#twisted wonderland Ruggie Bucchi

[shwimpsss]

🎶 I'm super shy, super shy

But wait a minute while I make you mine make you mine 🎶

Introducing NewRavens!

(Headmage Crowley's next PR move for NRC 'cuz the school's CRUMBLING-)

I really like the aesthetic that NewJeans has. I think it's super cute, and I'm wondering who I should draw next that would fit in with Ruggie in the group of 5-

Yall can send in some shwimpy requests btw! (slots I can do rn: 3) I wanna draw somethin' a lot these days.

[tooscaredtopostonmainrip]

Hi bbg can u write a reverse comfort with Lilia and Ruggie (comforting lilia + ruggie ) where they think the reader does NOT like them back because they’re always seen with another person so They confront them and turns out they like each other !! Basically it’s overall fluff + angst !!

a/n: MY FAVOURITE READER HAS ARRIVED ,.,,,,,, i MAY be biased. ANYWAYYYY HERE U GO ALSO IM SO SO SO SORRY I GOT WRITER'S BLOCK. IM EMBARRASSED OF MYSELF SORRRYRYRYYR --- ALSO ... I TWEAKED IT A LITTLE BIT TO FIT THE WAY I'D THINK IT WOULD GO, SO SORRY IF ITS NOT TO UR LIKING

CW; BOOK 7 SPOILERS IN LILIA'S PART (if you dont want to read it, skip the first and second paragraph!!!)

🦇 LILIA VANROUGE

Lilia never really had time for romance. Between the war and the constant paranoia of being on the receiving end of an ambush, he never let himself lower his walls - to truly form an intimate bond with somebody that wasn't immediate family.

Infact, during the war, falling in love was one of the worst things that could happen: It meant having an open weakness. And if that person never came back, you wouldn't have time to wallow in despair since they'd immediately call you next to the front lines. It was one of the worst things to happen to somebody, and Lilia, therefore, found no interest in bonding in such a way. It would be truly unwise, especially since he had to lead an army. He'd have to split his attention between the army and the partner of choice, and he wasn't gonna add to his workload just for fun.

Now, it's all different. Times have changed, and instead of worrying about whether you'll survive the day tomorrow and what you will eat, you worry if your homework is due today or tomorrow at midnight, and if the test's results are gonna be coming back soon. Yes, almost everything has changed, but Lilia never really let his past ways go. Old habits die hard, as they say. (Especially after Meleanor and Levan...)

Well, they did until he met you. Sure, it wasn't love at first sight - more like, interest at first sight. But with time, he truly did feel as though you were an old friend. With time, he started letting his walls down and truly enjoy life with somebody beside him.

Now, he knew of your little crush on him. Why? Well, it was quite obvious. The way you'd fidget when you were around him, or how your eyes seemed to shine when you saw him loitering around in your peripherals. Yes, it was quite obvious. But on the other side, his own affection was, on your end, left unnoticed. It was fun to flawlessly conceal his own beating heart and the blinding grin he'd let out whenever you gave him a compliment - while also, at the same time, giving you mixed signals. He'd have no hand in you later realizing he was a lot more buddy-buddy with blurred boundaries with you than others, even though he denied all allegations. The game of cat and mouse was just too amusing, and he wanted to keep it going for as long as he could.

Everything you did drew him in, and your sweetness left him wanting for more. In his old age, he didn't feel like he should indulge in this, but your honeyed smile and warm embrace held a tight grip on his heart, and so he relented. The heart wants what it wants, he'd say.

Well, for as long as he could, that's true. He knew it would have to end someday, but it would've been better on his own accord. Well, he'd muse. Guess the fun has to finish one day. And today's the day, as much as he may loathe it, somewhat.

Recently, you've been hanging out with someone. He didn't even bother remembering their name, as they were so unimportant he just didn't feel like even putting the minimal effort to put an identity to that face. He didn't want to be petty, but when the person's "hanging out" times bled into his own alone time with you, that truly did the trick. Behind a toothy smile hid a thin-veiled annoyance that stuck to him like tar and ink. It made his nose twitch in annoyance, but he quickly smoothed it all over and kept his composure. He'd let the person have their fun with you for a while, but if they overstepped they'd be done for.

But at the same time, he'd started doubting himself. If he were his past self, he'd be absolutely scandalized that he'd let himself stoop so low as to not trust his own instinct, and he was sure that you were still somewhat interested in him, but the way you kept spending time with that person, and the way you'd immediately stop everything and help them, and the way you'd share laughs with them almost like you did with him... It was getting increasingly harder to keep his calm. (he's in denial, he was never calm.)

Next course of action? Talk to you. For the first time in a while - he'd open up to you, and tell you what he truly felt. He didn't want to be the one to talk about this, but since the problem wasn't going away, he'd have to take drastic measures. At the time he was sure you did like him back, but now it was all up in the air due to that uninvited variable. Maybe he was still sour about the game you were playing with him having an early end. (No, he's sour about someone trying to steal you away. But he knew that very well.)

And that leads to... Right now. The wind seemed to be trying to soothe him, but his thoughts were entirely elsewhere. On another dimension, where he thought about the way you talked to him and the way you always seemed joyous with him. But... Maybe he read it wrong? He scoffed at his own insecurity, but in a silent, small part of his mind... He'd still think about it. No one can grow if they don't admit they're wrong once in a while, yeah? Even though he thought he did all the growth he needed in his youth. Guess there's always room for improvement.

His bat refined hearing immediately picked up on you jogging over to him, and he quickly went back to his bright persona, but unlike with others, it was a little more relaxed. Dare I say, more real.

Your beaming smile, and your soft demeanor made him feel a little less on edge, and he thought that maybe, it'd be alright. That you truly did see something in him. He loathed being so vulnerable, but this wasn't a war zone. You wouldn't mercilessly use him and his feelings, you weren't the kind of person to do that. So, he waited for you.

On your end, you were excited to see Lilia. With all the hanging around you did with your new lab partner you'd been randomly paired with, you hadn't had time to give him the attention you desperately wanted to give him. He wasn't used to you not spending every bit of your day with him, you'd joke to yourself. Maybe he will demand an explanation, with a dramatic flair, of course. He'd always had a penchant for the theatrics.

But the moment you stepped in front of him, you noticed... something, in his expression. Now, everyone who'd hear you say that would side eye you because, on what basis are you saying that? Well... The vibe was off. He wasn't as cheerful as usual, and with how long you've been talking with him, you knew a few of his tells. All of this, on what basis? Well, on a best friend basis, of course. Even though, you'd prefer a title more intimate... But that's something that no one will catch you dead saying.

"My dear bestie!" And thus, his theatrics ensued. You cringed a bit at his use of modern slang, but it was endearing nonetheless.

You chuckled a bit but still greeted him with a quick "Hi Lilia!", afterwards - addressing the elephant in the room. "What's up? Any news?" You inquired.

His grin beamed, and he played up his tone of voice, making it a bit exxagerated. "Oh there is something up!" You definitely agreed with him. Something was up. And it was something wrong.

"Yeah? What is it?"

"You left me alone for oh so long! You'd do that to a cutie like me?" Why was he being so weird?

You were a bit put off by him acting so weird. "Lilia, what's really up? Please tell me."

His face soured, and the thin curtains opened for a second. You saw how he was internally berating himself for something, and how he was truly annoyed. It was a mix and match of emotions that you didn't quite get, so you waited for Lilia to explain himself when he'd be comfortable doing so. The curtains closed, and his eyes kept boring holes into you.

"What do you mean? I'm perfectly okay!"

You bit your lip, and tilted your head slightly. "Come on, what's up?" You squinted your eyes, and he decided that enough was enough, no more games.

"Do you like your new friend?"

The question shocked you, but you didn't let it show. Looking at his face... It didn't seem like he was joking... What was the best course of action? You didnt know, but you decided to stall the conversation to understand what was going on.

Your question was probably futile, but you tried anyway. "As a friend?"

"You know what I meant."

You glanced around, and feeling a bit embarrassed you tried to reason with him. "Come on Lilia, I-" The cutoff was quick, and he immediately asked the question again.

"Do you?"

He wouldn't let it go if you didn't tell him the truth. And so, with a bit of red dusted on your cheeks, you answered his query.

"No, I don't."

The silence was overbearing, and the way Lilia studied you made you want to hide in a hole and forget all of this. But you soldiered on, keeping a brave face and waiting for his move.

His eyes seemed to light up after a while, and you let out a breath you didn't know you were holding.

"Why so tense?" His light chuckles helped to alleviate the tension in the air, but you still thought that maybe... It was time to pop the question.

Lilia would've never, ever seen that coming. "Now why would I answer that first? You first-"

"Do you like me?"

And with renewed courage, you answered.

"I do."

His shock shined through, and he dropped all notions of dancing around the topic. His jaw was almost ajar, and he looked at you like a newborn hearing the sounds of nature for the first time.

Then, his grin came back at full force. But this version... It was sweeter. Like a childhood blanket enveloping you. Or your favorite candy from your childhood.

"I love you too."

And with that, he held your hand and smiled at you, the best smile you'd ever seen. He didn't need to know who was near you all the time, because he knew your heart belonged to him. And so did his, to you.

BONUS

("I knew it! Never shall I doubt my instincts again!"

"Uh oh... Your ego grew 10x in size."

"You say that, but you're still here!"

"Yeah, I am <3" )

🦇

Being from the slums isn't for the weak hearted, to put it lightly. Falling in love was a luxury few could afford - while sharing meals with somebody and having more manpower sounded cool and all, you're never truly sure if the other will one day just up and go with all the stuff you've gathered. Ruggie never wanted to gamble when it came to his belongings, so he didn't take the risk during those times. When he came to Night Raven College, he still found no reason to fall in love, it wasn't like people would really lower their walls easily, and he didn't feel like putting all the effort in doing just that. Plus, everyone was all so slimy, and to love you'd have to also lower your own walls - no doubt they'd take advantage of him. Overall, not an advantageous position, so no way.

