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written-in-knife · 4 days ago

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What their Magicams look like

Before and after you start dating (All Vice Housewardens, both tweels, Jamil extras because I thought of something while writing this)

gn!reader, I swear casually

Let me know if these are too ooc for any of them, it's literally my first time writing for all of them

Housewardens+Jamil

Trey Clover

1.1K followers

Before

Cater peer-pressured him into making an account too. The first few months it was just him occasionally scrolling recipe accounts and sometimes saving them for later

Eventually he started posting his own recipes for baked goods, one of which (a recipe for macaroons) went slightly viral

Once he realized his follower count hit a point where he could no longer fit that many people in a room, he started to worry a little bit. He has no interest in Magicam notoriety, but if people really do like his recipes that much...

Starts posting dental hygiene reminders and tips, to be a good role model for his new following or to offset the interest in his posts and stagnate his follower count, you decide.

His tagged photos are exactly what you'd expect to see from Cater. Quick selfies, pictures of him setting up for unbirthdays, baking, chatting with Riddle, etc.

After

He will actually post a selfie or two with you every couple weeks from a date night or if you happen to join him for baking

Sometimes in the baking ones he'll add the recipe to the caption

Again, it's Cater who gets the most Magicam mileage out of your relationship. He just gets great candids, what can I say?

He gets a lot of the two of you helping set up for unbirthdays together, chasing each other around the garden with the paint for the roses, trying to wipe it from your fingers onto the other's face. He's gotten a couple baking accidents, you covered in flour when the bag exploded looking shocked while Trey laughed, and the scene immediately after with you laughing after pressing your face into his shirt leaving a large floury print behind. There's also more than a few during unbirthday parties where you're talking to someone else and Trey is just sitting by your side listening, the softest, most loving smile on his face.

Ruggie Bucchi

1.5K followers

Before

It's fairly empty in here, our boy just has better things to do.

He will post pictures of Leona sleeping in the garden if he's particularly annoyed with his Housewarden that day, but it doesn't happen too often

He got his following from Spelldrive notoriety, NRC official and Epel tagging him in pictures from matches and practice. Gorgeous action shots that make him look a lot cooler in those moments than he feels, which is weird because it felt pretty cool.

He'll also post money making schemes ideas in his captions, and sometimes the idea is just a picture of him swiping jewelry off Leona's dresser

After

Oh he likes you. The posting has picked up a bit since you two started dating, and whats wrong with that? He likes to admire you, sue him.

Lots of selfies where he'd just lean over and capture something quick, nothing staged, no prep work, just exactly what he wanted to picture in the moment.

There's not many traditional date night selfies, the two of you being too poor to go out to dinner most of the time, but there are plenty to spare of the two of you just making dinner together at Ramshackle or lounging in the sun.

His tagged photos are, again, mostly from NRC official and Epel during Spelldrive. A few practices where he had you join him on his broom, you clinging to him for dear life as he zipped around, or you running to congratulate him just off the field after a win.

His favorite is a professionally taken photo for NRC official, a candid of the two of you on the sidelines after he'd won a match. He was still sweaty and in his uniform and you were sporting one of his extra jackets. It was taken mid-spin, he'd picked you up and twirled you around, your foreheads pressed together. You were laughing in glee and he was grinning like a madman, coats flaring out behind either of you, field lights in the background making for an incredible picture. It's both of your pfps

Jade Leech

13K followers

Before

There are so many mushrooms on here oh my GOD

They're all educational, though. It's usually a group of photos of one mushroom from different angles so you can see exactly what it looks like with information about it in the captions, if it's safe to eat or poisonous, suggestions on how to cook it if you can eat it and if you're able to eat it raw, if it has a similar looking poisonous counterpart, etc

A few wildlife organizations have actually linked his posts for information about mushrooms

It's not just mushrooms either. He does this with other wild plants as well, it's just mostly mushrooms.

Will also post really professional looking photos of landscapes that he took during hikes, it's actually a very cool and chill account

Past the Mountain Lovers of it all, he will also repost Mostro Lounge announcements because he's a Good Employee

The rest of his pictures are of him and Floyd bothering Azul, unflattering candids, extremely blurry pictures over the shoulder of Azul chasing him, very nice selfies with Azul chasing Floyd in the background, and so on.

I'd say the split is 65:10:25 respectively. There's a lot of mushrooms in here.

After

How nice of you to join the Mountain Lovers Club! Because you do. Either before or after you two start dating, you join the Mountain Lovers Club. LoversMountainClubamirite

Not a whole lot changes on his account, but you are featured in hiking photos now. Those professional looking pictures now include you, facing away from the camera with your backpack a little ways up the trail, or posing at the top either with or without him next to you. His lockscreen is a picture he took of you taking a break on a rock watching a bird, sunlight from the breaks in the trees sprinkled around you.

His tagged photos are a lot of pictures Floyd takes scaring the absolute shit out of you with Jade by your side perfectly stoic as always, a few of which turn into memes

There are also, however, a few tagged photos that someone else (likely Cater) took of the two of you working at the Mostro Lounge, both in uniform, not so subtly flirting at the counter. To the untrained eye, Jade looks the same as ever, but to the people who know him, they can see the softness in his smile and the love in his eyes while he's talking to you. That's your lockscreen.

Floyd Leech

47K followers

Before

His account is dedicated to bothering people and that's IT

Chronic emoji user, will not add a caption if it can't be improved with the power of emojis😤💪💪

A good majority of his posts are of him scaring the shit out of people while they're mid scream, a lot of these are of Riddle. I know I didn't mention it in the last post, I forgot that Floyd loves bothering his favorite goldfish

Has plenty of pictures, similar to Jade, of bothering Azul with unflattering candids and hilarious chase scenes

The rest are just regular selfies when he gets bored, mostly during Basketball, with captions about his plans to "spice things up"

One picture in particular is a selfie he took during Alchemy, a vial of something in his hand next to a bubbling cauldron, Crewel in the background with his arms crossed, and the caption "but what if it was pink👀👀🪱"

After

Baby when I said this account was dedicated to bothering people and that's it, I meant that

It's just that you happen to be either one of the main targets or completely in on it now

There are lots of selfies with you where he's just invading your personal space while you're in the middle of something, and you look less and less flustered about it as time passes. Eventually, you get so used to it that manage to catch him off guard every once in awhile. Biting his cheek right as he's about to take the picture, or kissing him, or grabbing him by the collar of his shirt to knock him off balance a little. He loves those pictures, he loves that you're able to surprise him.

There's a few in this same genre with him in his eel form and you in your swimming attire under similar circumstances, a shocked look on his face as he took the picture just after you splashed him, you with a mischievous smile on your face.

