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Fortunes of Love Pt 6 (Eda x OC)

Summary: Niliana goes through a rather tiring day, just wishing she had more time to sleep.

Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3  Pt 4 Pt 5 Pt 6

The market was bustling with life that day. Niliana just had to be there on the busiest day of the week at the busiest time, didn’t she? As she struggled to push her way through the throng she wondered if it wouldn’t have been better to just skip the nap and go earlier in the day even if it would have left her exhausted. Whatever, she couldn’t do anything about that now.

She heaved a sigh of relief when she finally reached her tent, the din of the crowd muffled ever so slightly by the heavy fabric of the tent walls. With a snap of her fingers, the dark was lit by the clusters of various candles scattered about. She was thankful to find that nothing had been moved or taken while she was gone. Usually, she would put up some sort of ward to keep potential thieves and troublemakers away but she hadn’t gotten the chance to do so yesterday after running into King.

It had been a very long time since she had taken the tent down. She couldn’t even remember the last time that happened. This tent had been her home for so many years now, there really had been no need, but today would be different. She really couldn’t leave it up if she wasn’t going to be around for a couple of days.

It really only took a few minutes to pack everything up, items flying about. The tent folded in on itself, blanketing everything else until it formed a single pack. Then, with a circle of light, it vanished. All that was left was her small stall, but she could leave that behind. It wasn’t exactly that important.

Unfortunately, now that the tent was gone she was surrounded on all sides by the crowd once again. She noticed that there was a small group of witchlings nearby that stared up at her in wonder. Clearly they had watched her put her tent away, amazed by the show of magic they were incapable of doing themselves. Nily gave them a shy little wave and a few of them waved back before the whole group ran off, talking and giggling amongst themselves.

She made her way to the library, avoiding as much of the crowd as possible. The library itself wasn’t nearly as busy, the silence deafening after the noise from outside.

It took her longer than she would have liked to go over the beast taming section, glancing through the different book titles. There were a few books that sounded promising. She picked those ups and gleaned through the chapter titles, but nothing seemed to quite fit Eda’s situation. After some time she decided it may be best to look in a different section. Eda was cursed, right? Then maybe she needed a book on curses instead.

By the time she finally left the library, sadly empty-handed, the sun was getting dangerously close to the horizon. She felt a bit of panic rise in her chest. Eda would be waking up soon if she hadn’t already. She took a deep breath. She was sure it would be fine. Hooty knew not to let him out and she had to trust King was smart enough not to get himself killed. Still, she rushed back as quickly as she could.

Luckily, when she got back the house hadn’t been torn apart or something.

“Hey Nily!” Hooty croaked in his annoying voice as the witch approached the front door.

“Everything okay?”

“Yep!”

Nily had opened the door before he had even answered but froze in the doorway.

The living room was empty.

She took another deep breath, shoving the panic down once more. Hooty said everything was, so she must be in the house. She just wasn’t in the living room. And she couldn’t be chasing King around or something because there was no screaming or the sound of running footsteps.

She left her staff by the door, the wooden snake curled on top suddenly springing to life and slithering up her arm to rest on her shoulders. She smiled at him, giving him a little scratch under his chin before going to search the house.

Thankfully, it didn’t take long. Eda was just such a large creature there weren’t too many places to hide. She ended up finding her in what she assumed was her room. The pair of double doors were already open, revealing the decently large room beyond filled with various shelves and boxes of stuff and a large nest against the left wall, complete with sticks and some shiny things. That’s where Eda was, laying in her nest, pitch-black eyes staring at her the moment she appeared in the doorway. A low growl filled the room, making the witch freeze in place.

The growling quickly turned into chirps of delight. She bounded out of her nest to meet the witch. She smiled, chuckling at her.

“Hey hun, what’re you up to?”

The beast cooed back. Apparently not much.

“Do you know where King is?”

Eda just blinked back at her.

“He’s probably napping somewhere, isn’t he? So much for keeping an eye on you, huh?”

She chuckled to herself and went downstairs, Eda following close behind.

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When Luz got home she didn’t burst through the door like she usually did. She was a bit more subdued. Of course, that didn’t stop her from shouting an “I’m home!” and smiling at the wonderful smells that were coming from the kitchen. She smiled a little wider when she got to the kitchen and saw everyone together. Nilly was cooking, of course, while King looked like he was trying to play with a very uninterested looking Eda at the table. She looked at the girl as she walked in, making a cute little cooing sound.

“Welcome back, hun! Did you have a good day with your friends?”

“Yeah, it was pretty good.” Luz shrugged her shoulders, sitting at the table.

King whipped his head around, narrowing his eyes at the girl critically. Luz started to sweat a bit under his gaze.

“Are you sure about that?” He asked, leaning a little closer. Luz tried not to look right at him.

“Whaaat? Yeah, of course! Why would I lie?”

Clearly, no one believed her. Even Nily was giving her a side glance that said she knew something was off. At least she didn’t bother the girl about it, unlike King.

“Did something happen?”

“No.”

“Something happened.”

“Nothing happened!”

“Something had to have happened! I know these things.”

“Clearly you don’t.”

“Yes I do! I know everything.”

“No, you don’t.”

“I do!”

“Then you tell me what happened.”

“So something DID happen!”

Luz groaned in frustration, sinking into her seat and stubbornly crossing her arms, refusing to say anything else. King looked triumphant, proudly resting his hands on his hips and puffing out his chest like he just won some great battle. Nily shook her head.

“King, leave her be. If she wants to talk about she’ll talk about it. Pestering her isn’t going to help anything.”

King deflated slightly at her words, sitting back down.

“Sorry, Luz.”

She smiled at him.

“It’s okay, King. I just don’t want to talk about it.”

For a moment they just sat in awkward silence. Luz desperately looked around for something to talk about to break the quiet.

“Hey, why is Eda wearing a collar?”

That seemed to do it well enough. King blinked at Luz, then looked really hard at Eda who blinks back owlishly. It was very difficult to make out, blended almost perfectly with the feathers on her neck, but sure enough, there was a collar there. It just looked like she had some gray leather around her neck.

“It glows in the dark.” Niliana said, not even bothering to look up from her work. She was already getting the plates ready. “So I can keep an eye on her when she goes outside at night.”

“What!” Luz shouted, jumping to her feet and slamming her hands on the table, making Eda and King jump. “You’re playing with her outside? I want to do that!”

Niliana hummed, thinking it over. Of course Luz would want to spend more time with Eda, especially outside where there was more room. But going out at night did not seem like the best idea, especially for the teenager who was still growing and needed her sleep. Maybe if they went out earlier in the day.

“Not today.” She finally said, placing the plates on the table. “It’s a bit too late and I don’t want you outside when it’s dark. We can try tomorrow before dinner.”

Luz huffed but sat down. “Fine.” Of course, the frown didn’t stay on her face long. “I can’t wait! We’re going to have so much fun!”

“Hey! I want to come too!” King shouted, apparently feeling left out. “I can make her my minion of evil!”

Eda was staring at them intently and Nily noticed. Well, she wasn’t staring at the people at the table. It was more like she was staring at their plates, grumbling to herself and drooling. So, she made another plate and put it on the floor for her, too. There wouldn’t be any leftovers today, but no one really cared, especially when King and Luz just laughed and giggled at how happy it made the owl beast.

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This night was darker than yesterday. Niliana could only just make out the branches of the trees above her and the trunks surrounding her. She had to walk slowly to make sure she didn’t run into anything. Far ahead of her, in the branches, she could make out the glow of something teal, Eda moving around and jumping about, doing whatever.

It was only the second night, but Nily was already slowing down. She was still tired from last night and not getting nearly enough sleep throughout the day to make up for it. Still, she trudged on, keeping Eda within sight the best she could.

And that worked for a while. But then, well into the night when the moon was on its way down, she lost sight of her. It happened in the blink of an eye. One moment, she could make out the glow of her color bopping about ahead of her. The next, it was gone. Niliana didn’t freak out like she thought she would. She was far too tired for that. Instead, she just sighed and mounted her broom, flying above the tree canopy.

It was much brighter up here, the moon and stars lighting everything up and giving them a silver glow. But Nily didn’t really have time to admire it, she had a cursed beast to find.

She didn’t see anything above the trees, so it was unlikely she had flown away. She flew down, hovering over the canopy and gazing through the branches, searching for any sign of movement or the glow of the collar.

She had only been at it for a short while, likely less than a minute, when she heard the branches nearby start to rustle. Suddenly, a giant mass burst out. She just managed to swerve out of the way and avoid getting knocked off her staff. Well, that was one way to wake her up.

“Eda, what was that for?” she shouted, but there was no anger in her voice.

The owl beast was flying next to her. Well, flying circles around her, really, each beat of her wings nearly grazing the witch's shoulders. The beast trilled at her, a smile clear on her face.

They flew together for a while, Niliana just following Eda around. She had more than enough time now to admire her surroundings. Sure, she flew around quite a bit, often very high, but it had been a very long time since she got to do it a night. The stars were so clear and bright.

