Name: Calypso Reverie
Age: (who’s really counting? I’m somewhere between a memory and a dream)
Status: Learning guitar but dreaming of the stage / Writing the stories I wish I could live / Artist in progress ;)
Vibe: Red & black with a touch of chaos 🙏
Major/Interest: Art, Writing, Music, all things I can’t escape / Trying to live outside the lines / Creative mess waiting to happen
🥀 WHO AM I?
I’m learning the art of screaming softly — guitar in one hand, pen in the other
Punk rock music fuels my thoughts, but so does the chaos of a good story~
I live in the in-between: memories fading like old songs, echoes of people long gone
I dream about art, write like I’m fighting ghosts, and create like I’m running out of time (Yes, that is a Hamilton reference.)
Art Instagram: @[TBA]
AO3 Writing: @[TBA]
🎵 MUSIC (because it’s a vibe)
I’m constantly on the hunt for new songs and memories I can wear like a badge. Here’s what’s keeping me alive right now:
Spotify Playlist: Calypso's Playlist
Current song I'm obsessing over: Punk Tactics - Joey Valence and Brae
💿 WHY I’M HERE
To share the chaos, the art, the music, and the memories I’m collecting
I want to find people who feel the same — people who aren’t afraid to bleed for their creativity or let their mistakes become something beautiful
Maybe, just maybe, you’ll find your own stories here too, in the wreckage of my thoughts
I’m diving into this world of art, music, and writing because I can’t let it pass by like an old memory, I don't want to forget anymore.
Also, in case you couldn’t tell — I’m vibin hard with the whole Eidolon thing. Maybe that’s just me… maybe it’s you, too~
🎲 GAMBLING WITH MEMORIES
Sometimes life feels like a card game: you win some, you lose some, and then you’re left with the remnants of what you had. It’s all about knowing when to fold and when to bet it all. Here’s what I’m playing for:
Memories, past and future. A chance to rewrite the stories, maybe not better, but different.
Art, writing, guitar. All I can ever really hold onto in this world.
Everything else? Just chips I’m tossing into the pot.
🖤 CURRENT PROJECTS
Learning guitar, writing stories that feel like they’ll slip away if I don’t keep them chained down
Art commissions coming soon — DM if you want to work with me when I get it all set up! ;]
Memories — writing about them, drawing them, turning them into something that feels more like me and less like a fading ghost
⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
Just so we’re clear, this is a persona, a living, breathing collection of stories, art, and dreams. This isn’t all just me — it’s a lot of what I’m trying to become and the things I’ve already lost. We all have our pieces, right?
Feral rook lives rent free in my brain. Art based on @lowerstart awesome fanfic of my favorite love maniac. She has a whole series for twisted wonderland please check them out!
I love your drawings, and as a Leona fan, I've been fascinated by your comics; they always make me smile. Just to give you some ideas, I feel like Cheka was insisting Leona look at the stars? In The Lion King 2, it is mentioned that Simba used to look at the stars and find shapes in them.
Hehe, thanks :3
Oh, well, that's the occasion to share an old comic I made about them watching the stars :D.
(Btw some though about it. Cause Mufasa said to Simba the stars are the old kings watching after him. Ruggie said his mom joined the stars. In the fae mythology (in game), they say when they die, they join the stars too (and i'm gonna make a comic about it cause I love the fact they got the same vision of the afterlife). I must admit I just though of Mufasa words)
This comic took me sooooooo long to make but it got old so fast :')...
context: Crowley forced a bunch of them to have a picture and call it a family potrait... The reason is to be unknown but what everyone can gather through conversation and overheard conversation is that, The headmaster wants to keep up appearances and picked the closest group of students in a dorm
Other dorms: Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle, Scarabia, Pomefiore, Ignihyde, Diasomnia
Commentary:
So this one took the longest out of the bunch. I remember being able to finish Riddle in a day, but Can't finish the others fast due to college. Because I want to cut time production, I use a coloring method that actually works somehow and probs will be used by me from now on. But it is kinda an ironic thing for me to do since I still go back to this one art after I finished it to tweaks some things like Trey's and Cater's original heights. Though, the effort was payed off cause this is the most popular poster I sold on my first ever convention.
Fun fact:
Riddle is annoyed by Ace making fun of him while Trey looked dissaprovingly at the card soldier.
Cater doesn't care for he wanted to look as cute as possible for the picture while Deuce looks very nervous due to him thinking that this picture is going to matter in taking another step for him being an honor student.
Fun fact again: I drew and rendered the full body that is covered by the chair and other things. So technically, I can show their whole full body and I can even put them in different bgs, with different characters... but I'm too lazy for that and my ibis files for these are so big that it's getting laggy as hell...
Also, since Rosie gonna take a while for her new series, she will be posting these ol posters in a space of a week so you guys have something to look at :3 If any of you are interested in my full shaded artstyle, my commission is still open!
Being an Esper is hard. Finding a Guide is harder. Somehow, the only one who can handle you is Jade Leech, who is both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to you.
or: Guideverse AU!
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So, picture this: You wake up, make yourself some coffee, look outside the window… and BAM—a glowing hell portal is vomiting out nightmare creatures like it’s Black Friday at the Underworld’s Walmart.
No big deal. Just another Tuesday.
This is life now. The universe is one big, unstable loot box, and sometimes, instead of daily struggles like taxes or existential dread, you get eldritch horrors trying to redecorate your city with human remains.
And that’s why Espers and Guides exist.
Espers are the special little guys (derogatory) with godlike powers and a tendency to explode if left unattended. They punch things, obliterate monsters, and generally keep civilization from crumbling like a stale cookie.
But Espers have one teeny, tiny problem. A small, insignificant, itsy-bitsy little flaw—
Espers have a fun little self-destruct feature where, if they overuse their powers and aren’t calmed down properly afterward, they go berserk and start turning cities into craters.
Whoops.
That’s where Guides come in—people with the power to keep Espers from self-destructing and turning the planet into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. They are the Espers’ emotional support humans. Their job is to keep Espers stable, sane, and not prone to going Godzilla-mode on a bad day.
Cool system, right? Makes sense? Keeps society from crumbling?
Yeah, except there’s a problem.
The problem is you.
You are the single strongest Esper on the planet. SSS-Class. Top of the charts. The kind of power that makes scientists scream and military generals start sweating through their uniforms. If Espers were trading cards, you’d be the one people would sell their kidneys for.
There’s just one little issue.
You… cannot be guided.
Like, at all.
Every time a top-ranking Guide tries to do their job, your body reacts like you just swallowed a fork.
S-Class Guide tries to guide you? You feel like you’ve swallowed a beehive.
A-Class Guide reaches out? Your skin crawls like you’re being haunted by the ghosts of bad life choices.
Government’s best, most elite SSS Guide gives it a shot? You feel like throwing up and committing a crime, but you can’t decide which one first.
Basically, your Esper powers took one look at every high-ranking Guide and said, “I’d rather die.”
The entire world is losing its shit over this.
The government is stressed. Scientists are conducting emergency research at 3 AM. High-ranking Guides are offended because how dare you reject their very expensive, very prestigious guidance?
Nobody knows why.
Is it a genetic anomaly? A cosmic joke? Are the gods simply looking down at you and laughing? Science is baffled. The government is stressed. At this point, your mere existence is a “can we patch this in the next update?” level of disaster.
You’re a walking nuclear reactor with no off-switch. And people are starting to panic.
And meanwhile, you’re just standing there, the world’s most unstable walking nuke, trying not to sneeze too hard in case you accidentally vaporize a small country.
It’s fine. It’s totally fine.
It’s absolutely not fine.
Because if they don’t find a Guide who can actually handle you soon…
You’re going to go berserk.
And when an SSS-Class Esper goes berserk? Well. You know those fantasy novels where an ancient dragon wakes up and annihilates an entire civilization in one breath? That, but worse.
You had been this close to blacking out.
It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. You were an SSS-Class Esper, for crying out loud. You could sneeze and flatten a city block. But that Gate had been a nightmare, and without proper guidance, your body was losing its mind. Your veins felt like molten lava, your hands wouldn’t stop shaking, and your head was pounding with the kind of stress headache that could legally qualify as an assassination attempt.
So, like any responsible, law-abiding Esper who didn’t want to be put down like an unruly dog, you dragged yourself to the Guidance Center.
The moment you stepped inside, they immediately threw their best Guide at you—a fellow SSS-Class, the crème de la crème, the poster child of the entire system.
“Let’s begin,” they said, voice dripping with confidence, as if you weren’t already suffering. They reached out, their hands warm as they pressed against your skin.
And then.
Oh, God.
It hit you like a truck full of nausea and existential horror. Your stomach flipped so violently you actually gagged. Your muscles screamed in protest, every cell in your body rejecting the touch like a bad Tinder match.
You scrambled backward so fast you almost ate floor.
The SSS-Class Guide stood there, horrifically offended.
"Are you serious?" They demanded, arms crossed like a petulant child. "Again?"
