#that's happened a lot with twst actually go figure.

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[requests are closed] Anon i'm sorry this is so late I finished these months ago. I meant to draw more but never got around to it UUUH. SORRY SLDKJSLDGKJSD I love them so much. I need to draw them more. ;;v;;

-NO ROMANCE INCLUDED-

[shiny-jr]

Hi!🇮🇳 I love your writings especially the damnation series

I was thinking about a 'Dungeon concept' where reader is a traveler/adventurer and encounter different beasts and monsters(twst boys) who want to keep reader with them.

The dungeon can have several levels with different environments and it can offer a vast area for writing. Reader explores these levels to reveal deeper parts of the twisted dungeon.

Basically a twst monster au!!

Warning: Yes, another yandere thing. Mentions of violence and blood. You have been warned.

Characters: Riddle Rosehearts.

Note: What? Shiny actually writing for a request? Shocker. It can happen! Although I'm not sure if you can consider this a request or not, but I did like the idea. You, user, are very brave for coming out and talking about a monster AU in my inbox. I think I shall call it: "Dungeons and Devotions." Anyways, yeah, like I said, you're brave for that. I know what you are.

But! Very interesting, has lots of potential, color me intrigued. So, I'll bite. I actually don't watch or partake in a lot of media with dungeon concepts, but I was obsessed with Monster High when I was younger. So, I took some inspiration from their designs and characters. I actually took the time to write this and not write for the Empyrean AU, so I hope you enjoy this. ✨ I was going to do all dorms, but this part got really long so I just left it at one, but I might be willing to do more later.

Humans are not alone.

At least, that's what the stories said. Ancient accounts tell of a time when there were others who walked the earth as well. Others that certainly were not human beings. These were beings nightmares were born from, entities that served as the inspiration for horror stories passed on for generations.

But those were just scary bed time stories and warped historical records distorted by time, were they not?

That's what you had fully believed, until you found where all those monsters went.

It happened by pure accident. One day, you had decided to go for a hike. Take a new trail, see some new sights, breathe the fresh air and bask in the warm sunlight. All was fine and dandy until you lost your way, having gone off track until you were completely lost. All it took was one wrong step and you were falling. Down, down, down you fell for what felt like hours before everything went black . . .

HEARTSLABYUL

Hell. You must have fallen so far that you landed in the depths of actual hell.

The sky, no, there was no sky here– the horizon? It was red. Blood red. Even when you looked up from where you had fallen, there was no sign of a gaping hole through which you had tumbled through. Wherever you were was so deep into the earth, that you could not even make out a ceiling.

Around you were crooked trees, black like ash as they curled and bent in the oddest unnatural shapes like shadowy apparitions looming over you. There was no green on them. There was no green as far as the eye could see. Anything that looked remotely plant-like, was gray like ash, rusted brown, or different shades of red. Even the ground which you landed face first on was twisted and uneven.

That's when you were spotted by... something. Something wild and rabid, a hungry beast that sent you running, dodging branches and tripping over dense foliage as you ran for your life until you came upon an impassable wall of stone blocking your path, leaving you with nowhere to go. You were cornered. That's when the spray of blood came.

The spillage didn't even immediately register in your mind. Not until your mind, high off the fear and rush of adrenaline, recognized that you were will breathing. You were still alive. And there was a person in front of you, standing between you and starved beast that had pursued you. Barely could your mind grasp everything going on, so much was happening all at once. All you could do was blink as past the mysterious figure, you saw the beast's head slowly droop down until it hit the floor with a sickening squelch. The dismembered head fell into a puddle of its own blood and its body collapsed.

When the figure suddenly turned to you, you didn't know whether to cry tears of relief or scream in horror. Yes, this figure had saved you. Yes, their silhouette was human shaped, but they were wielding a giant axe. The haft was thin and black, almost as long as a person in height, while the blade itself was a fiery red combined with golden accents and a substance black as obsidian. The cutting edge was definitely big and sharp enough to decapitate even the grandest of beasts.

Just as you were about to thank this heroic yet terrifying stranger for saving your skin, he stepped out from the shadows and that's when the words died in your throat. Horns. He had horns. This wasn't a human.

The creature had stepped closer and gripped his mighty battle axe as if he were prepared to use it again, but he stopped when he saw you. Clearly he was just as shocked to see a thing like you just as you were stunned to see him. Thankfully, he did not behead you like he did to that beast a few seconds ago.

Finding your voice, you managed to spew useless words of warning and baseless threats for him to stay back, but he appeared to immediately realize your words were all bark and no bite. And he understood you. This being spoke like a person, frowning as he lowered his axe and commanded you to quit your pointless jabbering.

This being was red. Red like his surroundings, red like fire, red like the blood he made his enemy bleed. Horns curved atop his head, brushing past short locks of hair. Pointed ears poked past the strands, blending in with his red hair. A demon! Despite being a creature of hell, he was quite short in stature and had wide innocent eyes the color of smoke.

It was clear the demon, who politely introduced himself as Riddle, was just as intrigued as you were. Although you were still far more afraid, considering that you had seen him slay a beast. That's when Riddle told you to follow him. It wasn't a request. While you didn't trust the demon, it was either him or risk encountering another monster out here, and frankly, if you were to die, at least it would be swift if the demon chose to end you with his axe.

That's when Riddle led you past the wall into an entire city that lay deep beneath the world you knew. Humans, you learned, were not supposed to be here. They didn't do too well here where there was no real sunlight and there were dangers at every corner. There hadn't been a human down here in over centuries. For now, you would stay with him.

As it turns out, Riddle was the overlord of this domain. At first, the demon did not reveal anything, until the days passed in his castle. Something about you stirred his cold heart. Perhaps it was pity, as you were so defenseless and lost. Once he began to warm up to you, maybe won over by your ramblings of home, he began to cave to your desire for knowledge. There were seven domains in this underworld, each layered one on top of the other. He, Overlord Riddle, ruled the Heartslabyul domain with an iron fist.

Slaying mindless beasts were just one of his tasks, but as the Overlord, he went after the most dangerous kinds. However, people were not spared from his axe. Riddle would personally execute those that threatened his rule or wrecked havoc across his domain. No one was exempt, no hellish beast, no fellow demon, not even a human. Although he stated that there was no reason to execute you, as your only crime was being incapable of defending yourself and occupying the Overlord's time with rather meaningless but entertaining conversation. So, he spared you.

The Demon Overlord was certainly frightening, but, he was curious about you. It wasn't something he displayed so easily, but you could tell by the way he intensely watched you go about your day, his eyes laser-focused on your every move even though he pretended not to watch. You couldn't exactly blame him if you really were the first human down here in so long.

At first, Riddle would return with his axe stained red. However, once he realized how squeamish that would make you and how it drove you away from him, he developed the habit to return in pristine condition, without even the slightest speck on him. Although you could still guess where he had been, either condemning his enemies to death or terrifying them into submission. But with you, although overbearing, he was well-articulated and carried himself with a certain grace.

As the days added up, customs and habits were built. Such as a small little game, where you would both ask a question about each other's life and culture. If the question could stump the other person and they couldn't answer, then they would 'win.' Riddle won most of the time, as he would ask the most peculiar of questions. On occasion, he does ask some questions with such looks of wonder that you can't help but feel some sense of sympathy for him. Questions like: is the sky on the surface really blue?

As patient as he was with all your inquiries about his strange world, there was one question he never answered: How could a human get back home? If he knew the answer, he didn't show it. Each time you asked, he would become irate, and so you would drop the subject.

Throughout your time in the Demon Overlord's castle, your goal never changed: Find a way home. Riddle was simply a friend, the demon who had saved you from the maws of a hellish fiend and granted you sanctuary in his home. It was by pure accident that you learned that Riddle's opinion was quite different than yours. Sometime throughout your stay, he had become attached and developed some rather intense feelings. According to a book of monsters you discovered deep in the shelves of his personal library, demons are deeply protective of their loved ones, often subtly guarding them through quiet gestures or grand notions. Riddle was grand in his display, and it all made perfect sense now as to why he implemented a rule barring other demons from most rooms of the castle so as to not interact with you.

One day, before Riddle left the castle, he gifted you a mystical red gem with a rune engraved into it. A chill went down your spine as you recognized it vaguely. Although you didn't comprehend its exact meaning, you recognized the symbol from a book about demon courtship. If you recalled right, demons tended to inscribe runes into rare objects so their partner would have a spell protecting them and be able to carry their loved one's essence with them. The Demon Overlord hesitated for a moment once the gift was in your hand. If he wasn't already red, his flesh would've been blooming with warmth as he leaned. The kiss on your cheek was brief as the base of his horns bumped against your temple– then he left before you could even utter a single word.

That's when you knew you had to leave. Immediately. If the book you found earlier was factual, then once Riddle returned, he would not let you go. The Demon Overlord had already prevented you from leaving by confining you in his castle, isolating you from others, and purposefully retaining information from you.

The only place you could was down, down into deeper levels. Yes, it was further away from the surface and home, and you had no idea what awaited you, but if you stayed in Heartslabyul, Riddle would never allow you to leave his castle and he would no doubt send demons to search for you once he discovered you were gone. The only place he wouldn't think to look were other domains. Perhaps the Demon Overlord's gift to you would actually be of use as you searched for a way down.

[blondeaxolotl]

Finally dropping a ref sheet for my yuusona, say hi to Yuu/Ebi

undercut if you want to hear me yap about her a bit

Yuu, or Ebi is a giant monster shrimp (non-magic user). Where she came from or what her homeland is currently unknown. But it's safe to assume she comes from a place populated by mostly sea monsters like her.