The horizon was just turning gray, dawn fast approaching, when Eda decided she wanted to go home. She walked through the woods slowly, clearly very tired. Not that Niliana was complaining. She didn’t exactly have the most energy either. So, they walked, the morning air crisp, the birds just beginning to sing. It was nice.

When they got back to the house, ignoring Hooty’s good mornings, Nily immediately collapsed onto the couch, face down in the cushions. It was not a very comfortable couch, but she was just so tired it felt like the softest couch on the Isles. Eda settled next to the couch, staring intently at the witch until she moved again. She just grabbed the blanket and dragged it over her shoulders, mumbling a good night to the owl beast before promptly falling asleep.

Eda watched her a moment longer before giving an enormous yawn and curling up as close to the couch as she could. It didn’t take her long to fall asleep, either.

When Luz and King came down later in the morning, they decided they wouldn’t bother Nily today. They let her sleep as long as she needed.

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Breaking Through Pt 5 (Lilith x Reader)

Summary:

You have always had an interest in the beautiful Coven Leader, Lilith Clawthorne. It was just so difficult getting past her stony defenses. Still, you wanted to try to break through.

Pt 1  Pt 2 Pt 3  Pt 4 Pt 5

Lilith needed a day off.

You wouldn’t be able to tell just by looking at her, of course. She was a master of her emotions, kept her steely exterior up at all times. Not once in the months now that you were working with her had she ever slipped up.

But you liked to think you knew her a bit better by now.

If you looked close enough, you could see the way her shoulders tensed whenever anyone approached her or could hear the slightly more clipped tone she used when talking. The more the stress built, the more harsh her words became. At first it hurt, but over time you understood it had nothing to do with you. You could manage any harsh words, as long as it wasn’t because she hated you or was mad at you.

You could tell the stress was starting to really get to her.

She needed a day off.

So, you organized a day off for her. That meant getting ahead of the paperwork and planning her meetings for other days, increasing your own workload immensely. It took a week or two of planning ahead, but you were determined and weren’t going to be perturbed by something as silly as time and extra work. The only thing you were unable to plan for or prevent was if the Emperor himself requested her presence, but that didn’t happen too terribly often, so there was the chance she would be left alone.

All that was left was to tell her.

At first you wanted to let her know right away, but you controlled your excitement enough to wait. It would be more fun if you kept it a surprise!

You didn’t tell her until the night before.

She put the last of her papers down with an audible sigh, turning her eyes to you. You could feel her gaze but you didn’t look up until you had finished your own papers. That’s when you looked up to smile at her.

“All done!” You said, delight obvious. Lilith smiled back, a small, soft smile that melted your heart. She hadn’t smiled at you like that before, and you hadn’t even told her about your surprise yet. It made your face heat up a bit and your smile widened.

“Thank you.” Lilith said with her soft voice. “I know things have gotten harder. I appreciate all your help so much.”

“Of course. Anything for you. You already work so hard, I’m glad I can lighten the load some. Which reminds me, I have a surprise for you!”

Lilith leaned forward, resting her elbows on the desk and clasping her hands together, head tilted to the side slightly in open curiosity. That smile never did leave her face.

“Oh really? And what would that be?”

“Your work for tomorrow.”

“And what about it?”

“You don’t have any.”

She frowned at that, not upset, just confused. You couldn’t help the giggle that escaped you.

“I got you the day off! So you can sleep in and just have some time to relax. You deserve it.”

For a moment, she still looked confused, but then she was smiling the biggest smile you had seen from her yet, her whole body relaxing and releasing all the tension she was holding. For a long, blessed moment, the two of you just sort of stared at each other. Her eyes were so soft, less ice and steel and more cool waters, the clearest, bluest waters you had ever seen, the sort that glittered in the sunlight.

Finally, Lilith shook her head slightly, chuckling to herself.

“I’m not sure about you.”

“What does that mean?” You asked with a laugh, leaning back in your chair. She chuckled, too, looking amused at her own words.

“I’m sorry. You’re right, that makes no sense. What I mean is ... “ She paused to think. “I’m not sure how I feel about you. You’re a remarkable person, Y/N, dedicated, hardworking … kind, thoughtful.”

Her compliments only made your face heat up even more. You were sure your blush was evident, but if Lilith saw she didn’t mention it. She looked at you a moment longer before looking away, leaning back in her chair with a sigh. She wasn’t smiling anymore, frowning in thought. You missed her smile already.

“Our relationship should be strictly professional.” She finally said. She said it with a finality that would have fooled anyone else. But you? You saw right through it.

“It should.” You agreed. “But that doesn’t mean it is. We’re friends, at the very least, right?”

You knew the answer already, of course, but it was nice to hear it from her. She gave you that soft smile again and nodded.

“It’s improper.” She said again, but she was still smiling. Clearly, it wasn’t going to stop her.

That got to you, for some reason. The fact that Lilith, miss prim and proper, would do anything she thought to be improper was a bit of a surprise, but that she would do such a thing for you? You were sure your face was as red as a berry by now. You wondered what would happen if you ever had to admit deeper feelings when just admitting you were friends flushed you so much.

You decided now was a good time to leave, before you got worse.

“Good night, Lilith.” You said getting up and collecting your papers and things in a tidy stack. “Be sure to have a good day tomorrow, okay? I’ll get you if you’re needed for anything.”

You went to leave but she grabbed your hand before you could get very far, so you turned back to her. She didn’t look at you, staring down at the desk, but she didn’t let you go either. She looked like she was thinking about something and you wondered if she would voice those thoughts. Instead, she just mumbled a thank you and let you go.

You smiled.

“Anything for you, Lilith.”

You never thought much of those words, didn’t realize how much they echoed in Lilith’s head every time you say them.

Your room was quiet, far too quiet for your liking. It left too much room for your thoughts as you layed in bed, staring at the ceiling.

It was then that the thought came to you for the first time that you might have fallen in love with the witch. It made you smile. You were really lucky to have her in your life.

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Fortunes of Love Pt 5 (Eda x OC)

Summary: Niliana has a long night ahead of her.

Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3  Pt 4 Pt 5

It was late into the night and the house had gone dark, the only light coming from the orbs floating around the ceiling in the living room. Luz and King had gone to bed hours ago after saying their goodnights. They had wondered if they could give Eda a hug goodnight but a warning growl kept them away, at least for now. Nily had no doubt they would attempt it again in the future.

Despite the late hour, Niliana couldn’t go to sleep. Not that she didn’t want to. Her eyes stung from exhaustion, lids drooping often, and she felt like she could drop off at any time. But she couldn’t sleep thanks to the giant owl monster in the house.

At the very least, she wasn’t screeching at everything. If she made any sound it was a soft chirp or coo, which meant she wouldn’t wake the other two up. Unfortunately, she grew bored of playing with the little bubbles of light and instead turned her attention to the only other thing of interest in the room, Niliana.

She had tried working on her stuffed animal at first and for a little bit Eda just stared from across the room, still hesitant to approach the witch. Still, when she was attempting to grab more fabric from her box the owl beast was suddenly approaching her, scooting over a bit before pausing to gauge her reaction then scooting over a bit more until she was by the witch’s side. Nily froze, only watching as Eda sniffed at the sewing box, chirping curiously.

Then she tried to eat the box.

Nily moved the box away before she could, giving a gentle but firm, “no”. Eda blinked at her owlishly, then looked back to the box with a grumbling sort of sound before trying to eat it again. Nily moved it out of the way again with a sigh, putting all her supplies away and vanishing the box with a flick of her wrist. Eda stared at where the box had been for a moment before looking back to Nily, head tilted to the side and a little whine escaping her throat.

“Sorry, hun.” Nily said, giving the beast a comforting smile. “You can’t eat my box.”

Eda whined again, ears drooping. She just looked so sad Nily couldn’t help but chuckle at her. Eda’s ears perked up at the sound.

“I guess I should find some blankets and stuff, huh?”

Eda didn’t reply, just kept on staring. Nily sighed, hefting herself to her feet and stretching. Her body made a few odd pops as she stretched, making Nily groan. Man, she was feeling old today.

She decided to search for bedding in the downstairs hallway, creating an orb of light to see what she was doing. She went through a few different doors, mostly closets and what looked like a workshop, before finding the right closet. The shelves were filled with various moth-eaten blankets, most looking quite run down. She let out an irritated little huff, pushed up her sleeves, and got to work sorting through all the worn fabric. As she worked she could hear Eda shifting about in the other room, grumbling and chirping to herself. The thudding footsteps soon found their way into the hallway she was in and she could feel her hot breath on her neck.

Finally, she found a few blankets that weren’t too terrible and even a pillow. She dragged them off the shelves, doing her best to try and keep the others in place. It wasn’t like the closet was tidy to begin with, but she preferred not to move a whole lot, especially since it wasn’t her house.

She turned around, coming face to face with Eda. She didn’t jump purely because she already knew the beast was there, but her heart still skipped a beat at just how close she was.

