#why didnt gisela have more....

[kotlclittlemeowmeowtournament]

Included Characters

Based on your submissions! I’ll pair them to face off in a hot minute, but right now here are the characters you’ll be voting for!! I will say that some characters on this list were not submitted but I have ruled that they deserve to be included.

For fun, I have ranked them based on how many submissions they received. Some of y’all simply do not know what a little meow meow is and it’s embarrassing.

Without further ado, all 32 competitors!

With 8 submissions:

Alvar Vacker

With 6 submissions:

Keefe Sencen (embarrassing for y’all that he got so many)

Fintan Pyren

With 5 submissions:

Councillor Bronte

Brant Alger (how did his ass get beat by a little Boy)

With 3 submissions:

Umber

Fitz Vacker

Quinlin Sonden (love wins)

Alden Vacker (love wins)

Sophie Foster

With 2 submissions:

Marella Redek

Cassius Sencen

Councillor Emery (shocked, I say)

Gethen Ondsinn

Kenric Fathdon

With 1 submission:

Prentice Endal

Dex Dizznee

Sandor

Stina Heks

Jurek

Ruy Ignis (I can’t believe he only got 1 I’m still in shock)

Rayni Aria

Former King Enki

Gisela Sencen (again, shocked she only got 1. it’s what I call misogyny)

Trix

Biana Vacker

With no submissions, but I was so angry they weren’t included that now they ARE included:

Councillor Alina (good god she has atrocities and defenders and is so pathetic she cannot pull a single hoe)

King Dimitar (it’s funny)

Mr. Forkle (there’s a lot that’s wrong)

Tiergan Alenefar (I was SHOCKED Prentice was submitted and not him and. I miss him.)

Luzia Vacker (have you seen her)

Fallon Vacker (have you seen him)

[alaydabug2]

@myfairkatiecat Ik I said I didn't post on tumblr....BUT I DO NOW

Ok so to go more in depth of the theory about Keefe's mind shattering

Here you can see the different ways people can shatter

"But some turn erratic and reckless."

SHANNON

Who does that sound like to you

Furthermore, Keefe didn't really start becoming reckless until he found out about his mom

Yeah sure he ditched class and was a trouble maker, but he never really did anything to crazy until his mom

In neverseen alone he covered his room in paper scraps, took fathomlethes (which I believe are an elf version of drugs, but that's for another time to deep dive), tried to run off to ravagog on his own, and ran away to the neverseen

That's not even a book finding out about his mother

I also believe that his minds is slowly shattering bit by bit like Alden and has come extremely close several times

Also in neverseen when he had to be sedated for 24 hours because he was in shock and kept replaying the recovered memory over and over, when in legacy his mom got away and he was shaking and yelling

There's probably more too but I can't think of it rn

I also think what will be the last straw

I think he actually killed Ethan Benedict Wright II and his daughter (sorry if the next bit sounds weird this was copy and pasted from my YouTube 😭)

Ok so

Keefe has been going numb in stellarlune

We're all aware of that

He's not acting himself

Going numb

Abilities not working

Just overall worrying behavior

AND Shannon said some major information is going to be unveiled in unraveled

Well Well Well

I've come up with something

What if Keefe DID actually kill Ethan and his daughter

Hear me out

Shannon said that she was going to try and fit the information in unraveled into stellarlune

But it didn't work out

Then in try for book 10

But didnt fit

Well in stellarlune we know the 2 humans WERE actually brought up

Could that have been Shannon trying to write in the information about them but didn't work?

But you're probably wondering how this means Keefe killed them

Stick with me

Almost there

Keefes memory of him delivering the letter was SHATTERED

Not washed

Shattered

That was the only memory (as of known so far) to be shattered

The rest got washed

Why go out of your way to shatter THAT specific memory when the others were washed

Like the one with Gisela was on the roof with Alvar

That wasn't anything he needed to remember later

But why treat it different

Also

Gisela was talking like Keefe had something to do with their death

(Could've been manipulation tactic and it probably was but still)

