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❤︎ Lilia Vanrouge ❤︎ ✌︎㋡ Genuinely obsess with TWST for almost 3-4 years Banner + PFP not mine, found on Pinterest :)

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first kiss hcs ; twisted wonderland

‘what your first kiss with my faves would be like; a birthday gift to myself’

lilia vanrouge / malleus draconia / riddle rosehearts / silver vanrouge / skully j. graves x gender neutral ! reader insert

lilia vanrouge

a complete and utter wind up merchant to his core, a fae that strives to cause mischief wherever he goes, and endearingly softened by his age and his time as a parent, it should almost go without saying that your first kiss with lilia is sure to be about as romantic and memorable as it will be spontaneous and perhaps even startling — as most things tend to be whenever he gets involved these days… oh how far he’s come from his days as a general

there really is no shortage of circumstances under which your first kiss with him could happen, regardless of who initiates, because of just how much lilia likes to live in the moment — and, in return, just how much he gleefully encourages you to do the same

maybe he dropped down from above with every intent to startle you out of your own skin, but found himself enraptured by how the light danced in your eyes or lost himself in the chiming sound of your laughter and instead shifted his focus on the spot — dropping right in front of you and placing a kiss square on your lips, swallowing your startled gasp, stealing your breath, and leaving you buffering in place for a good few minutes while he laughed at both his own childish impulsivity and the charming look on your face

maybe you were in his dorm room, messy though it may be, using his own notes as a reference for an essay you’re writing while he loses himself to the latest shooter game he and gloomurai have gotten into — something something war… the title eludes you, but you’re glad he’s having fun. and maybe he wins that round and cries out in victory, smiling so widely you can see his fangs poking out in the most adorable way, and when he looks at you to make sure you were paying attention you just couldn’t help but gently grasp the side of his face and peck him on the lips. brief and impulsive and yet still enough to pinken his cheeks and leave you scrambling to apologise before he assures you that he had absolutely no objections to what you just did

maybe you two were out on an actual date, to a local theme park perhaps, and after plenty of prompting and teasing from him you two ended up on a rollercoaster that had absolutely no business being created. taller and faster and more looping than anything you’ve ever seen, and while you’re caught between screaming and laughing, watching the sights and burying your face into his shoulder, lilia is just watching you and getting a kick out of both your bravery and your hilarious response. and then you look at him, trusting and terrified and clearly hyped on adrenaline, and he leans over to press his lips against yours without even a second of hesitation — bumping his nose against yours awfully in the process due to his own bad timing

but no matter what prompted your first kiss you can be sure that it will very swiftly be followed by the second, and third, and about as many more as he can get away with giving to you before you two have to pull apart once again — grinning and giddy as children, the taste of mischief and laughter and something red on your lips all the while

malleus draconia

after a lifetime of social isolation, of being feared as a monster or revered practically as a god with almost no one that ever treated him as anything in between, malleus goes into your relationship wholly lacking any sort of meaningful experience but wanting nothing more than to be the boyfriend — husband, ideally, but that can wait until you’re ready — that you deserve. and that unwavering determination, that earnestly given fae promise, to do this right naturally lends itself to a first kiss that happens with intention, a great deal of planning, and absolutely no surprise for you

after all, for as prideful as malleus can be he’s also terrified of scaring you off or offending you due to his lack of experience with social norms and practical courting behaviours, so unlike his father he makes it a point to ask you before he even thinks about taking that next step

he takes great pains to plan out the time and location, ensuring that you won’t be tailed by your nosy friends or interrupted by his retainers by asking for your time well in advance and meticulously tracking the weather to find a night with the clearest sky — no clouds, no rain, not too cold and not too warm… and if the weather turns he can always cast a quick spell to help set the atmosphere he had in mind, it’s not like it would be especially difficult for him after all

it happens during a midnight walk through the forest on campus, of course — a staple of your acquaintanceship, then friendship, and now relationship that has come to be a comforting and oh so very needed part of his routine — where instead of leading you to some ruin he’s stumbled upon and wanted to share, as he usually would, he instead tenderly leads you out to a clearing. somewhere private and quiet, with a clear view of the moon and where the distant chatter of campus, which always manages to continue no matter how hard the housewardens push for a consistent curfew, can’t reach you

once you’re there, glowing under the faint light of an uncountable number of stars and you can see the moon reflecting in his eyes, he gracefully, regally, lowers himself to your eyeline and asks, with the utmost formality (as he always does) and an unfamiliar undertone of vulnerability, if he could kiss you. more of a plea than a question, really, and for those few moments between his ask and your approval it’s easy to forget that he’s a dragon wearing fae’s skin

and when you kiss, finally and inevitably, it feels warm and final and right. clumsy and inexperienced, still, but slow and loving and passionate enough to make up the difference. and after returning home, you fall asleep with a smile clinging faintly to your lips and dream of his warmed cheeks and dilated eyes and hands trembling with the effort to be gentle in ways he’s never known how to be before you

riddle rosehearts

riddle rosehearts is, despite the leaps and bounds he’s made in bettering himself in the aftermath of his overblot, someone who lives his life with a very specific set of rules in mind. of course there are the rules left behind by the queen of hearts, the 810 golden guidelines by which he governs himself and his dorm, but there are also the unwritten rules of life that he had drilled into him by his parents and the other adults around him when he was growing up — rules about how one ought to go about relationships, how one ought to structure their life, and so on

and while he’d like to say that he’s become more open to spontaneity in recent months, riddle has still found himself falling back on those unspoken expectations when it comes to your relationship. so if left up to him your first kiss would end up occurring in a very specific and, to him, expected way — with some room for surprises as he’s not quite so mad as to presume you’d act precisely how he thinks you should… not anymore, anyway

you’d be on a date, at least your fifth or perhaps later depending on how long you’ve been together at the time (no amount of scheduling can account for all of the maddening situations the school throws at you both, after all), having a wonderful conversation over some tea and baked goods, and while walking you back to your dorm (as any gentleman should!) he’d ask for your permission to kiss you farewell. and it would be chaste and sweet and you’d part ways equally flustered and happy… okay, perhaps he’d be more visibly flustered by the whole thing, but that’s beside the point!

but, of course, real life and your relationship aren’t so easily scheduled and things didn’t go quite as riddle had hoped — though, frankly, he can hardly say he minded

maybe you beat him to the punch and surprised him by asking for a kiss during a study date or while helping him with unbirthday party errands and caught him so off guard that he went bright red (but nodded his permission anyway), maybe you just couldn’t help yourself and pecked him on the lips impulsively while bidding him good night and got to watch your poor boyfriend go red and struggle to regain his composure for a good few minutes afterwards, maybe you two actually made it to the date but he got so in his head that he forgot to ask and you put him out of his misery and kissed him instead

no matter how it happened, though, it surely left you grinning, perhaps a bit amused at your dear riddle’s expense, and left with the faintest taste of strawberry jam and fresh pastries lingering on your lips and tongue for a bit afterwards… maybe you should ask him to have trey bake some more tarts for your next date. to celebrate your first kiss, of course (the first of many, especially if he keeps responding so strongly to them…)

silver vanrouge

silver vanrouge: an infamously oblivious founding member of the ‘facepalm brigade’, a young man who practically embodies the idea of the chivalrous knight, and someone who will not think to initiate your first kiss unless pushed in the right direction by his father, by a particularly pleasant dream, or by a very straightforward request by you — because sevens know that just hinting at it will not get through to him, not unless your particular style of ‘hints’ are the most heavy handed requests on the planet

after all, as you’re his partner he wants to prioritise your comfort and wellbeing as much as he possibly can and, as such, takes a much slower and almost traditional approach to your relationship — letting each milestone come at whatever time felt right rather than rushing towards some arbitrary deadline just because your classmates insisted you two were falling behind. because you come first to him, and silver is honestly just happy that he gets to call you his, so unless you state a desire that’s contrary to what he’s doing he will just continue to go down the chivalrous route