🐆 RUGGIE

That's what he used to think. You... changed his view, somewhat. Of course, he didn't fall immediately like some fairytale. Unlearning all his instincts would be a death wish, and that would've been an insult to every hyena and beastman that was from the streets - he just had a bit of interest. He knew the stakes, so he didn't try his luck too much.

You showed him kindness, a warmth that was rarely, if ever, genuine. You weren't a happy go lucky like those snobs from Royal Sword Academy, but you weren't exactly gloomy either. You were, different. You showed him a world he'd never dreamt of seeing, and you were way too in the role to be lying to him. Still, being cautious was never a wrong move.

To be honest, his first thoughts were to just use your kindness. He, at the time, held no hard feelings about taking advantage of you. Lets be real, he never expected someone to just blatantly give him some warmth and not be expecting him to not even have at least one thought about what he could do with that, and not in a nice way.

But you were clever. You didn't let him take any chances, and you didn't let him backstab you. You were always one step ahead, and to his attempts at stealing and using you? You didn't bat one eye. He should've been deterred, but... Why? why are you making him feel so protective over you? Was it a mishap during potionology? What's this... warmth?

With time, he began to begrudgingly accept your kindness as it is, with no catches. He didn't try to find any flaws in your walls, and didn't try to use you as much as before. Food was game, though. You couldn't delete that part of Ruggie even if you tried. It was hardwired into his skull since day one.

He was in constant denial of his feelings, escaping all confrontation inside and outside his mind, and living "blissfully unaware" until it came to bite him in the ass. And when did that happen? You guessed it. Today.

Not exactly today, your switch up happened a week or so ago. It was more like, his tolerance ended today.

Long story short? you began hanging out with this no name low rep student, and you ditched your (self proclaimed) best friend. Now that was the plot twist of the century!

Had you... began to think he's using you? Well, the food part is obvious. But he never used you in other aspects! Well... You didn't give him a chance to, but that's just details. And now he's so attached (hurts to say, but denial cant go any longer) so even if he uses you he doesnt know how'd that end on his side. Seeing you get all chummy with... that. hurt him more than he'd like to admit.

He wasn't sure if he should've talked to you and just upped and confessed, but he also reasoned that he'd lose the free food. (and something more.), so... he waited for a bit. And he waited. And waited...

Each day, he felt more and more high strung. What was that no good scum doing? Why was he hogging you all to himself? What was he planning? Now, you don't even come over at lunch and hang out with him while giving him some of your food. You just... Go and sit with that idiot.

That's it, he thought. He would tell you that he wasn't okay with you breaking your (made up) deal of giving him food. Using stupid excuses, of course. You'd see right through him, but he'd try anyway.

And then, came the fateful day. He texted you to come over, and you did. The classroom was empty when you arrived, other than the hyena beastman looking a bit nervous.

He looked at you and gave you his trademark grin, before breaking into an exasperated facade, shrugging his shoulders and acting like a parent with a child.

"Wow, have been so caught up hanging out with your newest 'friend' that you forgot about the original!" He found himself emphasizing the word 'friend' with a slight snark that'd be missed if you hadn't known him for so long. That immediately caught your attention, but to be sure, you let him speak to hear what he had to say.

Ruggie noted the silence and kept going, finding no reason to just make the conversation die already. "Listen, you can't go back on our deal-" "-I chose to give you food out of my free will-" "-and expect me to not say anything!" Cutting you off while talking was uncalled for, you'd think. But you didn't care all that much. This was pretty amusing.

His stance changed, and he furrowed his eyebrows while folding his left arm near his chest with a dramatic flair. "Gotta eat someway! How could you just leave poor ol' me to fend for myself? Did you realize how hungry I was?-" "-I saw you stealing food-" "-How could you be so cruel!" His ear twitched, and with time he realized he wasn't getting anywhere. You weren't buying it, as expected. But... You looked amused. He was glad you were enjoying yourself. Wait! Focus. He wanted to get rid of that person stealing you, and he got into the role so he had to see it to the end. Definitely not doing this for you to have fun, too.

"So, you wouldn't let your poor friend starve, right?" ... "Well, tell you what, I know a way to let you save me.

"Well, I cant."

What?

"What?" Inside his mind, he was panicking. Did he just lose his chance? He needed to keep a cool head. But... It was getting increasingly harder. Why? Why can't you?

"Come on... I know I don't have the best reputation, but give it some thought? Please?"

"Sorry, but can't." For now, at least. you thought.

He was getting more and more desperate, something new for him. He'd never been desperate for anything but food and money. Being desperate for a person? Now that was new. And he wasn't sure how to take it.

But right now, he knew that his friendship (gosh how he hoped for more...) with you might be in danger, and he had to find a way to keep you with him, and fast.

"Hey hey hey. What about, I give you 5% of all my income? pretty good odds, right?" His trademark grin would've persuaded you, if it hadn't a hidden side to it. He seemed nervous. You thought it was funny how desperate he was for the miniscule bits of free food.

"Not interested, again. Sorry, but can't really negotiate this."

His grin wavered, and his eyes kept looking at you, looking more and more weary and worried by the minute. "Hey. Think about it." His voice was about to crack, but that wouldn't have been very persuasive, wouldn't it?

Free food, huh. you thought. Why is he so adamant on this?

"Please." His pleading made you stop what you were thinking. What? That sounded way too real. Why?

"Why are you so insistent?"

"Because I love you!"

The silence in the room was overwhelming, and your shocked expression made him like he did the dumbest thing ever. Before he could say that it was a joke, you immediately replied.

"I love you too, Ruggie."

Another whiplash. He... Didn't expect to lash out like that.

"Funny joke. Real funny." His unbelieving gaze kept its place looking into your eyes, searching any tells of you lying. But... You didn't seem to be lying. His shock must've showed on his face, because you immediately rebutted.

"Ruggie, I love you. I truly do, I love all of you." Your gaze kept firm, and for the first time in a long time, Ruggie felt... Loved. Safe? It... was difficult to sift through and understand an emotion newly discovered. He never thought something like this would happen to him someday. He was still expecting you to get out a camera and say that it was all a joke. But as he waited, you... Didn't seem to have anything like that in mind.

He didn't cry, but you held his hand. And you promised to not leave him. And you told him that this wouldn't change anything, and that it's okay that he was jealous. It was weird for him, but he felt... Content.

Somehow, you made a hyena from the streets, one of the most elusive and mischievous species living on the streets, infatuated with you. Guess he did get a happy ending he never even dreamed of, huh?

BONUS

(Later that day, he found out that the person who led to all of this was actually a friend that was helping you set up a shop outside school so Ruggie could also work a bit at an honest job. Cue to him getting embarrassed and trying to brush it all off)

🐆

[random-twst-things]

Robbed!?

Ruggie: Guys, guys!!

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: *worried* what!? What happened!?

Ruggie: I was just robbed!!!

....

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Of what your food stamps and coupons?

Ruggie: Not funny!! I had money in that wallet

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: Wait, really??? Damm, so they stole your 75 cents?

Ruggie: Yes! How'd you know how much I had?

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: ...I was just... I was being sarcastic...

[apompkwrites]

the school-bound kingscholar || leona kingscholar

masterlist characters: Mwezi Miji Trio (OCs), Leona, Ruggie (platonic) genre: Angst contains: (Brief) Swearing, Possible OOC moments (depending on how you view Leona and Ruggie [mainly Leona]) summary: Following the admittance of Night Raven College's newest freshmen, both Kingscholars begin to come to terms with the newest changes in their lives. notes: I AM SO SORRY FOR DISAPPEARING AGAIN OTZ. Unfortunately, my lapses of writer's block and demotivation have only increased since I last posted. I'm trying to get back into the hang of posting things (as evident by my art account suddenly coming alive again). ALSO! As you can tell by the formatting, I'm actually writing with proper grammar on Tumblr now! Right now, I don't plan to go back to reformat the older chapters, but maybe once I find the drive to do it, I will! Thank you, everyone, for being so patient with me, I really appreciate it <3 parts: [og post] | [previous] | [next]

Leona felt something knock the air out of his lungs. To Ruggie, who stood right beside him in a robe that was a few inches too long, it was hilarious. Seeing the very prince (well, second prince) of the Afterglow Savanna lose his composure was enough to make Ruggie let out a quiet "Shyeheehee" under his breath before he ultimately straightened his posture under Leona's pointed glare.

Nothing could have prepared Leona to see (Name) again. Honestly, he had long since come to terms with the fact that his little sibling was missing, lost to the Outlands and likely a rotting corpse in the middle of nowhere.

He's lying, he could never come to terms with that, no matter how much he deluded himself.

But they were here. They were here and they were walking closer and they looked exactly the same as he remembered them.

Well, obviously, not exactly. But they looked so familiar and yet so different at the same time. Leona didn't even notice the tip of his tail swishing behind him until he heard one of his dorm members complaining about a tickling sensation against his ankles. And that only caused Leona to grumble under his breath and snatch the base of his tail to stop it from moving.

By the Seven, had they changed. They seemed bolder and more confident compared to the last time he had seen them. The way their shoulders were no longer hunched forward and instead rolled back in a pride strut he wished he could attribute to someone who had come to accept their own status or the way their eyes seemed sharper rather than soft and wide with innocence. And their hands. By the gods, what happened to their hands...? No, they had changed severely, akin to the way Leona recalled seeing the royal guards before and after their training.

Something had happened, that much he could figure out. And as much as he wanted to advance the board, reach out, and capture them like a king in a game of chess, he couldn't. Not when they were surrounded by a queen and two rooks.

"Ignore him," Nuru advised, although his words were more of a formality if anything. He knew how well you could handle yourself, but this was a unique situation.

"I know," you replied curtly, flipping your hood back on and sidling up to Nuru's right side. Jabori immediately flanked your other side in turn, followed by Jabali. It was a familiar formation, one that the four of you had cultivated for as long as you could remember.