There are pictures in his tagged from NRC official from basketball matches where he's wandered off the court to drape himself over you because he's "bored and over it and would rather bother his Shrimpy"

There's one that Ace took where Floyd's playing with you draped over his shoulders because he thought it would make the game more interesting, and another in the same photo grouping where you subsequently fell off his shoulders during a layup and were laying face down on the floor with him laughing as he checks if you're alright

Rook Hunt

928K followers

Before

Y'all done speculating about the fan page posting Vil? Cause it's Rook, who's surprised? Show of hands! Wow, NO ONE. COOL!

It's mainly fanedits and pictures of Vil (he uses an alt for his Neige stuff) with his usual flowery poetic french nonsense in the captions

Keep in mind though, it's not new pictures of Vil unless he has explicit permission from his housewarden (we love a king who asks for consent) It's mostly immediate reposts of his favorite read: all pictures that Vil posts on his own account

Beyond fanboying, he does actually have plenty of other things on his account, and it's always just things he finds beautiful

Experiments going right in the Science Club, teaching Epel etiquette, flowers blooming in the spring, a beautiful landscape, etc.

He will also post selfies now and then when he's really feeling himself

After

We love a multifandom king, this account is basically just you and Vil now. The people who followed him for Vil are confused, but supportive.

He takes a new picture of you at every opportunity, but he'll only take one per time you're with him. Getting ready for class in his dorm in the morning, then a date that night? That's two pictures in one day.

While he wants to capture your beauty, he also wants to be present in the moment. You're right in front of him and that's worth so much more than any photo!

And he is an AMAZING photographer honestly, finds the perfect lighting, the perfect angle every time

Writes a new poem for you in every caption and they're all incredibly touching? Am I falling in love with Rook??

His favorite is a picture of you, early morning, in your pajamas sitting cross-legged at the top of his bed with a cup of tea, watching the rain falling out his window with a little smile on your face. He loves the contrast in colors from the lighting of both his bedside lamp and the gloomy sunrise coming through the stained glass.

Occasionally he manages to get a picture of both you AND Vil, which is always very exciting, he always gushes about the photo and "how can so much beauty be contained within a single image! Comme c'est merveilleux!"

Lilia Vanrouge

128 followers

Before

His account is actually private so he can post pictures of his beautiful sons without having to worry, it's mostly for him

His followers are literally just other students he met at NRC

He just takes pictures of his daily life; Malleus and Silver working on homework together, Silver asleep in a patch of sunlight like a cat, Sebek riding his horse at the Equestrian Club, Malleus explaining the difference between a proper gargoyle and a statue to some unsuspecting Diasomnia student while Sebek stands by with a stern look on his face to keep said student there

He has a couple pictures he took of his video game accomplishments, blatantly showing his username. But since he's a private account and Idia certainly doesn't follow him, they still don't know the other's identity.

Plenty of pictures of the Pop Music Club, even a few videos of their practices. Teaching Kalim the drums, selfies with Cater, selfies with Kalim, Kalim and Cater jamming out. The three of them combined means there are SO MANY pictures of the Pop Music Club, it's a almost ridiculous.

There are, of course, many pictures of him in the tagged photos. Most, if not all but Malleus's one post, are from the Pop Music Club. Maybe not while club is in session, but Kalim and Cater have the tags COVERED.

After

He is honestly so thrilled that he can add you to his collection of pictures

A lot of the pictures he takes with you are mirror selfies to show off your outfits, I mean, how could he not! The two of you, especially together, are just so adorable! It became a tradition before every date that he would take a picture of the two of you in the mirror, you pressing a kiss to his cheek or vice-versa

He, of course, gets candids of you too. Mostly of you hanging out with his boys. Reading next to Silver on a couch in the lounge, Sebek lecturing you about something or other, joining them all for dinner and getting into a spirited discussion with Malleus

He also has some of you attending Pop Music practices, and so do Kalim and Cater. There are three separate angles of Lilia teaching you how to play the guitar, and two of when you finally got it, a triumphant look on your face as Lilia presses a kiss to your temple.

There is also one photo in his tagged that Silver took, the two of you tangled up cuddling on a couch in the lounge, you fast asleep in his arms. He gets that picture printed out so he can cherish it forever.

Bonus! more Jamil Viper

I have more to say about this man, actually, and you will let me cook because I realized I forgot to talk about his tagged photos!

Even after his overblot and his and Kalim's fight, Kalim will still take pictures of him and put them on Magicam, much to Jamil's dismay for awhile

But when Kalim starts posting candids of you and Jamil together, he drops it entirely. As much as he's not a fan of Kalim taking photos of him, he is a fan of having pictures with you.

There's a lot of you helping him in the kitchen, bumping elbows with smiles on either of your faces, tucked away in corners at parties whispering in each others ears, your legs draped across his lap in the Scarabia lounge while you work on homework together.

Kalim caught a really good one, Jamil's favorite, in the hallway. He'd helped you study for a test all week and you passed with a near perfect score, and Kalim caught the moment when you jumped into Jamil's arms in a excited and joyous hug, the biggest smile on your face. He was a little embarrassed by the face he was making, smiling at you like you were the most beautiful thing in the world, but to be fair, you are to him.

I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO USE MY WORK TO TRAIN AI

Housewardens + Jamil

Let me know if you ever want to be tagged in anything or everything!

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written-in-knife · 5 days ago

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Hi! I saw your request was open. Can I request a Vil with a reader who has ADHD? I'm your new subscriber and I really like the way you write!

Vil with a reader who has ADHD

Fluff, gn!reader

Thank you so much, I'm so glad to hear it!! This might end up being wildly ooc, this and the Magicam post are the only two times I’ve written for Vil. I do adore him, however, so I will do my best!

You tell Vil that you have ADHD well before the two of you start dating. You inform him about it when he and the rest of the SDC group comes to stay at Ramshackle, just so he’s aware of it.

His outward response when you tell him is indifference. As long as you can perform your managerial duties, that’s all he needs to know.

He does, however, take time out of his night to look into it online. He knows a thing or two about being typecast, he isn’t about to boil this down to you just being easily distracted. You are being gracious enough to host him and the others during preparations for the SDC, he figures it’s the least he can do.

Before you two start dating, this mostly translates to him just being patient with you when you ask him to repeat something in the middle of a sentence or when you end up texting him that you’re running late because you lost track of time.

Suffering from RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) actually keeps you from asking him out for a very long time, he’s Vil Schoenheit, he’s an actor, a model, he calls you Potato. You think there’s no use asking him to date you because you think he never would.

But he’s a lot more perceptive than you think, he knows that you're into him, he just waits awhile to say anything to make sure you actually like him, you know?

It helps that he's also completely enamored by you. You are so kind and you show him so much care he feels like a porcelain vase in a museum sometimes.

The actions in yourself that you find obnoxious, he actually finds quite endearing, he loves listening to you talk, managing to find tangents in your own stories to keep telling you things that he could listen to for hours.

He actually makes the first move, knowing unfortunately you likely never would. That's alright, he doesn't mind taking the lead.

