#ruggies is his fairy scarf

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windswept

[yuurei20]

Ruggie Info Compilation Part 2: Ruggie and Leona (pt3)

There are times when Ruggie stubbornly protects Leona from the other students, such as when Vil and Deuce decide to confront Leona over his failure to tend to the botanical gardens (he had been assigned the task in punishment for skipping classes).

Leona looks out for Ruggie as well, saying during Fairy Gala that he won’t let anything happen to him. (The line on NA is “I’m there to keep that from happening” but this sounds strangely passive as if Leona doesn’t expect to have to do anything because his presence will be enough. The original line sounds more…protective? But this is all pedantic ww)

Leona follows through with this promise, distracting fairies that nearly discover Ruggie, Grim and the player and giving them enough time to escape.

Ruggie’s protection of Leona can, however, vary according to the situation: during Fairy Gala preparations Ruggie reveals to Vil and the others how to infiltrate Leona’s locked bedroom.

Leona and Ruggie seem to look out for one another when it comes to Rook in particular, with both characters telling him that they aren’t together twenty-four seven when Rook asks. When Rook asks Ruggie for Leona’s weakness and Ruggie refuses, he grabs Ruggie by the tail and tickles him into submission.

Ruggie only admits Leona’s weakness of vegetables for the sake of self-preservation after Rook threatens to change his focus from Leona to Ruggie himself. Even after getting the information he looking for, Rook comments that Ruggie’s fur “would suit a scarf better than a carpet or coat”.

Later in the vignette we see Ruggie insisting that Leona eat vegetables with his lunch, and Rook appears, with Leona telling Ruggie to “simmer down” and not waste his breath on arguing with Rook. It is revealed that Ruggie had been hiding his earlier interaction with Rook from Leona, but Leona still takes Ruggie along with him when he leaves the table (abruptly, after Rook asks him to dinner).

Ruggie says that “Savanaclaw couldn’t ask for a better pack leader” than Leona, as he is strong, smart and covers all his bases.

When Kalim refers to them as friends, however, Leona responds with “Yeaaah, no.” During Halloween we see Leona go out of his way to keep up the morale of the Savanaclaw students and, later, he welcomes Jack back to their group.

Leona downplays the situation both times, and both times Ruggie follows with how Leona should really admit the truth: Leona had just wanted to do something nice for his dorm, and he had been worried about Jack.

We see Ruggie and Leona working well together multiple times, such as when they attempt to work around the rules for buying mystery bags during New Year’s, and there is a rare happening during Halloween where Leona actually allows Ruggie to use magic on him (we have seen Leona throw off Riddle’s unique magic before, so there is no question that Leona could throw off Ruggie’s magic as well if he truly wanted to).

During Vargas Camp Ruggie sends a message to Leona via Epel about taking a nap in the mines. While suspicious of Ruggie’s ulterior motive Leona does as he is told, leading to both Jack’s team and the Spelldrive Team being able to fulfill their magestone quotas for the day with Leona’s help—and he does get his nap, as promised.

Ruggie is the only person we’ve seen who has asked Leona directly about the scar over his eye. Leona claims he cannot remember where he got it.

In Book 6 we see Leona save Ruggie from falling glass that results from the Charon members who break through the ceiling of the botanical gardens.

Ruggie is confident that Leona will be able to take out the intruders by himself and begins outlining a plan of attack, but Leona recognizes them as "ferrymen" and immediately surrenders.

Leona goes with the ferrymen without a struggle, putting Ruggie in charge of Savanclaw. Ruggie is less than pleased with this new responsibility, though Rook assures him it is because Leona has faith in him. "The dorm is his pride--he knows he can trust you with it." Ruggie responds, "Trust doesn't fill an empty stomach. There better be some T-bone steaks in it for me later, or it won't be worth it!" and gets Jack's help with checking in on their dormmates.

[fukashiin]

head empty just coffee shop au withj the twst boys.

like entering the shop as the bells chime upon the both of your entrances while getting a whiff of that sweet aroma??? the vines and fairy light decos that beautify both the inside and out??? the bothr of you are in your winter clothing as its snowing outside and you see children playing amongst the snow????? Jade and deuce would pick a nearby table as they pull out the chair for you before you even approach it, azul taking out his scarf and wrapping it around YOUR neck, jamil convincing you to put to your wallet back in your pocket as he affirms that he'll be paying for your drinks, admiring the lovestruck look on your face.

and if youre alone to meet your s/o imagkne barista ace or ruggie. Already knowing what you want on this cold, chilly night as he tells you that his break is comign up so he'll be at your table in just a minute.

[traumxrei-archive]

【 chapter 1 - the cub, some warmth, and a lion's advice 】

author's note: i'm back with the next installation of this series ! i have some more yuu introspection and a little bit of familial teachers <3 and leona still being a jerk but also being nice for once (totally not bc he doesn't like seeing yuu sad-)

word count: 5.6k

tags: yuu introspection ! (take my yuu brainrot everyone), cheka kingscholar is a ray of sunshine, familial teachers let's go, giving our bb yuu the love they deserve, some angst bc i love me my angst, leona kingscholar gives actual good advice for once ??

[ baby it's cold outside series | read it on ao3 ]

Yuu, as promised, was up very bright and early the next day. Grim was still slumped in their arms, half-asleep as they trudged through the snow over to the bridge. It was quiet. Most students were still asleep since the mirror only opened up at midday. They couldn't forget about it, with how Deuce was gushing about seeing his mom the whole week before.

"Turn over here," Grim mumbled sleepily. "Why're we even up so early?"

"Leona wants me at Savanaclaw bright and early so, sorry for dragging you with me," Yuu put Grim down as they each grabbed a couple of logs.

They still didn't know why Leona wanted them to be there early. Last time they checked, Ruggie could barely drag him out of bed every morning for practice. So there had to be something. Something that was connected to the look that Leona had yesterday. Something that was surely going to be trouble.

Grim took the lead to get them back to the fireplace. As soon as the fire was lit with Grim's magic, fairy-like creatures appeared. They were small, orange hair flickering like a real fire as they made crackling noises akin to wood burning.

"F-funyah, I thought Crowley was making the faires up," Grim stared at them in wonder. Yuu reached out a hand for one of them and to their delight, one sat on their palm. The touch instantly warmed Yuu's hands and more faires started curiously flocking them.

"Sorry little guys," Yuu patted them on their firey little heads. "I can't stay for long today, I have to go and babysit an overgrown lion cub." There was crackling in return and they seemed to wave as Yuu and Grim left the hall. "Well, that was pretty cool."

"It was, but I'm still sleepy..." Grim did a big yawn and stretch, like a cat. "Imma go back to the dorm and sleep a bit. You stay safe, henchman. Don't want you dying, y’know."

"Thanks for believing in me," Yuu said sarcastically. They wrapped their own ratty scarf around Grim. "Don't fall asleep before you get in bed. And make sure to close the doors and windows."

They shivered a bit as they made their way over to the Hall of Mirrors. Yuu didn't exactly have a lot of clothes that were snow-worthy, so they had bought a couple of jackets from the school store. It seemed to be doing its job, but they would have no chance if they were out playing in the snow.

Getting to Savanaclaw gave them a radical shift in weather, going from Sage's Island's cold winter to Savanaclaw's sweltering heat. They carefully peeled back their snow-speckled jackets on their way to Leona's room.

When Yuu opened their door, they half-expected Leona to still be asleep. But what greeted them was a fully awake Leona Kingscholar, lazing around on the couch. He was dressed properly in his dorm uniform this time and green eyes tracked their every move.

Yuu decided to stick with a safe greeting instead of testing him, "Good morning, Leona."

"Bad morning if I'm up this early," Leona's expression shifted before he put out a hand. "Help me up, he's here."

Yuu pulled him up slowly, but wait…who was here?

They don't get to ask any questions before the door flung open and Leona got hit in the stomach by an orange streak of movement. Said orange streak was laughing all the while, "OJITAN! I missed you so much, ehehe~"

"Ugh, not so loud, brat," Leona muttered, and yet he still lifted the child up gently in his arms. Cheka Kingscholar was here, wearing a large puffy jacket and looking like an orange chick in Leona's arms.

And it finally clicked in Yuu's mind when they spotted the look on Leona's face. They're going to have to babysit that tiny lion, aren't they? For however long he was here because they were Leona's “faithful servant”.

Well, shit.

"Oh," Cheka's ears swiveled and he squirmed in Leona's hold to face them. "You're...oh! Aren't you Ojitan's friend? Cheka remembers you from that spelldrive tournament!"

"You have a good memory," Yuu tried to give their best smile. "I'm your uncle's friend. Kind of. My name's Yuu."

"Oi, brat," Leona sighed. "You'll go on a tour of NRC with them, alright?"

"Will you come with us?" Cheka's eyes practically sparkled. "I wanna see Ojitan's cool magic skills!" Oh yeah, they almost forgot the part where the kid idolized Leona and the very ground he walked on.

"Yeah, yeah," Leona waved a hand dismissively. "I have some homework to do so I'll join you in the gardens later." Great, he was already pre-planning his nap time. Cheka seemed to find it an acceptable answer because he ended up walking around the room, marveling at Leona's stuff.

"Hey, servant."

"You called, Leona-sama?" Their words were dripping with sarcasm and Leona wrinkled his nose at them.

"Quit it. There are three rules," Leona raised a finger. "One, keep the brat occupied for as long as you can. Two, he better not get hurt. It's annoying to deal with hurt people. And three, you're still my servant, so you still have to wait on me.

"Who knows?" Leona said with a sharp smile. "Maybe I'll sleep the whole time while you guys are gone. Oh, and he'll only be here for a week, so rejoice."

"Thanks for that quick and easy guide," Yuu mumbled. "Uhm, Cheka? Where's your, uh, stuff?"

"My attendants have it," The little cub said, rifling through one of Leona's drawers. "They're still talking to the crow man, so they'll come soon."

