ask where they wanted to sit.

He would then lead them to their desired table and place menus in front of each person, then open serviettes and place them in each person's lap. It was also important he knew who the "host" was but that was always a nightmare nightmare figure out with how high and mighty everyone in this damn school acted.

Ace then had to approach his guests again after giving them enough time to look at the menu, greet them again and give them his name.

He would then suggest drink orders and mention all of Azul's cheating specials for the day.

If he was busy when new guests arrived, he was to politely mention he would be with them shortly.

Taking orders always sucked ass. Constant umming and awing and stupid questions that made Ace want to yell at them.

But he couldn't. He was to be polite, suggest menu items and give advice if he was asked for it.

Drinks were to be brought immediately unless otherwise specified. Also, he had to present those stupid bread rolls he hated with a passion.

The timing of the meal was also entirely his responsibility as the waiter, so that was fucking awful.

And there was a specefic order to serve in too? First the guest on the immediate right of the host- serving from the.. the right was it?- and then you move anti-clockwise.

Usually women were served first, but this was an all boys school so that was useless to learn, then the men and Las the host last.

Plate service wasn't quite as bad as dealing with customers.

The food had to look nice- the chefs were really good at that- and Ace got to show off by carrying 2-3 plates at a time in his left hand without disturbing the presentation.

However, he had to clear the table with each trip from the service area to keep it nice as quick as possible, but there was absolutely no rushing the guests.

Ace groaned when a Pomefiore student yelled for more coffee.

He wished he never made that contract.

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A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed Ace's suffering lmao, or at least the information. Lemme know your thoughts!

[zorkaya-moved]

" i’m no hero ,  but i can take a punch . " / ruggie

@ziyoue

There is one thing that no one seems to get about Zarina Morozova: How do you never get sick? She does, but only during times when the collar around her neck shows itself when magical powers are used more than it's allowed. However, sitting in the nurse's office while taking care of Ruggie's injury during the P.E. class was something she remembered doing for Victor. Her younger twin brother, who didn't have the powers of an elemental inside him, couldn't heal as fast as his older sister did. Perhaps, that's why the silver-haired student remained calm even when she was hit by something. I'm strong enough, it's not enough to break me; I've been through worse.

But not many people needed to know that. As an actress and a celebrity, the one who was taking care of the beastman was a kinder person who met all hardships with a straight back and daring attitude but who also remained kind to those who worked with her. No one needed to know the dirt and rot hiding within showbusiness that both she and Vil had witnessed one way or another. Ruggie was tough, tougher than many. He was sly and smart; street smarts alone wouldn't have brought him to Night Raven College. He was exceptional with his potential and talent. It's why she volunteered to help him out, as the fall he suffered was quite nasty.

A gentle tap of the cotton swab on his cheek, the hissing from the other. Zarina is patient in her application of medicine and patches.

"Speaking like a true survivor," she says with a small smile, chuckling under her breath. Another press of the cotton ball with medicine to make sure that the scratch on his cheek was disinfected. Strangely, her words sound like she spoke from a similar experience. If anything, she didn't see 'Ruggie' for a moment but her younger brother. It's the only reason why her touch was so careful and her words were warmer. A bit cruel, but Bucchi didn't need to know that until she'd return to the present a second later with just a blink of an eye. "You are not fae to speak like this, Ruggie. You're a tough young man, but it doesn't mean telling me where it hurts would help you. In these cases, honesty is what I request."

Wasn't it strange how she volunteered to help him out? Perhaps, she wanted to exit the P.E. class because it was getting too boring. It was easy to fly, easy to use magic to train for Magift. But then again, it was better than Leona falling off (not that she expected someone of his laziness to actually even take that class seriously). Perhaps, she simply volunteered because Ruggie was the most pleasant company who she could understand better than others expected her to. As long as he didn't get awkward or shy because she was a celebrity like Vil... Well, a celebrity who for some reason stopped her activities as an actor, model, and songstress after breaking up with a fellow actor - Kai Hagen.

"My younger brother was the same as you are," and so am I. "Tough guy, not a hero, but a survivor." Same as I am to this day. "You boys are so reckless sometimes. Well, that's just what makes you all so colorful, hm?"

Then, Morozova offered him a wink and another sweet laughter.

"Do you think we'd be scolded if we got some snacks? After all, to heal - one must have energy, and one must eat to gain that energy!" Quite a dramatic end to Ruggie's treatment, but Zarina said it to erase the previous mood. Dramatics are what Pomefiore might be known for. Beauty and hard work, but also quite eccentric people as well. "We'd be scolded if we get caught. How about~ you stay here for a bit as the hurt party and I'll go get us something delish from the cafe?"

[twstsiblings]

I just love the idea of having a twst sibling blog! Those type of headcanons are some of my favorite to read 😍 May I request Pomefiore with a younger sibling? Like what they’re dynamics will be like, and how they will be treated if they also attend NRC. I hope this is not too vague!

Pomefiores' younger sibling, gn!reader .

VIL !

NRCs prettiest siblings, "Whoa Vil, Beauty really runs in your bloodline." "Awww! Aren't you guys just the cutest!" And many more compliments the both of you hear when you guys are together

The dynamic and closeness of the bond is like glue, can't even be separated. "Vil! You have a sibling right?" He gets asked those and the same goes to you. If anyone even dares to ask you out he's already grabbing them by the collar and throwing them off.

One time you guys had to be separated because Vil was filming his first-ever movie, he realized how hard it was not having his sibling with him, wherever you go he goes, wherever he goes you go too, he thinks you're still a child, and whenever it's raining to loud and there are flashes of lightning he's at your room trying to get you to sleep. (If you're scared of them)

Vil always sees the products you buy and tests them out before approving them to be used on your skin, whether it be make-up or skincare. He does your hair, always. No one is allowed to do your hair except him.

As shocking as it sounds, Vil is actually scared for you to grow up so fast like how he did, he reassures you to have fun, he's your tutor, brother, best friend, and most of the time your dad figure. He doesn't want to see you growing and leaving him, you're each other's emotionally support baggage.

Vil is glad you get to be in NRC, tho at the same time worried, but no worries! You're gonna be attached to his hip so you don't get any troubles or problems, when someone picks on you he's already giving them a lecture, whether it's a student from his dorm or another he doesn't care he's gonna report it to their dorm leader. He gets even more infuriated when it's a student from Pomefiore who picks on you.

ROOK !

Hunting for free time, hunting for bonding time, hunting time as exercises, your brother is Rook Hunt, not a random person! He lives up for the excitement in hunting, on other occasions you're the prey and he's the hunter.

"Got you! You didn't really think you can outdo the doer now?" and when you pout at him and stomp, he just coos at you and treats you like a baby while cradling you.

He's a hunter so prepare for surprise attacks such as hugs and lifting you up while spinning you as a greeting. Vil has told him off a lot of times to stop doing that as it's not elegant to look at, but Rook retorts as it is wonderful art and bond as siblings to be like that.

Praises everywhere, you can never be insecure with this man as your brother. He supports you with anything, but when you get in trouble he's grounding you, tho he's the sibling who gives in easily because he pities you, look at you! So sad and upset, pouting.

If ever you were in NRC, everyone is asking for your help so your brother wouldn't hunt them down, no promises tho! You sometimes snitch on them and tell them to your brother, hunt siblings gossip time.

EPEL !

The siblings who Vil is always after, Epel doesn't like it when he sees his sibling is being a subject of Vil nor if he sees Vil treating them the same way, he sacrifices himself and tells Vil to let you go and not bother you anymore.

The brother who would probably take your punishments for you and chores, he just can't stand his sibling suffering, he also wants to be stronger for them! No one picks on his sibling, Epel doesn't care anymore if he gets in trouble for what he's done, he was doing his responsibility as your brother.

Carving apples to pass time, when you were younger Epel had always made you an Apple carving every day as snacks, there's a new shape of carving on the apple that he learned for you.

He gives you the bigger portion of his food especially when he sees you being thinner than usual. "Diet? You're doing a diet? Nonsense! Quit that and eat these! Don't argue, yer being so thin!" He pinches your cheeks like how grandmothers do to their grandkids.

Epel would be worried you're in NRC, especially since Vil is there and there are lots of guys you need to look out for, that's why you're always attached to him like a baby.

[zgvlt]

fooling no one ace trappola x reader

summary: in which the prefect and Ace announce that they're dating, and the first years react

author's note: something short and not too serious for the occasion lol! happy april first! (this is safe btw! an actual fic, no pranks or scares below! /srs)

tags: gender neutral reader, sfw, sort of fluff but mostly attempt at humor, ace gets slandered but with love, 3210 words, JP translation terms used (e.g., dorm leader)

you can also read this on AO3

I. DEUCE

“Surprise! Me and Ace are dating now!”

Okay, Deuce, just like you practiced. Pretend to be surprised to the best of your abilities. He didn’t really care about what Ace thought, but you looked so excited to announce it that he wasn’t going to ruin your fun for you— you were his BFF after all. He side-eyed Epel, who stood the closest to him, hoping he remembered to at least look believable.

