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Basic Info About Me
Name; Dove
Pronouns; They/Them
Age; 24
Birthday; 06/30
Nationality; Canadian (this will affect grammar, and I use the metric system as well)
Fandoms I Write For; Twisted Wonderland, Ikepri (and other Ikemen games), and eventually some more when I get to it
I also don't have a beta, so if you see grammar/typos, keep that in mind
I primarily only use this blog for writing, as it is also a secondary account. I do have a main blog, but just as a warning, it's the Wild West over there and is just pure chaos; @dove-da-birb.
Rules Regarding My Writing
Do not put my works into AI.
Do not repost my works; I repost my stuff on Quotev and AO3 under the same name.
Do not plagiarize my writing.
If I find out someone has done any of the above, they will be blocked.
Pro-"Israel" (you are supporting a genocide and colonization)
Proshippers
People who just want to cause discourse
Content & Content Warnings
I include content and content warnings at the beginning of every post, and they are also tagged appropriately with the content warning following the cw (ie; cw blood). I do not censor tags for accessibility reasons; please don't censor tags.
I do use gifs on occasion; all photo and/or video content will be tagged as tw (ie; tw flickering).
I may have 18+ content in the future; if you are an ageless or minor blog and you interact with that content, I will block you. That content will have the mature toggle on and tagged as NSFW.
Okay, now to the more fun stuff!
Emoji Anons
❄️🦊 anon
🌻💛 🐸 anon
🍁 anon
🖨️ anon
💥 anon
💖 anon
Mutuals
Mutuals will always get privileges here, they are the main reason why I keep on writing despite lack of engagement and motivation.
Do not become mutuals with me because you want writing privileges.
Some of My Tags
dove answers; answering non-writing asks
dove does events; used for writing events
dove does match-ups; used for match-up requests
dove rambles; for non-writing posts
dove's polling station; used for polls
reblogging since it got lost in the sauce; reblogging my own work
And as a reminder, reblogging helps content reach more people; likes do nothing. Even a reblog with no tags helps; you don't even need a following. If you like content; reblog it.
it’s no secret that tumblr writers have been leaving or deactivating their blogs, especially in the last year or two. and i think the reason why is even less of a secret.
the fact that writers have to practically beg for feedback and interaction on a site where they post their works for FREE is ridiculous. the fact that most of the people who are reading and consuming these works don’t even spare 10 seconds to add a nice tag to their reblog (if they even bother to do that) is borderline enraging. this is tumblr, not instagram or twitter. likes on tumblr do nothing for the writer. i don’t care if you think that it helps them appear in the tags, or if you think that seeing yet another “___ liked your post” is encouraging to them, because it doesn’t and its not.
and speaking of likes, why is the ratio of likes to reblogs so fucking huge? and before you think i’m being dramatic, lets take a look at some of the notes from my own works.
at the time of me writing this, my one-shot, dream lover, has 821 notes. that’s pretty good right? but let’s see how many are empty likes and how many are reblogs.
769 likes.
52 reblogs.
out of those 52 reblogs, 35 of them are empty. no tag, no comment.
one of my reactions currently has 2,038 notes. you may be thinking that’s a lot, which it is and i’m incredibly thankful for how many notes i’ve gotten on it. but how many are likes and how many are reblogs?
1,924 likes.
113 reblogs.
out of those 113 reblogs, 81 of them are empty.
one of my headcanons currently has 1,110 notes.
1,069 likes.
41 reblogs.
28 of those 41 reblog are empty.
why is it so hard to reblog things and give feedback?
“oh but it won’t fit my blog theme!” if you’re so fucking concerned about what your precious tumblr blog looks like, then send an ask. they’re just as appreciated.
“i don’t know what to say tho!” we’re not asking you to be shakespeare. if you’re really that no thoughts head empty just put a keyboard smash, if nothing else.
“but i’m shy and embarrassed!” the anonymous option is there for a reason, and most writers have it turned on. being shy when you have the option of keeping your identity a secret is no excuse.
and yes, i’m aware that some writers don’t have the anon option on, which brings me to my final point.
stop. demanding.
if a writer has requests open, be a decent human being and use your manners. going into their inbox and saying “____’s reaction of this.” is no way to request something. saying please, thank you, or even “hey, could you do a reaction of _____?” is a thousand times better than just telling them what you want them to write.
writers spend hours of their time and energy to write things for you to read, and leaving an empty like is meaningless to them.
if your liked a writer’s works, reblog them and maybe add some nice fucking tags while you’re at or send an ask to them about it. because sooner or later, after so many likes and barely any interaction, more and more writers are going to leave.
stop making them desperate for any spare crumb of interaction and start leaving feedback if you love these writers so much.
The Soul Match AU is basically my version of soulmate AUs. All of these works can be read as familial, platonic, or romantic; you are the decider of your own fate (also I started this series during Pride Month, so yee). All works are gender neutral with you/they/them used for the reader's pronouns.
The added thoughts portions are just my own reblogs with memes explaining my thought process, and in some cases, photo references.
As a note, do not put my work into AI. If you want to see more content, from myself or other creators, read through their old content, like AND reblog, and ask (if they are accepting asks).
The Song We Are Drawn Towards
"A song rests in the heart, calling out to the one who completes the harmony. Their match pulls at them, as the moon does the tide."
"A path lies ahead, some are more treacherous than others. At the end of the winding, coloured footsteps is where they can rest; a bird directing them forward, made out of precious stone."
Side Note; I have not decided if I'm going to include other characters at the moment. In the future there is a possibility of some characters being included, but there is no guarantee. Really depends on engagement.