Keefe had also visited their graves and asked about them

Confirmed stuff about them WILL be in unraveled

He wasn't acting himself in stellarlune

Yes he wasn't acting himself in unlocked either

And also yes he's been going numb and that absolutely will contribute to that

But idk

It just seems like there's more to it than JUST that

And THAT would definitely mess someone up

AND I'm already pretty sure his mind will shatter in book ten

So that could be the tipping point for it to do so

AND Shannon said this is game changing news

That definitely would be COMPLETELY plot changing and everything

And it would make sense why we'd need to see this revelation through his pov rather than in Sophie's just being told

Even if Keefe didn't kill them himself

But more so he had a more direct role in their murders than previously thought

So what do yall think of this

[myfairkatiecat]

Ok but just imagine:

[Sophie:]

Till the moment I found you

I thought I knew what love was

Now I'm learning what is true

That love will do what it does

^that’s sophie realizing that her feelings weren’t what she thought they were, and that her heart emotions were a little detached from her head emotions (to use Lord Cassius’ awful but unfortunately correct theory)

The world finds ways to sting you

And then one day decides to bring you

Something to believe in

^Sophie and Keefe have been through A LOT. But they still cling to each other, and the kiss in stellarlune is their decision to believe in what they have, no matter what happens in the days ahead.

For even a night

One night may be forever

But that's all right

That's all right

And if you're gone tomorrow

What was ours still will be

^something something keefe is always running away something something Sophie knows he may be gone when the sun rises but she loves him through his recklessness and avoidance and all of his flaws

I have something to believe in

Now that I know you believed in me

[Keefe:]

We (were) never meant to meet

And then we meet

Who knows why

One more stranger on the street

Just someone sweet passing by

^The moment he saw her in the hallway of Foxfire—a meeting by chance that only happened because Sophie made a silly mistake in alchemy that caused an explosion—he knew he’d met someone incredibly special (those are HIS sappy words, not mine!! He literally says that! In canon!) they would have eventually met, of course, with how much Keefe’s mother mattered in the course of Sophie’s life with her enemies, but who would have known that a meeting by chance in the halls of foxfire would lead to such pure love?

An angel come to save me

Who didn't even know she gave me

Something to believe in

For even a day

One day may be forever

But that's okay

That's okay

^Keefe spent a lot of his life learning to make forced laughter sound easy and fake smiles look real, and then along comes sophie, and he doesn’t have to do that anymore. He can let his guard down. Instead of awkward, nervous pity, she only feels sad for him (again his words) and that was something he’d never experienced before…

And if I'm gone tomorrow

What was ours still will be

I have something to believe in

Now that I know you believed in me

^again with the Keefe might be gone tomorrow thing… he knows the kinds of promises he’s bad at making. But that doesn’t keep him from caring or wanting time to stop so he can just keep looking at Sophie and living in their moment (heyyyy didnt Jack Kelly say something along those lines in the scene right before this song?)

[Both:]

Do you know what I believe in

Look into my eyes and see

^this is their kiss scene, which is fitting because it’s the line right before the kiss in the musical too. Sophie doesn’t know how to make Keefe believe that this is real. She leans up to kiss him. “You’re okay, right? No regrets?” “Absolutely none.”

Now for this middle dialogue from newsies:

[Jack:]

If things were different

[Katherine:]

If you weren't going to Santa Fe

[Jack:]

And if you weren't an heiress!

And if your father wasn't after my head…

[Katherine:]

You're not really scared of my father

[Jack:]

No, but I'm pretty scared of you

[Katherine:]

Don't be

^I think for Sophie and Keefe, this is the conversation they have about all the “complications” in stellarlune. Perhaps “and if you weren’t the Moonlark! And if my mother didn’t want us both dead…” in place of jack’s line, followed by “you’re not really scared of your mother” which mirror’s Sophie’s line in stellarlune about not being afraid of Lady Gisela, and being ready for her when she comes. Either way, this dialogue mirrors sokeefe’s discussion in stellarlune about their relationship and the challenges!

[Keefe:]

And if I'm gone tomorrow

[Sophie:]

What was ours still will be

[Both:]

I have something to believe in

Now that I know you believed in me

[Keefe:]

I have something to believe in

[Both:]

Now that I know you believed in me

^the “now that I know you believed in me” line appears elsewhere, but I talked about other lyrics at those points, so let’s talk about this one now. This is Sophie’s realization that Keefe’s waited for her. That he loves her. And Keefe’s realization that Sophie really truly loves him too and finally recognizes it for what it is.