"Alright, so would you like to go on that tour?" Yuu offered a hand and the little lion gladly took it. "NRC's pretty big and it has lots of things to look at."

"I wanna see all of Ojitan's favorite spots!"

"We can do that," Yuu cracked a small smile. "They're all kinda close together, but yeah, we can definitely do that."

"Herbivore, what's with that sad jacket?" Leona asked suddenly. They looked over to see him watching them yet again. Of course he would poke fun at the jackets they manage to scrounge up. Nothing got past him when it came to things he could scrutinize.

"I don't really have proper winter clothes. Crowley's probably supposed to give me some, but he hasn’t."

"Then just use mine," He tilted his head. "I have several jackets so just choose one. It'll definitely be better than that sad excuse of a jacket."

"Y'know, you can just be nice without being a jerk about it," Yuu went through Leona's closet, Cheka curiously peeking at them from the side.

"Where's the fun in that?" Leona sounded like he was smirking. Meanwhile, Yuu found the least expensive-looking jacket that would maybe fit them, taking it out. It still looked like a whole ass dress on them, but at least it was warm.

"And besides. You're working for me for ten days,” Yuu really regretted giving him that much power over them now, seeing the arrogant smirk on his lips. “I don't wanna see you get sick on the first day and not cash in on my free servant."

"You shouldn't be talking so crassly in front of a child," Yuu retorted. "Let's go Cheka." There were no more complaints out of the Savanaclaw Housewarden as they exited his room. Which was good, because one more comment and Yuu would’ve probably taken the child and ran.

"I think Yuu-tan is very cool," Cheka whispered conspiratorially as they made their way to Savanaclaw's mirror.

"Hmm? Why's that?"

"My Ojitan doesn't like talking to anyone at home. Even the servants and my papa," Cheka said with a giddy look on his face. "So seeing him talking a lot with Yuu-tan, that means he's very good friends with Yuu-tan, right?"

"Kind of?" Yuu really didn't know how to answer the little lion's increasing number of questions. Them being friends with Leona Kingscholar just didn’t sound that correct. It wasn't as if they were Leona's lackey and they weren't exactly…on equal terms. It was hard to think of a clear answer.

But they didn't have to when they spotted Jack doing his morning jog. "Oh look, it's my friend, Jack."

Jack must've heard them approaching because he jogged over to the sidelines, "Hey, Yuu. Back again? And with...eh? Isn't that Leona-senpai's...?"

"Woah! Do you know my Ojitan?" Cheka beamed at him as he stuck out a hand. "I'm Cheka! Nice to meet you, big wolfie!"

"I'm babysitting Cheka for winter break," Yuu deadpanned. And they didn't miss the slightly amused look on Jack's face before smacking him.

"Do you play spelldrive too, wolfie-tan?"

"Wolfie-" Jack sighed, resigning himself to the nickname. "Yeah, I do. Actually, your uncle's the captain of our spelldrive team. Pretty cool, right?"

"So he does practice here?" Cheka looked out into the field. "So cool! I miss seeing him play. Where to next, Yuu-tan?"

"I guess we can go visit the main street?" Yuu glanced over at Jack before smiling slyly. "Bye-bye, wolfie-tan." And Cheka echoed the goodbye. Yuu swore they saw Jack's cheeks tinting at the nickname. They took that as their revenge.

As soon as they stepped through the mirror, Yuu let Cheka clamber up into their arms. It made their arms hurt like when Grim was dead asleep on it, but it was better than risking the crown prince of Afterglow Savanna getting sick because of them.

"So these are the sports fields," Yuu tried to act the part of a tour guide as Cheka ooh-ed at the fields. "You can't really see it because of the snow, but that's basically where we do our flying lessons."

"Do you do flying lessons too?" Cheka asked, tilting his head.

"Uh, I do. But my broom's kinda special since I don't have magic of my own."

"I knew it!" Cheka grinned triumphantly. "You don't smell like magic! It's a nice smell though so I don't care." It impressed Yuu how both Kingscholars could notice their lack of magic so quickly. A beastmen's nose sounded like it'd come in handy at times.

"Thanks, little lion," Yuu couldn't help the small quirk of their lips at the compliment. "Maybe if we get permission from Leona, we can play out here tomorrow in the snow. Do you get lots of snow at the Savanna?"

"Nope!" He said, emphasizing the 'p'. "It's always sunny or rainy there, mostly sunny. But there's lotsa snow here, I'm sure Ojitan will let us play!"

As they were about to step out of the fields, a voice yelled out to them, "Hey! Wait a second!"

And there was Vargas, in the flesh, shoving a hat into their arms, "I gotta go quick so here's my gift! Don't forget to exercise in the winter. With plenty of eggs and exercise, your muscles will thank you!!" Then he was running off yet again.

Huh. Did they just get gifted a hat just now? From Vargas, of all people? The hat looked really warm, with fur lining the inside and ear flaps to keep their ears from the biting wind. It was a dark brown leather, with a red strap to keep it on their head.

"Uh...you wanna try the hat?" Cheka nodded eagerly and Yuu plopped the hat onto the cub's orange and yellow hair. The hat was too big, but Cheka gave a big, toothy grin that told them he liked it all the same. And besides, he looked really cute in the hat. It made Yuu briefly wonder if Leona was ever this cute as a child...which was besides the point.

They meander over to the path, icy rock crunching beneath their boots, "This is the main street. It has the Statues of all the Great Seven. Do you know about them?"

"Mm! I remember Ojitan telling me about them once," Cheka said, tapping his chin. "He told me about...the King of Beasts!"

"Did you know that your uncle's dorm was based on the King of Beasts?" Yuu trudged on. "He's this statue right here."

"That's such a scary-looking lion," Cheka mumbled in awe. "But it kinda looks like Ojitan." Yuu snorted at the comparison. It was…kinda true. The haughty look and the scar over his eye really did remind them of Leona. Or maybe they were just thinking too deeply into it.

As they kept walking, they noticed that Cheka's tail had come to rest under their arm, curling away from the cold. "Are you cold, little lion?" Yuu asked, looking at the child's reddened nose.

"Kinda. But I wanna keep going!" Cheka sniffled, though his eyes looked determined.

"We can keep going after a short break," Yuu took a detour from the main road to go to Sam's. "Let's go here. Usually your uncle gets his snacks from here."

Yuu put Cheka down as they entered the store, "Sam? You open yet?" Yuu didn't see the usually-spirited man, but they did see the shadows shift to mimic his shape. "Do you know where Sam is?" Sam’s friend from the other side shook its head before vaguely ruffling up both Yuu and Cheka's hair.

Cheka squealed in delight, "What's that, what's that!! That's so cool!"

"That is my friend from the other side, little imp," Sam pranced out of the depths of the store. "Sorry for the wait, I was busy packing stuff for Ruggie-kun."

"Ruggie-senpai? What are you packing up?" Sam gestured to the big bags of food behind him.

"All the stuff that's near expiry," He explained jovially. "Ruggie-kun has a lotta mouths to feed back in his neighborhood so I do this as a favor every break."

"Hey, mister!" Cheka pointed at one of the sparkly things at the corner of the store. "What's that?"

"And who might you be, littler imp?" Sam cooed. Yuu couldn't help but think the older man had a soft spot for kids in general. He was kind hearted enough to pack everything for Ruggie too.

"I'm Cheka Kingscholar! I'm here to visit my Ojitan," Cheka beamed, before continuing his long speech on why he loved Leona so much and why he was his favorite person.

"Could you tell Sam I'll take a hot cocoa?" Yuu whispered over to the shadows that were clinking the glass cups. Yuu took the paper one instead. The shadow gave a thumbs up and Yuu set to work mixing up the warm drink for Cheka. They were sure that he would definitely enjoy something sweet.

As they waited for the hot water to boil, they pulled out their phone. Crowley had gotten it for them after the whole Octavinelle incident, which had been really helpful. They pressed on Leona's number. Now, how did they get his number? Well, by getting Ruggie to sneak into his phone to get it– at the price of a week's worth of premium lunches.

They put the phone closer to their ear when the line clicked, "Great and benevolent Leona-sama, it is I, your faithful servant."

There's a sharp sigh over the line, "If you don't get to the point in the next one minute, I'm ending the call."

"Wait, wait," Yuu fumbled. "I'm just calling to check in on you."

"Hah? Could've just texted me," There was shuffling over the line and Yuu belatedly wondered if he was asleep right before.

"Calling's faster. Anyway, how's the work?"

"It's getting done. Don't worry," Leona yawned. "There're so many alchemy equations, it's almost like Crewel is mad at me."

"Gee, I wonder why," Yuu shifted the phone to their other hand when the water was done. "It's not like you skip his classes most of the time."

"More attitude and I'll turn the paper to dust," Leona said; no heat behind his warning.

"Sure, sure. Do you want anything from Sam's? I stopped by to get the cub some hot cocoa," Yuu gently stirred the liquid, adding in milk.

"Get me something with meat, I'll meet you at the gardens in thirty."

There's a hand tugging their jacket, "Is that Ojitan? Can I talk to him?"

"Say no. Oi, herbivore-"

"Only for a second okay," Yuu said sweetly, handing the phone over to Cheka so he could talk to his beloved Ojitan.

"How many marks for the cocoa, Sam?" Yuu pulled out their wallet. "Oh, and if you could pack up three, no four burgers to go?"

"Two marks for one, and the burgers make it fourteen," Sam smiled secretively. "Before you go, I've got a gift for you, Prefect."

"A gift?" Yuu blinked, staring as Sam pulled out a box.

"It's not quite what you kids are into these days, but I thought it'd suit you!" Sam opened the box. "Ta-da~" Inside was a black scarf with little skulls printed on it in dark purple. A scarf. Sam was giving them a scarf.

"It's wintertime, so I wouldn't want my favorite little helper to freeze," Sam gently wrapped the scarf around them. "I hope that you have a good break here. Sage Island is beautiful at this time of year."