but whether he’s pushed by a dream (or his father, or you), or you finally take matters into your own hands, your first kiss with silver will still end up being a rather spontaneous affair. not anywhere near to the same extent as, say, his father, but unplanned and earnest all the same

maybe you’re laying together under the shade of a tree after a particularly exhausting day, surrounded by his woodland friends as they scurry and settle around you both, and as he tries to fight sleep he finds himself staring at you and recalling all of lilia’s teasing remarks over the past few weeks — suddenly much more awake than before as he finally puts the pieces together. and then, maybe, he sits up, takes your hands gently in his own and asks you, his voice unbearably soft and sweet and slightly deepened from an earlier nap that he still hasn’t quite fully shaken off, if he can kiss you, face somehow both stoic and softened in a way that gives away just how nervous and yet certain of himself he is as he awaits your response

or maybe you found yourself completely and utterly enamoured with him while watching him spar with sebek, entranced by his strength and precision and the way the sun reflected off of his aural eyes in a way that should definitely be illegal, and couldn’t help but pull him to a semi-private nook close to the training area and press your lips to his. stealing his breath and composure in a single chaste peck, and leaving him pink about the cheeks and speechless in a way that immediately gave away what happened and surely earned him a lot of teasing from his dorm mates — not that he’d ever complain about such a wonderful gesture… he only wishes he’d been able to reciprocate properly in the moment, that’s all

either way though the kiss itself is soft and chaste and sweet, more of a gentle brushing of his lips against yours but still warmed by passion and so rich with adoration you can taste it. and, of course, it’s swiftly followed by the second and third and fourth until you lose count, curled up in each other’s arms and smiling so broadly your cheeks start to ache, and yet neither of you is especially keen to pull away, to end this blissful moment. and silver is left, afterwards, hoping beyond hope that this wasn’t a dream… and if it was that this particular dream could last forever

skully j. graves

skully is someone who prides himself on his chivalrous and gentlemanly nature, who greets others warmly and with a chaste kiss to the back of the hand, who always offers his arm when you go out together, who makes every effort to be polite and earnest in his courtship of you even when he’s nervous beyond belief or at a point in his life where he’s starting to embrace a more whimsical and playful side to his personality. so, then, it’s pretty fifty-fifty whether your first kiss with him will be a spur of the moment thing initiated by one of you, or something that he goes a bit out of his way to plan

if left to him, he’d do whatever he could to ensure that the whole experience — because, naturally, he plans a whole date as a preamble to your first kiss because he is a gentleman — is as memorable and enjoyable for you as possible, catering to you both by planning activities he knows you’ll both enjoy. maybe even theme it around halloween despite it not being the right season, just in a more subtle way, if only as a means of easing his nerves a bit

but chances are one of you will break and initiate something out of the blue before he ever gets around to arranging the romantic evening he had started to plan — not that he’s complaining, of course, but the point still stands

maybe you’re walking back home after running some errands and he’s gushing about all the wonderful plans he has for halloween and how he can’t wait to spread his beloved holiday all over the globe, and you’re so enamoured by his passionate words and the determined glint in his eyes that you can’t stop yourself from pecking him on the lips. unfortunately stopping him in the middle of his sentence as his mind stalls and his whole face flushes a delightful shade of pink, too flustered and flattered and happy to form a proper thought for an embarrassing few moments before he collects himself enough to grin, wide and giddy in a way that shows off that charming tooth gap of his, and thank you properly

or maybe you two were busy decorating his dorm in advance for the halloween season, laughing and joking and being all disgustingly adorable in that way young couples tend to be, and then the lamp light catches you just right and he finds himself struck by how happy you look. how broad your smile is, how your eyes are glittering with glee. and all because you’re with him, because you’re indulging him with his greatest passion in a way no one else ever has. and that realisation has his mouth working before his mind as he asks, reverent and impulsive and lacking all of his usual purple prose, if he can kiss you. and then he does, like you’re the only thing that matters

either way, though, you’ll be left grinning like jack-o-lanterns with the lingering taste of sugar on your lips, with a grinning skully peppering kisses all over your face and neck and hands — the whole while excitedly spewing a whole string of compliments and praise and thanks, all so earnest you’d almost be convinced you’d just given him unfettered access to jack skellington himself. it’s sweet and clumsy and so very skully, and for that you’d happily call it a perfect first kiss

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relationship headcanons for riddle rosehearts

or; what it’s like to date the recovering teapot tyrant of heartslabyul

featuring riddle rosehearts and a gender neutral reader

rewrite of an older post

see my pinned post or my heartslabyul masterlist

current reigning housewarden of heartslabyul, one of the strongest mages amongst night raven college’s current student body, and a man so dedicated to upholding rules and order that it literally led him down a path to madness that he was just barely able to recover from, riddle rosehearts is the type of partner who is as difficult to get close to as he is impossible not to fall for once you get past his more intimidating exterior and break through to see the more playful side of him. the side that that a lifetime of studying, and his mother’s unyieldingly harsh hand, forced him to lock away in the name of good grades. he’s devoted, loyal, sweet, and maybe a bit too traditional and by-the-books about it all, but he gives you no room to doubt his feelings for you once he’s accepted them himself and decided to take the leap and start courting you properly — fully and unabashedly devoted to treating you precisely like the queen of hearts did her beloved king… just, perhaps a bit to the left of that to account for the fact that you are very different people to the historical figures he grew up idolising, of course

officially speaking, amongst the 810 rules left behind by the queen of hearts there isn’t one specific rule that outlines how one is supposed to address their beloved. of course there are a handful that propose punishments for inappropriately timed displays of verbal affection, and a plethora that explain what does and does not constitute an attempt at verbal mockery, and a sparse few in the mid-600s that hint towards what she may have preferred as far as actual terms of endearments go, but nothing concrete enough for riddle to latch onto as he did all the other rules he memorised. so he was kind of forced to improvise a little bit towards the beginning of your relationship in this area. and there were, naturally, a few bumps in the road as a result of that improvisation. however despite the lack of direct guidance, he did still mostly stick to the sorts of pet names he strongly believed she would approve of — with those being the more traditional sort (like ‘my dear’, ‘beloved’, and ‘darling’) and those themed around her majesty’s legacy (like ‘my heart’, ‘my king/queen’, and ‘my rose’) — with little to no variation from that formula unless you explicitly ask him to do so. predictable, perhaps, but he smiles so softly when he calls you those terms of endearment so you can hardly bring yourself to complain about them…

having been raised to be a traditional gentleman, despite his intense isolation in his formative years, riddle usually defaults to kissing you on your knuckles or the backs of your hands — especially in the earliest days of your relationship when it would be improper to even consider anything more traditionally romantic, back when he had a mental checklist and timer going to ensure every gesture of affection he offered was appropriately chaste, because he’s just that particular. but even now that the two of you have been together for a while your hands are still one of his favourite places to kiss you, along with your lips and cheeks of course, and he’ll often greet you with a warm peck on the knuckles or palms. and in return he quite enjoys being kissed on the cheeks, lips, and on his knuckles… but no funny business, he does have an image to uphold after all!