Ok wait now I want a kotlc Sokeefe newsies au

Guys why is something to believe in from newsies such a Sokeefe song

[stellarune]

ok but

we all love human aus

and high school aus

so i raise you

elwin, who is the school nurse, and his husband, huz, who is the school therapist

keefe, who has been coming in more and more often over the weeks to see elwin

he isnt injured, or sick, he just. comes in, grab and blanket and sleep on one of the cots

or sometimes on the floor, even though there are free cots

and obviously, elwin is worried, because this 16 years old kid, who he sees everyday because he says hello and goodbye, and sometimes needs a place to hide or an alibi after a prank just. doesnt do that anymore. bot really

he looks exhausted, and elwin has tried to talk to him about it to know if hes sleeping ok, if hes not working himself too hard, but he never got an answer jeefe just flashing him a smile and coming up with some excuse

he wants to help, but hes afraid that if hes just straightforward with him keefe would lose the safespace that is the infirmary and he doesnt want to take that away from him.

one day, keefe walks in, not saying hello, just looking particularily rough, deep bags under his eyes, blotchy skin like hed been crying.

he falls face first into the cot, and elwin can see he isnt sleeping, still.

and he wants to do as he said he would to let h come at his own pace, and all that, but fuck he looks like he really needs a hug

elwin sits down on the cot, and keefe pushes himself up to sit besides him.

"do you want a hug ?" keefe nods and buries his face in elwins chest, who holds him tight for as long as he needs to.

keefe doesnt talk about why this is happening, but from then on, he just goes straight to hug elwin if he needs it (and elwin isnt like,helping someone) (if he is, keefe just crashes on the bed, and elwin comes to see if he needs like, cuddles or something as soon as hes done)

(just. parental elwin ok)

if he needs to be with someone, because on a whim, elwin gave him a key to the infirmary

he hopes keefe doesnt have to use it outside of school, but sometimes you gotta be prepared for the worst, and he still doesnt know exactly what is going on

keefe doesnt talk much about anything when hes in the infirmary, just dozes off so

anyways, he meets lord and lady sencen during the aprent teacher thing, and everything clicks

he runs into them in a hall, while theyre talking about just how bad keefe did that year, only "scraping a 97 in some classes" and he doesnt know exactly what these people have been telling keefe but hes this close to punching them right then and there

he makes a point of letting keefe know just how smart his teachers knew him to be, and that most of them didnt mind him not being in class if he was bored, as long as he did the tests and turned in his assignments, which he did

also how all the pranks that had been pulled on alina had become a running joke amongst them. how she was the only one who didnt know it was keefe pulling the pranks, but everyone else found them hillarious

fintan, bronte tiergan prentice come in sometimes as well

fintan is deseperatly trying to get keefe back on his play, prentice finds keefe to be the only one worthy to talk with him about art, and bronte and tiergan are just here by proxy

(and to keep their husband/brother in check)

(they went to school with keefes parents, and honestly theyre all this close to coming beat thel up in their sleep, but fintan and prentice are just a bit closer to actually dping it)

one day, what elwin really didnt want to hapen happened. keefe was already ther when he opened the infirmary

he could have just come in eatly or whatever, but he was wearing the exact same clothes as the day before

and he knew keefe had friends that would take him in if he asked them to, but he also knew keefe probably didnt want them to know somethi g had hapened

"do you want to caome stay with me ?" he asks when keefe blinks awake.