"Potato, please stop slouching," he says, hands stopping from where he was applying eye shadow on you, "it's horrible for your back."

"Sorry..." You mumble, sitting up straight again and getting a small smile from him.

"It's nothing to be sorry about." He assures you as he returns to his task. "I just want to ensure you're around to model for me as long as possible. Look up."

You hesitate for just a moment at the comment before following instructions, it wasn't the first time he'd said something like that. He often made small off-handed remarks about wanting to keep you around, for what reason you never understood. He brushed away some fallout from under your eyes before grabbing a hand mirror off the side table to hand to you.

"There, stunning as always." He says with pride, grabbing your free hand and pressing a light kiss to your knuckles.

"Y-Yeah, you always do great work, Vil." You examine yourself in the mirror, ignoring the red on your cheeks that certainly was not the blush he'd used.

"I meant you, darling."

After you start dating, it’s a lot of understanding and accommodating

Vil seems to me like someone who is willing help you form better routines to lessen the burden on yourself, but he’s not about to do it all for you, he expects you to put in the effort.

The goop he uses during your tandem skincare routine makes you want to peel your entire face off down to the bones? Let’s see if we can find a sheet mask that doesn’t do that.

You’re so hyper-focused on a task that you haven’t done anything else for hours but you know if you do move you’re never going to finish it? He’ll be there with food and water so you don’t have to break focus, but reminds you that you cannot put off going to the bathroom.

Always seem to lose your keys, wallet, phone, etc? He’ll help you get into the habit of putting them in one of four specific places so you’re less likely to lose them.

If you're medicated, he helps you set different alarms on your phone to remember to take them (like one of those puzzle alarms that you have to solve to turn off instead of just hitting the volume buttons) along with other methods up to and including a picture of him on your lockscreen holding a sign that says "have you taken your meds today?"

Actually finds you one of those medication caps that have the timer on them that shows the last time you opened the bottle so you don't double dose on accident

The patience is still there, of course. He completely understands that you’re still listening during a conversation if you pull out your phone and start scrolling through Magicam or start doodling on a scrap of paper, hell, you might be listening more closely.

He’s able to subtly steer conversations back on course if your train of thought wanders off four degrees from separation.

He may get a little annoyed if when you lose track of time and show up late, but now he’ll actually call you a half an hour ahead of time to make sure you’re getting ready to leave.

He’ll help you to remember to perform basic human functions and set up a system when you forget to eat all day.

He's not mad if you tell him you forgot about some system or another, or lost your keys again, or muted an alarm without taking your meds and forgetting about it. He's never mad at you and he makes sure you know that. He loves you and just wants you to be happy and healthy and safe.

I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO USE MY WORK TO TRAIN AI

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst headcanons #twisted wonderland headcanons #twst x reader #vil schoenheit #vil shoenheit x reader #gender neutral reader #gn!reader #knifes hcs #mine

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written-in-knife · 6 days ago

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Hi there!! I loved your twst social media headcanons haha, I laughed out loud a few times bc they were so real 🤣 would you be willing to do one for the vice housewardens?? You KNOW jades account is 15% Mostro Lounge and 85% hiking stuff

Either way thank you!!

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it! I actually just started working on one for the vice housewardens last night, want me to tag you when it's done?

#that goes for anyone btw drop a reply if you want me to tag you in the next one #asks

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written-in-knife · 7 days ago

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What their Magicams look like

Before and after overblot (minus Kalim and Malleus), and after you start dating (All Housewardens + Jamil)

gn!Reader, I swear casually

We haven’t gotten to the end of Malleus’ overblot, so idk how he would act afterwards. Plus, I hc that you two would get together before his overblot anyways soooo👀 Oh god I just thought of what Rook’s magicam would look like and now I’m Afraid. Fan account whom?

Vice Housewardens + Jamil extras

I also did this for Obey Me if you’re into that

Riddle Rosehearts

382 followers

Before Overblot

His following mostly consists of people from Heartslabyul, other sophomores, and people in the Equestrian Club. His account is Private, you think his mom would approve? Absolutely not! Cater peer-pressured him into making one.

Doesn’t post often, it’s mostly just unbirthday parties after the setup that are completely compliant with the Rules and occasionally the hedgehogs or flamingos being adorable when it’s his turn to tend to them.

Before his overblot, Cater can’t really get away with sneaking candids of his housewarden, but selfies of the two of them or them plus Trey do show up here and there.

After Overblot

Stops posting entirely. Honestly? I think he forgets he has it for awhile.

Buuuut Cater can now get away with candids. The tagged photos are filled with him laughing with Trey and Chenya, or cooing over the hedgehogs in the garden, or tending to the roses.

Cater is actually the first one to catch a picture of the two of you walking together in the garden by yourselves. Alone?? Before marriage????? It’s from a window in the dorms about two stories up and thirty yards away, zoomed to all shit, and is just captioned “WHAAAAAT!!!🤯🤯” Most people have no idea what they’re even looking at in that picture.

After Dating

Well well, look who’s back. Kind of.

His follower count jumps by a few hundred when you tag him in a picture you’d taken after a date. You were kissing his cheek and he was BRIGHT red. It took some convincing on your part to keep it up.

Eventually you convinced him to post his own pictures, and they’re all super wholesome??

Some candids of you cooing over the hedgehogs, or studying, a few selfies together, nothing major.

CATER is the one who gets the good shit, and he got his followers invested. He isn’t afraid of losing his head anymore, you two are so cammable it gives him cuteness aggression!! Both of your tagged pictures are full of the two of you caught holding hands in the hallway, you giving Riddle a kiss goodbye on the cheek just outside the dorms, completely in your own little world chatting at unbirthday parties in MATCHING OUTFITS???? Cater could DIE. He even managed to catch one of Riddle finally kissing YOUR cheek! That one did NUMBERS.

Leona Kingscholar

34M followers, verified

Before Overblot

Certified Lurker. I think he probably posted a whole one picture in the entire time he had it and it was of his brother falling down the stairs which became a meme in the Sunset Savanna.

Ruggie, who does not give a shit, will occasionally post a picture of him sleeping with a captions along the lines of "i thought babysitters were supposed to get paid💀"

It’s honestly pretty barren in here y’all.

After Overblot

Posted one (1) photo from the Spelldrive tournament

It’s actually of you. Face in the fucking dirt, Grim, Deuce, and Jack running to check on you with Ruggie and Ace losing their shit off to the side after you took that disc to the face during the exhibition match

The caption is just lmao

Take that, I guess?

After Dating

I’m gonna be so honest here y’all, not much changes. I legitimately think Leona does not give a shit about magicam.

But uh-oh, look at his likes, that's all you! It’s all of your pictures. Like I said Certified Lurker. He likes and comments on every single one of your pictures. We love a supportive boyfriend.

