#twisted wonderland book seven spoilers

[cowsarecute]

Malleus having his little break up melt down has revived me

[soup-du-silence]

"In Jamil's dream, Kalim won't exist. "In Jamil's dream, HE'LL be housewarden and Kalim will be his servant." Actually I think he's too codependent for all that, maybe he just wants a break and a fruity drink and then he'll be right back on his grind. That's my theory, anyway.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Do you know if Jamil or Kalim is older? While Kalim's birthday is in June and Jamil's in September, if their in the dame school year then doesn't that mean Kalim was born in the June after the year Jamil was born? Does canon say anything about it?

Canon doesn’t state one way or another; I think the devs just made everyone in the same year level generally the same age for the sake of simplicity. The differences in age that would naturally occur due to them being born in different months is not really acknowledged.

If we look at everyone’s birthdays with the assumption that everyone in the same year is the same age at the start of the main story, then Jamil (September birthday) is older than Kalim (June birthday). Because the NRC school year begins in September, this would make Ace and Jamil, the September birthday boys, older than their respective peers at the start of the main story. That would mean Kalim must be born the summer after the year Jamil was. I think… (I’ll be honest here, doing math with dates is not my strong suit 💀)

If you’re curious…

First Years (oldest to youngest 16-year olds):

Ace

Jack

Sebek

Epel

Deuce

Ortho

Second Years (oldest to youngest 17-year olds):

Technically Silver if you want to count him as 417 years old

Jamil (confirmed as the oldest second year in a tweet by Yana)

Jade and Floyd

Azul

Ruggie

Silver (if you want to consider him as being 17)

Kalim

Riddle

Third Years (oldest to youngest 18-year olds):

Lilia (since he’s going on 700ish now)

Malleus (since he’s confirmed to be 178 years old)

Leona (he’s 20)

Trey

Rook

Idia

Rollo (including him here because we do happen to have an official birthday for him, which is Feb 2nd)

Cater

Vil

Ages of other main story characters (birthdays not confirmed yet):

Crowley is ??? but Very Old since he has been headmaster of NRC for at least a century

Trein is 58

Crewel is 32

Falena is 30 (Leona says his brother is 10 years older)

Vargas is 30

Fellow is 26 (he says he is 20-something in Playful Land; the official profile released with his SSR confirms the specific age)

Sam is 25

Chenya is 18 (third year at RSA; estimate based on the Dwarves calling him “senpai” and not yet being sent away yet for the required internship of fourth year students)

Neige is 17 (second year at RSA)

The Seven Dwarves are estimated to be 17 (since they are said to be second years; however, they might actually be much older than this since dwarves count as a type of fae)

Skully J. Graves is a first year student, so he’s ~16

Cheka is 5

We also know the ages of a few siblings, like Ace’s older brother being 23 (7 years older) or Jack having two younger siblings (an 11 year old brother and a 7 year old sister). However, since they don’t appear in the main story, they are not listed here. For more information on the TWST boys’ family members, check out this post!

[avionvadion]

Everything's all fun and games until you're dragged into an even deeper slumber because a certain someone refuses to let you wake. Poor El is going through it, lol. Here's her Book Seven SSR card and groovy!

Versions without the blurring, lighting, and thorns under the cut.

The idea was "what if Eleanora had an SSR card based on book seven" so boom!

Real!Eleanora is fast asleep on Malleus' throne because now that's he's Overblotted he has gone full Yandere, and due to Silver, Sebek, and Grim's interference she gets dragged into an even deeper slumber (the original dream was her at the Valley living with Malleus as his consort/queen, a dream he actively conjured for her) because like hell is Overblot!Mal is gonna let her wake up or let them take her from him. Silver panics and jumps after her, because there's a good chance they won't be able to snap Malleus out of it without Eleanora's help, and Grim and Sebek are holding onto him.