he didnt really mind keefe sleeping in the infirmary, even though it was proably forbidden by the school or whatever, but the cots were kinda uncomfortable

hes surprised keefe agrees

he drives them to the sencens first, so keefe can grab clothes, phone, laptop, and anything else he needs, then to his place

thankfulky he has a guest bedroom

keefe seriously cannot stop thanking him and he really doesnt need to elwin tells him, he offered after all, and he wouldnt have done so if he didnt want keefe to be there

what was probably supposed to be a few days turns into a month, then two, and honestly elwin doesnt mind (at all)

just, lzt this boy heal in peace

gisela wants to get him back, though, after a while

and she would have the upper land, both legally and emotionally if keefe sisnt just straight up refuse to see her

and she knows she doesnt have that many chances to win a lawsuit if keefe hadnt been home in 2 months and is testifying againt them

so yeah, elwin just recieves a bunch of death threats, but he can deal with that, and he has cameras installed that send a live feed to his friend tinker wjo lives a few states away so he feels pretty safe knowing they wouldnt be able to destroy the tapes

keefe doesnt come in to the infirmary nearly as much these days, and he looks less tired as well

he joins the school play, and prentice reports that hes been using the art room a bunch as well

fintan helps him prank alina again

bonus :

the first time keefe calls elwin dad was as a joke

"okayo daddy-o"

neither of them aknowledge it , but they bith know it happe.ed and honestly they arent mad about it

the moment it really starts to be a Thing for them though, is the next year, at the parent teacher conference, when keefe gives him the invite.

"you know, since.... youre basically my dad now."

"ill be there son"

keefe sends him a 10 hour loop of the "you are my dad" vine for fathers day

they dont really bother with guardianship, because keefe will be 18 the year after, and his "parents" havent tried anything in months

even the threats stopped

elwin definitely walks keefe dosn the aisle

[grotesquegabby]

What would your Survivor and Killer OCs think of mine and Mags'? :3

@post-itpenny

alrighty~ lets get started with

Pandoras thoughts

Mary: Honestly seems like a great person and would love to get to know her more. I imagine if Pandora had traveled and crossed paths with Mary Pre-Entity. She would have been like hey can you DJ at this party I’m throwing. I imagine they could have become pretty good friends to be honest. Plus Pandora is a huge partier, so shed end up being a fan as well x3

Pandora loves to tease the killers in trial and with those perks that Marys got. I imagine if they ended up in trials together and got to each other before the killer did. Tag team big time.

Thomas: She can see that hes guarded and can understand that. Pandora is a pretty sensitive person and can read people well. Shed take her time with Thomas and show him not everyone is as bad as they seem.

She would be extremely patient with him. Have his back when shes able too in trials. That sadomasochist perk really comes in handy for taking hits for team mates x3

Will try to make him laugh in a trial, lets have fun with this. She knows people can see what shes doing. So shes like lets make this as pervy or as funny as possible.

Neo: Loves the aesthetic, oh la la~. x3 Dont know if shed see him without the mask but shed be like oh damn~. anyway...a challenging killer but thats what makes these trials so fun, and Pandora is a glutton for punishment...god that sounds bad...anyway

I imagine shed be annoying to him too. Finding out about his past though would warrant empathy from her. Its not fair shed say, its not fair at all...outside trials she would try to befriend him like shed try with certain other killers.

Irene: You think I’m annoying now....just you wait~. Pandora though loud and very in the spotlight herself....is patient and cunning and knows how to be stealthy. I think at first when learning about Irene she might feel for her but it wouldnt last too long. She can put two and two together...she knows what happened to those people Irene knew...

Selfish people do as selfish people do. And Irene may be an actor but shes an open book.

Pandora wouldnt have much patience for someone like her but annoying the hell out of her would be worth it every time. She might even snap at Irene during trial and bring something up...which might get her killed but she wont care. Irene wants control and is manipulative. And Pandora dont roll with toxic people like that.

oh you dont like how I dress or act, well tough shit. shed call her uptight x3

Now for Gisela~

her view on life in general has become skewed especially after the betrayal and pain she endured before becoming what she was. During most trials she is herself, I have a look for her that shows when its the Entity I have yet to draw it and post it though so....hopefully soon.

So~

Mary: oh my god, this one is going to be annoying she can already tell. Dont get her wrong in another life these two could have been close. But this is the Entities realm and the Witch is no longer who she used to be.

So shes going to get annoyed with that one perk Marys got x3 I can tell but outside a trial...perhaps but shes quite hard to get close to outside trials.

she tends to stay in her own realm and doesnt even bother going to I assume a killers camp .I like to assume the killers also have a camp like oh man a new day in the entities realm time to head to the camp to see what trials ill get and sometimes they all hang out there. But shes like nah....