His tagged pictures are also mainly from you, and half of them are the two of you laying down somewhere for a nap and you trying to sneak a picture. A lot of them you tried to sneak a picture, only to jumpscared when you look at the picture to see if it was any good to find him with his eyes wide open and glaring at you. You still post them.

You do manage to get some good pictures of the two of you though. There’s one that did really well where you convinced him to do a face mask with you in matching fluffy bathrobes and headbands. He’s making a disgusted face at the camera but your followers tease him in your comments about being down so bad for allowing it to be posted on the internet.

There’s also a few date night mirror selfies of the two of you in very nice outfits with his hand around your waist where he actually looks happy? Kinda smug, but happy!

Azul Ashengrotto

8K followers

Before Overblot

This thing is essentially just a company page for the Mostro Lounge. Pictures upon pictures of sale announcements, and new item announcements, and advertisements. Posts Sunday mornings with the weekly Lounge announcements.

There is not a single picture of a person on this entire fucking thing. Hell, even his pfp is just the Mostro Lounge logo.

Buuuuuuuuuuuut Jade and Floyd are not scared of him, and the tagged pictures are full of candids, most of them unflattering, half of them of Azul trying to chase them away for taking photos. A few where Azul was chasing one twin and the other snapped a selfie with them running in the background

After Overblot

Nothing changes really.

One of the announcements is for the punch cards, but it just says to ask the staff for more information. Iykyk I guess.

There is a disruption in the posting schedule that the Lounge would be closed for repairs, then an announcement about being open for business again after you crash landed and broke a bunch of shit, but that’s it really.

Jade and Floyd don’t let up on their antics. Jade even posted a picture of him and Floyd in the nurse’s office after the overblot, the twins posing for the camera and Azul sitting on a bed in the background glaring directly at them.

He’s another one where I think Floyd got the first picture of the two of you together. It’s of you sitting at Azul’s desk and Azul with one hand on your back leaning over your shoulder to point at whatever textbook you had out. The caption read “20 marks says they fuck🦐🐙🤪🤪” and he actively took bets in the comments.

After Dating

Nothing changes for a WHILE.

But one day, completely out of the blue and outside the posting schedule, he posts a picture of you in a Mostro Lounge uniform behind the counter with Jade and Floyd. It is the ONLY picture that has people in it on his entire account. No advertisement, no corporate tags, just a heart emoji. Floyd commented 🤮 and Jade commented “we love you too Azul💜” Azul responded to Jade’s comment with “NOT YOU”

Floyd managed to snap a picture of the two of you coming out of Azul’s office all disheveled (from MAKING OUT YALL) and captioned “@ ruggpull_bucchi come get yur cashhh💸💸🏃‍♂️”

Jamil Viper

201K followers

Before Overblot

This man is far too busy to be posting on magicam, are you kidding me? He doesn't post often, but when he does it's always a recipe.

An aesthetic picture of a perfectly plated meal with the full recipe in the captions. Another who has no pictures of people that he posted himself. At least his pfp is actually a picture of him from the Basketball Club.

His tagged photos are mostly from Kalim, which he doesn't love. The rest are from Floyd and Ace during practice, or from the official NRC account with pictures from matches.

Honestly tho, his followers do not care, this man can COOK. Even though his posts are few and far between, they blow up every time because some mom of four out in the Shaftlands loved the recipe so much she shared it with all her friends who shared it with all theirs.

After Overblot

Stops posting, no warning. He doesn't have the energy to give a shit about it, nor the time until well after the SDC is over

Has concerned mothers in his dms after awhile asking if he's alright and telling him to take care of himself

After Dating

He waits until after you've posted a picture with him on your account to post anything on his own

Changes his pfp to a selfie you'd taken while on a date and posts another recipe. But the picture of the very aesthetically plated meal now includes you enjoying said meal. The caption has the recipe, of course, but also has a message thanking everyone who reached out, assuring them that he is "more than fine"

His army of moms goes crazy. Not only do they get their recipes back, but their boy has a partner?? They LOVE this for him, they are extremely supportive

Kalim Al-Asim

329M followers, verified

Before Dating

Did somebody say they wanted to see a WHOLE LOT of pictures from the party? No?? Too bad!

He posts SO. MUCH. I’d say he rivals even Cater with his posting.

And he posts everything. Selfies with other students, pictures of Jamil, pictures from the many parties, his family, more pictures of Jamil, his friends, the Pop Music Club, everything he likes is going into this damn magicam account.

He is the sole reason there are any pictures of Jamil outside the basketball club on magicam.

After Dating

This boy is down BAD. His followers cannot get a break from seeing your face. I said everything he likes goes into his account and baby he likes you

Party, candid of you, candid of you and Jamil, the Pop Music Club, selfie with you, candid of you watching the Pop Music Club, his family, lamenting about missing you while you're in class, boy is CLINGY. You love it. Jamil? Not so much.

Jamil is worried that with these sometimes hourly updates unsavory characters may find out exactly where he is at any given moment. It took you and Jamil (after Jamil pleading with you to help) to get him to at least wait like twenty four hours before posting a picture.

His most popular picture with you by far is on the magic carpet at sunset, gorgeous orange cloud backdrop, the two of you looking like you're having the time of your lives, his face is squished in your hands, your cheeks pressed together as you laugh and he looks at you with so much love in his eyes.

It got so popular that someone painted it and arranged to have it sent to him. As much as he wanted to keep it for himself, it was already the lockscreen on his phone, so it ended up hanging on the wall in your room at Ramshackle. It'll be back on his wall someday :)

Vil Schoenheit

550M followers, verified

Before Overblot

Typical famous person account, not even really run by him. He has access, of course, but it's all vetted by his manager before anything goes to post.

Photoshoot slides, sponsored posts for skincare, hair care, makeup, and clothes, behind the scenes selfies, event announcements, red carpet photos, etc.

His tagged photos are mostly fanedits and reposts, I'll let you make your own guesses on who the main culprit is

After Overblot

If you weren't previously in the know (part of the SDC group) you wouldn't even know anything had changed. His manager keeps the account running as usual until he's back in the right headspace to craft his own posts

After Dating

It takes MONTHS for him to even HINT at being in a relationship at all, let alone with you. He frequently reassures you that it isn't you at all, he just knows for a fact that he has more than a few rabid fans.

Has a full on debrief with you before he hints about the fact that he's in a relationship, he's not willing to sacrifice your safety to drop hints about his personal life

Lets people speculate on whether or not he has a partner, doesn't answer any questions about the existence of a relationship

He waits another couple months after you're both ready to make the relationship public, just in case you change your mind, constantly reminding you that once it does, there is no going back, and he has no problem whatsoever keeping his private life private.