You barely heard them over the sound of your own labored breathing because Wow. That had been unpleasant.
So now you were curled up on the floor of the Guidance Center, shaking from both overexertion and the delightful aftereffects of a guide touch that had made you want to throw yourself into oncoming traffic.
The SSS-Class Guide was still watching you, arms crossed, debating whether they should be more concerned about your wellbeing or their ego.
Which is exactly when Jade Leech walked in.
There was a pause.
Then a slow, deliberate click of polished shoes as he stepped toward you, tilting his head.
“…Are they supposed to look like that?” he mused aloud.
“No,” said the SSS-Class Guide, deeply unamused.
Jade hummed thoughtfully before crouching beside you, resting a hand on your shoulder. It wasn’t careful. It wasn’t hesitant.
And for the first time since your powers awakened, you didn’t want to fling yourself off a building.
Your whole body went limp.
The shaking stopped. The nausea faded.
Your mind, which had been screaming at a constant 200% volume since you turned eighteen and acquired your powers, went quiet.
It was the most blissful thing you had ever felt in your entire life.
The SSS-Class Guide was gaping at you like you had just committed high treason.
"Are you kidding me?" they spluttered. "Him?"
And then, with a huff, they stomped away, absolutely furious that you—the greatest Esper in history, the walking apocalypse—had rejected them but accepted some random nobody.
You, meanwhile, felt clear-headed for the first time in years.
You looked at Jade—at his unreadable expression, at the sharpness of his gaze.
And then you asked, voice hoarse but steady, "What’s your name?"
His lips curled into a polite smile. "Jade Leech."
"And your grade?"
He tilted his head slightly, as if entertained by the question.
“B-Class.”
Silence.
You stared at him.
Then, before you could stop yourself, you started laughing.
Of course this was happening. Of course the universe gave you a Guide you could accidentally kill.
What an absolute joke.
And yet…
You didn’t let go.
Jade Leech was the key to your survival.
Not in the romantic, fated, "I would perish without you, my love," kind of way (you weren't that dramatic, despite what your coworkers said). No, this was purely a matter of self-preservation.
For years, you had been operating like a high-powered, government-issued, barely-functioning time bomb.
Every time you subdued a gate, your body veered dangerously close to going berserk, and the only thing keeping you from breaking reality into tiny, apocalyptic pieces was the occasional half-hearted guidance session that felt about as effective as slapping a band-aid on a leaking nuclear reactor.
It was not ideal.
But now?
Now you had Jade.
Jade, the B-Class Guide who had accidentally waltzed into your life, touched your shoulder, and immediately rewired your entire nervous system.
For the first time since awakening as an Esper, you had felt calm. Like your power wasn’t on the verge of ripping itself apart. Like your own body wasn’t actively rejecting the guidance meant to stabilize you.
And it was incredible.
So, being the responsible and absolutely not impulsive person that you were, you did the only logical thing.
You decided to bribe him with a gift and ask him to temporarily bind himself to you.
Look, it wasn’t permanent.
Permanent bonding was a whole different beast.
If you bonded with Jade permanently, that was it. Game over. No take-backs, no re-dos. No guiding anyone else for the rest of his life.
Espers could still receive guidance from others, sure. But Guides? They could never guide anyone else again.
Which—haha, wow,—that had never caused any problems, ever. Definitely not an entirely predictable storm of jealousy and possessiveness among Guides who suddenly couldn’t tolerate the idea of their Esper ever touching another person.
So, no. You were not going to ask him chain himself to you for eternity. That would be both cruel and incredibly selfish.
But a temporary bond?
A temporary bond would greatly reduce the risk of you accidentally draining him to the point of no return. It would give you the stability to actually push your limits without fear of self-destruction. And most importantly, it would allow both of you to thrive.
It was perfect.
Which was why, two days later, you found yourself standing at the entrance of the Guidance Center once again, clutching a neatly wrapped gift like it was a sacrificial offering.
You marched inside with the confidence of a person who had rehearsed this conversation in their head a thousand times.
And then promptly lost all of that confidence the second Jade turned to face you, smiling like he already knew exactly what you were about to say.
"Back so soon?" he asked, his voice perfectly polite. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
You cleared your throat and forced yourself to act like a normal human being.
“I wanted to thank you,” you said, shoving the box into his hands before you could second-guess yourself. “For the other day.”
Jade’s eyes flickered with something sharp and unreadable as he took the box, his fingers brushing lightly against yours.
Then, before your already struggling brain could catch up to the recklessness of what you were about to do, you pushed forward.
“I also had a proposal for you.”
Jade tilted his head, looking far too entertained.
“I see,” he said. “Do tell.”
You inhaled deeply.
"Would you be interested in forming a temporary bond with me?"
There. You said it.
Now, all you had to do was wait for him to either:
A) Refuse outright because it was too much effort.
B) Agree immediately because having the strongest Esper in existence on a leash would give him unfathomable influence.
What you did not expect was for him to smile.
Not a normal smile. Not a polite, professional, "oh wow, what a fascinating suggestion," kind of smile.
No.
This was something else.
A slow, deliberate, sharp-edged thing.
Jade stepped closer, gaze glinting with quiet amusement.
"And what," he murmured, voice too smooth, too knowing, "would you be willing to offer me in return?"
You blinked.
Oh.
Oh, you might be in deep shit.
It had been weeks.
Weeks of asking Jade to temporarily bind himself to you. Weeks of bargaining, negotiating, and trying to convince him that this wasn’t some tragic, toxic love story where the frail Guide got used up like an expired battery. Weeks of him smiling at you like you were a particularly amusing lab rat scrambling against the walls of a maze.
And yet.
Despite all of that—he still guided you.
He still stepped in when your brain felt like it was melting from the inside out, still pressed a steady hand against your skin like it was the easiest thing in the world, still whispered, “Don’t fight it. Just relax.”
Which was a very funny thing to say to someone who could literally kill you by accident.
And that was the problem.
Because he wasn’t bound to you.
Which meant that if you drained him too much—if you accidentally pushed him past his limits—there would be no failsafe.
And if that happened—if you were even a fraction too reckless—
He would die.
And you would go to jail.
And, even worse, you would probably cry.
So, obviously, the rational thing to do was to pull away whenever you felt like you were taking too much.
Which brings you to now.
Jade had been guiding you for forty-five minutes.
FORTY-FIVE. MINUTES.
An ungodly amount of time. A suicidal amount of time.
You could already see the signs of fatigue in him. His touch had grown warmer, heavier, his breaths had slowed into something almost too steady.
He was getting tired.
Which meant it was time to get the hell out of here before you became a murderer.
You twisted, trying to sit up, and—like the absolute menace he was—Jade simply… swung his legs over yours, caging you beneath him like some deranged, smug, lanky cryptid that refused to let you escape.
You froze.
He smiled.
That sharp, infuriating, absolutely unhinged smile.
"Now, now," he murmured, voice sickeningly patient, "where do you think you're going?"
You stared at him in horror.
"You've been guiding me for almost an hour," you hissed, your muscles tense with the effort of not launching him across the room. "I refuse to let you die because you’re too stubborn to let me leave."
Jade tilted his head, considering.
"Hm."
You blinked.
"Hm"???
You had just laid out the possibility of a tragic demise and all he had to say was ‘hm’???
"What the hell does that mean?" you demanded.
Jade leaned in slightly, pressing his fingers against your neck, his touch featherlight.
"I wonder," he mused, eyes glinting with something that looked too much like amusement, "do you think perhaps you are underestimating me?"
"Underestimating you?" You nearly choked on your own disbelief. "Jade, you are a B-Class Guide. I could literally snap you in half like a goddamn glow stick."
"And yet," he said smoothly, "I am still here."
Your eye twitched.
"That is not the flex you think it is—"
"Shhh," he murmured, pressing his fingers against your temple. "Relax. Just a little longer."
You wanted to argue. You really, really did.
But the second his touch deepened the guiding, your entire body sagged under the weight of exhaustion.
You hated how much you trusted it.
You hated that, in the end, you let him win.
Because as much as you wanted to fight him, as much as you wanted to break free and flee the room—
You needed this.
And he knew it.
Which was why he was smiling so much.
The absolute menace.
Today, you did something very dangerous.
No, not fighting another Gate. Not risking your life for the safety of others. Not even getting guided by a man who was one unfortunate sneeze away from becoming a tragic obituary.
No, you did something far worse.
You asked Jade Leech what he wanted in return for keeping you alive.
It was a reasonable question! A necessary question! Because at this point, the man was essentially your life support, and it felt a little irresponsible to just assume he’d be happy with some gift baskets and heartfelt thank-you notes. If you were going to keep depending on him, you needed to know what he wanted.
So you asked.
And the menace smiled.
Which immediately sent your self-preservation instincts screaming.
That was never a good sign. Jade’s smiles were like sharks in shallow water—unsettling, unnatural, and a clear warning that something was about to go very, very wrong.
You braced yourself.