"I...thank you," Yuu couldn't keep that vulnerable tone from their voice. And they couldn't help it, that they were touched by such a simple gift. They thought back to Vargas’ rushed gift-giving as well which made them draw a sharp inhale. Was this planned all along?

"Oh! I got a matching smaller one for the little fire imp too," Sam brandished a Grim-sized scarf. "Stay safe this winter, and I'll see you next year, little imp."

"You too."

There's a tug on their jacket and Cheka's there, "Ojitan wants to talk to you."

"Yeah?" And Yuu turned away from Sam, giving Cheka his drink. "Be careful, it's hot, okay?" They blinked rapidly, trying to stop any tears from falling.

"...Why the hell do you sound two seconds from crying?" There goes trying to be subtle. Curse Leona Kingscholar for having such good hearing.

"I'm not," Yuu denied weakly. "It's just...a gift."

"Uhuh, a gift is making you cry," Leona's tone was teasing, but Yuu could hear the slightest trace of concern.

"It's complicated, ask me later," Yuu dismissed, not set on baring the softer parts of their heart to Leona Kingscholar, and most certainly not over the phone. "I got you a burger. I hope it's enough for your kingly tastes."

There was a small pause, "Yeah. Sure. Don't forget to watch the brat like a hawk."

"I'll keep him safe, don't worry," Yuu felt a lot less like crying after the short back and forth with Leona. The line clicked and Yuu was greeted with the sight of Cheka eagerly sipping at his hot cocoa.

"You like it?" Cheka nodded vigorously and Yuu felt like that was mission accomplished. "Should we continue then? Er, you can hold the drink if I put a cap on it." Yuu still wasn't used to accommodating Cheka. His antics might've been similar to Grim, but he was a complete angel compared to him.

"Let's go!" Cheka said cheerily. "Bye shadow-tan and Sam-tan!!" Sam waved them off from where he continued to pack food into bags. Holding on to a kid in one hand and the burgers, Yuu felt like they had become a true babysitter.

The inside of the main building was warmer, so they helped Cheka take off his little puffy coat.

"Yuu-san," They stood up to see Trein walking down the hallway, Lucius in his arms.

Lucius jumped off, approaching the duo with caution. He was probably being wary of Cheka. But Cheka's eyes were sparkling as he saw Lucius.

"Kitty!" Cheka giggled. "I'm a cat too, but a big cat. A lion, ehehe~!" He patted Lucius, who sniffed at Cheka before rubbing against him. Yuu took the hot cocoa off him before an accident could happen.

"Who is this?" Trein asked, looking down at Cheka with unreadable eyes.

"That's Cheka, Leona's nephew. I'm touring him around," Yuu smiled at the quiet teacher. "Are you going home for the holidays?"

"I will be returning to my daughters once the mirror opens," Trein acknowledged. "Lucius is also quite ready for a change of pace." Said cat was now purring in Cheka's arms, tiny tongue licking at the squealing cub's face.

"I almost forgot," Trein pulled out a small pouch. "Lucius." Said cat squirmed out of Cheka's hold and over to the Prefect, butting his head at their legs.

"I personally wanted to gift a black pair, but Lucius chose these grey ones, which were also elegant," Trein said solemnly, taking out a pair of winter gloves. "I see you got a scarf from Sam-san and the hat from Vargas already?"

"Wh– Oh, ah, yes," Yuu fumbled with the stuff in their hands before accepting the gloves gingerly. "Did you all plan this out beforehand?"

"Who could say?" Trein smiled the slightest bit, which shocked them. "Maybe it was just a whim of ours."

"Ah! That's Yuu-tan's third gift!" Cheka looked curiously as they pocketed the gloves. "Is it your birthday?"

"Yuu-san can't go home right now," Trein said, picking up Lucius once again. "So as teachers, we want to make sure they're having a good break here at NRC."

Cheka nodded, "It's okay, Yuu-tan! You have me and Leona-ojitan! You won't be lonely, ehehe~" If Yuu was a different person then maybe they would've cried right then and there at the words they received. But instead they swallowed around the lump in their throat.

"Thanks, Cheka, Trein-sensei," Yuu gave a small smile before stuffing the gloves into the pockets. "Shall we go meet with your uncle?"

"Yes!" Cheka agreed. "Bye, Kitty and Mr. Kitty's owner." As Trein left, Yuu turned toward the direction of the infirmary. It was faster to use the bridge to go over to Ramshackle and then over to the botanical gardens rather than go all the way around again.

"Wait a second, puppy!" There was the sharp clack of shoes before Crewel came into view. "I cannot have you walking around in that atrocious color!"

Cheka looked confused, "Puppy?"

"He calls us all his puppies," Yuu said in a conspiratorial tone. "He's the alchemy professor."

"Tch, I see the others got to you first, but behold," Crewel brandished what looked like a designer brand shopping bag. "Now don't go feeling bad about the price, this jacket was an old one I outgrew. And its quality is assured."

"Wait, Crewel-sensei, I-" Yuu had the burgers, the jacket, and scarf taken off by Crewel's careful hands.

"Who am I if I leave one of my favorite puppies shivering all winter long," He said dramatically, tugging the jacket over Yuu's shoulders. "Yes, your physique is perfect for this jacket as I thought."

Cheka's eyes were the size of dinner plates by the time Crewel was done, "Yuu-tan!! You look super cool!" It was a warm winter jacket in an elegant black, faux white fur lining the hood and layers upon layers of zippers.

"Thanks, Crewel-sensei," And Yuu felt their ears flushing when Crewel patted their head.

"I hope you have a wonderful holiday and return with a fresh mind, puppy," Crewel backed away, a smile on his face. "I'm expecting a lot from you next year." They felt that same warmth again, but it felt less like they were going to cry this time as they watched Crewel leave.

Yuu picked up the bag, Leona's jacket folded neatly inside, and the burgers on top, "Let's go. Your uncle might be waiting."

"I bet Ojitan's gonna be surprised," Cheka giggled. "Yuu-tan looks very pretty and handsome."

"You think so?" Yuu does a slow spin as they walk. Cheka giggled again and copied them.

"I know so," Cheka reached his arms up, and Yuu carried him. His tiny hands pat at Yuu's face. "Yuu-tan has a different smell than other humans but is very kind. So you're pretty and handsome like my papa says."

It was quite the trek over to the botanical gardens, especially with Cheka insisting on being carried the whole way. When they finally got there, the botanical garden was sweltering as always, but Cheka was in their arms, so...they were toughing it out. They found Leona within a familiar underbrush almost immediately.

"Leona-sama, Cheka-sama and I have returned," Yuu sat down next to the seemingly dozing lion.

"Do you and Ojitan play attendant and master a lot?" Cheka asked, sitting on his uncle's stomach. Leona still didn't stir.

"We're playing because it's winter break. Now, c'mon I even got you a burger," Yuu sighed. "Okay, fine. Two burgers."

Leona finally shifted, "Took you long enough."

"I got a little sidetracked," Yuu handed over the burgers, including Cheka's.

"You stink."

"Gee, thanks."

Cheka giggled, "I didn't know Yuu-tan was so popular. So many people gave presents for the winter holidays!"

Leona raised a brow, already halfway through his first burger, "That's why you stink of Crewel and were crying?"

"You...are literally the worst," Yuu grumbled. "I didn't cry, I was touched by these thoughtful gifts."

Cheka, with a mouthful of burger, suddenly exclaimed, "It's so Yuu-tan won't be lonely, the teachers said. But they have us, so it's okay!"

And Yuu just prayed that Leona would forget about it. They did not want to talk about this, especially not to…to Leona. They didn't even know if they could get through it without crying.

But as fate would have it, Leona Kingscholar wasn't just anyone. He was sharp, knowing where to dig his claws in a hunt. He was also patient, someone who could circle his prey just waiting for a slip-up.

After roaming around school all day, Cheka must've been tired because he instantly fell asleep right in his uncle's lap after finishing his food. Leaving a lucid Leona and Yuu alone.

And that was when Leona decided to bite.

"What's that about you being lonely?" As soon as the words left Leona's lips, Yuu felt like they were the one being hunted.

"It's....nothing. Something Cheka made up, I'm not...lonely." The words tasted like ash on their tongue because it was untrue and the expression on Leona's face showed he was unconvinced.

"Look. I'm not into sappy shit," Leona lied down, placing Cheka on the soft grass. "So why don't you just rant while I rest. That way it's off your chest, or whatever. Consider it a favor for today." Yuu could only watch as Leona slipped an arm under his head, falling asleep within a couple of seconds. Yuu peeked at him, resting their head against their knees.

"Just about everyone's going home for the holidays," It hurt for Yuu to inhale as they thought about their next words. "Ace was busy complaining about his brother's welcome pranks. Deuce said his mom's going to cook his favorites when he returned. And Jack's going snowboarding with his family. Ruggie-senpai has tons of food from Sam's for his neighborhood. Fuck, even you have Cheka here. No matter how much you claim to dislike him, I know you care.

"And not to be a total pessimist, but I only have Grim. I can't even see my family, if I even had one because I'm here. In Twisted Wonderland. Which isn't the worst place to be...

"But...I can't... I don't remember them. Somewhere somehow I lost every single memory I had of my family or my friends. Whenever I try thinking about it, my brain comes up blank and it's...the most awful feeling I've ever experienced," When Yuu inhaled, their breathing felt sticky, just like the tears that were rolling down their face. "I miss them. I want to remember what I forgot...if I had any family at all. I-it hurts to see everyone else just..enjoying their breaks and I know it's not their fault but..."

"You're envious all the same." It's Leona's voice that finished the sentence, and his voice that startled them into a hard flinch.

"I thought you said you were sleeping," Yuu asked shakily, glancing between their arms to see Leona finally opening his eyes.

"Never said I'd actually fall asleep," Leona sat up. "So that's why? You can't remember your family or friends from back there?" Yuu nodded the best they could, breath catching when Leona came closer to them.