But I think she would also be fascinated with Mary, and....impressed. She was never that confident or popular when she was that age. So maybe also some admiration in there. A small part of her from the past still remains it might seem.

Thomas: Gisela understands a lot about what Thomas feels. Betrayal, someone close to you betrayed you. Left you for dead.....how familiar. Her situation from before only slightly similar in the someone close aspect though for her it was a whole village.

In trials she might give Thomas a chance...might..because of the sort of kinship she would feel with him but only somewhat. She has a job to do after all

other than that who knows. Maybe outside of trials theyd sit quietly together but The Witch tends to mostly keep to herself watching everyone from the shadows or through the crows eyes.

Shes not too fond of most people due to her past.

Neo: When it comes to killers, The Witch learns about them before meeting them. So Neo she would feel for, might not really show it at first unless they happen to get real close eventually but....she would feel for him and his past.

And yes....he is quite handsome~. But right now its professionalism time.

anyway....I imagine they might not speak much at first. Since shes pretty secluded and loner like at least in the beginning of things.

Neo has no qualms with killing, and honestly neither does she at this point. He has his reasons she has hers.

Irene: Im just imagining the Witch looking down at Irene with just this....look like....excuse you. x3 I dont know why anyway...

considering how different these two are...Gisela will admit she was a bit selfish in her past but not to Irenes extent. She selfishly wanted to keep her sister with her in their home village but ended up unable too... that was her thing.

But Gisela also sees this want for attention and control.....utterly......infuriating. She has no patience for it. I imagine she could tell how Irene would feel about her. As I may have mentioned before or if I didnt, The Witch knows things and she can tell the type of impression she leaves on some.

but I imagine if these two did have any positive interaction it would be few and far between perhaps. Where as Irene enjoys being in the spotlight, the Witch actually doesnt. She tends to stick to the shadows.

Bastian's opinions

Mary: she's really cool and he'd definitely befriend her. Love of music and stuff uvu

I imagine they'd joke around and talk about their lives. Let's irritate the killer x3

Thomas: he'd feel for Thomas and he'd also be understanding but Bastian is extremely loyal when he makes a friend.

I imagine it'll take a bit and Bastian is more down it earth when it comes to being social and such. So who knows they might end up being real good friends in time.uwu

Neo: cool look but oh shit! I honestly think Bastian would have a bad time going against him. Hed be like flashlights dont work sooo....what do!

cool guy, sad past, hed feel better but wouldnt feel very safe around him even outside trials. He doesnt really trust a lot of the killers outside the trials in general.

Irene: ._. reminds him of his father so it's a no from him.

Would do everything in his power to piss her off just like he did him.

He will pallet stun her over and over and over. Learn that Yui perk just for her plus added with his pallet perk itll be a real hit.

Hope these are good uwu

[stellarune]

poptart headcanons ! (poptart is dad!bronte, dont @ me, three people agree already)

bronte is the one in charge of cassius and giselas trial whe it comes to abusing keefe, mostly because he didnt really have a happy childhood either, and he knows how damaging it can be.

he, however, isnt the one in charge of aldens, because it is a whole other mess and he feels guilty for not being aware of it in the first place and the council decides that its better if he doesnt participate, to avoid too much guilt.

gisela and cassius dont go down without a fight, and for a while, the juury consider even letting cassius keep custody of him on behalf of the fact that he somehow loves his son in some way

the fact that they dont know where keefe is gonna go afterwards doesnt help

so he offers to take him in

the council hesitate, for a while, since councillor shouldnt be able to have kids, but this is bronte, and keefe is almost eighteen anyways so hell go back to normal soon enough

keefe isnt sure about this all

hes glad he doesnt have to stay with cassius anymore, but this is bronte, and he wonders if its not gonna be even worse.