“HAH???”

“...Seriously?”

“Huh? Really?”

“What? Dating while you’re both in school? You humans really have no sense of shame…”

Okay, that must have been pretty believable, right? Sure, none of them were quite like Pomefiore’s Dorm Leader when it came to acting or anything, but they practiced this behind your backs to prepare for the day either one of you finally made the announcement. Plus, Sebek’s reaction was probably not faked at all; he looked like he was tempted to give you and Ace a lecture about making sure to focus on studies and not distracting each other and making sure to not break any rules.

Did NRC even have any rules about PDA? Somehow he doubted it, there were more likely to be rules about not breaking each other’s faces than sucking each other’s faces… yeah he was going to stop thinking now.

“Oi, can’t you at least pretend to be happier for us?” Ace scoffed, though Deuce swore he looked a little smug just a second ago. “Two of your best friends finally got together, and no congratulations or anything?”

That was the thing… it was a little difficult to convey that emotion genuinely when the four of them already knew the truth— that this was just a prank set-up by the two of you.

Once the two of you had your fill over how good you had fooled them, the two of you would announce it was all a joke and that the two of you were just friends all along.

That was kind of annoying, actually. Not just the pranks part, he was already used to it because Ace was Ace and thrived off of messing with people, but the fact that he knew for a fact that Ace really did like you, and he was just too caught up on crushes being embarrassing and school romance being kind of lame to do anything about it.

Back then Deuce thought, okay, sure, maybe Ace just didn’t think the time was right— maybe next year, of the year after, or when you both graduated— serious benefit of the doubt, honestly Deuce thought he was just too chicken to make the first move, but whatever, it wasn’t like he was one to talk. If he liked someone he didn’t think he’d know how to make the first move either!

(Well he didn’t like anyone at the moment, so too bad for Ace, he was going to be the one getting made fun of this time! Hah! Suffer being lovesick, jerk!)

But then Ace decided he’d just prove that benefit of the doubt wrong, because Jack managed to overhear the two of you plan this whole thing— not even suggested by you, but by Ace. Not interested in romance right now his ass… then what was all this, huh?!

Honestly, he would have been a lot happier if the two of you had actually been dating! Sure no one wanted to see the two of you making love eyes at each other, but it wasn’t like that was gonna be enough to “tear apart a friendship group” or anything— he’d seen Ace throw those eyes at you anyway when you weren’t looking. Blech.

Again, they were only pretending to believe this for your sake… but they would also be lying if they said it was just so you could have your fun. He shared a dorm with Ace, just knew that the guy liked you more than a best friend would, but did you feel the same way? It was kind of hard to tell if the embarrassment on your face when they asked was because you felt awkward or because they were right.

Maybe you would be just as into this as Ace was, and then they would know his feelings were actually reciprocated all this time.

II. SEBEK

A joke is a thing that someone says or does to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline… or at least that was what the textbook definition claimed. Sebek barely had any time for things like that, but he was familiar enough with the concept due to Master Lilia. Sebek also hardly laughed at them, but…

The joke. That you and Ace had been putting on for a week now. When exactly was it supposed to end? Where was the punchline? Where was he supposed to laugh?

Sebek certainly wasn’t laughing when he saw the two of you… when he saw… he couldn’t even think about it for too long, it was so improper! How could the two of you think of doing that in the hallways? Where anyone could see? At least have the decency to do that in the privacy of your rooms…

“Sebek, it probably wasn’t that big of a deal,” so Deuce assumed, but that was because he wasn’t there to see it for himself! Actually, he was likely the only one who had noticed— thoroughly unfortunate for him, but he thanked the Seven his Young Master was absent from the premises; perhaps it was the one time he was actually glad to be apart from him. He would have interrupted and shouted at the two of you for sure instead of running away from the premises.

“Lemme guess… they held hands? Ooh, maybe they hugged? Real scandalous, the two of them!” Epel said with a laugh. Oh, was that what they thought?

“That would have been preferable as I have tried mentally preparing myself for those two events, but my efforts were for naught. It was a different level I could not have anticipated. It was… you know…”

It took the three a few seconds to register what Sebek had meant, and when it sank in none of them could hide the shock from their faces— yes, they now understood the shock that he felt while witnessing the scene!

“They were K I S S I N G?”

Why was Deuce spelling it out? Was implying it not embarrassing enough?

“Not that it’s any of our business…” Jack began to say, attempting to mask his curiosity with a cough, “but where exactly?”

Were they not listening? He already said it a while ago, hadn’t he? Or did they want him to be extremely specific? Did he really need to say which corridor and outside which rooms?

“Outside of their class-”

“No, as in— ahem! Where… There's a difference, right? Where-”

“Who kissed who first? Cheek kiss? Lip kiss? Maybe on the hand like some type of gentleman thing?” Sebek could feel the heat in his cheeks rise at Epel’s questions. Why him? Why couldn't anyone else have witnessed it other than him? He really didn’t want to have to recall it!

“Ace started it… and it was… fine, I’ll just say it so don’t ask me again! It was the forehead! Or… top of the head? Somewhere there!”

Honestly he wasn’t too sure, he just wanted to look away as fast as possible, storming past the two of you to get to his next class, but did they understand now? Just why exactly he was reacting in this manner?

“That’s way too sweet, isn’t it?” Epel replied, looking quite bewildered. “That’s the type of thing old people do… I think. Meemaw and- ah, my grandparents, I mean, I’ve seen them do that sometimes.”

EXACTLY! Epel understood why it was so embarrassing and inappropriate, and just why he was so surprised in general! That kind of thing… he’d seen his mother do the same with his father, so wasn’t something like that reserved for married couples only? What were you and Ace doing something so… so… not romantic, no, although he supposed it could be classified under that category— domestic, yes, that was the word he was looking for. Hadn’t the two of you only been not-dating for a week?

The point was, what was the joke?! Did the two of you do that because he was passing by, because the two of you wanted to reinstate that prank of yours? Sebek wasn’t laughing!

“I don’t even get what’s so funny about it,” Sebek muttered, “acting like a couple. If we didn’t know it was a joke, they would have fooled us already with that much,” and they all seemed inclined to agree.

III. JACK

Two weeks had passed since the joke had first begun, and Jack… had a feeling this joke wasn’t so simple as you and Ace wanting to prank the four of them.

“Jack! Do you want to eat out with us?”

“Not interested. I’ll join next time.”

Normally Jack wouldn’t be against it— more often than not he found himself sharing a table with you and the other first years anyway, even with all the noise everyone caused by being within each other’s vicinity. How did he get dragged into such a rowdy group again?

Right. Overblots. A little wild how those brought people together.

Back to you and Ace. Both of you made for okay enough company, really, but… Deuce and Epel and Sebek weren’t around. Eating with just the two of you? The risk of the other three not coming to join? Yeah right, he’d rather stay alone than tag along like a lost puppy.

“Suit yourself,” Ace said with a shrug, before turning to talk to you exclusively, “guess it’s a date then, hm? Whaddya wanna eat?”

Jack tried not to show that he was still listening to a conversation that didn’t include him, but Ace always talked quite loudly, and being a beastman, he couldn’t help his hearing being that good. There was a reason he was able to overhear this whole plan of his in the first place, and he really wished he hadn’t. It would be unlike him, but maybe ignorance would be bliss just this once.

A date. If he hadn’t known this was just a prank, or if he had been having his doubts about the claims you made about your relationship, that would have certainly proved the two of you were dating. Especially with the lack of “just kidding~” from Ace.

However, he knew that was a part of the plan as well— Ace had told you going to eat out together, alone with you, would have been a good way to really seal the deal that the relationship was very much real and not just a prank. Prank or not, he’d rather not see what the two of you would do to prove you were dating.

Really, the worst part of this prank wasn’t that it was annoying, but that it was exhausting wondering what was going to happen next, and when it was going to end… and really exhausting, and kind of pitying, listening to Sebek grumble about the amount of physical display of affection that happened around him.

Sometimes he wondered if the two of you even remembered this was supposed to be all a joke in the first place.

“Is that an offer to treat me?”

“Hehe, trying to get something out of me, are you? Tell you what! If you win in a card game against me I’ll pay for your dessert! What’d you say?”

“You’re just going to cheat! I don’t…”

Jack sighed as the two of you finally walked out of hearing distance. As far as he could tell from staring at your retreating backs, neither of you seemed to be laughing at how well you had fooled everyone, likely still talking about that date (?) and whatever card game Ace wanted to try playing with you.

There had to be a motive somewhere— with Ace in particular, because he was the one who suggested it to you in the first place.