"It doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would," you whisper. However, the sharp pain lingering in your chest said otherwise.

Student after student soon began trickling out of each coffin, repeating the painstaking process of standing in front of the mirror, listening to its spiel about their innermost workings, before joining whatever dorm they were assigned to. Until finally, finally--

"We're done with orientation and dorm assignments?" One of the hooded figures lamented, his hand perched prim and properly on his hip. If you didn't any better, you'd assume that he was royalty or nobility. But, judging from his scent alone, he wasn't.

"Well, that ceremony was as boring as ever," Leona yawned, covering his mouth with his sleeve as he turned on his heels, facing the mass of hooded figures now under his care. "I'm going back to the dorm. If you're in Savanaclaw House, follow me."

He went to take a step amidst the other chattering dorm leaders before the doors slammed open, the handles banging against the wall from the force at which it swung. Leona groaned in response, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Psst, Nuru," Jabali called from his spot beside Jabori, leaning forward to actually see him. "Are you sure this is the right place? We're actually supposed to find answers from..."

Jabali paused and motioned out towards the commotion now terrorizing the mirror chamber. The little gray cat scampered around the floor, setting fire to whatever he could in some strange show of physical prowess and magical ability. "...These people?!"

Nuru said nothing at first. From where you stood beside him, you could tell doubt was beginning to creep up behind him. Lucky for him, Jabori decided to take the lead.

"This is Night Raven College," he points out, pulling back the hood of his robe by a hair to peer over at his twin. "Pretty much everyone here, especially the dorm leaders, are adept at some kind of magic. I mean, look."

This time, Jabori pointed towards the commotion, his finger following the way that the redhead shot a spell in the cat's direction, materializing a red and black collar around its neck.

"It's the best shot we have," he concludes, nodding in support of Nuru. That single gesture instantly calmed Nuru down, his shoulders no longer hunched up and his wings relaxing behind him. You merely smiled and patted his forearm in response. Jabali, on the other hand, grumbled under his breath and crossed his arms in begrudging compliance.

"Fine. But I'm not gonna get along with 'em or nothin'," Jabali huffed, rolling his eyes. Jabori laughed lightly at his brother's annoyance while Nuru let out a single huff of air.

"I wasn't gonna ask you too, either," Nuru hummed, glancing at Jabali from his peripheral. "Same goes for both of you, (Name), Jabori."

"Copy that," you nodded, the quiet chuckle that seemed to bubble from your throat disappearing the second Leona turned to face you and the rest of the new Savanaclaw members.

"You heard the headmage. I'm headin' back," Leona grumbled and, without missing a beat, brushed past the crowd and headed towards the door. Another hooded figure, one who had been standing beside Leona the entire ceremony, let out an exasperated sigh before raising his hand.

"Savanaclaw! Follow me," he ordered, earning a few half-hearted "Yes, sir"s from the rest of the huddled crowd.

You had to admit, it was pretty entertaining watching Jabali and Jabori marvel at the size of the campus halls. And Nuru too, if only he'd have more obvious reactions rather than just a single flick of a wing or a tilt of the head.

While the halls were nothing compared to the Kingscholar home, it was still pretty big. If you were any smaller than you were now, you'd probably react the same way.

"No way they need these doors to be this big," Jabali murmured, lightly elbowing your arm and pointing at one of the classroom doors. Your eyes followed his finger and a snicker managed to escape you. He wasn't wrong, those doors were freakishly huge, both in height and width.

Jabali went to comment on something else before he stopped, his eyes drifting over toward the new mirror chamber everyone had been led to. The doors were held open to accommodate the crowd, letting handfuls of students walk towards a mirror and get sucked into it, the glass rippling as if took wisps of bodies and left nothing in its wake.

"Savanaclaw House! This'll be your only way in and out of the dorm," the same hooded figure that led you all here called out. He had hopped up onto the lip of the mirror's decoration, using one of the rib-like sculptures as an armrest.

"Hurry up and get in! The faster you do, the faster you'll get to claim your rooms," he snickered before skipping ahead of the first dorm member and hopping into the mirror.

The prospect of first come first served seemed to spur on the first years, causing a near stampede of people trying to get into the mirror first. Nuru hooked an arm around your waist while Jabali did the same with Jabori, the two of them finding a single break in the crowd to get away, Nuru through flight, and Jabali through scaling one of the pillars by the wall.

Lucky for the four of you, the mirror seemed to accommodate more and more people as the crowd diminished. Perhaps through how many bodies reached a specific threshold, you thought. Regardless of the magical mechanics, it allowed Nuru and Jabali to let you and Jabori down after a few minutes.

"So many people," you grumbled under your breath, earning a quiet chuckle from Jabori. Nuru and Jabali nodded at your observation before the four of you hopped into the mirror yourselves.

Immediately, the four of you felt the familiar searing heat of the sun beating down on your skin. It almost felt like home if not for the increased heat coming from the fire serving as lights just outside the dorm's entrance.

Jabali and Nuru were the first to shrug off their robes, the former because he finally had enough of the stuffy fabric, and the latter because the heat was already starting to congregate around his feathers. You and Jabori followed suit, although the two of you merely hiked up your sleeves and flipped down your hoods.

Nuru shook out his wings and let out a soft grunt, one of his feathers falling into the sand beneath your feet. Turning to look over his shoulder, he shot the three of you a soft, almost comforting smile.

"Off we go, then," he hums, waving for you all to follow. If it were anyone else, you three probably would've found offense to a command as expectant as that. But it wasn't just anyone else. It was Nuru, the Guardian, and your dear friend.

The inside of Savanclaw was nothing really to marvel at like the rest of the school's campus. It wasn't cramped, per se, but it was quite a bit more tight than to your liking. Luckily, the walkway opened up the building quite a bit with the roped bridges connecting each floor.

Nuru scanned the room for a moment before his eyes landed on a room on the top floor, tucked all the way in the furthest corner. You figured everyone else left it since it was so far and their mentalities were focusing on that first come first served promise your leader from before declared.

Nuru unfurled his wings and shot up past the bridges, making a beeline towards the unoccupied room. He didn't have to go that fast, of course, considering only a few students were lingering in the walkways who sure as hell weren't planning on making the long walk up there.

Jabali seemed to share their sentiment considering his frustrated "Damn it, Nuru" muttered under his breath. A long, drawn-out sigh escaped his lips before he trudged up along the nearest bridge, his hands shoved in his pockets and his robe slung haphazardly over his shoulder.

You and Jabori took a more relaxed walk up behind him, appreciating the familiar decorations that reminded you of your hometown. Of course, that appreciation turned into apprehension at the thought of Mwezi Miji now being unguarded by the main four.

What if something happened? What if they had sent word of an all-out war between themselves and the Dens and you hadn't heard of it since you all were knocked out in coffins? What if they were all already--

"On your right," Nuru called to you from the doorway, his hand shooting out to grab your shoulder. Ah, you had gotten distracted. Nuru shot you a concerned glance, his brows furrowed in the same way they always were when you got stuck in your head before he ushered you into the room.

Jabali and Jabori had already claimed their beds on the left side of the room, Jabali near the door and Jabori near the window. This left the entire right side open for you and Nuru.

The winged beastman glanced over at you, patiently waiting for your next move. You caught his glance and mustered up a small smile before heading towards the bed closest to the door. Nuru subtly lit up at your decision, a little skip in his step as he moved towards the window.

You managed to hold back a snort at his hidden excitement. He always loved the window spot. Maybe it reminded him of when he was small enough to fit through them back home.

"So, what's up with you and that new first year, huh?" Ruggie huffed as he walked straight into Leona's room, leaning down to pick up a discarded shirt and dropping it in the laundry basket. "I've never seen you react that way other than with them."

"Watch your words, Ruggie," Leona growls from the bed, his head already buried in his pillow. His back was facing Ruggie who still stood in the doorway, but with the way his ears were perked up, it was fairly obvious that he wasn't even close to sleeping.

"My bad," Ruggie snicked in response, holding up his hands defensively. "But, seriously, who was that? Someone I need to watch the pockets of? I mean, who else would it be if not roy--"

"Out," Leona demanded, his hand latching onto his pillow and launching it backward at Ruggie, the soft fabric turning into dust and scattering across the floor as he muttered the incantation under his breath. Ruggie yelped and scampered out of the room, throwing the door closed behind him before he could see the pillow disintegrate into sand.

Leona took a single breath through his nose before slowly sitting up. He rubbed at his face before reaching over to the desk placed beside his bed, his fingers curling around the drawer's handle and pulling it open.

Underneath notebooks thrown carelessly inside lay a single photograph. It was small, yet free of any creases. He lifted the books off of it before slipping the photo out, nearly cradling it in his palm.

Back when he first found the photo tucked neatly in one of his notebooks, he grimaced. It was an annoying keepsake, one that only served to remind him of the bothersome family waiting for him back home. But now...

Now the sight of his little sibling smiling ever so brightly while his older brother screamed in the background about a bug in his hair brought the smallest twitch of a smile to his lips.

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[pddngchi-artblog]

Comics class assigned us to do a one-page comic, so I decided to finally draw something for my rarepair: RugNeige ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ

Very quick rough sketch of their outfits here! I like the idea that Ruggie is a punk and Neige is more of the preppy-comfy type? I’m not really sure what this sort of fashion is called but it’s very endearing to me ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ

[thecoolsquirrel]

I would be unironically eating dandelions just because theyre good for you and because Yuu brOke

[ibee00725]

Your art and outfit swaps are incredible!

Would it be okay to request a Chenya & Ruggie outfit swap too?

Chenya and ruggie outfit swap,!!