And then he said:
"A nature trail."
You stared at him.
And blinked.
And then stared at him some more.
Because surely you had misheard him.
“A nature trail,” you repeated slowly, because there was no possible way that was all he wanted. You had prepared for blackmail. You had budgeted for bribes. Hell, you had been willing to break the bank if it meant keeping him around (not to brag, but the government paid you stupidly well for constantly risking your life). And yet, out of all the possible insane, ominous, power-hungry demands he could’ve made—
He was asking for a casual stroll through the wilderness?
Jade nodded, the picture of serenity. “Yes.”
"That’s it?" You squinted at him, like maybe if you looked hard enough, you’d find some hidden, sinister agenda buried in his expression. "That's all you want? Not money? Not status? Not, I don’t know, government secrets?"
Jade’s lips twitched, his amusement almost palpable. “For now.”
For now.
For now???
You triple checked that he was being serious, eyed him with the kind of deep, unblinking suspicion normally reserved for politicians and people who ate their cereal without milk, but all he did was nod serenely.
And so, finally, reluctantly, completely aware that you were probably walking into some elaborate trap—
You sighed and muttered, "Sure. What the hell."
It was almost alarming how much fun you were having.
For once, you weren’t dealing with the constant, soul-crushing sensation of your own mind and body trying to rip each other apart like two rabid raccoons fighting over a single McDonald’s fry.
For once, you could just exist without the underlying fear of accidentally exploding something—or someone—if you weren’t careful.
And as it turned out, existing was kind of nice.
You took the time to smell the flowers (literally, because Jade had shoved one under your nose and said, “Tell me, do you also detect the faintest hint of decay?” which was an incredibly alarming sentence but a nice flower).
You watched as little woodland creatures scampered through the underbrush, entirely unbothered by the fact that an SSS-Class Esper and a B-Class Guide were just casually strolling through their home like a scenic couple in a nature documentary. And honestly?
It was peaceful. Disturbingly peaceful.
But the real sight—the real discovery—was Jade himself.
You had never seen him like this before. Completely in his element. He had dumped the entirety of your picnic basket into your arms without hesitation and was now roaming freely, examining plants with the intense curiosity of a man who had just found Atlantis.
Every few minutes, he’d pause and rattle off some absurdly specific nature fact at you, like, “This particular plant releases a toxin that causes temporary blindness if ingested. Isn’t that fascinating?” or “Did you know that otters sometimes use tools to crack open shellfish? Much like humans, they have a preference for certain objects. Some even carry the same rock with them for years.”
You had absolutely no idea why you found this so entertaining.
Maybe it was the way he spoke, all smooth enthusiasm and quiet amusement. Maybe it was the way he moved, effortless, unhurried, utterly unbothered by anything except whatever flora had captured his attention next. Or maybe—God help you—it was just him.
Not that you’d ever admit that. You’d rather eat your own boots.
Still, you couldn’t help but watch as he suddenly stilled. His gaze snapped toward something in the distance, eyes gleaming with open delight, and you knew—instinctively, immediately—that something was about to go down.
And sure enough—
"Ah."
That single, quiet syllable was so ominous you had to physically fight the urge to take a step back.
Then, Jade turned toward you, expression eerily composed despite the unmistakable excitement in his gaze, and said, “Do you see that mushroom?”
You followed his gaze toward the completely ordinary-looking tree. And then you squinted.
There, just barely within sight, was a mushroom.
A mushroom that looked like every other goddamn mushroom you had passed on this trip.
And yet.
Based on the way Jade’s entire soul had just left his body in pure, unfiltered joy, you could only assume it was some rare, once-in-a-lifetime god of the fungi.
You watched as he immediately took his phone out, snapping so many pictures you were half convinced he was going to submit them to a mushroom appreciation forum.
Then he paused.
And the exhilaration on his face dimmed—just slightly.
Because, unfortunately for him, the mushroom in question was just barely out of reach.
And you—a fool, an absolute clown, an irredeemable dumbass—
Put your bags down.
Walked up to him.
And lifted him up.
For a single, terrifying moment, there was silence.
Jade froze. His hands hovered in midair, like even he couldn’t quite believe what was happening.
Then, slowly, he reached forward.
Plucked the mushroom from its resting place.
And you—practically sweating bullets at the realization of what you had just done without even thinking about it—lowered him back onto solid ground.
The first thing he did was examine the sample like it was the most precious object in the entire world. The second thing he did was glance up at you—not with his usual smug amusement, not with teasing mirth, but something else entirely.
A slow, quiet smile.
Warm. Gentle. Uncharacteristically soft.
And that was the exact moment you thought, “Fuck my life, I’m doomed.”
Without another word, you picked your bags back up and followed him to the next area.
The Gate had been particularly easy to suppress today—by which you meant no spontaneous explosions, no sudden existential dread, and, most importantly, no feeling like your brain had been wrung out like a wet dishcloth. All in all, a successful day.
So when you spotted Jade afterward, you figured you wouldn’t need much from him. A little guidance, maybe. Some grounding. Nothing too serious.
What you did not expect, however, was to immediately slump against him like a Victorian maiden succumbing to the vapors.
At first, Jade visibly tensed. His muscles coiled, and he took a sharp breath—like he had genuinely thought you had just dropped dead in his arms.
But then he glanced down.
And instead of finding you on the verge of unconsciousness due to Esper-induced burnout, he found you…completely at peace.
Relaxed.
Asleep.
And oh.
Oh, this was interesting.
Jade stilled, the way a hunter does when something rare and unexpected steps into their sights. His lips quirked, amusement flickering across his face as he tilted his head, watching you with the same fascination he reserved for poisonous plants and particularly lively prey.
You had just…collapsed. Right into his arms.
Voluntarily.
Slowly—very slowly, like he was testing the weight of a particularly fragile glass sculpture—he adjusted his stance, shifting just enough so you could lean more comfortably against him.
And when you made a soft, barely audible sigh of contentment—an actual sigh of contentment—he almost laughed.
Jade glanced around, taking in the others in the vicinity. There were still a few agents packing up equipment, cataloging monster remains, finishing the usual post-Gate cleanup. No one seemed to be paying particular attention to your current predicament.
He debated waking you.
For about half a second.
Then, instead of nudging you upright, instead of rousing you from your accidental nap, he merely settled in more comfortably, adjusted his grip, and decided:
"A little while more wouldn’t hurt."
The first time you met Floyd Leech was…an experience.
Not in the way people say, “Oh, yeah, skydiving was an experience!” or “That seafood buffet really did a number on my stomach, what an experience!” No. This was more of a “I just survived a category five hurricane with nothing but a pool noodle and sheer willpower” kind of experience.
You knew Jade's twin was an Esper, and you'd heard the rumors about Floyd’s personality. Some people said he was unpredictable, others called him a walking natural disaster with an attention span that could either last three seconds or three months. B Rank Esper Floyd Leech, SSS Rank Menace.
And then, by sheer misfortune (or fate, depending on whose side you were on), you both ended up suppressing the same Gate.
Hearing him laugh as he shredded a monster like it was nothing but a chew toy was unsettling even for you. You had seen horrors beyond human comprehension, had fought creatures made of shadows and teeth, had experienced the kind of pain that would make a lesser being crumble—and yet.
Yet.
The way Floyd’s eyes locked onto you in the middle of the battlefield, the way his grin stretched wider, wider, as if he had just found a new favorite thing to play with—your instincts screamed at you. Your fight-or-flight response hit so hard you almost accidentally activated your Esper abilities on pure reflex.
(And the worst part? You were technically stronger than him. That did not make you feel any safer.)
Then, as if to truly cement his status as an absolute enigma, he took one look at you, tilted his head, and said:
"Ooooh~! A shrimpy!"
A shrimpy.
He just…he called you shrimpy.
And the worst part? It was kind of funny. Actually, it was lowkey adorable.
So you just. Didn’t stop him.
Which he took as an invitation, apparently, because the next thing you knew, he was slapping an arm around your shoulders like you were old friends. And with zero hesitation, he dragged you along as you both exited the Gate, whistling a happy little tune as if he hadn’t just been reveling in combat two minutes ago.
You barely had time to process what had just happened before you saw Jade.
Jade’s gaze looked…sharper.
It wasn’t obvious—he was still smiling, still polite, still the ever-composed Guide who had saved your ass on multiple occasions—but there was a distinct flicker of something behind his eyes as he looked at Floyd practically draping himself over you.
He didn’t say anything. Didn’t frown. Didn’t tell Floyd off.
He simply stepped forward, placed a hand on your shoulder, and gently pulled you away.
And just like that, the weight of Floyd’s arm disappeared, replaced by the steadier, more deliberate touch of his twin.
And Floyd?
Floyd just looked between the two of you.
Then, he grinned.
Then, he laughed.
And then, with all the enthusiasm of a man about to cause absolute chaos, he threw his head back and cackled.
"Ooooh, Azul is gonna LOVE this~!"