“If you don’t remember them, then why not make new ones?” The suggestion had them snapping their head up. There was a smirk on Leona’s face when he saw their face. “There we go. Finally got your eyes on me, huh, herbivore.”

“What- what do you mean by that?”

“What I mean is,” There’s a hand plopped on their head. “Instead of agonizing over what you can’t remember, why don’t you focus on those you can remember?

“Your merry band of herbivores, the pup Jack, that cat of yours. The prissy Heartslabyul students, the octo-jerk and his goons, Ruggie, hell, even the teachers.

"Ugh, what I mean is: In Afterglow Savanna, family’s those who care about you, so you...have plenty of family members here at NRC.”

Yuu blinked. That was… “...really good advice,” they murmured out as they tilted forward till they bumped into his arm. “Thank you.”

“Don’t count on me doing it again, herbivore,” Leona’s hand ruffled their hair before he yawned. “Now stop cryin’ already, it’s making it hard to sleep.”

Of course. Typical Leona. He couldn’t let a sweet moment be, he just had to find a way to bite back at the end. It still made Yuu feel a lot better as they watched Leona lie down to take a proper nap this time.

And Yuu was content watching him and Cheka doze. It gave them ample time to calm down and to think about what Leona said. And he was right. Maybe they didn't need to try so hard to remember. It'll all come back someday so...they should live in the present. And their current present was taking care of these two, so they would try enjoying it to the fullest. Thinking about it that way, well...it didn't seem so bad.

[ omake : sleep with us ! ]

Leona scratched at his ears as he sat on his bed. It was nighttime now, and after that little nap, the little brat had wrung them dry with requests. And by them, he meant the herbivore. It seemed that they were taking their job as a babysitter seriously. Now Cheka was throwing a tantrum because the herbivore wanted to go back to their dorms.

"Cheka, it's okay," Yuu was crouching in front of the little cub that blocked their way. "I'll be back tomorrow, I promise." It's kinda cute how they think Cheka would just give up that easily. The brat was almost as stubborn at him at times.

"But, but!" Cheka's cheeks puffed out. "I want you to sleep here." Me too, Leona wanted to echo. But if things went well then he would get exactly that without even lifting a finger. Besides, was the prefect someone who was immune to a kid's pleading? He didn't think so.

"I, er, have a friend that'll be worried if I don't go back."

"But why can't you sleep here with me and Leona-ojitan?" Yuu threw a glance over, and Leona took care not to seem too amused by the cub's actions.

"Because there's no space unless I sleep on the couch...?" Leona snorted at the poorly covered-up lie. It was useless, because-

"Leona-ojitan's bed is big enough for the three of us!" And there we go, Cheka finally pointed out the elephant in the room. Cheka tugged at their shirt. "Please~ Stay with me."

"Give it up, herbivore," Leona yawned. "The night isn't getting any longer. Just get over here already." The brat sent them the best puppy eyes‐ or was it kitty eyes?– that he could before the herbivore finally sighed.

"Fine. Let's go to sleep," Yuu carried the little menace over to the bed and Cheka went straight to pulling them closer to him. Which he appreciated. But he could do it on his own if he wanted to.

He ended up with the herbivore sidled up close to him, Cheka squishing between them both and using Yuu like a personal pillow. Which was rude, because clearly, Yuu was his personal pillow, not Cheka's. But he would allow it this once since he did a good job of getting them to stay.

He could still see the slight redness in their eyes from when they had cried earlier. It still left a bad taste in his mouth just thinking about it. He hadn't realized how lonely of an existence the herbivore was until that moment.

"Does he get that stubbornness from you?" Their eyes met his and he doesn't look away.

Instead, he shrugged, "Dunno. Maybe. Now go to sleep." Thankfully the prefect didn't open their smart mouth again. They fell asleep quick, probably just as exhausted as the brat was.

But Leona found that he couldn't sleep all that easily that night. The warmth he was feeling, the sound of two others was far too loud in his ears. And a sense of kinship from the herbivore of all people; the loneliness that they couldn't yet shake. Leona had known that feeling all too intimately for far too long. So maybe this time, he could be the one to be there for them. This time, he could be the helping hand that his younger self would’ve wanted to have.

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[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Savanaclaw Masterlist Part 2

Savanaclaw Masterlist Part 1

Leona Kingscholar

Sick; S/O takes care of him (headcanons)

Idia finds him with sleeping cats (imagine)

Being told he’s like an onion (interaction)

S/O gets happy about something ordinary (headcanons)

S/O sits in the rain to destress (headcanons)

Crush on a preschool teacher’s assistant (headcanons)

S/O wakes him up early to watch the sunrise (imagine)

Seeing crush pretend-dating a mob student (headcanons)

S/O keeps pictures of him with embarrassing captions (headcanons)

Matching mug painting date (headcanons)

How did he become “leader of a legion of furries”? (interaction)

Cheka uses a marker to draw a tattoo that matches Leona’s (imagine)

Shy fairy!reader pines for him (headcanons)

With a clingy, crybaby child (headcanons)

S/O has the same Halloween costume (headcanons)

Pocky game (headcanons)

Snowed in with MC!S/O (headcanons)

S/O treats life like a musical (headcanons)

Sharing a scarf with S/O (headcanons)

Artist S/O asks if they can draw him (headcanons)

S/O tries to get him to eat his least favorite food (headcanons)

Innocent-looking MC!Reader is actually a working adult (headcanons)

S/O misses their pet cat (interaction)

Taking care of shrunken S/O (headcanons)

Master Chef with Gordon Ramsay (full fanfic)

Drunken confession (full fanfic)

Ruggie Bucchi

Giving friend!Reader a dorm tour (headcanons)

Friends with reader (headcanons)

Grandma Bucchi (headcanons)

Trick-or-treating with S/O (headcanons)

S/O tries to scare him with Halloween costume (headcanons)

Dealing with a missing Dorm Leader (headcanons)

Master Chef with Gordon Ramsay (full fanfic)

Jack Howl

First time unprotected hand holding with S/O (headcanons)

Reader with healing hair (headcanons)

Finding S/O’s scrapbook (headcanons)

Beach trip (headcanons)

Waking up on S/O’s thighs (headcanons)

His child in a cabbage swaddle (headcanons)

S/O crawls under his arm while he sleeps (headcanons)

Zombie!MC that rushes into danger (headcanons)

S/O sits in the rain to destress (headcanons)

Visiting MC’s world (headcanons)

As Dorm Leader (headcanons)

Taking tiny merperson S/O in a bowl to class (headcanons)

Sharing scary stories (headcanons)

Elsa-like S/O (headcanons)

At a holiday party (headcanons)

Selfless S/O loves superheroes (headcanons)

Riddle Red Riding Hood (full fanfic)

Master Chef with Gordon Ramsay (full fanfic)

Leona Kingscholar & Ruggie Bucchi

Magift Club eats grilled meat (imagine)

Happy Mother’s Day (full fanfic)

Leona Kingscholar & Jack Howl

S/O runs away from stress (headcanons)

Bad cook!S/O eagerly gives him food (headcanons)

Ruggie Bucchi & Jack Howl

Small S/O likes to be picked up and carried (headcanons)

The Trio

Helping a sheep onesie-wearing MC (headcanons)

Bubbly, childish S/O tries to be mature and tough (headcanons)

Leona takes Cheka on a NRC dorm tour (headcanons)

Themed Halloween party (headcanons)

His child tries to “hunt” him (headcanons)

Working at McDonald’s (headcanons)

Remaining Boys Proposing to Eliza

[twsthoodstar]

Twst x Pokémon Pt. 3

This is a part 3 of the last Pokémon post I did, this time with the vice dorm leaders. Sorry this is so late, I’ve been feeling under the weather recently 😓 But I’m starting to feel better now.

Request/idea received from this Anon

Babysitting their crush’s Pokémon while they’re away. However, that task has proven more difficult than expected.

Trey Clover ♣️

Trey was both delighted and nervous when you asked him to babysit Slurpuff. He had only hoped it wouldn’t be as troublesome as certain glutinous monster cat, although he had to admit he was curious. Slurpuff looked so soft and squishy! It couldn’t be that much of a handful could it?

Well needless to say, Slurpuff was actually very helpful in the kitchen. It’s unique sense of smell helped pick the best ingredients and it was more than happy to aid in assembling the treats for the Unbirthday Party, nudging Trey to taste the batter. It reminded Trey of his little siblings back home, how they’d always try and sneak a piece.

However, it all went downhill once the part started. One by one everyone’s cakes and cookies disappeared without a trace. Unaware of the pink Pokémon sneakily using Physic to float the wonderful pastries into its mouth. But it’s cover was blown when it tried to steal Riddle’s tart, and Trey had to step in before the poor little thing lost its head.

Ruggie Bucchi 🐾

Better hope Ruggie doesn’t eat your precious little bundle of wool, might be hard to hold himself back. Shi shi shi, he’s only kidding! He wouldn’t do that to you! Unfortunately, Wooloo seemed to take that very personally and rolled away! It hadn’t even been 5 minutes and Ruggie was already chasing it down!

Poor Wooloo; perhaps leaving it in a dorm full of hungry carnivores wasn’t the greatest idea. Because it zoomed all over the place, trying to flee from any large beastmen. Though I’m sure it looked hilarious seeing the vice dorm leader chasing after a living pillow. Ruggie eventually needed Jack’s help in catching the little guy, and it surprisingly took a liking to the first year!

Wooloo was all over Jack, hiding behind his legs and nuzzling into his bushy tail. Peering at Ruggie with big nervous eyes. He hadn’t planned for this, Ruggie wanted to show you just how responsible he was all on his own, that included caring for your pet. But it couldn’t be helped. Jack hadn’t planned to babysit, but it seemed he had no other choice.

Jade Leech 🐬

(I love Psyduck so much 🥰)

Now Psyduck here is a bit of a special case, so you were a bit hesitant to leave it with Jade. Now there was nothing to worry about, Jade makes sure your Psyduck is well taken care of, he’ll pamper it to perfection. He has claimed he enjoys serving others. Although it appears Psyduck is a rather sensitive creature. But that just makes things more interesting, plus it’s adorable to boot.

