imagine if you read the lunar chronicles but started with fairest then the main series.
reading fairest, everyone already knows that she's the villain. when we see 15 year-old levana wake up from a nightmare on the day of her parents' funeral, we see an evil person. when you read that first part of fairest, you see a traumatized little girl that's being tormented by her sister.
as you begin fairest, you find out more about levana. how she's in love with a married guard, how she's scared of fire, how she's obsessed with the inner workings of her nation, how she longs to be in control of it, how she longs to be loved. you also see how she starts to have something like a friendship with evret. and after everything she's been through, you want her to become better. you want her to find love and be loved and grow past her trauma without hiding in someone else's face.
but then she forces evret to marry her and you realize she isn't a good person, that her dangerous thoughts can lead to dangerous actions.
however, after this, her life only becomes better. her sister is dead, she's the queen of luna, and she's in a (supposedly) happy relationship. and you think to yourself that maybe, maybe, she'll become better. she has everything she ever wanted. why would she harm anyone else to get what she wants?
but then she does it again. and again. and again. and at some point you realize that this is no longer the story of a girl who is trying to love and survive and heal. this is the story of a villain.
you start with cinder, where everyone describes levana as this cartoonishly evil villain. and you want to go inside and grab everyone and tell them that she's not evil, she's a hurt little girl who just wants to be loved. but you don't, because you realize that that is who she became. she is no longer your protagonist; she's now the antagonist, and you must learn to deal with it.
you then get to the end of winter, where levana is forced to meet the girl she spent decades trying to hide. and, in a sense, you're forced to meet her too. you wonder if things could've been different, if levana could've become the woman you initially wanted her to be. but then you realize that it doesnt matter. everyone must deal with the levana who has (and still will) kill(ed) to keep her control. at this point, there's no other levana that you can deal with. you can't see her as the little girl, you have to see her as the villain.
Thinking of post Winter/Stars Above Adri with her riches that Cinder graciously granted her through allowing her to keep Garan's patent and how she'd undoubtedly make a lot of money off of it but it would ultimately do her and Pearl absolutely no good because Emperor Kaito is a petty bitch who hated Adri for Cinder without even knowing what she had done just cuz Cinder disliked her so the minute he finds out what Adri has actually done, he's beside himself with the desire to murder her with his own hands or throw her in prison.
Except Kai can't really do that being the diplomat he has to be and all so instead he Very Pointedly does not invite her to the Annual Peace Ball (despite Linh Garan's invention being... yknow... the reason they have peace). Naturally people have questions because there is a song specifically announced to be played in honor of a Linh Peony and Kai mentions Linh Garan by speech but Linh Adri and the living daughter Linh Pearl are noticeably absent.
Someone asks Kai and all he does is pleasantly respond, "We will not be sharing their company." It's a very abrupt sentence. No "unfortunately", no "pleasure of their company", not even a "tonight" to imply this is a one time deal. So naturally people have even more questions when this continues to happen. At every single ball Emperor Kaito ever throws.
Its well known that Queen Selene of Luna is very tight lipped about her life before the revolution and refuses to answer questions about it which drives Kai up the wall cuz Adri takes every opportunity to capitalize on having "raised the Queen of Luna" but Cinder is too busy to actually bother with Adri anymore.
That's when Iko steps in. Cinder may be content to stay quiet and forget Adri exists but Iko most certainly will not let that vile woman get away with everything. She openly declares in great, as the personal assistant and longtime trusted friend of Queen Selene, that Adri's stories are bogus and even adds some incriminating evidence from her data bank as proof. Iko figures she'll deal with the fallout from Cinder later except Cinder really doesn't care if Adri is being slandered all across the galactic media.
But things take an even more dramatic twist when Princess Winter Hayle-Blackburn uploads a video addressing the revealed information. She's sobbing loudly at the injustice her dear cousin suffered and how horrible it is that Cousin Selene "escaped one Levana only to go and be thrust into the arms of another". The Lunars are in an uproar. Their beloved Princess is crying and their beloved Queen had been living a life of misery even on Earth! Winter denies any maliciousness on her part with an innocent smile. She was simply so overrought with emotions at learning of how cruelly her beloved cousin was treated that she had to express them to the world.