They end up so deep in the darkness that Eleanora believes she's Ellis- and that he was never abducted due to the Senate's intervention and was never cursed by Maleficent. It's Eleanora living Ellis' life if he did manage to get his happily ever after and successfully marry Maleficent. Malleus is no longer able to find Eleanora as she’s in a dream where he does not “exist” as it is memories of a time before she knew him, and this infuriates him.

I do plan on them falling in even deeper when El starts to become "aware" and they start witnessing not just Eleanora's memories as Ellis- the real Ellis- but Maleficent's as well, because of how long her consciousness was intertwined with Ellis/Eleanora's soul, and that's when they learn about how she had been cursed and her past lives. Very much the "they're transparent as they're witnessing real memories, instead of being inside an active dream" kinda thing.

...And then after waking her they wind up in Lilia's dream, lol.

General Lilia is gonna lose it because Ellis is still fresh in his memory because Maleficent died, like, only a hundred years ago, so he's gonna clock her as Ellis' reincarnation so fast. And Eleanora gets to find out about Meleanor and it's like. What. Mal's mom is named what. Ah, okay. Understood. Do not use the full name. Strictly "El" or "Ellie" whilst in this war. Mmhm.

Her attire is also incredibly suspicious. Oh boy. And Lilia can sense that Draconia magic on her because Malleus has her name. Drat. Even more sus.

[necrobatdyke]

[strawberryshineart]

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This moment broke my heart. Poor boy was so obviously just lonely 😭.

I knew I had to draw something for the moment he hatched. 💜

Also have this sketch of the baby boi 🐉 (yes his first belp was a very big milestone)

[daisystwistedgarden]

concept: an orpheus/euridice retelling with lilia.

maybe it's a tale with general vanrouge as orpheus. you're his fae lover killed in the war. amongst the many heart-wrenching losses, there's one he never expected-- you, an innocent bystander, one who he tried to hide away from the horrors of war and yet lost all the same. he... he can't do this without you. there's too much responsibility on his shoulders. he can't mourn the loss of his loved ones without you. he can't raise this orphaned child, the only heir to the throne and the last hope of briar valley, without you.

somehow, the opportunity arises to save you. his devotion has driven him to a point of madness. this is what earns him an opportunity to rescue you from the afterlife. there's simply one rule lilia must follow: he may not, under any circumstances, turn around to look at you.

there's many interpretations of this myth. in some, orpheus fears he's been tricked by hades and grows doubtful of whether his beloved is really behind him-- he cannot hear her breathing, nor her footsteps, and in a fit of desperation, he turns around. others depict it as crueler twist of fate. upon reaching the surface, he turns to embrace his lover, only to find she's a few steps away from the threshold and thus never makes it to the land of the living once more. one interpretation has orpheus hear eurydice trip behind him and, on instinct, he turns around to soothe her woes and finds he's unintentionally failed the one task meant to save her.

general lilia's walk through the underworld is no exception. the man has grown desperate in your absence. the circumstances of the war seem to have toughened him into a strong, stoic soldier, but that has never been the reality. his soul yearns for respite. will there be a briar valley left standing after the war is said and done? will he even be alive to see it? the loss of his lover ruined him further. lilia's a wounded animal backed into a corner, baring his teeth with a feral glint in his eye. he's not well enough to handle this. he needs you back, alive, with him, to help him rebuild. himself. briar valley. please.

the sound of silence. the shuffle of a fallen body. the break of dawn illuminating the glimmer of hope in his eyes.

in the end it's all the same-- lilia turns around. you never make it back to the land of the living. the tale plays out again in the most cruel of ways. but does it sting you to know your fate has been, in both life and death, to be loved to the point of tragedy?

[ielectrica]

Controversial headcanon?

This may be a controversial headcanon of mine, but I believe that Lilia may have a smaller than average penis or a micropenis. I've seen headcanons of characters in this fandom having larger penises and whatnot, but what about smaller than average penises? What about micropenises? What about some characters being intersex? Clitoromegaly? CAH (Congenital Adrenal Hyperglasia)? PCOS? Klinefelter syndrome? Any of those? Hell, let's even include ambiguous genitalia!

