Grown-Ass Adult/ She-Her/March 11/ Eurasian Cali Girl/ Twisted Wonderland / FragMems / GoGM Enthusiast OCs: Trinity Homura and Charlotte Luchessi. Open for RP. Avatar pic by Miss @truewing68. (FRAGMENTS OF TIME is now on Quotev!)
Skills: Fast Learner, deep thinker, will step up to be a leader / volunteer, capable combatant, goes one step ahead of a plan.
Appearance: Charlie has Deep Brown tresses shaped in a tapered "V", reaching her lower back, which she likes styled and out of her face, mostly in a braid or up high as an updo or ponytail. Her ivory tanned-like complexion and matching Amber-brown eyes give off vibes of her Italian beauty, along with a buxom and curvaceous body. She also can be noticed through her mid-height stature and slight bent posture when standing upright. But her more signature appearance centers on a golden flower pendant hanging from her neck on a thin chain and clothing which she deems casual: dark jeans, a pink blouse and black leather boots.
Her uniform, unlike the standard NRC ones, is all blue with a corset, flared pants and a cardigan jacket, all accented with gold and black. She wears her hair down with a half-done braid at the ends with a ribbon headband.
When in her Battle Form, she takes on a light and dark purple bustier top, long green sleeves with a wide scoop neck that shows off her collarbone. She wears waist-high shorts that expose her mid-riff, dark purple belts criss-cross in front for accessory. For footwear, she has turquoise and green striped thigh-high stocking and dark purple boots that almost reach her knees. Her nails are painted dark red and she had two silver cuff bracelets on each wrist. She sticks all her hair up into a high ponytail with a purple hairtie. From her back sprout green, turquoise and purple petal-like wings.
Personality: Charlie is a warm-hearted, passionate and kind girl as is always her instinctive nature since birth, thanks to her mother. She takes care in keeping those around her happy, and keeping up with day to day things. Taught at an early age to be proud and independent, Charlie has self-esteem in handling tasks herself, which displays an ambition of self-reliance, even when she clearly needs some assistance.
Charlie has a very optimistic side to herself that is always seen. Like caring for others' happiness above her own, selfless to a fault, and is careful and analistic with her work, wanting to get the job done. As a naturally fast learner and observant with the tasks at hand, Charlie takes exceptional pride with her school smarts. At other times, when the pencils are down and the books are shut, she tends to be the glue that keeps the entire group together, being the voice of reason. She barely has the confidence of displaying her beauty and sexual appeal. Self-conscious of her attractive looks, it takes lots of reassuring to keep her spirits up.
Although, Charlie is, in most cases, easily startled or scared stiff, she has no problems with fighting and would proudly stand up to danger, even if she ends up getting hurt, for her friends. While being a mortal with no powers, unlike her teammates (at first glance), Charlie has proven to be a capable combatant herself, with ten years worth of Hapkido under her belt, often using her cleverness to her advantage, and thinking outside the box during battle. She has eventually inherited Ace's stubbornness and refusal to give up, even when the odds are against her. The students seem wary of her at first, but gradually they come to accept Charlie, or fear her should they make an enemy out of her. Despite their dark natures, however, she does admit that being around the students is really fun.
Another more prominent side of Charlie can be her anger or sadness. Barely shown, as overshadowed by her motherly demeanor, she will snap if she has to, especially if it’s against people who are twice her size and more powerful than her. Her persona can grow either into a meek, sensitive and frightened mouse or a sarcastic, territorial and sharp-tongued bitch with a crass mouth and a fearsome glint in her eyes. It can be triggered through several things: reminders of her parents, being put in "her place" and knowing her "limitations" or anyone who doubts her and her abilities behind her back can cause Charlie to lose her calm composure and immediately turn into a devil woman. She doesn't hesitate to snap a comeback or call out at the person who tries to "challenge" her, and will hold her ground until she becomes victorious. Other times, she'll lose her courage and start to doubt herself, and believe she's not good enough. Believe us when we say: This is her lowest setting. But if you keep poking the bear with a stick, you're likely to get an ass-mauling you'll be scarred with. When she discovers her magic for the first time, she becomes determined to protect what is hers, even if it calls for complete destruction. On the other hand, she does resort to peaceful methods when her heart tells her to.
Other times, especially when stronger adversaries are revealed, in even rarer cases, she will unintentionally release a more bloodthirsty and sadistic, almost Yangire side of herself when in combat, becoming enraged and a force that desires nothing but ultimate destruction, even when her enemy is down for the count. Her anger towards an opponent makes her lose all control, animality and primal fury swallowing her mind, letting her take ravenous glee in annihilating her enemy, showing that when in this state, it reveals the opposite of her usual actions: she acts first and doesn’t think til afterwards.
Like most of her friends, She usually freaks out at her own or teams' antics and can get very excited about fighting and in other cases, is quick to resort to violence as the solution when there's no other options. She won't hesitate to jump into action at defending the people she's grown to care for, if it means they're safe.
It’s revealed eventually one of her biggest fears above all, is the fear of being left alone. After the events of her parents’ deaths, she shut out everyone in her life as a way of coping. It took the help of a therapist to help her come out of her shell slowly and make her see that she must keep those around her close so as a way to not lose them.
As time passed by in Twisted Wonderland, however, she becomes suspicious of the secrets being held around the school, especially involving the headmaster and her future visions of the Great Seven and soon her own origins. She becomes determined to find answers about the truth of her heritage, and what the school is hiding, becomes assertive, bold and embittered towards the circumstances of the disadvantages her way; she stubbornly argues with her friends that she won’t stop before she succeeds, and she decides to directly oppose her superiors by doing the exact thing she is told to not do, showing she will never go along with something she doesn’t agree with.
Background: Charlotte is the third child and second daughter of her family. And like most, she had a normal childhood. From childhood on, she had taken up so many hobbies that became another branch of an ever growing tree: Hapkido, Dancing, Music and Theater, paintball, anything that made her happy.
Charlie may seem like someone who has no fear, but in reality, her courage waned. From a young age, she was constantly bullied by her peers, teased for doing things that weren't considered normal in their eyes. In her town, she was considered the black sheep. At first, Charlie became vulnerable to their words and actions. But over time, she knew change would be needed. So Over time, from the start of her adolescent years to high school, Charlie had built her confidence through her favorite things, pushing herself till she had reached the perfection stage. Now, she became known as the girl with no fear.
But due to "uneventful" circumstances, she felt her sanity break to the point where she likely had to seek professional help on her mental and emotional health.
Unknown to Charlotte, she harbors a gift that she'll discover along her journey in this world, it's connection, and the people she meets. Yet while this gift is a blessing, it's also a curse that Brings horrors upon those she loves caused by people who want it for selfish gain.
From the prologue on, she eventually finds out that she holds magic power of her own: Light magic connected to the Celestial bodies of the Sun, Moon and Stars, as well as Clairvoyance, to see into the future and connect to the past and present, linking events mirrored in real life, and prevent things from coming to fruition. Little was she aware this was the beginning of a journey that would show her she’s not the girl she thought she was.
Trivia:
• I've based her off of several different characters in anime, movies and tv: Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail), Hiyori Iki (Noragami), Haruhi Suzumiya (same show), Bloom and Musa (Winx Club) , Nanami Momozono (Kamisama), Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), Sansa and Arya Stark (GOT), Bonnie Bennet (The Vampire Diaries), Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (MCU).