Emperor Kaito, being such a paragon of truth and champion of honesty, decides to stir the pot further by declaring his own observations of having first met Queen Selene and admits that while he never got to see her treatment first hand, he did see the toll of that treatment on the Lunar Queen. He also opens up the very much open secret at this point: as emperor he cannot in good conscience invite the perpetrator of Queen Selene's miseries to any happy occasions thrown by the crown as they directly oppose his views on how to show gratitude for the brave young woman who saved them all. Earth is an uproar too at this point having grown fond of Cinder and especially the Eastern Commonwealth who take pride in the fact that Queen Selene grew up in their country.
Adri is besides herself. Her business keeps running, grudgingly as ever customers keep buying Linh Garan's invention. But she is a social pariah and she and Pearl are never again seen as respectable in proper society for the abuse she heaped on Cinder. Meanwhile, Peony and Linh Garan (alongside Michelle Benoit and Logan Tanner) are honored for their sacrifice by the world for helping Cinder become the revolutionary to usurp Levana.
Cinder, personally, is not entirely on board with her life being so exposed but then again it already was pretty well known to begin with. She can't help but love Kai and Iko and Winter (and the Rampion crew cuz i know they'd join in yet idk how yet) for caring about her so much they refuse to let Adri have any ounce of respect despite the parting kindness Cinder offered to her. They let her keep her hands and heart clean while defending her and she'd be lying if she said she didn't kick back with a popcorn bucket now and then after some far too stressful meetings to read some netposts by angry Lunars and Earthens about how much they hate Adri.
ā¤· you're in a poly relationship with Idia Shroud and Leona Kingscholar!
requested by @/11nk1d4n ,,,
DM: I have never written poly before, so i have NO clue how I did, hope its at least plausible :')))
characters | IDIA , LEONA
ā¢ you were the reason it turned into a poly, catching their eyes in your own flawless way.
ā¢ Meeting Leona through fellow first-year shenanigans, and Idia through the online gaming services in Twisted Wonderland, feelings blossomed between both third years. And after having a long-awaited (awkward) talk to each other about the mutual feelings for you, and the still prominent feelings for one another. The couple decided to try a poly if you decided to say yes.
ā¢ Leona was the one to make the first move, not slow or steady. Just directly asking you out in Leona's style. Being blunt and straight to the point, asking to join him in his room for a date, and come watch him play Magishift later.
ā¢ Of course, you were aware of the relationship between the two 3rd years, despite Idia never really... coming out of his room. It was a popular topic at NRC due to both of their status. So of course, you asked about Idia before answering. And to your surprise, Leona said he was okay with it! For confirmation, later that day you text Idia on Wondercord and ask about his feelings. When Idia replied that didn't mind, you accepted the date.
ā¢ It doesn't take a long while before you three go into a poly. Idia telling you about his feelings in his own, introverted way. (aka Leona had to help him), and you're pre-existing relationship with Leona.
ā¢ And it is quite a smooth relationship! If you ignore the fact that Idia and Leona banter with each other at every given moment. Whether that be Leona kicking Idia for his video game obsession, or Idia remarking about Leona's attitude. But you know by now, it's all lovingly banters, and sometimes you join in yourself.
ā¢ A common activity you do when you three are together is cuddle. It is no surprise that Leona loves his sleep, though what was more surprising is how happy Idia is to spoon others. So, upon your first cuddle session, you were surprised to see Idia naturally running his hands through Leona's hair and rubbing his lion ears like one would a cat. You fit in perfectly yourself though, because Leona grabbed you like a stuffed animal not letting you go. Idia was nervous around the first few sessions but quickly got comfortable with your added presence.
ā¢ Idia LOVES playing games with you, if anything it's his love language to have matching profile pictures with you everywhere (since Leona refuses to do it) and to do couple stuff online. If you three are together in one of your rooms, then oftentimes Leona will be on the bed, watching you and Idia play games together. If he's not watching, he's asleep. It's not as if he's bad at the games though! He just doesn't like playing much.
ā¢ Leona and Idia are rich AF! so expect to be SPOILED with gifts! They like to dress you up and spoil you because you deserve it, and they can't exactly do it with each other... if anything they're your sugar daddies/j. These two rich kids just want you to be happy! though they may be a bit ignorant of how carelessly they throw money aside for you.
ā¢ You three are surprisingly good at spreading mutual affection and communication. Although Leona is quite... not direct about it, he's good at listening, and communicating if there is a problem you or Idia feel comes up. While mutually, Idia is quite good at expressing his needs, feelings, and boundaries.