he’s admittedly not the most tactile person in the world, so he much prefers to show his love for you through other ways that come far more naturally to him. mainly acts of service like taking over your care when you’re sick (and putting all of the medical knowledge he absorbed from his parents’ teachings as a kid to good use in the process), helping you wake up and get to your classes on time whenever the two of you have an overnight stay at his dorm or yours just to make sure you don’t run late, lending you his own notes when you’ve missed class due to illness or injury, and so on. but he’s also very big on quality time — even going so far as to block out as much time as he can afford in his daily schedule so you two can go on dates and such — and words of affirmation, which he’s noticeably more generous about giving to you than he is literally anyone else even long after his overblot

that does also mean that any and all physical affection is going to be saved for when the two of you are alone, or at the very least kept to the bare minimum for propriety’s sake whenever you’re out in public. partially in accordance with the traditional mindset he was raised with, partially to comply with the queen of hearts’ rules about p.d.a, and partially to avoid heckling from his more troublesome dorm mates for both of your sakes. of course he’s not entirely opposed to being showered in your affection every now and again, but do be warned that he’s really not used to that kind of thing, isn’t the most tactile anyway, and doesn’t really know how to respond to you when you do that… he’ll learn eventually, obviously, but for a while it will be a bit awkward from his end

devoted to his schedule as he is, there are very few things in this world that can get between riddle and him arriving to your date precisely on time — or, even better, a few minutes early. like, hell would freeze over before he consciously allowed himself to run late without good reason. and the only times he’s ever actually run behind have been because of some full scale disaster back at the dorm that he personally needed to sort out, more often than not a direct result of adeuce’s shenanigans… oh and that one time an entire year group got together for a joke and decided to completely block every single hallway in the school… but those situations are entirely out of his control so you can’t really blame him for that. plus he does always make sure to reach out to you the second he feels like he could be late just so you’re kept in the loop, so you’re never left wondering if he stood you up for one reason or another

given that you’re his partner, riddle is more than happy to provide you with as much academic guidance and help as you need — all you have to do is ask nicely and show a real desire to learn and he’s already reaching for his notes and putting on his best ‘teacher’ voice then and there. of course that also means he will not be letting you slack off when it comes to classwork, homework, revision, or exams, because he absolutely will be on your ass to make sure you’re keeping on top of your schoolwork, but at least you’ll never have to worry about falling behind. be sure to thank him nicely for his help, okay?

he does admittedly have a bit of a jealous streak and when combined with his already poor temper, he can be prone to lashing out at others as a result. rarely ever at you, though. not unless you’re actively going out of your way to upset him, because for as awful as his anger can get he is usually aware enough to not go out of his way to ruin your relationship. instead he takes his anger out on whoever he was upset at or, failing to find an infraction to actually punish or lecture them for, the next unfortunate soul who happens to break a rule in his presence… so probably ace

if you ever decided to join the equestrian club he would be more than happy to show you the ropes, as it were — even better if you’re a skilled rider in your own right as sharing a hobby with someone on his level is something he’s certain to love, but still he will have a shocking amount of patience with you even if you’re a complete novice

despite all the terrors and traumas he faced at his mother’s hand growing up, riddle does still massively value tradition and believes that it’s important for the two of you to at least meet each other’s parents. though he is definitely putting off your meeting his mother as much as he possibly can for your own benefit… goodness knows the woman never has a good word to say and he’d hate for her to get into your head like she has his own. and as for meeting your family, he’s absolutely terrified in his own right but that’s mostly because he really wants to earn their approval and is painfully aware of how his reputation and behaviour could use a lot of work before he gets to the point of warranting such a positive opinion

he never has a bad word to say about you, even if he catches you breaking a rule or engaging in typically ‘uncouth’ behaviour, which was one of the earliest signs any of his dorm mates noticed that he had feelings for you. and while he’s not one to go on a rant unprovoked, it takes very little prompting from those around him for riddle to start politely gushing about your latest accomplishment or proudly boasting about your better qualities… one such rant may or may not have been recorded and privately saved by cater, and sent to trey who now has every intention of playing it back to you both down the line. maybe at your wedding, because he’s a menace like that

as well as the standard unbirthday party and study date invitations, riddle will also regularly invite you over to heartslabyul to tend to the hedgehogs with him. and despite the fact that you’re pretty much just going over to help him with his chores, those visits always end up being really fun — and the hedgehogs make for really adorable company, so you never turn him down unless you have to

he would be more than happy to help you learn how to dance or to play croquet if ever you asked, as both are skilled he learned and (for the most part) perfected growing up. you two can even make a date out of it if you want!

public speaking anxiety has never been something that riddle has had to deal with, and having been a student representative for pretty much every school he’s attended he’s had plenty of time to perfect the art. so if you’re someone who does happen to struggle with public speaking then you can at least be assured that your boyfriend is only one pleading look away from stepping in and taking over for you — after all, he does hate to see you uncomfortable and he’d have to be an awful boyfriend to just leave you to suffer through it…

while rules are rules and meant to be followed, you are the only person that riddle would ever consider sharing his tarts with — even the incredible strawberry ones trey always makes for his birthday. and, in fact, if the two of you ever find yourselves in a situation that’s not entirely governed by the queen of hearts’ rules, riddle would happily even allow you to take the first slice… but those situations are few and far between, so be sure to make the most of them when they happen!

there is a solid portion of his dorm mates that have gotten into the habit of reaching out to you whenever something happens that has a solid chance of setting riddle off because you’re pretty much the only person who is consistently able to talk him down — to convince him to hold off on beheading someone in favour of having at least a teeny tiny trial first. and that particular talent is invaluable to the students of heartslabyul… and especially so to two particular troublemakers that have recently joined the dorm

if you’re ever in need of an embarrassing story from riddle’s youth, you needn’t look any further than che’nya or trey as they’re both more than happy to regale you with everything they can recall from the short time they got to spend with riddle back when they were all kids. and despite the short time frame there is a lot of good stories to share, so don’t worry about that… just maybe worry about riddle having a mild aneurism from embarassment, as he always gets so very red and makes the most peculiar sounds whenever one of those two starts telling one of their (mildly embellished, of course) stories of baby riddle

he’s far from the most online person in his dorm, sevens know cater more than has that side of things covered, but after getting together with you he does make more of an effort to keep up with things — namely your posts on magicam (which he makes an actual account to keep track of, anonymised and private for family reasons), and the texts you send him throughout the day as those are the only things he actually cares enough to keep on top of as far as the online world goes. just be warned that he will scold you if he notices you messaging him or posting online when you should be asleep, because this is riddle we’re talking about

he has an incredible memory and puts that particular skill of his to good use within your relationship, meaning that you’ll never have to worry about him forgetting anything important to or about you (e.g. anniversaries, appointments, exams, allergies, food preferences, fragrances, family members’ names, and so on and so forth). of course his immaculate note keeping helps, but its mostly due to his memory that he’s able to be such an attentive boyfriend with you

while he does generally trust that you’re able to fight your own battles, and that you’re wise enough to not consciously put yourself in danger, riddle does also have a bit of a protective streak and will not hesitate to act if he thinks someone is posing a threat to you. usually by collaring and lecturing the offender, but if the threat posed is severe enough he will duel them himself — while sending you off to go and get a member of staff, as while he hates to break a rule and would much rather avoid it, he also is very vehemently opposed to leaving you in a dangerous situation… so do with that whatever you will

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relationship hcs ; divus crewel

requested by ; n / a

fandom(s) ; twisted wonderland

fandom masterlist(s) ; here

character(s) ; divus crewel

outline ; “dating hcs for professor crewel”

warning(s) ; none, just fluff!