Despite being a monster (maybe similar to Grim?), Ebi seems to have a more calming and sensible personality when compared to Grim, only reacting strongly when something seriously bad is going to happen (ex: someone almost fucking dying) or when she's over-exaggerating to just get a reaction out of someone. Surprisingly, when she arrived to NRC, she had a more irritated reaction knowing full well she was somewhere she didn't belong, and complained under her breath about "missing work and getting family worried for nothing". In other words she seemed to have known she wasn't in any true danger when she arrived, thankfully. Ebi also appears to be naturally caring for others, immediately taking in with living with Grim at Ramschackle (and eventually becoming his caretaker basically), and helping Ace and Deuce out with whatever issues they're having without hesitation (issues being either preventing them from almost being expelled or just help with simple homework). This soon enough became an on-going thing with majority of the students, and according to Ebi it's because;

"I grew up in a large family and have always taken care of my younger siblings. It's in my duty to help and take care of those who need a hand to come pick them up from the ground, even if they didn't ask for it."

It didn't help that Ebi was already older than most students there, being closer to Leona's age, she started to view and treat a lot of students as if they were her younger siblings. And like it was meant to be, this quickly made her earned the title of "Big Sis Ebi". Making it known that she was someone who the students could trust and come to for both help and comfort. This meant there were a lot of visits at Ramschackle, (especially from the ones who overblotted GULPS) but fortunately, this just made Ebi feel more at home as it reminded her of her actual siblings back at her homeland, so she doesn't mind these visits (Grim on the other hand not so much).

Also yes, just like any older sibling, this does mean Ebi started to mess and tease the ones she viewed as younger siblings a lot. It ain't a true sibling bond without at least a wee bit of sibling rivalry 👌 (Rip Ace he's the most common victim to this).

ANYWAY, okay enough yapping, when I first created Ebi she was just a silly gag I made when I first got into twst.

But when I actually started to put effort into her I at first didn't know what to do since most yuusonas I know of were shipped with other characters. But I didn't want Ebi to have anything romantic with any character, I decided what better way than to basically make her the older sister figure everyone comes to when they need help? I thought it's both funny that characters are looking for comfort from a literal giant fucking shrimp, but also twst characters genuine just seem to lack a lot of comfort because Jesus fucking Christ all of you need therapy and a hug, no matter if it's by a shrimp or not 😭.

Okay yeah, that's it for Ebi if anyone has any questions about her or her dynamics with other characters, feel free to send an ask in my inbox 🦐.

[twistedpink]

Mc inserts x TWST characters (Part two)(Part three)

(basically non-yuu pairings I think about instead of my inbox :p)

Ignyhide vice!Mc x Jamil Viper

Mc is probably twisted from one of the little demon goons, and it makes your contrast with Jamil charmingly obvious. You’re both vices in the basketball club with an outside connection to your wardens (you figured a physical activity’ll ward Idia’s eye away) and you both hate your jobs to a comedic degree. The connection is actually really sweet and subtle!! Atleast until book 6 when Mc is complaining about their ego trippy boss while basically eating out of Jamil’s hand, feeding him information like the layout and hierarchy of styx,, as Idia’s super exclusive assistant it’s only fair to give your guests a full tour!

“geez! And he just gets so flippy-floppy, yknow? He’s got this thing about energy drinks now so I’ve been diluting them, it’s such a pain!”

“It might just be a defect with housewardens. Have you ever heard of the incompetency theory?”

Card soldier!Mc x Malleus Draconia

okay picture this- Mc is comepletely wasted and coming off the high from a holiday party that was totally killer. You wander into the woods past campus and find yourself at a little abandoned cottage, it’s like 100% cozy enough to chill in before stumbling back to the dorms. You continue heading there for pregames/drunken shenanigans, meeting up with some hot guy that hangs around sometimes. You’re fully blindsided when your “little buddy” is kicking heartslabyul ass during a spelldrive tourney..

“Yoooooo, Mally, you must be really fun at parties. Want ta’ go with me?”

“I can’t say I’ve ever been invited to a “rager” before, but it sounds.. enjoyable. I accept.”

Ignyhide freshman!Mc x Deuce Spade

You’re a shaking mess during your first track meet. It’s a graduation requirement to take at least one gym class before the end of freshman year, and you’d rather die than take flight class with all those scary seniors!! Your vice had enough sense to convince you into not dropping out, he’d said that “track is low stress!” And “you’ll enjoy it” >:( you can’t believe he’d lie to your face like that!! (Is this the AI revolution??) You guess it’s not too bad though, you’ve even started strength training with a new friend. He’s a little short tempered, but it could be a lot worse.

“hey, I had no idea ignyhide kids were into track! I thought it’d be too much sun,,”

“We’re not vampires. I wouldn’t clown on you for the tea in your thermos, so lay off.. heh, there’s totally a dormouse in there.”

Scarabia housewarden!Mc x Leona Kingscholar

It’s pretty rare to see Leona of all people in your reserved pool chair, but plenty of weird stuff’s happened during your senior case study. You’re this close to getting your big shiny diploma- and a little rest now and then won’t hurt anybody! Savanaclaw’s housewarden has only had his position since last year, and you’ve held yours through all four. After knowing of each other for so long, it’s only logical that you’d become good friends! (Not that he calls you that)

“So you’re graduating, huh? Hope that brat you chose’ll fill your shoes, you’ve worked pretty hard.”

“awh, you’re such a sap,, I’m sure you’ll like Kalim, he’s no idiot. I promise to visit whenever you decide to graduate, but it’ll be a lot easier if i get that job in the castle!”

Octavinelle sophmore!Mc x Jack Howl

Poor Jack has to deal with everyone else’s business on top of his own education, when does he get a break? That ramshackle prefect’s looking for leads on how to beat those twins in the water, and only one face comes to mind. You’re his coworker at his temp job, and you owe him a favour (atleast from your perspective, he doesn’t hold it over your head) because with your grades Azul’s got it out for you. He’s begging for you to help him out- and who are you to deny those puppy eyes?

“Jack you can’t tell him! The housewarden’ll make me quit, I need this job! :(((“

“woah, it’s not like I’m gonna blackmail you.. what kind of guy do you think I am?”

Savanaclaw freshman!Mc x Epel Felmier

You’re lost, stressed and so confused in your first year :( it feels like everything is going wrong all the time!! It’s probably like 10x worse because you’re very tall and so built, but nobody cares to peer up at the cute giraffe ears on your head! You’ve been challenged by so. many. seniors. (and you win against all of them, you’re no pushover) but you’re tired of the beef. Epel just thinks you’re the coolest person in the room, and is always saying he wants to get freaky fridayed with you. But he doesn’t get the struggle!! Atleast Jack cares enough to tell him you’re just not liking it at school, and it makes Epel kick into action- he’s not letting you drop out, so please wait until he transfers!!

Pomefiore Junior!Mc x Rook Hunt

You’re convinced that Rook c. Hunt is the worst guy in all of twisted wonderland (C for creep)! And it SUCKS because he went from your rebellious savanaclaw boytoy to.. whatever he is. (How’d you miss the warning signs when you were tongueing him??) You can always see his stupid bob in your peripheral- but you’ve rationalized that if you watch him, then he only sees what you want him to see! It’s keeping your friends close and your enemies closer, just until graduation. And it does work, until you realize you’ve given Rook an inch that he’s turned into a mile. You’ll probably never get rid of him now, but what’s the point anymore?

“Ah, mon cher! You always enchant me with your passionate gaze, I’m honoured to be the object of your attention!”

“uh.. sure thing, hon. Whatever you say.”

Diasomnia Senior!Mc x Idia Shroud

You’re a highly educated noble from the mysterious land of Briar Valley. You are poised, weirdly formal, and utterly incompetent with your newest area of study- contemporary technology. You’ve tried to convince yourself that it’s pointless, they don’t even use it at home! But if you want to travel anytime before the collapse of human civilization, it must be done. you’re insatiable with your thirst for knowledge, and completely enamoured with having first hand experience with every era of mortal tech. It also happens to be almost impossible to revive your “Kno-Keya” once it has decided to die. That is where Idia Shroud comes in.

“In exchange for the revival of my electronic mailing device i am willing to offer an extensive dowry befitting of your station and technological necromancy skill. Will it suffice?”

“I literally only charged your phone, uh.. WOAH, A DOWRY?? I don’t have the space for five horses!! I’m totally not prepped for the marriage route, I haven’t seen the wiki yet!”

[yetanotherexhaustedalchemist]

Yet more TWST HCs

Cater likes gossiping with the living paintings around campus. He tells them all the modern-day student tea and they tell him about the drama that went down two centuries ago in return. (He has acquired a surprising amount of blackmail material on the staff through this.)

If Lilia can't find Silver anywhere, the first place he checks is Scarabia. That's because whenever Kalim finds Silver asleep in a weird place, he gets Carpet to scoop Silver up and take him back for a nice place to nap.

Fellow/Ernesto is LUCKY that the event ended the way it did. If he actually succeeded in capturing everyone (and not imminently letting them go), he would have had some of the most powerful people and organizations in the world after him. (Is this even a headcanon? Idk)

Ace can do the splits. Idk why this makes sense to me. He's not very flexible besides that though, somehow

When he's particularly annoyed at Azul and Floyd, Jade leaves pebbles and gravel in hidden places that they'll only notice when they're going to use it (like in Floyd's shoes or in the jar for Azul's quill ink).