All I'm basically saying is that Lilia Vanrouge should either have a smaller than average penis or a micropenis and still be just as loved, cherished, treasured, and treated as wonderfully as the rest that do HC him as having a large penis.

I even saw some posts that basically had Lilia as a virgin; as someone who didn't have that much sexual experience due to having been in the war against human and Fae for so long and having had to raise Malleus in the best way that he could (damn the Senate to hell for basically taking Malleus away from him and Malleus having had to live such a lonely existence) on top of Briar Valley possibly not having the best materials (IF AT ALL) for sex education, he wouldn't be able to really pinpoint how to pleasure anyone until after retirement at the very least.

You know what? Fuck it. Yes, I'm HC'ing the LITERAL FUCK out of Lilia having a micropenis. He doesn't need a big dick to satisfy others and HE KNOWS IT. Hell, he probably has some epic oral and hand game along with throat game because sex isn't all about penetration like some people like to claim it is!

If people want to have Lilia Vanrouge have the penis that is above average or massive, that's fine too! But micropenis and smaller than average penis havers need not to be ashamed!!! They need love too!

So there's that! That's all, folks!

[rolloollor]

Who's your favorite of the staff

They're all good in their own ways, but I love Crowley. Great design, weird guy, doesn't get invited to staff parties, definitely more going on with him than we currently know. He also makes a lot of the story and events happen, so that's another reason to like him. Whenever he shows up, I'm like, "What's the funny bird man gonna do this time?" and he does a Crowley. Sometimes he does a big Crowley, sometimes he does a small one, but I'm always satisfied. After all, what would this game be without him roping the NRC boys into doing stuff he doesn't wanna do?

But...

JP book seven related theory spoilers

If he turns out to be Malleus' dad I won't be happy, I just can't stand that theory, even if I think it's likely. I obviously really like both Crowley and Malleus, but... It'll center Malleus too much in the story, I feel. This game isn't Malleus Wonderland, it's about all of the overblotters. Plus, what does it say about Lilia if he didn't notice? What does it say about him if he did? Is he in on it? Why? If their plan is to somehow resurrect Malleus' mom, I'm gonna be disappointed.

Not that the twist can't be done well, but I guess my problem is that I don't trust that it will be. I'm totally in support of him being the guy behind a bunch of bullshit like increasing the likelihood of overblotting and whatnot, but I don't want him to be Malleus' dad... If he's some weird evil entity controlling Malleus' dad, though, I can accept that.

[blind0raven]

I swear if Idia did not record that moment on his tablet somehow in that dreamscape imma end him

that is a promise

this is the moment that broke me

[taro-bae]

Twisted Wonderland - Third Years

Summary: reacting to you falling asleep in their room

Characters: Third Years

CW/Notes: gn!reader, fluff, Slight Book 7 Spoilers! (Malleus's part), mostly written as platonic but its up to the reader

Trey Clover

Trey makes it to his dorm room after a hustling day of classes and vice-warden duties. He's ready to just sit down and relax his muscles for the afternoon. As soon as he steps inside his room, he recognises a familiar figure lying in his spacious bed on his clover plush. Trey smirks a little amused by your choice of sleeping space. He makes sure the lights are off making his way towards you. He shifts your body to put the blanket covers over you.

Trey is like the older brother of Heartslabyul. He has younger siblings and knows how to take responsibility for others. Taking off his dorm Uniform hat and jacket, he settles at a respectful distance away from you, just resting his eyes with a hand behind his head. He watches you as you stir awake. "Sleep well, sleepyhead?" Trey says with a teasing smirk looking at your slightly dishevelled appearance.

Cater Diamond

After the unbirthday party, Cater returns, eyes locked on his phone as he edits and goes through all the photos he has taken during the day. He walks into the room, still looking down at his phone until he notices a silhouette hugging his smily plushie. Cater immediately goes to his camera, tip toeing towards the bed.