“Hello dear.” Nily found herself saying, even though she was sure Eda wasn’t quite able to understand her. Of course, now she had the issue of getting past the giant creature so she could put her find on the couch. She would probably be sleeping there for the next couple of nights. She tried shooing her away but she didn’t budge, just blinked at her. So, she tried to shove past her as gracefully as possible. Technically, it did work as far as she got past Eda, but she came out the other side with her hair messed, well, more than usual at least, and covered in stray feathers. It was only then that Eda turned around to continue following the witch.

Nily dropped her load onto the couch, desperately attempting to comb her hair with her fingers and get it back into the resemblance of tidy. It was rather difficult, considering all the kinks and knots that had accumulated over the day.

Eda started pacing from one end of the room to the other, occasionally glancing over to the witch on the other side of the room, occasionally glancing at the shiny orbs, and occasionally glancing at her feet as she walked. Her wings stretched as far as they could go, nowhere near their full length, before falling back to her side with a rustle of feathers. Nily watched her curiously as she laid the blankets and pillow out.

Niliana sat down on her makeshift bed, just hoping it would be enough to let her sleep for a few hours or so. She laid down with a sigh, dragging the blankets over herself and shifting to face the back of the couch. She yawned, long and wide, and tried to go to sleep.

And Eda kept pacing and ruffling her feathers and making an odd noise here and there. At first, Nily felt that she could ignore it. But then time passed and the pacing never did stop and it became far more distracting the harder Nily tried to ignore it. She gave up when the pacing stopped and she felt herself being nudged by a large hand. She sighed. It was his fault, really. She shouldn’t have expected to get sleep sharing the room with a giant nocturnal monster.

She rolled over, glaring up at the creature who loomed over her. Eda made a sort of cooing sound, nudging her again. She sighed.

“Alright, alright, I’m getting up.”

So she did, debating what she was supposed to do now. Eda was rather fidgety, that much was clear. Perhaps she needed to go out for a while, get some energy out. But it wasn’t like she could just go running off into the night! Anything could happen! She could attack someone wandering in the dark, Nily could lose sight of her and she’d never return, she could get caught or killed, really, the possibilities were endless.

But then again, staring at the poor creature as she continued her fidgeting about, it would be cruel to force her to stay in the house. So, she thought it over a bit more before giving a nod. Yes, that was an idea.

She drew a circle in the air and for a moment it sat there, shimmering. Eda glared at it, giving a little hiss, but then cocking her head to the side in confusion when the ring of light vanished and it appeared that nothing had happened. It took her a moment to notice the color around her neck, glowing faintly in the dark. She growled at it, tried prying it off with her claws but it was firmly in place.

She was distracted when Niliana got up, stretching and heading for the door. She grabbed her staff from where it had been resting against the wall and looked back.

“Come on, dear.” she said, opening the front door.

“What exactly are you doing?” The door spoke in the most irritating voice Niliana could have possibly imagined. She looked on the other side, where Hooty appeared to be attempting to glare at her. “You told me to keep Eda in the house.”

“And now we’re going for a walk. Unless, of course, you want her destroying the house.”

“Mmmmmmmmmmmm, okay!” He all but shouted. Nily looked back into the house, smiling at the owl beast who just kept staring.

“Come.” She said, beckoning to Eda. She crowed from inside, shifting from one foot to the other. Then, ever so slowly, she approached the door herself, sniffing at the night air, so much fresher than inside. She gave a screech of delight, hopping outside and running in a big circle. She was finally able to stretch out, her wings extending to their full height and her claws digging into the soft earth. She gave a few powerful flaps, sending the leaves around her flying in the draft. Black eyes turned back to the witch who was walking towards her.

“Go on.” Nily motioned towards the woods. “Run off. I’ll keep an eye on things.”

She didn’t need any encouragement, of course. She had taken off before the witch had finished speaking.

Nily followed on her staff or at least did her best to follow.

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In the morning, Luz didn’t run down the stairs like she usually did. She had enough self-control to be a bit quieter, just in case Eda was sleeping. Sure enough, when she peeked into the living room she could see the owl beast fast asleep, curled up in the middle of the room. She smiled, eyes shimmering with delight.

“So cuuuuute!” She whisper-screamed. For a moment she wondered if she could get away with booping her nose or petting her. Instead, she went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Niliana leaning back against the counter, her head in her hands. She looked up when Luz walked in, managing a faint smile. Even the oblivious teenage girl could see she was tired. It was in the way she held herself and the circles under her eyes.

“Hey, hun.”

“Hi, Nily!” Luz chirped, just as bright and happy as ever. “Do you want me to make breakfast?”

The witch debated it for a moment, a hand coming up to rub her hands. Ultimately, she decided she was too exhausted to make anything properly.

“Alright, if you want. Let me know if you need my help.”

“Okay!”

Luz wasn’t the best cook, but there were a few things she was pretty good at. One of those things just happened to be pancakes and luckily they had everything she needed to whip some up for everyone.

She was just starting to mix everything together, Nily keeping an eye on her, when the two witches heard a squeak from the living room. A moment later King appeared in the kitchen doorway, looking like he was trying to hide how shaken he was. Luz had a smirk on her face, trying not to giggle as the little demon went and sat at the table.

“Hey, King.”

“Yeah? What do you want?”

“What, uh … What was that sound we heard?”

King huffed and crossed his arms.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Really? You sure about that?”

King gave a decisive nod.

“Cause it sounded to me like you squeaked. Like a little squeaky toy!” Luz's voice got louder as she tried harder to not just outright laugh at him.

“I am not a squeaky toy! I just … I forgot about Eda for a moment and was maybe caught a little off guard.” He finally admitted.

Luz finally laughed, almost spilling some of the batter. Nily just smiled a tired smile.

During breakfast, Luz informed everyone that she was going out with her friends today. They were going to practice some of their magic in the woods. Nily nodded and accepted it. She let them know she was going to take a nap before going out herself. She needed to grab some of her things and maybe check out a book or two on beastkeeping. King volunteered to keep an eye on Eda while everyone was out. Nily was hesitant to leave him alone with the owl beast but eventually gave in. She was probably going to be sleeping the whole time anyway and it wouldn’t take her long to get her things.

So, they all left to do their own things. Nily yawned as she settled on the couch, dragging the worn blankets over her shoulders. Nearby, Eda slept fitfully after a long night of running and flying about. The witch fell asleep quickly to the sound of her grumbling snores.

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Help me save the animals!

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Hello everyone! 

I’ve decided, after a lot of thinking (and only a bit of impulse) that I want to start a pet store for fish and reptiles! A better pet store that takes good care of their animals, better than other commercial pet stores! I was having trouble finding any in my area, so I’ve decided I will be that store!

I was also going to use that business to rescue fish and reptiles from owners who can no longer keep them.

But I make less than $500 a week and cannot afford to start it myself. That’s why I’m asking for your help! Please, please, please, consider donating to my gofundme! Help me start this store and save as many animals as I can!

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I’m Won’t be able to write for every request I get!

I was trying to do that, but I’m too busy to get to them all. I just wanted to let you all know and I apologize in advance if I have to delete your request. I’m also not really doing them in any order, it’s complete chaos right now.

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Hi! I was thinking if u can do a highschool eda x reader where the reader is jealous of rayne?

Here you are! Thank you for the fun ask!

They were laughing together again. 

You watched from your locker, trying not to scowl. You tore your eyes away and took a deep breath in, then out. It helped calm you down a little, though you still slammed the locker door a little harder than you should have. 

“Eda!”

She turned to you when you called her name, giving you that giant smile that made your heart skip a beat.

“Y/N!”

She waved at you frantically as you walked over, wrapping her arms around you the moments she could, giving you a tight hug. You hugged back, a giggle escaping your lips, before she pulled away.

“Hi, Y/N.”

You managed to keep your breathing even as you smiled at Raine, trying not to let your jealousy bleed through.

Raine was a nice person. Like, a really nice person. You completely understood why Eda was such close friends with them. You would love to be friends with them, too. But you weren’t sure that was ever going to happen, because every time you saw the two of them together, saw how they made Eda laugh and how they made her so happy, you couldn’t stop the jealousy that overcame you. You knew it wasn’t their fault, though, so you did your best not to show it.

Still, you didn’t really want to be around them right.

“Hey, Raine, how’s your day been?”

They shrugged.

“Fine enough.”

You nodded, plastered smile never wavering, and turned to Eda.

“Hey, do you want to walk through the woods with me?”

You could feel your face heat up when she beamed at you, nodding her head eagerly.

“Yeah! We can find a good tree to climb or something!”

“Sounds great to me, cutie.”

It was Eda’s turn to blush, however slightly. She turned to Raine and you couldn’t help but notice how her smile changed, became a little less radiant but softer, and felt the anger burn your throat. 

“See ya later.”

You caught Raine smiling back and waving before you were being dragged away by your girlfriend, already talking all about her day and what prank she had decided on for that mean potions teacher she hated so much. 