Yuu and Ruggie form a pact after Chapter 2 where they exchange chores and errands sometimes. Like if Yuu takes care of the laundry, Ruggie will do the shopping and drop Yuu's groceries off at Ramshackle. Later, Jamil joins the pact as well. (In return for a good dinner, they'll take care of Kalim for however long he needs for a break.)

Vil does a great job of making any trans/nonbinary students in Pomefiore feel welcome and at home. He offers haircuts, make up and fashion advice, voice training and more to anyone who asks.

Riddle is very sheltered when it comes to romance, even when it doesn't regard himself. Because of this, he has a tendency to assume a couple are just friends despite how close they are (like Vil and Rook) or think a duo is already a couple (Adeuce). This has led to many miscommunications and unintentionally funny situations.

Kalim actually does invite Malleus to a lot more events than he thinks, but the invitation always ends up getting lost due to improbable chains of errors.

Rook's family is from the Shaftlands nearby Fleur City, but they've lived in the Sunset Savannah for several generations.

Yuu's come up with a Fun Little Game for Friday game nights (usually with the first years but anyone who's interested is welcome) where Yuu tells them about a historical event from their world and everyone has to guess if it actually happened, or if Yuu's just making things up. Every time they think they've figured things out, Yuu hits them with a "the country that declared war on birds and lost is an actual thing that happened".

I don't think literally anything in-game suggests this, but. Hey. Memories from the 'lost in a book' events, while they vanish out of the books, carry over to other books. So when appearing in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Yuu, Riddle and Azul get all their memories from Stitch's Tropical Turbulence flooding back.

When Silver was young, there were a few occasions where he wanted to do something that was exclusive to rainy days (jumping in puddles, looking for frogs/worms or just listening to the rain, ect) but it was sunny with no chance of it raining. If he was ever particularly disappointed, Lilia would just so happen to mention the problem to Malleus. It could start raining minutes later. (Did he do it? Of course not, what a silly question.)

Ruggie usually avoids Jade (fair, he's terrifying), but they've had a few good conversations about common edible plants. It was surprisingly informative for them both. Jade now sometimes 'just so happens' to bump into Ruggie and continues the discussion, and Ruggie is smart enough to not bring up how convenient it all is.

Silver often helps pigeons build their nests. He's also unexpectedly passionate about messenger pigeons, and how messed up it is that they were bred to be messengers and then called dirty when they weren't useful anymore.

Yuu does this thing where they say the most insane, out-of-left-field things which baffle their friends, then when they're asked about it later, they swear they don't remember saying that. (It's usually something vaguely prophetic, exhausted and annoyed, or about The Mouse.)

[yuri-is-online]

Here's a short list of things that I think would affect yuu (not from an omegaverse world) being in twisted wonderland (omegaverse au)

The scent thing. In my mind, everyone has a scent, including betas, theirs are just weaker. So how would Yuu, who has no scent, be classified? Would ortho or idia want to study them and see what's different between twst folks and earth folks? Scent is usually just noted in smut scenes, but it does have a larger role in most a/b/o stories. Mainly, it's how people communicate emotions. If you're happy, it shows in your scent. If your distressed, it shows in your scent. If your scared, excited, horny, anxious, it shows in your scent. People probably focus on scent when it comes to emotions before they focus on your face or body language. So figuring out what Yuu is feeling is probably a lot harder. It's even worse if Yuu isn't that expressive in the first place. Although it does make me wonder about how people try to hide their scents when their trying to be aloof or stoic...

Noises. This also ties into emotions, the more extreme ones at least. A/b/o twst people purr when their happy or content and growl when they're feeling territorial. Yuu might be able to growl, not very well but whatever. But purring? Yeah no. Not happening. Bless Jades heart he's trying so hard to give Yuu gifts they like and listening for a purr and it just. Never comes. Also imagine being Yuu and you're just getting growled at on a daily basis that's just gotta suck lmoa

Warnings for menstruation and omega heats 🤩 (also jade thinks his partner got SAed so HUGE TW). I personally think that TWST doesn't have periods. Mostly because I read Period Drama series by twstfanblog and was like "Yeah sure I'll integrate that into my belief system". So Yuus under a lot of stress right? Especially those first few months and overblots, so I think it's safe to say that an AFAB Yuus cycle would probably skip over those few months or even a year until everything calms down. And then boom! Ovulation! Jade thinks it's a preheat or a heat and is trying SO HARD to be respectful because they did not talk about this before hand and he doesn't know if he's aloud to "help" them the way he's wants to. Doesn't exactly help that Yuus throwing themself at him every step of the way and asking shit like "Hey if we have kids what would you name them :D?". Yuu is killing him. All in all though, it's a pretty subdue heat, they're not confined to their nest (a messy pile of pillows, blankets, and cushions that they impulsively made in Ramshackle one day) or anything, they can go to class and move around just fine (he doesn't let them though. He doesn't need any perverts possibly getting off or fantasizing about something only he should be fantasizing about), and unfortunately, they're not keeping him in their nest and letting him breed them until they forget their own name, so it all worked out just fine. And then about a week later, he goes to Sam's first thing in the morning to buy more snacks and comes back to the strong scent of his loves blood, only to find out that blood was coming from "the void" and they're curled up in pain, and crying. Yeah that was the worst moment of Jades life, actually. 0/10. Would not recommend. He almost killed several people that day 👍

Nests. Yuu doesn't know what the hell a "nest" is or why Jade freaked out so hard with joy when they made their shitty little pillow fort but hey! At least he's happy! Look at him! Just vibrating with joy! While he's sitting just outside the fort and is just... staring at them..... Is he not gonna come in? So now their scooching over and awkwardly patting the spot next to them- and Jades eyes just dilated SO HARD ok

Ruts and knots. The Fun Shit. Jade asked (very flusteredly) if Yuu would be willing to help him through his upcoming rut and Yuus like 🧍👍🧎. And it's a lot more intense than they were expecting. Bro is looking a half step away from feral as he carries Yuu over to the "nest" and just let's go fully shortly after they start. And Yuu is throughly enjoying it but also- isn't this a little much?!It's just a week of a bad Coleen Hoover novel where all they do is have sex and sleep! They ain't built for this! Honestly, they're just a doll for him at this point because there is not a THOUGHT behind those eyes expect for Jade and his dick and they ain't even mad about it!

That last section wasn't a question I was just thirsty. Damn this ask got long as hell shit.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH bless you. My lifespan... my strength... it is returning 2 me.

I think a lot of this could be cleared up with some communication, but at the same time poor Yuu wouldn't know what they were supposed to be communicating.

If scents are reflective of emotion and how people communicate, I would think they reflect people's personalities in the same way facial expressions do? So a particularly stoic person (like say Silver) would have a much more muted scent when he's happy than someone who is much more expressive (like Kalim.) Of the people who would be most distressed by Yuu's lack of scent, I think it would actually be Riddle since I could see him thinking it is a medical issue they need to get checked out ASAP. It would certainly isolate them from their peers even more than not being a mage would, making them a real alien as far as most people in Twisted Wonderland would be concerned.

Now. Jade. My beloved. I think after he manages to successfully court Yuu he would be very smug about this because he would be maybe one of the only people in Twisted Wonderland able to pick up on Yuu's unique body language. But that's in the future, now he's struggling because on top of no scent there's no purrs D:< He's fantasized about what it would sound like sosososososo many times and he is worryingly close to realizing that he's not above begging. He just wants some praise from his chosen mate... please...

lmao about the growling I just would not be able to take that seriously and probably make some dumb comment that would get my ass beat. But if it was really loud that would stress me out.

... oh poor Jade. In my head I am thinking of Yuu maybe having been told by a (concerned) adeuce that Jade is attempting to court them so they start trying to reciprocate (which does not help anyone's concerns) but they haven't really talked about what exactly that means yet. So by the time Yuu starts ovulating they're still in what Yuu might consider to be a "talking" phase? Because Jade hasn't asked to make things official? Whereas Jade is simultaneously on cloud nine planning the wedding and in the depths of despair wondering how best to continue his courtship efforts because oh he wants to help you with your heat so badly :c he's in a permanent state of horny grip the entire week and so tense. Yuu wonders if it would be too much to offer to help him relax since they aren't all that close yet so they figure they'll ask him some questions to see how he reacts and all that and he is extremely receptive but he still doesn't make a move, even if he does insist on talking to them around the pillow fort a lot?

Speaking of the pillow fort... I'm just picturing Jade sitting so pretty and heavy breathing while Yuu is sat there very confused because he is buzzing with excitement but they can't tell what kind. Man relationships are real hard so is jade when you add in alien biology and customs to them please let him help you hope you aren't doing something wrong? you could never please please please just one chance Yuu one chaaaaance

The period stuff... I don't think my mind would jump to SA but certainly some sort of attack and Jade being Jade, he would not let that stand. Thankfully no one actually gets hurt since Jade asks Yuu for names and they have a very strange conversation about reproductive biology. Oh so you are bleeding because you aren't pregnant? Well that sounds like such an easy fix~ And is probably when you finally have that talk about how horny he was all last week because he asks, very earnestly asks to help you through your next "heat" so you don't have to endure this pain again.