He takes multiple photos thinking just how cute you look with your cheek flushed and soft against the pillow. Cater hovers over you to snap different angles and profiles. "Aww, such a cutie~" Their cheeks look so soft, " He thinks in his head, trying not to wake you up. He reaches over to poke your cheek, snapping a picture at the same time. Minutes later, you are on Magicam for everyone to see, and Cater has no shame. There are plenty hashtags describing just how cute he thinks you like #sleepingbeauty #cutiepatootie #sweetcheeks

Leona Kingscholar

Leona is not pleased. Leona did sense you before even making it into his room by your scent. He scowls, seeing the person lying in his bed. "Stupid herbivore" His tail swishing behind him in annoyance. "Oi, wake up" Leona says bluntly, standing over you. When you refuse to get out and won't budge he lets out a frustrated sigh. "Move over. Now".

Leona slumps over on the bed, spreding his limbs out. He doesn't care at this point. He shifts over, pulling you into his body. "Since ya not gonna listen, you'll be my pillow," He says in a gruff voice. His tail is thumping against the mattress, but he likes how comfortable this is. He will never admit it, though. Leona has a sense of pride that you're not afraid to be near him, let alone dare fall asleep in his room. "Not a word or ya out. I need my nap". He's out within seconds.

Rook Hunt

Rook already knew you were in his room. Most likely, it was his works doing, a set up to get you into his room. Being a hunter, he knows exactly what's happening were and he keeps his diligent eyes on you. Rook returns to his room, where you sleep with an adoring look on his face. "Such a darling, Mon ange ♡" He's absolutely mesmerised by your beauty and peaceful, vulnerable state. He sees beauty in everything. To him, you're like a work of art in itself.

Rook watches over your sleeping face and body. The way your body rises with each breath to the small movement of your face. He takes in every detail. At some point, he takes out his phone to snap a few photos of you. He's so stealthy you'll never know he did. Just be warned you'll end up on his secret wall behind the wallpaper in his room. He's a questionable one.

Vil Schoenheit

The last thing Vil expects is to find someone in his room when he returns. Let alone finding someone in his bed, that's just unacceptable. He lets out a small cough before he speaks, "Wake up this instant." Vil makes his way across the room. "You mustn't sleep in such attire, and sevens forbid in my bed. One must always wear clean pyjamas and do a proper skin and hair routine prior. Which you clearly have not done."

Vil would scold you and point out your eyebags or tired look, warning about the consequences of overworking yourself. You have no choice but to follow through with his routine as he applies beauty products on your face and hair. If you complied well, he might just let you stay and rest up. "Very well...I'll permit you to stay. But don't make a habit out of this. " His voice is authorative, but without a bite to it. Vil actually secretly enjoys pampering you with some self-care and sharing his knowledge.

Idia Shroud

What was he doing out of his room in the first place? Who knows. When Idia comes back, it's an instant panic and internal turmoil. He nearly yelled but slapped his hands over his mouth. "What are they doing here! This can't be happening IRL! What do I do? They'll be mad if I wake them up!" He is slouched over, fiddling with his hoodie string, trying to decide what to do. His heart is pounding in his chest, the phrase "why me? Why my room?" Running through his head at a hundred miles per hour.

He can't help but stare at you, a small smile tugging at his blue lips. "No, stop! That's creepy. Cringe behaviour. They'll think you are a creep!" Idia snaps himself out of the trance but can't bring himself to wake you up. He huddles over near his desk, distracting himself with a game occasionally glancing at you sleeping with the ends of his hair pink.

Malleus Draconia

Malleus is surprised to find anyone in his room. He appears looming over the sleeping form eyes slightly widened as he observes your state. Malleus is rather glad that you're here, making his room seem less lonely. He is pleased that you are not afraid of him and comfortable enough to sleep not only in his room but remain asleep in his presence.

Malleus ensures the room suits your comfort, moving the blankets over you. "You're an interesting cause, child of man. A truly endearing sight." Malleus watches over you, ensuring you only have pleasing dreams and a deserved rest. After a short passing of time, He starts humming a melody. A lullaby.