•Her hometown is an actual place in the world.
• The name, "Charlotte" is French and translates to 'strong and virtuous"; Her last name name resides off of her Italian lineage. She has a tendency to start saying things in Italian when she feels like it. Also doesn't hesitate to swear. A trait she inherited from her father, Paul.
• Her aunt has mentioned various times as she grew up how she looks almost identical to her mother.
• Speaking of, both women were known to harbor extreme anger, which definitely scared the men of the family, and later on, ALL the guys at Night Raven.
• She lost her parents in a tragic accident when she was 16 years old.
• Charlie used to wear skirts all the time when she was younger, but grew out of them and mainly stuck to jeans and shorts, but loves dresses.
• She once cosplayed as Wendy Marvel for a cosplay contest on Halloween when she was a freshman.
• She has worn high heels since she was 11 😱, and has since mastered the art of walking in them. She can even run!
• A Disney fan since birth, she knows all the movies lines by heart and the villains true backstories.
• She started to play paintball when she was at summer camp.
• During a hapkido match, she broke through 3 wooden boards with just a Side Kick
• She loves to bake sweets for family and her most loved creation were Raspberry Cream-Cheese Scones
• She has four other friends whom have stuck together since kindergarten.
• Felicity, Rebecca, Evelyn and Odette. Together, they call themselves F.O.R.C.E (guess the ref 😉)
• Is a Master of Rap Battles, Voguing, Fanography and Gymnastics
• Out of all the DCOM movies she grew up with, her top five are Twitches, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, HSM, Lemonade Mouth and Jump In.
• Loves Dance Dance Revolution
• Her shape shifting clothes in the story are inspired by Scarlet Dragna's Caraval dress in the Caraval book series
• Five Favorite anime: Inuyasha, Bungo Stray Dogs, Girl's Monthly Nozaki-kun, No Game No Life, and Demon Slayer
• She gets along better with her sister than her brother.
• She kicked her first grade teacher in the kneecaps upon being sent to the principal's office.
• Once donated her hair to an organization for children who suffer from hair loss
• Her color scheme/favorite colors are Blue, Cyan, Magenta, and Light Yellow
• Rarely takes baths; if she does she loves to use bath bombs or foaming milk soap.
• Binged all the seasons of Impractical Jokers
• Has been involved in her high school drama club since freshman year, and received many primary roles since.
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Omg, what other Anon said about a possible Heinrick descendant wanting Silver to officially join their family would be such a great conflict.
Seeing Silver publicly denounce his “true” family publicly for their actions against Briar Valley would be interesting to see. Especially after the truth about the trophy gets revealed.
Because I don’t think he ever does that in the dream world after learning the truth? Or maybe he did and I just don’t remember?? Idk B7 was long.
I’ve also been thinking; so Silver sat in the crib for about 400 with no one around or looking for him. So like, did everyone else assume he had died?? Or did they just forget about him? And I say that last part because even if Queen Leah had died escaping the castle the fairies who put the spell on Silver would have known he was there, did they die also??? And if they didn’t die did they tell no one where Silver was??
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I think it would for sure make for an interesting conflict. I feel like we had a sudden jump from devastation to acceptance of his lineage in book 7, so this would give Silver a chance to make up for the missing middle portion of development. It’d also give Diasomnia a chance to reaffirm their love for one another (because of how fiercely they’d be protecting Silver from being taken from them).
Based on the newly revealed RSA silhouettes, it seems like the Diasomnia equivalent dorm has a character based on the Three Good Fairies??? So I wonder if they're related to Silver's three guardian diurnal fae... And, if so, will this new guy try to claim Silver as his prince?
Again, I want to stress that it's highly likely the truth about the trophy got lost to time or was obfuscated by revisionism, so the average RSA student probably has no idea the trophy has a stolen artifact at its center. Silver's hypothetical distant relative may not even be aware, and they probably wouldn't even be a bad guy about it (not in the same way Heinrick was). Maybe they're just curious about their lost baby cousin and go about trying to reconnect in a thoughtless way? Then we could explore the idea of wanting to be close with someone who seems distant from you.
I don't think Silver has it in him to be hateful towards others, no matter how awful the things the other party has said or done. When Silver learned about where he came from, he didn't loathe the Dawn Knight, Leah, or even Heinrick. He turned that disappointment inward and blamed himself. Even by the end of book 7, when he is formally recognized as "Silver Vanrouge", he still refers to Dawn Knight as "dad" (父さん/tō-san) and thanks him. While Silver does consider Lilia as his father and family, I don't think he has entirely denounced or rejected his Istvan bloodline if he's still willing to call the Dawn Knight "dad".
I think the implication was that no one came looking for baby Silver for a few reasons? 1) the thorns that ran over the area made it dangerous to traverse, 2) there were rumors that the place was cursed, so it deterred visitors, and 3) Castle Wildrose fell in a violent battle, so it may have fallen to new ownership that refused to let most others in. Due to the conflict over the land, it may have been assumed no one survived or everyone that did fled already, or maybe no one wanted to take the risk of entering to check.
Regarding the three guardian fairies, they must still be alive because fae have long life spans + the end of book 7 confirms that curses and blessings end when the caster dies. Silver still has remnants of his sleep blessing even after waking up, so I'm guessing that means his guardian fae are still out there somewhere. Perhaps the guardian fae did tell people, but there were other circumstances preventing them from entering? Maybe it was too dangerous, or there was legislation preventing them. Maybe they did try bringing relatives in, but they were driven off by the thorns or weren't able to wake Silver and lost hope. After all, a curse/blessing cannot be revoked once cast. We have no clue since history still remains pretty vague in Twst.
The character with the dress like silhouette in the RSA shadows art reveal, I think that's a guy cuz I remember RSA is an all boys school like our villain one, I saw a post questioning if RSA has girls, I'm not sure if they ever stated straight that RSA is strictly all boys but we see all boys so far so yeah no girls
Also since it's a silhouette, it's possible he's holding something that resembles a skirt and not an actual one
Overall I'm quite hyped for this, it reminds me of the old concept art of the Pomefiore cast having Epel be a crossdresser, so maybe RSA got their own crossdresser too
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I’m pretty sure that RSA is an all-boys school? Leona implies it’s full of “pampered lordlings”, which is guy-coded. In Japanese, he similarly says RSA is full of pompous and pampered little princes.
All-boys also makes sense on a meta level. For a joseimuke game where its main selling point is beautiful guys, they probably wouldn’t want to introduce girls in the same age bracket as the main cast.
While the silhouette for one of the RSA boys (twisted!Alice, I assume) does look like he’s wearing a skirt, the silhouette could be deceptive.
It’s true that beta!Epel was originally going to be a crossdresset. However, I don’t think twisted!Alice is necessarily a case of “cross dressing” (since that implies certain clothes are for men and certain clothes are for women). I believe Twisted Wonderland is overall more progressive than the real world when it comes to matters of gender expression. It’s pretty normal for guys to wear makeup, do their hair, pick their clothes, etc. (Doesn’t mean that misogyny, misandry, and sexism don’t still exist though, since characters like Epel do express old-fashioned beliefs in gender.)
We’ve seen characters like Riddle who also have a skirt-like bottom, but he’s still wearing pants in the actual design. Lilia seems to have a skirt-like adornment as well, but it’s paired with shorts and stockings/tights.