Will absolutely not post you unless you are 100% sure, he has your comfort and safety in mind the entire time. It is entirely up to you and we love a respectful king

Has ANOTHER debrief with you when the two of you are ready. This one is significantly more in depth and has him adjusting all your settings on magicam so you can't get messages from accounts you don't follow

Does the announcement with a photoshoot, which was actually a lot of fun to take part in. The photos circulate for WEEKS on the internet, a few even making their way into magazines, and you are almost instantly glad he took the time to debrief you.

His content after that doesn't actually change much, you just happen to show up in more pictures now and then. Behind the scenes selfies, you being his date to red carpet events, there are even some stereotypical videos of you reacting to him wearing some sponsored something or other. But it is clear in every photo with you that he is very happy and very in love, and a majority of the fans love that for him

Idia Shroud

3.7M followers, verified

Before Overblot

Meme lord account. There's some fanboy stuff and some tech stuff, but I'd say it's 50:35:15, but that's cause most of the tech stuff would be STYX info leaks and he doesn't want to deal with that.

Does not have ANY photos of himself on magicam, PERIOD. Has facial recognition programs set up to comb through posts to alert him if anyone posted a picture of him

Will edit himself out of NRC official pictures, hack into the account, and change the picture before the likes can get in the double digits

He'll post videos of his own gameplay footage, which usually does very well. He'll also pick up memes from other websites to circulate them on magicam, and he may or may not make really impressive Premo fanedits on an alt that may or may not exist

After Overblot

He stopped actively posting for awhile. He kind of announced his hiatus, if you count mentioning it at the very bottom of a long list of tags an announcement

Don't get it twisted though, he absolutely has a queue of memes set up, so if you didn't know what to look for, you wouldn't even notice the difference

Returns from the hiatus after a good handful of weeks and a particularly good run with MuscleRed which he posted the clips from, a few people actually welcoming him back in his comments

After Dating

For the first few months, you cannot get a picture of your boyfriend on your magicam to save your LIFE

He wouldn't even let you change your pfp to something resembling him

What broke that ice, though, was actually something he posted. He was gaming with you online and thought the run went really good and decided to post a clip, but forgot to hide the chat. Turns out flirting hyping each other up in chat is very recognizable to the general public

He didn't realize until after the post blew up with "Gloomurai partner reveal when????" comments. He legitimately considered deleting his entire account after that slip up before you talked him down

The first picture of a person on his page was you, sitting next to him at his desk holding his hand in the picture. Very posed, very tame, you had to hype him up for three days to get him to post it.

The caption was "gloomurai partner reveal now" and no tags, and his fans LOST IT. The few streams that he did do on other platforms, he got at least a handful of comments asking how you were doing and if you were going to join

You were already in the chat, babey, first in last out

Malleus Draconia

508M followers, would be verified if he could figure out how that worked

Before Dating

Has exactly one photo on his magicam, and that is a selfie that Lilia took of the two of them, Sebek, and Silver on Sebek’s first day.

No captions, no tags, but everyone saw THE Malleus Draconia and immediately followed because holy shit???

Lilia was the one to make him an account, assuring him that “this is what the youths are up to these days!”

Since he has troubles with technology, he has Sebek scroll through his feed in the morning, and decide if there’s anything worth mentioning like he’s being read the morning paper.

Follows you, Lilia, Silver, Sebek, and one account that posts aesthetic pictures of gargoyles and that’s IT. Every gargoyle picture gets shown to him during the morning feed scroll.

After dating

INSISTS on you having pictures with him, he thinks it’s wonderful!

With his hardships with technology, he doesn't post as much as he'd like to. If he had his way he'd post a picture of you every time you crossed his mind and write sonnets dedicated to you in the captions. The account would be his own personal public love diary if he could.

You do have to explain memes to him after he watches you scroll through your own feed (you follow Idia) It… takes awhile. But he eventually gets it, you think?

He only sort of gets it, but that ends up being funnier? He has Lilia help him craft a meme, actually. It’s an oddly cropped motion blur picture of Azul sprinting full speed at Floyd overlayed with impact font “Me when my Amazing Wonderful Child of Man wants to spend time together! Bottom Text”

Unfortunately it is extremely funny and does absolute numbers, you have it as your pfp, Idia and Floyd found it absolutely hilarious

“Why does this infernal thing keep vibrating!” “Darling, you have your magicam notifications turned on, the people on the internet loved your meme.” “Ah! I’m so glad all these people are so invested in my love for you, dearest!” “…Uh-huh.” You don’t have the heart to tell him otherwise.

I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO USE MY WORK TO TRAIN AI

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Diasomnia is absent from the replies because they're with Lilia trying to figure out what went wrong

#this is my favorite thing to ever come out of tiktok it makes me laugh so hard every time #twst #save

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Dressing for the Cloudcall

Leona Kingscholar x fem!Reader, pre-relationship

Word count: 4680 (dialogue heavy to start, stick with it, I find a rhythm in there somewhere)

Category: one-shot, fluff, angst if you squint really really hard

Leona's family is sneaky and knows him very well, and you get roped into some Cloudcalling dress up. And maybe Leona is into that.

I loved Cloudcalling on the Savanna but I was a little disappointed we didn’t get even a hinted outfit, and this idea has been bouncing around in my little walnut brain for MONTHS and it finally spilled out in the span of like two hours. Tried to keep Yuu ambiguous, female, hair long enough to braid and put into a bun, and she’s shorter than Falena’s wife. Your Yuu is six feet tall? Cool, Falena’s wife is taller 👏AS👏SHE👏SHOULD👏BE. Reading back, I think I have a crush on my own version of Falena’s wife, as I should. I just imagined the most beautiful woman I could.

Kifaji had to step away to take a phone call while everyone was checking out the food stalls and Leona almost looked grateful to see his back disappearing into the crowd as he handed you one of the baobab hibiscus teas. You thanked him quietly before sipping on the drink, as refreshing as promised. Grim was just about to pull everyone over to a meat vendor-- surprise surprise-- when Kifaji returned, a sly looking smile on his face.

"What's got you so happy, ya old bird?" Leona huffed as Grim drooled over the meat.

"My apologies, but I need to borrow Miss Yuu for awhile." Kifaji said simply, turning his ominous smile to you.

"What for?" Leona practically growled, putting a hand on your shoulder before you could even think to step away from the group.

"On such short notice, we could not procure an outfit for her." Kifaji explained, folding his hands behind his back. "I, however, did not want her to feel left out, so I made arrangements which are now ready. I will return her at your next destination."

"It's fine, Leona." You tried to assure him, patting his hand gently. "I do feel a little left out of the fun."

Leona clicked his tongue in annoyance before releasing your shoulder and crossing his arms.

"We're headed to Ivory Springs after this. Do not be late." He directed the command at Kifaji rather than you.

"B-But, Yuu look at this! And these!" Grim was actually drooling over the meat in the stall, turning back to you with tears in his eyes that practically begged you to let him stay.