He wasn’t so dense as to not figure out the extent of the redhead’s feelings for you, and he wouldn’t be surprised if suppressing those feelings of his had led him to proposing this kind of prank in the first place. However, now that they were two weeks in and Ace, being the mastermind, seemed to have no plans of revealing the truth, and neither did you, probably content to just wait for Ace’s signal, then…

Perhaps Ace was using this as a way to get you to fall in love with him? To ask you out without having to ask you out with his feelings on the line? Then, perhaps, once you had fallen for him, either Ace would feel more comfortable asking to date you for real, or maybe he wanted you to be the one to ask him?

Basically, he wanted to have his cake and eat it too.

Well, whatever it was, the two of you better reach a conclusion quickly— either start dating or reveal your grand scheme already.

IV. EPEL

Three. Weeks. Of whatever it was that was going between you and Ace at this point. Three weeks of holding hands under tables, and kicking each other's feet… also under tables. Three weeks of hair ruffling that would make Vil go crazy, and head kissing that did make Sebek go crazy. Three weeks, according to Deuce, of passing notes to each other in class, and casually going on dates around the school— just the two of you.

There was also Ace’s ongoing joke about being the babysitter for the group, which was already debatable in the first place, but now it had transformed into the both of you being the… pseudo-parents of the friend group. Deuce looked like he was going to crush Ace with a cauldron and it would have been deserved.

There was also that one time he caught you kissing the heart by Ace’s left eye— it was kind of funny seeing the boy turn as red as his makeup, but he also kind of wanted to cry a little inside remembering it.

But no, none of those were what Epel has had enough of.

What truly was the worst of them all was three weeks of having to overhear Ace’s cheesy pickup lines! They were awful, and it sucked that a lot of the suckiest ones would get stuck in his brain for the rest of the day! Like,

“I don’t have a camera like you do, but I can picture us together,” to which you replied “Your phone literally has a camera, Ace.”

There was also that time he asked, “Are you a magician? Because every time I look at you, everyone else disappears,” to which you promptly reminded him that you were magicless.

“If you were a fruit, you’d be a ‘fine-apple’,” must have been the worst for Epel to hear, because you actually responded with the same energy, “but you and me? We could be a pear.”

They all just made him want to kick Ace into a curb, but then even with your replies you’d always end up laughing at every single one, and then Epel finds himself thinking, wow, the two of you really are meant to be, because those were all horrible. The type of lines he’d find cute if Pawpaw and Meemaw were the ones saying it to each other, but because it was the two of you… yeah, all charm was lost on him.

Basically, Epel has had it with the two of you, and for the sake of everyone involved, he was going to finally put this to a stop once and for all.

“Ace, prefect, we know your relationship is a prank… but also, please just start dating already. We feel bad for Ace,” and he also felt bad for Sebek and Deuce, who were the two people who overreacted the most about everything they saw the two of you do, but that didn’t need to be mentioned right now.

He expected either one of you to deny it, or maybe fess up that it really was a joke all along and ask since when they had known. Instead, Ace had begun cackling like the funniest joke had just been said, and even with your initial bewilderment you began to follow suit.

“I can’t believe Ace was right,” you said mid-laughter, “I wanted to give you all more credit but… you guys actually thought we weren’t dating?”

“YEAH? Because you weren’t? Now you are?!”

“WAIT… SO THE TWO OF YOU WERE TRULY DATING?” you shushed Sebek and Deuce for being too loud in public, a little hypocritical considering you weren’t shutting up Ace for the same thing, but confirmed it nonetheless.

“Man, you all really thought we were doing all that for a joke?! What kind of friend kisses their friend, takes their friend on dates, all of that just for a prank? Even I’m not stooping that low!”

He… he did have a point there… Hold on, did that mean all those pickup lines weren’t just to piss him off? They were his real, legitimate, ways of flirting with you? And now that the two of you were revealed to actually be dating all this time he was going to hear more of it? Epel would be pulling at his hair right now if the threat of Vil and Rook wasn’t around some corner of the school.

Maybe he’ll pull on Ace’s hair instead, that’ll show him.

But seriously, Epel felt like he was just lied to, but he also didn’t doubt that Jack really did overhear that plan from Ace so what the hell was going on?

“That wasn’t what I… never mind,” Jack probably wanted to explain why exactly they came to that conclusion, but that would mean admitting that he was eavesdropping on a conversation held behind closed doors… looks like they were just gonna have to admit defeat this time… and hopefully Ace will be too busy making moves on you to hold this over them for the rest of the week.

Whatever the truth was… it would seem only the two of you would know.

V. ACE

“So your grand scheme to prank our friends… is to announce that we’re dating but not announce that it’s a joke right away. Instead, we’re going to hold hands on the way to class, have lunch sitting next to one another, flirt with each other, and go on dates with each other? To make sure they think we’re really dating?”

Well, Ace thought he had laid out that entire plan more eloquently, but yes, that was basically it.

“That’s fine with me but… if we’re going to do all that, shouldn’t we just date for real?”

Ace would spit out his drink if he had one, but because he didn’t he was going to choke on his own spit as he tried to play it cool… just in case this was payback for his fake proposal that one time.

“Heh, didn’t know you could joke like that, prefect! …Unless you’re not joking? Because-”

[yandere-daze]

About your riddle/epel requests: how would their friendship (with each other) look like?

Thank you so much for sending something in, I really love writing for these two boys! This was actually really fun for me to think about? Like how these two would interact and get along ^^

For anyone reading this, requests for Riddle and/ or Epel are still open so feel free to send some more my way!

How a friendship between Riddle and Epel would look like

Just allow me to start this by saying their first impressions of each other would be very different

Epel´s first impression of Riddle when he hears him talk for the first time would be pretty unfavorable. Ah, so he´s another really annoying stickler for the rules like Vil is. He´s already suffering enough under Pomefiore´s strict regime so he really doesn´t want to deal with the Heartslabyul dorm leader as well

From what he´s heard from Ace and Deuce, Epel will make sure to avoid Riddle as much as possible at first. He really doesn´t feel like getting his ears screamed off just for breaking some stupid arbitrary rule

Riddle´s first impression of Epel, funnily enough, is actually quite positive. When around others, he´s putting on an innoccent act so of course Riddle would assume that it´s just what Epel is like

He´s very glad to meet someone that´s not as unruly as his own first year students, it seems there´s still some hope for Night Raven College after all! He has to commend Vil for raising his dorm members so well

You can most certainly believe Riddle is shocked and appalled when he first learns of Epel´s true nature. A brash young boy that likes to get into fights and always tries to avoid his own dorm leader to escape from his responsibilities?? How could he have been fooled by his innoccent act?

Perhaps it´s none of his business what a student from a different dorm does but Riddle really can´t igore it when he catches Epel running in the hallway or being loud in the library. He will not allow it!

When he does confront Epel about his bad behaviour, their opinions of each other would most certainly be at an all-time low. Honestly it seems almost hopeless for them to get along at first

A rule breaker and someone that thinks rules must be upheld at all costs? Yeah that sounds quite problematic

Try to avoid each other as they might, sooner or later they would find themselves in the same class. This time it just happens to be flying class. It´s Epel´s best subject and he´s quite proud to show his abilities in front of everyone like this

But he wants to become even better!

Which is why he can´t help but admire how effortlessly Riddle makes it all look when he soars into the sky with perfect control. Epel may not want to admit it but it´s really quite impressive

It may take some time to convince himself to do it but eventually he would walk up to Riddle and hesitantly ask him for advice. He´s quite confident in his flying but he wants to keep improving to get closer to his ideal vision of himself

Of course, Riddle would be suprised that the first year would even want to approach him after their less than favorable previous encounters, but he actually feels willing to help him out for once

Usually his help is limited to the students of Heartslabyul but he will make an exception just this once because he finds it admirable that Epel is so willing to better himself. It seems like his impression that he is merely a troublesome slacker was a bit off the mark after all

The more time they spend together during flight class, the more they learn that the other isn´t actually as bad as they thought. Epel is very determined to get better and Riddle is very hardworking and simply wants his fellow students to do their best. They get along way better than they would have imagined

After some time, they might even become friends

Another thing they both can relate to is the ever-present prblem of being pretty short guys and often being teased for it by their taller classmates. Both of them get very angry about it whenever it happens so they can definitely empathize with each other

Honestly? Most people don´t dare to tease either of them for their height as long as they are together because they will start to get agressive on the other´s behalf as well. You might have been able to deal with one shorty but two of them getting mad at you at the same time? You´re out of luck dude, better run before they get to you

So yay! No more getting mocked as long as they are together! ( Except if your name is Floyd because he literally knows no fear kdnan)

And actually? Riddle and Epel might be able to relate to each other on a deeper level as well. All his childhood, Riddle was forced to obey his mother and do things he didn´t want to do with zero choice in the matter. Not allowed to have fun or just hang out with friends and eat some sweets

Now Vil obviously is not as bad as Riddle´s mother but Epel can´t help but feel the same way about all the boring events he has to attend or the strict beauty routine he has to subject himself to when he wants nothing more than to just escape from it all

To that end, Riddle and Epel actually meet up quite regularily to just have a talk and eat some cake. Of course, once Epel learns that Riddle has a big sweet tooth he´s more than happy to bake an apple pie for him with the apples from his home. Vil can´t even protest because he´s not making it for himself obviously!