divus crewel is a man of uncompromisingly high standards and a man who is unwaveringly ambitious enough to keep maintaining and raising them for himself and others, who is unflinchingly devoted to what he believes in, and who is well known for his strict approach to teaching and the harshness of the punishments he inflicts. he’s also someone who is remarkably difficult to court because of those traits and unless you’re someone who is able to match him and truly catch his attention, you’re likely to find it borderline impossible to secure any real place in his life. that being said, once you’re together you’ll find him to be an incredibly loyal, reliable, and supportive boyfriend who, while harsh at times, will never shy away or hesitate when it comes to sticking by you even during the most difficult times of your life

as with his students, crewel is very particular about when he makes use of words of affirmation. of course he’s much more liberal with compliments with you than he is anyone at night raven college — he’s got high standards, sure, but he isn’t an awful partner and does make it known just how attracted he is to you — but when it comes to praise centred around the things you do, and the specific phrasing he uses when complimenting you he is very very careful about it. partially because he just doesn’t believe in giving praise over nothing, and partially because he doesn’t want the words to become meaningless from overuse. however that just makes his praise hit that much harder whenever he does give it because you know that he means every single word

while he doesn’t do this often (primarily because he just doesn’t have the time to do so these days), but for important events divus will go the extra mile and personally design the outfits you’ll be wearing for them. he also has been known to gift you whole new tailored outfits and personalised high-end accessories from the fashion brand he used to work for on your birthdays or your anniversary (alongside all the other presents he gets for you, but naturally the outfits tend to be the main event because of the amount of time and work that goes into creating each individual piece to ensure it perfectly fits you and matches your personal aesthetic)

divus is no stranger to utelising his knowledge and skills in potionology for his own benefit — namely in order to create his own personalised high-end self care and beauty products (like the personalised cologne he regularly wears in to work these days) — and after the two of you become an item his willingness to go the extra mile for higher quality homemade products also starts to extend to you. more effective painkillers, medicines that actually target and reduce any symptoms you’re experiencing at any given time, skin and haircare products personalised to your exact needs in ways that no brand could ever hope to match, and even a signature scent to match his own. just say the word and all of that can be yours… so long as you ask him nicely, because he’s not in the habit of rewarding bad behaviour

he’s not the most tactile when you’re in public and tends to find more overt forms of pda to be terribly gaudy and very much so not his style. like the most you’ll really get out of him when you’re out and about together is him offering you his coat when you’re cold (after scolding you for being careless, naturally), some handholding here and there, and maybe a tasteful kiss on the lips or hands if you’re on your very best behaviour. that being said, when it’s just the two of you and you’re at home in either his actual house back in the queendom of roses or his apartment in sage island, divus is much more lenient and willing to be as affectionate as you want as long as you ask him nicely and don’t try to drag him away from an important task (like grading papers, chores, etc.) to get your fill

his favourite places to kiss you are on your lips, along the column of your throat, on the pulse points on your wrists, and across your knuckles. and, in return, divus quite enjoys being kissed along the length of his jaw, across his cheeks, and on the tip of his nose and on his lips

if you happen to have an allergy to them or just generally dislike dogs then divus crewel is not the boyfriend for you because under no circumstances will he be getting rid of his two darling pups. on the other hand, if you’re just as keen on dogs as he is then you two will make for the absolute perfect pair — and if you’re anxious about whether they’ll like you or not, rest assured that his pups can be won over easily enough if you provide enough treats

divus is both much too confident in his abilities as a partner and much too confident in the strength of your relationship to ever really get jealous over the attention you get from others. at best it’s just like watching eager pups fawn over the most impressive person in the room (and, thus, more a source of amusement or pride for him), and at worst it’s unruly curs not knowing when to hold their tongue (and, thus, an annoyance that warrants him putting them in their place unless you handle things yourself first). so, in other words, you never have to worry about him acting like an insecure and jealous boy because he’s far above things like that and it shows

much like his taste in vehicles, divus generally tends to stick to the classics when it comes to the pet names he uses with you. think along the lines of ‘darling’, ‘(my) dear’, ‘sweetheart’ and so on. oh, and very occasionally he may call you ‘pup’ or ‘puppy’, but that’s more so just him being playful and teasing you as those particular names are reserved for his students

never one to miss the chance to take his classic car out for a spin, most of your dates with divus will involve you two driving somewhere. maybe just downtown to some restaurant you’ve both heard good things about (the type where you have to dress up to go in, of course), maybe to some high end resort in the queendom of roses for a weekend couple’s retreat, maybe something more elaborate. but no matter what he will always make it worth your while (just try not to scuff up the seats because every part of his car is expensive and he’d rather avoid having to pay anymore unnecessary fees to keep up in tiptop shape if he can)

he’s been a very skilled duellist since his days as a student and he’s more than willing to put his knowledge, experience, and strength to good use if it means keeping you safe. besides, it’s not like he’s ever had a problem with taking punishments into his own hands, and taking care of any disrespectful curs on your behalf is a good way to work out his frustrations with his classes in a more socially acceptable setting… so really it’s a win-win for him

he believes very strongly in keeping his work life and private life separated and, as such, doesn’t exactly make a habit of talking about you or your life together with his colleagues, and especially not with his students. like most people at night raven college know that he’s taken and happy about it, but very few people actually know who you are or any real details about your relationship beyond the fact that it exists and is probably still ongoing

[sleepingdeath-twst]

s/o who is really into arts and crafts headcanons for azul ashengrotto, jamil viper, and riddle rosehearts

or; how three overblotters would react to you spoiling them rotten with your love of crafts

featuring azul ashengrotto, jamil viper, riddle rosehearts, and a gender neutral reader

requested by 🦄 anon

see my pinned post or my night raven college masterlist

a z u l a s h e n g r o t t o

courtesy of jade’s exemplary research skills, azul had been well aware of your talents as an artist and craftsperson long before the two of you ever actually met — and, in fact, he originally sought you out because jade recommended you as a potential collaborator for the lounge. well, more specifically he’d suggested that making a contract with you to have you provide personalised artesian decorations for the lounge would be immensely beneficial for the establishment in the long term. and after seeing your work in person azul had been inclined to agree and, thus, the two of you ended up becoming more closely acquainted

it’s through that partnership that he eventually gained a more in depth understanding of the work you do and came to deeply appreciate your dedication to your craft — even when faced with extreme external stressors, like floyd — and that appreciation and respect then paved the way for the two of you to slowly evolve from colleagues to friends to lovers (much to his endless pride)

that being said, now that you’re an item the gifts you personally make for him carry a far more significant meaning than before. as, after all, exchanging handmade items is a massive thing in mer culture — not quite akin to a proposal, but certainly up there in terms of emotional and social significance — so you can’t really blame him for reacting so strongly whenever you surprise him with yet another art piece you spent hours, or even days, of your life painstakingly creating just for him

so… yeah. needless to say you’ll be getting very familiar with how azul gets when he’s flustered if you keep on spoiling him with presents: the pale-purplish flush across his cheeks, the way his entire posture straights up, the slight trembling of his gloved hands as he tenderly takes the item from you, the way you can hear his breath catching in his throat as he inspects it, the way his pupils blow out and grow glassy as he tries to maintain his composure… things that he tries to brush off but that you’d have to be particularly oblivious not to notice

of course the longer you’re together the more subdued and undramatic his reactions become — primarily because by then he’s more adjusted to the difference in implication between mers and land dwellers for such gifts, which he had known before but hadn’t completely grasped — though, much to your delight, he never truly stops being flustered when you gift him things. and for anything especially sentimental you may just get to see him flush and get a bit teary-eyed before he composes himself again

no matter how many pieces of art you create for him — sculptures, paintings, dioramas, etc. — azul will always find a place to display them. somewhere safe, easy to clean, and visible enough for him to show them off and brag about them, and consequently you, at a moment’s notice. mostly in his office or dorm room, but he also has a few pieces that he rotates in and out of the lounge as seasonal decor, and he practically preens whenever someone compliments them

and as for any love letters or poems you write for him — azul takes great care to laminate, preserve, and keep them all in an area only he can access. and he keeps a few on hand within his bedside drawer so he can read them every morning and every night as a little confidence boost and insecurity reassurance on his worse days — which is especially handy when you’re unable to be by his side at the time for one reason or another