then they get into brontes tower and the councilor just deflates

he lets himself slump down on a chair and breath

and keefe thinks its maybe gonna be okay

he already has his own room, even though its undecorrated, but he has a very soft looking blaket on the bed, and the dresser is open for him to put his clothes in, and mrs stinkbottom is already there

bronte is watching him look around with a smile on his face, then he says something that makes keefe jump, but they laugh about it a little and he helps him unpack his clothes and stuff

keefes sketchbook is locked away with some of his more personal stuff as well,and bronte doesnt ask why

ro gives him a father figure shovel talk

they settle into their routine, and keefe learns that while in neither case bronte would hurt him, hes softer inside the tower, where he knows no one is watching. in the outside world, he rarely lets himself smile or laugh at keefes jokes, but keefe learns that the crinkle in the corner of his eyes mean the same thing

about a year in, keefe start “ironically” calling him pop and the first few times bronte lost all composture, even in public.

its only a few months later than the vacker trial is held.

it happens after fitz knocked on keefes window one too many times in the middle of the night and bronte decides to look into it. (hes aware keefe is probably dating him, but coming in through the window every other day isnt the norm when he knows he can just use the front door with inimal repercussions)

he doesnt bother fitz with it at first. only alden, in the hopes he ight say its all a misunderstanding or something

to his horror, after talking to biana and fitz in what was a very epproving conversation, he realize its not. and that della wasnt doing anything about it and that neither was he

he isnt there for the trial, but he heard it was nasty. insults were thrown, and threats were made. he calls in sick with a note saying hed have two rooms ready

he spends the rest of the day watching bad reality tv with keefe

fitz faceplants into keefes bed with no words after the trial

biana looks dazed, and just sits on the couch next to keefe. he drags her to his bad and they make a cuddle pile with all of the plushies pillows and blankets they have

(i want to make one about alvar but tell me if you want me to)

[lotusishere]

Perioddddd @myfairkatiecat you wrote that so beautifully and I agree with you. Cassian has trauma we all see that and understand. Especially because Gisela used that trauma to fuel him more into being the way he is now. He doesn’t need a redemption arc because I believe he’s already written well. We know he was bullied in school for his ability. It’s hidden in context clues that his parents are basically similar to how he was. Everyone saw him as weak and someone who wouldn’t be able to be something. ( I’m not sure if it’s canon or canon but) I’m pretty sure Cassian was deadass like Keefe was he was younger. When he came to goofing around and expressing his emotions in ways he couldn’t at home or in public through art. Which is why I thought he was so tough on Keefe to make sure he didnt become the person he was.

A act of “tough love” but even if all of this is true. It does not excuse him for the emotional and mental abuse (along with PRESSURE) he put on Keefe. He’s hurt but just because he’s a victim that doesn’t mean he has the right of victimizing everyone else. (As in making everyone into victims too.) I don’t believe Cassian would ever change because there’s no urge too. He doesn’t believe what he’s doing is wrong and if he did we would have ALREADY seen him start changing. Sophie points this out multiple times whenever she sees him. I feel like the point of having Cassian are (I guess) an “active character” is to show conflict for Keefe. Cassian is one of Keefe’s (MANY) conflicts. He does deserve the hate and it’s true. He doesn’t need a redemption arc to understand how he is the way he is. You don’t need people to change to see and understand their colors. Sometimes people are just stuck being the color they were given. And I don’t think it’s ever going to change nor do I think Keefe would be able to forgive him in the way Cassian would want him too.

A lot of abused kids when they see how their parents are they try their hardest to be completely different. Both of them being an empath makes their relationship even more important. Keefe knows how parents should be. He comments on it ALOT with the Vackers and Ruewen’s and Dizznees’s. He knows what a father should be and what it should not be. That is why Keefe is different. That’s why him branching out and being his own person even tho he doesn’t know who that is, IS important. Thats something that Cassian as much as he would want to take credit for will never be able to do.

my unpopular opinion

cassius is overhated

it's like we know almost nothing about him except that he emotionally abused keefe growing up and wasn't a good father (this is not excusing him for what he did, he was a horrible father and person to keefe)

but do we truly know anything about cassius beyond a few memories sophie wasn't able to see?

trauma can change a person, we don't know how cassius became the person he is.

we really don't know who cassius really is, which is why he really needs a redemption arc

[stellarune]

and so dex found himself searching the entire kingdom searching for a man knowing only his eye color (”blue as clear as the ice on a mountain stream”, fitz had said) and his ring size. why was he even surprised anymore ? (he wasnt).

still, this one was the last house on his list for the day, and he was not looking forward to ringing the doorbell. the rumours about the witch that lived in this place... it gave him shivers just thinking about it. but he had a duty to accomplish, so he took a deep breath, clutched his sword a little bit tighter and rang. 

the woman who opened was beautiful, there wsa no doupt abotu it. she looked like touching her would make you bleed, was the first thing dex thought. everything about her was... sharp, and she probablly show no hesitation slitting his throat if he displeased her. he held back a shiver as he introduced himself.