So yes, Epel would use this as an opportunity to sneak in some sweets and have some time away from Pomefiore and Riddle has a good excuse to take a break from his many duties for once and just relax for a bit

Riddle can´t help but marvel at how good the apple pie Epel brought looks. Not even Trey could carve such intricate details into the apples! It´s really fascinating!

Then they would both spend an hour or two just talking and forgetting about everything else for a while. Riddle would be quite interested in hearing about Epel´s own life back home and his work on the farm. It´s something he´s not at all familiar with and he´s very curious to learn more!

So to sum it up, they would start off with not liking each other and than grow into a pair of rather unlikely friends but they hit it off better than anyone might have imagined!

[thosebrookfieldgirls]

Something I never got about TWST? Why aren't Neige and Vil stepbrothers? It seems like an extremely obvious writing choice that would've fixed at least some of the writing issues with Pomefiore. I mean...

It would align Vil more with the Evil Queen.

Make Vil's rivalry with him a lot more personal and give it more weight.

Help to explain why Vil's so frustrated with Neige outside of him getting the parts that he wants. If that was the case, then Vil might be still bitter about his father marrying another woman with a son that he doesn't like. Vil might still try to reach out the olive branch to Neige for his father's sake, but even then he still feels frustrated since Neige still irritates him due to everyone seeming to always adore him while his efforts are ignored. Deep down, Vil might feel like Neige is stealing his father's love and affection, even if he feels childish for even thinking that.

It would make Vil poisoning Neige have a lot more impact. Vil poisoning Neige is wrong either way. Let's face it. Poisoning family is a lot more shocking than doing the same to a guy you used to be coworkers with.

It’s a good question and you make a lot of good points with that as well.  Spoilers in the next few paragraphs for the story of Twisted Wonderland. 

If I had to guess, Chapter 5 suffered a lot of the same writing issues that Chapter 2 did. I remember that I heard a rumor forever ago that Chapters 2 and 6 were supposed to be switched, but then they came up with the idea of STYX and decided it would have more impact later in the series so we got Chapter 2 early and the story suffered cause they weren’t ready for it yet. (I don’t know if this is true but it does make sense: Idia and Azul are in the same club so it makes sense why Idia would know Azul better to out smart him, They have the Inter School Magishift game mentioned later in the year which would have made more sense for Leona to be cheating to try and be noticed but Diasomnia is taking over player spots over Savanaclaw ect.) 

Chapter 5 suffered an issue the team could have never predicted: Covid. We can see a skeletal structure of a really good and complex story, but it feels like it was meant to have more episodes spent talking and seeing Vil’s perspective as well as building his rivalry with Neige and why it mattered so much. Doing a story as complex as a sibling rivalry that can make someone so desperate to almost murder takes TIME. You can’t just flash back that one, you need to be building up to the knowledge. 

Like Vil chasing down Epel and Deuce, breaking the rules himself in an impulsive rage (a flaw that humanizes him to the rest of the group and foreshadows the impulse to save Idia later in the series) and after the punks, they get flocked with Reporters and they start asking pointed questions like “When are you going to do another film with your step-brother Neige?” They could even had that interview together before the VDC. But that takes extra time and they were already struggling with being able to get their teams able to work on the project with Japan’s strict Covid regulations. So I’m choosing to believe that is the reason they went a more simplistic rivalry. 

Could also just not have felt like it the same way they ignored Azul should technically have a younger brother based on Morgana and Idia should have a cousin based on Hercules. But again, I just hope it was Covid and no other reason. 

[idiotwhotalkstoomuch]

Haha, yeah Ace would absolutely do that!

I prefer a demon slayer Yuu though simply because of the angst potential. Since being a demon slayer is really dangerous, the prefect would obviously have a shit ton of scars so imagine how everyone would react to seeing them? Like in the event that the prefect is supposed to become the next pillar of a breathing technique, they’d have to be super skilled and have to fight a ton of powerful demons to reach that point so that just makes the amount of scars they have even higher!

Also during an overblot, maybe they get severely injured due to the debris flying everywhere but instead of being phased, they’re like; Tis but a scratch! But everyone else is like; No it’s not!

And the dorm heads after overblotting! Like if the prefect gets badly injured every time it happens which leaves a scar and they’re already aware of the other scars, they’d feel really bad for hurting the prefect, because they’ve already been through so much they deserve a peaceful life! Being at NRC, for the most part, has clearly given them the chance to truly act their age where they can also receive the help they need to work through their trauma and then because of the overblot, things are taking a few steps back again! Of course the prefect is like; “It’s fine, I’ve faced worse!” But that honestly just makes all of them feel worse because damn.

Knowing all this, I bet Crowley and everyone else would be reluctant to send the prefect back to their world cause they don’t want to see their friend suffer more pain.

Everyone is frankly quite horrified at the amount of scars they have on their body and how some of them are near parts of their body that could very well be fatal

They are 16! They should be going out pulling pranks and getting on the teachers’ nerves or being a good student preparing for their future not fighting in battles that could very well kill them

Crowley confiscated their sword because it’s dangerous to have in school but luckily they didn’t get through all those battles and be able to be a candidate to become a pillar only relying on their sword, they can make do with what they get

Despite Deuce’s horror at MC’s situation he’s also pretty curious on just what pillars are and about the demon slayer corps in general though of course he always goes about the topic gently despite the fact it really doesn’t MC that uncomfortable (he wants them to focus on having fun! Not fighting with their life on the line)

Ace takes it upon himself to make sure you have loads of fun in NRC and his shenanigans with MC are actually given some slack when MC is shown to be genuinely enjoying themselves (though he still gets punished, boi you thought)

Jack wants to protect them but also respects their strength so becomes more of MC’s self preservation because they don’t need to run into battle! There are magic wielded though MC can’t really be stopped when the situation escalates

Riddle would feel terrible if he scarred or injured you in any way (which considering he fought with rose bushes, I BET HAPPENED) and want to make it up to MC but MC is just dismissive of it insisting it’s okay when it’s not. (He gets Trey to teach him how to make tarts properly and gifts them to MC who accepts it cause free food!)

Leona on the outside is dismissive of the whole thing cause big whoop the kid has scars, not his problem. Inside however he does feel a little bad though considering the nature of his power they likely didn’t get too injured especially since when faced with demon blood arts that can send you flying without you even seeing (Reference: Yahaba’s demon blood art. The partner of the Temari demon), Leona’s muscles really doesn’t intimidate them

Azul feels pretty shitty about trying to take away their home after learning that they were okay with it for the most part because they didn’t really need sleep much anyway (seriously when do demon slayers sleep, they train in the day and fight demons to sunset the next day, if you think you can stay up all night become a demon slayer, they are on another level) but ultimately settles for treating them to a free treat in the Mostro Lounge and is off. He doesn’t like getting personally involved

Jamil was worried about his plans in all honesty with the fact that MC could see through him and is surprised when they approach him post overblot like he didn’t deceive them and send them flying with Grim. When MC explains he doesn’t need to feel alone, he just feels bad and mends their Haori as an apology (since he saw Riddle and Azul already apologize with food)

Vil didn’t insist on MC working with them since they had recovering wounds and scars that could possibly be aggravated by his strict training but they laugh off the idea his training is strict cause compared to demon slaying training it’s a breeze. When he accidentally injures them in his overblot (since he you know, DESTROYED THE STADIUM) as an apology he does something gets a gift personalized to something MC would actually like (since he luckily has Rook to find out what MC likes) and gets them some potions to speed up their recovery

The students would openly protest if MC was going to be sent home. They shouldn’t have to go back to such a bleak world where death is staring them at the face! They can just stay here and be a teenager!

MC however would insist on coming home because they still have precious loved ones at their home world who they wish to protect and they can’t just live a normal life here while their comrades are likely off fighting demons and possibly even the upper moons and Muzan Kibutsuji something that the students would reluctantly have to accept.

Okay so I know you prefer demon slayer! MC but Demon! MC has plenty angst potential too! I mean with some exceptions, most demons didn’t exactly want to become one because the life of a demon is not an easy one

They would be close to Malleus as a demon since they can only come out when it’s night and Malleus and his centuries of wisdom could be an interesting conversation buddy to the immortal (from everything but the sun and wisteria) demon.

Demon! MC would be way more nonchalant about taking hits than a demon slayer! MC because hey! Their arm might’ve been blown off but it’s already regenerating and since none of the guys have sun powers or Nichirin blades, they can only be killed by being pushed into the sunlight (which no one is possibly an asshole enough to do when they saw what happened to them after Crowley dragged them off to get some sunlight cause “it’s good for them”).

