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[hayley-adams]

The Bell as my witness, I will cherish you for all eternity...

It took him back to a moment once shared. The kind of circumstance that escalated far quicker than Rollo expected. It was as if he had forgotten the concept of hesitation when he asked to court Hayley.

So why were his feet running cold with the weight of a ring on his palm?

Rollo once convinced himself that Hayley's response was done out of pressure. That same intrusive idea plagued him. If memory serves him correctly, marriage is not part of her plans.

It would be quite selfish of him to weave himself in her future. The ring would make a fine addition to his mother’s jewelry instead.

A whole month he spent rehearsing. Carry the best words. Let him not repeat the same mistakes—there weren't any. And there he was abandoning the future he longed for.

Rollo felt a curious weight on top of his head. His hand instinctively reached up where fingers brushed against soft petals. A frame of leaves surrounded his hair.

“It looks lovely on you.” Hayley observed the flower crown she made, her smile bright enough to make the sun go dim with envy.

And then the flower crown held a new meaning.

To receive a new crown from her each day. To bring her to a field and watch her weave love into each knot. For him.

He wished to cease the handwritten letters he had been sending her everyday. It would be a habit he needed to break, but one need not write for their beloved if she already exists beside them.

Every waking thought is filled with images of her. A ghost that clung to him like a shroud. Would her presence banish away the yearning? By god, he prayed not.

“Hayley.”

The girl’s head already wore the crown. Raven black locks accented the petals rimming its frame of leaves. But for Rollo, it was the other way around.

His hand reached out to brush the hair curtaining Hayley’s eyes. How he yearned for those depths to see through him. Because words refused to form when the heart began to sing.

The monologues be damned. Let the heart speak for itself.

“It has been a thousand days, nearly three seasons, since you bestowed me the honor of courting you. And for that, I am eternally grateful.”

Rollo’s breath mirrored the one caught within Hayley’s throat. He fumbled once—and miraculously came out successful. He might not be so fortunate on the next.

“May this be my final selfish request, for I do not wish to take more from you than what you have been giving me all these years.”

His knee pressed against the soft grass and a ring between his fingers. Intricate details crafted to replicate the magic ring Rollo once wore. A symbol of where their story began. In the confines of Noble Bell College…

“Miss Adams…” To new beginnings. “Will you do me the honor of becoming my lawfully wedded wife?”

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[aifoslin]

HAPPY 1000 DAYS TO NOBLERAVEN ✨✨

[andy-15-07]

The Fire Lord We Raised

pairing — Zuko x reader

word count — 2833

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The council chamber had changed.

Not in architecture. Not in the long red banners that hung behind the high seat. Not in the polished floor or the carved pillars or the great bronze doors that still opened with the same solemn weight they always had. The room itself remained as it had been for generations, carrying power in every shadow and every beam of sunlight that crossed the lacquered wood.

What had changed was the person at its center.

Fire Lord Izumi sat at the head of the council table with a calm so steady that it almost made the room seem smaller around her. She wore the robes of her office with the ease of someone who had never needed to prove she belonged in them. Her hands rested lightly on either side of a stack of petitions, and her gaze moved from one minister to the next with quiet, precise attention.

Not a trace of impatience.

Not a flicker of uncertainty.

Only patience. Strength. Listening.

Zuko sat near the back of the chamber beside Y/N, both of them well away from the central seat now. Their chairs had been placed there years ago, once the transition had begun and the palace had slowly, gently made room for the next generation. No one called it retirement exactly. The word felt too small for what their lives had become. They were still present. Still consulted. Still asked for their thoughts when needed. But they were no longer the ones carrying the weight of every decision.

That burden belonged to Izumi now.

And she carried it beautifully.

Y/N’s silver hair caught the light when she tilted her head toward Zuko, her expression warm with quiet pride. “She is going to make them cry before this meeting ends.”

Zuko’s mouth twitched. “She already has.”

The minister nearest the front was speaking in the careful, defensive tone of a man trying to justify a trade petition that everyone in the room knew was poorly written. Izumi listened without interrupting, her fingers folded loosely together.

When the minister finished, she let the silence remain for a beat.

Then, without raising her voice, she said, “You are asking the Fire Nation to accept reduced shipments from the western ports while increasing taxes on coastal towns already recovering from the flood damage last season.”

The minister blinked. “Yes, Your Majesty.”

Izumi tilted her head slightly. “And you believe this is reasonable.”

“It is,well, the council felt,”

“The council did not lose half its docks,” she said evenly. “The people did.”

No one spoke.

Y/N lowered her gaze toward the floor and hid her smile behind one hand. Zuko, seeing it, leaned a little closer and murmured, “She gets that from you.”

Y/N’s eyes flicked to him. “She gets the death stare from you.”

“I did not teach her the death stare.”

“You perfected it.”

He had no answer for that.

At the front of the room, Izumi had already moved on.

“No more burdens for the coastal districts,” she said. “If we require adjustment, we adjust the port contracts, not the people’s survival. Submit a revised proposal within the week.”

The minister’s face went pale. “Yes, Fire Lord.”

Izumi nodded once and turned to the next speaker with the same measured calm. “You may continue.”

The meeting went on for another hour.

There were disagreements over reconstruction funds in the southern provinces. A border patrol request that required delicate handling. A dispute between two guilds over harbor access that had clearly been waiting far too long to be addressed. Izumi handled each one with a patience that seemed almost impossible to anyone who did not know her well.

But Zuko and Y/N did know her well.

They knew the little shift of her jaw that meant she was thinking three steps ahead. They knew the way her eyes softened, just slightly, when she was hearing the real concern beneath a petition’s formal language. They knew she had inherited not only their fire, but the ability to make people feel seen even while refusing to let them escape accountability.

By the time the last minister bowed and withdrew, the room felt as though it had collectively survived something. Izumi remained seated, one hand resting against the edge of the table while the attendants gathered the papers in careful stacks.

Then she looked up.

Her parents were still there in the background, where they had been the entire meeting.

She smiled.

That smile alone made Zuko feel eighty-seven all at once. Not in the painful sense. In the sacred one. The one that comes when you realize the days have gone by and you are still here to witness the life you helped build.

Izumi stood and crossed the chamber toward them with the easy grace of someone who had spent her entire life in these halls. Age had refined her rather than dimmed her. There was silver at her temples now, just beginning to thread through the dark of her hair, but it only made her seem more like herself.

“Were they difficult?” Y/N asked softly.

Izumi gave a small, amused exhale. “As always.”

Zuko lifted a brow. “That means yes.”

“It means they were difficult.”

“It always means yes,” Y/N said.

Izumi looked between them and smiled a little more. “You two should stop being smug. It is not dignified.”

Zuko made a very quiet, very theatrical sound of offense. “I am still dignified.”

Y/N and Izumi both looked at him.

He sighed. “Less dignified than before, perhaps.”

Izumi’s smile widened. “I was going to say that.”

“That is because you learned from the best,” Y/N said.

Izumi’s eyes softened at that, the expression gentler now than it had been in the chamber. “You were both watching.”

“Of course we were,” Zuko said.

“You are very difficult to ignore.”

“I was going to say graceful,” Y/N murmured.

Zuko turned to her with a look. “You were not.”

She smiled sweetly. “I was not.”

Izumi laughed softly, the sound carrying easily through the quiet chamber. It was good to hear her laugh. It always had been. Even now, after years of ruling, her laughter still had the ability to make the air around her feel lighter.

She glanced at the empty seat behind the council table, then back at them. “Walk with me?”

Y/N rose at once, and Zuko followed a moment later, slower than he once would have been but still steady. The three of them left the council chamber together, attendants stepping aside with practiced respect. Outside, the late afternoon had begun to soften into evening, and the palace corridors glowed in the last warm light of day.

They walked without hurry.

No one was rushing them anymore.

That had taken some time to get used to.

The palace garden was quieter at this hour, the paths nearly empty except for a pair of servants pruning the hedges in the distance and the sound of water moving gently through the pond. Roses climbed the trellis near the back wall, and the air smelled faintly of earth and blossoms and the lingering warmth of stone.

Izumi led them to the far side of the garden, where a bench sat beneath a flowering branch. She did not sit at once. Instead she stood with her hands behind her back and looked out over the garden as though she were still carrying part of the council inside her.

Zuko noticed at once.

“You’re thinking,” he said.

Izumi glanced back at him. “I am always thinking.”

“Not this way.”

Y/N settled onto the bench first, folding her hands in her lap. “It is the look you had at sixteen.”

Izumi made a face. “That is not a kind thing to say.”

“It is true,” Y/N said.

“Unfortunately,” Zuko added.

Izumi huffed, but there was no real heat in it. She turned and sat beside them, though she still looked thoughtful.

For a while none of them spoke. The evening breeze shifted through the leaves overhead. Somewhere in the garden, a bird called once and then fell quiet again.

At last Izumi said, “One of the ministers wanted to delay the harbor repairs another month.”

Zuko grimaced. “I assume that man is no longer breathing.”

Izumi gave him a flat look. “No, Father.”

“Disappointing.”

Y/N laughed softly, and Izumi smiled despite herself.

“I told him no,” Izumi continued. “He tried to argue. I told him the coastal towns had already waited long enough. He tried again. I told him to bring me a plan that did not treat people like numbers.”

Zuko nodded slowly. “Good.”

Izumi glanced at him. “You say that like you expected something else.”

“No,” he said. “I expected better.”

She looked at him with one brow raised. “That sounds insulting.”

“It was meant to sound proud.”

Izumi looked between the two of them, then leaned back against the bench with a small exhale. “I think I did all right.”

Y/N’s face softened immediately. “You did more than all right.”

Zuko nodded once. “You did excellently.”

Izumi’s mouth curved faintly. “You always say that.”

“Because it’s true.”

She accepted that in silence for a moment. Then, with the careful tone of someone asking a question she had carried for a while, she said, “Can I ask you something?”

“Of course,” Y/N said.

Izumi turned to them both. “Were you always this calm when you ruled?”

For one heartbeat, the question hung in the air between them.

Then Zuko and Y/N exchanged a look.

It was quick, but it carried an entire history in it.

The answer was obviously no.

Y/N’s eyes began to gleam with amusement first. Zuko’s face did something more complicated: a mix of offended dignity, reluctant honesty, and the faintest spark of old embarrassment.

Izumi caught the look and immediately narrowed her eyes. “What?”

Zuko cleared his throat.

Y/N, utterly incapable of helping herself, let out a soft laugh.

Izumi looked from one to the other with growing suspicion. “Why are you both doing that?”

“Doing what?” Zuko asked.

“That thing where you look at each other like you’re sharing a secret.”

Y/N smiled. “We are.”

Izumi sat up straighter. “About what?”

Zuko folded his arms. “You do not want to know.”

“Yes, I do.”

“No, you do not.”

“I absolutely do.”

Y/N touched Zuko’s hand lightly, her smile widening. “You go first.”

He closed his eyes for a second, clearly considering whether it was too late to escape. Then he opened them again and looked at his daughter with the resigned patience of a man who had long ago accepted that the people he loved would occasionally force him into emotional honesty in public.

“No,” he said.

Izumi stared.

Then she barked out a short laugh. “No?”

Y/N lost her composure entirely then, smiling into her hand.

Zuko pointed at both of them. “Do not laugh at me.”

“That was a very brief answer,” Izumi said.

“It was an honest one.”

She looked unconvinced. “You mean you were never calm.”

“I mean,” he said slowly, “I was calmer than I felt.”

Izumi’s expression shifted into interest. “That sounds like a very different thing.”

“It is.”

“Father.”

He sighed and looked away toward the roses. “I was not calm.”

Y/N gently took over, because she had always been better at telling this part of the story without making it sound like a confession and a warning at the same time.

“He was sixteen when he first became Fire Lord,” she said.

Izumi nodded. “I know.”

“He was terrified.”

Zuko opened his mouth to object, but Y/N continued without mercy.

“He was determined, yes. Strong, yes. But calm? No. He wanted to do everything perfectly, and when things went wrong, which they often did, he took it personally.”

Izumi looked at him with wide eyes, as though seeing a hidden layer of him she had only guessed at before.

Zuko muttered, “That is not exactly fair.”

“It is entirely fair,” Y/N said.

“You were worse than I was.”

“I was not.”

“You absolutely were.”

She turned toward him slowly. “Are you saying that to me with our daughter sitting here?”

“Yes.”

Izumi, delighted now, sat back and folded her arms. “Please continue.”

Zuko looked like he might have regretted everything. “You are enjoying this too much.”

“I was going to say the same thing to you,” Y/N murmured.

Izumi’s eyes sparkled. “So you were not calm.”

“No,” Zuko said again, more firmly this time. “I was learning.”

Y/N leaned back against the bench, her expression softening into memory. “We both were. We had spent so many years being told who we should be that ruling felt less like stepping into power and more like stepping into a fire with no guarantee it would not burn us alive.”

Izumi went quiet.

That answer landed differently than the teasing did. It was older. Truer.

Zuko added, “People think calm means you have no fear.”

Izumi looked at him.

He met her gaze steadily. “It doesn’t. It means you learned how not to let fear decide for you.”

The garden was still again.

Izumi’s expression shifted, thoughtful now. She glanced down at her hands in her lap, then back to her parents. “So you were scared.”

Zuko’s mouth twisted into something almost amused. “Frequently.”

Y/N laughed softly. “Often.”

“Constantly,” he corrected.

Izumi let out a breath that was half laugh, half disbelief. “That does not seem possible.”

Y/N reached over and patted her hand. “It is possible.”

“Especially if your father is involved,” Zuko said.

Izumi looked at him. “You make yourself sound difficult.”

He gave her a dry look. “I was difficult.”

“You still are.”

“I know.”

That answer made her smile.

The laughter that followed was quieter than before, full of affection and recognition rather than teasing. When it faded, Izumi looked out over the garden for a while, then asked, “Did you ever think I would do it better?”

The question was so gentle that neither of them rushed to answer.

Zuko and Y/N exchanged another look, but this one did not need words. They both knew the truth of it so completely that it almost hurt.

“Yes,” Y/N said.

Izumi turned toward her.

“Not because we doubted ourselves,” Y/N continued. “Because we knew you would have the chance to build on what we started.”

Zuko nodded. “You did not inherit our mistakes.”

Izumi’s brows rose faintly. “I did not?”

“You inherited our lessons,” he said. “That is different.”

She sat with that for a moment.

Then her smile softened into something quieter, more vulnerable. “I used to think you two were calm because you knew everything.”

Zuko snorted.

Y/N smiled. “Did we seem that wise?”

“Extremely.”

“That is flattering,” Zuko said.

“It is also false.”

Izumi laughed. “Then what were you?”

Y/N looked at Zuko, and he looked back at her with that same old understanding that had carried them through youth, war, love, parenthood, and now age.

Then Y/N answered, “We were lucky.”

Zuko nodded once. “And stubborn.”

“A terrible combination,” she added.

Izumi smiled at that, and the expression in her face was so bright and fond that Zuko had to look away for a moment.

The sun was lower now, turning the edges of the garden gold.

Izumi rose first. “I should go back. There are still reports to finish.”

Zuko made a low, disappointed sound. “The work never ends.”

“No,” Izumi said, and there was a hint of amusement there now. “It just gets quieter.”

Y/N stood with more grace than her husband, who needed one hand on the bench to rise now. Izumi was immediately by his side, though she did not make a fuss about it.

Zuko noticed anyway.