And before you could even begin to ask what the hell that meant, he waved and walked off toward a Guide—one who was probably prepared to deal with his absolute insanity.
You barely had time to recover before Jade gestured for you to sit.
Guidance was nothing new at this point. Usually, he just held your hand, grounded you with a touch, let his presence stabilize your energy until you were back to normal.
But today.
Today, he touched your foreheads together.
Your breath caught.
His hand was light against your jaw, but firm enough to keep you still. His forehead pressed against yours, close enough that you could feel his breath ghosting against your lips.
Your eyes fluttered shut on pure reflex, your fists clenching as if that would somehow stop the sudden, ridiculous way your pulse spiked.
This was fine.
This was fine.
Your mind was clear. Your energy was balanced. You were not thinking about his breath on your lips.
You absolutely, one hundred percent, were not thinking about how his voice, so soft, so deceptively gentle, murmured:
"Breathe."
You were so, so doomed.
The Gate had been massive—one of the worst ones in years.
It had opened with no warning, no telltale energy fluctuations, nothing. By the time the first responders had arrived, the battlefield was already drenched in blood.
A-class Espers, gone.
S-class Espers, gone.
By the time you had been thrown into the fray, the situation had spiraled so far out of control that your arrival felt less like a strategic decision and more like a last-ditch gamble.
Eight hours.
Eight hours of relentless combat.
Wave after wave, monster after monster, every time you cut one down, another two would replace it.
You had fought until your muscles felt like molten lead, until your vision blurred at the edges, until the very air around you burned with overuse of your own power—until the Gate finally stabilized just enough for you to close it.
And then, you stumbled out.
And everything hurt.
Everything was too much.
The sound of voices, the shifting of energy, the distant cries of the wounded—it all crashed into you like a tidal wave, scraping against your raw, frayed nerves. You were this close to losing control, to snapping under the pressure, to letting your Esper abilities swallow you whole.
But Jade wasn’t here.
Jade, your Guide, the one person who knew how to handle you when you reached your breaking point—wasn’t here.
Apparently, no one had informed him of your involvement in the battle. He was still on his way.
Which meant you were falling apart, and there was no one to catch you.
And so, the SSS-ranked Guide on standby stepped in.
The moment their hands touched you, you recoiled. Their presence was too much, too invasive, too overbearing, like someone trying to force a puzzle piece where it didn’t belong.
But you didn’t have a choice.
Their energy pressed against yours, crushing down, shoving your frayed emotions back into place like jamming a lid onto a boiling pot.
You wanted to throw up.
Your entire body screamed wrong, wrong, wrong.
But if you pushed them away, if you lost control, if you went berserk right here in the aftermath of this bloodbath—people would die.
So you clung to them, shaking, white-knuckled, letting them guide you as best as they could.
And you hoped—prayed—that Jade would get here soon.
When Jade first stabilized you, he had thought of you as entertainment.
It was hilarious, really. The strongest Esper to ever exist, the one the government practically worshiped, the one whose very presence made monsters hesitate—completely helpless without him.
Oh, you could fight. You could tear through Gates like they were made of paper, you could reduce monsters to mist and regrets, but the moment it was over? The moment your power turned inward and tried to rip you apart? Only he could fix it.
Jade had never considered himself sentimental, and certainly not possessive. People were people. They came, they went, they lived, they died. He had met more than a few Espers in his life, had guided his fair share, and yet—none of them had ever needed him. Not the way you did.
And the best part? You were terrified of hurting him.
Absolutely adorable.
Your desperation to keep him safe was comedy gold. You were an SSS-rank nightmare, strong enough to turn city blocks into craters, and yet, the moment he touched you, you flinched like you might break him. You barely let him guide you for more than a few minutes, always watching him like he was made of glass, like he might shatter if you took too much.
Jade had never been one for attachment, so he simply dodged all your attempts at even a temporary bond. What was the point? He liked the little game you two had going on. You kept asking, kept trying to tie him down, and he kept laughing and evading, watching you get more and more frustrated. Too much fun to stop now.
Even when he invited you to the nature trail, it had been on a whim. A little curiosity, a little test. He expected you to sulk in the corner, maybe grumble under your breath about how boring it was, or sigh dramatically like you were suffering for his sake.
Instead, you had participated.
You had followed him through the trees, asked questions, even leaned in close to examine the plants he showed you. And when he couldn’t reach a mushroom, you had—without hesitation, without even thinking—simply lifted him up.
Like it was the most natural thing in the world.
That had been the moment something inside him had shifted.
Jade wasn’t sure he liked it.
It was unfamiliar, uncomfortable. Unsettling. A quiet sort of tug, deep in his chest, something that made him pause when he looked at you.
Before, it had been easy to laugh off questions.
"Jade, what’s the deal with you and them?" someone would ask, and he would smirk, deflect, change the subject.
Now?
Now, when people asked, he had to bite back the urge to say, “They’re mine.”
So when he heard about the Gate—eight hours, a battle, an ambush that had already killed dozens before you were called in—
He didn’t hesitate.
He had barely taken the time to grab Floyd, all but shoving him into the driver’s seat. "Drive."
Floyd, ever delighted by drama, had driven like a man possessed. Jade wasn’t entirely sure how they weren’t in a burning wreck by the time they arrived, but at least they got there fast.
And when he stepped onto the battlefield, pushing past medics, ignoring protocol—he saw you.
Sick. Wounded. Barely standing.
In the arms of someone else.
His stomach turned.
Jade had never experienced jealousy before, not in any real way. He was too patient, too controlled, too much of a sadist to truly be envious of anything. But seeing you there, shaking and exhausted, clinging to someone who wasn’t him—
Something ugly coiled in his chest.
For the first time in his life, Jade Leech felt like throwing up.
The moment you saw Jade, it was over for the poor, unfortunate soul currently keeping you upright.
You shoved the deeply offended Guide off you like they were an inconvenience, a minor roadblock between you and salvation. You could apologize later. Right now, your legs were giving out, your head was spinning, and the only thing you knew for certain was that you needed him.
Jade barely had time to react before you reached for him, stumbling forward, barely coherent, barely standing.
And he ran to you.
Jade Leech—calm, composed, unshakable Jade—ran.
You collapsed against him the second he was close enough, clutching him like a man stranded in the desert clutching the first drop of rain. His touch was the only thing keeping you tethered to reality, the only thing that made the burning, suffocating feeling inside you ease just a little.
“Thank you,” you gasped, fingers twisting in the fabric of his uniform, voice barely above a whisper. “Thank you for coming.”
Jade stiffened.
You barely registered it. You were too far gone, too exhausted, too feverish. But if you had been paying attention, you would have seen something rare, something almost unheard of—
Jade Leech looking completely and utterly shocked.
Like he hadn’t expected you to say that. Like he hadn’t expected you to look at him like he was something worth holding onto.
And then, because you were nothing if not a disaster, you giggled—actually giggled, delirious and exhausted and overwhelmed by relief.
“Your face…” you murmured, the edges of your vision darkening. “You look so—”
And then you went completely limp in his arms.
Jade was not panicking.
No, truly, he wasn’t. Panic was an unbecoming emotion, a pointless thing that only clouded one’s judgment. It was inefficient. Wasteful. Jade Leech did not panic.
So when you went completely limp in his arms, when your body sagged against him like a puppet with its strings cut, he did not panic.
He simply—assessed the situation.
He shook you gently, then not-so-gently, but you were completely unresponsive, your breath coming in short, ragged gasps. His hands slid over your back, fingers pressing against the pulse points in your wrists, your neck—too fast, too unsteady, too weak.
He tried guiding you, pushing that familiar, stabilizing force into you, but it was like pouring water into a cup that had already shattered—it wasn’t enough.
You needed something more.
Jade hesitated.
For the first time in years, he hesitated.
And then, before he could think better of it, before he could talk himself out of it, he leaned in and kissed you.
It was not soft, nor was it gentle. This was not a kiss meant to be romantic, nor was it something he had ever done before. But kissing—intimate, overwhelming, all-encompassing kissing—had long been known as one of the most effective ways for a Guide to stabilize an Esper.
And Jade had never needed to put in this much effort before.
Your lips were warm beneath his, feverish and trembling. He could feel it the second it worked—your grip on him tightened, fingers twisting in his coat as you gasped against his mouth. A shudder ran through your body as you pulled him closer, kissed him back.
Jade felt something snap.
It was an ugly thing, this feeling in his chest. Sharp-edged and burning. He didn’t know if he was kissing you to help you, to save you—
Or if he was kissing you because he wanted to.
But then—oh, then—his lips curled against yours as a slow, unbearable sense of triumph unfurled inside him. Because you weren’t just kissing him back.
You were kissing him back in front of everyone.
In front of all the other Guides who had spent years chasing after you, aching for the chance to stabilize you, to prove themselves worthy of being your match.
And yet, it was his arms you had collapsed into. His touch that had soothed you. His lips you were parting for, grasping at like he was the only thing keeping you from slipping into the abyss.