"My eyes are watching over you still, let’s be together. With no fear, even if we wake from this dream"

His low voice echoes through the room, sensing you into a deeper sleep. That guaranteed would be the best sleep of your life.

Lilia Vanrouge

His room is a mess stuffed with artefacts and the most random things. Lilia finds you tired and fast asleep in his room. He sees this as a perfect opportunity to give you a little scare. Hanging off the ceiling, he yells out a "boo!" Causing you to wake up. "Khee hee," he plays it off by acting cute. "Fu-fu~ look at you all worn out, little one." Lilia doesn't miss a chance to tease you.

His red eyes sparkle with mischief. "Oh, I'm just messing around. Go back to sleep, I'll watch over you~" Says the man who just woke you up for giggles. Once you're off to sleep again, Lilias caring side steps in. He ensures you are safe and well rested, letting you sleep in his room, even on him, as he pats your head affectionately. Lilia is very parental and will guard your sleep from any nightmares.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Ei Raven primeira vez que mando pergunta, desculpa não estar falando em inglês é que eu realmente não sei inglês eu sinto muito,mas eu gosto muito do seu Tumblr e a maneira que vc expressa seus pensamentos, e eu gostaria de falar sobre os alunos de RSC que sinceramente eu sinto que o fandom as vezes os trata um pouco ríspido demais,tipo eu sei que irrita quando eles vencem os meninos de NRC,mas ainda sim que o fandom as vezes pode ser muito rígido com eles,o que vc tem a dizer sobre isso?

Here is a translation of the Portuguese (?) ask from a friend of a friend 👆 (Shoutout to Monokuma, lol)

I don’t think I’ve seen too many fans being critical of RSA students recently?? Maybe it’s just the circles I’m in, but I don’t recall there being a spike in RSA hate since book 5, where Neige prominently featured as our rival. I think that’s where most of the RSA vs NRC discourse comes from. I recall many fans being upset that NRC lost to such an unpolished performance, especially knowing how Vil pushed himself to the point of emotionally breaking to triumph over Neige. Chenya definitely did not warrant the same anger back in book 1 because he wasn’t portrayed as a rival or threat to a NRC boy. Instead, Chenya was an ally that pointed us in the right direction to help Riddle.

I think the anger and disdain that some people might feel towards RSA is, like you said, the result of being frustrated that our boys lose to them so often. However 💦 I really think it isn’t worth being upset about, as this was for sure an intentional writing decision that serves the themes of the game. What do we know about fairy tales? The villains tend to lose to the heroes—and although NRC and RSA aren’t schools that exist specifically to foster villains and heroes, they still retain this expected dynamic. In theory, this is because NRC students are too prideful to work together, and that has always granted RSA a competitive edge. That’s why Yuu is introduced with the hopes of being the one to teach cooperation and bring the NRC student population closer. With RSA’s 99-win streak in magift/spelldrive and the big end-of-year tournament coming up soon, it’s pretty clear to me that Twst is setting things up for the 100th win to be NRC’s, showing that they have changed for the better over the course of the main story. NRC losing has to happen before then so that the payoff at the very end will be more significant.

What I think a lot of people may fail to realize is their own biases in evaluating NRC versus RSA. We spend like 99.9% of our time in the game with the NRC boys and seeing things from their perspective. Of course we’re going to sympathize with them. Of course we’re going to take their sides. But we never spend time with RSA students, so we never get to see their perspective. How can you be so sure that they didn’t also train hard to earn all their victories? Neige is just ONE example of a seemingly “low effort” win—and even if you see it that way, how do we know that it’s actually “low effort”? We don’t know how much practice Neige and the dwarves put into their performance. Maybe they worked just as hard as the NRC Tribe did. Why are we assuming they didn’t?? Just because their performance wasn’t as flashy as NRC’s?? I think that’s a little unfair to say… You never truly know what another person is going through.