It’s not too uncommon for Twst to play around with feminine attire on guy characters or to give their guy characters feminine silhouettes. Vil has many, including his Dorm Uniform, which resembles a woman’s kimono.
I wonder if twisted!Alice is wearing like… shorts?? Either really puffy ones or normal ones. And then there’s an overskirt, which is what he is grabbing to curtsey. Here, I tried to draw what I’m talking about:
It could also be a Ciel Phantomhive-esque fit like this??? Like, ouji lolita style fashion?:
OKAYOKAYOKAYOKAY!!!! I'M SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! BECAUSE WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE'RE GETTING 7 NEW CHARACTERS THAT ARE THE COUNTERS OF OUR 7 BOYS?! I'M SCREAMING!!!!!! (for good and bad reasons. I'm happy but also very mad the EN server is still not up to date dispite ending book 7 back in like dec. (ーー;))
My takes on who they are below ♡ ( don't wanna spoil it for anyone who doesn't want to see. I hate spoilers too) Long read so buckle up!
So we've seen these, love them!!!! I can't wait to see all of them in game, but I wanna put my two cents in before the actual reveal!! d=(^o^)=b
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First up for Riddle's counter is clearly Alice!!! (My favorite Disney movie of all time! Me and @the-scouts-codex knew this movie word from word as babies)
Not much to say but the iconic curtsy is a dead giveaway!!!! XD Also, Look how small he is!!! lolol He's Riddle sized (σ≧▽≦)σ Also me and @the-scouts-codex headcanon his name to be Allison!
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Next up for the finest man, Leona, is someone who I don't wanna believe is Nala for multiple reasons but can't figure out who else it could be.
The main issue is Nala is supposed to marry Simba, who is Cheka, which would definitely secure the throne for him, buuuuuut Cheka is like 4. f(^ー^; And Nala and Simba being best friends to lovers, and around the same age in the movie, would make her a small child. And yeah, I know a lot of their ages don't track, like Reille would technically be Azul's Nephew, and much younger, and or every single character based off an adult but is one, but come on. Nala would have to be like 4. ( :ﾟ皿ﾟ)
Soooooo I went through a whole bunch of TLK 2 characters, but the thing is, Scar isn't even ALIVE in the movie. ┐('～`;)┌. So if you don't know, Zira (top right) is the mother of Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu, (mid right, bottom left, and mid bottom) who is rumored to be Scar's wife/baby momma (not confirmed) wants to avenge Scar's name by sending her kids (mainly Kovu) to kill Simba and his pride. There's a musical number on this called My Lullaby. But Kovu "betrays" his mother by falling in love with Kiara, Simba's daughter, and helps Simba and her stop his mother. Vitani also "betrays" her mother as she loses faith in her daughter. Nuka is the only who's stays and becomes a secondary villian with a huge "but I'm the oldest" complex with Kovu, but dies trying to impress his mother by attacking and failing to kill Simba. But all of that too would make no sense as all of these characters are villains originally!!!! (Don't be too hard on me, I used a synopsis on the official wiki as I've haven't seen this movie in like a bazillion years)
With Nala, I get that she's counted as the 2nd main character, and she finds and urges Simba to take back the throne, and also helps fight during the final battle, but a counter to Leona? ( -_・)? And using that ideology, Timone and Pumba would fit that spot as of TLK 1 1/2. ( ﾟ 3ﾟ) The only way I could see this as Nala is from the TLK musical when Scar comes onto older Nala (which is creepy) and there's even a musical number for it called "The Madness of King Scar" (@_@;) idk this one is creepy to me.
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Next for our lovely Azul's is of course Rielle!!!!
Again, not much to say but I've been waiting to see Rielle since Book 2 when Azul mentioned that he went to school with him in the Coral Sea. I just hope we get to see or get a reference to his potential 6 brothers and maybe see a Flounder-like best friend! p(^-^)q (Run little fishie, the twins are coming for you (´ﾟдﾟ｀) )
Also, I love that cameo of Ariel brushing her hair with a fork by putting that fork in his hair!!!! (*≧∀≦*)
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Next up for Jamil of course we'd get Jasmine!!!!!
So the hair is a dead giveaway!!!!! But Ahhhhh his eyes are soooo pretty!!! Me and @the-scouts-codex have had a headcanon for a while that his name would be Jasper and Kalim’s extended family/cousin!!!! Please let his name be Jasper!!! (｡-人-｡)
So I've seen people before all of this say Aladdin, but Jasmine was who Jafar wanted as it gave him a direct seat in power. He saw her a prize, a trophy. But he hated them, hence why he was hypnotizing the Sultan (as we find that Jamil does to Kalim in Book 4) to make him allow him marry his daughter. To rise up from servant to become Sultan of Agraba. Aladdin was just a interference as he was poor and had no power or influence, but it bit Jafar in the butt as Aladdin ended up getting the lamp and the Genie's help to aid Jasmine in foiling Jafar's plans. (； ・`д・´)
But Aladdin and Jasmine could also be mixed as Yana does.
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Next who we have for Vil is NOT Neige BUT Prince Florian!!!!!
I was originally thinking it was Neige in his Dorm Specific, but that hat points to Florian. Also, Prince Florian is the one who actually kills The Evil Queen, or Queen Grimhilde, in the movie. So I could see why this would be him. (；￣Д￣)？
Also it couldn't be Neige as we've already seen him and all of these characters are new (of course (゜∀。))
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For my beloved Idia it could be 2 people, Hercules or Megara! (@_@;)
I could see why everyone was saying Megara because Hercules isn't that small, (THEY TWINKIFIED HERCULES (*ﾟ∀ﾟ)) and I've seen some "Male Megara" fanarts before. Also the hair kinda matches, but Meg really wasn't the turning point character in the movie, dispite her really giving Hades a run for his money. But to counter my claim, could I interest you in:
Twiggy Hercules?! (゜∀。)
His clothes match up now, and so does his size. Now my theory is that both the Jupiters and Shrouds are cursed. Hercules in this case is stuck as that skinny wimp and his UNIQUE MAGIC MAKES HIM BIG AND BUFF!!!! HE GOSE FROM ZERO TO HERO LOLOLOL (σ≧▽≦)σ
That being said, they could be mixed yet again.
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Lastly we have Malleus, which was a bit tricky for me, but I've concluded that this is either a magical, twst version of Prince Phillip or an actual character of the three faries.
So I'm really going with the three faires as look at the hats, the wands, the capes. It's like a mixture of all three. (・。・; But that stumps me as in Diasomnia Lilia is seen to be all the fairies, but also as the red one itself. Sebek is seen to be the green fairy but also Malleus' lighting itself. (Yana mixing characters yet again. The others would be, Ruggie (him being all three Hyena but mainly Shenzie Marie), Cater, Trey, and Deuce (all being card soldiers yet being the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit.)
Then we have Silver, he's a tricky one. He is seen to being the blue fairy but also to be Aurora. But in Book 7, he also takes the place of Prince Phillip as he's the one who slays that evil dragon (Malleus/Maleficent) with an enchanted sword.
That brings my theory back to the three faires. They were a blessing to Aurora, to protect her, so it makes sense for the to be on the "good" side, but they also helped by enchanting Prince Phillip's sword. And because of the story itself, and theories of the "light magic trio" (Silver, Rook, and Kalim) actually belonging to RSA, Silver's supposed protector is that character, the fairy, but he never was saved and now Silver is Malleus' protector in NRC.