He smiled at her in the way only a father can when he sees his child becoming thoughtful enough to worry about others without needing to be asked.

Izumi glanced between them before starting down the path. Then she turned back one last time.

“I’m serious,” she said. “You really were not calm?”

Zuko gave her a long look, then looked to Y/N, who was already smiling.

“No,” he said at last. “We were not.”

Izumi’s lips parted, and then she laughed.

Not because the answer was unexpected.

Because it was exactly the answer she had hoped for.

Zuko watched her go with an expression that was equal parts pride and disbelief, while Y/N slipped her arm through his and leaned lightly against him.

“She is very much our child,” she said.

He looked at the daughter disappearing down the garden path, then at the quiet around them, and finally at the woman beside him.

“Yes,” he said, with a small, fond smile. “She is.”

And in the evening light of the palace garden, with the Fire Lord long since seated in another generation’s hands, Zuko and Y/N stood together and watched the future walk away from them with their steadiness, their fire, and all the calm they had never actually possessed.

[sicarius-lunae]

Hiii hello I went down a rabbit role and now I made a guide of (almost) all the fonts used in the game, here's the link for the drive I put them all in:

[cheapshrimpysheep]

He kidnapped WHO?!

SUMMARY: First, Skully kissed your hand and said all those sweet words to you, and now he's kidnapping you?! After they rescue you, they won't let him get near you again!

CHARACTERS: Overblot Students (Riddle Rosehearts / Leona Kingscholar / Azul Ashengrotto / Jamil Viper / Vil Schoenheit / Idia Shroud / Malleus Draconia) x Yuu (Reader)

TAGS: Fluff; GN Reader; Cute jealousy; Hand kisses

WARNING: Spoilers from Twisted Thrills Vs. Classic Chills (Lost in the Book with Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas)

WORD COUNT: An average of 1.260 words per character.

COMMENTS: Since English isn't my first language, it's always a bit more challenging for me to write the dialogue for characters as eloquent as Skully, but I try my best.

Hope you enjoy 🎃

CONTEXT: I wrote this as a supplement to the original story. So here are just the parts that would change if they had a crush on you. 😉

Even knowing that Skully had done the exact same thing to him and everyone else, Riddle couldn't contain his sudden annoyance when he saw Skully kissing your hand.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

“What do you think you're doing?” Riddle says instinctively and positions himself between you and Skully.

“Oh, I was merely extending my deepest gratitude for the occasion of our acquaintance.” Skully explains with a smile. “And, of course, I could not fail to do the same with the lovely personage who was fast asleep in my arms upon their arrival.”

“F-fast asleep...” Riddle repeats before raising his voice, almost outraged. “IN YOUR ARMS?!”

“Well, yes. A wonderful coincidence, wasn't it? And such a fortuitous event deserved my utmost care for this person's well-being.”

“A... coincidence...” Riddle says through gritted teeth, thinking. Then takes a deep breath and continues. “Skully... I ... apologize for my reaction. From what I can understand, you were looking out for (Y/N) and simply exercising your gentlemanship. I may have... overreacted.” He says with a mix of embarrassment and reluctance.

“There is no need to worry. I can see that they are extremely dear to you. May I be so bold as to inquire how close you two are?”

Riddle blushes bright red and stutters slightly.

“In fact...” Jade smiles with that shrewd look. “I've always been curious to ask myself.”

Jamil, Leona and Azul also looked at Riddle with the same smirk.

“We... I... am not sure I understand your question. Shouldn't friends look out for each other?”

“If you'll excuse me...” Trey interferes. “I believe that at this moment we have more important things to worry about.”

“Well, much to my curiosity's chagrin, I can't disagree with that.” Jade admits.

“And that's the gist.” Jamil explains, after returning from checking on Jack's house, because you guys were taking so long to come back. “The mayor's driving around alerting the townsfolk now. This is turning into a real mess.”

“How...” Riddle’s face turned red, his pupils and irises contracted, and his voice grew hoarse with anger. “HOW DARE HE?! The moment I see him, IT WILL BE OFF WITH HIS HEAD!”

“Riddle, please calm down.” Jamil intervenes. “We have to find out where Skully took them, and we need to remain calm to analyze the possible clues to do so.”

“Fu fu. I wonder what Riddle would be capable of doing in this... situation.” Jade comments.

“This is neither the time nor the place to find that out.” Azul reprimands him.

Riddle takes a deep breath and agrees with Jamil, but without apologizing for his reaction. He can't calm down enough for that.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Riddle was the first to reach you.

“(Y/N)! Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Skully had removed your and Grim's gags, but you still had your hands and feet tied. Without a second thought, Riddle plunges his arms into the candies to pick you up from the bathtub. He set you down on the ground ans uses his magic to untie the ropes that bound you. Immediately afterwards he bent down beside you to examine your wrists.

“I don't see any redness on your skin. He didn't tie you up too tightly.”

“Aww, were you that worried about me?” You ask.

“Of course I was! You were kidnapped. How was I supposed to feel?”

He was closer to you than he thought, and seeing you looking at him like that, he moved away, flustered. He clears his throat and composes himself, while the others struggle to get Grim out of the middle of the candy and wake Jack.

“Oh, Jack...!” Sally approaches as soon as you arrive at the Halloween Town plaza. “I'm so glad you're all right. I was worried sick!”

“You were worried about me?”

“Of course I was!”

“Wow... Thanks, Sally.” Jack smiles reassuringly. “But you don't need to worry anymore. See this? Not a bone out of place!”

Riddle has never left your side since they rescued you, and he's not oblivious enough not to notice that this exchange between Sally and Jack is very similar to the one you two had. This, plus the fact that he was one of those who noticed that Sally had some kind of crush on Jack, made him wonder if his situation with you might be similar in some way. But he quickly dismissed that thought from his head.

Some time later, Skully approaches you to apologize for what he did to you and Grim. Riddle is still by your side, but not even that stoped Skully from trying to apologize in his own way.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully finishes by saying and extends his hand to take yours, but before he can, Riddle is faster and protectively grabs your hand instead.

“Your words shall suffice!” Riddle retorts in a tone very similar to his Housewarden's assertive one.

“Oh, but-”

“(Y/N) already said they accepted your apology.” Riddle interrupts him and places himself between you and Skully. “Why don't you go check on Grim? He was saying his paws were numb after being in that bathtub for so long. Perhaps he requires your assistance.”

“Very well then.” Skully sighs, but with a smile. “If Grim is feeling to weak, I shall carry him myself.” He bids you both farewell and walks away to look for Grim.

“Is something wrong, Riddle?” You ask.

“Wrong? No. Why do you ask?” He simply replies.

“I think I remember you commenting that you appreciated Skully’s gentlemanly bearing, but... that's not what it seemed like just now.”

“Gh! I... I just...” He blushes slightly. “I just didn't think it would be appropriate, after what he did to you, for him to have the privilege of kissing your hand... Huh, Wait! I mean...”

“It's rare to see you so flustered with words.” You comment with a chuckle.

“I... I'm sorry if I intruded too much.” He apologizes, ashamed of himself. “I just... don't like seeing him so close to you. If he had the nerve to kidnap you, who knows what he might do next.”

“Well, he kisses everyone's hand, including yours.”

“Well, yes, a somewhat... strange habit.”

“And he really seems sorry for what he did.”

Riddle doesn't answer that one, he just looks away.

“Are you sure you're not just a little bit... jealous?”

His gaze abruptly returns to you, and his cheeks flush even more.

“What?! Don't be ridiculous. I'm just concerned about your well-being... I... think...”

You tell him that it’s okay, that you even find this side of him cute, and that makes him even more flustered.

“Well, I saw how flattered you were whenever he kissed your hand.” Riddle says, somewhat sullenly. He looks at you and sees you smiling encouragingly. “Why are you looking at me like...” He blushes when he realizes. “Wait! You want me to do it?!”

“Would you like to do it?”

He thinks for a second until he sighs with a small smile.

“Well, perhaps I should practice my gentlemanly.” He smiles confidently, straightens up, and extends his hand to you. “Allow me to demonstrate my affection for you through actions.”

He waits for you to place your hand in his so he can hold it tenderly, lean in, and kiss it gently but affectionately.

Leona is not one to get jealous easily, or maybe not at all. He saw this Skully guy kissing the backs of everyone's hands, including his own. Kissing yours didn't bother him, or at least not for the reason you might think.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

If you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Leona will give a slight, half-smile, away from the eyes of everyone, including yours, pleased that you’re a clever herbivore.

If you say "What a gentleman.” Leona will know you're saying that to annoy him. And to annoy you back, he'll ignore (or at least pretend to ignore) what you said.

Leona found out that Skully had kidnapped you through the Mayor's advertising car. The fact that he was near Malleus of all people when he heard this did not help his composure.

“I see...” Malleus said. “This is certainly unexpected.”

“Tch, stupid badger. Why'd he have to pull such a boneheaded stunt?” Leona says, not simply annoyed, but angry. “Guess I'll have to find him and get this mess sorted myself.”

“Where are you going, Kingscholar?” Malleus says as he sees Leona starting to walk away from him. “Do you intend to handle this matter alone?”

“Figured that much was obvious. I'm under no obligation to team up with you just 'cuz you happened to be nearby.”

“The child of man's whereabouts are also unknown.”

‘Grrr... That stupid nickname again.’ Leona thinks.

“We cannot risk the worst coming to pass. In the interest of as swift a resolution as possible, I'd prefer to avoid wasting any time.”

“Oh yeah? The only way I'd be wasting time is by sticking with you.” Leona retorts and smiles smugly. “Or does the great and powerful Malleus Draconia have trouble functioning if he's not constantly surrounded by retainers?”

And so they return to their usual bickering.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Leona wasn't among them because he was with Sebek and Jamil taking care of Skully so that the other group could rescue you safely.

Nothing seemed strange about Leona until you arrived at the Halloween Town plaza and Skully approached you and Grim to apologize in his own way.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully says, takes your hand and kisses it.

He did the same with Grim, and while he was trying to offer his help to carry him, you see Leona in the distance, looking at you discreetly in a unbothered pose.

Epel told you about Leona offering his arm to Miss Sally because he thought he looked so mature and cool. You agree, but you can't deny to yourself that you also felt jealous. He was never such a gentleman to you.

“(Y/N)? Is something troubling you, my dear friend?” Skully asks you.

You say it was nothing and try to dismiss it.

“Please, if anything is bringing you down, tell me. A person as lovely and kind as you deserves the best Halloween anyone could possibly provide.” He takes your hand and gently pulls you closer to him. “I know this won't make up for what I've done... But I shall follow you everywhere and do everything in my power to ensure your happiness on this very special day.” He smiles widely.

“What a lovely nightmare that would be.” Leona appears walking towards you with a sarcastic smile on his face. “You would be doing everyone a greater service if you kept an eye on that furball and made sure he didn't eat all the candy instead.” He points to Grim at a table surrounded by sweets, already eating many of them. “Babysit him tonight and give (Y/N) a break. That should be a valuable enough act of apology.”

“Oh dear!” Skully exclaims. “I must hurry and stop him! (Y/N), would you like to follow Leona's suggestion? Would I truly be helping you rest by watching over Grim for you?”

You think about it and you can't deny that it would actually be one less thing to worry about. So you agree and Skully leaves you with Leona, but not before giving you one last kiss on the hand.

“You really get flustered just by that?” Leona questions you, his smirk now replaced by his usual grumpy expression.

“What's your problem with him?” You ask. “He's just being a gentleman.”

“You think Skully’s a gentleman? You must be mistakin’ that for bein’ undisciplined. He just plants a kiss on the back of our hands without askin’… He’s nowhere near proper.”

“What do you think he should do instead? Offer me his arm and escort me through town?”

Leona is silent for a second before looking at you with a smug grin.

“Oh, were you jealous of Miss Sally? How cute.”

You cross your arms and look away.

“Do you want me to escort you through town?” He continues. “Well, too bad you've already seen it all.”

Annoyed, you say you're going to join Skully and Grim. Perhaps also saying that, even so, he is a more pleasant companion than Leona.

You turn to walk away but Leona gently holds your hand, which surprises you, and you turn around to see him lifting your hand to his lips and kissing the back of it in a somewhat sensual, yet respectful way.

“What? I thought you liked havin’ your hand kissed out of nowhere.”

After a moment of stunned silence, you start talking again.

“Are you only doing this to compete with Skully?” You ask. “Like a way to prove that whatever he can do, you can do better?”

“As if I need proof of that.” He crosses his arms and continues smiling. “You always forget, but I'm still a prince, and I was raised as one. That badger doesn't know a tenth of what I already knew at half his age about... let's call it gentlemanly. I just don't like practicin’ it on a daily basis. It's exhausting.”

“I believe that.” You say. “Now I just wonder if when you are truly a gentleman it's out of genuine respect or because you're somehow being forced to be so.”

“Who knows.” He shrugs. “Maybe I just want to sweeten my prey.” He turns to walk away, but not before throwing you a candy he had kept in his jacket.

A heart-shaped candy? How the heck did he get one?

Azul might be able to let the discomfort of having his hand kissed out of nowhere by Skully slide, but seeing him do the same to you is something he cannot ignore.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

If you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Azul will feel less worried. He'll even have less trouble smiling knowing that you're smart enough to see through people's "kindness."

If you say "What a gentleman.” Azul’s jealousy will increase so much that he won't even realize it if you're just saying that to mess with him.

He'll approach the two of you and try, in the most subtle way possible, to position himself between Skully and you with that attentive, albeit fake, smile of his.

“Indeed. Your indulgence is an enviable trait. It only makes me feel even more guilty and ashamed of our lack of manners.” Azul says as he slides closer to Skully, making him move away from you. “As much as I would like to continue converse with you to make better amends, I fear we have more important matters to concern ourselves with at the moment. Namely, where are we?”

“What a real shame.” Jade says with his sharp-toothed grin. “It would have been such a pleasant exchange of thoughts. Especially if we had included (Y/N) in the conversation.”

Azul glances at him sideways with a smile that's unsettling to anyone who knows him. Fortunately for him, Jamil and the others followed his line of thinking and shifted their focus to where you all were and what might be happening.

Whenever you ended up in a group with Skully, Azul would get annoyed about it, but he'd hide it as much as possible. Something similar happened when you went looking for Jack. For some reason Azul had a bad feeling, but that was all, so he didn't say anything. And then, some time after, Jamil and the mayor returned after checking on you to see why you were taking so long to get back from Jack's house. Jamil then tells them that Skully kidnapped Jack, you, and Grim.

“HE KIDNAPPED THEM?!” Azul exclaims before clearing his throat and composing himself. “H-how terrible! Poor (Y/N) and Grim have terrible luck, getting dragged into it.”

“I never would have guessed Skully to be capable of taking such drastic measures.” Jade says. “I'm sure you'll contribute greatly to this rescue, Azul.”

“Me?” Azul adjusts his glasses and looks at Jade with a sly smile. “I'm certain you meant 'we', Jade. After all, they are two of our dearest first-years. Are they not?” Azul's smile remained friendly to someone who didn't know him, but to Jade it was a warning, or even a threat.

“But of course. They must be terrified right now. I will do everything I can to rescue them and solve this problem.” He said it with his usual smile.

“I doubt Skully would treat them too horribly...” Azul continues. “But the sooner we find them, the better.”

“Agreed.” Jamil follows. “Let's search for Skully and rescue the three captives.”

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Azul was the first to reach you.