Jade had spent months dodging your attempts at forming a temporary bond, laughing as you fumbled for something more than what he was willing to give.
Now, you were clinging to him.
And wasn’t that just the most delicious thing?
Waking up to someone kissing you was new.
Waking up to Jade kissing you, though? That was absolutely not on your bingo card.
Your mind, sluggish from the near-death experience of the century, took a moment to catch up. There was warmth against your lips—soft, careful, lingering. A hand at the back of your neck, cool fingers threading through your hair. The faint scent of damp earth and saltwater, familiar, grounding.
And then, your body caught up with your brain and realized oh, holy shit, that’s Jade.
A normal person would pull away, maybe demand an explanation. Possibly scream.
You?
You wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him closer.
Jade let out a noise—half a laugh, half a surprised hum—but he didn’t stop you. If anything, he melted into you, his lips curling into a smile against yours. His hand tightened at your nape, fingers splaying against your back, and when you deepened the kiss, he sighed into your mouth like he had been waiting for you to do it.
That was almost enough to send you straight into cardiac arrest.
When you finally pulled away, you were fully awake, body thrumming with energy. Not just from the guiding—though, yeah, that was part of it—but from the undeniable, inescapable fact that Jade Leech had just kissed you. That you had kissed him back.
Jade didn’t move far. If anything, he leaned in closer, forehead brushing against yours, his breath still warm on your lips. His gaze flickered across your face, taking in the flush burning its way up your cheeks, the way you were still holding onto him like you’d fall apart if you let go.
You wanted to say something, maybe tease him, maybe demand an explanation, but words weren’t exactly functioning right now. You could barely think beyond holy shit that was the best kiss of my life.
Jade, for once, wasn’t smug.
Or, no. He was trying to be. He had the smirk, the casual tone, the playful tilt of his head. But his fingers twitched against your back, his grip just a little too tight. And when he finally spoke, his voice was a fraction softer than usual, a little too careful.
"Would you," he said, "perhaps, be interested in permanently bonding with me?"
You blinked.
Jade Leech. Jade Leech. The same Jade who had dodged every attempt you made at even a temporary bond, who found it hilarious that only he could stabilize you, who treated your guiding sessions like some kind of ongoing game.
That Jade had just asked if you wanted to bond.
Permanently.
Your heart stuttered. His hand was trembling.
He swallowed, like he was waiting for you to say no.
You didn't answer. Not with words, anyway. Instead, you grabbed him by the collar and kissed him again.
Jade made a startled sound before melting into you completely, his arms locking around you like he had no plans of letting go. His lips curled into another smile against yours—this time, not smug, but genuine.
Like he had won.
You had asked him eighteen times.
Eighteen.
And, frankly, Jade was getting impatient.
The first time, it had been endearing. You had looked at him with wide, wary eyes, like you thought this was some elaborate joke. You had stammered out a, "You—You're sure? Like, actually sure?" and Jade, who was in a good mood, had simply hummed and said yes.
The second time, it had been amusing. You had grabbed him by the wrist, pulled him aside, and, in a whisper like you were plotting treason, said, "Look, I won’t be mad if you back out. You know that, right? Like, this is a huge deal, and if this was just, y’know, heat of the moment, that’s totally okay. No hard feelings."
The third, fourth, fifth, and so on?
Infuriating.
Jade could not, for the life of him, figure out how to convince you that he meant what he said. Yes, he wanted to bond. Yes, permanently. No, he had not lost his mind.
And yet, here you were, pacing across his living room, your arms crossed, rambling for the nineteenth time about how he still had a choice, how you wouldn’t hold it against him if he didn’t want to go through with it, how he wouldn’t be able to guide anyone else ever again if he bonded to you, how that might be too much to give up.
Jade, stretched out on the couch, chin propped against his palm, sighed.
He had enough patience to last centuries.
But this?
This was getting ridiculous.
"—and I'm just saying," you continued, voice a little frantic, "I've seen Guides get really resentful about it. You could go from stabilizing a hundred people to just me. And you know how bad I get, how it hurts, and I'm not saying you can't handle it, but, like, are you sure? Like, really sure? Because—"
Jade leaned forward, grabbed your collar, and kissed you.
You stumbled, caught off guard, and his lips curled when he felt you tense up before relaxing completely. He kissed you slow, deliberate, like he was trying to make you feel the answer you had refused to believe.
And when he finally pulled away, he let his teeth graze your bottom lip just slightly, smirking when he felt you shiver.
"Does that answer your question?" he asked, voice smooth, teasing.
You opened and closed your mouth like a fish out of water.
Jade’s smirk widened.
"You're overthinking it," he said, reaching out, gripping your wrist, tugging you closer. "There’s no one who could entertain me quite like you do, you know? Maybe it’s time for a career change. I’ll be your Guide, and yours alone."
Something inside you lurched.
Something possessive.
Jade, yours.
Only yours.
His gaze flickered to your lips. Amused. Challenging.
"So?" he said, voice mocking light, but his fingers tightened around your wrist, his pulse beating just a little too fast. "Are we doing this or not?"
Your breath hitched.
And then, you grabbed him by his collar, yanked him down, and kissed him again.
This time, you bit his lip.
Jade laughed into your mouth—pleased, triumphant—before pulling you against him and kissing you so deeply you felt it in your bones.
And just like that, the bond clicked into place.
Waking up with Jade curled against you was a rare privilege.
For one, he was a light sleeper. Most of the time, you barely shifted and he’d already be watching you like some creepy forest cryptid. But today, he must’ve been exhausted from the bonding because he was still tucked against you, his breathing slow and utterly unguarded.
It was… nice.
Nice enough that you felt unreasonably smug about it.
You shifted just a little, tightening your hold around him, and he hummed in contentment, pressing closer without fully waking up. Unfair. How was this the same Jade who deliberately guided you half the time by whispering things against your lips just to make you flustered?
You could get used to this.
And then it hit you.
You’d bonded. Permanently.
But you had never actually asked him to be yours.
As in, romantically.
Your eyes snapped open. Oh. Oh, you had fumbled.
You knew Jade had agreed to the bond, obviously, but—was he in love with you? Did he see this as just a Guide-Esper partnership? Did you just lock yourself into a lifelong working relationship like some corporate contract??
He slowly stirred and just as he blinked at you, before you could think better of it, you blurted out, "What are we?"
Jade went still.
Like, completely, horrifyingly motionless.
You felt him exhale sharply, his hand twitching against your side, as if physically restraining himself.
For a long moment, he said nothing.
Then, finally, slowly, he pulled back just enough to look at you, and the expression on his face was somewhere between fondness, disbelief, and the soul-crushing realization that he was in love with a complete idiot.
"...Are you serious?" he asked, his voice painfully even.
You hesitated. "...Yes?"
Jade closed his eyes.
He inhaled.
He exhaled.
He inhaled again.
Then, finally, he muttered, "God give me strength."
You frowned. "Look, I’m just saying, you never actually—"
"Do you think I would bond with you permanently if I wasn't in love with you?" he asked, voice slower, more deliberate, as if carefully handling a very stupid but very precious object.
You blinked.
Paused.
And then you felt heat creep up your neck.
"...Oh," you said, a little dumbly.
Jade sighed.
But before he could say anything else, you reached out and pulled him back into your chest.
You hid your face against his hair.
"...Love you too," you mumbled, voice muffled, but he could hear the smile in it.
Jade, after a long beat of silence, finally let out a breathless laugh.
And as you held him close, warm and undeniably happy, he thought, Yup. They’re my dumbass.
Hii can you do part 2 of "back off I have a girlfriend" pleasee🙏
Thank you beforehand <33
BACK OFF! I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!
By an unfortunate twist of fate—and your boyfriend’s carelessness—he ended up mixing ingredients that definitely shouldn’t have been used together. The result? A slightly over-the-top explosion, a very angry Professor Crewel, and of course, your boyfriend affected by the smoke, which, to add to his suffering, left him unable to recognize you.
# A/N: Some people asked for more characters so here they are!! :) Sorry for taking so long, work is devouring me pls send help
RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS
Riddle’s eyes slowly opened, his vision still somewhat blurry. The colors were bright, but the faces were indistinct, and he could feel his head pounding.
He allowed himself to close his eyes again to rest for a little longer, but the moment he felt someone adjusting his blanket, he immediately sat upright.
“Riddle? Thank goodness you’re awake!” you exclaimed, smiling as you tilted your head to the side. “But don’t move so suddenly, you might get dizzy again—”
You thought the redness climbing from your boyfriend’s neck to his face was because he was embarrassed about being bedridden, or because he had messed up a relatively simple potion. Apparently not.
You lifted your hand to check his temperature, but in the blink of an eye, you had been shoved away from him—and a collar was now around your neck.
“Rule 807 of the Queen of Hearts states, in very clear terms, that physical contact this intimate is strictly prohibited with someone whom you do not share a mutual emotional bond with!”