It was fine, you told yourself, attempting to push the jealousy down once more. You had better things to focus on then Eda’s relationship with Raine. Like Eda herself. You put all your attention on her, intent on enjoying the rest of your day.

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Do you write nsfw?

I will not be writing any NSFW, sorry guys! It makes me a bit too uncomfortable.

[toh-writings]

Hello ! ! May I get a Raine Whispers x Reader relationship hcs please ! ! 💕💕💕💕 they are just so perfect I can’t ;w; ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I might be a bit obsessed with Raine right now, so let’s do some hc’s!

- You would have met in the bards coven. They saw you and thought you were stunning and, of course, you thought they were amazing. They were so sweet and, frankly, adorable. 

- You thought you would have to make the first move, you were just waiting for the right time to ask them. But Raine got to it first. They had it all planned out. It was going to be the smoothest thing they had ever done! But, when it came time, they fumbled through the whole thing, their face getting redder and redder every mistake they made. You understood what they were trying to say, though, and stopped them with a kiss.

- They were as red as a tomato when you parted and they stared at you like you were the most incredible thing they had ever seen. You couldn’t stop smiling if you wanted to and you said you’d be delighted to date them.

- Raine can be very affectionate, so you’d better get comfortable with lots of hand holding, kisses, and cuddling. They just want to be around you whenever they can and show just how much they love you.

- You better like music, too, because there will be plenty of it. 

- Raine will write songs for you and perform them whenever they think you need a pick-me-up. 

- If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, they’ll cuddle close and sing you a lullaby. They don’t have the best singing voice, they were better at playing instruments, but it wasn’t like you cared. It was them, after all, and they’re singing was enough to relax you no matter how upset or antsy you were. 

- Don’t know how to play anything? You do now. Raine would love nothing more than to teach you how to play anything you want. They themself know how to play almost anything you could think of, so the skies are the limit. Not to mention it would be an amazing way to spend some time together. 

- You’d join the BATTS the moment Raine comes up with the idea. You’re their second in common and take care of all the kids they start to collect. 

- You did whatever you could to help with the missions, but more importantly, you took care of Raine. Sometimes they would get so busy, working as a higher up in the Bard’s Coven and fighting the establishment like the secret anarchist they were, some things just passed out of their mind. You had to make sure they eat and rest properly. Promising cuddles helped a lot to get them away from their work at night. 

-- Angstyness below, proceed with caution --

You liked to think you weren’t a jealous person. After all, they let you know every day how much they loved you and you did the same for them. But, when Eda showed up, the jealousy came nonetheless. 

It seemed pretty clear to you that there was still feelings between the two. You weren’t oblivious, after all. You saw the way they looked at each other. Raine gave her the same look they use to only give you, the one that told you they loved you. You tried, you really did, but it just hurt. 

You tried talking to them about it. You told them later that day about how you felt. (Open communication was very important in your relationship.) They’re face and ears got red and they apologized profusely, telling you over and over how much they loved you and kissing your face, but it didn’t really help. It didn’t matter how much they loved you if they still loved her, too.

But, Eda was helpful to the cause, so you weren’t about to force her to leave the group or something. And despite everything, you trusted Raine not to do anything stupid. You had to. 

Then, the group was ambushed. You were taken with the kids, only Raine and Eda managing to get away. The last thing you saw was Raine, looking broken and reaching for you, but Eda was dragging them away. You were grateful for that. 

You worried about Raine, but you were in a cell with these kids now and you had to force yourself to focus on getting them out. You didn’t find out what happened that day until later, after you went to Eda for answers.

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Fortunes of Love Pt 4 (Eda x OC)

Summary:

Everyone tries to figure out how exactly to handle Owl Beast Eda. Or, at the very least, get her to not kill them.

Pt 1  Pt 2  Pt 3  Pt 4

The house was dark, all the curtains drawn, and not even hooty made a sound. The door opened with only the slightest of creaks, but it was drowned out by Eda’s loud snoring. Two heads peaked through the door, taking in the form of the sleeping beast.

“So… That’s Eda?” Niliana asked. King nodded. “Alright then.” They closed the door gently and Niliana began pacing, trying to think up a plan. She didn’t really know anything about… well, any of this! She didn’t know anything about curses, beasts, how she was supposed to act around something like Eda in her owl form, how she was supposed to handle any of this. But she promised to help and she couldn’t let anyone get hurt. She sighed.

“Alright, first thing first, we DON’T wake her up. No one is going to react well being startled awake like that. Can you handle that?”

“Of course! That I can do! I just won’t go inside. Ever.”

Niliana just looked at him for a moment.

“That… seems unreasonable, but okay. I’m going to sit inside with Eda. When Luz gets back, make sure you warn her and tell her to be quiet.”

“Can do!” King gave a mock salute before running off. He sat underneath one of the nearby trees. Once he was settled he gave Nily a little wave. She sighed through her nose, turning away so he wouldn’t see the look of exasperation on her face. Once again, she opened the door, closing it behind her softly.

She took in the room for a moment, taking note of anything that looked important and fragile. She didn’t want anything of Eda’s to break. Thankfully, nothing of the sort was in sight. She decided it was best to take her boots off at the door, putting them to the side neatly. She left her staff by the door as well, leaning against the wall. Her footsteps were padded by the dense carpet as she made her way to the couch, having to scoot around the giant feathery being that took up quite a bit of the room. She sat with a sigh, propping her elbow on her leg and resting her chin in her hand. For a moment she just watched Eda sleep, thinking.

She didn’t know a lot about Edalyn Clawthorne. Sure, they went to school together and were in the same track, but their interactions were minimal. At the time she was definitely one of the quiet kids. She largely kept to herself and was honestly afraid of being noticed, especially by her fellow students. To her, Eda was the most confusing person. Who would ever want to cause that much trouble on purpose? Who would want to have so many eyes on her, constantly watching and judging? She acted like it was nothing! Like it didn’t even matter what others thought of her. All she cared about was having fun and enjoying herself.

When she was younger, Niliana almost hated her for it. She went through her days doing everything within her power to avoid the other girl, actively taking routes through the halls that she was least likely to be in, walking away whenever she spotted the familiar splash of orange hair, all of that. She cringes now just thinking about it. She regretted so much of her childhood and one of her greatest regrets was not realizing just how much she actually admired Eda until she had already left. She regretted not reaching out and at least trying to be her friend.

Well, her Mama always said it’s better late than never.

She froze when the beast let out an odd sound, a soft chirping of some sort. She shifted in her spot, curling up a little more, before going still once more. It was a few more minutes before Niliana let herself relax. She realized it may be some time before Eda actually woke up. Owls were nocturnal creatures, after all, and she looked rather comfortable.

She waved her hand, forming a teal circle in the air. From the circle materialized a wooden box, settling in her lap. She opened it, rummaging through till she found what she was searching for, a large piece of fabric, one of the ones. Eda had gotten for her from the human realm. She found the needle she had also stashed away and got to work.

Sure, she could have made her stuffed animals with magic. She knew how well enough. But there was something about making something with her hands that relaxed her, the repeated motion of the needle moving through the fabric, watching something form from nothing but pieces of cloth. It made her swell to see the final product come out well, and she loved it even more to see others enjoy her cute little animals. It was the thought that something she so enjoyed making could bring joy to others as well.

It was a couple of hours later when she heard the front door open again. Luz poked her head through cautiously, looking uncertain. King was close behind her, looking just as uncertain. Nily sighed, putting her work away. She’d have to come back to it later. She got to her feet and made her way to the door, ushering the two away so she could actually get through the door.

“Is Eda really stuck like that for FIVE DAYS?!” Luz said almost immediately, clinging onto the witch’s arm. She looked like she was on the verge of tears, just staring up at Nily with her big brown eyes. The witch smiled kindly at her, giving the girl a hug. She clung to her shoulders, body shaking.

“Yes, she is,” Nily admitted. “But it’s not forever. Only a few days and she’ll be back. Until then, I know we can figure it out.” Luz nodded, stepping back and wiping at her eyes. “Hey.” The girl looked up to her again. “It’s going to be okay.” The girl smiled, reassured. Nily smiled back, ruffling her hair.

“Alright, you two.” Nily said, standing up a bit straighter with her hands on her hips. “Eda is still sleeping and probably will be till night. It’s probably best if we don’t wake her, so you can either stay outside or come inside and be very quiet. Once she does wake up, we’ll need to be very careful until we’re sure she’s not going to be attacking anybody. If she does try something, then I’ll … I’ll just have to trap her with my magic until we find a way to calm her down. Sound good?”

They both nodded, looking determined. She nodded back.

“Alright. I’m going back inside for now. I’ll probably be starting dinner soon, too, so don’t go too far.”

She headed back to the house, two pairs of footsteps following her a moment later. They all entered the house quietly. Nily sat back on the couch, taking out her wooden box once more. While she did that, King and Luz quietly watched the sleeping form of Eda’s owl form. A was a bit before they seemed to gain the courage to walk past her and head for the hallway past the far end of the couch.