Constantly rubbing it’s head, it takes in its surroundings rather slowly. It barely realized you left the room and was just recently waddling around looking for you, poor dear. 😅 Well this shouldn’t be a problem; playtime with rubber duckies, drawing a bath, Jade makes sure Psyduck is in top shape until you get back! However, there was one mishap Jade wasn’t preparing for.

It takes special skill to escape Jade’s well trained eye, and Psyduck just happened to find that perfect moment. Before it knocked into Jade’s terrarium, spilling out all kinds of plants and muck onto the floor with a big bump on its head. It was an accident, but Psyduck couldn’t shake that sudden glare in the eel’s eye. Not even when Jade rubbed its bruised head affectionately.

Floyd Leech 🦈

Oh boy, Gible was not happy about you leaving. Especially leaving its care to a stranger like Floyd. It stomped around and grumbled like a fussy toddler, aggressive to anyone that came near it. While everyone was afraid of getting their hand chewed off, Floyd remained as careless and as brave as ever. So Shrimpy left this little sharkie to be his playmate? How fun!

Gible did not want to play with Floyd, it tried making that as clear as possible. Playing basketball? Deflated. Some squeaky toys? Shredded to pieces. Dancing? It chomped the radio to bits. A yummy platter? Scarfed it down, plate and all. Floyd was clearly losing his patience and started to shift into one of his outrageously random mood swings.

Talk about bad timing when you have an angry Gible pouting across the room. Floyd, now upset the Pokémon wasn’t accepting his friendship, made the mistake of trying to squeeze it. Gible bit him 😬. Chomped right down on his hand, but suprisingly Floyd was fine. It did take Azul and Jade awhile to pry it off, then to keep Floyd from biting back! Hopefully, you’ll return soon before the Lounge ends up in shambles.

Jamil Viper 🐍

Honestly Jamil thinks your Salandit is super cool. Sly and cunning with a streak of mystery, it reminds him of himself. (You smug snake 😑) It was almost the perfect pet for himself, a powerful on way that. Now I’m sure Jamil has some experience with animals, he is Kalim’s right hand man and a servant of the Asim family, the kid knows a thing or two about parades.

So it’s a cake walk babysitting Salandit, at least for the most part. Pokémon are unpredictable creatures and unknown to Twisted Wonderland, so Jamil’s in for a big surprise when Salandit starts dripping actual v e n o m. The red liquid oozes out of its mouth as it starts to burn small holes in the carpet. Of course panics because, that carpet is expensive! And why did you have such a creature in your possession!

He was not prepared for this. Apparently it was having a scuffle with Kalim’s magic carpet, the piece of matting simply wanted to play with Scarabia’s new guest, but the poisonous fire-type took it as a threat instead. Chasing each other around like wild dogs. Reacting quickly, Jamil put it outside using Snake Whisper before things escalated, but decided to give you a call.

Rook Hunt 🏹

You thought Jade was pampering, Rook is over the moon for this fairy type! What a wonderful creature, absolutely beautiful! Rook is completely captivated by the fairy-like creature, the pure pink essence of love in its true form!~ ✨ As he puts it anyways. 😅 Rook will smother Sylveon with attention!

He’ll groom it to perfection and flaunt it to the entire dorm, this of course draws some attention. No one has ever seen a creature quite like Sylveon, with its sweet voice and flowing ribbons. And you left Rook himself in charge to take care of it isn’t that wonderful! ~ ✨ This basically turned into one big photo shoot, with Rook at the center gushing over his new friend.

He even takes Sylveon out on a hunt stroll with him. Man cries when it wraps it’s ribbons around it’s wrist. Let’s just hope no rowdy students make fun of their little adventure, they’ll have a merciless arrow drawn back ready to face them. Rook won’t tolerate gossiping, no one is allowed to tarnish the beauty you and your partner share together.

Ortho Shroud 🤖

Ortho was more than happy to take care of Pikachu for you! He was the one that actually accepted in the first place. It was just so cute and round and soft and friendly, a perfect companion for our little Ortho! Plus, he was really excited to analyze it for his database. Although, in reality he took this opportunity to get Idia out of his shell and help him.

Humans and animals were already a well known subject Ortho knew plenty about, even a few beasts were a well known species. So a loveable Pokémon shouldn’t serve a problem. While Idia wasn’t all that excited about watching a living, breathing, messy pet (virtual pets were much easier) Ortho was not having it and saw this as a good experience.

Playtime was his favorite, Pikachu was just so fast and full of energy. Zipping back and forth with a Quick Attack to chase the bouncy ball, or using its tail to play catch. It was such a cheerful little sunshine, it even shocked Ortho a bit with its cheeks. Emitting little sparks of electricity, which felt really nice. They’re both just so cute together, Idia snuck a few pictures of them napping together.

Lilia Vanrouge 🍷

Another child for Lilia to adopt!! Oh how precious! Immediately Lilia’s fawning over your cute Noibat, however, you tell Lilia to be careful as this Pokémon is quite young. Of course Lilia heads your warning and bids you a graceful farewell, before rushing off with the cutie in his arms to flaunt to his whole dorm.

Almost immediately Lilia’s going to test his cooking skills; a growing boy like that needs to eat right? Well don’t worry, chef Lilia will whip up something nice, which of course has Noibat cheering for a hot meal. The trio of terrified fae and their drowsy human: they couldn’t have Lilia kill off something so precious, you’d be heartbroken!

However, perhaps they were a bit too slow in stopping Lilia, because thanks to his magic he had already whipped up a horrendous looking hole of soup. But what had everyone’s jaws dropping was that Noibat enjoyed it! It even cooed for seconds, nudging Lilia with the bowl. Of course Lilia was over the moon, he’ll have to ask to babysit more often.

[shiny-jr]

Why is Ruggie so so SO pretty in his fairy card?? What a waste, making it an R card ughh 😭

Like what it is, the bashful look? The tilt of his head? The way the clothes swallow him? How the makeup is stunning and white is just his color???? I love his card too much for it to just be an R card wtf, I feel robbed!!

He looks bashful and tired. I would be tired too if I got dragged into the event because my boss wanted me to do the swiping, like the actual operation of taking the stone was depending on him.

And yeah, the clothes do look big on him. The shirt is oversized a bit and hanging off loosely from him, he had to roll up his sleeves because they were likely too long, the scarf/bandana thing around his neck always fits him. Even his eye color matches his eye shadow that fits well with his outfit. A pretty lad.

[unpredictable-probabilities]

Roar With Me 3 -  Post-Gala Celebration

Summary: The Fairy Gala mission had been a success and the weather at Night Raven College was finally back to normal. But before changing out of his modelling clothes, Leona had promised Ruggie another show.

(Ruggie is aged up to be 18 in this story.)

Warnings: low-key smut, but also it gets *intense*

Word Count: 2,201

Author’s Note: This is a direct continuation of the part 2 that @patchyegg87​ wrote; the first few paragraphs here are taken from the last few paragraphs of part 2 for a smoother transition.

You can find part 1 here. 

"Hahahah! Whoa, h-hey, slow down for a minute! Careful on the clothes, big guy, they're expensive!" 

"Oh?" Leona paused, going still before retracting away to loom over him. "Is this your not-so-subtle way of telling me you wanna take them off, then . . ?"

". . . Mmmaybe." Ruggie's tongue teasingly poked out of his grin while his legs wrapped themselves around Leona's waist, securing him close. ". . . Mind giving me a good show while you do so?"

"Heh, fine . . . You better keep your eyes on me the whole time, though, got it?" And his rough hand came up to undo a section of his robes, revealing his bare chest underneath.

"Oh, that ain't gonna be a problem, believe me . . ."    

Leona leaned down and kissed Ruggie deeply. He couldn’t help it; seeing the hungry look in Ruggie’s eyes, made him feel a certain hunger himself.  

“Woah!” Ruggie pushed him away playfully, his legs unwrapping from Leona’s waist. “I thought you were gonna give me a show first?” He sat up and leaned back on his arms.

“I’ll give you a show, alright,” a smile tugged at the corner of his lips when he saw Ruggie’s eyes drop to his torso as he slowly unwrapped his robe. 

Leona pulled the sash from his shoulders and tossed it on the bed, making sure it brushed against Ruggie’s face. 

He shrugged off his robe, slowly sliding it down his arms and throwing it aside with a flourish; the embroidered fabric swooshing to the floor.

He flipped his hair over his shoulder like he would on the runway, and looked down at Ruggie, who was staring at him with eager eyes and legs still spread on either side of him.

He held Ruggie’s gaze and slowly leaned forward, putting his hands on Ruggie’s thighs and squeezing.  

Ruggie gave a small gasp and his eyes rolled back, his weakening arms barely propping him up on the bed. 

“Hey,” Leona whispered over him, “eyes on me, little fairy.” He slowly ran his hands up the inside of Ruggie’s thighs and placed them on his hips.

Ruggie looked at Leona and tried to steady his breathing. After all the time they had spent together, Leona still had the same effect on him as when they first started dating. His lips parted in anticipation as Leona slid his hands up to his body and gradually leaned in closer, pushing him down on the bed and never breaking eye contact even for a moment.

He felt Leona’s warm breath on his lips, not quite touching, and his hands working deftly on the buttons of his robes. Ruggie didn’t want a show anymore. He just wanted Leona.

He reached up and grabbed Leona’s necklace, pulling him down and at last tasting his lips.  

They moved against each other, and Ruggie felt his robes open as the last buttons were unclasped.

He felt Leona’s hand caress his stomach, touching every inch and slowly sliding up. His skin rang like a thousand bells wherever Leona made contact, and the rest of him longed for his touch. By the time Leona had reached his chest, he was panting and grasping at his hair, pulling him even closer.   

Leona started to untie Ruggie’s scarf and remembered the first time he had kissed his neck; it was softer than he could have imagined and Ruggie gave the most alluring gasps as he nibbled it. 