Demons feel the pain of their injuries (ex: Nezuko wincing when her leg was blown off by the Temari demon and the Temari demon’s death) so them using themselves as a meat shield while practical makes the NRC students feel awful when they recall them remarking on cutting themselves the other day or some other passing comment of pain cause they can feel it but take every hit.

The Pomefiore students and Crewel night even volunteer to work on a potion that could get them some form of sun resistance after a near miss after an overblot attack where the sun got exposed to them and if it wasn’t for Adeuce tackling them and hiding them under their bodies they surely would’ve been nothing but ash but MC just laughs bitterly at the idea of sun resistance as it’s after all what “that man” desires most

With demon! Mc being sent home, demon! Mc might actually accept staying in Twisted Wonderland unless they’re someone like Tamayo who’s actively making something to work against Muzan though if they’re just a demon with humanity still in them trying to survive I imagine they would actually like to stay which would make a happy ending but still full of angst potential

[linawritesocs]

merrill and allen's backstories!

i just had another panic attack so like. time to make my characters suffer fhdksks BUT I'M FINE DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME PLEASE

warnings for merrill's backstory: family issues/toxic parents

warnings for allen's backstory: yandere themes (pretty lowkey, but still)

merrill's backstory.

merrill always was a child with an extremely cute and pretty face. some people thought he was a girl when they first met him, just like that one boy from pomefiore. his parents were so proud of their child, and they always made sure he takes care of his appearance. merrill didn't really understand why he should do that though. all other kids can get their clothes dirty, they're allowed to have paint on their hands or sand in their hair, but merrill must always look perfect. the thing is that merrill's parents loved their child, they really did, but.. they started to think that they should put his appearance to good use. what if merrill becomes a model when he grows up? that would be nice. after all, other family members weren't that attractive, so they had no idea how and why merrill ended up looking so pretty at such a young age. but then his parents got scared of merrill losing his "cuteness" when he becomes older. what if genetics win in the end and he will end up looking just like his not so attractive family members? merrill noticed that his parents became way too controlling and he managed to stand up for himself, saying that he should be allowed to have fun just like all other kids. and when he was a teenager, he became even more rebellious and he refused to listen to his parents and claimed that he doesn't want to become a model just so that they could be proud of having at least one attractive person in the family. there was a time he and his parents got into a really bad argument and his mother said to merrill that "we just can't let your looks go to waste, you have so many possibilities, you have so many opportunities to try, life is so much easier when someone has a face like yours". merrill still didn't want to use his looks to get what he wants, but.. he secrely made a magicam account. that one magicam account that he doesn't want anyone to find out. at first he just made a couple of cute selfies and he wore a wig and a mask so that no one could recognize him. and yeah, people were in love with how he looked. he really was attractive. so he continued to make posts, he continued to buy wigs, colored lenses and cute outfits and he kept everything in secret from his parents, stealing their money and credit cards when they weren't looking. merrill hated himself, he really started to do exactly what his parents wanted him to do. but he couldn't deny that he liked the attention. he liked to be praised, he likes to get all of those comments and hear how even guys started to fall in love with him. but he still wasn't sure if he liked to make those pictures or not. he felt tired and even gross after making another selfie while wearing an extremely cute outfit. but for some reason, he couldn't stop. and he even started to use his looks to manipulate people in his daily life.

he doesn't want anyone to know about his account not only because he thinks it's embarrassing and it doesn't suit his "cool and mature" image.

that account proves that merrill's parents won.

allen's backstory.

allen was a textbook example of a "lonely rich kid". he had zero friends, but he had a family that spoiled him and bought him everything he wanted. but nothing could ever satisfy him. he just wanted a friend, not a cool new toy that was really, really expensive. he liked reading and it helped him escape this boring reality for at least some time. he liked to listen to music and play musical instruments himself, it helped him calm down and express his feelings. and one day, he did find a friend. a good friend that he really loved and cared about. they were different, they were opposite in many ways, but allen thought that meeting a person that is so different from him will make his life more fun. and they did have a lot of fun together. but no matter how much allen wanted them to be friends forever, it simply wasn't possible. allen's friend accidentally hurt him with her ice magic one day. she hurt him badly, his parents were in shock and they didn't want allen's friend to even look at him after that, they thought that she was too dangerous. so, naturally, she thought that it's time for them to stop being friends. she didn't want to hurt allen ever again. and even if they were allowed to stay friends, hanging out with him would bring her only more pain every time she looked at his white hair strands. allen noticed that his friend started acting weird lately and asked what's going on. after he learned the reason why, he begged her not to ruin their friendship, she was his only friend!.. and he was her only friend too. if they stop being friends, they will end up all alone. and his friend knew that. but her response was: "goodbye, allen. it was nice knowing you." and she ran away, trying not to look back.

losing his only friend absolutely destroyed allen. he became obsessed with making more and more friends, he didn't care how much he had to pay them so that they could hang out with him, he didn't care how those friends looked and what interests they had, he just wanted someone to talk to. oh, but why stop at making friends? he should find someone to date too! love will heal all of his wounds and it will heal his broken heart! that's right, who cares about friendship, romance is much more interesting!

and allen will make sure his new friends and his partner never leave him. they will be much better than that old friend of his, right? more loyal, more loving, more caring, more.. obedient.

[dreamii-yume]

I'm not the anon who come up with this Singing curse Au but how about more content of it? When you get no ideal from hornii or soft, a bit of chaos shegnanigant will do the trick. Can you write more about that Au? Focus on some other writing helped me come up with the actual writing ideal I want to write, maybe Yume can try that....? 😳👉👈

@coffee-or-hot-cocoa said

“lol saw the random singing curse au. So how about instead of disney songs mc/darling sings meme songs? lol like if darling visits pomefiore she sings fashion, etc. so thoughts? and bonus points the curse was just a potions accident due to grim doing something wrong.”

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Aight, I’ll take you on that advice Darling! I’ll write more about this AU, since I really find it funny just imagining them lol Cay-kun’s birthday is tomorrow anyways so, it’s fine if I slack off a bit, yeah~?

Meme songs, huh? Now, we’re talking in Yume’s language lol Beware of the cringe beyond this as this contains dead memes probably!

God, this is even funnier and more chaotic if it was Grim’s fault that got Darling in this mess in the first place. Aside from the embarrassment that you would inevitably suffer right after, this random singing curse of yours doesn’t seem to be too bad especially when you get to see the interesting reactions you get from others. Though, most of the times it’s just pure confusion on their faces as they don’t have a single clue on what the hell you’re singing, since it never existed in their world.

“SomeBODY once told me—“ Darling started, slamming a random door open with a wide smile on your face and successfully startling a few students half to death nearby. The Scarabia duo passing by and Kalim being obliviously glad at how energetic you seemed. Jamil had to look away as he snorted, seeing how the students cower away with tails between their legs was golden.

Ace and Deuce being used to Darling’s curse at this point that they basically just adapted to it. “Ah.” The rest of the first years wondered what was that single “Ah.” and Adeuce confirmingthat it was indeed considered a “song” from your world. You explained how it was uttered out by a certain 2D shark girl and people basically went crazy for it. “Yeah, we don’t get it either.” The duo gave up understanding your worlds’ “culture” eventually.

That said, the other students would be lying if they said that they don’t find this strange songs of yours catchy though.

“So, what kind of look do you wanna go for?” Imagine Vil in a good mood and decided to do Darling’s make up. You smile and said nothing, you can feel the urge to sing right on the tip of your tongue but you didn’t know what ridiculous meme song would come out of your mouth. Opening your mouth meant breaking into a song once again as it might disrupt the guy’s mood. “Hm? What’s wrong? Honey, you look like you want to say something. Go ahead, I’m feeling nice today, you see.”

His kind chuckle did not help at all and alas, you slightly opened your mouth and— “Maybe I’ll be Tracer.” “What?” You gulped with a nervous grin. “...I’m already Tracer...”

It’s worse in Halloween. “Spooky, spooky skeletons~” The Heartslabyul students are looking at you funny, but since you were singing it in such a cutesy way, they just assumed that you wanted a candy in return. “Sends shivers down your spine~” Trey filled your whole bag.

I’d also like to add that the curse does not only affect the way you talk but it also plagues your mind as well. The others looks so concerned every time you space out as even if they call out to you as loud as they can, the noise in your head wouldn’t let you hear them. They claimed that you look so serious sometimes, like you’re thinking of something deep but in reality all you were hearing was the constant replay of the Wii Theme and Undertale Soundtracks.

“Se~ no~” Skipping in the hallways, Idia hides behind a wall as he was practically lead astay to this beat you sing. He just finds it so cute! The way you swing your hips really made him imagine you like those idols performing before thousands of fans like him. He wonders if you’ll accept if a creepy otaku like him asks you to wear an idol outfit and sang that song for him in private. Idia finds himself humming and dancing slightly to your song until Cater comes in and giving him a heart attack that costs him ten years of his lifespan.