“I’m going to do some homework.” Luz whispered. Nily nodded and watched the girl vanish into the hall. King looked like he was about to follow but stopped, glancing back to Eda, then to Nily, then back to the hall. In the end, he climbed onto the couch, curling up next to the witch for a good nap. She smiled softly at that, petting his back before taking out her project.

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Eda stirred, giving a big yawn and stretching, her wings brushing against the sealing and claws digging into the carpet. She shook out her feathers, letting out a humming sound, and looked around, sniffing the air.

Home.

But there was a sound, odd and unfamiliar. There was an odd smell in the air, meaty and hot, and underneath the smell of another creature. She started growling.

Not safe! Intruder! Protect my home! Leave!

She followed the smell through the dark house, her fangs bared and a snarl in her throat. It was nearby, so close, but the room was shrouded in light, far too bright for her to see properly. She screeched at the bright light, shutting her eyes and shaking her head, but she refused to back up. She may not be able to see, but she could still smell the intruder easy enough and hear them move. They were backing up from her and she could almost taste the fear.

She snarled at them, taking a step forward. There wasn’t enough room in her current spot to attack properly. She could feel the walls against her wings even when they pressed close to her body. The intruder made a sound, soft and non-threatening, but Eda didn’t care. She just wanted them out!

She squeezed her way out of her tiny spot, into the open room where she could move better. It still wasn’t ideal, she couldn’t stretch her wings out properly, but she was in a much better position. She could easily pounce or swipe at them and that was enough.

For a moment she stayed frozen, body tense as she listened intently. She tried opening her eyes, just enough to squint at her surroundings. It was difficult, but she could just make out a dark shape that moved slightly. She lunged, hands coming down on the empty floor. She whipped around, searching. She could hear the stumbling footsteps to her side and swiped at the sound, snarling and screeching at it. She heard them stumble back with a yelp. They were moving farther away, towards the darker room.

She kept pushing them back. If she could get them in the dark, she could see her target better. It was almost too easy, but she was finally able to open her eyes without them burning. The room she had woken up in was covered in cool darkness and she could see the invader clearly. They were one of those two-legged creatures, the ones that seemed incapable of just leaving her alone.

Her ears twitched. She could hear more footsteps nearby, stomping and loud. She screeched, whipping around to face the new intruders, another slightly smaller two-legged creature and a tiny demon. It only took her a quick look over for her to decide they weren’t as much of a threat as the first intruder. So she turned back to them, body tensing to pounce.

There was a flash of light, a circle in the air and instinct told her that wasn’t good, that the circle spelled her doom. So she tried to pounce, to stop them, only to abruptly run into a wall. She growled and huffed, shaking her head, ready to attack again.

But she couldn’t.

Around her was an orb of light, tinting the world a shade of teal. She was trapped.

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Niliana let out the breath she didn’t know she was holding. Well, that was certainly something.

“Nily!”

Luz and King ran to her, wrapping their arms around her. Well, King did his best but ended up hugging her leg instead. She hugged them back.

“It’s okay guys, I’m fine.” She reassured them. “Eda’s fine, too.”

On cue, they heard the owl beast screech and turned to see her trying to fight against her bubble prison. She stopped struggling after a few moments, glaring at them with her big black eyes.

“I think I’ll just leave her in there for a little bit. We can see if she’s calmed down after dinner.”

“We can try feeding her!” Luz offered, eyes shining.

“Mmmm, maybe. We’ll see if she’s calmed down first.”

“Is something burning?” King interrupted them. Nily sighed.

“Probably. I left dinner on the stove.”

She left to finish that, leaving the other two to do whatever they chose to do. They ended up staying in the living room for only a few moments before following her into the kitchen. The owl beast in a bubble was definitely an odd sight, one King was more than happy to poke fun at, but ultimately they decided her best chance at calming down would be leaving her alone for now.

Dinner that night was probably the best they had in quite a while. As much as they loved Eda, she was not much of a cook. King was shoveling the food, some sort of meat and vegetable concoction, straight into his mouth, the fork lying forgotten on the table. Luz wasn’t much better, but at least she used utensils. The girl went on and on about her day at school, excitedly recounting an incident where an abomination went rogue. Her arms flung about as she retold the story, almost hitting King in her excitement several times. Each time he made a noise of annoyance.

Nily did her best to listen, but truthfully her mind was elsewhere. She could still hear Eda in the other room, huffing and chittering to herself, probably still attempting to escape her confinement. She had absolutely no idea how she was supposed to get through to her. She had thought she would have at least the vaguest of ideas when she saw how exactly Eda acted in this form, but nope. In this moment she really wished she had bothered at least a little bit of beast keeping. Maybe she should visit the library tomorrow and check out a few books. Of course, that didn’t help with tonight.

King finished first, but he was determined not to go into the living room alone, so he waited until Luz was done. And Luz didn’t want to go until Niliana was done and could go with them. So, they all went in together. The lights turned on as they entered the room.

Eda laid still in her bubble, looking rather downtrodden. It appeared that she had given up on the whole escape thing. Her eyes were on them the moment they left the kitchen, her fangs bared at them. Niliana sighed, rubbing a hand over her face. She really hadn’t expected her day to turn out like this. She stared at the creature who stared right back. She seemed to dislike her the most, which was at least a little comforting. It meant that she wouldn’t go after Luz or King first.

“She’s not calm enough yet.” Nily decided.

“So, what do we do? Eda can’t just stay in a bubble for five days!” Luz looked up to her for answers. So, she thought. They needed Eda to at least withstand their presence.

“Maybe we should try … just spending some time around her.” Niliana said. “Maybe if she just got use to us being around then she can just ignore us.”

“I had some glyphs I wanted to practice! Hold on!” She rushed off, stumbling up the stairs, no doubt to collect her work. Thankfully, Niliana had her own stuff to work on as well. She sat on the couch and got her box back out. King jumped onto the couch by her side, watching her get all her supplies out.

“Soooo…” He piped up. “Whatcha making? A minion of evil?!”

“It’s going to be an owl.”

King scoffed.

“That doesn’t look anything like an owl! Where's its wings? Or its feet?”

“I’m not yet. This is just the head. I just need to finish attaching the beak then I can sew on the eyes.”

“Wait, that’s just the head!” King said, astonished. The bundle of fabric she had was almost as big as King’s own head! Nily just nodded.

“I haven’t made something this big in a while.” She admitted.

It was around then that they could hear Luz stomping back down the stairs, running into the living room with a bright smile and her arms full of papers. She dropped them on the floor, plopping herself next to the couch.

“Watch this!” She said, grabbing a piece of paper and drawing a glyph on it. She gave it a tap and the paper crumbled into itself, morphing into a ball of light. Nily gave an impressed “huh”. She didn’t even know humans could do magic. Though, it made sense. Eda wouldn’t have taken her on as an apprentice if she didn’t think it was possible.

King tugged on Nily’s shirt.

“Hey, hey, look at Eda!” he said, giggling to himself.

Eda was staring intently at the ball of light, enraptured by the shiny orb. She gave a curious little chirp, squishing her face into her bubble to try and get closer. Luz laughed at the sight and Nily couldn’t help but let out her own little chuckle.

“Do owls like shiny things?” She pondered. King just shrugged.

“I don’t know, but Eda does!”

She thought that over as Luz made a few more balls of lights, looking delighted as Eda chirped and followed each orb with her black eyes, their light reflected in the inky depths. Finally, she nodded to herself.

“I think I’m gonna let her go now.” She warned the others as she drew a circle in the air. They didn’t really have time to respond before the bubble silently popped, dropping the owl beast to the floor with a soft thump. For a moment, they all tensed up, waiting to see what Eda would do.

She let out a coo, ruffling her feathers and shaking her head. She turned those inky black eyes to the three of them, head tilted to the side. It looked like she was thinking, face scrunching up. She got to her feet, taking a step towards them and sniffing the air. For a moment she just stared, eyes roaming from one to the next. Finally, what seemed like hours later but was probably just seconds, she turned away from them, her attention drawn back to the balls of light. She batted at one of them, letting out a little coo.

Everyone relaxed, the tension in the air dissolving. Luz smiled up at Niliana, eyes shimmering with the threat of tears. She didn’t say anything but the witch understood, smiling back.

Everything was going to be okay.

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Could you write Hooty missing Lilith, trying to write a letter to her with Luz's help and also write Amity talking with Willow, since they haven't really spoken to each other?

Sorry, if it's too much to ask😅

Here’s the Hooty one! I may do the Amity and Willow one another time, we’ll see!

It hurt almost immediately. The moment Lilith said she was leaving, Hooty was a mess, sobbing uncontrollably. Days later he was still collapsing into a puddle of tears whenever he got too lonely.

Eda, Luz, and King watched from a distance. At first, they were unsure what they should do. As peculiar and oftentimes obnoxious as the house demon was, he was still a part of the family and none of them wanted to see him so upset. 