Since then, the thought of removing Ruggie’s scarf had always excited him. His breathing quickened at the memory, and suddenly he had trouble undoing the knot.

Ruggie smiled against Leona’s lips as he felt him struggling with his scarf. Leona had always been impatient; he loved to tease Ruggie but he could never do it for long before losing control himself. 

Sensing the waver in Leona’s resolve gave Ruggie an idea. He reached up and brushed his hand against Leona’s ear. 

The effect was instantaneous; Leona flinched and inhaled sharply, his fingers tugging more insistently on Ruggie’s scarf.

Ruggie softly bit Leona’s lip and continued stroking his ear, his other hand clenched in his hair. 

Leona gave a shaky sigh as he pushed himself onto Ruggie, pressing their bodies together.

Ruggie almost lost himself in the feeling of their bare chests and stomachs rubbing against each other, but he reminded himself of what he intended to do. 

He helped Leona untie his scarf, thinking that he had to move fast because if Leona managed to press his mouth to his neck, he might forget about his plan entirely.

Once the knot was undone, Ruggie slid his hand down to the small of Leona’s back and dug his nails in. 

Leona gasped, lifting himself a little off of Ruggie. 

Ruggie slipped to the side and flipped over Leona, his hands pushing down on Leona’s chest. He gave himself a moment to enjoy Leona’s shocked expression and kissed him deeply, his tongue reaching in as far as it could into Leona’s inviting mouth. 

Leona moved to embrace Ruggie, but Ruggie gently took his hands and put them above his head, intertwining their fingers. He’d always adored holding Ruggie’s hand, and holding both of them right now while their tongues and bodies stroked each other had him trembling with exhilaration. 

Ruggie grazed his fangs along his jawline and ran his fingernails down his stomach, pressing deep and making his skin more sensitive. Gratifying sensations washed over him in waves and merged into a single desire to pull Ruggie closer. 

He froze. He couldn’t move his arms.

His eyes snapped open and he saw Ruggie’s face above him, smirking. He glanced up at the headboard.

“Ruggie, you bastard,” he glared at him, but his voice came out shaking.  

His wrists were tied to the bedposts, using Ruggie’s scarf and the sash from his robe. He tried pulling but neither of them budged. 

Ruggie snickered and kissed him playfully on the nose. 

“How did you―”

Ruggie kissed his lips. “I just used my Unique Magic to stop your arms from moving while I tied them. It was way easier than I thought; you didn’t even notice.” 

He slipped a finger inside the waistband of Leona’s pants and ran it across the front, pulling slightly, “You must really be into me.”

“Hnngh,” Leona grunted, his hips involuntarily jerking up. He wanted to yell at Ruggie but he couldn’t seem to form words in his mind.

“I know my Unique Magic is called ‘Laugh With Me’,” Ruggie gently touched Leona’s cheek, “but you can make whatever sound you like.” He bit down on Leona’s collarbone with his fangs, at the same time grabbing his tail and squeezing.

“Agh!” Leona groaned and arched his back; the sweet intensity making his vision go black for a second.

Ruggie giggled, “I like that sound too.”

Leona raised his head and caught Ruggie’s mouth in his. Ruggie met him with enthusiasm, taking off his robe and positioning himself comfortably on top of Leona.

Leona wanted to touch Ruggie so badly, but no matter how hard he tried, his bonds held him back. His senses felt heightened as Ruggie’s body undulated on top of his; each shaky breath, each strand of his hair being pulled into Ruggie’s grasp, every teasing flick of Ruggie’s tongue; each touch made him feel more alive.

The bed rocked as Leona continued pulling against his restraints; soft growls of frustration and pleasure emanating from his throat.

Ruggie pulled away and smiled mischievously, “Crewel would get mad if you tear that sash, you know.”

Green flames seemed to dance in Leona’s eyes. “You think I give a damn about Crewel right now?” he scowled, panting.

Ruggie snickered. He went back to Leona’s lips and put his arms around him, removing his necklace and tossing it on the table. He slowly grazed his fingernails up and down his neck and chest, feeling elated as Leona’s body bucked under him. This was the first time he had done something as daring as tying up Leona, and he was ecstatic at how the big lionman was responding.  

A rough growl and a loud crack startled Ruggie. 

He looked up in time to see the bedpost break off, still attached to the end of his silver scarf. He barely had time to be surprised before the other bedpost followed, dangling at the end of the gold and white sash. 

Leona moved swiftly and pinned Ruggie under him, immediately burying his face in his neck; Ruggie’s eyes fell close and his breathing came in gasps as Leona bit and licked his sensitive skin, the softness of his tongue brushing away the sting of his fangs.  

Leona yanked the sash and scarf off his wrists and laced his fingers through Ruggie’s, pinning his arms to the bed. The desire to touch Ruggie had been burning Leona from the inside; now it consumed him, fueled by Ruggie’s shivering breaths.   

Leona let go of Ruggie’s hands and his kisses went down to his chest and then his stomach. 

He reached Ruggie’s belly button; he swirled his tongue inside and a growl rose from his throat. 

“Leona..!” Ruggie groaned loudly and his hips bucked as the vibrations from Leona’s growl reached his abdomen; he was afraid he’d rip the bedsheets from how tightly he was gripping them.

He seemed to feel Leona’s tongue all over his body at once, and somehow he wanted to feel more. 

As if reading his mind, Leona pounced on his lips again, his hands running over his chest, his hips, his stomach, his waist. 

Ruggie heard himself panting as Leona’s hands found their way to his pants; Leona hooked his thumbs under his waistband―

There was a loud knock at the door. “Hey, Leona,” Jack’s voice called from the other side.

They both looked up, breathing heavily. Leona’s hands still at Ruggie’s pants, and Ruggie’s hands clutching at Leona’s hair.

“The other residents are throwing a celebration because the weather’s finally fixed,” Jack said.

Leona rolled his eyes and huffed, flopping down on the bed beside Ruggie.

“We heard what you and Ruggie did, and… we just wanted to thank you.”

“Go away, Jack!” Leona yelled at him.

“Should I just bring up some food, then?” Jack, like all Savanaclaw residents, was used to Leona’s temper.

“No!” Ruggie replied quickly, suddenly remembering they didn’t lock the door. “We’ll be right out.”

“Oh,” Jack sounded surprised, “Ruggie’s there, too.” He cleared his throat, “Um, anyway, the celebration’s gonna start in about 20 minutes. You guys just uh… join us whenever you’re ready.”

They heard his footsteps walking away.

Leona looked at Ruggie.

“I panicked!” Ruggie said. “The door’s not locked, what if he decided to open it?”

“Well what’s he gonna do?” Leona replied irritably. Jack was smart, and from the way he spoke before he left, he already had an idea of what he and Ruggie were doing anyway. 

“I didn’t want him to see―” Ruggie sighed, “Nevermind.” Leona really had no shame.

“Come here,” Leona pulled him into an embrace, leaning against the headboard and laying Ruggie’s head on his chest. “For someone so easily scared, you got a lot of nerve tying me up like that.”

Ruggie snickered and looked up at him. “Oh shut up, you love me.”

Leona sighed, staring at Ruggie’s gentle grey eyes. He could look at them forever. “Yeah, I do.”

Ruggie was caught off-guard; he wasn’t expecting Leona to respond so seriously. He smiled, “The first time you told me that was when you visited me over winter break.” 

Leona chuckled, “I remember, it got really hot after that. I’m pretty sure your grandma heard us.” 

“Well, yeah,” Ruggie snuggled closer. “Did you have to growl so much?”

“You know my tail is sensitive!” Leona said defensively, his cheeks warming at the memory of what Ruggie did that night.

Ruggie giggled, “Yeah, I do.”

Leona pinched his cheek hard.

“Ow!” 

“It’s your fault I have broken bedposts now.”

“My fault? You broke your bed,” Ruggie still remembered the thrilling fear he felt when he saw Leona break free. 

“Better than breaking the sash, right?” Leona smirked. “At least Crewel won’t get mad.”

“You give a damn about Crewel now?”  

Leona shrugged. “I just don’t wanna have to explain the reason for a torn sash.”

Ruggie snickered, “You mean you don’t wanna explain how I outsmarted you.”

Leona raised his eyebrow at him, “I’ll get you back for that, you know.” 

“Is that a promise?” Ruggie batted his eyelashes innocently.

The expression in Leona’s eyes changed and Ruggie’s playful smile melted.

Leona smirked, “Jack said 20 minutes, right?” He leaned in closer, holding Ruggie’s gaze and placing his hand on his thigh.

Ruggie’s heartbeat quickened; he couldn’t look away. 

Leona put his lips next to Ruggie’s ear and spoke quietly, “I can do a lot in 20 minutes.”

Ruggie swallowed as he felt Leona’s lips brush against his ear. Leona’s hand started sliding up his inner thigh; his breathing shook and his eyes were already halfway closed.

Leona kissed his lips softly and whispered, “Now you’ll experience a good show, little fairy.”

Ruggie exhaled as he was gently pushed down onto the soft mattress and Leona’s hand climbed even higher on his thigh... 