“(Y/N)!” As soon as Azul sees that you seem fine despite the circumstances, especially seeing Grim enjoying the sweets so much, his usual smile returns. “How are you? I believe that gentleman didn't hurt you, did he?” He emphasizes ironically.

“Well, at least his gentlemanly is honest.” You respond.

“You wound me, (Y/N).” He says it in the same dubious tone he always uses. “You really think my concern is not genuine? We were worried sick.”

“Well yes! You are our dearest friends, of course we were very concerned about your well-being and safety.” Jade says this with a normal smile, until he widens it and it becomes more mocking. “Especially Azul. He almost cracked his voice when he found out you'd been kidnapped. A heartbreaking testimony.”

“That's a clear exaggeration.” Azul replies, smiling at you. “My voice doesn't fail me that easily.”

“Precisely.” Jade points with the same sly smile.

“Instead of chit chatting,” Vil says impatiently. “How about taking (Y/N) and the others out of the bathtub and untying them?”

“Oh, how careless of me. You're absolutely right.” Azul says before glancing sideways at Jade for a second. Then he smiles at you confidently. “If you'll allow me.”

He buries his arms in the candy to hold you and lift you out of the bathtub bridal style. It's easy to forget how strong Azul really is. He puts you down on the ground, while the others deal with Grim and Jack, and unties you with magic. He holds your hand to check your wrist.

“Just as I thought, he didn't treat you badly.” Azul comments. “Skully didn't even tie you up too tightly. I don't know how you didn't escape on your own sooner.” He smirks.

“And take away your joy of rescuing me?” You say with a similar smirk. “That would be so mean of me.”

His smile is warmer and more genuine than any he would let others see. Which makes him a little embarrassed.

“How thoughtful of you indeed. It seems we're even after all.” He finishes by saying, before shifting the focus to the others having difficulty getting Grim out of the bathtub because he wanted to keep eating the candy.

Although discreetly, Azul never left your side again. Not even after returning to the Halloween Town plaza. But that didn't stop Skully from approaching you to apologize in his own way.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully finishes by saying.

He takes your hand and kisses the back of it, but not without feeling Azul's penetrating stare on him. What was most frightening was the fact that it was accompanied by a smile.

Hearing Grim complain that his paws hurt, Skully offered to accompany him wherever he went and would be his new hands and feet. Of course Grim didn't want any of that, he was just hoping Skully would give him more candy or something. However Azul saw an opportunity.

“What a thoughtful suggestion!” He says in a cheerfully approving voice. “That would be a great help, don't you think, Grim? A young man as helpful as Skully as your serva- assistant, would certainly be a very welcome support if I were you. That, and you could give (Y/N) a moment's rest.” He looks at you with that shrewd look. “I'm sure you're exhausted after these past few days too, aren't you, (Y/N)?”

You agree and go along with Azul's plan to get Skully and Grim to go away together.

“Do you really like it when he kisses your hand?” Azul asks as soon as you are away from unwanted ears.

He wasn't smiling, but he didn't seem exactly annoyed either; he was looking at you as if analyzing your response. Flustered or not, you end up admitting that you actually kind of enjoy the gesture. Maybe because no one had ever done that to you before.

“Truly?... So it's more about the gesture than the person doing it?” He adjusts his glasses, with a suspicious look. “Are you sure? Because even after what Skully did to you, you always seemed quite pleased with his company.”

You can't help but look at him with a little smirk. Is he jealous?

“Of course there is a way to prove what you claim.” He says, seeing you more interested in his words and with a certain glimmer of hope in your eyes. But then it's his turn to smile maliciously. “You can give permission to one of this lovely townsfolk to kiss your hand.

You widen your eyes in surprise and with a slightly... unpleasant expression.

“What's wrong?” He looks at you with that triumphant smug smile of his. “Didn't you say it was the gesture that mattered, not the person?” He contemplates your conflicted expression for a moment before continuing. “Or did you expect me to volunteer to do it?”

You get flustered, but try to fight back.

“Okay, maybe the person matters too.” You admit. “And isn't that the part that bothers you?”

“Bothers me?” He says, without losing his confident demeanor. “And why would that bother me? I simply wanted to better understand the effect this kind of gesture has on others.”

“On others or on me? I'm almost certain you didn't ask any of this to all the others whose hands Skully kissed.”

“Well, the others weren't kidnapped by him. Your perspective is much more... interesting.”

Debating with a silver tongue like Azul's is extremely difficult, but perhaps the best way to counter is with the truth. You admit that yes, it also depends on the person, and that despite what Skully did to you, he was always very careful and kind. The more you talk about what you like in Skully, the more annoyed Azul will get.

Suddenly, he takes one of your hands, leans down, and kisses the back of it with a surprising passion that leaves you speechless. He looks up to appreciate the expression on your face before straightening up, without letting go of your hand yet.

“Your praise for Skully suddenly stopped.” He says with a smug grin as he slowly pulls you closer by the hand. “I wonder why.” He lets go of your hand, turns around, and takes a few steps. “We've spent too much time here, don't you think? We should go back to enjoying the party.”

Having his hand kissed out of the blue by someone he just met is unpleasant enough, but Jamil would rather go through that again than see the same thing happen to you. And even worse, if you somehow enjoy it.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

If you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Jamil will feel more reassured knowing you're not so easily fooled, but still upset that Skully had the audacity.

If you say "What a gentleman.” Jamil will be even more upset, and he'll wonder how you could be so naive as to fall for something like that. But thinking that maybe it's not a matter of naiveté only makes things worse.

“Now that I've sanitized my hands...” He says as he approaches you, but speaking to Skully. “Let's review our situation, shall we?” And discreetly, he uses magic to sanitize your hand, just as he did with his own.

“Skully kidnapped Jack, (Y/N), and Grim?!” Jamil inquiries to know if he understood Zero's barking correctly when he arrived at Jack's house and found no one there.

Both he and the Mayor panicked, but Jamil had more self-control and managed to calm the Mayor down enough to start organizing his thoughts. He had to inform the others first so they could start investigating and devise a plan to rescue you all once they found out where you were.

As expected of him, Jamil managed to control his emotions to such an extent that his concern specifically for you is masked by his natural stress in situations of this kind. He didn't need people like Jade or Azul messing with him in the meantime.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Jamil wasn't among them because he was with Sebek and Leona taking care of Skully so that the other group could rescue you safely.

As soon as you and the others met up with Jamil, Sebek, Leona, and an defeated Skully, Jamil promptly approached you.

“Oh, good. Looks like everyone's safely rescued.”

The others commented on how difficult it was to get Grim out of the bathtub because he wanted to eat the rest of the candy. And while Jack was talking to Skuly, Jamil's attention was drawn to you once more.

“From what I understand, Skully managed to tie you up. Can I see your arms?” He asks, offering you his hand so you can place one of yours on top.

You  do so, and with his other hand, he pulls up your sleeve to see your forearm. He then does the same with the other, examining it carefully.

“The marks are very subtle.” He says, while adjusting your sleeves for you. “Just as I thought, he wasn't harsh with you. They'll disappear in no time.” He gives you a gentle smile. “How are you feeling? You didn't eat too many candy, did you? Are you hungry? Thirsty?”

You can't help but smile, and probably chuckle.

“What is it? What's so funny?” He says with that annoyed face that with time you started to find cute. “We were worried about you.”

“Yes, I can see it.” You say.

He gets a little embarrassed, realizing his insistence, and begins to blush to the point of trying to hide his face with his hat.

Fortunately for him, it was relatively easy to change the subject to Skully, Jack, and what you guys were going to do next, namely return to Halloween Town and enjoy the party you'd been preparing for so long.

All the way back, Jamil never left your side again. You could also tell that he was always trying to position himself between you and Skully, no matter if he was 5 meters away from you.

And everything got much stranger after you arrived at the plaza, whenever you wanted to eat something, Jamil would try to convince you to let him taste it first.

“Jamil, I'm not Kalim.” You tell him. “We're the ones who made these candy, they're not poisoned or anything.”

“Believe me, I've seen poisoned food that was better protected than this candy.” He says, determined not to change his current stance.

Meanwhile, Skully approaches you two, and Jamil's reflex is to position himself between you two, glaring at Skully.

“Oh, I'm deeply sorry to bother you.” Skully says with great regret. “Well, it seems this is yet another action of mine on the list of ill-mannered deeds I must apologize for."

“Another?” Jamil maintains the same distrustful attitude. “Does that mean you came to apologize for kidnapping (Y/N) again?”

“But of course!” Skully replies, raising both hands to his chest. “(Y/N) is such a kindly personage. Even after all my most impolite behaviors, they always remained so understanding and empathetic. The least I can do is apologize as many times as humanly possible.” He then looks at you, partially behind Jamil. “Please (Y/N), allow me to express my remorse through actions.”

“Oh no, you won't.” Jamil answers bluntly.

“Jamil!” You say, disbelieving of his attitude.

“Okay, just say that you forgive him.” Jamil turns around and tells you. He was acting so much like he acts with Kalim, telling you what to do.

“I decide what I do.” You say determinedly, and move from behind Jamil to in front of Skully. “Very well, how do you want to express your remorse?”

“Ah, just as I said, such a kindly personage.” Skully says, takes your hand and kisses it. “Oh, but I don't see your companion here. I'd like to apologize to him as well.”

You tell him that Grim was probably around the food tables, and Skully asks your permission to step aside and go look for him with one last kiss on your hand. You turn around and see Jamil with his arms crossed, staring at you sullenly.

“See? Nothing bad happened. He just kissed my hand again.”

“Yes, and twice this time. Please give me your hand.”

“Are you going to cleanse it again with magic?”

“Sanitize it, more specifically.” He extends his hand, more insistently.

You sigh and give him your hand so he can do that.

“You're exaggerating.” You say. “I'm fine. And everything is fine now. There's no need for you to act like you're my bodyguard or something. Again, I'm not Kalim.”

“You were kidnapped once, and there's no guarantee it won't happen again.” He then looks at you with a smug smile. “Besides, it's not like you aren't enjoying this. Is it?”

You get flustered being caught.

“Look who's talking, the person who no longer wants to be apart from me.” You manage to reply.

“Indeed... Maybe you’re right.” He whispers, still holding your hand, and places a delicate but loving kiss on the back of it. “Perhaps I no longer have the moral authority to comment on that aspect.” He concludes by saying, looking back into your eyes to appreciate your reaction.

First, Skully had the audacity to kiss Vil Schoenheit's hand without his permission! And now he's kissing yours?!

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

Even if you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Vil won't be reassured at all, especially because he noticed your little smile.

But if you say "What a gentleman.” Vil is going to feel indignant. How can you be satisfied with such behavior? How can you be pleased by such a selfish gesture? To kiss your hand as if he had the right to!

However, he won't comment on that at all. His focus is on what's happening and how you can get back to Twisted Wonderland.

“Did you hear the loudspeaker just now?” Vil asks Epel.

“Yes, sir... This is turning into a real mess.”

They had just heard the announcement that Jack, you, and Grim had been kidnapped by Skully and that your whereabouts were unknown, so they needed everyone's help to rescue you.

“Then let's find Skully and make him realize exactly whose bad side he's gotten himself on.” Vil tells Sebek and Epel. “I believe it's just the four of us here. We'll have to look for Skully ourselves.”

Despite Idia's attempts to hide, he couldn't fool Vil or Sebek and was dragged along with them.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Vil was among them and was the quickest to approach you.

“(Y/N), how could this have happened?!” Vil says, but just when you thought he was being considerate, he quickly frowns and looks at you disappointed, arms crossed. “How could you have let that freshman capture you? That's it! No more deliberation! As soon as we get back to Night Raven College, I'll give you intensive self-defense lessons. Understood? And don't you dare try to make up an excuse. Just because you can't use magic doesn't mean you have to be helpless.”

If you look at Epel while Vil is lecturing you, you'll see him looking at you with pity, like a brother who knows what it's like to be in your position. When Vil finishes scolding you, he sighs.

“Let's get you out of this sugar bath.” He plunges his arms into the sweets and easily lifts you out of the bathtub, holding you bridal-style. He then sits you down on the nearest rock. "Did you eat any of those candy?" He asks disapprovingly as he unties you with magic. "How many did you eat?" And he examines your wrists to see if they had any marks from the ropes.

Depending on your response regarding the candy, you'll hear some more words from him about how too many sweets are bad for your health. But beyond that, you can see that he doesn't seem to want to distance himself from you.

Not even after returning to Halloween Town Plaza.

You didn't notice anything particularly strange apart from his sudden closeness. It was common for Vil to pay attention to your posture and what you ate (especially regarding sweets and whatever strange things the people in that town ate).

But then, Skully approached you and Vil's gaze did not spare him. However, he didn't say anything while Skully was apologizing to you.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully says, takes your hand and kisses it.

Then, he extends his apology to Grim and tries to kiss his paw.

“I, personally, don't know if I would consider those apologies sufficient.” Vil tells you, while Grim tries to dodge Skully. “But considering the way he ask for forgiveness, I would be content with this if I were you. Even though, unlike you, I wouldn't allow just anyone to kiss my hand without permission to begin with.”

“And yet he still did it.” You say.

“He is fortunate that in circumstances such as the present I can be more... forgiving.” Vil says this last word with a somewhat sinister smile. And then, he seems to have an idea. “Skully. Would you mind looking after Grim while (Y/N) and I go check the decorations? I heard there are some children playing with fire and I'd like to make sure nothing's been destroyed... yet...”

“Mrah?! And why do you have to take my hench-human with you?!” Grim inquired.

“Because that way Skully can compensate you both.” Vil explains casually. “He becomes your hench-human for a day and (Y/N) has some time to themselves.”

Grim opens his mouth to protest, but Vil gives him that menacing look of someone who will do whatever it takes to get things his way. So Grim swallows hard and ends up accepting the idea. And so did Skully, but without the swallowing part and much happier than Grim.

“We're not going to check any decorations, are we?” You ask, as if you already know the answer.

Vil simply gives you a smirk that confirms your suspicions.

“Vil... May I ask why you are... acting this way?”

“And may I ask you to elaborate on that question?”

“Well, you didn't seem too concerned about me or Skully before.”

“Exactly, before. Before he kidnapped you. I was already a little concerned that you didn't seem too bothered by his hand kisses, but I didn't think it would come to this, so I didn't express any displeasure or try to interfere in your conviviality. Although I would prefer to simply start teaching you self-defense techniques right away, now is not the time for that. This can wait until these celebrations are over and we return to Twisted Wonderland. Until then, I'll keep an eye on you and Skully. Which is not a bad way to pass the time. I quite enjoy your company.”

“Are you sure that's all there is to it?” You ask.

“Are you trying to insinuate something... dear?” He asks you with a smug smile. Seeing that you are hesitant to answer, he continues. “Perhaps that I feel some kind of jealousy?”

You look at him in a way that kind of confirms that.

“Please, I thought you knew me better than that.” He crosses his arms with a disappointed look. “Unless...” He smirks. “Is it really just something you'd like to witness?”

You look away and he laughs at your display of having been caught.

“I don't need to be jealous of anyone. Ultimately, anyone you liked more than me would either be because I wasn't your type or because you prefer to settle for less.” He takes your hand, leans in, and kisses the back of it. “But I don't believe in either option.” He finishes by saying, while looking at you, proudly beautiful.

First, Idia was dragged into that honking gaggle of extroverts, but at least you were there. He knew you could be his support when he needed it. But then there was this new guy, Skully, who apparently had a habit of greeting people with a kiss on their hand.