Since you were being thirsty allow me to share some of my... thoughts (￣▽￣||)

I feel like Jade would want to take Yuu in his merform at some point if not first because he wants them to think about it. He wants to ruin them for anyone who is not very specifically him and he is not shy about it, but alas the omega decides where to build the nest and you chose "poorly." Yuu is getting their guts rearranged while Jade bullies them about their poor nest building skills. It's ok, he just finds you so cute maybe he'll walk you through it next time? Sure he's never had to build a nest, never felt the need but he's sure if you follow his instructions nice and slowly you'll do just fine.

You wind up in Ramshackle's tub more than once. Just don't complain about not being able to remember most of it because he'll just take that as you wanting a redo. Say less, he's been good for too long anyway *smack*

[epicleovilanon]

Second Year Squad Hangover Fic

so. so i actually have a new fic in the works (and yes, i AM working on the who framed kalim al asim fic still, dw!!) but this one is a bit more focused on the second year squad.

i just love a good second year squad centric fic lol. i love a fic with a big cast in general, i discovered this when i fell in love with @the-nameless-ramekin absolute wonder of a fic, strawberry tarts and other love languages, it has become my favorite fic and was what ultimately inspired me to write a second year squad fic.

but my fic, so far, has two parts, though it might end up being three, because its a hangover trilogy au!! i just think a hangover fic with the second years would be funny af

Part 1

no one’s getting married in this part--because they're still technically students at NRC. It’s the night before their graduation--or well, two nights before their graduation. so the weekend maybe? and they're at the twst equivalent of Vegas or smth

they do indeed get roofied

ITS NOT AN ACCIDENT THOUGH THEY GET ROOFIED BECAUSE JADE SWITCHED IT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE HE THRIVES OFF CHAOS

they lose silver

(see, it had to be Silver. if they lost azul, jamil would be like it’s alright we can dip. and if they lost kalim, jamil would have found him instantly. bro probably has a tracker on him or smth. talked this fic out with @mari-oaky (as always lol) who said, "kalim thinks that his and jamil's soul are so connected they will always find eachother, meanwhile jamil is never leaving without his gps tracker" and honestlty???? yeah. pretty much!!)

silver just lends to the funniest possible outcome, because the second year squad is aware that there is always the possibility that he just fell asleep somewhere

Silver: I can't believe I got trashed and made everyone worry--and late to their graduation on top of that. I'm so ashamed Lillia, somewhere, anywhere: AYOOOOOO THATS MY BOYYYY

Part 2

In part 2, there is a timeskip, and Azul and Idia are getting married.

they lose AZUL

because they lose Azul, it does lend to a similar scenario as the first hangover movie, but trust me, it works!!

see, losing azul offers a lot of fun shenanigans both with the second years trying to figure out what happened and find azul, and also with some of the other guests back at the wedding trying to stall for time

like idia knows that there are some really important guests, and he also knows that azul would hate to make a bad impression on these people. so he ends up having to put himself in situations he doesn't like to stall until the second years find azul

(man's gotta make small talk!! the horror!!!!!)

idia having to talk to people and everyone’s like damn so he IS in love

(idia's always needing to be rescued at weddings lmaooo)

and it's just--it's so funny to me because the last time they all hung out together at the same time, all of them, was the weekend before graduation when they lost Silver. and now, they all reunite for azul’s wedding and then they lose HIM

-x-Additional Notes-x-

so something that works both in Part 1-Graduation, and Part 2-Wedding, is that the second years haven't seen each other in a long time in either scenario, because during their last year at NRC they were all spread far away from each other doing internships, and later, the wedding happens years after NRC. so there could be a lot of unresolved situations between them

for instance, i wondered a lot about kalim and jamil. i thought of questions like, have kalijami seen each other? did jamil go back to silk city with kalim after graduation. if so, those two nights before graduation were the last two days of freedom he would enjoy in a while. and he can’t even remember them. if i go that route, he’s gonna attack jade when he finds out the dude purposely drugged them

but if jamil DOESNT return to silk city because kalim is planning to set jamil free, yet doesnt actuallu tell jamil about this plan until the ACTUAL DAY HE DOES IT, which is graduation, then you have a kalim desperate to spend the last two days he’ll ever spend with jamil. and jamil trying to spend the last two days free of kalim (as free as he’ll allow himself anyways)

but NEITHER CAN REMEMBER!!

and then—Part 2, the wedding. by then, are they good!?!? or are they still in this cycle of misunderstandings. are they together! or are they in a messy situationship.

is the wedding the first time jamil and kalim are seeing each other post-graduation or has jamil gone back to kalim at some point in between? so those were the type of questions i was considering

and then--the final product for Part 1 kalim and jamil ended up being a mix! they had gone on diffferent internships, as they are very different people with different interests. also it's slow progress towards jamil's freedom. so after a lot of efforts to convince their families, kalim and jamil were able to at least accomplish this much.

(and it's pretty much a given that they need time apart to figure out what they mean to eachother, this could be a first step towards that)

and, during his internship jamil realizes that he feels something for kalim? he's not sure what it is exactly, and his reaction is to panic because, after thinking a lot about it, he really wants to confess and figure it out, but he also fears that if he does he won't be able to leave kalim after they graduate, eventually regretting the fact that he couldn't spend more time on his own

we could sooo play with tension here, because what if he doesn’t want to leave!! and the thing is he has to, HE HAS to so they can work. its KALIM who has realized this, and made a mature selfless decision. he lets jamil go, but says he’ll wait if jamil wants to come back when he’s ready

hangover wedding edition they're together!

and it works because kalim and jamil's relationship has so many similarities to aladdin and genie too! imagine kalim hesitating to free jamil because he's scared that he'll lose him forever or because he's scared that he won't be able to move forward without jamil's help

but also, as @yuurei20 put it, he takes a lot of inspiration from sindbad too as a character that values frindship above any treasure in the world (in the more recent park ride) so he would have to come to term with letting jamil go

but kalim hesitating!!!! struck me that it could be a big factor in the hangover fic

like, you have jamil who is on the verge of realizing his feelings and what that means—the fear that he will want to stay. and a kalim who is hesitant about making good on his promise to free jamil, bc he 1) thinks he’s never going to see jamil again, 2) is worried abt how he’ll handle it and 3) jamil is FINALLY looking at him in that way

like yes, he values and loves jamil so much, he would have to let jamil go, and it’s gonna be hard, because jamil is—he wants to travel the world, but he’s also, he’s also nervous like. this is the first time he’s fully truly stepping away and finding himself and he’s a little scared

jamil almost suggests to kalim to come with him, they can travel the world together. but kalim would know instantly that jamil is just saying it because he is afraid of letting go of kalim, like he's still responsible for kalim's safety and wellbeing

and maybe jamil is a little scared of being alone too. he wants it more than anything, but that's not how he has lived his life until now. kalim having to be the one to make the mature decision of letting jamil go and letting jamil know there’s always space to come back to him. and kalim needing to trust in jamil to wait. while jamil needs to trust kalim can grow and can leave a spot open for jamil (which. the latter is the most obvious thing everyone knows. no one does devotion to jamil the way kalim does)

(thank you mari-oaky for being so awesome about everything and bouncing ideas around with me, you're just so amazing, i love your brain!!)

it was in fact mari-oaky who proposed the idea of there also being some drama between azul and another second year. like they were in an on and off relationship, and by the end of the first hangover they definitely break up. which leads to him eventually starting a relationship with idia. i loved that idea so much, especially because I already knew what i wanted to do with characters like Riddle.

riddle, by the time of azul’s wedding, is someone who is still not happy. he’s doing everything he’s supposed to. he’s set boundaries with his mother, he has a good job, he’s close with the heartslaybul boys and chenya still. but. he’s still unhappy. and they try to help but he still isn’t sure why he isn’t satisfied

so i'm still figuring out if the second year azul is having a turbulent and doomed entanglement with is Riddle, Ruggie, or Jade.

and just, figuring out these dynamic is so much fun because silver basically sleeps the first one out like the unproblematic king he is. he's got no time for drama. only sleep. and then, by the wedding, he’s involved poor guy 😭

but i'm still figuring some key dynamics out, and if anyone has any suggestions or questions, my asks and/or dms are always open!

[coolsosha]

SOSHARK FOR @oya-oya-okay'S CRUISE FAN EVENT!!!

ALSO CONGRATS ON 3K!!!

actually my first time drawing for a fan event, it was silly, maybe i should draw more Fan event cards

I wasnt super prepared for how i wanna draw him, but at some point i had THE SILLIEST IDEA EVER and i HAD TO draw him just so i can ramble about it.

The main reason why im drawing this is because this clothing style is something that i never draw and never wear, which made for a really interesting challenge of designing an outfit different from what i normally make. Also i tried implementing brown into this, which is a colour that i literally NEVER use, and i think i nailed it. He has a lot of sea things because he is a merfolk, and he has a Merlin Monroe-aah fake mole because he is a DIVA

Here is a version where you can see his outfit better. Hehe, slay crossdresser king

Also i have an extremely random and obscure ramble about the way i think he would be involved in a Cruise event, it's under the cut.

i guess each time i make something involving OCs or Fan events of other people i will be cursed to make 5362718 paragraphs about it, lmao. I hope you won't be traumatised by my yapping, i am greatly sorry💔

WARNING, IT'S REALLY WEIRD AND RANDOM. The yapping below consists of "well, if it was a game then.." and i for some reason start going into the twst event Remixes??? Don't worry you can just ignore this, thats just my ramblings that make no sense. 😭🙏

Okay so, hear me out. Soshark is not the type to go on a cruise like AT ALL, thats why i wasn't planning on doing this thing, but

To think about it, he might get dragged on this thing by Azul, because "Bla bla you are a star im your manager bla bla there is a lot of rich people on a cruise we can loot some MONEY and CONNECTIONS so then i can turn you into a money machine!!!", Soshark is basically his own mini-Vil(except worse) and i think he will jump on any opportunity to turn into "The manager of that one hit star Soshark!!!" lmao.