The two of you stared at each other in silence for the longest sixty seconds of your life.
Trey knocked on the bedroom door before entering without waiting for permission, since he still expected his friend to be still in dreamland.
His eyes widened when his gaze landed on the collar adorning your neck. “What…?”
“Trey!” Riddle practically pleaded his name. “Remove this…this person from here! Immediately!” He yanked the blanket up, covering himself from head to toe.
The two of you could hear his muffled muttering and lamenting from beneath the covers. “How inappropriate, how inappropriate…! What will the prefect think of me!?”
FLOYD LEECH
Floyd’s expression was impossible to read, the corners of his lips curled downward as his eyes shifted between you and his brother.
“Jade.” Floyd stared at his face, his nose wrinkling in disgust.
“Yes?” he replied, not looking up from the alchemy coat he was currently trying to clean.
“Why is it touching me?”
Jade looked over at his brother, who was staring at his own girlfriend—who was trying to change his bandages—as though she were some kind of strange fish living in the depths of a swamp.
“It!?” you asked incredulously.
“How curious,” the twin blinked in genuine surprise. “Normally, you’re the one who enjoys physical affection—”
“With my shrimpy,” Floyd turned his face away so you wouldn’t touch his cheeks. “The human is courting me!”
You and Jade exchanged glances, both silently agreeing that the unlabeled sedative hidden in the infirmary cabinet could be very useful until the potion’s effects wore off.
“I’m gonna squeeze life out of it—“
“Please, don’t. You will cry later.”
JADE LEECH
You sighed, brushing the hair away from his face. “Jade, why did you add that mushroom when it wasn’t even in the recipe?”
To your surprise, he gently removed your hand from his face, his expression calm despite how firmly he was holding your wrist. “My, what bold behavior. Are you attempting to court me?”
You raised an eyebrow, thinking he had gotten offended by your scolding. “If you’d prefer, I can just leave Floyd to take care of you instead.”
He smiled politely. “That would be excellent.”
Your lips parted in surprise, unsure of what to say for a full minute, while your boyfriend’s twin let out a grunt.
“No,” Floyd muttered, resting his chin on his hand, still irritated from being forced by you to help carry his brother to the infirmary. “That’s your shrimpy’s job.”
“Precisely,” Jade said. “I do not feel comfortable being touched by a stranger while in such a vulnerable state as the one I currently find myself in… Where is my sweet beloved?”
Your eyes nearly rolled into your skull at his syrupy tone. “Right here, Jade.”
“Floyd,” your boyfriend called again, ignoring the way his brother slumped back in the chair with a dramatic sigh.
“What!?”
“This human believes we are in a relationship.”
“…Aren’t you?!”
“…No?” You placed a hand on your hip, but he didn’t seem to care about your irritation. “Please remove her from the room. My legs are numb, and I would hate for my beloved to see this human’s hands on me.”
MALLEUS DRACONIA
You never, ever imagined in all your time knowing Malleus that there would come a day when a small explosion involving a basic potion would actually knock him unconscious.
Your arms were tired after struggling so much to stop Grim from eating the ice cream you had bought to comfort your boyfriend. Though, as you passed through the gates of Diasomnia, you could hear Sebek crying—and not the actual victim of the accident.
Lilia smiled as he opened the door for you, stepping aside so you could enter. “He has already asked seven times if you were coming to visit him.”
“Silver, is she really coming? Why is she taking so long?”
“And that makes eight,” Lilia added with a laugh.
Malleus looked far more presentable than someone who had caused an explosion should. His hair was slightly messy, there was still a faint tiredness in his eyes, but he seemed fine enough.
And then he looked at you. The silence that fell over the room was strange. His green eyes slowly followed your every movement, almost cautiously, as you approached the bed.
“…Malleus?” you called carefully. “I brought ice cream.”
He didn’t answer immediately. His gaze slowly lowered to the container in your hands.
For a moment, his tail shifted briefly beneath the blankets, and he swallowed hard. “…Ice cream?” Malleus repeated slowly, almost hypnotized.
“You brought food without a security inspection—”
Silver placed a hand over Sebek’s mouth to silence him.
“It’s vanilla,” you explained. “Trey said sugar might help with the dizziness.”
Malleus turned his face away, avoiding eye contact with the dessert. “Ahem! How disrespectful.”
Everyone in the room turned to look at him, confusion written all over their faces at the comment.
“It is kind of you to visit me in such a delicate condition,” in truth, he had already been feeling better five minutes after the incident, “however, I do not believe it proper to attempt courting someone who is already committed.”
“Committed?” You frowned. “You have someone else?” Your confusion was genuine.
“Quite the contrary. I have only one lover,” Malleus said seriously, clearly distressed. “My beloved would be devastated if she discovered that I allowed such intimacy.”
Lilia was the first to understand the misunderstanding, bursting into loud laughter even after receiving a mildly irritated look from Malleus.
You crossed your arms, staring at him.
“Sebek,” Malleus called, “remove this young lady from my room.”
Sebek was speechless for a moment, an expression of horror appearing on his face. “Wh—” He looked at you.
Honestly, he had waited months for the chance to finally make you behave around Malleus and keep your hands to yourself, but this was the first time his master had not only failed to scold him for complaining about you, but had directly asked him to remove you from the room!
warning(s): this mf got me looking up technological jargon which may or may not be correct, headcannon-short scenario format, 'baba' means 'dad' lmk if I missed anything
a/n: hehehe my second ever request! Btw I don't mind if you request is detailed, it makes writing so much easier for me bc I don't have to think of what the plots gonna be like. Hope you enjoy this!
>og ask< × >part. 2< × >part. 3<
You aren’t trying to hide your parentage from Idia. It’s just that your background rarely comes up in casual conversation. Whether you were crafted from the Underworld's blue ember flames or officially adopted into the chthonic royal family, you’ve always just viewed your baba as, well, baba. A bit dramatic, prone to fiery outbursts, and incredibly busy, but just a parent.
Idia, however, is on the verge of a total system crash.
You had casually mentioned that your father was coming to Twisted Wonderland for a "quick parent-teacher check-in" and wanted to grab dinner with the two of you. Idia assumed your family was normal. He spent three days straight researching "How to simulate normal NPC dialogue with potential in-laws" and customized a relatively plain, non-fandom hoodie for the occasion.
Then, you walk him not to a restaurant in the Sage's Island commercial district, but to a heavily warded, shadowy tear in the fabric of reality just outside the Ramshackle Dorm.
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"Uh... (Name)?" Idia’s voice cracks, his blue hair flickering into a nervous, frantic pink at the tips. He clutches his tablet like a shield. "My map data is glitching. This looks less like a family-friendly bistro and more like a high-level raid dungeon. Is your dad a dark mage or something? Because my social battery is already at 2% and I didn't pack any anti-curse potions—"
"Relax," you say, completely unfazed as you step through the shadowy portal. "He just likes privacy."
You lead a trembling Idia into a grand, obsidian-walled parlor that looks suspiciously like the descriptions in the old legends of the Great Seven. Sitting at a massive desk, reviewing glowing parchment, is the Lord of the Dead himself.
Idia immediately freezes. His internal operating system completely bluescreens. He knows that silhouette. Every Shroud knows that silhouette.
Oh my Sevens, your dad is the King of the Underworld.
OH MY SEVENS HE'S DATING THE CHILD OF THE KING OF THE UNDERWORLD!
He's not gonna fumble, Idia swears he's not gonna fumble.
He drops to a perfect, 90-degree bow so fast his spine pops. His voice drops three octaves into his formal, terrified "House Shroud Heir" register. "L-Lord of the Underworld! Ortho didn't scan any subterranean spatial anomalies today, I swear! If the Island's magical barrier was breached, it wasn't my fault, I was just doing my daily log-ins—"
Not paying any mind to your boyfriend's rambling, you casually walk past the god of the dead, grab an underworld-grown apple from a bowl on his desk, and take a bite. "Hey, baba. This is Idia. Try not to scare him, his stats are terrible."
He looks up, sighs a plume of gray smoke, and pinches the bridge of his nose. "Kid, I told you to give me a fifteen-minute heads-up. I'm drowning in paperwork here." He turns his sharp, glowing eyes onto Idia. "So. You're the Shroud kid my kid keeps talking about. Stand up straight. You're burning through my floorboards with that hair."
(That might've been a joke but Idia still checks the floors for any burn marks nonetheless.)
The dynamic settles into a contrast between your complete lack of anxiety, the Lord of the Dead's surprisingly casual corporate-boss attitude, and Idia’s pure, unadulterated terror.
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Instead of asking about Idia's career prospects or hobbies, the King of the Underworld treats the conversation like a performance review.
"I hear you're a shut-in. Look, I get it. Managing a massive underground domain takes time, and people are exhausting. But if you're dating my kid, you can't just ghost them for a limited-time gacha event. I see everything that crosses the River Styx, Shroud. Don't make me pull your search history."