It was already a shock when he did that to Idia, but when Idia saw Skully do the same to you, the little voice in his head started spouting nonsense.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

If you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Idia will think: “Yeah, that guy probably seduces anyone who crosses his path. He kissed all our hands like someotome game character flirting with all the players. You deserve better than this, someone who saves all the kisses just for you. If you like players, better get a gamer.” He will smile smugly, even though all of this conversation would have only taken place in his head.

If you say "What a gentleman.” This will worry Idia. “WUT?! What you mean, you like that?! Urgh... That silver tongue smiley extrovert thinks he can charm (Y/N) so easily? Slow burn is the best kind of romance, and I've known them much longer than you have! Especially since you literally only met them today... Love at first sight is so, like, brainlessly pathetic.” And he'll probably keep this conversation going in his head until someone speaks to him and he finally snap out of it.

Idia found out that you, Grim, and Jack had been kidnapped by Skully through the Mayor's car loudspeaker. He was in a group with Vil, Epel, and Sebek when this happened.

“HE KIDNAPPED (Y/N)?!” Idia yelled in his head, while the others discussed the matter amongst themselves. “Oh no no no no no! I don't like this! I’m no hero, I’m an otaku! We are spectators or, at best, a secondary character that fans can relate to. I'm the PC guy with the cool hacking tricks, not some knight who's going to save his beloved from the clutches of a kidnapper. Any one of them can... Wait... but if they do... They will be (Y/N)'s brave hero in shining armor! Oh... wait... I don't think that's (Y/N)'s type anyway. At least not from what I've heard them saying about their favorite anime characters. I think the closest thing to their type would be... AH! ENEMIES TO LOVERS! Could it be? Especially if Skully ends up having a whole redemption arc and feels super guilty about what he did to (Y/N) and wants to redeem himself in any way possible...”

“Come on out, human.” Sebek's voice abruptly brought him out of his trance. “Don't bother trying to hide!”

“Eep! H-h-how'd you know I was there? Did my anxiety make my breathing heavy?”

He tries to come up with an excuse for them to leave him behind. Not only out of cowardice, but also because he knows the others would do a better job than him, and he doesn't want to share the blame if the plan goes wrong. But Vil doesn't care and drags him along with them.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. You almost didn't notice Idia between them because he had fallen so far behind, but it was hard not to see a guy with his hair.

At no point did he get very close to you. It was the others who pulled you out of the bathtub and used magic to untie you, while he stayed a little further away, observing.

It was only after you returned to the Halloween Town plaza, when you were alone with Grim, that he timidly approached you.

“H-hey...” Idia says in his low voice, with his right hand on his left forearm. “So... a-are you okay? Like, as okay as can be?”

You say yes, that you're okay now, and you seem very happy that he showed concern for you, even if it was only now.

“Well, it was to be expected that he wouldn't treat you badly. He liked you instantly. And I don't know who would put someone they don't like in a bathtub full of candy and let them eat whatever they want.” He said, smiling. “Well, unless you can't eat sweets... in that case I think it would be torture.”

You laugh, which makes him feel comfortable enough to laugh with you.

“My deepest apologies for interrupting such a delightful conversation.” Skully says, approaching you. He is there to apologize for everything he did to you and Grim.

You can hear Idia muttering sarcastically under her breath.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully says, takes your hand and kisses it.

He does the same with Grim and offers to keep you company for the rest of the night (or day, it's hard to tell in Halloween town).

“Yeah... And what about nope?” Idia tells Skully with a displeased expression.

This surprised you all. Even Skully had enough time to realize that Idia is the type to avoid talking to people.

“First, we're practically forced to prepare a whole Halloween party for this extroverts fueled town. Then you kidnap their big shot, (Y/N), and Grim. And now you want to monopolize their company after leaving them tied up in a bathtub? I mean, kudos to you on your complete lack of awareness and disregard for other people's feelings, I guess.” He finishes by saying with that sarcastic smile.

“W-What?!” Skully jumps in place and loses his composure, looking even more worried than before.

“Why don't you first ask what (Y/N) wants you to do to redeem yourself? Maybe just leaving them alone would be more than enough?” He still has that creepy smile. “For me, it would be, at least.”

“(Y/N)...” Skully says with some difficulty, as if gathering courage to speak. “I-is it your wish for me to disappear from your sight?”

You say no, that everything is fine, that you've even forgiven him. But, taking advantage of the opportunity, you suggest that Skully could accompany Grim and make sure he doesn't do anything crazy while you take a break from ‘babysitting’ him. This, of course, not in such a blunt way because Grim was listening. Skully thanks you again for your immense kindness and indulgence with another kiss on the hand and accepts your suggestion.

After he and Grim walked away towards the tables laden with food and sweets, you turned to look at Idia, perhaps with a disapproving expression.

“W-what?” He tries to remain assertive despite clearly disliking the way you're looking at him. “I-it's not like I lied. And if you really wanted to spend the rest of the night with that guy, you would have just gone and left me alone.” He puts his right hand on his left forearm and looks sullenly at the ground.

“Well, I chose to stay with you. Now you have to make sure my time with you is better than the time I would spend with Skully.” You smirk.

His eyes widen, startled.

“Wow wow wow wow! When did I ever make a deal like that? You stayed and sent him away because you wanted to. I didn't promise any quality time.”

“So in that case, maybe I should go join them.” You turn around.

“WAIT, wait, wait! Talk about changing your mind at the speed of light.” As soon as you turn back to him, his courage goes back into hiding. “Ah... H-h-hey, listen, I'm here alone, okay? Ortho isn't here and... hum...” He gets a little embarrassed. “Y-you're the only other person I feel... comfortable with.”

“I thought you got along well with Azul and Jamil.”

“That doesn't mean I enjoy being with them. There are three categories of people we introverts can classify someone as... well, technically I have more, but to make it easier I'll summarize it into three main ones. There are the people I avoid at all costs, mainly extroverted party animals, but not only. This category has the highest percentage of people I've met, unfortunately. Then there are the people I can ‘get along with’.” He makes quotation marks with his fingers. “Like, for example, the ones you mentioned. It's quite bearable, but I still prefer the safety of my room. Like, they don't make me want to panic quit from the chat. And finally, the people I... we... um... enjoy being around. Like... a pleasant party member... you know.”

“Funny, you elaborated much more on the first two categories.” You notice and he gets more embarrassed.

“Y-you know very well what I'm talking about.”

“Sooo... you're saying you enjoy being with me?”

He blushes and the tips of his hair turn slightly pink. He stammered a little, flustered, before sighing and letting his shoulders slump in a gesture of defeat.

“Fine... I might enjoy your company. Happy now?”

“Might?” You ask.

He looks away with a cute sulky face.

“Hum... I don't know...” You had an idea to mess with him a little more. “You know, I think Skully likes me more than you do.” You smile mischievously, to make sure he realizes you're not being serious. “After all, he's such a gentleman kissing my hand.” You extend your hand to him, playfully.

You thought he would just sigh or get embarrassed, but to your surprise he actually took your hand and kissed it with a quick, scorching kiss.

“Whee hee hee. See who's flustered now.”

Malleus is not the type to see Skully kissing your hand as anything more than a gesture of politeness. So, despite his surprise at having someone he had just met greet you all in that way, he had no other reaction.

“Likewise, (Y/N) and Grim, it's a delight.” Skully says before kissing Grim's paw and then the back of your hand.

If you say "You do this with everyone, huh." Malleus will probably just agree with you in his thoughts.

But if you say "What a gentleman.” Malleus will notice your small smile and start to wonder if you really enjoy having your hand kissed that much. And if so, perhaps he should start doing the same to you?

Thunder began to rumble and lightning to strike when Malleus found out that Skully had kidnapped Jack, Grim, and, most importantly, you.

“Pipe it down, will ya?” Leona complains. “The most your thunder will do is burst everyone's eardrums.”

“I often wonder if you are truly intelligent enough to know when it is not appropriate to provoke me, Kingscholar.”

“And I wonder if you're smart enough to know when I'm not doing it.” He stares at Malleus annoyed, but not angry. “The more of a spectacle you make, the harder it’ll be for anyone to find out where that badger took them.” He sighs. “Guess I'll have to find him and get his mess sorted myself.”

“Where are you going, Kingscholar?” Malleus asks as he sees Leona starting to walk away from him. “Do you intend to handle this matter alone?”

“Figured that much was obvious. I'm under no obligation to team up with you just 'cuz you happened to be nearby. Especially with the tantrum you're throwing.”

“Tantrum?” He smiles, but the thunder rumbles once more. “Must I remind you that the child of man's whereabouts are also unknown? We cannot risk the worst coming to pass. In the interest of as swift a resolution as possible, I'd prefer to avoid wasting any time.”

“Even if it means hitting everyone in the city with a lightning bolt?” Leona gives him a wry little smile. “Sure, I see your point.”

They continue the bickering, even bringing Trey into it, but eventually they move on with the investigation together... more or less.

You were tied up with Grim and a sleeping Jack in a bathtub full of candy when a group of familiar faces approached to rescue you. Malleus approached you so quickly that you could swear he had teleported.

“(Y/N)! Are you well?” He asks as he gently lifts you out of the candy-filled bathtub, bridal style.

Malleus doesn't even need to put you down to untie you. With a simple glance, he burns the ropes without the flames affecting you or your clothes in the slightest.

“Are you injured? Were the ropes too tight?”

You say no, that you're fine. Skully was kind and polite to you the whole time despite what he did. While you were saying this he walked away, so focused on you that nothing else happening made him look back. Aka Grim fighting the others because he didn't want to get out of the candy bath.

You'll need to tell him that he can put you down now, and even then he'll ask if you're certain.

Malleus never left your side again. Apart from that, he didn't seem to be acting strangely. Until, back at Halloween Town Plaza, Skully approached you to apologize for what he did. Malleus didn't say anything out of the ordinary, but you could feel his gaze piercing Skully like daggers, and his imposing presence right beside you.

“Allow me to express my remorse through actions.” Skully says, takes your hand and kisses it. But the moment his lips touched your skin, a thunder sounded.

You take the initiative to make up an excuse for Skully to distance himself from you again, and then suggest that he could go with Grim to the food tables. Grim protests, but you remind him that he was complaining that his paws hurt and he wanted someone (you, but that part doesn't matter now) to carry him around. Skully is thrilled by the idea of redeeming himself in this way, and eventually Grim reluctantly gives in.

The brief storm dissipates as Skully walks away with Grim.

“Tsunotarou...” You say.

“Yes?” He asks, too casually.

“Is everything okay?”

“Yes. I think everything is fine. Why? Is something bothering you?”

“The thunder. Just now.” You point it out, as if trying to give clues to him to explain.

“Oh. Did that startle you?” He smirks. “My apologies. But shouldn't you be prepared for some frights during this day?”

You cross your arms, look at him, and Malleus makes that cute sulky face.

“It does not please me seeing him kissing your hand. Especially after what he did to you. Even if it is a sign of genuine remorse. But I did not speak of the matter, did I?”

“You didn't need to. Your storm spoke for you.” You say. “But he also kisses your hand.”

“That does not bother me.”

“But when he kisses mine, it does?”

“Yes, it does. Did I not make myself clear on the subject?” He calmly admits it, oblivious to what it actually means. “Why are you chuckling?”

You say it's nothing, and that he doesn't need to worry anymore. Especially if he stays by your side. You even admit that you like having him close to you and seeing him so concerned about you.

“I'm glad to know that my closeness is as pleasant for you as yours is for me.” Malleus says with a gentle smile, politely takes your hand, leans down and kisses the back of it. “I will not leave you unprotected again, (Y/N).”

If you would like to read more from me, you can find it in my pinned post: INDEX

[weeklyazjmdoodles]

day 96 - it's a historic day for all of us

[yuurei20]

Updated Azul Facts Part 10: Past (pt1)

Azul says that, as a child, his grandmother would welcome him home from school with “a whole table loaded with a variety of snacks and drinks” for him, his birthdays would be celebrated with the largest table at his mother’s restaurant stacked high with his favorite foods, and his family “was most insistent (he) cleaned (his) myriad plates.”

In a photo from Azul’s childhood, Ruggie describes Azul as “twice as wide” as other children in his class, while Grim says, “Azul, you were THIS round and fat back then!?”

Azul never explicitly says that his appearance was one of the things he was bullied for as a child, but it was possibly a factor.

The insecurities he states openly are being hopeless in both studies and athletics, and always being alone.

Azul reflects on how he did not belong with other mermaids, he was an octopus (“unlike other merfolk”) and he was an introvert who never asserted himself.

We see a flashback where mermaid children comment on child-Azul creating ink when he cries, being slow and being boring to play with. This seems to have been the catalyst in Azul becoming who he is present day: he resolves to turn his disadvantages into strengths and get revenge, saying, “I never forgot for a second the sight of those who mocked me. Those who bullied me.”

He creates his own unique magic, an ability to take the talents and strengths of others: “I’m not the same silly, lonely little octopus I used to be.”

But it seems that his pre-self-transformation past is still a delicate subject for Azul: he acquires all the yearbooks from his former classmates and photo negatives from their photographer. When he is unable to legally dispose of a class photo on display in a museum he tries to acquire it through Jack, Grim and the perfect in Book 3.

Azul explains, “I thought that if I could erase every photo of my past…I could erase my past itself.” While he says that he wants to be like the Sea Witch who “never hid her past misdeeds. She worked to restore her reputation, and earned the people’s respect that way” in Book 3, the topic seems to remain sensitive for him: he silences a Book-4 Grim who comments on child-Azul being “round.”

[nekonaps0]

Wait… YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?! Pt5

✦part1 part2 part3 part4 part6 part7 part8

✦fem!reader

✦characters: Jack, Ace, Azul

✦streamer reader keeps her relationship private until….

✦good luck finding your usernames (post)

Jack Howl

Your camera was angled perfectly just enough to show you, your yoga mat, and the space where you usually demonstrated exercises for your chat.

“Alright guys” you said cheerfully, squatting down so you could glance at the comments scrolling up the side of your screen, “today we’re focusing on legs. We’re starting with some weighted squats, but don’t panic you can do these with body weight too.”

Your viewers sent a mix of encouragement, questions, and, of course, memes. But one comment suddenly caught fire in the chat

Chat:

Neko_: hold up… what’s in the back?? 👀

suns-out-sleeps-in: THOSE LOOK HEAVY AS HELL

tails1lord: no way she lifts those omg

jen_jen: they look really heavy!

You froze mid squat. Oh. Right. The dumbbells. The really heavy ones.

“Uh… yeah,” you said, trying to play it off. “Those are mine. I… totally lift those.”

The chat exploded.

Chat:

Jen_jen: PROVE IT

tails1lord: SHOW US

suns-out-sleeps-in: LIFT IT QUEEN 💪🔥

Neko_: bet she can’t do it 👀

You bit your lip, nervous laughter slipping out. “…Okay, fine. But don’t judge if I make weird faces doing it.”

Walking over to the corner, you crouched and wrapped your hands around the cold metal handle of one of the massive dumbbells. Deep breath. You can do this.

You pulled… And immediately felt your grip slip.

“Whoa—!”

The weight didn’t even get halfway up before it slipped completely from your hands, the momentum sending you tumbling backwards onto your mat with a very loud noise.

Before you could even reassure the chat that you were fine, you heard rapid footsteps.

“Y/N?!” Jack’s voice rang out from down the hall.