Luz tried comforting him. She would pat his head and croon that everything would be okay, they would see each other again. And that would help for a few hours. He would sniffle and smile real big, and say thank you. He still wouldn’t return to his usual, upbeat self, but he would be quiet for a little while before it would become too much for him again. 

They watched from the living room doorway. Hooty was once more in a noodly pile, crying his eyes out. Eda let out a growl, startling the other two.

“That’s it.”

They watched as she stomped off somewhere else in the house, then listened to the series of bumps and bangs and shuffling. They shared a look, but before either could say anything, Eda had returned, paper and pen clutched in her hands. She marched over to Hooty and sat by his side.

“Hey,” She said gently, patting his head comfortingly. Hooty looked up at her with his big, watery eyes. “Wanna write a letter?” She smirked, waving the paper and pen for him to me. He gasped, the biggest smile spreading across his beak, but then he frowned, coils tightening slightly.

“But I can’t write.” He moaned, the tears welling up once more. Eda chuckled fondly.

“That’s why I’m writing for you. You tell me what to write and I’ll pen it.”

In an instant he was beaming once more, hooting in delight. He needed no further encouragement to start spouting out everything he wanted to say. Eda was hard pressed to follow along and it wasn’t long before her hand was cramping from the speed of her writing. Luckily, Luz and King were more than happy to help, fetching more paper and Luz helping write when Eda needed a break. 

When they had finished, Hooty’s letter to Lilith was 16 pages long with the smallest writing they could manage. Eda and Luz’ hands hurt a decent bit and King was just annoyed by the constant chatter from Hooty, but that letter did the trick and Hooty was back to his usual, much happier self.

He wrapped his family up in his coils, hooting happily and thanking them.

Next time, Eda just gave Hooty the typewriter, accepting that she would have to spend so much on paper.

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Hey, who wants this face on a shirt? Cause I put it on a shirt. I had to. No choice.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/hope170/shop?asc=u

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Ello! May i get a Amity x Fem! Reader x Luz on how they all got in relationship hcs? AAAA

Here you are!

> You would have all met at Hexside. Amity and Luz were already dating by the time you transferred from Glandus. 

> You would have met Luz first. She came up to you during one of your shared classes, welcoming you to the school and offering to show you around sometime. And she was just … so cute. So you agreed. 

> You met up after school, which was when you met Amity. 

> Together, the three of you had an amazing afternoon. You found yourself having a crush on both of them almost instantly. They were both just so cute and amazing!

> It was some time before you could admit it to them, though. You were a mess whenever either of them got close and never could collect yourself enough to say anything. 

> That didn’t stop you from spending time with them, even if you did feel like a fool. They never did make fun of you for it. Sometimes Luz would giggle or Amity would give one of her little smiles, but that didn’t really bother you. You loved when they were happy.

> The two of them were actually the ones to bring it up one day when the three of you were hanging out after school. You had only ever seen them blush so furiously before when they were together. It never occurred to you that some of those blushes were because of you.

> They were blushing when they brought the topic up with you about possibly dating, all three of you. You were probably blushing, too, and stuttering like a fool when you agreed, a huge smile on your face. 

> You were inseparable after that. You couldn’t imagine a life without your girlfriends in it.

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Breaking Through pt 4 (Lilith x Reader)

Summary:

You have always had an interest in the beautiful Coven Leader, Lilith Clawthorne. It was just so difficult getting past her stony defenses. Still, you wanted to try to break through.

Warnings: none, just fluff!

Pt 1  Pt 2 Pt 3  Pt 4

You didn’t eat at restaurants very often. You didn’t really have the time during a normal work day and the last thing you wanted to do on your few days off was go out when you could be working on your research and projects. Those were just more important than going out. The most you would do is walk out for some quick street food, but even then that would take some time. 

It was a nice change of pace. Even nicer was the chance to talk to Lilith about something not work related. Perhaps you would be able to learn more about her, or even make her smile. Though, that may be asking for too much. 

You were trying to think up something to start a conversation, but it looked like that wasn’t necessary.

“Y/N.”

You straightened automatically when she spoke your name. That seemed to amuse her slightly. At least, you thought the look she gave you was slight amusement. It was hard to tell with her.

“If you are going to be working closely with me, then we should know more about each other.” She said matter of factly. You nodded. “So tell me, what made you decide to join the Emperor’s Coven?”

“It’s what my parents wanted me to do.” You admitted. “My parents and I never did agree on what I should do with myself. At first they wanted me to become a bard, like both of them, but I wanted to be a healer. When I proved to be better at that they let me transfer over, though they weren’t really happy about it. They only let me if I would try for the Emperor's Coven before the Healers.” You shrugged. “I tried to fail, but apparently I didn’t try hard enough. So, here I am.”

“You wanted to be a healer? Why is that?”

“I … just like helping people.” You never had put more thought into it than that. You wanted to help people and healing magic seemed the best option. “But what about you? Why did you join?”

Lilith had looked interested before, but once you started prying she became closed off again. She looked off to the side, face carefully blank. You thought that maybe she just wouldn’t answer. You didn’t think it was a rather personal question, but then again there was no way to tell what someone’s past holds. You were willing to move on to another question, but then Lilith spoke up.

“It was a dream I shared with my sister.” She said. “When we were young we promised each other that someday we would join. Together.” 

She didn’t say anything more about that, but she didn’t really need to. You knew very well that there was no second Clawthorne in the coven and you weren’t about to push what was clearly a touchy subject for her. You thought for a moment for the best way to change the topic.

“Do you like your job?”

Again, she didn’t answer right away. She thought it out first, ever so careful with her words. You took note of that.

“Yes.” Was her simple response, but you weren’t sure you believed it. Her face was too blank, hiding any sign of emotion. That wouldn’t be necessary if she was passionate about what she did. She was hiding something from you, you were sure.

After a moment you shrugged. 

“I don’t, or at least I didn’t.” You admitted. “Though, I’m sure you could already tell that.” She nodded. “Guard duty is incredibly dull. Hopefully being your assistant will be more interesting.” You smiled wide at her and, to your delight, she smiled back. It was only for a moment and it was rather small, just a twitch of her lips, but to you it most definitely counted. You were sure you were going to ride that high for the rest of the day. 

“Maybe.” Was Lilith’s response. “I assure you, there is plenty of dull work to do.”

You shrugged, not even slightly perturbed.

“At least I’ll have better company.”

You weren’t quite sure what the look that crossed her face was. Her eyes widened slightly and there was the twitch of her lips again, a barely there smile. 

“You flatter me, dear.”

There was something about the way called you dear, the way her voice seemed to curl around the word, that made your chest swell with warmth. 

You may have a problem, but you could worry about that later. Right now all that mattered was your conversation with the beautiful witch in front of you. The two of you talked for quite some time before you resigned yourselves to returning back to work.

The sun was setting by the time the two of you had returned to the office, settling down to finish the paperwork for the day. You worked with a smile on your face, focusing the best you could on the papers in front of you even as the light faded outside until the room was only lit by the candles around the room. The only sound was the scratching of the pens and shuffling of papers. You knew this was the sort of work Lilith must have been talking about, the dull work, but it didn’t seem like it to you. If anything, it was relaxing. You enjoyed the simple work and the quiet company. 

You set the last paper aside with a sigh. You were just about ready to go back to your room and get some sleep. This had been one of the longest days you had and you were tired. 

You looked to Lilith to ask if that was all, but you paused, unable to keep the soft smile off your face. 

She was starting to drift off, you could tell easily enough. She had her head resting on her hand, her eyes closed and lips parted slightly. Her pen was poised against the paper, ready for another signature. She was on the edge and you knew that if she fell any deeper into sleep her head would fall and the pen would make an ugly mark she would frown harshly at. So, as much as you wanted to let her rest, you had to nudge her awake. You allowed yourself to wait long enough to sneak some of her paper pile over to your side, though. It wasn’t much, you could do a little more work for her.

Ever so gently, you brought a hand to her shoulder. She snapped up at the slightest touch, eyes wide as she stared at you for several long moments. Once she had recovered she looked away, face slightly flushed as she ran her hands over her hair. You just smirked and went through your stolen papers, glancing at her from the corner of your eyes.

She signed her paper and grabbed the next, frowning at her smaller pile in confusion. Eventually she looked over to you, but you looked away, pretending you hadn’t been staring. Still, you could tell by the way she huffed that she knew and it made you smirk. 

It was a long day, much longer than your days as a palace guard, but as you got up and Lilith offered you a goodnight, voice soft and gentle, you couldn’t help but think this was going to be well worth it.

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What if…

[toh-writings]

can I request eda x female plus size reader

where reader is an energetic, spontaneous, and optimistic person but on the inside is really insecure and pessimistic. and one day eda sees reader looking into her mirror laughing. and when eda asks why she’s laughing reader just turns around smiling with tears streaming down her face and says “I’m so ugly.” and it just ends in fluff.