Idia is sweating bullets, nodding so fast his hair looks like a strobe light. "Y-Yes, sir! Understood, sir! High-priority daily quests will be deprioritized in favor of (Name)'s companion route! I will optimize my schedule!"
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Every time your dad tries to drop a heavy, intimidating god-like line, you casually diffuse it, much to Idia's relief and a tiny bit of horror.
"If you break their heart, there isn't a corner of the cosmos where you can hide from my wrath."
"Baba, stop. You said the same thing to the delivery guy when he forgot the extra dipping sauce. Idia, ignore him, he's just hangry."
(NAME) PLEASE, YOU ARE SPEECH-CHECKING A RAID BOSS WITH ZERO CHARISMA POINTS, WE ARE GOING TO GET WIPED.
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Eventually, the tension breaks when your dad notices the tech Idia is carrying. It turns out, running an entire afterlife requires an immense amount of data management and soul-tracking infrastructure.
"Is that a custom OS?" the King asks, leaning forward, gesturing to Idia’s tablet. "The Cerberus system we use downstairs keeps lagging every time a massive historical battle happens and we get a influx of souls."
Suddenly, Idia's inner tech-geek overrides his survival instinct. "A-A bottleneck in the underworld registry? That’s probably a database indexing issue! If you're still using ancient clay-tablet arrays or standard magical parchment firewalls, your throughput is going to choke on high-volume days! I could... uh... write a script to automate the soul-sorting algorithm?"
By the end of the night, the Lord of the Dead is nodding approvingly, and Idia is frantically sketching out a digital upgrade for the underworld's intake system on his tablet.
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As the portal closes and you're back on the quiet grounds of Night Raven College, Idia slumps against the nearest wall, sliding down to the floor like a deflated balloon. His hair is a faint, pale blue.
You walk over, offer him a hand, and smile. "See? I told you it wouldn't be that bad. He actually really liked you. He said you have 'good middle-management potential.'"
"I met a god," he whispers, staring blankly into space. "I just gave tech support to one of the Great Seven. My stress levels reached 999%. I think I unlocked a new psychological trauma achievement."
Idia buries his face in his knees. "Please tell me your mom is just a normal schoolteacher. Please. My squishy mage build cannot handle a pantheon."
You merely gave him a soft smile. For Idia's sake, you won't tell him that your whole family is comprised of divinity. Although... It'll be really funny to see his reaction when you bring him along to your family gatherings.
May I request how the first years (Ace, Deuce, Jack, Epel and Sebek) would react to the reader falling asleep on their shoulder?
Idk, I just want some tooth-rotting fluff with these idiots (affectionate)
I'd also like to say welcome to the fandom!
Falling asleep on the first years shoulders
How the first years would react to you falling asleep on their shoulder (_ _ ) Zzz z
The first years x gn!reader
Content warnings: fluff, implied pre established relationship(?), some could be seen as platonic!
A/n: Hello!!! Love for the first years is what I want to see （￣ε￣ʃƪ）I was so excited to write for epel so I hope I did him justice <3 thank you soso much though!! really hope you enjoy ^0^
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The silence in the NRC library was calming, and punctuated only by the soft turning of pages and the distant scratching of pens on paper. It was late, and the towering stacks of ancient books seemed to cast impossibly long shadows across the polished oak tables
You sat close beside him, shoulders touching and surrounded by an absolute fortress of magical textbooks and loose paper. You were staring blankly at a complex enigmics worksheet, your pencil hovering uselessly over a particularly stubborn problem. You had been trying to break down spells using formulas for what felt like three hours, but the numbers and charts were starting to swim on the page. Every note you had taken and things you still had to study had completely blurred together in your exhausted mind.
Beside you, he shifted slightly, his focus locked entirely on his own reading for professor treins class. The steady, quiet rhythm of his breathing and the solid, comforting warmth radiating from him in the drafty library were a stark, soothing contrast to the frustrating formulas in front of you.
You rested your cheek against your palm, letting out a soft defeated sigh. You told yourself you would just close your eyes for a single second..just long enough to give your brain a break from the work in front of you, but the moment your eyelids fluttered shut, the sheer exhaustion of the school week dragged you under
Your grip on your pen loosened until it clattered softly onto the desk, rolling somewhere else completely. Your head slipped from your hand, gravity took over as you unconsciously drifted toward the warmth beside you, finally coming to rest in a soft, peaceful sleep against his shoulder without a second thought
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Ace Trappola♥️
-oh boy…ace is the KING of acting like he doesn’t care but the moment your head hits his shoulder his facade drops a little
-at first he tries to tease you by testing the waters and poking your cheek gently to see if you were actually asleep
-the second he realizes you are he pulls his hand back from your face and relaxes a bit more as a huge, goofy grin paints his face
-he’d pull out his phone to snap a picture for “blackmail” but between me and you? He’s putting it in his favorites folder
-gently he’d shift his posture to try and act casual just in case anyone so happened to see but the red flush on his cheeks made him look anything but casual
-ends up laying his head gently on yours as he looks down at your work, a smile on his lips as he looks down at the small doodles and notes you made in the corner when you couldn’t figure something out
“Seriously? Formulas is what finally took you out?”
-he’d speak in a murmur as he moved one hand up to gently brush a strand of hair out of your eyes, completely abandoning his own textbook and work
“I guess I could help you with this junk later but you definitely owe me got it?…sleep well idiot..”
Deuce spade ♠️
-you might’ve broke him for a second if we’re being honest
-the second he feels your head gently hit his shoulder his pen immediately came to a halt, a tight grip as he squeezed it
-genuinely short circuits with his cheeks going red and his posture immediately fixes itself by going to sit completely upright
-he tilts his head down slightly to look at you. The way your lips are slightly parted, the way your brows twitch slightly, and your steady breath..his heart is beating so fast in his chest he was scared it would wake you
-he’d glance at your paper and furrow his brows slightly before realizing he recognizes what you were working on, the formulas and graphs have been giving him a hard time too
“So you’ve got enigmics too huh? No wonder you’re..geez you’re really out..”
-he doesn’t dare move an inch and tries to stay as perfectly still as he can
“I’ve got you just..just rest I promise I’m right here”
Jack Howl 🐺
-He gives a sharp and involuntary twitch the moment your head comes into contact with his shoulder
-his ear pinned back for a moment before moving forward. His protective instincts instantly kick in the moment he glances down at your exhausted figure
-he only really lets out a soft grunt before his attention turns back to his work trying to act like this doesn’t effect him
-his tail betrayed him, its wagging in slow rhythmic thumps against the oak chair
-stays silent for the most part as he continues to work, his movements slower than before
“You’ve worked hard... I’ll wake you in 20 just, stop leaving yourself vulnerable in the open anyone could walk up on you.”
-his voice was kept low and quiet as he spoke indirectly to you, he kept his ears perked up just in case as he let you rest
Epel Felmier🍎
-his breath hitches when he feels the sudden added weight of your head on his shoulder
-very used to vil constantly lecturing everyone at pomfiore about elegance, posture, and maintaining a dignified distance
-all those rules slip his mind though when he glances down to see your face, his heart melting at how perfect you looked
-glancing down at your paper with a sympathetic smile
-he understood how exhausting It could be to try and balance classes with what goes on at nrc
- he sets his pen down while glancing around the room, his hand moves to find yours under the table, gently interlocking your fingers together
“You really went and tuckered yourself out didn’t you?”
-his voice was kept quiet and soft with just a hint of a drawl behind it as his thumb rubbed circles on the back of your hand
“You’ve been pushin yourself way too hard lately..always runin around trying to fix other people’s messes..just rest, darling I ain’t budging an inch until you wake up”
-and he means that, he lets himself relax while keeping steady for you to sleep not daring to move an inch
-fingers still interlocked with yours the entire time
Sebek Zigvolt🐉
-sebek is..loud..typically
-so when your head drops onto his shoulder he immediately inhales as he gets ready to reprimand you
-for a lack of “decorum” as he would say and even daring to use a retainer of malleus draconia as a pillow
-the words die in his throat the moment he looks down at you, your face peaceful as you nuzzled into his shoulder
“HUMAN! DO NOT DARE TO-“
-genuinely a struggle for him but he does shut up a little
-part of him is kind of deeply honored that you felt so safe with him that you’d fall asleep
-he sits up completely straight almost acting as some unmoving and vigilant guard dog
“Insubordinate human..completely undisciplined..to fall asleep during academic training, and against my person no less!….fine. Only because you have clearly exhausted your meager stamina on these calculations. I shall allow this temporary transgression..”
-will stare holes into the wall as he sits at full alert, heart pounding in his chest as he ‘keeps watch’
May I request Sebek trying to calmly ask Reader out? (He fails. To ask calmly, that is. He manages to bag that date, somehow).