A blur of tall, broad shouldered wolf practically skidded into the room. His ears were perked, eyes sharp with concern as he crouched beside you. “Are you hurt? Did you fell? Something fell on you!?”

You sat up quickly, cheeks burning. “I’m fine, I just…slipped…”

That’s when you realized.

Jack was fully in frame. Shirt slightly rumpled from lounging, hair still messy, tail flicking behind him as he scanned you over for injuries.

Chat went feral.

Chat:

Jen_jen: WAIT WHO IS THAT

suns-out-sleeps-in: Oh my… hello big boy

Neko_: you’ve been hiding him from us???

tails1lord: Oh my gosh! Look at those muscles!!

Jack blinked, noticing the camera. “…You’re still streaming?”

You gave him a sheepish smile. “Yeah… surprise?”

His cheeks went red, but instead of bolting, he sighed and crossed his arms. “Figures you’d hurt yourself trying to show off.”

“Hey!” you protested.

He smirked faintly before helping you to your feet. “Next time you want to move something that heavy, I’ll do it for you. Those are not for you.”

“Wow, okay, strongman,” you muttered, but you didn’t miss how your chat was now spamming heart emojis and #CoupleWorkout.

Chat:

Neko_: THEY’RE SO CUTE

suns-out-sleeps-in: protectiveness level 1000

tails1lord: he totally carries her bridal style don’t lie

Jen_jen: ship confirmed 🐺💖

Jack gave the screen one last glance before shaking his head and muttering, “I’ll be in the kitchen… try not to break yourself again.”

The moment he left, you looked back at chat. “…So, uh… I guess you’ve met my boyfriend.”

The spam intensified.

You groaned. “Yeah, I’m never living this down.”

Ace Trappola

“Alright chat, we’re jumping into another round!” you chirped into your mic, fingers tapping rapidly on your keyboard as you loaded into the match. “And guess who’s joining us again? It’s everyone’s least favorite mod.”

Ace’s voice came through discord with a scoff. “Excuse you, I’m your best mod. The only one who deletes thirst comments before you see them.”

You snorted. “Okay, maybe you’re useful for that.”

Chat was already eating up the banter.

Chat:

k-m3t: ACEEEE 💀

angelbabyy111: this is why we love when he joins

kogane-twst: they flirt too much to be “just friends”

Spade_card: please stop

Neko_: i swear y’all better be dating

You ignored the last one, grinning mischievously to yourself.

The game kicked off, and the chaos began. Bullets flew, players screamed, and Ace was way too confident for someone who missed two headshots in a row.

You, on the other hand? Oh, you were on a mission. With a sniper in hand and a devilish little grin, you crept behind the in game building where Ace was camping, completely oblivious.

“Ace, where are you?” you asked sweetly. “Did you rage quit already?”

“I’m literally on fire right now. My kill streak’s insane!” he bragged.

You peeked around the corner and aimed. One clean shot. Headshot.

Ace’s character collapsed instantly.

“WHAT THE?!” he gasped.

Your chat exploded.

Chat:

k-m3t: OH SHE GOT HIM

Spade_card: sniped his ass LMAOOOO

kogane-twst: don’t let him live this down

angelbabyy111: she’s too powerful

You couldn’t help the laughter that left you. “Looks like you weren’t that on fire.”

Then Ace muttered, almost too naturally… “Ugh, babe, that was so unfair!”

Your hands froze.

Chat didn’t.

Chat:

Neko_: WAIT….

kogane-twst: did he just say…BABE???

Spade_card: stupid…

angelbabyy111: YOU TWO ARE DATING???

k-m3t: EXCUSE ME?????????

You stared at your screen, face heating up. “W-Wait, what? He didn’t say babe.”

“Yeah, I didn’t say babe,” Ace added quickly, voice an octave too high. “You guys heard it wrong.”

“Yup. Totally. Misheard. Definitely no babe here.”

You kept playing it cool until you saw one particular comment.

Chat:

Neko_: just admit it. y’all are 100% dating. the way he calls you babe and you roast him like a wife

Panic.

“Me? With him?” you said, laughing a bit too hard. “Ew! Never!”

Silence.

“Ayo! wait!!” Ace cut in, sounding wounded. “Ew?! What do you mean ew?!”

You blinked. “Ace...”

“No, no, no, don’t ‘Ace’ me! You could’ve just said no like a normal person! ‘Ew’?! That’s… traumatizing!!!”

“Ace, we were supposed to deny it!” you hissed into the mic. “Why would you react like that?! Now they know!”

“Well, excuse me for not wanting to be labeled gross!!”

“NOW they’re really gonna believe it!” you snapped. “You’re such a pain…”

“Yeah? Well, your aim is annoying!”

“I killed you once!”

“YOU CALLED ME EW!”

You sighed, rubbing your forehead. “Okay. Fine. Whatever. Yes. We’re dating. Are you happy now, chat?”

Chat:

Neko_: I KNEW IT

Y/n_card: OMG THEY’RE TOGETHER

kogane-twst: “babe” slip was REAL

angelbabyy111: ace is so dramatic i’m crying

kogane-twst: not the boyfriend getting roasted 😭

Jen_jen: this is the best day of my life

You leaned back in your chair, groaning. “Can we go back to the part where I sniped him? That was a good time.”

Ace snorted. “Nah, we’re gonna talk about how you ew’d me.”

“I’ll do it again.”

“Yeah? I didn’t hear you call me ‘ew’ when we were making out!”

You nearly choked.

Chat lost it.

Azul Ashengrotto

“Look at this one!” you grinned, carefully holding up a delicate porcelain teacup for your camera. “Isn’t it gorgeous? Late 1800s design, hand-painted gold rim… oh, the craftsmanship!”

Your room looked like a tiny museum, shelves behind you lined with old clocks, porcelain dolls, strange little trinkets, and a new velvet covered box waiting to be opened.

Chat:

waitlexist: omg that teacup is BEAUTIFUL

yuu-twisted: girl your collection is insane 👀

neurodivergent-and-mentally-ill: how much was it tho 👀👀👀

sharkarella: yes spill the damage $$$

Your smile froze. The dreaded question.

“…Oh, um,” you stalled, putting the cup gently back down. “You guys don’t really want to know that, do you?”

The chat spammed YESSSS.

You glanced nervously at your door, then leaned in close to the mic, voice dropping to a whisper. “…It was 3,200 thaumark.”

The number had barely left your lips when a voice roared from outside your room “HOW MUCH?!”

You jumped so hard your chair nearly tipped. The door flew open, and in stormed Azul, glasses slightly askew, looking like he’d just aged ten years in five seconds.

You immediately braced yourself. “Azul, I-listen, it’s not as bad as it sounds—”

“Three thousand two hundred thaumark?” he repeated, pinching the bridge of his nose. “On one item? My pearl…”

But then you held out the teacup with trembling hands. His eyes flicked to it… and suddenly softened.

“…Is that… a genuine 18th century porcelain set?” He stepped closer, reverently taking it from you to examine the detail.

You blinked. “…Yes?”

All at once, the scolding melted into awe. His lips curled into a smile as he traced the gold rim with his thumb. “The preservation… the artistry…” He sat down beside you, leaning toward the camera without even noticing. “Do you realize how rare it is to find one in this condition? This is practically a treasure!”

Your chat exploded.

Chat:

waitlexist: WHO TF IS THAT HANDSOME MAN?!

neurodivergent-and-mentally-ill: BUSINESSMAN BF REVEAL???

sharkarella: omg they’re BOTH antique nerds

yuu-twisted: they’re literally soulmates what the hell

Neither of you noticed, too swept up in your little bubble. You grinned at him, sliding over the velvet box. “That’s not all. Look! I also got this pocket watch. Mid 1800s, still ticks!”

His eyes lit up like a child’s at a candy store. “You’re joking. Show me!”

And just like that, the two of you were chattering excitedly, comparing notes on rarity, craftsmanship, history. Azul was leaning right into frame, glasses catching the ring light as he carefully inspected each antique with you, occasionally smiling at how happy you were.

Chat:

sharkarella: THEY FORGOT WE EXIST 💀

yuu-twisted: he went from “HOW MUCH?!” to “omg treasure 😍”

neurodivergent-and-mentally-ill: private bf reveal LET’S GOOO

Neko_: they’re literally made for each other

waitlexist: she said 3.2k and he STILL stayed… that’s love

It wasn’t until you reached for another item and caught sight of your streaming screen that your stomach dropped. You froze.

“…Oh. Azul?” you whispered, grabbing his sleeve.

“Hm?” He was still inspecting the watch.

“…We’re live.”

He blinked, finally turning toward the scrolling storm of chat messages. His smile stiffened. “…Oh.”

You gave him an apologetic look. “…So… surprise?”

The corner of his mouth twitched between mortified and resigned. “…Well. I suppose the secret’s out.”

Chat:

yuu-twisted: SECRET BOYFRIEND REVEAL OMG

waitlexist: antique power couple fr

sharkarella: she spent 3.2k and instead of yelling he joined her 😭 that’s love

neurodivergent-and-mentally-ill: pls couple antique haul stream when???

You buried your face in your hands, groaning. Azul sighed, placing the watch carefully back on the table before muttering

“…If I’m going to be exposed like this, at least let them know I haggled down my last acquisition to half the asking price.”

You peeked at him, giggling despite the embarrassment. “Chat, you heard the man… he’s just as bad as me.”

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I got multiple messages about “when Malleus part coming” he’s coming! I just have multiple ideas for that one and I have a hard time deciding 😭

[nekonaps0]

Wait… YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?! Pt2

✦part1 part3 part4 part5 part6 part7 part8

✦fem!reader

✦characters: Leona, Cater, Vil

✦streamer reader keeps her relationship private until….

✦good luck finding your usernames (post)

Leona Kingscholar

The kitchen was warm, filled with the soft golden light of afternoon sun and the gentle hum of your voice as you read chat while gently rolling out cookie dough. Your sleeves were pushed up, apron dusted with flour, and the counter was a colorful spread of cookie cutters, sprinkles, and ingredients.

“Okay chat,” you smiled, holding up a lion shaped cookie cutter. “I know I said we’d go with bunnies and flowers today, but come on. Look at him. Too cute not to include.”

Chat:

aurorab-0-realis: 🦁LION COOKIE LET’S GOOOOO

ceruleantai: okay but the way she’s smiling rn... sus

naroiseyyy: lion cutter supremacy

echosofmortality: make 5 of those. ten. a whole tray.

You giggled, pressing the cutter into the dough with a satisfying squish. “I might make a whole batch of lions. Just for fun.”

You were fully focused on the cookies now, lining them up neatly on the tray, bunnies, cats, dogs, and lions all in a row. “Once these are in the oven, we’ll start on decorating. I’ve got pink icing and tiny candy bows, so we’re going full cute mode today.”

The stream was peaceful, cozy. Just you, your viewers, and cookie chaos.

Until…

Chat:

magical-regical: WAIT WHO JUST WALKED BY

swinginthinggiantbagel: HOLD ON HOLD ON HOLD ON

wokasiv: WHO WAS THAT???

m1lly69: WAS THAT A MAN???

suns-out-sleeps-in: TELL ME I’M NOT CRAZY

satsu-neko: IS THAT… IS THAT LEONA KINGSHOLAR???

echosofmortality: IS THAT THE PRINCE???

m1lly69: HE’S SHIRTLESS. I REPEAT. SHIRTLESS.

naroiseyyy: OH MY GODDDDD

You blinked. “What are you talking about? No one’s here.”

And then like a slow motion cinematic horror scene, you heard it. A low, gravelly yawn behind you.

You froze.

Then turned. And there he was.

Leona. Half-asleep. Hair a tousled mess. Eyes lidded and sharp with sleep. And yes… completely shirtless.

He was rummaging in your pantry for dried meat snacks like this was the most casual thing in the world (I mean… it was…), completely unaware that you were, in fact, live streaming in front of thousands of viewers.

You dropped the icing bag. “Leona?!”

He looked up lazily. “Mm?” His eyes flicked to you, then the setup, then your laptop screen. “You’re streaming?”

Chat:

echosofmortality: OH. MY. GOD.

jen_jen: SHE JUST SAID HIS NAME SO CASUALLY

wokasiv: SHIRTLESS. SNACK RAID. PRINCE.

Neko_: NOT HER DATING A PRINCE???

y/n_cookie_: I THOUGHT THIS WAS A COOKIE STREAM

m1lly69: BRO HE LOOKS LIKE HE JUST WOKE UP FROM A NAP AND STILL FINE ASF

ceruleantai: EXPLAIN. NOW.

You went pale. Then red. Then pale again. “Y-Yeah, I’m streaming…”

Leona blinked, still looking completely unfazed. “Thought you were done by now.”

You scrambled to block him from the camera view… too late, obviously, and tried to laugh it off. “W-Well, surprise, chat! This is Leona. My, um…”

He raised an eyebrow, leaning against the fridge with all the smugness in the world. “You gonna tell them or keep pretending?”

You hissed under your breath. “You’re not helping and you’re still shirtless, Leona!”

He smirked, sharp teeth glinting. “Yeah? You weren’t complainin’ this morning.”

Chat:

aurorab-0-realis: HOLY HELL.

jen_jen: THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY BAKING STREAM 🥲

m1lly69: THIS MAN SAID "YOU WEREN'T COMPLAININ'"😭

wokasiv: WE NEED TO BREATHE

echosofmortality: SHE REALLY BANGED A PRINCE

ceruleantai: LITERALLY A LION PRINCE AND A COOKIE STREAMER

Neko_: #ROYALCOOKIECOUPLE

You covered your face with both hands, laughing hysterically now. “Okay! Yes! We’re dating! He’s my boyfriend!”

Leona gave a lazy wave toward the camera and snagged a lion shaped cookie from the tray, even though they hadn’t gone in the oven yet.

“Unbaked…” he muttered, but still eating anyway. “Tastes like dough.”

You blinked. “Because it is.”

He shrugged. “Still good.”

Chat:

suns-out-sleeps-in: EATING RAW COOKIE DOUGH LIKE A SAVAGE

naroiseyyy: I CANNOT BREATHE

jen_jen: this stream went from sweet to scandalous in 5 seconds

m1lly69: BEST. STREAM. EVER.

With your cheeks burning and laughter bubbling out of you, you turned back to the camera. “I don’t even know what to say anymore. Do you guys want to decorate cookies or… just watch my boyfriend commit snack crimes?”

Leona stretched and walked back toward the hallway, still shirtless and unbothered. “I’m goin’ back to sleep. Try not to burn the kitchen down, herbivore.”

And just like that, he was gone. You turned to the camera with the deadest stare possible. “...I’m never doing a baking stream again...”

Chat:

Neko_: YES YOU ARE

aurorab-0-realis: WEEKLY COOKIE

magical-regical: STREAM WITH LEONA PLS

ceruleantai: COOKIE & CROWN SERIES

y/n_cookie_: LION SHAPED COOKIES ONLY

m1lly69: WE’RE NEVER LETTING YOU LIVE THIS DOWN

Cater Diamond

You were practically glowing under the studio lighting, but it had less to do with the ring light and more to do with the guy sitting beside you.

Cater had his hair tied up in a casual half bun, sleeves rolled, and was currently trying to read the back of a face mask packet like it was a science test.

"Okay, okay, so this one says it's got 'infused sea minerals and blueberry extract', what even is sea mineral?"

You snorted. "How would I know? You’re the one who dragged me into this collab idea!"