But Soshark definitely hates it, he doesn't like sea(despite him literally coming from there) and the boat is just small and boring for him, and it's cold. He just dresses up like a Titanic-aah diva and walks around the ship drinking Grape juice, waiting for the time to go back.

If Cruise was an actual event, then i think Soshark would appear for like 2 dialogue lines and never appear again until they arrive back from the cruise. He just kinda says that he is there and goes away, he is really bored and not really invested into anything, his boss dragged him without his consent(

BUT, if we imagine that Cruise would got a Remix just like Fairy Gala... HEAR ME OUT

The Cruise Remix is the story that happened at the Cruise, except it's from the perspective of Soshark+other characters that barely got attention in the OG Cruise. And while the OG cast is doing their things, These side characters are solving a MURDER MYSTERY???(fictional stories like these happening on cruise ships are really common in media, because, yk, closed space, in a middle of the sea.)

Like they have a full ass cruise murder mystery detective where Ace???(he seems like the type) + some other characters + Soshark as a sidekick go investigate a disappearance of a woman from this ship like in stereotype murder mystery stories. Like they are super serious trying to figure out who killed someone, black/white filter all over them... WHILE THE OG CAST IS HAVING FUN DRINKING COCKTAILS AND EATING ICECREAM OR SOMETHING. But at the very end it gets revealed that Soshark FALSIFIED THE WHOLE THING because he was BORED. And all those days of Cruise vacation those side characters were solving a non-existent murder and ended up missing on all the fun because Soshark is an ass with a lot of free time. The "dead woman" is just him crossdressing with a wig on😭🙏

Like the OG gang and the Remix gang all go down on land. The OG gang from the OG Cruise event are all relaxed and happy.. and Remix gang is crying inside, while Soshark is walking with a smug face, happy that he tricked everyone😭🙏

Imagine Remix gang going and telling OG gang everything that happened. Like Ace yapping to Azul and Riddle on how they wasted the entire vacation on this. But Azul and Riddle just like "Oh? We understood that he was tricking all of you from the very start, we didn't told you because it was fun watching all of you" and Ace just looks at them like 😃

Also i think Soshark would be a sidekick in this whole thing, so his card is an SR. A sidekick that randomly turns out to be the cause of all this, lmao. I chose Ace as a victim for my yap because he just feels like someone who would get involved in a shit like this😭🙏

Anyone smart just wouldn't fall for it, i imagine the Remix cast being like.. Ace, Deuce, Kalim + someone silly and goofy as well???

This entire ramble is so stupid and random, and extremely offtopic and makes no sense probably. But i just had a vision. Soshark wouldn't ever be a part of an event like this, but i randomly came up with this extremely specific scenario which would be a quite funny event remix and would make sense for him to be involved in. And i thought it would be really interesting to ramble about it.

Sorry i made you read all this stuff, both the readers and the person who made the event😭🙏

[twst-hottest-takes]

Does wishing for Yuu (the mc) to actually go home, a hot take? I saw several people want Yuu to stay, or at least hesitate to go home because of their friends.

But i can't see them staying at all. There's barely any solid attachment in twisted wonderland, with the exception of Grim (and maybe Ace and Deuce), and all of their experiences so far (in the main story) are...horrible and most of them are near-death experiences. i would be surprised if they're not traumatized. Hell, they are so excited when they finally find a way home! (as they should)

I just want them to finally go home, away from these messes that are caused by emotional and angsty teenagers with lackluster authority figures.

(And then we will finally become Grim /j)

It's a dumb joke, but we are Grim. Grim is practically an extension of us. That cat talk for us already, hell he attached to us 24/7. He see what we see, his experience is ours experience. If yuu leave, i can see grim becoming the sole mc. He already has his own sprite and stuff, might as well make him the mc right?

It would be funny if experiencing school life as Grim is the end game. I wouldn't mind being a furry thing

It might be a less popular take actually.

I know lots of people want Yuu/MC to stay in Twisted Wonderland because of the whole self-insert, "I would want to stay in Twisted Wonderland," and other such sentiments, but I'm with you, Anon.

It's not that I don't understand. It would be super dramatic and emotionally appealing to have the MC finally get a chance to go back to their world and have it treated as an immensely difficult choice because of all the experiences they've had at NRC and all the new friends they've made with all the impact they've had. But that's not how the game is written. I know we're supposed to think along those lines, but is that really accurate? I can go on a tangent about how little impact the MC actually has on the story overall (less and less so as time goes on), but I'll leave it shortly as this: The writing is not convincing for what the story is (most likely) going to try and get across by the end of it. There just really isn't much for the MC to be attached to here other than Ace and Deuce (Grim is a menace), and even they are kinda, "Meh, I could take or leave them." There's still time before the story finale to really bring everything together for that emtional punch at the end but until that happens all I've been saying is, "SEND ME HOOOOMMMEE!"

Now, a post MC TWST game where Grim becomes the MC insert isn't a bad idea. For all the nonsense that is his character and for all that I can't stand him, the little brat might be more tollerable when he's not dragging MC down or acting as the annoying player speaker piece. So I could see that as being a decent prediction/theory actually.

Thank you for your take.

(Just say the word and the "wimpy MC" essay will be spawned into existence, but for now it stays in the back pocket.)

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

“Crowley is Malleus’s long lost father” theory is popping off right now in like every twst social media community so I wanted to know what your thoughts on it were?

I briefly discussed this theory in the final paragraph of this post (although it is full of spoilers, so please be cautious of that). To reiterate (and to add more details), the main pieces of evidence that come up when discussing this idea are:

Malleus’s dad is confirmed missing, but we never saw a body or have confirmation of his death so we can’t 100% trust that.

Crowley’s past and motives remain a total mystery. (The crow mask he wears is also highly suspicious; why does he never remove it? Why does it resemble the masks worn by Briar Country soldiers? Because Malleus would recognize his father? Because Lilia might recognize his old friend?)

The name of Malleus’s dad may be romanized as Levan/Revan (we don’t have an official English localization for book 7 yet, so we don’t know for sure how it would be written). (Edit: EN has confirmed that his name is "Raverne".) The former looks like the word “raven”, just with the vowels swapped around. And you know who else is a black bird?? Diablo, Maleficent’s crow and right-hand man, similar to how Levan/Revan was Mallenoa’s right-hand man. Who else do we know that’s a crow? Crowley.

Levan/Revan is described by Lilia as someone who “always dumped their work onto others/him”, which is something that Crowley also does to his own students.

So I guess the conclusion is that Malleus’s dad went into hiding to protect himself (especially if we assumed that his wife got killed off shortly after his disappearance; his own life may be in danger as well)?

I think the idea is definitely… interesting??? It would also be a big rug pull since players have been joking since day 1 that Crowley gives the vibes of a deadbeat/absentee dad or someone who went off to buy milk and never came back 😂 But in terms of how likely I think it is to become a reality??? I think it’s definitely kind of shaky if we’re going with only what we know right now.

The problem I have with this theory is twofold. Firstly, it’s counting a lot of omission of information as proof rather than details present as proof (which really could be spun any which way you like if you tried hard enough). Secondly, the main thread of logic here is basically the same as “Ace traitor” theory. We’re drawing conclusions from… a name (in Ace’s case, the fact that his surname isn’t “Heart” like the other card soldiers but is “Trappola”), which isn’t a lot of solid evidence in of itself.

I don’t know if I totally buy that Malleus’s dad would go MIA for literally 400ish years either? Like… he was the princess’s confidant, right? So he must have cared for her very much. Why would he up and abandon his wife (rather than coming to her rescue), his friend (Lilia), his country, AND his unborn child who NEEDS his love magic to be hatched? Why wouldn’t he return once the war was over?? Why would he run off to Sage’s Island and become the headmaster there??? If he doesn’t want to be a present father figure, why have a child at all or put himself in a position where he now has to monitor several hundreds of children every year instead of the one child that is actually his? (I know that Lilia started off not wanting kids and then became more open to the idea over time (ie people can change), but I don't think we can conclude the same happened to Crowley given how dismissive he still is in present day and how little we really know about Malleus's dad's true personality.) And surely if Crowley was Malleus’s dad, he’s not so ignorant as to not know Malleus is his son, right…? But then why forget about his existence 90% of the time and forget to invite him when he knows Malleus is on campus and he had not been there for him all his life???? Why actively be such an asshole???

The mask thing on Crowley is suspicious as heck, yes, but I don’t know if Malleus would be able to identify his father on sight since he never saw him or got to know him before hatching. On the flip side, how would Lilia not immediately notice his friend by voice??? Or by the mask if it is, indeed, his friend’s trademark or a custom from Briar Country? Are we arguing “characters made dumb for the sake of plot”? 😭 (Believe it or not, this is actually the most credible piece of evidence to me just because of how often TWST has employed cases of mistaken identity for the sake of convenience; I wouldn’t put it past them.)