@marigoldendragon *drags you over here* marigold!!! You need to read Azul and Jade’s!!! I need to know your reaction. 😌😌 (read them all, but I look forward to Azul and Jade reaction 😈)
But honestly I don’t use it much; Tumblr is where I post all of my stuff. I actually haven’t signed in to AO3 since like … October 2023
I don’t really plan on using it much anymore, unlike with Tumblr I can see how many people have read a piece vs how many have left comments, kudos, and bookmarks. And compared to the reads? It’s disheartening.
Please do not put my work into AI. If you would like to see more of my work check out my masterlist!
You didn’t have many plans for summer, and working whenever you could barely counted as ‘plans’ save for your extremely bare and somewhat depressing calendar that just had your schedule up. But, that had changed when you met your previously strictly online bestie in the flesh, so, hey, maybe the barren dates of your calendar would finally have something written on them besides Work: 9 - 6.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
How’s that sunburn treating you?
You knew you were being a little shit, but hey, Idia didn’t wear sunscreen on your venture in the swan boat and he was paying the price. Maybe you should get him one of those oversized sun hats?
Gloomurai
Are you enjoying yourself with my suffering?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Just a little bit >w^
You had been a bit shocked when you saw the infamously introverted Ignihyde housewarden at work only then to find that he was also Gloomurai. But, you were also kind of relieved that he was someone you knew and not some creep.
Gloomurai
Despite the peeling skin, I had … fun
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
GASP!
Hehehehe my ways are winning you over
Gloomurai
Gremlin
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
And proud of it!~
You hovered your fingers over your keyboard, trying to think of something.
Idia had seriously gone out of his comfort zone agreeing to meet you — well, more like having the occasion thrown at him — and you wanted to hang out again. Grim was … okay company, and Ace and Deuce dropped by every so often to give you a migraine. It was nice having a calmer person around (even though ‘calm’ may not be the best descriptor, but compared to the other company you keep, Idia is calmer).
Gloomurai
YOU SHOULD TOTALLY TAKE IDIA TO A CON!!!
ORTHO-
Sorry, ignore that PLEASE
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Nuh uh
Gloomurai
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘NUH UH’?!
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I mean NUH UH
NOT IGNORING THAT
(say hi to Ortho for me)
… when’s the con? [convention right? anime? comics? Both?]
Gloomurai
… both
You don’t have to though-
You sighed knowing full well that Idia wanted you to go with him.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Are you cosplaying anyone?
Gloomurai
… I wasn’t planning on it …
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
COWARD!
DISHONOURING THE SANCTITY OF THE CON!
… I’m joking
You could almost imagine Idia flinching away from the screen from you ‘yelling’ at him, but you couldn’t help but teasingly ruffle his feathers.
Gloomurai
I didn’t peg you as the type to be passionate about these things
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Tsk tsk tsk
YOU FOOL! I TAKE THESE MATTERS VERY SERIOUSLY!
Plus, who else could stop you from spending Sevens knows how much money in artist alley?
Gloomurai
So
You actually want to come?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Y
E
S
Gloomurai
It’s on Wednesday
… where do you want to meet?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… I still live at the school, so Ramshackle works for me
Gloomurai
F
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
That’s it
No Grim privileges for you
Gloomurai
NO WAIT
GRIMMY-
You closed your laptop, trying to think of a low budget and preferable closet cosplay you could work with. Maybe you could snoop in the film club to see if they have any spare fabric or costumes that you could borrow?
Low on funds and time, but when were you not? You would make this work.
…
…
Idia stood outside Ramshackle, yes, he could have waited in the nicely air conditioned car, but he felt weird about it. Fidgeting with his blue robes and wooden staff that was actually just foam, he waited.
He felt kind of bad at first, since making a cosplay last second is a hassle, but also because he felt like the outing was just thrown on you. After seeing how much you were shouting at him in chat though, Idia felt a bit better. He knew you were a nerd, after all, the two of you bonded online over a fairly popular anime adaptation of a manga.
Finally, you stepped out of the formerly dilapidated dorm, and Idia turned his head to look.
… you were both cosplaying characters from the same anime the two of you bonded over, him as the anxious magic user and you as the peppy paladin, complete with armour (thank you Film Club~). You guys didn’t even plan it out, which was weird but not too weird since you both kinda had brain rot about it.
“HA!” You exclaimed, adjusting the foam sword resting on your side, “we match!~”
Idia fixed the pointed ears he was wearing, “... I guess we do.”
Your face went serious for a quick moment. “You still don’t get to see Grim though.” You then flashed him a wink and got into the car — the faster you did that, the more likely that you didn’t waste time trying to find Grim and wasting time.
Idia pouted a bit but also got into the car, leaving a seat between you two. “I get dressed up with a wig, but no Grim,” he grumbled.
You sighed, “Next time.”
“Promise?”
You placed your fist over your heart, “I swear on my life.”
Idia just looked at you, most likely questioning his life decisions. “You’re weird.” Maybe they should be on the same weird list as Trey and Rook?
“Meh,” you shrugged. “That’s a compliment for me, plus,” you smiled at him, “it fits the character I’m cosplaying as!”
The rest of the ride was fairly quiet, but not an awkward quiet, more … content? Yeah, content. Plus, knowing how cons went back at home, this was about to be a very busy day.
…
…
Somehow, you had managed to lose Idia. You had stopped several other people who were cosplaying the same character but hadn’t managed to find him yet.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Where are you?
You had been in the food court, tempted by the pizza but your soul had nearly left your body seeing the jacked up prices. You had been up and down the different voice actors meet and greets, but still nothing. You had even checked the bathroom lines and sat outside them for a solid ten minutes before calling that venture a quits.
There was no sign of Idia.
Finally, you got a message back.
Gloomurai
… artist alley
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… how much did you spend?