You sighed heavily and shook your head. "Vil, can you keep Grim out of trouble for me? I won't be long."

"Of course." Vil nodded, glancing down at the direbeast as he cheered and danced around in a little circle. "I'll try my best to not let him eat through Leona's entire fortune."

"Good enough for me." You chuckled before turning to Kifaji, who smiled again and held an arm out for you to lead the way out of the markets.

You walked side by side with Kifaji to the entrance of the market, only for him to place a hand on your upper back to direct you towards a waiting black car just up the street. As you approached, a beastwoman in full guard regalia opened the back door for you to enter. You thanked her quietly before stepping into the blissfully air conditioned car, Kifaji getting in on the other side.

"It's not that far to the hotel," you chuckled as the driver reentered the car, "and I'm not as prone to heatstroke as Jack is."

"Oh, we aren't going to the hotel." Kifaji said, as if just remembering he "forgot" to tell you about it.

"Oh?"

There was a minute of silence as he didn't answer your unspoken question. A few turns through the city, he broke it, turning to you with a pleasant smile.

"Tell me, Yuu, what is the nature of your relationship with Prince Leona?"

You were shocked for a moment at the bluntness of the question. "Is this because I'm the only girl? Because I can assure you, we're all friends--"

"My apologies, that isn't what I meant." He cut you off with a small chuckle and a lift of his hand. "If you'd humor me?"

"I mean... we're friends? Friendly, at least." You explained, wringing your hands in your lap. "He's helped me out of a few tough spots, I've helped him. We hang out on occasion. He's nice, I dunno." You wouldn't dare say it out loud, especially to the chamberlain, but you sometimes secretly wished there was more there.

He gave you a warm smile, much like a father would give to a daughter talking about her crush. "I see. As you well know, I've seen to Leona since the day he was born, and I haven't seen him so... protective of someone since... well, ever. That boy has never exactly been friendly, let alone "nice" to just about anyone since his mother passed. It's refreshing to see."

You could feel your face getting hotter with each word the chamberlain said. You desperately wanted the subject to change. "S-So, if we aren't going to the hotel, where are we going?"

"The Royal Palace." Kifaji said casually, as if you were on your way to some unnamed park.

"What?! Why?"

"As I said, I made arrangements for your outfit. You need to look the part to represent your team!" He said, another sly smile on his face as he pumped his fist in front of him in an imitation cheer. "And, I regret to say, you stick out like a sore thumb among those boys."

"But-- I-I thought-- we--"

"And here we are. A short drive, is it not? The walk would have been significantly longer."

You looked out the window at the palace, a grand stone building at the top of the hill. It almost looked as if it were carved out of the rock itself. You were startled out of your thoughts as the driver opened your door for you again, the chamberlain outside waiting to give you a hand out. You thanked them both as you took the offered hand and stepped out, following Kifaji closely as he walked.

"So, uh... just pop in, change clothes, and head back down to the market, yeah?" You asked nervously as you glanced at the guards you passed by, feeling eyes on your back.

"Just so." Kifaji assured you, another sly smile as he stopped at a large set of doors already opened, swinging a hand out for you to go first.

You weren't sure what was about to happen. Maybe you'd be thrown in a dungeon for fraternizing with their prince, or maybe they meant to keep you here until Leona himself came to find you, or--

"There she is!" A booming and excited voice came from across the room as you entered, startling you to turn and look.

A mound of long ginger hair twisted into braids was running up to greet you, perched atop a muscle-bound mountain of a man. He was dressed similarly to Leona, but wearing white instead of black, still adorned in gold, an enormous smile on his face. The guards at the door stood at attention as he got to your side of the room, clasping your hand quickly in a firm and enthusiastic handshake.

"You must be the girl Kifaji told me so much about!" He beamed at you, reminding you so much of Kalim in this moment. Wait.

"So much?" You parroted, looking at Kifaji, who simply shrugged.

"Oh, you must tell me how you got Leona to be so... docile? That isn't the right word. He listens to you?! Insane!" The man rambled, still holding onto your hand. "You must tell me everything!"

"Falena, you'll scare the poor girl." Another voice rang out from the other side of the room.

The man, Falena, finally released your hand and turned to see the woman walking towards you. She was elegant and gorgeous and so poised, dressed in similar colors and patterns to her husband, also adorned in gold. You suddenly felt very intimidated as you finally realized just where you were standing.

"Oh, but my love," Falena sighed, still smiling, "think of everything we could learn! What's Leona like at school, anyhow?"

"H-He, uh..." you hesitated as the woman joined her husband’s side. It probably wasn't a good idea to tell them exactly how he was, and it wasn't a good idea to lie. Rock and a hard place. "He's certainly there."

Falena let out a booming laugh at this, his wife joining in with a laugh that sounded like bells in the large chamber.

"We know of Leona's troubles at school." She assured you, holding out a hand to shake. "I am Shani, and I'm sure my husband, Falena, did not introduce himself before launching into his questioning."

"I'm Yuu," you said, gently grabbing her hand and shaking it, "a pleasure."

"Likewise." She smiled warmly at you as you both retracted your hands. "Kifaji has asked me to dress you for the occasion."

"The festival?"

"Leona brought a girl home!" Falena cut in, the smile surely cemented on his face at this point. "A sign things are turning around for my little brother, to be sure!"

"O-Oh! No, wait, I'm--" You practically choked on your words trying to get them out fast enough, feeling your face burning again, "Leona and I aren't a couple!"

"I know! But everything Kifaji told us over the phone just makes it all the more interesting!" He gushed grabbing your shoulders. "Forgive me for being forward, but you smell like him! You must be together often!"

"I-I just keep watch while he naps, it's not like we--"

"Falena. You are making her nervous." Shani said sharply, trying to hide her amused smile as she swatted his hands off you and looped her arm into yours. "Come, we should get you into something else before Leona comes looking for you."

She didn't wait for a response before pulling you off towards the door she came through. You glanced back to Kifaji and Falena, seeing them both smiling at you, though Kifaji's looked nefarious. You faced forward again, looking up at the glamorous woman holding your arm, still amazed that you'd just met the crown prince and princess. Shani led you down the hall and into a large bedroom, turning quickly into a nearly equally large closet. Gorgeous outfits-- if you were to judge just based on the fabric-- lined the walls on either side, the far wall was large, open windows looking over the expanse of the savanna, and the wall behind was adorned with large mirrors. You couldn't help but be impressed as Shani practically floated across the room and picked up a dress that was already waiting on a chair and held it up for you.

"I hope you don't mind, I already picked something out for you." She explained as she approached. "Don't worry about the length, we can work with it however we need. This is going home with you."

"What? No, I couldn't." You said quickly as she deposited the dress in your hands.

"Do you see where we are right now? You absolutely can." She laughed, gesturing to the lines of clothes. "Go ahead and get changed, I'll be right outside, just let me know when you're ready."