You said you wanted to try and bake for everyone, so you thought it was better to borrow the Heartslabyul kitchen. “I’m a muffin, and this is muffin time~” Coincidentally, the Heartslabyul squad passed by at the door and thought that the melody sounded cute. Without you knowing, they were peaking right by the door. Cater recording a video while Ace snickers at how girly you can be sometimes with pink cheeks. Riddle, Trey, and Deuce having the same fantasy of seeing you as a housewife baking sweets for her family to munch on. “Who wants a muffin~?”

You did a graceful spin while elegantly putting the tray inside the oven, crouching over. “Please, I just wanna die~” Upon setting the desired temperature, you spun into a small little dance. Cater almost dropped his phone. “Hey, somebody kill me~”

“Please, it’s muffin time~☆”

Needless to say, the Heartslabyul squad bursts in like undercover agents and concerned questions were frantically asked. You wanted to bake, but got a strict therapy session with Riddle and Trey instead. Ace, Deuce, and Cater blocks your exit and you were forced to stay in that room for the next three hours.

Of course. Of course. Cursed or not, your immature ass could not pass up the opportunity.

“We’re no strangers to love.”

“Child of man, what—“

“You know the rules and so do I.”

Might as well commit to it the curse then.

WHVSJXBSKW Yume is such a bitch normie lol I really listed off all the meme songs I know and picked what I can do (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))♡ Sorry for the cringe and dead memes lol I had more memes I wanted to put in but the cringe might be too much

I had so much fun with this one, you were right Darling! This made my head grasp reality better~! Thanks! (๑>◡<๑)

[jamiiviper]

The Jamil Essay

this is a reupload of a post i made a couple of weeks ago - previously it was an external link to a google doc, so it never showed up in any of the twst tags, but i worked so hard on this and i would really love it if more people read it, so i’m reuploading directly to tumblr.

to put it simply, this is a 3.7k word character analysis purely about jamil. and even with a word count like that i wasn’t quite able to cover everything i wanted to say, so who knows, maybe there’ll be a part 2 one day. i’ve also decided i do want to write a kalim version, so i’ll probably start working on that sometime soon! stay tuned!

trigger warnings: mentions of child abuse

jamil is the vice dorm leader of scarabia, who’s been kalim’s caretaker practically since birth. he puts on a facade of not standing out, preferring to remain completely average, and plans his life around kalim’s antics. as we learned in chapter 4, however, his true feelings are that he bears a lot of resentment towards kalim, and that he wants to stand out - he just wasn’t allowed to, as he can never surpass kalim.

in this essay i want to cover not just my personal interpretation of jamil, but also some common misconceptions that people tend to have about him. twitter doesn’t have this problem as much, but with tumblr i’ve found that there are very few jamil stans, especially in the theory and writing communities - meaning it’s quite common for people to misunderstand his character. in the fandom as a whole, it’s common for people to only acknowledge him insofar as “gay for kalim”. 

firstly, jamil’s character development in the main story - i would say he’s arguably the best-developed character in twst, since yana now has enough chapters available to flesh out characters after their main story arc ended. jamil holds very deep-seated resentment against kalim, to the point that he plotted to betray him for probably several years. he plotted to have kalim not just thrown out of nrc, but thoroughly ruin his reputation in the process. after his overblot, those feelings did not magically vanish - far from it. i think earlier twst chapters suffered from arcs being wrapped up a little too neatly post-overblot, but pomefiore’s arc has already proved itself to be the exception and thoroughly covers not just jamil’s continued dislike for kalim, but also the wider consequences for what he did.

since the twst school year begins in september, we know jamil is about 9 months older than kalim. from literally the day kalim was born, jamil’s life has been dedicated to kalim. possibly since the day jamil was born, and he was always fated to be kalim’s caretaker. it may even have been the reason he was born at all. either way, it’s not like he remembers those 9 months. all jamil has ever known is that his sole purpose must be to serve kalim. he must not have desires of his own, he must not do anything for himself - from childhood he was expected to be ready to give up his life for kalim at a moment’s notice. he can’t be good at anything - kalim must always be better (i’ll cover this in more depth in a later paragraph, this philosophy is key to his character). his own parents drilled this into him, even going to the extent of hitting him if he didn’t comply. it seems he has a normal relationship with his family despite this - he bickers with his sister like regular siblings, and pre-overblot he indicated that his desire to be free from servitude wasn’t just about him, he wanted to free his family. nonetheless, the psychological damage his childhood caused him is severe. is it any wonder his unique magic is mind control, when he’s never had an ounce of control over his own life?

moving onto his early teen years, we know both jamil and kalim were severely poisoned at one point, both falling into comas for around two weeks. although we don’t have a timeframe for jamil’s coma, we know kalim’s was when they were around 13 years old. if jamil’s was around this age too - probably a short while afterwards - i think it’s plain to see why jamil’s resentment began to build. he’d have been around the age where he first started to question why his life has to revolve around kalim. why should he be expected to die for someone he doesn’t even like, who’s spoiled and doesn’t realise how much jamil does for him? kalim takes everything for granted: status, friendships, freedom, and jamil is meanwhile left in the shadows with nothing. then one day kalim gets poisoned so badly he falls into a coma - how much do you want to bet jamil was blamed for that, at the age of 13? after that he’s expected to taste-test anything kalim eats beforehand, and eventually starts making all his meals for him because the risk of poison is so high otherwise. then one day he slips up, or it’s an undetectable poison, and jamil is the one to fall into a coma. is anyone blamed for that? does anyone pity jamil outside of his immediate family + kalim? no, probably not. after all, he’s just doing his duty, right? it’s truly… no wonder jamil’s resentment became so intense. he finally has proof that his life truly does not matter. although kalim certainly cares about him, he doesn’t understand jamil’s position. he sees jamil as a friend, an equal; jamil knows this can never be the case, and he also knows kalim is too privileged to ever hope to understand. 

fast forward on a couple of years to jamil receiving his nrc acceptance letter. he thinks that finally, finally he’s going to be free. four years of freedom - and who knows, maybe after that he can be free forever! he can finally excel at his classes and be his true self, without fear of upstaging kalim! 

and then kalim gets accepted a month late. for no reason other than his surname. 

and then kalim gets sorted into his dorm.

it’s a miracle he didn’t just overblot on the spot - but that’s his nature as a scarabia student. careful foresight and planning. this moment was, undoubtedly, the moment he started planning his betrayal. he had his one month of freedom ripped away, just like that. 

oh, don’t forget the fact that not long after, kalim was made dorm leader not because he notably embodies scarabia values at all, but because of nepotism. (side note: most scarabia stans agree kalim does actually reflect scarabia values, just not as obviously as jamil does, but either way jamil himself wouldn’t see it this way. this is a jamil essay so i won’t go in depth about this unless asked to!)

under kalim’s watch, scarabia - known for its intelligence and cunning - is turned into “the party dorm”. this seems to be the fandom’s perception of them too - i mean, just ask any non-scarabia stan what goes on in scarabia, that’s probably the answer they’ll give you. jamil would have probably loved the original scarabia; although we don’t know much about it, we know scarabia students are on a par with octavinelle when it comes to intelligence (paralleling azul’s constant interest in jamil). yet by winter break, scarabia is doing so badly in those same exams that they didn’t even place in the rankings…? without meaning to, kalim clearly harmed scarabia. instead of getting chance to study magic and show off, jamil is now essentially an unpaid, full-time party planner by the time his second year starts.

a few months later, winter break finally arrives, and jamil executes his plan to dethrone kalim. i may have just spent the last two pages defending jamil’s grudge, but his actions themselves are still indefensible. there’s evidence to suggest kalim knew what was occurring on some level - refusing to answer jade’s question about who was hypnotising him proved that 1) he probably had some idea deep down that jamil was betraying him 2) he doesn’t want jamil to get in trouble for it. nonetheless, this does not make what jamil did okay in the slightest, even if kalim allowed it to happen. jamil is, undoubtedly, the bad guy in this situation, no matter how sympathetic his childhood makes you feel. i could go into detail about why kalim acted the way he did, but again, this is jamil-focused.

i’ll skip talking about his overblot, because i covered his hatred for kalim in a lot of depth already and i want to talk about the general aspects of his personality like his desire for praise later on. so moving onto the end of chapter 4, we see jamil’s true self: a snarky, heavily opinionated boy who honestly just wants to be free to be himself.

but just like his freedom, that side of jamil once again only lasts for a brief moment. jamil almost loses everything after his overblot. practically every scarabia student hates him and wants him thrown out of the dorm - even kalim, his sole defender, can’t call him a good person. he’s a traitor. he says he trusts the scarabia students to work out that it’s better for them if he stays, but that day won’t come any time soon, and until then he’s keeping his distance from them all, because their hatred is that strong. if azul truly had been streaming to more people than just jade, his life would have been ruined beyond repair. so what does jamil do? he goes back to serving kalim. as a scarabia student, his foresight is good enough that he knows the option he hates the most is the only one that’ll be good for him in the end. for jamil, being himself is nothing short of a death sentence.