“do come in,” the woman, Gisela, told him. “thoguh i doubt you find what youre looking for here.”

____________

keefe slipped away to his “room” as soon as he heard the dorrbell ring. it was nothing more than the cupboard where the heating was, really, but it was where he slept, so he supposed that was what it was for him. 

the man wasnt one he knew. he prided himself on having most of his mothers colleguages voices memorized, but this one was new. he introduced himself as dex, and keefe coud swear hed heard that name before. probably mentioned in a meeting. 

his mother led him to the dinning room, right under where he was. great, he could listen in to all of the murder and treason plans. he loved it here. 

“im looking for a man who might have lost this ring,” dex said. “he was wearing it on tuesday ? at the ball ?”

keefe gluped. so that was it. his mother was going to find out, and he was going to die, if the guard (?) wasnt already there to take him to prison for loosing a million pound royal heirloom or something. 

“and why are you looking for him, pray tell ?” his mother asked, and by then, he knew she was just toying. she didnt know it was him, or she would have seen dex out the door, but she had soething in mind, probably. 

“the prince whishes to speak to him again, my lady.” she burst in a laugh and keefe could feel his cheeks heat up as well as his heart.

“im afraid you wont find him here, dear. its just me, myself and my old bones,” she replied. no. this couldnt end like this, not whne it could be so much more. he just... he just needed a way out. something to tell the guard he was there ! could he... could he maybe pretend to fall ? make some noise ? or was that too risky.

fuck it. 

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dex heard a thump, right above him. he gripped his sword and shot lady gisela a glance. “hwta was that ?” 

“must have been a rat,” she replied, tilting her head a little bit. and dex would have been inclined to believe her,  rats could make a ruckus like the devil after all, if the “rat” hadnt started cursing loudly as well. he raised his eyebrow at gisela. 

“dont move,” he said, pointing his sword at her. he climbed the stairs four by four, arriving to an empty room. “come out. now.” he ordered. 

quietly, a man got out from under the bed, hands raised in the air. “well, my dear... dex was it, you ll be pleased to know im gay.” he smirked.

“who are you ? how did you get in here ?” glancing around, dex really couldnt tell how a bulglar might manage that fit. the windows had bars, and the space between them was way too smal for someone to pass between them, much less a fully grown man. 

“keefe sencen, at your service.” he extended a hand. “as to how i got there, well, you might be surprised to learn that as my mothers only son, i happen to live here.” 

“she said  she lived alone.”

“i know. yet, you find me here, in a room with no logical outside access too, claiming otherwise. so i wonder who you might be inclined to believe.” he tilted his head in the same way his mother had, but dex found it significantly less threatening from him, proably due to the clothes, or th way he otherwise carried himself. he didnt exaclty scream “im in control of my own life”, in a shirt that was two sizes too big, maybe, but he coudnt really tell form the holes torn in them. 

dex sighed. “fine, do tell me what you had to say.” 

“great !” keefe sat on the bed and patted it besides him. at the same time, his soulders slouched and he let out a small sigh of relief. he extended his hand. “i believe the ring youve been looking all around the knigdom for a finger to fit in ? will probably fit me.” 

dex quickly got it out of his pocket, despite raising an eyebrow at him. “really ? you think so ?” 

keefe nodded. dex passed the ring on his finger and, there it was, a perfect fit. keefe batted his eyes at him. “oh, mister guard, i didnt know you felt this way !” 

dex punched his shoulder.

gisela came in.

is there a keefitz cinderella au somewhere?!?!? i feel like there is and the thought came to me last night and i kinda wanna read it if there is 🙈

If there is I have yet to come across it(unfortunately, because that is an AMAZING au idea)

If any of my followers know of any Cinderella-esque au’s for Keefitz PLEASE drop the link ���️