That being said, maybe really it is a magical, souped up version of Prince Phillip. (ノ｀Д´)ノ彡┻━┻
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On a side note FRICKING UPDATE THE EN SERVER I WANT IN ON THIS TOO!!! PLEASE STOP MAKING US WAIT LIKE THIS!! ITS BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE BOOK 7 ENDED. GUVE US 7.5 AND BOOK 8!!!! I CAN'T KEEP GETTING STUFF SPOILED LIKE THIS!!!! I WANNA EXPERIENCE IT FIRST HAND WITH EVERYONE ELSE!!!! NOT SOME SPOILED, 6 MONTH LATER, SECOND HAND EXPERIENCE!!!!! (o･｀Д´･o)!! *takes deep breath* Bye bye!!! v(^o^)v
Soooooo those were my thoughts and guesses. What do yall think? (・・;)
Also, more students means for staff. I WANNA SEE BELLE as they were mentioned in Trein’s Vignette, Professor Absolum, and maybe even Tiana/Navine, or even the fairy godmother from Cinderella!!
since the silhouettes have been revealed, i wanted to share some of my thoughts, hopes, and theories for new content!!!
SPOILERS FOR CURRENT BOOK 7.5-8 CONTENT.
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🕓 HEARTSLABYUL COUNTERPARTS!!
✧ selfishly hoping the Alice silhouette is a girl.. but sigh
✧ if they're doing 5 for the 5 Heartslabyul characters, here's who i think they'll twist from:
-> obviously Chenya exists, so maybe white rabbit too?
-> Caterpillar (Absolem) or Dormmouse (Mallymkun)
-> king of hearts. I'D BE SO SURPRISED IF THEY DIDNT TBH.
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🦁 SAVANACLAW COUNTERPARTS!!
✧ honestly.. i dont think the character is based on Nala, possibly Sarafina if it's a lion!!! that'd be cool bc i know Sarafina / Scar has history so it'd make things interesting w Leona!!
✧ i saw some people say it might be Pumba too.. not a bad guess tbh! i wouldn't be surprised! here's who i think will be added:
-> Sarafina (which might be the silhouette!!)
-> Pumba + Timone
-> possibly more hyenas OR characters from Lion Guard?? doubtful but one can hope..
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🔱 MARINAFINNE (OCTAVINELLE COUNTERPARTS!!)
✧ THE RIELLE / AZUL DRAMA IS GONNA BE SOOOOO GOOD. i actually cannot wait ngl. i'm expecting something similar to jamil / kalim where rielle wants to be friends but azul HATES him lol.
✧ i know there's only 3 octavinelle students, but it'd be fun to have Rielle's siblings.. tho i doubt that too, lol. here's who i think they'll twist:
-> Flounder (i mean.. cmon)
-> Sebastian, which would be a cute design ngl!!!
-> Prince Eric OR Max the dog bc beastmen.. I HOPE!!!
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🐯 DUNASMINA (SCARABIA COUNTERPARTS!!)
✧ i can see Kalim getting along with these students so well.. jamil, not so much. i wanna learn more abt the jasmine twst!!! he (she?? assuming its a guy) is so cute!!!! need more content..
✧ tbh, not much i think abt who they'll twist, so..
-> Rajah. that'd make a set of two for a scarabia counterpart..
-> if they dont, or decide on different characters, ALADDIN???
-> i think it'd be funny to twist those dancing gals in the movie who have 0 plot but are just there to fawn over guys and they'll be JasmineTWST's lil cheersquad LOL
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🍎 POMEFIORE COUNTERPARTS!!
✧ neige le blanche how i love u.. i do think that is neige in his dorm uniform!!! IF it isnt, i'd be surprised, but who knows??? neige feels like a sweet princely type as well as a soft naive type, too.
✧ we already kinda have these dorm members BUT if they add more..
-> already seven dwarves, BUTTTTT.. MAYBE THE PRINCE AS A SEPARATE CHARACTER.. hehe..
-> wouldn't be surprised if they twisted off some of the animals too, like deer or rabbits
-> possibly a mirror character / object of sorts like NRC has to match the vibe??? i dunno!!!!
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⚡︎ IGNIHYDE COUNTERPARTS!!
✧ i see a lot of people saying that's hercules but i think it's megara tbh.. it'd be cool if she was related to the ancestors of the Kingdom of Heroes who locked away Phantoms, and hates the Shroud family..
✧ this one seems kinda straightforward BUTTTT im hoping for..
-> Persephone!!!! she makes a small appearance in the hercules movie <3
-> The Muses, they'd be SUCH cool character designs for this dorm..
-> i know PREMO (precipice moirai) is Idia's fav band and they're based on the fates.. it'd be kinda funny if one attended RSA and Idia internally freaked out !!
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🧚🏻♀️ DIASOMNIA COUNTERPARTS!!
✧ assuming that character IS based on a fairy godmother, maybe some dawn knight lore / silver backstory??? im pleading..
✧ this dorm has a lot of potential for clash with diasomnia honestly.. sooo, here's who im hoping they'll twist:
-> Samson the horse, just for funsies
-> Prince Phillip.. haha.. i doubt it BUT DONT GET MY HOPES DOWNNNN..
-> probably some of the other animals too.. that'd be cute..
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POSSIBLE YUU + GRIM COUNTERPARTS???
✧ hear me out.. i'd be REALLY intrigued if they pulled a 'oh, RSA also has a magicless student living here' and they meet the current prefect and it's like 'HELLO???? YOU TOO???'
✧ i can see a lot of potential w that tbh.. maybe the NRC boys get insecure about losing the Prefect to RSA, or start to fret abt them going back home more, or some Crowley investigation issues.. im convinced he's behind all this.. WE ALL SAW THE ANIME INTRO RIGHT????
random final thought.. i honestly think the magift tournament is a huge setup for something sinister crowley is planning..
Okay, I’ve been a bit obsessed with Dracula the Musical lately. However, there is no FULL soundtrack with a broadway cast. Only a few of the musical’s numbers.
But with some researching, I found several FULL productions done in Germany, Austria, South Korea, etc. with ALL the numbers. This is one scene in the musical that I happened to like from Seoul’s version out of the others. Where Dracula seduces Mina into joining him in the afterlife. And of course, I had to include one out TW boys into the mix. And who better than to include than our beauty queen himself? Enjoy~
(NOTE) I had to change some of the lyrics to better fit the scene
Do you think that with the coming of Episode 8, would it mean the final act will come closer than ever?
With the fandom basically theorizing left and right, there’s lots of speculation on the future of TWST. So Honestly speaking, this could go one of either way:
Route A: They end the story with book 8 at NRC, but pick up with the MC at RSA this time for future installments.
I mean, It’s time we got to at least see how Royal Sword Academy functions, having only seen snippets of characters thrown into the main story and special events (Looking @U Glorious Masquerade 👀)
Route B: Book 8 ends the main story, but going off of the ever-so-popular Time Loop theory, we could be replaying the whole story once more from the prologue to now.
And whether the MC remembers what happened previously must do all they can in their power to prevent the overblots occurring once more. And it will end up either with them failing a second time and the loop starts all over {a never-ending purgatory of sorts} til they succeed in their mission to prevent the Grim Chimera theory from coming true or they do succeed in their second time around, but where they go from there is still undecided.