As we later learn from Rook, Neige has difficult life circumstances—he seems to be an orphan and lives in a cottage with the dwarves, doing many of the chores. But Neige continues to practice and dreams of bringing smiles to everyone’s faces, even donating most of what he makes to the less fortunate. Context like this helps add depth, but because this is a villain-centric game we often don’t get to hear as much about the non-villains and it’s therefore up to the fans to grant grace to the characters who lack in lore. I don’t know, I think it would help a lot if we distanced ourselves from the purely NRC mindset and considered a more objective POV.

[avionvadion]

So... instead of it being of Ramshackle, El is gonna have a dream where she's married to Malleus in the Valley of Thorns and they have a daughter named "Mallory". (Mallory means "unfortunate/unlucky" and it also rhymes with Valerie, lol) Malleus himself is very much present during the dream, but "Mallory" serves as a sort of tether to keep El unaware and to drag her back into sleep anytime she gets close to waking up.

When she snaps out of it she's like, "WHY DID I EVEN FALL FOR THAT!??? I HATE THAT NAME, IT'S AWFUL! WHY WOULD I CURSE A CHILD WITH THAT NAME!????"

Unlike her eventual real-life counterpart, Melody (who is the youngest after Elias) Mallory has her "father's" pointed ears while Melody has her mother's round ones. Otherwise, they're near identical.

I figured "Melody" would work because 1) Malleus is a singer and 2) El pretty much takes on the role of Ariel during the Octavinelle arc, so. Eyyyyy. 3) I also just love that lullaby, it's so hecking pretty.

New OC, unrelated to Malleora, below

THIS BOY.

He's gonna make an appearance in the next chapter of Once Upon A Dream. (I technically have like three chapters written, but I'm trying to get to a certain point to make sure it works soooooooo... with any luck ya'll will have a barrage of chapters to read??? Heheh...) His name is Wynter Northcliffe, a second-year. Based off of Jack Frost. Has a bad habit of accidentally frosting his own clothes.

His father is a seasonal winter fae but his mother is human. His mother runs the ski resort in Pyroxene/Shaftlands' mountains that Jack Howl's family often vacations to. Sometimes shocks Silver awake in the middle of class by touching his neck with his icy fingers- his hands are always cold, everyone hates it, he finds it kinda hilarious.

[necrobatdyke]

Same pose but a different Lilia.

One as a war general. The other as a father figure.

[lunerna21]

I've been feeling on and off for a while, but I wanted to talk about a couple of things

(***LONGISH POST AHEAD! MY BRAIN IS RUNNING AT A MILLION MILES PER HOUR!***)

I THOUGHT WEREN'T GETTING A BOOK 7 UPDATE BUT WE’RE STACKED FOR BOTH EN AND JPN SERVERS!!

I'm gonna talk briefly about the EN server and then jump to talking about the JPN server

I was honestly expecting them to release maybe one more chapter before the end of the year, BUT THIS PERFECTLY OKAY WITH ME~!

I do wish they had just released Playful Land the beginning of October instead of the ending, but I'm glad the beginning of the month is Playful Land and then the end is Book 7

IM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SOBBING FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME BUT WE'RE FINALLY PROGRESSING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR

I JUST WANT TO HUG SILVER AND SEBEK CAUSE I WAS INCONSOLABLE WHEN SEBEK WAS STRAIGHT FUCKING SOBBING AND SILVER KEPT BLAMING HIMSELF FOR EVERYTHING

IF WE GET ONE MORE CHAPTER IN DECEMBER FOR BOTH SERVERS, OOOOOOOOOO YANA I WILL GIVE YOU ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING!

Now, onto the JPN Server!!

***SPOILERS TO JPN SERVER BOOK 7 CONTENT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***

.....Folks let me just say one thing...someone is gonna have to play for my therapy bills after this next chapter...

