casually redesigns the ocs that i abandoned for months
anyways ! heres some notes on their changes :]
firstly these are specifically their updated House Uniforms! i liked having bunni in a dress but i think i wanna save that look for a different outfit 👁️👁️ and also i never drew mitsuki in his house uniform so. here it is lmao. just a basic set of scrubs and a lab coat ! (he also wears a collar with a little bell on it teehee)
also! yes i gave mitsuki longer hair :3 i think it makes him look cutes! ALSO bunni only straightens her hair for certain looks, otherwise it looks the same as it always does (pigtails) in her regular uniform lol
anyway, i'll probably draw them in their regular uniforms? eventually? but for now that's it i guess lol
Just like he had promised, Mitsuki made his way to Jabberwock as soon as he was able to and set out to find Alli. He knew she lived in a safari park, but he wasn't expecting it to be so bright and outdoorsy. It was a stark contrast to Mortkranken's stiff professional atmosphere, and he actually kind of liked it. But before he could get distracted by the urge to go explore, Mitsuki shook his head to clear his thoughts and made his way to the only building in sight.
"What the hell? Is this a daycare...?" Mitsuki muttered to himself as he walked in unannounced. He really should learn to knock. "Uh, hello? Is anyone in here? I'm here to check on Alli's 'anomalous moth sting'." He called out as he wandered further into the room.
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"Mitsuki!!! MitsukiMitsukiMitsuki~!!!"
Alli cheered his name as she rushed down the stairs and hopped over the railing to get to him even faster.
"Welcome to Jabberwock~~!! I would say 'take a seat', but I wouldn't want you to get any anomaly fur on your lovely ass- I MEAN PANTS... pants... ~!!"
Although she usually wore her Darkwick uniform around the dorm, she appeared in a red and black striped virgin killer dress with matching leg warmers- clearly dressed up for her guest.
"Do you want anything? Tea? Hot chocolate? Cookies? Frozen rats? Just let me know if you need annnnything, alright? Anything at all!"
With clear excitement, she makes her way to the kitchen and begins to plate some chocolate cookies on a cute cat-shaped plate. She slides on the tile floor to the Keurig and begins making a cup of tea with unnecessary focus. The seraphim tattoo on her lower back stares at Mitsuki with its many eyes before Alli happily turns around and presents the plate of cookies.
"By the way, it's just the two of us here right now. All my housemates are out and about doing their thanggg~~! holy fuck that was chuegy I am never saying that ever again I should just curl up in a ball and die- Mitsuki~~ I completely forgot to ask! How are you liking Darkwick? Anyone giving you any trouble? Let me know if anyone's giving you trouble, mkay? I can be very persuasive~~~!!"
He'll definitely deny it, but Alli rushing towards him startled Mitsuki so much that he actually hopped in place from the shock. He just hoped and prayed she didn't notice. Mitsuki didn't know what to expect from her, but he realized too late that he was woefully unprepared to deal with her very extroverted attitude.
"Uh...thanks, I think? I don't really mind the fur, though." He remarked and shrugged his shoulders. His pants were usually covered in cat fur from hanging out with the worker cats all day, so it was nothing new to him.
"No thanks, I'm good- Wait, frozen rats?" Mitsuki turned to ask Alli if she really kept frozen rats in their kitchen, only to be met with her bare backside, causing his whole face to go red. He felt like a total creep for staring, but he was so caught off guard by this bizarre situation (and her really cool tattoo) that he sort of just froze in place.
"I-I wasn't staring!" Was the first thing that came out of his mouth when Alli finally turned back around and it took him a few seconds to register what she had asked before his face somehow became an even deeper shade of red. Completely embarrassed, Mitsuki snatched a cookie from the plate and faced away from Alli to avoid looking at her.
"It's fine, I'm-I'm fine," He answered as he stuffed the cookie into his mouth. He couldn't really taste anything sweet, but it would be rude not to accept it. Plus, it shut him up. "I know I'm not a ghoul, but I can handle myself. So don't patronize me."
"Mhm? Oh! Did you want frozen rats? They'd take a moment to thaw, but I could get some for you ~!! "
Alli was already preparing to go back to her room to get some before pausing and taking a breather in a rare moment of self regulation.