I finally found sai brushes for procreate so it made sketching a lot less messier than my prev outfit swap sketches 😭😭

[mawwart]

Okay last doodles I prommy

[usagiboshi]

𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗺 : ruggie bucchi

preview: how dating him would be?

series: dating series headcanons !!

pronouns: not mentioned (gn! reader )

staring: r.bucchi

𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗛𝗜 "the "shee he he you don't actually know how hyenas work, do you? we do everything expecting somethin' in return, but for you..f-for you i'll do it because i want to..!" kind of boy <3)

── ruggie will tease you and do silly thingies to make you laugh! your laugh is the best thing he has ever heard in his whole life and he loves it a lot <3 hearing you laugh because of something he did is the best feeling for him

── he doesn't like fighting and arguing with you. whenever there's a disagreement with you ruggie will always try to solve it with a chat. he hates it when you guys argue:(

── he doesn't see any problem in PDA !! he will hold your hand, hug you, kiss your lips, cheeks and lot more <3 if you're comfortable with it, he won't leave your side <3

── ruggie likes to cuddle with you ! he'll curl up against your chest, his ears and tail all twitchy as he purrs against you. he allows himself to be comfortable and vulnerable around you

── he will ask if you need help. whenever he feels like you're getting overwhelmed with something, he'll always ask if you want him to help. ruggie will do it without asking for anything in return, he loves you a lot <3

── sometimes he feels really overwhelmed due to everything he needs to do during the day. ruggie may say he doesn't needs helps, but the true is that he really wishes someone would help him. he would be really grateful if you just decide to help him out a little :( <3

── he would tease you a lot !! he would always want to make you blush and see you flustered <3 he just loves a lot whenever you get flustered because of something he did

── ruggie will introduce you to his grandmother and his community back in his hometown. he has no shame of his roots and of the place he came, he would gladly introduce you to a part of his world

── it took a while for him to get hsed to the idea that you don't want anything in exchange for his love, due to his trust issues. but since he finally understood that, he never left your side<3

── ruggie just loves you a lot. it's quite hard for him trust in someone, but with you, he trusts you endlessly. he feels comfortable and safe around you, he feels loved. all he wants is to make you feel just as loved as he does<3

[michelletsw]

Twisted wonderland boys with a s/o that's deathly scared of spiders

Twisted wonderland boys reactions to walking in on there s/o standing on something looking like there going to cry trying to kill a big spider. I'm changing them up a bit gets kinda random with the hair spray lol. What I don't have jack favoritism?? Shush

This is just the savanaclaw bois I'm working on diasomnia in my drafts rn so sorry for the wait I also finished vila part sorry about that TwT

Warnings ⚠️ cursing, not spell checked,

Heartslabyel, octavinelle, scarabia, pomefiore, ignihyde, savanaclaw, diasomnia.

Savanaclaw

Leona

He was at spell drive practice while you where in his room waiting for him to come back, you where siting on his bed doing school work taking a small break and stretching you flop down on his bed and looking at the ceiling... 🕷... *Insert blank stare* it moves, you jump and scream falling off the bed your school work forgotten as you back yourself into a corner still sitting on the floor as you stare up at the spider teary eyed. Leona walking back to his room frustrated from practice and just wanting to take a nap he hears your scream as he walks down the hall then a thud he immediately run to his room throwing the door open only to see you in the corner of his room and his bed a mess "what the hell happened?" Pointing up at the spider he's sighs rubbing the back of his neck, he grabs one of his shoes he gets the spider to move on the wall and he kills it mumbling about "your lucky I love you" under his breath you stand up and he grabs your waist and pulls you in bed with him "don't you think it's only fair to be my pillow after I helped you?" You end up napping together. Rip your school work

Ruggie

That evneing he was off running around doing tasks for leona and what not you wanted to do something nice so you got him some doughnuts. you where waiting in his room and thought maybe you should clean alittle picking up laundry and trash nothing to big like moving his stuff around but you moved the laundry basket to the side and boom the loudest scream could be heard coming from ruggies room, you jumped on the bed falling over in the process but quickly got up a spider could be seen crawling away from where you where standing 0.5 seconds ago and climbing up the wall watching it the entire time as your eyes got teary. Ruggie was on his way back to his room happy to see you after a long day a cheary smile on his face till there was a loud scream from down the hall in his room. His ears straightened and he started sprinting to his room opening the door he see you standing on his bed "what happened? Are you okay?" Very much confused and concerned the boy started at you, lifting your arm up and pointing to the wall you looked at him with tears forming in your eyes. Looking where you where pointing he sighed "your going to have a hard time back home.." mumbling under his breath he took his shoe off and killed the spider. looking back at you he walked over and started teasing you till he smelt doughnuts "got something for me?" His voice very playful seeming to be calm now you reach in your bag and hand him a box of doughnuts.

Jack

Out for his morning run you of course still in bed because I'm not getting up at the ass crack of dawn to go running anyway you stayed the night at his dorm and where just waking up did your morning stuff Yada Yada then you decided to check out Jack's cacti. Examining them and looking at the ones starting to sprout flowers, you turned one of the pots to see one of the sprouting flowers and almost dropped the pot you placed it down and backed away immediately a brown garden spider crawled away and into another pot. You where leaned up against his bed and almost stared crying, jack opened the door to his room surprised to see you still here you look up at him and he sees youe teary eyes "what happened?" You explained theres a spider in his cacti pots and he sighed "you mean the garden spider? Was it brown?" You nod your head "oh they actually help the plants they eat other bugs and stuff but I can take it outside if it bothers you" you can see his tail wagging slightly he grabs an empty water cup from his desk side and a piece of paper caught the spider and took it outside after he comes back he takes a shower then if you ask about it he'll explain more about cactus facts with spiders and bugs! Sweet boi!

@student-in-devildom ♡

[adultish-momma]

Ink Dandelions

Ruggie agrees to what he thinks is just a fun outing with Yuu before everyone comes back from break and vies for their attention, but as he should expect when it comes to them, things end up more complicated than he bargained for.

TW: Tattoos and getting tattoos, mention of past trauma, mention of past violence, mention of scars, mention of nightmares, mention of asphyxiation/snakebites, mention of intentional violence, possessive thoughts.

A/N: MONTHS. THIS TOOK MONTHS TO WRITE. I really really really wanted to write this concept, I really really really wanted Ruggie to have his time to shine, to show it's not just the OB boys and Housewardens who are affected by this Yuu, but COHESIVENESS man gets me everytime :'(

"Where are we going exactly? Because I remember something about donuts, and this is not the way to the donut stall."

"I know, and I will get you those donuts, but after my appointment. This place doesn't allow any food or drink, besides water, for the clients."

"So explain to me why exactly I had to be the one to come with you then? Don't you have your pet cat and that card duo to drag along on your errands? I already gotta play errand boy for Leona, what's in it for me?"

There's a way Yuu will look at people, this intense look in their eye that he's never been able to quite pin down before. They're not looking through you, it's different than the way somebody like Floyd or Riddle might look at you, like you're not even there. And Yuu's stare isn't invasive either, not intentionally at least, no Ruggie is well aware of what that looks and feels like. There are too many guys at NRC that have perfected that calculating, dissecting gaze of looking into you, of being able to find your every flaw with just a heavy look. (He sees it enough on his own Dormleader's face.)

Yuu levels him with their unique, flustering, soul-searching look right there on the street corner. They're quiet as they wait for the signal that it's safe for them to cross, seemingly giving his sarcastic question some serious thought. It makes him squirm, makes his skin itch in an unfamiliar way, makes his ears flick and his tail twitch and it's not unpleasant, particularly, but it's different and he's about to say something taunting and probably rude just to get the Prefect to stop looking at him like that and -

Suddenly they're wrapping their hand around his own, gentle but firm as they finally turn away and tug him across the intersection. He thinks they're just going to ignore his earlier jabs, and that's fine, there was nothing serious behind them in the first place. Leona hasn't come back from break yet, and Ruggie had just returned yesterday, so as long as they held true to their promise of sugary delights, the hyena really didn't have any other plans today.

"I think you're the only one in all of NRC who will actually understand why I have this appointment. And if you decide you want it too, then I'm more than happy to pay for yours." They aren't looking at him, eyeing a nondescript storefront that they are determinedly dragging him towards. But their voice is somber, serious in a way he's really only heard inside the confines of the school infirmary. It makes him reach for his elbow, fingers tracing the scar he tried very hard to hide from his family over the break.

They catch the movement, he knows they do. But instead of commenting, they push inside the shop, letting him go once he's passed the threshold so they can approach the person at the reception desk. And Ruggie is left standing there, thinking to himself that this must be what whiplash feels like, because the stark difference between slipping into a slow spiral of complicated memories and baffled bewilderment is absolutely wild.

This is not where he thought the Ramshackle Prefect would be taking him today.

The tattoo shop is warm and cozy, surprisingly enough. Almost every inch of the waiting area up front is covered in tattoo designs. There's art in every different style known to man. From small, modern, simple designs to some massive traditional pieces he'd see back in the slums of the Sunset Savanah to everything in between from every corner of Twisted Wonderland. Ruggie is pulled back from his admiration for the art by the conversation brewing between the Prefect and the tattoo artist leading them to the back, Yuu waving at him to follow along.

"This is gonna be the last one right? I shouldn't have to see you in here again after we finish up this piece, correct?"

"Wow, okay, I see how it is, already sick of me huh?"

"Nah, of course not, you're one of my favorite customers. Some of my favorite art to walk out that door too. But considering exactly why you've enlisted my services, yeah, I want this to be the last one."

Ruggie feels like he's having an out-of-body experience. Sure, he can still feel the shop around him, too many predator instincts ingrained in his DNA to truly lose all his faculties. But as the artist and Yuu keep talking in that weirdly professionally intimate way, he feels his mouth go dry and his limbs lock up. And as Yuu takes off their overly thick turtleneck, revealing the tank underneath, it feels as if the world slows down to a syrupy crawl, like his head is dipped underwater and the only thing solid and real in this new world of his is the expanse of the Prefect's skin that he's now faced with.