ā¢ Leona gets the most needy for attention, whether that's surprising or not is up to you. If you and Idia spend more time with your games, then he. He'll lay against you both, a quiet way of asking for attention. (You normally give in to him more often than Idia)
ā¢ Idia needs the most reassurance in the relationship, while he's perfectly happy with you both, there's always the underlying fear that you'll both leave him and be happier together. So be sure to reassure him because Leona most likely won't do it bluntly (though Leona will surely slow down his remarks, and be more kinder with his affections.)
ā¢ You and Leona are Idia's comfort people, and if you're anxious it's vice versa! Leona is surprisingly good at comforting people, he may be quiet and not good with words, but he's good at making people feel better about themselves. Also, he's the loud pride in the relationship, so if someone rubs you or Idia the wrong way. you BET he's speaking up for you both.
I liked your Ā“ I Found Home Ā“ Twisted Wonderland fic could I PLEASE request a part three where everyone else finds out about her son and her books! I have a feeling some of those boys would be a blushing mess. PLEASE I NEED MORE I CAN Ā“ T GET ENOUGH! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEEEAAASEEE!
I Found Home
Part 3
(Part 1) (Part 2)
Leona
It's usually very busy in the kingdom this time of year. Handling the harvest, taxes, keeping an eye out for droughts, and other things that pop up. These things are part of his responsibility as the official grand duke. His brother gave him a good chunk of territory after it was confiscated from a group of inept nobles. He stated that Leona more than deserved it after uncovering their faults.
Leona gained the freedom to rule how he desired with no input or control from his family or counsel. The people respected him and his knights swore loyalty to him.
Ruggie became an aid obviously and is still the only one to keep up with Leona. Despite Jack being strong enough to become a knight he became a botanist.
While Leona is not king, he still basically is one. The only time he's ever had to follow orders is when his brother begs him to attend functions in the capital, which Leona usually ignores.
Recently Cheka started staying at Leona's castle for the summer to learn how his uncle rules his region. Thus ends the lion's peaceful days.
Ruggie sometimes takes the cub to his old neighborhood to learn of its past. The slums no longer exist as Leona created a project to help those living there and created new jobs to support them. The idea wasn't his alone. It came about when Yuu proposed a plan to help Ruggie community. She knew a few examples from her own world to solve this problem and together they made a plan.
She was an incredible woman. Falena had insisted had she become his sister-in-law.
"Listen to me brother, you don't kind a girl like that every dynasty. You need to do something now or never."
Now did become never. Leona learned the hard way that lazing around doesn't stop the world around you from moving forward with or without you. Without Yuu.
Maybe she would have stayed if he asked. He doesn't know. He moved on.
Opportunity was a window and it was closed until someone opened a door. A gateway in this case. There was a way to see her again.
"I don't know how you do this. One potential you're a velcro baby and won't let me put you down the next you're gone." Yuu watched a Grimm bolted for the sandbox.
Yuu had gotten the go ahead from Grmm's doctor and social worker to introduce him to the outside world. He was finally secure enough to interact with people his age.
He liked the sandbox which meant extra laundry to Yuu. She checked her bag for a change of clothes when she was stopped by someone.
"Excuse me? Miss I couldn't help but ask. Are you the author of the Lost Princess series?" The woman asked.
"Yes, actually I-" Yuu was cut off.
"It's so amazing to meet you! My children love your books and I love that new romance novel you put out. I heard you were working on a t.v show based on the kids books." She asked in excitement.
"Yes, a network reached out about it but I want it to suit my vision and a lot is going on with it. Besides that, I have a family and I can't be away from my son for long." Yuu explained.
"I see, I understand completely. My girls need to be watched like hawk. How old is yours?" The mother seemed to switch gears the moment kids were brought up. She was clearly an attentive mother as she occasionally looked over to where her daughters were on the swing.
"He's 4 now. Over there in the sandbox." Yuu said pointing towards the box except he wasn't there.
The other mother looked around questioning.
"I saw another kid other there a minute ago with a small boy. Do you know if he has a friend here." She said with a thick edge to her voice.
"No, he doesn't know anyone but me. He hates strangers! Grimm?! Grimm?!" Yuu ran for the sandbox and yelled for her some.
The other mother called for her daughter's and told them to stay close as she called for Grimm as well.