{This theory is almost like the ending of Regular Show, where Pops and Anti Pops’ clash restarts the whole series til Mordecai and Rigby jump back to the battle and help Pops save the universe.}
{As well as Hiro Mashima’s Eden’s Zero storyline: Mother, a powerful figure in the series, is the source of all living life and dies out in each universal timeline, either by natural means or mechanical intervention through Void, the overarching antagonist. Which leads to the MC and his squad reaching Universe Zero, the final chance for them to prevent Mother’s death (and they succeed) }
I want to say as a 3rd Route that they’ll just continue the main story but with everyone now having moved up in life, but who knows what goes on in Yana-Sam’s brain 🤔
also people who say blocking is weak are so dumb. in real life you’re gonna have to deal with so many shitty people you wish you didn’t have to. shitty professors, shitty coworkers, shitty bosses. you can’t block them in real life sometimes you have to just DEAL. the internet? that’s for fun. that’s YOUR space. you don’t have to deal with anyone you don’t want to. block every asshole that you need to. i support you.
Fandom: Twisted Wonderland
Malleus Draconia/GN!Reader
Summary: Your quiet life as a herbalist is disrupted when you take in an injured dragon
Word Count: 5,768
Notes: I just really want a mini-dragon
Warnings: None
Part 1, Part 2 Part 3
You almost mistake the bundle of black for a pile of cloth. Upon closer inspection, you can see shiny obsidian scales that shimmer in the light. The creature is larger than a squirrel but smaller than a house cat. Unsure what to do, you approach him cautiously but he doesn’t move.
Gently turning him over, your eyes widen. “A dragon?” Despite his small size, he has definite features of the powerful beasts just squished together in a smaller form.
A quick once over, you can see a twisted front leg and one wing bent at an odd angle. The creature's chest moves up and down but you can almost make out a pained gasp. Making a snap decision, you carefully wrap the dragon in your coat before rushing back home. Your half filled basket of herbs forgotten.
Bursting through the gate, you startle the three chickens resting nearby. The cluck loudly as you give a quick apology. Setting the dragon down on your table inside the cottage, you wash your hands before grabbing what you need.
Setting the armload of potions, salves and bandages, you get to work patching up the dragon. Thankfully the little guy stays passed out throughout the process. You clean and disinfect the wounds before applying salves. You create a makeshift splint for the front leg and wing. After finally satisfied, you slump down in a chair.
Watching the creature curiously, you decide to let him rest until he wakes up. You aren’t sure about the healing rate of dragons let alone such a small one.
Resting your cheek on the table, you gently stroke the top of his head. You’re fascinated by the two horns that curl back into his head. “I didn’t realize they could be so small,” you mumble.
Letting out a deep sigh, you take the dragon upstairs to your bedroom. You place a pillow on a chair in the corner of your room and set him down. Recalling a lesson on dragons, you bundle a spare blanket around him for a makeshift nest. Leaving the creature to rest, you return downstairs to clean up.
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A few days go by but the dragon remains asleep. You periodically check in on him to change the dressings and reapply the salves. You’re happy to say the wounds are healing nicely. However, you’re starting to worry if the dragon will ever wake up.
It’s the middle of the night when you’re roused from sleep. Blearily opening your eyes, you meet the deep green gaze of the dragon. He stands on the pillow next to your own. His tongue flicks out making you flinch.
“Oh, you’re finally awake,” you mutter. Rubbing the sleep from your eyes, you sit up, which causes the dragon to step back. “How’d you even get over here?” You finally notice the bandages on the wing missing, but he seems perfectly fine.
He tilts his head to one side. Dragons are said to be intelligent creatures, you recall. “Do you want something to eat? I assume you’re probably hungry after sleeping for five days.”
Without waiting for an answer, you get out of bed and head downstairs with the little creature flying after you. You manage to make a simple plate of beef and vegetables. Watching the dragon attack the meal with such ferocity, you realize he must have been starving despite seeming so calm. Once he finishes the meal, he sits back with his claws on his stomach.
“Satisfied?” You chuckle as you notice food all over his face. He stays completely still as you clean his face.
Leaning an elbow on the table, you both stare at each other. “So… what do I call you?” He only lets out a gurgling of growls in response. “How about Tsunotarou?” He seems to nod as if your silly name is an acceptable one for a dragon.
“Well, it seems like your wing is healed, but your front leg still needs a bit of time. If you want, you can stay here until then,” you offer.
He says something you don’t understand once more, but looks satisfied as he decides to perch on your shoulder. “Alright, let's go back to bed. I have an early morning.” Yawning, you head back upstairs for some sleep.
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You live in a cottage away from others. It was a gift from your late parents. Small but cozy, you don’t mind the solitude. In the front, you have a chicken coop with three hens. You also have a small barn for your goat, Phillis. In the back, your garden grows a few vegetables, fruits and herbs. The woods nearby provide you with wild herbs and berries. Anything else you need, you can go into town or ask Ace and Deuce to bring them.
As a herbalist, you create salves and potions, which you sell in town once a week. Unlike most herbalists, you lack magic. However, that’s never stopped you from doing your job. Plus you were taught by the best of the best, so the quality of your work is great.
The usual day consists of you getting up early to feed the chickens and goat. Then you take stock of your inventory. After, you usually head into the woods to gather herbs. The rest of the day consists of brewing potions and salves, and tending to the garden. At night, you make dinner, make sure the chickens are in their coop, and do some light reading before bed. Rinse and repeat.
It may seem dull to most, but you enjoy the routine. Sometimes your day is broken up by a visit from Ace and Deuce, an adventuring duo, who you’ve known since school. They argue and fight, but ultimately work well as a team when needed. Their antics never fail to make your day entertaining.
Today when you get up, the dragon follows you. In the kitchen you make a breakfast of eggs and a fruit bowl. It seems Tsunotarou isn’t too picky on what you feed him as he gobbles everything up. After a quick cleanup, you and your new companion head outside. Your three chickens are already awake. They strut around the front yard as you grab a bag of feed.
“Alright, ladies, time for breakfast,” you call. Sprinkling the food, the three descend near you in a flurry of white and brown feathers.
Tsunotarou, who perched himself on your shoulder, leans forward watching in rapt interest. “Do you want to try to feed them?” you ask, holding the bag of feed up.
Using his good claw, he picks up a small handful before tossing them in the air. Most of the feed falls on the ground, though some does fall on the chickens. “Maybe aim a little more toward the ground,” you chuckle.
The three start trying to eat the feed off each other's backs, which causes a lot of squawking. One pecks another on the head rather viciously. “Flora, that’s not nice! Now apologize to Merryweather,” Scolding the chicken, she seems to deflate a bit before sulkily wandering off with a sad cluck.
Shaking your head, you set aside the chicken feed to grab food for Phillis. “Those two always seem to be fighting,” you tell Tsunotarou, who continues to watch the three hens. “Fauna is the mild mannered one of the group, thankfully. I guess she balances them out.”
Phillis comes trotting over the moment you're within sight. Patting her head, you scratch her behind the ears. “Morning, princess.” She bleats happily at the attention. The little dragon flies off your shoulder to get a better look at Phillis. She noses his stomach curiously as he reaches out to pat her on the snout.
“She’s a gentle one.” You smile as she nudges your side to hurry you up on getting her breakfast. “Okay, okay! I’m getting there.”
Once you give her food and water, you head back inside to your work room. You go through your current stock of ingredients while Tsunotarou flips through the thick tome of recipes. You wonder briefly if dragons can read, but knowing how highly intelligent they are, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise.