Cater gasped, dramatically clutching his chest. “Dragged? Sweetie, you were texting me heart emojis the moment I said 'skincare haul stream.’"

“Exposed,” you said with a wink to the camera.

You both sat at a desk covered in half opened skincare packages, a rainbow of serums and masks, casually chatting with your audience like this was just another Wednesday (which, to be fair it was).

Chat:

aster-luna-light: another chaotic skincare stream let’s goooo

jen_jen: not Cater reading ingredients like a chef

Neko_: THE FLIRTING IS REAL

Cay_fan: just admit you’re dating already 😭😭😭

Legend_Ace: married energy for real

You both laughed as the questions started pouring in, just like always.

“Guys,” you said, pointing at Cater with a grin. “How many times do we have to tell you?”

Cater leaned in, mischief sparkling in his eyes. “I’m literally her cousin’s ex-roommate’s dog groomer.” He joked.

You cracked up. “He’s my brother from another timeline.”

“Platonic soulmates from opposite ends of the zodiac.”

“He’s the wind beneath my friendship wings.”

Chat:

Legend_Ace: bro shut UP 😭😭😭

jen_jen: NOT THE DOG GROOMER

CayxY/n: STOP LYING TO US

y/n_litlcam_: you two are literally glowing

aster-luna-light: the chemistry is suspicious

Neko_: also… are they both wearing… RINGS???

You blinked at the screen. Cater froze for half a second, then casually glanced down at his hand… where, very visibly, a golden ring shimmered on his finger.

You followed the trail of chat messages down, realization dawning… then frantically tried to adjust your camera to hide your hand.

“...Oops,” you said innocently.

“Oopsies,” Cater echoed, clearly trying not to laugh.

Chat:

CayxY/n: YOU THOUGHT WE WOULDN’T NOTICE???

jen_jen: OHHHH MY GOD

Neko_: RING RING RING RING RING

y/n_litlcam_: I KNEW IT. I KNEWWW ITTTTTT

aster-luna-light: STOP PLAYING WITH OUR HEARTS

You and Cater exchanged a glance. Then you both shrugged in sync.

“Okay, okay,” you said, holding up your hands. “You win. You caught us.”

Cater grinned and leaned toward the camera. “Surprise~ We’re together.”

“And engaged,” you added, wiggling your fingers and showing off the ring with a sheepish grin. “It’s… pretty recent.”

Cater practically sparkled as he showed off his own ring. “We were gonna wait to tell you guys, but someone left their ring in full view of a very smart chat.”

Chat:

Blueber_Deuce: I’M SOBBING

Neko_: THIS IS CANON NOW

aster-luna-light: BEST PLOT TWIST OF THE YEAR

Jen_jen: you two are SO CUTE

Cay_fan: ENGAGED??????

Legend_Ace: when’s the wedding stream lmao

You smiled softly at the screen, leaning into Cater’s shoulder. “You guys have honestly been with us since the beginning, so... thanks for always being there, even when we were total trolls.”

Cater wrapped an arm around you and beamed at the camera. “We promise to keep bringing the chaos, just now with matching rings.”

And as chat continued to spam emotes and celebration messages, you rested your head on Cater’s shoulder, both of you laughing as you opened the next skincare pack.

Maybe the masks were hydrating, but honestly? Nothing made you glow quite like being in love, with your best friend, your partner in crime, your now official fiancé.

Vil Schoenheit

The camera was perfectly angled, your ring light softly glowing, illuminating the elegant satin dress draped over your figure. You gave a little twirl for the camera as your chat erupted with emotes and excited comments.

“Okay, okay, so this is the dress I picked for the premiere,” you grinned, brushing your fingers down the fabric. “I wanted something simple but still elegant, you know? Because I’m gonna be in the same room as, like, actual movie stars and celebrities. Insane!”

You held up a palette. “I’m thinking champagne shimmer on the lids, nude gloss, nothing too bold. The goal is: I belong here, not I tried too hard, right?”

Chat:

aurorab-0-realis: THE DRESS IS GORGEOUS OMG

swagdreamcat: slay queen attending events with the stars

babebleu: YOU’RE GONNA LOOK SO GOOD

naroiseyyy: I’d cry if I saw you on a red carpet

Neko_: wait what’s that behind you???

You blinked, glancing at the camera. “Huh?”

Chat:

Neko_: THAT OUTFIT IN THE BACK

sugarxrt: HELLOOO WHO OWNS THAT???

swinginthinggiantbagel: that jacket is like celebrity level glam

juiceboxofdepression: IS THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND’S CLOTHES???

You stiffened slightly. The outfit hanging innocently in the background, betraying all your well laid secrecy. Sleek, structured, with a cascade of embroidered silver threading on a deep violet coat. It looked like something that belonged on a runway or in a glass case.

You laughed nervously. “Oh, that? Pfft. That’s, um, just my friend’s. He left it here. We were… doing a fashion collab. Photoshoot stuff.”

Smooth, right?

You casually adjusted your camera to crop the outfit out of frame. “Anyway… focus, people. This is my night to shine!”

The next night at the movie premiere

Paparazzi flashes. Red carpet chatter. Every major name from the fashion and film world seemed to be there. You posed for a few quick photos on the carpet, exchanged greetings, and slipped into the venue trying to stay chill.

You were just one influencer in a sea of elites.

But the internet? Noticed something.

And not just something…. someone.

Vil Schoenheit, actor, model, icon of elegance and perfection, arrived fashionably late, head held high, wearing a breathtaking violet ensemble embroidered with silver thread.

The exact. Same. Outfit. From your stream.

SparkTok. Magiccam. All of it imploded in minutes. And the comment sections blows up

“Is Vil dating that streamer???”

“NO BECAUSE THAT JACKET WAS IN HER ROOM”

“caught. red-handed. in couture.”

The next day

You stared into the camera with a painfully forced smile.

“Hi, everyone,” you said sweetly. “Sooo, wasn’t that event just incredible? The venue was gorgeous. I didn’t get to talk to every celebrity, but, you know, just breathing the same air as them? Like, wow. Life goals, right?”

Chat:

babebleu: SO WE’RE JUST GONNA PRETEND THAT HE WASN’T IN YOUR HOUSE?!?

naroiseyyy: SAME JACKET BABE. SAME. JACKET.

sugarxrt: don’t act dumb we saw EVERYTHING!

swinginthinggiantbagel: YOU. ARE. DATING. VIL.

swagdreamcat: WE NEED A STREAMER X CELEB POWER COUPLE CONFIRMATION

You widened your eyes with fake innocence. “Dating? Me? Vil? Oh come on, chat, be serious. That outfit? Total coincidence. Designers copy each other all the time.”

You waved a hand dramatically. “Besides, I’d never hide something like that from you. I’m a very transparent person, remember?”

Just as you finally leaned back, satisfied with your convincing performance (which clearly didn’t convince anyone), you heard it.

Click. Clack. Click.

Footsteps.

Then the soft sound of keys.And a familiar, unmistakably smooth voice…

“I’m home, sweet potato.”

Your entire body tensed. Your soul left your body. Chat exploded.

Chat:

Neko_: AHAHAHAHAAH

Jen_jen: SWEET. POTATO.

aurorab-0-realis: IT’S HIM. IT’S HIM. IT’S HIM.

Bex_y: YOU LYING WOMAN

Vil_fan: SHE’S DEAD SHE’S GONE

sugarxrt: SHUTTING DOWN IN 3… 2…

babebleu: VIL CONFIRMED OMG

y/n.favorite_: THIS IS THE BEST STREAM OF MY LIFE

You shot up in a panic, smacking your stream deck button.

“Okaythankyousomuchforwatchingbyeeee~!”

[Stream Offline]

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE 2000, dir. Mark Dindal

[aifoslin]

New art of Idia for Abyssal Code Ignihyde CSE from Twisted Party PH

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Quick world lore question; does the game ever specify what kind of potions/poisons exist in twst? Like, since it's technically a fantasy world, would things like health/stamina potions like you'd see in rpg's exist? Or would it be closer to reality, like home remedies and basic pharmaceutical stuff?

I'm only an EN player and I havent read all the pomfiore student's vignette's so if they answer this there then im sorry for the bother ; ;

Potions aren't talked about in the only Pomefiore students' vignettes! (In fact, if we're talking just strictly Labwear vignettes... Vil and Rook's don't really focus on potions at all; only Epel's sort of does.) There isn't actually a ton of lore about potions, and in the times when they do become relevant, the writing tends to focus more on the ingredients and/or the preparation process rather than what kind of potion would be produced. For example, the entire Labwear series of vignettes frequently brings up rare or dangerous plants that require the application of magic in order to safely harvest, such as the mandrake and the lantern blossom.

I wasn't able to check all vignettes (since that would be like... what, probably a few hundred at this point? If not that, then at least over 100), but there's definitely mentions of potions with various effects. From all lab vignettes alone and combing through the main story, here's what I could glean:

transformation/transmutation potions (prologue, book 2, Beans Day, book 6, etc; this is probably the most often mentioned type of potion)

voice-changing potions (Leona Labwear vignette)

color-changing potions (Epel Labwear voice line)

plant growth potions (Epel Labwear voice line)

sleeping potions (Silver Labwear vignette)

awakening potions (Silver Labwear vignette)

magic enhancing potions (book 2)

breathing underwater potions (book 3)

a potion that changes one part of your body to that of an animal's (book 3)

itch-relief potion (Lost in the Book with Stitch)

potion that heals burns instantly (Jamil Labwear vignette)

painkiller potion (book 5)

hair-lengthening potion (Wish Lantern)

potion that cures all throat and tongue diseases (Jade Bloom Broom vignette)

shrinking (for 30 seconds, there is also a normal variant) potion (Beans Day, Big Little Adventure)

body enlargening potion (Big Little Adventure)

mouse repellant potion (Big Little Adventure)

On the subject of poisons, no specific kinds are mentioned as far as I'm aware. There's a Poison Refining class (Cater Labwear vignettes), but we don't really get specifics. When poisons are talked about, it's usually in reference to the Fairest Queen or the Pomefiore dorm leader being skilled in making potent poisons, or it's Kalim talking about the many attempts on his life and unnamed poison antidotes. There may be more mentioned in other places, but at this time I don't have the capacity to check every single event and vignette. If you know of any more that aren’t listed here, please let me know and I can update the list!!

It should also be noted that "potions" can also be used for other purposes. This includes creating special effects for movies (mentioned in Vil's Labwear vignettes) and enhancing the effects of skincare (book 6, Azul Ceremonial Robes, etc.).

You'll notice that the effects of these potions can also be achieved via regular spellcasting. (In fact, we see Adeuce practicing color changing magic in Floyd's Labwear vignettes + Vil using color changing magic to help himself hide from paparazzi, etc., Jack's/Malleus's/Azul's UMs also allow them to do things without the help of potions.) Because of this, I believe that potions are meant to be an alternative way of spellcasting without actually needing to use magic. This makes already prepared potions usable by mages who don't want to expend energy/build blot as well as by NON-MAGES.

Within the world of TWST, there is an occupation known as the “medical mage”, who appear to combine magic and medicine into their practice. Furthermore, what is called “Potionology” in EN is written as 魔法薬学 (literally, "magic pharmaceuticals") in JP, implying that there is, in fact, an intersection between magic and medicine. This is similar to how "technomancy" is described to be the cross between magic and technology.

In terms of a "healing potion", there are instances which show that a magic potion may heal or at least speed up the body's natural healing process. For example, in 7-68 of the main story, Baur gives Lilia something to drink to help him with the dire blow he just took. It doesn't appear to restore him to full health though, as Lilia states he still needs rest afterward. In EN, they use the term "potion" but in JP they use "薬" (kusuri), which is "medicine". Baur qualifies the character with "魔法" (maho), which is "magic", so the term he's using is "magic medicine". This is probably the closest thing to a "healing" potion that we know of in the TWST lore.

So technically, yes, TWST has "healing potions". I wouldn’t say there is one blanket cure-all potion though; based on what we know of potionology and how it’s very similar to irl chemistry classes, we can assume that there are generalized “healing potions” but that there must also be far more specialized and targeted ones, similar to medicine irl or non-enchanted or non-magic infused medicine. This is supported by Riddle mentioning a potion that instantaneously heals burns, implying that there is no “cure-all”.

I would imagine that, like transformation potions, “healing potions” would have to be highly regulated since they’re basically a drug 💀 Riddle even mentions licensed potion pharmacists that formulate potions, as those who consume them may undergo physiological changes. (There would probably be OTC types too, given proper governmental approval!)

Magical potions can only be brewed by licensed professionals or under the supervision of a licensed professional like Crewel. Some potions are ineffective if not brewed by the person who intends to drink it, while other potions require infusions of magic while harvesting the ingredient or preparing the potion in its cauldron.

Apparently sweets may also be infused with magical properties. One example is the Leaping Macaron, which temporarily increases concentration.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Ahoy!Hoy! How are you today, Ms Raven? I hope you're well and all is well.

Out of curiosity, Which of the twst boys have their unique magic and what/ how do their unique magic work?

The UM names, chants, effects, and restrictions we know of so far are below the cut. Please note: JP uses the term “unique magic” and EN uses the term “signature spell”; I will be using the abbreviation “UM” throughout this post to refer to it. Note that some incantations are taken directly from the official localization; others come from fan translations that I happen to like or prefer over the official ones, which I will indicate with "***".

Please also know that we don’t know the same amount of information about each UM nor their effects or limitations. I’ve done my best to compile what information we do know for certain though. I’ll update this post as more information comes out!!

***Beware of spoilers, as this post has information from TWST JP!!***

Riddle

"Off with Your Head" collars a target and seals their magic away, preventing them from spellcasting.

The collar cannot be removed by any means unless Riddle himself chooses to do so.

It can be used on multiple targets at once.

It does not work on Ortho (not registered by the magic as something organic) or Chenya (no neck to collar).

“Are you ready for your sentence? The verdict comes afterwards. Any last words? Off with Your Head!” (TWST EN official localization)

“I’ll hand down my sentence. The verdict comes afterwards. Are you ready? Off With Your Head!” (TWST EN official manga localization)

“Sentence first! Verdict afterward. Off with Your Head!” (TWST EN official light novel localization)

First use of UM: prologue-3 of the main story

First instance of incantation: Episode of Heartslabyul manga chapter 1

Trey

In JP, Trey’s UM is called “Doodle Suit”. In EN, it’s called “Paint the Roses”, which likely derives from how the UM is written literally as “(Let’s) Paint the Roses”.

His UM allows Trey to temporarily override or “paint over” (instantly write over or complete someone else’s magic construction formula) a targeted aspect of something or someone else, usually the senses. For example, he can rewrite taste as well as rewrite “other people’s magic” as “his magic”.

Trey says he can write over colors, smells, and tastes.

“White to red, and red to white. Paint the Roses/Doodle Suit!” (TWST EN official light novel localization)

First use of UM: 1-14 of the main story

First instance of incantation: Twisted Wonderland Novelization Volume 1

Cater

Cater’s UM is “Split Card”, which allows him to create clones of himself. The clones can act independently, but the more clones Cater creates at once, the more strain is placed on him.

In the manga, the clones are shown to revert to playing cards when they’re no longer needed or damage.

Cater could only make one clone at first.

When using Split Card, the clones' magic is weaker than the original Cater. The original Cater's magic is also weakened, since he has to expend magic to manipulate the clones. To use his UM is like using 2-3 spells at once, so it easily strains him.