now i’ve talked for far too long about the timeline of his character arc, i can finally get to the good stuff: jamil’s personality, and how it’s changed throughout the stories we’ve seen so far.

the first thing that springs to mind when you think of jamil, other than “snake”, is probably “tired”. or “he’s going to snap”. something along those lines. which... yes, we know he is. he did snap. after chapter 4, this doesn’t seem to have changed too much, but i do get the impression that he’s somewhat less stressed out by kalim. his resentment has dissipated, for the most part (he does still openly insult him, though), so while he does grumble at kalim there’s no suppressed fury behind it. what replaced that fury?

guilt.

in 5-10, jamil tells azul that he intends to continue to obediently follow kalim around in order to restore his reputation, both inside and outside of scarabia. this does of course make him sound pretty selfish (as per usual), and in classic jamil fashion he doesn’t let his true emotions show, so it’s easy to take this at face value and assume he just doesn’t really care. i think in this case, we need to look more at his actions that we see throughout chapter 5. namely, the way it’s being emphasised how he’s silently watching kalim from afar - something he’s always done, yes, but yana seems to be really making a point of it in chapter 5. it’s not just kalim he’s distancing himself from, either. he’s staying away from the rest of the scarabia students too, as mentioned earlier. he never had any friends at all to rely on, even before his overblot. so by doing this, he’s effectively completely isolating himself. he clearly has a lot of thoughts about everything that he’s not sharing with anyone - just listen to the way he sighs at the end of the flashback in 5-10, how annoyed and frustrated he seems. if jamil was telling the truth about just wanting to restore his reputation, he’d probably appreciate kalim’s efforts, even if he dislikes kalim himself. he shouldn’t be upset by kalim persuading the scarabia students to give him another chance. not if he truly just wants to get back to normal. i think on some level, jamil feels incredibly guilty over his actions. he might not have even admitted to himself yet that he feels this way, and by saying things like “i just want to restore my reputation” he’s just trying to convince himself. after all, that’s something he has a history of doing.

ever since jamil’s first introduction, we’ve known jamil lives his life by the philosophy of “not standing out is the best way to succeed”. he hates standing out or receiving any kind of positive attention at all, because he thinks that it’ll only attract trouble. or so we thought, because as we learned from his overblot, jamil desperately wants to stand out. he’s powerful and intelligent, and he wants people to acknowledge that. he wants the praise and recognition he knows he deserves. this means that whenever he said he didn’t want to stand out, he was lying through his teeth - he probably constantly tried and failed to convince himself of this throughout his childhood. during his lab SR story, he even repeats it to himself in his thoughts, like a mantra - “I want to avoid standing out. I can’t be satisfied with this. I cannot be too good, nor fall behind, and neither should I get satisfactory grades or fail. This is the best shortcut to success.”. much like his feelings of guilt, jamil refused to acknowledge how much he truly wanted to show off, even in his own thoughts. he is awful at being honest to himself.

post-ch5, we find out that despite everything, jamil does still hold this philosophy, to some extent. he of course shows off his singing and dancing skills enough to be chosen as a main vocalist, and he says he wants to make a name for himself and show various people just how talented he truly is: kalim, his family, the asims and MC, to name a few. yet in the chapter before that, when kalim compliments his singing and dancing, he’s like “i don’t really want to stand out, but…”. which is honestly a little confusing at first because he does want to. i’d probably interpret it as something along the lines of he wants to show off to the people he cares about, but he still wants to keep his head down in general. so i think that to some extent, maybe he actually has internalised that philosophy now. the one time he truly expressed his desire to stand out, it ended in catastrophe for him. he has this tiny seed of doubt within him now, telling him his parents were right all along. but... he’s working past it, and applying himself as and when he’s comfortable doing so.

going back to him being bad at being honest, jamil’s a pretty big tsundere. there’s one person he does regularly receive praise from: kalim. yet despite desperately wanting to be praised, he often gets annoyed at kalim and tells him something like “this isn’t about me right now” or “what does that have to do with anything?”. plus when the praise is coming from kalim, it’s often in the context of kalim praising him to other people - as a servant, he can’t be seen accepting all these compliments, right? he can never be better than kalim. so he has to reject kalim’s praise. when it’s just the two of them alone, though, is when jamil gets embarrassed to the point he has to hide his blush under his hood. given his childhood, chances are that he doesn’t really know how to process being praised. he knows he wants people’s approval, but when he actually gets it, he just short-circuits. it was the same at his birthday celebration; although he wants to be the centre of attention, when it actually happens, he gets all embarrassed and tsun. i was trying not to let my own personal feelings spill in this but oh my god he’s so cute i can’t

next... this isn’t really linked to any previous topic, but i want to talk about jamil’s cooking! jamil cooks all of kalim’s meals, and regularly cooks entire feasts for kalim’s parties, too (as well as being in charge of getting any animals kalim wants to show off, decorating the dorm, making sure everything runs smoothly… you get the idea). his cooking is very good, and he has a lot of technical knowledge about cooking too - azul, whose parents run a restaurant, didn’t know about emulsification, but jamil was able to explain it to him. despite being so good, though, according to his dorm SSR homescreen lines he doesn’t actually like cooking very much. he says the fact that he cooks so much is “just how things turned out”. of course, he could just be being a tsun, but i do feel like he’s being honest with this - what reason does he have to seriously enjoy something he was forced into doing his entire life? However there is evidence that he might enjoy it after all; he’s particularly good at alchemy because of his cooking knowledge, and according to magical archives he’s completely neutral in motivation for both flying and history lessons, but has slightly higher motivation levels for alchemy, indicating that he can’t stop himself from putting a little bit extra effort into that class. i think it can be interpreted either way with the canon info we have currently, but regardless i would not say he’s the cooking fanatic people often depict him as. 

also, when jamil cooks, although his cooking is good, visually it’s usually very boring, to the point he and his sister would bicker over it. he has the technical skills to cook good food, but no idea how to present it. similarly, in his fairy gala SR he was told that although he perfectly memorised the dance, it was boring to watch - it looked like he was just executing the routine without any passion behind it. jamil is so emotionally repressed that he has no idea how to express his individuality. even in his bedroom, the only truly personal items he owns are a first aid kit (related to his servant position, not him as a human being) and a stereo + headphones set for dancing. he doesn’t have any other hobbies or interests - he doesn’t even know what people his age do for fun, because he’s never been allowed to think about such things. 

dancing is all jamil has that’s not directly related to serving kalim, really - but even that ties into his servant status. although he genuinely enjoys it nowadays and dances by himself for fun, he only picked it up as a hobby because kalim wanted to go to dance practice, and of course jamil had to accompany him. when his flashback after his overblot talks about him deliberately losing to kalim, the story focuses specifically on a dancing competition. which is why it’s honestly so important to jamil’s character that chapter 5 focuses on a singing and dancing competition. jamil finally has the chance not just to show off his skills in general, but his skills at the one thing he’s been allowed to love throughout his life. the one thing where losing to kalim at it hurt so much that it was such a prominent memory for him. when jamil was chosen as a main vocalist, he instinctively tries to say kalim would be better suited for the position, but stops himself and accepts it. it clearly means so much to him that he was chosen for this.

okay i started to scare people with how long this was getting when it was only 50% finished, i think if i write anymore people will actually be concerned for my health so i’ll leave it here. if you read all of this, thank you so much for putting up with my anime boy brainrot for over six full pages! i really.. really like jamil. again, i most certainly do not think his actions should be defended, but god if they’re not fascinating to read about. and i hope i covered the other sides to him well enough, the things that you’d never ordinarily pick up on because so few people talk about him outside of him and kalim as a pair (both platonic scarabia + romantic jamikali, i mean). he has so much depth to him that people don’t see and god i could easily have gone on for another few pages if i wasn’t forcing myself to stop. but please please talk to me if you want to hear more...

yana has treated him so well, jamil stans get too much food if anything but i’m absolutely thriving off it as you can see! thank you for allowing him to exist, yana-sensei!

having said that, i couldn’t stop myself from adding some extra facts about him below. please enjoy.

some fun jamil facts for your soul:

his sister used to bake him cookies on his birthday - specifically, these!

when jamil and kalim went to eat at the cafeteria with ruggie and leona, leona took one look at jamil and went “you look like you’d kill kalim in his sleep”

sebek and jamil find each other’s positions enviable. sebek wishes he could have been by malleus’ side from birth as jamil was with kalim, and jamil just… wishes he served someone he respected as deeply as sebek respects malleus (but he does think sebek is too enthusiastic)

jamil hates surprises with a burning passion, and despite being with kalim for 17 years is still not used to them. for his previous birthday, kalim held a huge surprise party, and i think he still hasn’t recovered from the shock

i think a lot of people already know that in his birthday SSR story he said he wanted a parrot after graduation so he could teach it to call him master, but it goes a bit further than that? it was actually first mentioned during his lesson chats, when kalim gets a parrot. jamil has to research how to care for it, and ended up wanting one of his own afterwards (but got too tsundere to admit it at the time).

also, he heard that the sorcerer of the sands’ parrot (iago) could speak as fluently as a human, and he got excited and watched a bunch of parrot videos on magicam, but was of course disappointed to find out that this was not the case.

he frequently uses flattery to try and get his way, like when he attempts to flatter vil during his SSR story - unfortunately he misjudged vil, as vil’s actually the type of person who hates meaningless flattery. because he does this so frequently, when he genuinely does give compliments people don’t always believe him.

according to the halloween event, jamil is surprisingly environmentally conscious, and insists on holding a sustainable halloween theme. after organising so many parties and seeing the waste they probably produce, i think there’s no wonder he’s so concerned about it.