“That was given to me by my former teacher, Crewel. He taught me everything I know about brewing potions,” you explain as you check things off. “He was a tough teacher, but I learned from the best. I still have nightmares about that riding crop…” Not that he ever used it on you, but when he wanted to make a point, he made one.
You continue, “The potion and salve I used for you is for speeding up the healing process. It supposedly works on all living creatures, so I was hoping it would work on dragons.”
Tsunotarou leaves the tome to come over to your side. You shake your head as you reread your lists. “I seem to be out of a lot of stuff,” you mutter to yourself.
Pinching the bridge of your nose, you sigh. “I’ll have to make a trip into town.” Glancing at the creature on your shoulder, you regard him silently. His intelligent green eyes stare back as he stretches his wings.
“So, I either have to leave you here alone.” He bristles, eyes narrowing. “Or, you have to stay hidden until we get back from town.” You aren’t sure how people would react if they saw a small dragon on your shoulder. It would be better not to take the chance of possibly causing a commotion.
He agrees to your second option as he flies off your shoulder and lands in the satchel you keep hung up near the front door. His head pokes out when you don’t move. “I’m coming. I’m coming.”
You leave for the main shopping center with the dragon in tow. A bit nervous, you try to calm yourself through the walk. Tsunotarou pokes his head out taking in the scenery. At least someone is feeling fine.
The hustle and bustle of the town can be heard as you near the gate. The guards let you through without much of a glance. Here, adventures and merchants can check in the numerous guilds while stocking up on supply. It’s always busy as people move in and out. You only really stop here every few months to get supplies. By now, the shops you frequent are familiar with what you need, which makes shopping a little easier.
First stop is to pick up some herbs. Looking at your herb list, you easily weave your way through the streets. “I was dangerously low on four leaf clovers and died mandrakes…”
“Hello?” The greenhouse is quiet as you don’t see anyone. “Jack?” You tap the little bell on the front counter.
Finally, someone comes to the front. “Hey, (Y/N),” Jack greets with a nod. Though just a part-timer, he knows the greenhouse inside and out.
Smiling, you point to your list. “Just need to restock a few things.” Handing the list over, he quickly looks everything over.
“I’ll be right back with everything.” He’s gone in a flash.
You feel Tsunotarou wiggle around in the satchel before poking his head out. “You have to stay hidden,” you whisper, placing a finger over your lips.
His head turns this way and that way before he retreats back into the bag. Just in time too as Jack returns with your things. Scratching his head, his ears twitch. “Uh, sorry we’re out of powdered death caps. We oughta be getting some next week.”
“That’s fine. I don’t think I’ll be needing them right away. Can you put me on the list to set some aside when they come in?” He leans over to hand you the other items. He pauses for a moment, his brows drawing together as his eyes dart around.
“Jack?” You inch back a bit. You can only hope he’ll ignore whatever he’s smelling.
Seeming to remember himself, he pulls back with an awkward cough. “S-sorry…” He hastily scribbles your name down in a small book. “That’ll be thirty-three for the rest.”
As you reach in your satchel for your coin purse, your hand brushes against the dragon hiding there. Freezing up, your gaze darts over to Jack, who thankfully is busy doing something else. You feel coins being pressed into your hand. Glancing inside your bag, Tsunotarou looks up at you expectantly. He flicks his tongue out a few times.
Counting the coins in your hand, you can’t help the grin spreading across your face. He had given your exact change. “Somethin’ up?” Jack inquires, noting the way you’re looking down.
Snapping your attention back to him, you shake your head. “Nope. Here’s the money.” You hurriedly hand him the coins. “I’ll see you next week, Jack.” Giving him a rushed wave, you quickly leave the greenhouse.
Once a good distance away, you let out a deep sigh. “I think that went well.” Opening your satchel a bit, you’re met with judging green eyes. “Don’t look at me like that! I panicked!”
Shoving the bag of herbs into a corner of the satchel, Tsunotarou curls deeper into the bag. Letting the satchel bag flap fall back down, you return to the other lists you made. “Guess we’ll visit Sam’s shop next…”
Sam’s is busy as usual when you arrive. Pushing through the throng of customers, you make your way to the shelf filled with bottles. Picking out a few that you need for potions, you move on to the jars. By the time you go to checkout, you can feel Tsunotarou squirming inside the satchel. He pokes his head out every now and then, but only does it when there aren’t many people around. People are too busy with their own shopping, they don’t even glance your way.
“Welcome back, little imp!” Sam greets.
You return the greeting with a wide smile. “Hey, Sam. Just the usual.” As Sam wraps each glass bottle in brown paper, you mentally do the math of how much you owe.
He carefully splits your items into two bags. “That’ll be one-hundred unless you’re looking for something out of stock?”
“No, I’m good for today.” You reach into your satchel and Tsunotarou presses the coins into your hand. “Here you go.”
Sam eyes your bag with interest but doesn’t say anything. “See you next time!”
You’re thankful that Sam doesn’t pry. The next stores are all uneventful. By the time you’re walking back home, you have an armload of bags. Your satchel can usually hold more, but the extra guest makes it difficult to fit anything beyond the herbs in there.
Once home, you put everything away before feeding everyone. Later, you’re stretched out in front of the fireplace with a botany book in hand. Tsunotarou is curled up on your lap while you read and take notes along the pages. Though you’re used to being alone, it’s like a familiar comfort to feel his weight on your lap.
When it’s time for bed, you carry the still sleeping dragon upstairs. Putting Tsunotarou in the makeshift nest, you climb into bed. However, before you can fall asleep, Tsunotarou flies over with the blanket in his mouth. Standing at the edge of the bed, it’s almost like he’s giving you puppy dog eyes.
Rolling your eyes, you pat the empty spot near your pillow. “Fine, come on.”
He lets out a satisfied chirp. He wraps the blanket in a neat pile before laying down. Laying on your side, you chuckle while scratching the top of his head. “Good night, Tsunotarou.”
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At the end of the month you’re preparing a few potions that need to be bathed in moonlight. Tsunotarou sets down the vials you’ve finished in the rack on the windowsill near the front door. You're grateful to have the extra…claws while juggling a few other things at once.
“One more glamor potion and that should be the last of the orders,” you tell Tsunotarou as he perches on your shoulder while you’re stirring the cauldron. “Thanks for the help.” You give him a little scratch under his chin.
You swear he purrs with the way you feel his body vibrate. “I swear you’re a cat disguised as a dragon,” you chortle while bopping him on the nose.
He stares back at you before slowly blinking in return. “You can’t blame me for making the connection. You even caught a snake and left it as a gift,” you continue while sprinkling in some crushed rose petals. “Also, you shouldn’t do that again.”
The dragon grumbles deep within his chest. “It’s not that I don’t appreciate the gesture, but let's leave the wildlife alone.”
Pouring the potion into a vial and sealing it, you hand it off to Tsunotarou, who takes it into his paws before flying off to put it in the rack. Taking a seat, you lean back with a deep sigh.
Tsunotarou returns, taking a seat on the table. His front paw is fully healed and is no longer wrapped in bandages. Despite being back to full health, it doesn’t seem like he plans to go anywhere.
Suddenly there’s a commotion of loud squawking before the front door is thrown open. “Oi! (Y/N), we’re back!” Ace shouts while letting the door bang.