Lilia does describe Levan/Revan as someone who dumps work on others, but he says Mallenoa does the same thing. Yet there are other aspects to Mallenoa which we also learn about. Shirking work is not the entire personality of Malleus’s dad and while his overall character may be inclusive of that, there are tons of traits unaccounted for; we barely know the guy. The Crowley = Levan theory feels like taking a conclusion and working backwards/retroactively changing the interpretation of other details to prove the conclusion we began with, instead of taking suspicious details and synthesizing a conclusion from it.

Anyway! You can see that I’m hesitant about this theory. I’d like more concrete details before I get on board with it because there isn't enough to implicate Crowley specifically—but hey, that’s not to say the idea isn’t interesting or funny 🤔 I’d personally love to see Malleus’s reaction to Crowley Darth Vader-ing him, haha 😂

Side note: It’s also sort of funny how people don’t believe Crowley is Malleus’s dad simply because they think Mallenoa is “too good/hot” for a man as bumbling as Crowley www

[viperwhispered]

I don't know about you, but I find shared baths deeply intimate. Mostly cause first you have to be very comfortable with the person you're bathing with and there's an intense feeling of safety that you boundaries will be respected.

Apply this to Jamil who is arguably the most paranoid man in all of TWST. Imagine he and his s/o are getting serious and Jamil is finally starting to really open up. It's also the stage where things are getting steamier, so to speak.

As both a sign of trust and a way to get used to each others naked bodies, the couple starts bathing together. The physical vulnerability of it since their both nude is further amplified since they have to wash/touch each other. That in itself requires a lot of trust.

Just imagine this: gently applying shampoo into Jamil's silky hair while he rants about his day, slowly revealing more about his past and insecurities. Then they switch and now the reader is the one opening up about their struggles while Jamil massages the soap onto their back. Kissing any scars they might have, talking about the most random things, playing with the water, and just enjoying this moment between Jamil and his beloved. Jamil is just so busy that he relishes being able to just enjoy their presence close to him.

There's also a strong desexualizing element. Jamil and the reader likely grew up with a notion that nudity is embarrassing and should only happen with a sexual partner. While this statement is technically true, they aren't in a sexual situation. They're trusting each other to respect their boundaries in such a way that the way they view each other goes from "potential sex object" to "a body that so happens to belong to my dearest".

Which further adds to my hot take of the "If evil why hot" route with OB!Jamil being pre-relationship.

Also, fun concept: washing away blot.

Imagine they're at the very end of the overblot Jamil boss fight. The phantom is defeated but there's still some blot left. So the reader pushes him into the river created by Kalim and holds him there as the water washes away the blot. When he starts calming down, they gently start rubing the blot off. Slowly trekking their fingers through his hair as the snakes dissappear. By the end they're left with an exhausted sulky wet Jamil. The reader then kisses his forehead as they wrap a towel around him.

Aww there definitely is a lot of potential for sweetness with stuff like this. I mean, having someone wash your hair, cleaning up together… It really can feel so intimate and vulnerable.

Now, I feel like I should add the caveat that I'm Finnish, so I'm fairly used to seeing other people's bodies in the sauna, for example, and the whole concept of nudity = sex is not quite so strong for me, personally. (Though personally I'm not likely to go to a mixed sauna, especially with strangers, but still.) So my perspective for the nudity aspect may be a little bit different, though I do definitely agree with these scenarios being intimate and potentially vulnerable. Like, you really do need to let your guard down to let someone see you bared like that, no hiding behind your clothes (or status) or anything else. Just, people, together.

Which definitely ties into that whole opening up for each other. We always tend to say that people are equal in the sauna, and it (perhaps surprisingly) is a good place for those deep, intimate conversations. So I can definitely see that same vibe for this bathing together, too.

Also just, the thought of squeezing into the tub together, trying to figure out how to adjust everyone's limbs and bodies so that you're both comfortable in there (and covered by water enough to actually get to enjoy it). One of you wrapping your arms around the other, holding them close, it's just… So sweet, and intimate, and also you kind of have to be “normal” about it to make it work (I don't really have the words for these vibes, just, yes it's intimate and vulnerable but at the same time you kinda just have to treat it as a normal thing if it's gonna work).

Just eugh I love this concept so much.

(Also now I'm definitely wondering how the twst guys would feel about sauna, perhaps even with the whole “run off naked to the lake to cool off a bit and then go enjoy some more heat” extra shebang.)

Oof that washing off blot, though… Oh it's going straight for my heart 😭 Just the whole I'm still here for you, I'm here taking care of you, let's wash away what happened (both literally and figuratively). Oh boy what a concept ripe for being picked apart.

(Also for some reason it's making me think of like washing off bodies for funerals, but in this particular case more in the sense of washing off the old self / what happened, something to allow rebirth or something. Or like, this could've destroyed him, but didn't. Idk, there's just so much one could do with this. Maybe it's just the talk of being washed in a river specifically that's making me think of like Lemminkäinen’s mother and all sorts of stuff.)

[shiny-jr]

Please yap away about your new Empyrean series~! I’ve been watching a bunch of videos and reading about Genshin Impact so I can better understand the world and dynamics you’re planning to write about and absolutely fascinated with everything~

Is there a specific dorm you’re looking forward to writing about or possible side arcs/missions in between the MC meeting the different Archons like the events in Twisted Wonderland? Were some of the dorm leaders easier to place as the different Archons elements than others and if so who did you struggle with?

Oh god, where do I even start? How much is too much to say? I don't want to spoil whole parts. I haven't actually written anything for it, but I do certainly have ideas. Ideas that have been accumulating slowly but surely.

Uh, I think first thing's first, none of the TWST cast are going to be just human. How unfair would it be if, say, Riddle was an archon (god) and Ace was just human? Kinda unfair. Which is why all the characters are going to be something else. I'm still figuring some of this part out.

Keep in mind, my knowledge of Genshin Impact extends as far as Inazuma and no further. Anything I know beyond that was through tiktok, that is it. So I'll be taking heavy inspirations from the first three regions.

Pairing the element to a character wasn't too hard actually. So first I focused on the archons, and I looked at the dorm leaders and what they stand for and what type of magic they use.

We know Riddle uses a lot of fire magic based off his SSR Dorm Uniform card. Additionally, the color scheme just went well with his hair color and the roses and all. At first I thought it seemed uncanny, because how could a green region based off of Britain be symbolic of the pyro element? Well, then I considered that since it borders Savanaclaw, it could make sense.

For Leona, I took into account the volcanoes that act as a natural border between his land and Riddle's. Additionally, his unique magic made it a very easy choice. I mean, turning things to sand? Slapping Geo on it and calling it a day.

On Azul's, I was actually torn. I know it seems like an obvious choice of hydro, but listen, at first I actually considered giving Kalim hydro due to his own unique magic. Then I thought maybe Azul would get cryo, but in my mind, leaving the other elements to the remaining characters just didn't make much sense. So, ultimately, Azul won the hydro element.

Giving Kalim the dendro element just happened to coincidentally align with the Sumeru region's main element. I wanted to give Kalim the next best thing if he couldn't have hydro, which was dendro. As I see it as a very "good" element with positive qualities, which he deserves.

Vil was one of the others that gave me trouble when assigning him an element. For a very brief moment, I considered giving him dendro, but that just didn't fit the sort of aesthetic I had in mind for him. Then I remember what his home region is supposed to look like, if it's similar to Epel's, it's snowy, right? So cryo was the next best option. I think it actually fits him well, if I do say so myself.

Idia was the last character to give me trouble. For a while I really was not sure about giving him the anemo element, as he just seemed like the complete opposite of Venti and his ideals. However, the longer I thought about, the more I came to terms with it. Wind doesn't have to mean just freedom. Wind can be very terrifying too, like what we see in Stormterror's Lair which is the sort of aesthetic I imagined when I finally assigned him anemo.

I mean, duh, of course Malleus was getting electro. What else did you expect? I mean, there was a second where I considered giving electro to Idia, but then giving anemo to Malleus didn't sit right with me. Electro was ultimately the best choice for this archon. It's constantly used in the games around him, he has control over it, it just made sense to give him this element.

Any other characters that are not archons will have their elemental type be based off the region they're from. HINT HINT. For example, Riddle may be pyro as he is the archon, but at least one person in Heartslabyul will not have the pyro element.

[cozymochi]

Hey! I hope this question isnt intrusive, but I was wondering if u were ever gonna mention that last guy from this post

https://www.tumblr.com/cozymochi/723965319937425408/asking-because-i-forgot-to-include-it-in-my-other

Or if he was already mentioned before (I might have missed it) or if he’s dead😞

(lol look how different Tia used to look)

Oh yeah, him. I assure you he’s still around and I have since moved his WIPs to procreate and remade most of his assets. Like… I wanna say months ago.

THAT BEING SAID- he isn’t not going to show up at some point. At least… that’s the current trajectory as of writing this sentence.

However, between that post and now a few things have changed. That guy was actually made long before Nyoka, it just so happened the latters assets and “finalization” ended up y’know. Crossing that public bridge first. Least of all the initial unexpected reception to the guys who did happen to show up prior.

And as a result of that, it made me rethink how to approach the others who hadn’t been publicized yet. Aside from random supporting character types, that guy was the only one who still hadn’t managed to be “finished.”

Understand this: None of these guys were ever originally made to be seen publicly (exception being the “blue” wip from months back.). Not even Tia the prefect. They were entirely private with only really one other person’s viewership in mind. Notwithstanding Emilio’s technical “debut” in a longfic. Everyone was just kind of… bare bones “what you see is what you get.”

I don’t really get into the process too much but know that since posting that snippet, and actually getting a sense of how the initial waves of people seemed to respond— he’s been stuck being retooled considerably and has since mmm… mostly tapered off to become a less “present” figure in-universe.