It takes a powerful imagination to create convincing clones.

“I am he and we are they. Split Card!” (TWST Episode of Heartslabyul manga official localization)

"I’m him and he’s them! Split Card!!” (TWST EN official localization)

***"I am he, and he is me. Split Card!"*** (by the Turtle Soup Scans team)

First use of UM: prologue-3 of the main story

First instance of incantation: Episode of Heartslabyul manga chapter 7 and/or P.E. Uniform vignette

Ace

Ace's UM, "Joker Snatch", manifests in book 7, in Riddle's dream. In EN. the UM is “Joker’s Wild”.

It seems to allow the user to swap a spell with his target. He is then able to use the target's UM or a spell.

If he doesn’t know what magic the other person is using, he cannot perform the trade.

If the magic of his target is not yet “fully constructed”, then he also cannot trade. However, Trey says this is something Ace can overcome with practice. Ace could also add what is missing of the magic construction formula himself at the swapping stage.

Depending on the magic, Ace may not be able to perfectly replicate it. For example, Ace cannot use UMs that involve changing form or becoming a different material. (Jack can become a full wolf because of his ancestry, but Ace just got… hairy. Sebek’s UM requires intense training snd physical prowess with withstand the aftereffects, which Ace lacks.

Ace describes using someone else’s UM as very difficult. Stealing magic and using it masterfully is like performing a magic trick you don’t know the secret to, and being allowed no time to practice it. Azul’s contract is different because there is consent involved.

"Your trump card’s mind now! Joker’s Wild…!" (TWST EN official localization)

***“I’ll take your best/most precious treasure. Joker Snatch…!”*** (fan translation)

First use of UM: 7-290 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-290 of the main story

Deuce

His UM first manifests in book 5; in JP, it goes by the name “Bet the Limit”, whereas in EN, it’s “Double Down”, both of which are betting terms.

Bet the Limit allows the caster, Deuce, to send back all the damage he has taken at double the power.

"It's payback time! Get a load of this! Bet the Limit/Double Down!" (TWST EN official localization)

***“I’ll make you pay for that! Grit your teeth and take it! Bet the Limit!”*** (by Mystery Shop TLs; some creative liberties taken)

When Azul uses Deuce's UM in Glorious Masquerade, the chant is: "... It's time to pay up! You're in for a world of hurt! Double Down!" (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 5-45 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 5-64 of the main story

Leona

“King’s Roar” turns anything Leona commands into sand. It also seems to induce a dry environment. The UM is called “The King’s Roar” in EN.

According to in-game dialogue, anything Leona touches after casting King's Roar turns to sand. Due to the limitations of the visual novel style of the game, it's unclear whether or not Leona's spell requires physically touching something. If we reference other official materials (such as the animated trailer) it doesn't look to be a hard requirement.

He can control the sand he creates.

Leona's UM has the capability to kill (since it has an effect on even living beings); this terrible power is part of the reason why he was gossiped about and feared by the palace servants (seen in his post-OB flashback).

The light novel implies that Leona was "born" with this magic, rather than having developed it.

"I am the one who hungers. I am the one who thirsts. I am the one that robs you of your future. Kneel before me! King’s Roar!" (TWST EN official localization)

“I’m the one who’s starving. I’m the one who’s dying of thirst. All who dare to steal your tomorrow will bow before me!” (TWST EN official light novel localization)

***“I am your hunger. I am your thirst. I am what steals the light of your tomorrows. Kneel before me! King’s Roar!”*** (by twstarchives!)

First use of UM: 2-25 of the main story

First instance of incantation: Leona Dorm Uniform vignettes (part 3)

Ruggie

“Laugh with Me” lets Ruggie control the movements of other people by forcing them to copy his own body.

The more people he's controlling, the more difficult it is for him. (It's possible to take magic-enhancing potions to increase the number of people he can control at once, seemingly without negative detriment.)

"Kings, hyenas, you’re all my pals! Laugh with Me!" (TWST EN official localization)

***"Both kings and hyenas are my friends! Laugh with Me!"*** (by MysteryShopTLs!)

First use of UM: 2-2 of the main story

First instance of incantation: Episode of Savanaclaw manga volume 2 (I think chapter 7)

Jack

"Unleash Beast" gives Jack the power to turn into a large, powerful wolf form without the help of a transformation potion or other outside means. In EN, it has become "Unleash the Beast" to comply with English grammatical rules.

His UM is not actually transformation, but avatism, which is reverting to an ancestral form.

Jack’s maternal grandma had a similar UM; Jack was watched her transform and was eventually able to shift himself.

In his wolf form, Jack has heightened strength, speed, etc.

He is still able to speak in wolf form.

Jack had to train himself to be able to stay in his wolf form for long periods of time.

***"Faster, sharper, stronger! Unleash Beast!"*** (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 2-25 of the main story

First instance of incantation: light novel volume 2 (in game, 7-218)

Azul

"It's a Deal" grants Azul the ability to confiscate an agreed-upon ability or spell of his client; Azul is then able to use these abilities or spells for himself.

If the client is not able to fulfill their end of the contract or breaches its terms, the client is forced to comply with Azul's every command (via the anemone they'd sprout on their head).

The agreement is valid as long as the golden contract which seals the agreement is left intact; however, the contracts are fragile like real paper. For this reason, Azul electrifies them with magic in order to create the false impression that the contracts are indestructible.

The contracts and consent allow Azul to use UMs he takes very easily.

Azul is also able to take abilities without consent or without a contract. This method causes much more rapid blot accumulation, as normally the contracts help limit this.

He destroys/rips the contracts to return the ability he took.

He indicates that he "worked on" his UM, whatever the heck that means. It implies he trained or practiced using it to get better st it or to better understand its limits.

"The song ceases, the sun sets. I extend my benevolent hand to you poor, unfortunate souls. Now, to business! It's a Deal!" (TWST EN official localization)

***"The song ends, the sun sets. Extend mercy upon these poor, unfortunate souls. Now, sign the contract! It’s a Deal!"*** (by Mystery Shop TLs; some creative liberties taken)

"The song ceases, the sun sets. I extend my benevolent hand to you poor, unfortunate souls. Now, to business! It's a Deal!" (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: book 3 of the main story, but he's been using it long before NRC

First instance of incantation: 5-5 of Glorious Masquerade

Jade

“Shock the Heart” forces a target to speak only the truth. It requires the target to look into Jade’s left eye in order to work.

This UM can only be used once per person and fails if casted on someone who is very alert, cautious, or are already aware of its effect. This is why Jade intentionally keeps his UM secret.

Shock the Heart is not all-powerful or absolute; in cases of strong loyalty, a target may not divulge the truths Jade wants to hear. For example, Kalim, who was very easy to initially trick, trusts Jamil so deeply that he resists Jade’s demands to tell him who in Scarabia has a mind-controlling UM.

Jade's UM does not work on those with stronger magic than him.

Jade states that a target's psychological state influences the effectiveness of his UM. Therefore, it is more likely to work if his target is distressed or put under pressure. This robs them of the capacity for rational thought.

"Don’t be afraid. I want to help you. Shock the Heart." (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 3-1 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 4-25 of the main story

Floyd

“Bind the Heart” allows Floyd to redirect magical attacks, thereby rendering him unaffected by them.

His UM is highly dependent on his mood; if Floyd isn’t feeling up to it, then the spell won’t work.

***“It was just gettin’ good, but what if I butt in?”*** (by MysteryShopTLs!)

"I think I'll ruin the moment. Bind the Heart". (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 3-18 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-187 of the main story

Kalim

“Oasis Maker” summons a large amount of (fresh, not salt) water in exchange for only a (relatively) small amount of magical power.

Any additional effects of the water (if any) are not specifically stated; other characters just remark that the water is tasty and at a nice temperature.

Kalim says he doesn’t think his UM is all that useful, especially since the development of waterways in his home country has made it much easier to access potable water.

"Respite in the scalding sands, a neverending party. Dance! Sing! Oasis Maker!" (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 4-14 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 4-14 of the main story

Jamil

His UM is known as “Snake Whisper” in JP and “Snake Charmer” in English (which is likely taken from the way “Snake Whisper” is literally written as “Snake Charmer” in the original JP).

This spell lets Jamil hypnotize people and make them follow his commands. His targets must make eye contact for him in order for Snake Whisper to work.

Jamil’s UM does not work on animals, since he cannot communicate with them.

His UM cannot compel someone to do something they absolutely would not do.

The more a target resists Jamil’s UM, the more target will hurt until they finally succumb to the spell.

Long-term use and/or controlling multiple people at once can cause more rapid blot accumulation.

Mind control or manipulation magic like Jamil’s is harder to master.

"The one you behold is your master. When I ask you a question, you will answer. When I give you a command, you will assent. Snake Whisper." (TWST EN official localization)

***"The one you see reflected in your eyes is your master. Answer when I ask. Bow when I command. Snake Whisper."*** (by Mystery Shop TLs)

First use of UM: book 4-6 of the main story, but Jamil has been mind-controlling Kalim before this instance

First instance of incantation: 4-30 of the main story

Vil

"Fairest One of All" lets Vil curse any item he touches and to set the conditions to break that curse. These conditions are immovable and, once set, not even Vil can lift the curse.

In Twst, a “curse” is based on negative intent, so it may be possible (NOT confirmed) that Vil’s UM fails unless there is negative intent behind it?

"I lose naught and fear naught. This shining crown was made for me. Fairest One of All." (Note: Vil denotes the conditions for the curse after the chant.) (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 5-32 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 6-55 of the main story

Rook

In EN, Rook's UM is "Arrow Afar". The original name for JP is "I See You". This is a small, slight (and therefore hard to notice or gauge as dangerous) spell that is cast upon targets. He can then pinpoint their exact location, regardless of distance.

If the tagged item or person has entered a zone which blocks off magic, then Rook cannot track their location.

"Come, see if you can flee from me. I See You/Arrow Afar." (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 6-25 of the main story (for tracking); the tagging is actually done earlier in the book

First instance of incantation: 6-25 of the main story

Epel

In JP, Epel's UM is "Sleep Kiss". In EN, it was changed to "Crimson Slumber". This lets Epel conjure enchanted glass coffins to contain people. Once inside, his targets fall into a deep sleep. Epel describes his spell as being able to “stop the activity” of people inside the coffin.

The coffins can be used as powerful barriers to protect others. It may also help in delaying or slowing the effects of a curse if a vicim is placed inside one of Epel’s coffin.

Epel manifests his UM in book 6; Rook helps guide him in using it.

He claims to only have a 70-80% success rate in casting his UM.

"Your eyes will close, your breath will still. Sleep Kiss/Crimson Slumber." (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 6-58 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 6-58 of the main story

Idia

"Gate to Underworld" allows Idia to open and close the gateway to the "Underworld"/Tartarus which is house in STYX HQ. It is written in EN as "Gate to the Underworld". The Underworld holds many dangerous Phantoms which the facility researches.

It is implied that Idia’s UM is hereditary to the Shroud family.

"Game, set, match. Gate to (the) Underworld." (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 6-68 of the main story, though technically Idia may have used it in 6-54 to let OG!Ortho out of Tartarus (we don’t get to see it explicitly being used).

First instance of incantation: 6-68 of the main story

Ortho

No information available yet; Ortho has stated that he cannot use magic, so it’s unlikely that he can have a UM at all.

UPDATE: Ortho confirms in book 7 he does not have a UM and cannot develop one. However, what makes him "unique" is his robotic nature; he is able to transfer his consciousness to new vessels (first occurrence of this is 7-46).

Malleus

“Fae of Maleficence” summons thorns which causes all living beings in its area of effect to fall into a deep slumber. (Ortho speculates that people, if left in this state, will have their bodies deteriorate.) In EN, the name was changed to “Fae Maleficence”.

His barrier grants him absolute control of whatever is contained inside of the space the thorns preoccupy. This includes stopping time and space within the area. Previously, Malleus was also seen stopping time in the event Endless Halloween Night.

It is possible for Malleus to manipulate the sleepers’ dreams and to glimpse into them.

The dreams can run by themselves, pulling reference information from each individual dreamer's memories and desires. If the dreamer tries to wake up, the dream will do everything in its power to keep the dreamer asleep.

It may be difficult for Malleus to enter one’s dream if the dream takes place in a period where he does not exist (such as not yet being born out of his egg) or if he does not understand certain concepts (like technology). This is because magic requires imagination, and it is hard for Malleus to imagine particular scenarios.

"Spinning wheel of fate, spin the threads of calamity. I, the Lord of Malevolence, offer this blessing. Fae Maleficence." (TWST EN official localization)

***“Spin the thread of disaster on the spinning wheel of Fate. For I, the Ruler of the Abyss, shall bestow it (a blessing) upon you. Fae of Maleficence.”*** (by Mystery Shop TLs; creative liberties taken)

First use of UM: 7-37 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-37 of the main story

Lilia

"Far Cry Cradle" allows Lilia to view the memories associated with an object by touching it.

Lilia implies if he mastered the spell, he can filter out the information he wishes to see.

Confusingly, he also seems to be able to see the memories associated with locations, as he does this with Castle Wildrose. Furthermore, his UM is seemingly able to summon memories from multiple parties at multiple points in time, if the location is shared. This might not be just Lilia's magic by itself though; the story implies Malleus may have boosted Far Cry Cradle.

It’s not clear if only Lilia can see his visions or if he can also project them outward for everyone else to see too.

"As fast as the days pass by, take me there in the blink of an eye. Far Cry Cradle." (TWST EN official localization)

***"As if it were a day. Everywhere I go, it will be in a blink of an eye. Far Cry Cradle."*** (by Yaoyaobae)

First use of UM: 7-81 of the main story (technically, first use in terms of in-game timeline is in 7-94)

First instance of incantation: 7-81 of the main story

Silver

Bear with me, Silver's UM has like a million and one parts to it...

"Meet in a Dream" essentially allows Silver to hop between peoples’ dream worlds. It can only be used when he himself is asleep and when he is aware he is dreaming.

Silver does not experience narcolepsy while he is within a dream.

“Dreamways” are transitional places between dreams. These dreamways look like a softly colored sky with birds flying through them. When he uses his UM, he is shot flying through a dreamway and roughly lands in another dream.

Silver cannot control whose dream he goes to, although he has noted that it tends to be people whom he has a strong bond with, such as Lilia or Sebek. It's not clear how he is able to walk in Mickey's dream, as Silver doesn't seem to be familiar with him.

The dreamer is indicated by a shining white bird that flies around them. Silver must stay close to the dreamer or else he will risk falling deeper into sleep.

The dream indicator (the shining bird) can mistake magical copies of the dreamer as the dreamer themselves. (This occurs with Cater; Silver’s UM mistakes a clone for the true Cater.)

He can only leave the dream when the dreamer wakes up (thus dissolving the dream world) or if he uses his UM to hop into another dream.

The dreamer can be woken by a large shock, whether physical or emotional.

Silver says his UM does not take a lot of magical energy to use.

"Those I've met and will someday... Meet in a Dream." (TWST EN official localization)

***"To the one I’ve met before, to the one I’ve yet to meet. Meet in a Dream."*** (by Mystery Shop TLs)

First use of UM: 7-43 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-43 of the main story

Sebek

"Living Bolt" turns Sebek’s entire body into lightning. He can use that magic to attack and to travel very quickly.

However, the spell will damage his body with use.