AND RUGGIE LOOKS SO CUTE BUT THEN I SAW HOW PEOPLE WERE SAYING HE'S ATTENDING ANOTHER SCHOOL IN HIS DREAM, SO ANOTHER STUDENT THAT DOESN'T DREAM ABOUT STILL BEING AT NRC!!!

I can't blame Ruggie either considering he was traumatized from Leona attacking AND trying to kill him, but also just how much Ruggie has been through SINCE THE GODDAMN DAY HE WAS BORN!

YANA, I SWEAR TO THE GREAT SEVEN IF THEY MAKE IT THAT BOTH HIS PARENTS ARE ALIVE AND RUGGIE HAS A HARD TIME COPING WITH THE REALITY THAT HE HAS TO GO BACK TO LOSING THEM AND BEING BROKE, I WILL BE SENDING YOU MY THERAPY BILL

LIKE, LOOK AT THIS FREAKING CUTIE!!

Ruggie Bucchi is without a doubt one of my favorite characters from Twist and IM GOING TO BE HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME SEEING RUGGIE GO THROUGH HIS TRAUMAS, CONSIDERING HE KEEPS THINGS PRIVATELY TO HIMSELF

RUGGIE BUCCHI, YOU ARE LOVED!!😭❤️❤️❤️

I am also so INCREDIBLY curious to see Leona's dream. Is he gonna be aware that it's a dream and accepts it? Is he like everyone else and doesn't remember anything from Lilia's farewell party?

And this will FINALLY BE ADDRESSED IN THIS UPDATE?!

WHAT DOES THAT MEANNNNNN?!?!

SOOOOOO WHAT DID YOU GIVE THEN, LEONA!?!

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN EATING ME ALIVE FOR SO WAY TOO LONG BUT I SWEAR TO GOD IF WE DON'T GET ANSWERS FOR THIS IM GONNA RIP MY HAIR OUT

I FEEL OUT OF ALL THE BOOKS IN TWISTED WONDERLAND, THIS GROUP NEEDS REDEMPTION AND I WANNA SEE THEM BOND AND CRY TOGETHER OR SOMETHING JUST GIVE IT TO ME!!!

THE MOMENT I CAN GET A TRANSLATED VERSION OF THE UPDATE, I'M HAVING A TALL GLASS OF WINE AND SOME GREENERY (😉) AND DIVING INTO THIS CHAPTER!

LASTLY, I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE SO MUCH CLOSER (HOPEFULLY CAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE) TO SEEING ACE AND DEUCE AGAIN!!

AHHHHHH FHEJAFIOEAJFJERAJF I NEED TO SEE THEM BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

One concern I have though is we haven't see the dream/visions of when Prince Philip gets kidnapped by Maleficent and her goons

SO WHAT IF HE'S JUST WAITING FOR THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO CUT US OFF AND PREVENT US FROM MAKING ANY MORE PROGRESS?!

AND WHAT ABOUT THIS ⬇️ ?!?!?!?!?!?!? (Sorry if it's a lot lol I'm overwhelmed, is it obvious?😂)

AHHHHHHH I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET ANSWERS FOR THIS IN HEARTSLABYUL'S CHAPTER, BUT IM HORRIFIED IM SEEING ACE AND DEUCE OVERBLOT OR SOMETHING

I NEED TO GO CALM DOWN, BUT I HOPE WE GET SOME ANSWERS!!

[viperwhispered]

A ficlet to expand on the thoughts I shared here about Emi in book seven (so this will contain some spoilers).

You can find more information on my yuusona Emi and her relationship with Jamil here on the masterlist.

“Mrah, so where are we now?” Grim demanded to know. Sebek and Silver were both looking around, clearly on guard.

They were standing in front of a red, wooden two-story house, the gravel crunching under their feet. On their right, they could see apple trees, berry bushes and a small meadow split in two by a dirt road. To their left, partially obscured by the foliage, was an assortment of agricultural buildings, their roofs sagging and walls grayed out with age. And behind everything, surrounding them from three sides, there was water peeking through the trees, glimmering in the sunlight.