I, too, want Eda to comfort me and call me pretty whenever I dont feel good enough. Enjoy!

“See ya, kid!” Eda called as Luz went out the door to school.

“See you later, Eda! Tell Y/N I said bye!”

“You got it!”

The door shut, leaving the kitchen in silence.

“Well, I’m gonna go assemble my army!” King said, hopping down from the table. “Byyyyyee!”

Eda watched him run off, taking a long sip of her apple blood. A frown quickly took over her face as she was filled with the feeling that something was wrong. 

You were usually downstairs by now. In fact, you were nearly always before Eda herself, obnoxiously bright and bubbly for such an early time in the morning. It was just something else that Eda loved about you. No matter how grumpy she acted when you woke her up every morning, she couldn’t wipe the smirk off her face. 

But today, you didn’t wake her up, and by the time Eda was ready and heading downstairs you had been in the bathroom. It has been quite some time since then and you still weren’t downstairs. 

Eda put her mug and the sink, already deciding that she needed to check on you. 

You were still in the bathroom when Eda had returned, the door closed tightly. For a moment, she hesitated, debating whether or not she should just open the door or knock and let you open it. Before she could decide, she thought she heard something odd. Were you … laughing? Or crying? Either way, something was off and she wasn’t having it.

At the very least she knocked on the door before she opened it.

For a moment, you didn’t even respond to her presence. You just continued to make that sound, that odd laugh-cry, as you stared at yourself in the mirror.

“Hey, hun. You doing okay?”

You shook your head, letting out another strangled chuckle, and turned to her. Her heart broke at the sight of you. You were smiling but it looked closer to a grimace and didn’t reach your eyes, which were red and puffy from crying, the tears still streaming down your cheeks. When you spoke, it was with a wavering voice, filled with false cheerfulness that couldn’t hide the grief underneath.

“Hey, Eda.” You greeted her. “I’m sorry, I’m just …” You let out another chuckle and turned back to the mirror. “I’m so ugly.”

For a moment, Eda didn’t do anything. That was fine. Perhaps she had finally realized just how gross you really were and was going to leave you. You wouldn’t blame her. 

She didn’t, of course. Eda would never do that. Instead, she wrapped her arms around, placing a kiss against your cheek.

“Is that what you think?” She asked, a smirk playing at her lips. You frowned. You couldn’t for the life of you understand why she was smirking. “Maybe we should see a healer, then. I think your eyes might be broken.”

“What?”

She shrugged.

“They must be. Cause all I see is the best looking witch in the Boiling Isles!” She gave her words as much grandeur as she could, making you smile even if it was just a doubtful one. 

“Are you sure you’re not the one with bad eyes?”

Eda laughed and your cheeks heated up, a genuine smile hinted at in the twitch of your lips. 

“Nah, I know they’re not, and we both know I’m always right.”

“No you’re not …” But still, she was making you feel a bit better just by being … Eda. 

“Of course I am!” She waved a hand idly, as if brushing your comment off. “Now come on, I know just how to make you feel better!” She let you go only long enough to  drag you out of the bathroom and that lying mirror and over to the nest. Eda had added all kinds of blankets and pillows to it just to make sure you were more comfortable sleeping there. Not everyone was fond of the sticks, after all. 

Once she made sure you were settled, she wrapped her arms back around you, peppering your face with kisses, forcing a most undignified giggle from you. 

“Eda, stop!” 

Eda pouted and shook her head.

“Absolutely not. You are exquisite and I’m not leaving until you know it’s true.”

And there your face went heating up again. Eda always did this to you. She knew no chill once she started flirting with you. She kissed you again, her lips soft against yours, and when she pulled away she gave you the most adoring look, like you truly were the best thing she had ever seen. You were sure you were as red as a tomato by now. You tried hiding it by burying your face in her shoulder.

“I love you, Eda.” You mumbled. Eda stroked your hair, chuckling gently.

“I love you, too. More than you could possibly know.”

You knew by the way she said it that she was telling the truth. You smiled then, a proper genuine smile.

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Fortunes of Love pt 3 (Eda x OC)

Summary:

King has a bad day and now has to try and face a problem he is not at all prepared to deal with.

Pt 1  Pt 2  Pt 3

Eda grumbled at the morning, all but collapsed on the kitchen counter. Luz was just getting ready for school so she could call her friends. Eda didn’t fully understand why she needed to call them before school. She was going to see them soon enough anyway, but whatever. It made the kid happy.

She gave a big yawn, at least attempting to stand up a bit straighter as Luz stumbled into the room.

“Good morning, Eda!”

She grumbled some sort of greeting but Luz hardly even noticed. She was far too busy eating the breakfast that was sat out for her. Eda shook her head, a fond smile on her face. She could put anything out and Luz would eat it. The girl just paid so little attention, she was so eager to meet with her friends. While she ate, Eda got herself some apple blood.

“Eda, can I walk to school with Gus and Willow today?”

She hummed thoughtfully, looking over to the clock, then shrugged.

“I don’t see why not, kiddo.”

But before she had even finished the sentence, Luz was already grabbing her bag to leave. She paused at the door a moment, before running back over to the kitchen and giving her mentor a big hug. It took a moment for Eda to process, but when she did she hugged the girl back. Soon enough, she was rushing for the door again.

“Thanks for breakfast, Eda! Have a good day!” The door slammed shut before Eda could give her own goodbye.

She was putting her mug in the sink when she heard little footsteps running upstairs, then an odd series of thuds that sounded suspiciously like someone falling down the stairs, punctuated by a little squeak. She snorted out a laugh and smirked when King came stumbling into the kitchen, looking around frantically. After a moment of searching, he looked disappointed, body sagging.

“Did Luz leave already?”

“Yeah, she had to leave early.”

“Oh… I wanted to say goodbye before she left.”

He bowed his head, sadly walking to the kitchen table, only struggling a little to get up onto a chair.

“Don’t worry, you have the whole weekend to spend time with her.” Eda tried to encourage him, giving him his own plate of eggs for breakfast. It seemed to help a little bit. At the very least he wasn’t slouching while he ate. Good enough.

Eda gave another yawn.

“Well, I’m gonna go take a nap.”

King looked up at her as she left the room, a look of concern on his face.

“Already?” He asked, hopping off the chair to dash to her side. He clutched at the skirt of her dress, stopping her retreat. “But it’s still early! Are you feeling okay? Is it the curse? Did you take your elixir today?”

Eda huffed, pushing the small demon off herself, forceful but not hard enough to hurt him.

“I���m fine. I took my elixir already and I’m gonna head to the market later to get more. I just..” She gave another yawn. “I just need to nap first.”

She walked on despite King’s protests, collapsing onto the couch and promptly falling asleep. King gave an indignant noise, crossing his arms.

“Fine then! I have my own things to do anyway.” He stomped off only to return a moment later with a blanket. He draped it over Eda, making sure it covered her up. “Okay, now I’m going!” He ran off again.

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Morning turned into afternoon without much fuss. Everything was quiet and peaceful, the only sound being King as he assembled his army of stuffed soldiers upstairs and acted the wars to come when he regained his power the occasional annoying sound from Hooty. King found it suspicious. Eda should have made some sort of sound by now, maybe yell about going to the market or bumping around in the kitchen. He should probably go check on her.

He tried to be quiet as he walked downstairs, peering into the living room.

“Oh."

In the middle of the living room was what at first looked like a giant pile of gray feathers. But of course, King quickly realized it wasn’t since it was breathing, it’s massive side rising and falling slowly. That was Eda! She had turned into her owl form after all. Well, at the very least she was still sleeping.

King inched forward ever so slowly, now more than ever needed to keep as quiet as physically possible. He hid behind the couch, trying to get control of his breathing. When he had calmed down at least a little peered out at the giant beast in the middle of the living room. She still slept soundly, so he tried scooting a little closer. Then a little closer. Then even a little more. He managed to get all the way to her face without waking her up.

“Eda?” He asked, voice barely above a whisper. He had to actively restrain himself from bapping her face. As much as it would make him feel better, it would also probably get him killed. The only response to his whisper was a loud snore.

Alright, this was no problem! He just had to get some of her elixirs! Then she would turn back to normal!

He tiptoed out of the room, ever so careful, but once he was in the hallway he ran up the stairs to Eda’s room.

“Alright,” he said to himself, looking around the slightly messy room. “If I was an elixir, where would I be?”

He remembered Eda opening a chest before, so he looked through a couple of chests she had around the room. He gave an irritated huff at every chest that held nothing but books and junk. Then there was only one left. He opened it with a triumphant “Ah-ha!”

It held nothing but empty bottles.

“Oh. That’s not good.”

Looked like Eda was out of her elixir. He remembers she did mention having to go to the market for more earlier. Well, he guessed he would just have to get it for her. It wasn’t like she was in any state to get it herself.

He snuck back downstairs, peering back over the couch at where Eda still slept. She hadn’t moved an inch, snoring away. Maybe he could get to the market and back before she woke up. He definitely needed to get back before Luz returned from school. So, he snuck out the front door, trying to open it without a squeak and close it without a slam.