Her nose scrunched up adorably in her excitement as she smiled even wider at your for a moment, her hands clapping under her chin once before she exited the room, closing the door behind her. Alone, you sighed at the absolute whirlwind you'd just gone through. You turned to the large mirrors on the closest wall and held the dress up to your body. It would definitely be long, but Shani was a tall woman who seemed to like wearing heels, so you weren't terribly surprised. Resigned to your fate, you began to change out of your current outfit. The dress had very thin straps, so your sports bra would have to go. Once actually in the dress, it fit remarkably well, other than the length. The thin straps spread down into a V neck and stretched to the skirt in the back, the skirt itself starting a little below the bust, similar to a halter top. You couldn't help but notice the patterns on the fabric coordinated to Leona's cloak, bright orange and black not helping the case. You folded your clothes into a neat pile in front of the mirror, honestly a little relieved how well the dress held up to movement, no risk of spilling out the sides or front when lifting your arms or bending over.

"Shani? I'm ready." You called to the door, hiking the skirt up to walk over.

She entered the room again with an excited smile, looking you up and down as you stood there.

"You are definitely shorter than me." She laughed as you let the skirt go, a few inches of fabric bundling up at your feet. "But we can fix that, easy. Ten minutes. First!" She walked over to a chest of drawers, pulling off a length of fabric she'd set on top. "Do you know how to wrap your hair? Keep it off your neck and out of your eyes."

"I do not." You shook your head prompting her to wave you off.

"I can teach you, it's very easy." She smiled, joining you at the mirror again.

She turned you to face the mirror, standing behind you and draping the fabric over your shoulders. She undid the braid your hair was always in, gently combing the knots out of your hair with her fingers.

"I always used to do this with my little sisters." She explained softly as she styled your hair to the top of your head in a large bun. "I love Cheka with all my heart and soul, but I do so hope we have a little girl some day, I miss having girls around to dress up with and do hair and everything."

"What, Cheka doesn't let you do his hair?" You smiled at her in the mirror as she began wrapping the scarf, making sure you were carefully watching her steps.

She laughed brightly. "He does! But as he gets older he may not. Plus, there isn’t exactly a ton of hair to work with, he prefers to keep it short."

"No, I get what you mean though." You said fondly. "I used to have my mom do my hair all the time, but she was always there to fix it when I eventually took it out and complained about it being in my face."

"Where are you from, by the way?"

Your face fell at the question. "It doesn't really matter. Crowley doesn't seem like he's able to send me back anyhow."

Shani looked like she was about to press further, but stopped herself. "There, all done." She said with another warm smile as she smoothed out some of the wrinkles in the turban style she'd done. "Not half bad, if I do say so myself."

"It looks great, thank you." You were smiling again, not pointing out the, again, same fabric Leona had on his scarf. Maybe it was a common pattern? You somehow doubted it.

"Now, I have a few accessories for you to tie it all together." She explained, walking over to a shelf opposite the chest of drawers. "I will have you put these on to see how they look, then you give me the dress and I will hem the bottom up for you."

"Thank you for this, Shani." You said sincerely, turning to look at her with a warm smile. "You really didn't have to go to these lengths."

"Nonsense, a friend of Leona's is a friend of ours." She assured you. "We want to make sure you enjoy your first time to the Sunset Savanna to the fullest."

Leona and the others had arrived at the palace, Leona planning to swipe a car to avoid having to take Kifaji with them. However, to his surprise, Kifaji was already outside speaking with one of the guards at the door.

"Oh for fucks sake..." Leona growled as he connected the dots.

"What?" Kalim asked, glancing over to the chamberlain. "Oh, it's Kifaji! Hey Kifaji!"

The chamberlain looked up in surprise at the call of his name, locking eyes with a furious Leona and giving him another sly smile.

"Wait here." Leona snapped at the group, not giving them a chance to protest before marching over to the door. "What the hell?!"

"Ah, Prince Leona." Kifaji said coolly as the guard stood at attention for the prince's approach. "I was under the impression you were not coming home during your visit."

"That why you brought Yuu here?" He spat. "Thought you were goin' to the hotel."

"I don't recall ever saying my arrangements were at the hotel." Kifaji said, though the infuriating smile and raise of his eyebrows suggested he knew exactly what he was up to.

Leona pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering expletives under his breath before looking back up. "Where is Yuu? We're goin'."

"She is changing, currently. You and your friends are more than welcome to wait inside, if you'd prefer."

"Yeah, ya’d like that, wouldn’t ya. Did Falena put you up to thi--"

"UNCA!"

Leona nearly instinctively side stepped the little ball of fiery orange that flung itself into his arms, grunting as the fuzzball impacted into his abdomen. Kifaji, while now safe from the verbal lashing Leona wanted to deal out, was not safe from the deadly glare that was shot his way.

“Quit clingin’ to me like that! Knock it off!” Leona snapped halfheartedly at his nephew who, undeterred by the tone, continued to beam up at him.

“I got so excited when I heard you were coming home!” The boy chirped quickly, grabbing his uncle’s hand and swinging it back and forth. “Can I hang out with you guys?”

Leona ignored the amused muttering of his schoolmates behind him as he rolled his eyes at the child’s antics.

Cheka continued, still swinging Leona’s arm around. “Mama said to be on the lookout for you! Do you wanna come play with me? We could play tag, or hide-and-seek, or--”

“Cheka.” Leona snarled, finally making the boy stop. “What was that about your mother?”

“Oh… I wasn’t supposed to tell.”

“Oh for fff…” Leona let the curse fizzle out into a loud grumble, trying to rub away the headache blooming in his temple. Of course it was Shani’s idea.

“I should go tell Mama you’re here!” Cheka said excitedly, darting off before Leona could stop him.

You slipped into the newly hemmed dress, a new length of fabric now flaring out the bottom that, once again, highly suspiciously matched the fabric of Leona's pants. Three times makes a pattern, damn if it didn't look good though. You were about to call out to Shani when you heard giggling through the door, and a boy's voice talking. You waited a moment before Shani knocked, sounding amused.

"All ready in there?" She called out.

"Yeah, ready." You called back, prompting her to enter the room.

Her smile grew ever wider as she looked at your outfit. "I've one more thing, and we need to be quick. Seems we've been found out."

There was a small gasp as Shani walked into the room, a tiny mess of ginger hair standing in the bedroom.

"I remember you!" Cheka said excitedly. "You're Unca's friend! From school!"

"I am! It's nice to see you again, Cheka!" You replied just as enthusiastically as Shani pulled one more thing off the shelf.

"It's nice to see you too! You match Unca!"

"I knew I wasn't crazy!" You nearly shouted, turning to Shani as your face burned again. She at least had the decency to look a little guilty.

"Yuu, you are a beautiful girl in an unfamiliar place." She explained, walking forward and wrapping something around your waist. "These are recognizable patterns of the leader of the Sunset Warriors, of the second prince, no one would dare do anything to you while you are wearing these."