Message seen
“DON’T LEAVE ME ON READ!” You coughed, realizing that you had said that out loud. Taking a breath and ignoring your stomach that was starting to growl, you made your way to artist alley, where many a con goer had gone in saying they would spend nothing, only to leave with many a thing (totally worth it, support artists and small businesses, folks).
Finally, after nearly two hours of being missing in action, you found Idia, who was carrying a copious amount of bags.
“This is where you disappeared off to?” You crossed your arms over your chest and raised a brow in question.
Idia offered you a wobbly smile, offered his hand and then opened it. “I got us matching phone charms…”
In his hand were the characters you were cosplaying. Sighing a bit, you took the charm of his character. “I was just worried about you,” you mumbled, trying to put the cute charm on your ancient phone.
“Sorry-”
“Don’t apologise,” you grabbed some of the bags from him to lessen the load a bit. “But for my own well being, please do not tell me how much you spent today.”
Idia looked at the charm connected to his own phone and then looked back at you. “Deal.”
“However,” you said with a sly grin, “since you put me through so much anguish, you do owe me dinner.”
Idia huffed, but he was starting to get peckish too. “What do you feel like eating, my knight,” he said sarcastically.
You wiggled your brows, “Pizza. Convention pizza.”
“So, regular pizza but just with jacked up prices?”
“Yeah, basically.”
The two of you got your pizza, and proceeded to enjoy the rest of your day. You both managed to see the manga artist of the characters you were cosplaying as — yes, tears were shed — and made some good memories.The two of you were happy, and you were looking forward to filling your calendar with Idia Time, you even knew the perfect blue marker to use.
Please do not put my work into AI. If you would like to see more of my work check out my masterlist!
You didn’t have many plans for summer, and working whenever you could barely counted as ‘plans’ save for your extremely bare and somewhat depressing calendar that just had your schedule up. But, that had changed when you met your previously strictly online bestie in the flesh, so, hey, maybe the barren dates of your calendar would finally have something written on them besides Work: 9 - 6.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
How’s that sunburn treating you?
You knew you were being a little shit, but hey, Idia didn’t wear sunscreen on your venture in the swan boat and he was paying the price. Maybe you should get him one of those oversized sun hats?
Gloomurai
Are you enjoying yourself with my suffering?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Just a little bit >w^
You had been a bit shocked when you saw the infamously introverted Ignihyde housewarden at work only then to find that he was also Gloomurai. But, you were also kind of relieved that he was someone you knew and not some creep.
Gloomurai
Despite the peeling skin, I had … fun
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
GASP!
Hehehehe my ways are winning you over
Gloomurai
Gremlin
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
And proud of it!~
You hovered your fingers over your keyboard, trying to think of something.
Idia had seriously gone out of his comfort zone agreeing to meet you — well, more like having the occasion thrown at him — and you wanted to hang out again. Grim was … okay company, and Ace and Deuce dropped by every so often to give you a migraine. It was nice having a calmer person around (even though ‘calm’ may not be the best descriptor, but compared to the other company you keep, Idia is calmer).
Gloomurai
YOU SHOULD TOTALLY TAKE IDIA TO A CON!!!
ORTHO-
Sorry, ignore that PLEASE
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Nuh uh
Gloomurai
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘NUH UH’?!
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I mean NUH UH
NOT IGNORING THAT
(say hi to Ortho for me)
… when’s the con? [convention right? anime? comics? Both?]
Gloomurai
… both
You don’t have to though-
You sighed knowing full well that Idia wanted you to go with him.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Are you cosplaying anyone?
Gloomurai
… I wasn’t planning on it …
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
COWARD!
DISHONOURING THE SANCTITY OF THE CON!
… I’m joking
You could almost imagine Idia flinching away from the screen from you ‘yelling’ at him, but you couldn’t help but teasingly ruffle his feathers.
Gloomurai
I didn’t peg you as the type to be passionate about these things
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Tsk tsk tsk
YOU FOOL! I TAKE THESE MATTERS VERY SERIOUSLY!
Plus, who else could stop you from spending Sevens knows how much money in artist alley?
Gloomurai
So
You actually want to come?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Y
E
S
Gloomurai
It’s on Wednesday
… where do you want to meet?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… I still live at the school, so Ramshackle works for me
Gloomurai
F
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
That’s it
No Grim privileges for you
Gloomurai
NO WAIT
GRIMMY-
You closed your laptop, trying to think of a low budget and preferable closet cosplay you could work with. Maybe you could snoop in the film club to see if they have any spare fabric or costumes that you could borrow?
Low on funds and time, but when were you not? You would make this work.
…
…
Idia stood outside Ramshackle, yes, he could have waited in the nicely air conditioned car, but he felt weird about it. Fidgeting with his blue robes and wooden staff that was actually just foam, he waited.
He felt kind of bad at first, since making a cosplay last second is a hassle, but also because he felt like the outing was just thrown on you. After seeing how much you were shouting at him in chat though, Idia felt a bit better. He knew you were a nerd, after all, the two of you bonded online over a fairly popular anime adaptation of a manga.
Finally, you stepped out of the formerly dilapidated dorm, and Idia turned his head to look.
… you were both cosplaying characters from the same anime the two of you bonded over, him as the anxious magic user and you as the peppy paladin, complete with armour (thank you Film Club~). You guys didn’t even plan it out, which was weird but not too weird since you both kinda had brain rot about it.
“HA!” You exclaimed, adjusting the foam sword resting on your side, “we match!~”
Idia fixed the pointed ears he was wearing, “... I guess we do.”
Your face went serious for a quick moment. “You still don’t get to see Grim though.” You then flashed him a wink and got into the car — the faster you did that, the more likely that you didn’t waste time trying to find Grim and wasting time.