(yes, the tweels tease him for being so sentimental and soft relentlessly when they find out about his hoard of letters. but that’s pretty par for the course with them and having grown up with the two azul is more than used to their shit stirring and is pretty much always able to brush their teasing off with ease)

even though your relationship has long since progressed past just being colleagues, you’re still the first person he goes to whenever the lounge is hosting a themed event or is overdue for a seasonal redesign. and, yes, he makes sure to compensate you well for the time and effort it takes to make the centrepieces and other decorations and he makes it abundantly clear to all staff and guests who is responsible for all of the wonderful decor they can see

eventually he may even try his hand at your craft of choice — maybe pottery, maybe clay sculpting, maybe painting, maybe wood carving, or whatever else suits your fancy — with plenty of guidance and encouragement from you, of course. and while his piece is certainly worlds more shoddy than your own, it has its own charm and you’ll end up displaying the two pieces you made together as a little momento of the day… even if he is a little bit embarrassed by how bad his piece looks by comparison

j a m i l v i p e r

jamil had been passively aware of your passion and talent within the context of arts and crafts for a while, if only because kalim had heard about you through the grape vine a while ago and had been relying on you to provide handmade decor for some of his larger parties for while. and as a result of your consistent proximity and eventual friendship with kalim, the two of you ended up becoming loosely acquainted as well — though it took a while for either of you to try and pursue anything more than that (for a number of reasons, especially on his part)

but for as capable as he was, and is, of appreciating and acknowledging the sheer amount of time and hard work that went into every piece you crafted and so generously gave to scarabia — or, rather, kalim — it took getting together with you for jamil to fully recognise just how much of yourself you put into your craft. all of the blood and sweat and tears. all of the late nights and early mornings and the long hours of silent staring and contemplating everything you’ve ever created up until that moment. every bit of frustration and jubilation and everything in between

and now he’s much more vocal and upfront about showing and telling you just how much he appreciates everything you create no matter the scale of the piece or the amount of time poured into it — including specific, thoughtful, and carefully worded compliments that make him, for the first time in years, thankful of how he was brought up. especially so if you go out of your way to create things just for him — a rarity for him before you and now something that he can’t imagine living without:

whether that’s a love letter written in a careful cursive that he can tell took you weeks of drafting and redrafting, writing and rewriting, to perfect. constructed of looping letters, eloquent prose, elegant phrasing, and the types of compliments that never fail to leave him desperately tugging on his hoodie to try and hide just how deeply impacted he is by the words you left for him. chose for him. especially so if you went out of your way to write in his native script, and even more so if that script is entirely unfamiliar to your hand because even the shakiest and clumsiest of attempts is going to leave his heart racing because it’s a sign that you loved him enough to try. that you thought he was worth the effort. that you chose him. and to jamil, born a servant and trapped into a life he didn’t choose and can’t even choose to escape, that means more than he could ever possibly say

or a whole sculpture that he can recall you cursing over and restarting multiple times over multiple months — a monolithic testament to your love, patience, stubbornness, and talent in the arts. something that he keeps on display in his dorm room, that he treats with a gentle touch as he regularly cleans it, that he finds himself staring at whenever his mind drifts back to that dark place he was locked within when he overblotted, and that he couldn’t be paid enough to hide away no matter the price offered — because it’s yours, it’s you, and it’s something you made for him and that’s worth more than all the thaumarks in the world to him

because how could he not when he’s seen first hand just how much of yourself you pour into every single creation? how could you expect him not to at least appreciate and want to preserve every creation made by, and brimming with the passion of, the person he adores?

when you’ve been together for long enough, he even goes so far as to set aside a full chest in his room back home where he can keep your smaller and more delicate gifts. one with a lock. not that he doesn’t trust his family, friends, and coworkers back in the scalding sands not to accidentally break anything but… no, actually that’s precisely that case and he’s not taking any chances

(the only things he doesn’t keep in that chest of the smaller items is a small collection of letters — not all of them, just a select few that he swaps out every so often — which he instead keeps locked in his bedside drawer so he can easily access and reread them when he needs to lift his mood. or give himself some motivation to not throttle the nearest idiot. sometimes both… usually both)

jamil will also help you out whenever and however he can. though as he’s not the artistic type per se most of that help tends to involve gathering the supplies you need on errand runs and keeping an eye on your work when you’re away so nobody ruins it in your absence. oh, and making sure you take regular breaks and stay hydrated and eat enough, especially if you’re someone who gets easily lost in their work… that’s a big one…

and sevens help anyone who he catches belittling your art and your hard work because he has absolutely no problem speaking his mind and more than enough training to leave them literally aching with regret by the time he’s done. and he’s more than capable of utelising his silver tongue to get himself out of trouble if he needs to… but that’s neither here nor there

r i d d l e r o s e h e a r t s

the queendom of roses, and crimson city especially, is filled to the brim with artesans of all specialties — from watchmaking, to baking, to painting, to creating sculptures from stone or clay or plant life — and despite his terribly sheltered upbringing, riddle still managed to grow up with an immense fascination with, and unwavering respect for, both art in all of its forms and the artists that create it. even if an artist’s particular style really doesn’t speak to him personally, because even then he’s still able to appreciate the time and effort that was put into any particular piece

(of course it certainly helps that amongst the 810 rules left behind by the queen of hearts, there are a few dedicated to how one ought to go about creating, displaying, and appreciating art — all of which he, naturally, follows as close to the letter as he possibly can… even if there are a few subsections to those specific rules that others may think peculiar to abide by. but it’s riddle, so you really shouldn’t be shocked by his dedication to her majesty’s rules, especially if you know him well enough to actually be dating him… but that’s neither here nor there)

and through his blossoming relationship with you, riddle’s appreciation of art in all of its forms has only deepened — particularly in regard to the forms and styles that you personally gravitate towards, for obvious reason, but also in general as he’s found himself taking more time to truly consider every piece of art he comes across. a habit that he initially took up as a way of understanding you better through the artworks that he knows you love, which themselves weren’t especially memorable to him at a first glance, and that he’s since kept up consistently — much to the mixed amusement and frustration of anyone who happens to go with him to an art gallery or museum…

especially when they stumble across a piece of art that was created in the same style and medium as your own art, or that he’s heard you gush about in the past, because then he becomes even more vocal — acting almost like an unpaid guide as he talks about everything he knows about the artist, the piece, and so on. in some cases he’s gone into even more detail than the actual staff, and once went on such a rant about the incorrect information featured on one placard that by the time the two of you returned a few weeks later for a new artist’s showcase they had actually replaced it with a new and much more correct placard — much to your boyfriend’s approval

he asks a lot of questions about your work in quiet moments, mindful to never interrupt or break you out of the mindset you need to be in to create your art and yet clearly eager to learn more about you as an artist — about your process, your inspiration, how you developed your style, why you chose this medium for this piece, and so on. it’s almost like he’s trying to gain an academic understanding of your art with how many questions he asks and how insightful he starts to become with them, but it’s endearing seeing him make such an effort to learn about you so you can’t really complain

he may or may not have teared up a bit the first time you gifted him something you handmade — be that an illustration, a painting, a sculpture, an artisanal baked good, or whatever else — and he may or may not still have said gift (or a photograph of it if said gift cannot be preserved long term) placed carefully on his bedside table in his dorm room, so he can wake up and immediately be reminded of the fact that someone loves him enough to create something for him. but he would sooner behead himself than ever admit to something so vulnerable in front of anyone else, so unless you plan on spending the night you’re unlikely to find out about it anytime soon

(and, yes, he has set aside a chunk of time each day in his busy schedule specifically for the upkeep and cleaning of any of your art he has in his possession. riddle is nothing if not meticulous and since you were sweet enough to entrust him with these items it’s only right that he does his upmost to ensure that they all stay as perfectly preserved as possible)

while he would happily keep your work proudly on display throughout heartslabyul, between the queen’s rules and his well earned lack of trust in his dorm mates he just genuinely can’t bring himself to do so. that being said, he will gladly boast about your talents to anyone who asks, recommend you to others who are looking for an artist for one reason or another, and he does keep some of your work on display in his room at night raven and even in his room back at home… though he is incredibly selective and minimal for the latter given just how strict his mother is and how much he does not want to drag you into her bad books for whatever reason

riddle would absolutely join you in the creation of art if ever you asked him to, or if you offered to teach him, but he just… isn’t so artistically inclined and chances are you’re going to end up in a bit of a spat by the end of it. yes, he knows full well it isn’t your fault that he’s bad at this. yes, he feels awful and will be apologising to you as soon as he cools off. but his temper has been a long term problem for him and with his ingrained perfectionism it was pretty much a given that this was going to end up taking a turn unless you offered this invitation long after graduation and after he’s been going to therapy for a while… but hey ho, nobody’s perfect, right?