In the back of her head Yuu knew what was going on. She had read stories about predators using kids to lure in other victims. Her son was kidnapped!
Leona stood at the door of a small house in a quaint neighborhood. The house had to be hers. The scent of desert roses and clove was everywhere. That was her favorite perfume.
He knocked a few times but there was no reply.
Cheka(who insisted on coming and Leona had so choice anyways) investigated everything around until a door slammed open in the neighbors yard.
"Scram you little urchin! Stay out of my garden! She yelled at Cheka as he rooted around the flowers bed.
"Who are you calling an urchin?" Leona growled as Cheka took cover behind his uncle.
"You let your son tear up people's yards? You are no better than that hussy that lives here. Are you dropping off another one of her noisy bastard kids? Keep him! I don't want another one running around here!" The old woman ranted.
Leona doesn't advocate punching old women's remaining teeth out but this woman was making him a believer. But he wasn't going to do that in front of Yuu's house in public.
"I don't know who you're calling a hussy but I'm looking for Yuu. Since you are already so nosy you must know right?" Leona asked as politely as he could muster.
"Like I'd tell a thug like you." The old woman said.
"That's fine. If you can't say anything useful you might as well not speak." He said casting a silence curse on the old bat.
The crone tried to flap her gums more but nothing came out as she tried to yell and rant some more.
"Cheka, it's time to practice tracking." Leona picked up a trail that did go too far. Yuu must be on a walk.
Cheka excitedly bounded off with Leona a few yards behind.
When they made it to a park Cheka sped off before Leona noticed.
The old woman said Yuu had a kid. Damn things did change. He should have expected it, kind of. He knew she liked kids and would volunteer to babysit Cheka all the time but knowing she started a family was unexpected.
Was he jealous...no. Why would he be? She didn't owe him loyalty especially when she knew they would never meet again. They weren't even together. So what if he never saw anyone after her and turned down every engagement? She owed him nothing. It was enough to spend what time they did have together.
"Look!" Leona snapped out of his revelry as Cheka brought a small boy over to him.
The boy was small, looked to be less then half the age of Cheka, and held a bright yellow plastic hand shovel in hand.
"Oh no." Leona already had a bad feeling about this. "Cheka what do you think tracking means?"
Cheak puffed out his cheeks as he picked up his new friend from under under his arms like how a toddler picks up a cat.
"I followed the scent and I found him." The cub replied.
The boy had little awareness of what was happening thankfully. But Cheka had a point, the boy smelled like black clove, cinnamon and faintly of desert roses.
"Cheka you can just take a kid from a playground, even if you are a kid yourself. Put him back before I get called a kidnapper." The instant 'kidnapper' left his mouth the latent survival instincts in the boy went off and he sprinted for the bush and disappeared.
"Shit." Leona muttered.
"Shit." Cheka echoed.
"Not you! Find him before his mom-"
"Grimm! Grimm! Where are you!" Yuu's voice echoed across the park.
He's going to die. He's going to die and I'll all be this brat's fault.
He wasn't overreacting, he is under-reacting. Leona has seen this woman do a hundred-meter dash just to hit her friends upside the head. She once tried to fight a referee after getting a red card and it took Jack and Sebek to pry her off.
Leona managed to find Grimm as he climbed up a tree.
"I swear if you fall from there," Leona growled under his breath.
Cheka tried to follow him up but Leona yanked him back down by the back of his shirt.
"You stay here, go distract Yuu." Leona ordered
"Aye!" The cub mock saluted before bounding off again.
Yuu began to feel lightheaded as she searched every corner of the playground. She asked every parent and child if they had seen her son.
She pulled out her phone and began dialing for emergency services. Just before she pressed the call button she was ambushed from behind.
Two arms circled her stomach and squeezed. Yuu yelped and grabbed one of the hands. Prickly claws dug in firmly.
"Nanna!" A familiar voice called for her.
It was Cheka! Little Cheka wasn't so little anymore. Well, he was taller at least and was still very much a cub.
If Yuu wasn't so frantic she would have squeezed him to death tighter than Floyd but a mother's mind isn't so easily swayed. Grimm first, reunion second.
"That's the boy from earlier!" The other mom said "He took your son!"
HE WHAT?!
Before Cheka could run he was grabbed by the ear.
"Cheka Kingscholar!" Yuu yelled. "Sorry about all this trouble Amaranth. I'll handle the rest from here."