Idia pouted a bit but also got into the car, leaving a seat between you two. “I get dressed up with a wig, but no Grim,” he grumbled.
You sighed, “Next time.”
“Promise?”
You placed your fist over your heart, “I swear on my life.”
Idia just looked at you, most likely questioning his life decisions. “You’re weird.” Maybe they should be on the same weird list as Trey and Rook?
“Meh,” you shrugged. “That’s a compliment for me, plus,” you smiled at him, “it fits the character I’m cosplaying as!”
The rest of the ride was fairly quiet, but not an awkward quiet, more … content? Yeah, content. Plus, knowing how cons went back at home, this was about to be a very busy day.
…
…
Somehow, you had managed to lose Idia. You had stopped several other people who were cosplaying the same character but hadn’t managed to find him yet.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Where are you?
You had been in the food court, tempted by the pizza but your soul had nearly left your body seeing the jacked up prices. You had been up and down the different voice actors meet and greets, but still nothing. You had even checked the bathroom lines and sat outside them for a solid ten minutes before calling that venture a quits.
There was no sign of Idia.
Finally, you got a message back.
Gloomurai
… artist alley
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… how much did you spend?
Message seen
“DON’T LEAVE ME ON READ!” You coughed, realizing that you had said that out loud. Taking a breath and ignoring your stomach that was starting to growl, you made your way to artist alley, where many a con goer had gone in saying they would spend nothing, only to leave with many a thing (totally worth it, support artists and small businesses, folks).
Finally, after nearly two hours of being missing in action, you found Idia, who was carrying a copious amount of bags.
“This is where you disappeared off to?” You crossed your arms over your chest and raised a brow in question.
Idia offered you a wobbly smile, offered his hand and then opened it. “I got us matching phone charms…”
In his hand were the characters you were cosplaying. Sighing a bit, you took the charm of his character. “I was just worried about you,” you mumbled, trying to put the cute charm on your ancient phone.
“Sorry-”
“Don’t apologise,” you grabbed some of the bags from him to lessen the load a bit. “But for my own well being, please do not tell me how much you spent today.”
Idia looked at the charm connected to his own phone and then looked back at you. “Deal.”
“However,” you said with a sly grin, “since you put me through so much anguish, you do owe me dinner.”
Idia huffed, but he was starting to get peckish too. “What do you feel like eating, my knight,” he said sarcastically.
You wiggled your brows, “Pizza. Convention pizza.”
“So, regular pizza but just with jacked up prices?”
“Yeah, basically.”
The two of you got your pizza, and proceeded to enjoy the rest of your day. You both managed to see the manga artist of the characters you were cosplaying as — yes, tears were shed — and made some good memories.The two of you were happy, and you were looking forward to filling your calendar with Idia Time, you even knew the perfect blue marker to use.
This is an entry for the Sweet Shroud Summer 2024 event held by the lovely @cloudcountry
Content; Gender-neutral reader, fluff, some swearing here and there
Word Count; 1.8 K
Please do not put my work into AI. If you would like to see more of my work check out my masterlist!
Summer was back in full force. Even from within the cold walls and highly air-conditioned hallways of S.T.Y.X. Idia was overheating. He didn’t even have Ortho, since he was powered down to prevent his system from overheating — they both learned that lesson last summer and neither of them were happy not to have the other for three days while Idia was trying to fix him up. So, he was busy typing away at his computer, switching between his actual tasks and the multitude of open tabs that he had open.
Finishing up on reading one of what seemed to be a never-ending pile of reports, Idia took a look at his messages, Mess in Chat >w^ — getting a small smile from the little winky face — and saw that there was a new message … from an hour ago.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’m melting
I’ve melted
I’m a pool of goop on the floor
Idia tapped his fingers on his keyboard, trying to think of something to say. While he wouldn’t say the two of you were overly friendly, you also weren’t acquaintances. Idia knows that you’re trying to be his friend — dear Sevens, Ortho was so happy when he saw Idia smile at his phone when you messaged him — but it’s hard with being online.
Would he actually ask to meet in real life? Oh Sevens no! You, the self proclaimed ‘mess’ (Idia wouldn’t even say that you were a mess, just well-meaning and a bit awkward at times) low keyed scared him. Well not actually scare him, but he didn’t want to get too close only for the friendship to blow up in his face.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
AHA!
I CAN SEE THAT YOU’RE ONLINE!
Idia sighed, the jig was up.
Gloomurai
I thought you melted into goop
Goop can’t type
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’ve regained my non-goop form to bug you
I’M BOREDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Gloomurai
…
F
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
DON’T PUT AN F IN THE CHAT
WHAT THE HELL
… eugh… dying of heatstroke
Tell my cat that I love him…. X-X
Idia coughed out a small laugh. He doubted you were as melodramatic IRL as you were online, but it made the monotony of his day — especially now that he didn’t even have the excuse of classes to break it up — a bit better.
Gloomurai
You shall be missed
CAT
CAT PIC PLEASE
CAT PIC IN THESE TRYING TIMES
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… my phone doesn’t have a camera …
And he’s on top of the fridge complaining about the heat
Idia sighed, remembering that besides having a laptop for classes, that was the best tech that you had. He remembers you complaining about your lack of funds and your employer. How you managed to balance your job and schooling at the same time baffled and, as you two got closer, worried him.
Gloomurai
You really need a better phone
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’M A BROKE STUDENT
I’M TRYING MY BEST
I EVEN HAVE A SECOND JOB
Gloomurai
So you’re not only dying of heatstroke but also overworking yourself? F
… what’s your second job?
‘WHAT AM I THINKING?! I DON’T KNOW THEM LIKE THAT-’
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… swan boats …
Gloomurai
… swan boats?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Swan boats.