sevens help any poor student he catches talking ill about your work because they will be very swiftly collared, lectured, and personally escorted by a steaming red riddle to apologise to you for what they said. and they get off even worse if they’re from heartslabyul because he will be ensuring they get assigned the most difficult jobs about the dorm for the next week or so as penance

[misteria247]

Fun hilarious dynamic of you and Kalim being kinda oblivious to the other's obvious big fat crush on one another. You both get all sappy and cute with one another naturally but it doesn't click that you two might want the other to kiss or hold hands with each other. Both of your friend groups have to hear the-

"Sighhhhh they're just so perfect I wish they could see how much I love them. 😔"

When essentially you both are literally dating yet not dating. Depending on your friends the reactions range from amused to placing bets on who's gonna figure out the other's crush first to straight up trying not to groan out loud because come on IT'S SO OBVIOUS JUST KISS ALREADY PLEASE-

[capri-ramblings]

Where and when they would kiss you RSA ver.

Rielle - Cheeks; And it's done so effortlessly right before he goes into an enthusiastic chatter. He's so bubbly about it that it looks like it's casual until they catch the faint hue of red on his face while he talks.

Chenya - Shoulder and neck; He likes coming up from behind them and snuggling them up against his body before he dips his head to place lingering kisses.

Minajael - Temples and wrist; It's done usually in private but he'd always tell them to lean down if he wanted to kiss their temples or gesture to their wrist to do the same there and the act is tender for both. Even after parting ways, the skin there just tingles from being kissed.

Neige - Tip of the nose; He likes doing it before saying goodbye. Something about the act being sweet and melancholy at the same time makes it all the more endearing.

[sleepingdeath-twst]

s/o who is shy about physical affection headcanons for lilia vanrouge

or; how your adorable boyfriend works around your shyness to be as affectionate as you both want to be

featuring lilia vanrouge and a gender neutral reader

requested by anonymous

see my pinned post or my diasomnia masterlist

lilia vanrouge is, by nature, something of a menace to society who delights in startling and sneaking up on others for a laugh. and, in fact, within the hallowed halls of night raven college he’s become rather notorious for just popping out of thin air and vanishing just as quickly the second he gets the reaction he was looking for — putting the stealth and speed that once made him a star general to much better use in the age of peace… to varying reactions

and as his friend, then crush, and now lover you are by no means exempt from this particular habit of his. in fact, you have been his favourite person to catch off guard for a while now and he’s long since gotten into the habit of dropping in from above and scaring the living daylights out of you as a greeting — punctuated with a sweet smile, an earnest compliment, and a kiss to the back of your hand as penance for startling you (and a thanks for your adorable reaction, of course!)

so, safe to say that he’s more than capable of catching you off guard if needs must. though the thought didn’t really occur to him at first to utelise those same skills to shower you with affection — if only because he took your initial shyness as a form of discomfort and wanted to let you set the pace for how tactile the two of you could be with each other. not that he wasn’t dying to smother you with kisses and bites at the time, but for as young as he may be he is still old and has developed a lot of patience over the years so he was more than happy to wait for you no matter how long it may take. after all, the last thing lilia would want is to make you uncomfortable by pushing too much!

he did eventually pick up on the fact that you were looking to him to initiate things and just happened to be a bit too shy to say as much outright — and the whole avoidance thing was a symptom of that rather than you just being uncomfortable in general — and, ever adaptive as he is, lilia was very quick to switch up his approach and start surprising you with affection as often as he felt he could get away with. much to his endless amusement as the way you look when you get flustered is his absolute favourite thing

and after catching you wholly off guard with a random bombardment of the physical affection you’ve both been deprived of due to that silly misunderstanding, it’s fifty-fifty whether your adorably little bat will vanish off into thin air again or just passively cling to you like a particularly cute leech — the whole while humming and musing about what he ought to cook for dinner that day

he also prides himself on keeping you on your toes at all times and, as such, tries to shake things up and diversify his approach as much as possible. so you never really know what to expect whenever he drops in from above or teleports directly behind, beside, or in front of you

sometimes he goes with kisses: peppering them all over your face until you’re caught between flustered giggles and embarrassed spluttering, dipping you into a passionate kiss that leaves your mind blank and your face burning, dropping down to spiderman-kiss you again and again and again while gently holding onto the side of your face so you can’t flee on instinct, pressing them against the nape of your neck before hugging you from behind, and so on and so on

other times he’ll pull you into a hug. be that by tackling you into the air and floating with you in his arms until you’re giggling and breathless, or wrapping his arms around your waist from behind and holding you firmly enough that you can’t leave while he watches what you’re doing from over your shoulder, or even just by picking you up and plonking you down onto his lap (or planting himself on yours instead) so he can cuddle with you in a position that’s a bit easier on his back. yeah, needless to say, your friends and classmates are now very accustomed to the sight of diasomnia’s vice housewarden hanging onto you like a pink-haired koala

and on occasion, when he’s in an exceptionally playful mood, he may even take your hand and spin you into an impromptu dance — humming some old tune that few alive can even name in a shockingly beautiful voice, but clearly delighting in your every gasp and squeak and snort and laugh as he dips and spins and waltzes with you in a way that would surely make the classical dance tutors he grew up sneering at roll over in their graves. but, truly, the chaos only makes it more fun for you both

but rest assured no two instances are ever the same and he takes great care to ensure as much, no matter how long you’ve been together. the surprise is what keeps the romance alive between you, after all, and he’s very keen to keep on stoking this particular flame for as long as time will allow

[sanjomey]

I fear I don’t remember anything so idk if I’ve requested anything yet. If I haven’t, can I pretty please have an Azul 🥹

if I have. It was probably still Azul and you can just ignore this ask lol

That damn smirk. Hahahhsdh anon and oomf asking for the same character

[kiriashini]

Obey me facecards headcanons (?)

Part 1!!!

next will be : Solomon, Asmo (cuz he didnt fit and i didnt wanted to separate twins), Simeon, Luke, Barbatos and Diavolo!!

[kiriashini]

Obey me facecard headcanons

PART TWOOO

I added sum head canons on Solomon and Asmo

(i really struggled when drawing diavolo im so sorry that he looks like that)

[sleepingdeath-light]

relationship hcs ; dire crowley

requested by ; n / a

fandom(s) ; twisted wonderland

fandom masterlist(s) ; here

character(s) ; dire crowley

outline ; “dating hcs for the headmage”

warning(s) ; none, just fluff!

while nobody has ever accused crowley of being the most responsible of people, when it comes to your relationship he has shown himself to be more than capable of putting in the effort to make things work — to meet you half way, to make you feel loved, and to be an all around decent partner… which is, arguably, even more of a kick in the teeth to his poor students and coworkers who would have better luck trying to draw blood from a stone than they would trying to get him to actually do his job

he lives for your admiration and affirmations, and as such he will go above and beyond to show and tell you just how amazing and generous and kindhearted of a headmage (and mage, in general) he is. in fact the difference in his behaviour is so stark that the entire college can tell when you’re due for a visit because things actually start to get done for a change — which, contrary to what he’d have you believe, is a very rare experience at n.r.c, and only makes the students want you to visit more often (which is can be a good or a bad thing depending on the type of person you are)

again, to reiterate, flattery goes a long way with crowley so if you happen to want/need anything from him — or just want to fluster your boyfriend for one reason or another — your best bet is to just shower him in compliments. about his attire, about his demeanour, about his strengths as a teacher. just be sure to actually mean what you say because if he catches you in a lie he will not be best pleased and then it’ll be up to you to get him in a better mood