Sebek reports developing this UM when Silver enrolled at NRC and when Sebek was training by himself. He wanted to be able to rush to Malleus’s side at a moment’s notice

Sebek says this is the first time he's using his UM and that he hasn't fully mastered it yet. He had not intended to use it until he has mastered it.

"Lightning, pierce the stormy skies! Living Bolt!" (TWST EN official localization)

***"Thrust through the clouds, o' lightning! Living Bolt!"*** (by curekibouka!)

First use of UM: 7-84 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-84 of the main story

Che’nya

"Not All My Head" allows him to turn himself invisible, whether it is all of him or everything but his head.

Che'nya appears to use his UM to sneak onto NRC campus and to steal food.

While using his UM, his body actually vanishes from existence; you cannot grab his vanished away body parts. This makes it impossible for Riddle's UM to collar Che'nya and easy for Che'nya to dodge attacks.

“Most everyone’s mad here. You might’ve already noticed I’m not all there. Not All My Head!” (creative liberties taken by me version)

“Everybody's weird here. You've noticed that already, haven't you?” Not All My Head!" (more literal version)

First use of UM: 1-18 of the main story

First instance of incantation: 7-259 of the main story

Rollo

“Dark Fire” envelops Rollo’s entire body in fire. He can manipulate this fire as he likes, and the flames grow more powerful the more negative feelings there are present.

"Crimson lotus flames, burn my body and guide me. Darkfire!" (TWST EN official localization)

***“O, crimson lotus flower… Scorch my soul and guide me. Dark Fire!”*** (by Mystery Shop TLs)

First use of UM: 5-5 of Glorious Masquerade

First instance of incantation: 5-5 of Glorious Masquerade

Fellow

“Life is Fun” makes a target more optimistic. They are then more susceptible to being manipulated by Fellow.

This UM is notable as the only one so far with an incantation spoken in English instead of in Japanese.

The spell has no effect on people who are already very optimistic like Kalim. It also doesn’t work if Fellow tries convincing the target to do something they would never considering doing “from the bottom of their heart”.

The spell doesn’t work on heavily guarded people or people that recently underwent a traumatic event.

Life is Fun doesn’t cost a lot of magic, so it is difficult to detect. It can be used multiple times and accumulates very little blot.

"Come on, take it easy! Life is Fun!" (TWST EN official localization)

***”Come on to the theatre! Life is Fun!”*** (by curekibouka!)

First use of UM: 5-6 of Stage in Playful Land, but technically we’ve been seeing him cast it as early as chapter 1 of the event

First instance of incantation: 5-6 of Stage in Playful Land

Skully

"Scary Night" allows Skully to turn targets (whether objects or people) into pumpkins.

He is still developing his UM, so he cannot use it often. This is something Skully is a little embarrassed about; he still needs to work on it, especially since appearance-changing magic is hard to master.

While pumpkin’d, the targets can still speak but cannot move or use magic.

He can turn people back to normal by releasing the spell, or whenever he runs out of energy to maintain the spell.

Skully masters his UM during his fight with Sebek (out of desperation + his love for Halloween).

Leona suggests that Skully’s magic may not work on a mage with a lot of mana.

***”Light the Lanterns! Scary Night!”*** (by Mostro Lounge VIP!)

"Let the lantern be lit! Scary Night!" (TWST EN official localization)

First use of UM: 3-4 of Lost in the Book with Nightmare Before Christmas

First instance of incantation: 3-4 of Lost in the Book with Nightmare Before Christmas

Swing

"Switch the Doom" swaps the magic that is most important to a mage (unique magic); his own unique magic can be caught in this random shuffle too.

He can easily use others’ UMs, despite this being a difficult feat.

In order for Swing to recast his UM, he has to basically return the magic and reshuffle it.

***"The moon smiles wide, the shadows spill forth. A torn sack won't be repaired/made whole again. Switch the Doom!”*** (by MysteryShopTLs!)

First use of UM: 2-13 of Lost in the Book with Nightmare Before Christmas: The First Christmas

First instance of incantation: Technically 2-13 of Lost in the Book with Nightmare Before Christmas: The First Christmas, but we get the full incantation in 4-5

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Hi! Not a request but I have a question, do you know how the magic in Twisted Wonderland works?? I'm sorry, I don't know who else to ask about this 😅😅

I’m not sure if I totally understand what it is you’re asking since there’s a lot of directions we could go in for “how magic in TWST works” 😅 but I’ll quickly summarize what I can recall in general:

According to Lilia, magic was originally a miracle born from a strong desire in one’s heart. If your desire is strong enough, you could theoretically overpower someone else’s magic.

Magic has been around since ancient times and science advanced to become closer to magic.

Lighters were developed to imitate fire magic, and the airplane was inspired by flying on brooms.

You must be born with the aptitude for magic. However, even if your parents or your grandparents were able to use magic, it does not guarantee that you will as well. We see many examples of this in TWST's main cast; plenty of the boys have family members who are non-mages.

People develop their magic and UM at different ages. For example, Riddle perfected his unique magic by age 10, but Sebek is said to be a late bloomer with his magic.

Only 10% of the human population in Twisted Wonderland is even capable of using magic at the basic level (enough to lift a cup). We do not know what this percentage is for other races such as fae, beastmen, and merpeople. To attend a prestigious magic school like Night Raven College, you must be the cream of the crop of this 10%.

It is believed (implied, not outright confirmed to my knowledge) that fae are specifically more magically inclined than the others (as the Briar Valley, which boasts a population of mainly fae, rely on magic for everyday things).

Magic education is not typically offered in most schools; you’d need to go to a specialized program like NRC, have a private tutor, or self-train.

According to Trey, most magic schools require a fourth year spent off-campus at an internship(s). The only time fourth years return to campus is for cultural festivals.

At NRC, first years study the theory behind magic; upper level courses involve more actual usage of magic in the classroom.

Students are not authorized to use magic combat unless formally granted permission by a faculty member or any dorm leader.

Imagination or visualization of one’s magic is apparently important for spells to be successful. This is most likely why NRC invests in classes like Music(ology) and the (Visual) Arts.

Magic is stated to be temporary. Even the incredibly powerful Malleus cannot permanently change the color of fabric (a very basic spell).

Curses and blessings have more long-lasting effects (usually a period of hundreds of years) that may wear away with time.

Blessings and curses are defined as magic bestowed upon someone. They are technically the same thing, and differ only by whether the intention is positive or negative.

It is considered rude to cast a spell on a person without their consent, especially if said spell is typically cast on objects.

It's implied you need to be conscious to maintain magic (excluding curses and blessings). For example, when you go to sleep, your magical fire will go out.

Autonomous magic also exists, though it requires considerably more power to maintain.

Every magic user is capable of manifesting a magic unique to them (which appears to be tied to the user’s personality and/or life experiences); this is known as “unique magic” (or a “signature spell” in the localization). Like with normal magic, UM manifests at different times for each mage.

The name for a UM and its chant appear to come “from within”; they are not names the mage consciously decides on.

UM typically requires more magic to cast than a standard spell. However, there are also UMs which require less magic than the average spell, such as Kalim and Silver’s.

Some UM (like the Shroud family’s Gate to (the) Underworld) seems to be hereditary.

Incantations are not always required; sometimes UM chants are said and other times they are not. This is also true of general spells. For example, Sebek and Silver chant “fire” and “light” to summon those elements but we don’t see Grim doing the same for his own fire magic.

Magical pens (or rather, the magestones in them) act as conduits through which a magician can channel their magic, though they are not required to cast spells.

Magestones were not always standardized; this affected quality and therefore the spells that resulted.

Using magic produces a dangerous and highly toxic byproduct known as “blot”. With proper rest and nutrition, blot naturally goes away.

Negative emotions speed up blot accumulation.

Different people accumulate blot at different speeds, just as different people have different magic pools to begin with (as determined by genetics, but apparently can be artificially inflated by magic training).

It is implied that the larger your magic pool, the longer blot remains in your system.

Letting blot build up from straining one’s magic or not allowing time for recovery will result in a state known as “Overblot”, in which the blot consumes the user and gives birth to a physical manifestation known as a “Phantom”.

You must sever the connection between the mage and their Phantom to snap them out of Overblot.

Phantoms will drain the vitality out of its host until they are dead; the Phantom will continue to exist afterwards.

“Overblot” is supposedly an uncommon occurrence. 

Blot is made of strong toxins and stagnant magic. It condenses and crystallizes once it is expelled from the body.

Being in the presence of blot for extended period of time can make a mage feel ill. It’s not clear if blot can corrupt other mages just by touching it, but this appears to happen with Idia.

Blot appears to be caustic.

According to Idia, magic has no classifications like blood types do.

Magic circuits are like fingerprints; each mage has their own and it is unique to them, even blood relatives have different ones.

Even if one mage gives their magic to another person, the target’s output is still considered their own magic.

Magic can be naturally present in nature; magestones form as a result of crystals absorbing magic from the earth and air.

S.T.Y.X. is an organization that dedicates itself to studying blot and Overblots; they have captured a number of Phantoms and use them as test subjects for their research.

Anti-magic armor is able to be manufactured, but extremely powerful magic such as Malleus's can overwhelm the anti-magic quality of said armor. This implies a limit to how much magic can feasibly be blocked by armor made to keep it out.

It is the magic gemstone/magestone in the magical pens that absorbs blot; these gems are easily mined from certain caves.

It is possible to perform magic without a magic gemstone, but blot will build up in the body instead. The blot will also accumulate much faster, making normal spell casting take a much heavier toll, let alone unique magic.

Reiterating on the last point, it seems to take considerably more magic to use one’s UM. However, we also know of cases where this is not true, such as Kalim’s Oasis Maker (requiring only a little magic power to produce a ton of water).

Magical pens are not always pens. The NRC staff appear to have fashioned their gemstones into other items, and RSA students wear their magical gemstones as brooches instead of as pens. According to Lilia, the form of magical pens has changed a lot over the years. Sometimes they were super big, other times they were very small (see Lilia’s School Uniform vignette for more information on this).

Potion making does not seem to require magical input (unless, as the previous bullet point states, you need to infuse magic into an ingredient or into the potion itself), but flying a broom seems to (as Yuu is told they cannot play Magical Shift/Spelldrive, which requires riding a broom).

There is some level of chemistry involved with making potions; elements (the ones on the Periodic Table) are sometimes mentioned in reference to lab work.

Transformation potions are said to be outlawed. (This is why everyone was shocked when Jack’s unique magic allowed him to turn into a wolf.)

It is harder to use warping magic if you are injured.

Merpeople that go to work and study on land are given free potions from a special organization first established by the Mermaid Princess; these potions grant merpeople human forms for anywhere from 7 to 10 days and need to be continuously consumed in order to maintain its effects.

Potions apparently all taste bad.

There are special jobs related to magic, such as magical healers/medical mages (like Riddle’s parents) and magic policemen/magic marshals, something Deuce hopes to become in the future).

Magical engineering/technomancy (that is to say, the cross between magic and technology) is also a thing; Idia and students in Ignihyde generally excel in this field.

Magic must be infused in order to harvest certain ingredients, such as mandrake (see Cater’s Labwear vignettes for more information on this).

There are equations necessary to cast certain spells, such as “autocleaning via implement magic infusion” (see Riddle’s Dorm Uniform vignettes for more information on this).

There are items infused with magic that even non-magicians can use with ease (such as Yuu’s Ghost Camera), as they do not necessarily require magical input to operate.

It is also possible to infuse clothing with magic; this is the case for the NRC ceremonial robes and dorm leader uniforms. Infusing magic helps to protect the wearer.

Malleus is considered one of the “top 5 magicians in the world”, implying that there is some kind of ranking system in place. It's not clear how these spots are calculated or determined.

Ghosts are prone to gather in places with a lot of magical energy, such as NRC grounds on Halloween night.

Excess magic harms humans but heals fae.

Fae can draw magic from nature; fae are more magically inclined than other races.

Hundreds of years ago, mages were called “witches” and “wizards”, which were derogatory phrases. People feared them and magic.

You need a license to fly in cities.

Age 9-10 is considered “not that early” for magic to manifest. 14 is considered “late bloomer” status.

Anything that had has a spell cast on it has a magic trace.

Experienced mages can sense magical traces.

In recent years, the term “mage” was adopted to refer to magic-users.

Defense magic can protect you against the cold.

Losing one’s UM is treated as a very serious thing.

Mage licenses are international and mages are recognized as working toward the betterment of society.

There are laws and special agencies dedicated to disciplining those who would abuse their magic.

Focus and/or an adrenaline rush may temporarily enhance the accuracy and potency of spellcasting.

Magic is constructed using formulas.

It’s harder to transform someone else than transforming yourself.

Emotions have an influence on how well you perform your UM.

Wish Pieces are objects and/or magestones that supposedly respond to strong desires and are able to grant wishes. Whenever a Wish Piece appears, it tends to cause a massive shift in the course of history.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

wanted to share this mina headcanon

This wasn’t my idea!! I just saw it and found it really interesting, so I wanted to spread it around and share my thoughts. All credit for the initial idea goes to OP, Twitter user @kodama_ma_!

To roughly translate OP's tweets:

"What if... What if there was time in Prince Minajael's childhood when he was playing with his friend (a tiger whom he affectionally called "Tora-chan") and, one day, entirely without malice, the tiger accidentally scratched Minajael (and drew blood)? There would be a massive commotion/uproar, and the prince would desperately shield his friend, crying out, "Stop it! No, it's not like he did it on purpose!" But no one would listen to him. In that moment, it was the first time he truly grasped the reality of what it meant to be a prince, and even though he loathed it, he wiped away his tears...

"... put on the most 'dignified expression' he could, and, speaking in as cold of a voice as he could muster, Minajael declared: "--That is an order. Do NOT harm him. I will show no mercy to anyone who lays a hand on him." ... …What if that actually happened? What if that was the first time he ever issued a 'command' to another living being…?

Ugh, I cannot stress enough that this is SUCH tasty angst 😭 I feel like it also fits Mina super well, especially because this makes me think of the scene from Aladdin when Jasmine reveals herself and uses her authority as the princess to command the guards to release Aladdin. (The switch from sweet, curious, and a little sassy to authoritative is so good!!) I also love the idea that Minajael, despite disliking his status as crown prince, knows how to wield his power well and uses it to correct what he sees to be acts of injustice or inflicting pain onto his loved ones. Again, this is VERY Jasmine-esque of him.

I was talking about this headcanon with a friend the other day and they wondered how far the commotion actually went. They suggested that the servants even suggested to put down the tiger and then another friend went, "damn, that's more concern than the Sunset Savanna palace servants ever gave for Leona" That friend also pointed out that even though Mina hates using his authority, he's willing to use it to protect those he cares about... It really speaks to the difference between NRC and RSA. Using your power to get yourself ahead vs using your powers for others 🤡

Having someone fret over your safety every living moment, having a whole kingdom on his shoulders, having lives laid down for one drop of his blood... That's an immense weight to be on a child, and he didn't ask for any of it. I find it really ironic that the crown princes in Twisted Wonderland tend to not care for their titles or thrones. Malleus doesn't exactly resent it, but him being crown prince has negatively impacted his social life by isolated him from others and building him up as a figure to be worshipped, never treated like a normal person. Silver doesn't even acknowledge his royal bloodline that much; he considers himself his adoptive father's child. And then there's Mina, who wants to run away from it all 🥲

[arielerics]

Ariel & Eric effortlessly serving husband & wife goals in The Little Mermaid 2.

[mmm0rkgk]