Even have a silly uniform and everything
The pay is decent though, and I only work weekends
UNLIKE MY OTHER JOB-
“We’re going to see them, right?” Ortho asked, making Idia jump.
“OrThO-” Idia squeaked, switching tabs at the speed of light, and clearing his throat. “... no”
Ortho looked at Idia, who was smiling a minute ago and was now back to being jumpy. “But-” he paused, looking between the screen and his brother. He knew who Friendly Neighbourhood Mess was — hard not to when you can see the entirety of Night Raven’s search history — but he also knew his brother. “Just know that they enjoy having you as a friend.”
Idia looked back to his screen, knowing you were going on a tirade about your first boss. “They enjoy having Gloomurai as a friend,” he sighed, shaking his head. “Besides,” he looked back at Ortho,”it would be weird for me to just show up.”
“Not if they invite you.~” Ortho chirped, going back to his room since he could feel his systems starting to overheat again. “They’re your friend online… so why not in person too?”
Idia opened up your tab again, and sure enough, you were on a full blown tirade.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I SHOULD REPORT HIS ASS BUT THEN I WON’T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE-
OH WHEN I GRADUATE HIS ASS IS GRASS I TELL YOU-
Gloomurai
I’ll bring you one of those lawnmowers you drive
Friendly Neighbour Mess
*sniffles* You’re a true friend
Gloomurai
So, about your other job…
‘Come on, think of a believable excuse so you don’t look like a loser. THINK! COME ON BRAIN! BE SMART!’
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Wait
Idea
Idia felt his hair warming, but patted it. ‘Get a hold of yourself, it’s just the word idea for Sevens sake!’
I take you for a spin on one of those death traps
Gloomurai
I-
DEATH TRAPS?
NEVERMIND
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Too late >w^
See you Saturday!
Idia stared at his screen for a bit, processing everything. You had invited him to your work. He was going to meet you IRL. He was going to get in a swan boat, like the one you see in cheesy otome cutscenes and animes, and they were, apparently, death traps.
… why was he excited about it then?
…
…
You were at work, giving your best customer service smile and voice to the kids, families, and couples that came up through the line. “Remember folks to keep on your life jackets at all times, and to keep your arms and legs inside the boat at all times! Enjoy your ride!~”
While yes, you did have to wear an all-white uniform complete with a baseball cap with swan wings, it wasn’t half bad.
The lunch room was always packed with good food, cold drinks, and the comfiest couch you have ever had the pleasure of plopping down into. Sure, it was a bit embarrassing — Ace had nearly laughed his ass off when he saw you in your get up and the fakely sweet smile you gave him — but it was only for this summer, and only for the weekends. Besides, it was cushy and most importantly, not putting your life into peril every five to seven business days when compared to the job that Crowley had given you.
You were already getting into your little monologue that you’re used to saying to customers when you faltered. “Enjoy your- Idia?” You blinked, surprised to see him. You barely got to see him at school, so seeing him here of all places was a shock to put it lightly.
Idia was fidgeting with the zipper of his life jacket and jumped when you said his name. ‘Y/N? The Ramshackle prefect-’ “... hi?”
“Hi,” you say back. “Umm, sorry, but there has to be two people to a boat,” you say sheepishly.
Idia jumps a bit and accidentally zips some of his hair in the zipper. “I was waiting for a friend…” he mutters, “they, uh, work here?”
You pause and your eyes widen. “YOU!”
“Me?!” Idia blinked rapidly. “Wait, you?!” Idia put the pieces together.
The lamenting about your first job. The complaints about your cat stealing your food. The silly uniform for your second job — which is silly, but you make it work. And the way you spoke online matched how you spoke with your IRL friends.
“You’re Friendly Neighbourhood Mess-”
“You’re Gloomurai!”
You both say it at the same time. You offer him a bright smile before saying something quietly into your walkie-talkie and putting on a bright yellow life jacket.
“Well,” you chuckle, “good thing you have a friend that’s willing to get on one of these death traps with you then!”
Idia let you take the lead before stumbling into the boat. “You probably shouldn’t call these ‘death traps’ since you work here,” he offered lightly.
You helped stabilize him since he was struggling to stand due to the light waves. “Well, they are, my land-loving friend.”
Idia sat down quickly, trying not to get flustered by the skin contact but failing. “Then I p-probably shouldn’t be on here, should I?”
“Nope,” you popped the p at the end and started moving the boat with the hand pedals. “But it takes two people to move these things.”
Idia started pedalling with you, and despite his fears of you wanting to make idle small talk, you didn’t. Instead, you pointed out some favourite spots and allowed him to contribute to the conversation at his own pace. Even though it idled here and there, it wasn’t awkward. It was comfortable.
When you sailed (can it even be called sailing when it’s a swan boat?) under the canopy of a weeping willow, you spoke again. “So, why did you agree to meet me? Let alone in one of these?”
Idia looked at you again, the dappled lighting blocking out the heat of the sun, yet he felt warmer now than before. “I don’t know, just,” he breathed in, centring himself, “I guess I wanted to spend time with a friend.” He smiled then, it was a small thing, but it was genuine. “Also,” he coughed, “you lied about the death trap part about this whole thing.”
You laughed, shaking the boat a little. “Oh it is, if not physically, then, reputation-wise. Death to social life via swan boat.”
Idia snorted. ‘Well, good thing that I don’t … didn’t have one then.’ “Good thing there’s someone who knows what they’re doing then… you do know what you’re doing, right?”
You shrugged, “I have a certificate if that eases your mind a bit.”
And the two of you continued paddling away, chatting here and there before heading back to the dock where a few of your coworkers gave the both of you thumbs-ups and winks. Idia felt himself go warm, whereas you rolled your eyes at them before helping Idia out.