"I'm sorry- I'm being a little kooky, aren't I? I'm just- Excited? Yeah- I'd say I'm excited! Oh! B-T dubs, those cookies are made with a pet-safe chocolate substitute so you can share them with the campus cats if you'd like! Infact... I think they were meant for the campus cats... I did think it was pretty weird that catnip was in the ingredients section..."
Walking back over to the Keurig, Alli lets out a heavy sigh before picking up the mug from the bottom- like a perfectly sane person.
"Ah! Hothothot!!"
She quickly places the mug back down, stares at it for a moment, and then picks it back up to hand to Mitsuki... but decides it's still too hot, and puts it down again once more. Luckily, she seems satisfied with her third time lifting the cup.
"You don't mine chamomile, do you? It's one of my favorites~!!"
With her guest served, Alli hops up on the kitchen counter and swings her legs as she gazes deeply at Mitsuki.
"Your hair looks so soft~~ what shampoo do you use?"
She chirps, opening the conversation. It seems she's in no hurry to deal with her "moth sting".
Mitsuki actually choked when Alli very casually mentioned that the cookies had catnip in them and he stared at her in shock, then down at the plate of cookies, then up at her again. He couldn't just spit the cookie out, that would be extremely rude and suspicious of him! But he didn't really want to swallow it either.
After what felt like forever, Mitsuki decided that one little cookie couldn't hurt and reluctantly swallowed the remains. This totally wouldn't bite him in the ass later, right?
...Right?
"Ahaha, it's completely fine that I ate a cookie made with catnip, that won't affect me at all, because I am a regular human person, haha! But just to be safe, I think I'll leave the rest for the actual cats. Even if I really want more..."
This was absolutely going to bite him in the ass.
Mitsuki watched as Alli essentially played hot potato by herself with the cup of hot tea that she made and waited until she deemed it cool enough before he took it from her. He grabbed the mug by the handle and gently blew on it, then took a cautious sip and smiled. "It's great, I love chamomile. Thanks." The tea was still a bit hot and burned the tip of his tongue, but it was perfect and otherwise paired really well with the cookies. The catnip cookies. That he continued to eat despite saying that he wouldn't. Fuck!
"My shampoo? Uh...I use basic human shampoo, I guess? Yeah that- that sounds about right. I think. And! And it smells really nice too. Like actually nice, not fake nice." Oh, god, the catnip was already kicking in. Ah well, he always was a lightweight. "You wanna feel it?" Mitsuki suddenly asked, but approached Alli before she could answer and basically invaded her personal space as he stared at her expectantly.
Alli happily pats Mitsuki's head, her lips parting in surprise at the softness.
"Wowie!! And you just use basic shampoo?! Maybe I should start buying myself the normal stuff..."
Alli pats the counterspace beside her, offering Mitsuki to sit with her despite the perfectly good couch just a room away.
"You said you work with dead things, right? What kind of dead things work do you do? Taxidermy? Autopsy? Skinning? Butchering? Ritual Sacrificing? Organ harvesting? Organ transplants? Saw trap testing? Zombie-making?"
Mitsuki leaned heavily into her touch and had to fight his urge to purr, biting down on his lip hard to keep himself from making any strange noises. A familiar itch tingled at the top of his head as well, but he ignored that, too.
He eyed the spot next to Alli wearily and debated whether or not it was a good idea to take up her seat offer. It'd be rude if he didn't, but those damn catnip cookies were making him feel all clingy and weird, and he hated not being in total control of himself, especially near a girl!!
Finally, after what felt like hours, Mitsuki decided to just suck it up and sit next to her. He hopped onto the countertop, leaving a good few inches between them, and gripped the edge of it so tightly his knuckles turned white. He needed to keep himself grounded.
"Er, yeah, the second one," Mitsuki answered dumbly. "Autopsies, I mean. Well, I like performing autopsies, but I don't get to do it a lot. More people should die so I can go through their guts and stuff. Is that a bad thing to say? It feels like a bad thing."
Oh god he's rambling. If Alli didn't notice his odd behavior then it'd be a welcomed miracle.
Mitsuki's friendship with Bunni was an unexpected one. He never intended to make friends when he first arrived, especially with a ghoul who can't go two seconds without something bad happening to her. But she had been so patient with him. And persistent. But not pushy.