Ruggie was there for Azul's Overblot. True he passed out before the fight had ended, but he dimly remembers seeing the cephalopod's tentacles wrap around Yuu's neck and squeeze. (He wakes up in cold sweats some mornings, trying to gulp down as much oxygen as possible when his nightmares decide to play around with that particularly traumatizing experience.) So there's a part of him that flinches, hard, when he sees the tentacles that are inked into the Prefect's skin. They wrap around their neck the same way the Octavinille's housewarden did, although these ones are more stylized than the real thing, purples and lilacs and oil-slick blacks creating a haunting effect on their skin. The suckers look a little more raised than the rest of the artwork, but otherwise, it's a gorgeous piece of work. Makes him less nauseous to see that than the old, awful bruising that used to decorate Yuu's collarbone.

It's the piece of artwork on their right shoulder that cause a ball of anxiety to develop in Ruggie's chest. Sure, the stark reminder of that day in Octavinille isn't exactly pleasant, and seeing the pottery-crack scar on their left shoulder always fills Ruggie with a complicated concoction of emotions, but he knows about those events, he was there for them. He'd seen the damage firsthand for both, helped them with their bandages for both occasions, shared one of those scars with them. But if they are getting tattoos as reminders of the events that left them scarred so far this year, which Ruggie is inclined to believe is the case as he watches the artist prep the area surrounding Leona's mark, then what happened to them over the winter break?

Slithering up the Prefect's right shoulderblade is the tail of a snake, burnt oranges and blood reds and coopery bronze scales climb the snake in an almost hypnotic pattern. They turn, and he can see that the head of the snake rests on the front of their shoulder, fangs poised over two holes just to the right of where their collarbone meets the shoulder. Its hood is flared, and the cobra's garnet-red eyes seem to follow you, daring people to come close lest its fangs end up embedded in them. It's an incredibly detailed and realistic piece, the snake leaving shadows along Yuu's skin and the fangs actually looking like they've... pierced... skin...

"Did you get bitten by a snake??!!"

"Yes, and?"

"What do you mean 'and?'?? When? Why? How?"

And as the Prefect settles down in the chair, they tell him.

-------

Ruggie has spent the past hour in silence, processing everything Yuu told him, watching their newest tattoo bloom to life on their skin, trying to force the nausea to leave his system. At first, he thought Yuu's near-death experience was his main cause of discomfort, and don't get him wrong, it did bother him. Incredibly so.

But the longer they sat there under the tattoo gun, the pissier he became.

It's not like this new tattoo was ugly or anything. In fact, it was gorgeous, something that would make him salivate in any other situation. It was done in the traditional Sunset Savanna style, harsh lines and bold swirls, matte black lines creating an intricate design across their left shoulder. He spent the past hour watching the cracked, jagged lines of Leona's scar disappear beneath a complicated geometric pattern. When he realizes they've replaced the mark of a lion with a massive inked lion head, something in him snarls.

"It's a reminder, not a claim."

"... I don't know why you think you need to explain. 'Aint got nothin' to do with me."

"It's a reminder. It's a reminder I choose, something I have control over. There's no magic in existence that can heal the scars left behind from an Overblot, these are scars I'm stuck with for the rest of my life and I had no choice in it. These are my choice. And I chose to swap the scar tissue for a lion so nobody, especially the person who hurt me could forget it."

Well, now Ruggie feels bad. A little. He gets it, probably the only person on campus who can get it, but that doesn't quell the possessive urge inside of him that's furious with the Prefect for doing... something. He's not quite sure what exactly about this whole situation that's got him so upset.

He grabs his elbow, as the artist paints glimmering gold for the lion's facial features, stuck in his own messy, complicated feelings from that messy, complicated day. Leona is one of his closest relationships, a weird mess of a balance between friend and servant, equal and lesser. Their relationship has always been about mutual benefits, symbiotic always, platonic sometimes. And Ruggie can’t even look at his arm because it reminds him that there was a moment, before Leona Overblotted, before you can write it all off as something done under magical insanity, a moment where Leona actively tried to hurt him, actively and intentionally tried to maim him. And Ruggie is still bitter about it, still brings it up occasionally to inflict some of the complicated hurt on Leona that he still feels, but Ruggie is also exhausted and tired and wants to move on.

He looks up and Yuu has him pinned with that pleasantly infuriating look again, like they can read every thought he's currently having and every thought he's ever had and every thought he could have in the future. And it makes him feel so incredibly seen, but right now while he's drowning in such an emotional internal shit show, he wants nothing more than for them to stop looking at him. He's too vulnerable like this, too on the edge, too irrationally mad.

"I think you should get a coverup tattoo."

"I think you're projecting your emotional bullshit."

....

"What would I even get, huh? No way in hell I'm getting a matching tat."

"I think you should get a Dandelion."

....

"I don’t know, I just don’t feel like you should let Leona have such a physical claim over you. Like, turn this thing that he did to you, this mark he gave you, and make it into something that’s yours. Your flower, your mark, your body, you know?"

And it's not a bad idea, not at all, but it does nothing to satisfy the feral thing that's been pacing in his chest, snarling and chomping at the bit during this whole stupid endeavor.

"Besides, we can say we've got matching flower tattoos!"

If anyone ever doubted Ruggie's predatory status, they should've seen the way he fucking locked onto the Prefect's newly revealed thigh. He was so intently taking in the vine of roses circling their left leg, a constricting band of blood red and bone white roses, vivid green leaves and night black thorns, so intent was he that he almost missed how his disquiet had quieted, calmed and placated.

Oh. Oh, that's what was bothering him.

Because he’d been watching the tattoo come to life and a part of him had died a little inside with every stroke of ink but he couldn’t figure out why. But it turns out he’d always thought of the scar as a sorta good thing, a little bit, in the very back of his head. Because Yuu had the same scar, and it tied them together. And when Yuu erased their scar (for very valid reasons he knows this) they erased the connection they shared with him. Erased their connection and replaced it with something connecting them to Leona of all people.

But instead, he can now have this with them, something they both choose to happen to them. In this cozy, tucked-away store on the far side of town, they can have this tie, and Ruggie really, really likes that idea.

[bedheadnoodle]

Leona....your dorm members are being mean they gave me a black eye and kicked me really hard in the stomach..it hurts

Leona sat up from his bed, eyes widened and anger evident on his face.

"What..?!" He almost yelled out before taking notice to the marks starting to bruise on the herbivore's form.

He clenched his fist before sighing, envolping them in a hug.

"I'll get Ruggie in here to take care of you, alright? Just telll me which of those runts decided to do this to you, and I'll take care of their asses, got that?"

[writingseaslugs]

Ruggie Bucchi: An Attempt Was Made

Alrighty, this is a collab piece I'm doing with @twistedchatterbox where the actual confession will be over on their blog! Hope you enjoy this fluff though, because it was both fun and funny to write!

Disclaimer: All characters in this series are aged up. For more information about my version of this world and the type of reader you can expect, please click the “Au Information” below! 

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Ruggie Bucchi: Attempts Were Made

You weren’t sure if he was just that dense, or perhaps he just didn’t like you. Your slight annoyance and anxiety towards the man always seemed to grow as the days passed, and you never knew what to do about it. You liked him, you assumed he liked you back, if the blush that always painted his cheeks was anything to go by. The biggest issue was he simply always ran off before you ever had an opportunity to confess to him.

Your mind began replaying all your previous attempts as you sat on the couch at ramshackle, wondering what you had done wrong.

Attempt 1: The Donut Shop

The first attempt had been simple, it was the weekend and, as Crowley had no authority over you with how much blackmail you had on him, he allowed you off campus whenever you wanted. A small perk for helping him all the time doing his finances as an unpaid secretary. You had dragged Ruggie out of his dorm early in the morning, the man still half asleep as he complained about needing to wake up Leona if he wanted to get paid later, but you assured him he’d be fine for an hour or two. The angry lion cub probably wanted to sleep in more anyway since he had nothing else to do.

“Come on Ruggie, we gotta go!” You said, leaving the gates of the school. Ruggie was still half asleep and in sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. His unruly hair was somehow worse than normal as he didn’t have time to do anything. In his defense, you did kind of break into his dorm and drag him out against his will at six in the morning.

“Where are we even going?” Ruggie said, stifling a yawn as you continued dragging him by his hand. He was slowly waking up and realized that you two had already left the front gates of the school, but he couldn’t be damned to care. He doubted Crowley would get onto him about it since you were there with him.

“Somewhere special…but we gotta go early or else it won’t be as good.” You explained before hearing a familiar voice. Your name was carried on the wind and you turned around, seeing both Jack and Vil on a morning run together. An odd pair for sure, but nothing too crazy.

“Oh, morning guys!” You said, noticing it was Jack that called out to you.

“Where are you guys going? You know you’re not supposed to leave campus unless you have permission from the dorm head.” Jack said and you snorted.

“I am the dorm head…and Crowley is fine with it.” You explained as you squeezed Ruggie’s hand a bit tighter.

“Ah…” Jack noticed you were holding onto Ruggie’s hand and raised his eyebrows. He seemed to have something on his mind, but opted to not comment on it.

“Be safe, and remember don’t cause any trouble outside campus.” Vil said, crossing his arms as he came to the same conclusion.

“I promise, we won’t!” You said and waved them off. Ruggie grumbled something as you two made your way to town. The morning air was crisp as you walked through the normally crowded streets. It was so quiet at the moment that it felt like it was just the two of you there, which made your heart speed up.

Then you saw it, the little bakery you were wanting to show Ruggie. You walked in, being greeted with the sweet smell of freshly made donuts and breads. Your mouth was already watering at the thought of getting to snack on something this early. It was all made in the morning, typically they got there around three in the morning to have everything set up.

The owner greeted you two and Ruggie was finally waking up. His eyes widened as he realized what was going on, and a large, dopey grin spread on his face. You swore you could see him drooling a bit as started walking closer before noticing something. He looked down between you two and finally, in his now awakened state, realized you had been holding hands the entire time.

“Ah!” He said, taking his hand back and holding it to his chest, a blush creeping onto his cheeks, “What was that for?” He said and you smiled.