[twst-headcanons]

Hey! I was scrolling through some of your older posts and i found the band au one. I was really interested about it so maybe if you haven’t done it, could you do a continuation of it through hcs?

AUHROENFOSHDJNDKD WAIT OHMYGOD ANON THANK YOU IVE BEEN MEANING TO POST MORE STUFF I ALREADY HAVE PLENTY MORE WRITTEN ABOUT EACH SO I HOPE YOURE OK WITH ME POSTING THE BASIC BIOS

HEARTSLAYBUL

A band of five boys looking to enjoy the rest of their highschool experience together before moving on to the real world as adults.

Riddle Rosehearts; A junior at Night Raven, and the young heir to his mother's company. He wishes to do the best he can to take on her business once he graduates, though feels pressured to do so.

Trey Clover; A senior at Night Raven, and Riddle's childhood friend. He looks forward to having enjoyable moments with Riddle and the others before graduating and moving on to college.

Cater Diamond; A senior at Night Raven, and a generally easy-going and "people's person" type of guy with a need to make others around him smile. He thought joining a band might be a good way to promote his social media, and an overall nice change of pace.

Deuce Spade; A sophomore at Night Raven, and a former "bad boy", Deuce is looking to redeem himself so that he can have a pleasant and worry-free highschool experience.

Ace Trappola; A sophomore at Night Raven, and a bonafide flirt as well as an active troublemaker/class clown. He thought joining a band might garner him more attention from girls.

SAVANACLAW

A band of three boys looking to make a change, and their voices heard in the world. Struggling with different issues, they decided to come together to form a band.

Leona Kingscholar; A "super" senior at Night Raven, and the second-born son of a recently-deceased millionaire. Feels as if he was cheated out of his "rightful" inheritance, he hopes to vent his frustrations via music.

Ruggie Bucchi; A junior at Night Raven, and a lower-class student who was lucky to make it to the prestigious school in the first place. He joined Leona's band in hopes of getting famous and being able to give back to the struggling community he grew up in.

Jack Howl; A sophomore at Night Raven, he looks up to his seniors and hopes to support their efforts as best he can, and joins Leona's band to put his drumming skills to good use.

OCTAVINELLE

A band formed by three childhood friends hoping to promote the Monstro Lounge, a restaurant gifted to Azul by his parents. Found out that they enjoy performing together as a band, and decide to continue even after the Lounge gains traction.

Azul Ashengrotto; A junior at Night Raven, and a young yet passionate restaurant owner. He hopes to make it in the restaurant business, and formed a "temporary" band with Floyd and Jade to promote the Lounge.

Jade Leech; A junior at Night Raven, and childhood friend of Azul. He wishes the best for his friend, even if it means joining his band and working at his restaurant.

Floyd Leech; A junior at Night Raven, and childhood friend of Azul. A bit of a loose cannon and rather unpredictable, it was a miracle that he agreed to joining Azul's "temporary" band.

SCARABIA

A duo focused on sharing their culture with others, Kalim's only real goal being to make others smile while Jamil tries his best to keep him out of trouble.

Kalim Al-Asim; A junior at Night Raven, and a wealthy foreign-exchange student sent to attend with his servant, Jamil. He thought it would be fun to perform music and pick up an instrument, hoping to spread the joy his culture brings him to others.

Jamil Viper; A junior at Night Raven, and a fellow foreign-exchange student sent to watch over Kalim while they're overseas attending school. He decided to perform with Kalim as to make sure he wouldn't get in any trouble or messy situations, picking up an instrument as well.

POMEFIORE

A band of three boys formed by an agency with the goal of spreading Vil's influence as a celebrity. Clashing opinions oftentimes cause concern for the stability of their band in the long run.

Vil Schoenheit; A senior at Night Raven, and a famous model/social media influencer hoping to dip his feet and test the waters of the music industry. He demanded that the agency only pick him the "fairest" musicians to choose for his band.

Rook Hunt; A senior at Night Raven, as well as a friend and admirer of Vil's. He decided to pick up the bass in the past but never got serious with it until he heard that Vil was looking to form a band, and asked to join.

Epel Felmier; A sophomore at Night Raven, and a candidate hand-picked by Vil's agency. He hates the thought of being seen as fragile and "pretty", and started learning how to play the drums by Jack. He oftentimes has opinions differing from Vil's, and gets irritated easily by arguing with him.

IGNIHYDE

A pair of siblings hiding anonymously behind the alias of "Ignihyde", they work together as a DJ duo.

Idia Shroud; A senior at Night Raven and a textbook shut-in, he has a talent when it comes to technology, and secretly enjoys making his own music in his free time. Prefers to keep to himself, and is viewed as "the strange student", or even as "mysterious".

Ortho Shroud; A child attending the local middle school, he oftentimes comes after school in hopes of Idia opening up more around others. He was involved in an incident that left him missing a leg and needing a prosthetic, oftentimes joking that he's like a robot because of how the prosthetic is modeled. Asks Idia if he can sing for some of his songs, or at least help him with the instrumentals, even if the answer is usually an embarrassed "no".

DIASOMNIA

A band of four who've known eachother for most of their lives and act as family, and are hoping to stay with eachother for many more. They have decided to create slightly altered "personas" to act as onstage.

Malleus Draconia; A college student attending the local university his grandmother works at, in hopes of taking up her place as a professor once she retires as a means of "continuing her legacy", as Lilia jokingly phrases it. His "onstage persona" is a powerful mage and dragon fae who rules over a civilization.

Lilia Vanrogue; An older college student who never had the chance previously to attend, becoming a father and caretaker by the time he was fresh out of highschool. He used to play the bass, but had to prioritize taking care of Silver and Malleus over his own personal hobbies. He thought it might be fun to start a band with Malleus and Silver. His "onstage persona" is a vampire fae who acts as an advisor to the powerful dragon fae in power.

Silver Vanrogue; A junior at Night Raven, he's a rather sleepy and quiet individual who suffers from narcolepsy, even if it isn't immediately obvious. He's rather indifferent to the idea of being in a band with his father (and Malleus, who he somewhat views as an adoptive brother), and his "onstage persona" is that of a knight training to protect and serve the powerful dragon fae ruling over the faerie civilization.

Sebek Zigvolt; A sophomore at Night Raven, he's actually a rather shy and skittish boy when not acting as his onstage persona, though he's taken to adapting it into his regular behavior to fit his tall and intimidating stature. He decided to join his childhood friend, Silver, in Malleus' band, hoping to grow less shy and to impress Malleus, seeing him as an older brother figure. His "onstage persona" is a rather boisterious yet serious knight-in-training, hoping to live up to his master's expectations and more.

EXTRA INFO

- Night Ravens is a group formed by all seven main vocalists to perform a song for homecoming week, as per the request of the oh-so-generous Principal Crowley.

- No magic exists in this AU. Think of it as a sort of "spin-off" BanG Dream! universe.

- The Diasomnia boys still go by their names onstage, though they act differently according to their onstage personas.

- Each dorm name is their band name. For example, Octavinelle would perform regularly at the Monstro Lounge.

- Any boy that might have "strange" or non-human features are human. If they get body modifications (such as the twins with their teeth, perhaps) then they keep it, but Malleus doesn't have horns offstage, the Savanaclaw boys don't have animalistic features, the Octavinelle boys cannot turn into mermen (sea creatures?), and both Idia and Ortho have normal hair, even if it may be dyed.

- Ortho is a normal human boy, though he lost his left leg in a currently unspecified incident that might be delved into at a later point in time. All that will be currently mentioned is that Idia feels immense guilt and like he was the one responsible for it happening.

- In this AU, it isn't specified whether Silver is adopted or if he's Lilia's biological son. Malleus was put into Lilia's care as his parents couldn't be bothered to raise him/make the time to care for him and his grandmother is busy as a well-known and highly-regarded university professor.

- The setting that this AU takes place in is a city based in a country similar to the United States, and works on the United States school system. This is moreso for convenience on my end, though as it is unspecified it can be adapted to other school systems as needed.

- The faculty are all teachers at the school, though Sam runs an on-campus convenience store. Yuu is the insert character, and Grim is an online friend of Yuu who very conveniently happens to attend Night Raven as well.