Amaranth laughed a bit leaving Yuu to parent.
Cheka yelped as he struggled to escape.
"Sorry Nanna! I just thought it was funny and I wanted to play with cousin!" Cheka squirmed "He's with uncle I swear!"
Yuu dragged the cub by the ear back to where Grimm was still in the tree.
Currently, Leona was trying to grab the boy while Grimm reflexively hissed and spat like a feral cat. Grimm only did that when he was really scared. One of the side effects of being locked in a basement with only a cat for company for who knows how long.
"I said I was going to hurt you, now stop trying to bite me!" Leona tried to grab him by the collar.
"Mama!" Grimm called out as he dodged Leona again and climbed higher.
"I'm trying to take you to her! Do you want to be left up here?" Leona managed to snag the boy this time by the waist and hauled Grimm up in a position that would keep them stable but not in biting range.
"Grimm no bitting! It's safe! He won't hurt you!" Yuu called out.
Leona worked his way down and as he made it to the lowest branch dropped the squirming toddler in Yuu's waiting arms.
Immediately the boy wiggled around to wrap his arms around his mother like a koala.
"I'd really like an explanation for what's going on but I'm tired and Grimm is overdue for a nap." Yuu sighed.
Leona agreed wholeheartedly.
"So you missed me, my prince?" Yuu laughed as she pulled the leftover leaves and twigs out of his hair.
'My prince' he remembered when she used to call him that when she wanted to tease him. The boys couldn't hear at least, they exhausted themselves and were currently napping.
"No one has called me prince in years. Most just say, Grand Duke." Leona sighed in relief as Yuu combed out his locks.
"Fancy~" Yuu sang before her tone shifted "You've changed, Leo."
"That's your fault. You changed me."
Yuu couldn't pretend he was lying. She wouldn't leave Leona alone back then.
She recognized that Leona was in pain and asked-begged him to get help. She taught him to recognize his feelings so he could explain what was wrong. It was hard for him to accept that help but in time he improved.
Yuu forced him to eat healthier and made excuses everytime she wanted him to do something more then sleep.
"These guys keep harassing me. I can't go alone." She'd say poking him in the ribs until he caved.
When they had bad days. They'd sleep cuddled up beside each other.
"You don't need to fix me." He'd complain but he didn't mean it.
"I'm not. I just don't want to see someone else go through what I did." She said.
Leona wasn't an idiot. He knew she was more fragile than she let on but it never mattered to him. She was the strongest person he knew. So he believed in her words and got his life together.
"Change is good. I've changed too." Yuu responded.
"I've noticed. So where's the dad? Not in the picture?"
"Never was. I found Grimm and took him home. He has his quirks but he's a good kid."
"I've noticed, his bites were just full of kindness." Leona said holding out his nicked hand.
Yuu rolled her eyes, he could heal himself with magic but was being dramatic.
"He was just scared. Besides his teeth aren't nearly as sharp as Cheka's." Yuu scoffed as she intertwined their hands.
While the adults got cozy the kids were up to trouble.
"So this book is about the king of beasts?" Cheka asked puzzled.
"It is about the lost princess and how she met the king of beasts. He wanted a war with the enemy kingdom and worked hard to win. The princess taught him that the war was dumb and he should be a good king instead." Grimm said flipping the pages.
"And then they get married and live happily ever after?" Cheaka asked.
"No! The princess has to go home and goes to the underwater city to get help from the sea folk. The princess can't get married." Grimm argued.
"I dunno, I think the princess is going to marry the beast." Cheka smirked.
"What do you mean?" The boy asked tilting his head.
"As your mom. We are going to be cousins soon. Shihihi" Cheka cackled using Ruggie's laugh.
"Mom?" Grimm scrunched his nose in thought before realizing "MAMAAAA!"
SR: Why are you laughing? I can and will hurt you!
MC: First off, there is a school-wide bet on how long it would be till I got kidnapped again, now I win the pot, so thank you for that. Second I don't think you'll get very far.
SR: *chuckles* Oh really, why is that?
MC: Because there's also a bet on which house warden can save me first...
SR: *gets smashed by 7 different types of magic*
MC: Did I mention none of them like to lose?