Suddenly the broom that had been leaning against the porch flew into Emi’s hand.

“Knew it!” she said with a delighted laugh.

Without giving herself time to think, Emi turned around, bursting into a sprint down the road on the hillside, away from the house. Running never was this light in the real world, but here… She pushed off the ground, spread her arms - and remained aloft, her feet tucked beneath her as she glided over the road and higher up to the air.

“Emi!”

Sebek sounded angry, Silver concerned, Grim baffled, yet the confusion was evident on all of their faces.

“Remember what you said about the dreams being tied to the person who’s dreaming them, Silver?” Emi called out from above them, her voice tinged with mirth as she pushed herself higher. It felt a little silly, flapping her arms like this to get higher in the air, but if it worked…

“Well, this dream is mine.”

She angled her palms, thumbs tilting downwards, and glided back towards the rest of the group, landing softly next to them.

“There’s a few things that tend to happen quite often in my dreams, and I did wonder if I’d be able to do them now as well. Seems like it works.”

Emi walked towards the house, easily tossing the tub meant for gathering rainwater high up in the air. She lifted a palm, cupped her hand, and the tub hovered, only descending as Emi allowed it to.

“But you are magicless, human. What is the meaning of this?” Sebek demanded.

Emi only gave him an amused look, too exalted to be bothered by Sebek’s usual brusqueness.

“Not in my dreams, though. Not even before I got to Twisted Wonderland, even if I thought magic was only fiction,” she responded lightly, letting the tub settle on the grass next to the garden swing.

“So what is this place?” Silver asked.

“Oh. It’s my grandma’s house. I often spend time here in the summer - or at least used to, when in my own world.”

Which meant that they were seeing a piece of the world Emi comes from, plucked from her memories. There was a new curiosity in all of them, even Sebek, as that realization set in.

For her part, Emi tried to swallow down the homesickness swelling up her throat and stepped up to the front door, turning the handle before pausing.

“Oh yeah. Malleus did say he’d make sure we’re only having good dreams… But still, be careful if it’s dark somewhere, or if you can’t turn on the lights. Upstairs, especially, and in the basement.”

Grim's eyes widened.

“Careful? Is there something dangerous in here?” he yowled.

“Only if it turns into a nightmare. And with the four of us, we'll be fine. I often beat things to pulp myself nowadays, at least if I'm lucky,” Emi said casually, like it was the most normal thing in the world.

“Just what kind of dreams do you have, human?” Sebek demanded.

After all… This timid girl from another world certainly didn't look like someone for such violence, even in her dreams.

“I suppose there's a fair bit of fighting and running and stopping bullets and throwing people around,” was Emi's wry response.

Which certainly did not lessen everyone's confusion any. Would she really be able to do all those things here, just like that?

While they were there, Emi took the opportunity to show everyone around. Talking about how her family would gather here for Christmas or Midsummer celebrations, showing off the sauna in the house - and the second one down by the lakeshore.

But she also tried out a few other things: passing through windows without breaking the glass, jumping up to the roof and gliding off again. All the while, there was that expression of delighted mirth on her features, the enjoyment of being able to do such impossible things - even if it all was a dream in the end.

There was even a part of Emi that wondered if she'd even be able to challenge Malleus in this place. Probably a foolish notion, considering his power and experience, but still…

At the very least, she would definitely need to ask the others to help her with some experimentation.

This will depend on his things end after book seven, but it's very much possible that at some point Emi will ask Malleus to let her visit her dreamspace again. Sure, it kinda fuels her homesickness, since she tends to dream of familiar places, but it also lets her experience being powerful in a way she rarely gets to feel - especially in Twisted Wonderland, where she's surrounded by mages.

They might even be trying things out together with Malleus to figure out just what kind of things Emi can do in the dreams, when she doesn't have to worry about waking up too soon.

Though I can certainly imagine Malleus being surprised that she’d let him put her to sleep like that, after what happened when he overblotted and how displeased Emi was with those events.

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