“Good, you finally noticed, Rugs. Now come on, let’s get some breakfast.” You said, walking over to the counter. Ruggie looked over the confections and then the price tags. He shuddered at the price and looked over at you.

“So uh…you payin’?” He asked, knowing he didn’t have his wallet on him.

“Obviously.” You said, showing him your wallet, “Order whatever you want.” You said and he did just that, ordering about ten things at once so he’d have some stuff to take back with him at the dorm. You smiled at how excited he looked, his tail wagging as he finished making his order. You placed your own and went to pay, then grabbed everything in the bags.

“Want to eat here, or back at my dorm?” You asked and Ruggie hummed.

“Here, definitely here.” He said, not wanting anyone in his dorm to smell what he had and try to take it from him. You two sat in one of the booths, opening up the bags and taking out the donuts. You were happily swinging your feet and taking a bite of your own favorite kind, and turned to see Ruggie throwing a donut hole up and catching it in his mouth.

“This is the best morning ever!” Ruggie said, savoring the sweet treat.

“Glad you think so…” You said, your heart now speeding up a bit as you realized you’d have to bring it up soon. “Hey Ruggie…I have something important to tell you.” You knew by now your cheeks were warming up.

“Wha isf it?” Ruggie said, chewing on his donut as he spoke. He had some crumbs on his face already and you laughed, grabbing one of the napkins next to you and leaning forward to wipe his mouth clean. Ruggie backed up a bit, his ears flattening and cheeks turning red at the gesture.

“I wanted to tell you that I-” You were soon cut off by a vibration sound. Ruggie, in his dazed state, managed to grab his phone somehow. Ruggie growled under his breath as he grabbed it and once again, his ears flattened but this time out of fear. You could see Leona’s caller ID on the screen. The internal debate that Ruggie faced as he debating if he was going to answer it or not played out.

“You can answer it.” You said and Ruggie breathed out a sigh of relief. He quickly answered his phone before it got to voicemail. You couldn’t hear exactly what was going on, but from how annoyed he looked, you could figure.

“Ya…I’ll be back in a few.” Ruggie said before hanging up.

“I uh…forgot to set out clothes for Leona.” Ruggie murmured, looking at you. You covered your mouth, thinking about how reliant Leona was on Ruggie. The lazy cat didn’t even want to grab his own clothes, and the thought of how spoilt he was crossed your mind. You knew he was capable of taking care of himself, but he simply didn’t want to.

“I see…” You said, about to ask if he’d stay a bit longer. Before you could even ask, you watched him grab his donuts and get up.

“I’ll catch up with you later, ya?” He said, already heading to the door. You frowned, realizing the confession wasn’t going to happen this time. You pouted slightly but just nodded, accepting your fate.

“Ya…see you later.”

Attempt 2: The Hang Out

Ruggie collapsed onto the old couch of your dorm, groaning as he rubbed his forehead. He had a killer headache from all the demands of the day and was happy to finally have a moment of peace. You chuckled, sitting down next to him, right by his feet. He laid on his back, staring at the ceiling with the scratchy pillow underneath him.

“You good?” You asked with a teasing smile. Ruggie groaned in response, sitting up and looking at you. You placed the two drinks you had in your hands down onto the coffee table in front of you before relaxing into the couch.

“Absolutely not.” Ruggie said, “Wanna know what Leona did earlier today?” He asked and you smiled, leaning in closer.

“Obviously. Give me the deets, I’m dying to know.” You said and Ruggie smirked, his tail wagging slightly behind him.

“So get this, he didn’t do his homework…again. It was a huge project too, it was for alchemy class.” Ruggie started and you hummed, listening intently. “He needed me to go to the gardens and get him a few things, which is no problem, right?”

“Okay, sounds like typical Leona.” You said, smirking as you had a hunch as to what was going on next.

“Well then I get the things and bring them back, but when I show him, he doesn’t even look at them.” Ruggie began, “He then tells me I got the wrong flower and needed to go back.” As demanding as ever it seemed.

“How’d he even notice?” You asked and Ruggie huffed.

“Apparently he could tell by the smell. I swear, how can he be that good at knowing what it is by smell? And if he didn’t like how I did it, then why didn’t he do it himself?” Ruggie said, crossing his arms in frustration.

“What an ass…but I mean…did you learn the difference?” You asked and Ruggie pouted, ears flattened as he nodded.

“Well I kinda had to.” Ruggie said and you snorted.

“What plant was it that he needed anyway?” You finally asked and Ruggie pouted.

“Sunchoke.” He said, “Apparently I grabbed ginger instead.” He said and this made you pause. You might not have been in the same year as Ruggie, but the class notes were always on the board when you walked into Crewel’s class.

“Isn’t that gonna be on your identifying test next week for Crewel’s class?” You asked and Ruggie paused as his mind buffered.

“Oh…I think?” He said and now you were amused with Leona. Of course that’s why he got Ruggie to do it. The grumpy lion might’ve been an asshole most of the time, but he couldn’t have Ruggie failing class since they meant intermediate lessons.

“So he helped you?” You prodded and Ruggie groaned. His tail whips behind him in agitation so much that you watch it whack the two cups down. Thankfully they just roll onto the coffee table, the tea inside of them spilling everywhere on the table. Ruggie gasped, not realizing they had been that close.

“Shit, sorry.” He said as he noticed you getting up, “Wait, hold up.” He stopped you and took off his scarf and tossed it to the table. He began cleaning it up and you frowned, looking at him.

“You know we have towels here, you didn’t have to get your clothes all dirty.” You commented, watching as he put the glasses back into the upright position. He just shrugged and left his scarf there.

“It’s whatever, it was my fault anyway…besides it needed to be cleaned.” He said, shooting you a smirk, “You wouldn’t mind doing it for me, right?”  His shit eating grin only spread.

“Of course!” You said with a chipper tone to your voice. Ruggie’s smirk turned into a frown as he blinked owlishly at you.

“Wait uh, I didn’t actually mean that.” He said but you were already shaking your head.

“Nah, I’ll do it. Let me be nice to you, Ruggie.” You (insisted?) said, grabbing the scarf and getting up. As soon as you stood up the front door burst open. You jump a bit in response, looking over to see Grim walking through.

“Henchman!” Grim yelled out, “Do we have snacks?” you heard chattering behind him and noticed Deuce and Ace coming behind him.

“I’m starving!” Ace chimed behind him and you heard Deuce groan at their rude antics.

“You know, it doesn't hurt to say please every once in a while.” Deuce commented and all three finally could see you and Ruggie in the living room. You were holding Ruggie’s scarf as the hyena was sprawled out on the couch again.

You watched the lightbulb go off for Ace as he gave you a sly grin. You were about to say something when Grim pipped up.

“Oh, I didn’t know you had your boyfriend over.” Grim teased, knowing about your affections towards the hyena. You blushed and narrowed your eyes at him. You had told him you were bringing Ruggie over to confess. Ruggie heard Grim’s comment and jumped up and off the couch.

“Ah, I should probably head out. Thanks for the tea.” Ruggie said, already scurrying out of the dorm. Grim chuckled and you groaned, falling back onto the couch.

“What was that all about?” Deuce asked, a bit hesitant. You glowered at the trio and Ace’s smirk never faltered.

“Were you trying to…?” Ace trailed off.

“Yes I was trying to!” You said, storming off to go wash Ruggie’s scarf. The trio just looked over at one another in confusion.

“Aren’t they already dating though?” Deuce asked and Ace snorted, “Jack mentioned they went out last weekend.”

“Uh…sure. Ya, that was definitely something a happy couple would do.” Ace said and Deuce frowned.

“So they…aren’t?” Deuce asked and Grim chuckled.

“If my henchman can ever keep him in a room long enough to confess, then maybe.” Grim commented and it dawned on Deuce that he ruined your attempt.

“Keep is a secret though, pretty sure the prefect will string us up if we say anything.” Ace said, knowing damn well you’d get Riddle to help you as well.

“Noted.” Deuce agreed.

Attempt 3: Lunch Time

You sat down right next to Ruggie, watching the hyena sneeze a bit and scrunch up his nose, “You good?” You asked, setting your tray next to his.

“Ya, it’s just getting cold at the dorm when night comes. Open walls sucks during this time of year.” He commented and you hummed. It was getting a bit cold at night over at Savanaclaw, but the days were still nice and warm, almost making you want to go sunbathing.

“I think my dorm has a few spare blankets if you want me to bring some over later.” You said and Ruggie perked up, his tail swishing behind him as he snickered.

“Awe, you getting soft on me?” He teased and you smiled.

“Aren’t I always?” You commented, making him stop and blush. He cleared his throat as he went to take a bite of his food.

“What’s up anyway? Aren’t you normally sitting with dumb, dumber, and dumbass?” He said, referring to Ace, Deuce, and Grim. You smirked at the nickname, knowing it was true. How you managed to function with your three dumbasses on a daily basis was a wonder to everyone at the school. Even Riddle took pity sometimes and offered to collar them when they were being especially rambunctious around you.

“They all got detention, besides, is it so bad if I wanted to sit with you on my lunch break?” You asked, grabbing a roll off your plate and handing it to him. Ruggie smoked as he took the roll and bit into it.

“If you keep feeding me, then I don’t see a problem.” Ruggie said after swallowing the mouthful. You smiled as you relaxed next to him, leaning close enough that your shoulders barely brushed next to one another.

“I mean I can always make you food whenever you want if you wanna-” Before you finished the thought you heard a booming voice next to you.

“Ah, human!” Sebek said, putting his tray in front of you, “I have questions for you!” He sat down and you looked around. You could see a half-asleep Silver placing his tray next to Sebek’s and you frowned.

“Can it…wait?” You asked and Sebek frowned.

“Of course not!” Sebek said, “I wouldn’t be here if it could!” Ruggie went to cover his ears and growled in annoyance at the man. Sebek was always so damn loud, and while you didn’t mind, you knew others did.