“Watcha doin’, hoot hoot!”

Hooty’s screech nearly made King jump out of his skin. He turned on the door with a glare and a loud “Sshhhhhh!”

“Eda’s sleeping, don’t wake her up! She turned into her owl form again. I’m heading to the market to get her more of that elixir. Can you keep her in the house?”

“You got it, hoot hoot!”

And as annoying as the owl was, at least he lowered his voice. That would have to do.

King ran all the way to the market. Well, he mostly ran. He had very short legs, after all, so he needed a few breaks. Still, he managed to make good time all things considered. He was at the market within the half-hour. Now he just needed to remember where the elixir stand was…

He spent more time than he would have liked just wandering. He knew what the stand looked like, he even knew what the guy running it looked like. Still, there were a lot of stands, even if he knew the general area.

Finally, he saw the familiar stand not far away. He dashed over, taking a few hops before managing to grab the edge of the counter and climbing up.

“Hey! Potion man! I need your help!”

A young man on the other side of the counter jumped at King’s shouting.

“I’m sorry! Can I help you?”

“Yeah, you can give me Eda’s elixir now before I send my dark armies to destroy you!”

He looked at King for a moment, confused, before something seemed to click into place.

“Oh! You’re Eda’s pet, aren’t you?”

“I am no pet! I am her close friend and confidant! And I’m here to pick up her elixir.”

The man looked upset, glancing to the side before looking back at King.

“I already told Eda, it won’t be ready for another five days!”

“What!!”

“She ordered more two days ago and I told her then that it would be ready in a week. I still need five more days to finish it.”

“But she needs it now!” King said, definitely not whining. The King of Demons did not whine.

“I’m sorry, my hands are tied! You can’t rush these things or the elixir won’t even work.”

King huffed and puffed, stomping his feet before devolving into his scream of rage, a high pitched squeak that made everyone in the nearby area stare and snicker. His tantrum was only stopped when unfamiliar hands picked him up. He struggled in their arms, hitting and kicking anything he could reach.

“Unhand me, fiend! I must destroy this potion man!”

“Why? What’s going on here?”

King calmed down a little bit when he heard the familiar voice, turning in the arms to glare up at their face. Niliana looked down at him, a look of concern and confusion on her face. Perfect! She and Eda were friends or business partners or something, right? She could help!

“I need to get Eda’s elixir from this guy, but he won’t give it to me!” He shouted, crossing his arms and glaring at the man. HE looked and sounded every part a grumpy child not getting his way. At least it was about something important.

“I can’t give it to you, it’s not done yet.” He replied, words slow and emphasized in an attempt to get it across to the small demon.

The older witch looked between the two, took a deep breath, and let out a long sigh.

“Okay, Eda needs this elixir of hers, but it’s not ready yet.”

The man nodded.

“When will it be ready?”

“Five days.”

“Okay. Then we’ll be back in five days.”

“But-” King tried to speak up.

“We’ll be back in five days, right King?”

He huffed and looked away, still very aggravated with the turn of events. Finally, he gave a resigned nod.

“Fine. But it better be ready!”

Niliana gave a little bow to the man and walked away, the grumbling demon still held in one arm. She climbed onto the staff in her other hand and flew off, headed to the forest King had come from. He was thinking so hard he hadn’t even noticed they were flying right away.

“Where’s the house?”

King pointed at the general direction. The few minutes it took to get there were spent in silence.

King had no idea what he was going to do now. Eda had been taken over by her curse. She was an angry monster now with no way to turn her back. What was he going to tell Luz? How were they supposed to handle this over the next five days? He really didn’t know what to think. He wished this had never happened. He just wanted Eda back.

They landed a few feet from the house. King gave a sad little thank, dropping off the staff. For a moment, he just sat there before forcing himself to his feet. Still, he didn’t walk to the house, just looked at it as his worries grew.

He heard the witch behind him shuffle about before sitting next to him.

“King, what’s going on? What does Eda need the elixir for?”

He tried to look angry when he looked up to her, but that was hard to do when he was also trying to fight back tears. He debated whether or not it was even a good idea to tell her, but they really good use her help. He really didn’t want to go back into that house alone.

“Okay, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to tell anyone else!”

“I promise.”

“Pinky promise!”

She did so, and that was enough reassurance for King. He told her everything he knew about Eda’s curse, which granted wasn’t much. She was cursed when she was younger and if she doesn’t drink her elixirs she turns into a giant owl monster that attacks anything that moves.

“Which is why I was at the market.” He finished. “Eda’s out so I thought I’d get her some more. Now she’s stuck as a monster and I don’t know what to do!”

Niliana hummed thoughtfully, looking over to the house. After some time she got up, hand clenched around her staff tightly.

“Alright, we can handle this.”

“We can?” King asked, shocked. “You’re going to help us?”

“Of course. I’m not about to just leave you all like this. Someone’s going to get hurt.”

“Thank you!” He shouted, throwing himself at the witch. She managed to catch him in her arm, smiling as he gave her the best hug he could manage. They both looked to those, silent as they thought over what to do next.

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Hello, may I request a Mattholomule x reader where Boscha or the Glandus kids are picking on him and the reader stands up for him? I love that little bastard.

Here we are! My first request done! I hope you like it!

Warnings: pretty typical tv bullying

“Leave me alone, I need to get to class.”

You heard the voices before you saw the group. When you turned the corner you could see them, a scowl taking over your face.

Figures you’d find Boscha and her “friends”. You hated running into them. They had to be some of the nastiest people in hexside. Well, Boscha was. Her friends usually didn’t do anything but sit there and laugh, a cruel addition to the humiliation Boscha puts you through. Still, you hated them just as much.

It looks like today they found some poor boy to torment in the halls. You thought you recognized him as the new kid, the one who transferred from Glandus. He was cornered, his back against the lockers, forced to face down the horde of rude teenagers. You did not envy him.

There was a spattering of laughter from the girls, high pitched and malicious, sending your nerves on end.

“Aw, come on, we just need a target for practice! Your puny frame is perfect! Your so small and pathetic, You’ll be more of a challenge to hit.”

You could see the boy roll his eyes, a dead look on his face, clearly tired of all this nonsense. You wondered if it was something he was used to, being picked on.

“Sure, whatever, just let me go.”

He tried shoving his way past the girls, but he was really tiny and they easily pushed him back against the lockers with a bang.

“Great! Then you wouldn’t mind staying put for a second so we can pummel you.” Boscha slammed her gruddby ball against her hand and you could see the boys eyes widen a bit.

Yeah, that was enough. As Much as you hate dealing with a bunch of jerks, it wouldn’t be right to sit by while the torture the poor kid. You walked over before you had even thought this through properly. You caught sight of the looks of shock and perhaps anger on the girls faces when you yelled in their direction.

“Hey!” You pushed past them, grabbing the boy's wrist and pulling him away. “Come on, you’re going to be late for class.”

He looked like he wanted to say something but ultimately just nodded, letting you drag him along until the glares of the girls stopped burning along their backs. They moment they did you let go of him. You wondered what you were supposed to do now, the two of you staring at each other for a long moment.

“Anyways, I really do have to go to class. You probably should, too.”

You tried to leave then, but he grabbed your arm before you could. You turned to face him and waited.

You could see him struggling, the grumpiest look on his face.

“Thank you. You know, for dragging me out of there.”

You shrugged.

“Yeah, no problem.”

You wanted to leave again, but it looked like he still wanted to say something, so you just kept waiting. But, in the end, he just left, leaving you alone in the hall.

The bell rang and you sighed to yourself. Great. Now you were late.

You saw the kid again at the end of the school day. You were just going to walk him, but he stepped in front of you on the stairs. You almost ran the kid over, he was so little.

“Hey, watch it!” He snapped at you, but almost immediately his face dropped into a look of regret. “Sorry, I didn’t really mean that?”

“It’s fine, don’t worry about it. So, what do you want?”

“Right, well … How do you feel about humans?”

That question seemed to come out of nowhere, but you didn’t really had anywhere else to be, so you took a moment to humor him. Why not?

“I think they’re cool, I guess. I don’t actually think about them too much. Why?”

“Well, I just so happen to be the president of the Human Appreciation Club!” He said, standing up a bit straighter and puffing out his chest, clearly very proud of this achievement. Or maybe he just liked showing off. Either way, it was kind of cute. “I thought maybe you’d like to attend sometime. You know … maybe hang out?”

You smirked as he looked away, suddenly shy again. There was a beat of silence between you two.

“Yeah, okay, I’ll give it a try.”

“Really? I mean, of course you will. Then I’ll see you at the club tomorrow?”

“Yep.” You nodded.

“Sweet!” He whispered under his breath. “I’m Mattholomule, by the way.”

“Y/n.” You shook the offered hand. “See you tomorrow, Matt.”

You walked away, smirking to yourself as you heard Mattholomule celebrating behind you, trying to keep it quiet but failing.