“If you don’t mind, want to do this again?” You asked, undoing your lifejacket, looking expectantly towards him.
Idia fumbled with his own before you helped him out. “... that would be fun,” he smiled.
You smiled back, patted him on the shoulder as he walked away, and went back to greeting customers again.
Idia was happy about how today went, even though he would wake up a lovely shade of lobster red tomorrow and a very curious Ortho, but for the first time in a while, he was looking forward to summer vacation, and having some of it be outside of his computer screen. And, most importantly, have a friend that he didn’t feel like he had to be someone else with.
This is an entry for the Sweet Shroud Summer 2024 event held by the lovely @cloudcountry
Content; Gender-neutral reader, fluff, some swearing here and there
Word Count; 1.8 K
Part 2; Mess at Con
Please do not put my work into AI. If you would like to see more of my work check out my masterlist!
Summer was back in full force. Even from within the cold walls and highly air-conditioned hallways of S.T.Y.X. Idia was overheating. He didn’t even have Ortho, since he was powered down to prevent his system from overheating — they both learned that lesson last summer and neither of them were happy not to have the other for three days while Idia was trying to fix him up. So, he was busy typing away at his computer, switching between his actual tasks and the multitude of open tabs that he had open.
Finishing up on reading one of what seemed to be a never-ending pile of reports, Idia took a look at his messages, Mess in Chat >w^ — getting a small smile from the little winky face — and saw that there was a new message … from an hour ago.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’m melting
I’ve melted
I’m a pool of goop on the floor
Idia tapped his fingers on his keyboard, trying to think of something to say. While he wouldn’t say the two of you were overly friendly, you also weren’t acquaintances. Idia knows that you’re trying to be his friend — dear Sevens, Ortho was so happy when he saw Idia smile at his phone when you messaged him — but it’s hard with being online.
Would he actually ask to meet in real life? Oh Sevens no! You, the self proclaimed ‘mess’ (Idia wouldn’t even say that you were a mess, just well-meaning and a bit awkward at times) low keyed scared him. Well not actually scare him, but he didn’t want to get too close only for the friendship to blow up in his face.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
AHA!
I CAN SEE THAT YOU’RE ONLINE!
Idia sighed, the jig was up.
Gloomurai
I thought you melted into goop
Goop can’t type
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’ve regained my non-goop form to bug you
I’M BOREDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Gloomurai
…
F
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
DON’T PUT AN F IN THE CHAT
WHAT THE HELL
… eugh… dying of heatstroke
Tell my cat that I love him…. X-X
Idia coughed out a small laugh. He doubted you were as melodramatic IRL as you were online, but it made the monotony of his day — especially now that he didn’t even have the excuse of classes to break it up — a bit better.
Gloomurai
You shall be missed
CAT
CAT PIC PLEASE
CAT PIC IN THESE TRYING TIMES
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… my phone doesn’t have a camera …
And he’s on top of the fridge complaining about the heat
Idia sighed, remembering that besides having a laptop for classes, that was the best tech that you had. He remembers you complaining about your lack of funds and your employer. How you managed to balance your job and schooling at the same time baffled and, as you two got closer, worried him.
Gloomurai
You really need a better phone
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I’M A BROKE STUDENT
I’M TRYING MY BEST
I EVEN HAVE A SECOND JOB
Gloomurai
So you’re not only dying of heatstroke but also overworking yourself? F
… what’s your second job?
‘WHAT AM I THINKING?! I DON’T KNOW THEM LIKE THAT-’
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
… swan boats …
Gloomurai
… swan boats?
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Swan boats.
Even have a silly uniform and everything
The pay is decent though, and I only work weekends
UNLIKE MY OTHER JOB-
“We’re going to see them, right?” Ortho asked, making Idia jump.
“OrThO-” Idia squeaked, switching tabs at the speed of light, and clearing his throat. “... no”
Ortho looked at Idia, who was smiling a minute ago and was now back to being jumpy. “But-” he paused, looking between the screen and his brother. He knew who Friendly Neighbourhood Mess was — hard not to when you can see the entirety of Night Raven’s search history — but he also knew his brother. “Just know that they enjoy having you as a friend.”
Idia looked back to his screen, knowing you were going on a tirade about your first boss. “They enjoy having Gloomurai as a friend,” he sighed, shaking his head. “Besides,” he looked back at Ortho,”it would be weird for me to just show up.”
“Not if they invite you.~” Ortho chirped, going back to his room since he could feel his systems starting to overheat again. “They’re your friend online… so why not in person too?”
Idia opened up your tab again, and sure enough, you were on a full blown tirade.
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
I SHOULD REPORT HIS ASS BUT THEN I WON’T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE-
OH WHEN I GRADUATE HIS ASS IS GRASS I TELL YOU-
Gloomurai
I’ll bring you one of those lawnmowers you drive
Friendly Neighbour Mess
*sniffles* You’re a true friend
Gloomurai
So, about your other job…
‘Come on, think of a believable excuse so you don’t look like a loser. THINK! COME ON BRAIN! BE SMART!’
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Wait
Idea
Idia felt his hair warming, but patted it. ‘Get a hold of yourself, it’s just the word idea for Sevens sake!’
I take you for a spin on one of those death traps
Gloomurai
I-
DEATH TRAPS?
NEVERMIND
Friendly Neighbourhood Mess
Too late >w^
See you Saturday!
Idia stared at his screen for a bit, processing everything. You had invited him to your work. He was going to meet you IRL. He was going to get in a swan boat, like the one you see in cheesy otome cutscenes and animes, and they were, apparently, death traps.
… why was he excited about it then?