“Sebek, volume.” Silver said gently, going to take a bite out of his soup.

“Ah, my apologies.” He said and you turned to Ruggie.

“I still gotta ask you something.” You said and Ruggie groaned.

“Ya, but later. I’m outta here.” Ruggie said, looking over at Sebek with a glare. Ruggie got up and scurried off before you could even ask him to stay for just a bit longer. Once he was gone you turned to glare at Sebek.

“What. Do. You. Want?” You were seething at the third failed attempt as Ruggie disappeared. Sebek stopped and returned your glare, but before he could even say anything, another tray was placed next to you.

“Ah young love, what a troublesome yet beautiful thing.” Lilia said, sitting next to you, “I recall my first time being in love. It was so long ago.” he seemed to be reminiscing. 

“Young love?” Sebek asked, confused as he turned to you and then to where Ruggie had run off to. 

“You interrupted their date.” Silver commented and Sebek frowned, “Don’t you know they’re going out…even I know that.” He murmured the last bit to himself. Sebek froze and then went a bit red in the face at realizing what happened.

“My apologies, human!” Sebek said, “But this is important!” He commented and you just sighed.

“Sebek, dear, you did just cockblock them. I think you should ask this question later.” Lilia said, noticing how you clenched at your fork and knife. He wasn’t sure if you’d stab Sebek or yourself if he asked whatever question he wanted.

“It’s urgent!” Sebek said and you groaned.

“Spill it, croc.” You groaned and Sebek shot a glare before realizing he needed to play slightly nicer.

“I need to know Lord Malleus’s favorite gargoyle on campus, and it’s come to my attention that you would know it.” He said.

Thankfully both Silver and Lilia had fast enough reflexes to catch the knife and fork you threw at the crocodile. Sebek didn’t even get a chance to yell at you as you stormed off and out of the cafeteria, noticing how some students were looking at you guys.

“Oh so feisty…really does remind me of my first love. Including the murder attempt.” Lilia mused.

Attempt 4: Oasis

“This water is warmer than outside.” You said, leaning on the edge of the mini oasis in Savanaclaw’s dorm. Ruggie snickers relaxing in the water with you. He had won over in being a bad influence so you two were currently ditching class to relax in the water together. All the other dorm members were gone, so it was just the two of you.

“That’s why I like it so much. The sun hits it just right to make it warm.” Ruggie said, sighing as he relaxed in it. It was odd swimming with him, and you had to convince yourself not to stare at his bare torso. He was skinny and lanky, but he had some slight lean muscle on him from all the running around he did. Overall he was a cutie and you adored him.

“Can we do this like…every day from now on?” You asked and Ruggie snickered again, the noise ringing out delightfully in your ears. You could listen to it every single day if you could, and you hoped maybe one day you would get the opportunity.

“Ditching class every day? You? A prefect?” He asked and you rolled your eyes before splashing him with some water. He sputtered as the water got into his face and he quickly shook his head, splashing you. You laughed as you splashed him again.

Ruggie seemed to have an idea as he went underwater for a moment and caught you off guard. You felt his arms around your hips, making you gasp in surprise as he lifted you up and out of the water. How he had the strength for that, you didn’t know. You looked at him with wide eyes as he stood up in the water.

You made eye contact and he realized in that moment what he had done. He still went through with his plan as he tossed you into the deeper end. You let out a yelp in a pitch higher than you’d willingly confess as you went under the water. You emerged, coughing up water and shaking your head, your hair now completely soaked. 

He swam up to you and laughed at your shocked face, noting how you looked, “You remind me of a wet lion.” He commented and you groaned before swimming behind him and hopping on his shoulders. He screamed as your weight made him sink under the water this time.

“Whatever, asshole.” You said, letting up enough for him to get out. He turned to you and stuck out his tongue, making you blush. Damn, you really were down bad for him, even when he was being a brat.

“Hey…Ruggie…” You began then you heard another voice.

“Oi, Ruggie.” It was Leona who came into the common room of the dorm. He looked tired and annoyed, his tail swaying behind him angrily, “Can you two keep it down for five minutes?” He growled out and you shot him a glare.

“Well excuse me, princess.” You said, laughing at your own inside joke. Leona glared before turning back towards Ruggie.

“It’s almost lunch time.” Leona said and Ruggie perked up at hearing. You looked between the two before realizing what was about to happen.

“W-wait!” You said, catching the attention of both. You felt your face heating up at noticing if you confessed now, it would be in front of Leona…something you really didn’t want.

“Hm…did you wanna go in line with me to grab his lunch or something?” Ruggie said and leaned closer to whisper, “We can use his money to get us something too.” He commented and Leona growled.

“I heard that. Get your ass out of the water already.” Leona said and Ruggie sighed.

“Fine, fine. I gotta go I guess.” Ruggie said, hopping out of the water. He shook himself to get rid of the excess water and grabbed one of the two towels he had out for you and began drying himself off.  

“Catch you later, ya?” he said and you huffed, watching him leave. Leona walked over to you, bending down to the water’s edge and smirking.

“Something wrong, cub?” He asked, “You look like a drowned cat.” He noted how your hair was plastered to your scalp. You paused for a moment, glaring at Leona before deciding to do your next action without thought of the consequences.

You grabbed his arm and dragged him into the water, an action he didn’t expect as he lost balance and fell inside with a splash. He emerged and shook his hair, growling at you.

“Who’s the wet cat now, asshole.” You murmured, getting out of the water and going to your towel. You then noticed something sitting on top of it, a small, shiny rock. You picked it up and looked it over, noting that it wasn’t some expensive gem, but there was no plausible reason for it to be there.

Leona had gotten out of the water as well, still grumpy as he looked at what you were holding.

“He got you a rock, congrats.” Leona said and you paused, realizing Ruggie had left it for you. You smiled and held it up to your chest.

“Leona?” You asked, in a sweet and gentle voice. Leona hummed, grabbing your towel to dry himself off.

“What?” He spat out, still annoyed that you got him wet.

“Next time you interrupt us, I’m drowning you.” You said, before turning on your heels to go back to your dorm, leaving a wet trail behind you.

Attempt 5: Dinner For Two

“I’m almost done!” You called out to Ruggie as you were putting the final touches on dinner. You had managed to convince Grim to be out of the dorm while you did this, and the ghosts knew that they weren’t allowed to be around at this moment, unless they wanted to die a second time.

You had pulled out all the stops for this, inviting him over to dinner was the perfect time to confess. He loved food, after all, and home cooked meals were always the best. You had even worked at the Mostro Lounge for a week in order to convince the Octrio to teach you how to make this meal. Everything was going as planned as you looked over to see Ruggie chilling on the counter.

“You sure you don’t want help?” Ruggie asked, walking over to look over at what you were making. It was a simple dinner, filet mignon with some mashed potatoes, assorted vegetables, a hearty artichoke soup, and in the oven were some brownies for dessert. It was simple but perfect for date night. You even had the table set up with all your nice cutlery and a candle in the middle.

The steaks were sitting out, resting, and you had already finished everything. The soup was covered and you took off the top and stirred, deeming it ready, “Can you grab the plates and bowls?” You asked and Ruggie was more than happy to do so. He went over and grabbed everything he needed and you two set the table and sat down.

“So what’s the occasion anyway?” Ruggie said, cutting into his steak.

“I feel like every time we try to hang out it gets interrupted somehow.” You said, the slight malice you had for your friends bubbling inside you, “So I thought I’d treat you for all the interruptions in the past.” You lied easily enough. Really you were going to confess, and nothing was going to stop you.

“Thanks, but you didn’t have to. Not that imma complain, this is amazing!” Ruggie said, biting into his food. He looked so happy, smiling there as he did a little dance in his chair. You smiled at the cute action as you took a bite of your own. It was pretty good, and you’d have to thank Jade and Floyd later for telling you how to best season these.

“I haven’t had a home cooked meal in ages.” Ruggie said, “I remember Granny used to always make this meat pie. She never told me what was in it, but it was to die for.” He said happily and you chuckled at the thought.

“Ah, she seems wonderful.” You commented and Ruggie nodded.

“She is…but also kind of scary.” Ruggie murmured the last part and you smiled. She had to be if she was raising someone like Ruggie. The dinner was going just as you planned, you heard the dinging of the oven going off as the brownies finished.

“Oh hold up, lemme take those out.” You said, wiping your face and getting up. You walked over to the kitchen and pulled them out then spun around. You let out a gasp as you realized Ruggie was right behind you and he backed away to make sure he didn’t get hit.

“Rugs, you scared the shit outta me.” You whispered with a sharp inhale, placing the brownies on the counter.

“Sorry, sorry. They smell good though.” He said, looking at them, “What kind are they?” He asked, sniffing the air.

“They’re chocolate fudge brownies, but they have oreos in the middle of them. I got some frosting in the fridge to put on once they’ve cooled.” You commented, opening up the fridge and grabbing the cream frosting you had made by yourself. Ruggie hummed and walked over to the bowl, scooping some onto his finger and trying it.

“H-hey!” You cried out, laughing a bit as you watched his tail wagging.

“Tastes good…vanillaey.” He said and you rolled your eyes.

“Kalim gave me some fresh vanilla beans the other day when I went over to pick some things up.” You said and this got Ruggie’s attention.

“What did you need to pick up?” He asked and you blushed. Kalim had been kind enough to get you some materials to help you with a few personal projects that you had planned. Said projects would be done during winter break when everyone else was gone, and the thought excited you to see Ruggie’s expression when you showed them to him.

“Just a few things. Don’t worry about it too much.” You said, going to squeeze his cheek. Ruggie batted your hand away and you huffed, “I tried getting Crowley to grab me some stuff, but he told me it wasn’t needed so he declined due to expenses.”

“Ah…he’s kinda an asshole.” Ruggie said and you nodded.

“Kinda?” You mused and looked over at him. Well, now was the best time for it.