very very tactile and likes to always have you within arm’s reach if he’s able — though, thankfully for both of your reputations, he does have just enough self restraint to limit himself to merely interlinking arms or pecking your knuckles in passing when you’re in public. of course when you’re entirely alone and there’s no risk of being caught he’s an entirely different bird and you’ll have to resign yourself to being smothered in affection for the foreseeable future…

crowley couldn’t hide his fondness for you even if someone handed him the al asim family’s entire net worth a hundred times over. even when you’re not even on the island with him. especially when you’re not on the island, even, because then he’ll be spending all of his free time daydreaming about you like a lovesick teenager and blatantly pining for you in a way that only serves to make him all the more neglectful of his usual duties — much to the endless chagrin of his colleagues (aside from maybe sam, who finds the whole thing kind of amusing)

only ever uses the more traditional terms of endearment when referring to you — e.g. ‘beloved’, ‘darling’, ‘dearest’, ‘(my) love’, ‘(my) dear’ — unless he’s explicitly introducing you to someone as his partner, at which point he’ll use a great deal of emphasis when using whatever title you prefer

claims that he doesn’t get jealous but that is a blatant lie because he absolutely does and he is absolutely terrible at hiding it. like you don’t think he could be more obvious about his jealousy if he tried… honestly it’s a good thing you find his antics cute…

you’re the only one who gets to see him without his mask on, obviously. and if you ask him very nicely he’ll even let you try it on, maybe even the rest of his outfit too — or he’ll have a matching outfit tailored for you to wear instead. because he’s so kind. totally not because he likes matching with you and seeing you look like him scratches that possessive itch on his brain. definitely not

most of the holidays he takes will be taken with you whether or not you have the time off available from your job — and he may or may not use bribery, threats, and a variety of underhanded methods to ensure that you are always able to join him… but it’s all for a good cause so you can’t find it in yourself to be too annoyed with him

[sleepingdeath-twst]

s/o who is terrified of bugs headcanons for jade leech, jamil viper, and malleus draconia

or; how three vastly different students try to help you deal with your phobia

featuring jade leech, jamil viper, malleus draconia, and a gender neutral reader

requested by 🫧 anon

see my pinned post or my night raven college masterlist

j a d e l e e c h

one of his main duties as the vice housewarden of octavinelle, and as a founding member of the mostro lounge, is information gathering on his fellow students. primarily the prospective students who are most likely to end up in the dorm, but also those that azul has his eye on as a potential contractor in the future. and jade excels at getting his hands on information that nobody else would be able to dredge up — which for you, unluckily enough, included your severe phobia of bugs. which he had once planned to blackmail you with… but now that you’re an item and he’s found himself unreasonably attached to you, that plan has long since been abandoned and your phobia is just something he either passively acknowledges as a part of you… or uses to subtly mess with you (because this is jade leech we’re talking about, what did you expect?)

he has absolutely no qualms about taking care of any and all bugs you come across and will politely remove them from your vicinity without hesitation or complaint. emphasis on ‘remove’ as he much prefers to relocate them back outside to their native environments rather than kill them if he can help it — of course there are exceptions and accidents that occur, but given the choice he’s usually going to opt for the more peaceful approach to helping you deal with the object of your fear

and when you start staying over at his dorm regularly, jade even gets into the habit of scouting the room for bugs and removing them in advance just to make your stay go that much smoother. and to give you further incentive to stay over more often and for longer periods of time too, but that’s neither here nor there…

any particularly interesting or gross looking insects he stumbles across usually end up going into one of his terrariums, handed off to floyd to eat (upon request, though that’s not anywhere near as common of an occurrence as some students may think), or repurposed as a means to mess with other students around night raven college as needed — though he is very picky about what bugs go where, and he’s actually fallen into quite the interesting research rabbit hole as a result of his determination to be as diligent as possible about relocation vs elimination vs keeping vs weaponising

now, moving past how much of a gentleman he can be with you jade leech is still jade leech and that means that you can expect him to start slowly stress testing you and your fear responses. he just can’t help himself, you’re so interesting to him! and he is very very intentional about how and when he does this as to never push you too far and risk genuinely distressing you or risking upsetting you to the point that you feel the need to split with him

one way he does this is by intentionally ‘missing’ a small harmless bug every few weeks or so during his pre-sleepover checks of his dorm. and he’s always careful to choose something slow moving, harmless to humans, and that cannot fly as to not startle you unnecessarily. and he makes sure that it stays in a visible area that’s far enough away from the bed to not leave you feeling overly stressed by his presence between when you spot it and when he removes it

he’ll also start leaving the occasional dead bug around for you to find, placed conspicuously somewhere in your dorm so you can find it and be put in a position to deal with the subject of your fear directly — as, naturally, he makes sure to arrange this step for when he’s unable to help you beyond being a reassuring presence over the phone — but safely as the bug, being notably dead, can’t do anything to startle or unnerve you beyond just… existing in your space, really

and then he slowly starts to transition you from dealing with carefully positioned dead insects with him over the phone to dealing with carefully selected live insects with him over the phone. gradually working you up to more and more ‘frightening’ bugs, but making sure to do all of this so slowly you may not even realise what he’s doing. like, this process will take years of work from his end

it’s like exposure therapy, but free and controlled by your loving boyfriend who only wants the best for you. he even keeps detailed notes that he updates weekly as he observes the minute changes in your response to your phobia. he’s… incredibly invested in the process, to say the least

all of that being said, though, despite his experiments jade is still very considerate and mindful of your fear and is careful to never push you too far, too soon. he also makes his pride in you known when you eventually overcome your fear, at which point he may or may not tell you about his little tests… but only if he’s certain you’ll take it well. otherwise he’s happy to just let you remain blissfully ignorant while he sneakily basks in his own success from the shadows

j a m i l v i p e r

for better or for worse, this particular fear is something that you and your darling boyfriend have in common. so unless one of you is able to get ahold of someone else to deal with the bug in question, or you can overcome your terror enough to squish and/or relocate it… well… you can expect a lot of fire in your future as jamil’s immediate response to bugs is either ‘kill the damned thing with fire’ or passing out from fear. so, if not you and if not kalim then you’d best have a fire extinguisher on hand

and if the bug is a flying species? yeah chances are that you won’t have a chance to scream before jamil is grabbing you and fleeing the scene immediately to find somewhere safe and someone who can deal with… whatever the hell that was

not the most confidence-inducing reaction, admittedly. and especially not if you’re hoping for a partner who will get rid of bugs for you. but, hey, at least he had the thought to grab you and take you with him even in his terrified state instead of just leaving you and running immediately — which is a lot more than many other men would do in his place. so. cut him some slack!

sevens help you if you’re also prone to fainting from fear because then you’ll both be even worse off. though kalim will at least try and wake you both up whenever he finds you and disposes of the bug in question, so at least you two don’t have to worry about that as much

your mutual phobia has become something of a running joke for his little sister. make no mistake, she loves you to bits and will always take over bug handling duties when you visit the family home… but she’s also a younger sister to her core and will make her amusement very well known to both of your expense… much to jamil’s very clear irritation and mortification

you’ll never have to worry about jamil minimising or belittling you for your phobia, or trying to mess with you as a result. firstly because he just… isn’t the type to do that. he was raised better than that, and he wouldn’t even do that to someone he hates. but also because, well, he’s in the exact same boat and while he’s not immune to being hypocritical every now and then he’s not going to act that way to you as his partner

you two end up on rotating shifts when you move in together to carefully check each room for any signs of bugs each night, especially when you’ve had to keep the windows open due to the heat, and within a few months you end up with a pretty solid rhythm to it. and a very solid system, both magical and mechanical, to keep your home as pest free as is physically possible — and your mental health is all the better off for it

if you ever want to go to therapy to address your phobia, you could easily make it a couple’s project with him as sevens know his fear is just as intense as yours. maybe even more than. and while he’ll fight against anything like exposure therapy at first, with enough pleading from you (and insistence from others) he will attend one session with you just to test the waters