*arguing is heard*
MC: *sneaks away and collects the winnings as the Prefect of Ramshackle technically saved themself* Finally, enough money to eat!
as soon as he hears sobs coming from upstairs he drops the dishes in the sink and throws the gloves off before rushing to your room and slamming the door open.
āWHATāS THE MATTER HONEY?!ā
heās so close to breaking the doorās hinges as he stands there, waiting for you to answer. when you turn to face him with teary eyes and sobbed as you tried to form words Deuce swiftly walked over to you to hold your hands.
ād-does it hurt? do you need me to give you a massage?ā
his gentle tone made you cry harderā alarming him, you wiped your tears away with your hands.
āIām sorry! I just Ā· Ā· Ā·ā you hiccup āI just really want pickles..ā
Deuce looks at you dazed, but he doesnāt laugh. he gets up and kisses your cheek and smiles.
āIām glad youāre alright, Iāll go get you pickles now so you donāt need to cry honey.ā
he quickly gives you a peck on your cheek and sprints downstairs to go buy you pickles, it takes him a mere ten minutes before heās back home lovingly feeding you pickles as you smile from delight that your cravings were satisfied.
āI didnāt mean to cry! it just came out so naturally, I didnāt know I wanted pickles that badly!ā
you joked as you happily munch on the salty pickles, Deuce let out a sigh of relief. while he was glad that that you were happy he was still trying to calm himself down, seriously, this man was terrified that your own baby was hurting you! he leaned down and placed his head on your stomach.
ādonāt make things hard for your mother you rascal.ā
he sternly says and you let out a laughā until Deuce winced and backed away while holding his cheek. he looks at you with a bewildered expression and you burst out laughing as you rubbed your stomach.
āBWAHAHAHA! did you just kick your father?!ā
Deuce sighed, still in the womb and his son was already troublemaker.. this one was definitely his.
AZUL ASHENGROTTO
you and Azul were cuddling in bed watching a movie as you normally would Ā· Ā· Ā· until you bursted out cryingā surprising your husband!
āmy pearl, whatās the matter?ā
he looks at you with a concerned expression, the tears dripping down your eyes made him frown. he wipes them away and kisses your face lovingly while his hand goes down to rub your stomach.
āis there something you need, I can go get it if you want?ā
you shook your head and looked at him with a frown.
āIām horrible Azul! I-Iām sorry!ā
confused as to why you were apologizing he shushed you and comforted you, reassuring that if you needed anything he will gladly get you it so you donāt have to be ashamed.
to his shock you expressed your octopus cravings, he looked stunned for a moment, but when you sobbed and said he proved your point that he thinks youāve gone mad he denies it and picked up his phone to call one of the Leech twins.
ādo youā ahem, do you wanted it boiled or grilled?ā
you softly muttered out grilled and pouted as he requested Jade to get him grilled octopus at exactly almost midnight.
when Jade arrived with the box of grilled octopus Floyd and him were snickering at Azul, making him flustered.
āpfftā seems like shrimpy wants to devour you! your offspring will be a cannibal!ā
Jade smacked Floyd on the head and smiled.
āapologies, my laugh woke Floyd up so he accompanied me here. please do tell us if she has more.. octopus cravings.ā
Azul grunted and shooād the eel twins away and walked back into the bedroom with the box, heās taken back when he sees you covering your mouth and crying.
āplease donāt feel guilty my pearl, itās alright.ā
he comforted you as he placed the box of grilled octopus down on your tray.
āIām a horrible mother Azul, Iām making our own child a cannibal!ā
shaking his head he gently held your hands and kissed you.
āit canāt be helped, if you truly crave it then thereās no reason for you to feel guilty.ā
you quietly sobbed as you munched on the grilled tentacle, this would be a story to keep hidden for when your daughter is born..
LEONA KINGSCHOLAR
your lion husband rubbed his temple in annoyance, he woke up despite you trying your hardest to hide the fact that you were crying because of some pregnancy craving.
ā Ā· Ā· Ā· do you really think that you can hide your crying from me?ā
Leona asks as your back is faced towards him, you shook your head and tried to ignore him. he grabs you and pulls you into his lap, resting his head on your shoulder while wrapping his arms around your stomach.
ātell me what you need.ā
he demands with a serious tone as you close your eyes and shook your head, he sighs and grumbles when you refuse to answer. he patted your stomach gently.
āoi brat, the hell do you want?ā
ādonāt use that language!ā
you quickly responded with newfound attention, he smirked as he finally caught your attention.