“So anyway, I did ask you here for another reason…” You began, deciding it was now or never. Ruggie looked over at you and you made eye contact. He was silent as he waited and you felt your heart hammering out of your chest.

“I just wanted to say…I really-” You suddenly heard something from the window. You paused in confusion as you looked over and tried to zero in on the noise.

“Sha-la-la-la-la-la…” The voice was soft but soon started to pick up. “My oh my.” Why did that sound familiar to you?

“Looks like the boy’s too shy…” The voice was now clearer and you swore you could hear a ukulele. No…oh sevens NO!

“Ain’t you gonna, kiss the boy~?” Ruggie could also hear it and you both turned to the window. You looked out and low and behold…there was Floyd with an ukulele and a shit-eating grin.

“Sha-la-la-la-la-la~” He sang again and you swore you were about to pop a blood vessel as anger surged through you.

“Floyd!” You yelled out, but before you could say anything else, Ruggie was already opening the window and was halfway out.

“Hey, can you pack me some brownies to go?” Ruggie said, fully prepared to chase Floyd.

“Wait, Ruggie don’t you dare-…and he’s gone.” You said, watching the hyena jump out the window. You heard Floyd’s laughter as he got chased and that soon faded. As soon as it was gone you heard a knock on your door and you stormed over to it.

You swung it open and glared at Jade who had a smirk on his face.

“Oh my, you seem a bit upset.” He noted and you growled. “I tried telling him not to help, but we all had a hunch about why you wanted to learn how to cook.” He said, his hand cupping his chin.

“I’m going to kill you.” You said and Jade paused, “I’m committing murder. I’m gonna have eel for tomorrow’s dinner.” Oh now you sounded unhinged. Jade seemed to take it as a queue as he took his leave, getting away with haste as you stood at the doorway. You were never going to confess to Ruggie, were you? You groaned and slammed the door shut and went to sit on the couch as you fumed.

“THE FIFTH TIME?!” You cried out into the empty dorm…oh life wasn’t fair.

Winter Break Arrives

At the Lounge:

“You made enemies with the prefect…when?” Azul said, pausing as he noticed how Jade was getting ready to board up some windows.

“The other night…it was an accident though.” Floyd promised and Azul groaned. He rubbed his temples as he looked over at what they were doing. Surly it couldn't be bad enough that even Jade was taking cautionary measures. Jade hit the board with a hammer, making sure it was in there as he turned to Azul.

“It was a simple mistake.” Jade mentioned and Azul paused.

“Pray tell…what did you two do?” Azul asked, knowing he didn’t want the answer. It was winter break so it wasn’t like he was too angry at the dorm being boarded since no customers would be coming in, but for fucks sake…Jade Leech was boarding up the windows.

“Well you remember how Shrimpy was helping out so we would teach them how to cook?” Floyd started and Azul hummed.

“It was so they could confess to Ruggie.” Jade said and Azul seemed uninterested.

“Good for them, that doesn’t explain anything.” Azul commented and Floyd snickered.

“Aaaaaaah Azul, we were getting there.” Floyd said and Azul huffed, “Well we decided to be wingmen that night. I was gonna serenade them, just like in the old legends with the mermaid princess.” Floyd continued on.

“It was a very good song, and he even practiced with his ukulele for it.” Jade said and Azul didn’t even want to know why Floyd owned one of those instruments.

“Continue.” Azul urged, wanting to get to the bottom of this.

“Well sharksucker got scared off I think…” Floyd said and Jade laughed.

“No, I think you upset him. He chased you around campus with a blush on his face.” Jade said and Floyd laughed.

“Aaaaaah it was tons of fun. His legs are so short.” Floyd commented and Azul groaned.

“Let’s not get off track.” Azul tried urging them some more.

“I went to check on the prefect and they seemed…unhinged.” Jade said, “In fact, they reminded me of that one orca mer that almost killed me and Floyd when we were younger.” Oh, now that’s a story Azul hadn’t heard of.

“That bad? Our little Shrimpy?” Floyd asked with the comparison.

“I was worried they’d grab the steak knives and do me in, actually. I felt some fear; such an unusual emotion.” Jade commented, “I also worried they’d overblot right there.”

“So you just ruined a confession attempt and they got upset? That doesn’t explain why you’re scared.” Azul said and Floyd gasped.

“He just said they might overblot.” Floyd said with a chuckle, “But it was super weird so we did some sleuthing, like those detective shows!”

“We discovered this wasn’t the first time…it was the fifth time actually.” Jade said and Azul was starting to see where the annoyance stemmed from.

“So now we’re scared of what they might do in retaliation.” Floyd said, “To think our little Shrimpy would become a homicidal maniac…so cute~!” He cooed.

“Adorable really.” Jade chuckled. At that moment Azul’s phone went off and he checked, noticing it was the prefect's caller ID.

“Ah, they’re calling.” Azul said, picking up the phone. Both eels seemed to freeze as he did so and Azul put you on speaker.

“I need a favor, and the eels owe me.” Your voice filtered through and Azul hummed.

“So I’ve heard, and what is this favor you’re needing?” Azul asked, grinning, “If we decide to do this, you have to promise not to kill the twins…even if they deserve it.”

“Deal…I need a phone number and some information.” You said and Azul seemed to grin.

“I know the perfect man for the job. Now who’s information do you need?” Your response made all three in the room grin.

At Ruggie’s Home:

“I’m telling you, it was the weirdest thing ever, granny.” Ruggie said, relaxing on the couch at their humble abode. Granny Bucchi stood there, listening to her grandson go on about the Ramshackle prefect, and all the times they had hung out as of late.

“I still don’t know what they wanted to tell me.” Ruggie grumbled and Granny looked almost shocked. Surly her grandson couldn’t be that dense…could he?

“Sweetheart…” Grandma said in a calm tone, “Do you really not know what it was?” She asked and Ruggie looked over at her.

“Clearly I don’t, or else I wouldn’t be having this problem. As soon as winter break is over I’m heading there to ask.” he said and Grandma just shook her head.

“Listen, you dense boy.” Grandma started, catching Ruggie off guard. She had her lecturing voice on and he didn’t know what this meant.

“What is it…?” Ruggie said, shuffling a bit, scared to find out what was going on.

“It’s clear they were going to confess. Just hearing about it was clear enough for this old hyena to tell.” Ruggie’s face went bright red at his grandma’s words.

“I…what?” Ruggie asked and she smiled.

“Yes, and each time you ran off.” She commented, “The poor dear is probably beyond frustrated. If I were them, I’d string you up so you couldn’t get away next time.” her off handed comment made Ruggie tense.

“You don’t think they would…do you?” Ruggie asked and she smiled.

“I do. Now, do you feel the same way?” She already knew the answer with how Ruggie was blushing. Every time you were mentioned it was like his eyes lit up excitedly and he seemed to be in his own world. Her grandson was smitten, that much she knew for a fact.

“Well…ya…so what?” Ruggie said and she smiled.

“Well then you need to confess the next time you see them. In fact, as soon as winter break is over you’re going there before reaching your dorm.” She said matter of factly. 

“I am? Me?” Ruggie asked, “I don’t have a single assertive bone in my body. It’s biology. I can’t.” The thought made him want to throw up from anxiety.

“Stop being a cry baby.” Granny snapped, “You put this poor thing through hell the past few months. You need to step up.” She said and Ruggie groaned.

“Fine…how do I do it?” Ruggie asked, hoping she’d have some clue.

“Well first off you’ll need to-” She was cut off by the house phone ringing, “Oh, give me a moment.” She said, walking over and picking it up.

“Is this Ms. Bucchi?” A tired voice asked.

“It is.” She said and grinned, having a good feeling about this.

“I go to school with your grandson and I was hoping you could help me with something.” Oh, how the tables were turning and the sun was shining down on this day.

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[random-twst-things]

*ruggie and Mc/Y/N/Yuu arguing*

Ruggie: I'm able to go to my real HOME by in the morning

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: can you have 10$ in your bank account by in the morning??

Ruggie:....

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: I don't think sooo

Mc/Y/N/Yuu: I DONT THINK SOOoooOo

[apompkwrites]

WOAHHHH!!!!! Omg I can totally see the wholesome potential in Ruggie x Lil Schoenheit?! If you kind of think about it... their differences are rather cute. Ruggie is more outgoing whilst Lil Schoenheit seems to be more reserved despite being exposed to the spotlight at such a young age. Following this line of thought, Ruggie can help bring Lil Schoenheit out of their shell, make them feel more comfortable by telling jokes or just messing around. And despite Ruggie's scheming exterior, he can actually be pretty soft (to his grandmother, the kids from his neighborhood, Leona, Jack, and so on). Lil Schoenheit would definitely love putting dandelions in his hair 🥺💖. They'd make Ruggie look cuter! In a way that doesn't diminish his unique charm and adorable Ruggie-ness. Soooooooooo... To ease my brainrot, may I request a scenario for these two? Creative Liberty is yours to take hold of!

you couldn't help but press chaste kisses against ruggie's face. it was a want, no, a need. combine the sense of euphoria that rushed through your system with the loud laughs coming from your boyfried, oh you were smitten.

this was how your dates at pomefiore typically ended. you just couldn't stop yourself! you always loved having your dates at your dorm. it was always worth it seeing ruggie's face light up at all of the fancy decor, from the banners on the walls to the pristine porcelain tea cups.

you always urged ruggie to let you "doll" him up, as he liked to describe it. sure, you weren't as into makeup as your older brother was, but it was nice to just pamper your boyfriend who deserved nothing but the world.

the one thing you did that you were sure separated you from your brother was the little dandelions you would stick into ruggie's hair.

"my perfect little hyena," you would coo, pressing a kiss to ruggie's temple. he would try to hide his face in your neck, letting out little huffs and grumbles about "not wanting to be babied", but the little upward tilt of his ears told you otherwise.

he truly did live up to rook's nickname, didn't he? but, at the end of the day, he was your little dandelion.

[lazybonesvvv]

🍩🐱tsum!