You tumble back in the chair and hit the ground. “Ahhhkk-ow!” Your head rebounds off the floor with a loud smack.
Two things happen at once. Deuce, who’s behind Ace, rushes over to help you up; however, he’s met with a hissing dragon blocking him that spits red flames at him. His sleeve automatically catches fire and the cottage is filled with panicked, confused screaming.
“Ahhhahhhhhck! Put it out!”
“Is that a dragon!?”
While the two run around screaming, you stare in a daze at the ceiling. Tsunotarou’s face suddenly fills your vision. He chirps a few times before you finally respond with a pat on his head. “I’m okay…”
Slowly sitting up, you notice the two idiots are now quiet. Deuce is no longer on fire, thankfully. However, they take in the sight of Tsunotarou sitting on your shoulder from a safe distance. You wince when you touch the already forming lump on the back of your head.
You huff before glaring at the redhead. “What did I say about suddenly bursting through the front door, Ace?! Can’t you knock like a normal person?”
“Well…I-I…!” Ace sputters unintelligibly before he jabs a finger at the dragon on your shoulder. “Forget about me for a second! What’s that thing?!”
Tsunotarou bares his teeth with a low growl. “We are going to have this conversation later,” you tell him before shifting gears. “This is Tsunotarou. I found him in the forest a little over a month ago.”
“Is he like a baby dragon?” Deuce asks, eyes wide.
Picking up the fallen chair, you shake your head. “I don’t think so. Anyways, baby dragons are much larger. Maybe he’s just a special type of dragon?”
Ace leans closer but pulls back when Tsunotarou snaps at him. “Kinda vicious. He almost barbecued poor Deucy.”
“You also busted in here suddenly. He probably thought you two were threats,” you point out. “Anyways, What trouble did you get into this time?”
“Psssh! Why’d you think we got in trouble?”
“Because you have an infected, bleeding wound on your arm, Ace.” Rolling your eyes, you go to your workroom before returning with a handful of potions, salves, and bandages. “Sit.”
As they plop down, you hand them each a potion. “We had a commission to take down some orcs that were terrorizing a small village,” Deuce explains. “But, uh, turns out it was actually a colony of orcs.”
“So you got beat up?” You clean Deuce’s cuts, which are mostly minor. A few do need some salve and bandages.
You move on to Ace, who looks the worse between the two. “We didn’t get beat up,” Ace grumbles. “We took them down! Aaaa-ouch!!” Biting your lip, you continue to dab his infected wound.
“You two get into more trouble than anyone I know. Did you at least get a good reward?”
“Of course!” Ace pulls out a hefty coin purse and lets it fall on the table. “All in a day's work.” He grins smugly with his nose in the air.
Flicking his nose, you shake your head as he covers his face. “Don’t freely show that off or you’ll get mugged. Again.” Finished with his wounds, you place a small container of salve in his hand. “Use this once a day until everything is gone. It should, hopefully, not scar.”
“Um, (Y/N), can we crash here?” Deuce asks. He shrinks back when you give him a look.
Rubbing your temples, you sigh, “Fine. But one of you is gonna be sleeping on the floor cause I only have one couch.”
Ace jumps up. “Dibs!”
“Wait, you got the couch the last time! It’s my turn!” Leaving the two bickering adventurers, you head upstairs to find some spare blankets.
Tsunotarou gives you a questioning look as you rummage around in your closet. “They’re good friends. A little annoying at times, but they’ve always had my back.” You can’t count how many times they’ve slept at your place.
“They’re just as rowdy as they were in school,” you mutter as you head back down with two pillows and some blankets.
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You can’t sleep. Tossing and turning, you finally settle on your back to glare at the ceiling. Ace and Deuce both snore loud enough to be heard from your bedroom. Tsunotarou had disappeared though you weren’t too worried. He would sometimes leave in the middle of the night, most likely to hunt, but he would always return by the time you got up.
Sitting up, you carefully make your way downstairs. “Maybe something to eat will help,” you mumble. You spot Ace hanging off the couch, so you know who lost the argument.
Just as you’re about to tiptoe around Deuce, you hear some loud clucking. Eyes furrowing, you wonder why the hens are up at this hour. Forgetting about your midnight snack, you head to the front door. Stepping outside, the air is warm but nice enough for early summer. Before you can move, you notice a figure standing near the chicken coop.
Not only is it strange to see a person at this time, but there’s also one other thing making you pause and rethink your plans. The moon hangs large in the sky and bathes the world in an ethereal silvery glow. The stranger stands there, head tilted upward to the sky, completely still.
And completely naked.
Slowly closing the door, you slide the deadbolt in place with a muffled click. Hopefully the naked stranger will leave. You doubt the deadbolt would keep anyone out if they actually wanted to break in. However, the act of using it at least gives you a small peace of mind.
Deciding the hens can take care of themselves, you head back to bed. You’re far too tired to deal with whatever nonsense is happening outside. As you drift off to sleep, your last thought is of Tsunotarou. You send a small prayer to whoever is listening that he’s alright.
However, you're woken by a loud crash. And then. “AHHHHHH!!!” “DO SOMETHING!!!”
Bolting out of bed, sunlight filters through the window. Despite feeling like you didn’t sleep at all, it’s morning. You grab the nearest object, a broom, before rushing downstairs. In your haste you nearly slip but manage to catch yourself. Wielding the broom, you’re ready to smack whatever intruder is causing trouble.
Instead of a naked intruder, you witness Ace trying to put out a fire with one of your spare pillows. Deuce is rushing over with a cup of water and dumps it on the flaming blanket. It goes out with a loud sizzle. Both boys let out a relieved sigh as you set the broom down.
“Mind telling me what’s going on?” you ask, not amused.
“Your overgrown lizard,” Ace jabs a finger at Tsunotarou, who is sitting on top of the table, “tried to set me on fire! He tried to murder me!!”
You glance at Deuce, who is still clutching the cup, then back at the frazzled redhead. “Did you do anything to him? Tsunotarou doesn’t just attack people out of nowhere.”
Ace rubs the back of his neck as he suddenly loses the fire in his eyes. “I…I might have said he got fat… And that you should get rid of him,” he admits. “B-But! I’m not wrong! He’s gotten bigger overnight. Soon he’ll be too big for your house!”
Your attention goes to the dragon, who sits patiently while watching the scene. You can’t deny that he’s gotten bigger. Now he’s the size of a large cat, possibly even bigger. “Do dragons usually have growth spurts?” you wonder aloud.
“I don’t remember reading about this at school,” Deuce says, nodding thoughtfully.
“Would you two think about the bigger issue!? He’s gonna grow too big and probably eat us all! That’s what dragons do!” Ace shouts, waving his hands around wildly.
Walking over to Tsunotarou, you gently stroke his head. “You wouldn’t do that would you?” He gurgles happily, leaning into your touch. “See. He wouldn’t eat us. We’re not very tasty anyways.”
Ace slaps a hand over his face. “(Y/N), he’s a dragon! Not a pet!”
“I know. And dragons are highly intelligent, which means they can understand us.” You chuckle when he rubs against your arm. “I’m pretty sure if Tsunotarou wanted to eat us, he would’ve burned us all alive by now.”
Deuce shudders. “Morbid…”
“Oh yeah!” You completely ignore the last comment. “There’s possibly a naked stranger wandering around this area. I saw him standing near the chicken coop last night.” Tsunotarou makes a noise in the back of his throat.