(part 1) (part 2)

(Masterlist)

(Ko-fi)

[opalmaplehibiscus]

Rubies, Diamonds, and Self Reflection

HC of Kalim and Leona’s Senpai-Kouhai relationship + Kalim and Jamil in Kalim’s POV after Chapter 4

·       It would be a lie to say Kalim wasn’t crushed from what Jamil said

·       The last thing he wanted was to be hated by the person he treasures the most

·       It was understandable why Jamil resented him. He was the reason why Jamil wasn’t free anymore and made him feel burdened

·       If only he had known, if only he had known, Kalim would’ve done everything he could to free Jamil and the rest of his family

·       Yet he didn’t and it was because he wasn’t able to catch the hints

·       For once, he didn’t know what to do. He tried to extend his hand to Jamil, in hopes that it would help them move on and start a new relationship

·       It took everything in him to not flinch when Jamil slapped his hand away and said “No way”

·       No one ever found out about him crying during every night as he was successfully able to weep quietly to the point Jamil wasn’t able to find out

·       Betrayal, hurt, sadness, pain – he couldn’t take it anymore. He didn’t know what to do to mend their relationship or even know how to feel at this point

·       But when Kalim remembered  a certain line, a certain wish Jamil had yelled at him, he started thinking. Then, staring at his head scarf that was hanging on a chair, Kalim started to take actions with his own hands

·       When Jamil comes to wake up Kalim out of habit, he finds Kalim’s bed well-made, pajamas folded in his drawer perfectly

·       Panic and worry were the only two things Jamil felt before he finds Kalim sitting in the lounge with the rest of the Scarabia dorm members

·       Kalim had his eyes closed while one of the freshmen was applying the finishing touches to his make-up as another was tying the headscarf

·       When he had initially gone up and asked the dorm members’ if they could help him, he remembered how they looked worried after seeing the sunken, dark circles beneath his eyes

·       He was thankful they were willing to look it over, accepting the excuse that he wasn’t able to sleep because of the heat

·       When Jamil calls out Kalim’s name, Kalim jumps a bit, causing the freshman to apologize and worriedly ask him if they had accidentally injured his eyes

·       Reassuring him the student that he was fine, Kalim opens the eye that was done and greets Jamil normally…or at least tried to

·       He didn’t understand why Jamil seemed to be worried about his whereabouts, giving Jamil a confused look

·       When Kalim replies “Wasn’t this what you wanted though?”, he got more confused when he sees a flash of shock and hurt cross Jamil’s face before he sees his former best-friend agree and stomp past the doors

·       The want to grab Jamil’s hand and ask for an explanation nearly won him over, but Kalim was able to hold it in

·       It would be a lie to say he felt lonely. He wasn’t used to walking the hallways alone or eating by himself

·       He missed the times he and Jamil would talk to each other, whether it was Jamil scolding him for forgetting his homework or eating messy

·       But in the same time, in the corner of his heart, he was hoping Jamil felt hurt as well. And the fact he felt that way made Kalim ever more guilty and led him to stay away from Jamil even more

·       It was for this reason that during the Fairy Gala operation, he said that he would support Leona

·       He was aware that Leona got the hint that it was an act of desperation – an excuse to hopefully make Jamil stay away from him

·       Kalim didn’t want to hurt anyone anymore. He didn’t want to see his most precious people feel burdened because of him

·       He was sick and tired bringing only pain to others

·       So when him, Leona, and Jamil ended up being paired together as the main “attraction”, Kalim breathed out a relieved sigh

·       He was hoping he would get paired with Ruggie or Yuu/MC, but as long as he wasn’t alone with Jamil, he was fine

·       But when Jamil kept on trying to help Kalim despite our sunshine boy pointedly asking for other’s help, frustration was building up inside of him

·       He thought Jamil wanted to stay away from him? Feel free and not be under the Al-Asim influence?

·       Was Jamil worried that his dad might hear that he wasn’t looking after Kalim? Well…Jamil didn’t need to do that since he already written a fabricated report for the headmaster to submit to his dad. Sounding exactly like how Jamil would’ve written the report to a T

·       Kalim doesn’t expect for Leona to actually help him out, acting as if Leona was frustrated with Kalim on how “slow” he was despite being the one to help fix his hair ornaments and the finishing touches of his looks

·       And this small interference made by Leona continued until their mission ended in success

·       He knew Leona was going to confront him about him and Jamil, but he wasn’t expecting it to happen on the very next day

·       Kalim’s hands were in fists as Leona was jeering at Kalim for “not noticing” what Jamil was doing to him as frustration bubbled along with the salt rubbing on his wound. Like bro, come on. He’s not even over it yet and you’re seriously going to do that? Really?

·       When Kalim questions Leona back on his reasoning to help him out, he huffed when he sees Leona’s eyes widen from the unexpected question

·       What he didn’t expect was for the 3rd-year lion to bark out laughter before commenting how it seemed like he had seen everything wrong

·       He didn’t enjoy being on the receiving end of Leona’s predatory look, but continued to hold his stance, giving a sneering look of his own

·       He could only sigh internally as the cat was out of the bag when Leona realizes that Kalim knew about everything this whole entire time and only had Jamil continued to do his “little dance” because of consideration of Jamil being his friend and safety of everyone else

·       But confusion covered his face as Leona started to criticize him of his judgement and told him what he would’ve done in Kalim’s stead

·       It doesn’t take long to realize Leona was giving him advice. For free. Without asking him back for anything

·       Seeing the suspicion on his face, he’s given a ruffle on his head before Leona tells Kalim that he wants to see what more Kalim could potentially do in the future though Kalim knew Leona was more interest in him and…Jamil’s confrontation

·       Kalim knew this was his only chance to ask for help, to help him getter stronger. Pivoting on his heals, Kalim grabs Leona, who had now walked past him, by the wrist before asking Leona to help him get stronger

·       Cause Kalim knew that if he doesn’t get stronger one way or another, he’ll continue dragging people down. And he knew that he wouldn’t be able to make himself stronger if he trains by himself

·       When Jamil trained him, Kalim was able to get criticism of what he needed to get stronger on but now that he was trying not to rely on Jamil, Kalim had no choice but to seek for help by someone who’s smarter and stronger than him

·       When he sees Leona about to reject him with his usual “Hah, hell no. That’s too much of a pain”, Kalim ends up making a deal with Leona that he would help his senpai avoid Ruggie’s nagging if he helps him just an hour per day

·       It took him literally everything to get Leona to agree on those terms, going as far as being dragged across the ground while clinging onto Leona’s arm

·       Leona: Let go of my f-king arm before I use my Unique Magic on you Kalim: *clings tighter* Never! You can’t make me! Leona: Hoh? And why? Kalim: *sparkles and holy light radiates from him* Pwease? uwu

·       On their first session….things were bad. Leona kept on napping ever 5 minutes as Kalim was doing some of the exercises Leona had him do

·       …Listen. He doesn’t like hurting people, okay? However, even he has a limit to how much crap he can deal with, his patience starting to wear thin because of his stress

·       So, when Kalim “accidentally” makes it rain over Leona, the feeling of satisfaction and smugness only lasted a second before he was running away from an angry lion while screaming sorry

·       When  3 days passed though, Kalim started to realize that not only has he become stronger – Leona seemed to start doting on him

·       At first, Kalim thought nothing of it when Leona chucked a water bottle at him, telling Kalim how he needed to stay hydrated if he was going to continue training under Leona

·       Yet, slowly, the training between Kalim and Leona starts to get longer and when Kalim points it out, Leona would end up just nonchalantly say how they seemed to have been carried away

·       The last evidence that Leona actually cares for him was when Kalim accidentally had fallen asleep during their break. He wouldn’t imagine coming to see the day that he would end up waking up in none other than Leona’s room with a freaking blanket covering him

·       Soon, Kalim finds himself hanging around Leona more with Leona showing annoyance as his tail would flick or ears would twitch whenever Kalim comes over to hang out. Kalim knows though that Leona didn’t mind being around him seeing how Leona never attempts to push him away

·       He should’ve seen it coming that not everyone was going to accept his new found friendship as one second, he’s next to Leona, the next Jamil was dragging him down the hallways

·       Others were fooled into thinking that the relationship between him and Jamil must’ve gotten better for something that had always happened in the past is occurring again now

·       Kalim, though, knows that that wasn’t the case. Jamil’s grip is too tight and the way Jamil was walking wasn’t out of annoyance but from anger and….jealousy?

·       He keeps on asking Jamil what was wrong and that his wrist hurt throughout the whole journey until the two enters an empty classroom

·       Jamil was already questioning Kalim, telling him did he know how dangerous it was for him to hang around Leona of all people, reminding him that he needed to be more conscious like Jamil had always mentioned before

·       In the past, when Kalim had trusted Jamil with his whole heart and thought they were friends, he would’ve accepted this

·       Now, Kalim is feeling more cornered and stressed. It seems as if no matter what he did, Jamil wasn’t ever going to forgive him or realize how much Kalim was trying to mend their relationship

·       When Jamil mentions how he wasn’t going to be there for Kalim and asks if Kalim still intended to burden him when he thought Kalim was willing to free him, Kalim was reminded of the words Jamil had said in chapter 4 and tries to hold the tears that were threatening to pour out while making fists with his hands

·       By the time Jamil finished, Kalim used all of his will power to muster his usual sheepish grin before he replies that he understands before, not helping himself, shooting a shot back at Jamil

·       When Kalim asks Jamil why he decided to drag him and lecture him like this when it’s only going to waste Jamil’s time, he sees Jamil’s face flash a sign of confusion before turning into frustration and anger, not at Kalim, but at himself

·       Jamil replies that he still holds the responsibility of having to keep Kalim safe somewhat for the sake of his own family before he shoves Kalim to the side and leaves

·       Numbly, Kalim leaves the classroom as well, feeling hollow and broken. He doesn’t think where his feet take him until he found himself in front of Ramshackle’s dorm

·       Surprise from where he was and panicking that he was going to be late with his training session with Leona, Kalim starts to turn around again only to meet with Yuu/MC and Grim

·       When Yuu/MC asks Kalim if he came again to offer fixing part of the dorm, Kalim could only sheepishly laugh and rub the back of his head cause to be fair, Kalim did came over a few times to help Yuu/MC fix their dorm after helping him out with Scarabia’s scandal

·       He isn’t sure what could’ve possibly hinted that he’s feeling down since he was sure his acting was still on point as he makes an excuse on spot that he was only passing by this

·       He doesn’t expect Yuu/MC to drag him into Ramshackle Dorm’s lounge with a complaining Grim following right behind them nor be seated and drinking tea, like a normal person. By that, as in, not excessively pouring sugar cubes like the time when he wanted to pull on Jade’s leg

·       The two start off having a small talk with each other, Kalim sounding like his normal bright self and Yuu/MC ever being considerate before they asked Kalim what was making him stressed out

·       Kalim blinks owlishly, not expecting for that question to be asked out of the blue before trying to assure them that he wasn’t

·       No matter what he did, Yuu/MC didn’t buy any of his excuses, pointing out every little sign that Kalim isn’t okay

·       He tries telling them to drop it as gently as possibly, purposely making the conversation go in circles

·       When Yuu/MC reveals that Kalim wasn’t the type to get lost aimlessly - that made Kalim become alert

·       He asks them what they meant before they state how they knew Kalim was smarter than he leads others to believe, evening calling him out for lying about the fact he couldn’t memorize things when they brought up the time when Kalim held a banquet for the headmaster

·       Kalim felt offended for being called out and having his hidden side be revealed before he narrows his eyes and asks what did they know about him

·       Starting from there, everything pent up poured out as Kalim raised his voice and continue asking what in the world Yuu/MC knew about him

·       Did they know how much he suffered from not being able to eat whatever and wherever he wanted? To not be able to trust anyone or anything? To have to believe that whatever was around him could possibly kill him because of his fate and position?