Bunni never overstepped his boundaries, never pushed for more, but was an open book when it came to herself. Even when Mitsuki was judgmental or rude or uncaring, it didn't stop her from giving her all. In other words, she always felt safe enough to be vulnerable with him.
And Mitsuki felt safe too. So safe, in fact, that he decided to bare his own soul to her.
When Mitsuki messaged Bunni that he wanted to talk, when he sat her down and told her he was keeping a huge secret from everyone, when he finally revealed who he truly was, the last thing he expected her to do was laugh.
Here he was finally returning her vulnerability, and she had the audacity to laugh! His ear flicked in annoyance as her laughter echoed off the walls of his room, seeping into his bones and weighing his shoulders down. He watched as she doubled over, clutching her sides and nearly toppling over as she struggled to catch her breath. She tried speaking, but the only words Mitsuki could make out were "Reverse" and "Furry".
"Stop laughing! This is serious!" Mitsuki shouted, which only caused Bunni to laugh harder. "Ugh, just forget it! This is stupid. I should've never told you anything!"
Throwing his hands up in defeat, Mitsuki turned away from Bunni and flopped down onto his bed, curling in on himself. He wasn't prepared for this. Laughter? She should be screaming! Yelling! Running out the door and reporting him! Instead she's...she's mocking him!
"Aw, hehe, I'm sorry Kiki!" Bunni apologized through her giggles. He hated that nickname. He even told her as much. Figures she would use it at a time like this. "It's just- This- It's the last thing I expected, I couldn't help myself!"
Mitsuki felt his mattress dip a bit before he saw her, leaning over him with a wide grin and some leftover tears in her eyes. Her shoulders shook from the giggles she was struggling to hold back, with a few snickers actually escaping her. He huffed and pointedly ignored her. Jerk.
"C'mon, don't be like that! I'm trying to apologize here!"
"Oh, is that what you were doing? And here I thought you were laughing at me for opening up to you." Mitsuki retorted and rolled his eyes. It was quiet for a moment, and from his peripherals he could see Bunni lift her hand, hesitate for a second, and then finally rest it on his shoulder.
She brushed her thumb over his fur, noting how soft it felt under her fingertips. She wondered, idly, how difficult bathtime must be for him. No wonder he's so cranky all the time.
"I'm sorry hon, really. I didn't mean to laugh at you like that. It's just, this really is that last thing I was expecting. I thought you were gonna tell me you were, like, gay or something!" Mitsuki made an unamused noise, and Bunni smiled apologetically. "What I'm trying to say is, I reacted poorly, and I'm sorry for that. I'm just shocked. I mean, you're a giant cat, dude! You've been a giant cat this whole time! It's like, how am I supposed to react to this, ya know?"
Mitsuki's pinched expression softened at that. All things considered; this really was the best outcome. If he had revealed his true nature to anyone else, he could have been killed or imprisoned or potentially eaten. Yes, being laughed at was humiliating, but at least his livelihood was safe. He was safe. That's the whole reason he did this, wasn't it? Because Bunni made him feel safe. Despite being a ghoul (a Sinostra ghoul at that), she wasn't a threat to him.
"I...guess I can understand your reaction." Mitsuki slowly sat up and shifted so he could face Bunni better. "I'm not really sure what I was expecting, either. I just really felt like I needed to tell you- to show you who I am. Do...do you still like who I am?"
Bunni cooed and pulled Mitsuki into her arms, hugging him tightly. She could actually feel his fur standing up, as well as his claws digging into her shirt and piercing her skin, but he'd have to try harder than that to get her to stop. "Of course, I still like you! You're like, my best friend! And you're a cat! I'm literally besties with a giant cat! What's not to like?"
Mitsuki continued to claw at her uniform as a low growl rested in the back of his throat, but she wouldn't budge an inch. He eventually gave up, resting his head on her shoulder while his long tail flicked irritably behind him. Curse her ghoul strength.
Though, it was nice. Being accepted. It felt good. Like the weight of hiding and fighting and surviving for years has finally lifted, if only a little. With a soft sigh, Mitsuki slowly relaxed in Bunni's embrace, nearly nodding off until she spoke up again.
"I do have one question, though."
"Hm?" Leisurely, he peeked up at her and knew from the slight mischievous glint in her eyes that it was a mistake to have ever given her the time of day.