“...what?” Both boys stare at you before scrambling for the front door.
“Pretty sure he left already!” They don’t hear you as they race outside still in their sleepwear. Lifting Tsunotarou into your arms, you huff, “You’ve gotten heavier too. I’m not sure if you’ll be able to fit in my satchel now.” He only nuzzles your face with his scaly snout.
Coming outside, the hens are just fine. Tsunotarou flies out of your arms to grab the bag of feed. Deuce watches in rapt interest as he throws chicken feed in front of the hens. “He actually helps out?” he asks, surprised.
It really is a sight to see. “Yup. He’s been helping with small things here and there. He even hands me ingredients when I make potions.”
Once the hens are properly fed, he flies off to take care of Phillis. Despite her initial fear of him, Phillis seems to have gotten used to him. You two follow behind to Phillis's pen. Tsunotarou pats the top of her head while she eats.
“I never thought I’d see a dragon taking care of a goat instead of eating one…” Deuce looks both perplexed and awed.
“Hey!” Ace storms over with twigs and leaves in his hair. “What the hell, Deuce!”
“Huh??”
“I thought we were looking for the weirdo (Y/N) saw. Instead you leave me to do the work.” he grumbles.
Deuce gestures over to Tsunotarou. “I-I got distracted,” he sputters.
The redhead barely passes a glance over to the dragon. “Excuses like always, Deucy.”
“Did you find anything,” you ask, distracting Ace.
“Nah. Think whoever it was left.” Ace shakes his head.
Resisting the urge to say “I told you so” because he didn’t listen, you head back inside. “Come on, unless you wanna stay in your pajamas.”
While Ace gets cleaned up in the bath, Deuce helps with getting breakfast ready. “Hey, do you want us to ask Riddle to come over?”
You hand a plate to Tsunotarou to bring to the table.“Why?”
“To get some protective runes made around the perimeter of your place. Maybe it’ll keep the weirdo you saw out.” There’s a huff and light growl from behind him. “Uh… is he okay?” He inches away from the irritated dragon.
You scratch the top of Tsunotarou’s head, which causes him to almost vibrate. “Something wrong, Tsunotarou? Are you worried about the weirdo too?” You chuckle when he butts your arm with his head.
“You don’t seem too worried,” Deuce points out.
“Milk or orange juice?” You hold up two jugs.
“Milk, please.”
“I mean, I think if that stranger wanted to hurt us, he would've broken down the door. The deadbolt doesn’t do much,” you say while setting down glasses. “I’ll be fine, Deuce, so don’t worry.”
“...sure,” he agrees hesitantly. You can still see the concern on his face, but before you can say anything more, Ace comes down.
“Breakfast ready?” He slides into a chair looking around expectantly.
You hand him a bowl of fruit. “No thanks to you.”
Breakfast is a lively affair with the two extra guests. Ace and Deuce keep the conversation going as they regale you with their latest adventure in detail. It goes by far too quickly for your taste. Sure your days aren’t so quiet with Tsunotarou, but it does get somewhat lonely having a one-sided conversation.
“Well, Tsunotarou, it’s just you, me and the girls again,” you say with a deep sigh. You set him on the ground with a groan. “Okay, buddy, you’re a little too heavy to hold for long periods now.”
He lets out a pitiful sound before rubbing his head against your thigh. “Come on, let's get the rest of the day started.” As you go back into the house, Tsunotarou doesn’t immediately follow.
His sharp green eyes survey the area around your home. Tongue flickering out, a low snarl starts in his chest. Something catches his eye in the trees just beyond your fence. His back bristles as he opens his mouth. Green flames swirl around his mouth as his eyes narrow.
“Tsunotarou, are you still out here?” you call, coming back outside. Lifting him up, you don’t notice the way his gaze is focused on something else. “Are you mad that I can’t carry you?” you ask with a chuckle.
The dragon doesn’t respond as he rests his snout on your shoulder. As you close the door, his gaze never leaves the line of trees. There’s a flash of yellow before the door is firmly shut.
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To your surprise Ace and Deuce return a few days later. And even more of a surprise, Riddle is with them. You nearly slam the door in their face when you see them. Nervously looking between the two adventures, you can feel heat prickling the back of your neck. Ace avoids eye contact while Deuce sheepishly mouths an apology.
Riddle is the first to speak up. “These two let it slip that you’re harboring a dragon. Being the head of the Heartslabyul Guild, I thought it would be prudent for me to check. Rule 134 states no unregistered magical creatures within 10 miles of the guild are allowed. They must be taken to the appropriate handlers.”
Casting dirty looks at the two, you open the door wider. “Please come in, Riddle.” You rather like having your door on its hinges.
As he enters, he looks around before his gaze zeroes in on the dragon resting on the couch. “It really is a dragon…”
Ace and Deuce carefully slink past you before you shut the door. “As you can see, Riddle, he’s not a danger to anyone.” You try to smile as innocently as possible.
He turns to you. “I realize the rules may not apply to you, (Y/N), since you’re not a part of our guild, but a dragon is dangerous regardless of its size. Ace mentioned he grew bigger last night. Who’s to say he won’t stop growing and then lay waste to everything?”
Said redhead suddenly has a keen interest in your hanging herbs. “Tsunotarou isn’t like that,” you argue. “He’s never hurt anyone and he’s been living with me of all people.” The magicless human who would be a prime target for magical creatures.
Riddle walks over to the now awake dragon. Tsunotarou regards him with keen interest unlike Ace and Deuce. They both size each other up. Riddle’s brows draw together as he continues to observe him.
“Everything okay?” you ask when the staring seems to drag on.
“Did you know there’s a curse on him?” He walks around the couch to observe Tsunotarou on all sides. The dragon doesn’t move an inch but seems fairly relaxed despite Riddle being a complete stranger.
You and the two boys share a look. “No, I didn’t. Is that why he’s so small?”
“Maybe.” He’s unsure. “It’s old magic and very powerful. I honestly don’t know what kind of curse it is.” Standing in front of Tsunotarou once more, Riddle sighs while touching his head. “This is more complicated than I thought. I’ll need to do some research before trying to determine the curse. I might have to ask Vil for his help on this.”
Sitting on the arm of the couch, you stroke Tsunotarou’s head. “Are you cursed?” you ask him. His head bobs up and down. “How come you two didn’t notice?” Your question is directed at the two bean spillers.
“They probably wrote it off as the creature's magical powers leaving a residue,” Riddle answers. He gives them a stern look. “They’ll need to go through more training later.”
Both stiffen as the color drains from their faces.
“So what now?”
Shaking his head, Riddle glances at his pocket watch. “I need to head back to the guild for tea. I’ll look into curses and consult Vil about this as well. For now, just make sure no one else sees him. We don’t want people to think a dangerous creature is on the loose and panic.”
“Alright. Thank you!” At least he’s going to try and help. You know Riddle could have decided Tsunotarou was a danger and taken him away.
When they’re gone, you plop down on the couch. Tsunotarou immediately climbs into your lap and makes himself comfortable. “Cursed huh?” You lift his face so you can look into his eyes. “Are you secretly a prince who got cursed by an evil sorcerer and only true love's kiss can break the spell?” you ask with a teasing grin.
He stares back before blinking slowly. Laughing at the ridiculous thought, you bop his nose affectionately. “I hope Riddle figures out your curse. I’d love to see your full form.”