āthen tell me what you need.ā
he smugly says as you averted your eyes again and pouted, you fiddled with his fingers as you build up the courage to finally request what you needed.
ācan you get me steak..? I really wanna eat it..ā
Leona rings the bell and a servant came rushing in, he demanded five steaks and the servant quickly obeyed and ran out to the kitchen.
āyou can just order it yourself if you donāt wanna wake me up.ā
ābut I feel bad..ā
ādo you wanna starve the brat?ā
ā..no..ā
when the steaks arrive you ate comfortably on Leonaās lap and hummed in delight while feeding some to him, you were content and your baby didnāt seem to be hungry anymore. as you finished eating you rubbed your stomach and sighed.
ādonāt make this craving happen often at night, okay baby?ā
you cooād at your stomach and Leona let out a yawn.
āif youāre gonna do it make sure to not make your mom cry.ā
Warnings: Post-grad, married boys, fluff, slight not sfw.
Vil
My personal headcanon is that Vil buys a beautiful estate with massive amounts of land. It's 500 acres and something absurd like 12 bedrooms 15 bathrooms, including the expansive guest house(s).
It's outside the city to offer you both more privacy. Likely when you were dating, Vil lived in a gorgeous penthouse in the city that he moved you into but as a married man he wants to keep you far away from any would be prying eyes. Especially after paparazzi in a helicopter caught him fucking you on the balcony.
It sits right on a beautiful lake with ample grounds and historical features. It even has a orangery filled with poisonous varieties of plants and a little pond!
It has all the amenities he could want in house. Pool, massage room, sauna, home gym (you have side by side treadmills for when it gets too cold to run outside on the beautifully landscaped trail that runs around the property) A massive kitchen with every appliance hidden conveniently away.
Your home is certainly excessive, but incredibly stylish and environmentally sustainable! It's featured in several architectural magazines across TW. The style is eclectic modernist rococo. Which sounds crazy in theory but works sooooo well. Vil (with your input) mixed a bunch of high quality old and new piece that seemingly wouldn't go together but actually look amazing in the space.
Vil looks forward to picnicking in the private gardens with you. Vil loves coming home to you preparing him lunches midday.
The neighborhood is full of other celebrities from the Shaftlands and for whatever fucking reason Neige lives two manors over which would piss him off immensely if you weren't there to kiss and coo over him after every time Neige stopped by for an extended chat.
Jack
A nice modern house in the burbs.
He's busting out of his button downs for his upstanding job in a magical ministry. Likely one pertaining to botany or the environment.
He wouldn't be one for the hustle and bustle of the city all the time, so you likely live in a posh city suburb. Ironically near Vil even thought your house is considerably more modest.
It's likely you both work to achieve a nice life style, but Jack reminds you all the time that you can quit and he'd just take care of you. He likes being a provider for his spouse.
The house winds up being a nice blend of your personal style if not masculine leaning. Jack would be the partner who you'd expect to let you do what you want with decor but then all of a sudden heās putting his foot down about the velvet yellow sofa you chose for some long sharp looking leather sofa.
Jack makes sure the house has room for you to grow. Itās likely not your forever home. But there are 3-4 bedrooms that Jack sees as potential offices/guest rooms or nurseries.
Jack is on the neighborhood committee regarding landscaping. Takes his duties very seriously. Is the right hand of Sylvia the committee chair and resident 95 year old woman on the block.
In the summers he can frequently be seen out front watering the plants in your lawn shirtless while the stay at home spouses in the neighborhood ogle him from their windows.
Ruggie
A nice apartment in a neighborhood that Ruggie swears is gentrifying. He loves to tell you that once the neighborhood turns the corner your property will skyrocket in value. But you're convinced that change is at least a good ten if not twenty years away.
Ruggie packs your lunch for work with a canister of pepper spray. Doesn't let you leave home with out it, but also won't agree to move neighborhoods until your home can turn a substantial profit on the market. Especially considering that the apartment was a fixer upper and needed way too much work to be livable. You almost divorced him multiple times through the renovation process.
But if you're being honest, you're pretty happy with how it turned out. Ruggie has great taste. It's a spacious apartment with ample bedrooms and multiple living areas. It gets great light and even has a balcony, even has a nice rooftop. You and Ruggie are in agreement that in any other part of this city the unit would have gone for several hundred thousand thurmarks over what you paid for it.