…
…
You were at work, giving your best customer service smile and voice to the kids, families, and couples that came up through the line. “Remember folks to keep on your life jackets at all times, and to keep your arms and legs inside the boat at all times! Enjoy your ride!~”
While yes, you did have to wear an all-white uniform complete with a baseball cap with swan wings, it wasn’t half bad.
The lunch room was always packed with good food, cold drinks, and the comfiest couch you have ever had the pleasure of plopping down into. Sure, it was a bit embarrassing — Ace had nearly laughed his ass off when he saw you in your get up and the fakely sweet smile you gave him — but it was only for this summer, and only for the weekends. Besides, it was cushy and most importantly, not putting your life into peril every five to seven business days when compared to the job that Crowley had given you.
You were already getting into your little monologue that you’re used to saying to customers when you faltered. “Enjoy your- Idia?” You blinked, surprised to see him. You barely got to see him at school, so seeing him here of all places was a shock to put it lightly.
Idia was fidgeting with the zipper of his life jacket and jumped when you said his name. ‘Y/N? The Ramshackle prefect-’ “... hi?”
“Hi,” you say back. “Umm, sorry, but there has to be two people to a boat,” you say sheepishly.
Idia jumps a bit and accidentally zips some of his hair in the zipper. “I was waiting for a friend…” he mutters, “they, uh, work here?”
You pause and your eyes widen. “YOU!”
“Me?!” Idia blinked rapidly. “Wait, you?!” Idia put the pieces together.
The lamenting about your first job. The complaints about your cat stealing your food. The silly uniform for your second job — which is silly, but you make it work. And the way you spoke online matched how you spoke with your IRL friends.
“You’re Friendly Neighbourhood Mess-”
“You’re Gloomurai!”
You both say it at the same time. You offer him a bright smile before saying something quietly into your walkie-talkie and putting on a bright yellow life jacket.
“Well,” you chuckle, “good thing you have a friend that’s willing to get on one of these death traps with you then!”
Idia let you take the lead before stumbling into the boat. “You probably shouldn’t call these ‘death traps’ since you work here,” he offered lightly.
You helped stabilize him since he was struggling to stand due to the light waves. “Well, they are, my land-loving friend.”
Idia sat down quickly, trying not to get flustered by the skin contact but failing. “Then I p-probably shouldn’t be on here, should I?”
“Nope,” you popped the p at the end and started moving the boat with the hand pedals. “But it takes two people to move these things.”
Idia started pedalling with you, and despite his fears of you wanting to make idle small talk, you didn’t. Instead, you pointed out some favourite spots and allowed him to contribute to the conversation at his own pace. Even though it idled here and there, it wasn’t awkward. It was comfortable.
When you sailed (can it even be called sailing when it’s a swan boat?) under the canopy of a weeping willow, you spoke again. “So, why did you agree to meet me? Let alone in one of these?”
Idia looked at you again, the dappled lighting blocking out the heat of the sun, yet he felt warmer now than before. “I don’t know, just,” he breathed in, centring himself, “I guess I wanted to spend time with a friend.” He smiled then, it was a small thing, but it was genuine. “Also,” he coughed, “you lied about the death trap part about this whole thing.”
You laughed, shaking the boat a little. “Oh it is, if not physically, then, reputation-wise. Death to social life via swan boat.”
Idia snorted. ‘Well, good thing that I don’t … didn’t have one then.’ “Good thing there’s someone who knows what they’re doing then… you do know what you’re doing, right?”
You shrugged, “I have a certificate if that eases your mind a bit.”
And the two of you continued paddling away, chatting here and there before heading back to the dock where a few of your coworkers gave the both of you thumbs-ups and winks. Idia felt himself go warm, whereas you rolled your eyes at them before helping Idia out.
“If you don’t mind, want to do this again?” You asked, undoing your lifejacket, looking expectantly towards him.
Idia fumbled with his own before you helped him out. “... that would be fun,” he smiled.
You smiled back, patted him on the shoulder as he walked away, and went back to greeting customers again.
Idia was happy about how today went, even though he would wake up a lovely shade of lobster red tomorrow and a very curious Ortho, but for the first time in a while, he was looking forward to summer vacation, and having some of it be outside of his computer screen. And, most importantly, have a friend that he didn’t feel like he had to be someone else with.
Sorry for the inactivity, been dealing with burnout and lack of creativity in general.
BUT I MAY BE BACK
I'll be posting something for an event that a friend is hosting in a few days, but I want to do some blog maintenance first. Might condense some masterlists, add to my bio, we shall see.
attention twisted wonderland fans! ortho has tasked you with an important mission—give his brother the best summer imaginable!
welcome to the introduction post for my new event! i am your host, auburn! you probably know me as azulashengrottospiano, but i've changed urls ^^;
this time, i'm attempting to bring people together instead of doing an event all by myself. you'll have to forgive me if it's confusing, i've never hosted something like this before but i'll do my best and i hope you guys will have fun!
both writers and artists are encouraged to participate!
RUN TIME: this event will run from may 27th to june 10th! but you are more than welcome to post your pieces before then if you are finished or after if something came up! we understand <3
TO SIGN UP: please comment or reblog this post with your name and what you're going to be making! you don't need to have a specific idea yet, you can just whether you're an author or an artist!
when finished, please tag your works with sweet shroud summer 2024 so people can have an overview of the event's wonderful talent!
the event rules . . .
no nsfw content, i want minors to be able to participate as well if they want to.
any content is welcome aside from that! it can be romantic, familial, platonic, it can include yuu or not!
just as long as idia is getting out of his room and having a good time C: make sure you treat him well or ortho will get upset!
the company policy is open to be modified if a customer brings up a question!!
contributors and their pieces will be listed under the cut.
ooo ask games! i won't spam you with all of them so here are a few: 💌, ✨ and 📚~
Plz spam me I have a chronic condition (I like talking abt my works LMAO)
Under a read more bc she got a lil long!!!