"Do anything?" You echoed as she fastened the belt, which matched the rest of the boys'.

"Swindle you, pickpocket, worse." She listed grimly as she adjusted your necklace. "Sunrise City is as safe a city as any during a heavy tourist season. We want you to enjoy your time here, not wonder where your wallet may have gone."

"I..." you sighed heavily. "I get that. Thank you, really. This is all very generous."

"You can pay me back by marrying my brother in law." Shani teased as she exited the closet, making your face burn tenfold.

"Hey!"

"YOU AND UNCA ARE GETTING MARRIED?!"

"Oops…"

Cheka insisted you carry him through the halls, Shani nearly telling him to return to his studies before you assured her that it was fine. You spent the entire walk trying to explain to the boy that, no, you were not marrying his uncle. Cheka, however, kept talking about the imaginary wedding and all the things you needed to have there. You resigned yourself to not stopping him. He was talking about the cake when you entered the large room you'd first met Falena and Shani.

"Aha! There she is! A much more appropriate look for your guest, don't you agree, brother?" Falena said, prompting you to turn your gaze from Cheka to him, looking just in time to watch him clap Leona on the back.

Leona said nothing, just staring for a moment before clicking his tongue and looking away. You took this as annoyance for a moment before Cheka spoke up.

"Unca, unca!" Cheka said excitedly from your arms. "When you two get married you need to have a BIG cake, okay? And there needs to be chocolate, and 'biscus, and--"

"Married?" He asked incredulously, turning back to look at the boy, not able to hide the red on his cheeks now, before looking to Shani. "What did you do?"

"Children have impressive imaginations, don't they?" She asked pleasantly, taking Cheka from your arms to hers. "Thank you for letting me dress you, Yuu."

"Thank you for dressing me," you smiled at her, ignoring the burning on your own cheeks, "it was fun."

She smiled before taking your hand and leaning in to whisper to you. "If you cannot go home for school holidays, our home is open to you, just say the word."

You nearly teared up at this, simply nodding and squeezing her hand. "Thanks for everything, Shani."

Falena laughed as you walked over to join him and Leona, who had his arms crossed tightly over his chest. "I'd give you some words of warning, but you seem to know how to handle my brother better than I do at this point!"

"He's not so bad." You chuckled as he pointedly refused to look at you. "It was nice to meet you, Falena."

"You too! Come back anytime!" He beamed down at you before Leona grabbed your arm and started dragging you out of the room.

You waved back to the crown prince and princess as you were hauled out of the room and into the hall. Leona dragged you towards the entrance before making a sharp left a few doors down into another hallway.

"Leona--?"

"Shut up."

Your mouth closed with a clack of your teeth at his words, and you suddenly felt ashamed of your actions. Were you supposed to text him an SOS as soon as you realized where you were? When you realized what was happening? Before you could think about it further, he dragged you into a room at the end of the hall and shut the door, quickly caging you with his arms against it.

"What did they tell you?" He growled low, a dangerous tone you'd only heard a few times since you first stepped on his tail in the garden.

"N-Nothing--"

"Don't play dumb with me right now, herbivore, what did they say?"

"Kifaji and Falena kept saying that you're nice to me, and Shani said if I wore your patterns I'm less likely to get robbed." You said quickly, omitting her comment about marriage. "I was mostly with Shani, we talked about her sisters and my mom and the outfit, that's it."

His green eyes stared into your soul for a moment before he grumbled something under his breath, leaning forward to press his forehead against the wall next to your head.

"Leona?"

"Shani thinks she's funny." He said quietly, you could feel his breath against your ear as he spoke. "Makin' you match me, in public no less..."

"I'm sure she didn't mean anything by it--"

"Are you?" He asked, pulling back to look you in the eyes again, closer this time. "She's making fun of me."

"She's not."

"You don't know her."

"She's not making fun of you." You whispered, not breaking eye contact.

"You don't know what I say in those phone calls home." He muttered back. "Lemme guess, Shani already had that dress picked out for you, as if she plucked it from her own closet."

"...Yes?"

"You think the crown princess would ever wear the second-born's pattern?" He leaned in again, his jaw bumping your cheek as he moved to whisper in your ear. "She had that made for you, on purpose, for the day you eventually showed up."

"W-What do you say... in the calls home...?" You asked hesitantly, resisting the urge to reach your arms around him.

"Too much, apparently." He chuckled softly, lips grazing the shell of your ear. You felt like you would combust into flames any second. "Looks good on you though... suits you."

"L-Leona?"

He pulled back again, close enough to bump noses. "We have to get to the springs, otherwise our resident pretty princess won't play tomorrow." He whispered, still making no move to pull away.

"What..." your wet your suddenly very dry lips, not missing how Leona's eyes flicked down for just a second to catch the motion, "what did you mean by "when I eventually showed up...?""

"I said, don't play dumb, Yuu. You think I let just anyone braid my hair? You think I didn't notice that you do that while I'm tryin' to sleep?" He chuckled again, his grin almost looking like he was just flashing his teeth at you. "I pretend to not notice a lot of things."

"I'm not just anyone...?"

"You haven't been "just anyone" for awhile now." He muttered leaning in just a little closer, his nose brushing against yours gently before he stopped. "We need to go."

He let the moment hang in the minuscule amount of air between you for a second longer before finally pulling away, glancing over your outfit again as he did, making a triumphant little noise.

"Looks good on you." He muttered again before grabbing you by the arm to pull you away from the door.

Once you were out of the way, he opened the door again and walked out into the hallway, leaving you feeling like your knees were about to give out. With a moment to look around the room, you realized he'd pulled you into a bedroom that looked a little too similar to his back at the college.

"Herbivore." He barked from down the hall, kick starting you again.

"Y-Yeah!" You called back before hiking your skirt and jogging to catch up to him again.

If your friends, namely Vil, noticed the similarities between your outfit and Leona's, they were gracious enough not to say anything about it. You were, however, highly complimented on it, Kalim making a point to spin you around to see the dress twirl. Kifaji had a very self satisfied look on his face off to the side, which was quickly wiped away when Leona finally announced his plan to leave him in the dust.

Back at Night Raven College, you and Leona went back to your normal routine as if nothing had ever happened. You almost wondered if it had been a very sweet dream until you saw the dress in your closet again. You grabbed the skirt, rubbing the fabric between your thumb and index finger, as if to remind yourself that it was real. It had happened.

"What? You longin' for the Sunset Savanna again?" Grim asked from your bed, you'd nearly forgotten he was there. "I am. You really missed out on that meat, hench-human. I wouldn't mind goin' back."

"Yeah... me neither." You sighed, releasing the dress. You stared at it longingly for another moment before shutting the closet door to continue getting ready for bed. A very sweet dream indeed.