...But the sounds of blastcycle racing, random spells going off, swearing and the realization that you're contributing to the gentrification of the area makes you remember why it's kind of terrible.
Chances are he invited some of his family members to live in the guest bedrooms so it's an intergenerational household. His grandma lives there, his siblings who are still in school crash at your place during the holidays. Since back home isnāt as nice.
So whenever you and Ruggie have the house truly to yourselves you both walk around naked and get frisky on the couch since its such a rarity.
Cater
A house so chic and trendy! Likely a modern townhouse But...it's a little impractical for the sake of aesthetics. His parent's helped with the down payment so you get to live in a house way above your paygrades.
Cater was wayyy too fixated on getting every inch of the apartment to have good lighting. But to his credit every inch of the home has lush and warm light that is very magicamable.
Likes cooking with you! Heās ok at the actual cooking but he really thrives on plating. And if we're being honest you both order out most nights.
Uses his clones to do household chores.
Your home is definitely cozy, but slightly edgy. Wanted to make sure every surface was comfy enough for him to rail you against. Bright and bold colors fill every corner, but the interior designer his mom hired for you made sure that everything still looks nice and cohesive.
He probably skateboards to his high paying office job.
You probably live in the Shaftlands since staying close to Cater's parents was the only way they'd pay for your sweet pad. Which means they visit often. On multiple occasions you and Cater have had to turn the lights off and duck behind the sofa when his mom and sisters make impromptu visits.
But that means when the old boys from school come for a visit they crash at your place.
Cater loves hosting parties, every other weekend your home is hosting some type of event with your mutual friends.
A/N: Piggybacking off of my āMalleus is exactly like Gomez Addams as a partner,ā post. Why? Because I will die with this. This is Malleus, or at least my interpretation of him. Yes yes, I love picturing him as the cute dorky fae thatās behind with tech times and wants friendship. Itās cute. But this? This. I stand with. Man lives in Victorian Fae land, surrounded by dark magic, will never work a day in his life, and is a hopeless romantic. This is my tribute to how much of a SIMP Malleus is.
summary: You have the worst luck in the entire world to be transmigrated into a novel as some faceless side character, where the most notorious villains in the story wonāt leave you alone. (ft. Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, Idia, Malleus).
notes: 12k words, scenario, fluff, mentions of violence, reader gets injured once, heavily based on my love of cheesy isekai/reincarnation/villainess manhwaĀ
All of your problems started with the book your friend lent you.
You didnāt even want to read it at first, but you took the copy because she wouldnāt stop pestering you and spamming you with texts. The titleāIāve Become the Villainās Lover!āwas embossed gold, and the cover picture had seven beautiful men lounging around a woman with brown hair, the woman gazing wistfully into the distance. In short, it was so cheesy it sent chills down your back.
You really werenāt going to read it. But that summer night was hot and humid and you had nothing better to do than stare at the television and stir around your half-melted ice cream. So when you saw the book on the edge of the kitchen counter, you thought, why not? and opened it up.
If it was bad, you would stop after a few pages. But the television kept droning on as you read, and your forgotten ice cream was now melted slush in its bowl, and soon you were halfway through the story.
The premise itself was simple enough: the heroine, Hera Winn, was the treasured daughter of a down on his luck baron. He sent her to the city to make her debut, and after a series of mishaps, she ended up running into the crown prince, Malleus Draconia, who fell in love at first sight. However, the crown prince was feared by his subjects, and rumors swirled around about his fearsome power and his family. To make matters worse, six other men fall in love with Hera. The cherry on top? All seven men were notorious villains, feared by people far and wide for their cruelty.
You were still a few chapters away from the ending when your eyes started drooping; it was impossible to keep them open, even though you were dying to text your friend. It was deliciously bad, in an over-the-top and campy way, and you appreciated how self-indulgent the author was. Seriously, why would seven villains even fall for an ordinary person? It was way too contrived.
Whatever. You could call her tomorrow.
You closed your eyes, and when you opened them again, you found yourself staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. Oh no. No way. This wasnāt what you thought it was, was it?
Conveniently, there was a hand mirror next to you, and when you stared into the frame, the face of a stranger stared back at you.
Your worst fears had come true. Youād transmigrated into Iāve Become the Villainās Lover!
Shit. You were never going to read another book in your life.