That, and as much as I don’t think anyone else would scrutinize it, there were aspects of his original premise that me and @/oddberryshortcake (cuz there’s frequent collaboration) found 🤔🤨. Nothing serious, but we’re the type to heavily scrutinize and think about aspects that probably don’t matter to anyone else. He’s a lot better now, I think.

Considering how major the changes were, it’s probably a good thing he didn’t show up.

I bring it up in tags sometimes, but even the main 3 guys have changed considerably vibe-wise since their initial postings. I count my blessings knowing to at least some degree my shame still makes me not reveal everything at once (most of the time).

If there’s one thing that bugs me, it’s that I kind of hate having my finicky changes over characters occur publicly and accidentally create contradictions with their info, but there’s really not much I can do when I wanna change or revise something after the fact.

I either just, y’know… do it anyway, or commit to something I’m not entirely happy with because it’s already out there. It’s nigh-impossible to update every person ever on changes since, I mean. Not everyone makes the fact they see something known, nor would that even be reasonable to try controlling.

^ Dumb and unreasonable thought process as these are free to view OCs who don’t exist in the material to begin with I receive zero monies. “Take it easy, it’s just a drawing” ahh shit.

I don’t think any person likes having a delayed “No, wait I change my mind” publicly though. Everyone’s constantly evolving in some way.

I don’t know. As if now he’s still being retooled and is only worked on occasionally. Then, after being changed to be a less “present” figure + TWST not really elaborating on the in-universe particulars of this new position, it kind of leaves bro at an unclear impasse.

While I do like where he’s at now, it certainly doesn’t give him any opportunity to be “present” or involved anymore in-universe. So now a new problem opens up.

Unfortunately for me, new info also =/= new art, and I’m the only person doing that part. As far as experience goes, that’s like the vast majority of what anyone is going to recall.

(Me two seconds after rambling for paragraps about how the intricacies of written information is the bane of my existence—)

GLAD YOU’RE CURIOUS, I’m sure there’s at least 5 people out there still waiting but I really wouldn’t try waiting or building anticipation.

Maybe at the time when I posted that I expected a quicker turnaround, but mind even Nyoka showed up almost a full year later. Who could have predicted that. Bruh was supposed to show up before that snake.

This kind of stuff takes me forever.

He’s not dead, just not a priority. If for whatever reason he is truly “finished,” he’d just show up out of nowhere with no real fanfare like the rest of those guys did.

I just can’t really say when. He’s just not ready. Not sure what else to really tack on 😭

TL;DR: Was going to post him, changed my mind thanks to being finicky and he’s currently in retool hell until my stupid hand wants to cooperate.

[twistedpink]

Playing childhood video games with the twst boys!!

Introducing Lilia to the culinary masterpiece that is Cooking Mama! Honestly, everyone's given up on trying to teach Lilia how to make edible food for a while now, so what harm can a silly little cooking game with complete enough cooking instructions do? A lot, actually, seeing how Lilia gets a strange, definitely one-sided rivalry with Mama herself... insisting that whatever she can make, he can do it better. (He absolutely cannot.)

Jade to Animal Crossing! He probably plants new flowers and shrubs around each villagers' house according to what he thinks suits them... completed Critterpedia scarily fast despite never seeing him even pick up the console... oh, and most definitely wears the most atrocious fits you'd ever see an animal crossing player wear. The custom clothes in Able Sisters? Madness. Why did you hop onto his island, only to see each villager wear the same black cloak with a mushroom on the back? Why are there mysterious things hidden in the ground? Why does he never pick up the goddamn weeds? (I'd like to think Jade has a soft spot for the lazy villagers. )

Malleus to Tomodachi Life! I'd like to think the controls are easy enough to use for him, and the thought of having friends who WILLINGLY came to him for advice was enough to seal the deal. (Un)Fortunately, Malleus decided that since he could make his own characters, he'd make the other housewardens - for practice, if he actually got invited to anything in the far future. Which would be fine and dandy, except SOMEONE (cough, cough, Lilia) fiddled with the genders and personalities, so now Kalim's going to Malleus to figure out how to confess to Azul. Only for Vil to jump out of a locker to halt the confession because he apparently had a thing for Azul, too. Huh.

UGHHHHH CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!! Lilia ruins it by calling himself “the mama” in public/during the culinary crucible,, I just know Jade’s villagers are all the traditionally ugly ones (THE CLOWN SHEEP??) but he loves them equally :) (abused Raymond so that he’d leave, didn’t even consider selling him to Azul who’s obsessed with him) If anyone happened upon Malleus’s save there’d be a criminal investigation. He used modded makeup and now they’re all scarily accurate (this was after following/studying each housewarden for days at a time. You know. For science) and it’s not like he’s a shipper but he won’t STOP them from coupling up bc love is love ig??? Poor guy’s just scared of hurting their feelings and eventually every single one is in a love triangle/dedicated relationship except for his :(

[screamintoad]

TWST oc Agate Fang

“I would watch where you’re going. Go too far or you’ll be drowned.”

Voice claim: Rin-Fruits Basket

Character info

  Agate has a habit of intimidating new people due to her stature but if you were to talk to her you would realize she’s actually very reserved and timid. In her first year it was common for Savanaclaw students to get into fights with her, it was a solid 80% win rate for Agate. It was almost a game to the rowdy students to see who could win in a fight against her.

  Growing up in the harsh environment of the deep sea left Agate’s childhood filled with scares. Lack of food, no stable home, and her father constantly moving in and out of her life. Her mother wasn’t the most motherly either, it’s everyone for themselves down in the deep. Being half fae and half merfolk gave her a huge sense of curiosity but, growing up in the deepest part of the ocean caused her to be wary of new things. One day when she was young, she swam up to where she could actually feel the sun’s rays through the water. For the first time in her life, she felt warmth. In her amazement she failed to notice a pair of eel merfolk watching her until one barreled into her. They spun her around and proclaimed they wanted to play with “The Great Dragon of the Depths!” Whatever that entailed. These twins had fun with her for she was the first kid their age to be faster and bigger and stronger than them. Later on, the tweels introduced her to Azul and the group have been quite the close quartet since.

Fun facts: She works as a bouncer/bodyguard at Monstro Lounge. Because of her strong digestive system, she has the bad? Good? Habit of drinking any potions. Being on the Spelldrive team gives her a good way to let loose all of her pent up energy. Her markings intensity while glowing indicate the emotion she’s feeling, dim is bashfulness or happiness whereas bright indicate embarrassment or anger/frustration.

Basic info

Age: 17

Height: 189cm, 6’2. Merform length: 40ft

B-day: April 1st (Aries)

Dominant hand: Right

Family: Unnamed mother and father

Nicknames: Madame dragon de mer (Rook), Leafy (Floyd)

2nd year

Class C

Club: Spelldrive club

Best subject: P.E

Hobbies: Collecting shiny things

Pet peeve: Her own insecurities 

Favorite food: Ice. She chews ice

Least favorite food: Anything pickled

Talent: Putting anything to good use

Unique magic: One with the Sea

She can turn invisible in water. The body of water needs to be at least up to her knees for the spell to work

Character dynamics

Azul: Despite knowing each other for so long, they tend to bicker a lot. Agate doesn’t agree to his shady methods with his contracts which is the main topic of arguments. But, she still sees him as family and will make sure he takes a break. Yes, she has thrown him before. Yes, she will do it again.

Jade: Mushroom man. No, seriously, if he thinks a mushroom is poisonous he’ll have her bite it to check. Worst thing that’ll happen is she’ll vomit it back up. Jade is the twin that she winds down with. They regularly have self care nights where they’ll drink whatever tea that Jade previously made and chat about both student life and their families.

Floyd: On the verge of biting him. Agate won’t say she’s particularly closer with either twin but she’s definitely closer to Floyd. They roughhouse almost daily and it actually helps them get any pent up energy out. It also helps if either of them have been stressed recently because they’ll yell vent to each other while doing so. She tends to humor him whenever his mood randomly switches, matching her energy accordingly.

Vil: She’s looked up to him ever since she came to land and learned about fashion. She takes notes on his lectures because she wants to appear more confident and not as scary.

Ruggie: They met when he failed to try and steal her snack. This went on for a few months, of them taking turns trying to steal from the other. Eventually they started talking and figured out that there’s always a rough place somewhere. Both on land and in the sea.

[olivia-anderson-fanfic]

Dancing 'til the Break of Dawn - Pt 36

<Pt35

(TWST Zombie apocalypse AU where Yuu beast tames just a little too close to the sun)

A lot of things happened in rapid succession:

Vil and Yuu dropped each other’s hands, jerking away from each other.

The people Vil had been with started protesting.

Deuce kicked Grim toward the zombie, as if trying to prompt him to do something.

Ace launched himself at the zombie himself, knife out.

It sunk its teeth into the side of Ace’s neck.

Everyone froze.

Ace’s knife clattered to the floor.

It used the moment of hesitation to push Ace off of him, sending him careening right into Yuu.

Deuce dug through his backpack, frantically, in search of something he could use to disinfect the wound. As if there was anything they could do.

Yuu and Ace clung to each other, desperately. Grabbing at clothes, skin, hair, anything.

Ace looked terrified. His face was pale.

… his face was pale.

Not green.

Ace wasn’t turning.