·       Did they know how much he work he did to become powerful and smart enough just so he could stop becoming a weight that sinks people down and instead, do the reverse and help them? To have to pull an act of seeming carefree so he wouldn’t worry anyone from his own emotional burden?

·       How much pain he had to swallow in and do his best to act normal after Jamil’s betrayal and confession? How broken hearted he was to have been seen that way by the person he had trusted his whole life while feeling guilty to be the one to make said person feel like that?

·       Kalim doesn’t realize he was being hugged or, in fact, crying as he let everything go

·       When he calms down, he quickly apologizes to Yuu/MC while Grim comes over and places a box of tissue on the coffee table

·       Yuu/MC assures him that it was fine and asks if he now felt better, especially when he was able to stop holding everything in

·       He could only nod as he hides his blush of embarrassment behind the tissue he blew his nose into

·       Sometimes Kalim wonders if Yuu/MC intentionally tries to frustrates people when Yuu/MC points out how it was because of his weakness – that he cares too much about the people he holds close to and his naivety- that led to Jamil to treat him as a pushover

·       Yet he realizes that Yuu/MC was trying to comfort him as they tell him that it was okay for him to be selfish and exert some authority, that it was okay to show he was actually smart beneath his mask as they point out that had Kalim had shown that side of him, he would’ve been able to get Jamil to at least not pull off the stunt seen in Chapter 4 or at least realize by now that Jamil was in the wrong, not him

·       Kalim wants to defend Jamil but Yuu/MC didn’t give him the opportunity to as they started to talk about how Jamil had every opportunity to become free without using the whole “use my Unique Magic to the point I overblot” method and finally convinced Kalim that the relationship between him and Jamil wasn’t completely his fault

·       Kalim, realizing all of this, felt satisfied and peacefully come in terms with everything as his heart didn’t weigh so heavy anymore. For the first time in a while, Kalim smiles from the bottom of his heart and thanks Yuu/MC before quickly rushing out and head to Leona as he saw on his phone that he was about to be late

·       When he meets Leona, Leona doesn’t ask why his eyes seemed swollen up or slightly red as he has Kalim start on his warm ups like usual

·       It was during break Leona gruffly asks him if he was alright

·       Seeing how Kalim was giving him a questioning look, Leona huffs before he tells Kalim that he heard about “him and Jamil were starting to become friends again” and huffs about how the herbivores in their school aren’t able to notice the tension between the two when the whole hallway thing happened

·       Kalim starts grinning, feeling warm and happy that Leona was showing that he cares about Kalim’s wellbeing, before he laughs and tells Leona he’s okay

·       He could see Leona holding back his worries and frustration seeing how Leona’s eyebrow was twitching and raising his hand-raising his hand? No, that wasn’t supposed to happen. Leona please put your hand down, I’m sorry, I said I was-!

·       Starting from that day, Kalim went back to his normal self. Yet instead of focusing on Jamil, for once, Kalim starts to care for himself as he now hung out with Yuu/MC more, visiting their dorm and hang out with them every so often and continuing his training under Leona

·       It was at this point Kalim also became buddies with the Octavinelle trio and having Vil become his “sensei” again, but this time on clothes and make-up

·       So, when Yuu/MC suddenly tells him that there was going to be a party held in one of the second year’s classroom, Kalim knew it was lie but still goes there anyways

·       He knew Yuu/MC wasn’t the type to lie without a reason

·       He never would’ve expected to get locked in a classroom with Jamil, of all people

·       The only way to describe the atmosphere between the two of them is awkward

·       Sweat rolls down the side of his face as he tries to lighten the pressure between the two of them, starting up small talk and asking the basic pleasantries

·       Kalim gets surprised when Jamil, out of nowhere, asks him if he was having fun with his new friends

·       Thinking that it was an opportunity, Kalim answers with a yes and went on and on about the things that happened with the people he now hangs out with

·       When Kalim started to talk about how he seemed to become closer to Yuu/MC and Leona and unconsciously show his endearment for the two, he stops abruptly after hearing Jamil snort

·       He calls out Jamil’s name only to have Jamil suddenly sneer at him for still being “naïve and not learned anything”

·       Anger, hurt, and disappointment fills Kalim as Jamil continues to insult him, going on about how he felt bad that his new friends were stuck taking care of a person who didn’t even know how to cook for himself except with magic

·       To say he felt satisfied when he surprises Jamil was an understatement. Yeah, Kalim felt mean when he shot back at Jamil mentioning how Jamil would’ve been freed if only he told Kalim

·       Making a sneering expression of his own, Kalim points out how, because he’s probably one of the few to know him to the point of reading his mind, Jamil has been trying to get Kalim to accept his offer for help

·       Kalim scoffs how Jamil only ended up making enemies despite being able to increase his social status in the school and that he can’t help but think that all of his troubles could’ve been prevented easily

·       The two continues to insult each other until they  yelling at each other, holding the other one’s collar until they start to emotionally confess everything they had felt during the time they stayed away

·       The hands that were holding the other one’s collar slowly and gradually wrap around each other’s shoulders as both Kalim and Jamil sinks onto their knees and hug

·       They continue to sob in each other’s embrace, for comfort and forgiveness until they calmed down and let  go

·       Kalim ends up being the one to break the atmosphere as he couldn’t help but find Jamil’s crying face hilarious. It’s his first-time seeing Jamil look like that and to be honest, it made Jamil look like a kid that cried from a tantrum

·       When Jamil shouts at him to shut up, Kalim continues to tease Jamil before he got up and extends his hand to Jamil

·       When Jamil looks at the hand then to his eyes, Kalim gives Jamil his famous cheerful grin

·       He still counts it his victory when Jamil sighs and took Kalim’s hand

·       Feeling as if things were alright, the two started to discuss how to open the locked classroom without damaging it before they hear the classroom’s door bang open

·       The two were surprised when they see Leona growling how long they intended to stay in the classroom before they realized that the door wasn’t locked from the start and the whole thing was set up

·       Kalim starts complaining to Yuu/MC who comes in behind Leona while turning a blind eye to Leona and how he was threatening Jamil to not think about hurting him anymore

·       The two were found walking back to Scarabia Dorm with each other, fooling around just like back then as everyone headed back home

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Delights in Bites looks fun can I ask for romantic, 🌼+Ruggie?

On some devices, the emoji in the request is a sunflower and on other devices, it’s a daisy. Since I already referenced sunflowers in this interaction, I’ll go with daisies for this one!

***Fairy Gala event spoilers!***

Order Up!

Vil and Crewel had outdone themselves.

Ruggie was the picture of high fashion--an angelic vision of silver and white. A large white shirt hung loosely off of the hyena’s lanky frame, silver bracelets and a lacey scarf adorning his wrists and neck. The look was completed with a delicate crown of daises nestled in his shaggy hair, and a shimmering veil of makeup over his impish features.

All this beauty, besmirched by the promise of rotting away into rags before the end of the night.

“It’s really a shame that you’re not participating in the fashion show,” you groaned. “Your good looks are going to go to waste.”

“Leona-san’s in charge of distracting the fairies. I’m in charge of swiping the crown off their queen.” Ruggie’s reminder was accompanied with a playful poke of your nose. “But thanks for the compliment! It’s nice to know that I’m appreciated around here~”

A hand flew to his head, fingers lingering on the daisies.

“I would’ve preferred something fancier, but this’ll work. Guess I wouldn’t want to be too noticeable, or else there’d be too much staring for me to nab the prize.”

“I think they suit you.”

“Do they?” Ruggie’s eyes--a curious shade of blue gray--found yours. “What makes you say that?”

“They’re something familiar and cute, just like you.” You brought a hand to your mouth and chuckled. “You’re a jack-of-all-trades, and daisies are versatile too.”

“What, as food? Then I should try making something with them. I’ll even save you a bite if I feel up to it.”

“I meant for playing games!” You laughed, closing a hand around an imaginary flower. Using the other hand, you pinched your index finger and thumb together, plucking off the petals. “You know, like Loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not... loves me.”

“You sure that’s how it goes?” He placed his hands on his hips and leaned in, lips set in a smirk--almost devilish, entirely not angelic. “I could’ve sworn it went a little differently.”

“Okay, wise guy. How does it go, then?”

“It’s... Loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not... loves me--”

“Ah...!!”

Ruggie snatched up your hand, your imaginary daisy fluttering to the floor. He planted a cheeky kiss on the your palm before letting it drop. Sunshine blossomed across your skin, and your mouth gaped wide open in shock. Just how many daisies could he feed you, Ruggie wondered?

The hyena howled at the thought.

He took a quick step back, gave a twirl, and flashed a mischievous look, relishing in the confusion he had sown. The sunlight bounced off the white of his flower crown, making it—and him—appear ethereal.

An imp, giggling madly amid the flowers.

“Loves me lots.”