💌 — Is there a fav trope you like to write?
I love unrequited/pining anything bc I can eat that up in a heartbeat, but I am also deeply fond of the 'two people one braincell' concept where it's just two folks who need to be beside each other to really have one coherent thought 😭
✨️ — Out of the comments you've received on your fics, what are two or three of your favorites?
Ohhhh LMAO oh god. Any time anyone rb's a fic of mine on here and goes ham in the tags or as an addition (Lian and Hana this is targeted at you, lovingly ♡) it automatically becomes a fav I will re-read again and giggle at.
I also had someone on Erlkönig recently pick out bits of their fav lines from my most recent chapter and add comments, which I thought was v sweet 💕 a lot of Erlkönig and Obsiquy comments make me happy, tbh. Anything is sweet in my eyes!
📚 — Is there a fanfic or fanfic writer you'd recommend?
Oh god now I gotta amount my brain power (and look at my bookmarks) 😭😭😭
In terms of fics, Like Lark Notes From the Sky by ARevenantDreamingOfRoses (locked unless logged in) is an absolute banger. It follows an MC who has the ghost of KoD attached to them, guiding them throughout the game; MC is implied to be Fae too.) A stunning, STUNNING piece of work so far. 4 chapters!
you are proof of my existence by ToshihikoRin is also lovely. It covers heavier topics in it, but the author balances this with light-hearted moments too. 27 chapters!
Atramentum by Chronophage is also another really beautiful piece of work. The author writes in a manner I find engaging and easy to follow. It doesn't have Grim in it, as a warning. 36 chapters!
In terms of writers, @welshoot , @hanafubukki , @curekibouka-writing , @llondonfog , @ / raven-at-the-writing-desk, @da-birb-writes-sometimes , and @vera-deville are a few of my immediate top of head who ik write fanfics. But honestly, there are tons of fantastic writers in any of the twst tags that I've come across :)
Hello! how you doing?? may i request for your event , epel with a fluffy platonic ''long distance relationship" ?
and as my backup i thought of riddle with ''farmer's market'' , like a funny romantic outing
and i think you said 2 backups ... if you then stargazing with azul , romantic hurt/comfort
i'm not used to requesting so if i did anything wrong sorry oopsie i didn't mean too 😅
Long-Distance Relationship; Epel Felmier
Content; Fluff, gender-neutral reader, platonic
Word Count; 650+
AN; Everything looks great, no need to worry! I hope you enjoy this, and the friendship with Epel! As a reminder, do not put my work — or others for that matter — into AI as it steals. Link to Masterlist
This summer had been quiet, with Professor Trein basically threatening Crowley to let you stay with him. But it was nice. You had a nice room with overstuffed pillows and old quilts. And an actually nice bed that didn’t have any springs poking out of it. After the chaos that had been the school-year, it was nice having a stable home environment. Also Trein gave you the freedom you needed, and didn’t hover, but was there when you needed him.
“Another letter arrived for you,” the older man said while waiting for his morning cup of tea to cool down. “From Felmier.”
Epel couldn’t come to visit as often as the others, as he was busy at the farm and doing promotional work to help bring Felmier Farms into the public’s eye. But he sent a letter every week, each with an apple stamp.
You opened the letter, curbing your excitement. There was rarely anything super exciting in them, but it was still nice to read what Epel got into.
Meemaw says I should be able to visit next week! So be prepared for a lot of stuff; could ‘have sworn you’re her grandkid an’ not me.
Hope you like kitschy apple-themed clothes.
Epel is coming. Epel is coming! You hadn’t seen him in over a month, and the last time you did he was working the family stand at the farmer’s market. You couldn’t really catch up then, but now, now you could. You could finally catch up with your best friend. “Is it okay if Epel comes over?”
Trein looked up from the book he was reading and gave you a curt nod before going back to his book and morning cup of tea
Places to go with Epel;
You had started to make a list, but nothing was really coming to you. You didn’t know many other places save for Night Raven College, and the small village where Trein, and now you, resided. Sighing, you spun in your chair, thinking. Epel was arriving tomorrow and you had jack-all planned. And sure, just catching up and hanging inside the home or out in the yard was nice and all, but you wanted to do something. “Come on brain, be smart,” you sighed, plopping down on the bed and groaning. Maybe some sleep would hel- “Epel?”
And standing outside your window was none other than Epel Felmier, carrying a backpack and an amusingly large box. He was moving his mouth, but you couldn’t make out what he was saying. Getting up, you moved towards the window and pushed it up.
“-et me in, these damn skeeters are eatin’ me alive,” is what you heard upon opening the window. And there were indeed a few mosquitoes trying their hardest to make a midnight snack out of your friend. “Long time no see, huh?”
You moved aside so he could let himself in. he was early, in the letter he said he’d be arriving tomorrow right after lunch. But Epel was here, in the middle of the night, hauling a large wooden crate into your room. “Yeah, but what are you doing here Epel?”
He let out a grunt as the wood crate finally got through the threshold of the window. “Visiting, like I said… Pa dropped me off early but I had some runnin’ around to do.” He reached into his pocket and handed you a small bee keychain. “Gotcha this in town, since you’re a busy bee.”
You lightly punched his shoulder, as you knew Trein would give the both of you a questioning look, but you were happy to see Epel. “So, what horrors did Marja send?” You peaked into the wooden crate.
Epel grabbed out a cardigan made of granny squares with apples and apple blossoms instead of daisies. “Matching sweaters,” he said with mock fear in his voice.
The two of you laughed though, as it was a sweet action, and once it started to cool off, the both of you would wear them together; like the cheesy matching outfits parents put siblings in.