The virus wasn’t optional. If it was, Jade and Floyd wouldn’t have had their weird version of it. And, even if Grim had figured out how to bite people without infecting them (which – why would he do that?), he wouldn’t pass up an opportunity like this.

So… what?

Yuu turned his head to look at the Ugly-Bob-Man. Who had curled up on the floor, his head in his hands.

When he noticed Yuu’s eyes on him, he lifted his head, a pained expression painting his face.

“I suppose the jig is up. Merde.”

Yuu’s mouth dropped open.

He wasn’t actually a zombie.

HE WASN’T?! ACTUALLY?! A ZOMBIE?!

~

The group of random survivors they’d found had decided to go back to their base. Apparently, this was too much for them, and they needed to rest and recuperate from the whole Ordeal before they went out again.

Ugly-Bob-Man (he’d reintroduced himself as ‘Rook Hunt’, but Yuu wasn’t intent on giving the man any kind of win) had followed after Vil like some kind of overgrown, particularly overenthusiastic puppy, and had decided that he could not stalk Vil alone. So, he had grabbed Yuu by the hand and dragged him along and now they were, unofficially, on the same team.

Now, why was Yuu walking with Ugly-Bob-Man, you might ask?

Honestly, Yuu was pretty sure he was just conditioned to allow green people to do whatever they wanted. It was, probably, a problem, but then again it wasn’t like finding random green people who weren’t zombies was a widespread epidemic. No, Ugly-Bob-Man was just unique that way.

Thankfully. The world couldn’t deal with another person like this.

Yuu glanced back at where Ace and Deuce were following, at a slight distance. They were chatting.

(Ace’s smile looked strained. Deuce glared daggers at Ugly-Bob-Man every time he dared to look in their direction.)

Ugly-Bob-Man cleared his throat.

“About the wedding –.”

“We’re not getting married!” Yuu snapped, disgusted.

Because, really, Vil Schoenheit was attractive, but not Yuu’s type. Yuu’s standards had been lowered by the apocalypse (@ Ace Trappola), but he much preferred people with personality disorders over… whatever Vil was. Look at him with his huge group of friends. Disgusting. Yuu would never be able to handle that.

Vil turned on Yuu. “Why do you look disgusted? I’m clearly out of your league. You should be honored.”

“You literally don’t even like me?” Yuu said, confused as to why Vil was, apparently, upset that Yuu didn’t have a crush on him. “What does it matter if I think you’re attractive?”

“Yes… true…” said Vil, as if he hadn’t considered that before.

“I’m afraid my darling Roi des Morts-Vivants isn’t allowed to have romantic relationships, regardless,” said Ugly-Bob-Man, mournfully.

“You could be the last person in Japan and I would still sail to China before I dated you,” Yuu hissed.

Ugly-Bob-Man hung his head sadly.

~

Vil Schoenheit took everyone to what had once been an apartment building – and, from the look of things, it had regained its sense of purpose. A couple of people poked their heads out of their windows, curious as to why their leader’s supply run had ended early.

They didn’t get any answers.

Vil Schoenheit shooed them off, telling them to go back to whatever they were doing.

Everyone was quick to do so. Whether this was because of the zombie cat at Yuu’s heels, or because Vil was well-respected among his peers, was hard to tell.

The only one who lingered was a small… well, he had to be a guy, considering Grim had yet to kill him. The guy leaned against what had once been a reception desk, his arms crossed over his chest, clearly trying to look intimidating. Considering he was pretty cute for a guy, it really only came across as a pout.

Not that Yuu was going to say anything about that. He didn’t care.

He grabbed Ugly-Bob-Man by the shirt.

“I need to have a chat with him. Everyone play nice, m’kay?”

Ace and Deuce nodded. Ace did so reluctantly, but Yuu was going to take the win where he could get it.

His eyes locked on Grim, who seemed to be trying to cozy up to Deuce, who was clearly not having it.

Yuu, still pulling Ugly-Bob-Man behind him, marched over to grab Grim by the scruff of his neck.

Yuu dragged his two hostages into a nearby bathroom.

He looked down at Grim.

Grim mewed, quietly, giving him the most innocent look the cat could muster.

Yuu didn’t blink, entirely unimpressed.

Grim drooped.

“How did you not notice that he was faking it?!”

Grim refused to meet his eyes, his ears flat against his head.

“Now, that’s hardly fair,” Ugly-Bob-Man said, amicably, as if he wasn’t already pushing enough of Yuu’s buttons by merely existing. Did he need to talk, too? “He has many zombies to keep track of, and only so much mental bandwidth. Do you believe that security guards in an outlet mall are capable of watching every screen at once? Or do you think they concentrate on a few at a time? And, really, who would think to check for a fake?”

Yuu was going to tear someone’s hair out. Preferably Ugly-Bob-Man’s.

Speaking of! The bob was a choice?! Something the guy had to consistently maintain?! What the fuck was wrong with him?!

Actually, what was wrong with him?!

“So – all those times –?!” Yuu started shaking him. “You stalked me for months! Why?! You could have just been a random roaming zombie, what the fuck –?!”

“I assure you, my Roi des Morts-Vivants, that my feelings for you are entirely genuine.”

“That –!” Yuu spluttered. “That makes it so much worse! You get that, right?!”

Ugly-Bob-Man didn’t seem to ‘get that’. Yuu inhaled, deeply, through his nose. He had a No Kill Streak that he cared about.

He looked at Grim. “You can make this up to me by killing him.”

But Grim – looked away?! What?!

“You’re going to kill me, after all that I’ve done for you?” he asked, his eyes widening in faux innocence. “I saved your life many times, did I not? Are you not intent on returning the favor?”

Oh, that bastard.

“He has a crush on me!” Yuu snapped. “Surely that overpowers any debt you may or may not have with him, right?! Those are the rules – you can’t just change them –!”

“Oh, dear, are you homophobic?”

“I’m –!” Yuu started, only barely catching himself before he could out himself to a mass murderer who had already proven he would get rid of all of Yuu’s potential love interests and a stalker. “I’m not homophobic, I just don’t like it when people watch me without my consent.”

“Ah, do I have your consent to continue?”

He had to be fucking joking.

Yuu opened his mouth. Closed it again, because he needed to think of a response that didn't consist entirely of swear words. Opened his mouth a second time.

And then reconsidered, because logic caught up to him.

Why was he even doing this?

He dragged Ugly-Bob-Man back into the lobby. Everyone had been none-too-subtly eavesdropping on their conversation. Not that Yuu cared. He all but threw Ugly-Bob-Man at Ace and Deuce.

“Kill him.”

Ace and Deuce didn’t even hesitate to ready their weapons.

Yuu looked at Grim, pointedly, as if to say ‘See? This is how it’s done.’

Ugly-Bob-Man slung his arm around Yuu’s shoulders while he was distracted.

“Ah, but don’t you two understand me? I mean, surely, you know better than anyone what it’s like to be a little obsessed with ‘Yuu’ in particular.”

Yuu flinched. Was he saying -?

“Which will be faster? Your weapons, or my tongue?”

He could see Ace and Deuce running calculations. The mental math was adding up, just not in their favor.

“Tres bien. I’m glad you understand,” Ugly-Bob-Man said.

Yuu felt something crack beneath his fist before he’d even processed the fact that he was throwing a punch.

The man stumbled back, his eyes wide as blood spilled from his nose. He looked at Yuu for a long moment, stunned.

Dark red mixed with the green facepaint the man had been wearing, making it far darker than it should have been.

“Ah, my Roi, that expression truly is beaute,” he said, a grotesque smile stretching across his face.

Yuu’s fists clenched.

~

A hand caught his arm.

Yuu blinked a few times.

The zombie beneath him was bloodied, bruises and welts already starting to form on his skin, his facepaint hopelessly smeared…

It was still fucking smiling at him, its eyes shining in sheer adoration.

“To be killed by you would be an honor.”

Yuu shrugged the hand off of him in favor of wrapping his fingers around the things stupid throat and squeezing.

Shut the fuck up shut the fuck up shut the fuck up –!

A well-placed jab between his shoulder blades forced him to let go, his arms tingling numb. Yuu's head jerked around to look at Vil.

“We aren’t animals. We can handle disagreements with words,” he said, his expression cold.

“We can, but why should we?” Yuu said.

Vil looked disgusted. “Are you a savage?”

“Sure,” said Yuu, entirely unconcerned with what a guy who did Perfume Ads thought of him. “If you don’t want to watch, I can always take him and leave.”

A jolt ran up his arm and Yuu gritted his teeth against the static-y feeling, his eyes immediately shooting to the zombie beneath him.

“Of course. Where you go, I go.”

Yuu wanted to say the guy clearly didn’t know what Yuu was intending to do the second they left the premises, but he seemed very aware and also very into it, for some reason.

“If you leave, take me with you,” said the short guy, a little desperately. He grabbed Yuu by the arm – what was it with everyone and fucking touching him – and gave him a pleading look. “It fuckin’ sucks here, ‘n you guys seem way cooler.”

“No. No,” said Ace, all but stomping over purely so he could detach the stranger's hand from Yuu’s arm. “We have three people. That’s enough.”

Grim meowed, as if to remind him that they had a fourth member.

Ace’s expression darkened further.

“Besides, Epel,” Vil cut in. “You’re staying with me… in fact, Rook is also staying with me, so I’m afraid you will have to leave alone.”

Oh, this bitch…

“Or, you can talk it out like adults.”

Yuu looked down at the thing beneath him.

And then he looked back at Vil, smiling.

“I’m an expert at playing nice, actually.”