Love all the fantastic work you write, honey <3
Jumbled confession from a half fae
You’ve cursed him! Or so..he thinks..after a long battle and a simple talk with Lilia he uncovers that he’s undeniably in love with you! Unfortunately for him he doesn’t really know how to take a calm approach on these types of things (‘-’*)
Sebek Zigvolt x gn!reader
Content warnings: very very awkward sebek, reader is not yuu/perfect
A/n: Awh hello, sweetheart! ヾ(´〓｀)ﾉ thank you soso much for the request anon and your kind words!! Truly you know how to flatter me (⋆ˆ ³ ˆ) I do adore when I have the chance to write for him so I really hope you enjoy!
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The symptoms were entirely unacceptable for a retainer of THE malleus draconia.
It was no shocker that sebek prided himself on his unwavering discipline, his sharp focus, and..unusually perfect health. Yet over the past few weeks, he had been plagued by a sudden and deeply concerning illness
Whenever the you entered a room, his heart would suddenly slam against his ribs like a trapped bird. His palms would grow uncharacteristically clammy, his face would burn with a sudden unexplainable fever..and worst of all, his usually booming voice would catch in his throat, reducing him to a mess of sputtering nonsense
At first, he assumed it was some latent curse or a strange airborne human sickness he had caught from spending too much time near you and he resolved to endure it with dignity!
But the final straw came when you had simply smiled at him in the cafeteria and offered him a napkin, your eyes glimmering as you held it out for him. He had frozen completely, his brain short circuiting, before he practically sprinted away without a word of thanks
Desperate, he decided it would be best if he sought out the wisdom of his elders
"Lilia-sama!" Sebek announced, standing rigidly at attention in the diasomnia lounge "I must report a critical vulnerability! I believe I am being subjected to a slow acting hex!"
Lilia, who was currently sipping a small cup of tomato juice raised a curious brow. He set the cup down on the small side table next to the leather couch before giving his full attention to him
"Oh? A hex, you say? What are the symptoms, Sebek?"
"It is most insidious” he reported, his brow furrowed in grave distress "It only activates in the presence of y/n..My heart rate accelerates to dangerous levels, My face overheats..and I find myself entirely unable to concentrate on my duties! It always feels as if my eyes keep wandering to locate them like they have placed some spell on me! One that forces my eyes to move wherever they are! Furthermore, when they speak to me my mind empties of all strategic thought! It is a clear attempt to compromise waka-samas guard!"
Lilia stared at him for a long, silent moment. Then a slow, highly amused grin spread across the young looking fae's face. He let out a sharp bark of laughter that quickly dissolved into outright cackling
"L-Lilia-sama?!" Sebek protested, his face already flushing in a deep crimson "This is a serious matter! I do not see what is so amusing about this!”
"Oh, it is serious indeed” Lilia chuckled, wiping a tear from his eye "A very severe case.. Fatal, in some instances though highly unlikely in yours. Sebek, my dear, dense boy. You are not cursed. You are in love."
Sebek froze, his body went rigid as the word echoed loudly in his ears, his brows furrowed as he took a moment to soak it in
"N-Nonsense!" Sebek boomed, taking a hasty step back "I am a knight! My only devotion is to waka-sama! I do not have the time nor the inclination for such...such frivolous human sentiments!"
"The heart cares little for your schedule" Lilia said with a knowing grin as he stood up, gently floating over to pat sebek’s rigid shoulder
"It is perfectly normal, my dear boy! You care for them. You wish to protect them. You find their presence intoxicating. It is nothing to be ashamed of! However, running away every time they approach you is hardly befitting a proud fae warrior”
Sebek swallowed hard, his mind racing lilia’s words unlocked every confusing interaction of the past month. The lingering glances, the bizarre urge to carry your books, the way your laughter made his stomach do flips. It wasn't a curse. It was just simply you
"What...what must I do?" Sebek asked, his voice entirely devoid of its usual volume as he tried to straighten out his posture
"Well” Lilia grinned, "humans typically resolve these feelings by taking the object of their affection on a romantic outing. A date! Just ask them out, sebek and remember breathe, Be calm, Be suave, practically sweep them off their feet!”
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“Be calm, Be suave, sweep them off their feet!”
Sebek repeated lilia's mantra in his head as he marched across the courtyard the following afternoon. He had spotted you sitting under an apple tree peacefully reading a book in the dappled sunlight
He had meticulously planned this. He would approach quietly, He would clear his throat politely, He would deliver a perfectly rehearsed and highly dignified invitation to accompany him to a newly opened café in town that served a highly rated pastry..It would be a flawless execution of romantic strategy!
He stopped a few feet away, taking in your figure before internally hyping himself up as he took a deep breath. He tried to summon the calm, cool demeanor of a seasoned knight and keep lilias advice in mind
"HUMAN!"
Sebek winced internally, his eye twitched slightly at his own volume..So much for quiet
You jumped slightly, nearly dropping your book and looked up. Seeing Sebek standing there, rigid as a board and practically vibrating with nervous energy, you offered a warm and familiar smile. "Oh! Sebek! It’s good to see you, what’s up?”
‘Stay calm. Deliver the speech’
"I—!" Sebek started, his voice still booming across the courtyard. Several passing students turned to look. Soon he realized his mistake and immediately tried to overcorrect, forcing his voice into a strained, incredibly unnatural whisper
"I have...I have come to inform you of a matter of utmost importance!”
You tilted your head, a smirk tugging at your lips as you were clearly trying to suppress a giggle at his bizarre whispering "O-kayyy..I'm listening."
Sebek’s heart was hammering against his ribs. The perfectly rehearsed script vanished entirely from his brain and was immediately replaced by sheer panic. You were looking at him with those bright, attentive eyes and the "hex" was kicking in at full force. His face felt like it was on fire and he could swear his heart would pop out of his chest at any second!
"THE TOWN!" he shouted, his volume rocketing back to maximum which in return caused a nearby flock of crows to scatter in terror
"THE TOWN HAS A NEW ESTABLISHMENT! IT DISPENSES BAKED GOODS! I MUST ASSESS ITS QUALITY TO ENSURE IT IS FIT FOR THE WAKA-SAMA'S CONSUMPTION!"
You blinked, leaning back slightly from the sheer force of his projection, brows furrowing for a moment "Oh. That’s...very thoughtful of you, sebek!
"YES! IT IS!" Sebek barked, his fists clenched tightly at his sides as he fought a losing battle against his own overwhelming embarrassment, his cheeks now a very very noticeable shade of crimson
“HOWEVER! I REQUIRE A SECOND OPINION! HUMAN TASTEBUDS ARE NOTORIOUSLY FICKLE, SO IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT I BRING A HUMAN ALONG TO VERIFY THE RESULTS! THEREFORE, YOU WILL ACCOMPANY ME THIS SATURDAY AT NOON!"
Silence fell over the courtyard. Sebek stood there his chest heaving and his face still burned a brilliant shade of crimson
‘I failed!’ he thought frantically ‘I am neither calm nor suave. I am a disaster!’
You looked at him for a long moment as you slowly processed the aggressive and incredibly loud demand. You blinked once, twice..three times before a soft, fond smile broke across your face. You closed your book and stood up, stepping closer to him.
"Sebek" you said gently, looking up at him. "Are you shouting at me to go on a date with you?"
Sebek’s entire body went rigid. The jig was up! He could deny it, he could spin it back straight to diasomnia but lilia’s words echoed in his mind. “Running away is hardly befitting a warrior!”
He squeezed his eyes shut as he bowed his head slightly and prepared for rejection, for you to laugh, for anything other than acceptance
"YES!" he bellowed, though his voice wavered slightly with a shocking raw vulnerability "I AM AWARE MY DELIVERY WAS LACKING! BUT I...I FIND YOUR PRESENCE HIGHLY AGREEABLE! AND I WISH TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU! OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS! IF YOU WILL HAVE ME!"
He braced himself.
"I'd love to” you replied softly. His eyes snapped open and he stared at you, genuinely shocked for a moment
"You...You would? Despite my...volume?"
"Your volume is part of your charm” you laughed as you stepped just a bit closer. Carefully you rose onto your tiptoes and pressed a quick, soft kiss to his cheek
Sebek froze entirely, his eyes blowing wide. His face immediately flushed an impossibly deep shade of red, his hand lifting slowly to hover over the exact spot your lips had just been. The simple touch had sent a fresh wave of electricity straight to his heart, completely short circuiting his brain all over again…but this time, it didn't feel like a curse at all
"Saturday at noon sounds perfect" you added, practically beaming at his stunned expression "I'll meet you at your dorm”
Sebek's chest swelled with an unfamiliar, dizzying sense of absolute triumph. He stood up straighter, a proud and genuine grin breaking across his flustered face
"EXCELLENT!" he declared, looking as though he had just won a war single handedly “I SHALL ARRIVE FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLY! DO NOT KEEP ME WAITING, HUMAN!"
As he spun on his heel and marched away, practically floating on air, you couldn't help but laugh. It hadn't been calm and it certainly hadn't been suave, but as you watched the proud half fae practically skip back toward diasomnia with his hand still pressed to his cheek, you decided it was definitely the best way you had ever been asked out