whether he sticks to it is up in the air — he already has enough on his plate as is, after all — but he will absolutely support you if you want to go through the process yourself even if he ends up dropping the programme for one reason or another

just know that whether or not you successfully overcome your fear, he is super proud of you for trying to take that step at all because he knows, all too well, how horrible taking that first step can be. but if you do successfully overcome your phobia, you will be the designated bug-catcher moving forward and that is unfortunately nonnegotiable. sorry

m a l l e u s d r a c o n i a

with his limited experience with others, there’s every chance that when malleus finds out about your phobia that he just… passively accepts it as something that non-fae all have to some extent. and as he’s already been raised to treat everyone outside of himself as subjects to protect, the moment he becomes aware of your fear he treats it with the utmost seriousness that he can — never once even thinking about belittling or mocking you for your phobia, beyond maybe the odd teasing remark about you needing his protection once the bug has been taken care of… but that’s neither here nor there

it’s impossible to overstate how seriously he takes you and your fear. like the second he picks up on even the slightest signs of discomfort or tension or terror from you, he wastes no time in responding to and ridding you of the perceived threat — even if the ‘threat’ in question was a tiny, objectively harmless insect. and he won’t tolerate any negative self talk from you about your phobia either, shutting you down firmly but politely and insisting that it’s alright to be afraid… though, malleus being malleus, he does phrase it all in a more formal and shakespearean-esque manner

in fact he actually quietly revels in the fact that your phobia makes you that bit more dependent upon him as your lover. not that he’d ever voice as much outloud as, even with as isolated of an upbringing as he received, he knows better than to say something that could come across as that patronising to his partner. but, nonetheless, it absolutely feeds into his more arrogant and prideful side whenever you cry out for him and his protection, no matter how easily thwarted the object of your fear may be

oh and if your fear happens to make you more clingy and tactile towards those closest to you in the moment? that only makes the whole experience that much more enjoyable to your beloved touch-starved dragon, because then he gets to both revel in the bliss of your affection and attention, and show off his strength to you in such a way as to earn your endless praise and gratitude. and even though he’d never be so quick to admit to it all outloud, the rumbling purr he lets out whenever you leap into his arms or cuddle into his chest/side/arm/neck more than gives his enjoyment away

whenever the two of you visit somewhere new together — like a particular ruin he’s been dying to check out with you, for example — he will use his magic to subtly check the area for bugs and kill any that he spots as mercifully as possible before you even get the chance to notice them. he also does regular sweeps of his own dorm room, the diasomnia lounge, and wherever you’re staying at the time just in case. he’s thorough like that

and sevens forbid he catches wind of anyone attempting to weaponise your phobia or treat you poorly as a result of it, because malleus is nothing if not protective over his loved ones and as you’re his mate he’s more than willing to go the extra mile to intimidate the offending party into silence, apology, and/or exile — depending on the severity and frequency of their offence, of course. he’s protective, not unreasonable

ever curious about children of men and always eager to learn more about his beloved, malleus will also occasionally approach you with specific questions about your fear. like what specifically about insects frightens you, if your fear extends to all bugs or just specific types, when you became aware of your fear, and so on. and rest assured that he’s asking all of these questions nonjudgementally and listens intently to every answer you give — he just wants to learn about you, and about how he can help you, that’s all

he’s also surprisingly good at providing you with comfort and reassurance once the perceived threat has been handled — especially considering just how isolated of an upbringing he had. of course sometimes his wording may be a bit clumsy, and his touch can falter towards being too light when he gets in his own head about his strength, but all things considered he does really well. and you’re certainly not going to complain when your dear boyfriend is just doing his best

if your phobia is bad enough to cause you consistent distress in his absence, malleus may even go so far as to place a fae blessing on you as a means of permanently repelling insects and bugs of all types from your person. it’s not much, not from his perspective, and he truly does wish that he could use his magic to protect you to a greater extent from the object of your fear, but it’s enough to protect you when he’s not there to do so himself and thus it will have to do

whenever he knows you’re going to be staying the night, be that at his dorm or at his home back in briar valley, he insists on everyone present doing a thorough sweep of the vicinity to catch and dispose of anything that could make your stay anything less than perfect. thankfully, his grandmother’s staff and his retainers are all willing enough to indulge his requests and thus far you’ve yet to encounter a single errant bug during your stays with him — outside of one instance where you dropped into the diasomnia lounge entirely unexpectedly, but you can’t really blame them for being unprepared in that case…

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catching their crush doodling them during class headcanons for epel felmier, riddle rosehearts, silver vanrouge, and vil schoenheit

or; how four different students would react to your focus drifting away from your classwork and back to them when it really shouldn’t have been

featuring epel felmier, riddle rosehearts, silver vanrouge, vil schoenheit, and a gender neutral reader

requested by anonymous

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e p e l f e l m i e r

now opening up your notebook and being met with doodles of and related to himself is going to leave epel at least a little bit flustered no matter what it is you actually drew. especially so if he already has a crush on you. but the specifics of his reaction in the moment and how he approaches you afterwards to return your notes is highly dependent on how you chose to portray him in your artwork

starting with more tangentially related doodles — sketches of dubious looking apples, rabbits and hares in motion, maybe even some spelldrive doodles that appear sporadically in the margins of pages and in larger blank spaces in between paragraphs and diagrams, for example

it’s fifty-fifty whether epel actually makes the connection that he was on your mind when you were absentmindedly sketching each item into your notebook. of course the connection is there and there are pieces of him in every doodle if he thinks to look at them closely, but if he’s desperate enough to ask for your notes to copy he may just accept them at face value as just cute looking drawings and not give them a second thought as he reads over your notes. he will compliment you on how cool some of the more dynamic looking doodles looked either way… just with slightly pinker cheeks if he made the connection

if you happened to lean towards a more chibi-esque or cutesy art style and doodled a dozen of him in that intentionally cute way across your notebook… well firstly he’s gonna have no problems putting two and two together, but he’s also gonna be pretty torn about the doodles themselves

because, yes it’s awesome and flustering to know that he was on your mind enough to drive you to distraction often enough throughout your lesson that you ended up with about a baker’s dozen chibi epels dotting the pages of your notebook — a lot of which are shockingly detailed and clearly inspired by actual things he’s done in front of you (one is of him in flight wearing his spelldrive uniform, and another is of him posing in the bunny outfit he wore back for white rabbit fest, for example) — but he’s also not keen on being portrayed in a cute way. even by his crush. because he puts in so much work to not be seen as delicate or adorable, and while some of the poses you drew may be cool in theory the art style itself just makes him feel a bit off

though when he finally returns the notebook to you he doesn’t say as much outright, instead just teasing you for the art he found and inviting you to sit in on his next club session (so he can show you how not cute cool of a guy he is when he’s in action)

and finally there’s the detailed, realistic sketch — the one that is sure to leave him speechless, pink from the collarbone upwards, too distracted to even copy your notes down for a good long while, and then notably more smug and eager to show off around you afterwards. because what better ego boost is there than seeing a detailed portrait his crush made because they clearly couldn’t get him off of their mind?

even better if you drew something from memory that highlighted the parts of him and his personality that he’s the most proud of. like an action shot from a game, the cocky smirk he gets when he challenges someone to a fight, the way he looks when he’s gotten the upper hand on another person, or something else along those lines. because that’s an immediate boost to his ego that’s gonna make him absolutely insufferable for the next few days

but he won’t be particularly upset if your doodle makes him look a bit softer, just as long as you make him look like himself and not the delicate little flower some of the guys around school seems to think he is

yeah… needless to say you really shouldn’t give him your notebook unless you know he returns your feelings and are prepared to get the teasing of a lifetime. if not, you should maybe just text him the footnotes and let him lean on jack for some one-on-one help instead…

r i d d l e r o s e h e a r t s

ever a stickler for the rules, even those left unspoken, riddle is going to lecture you for not paying attention and doodling during your classes instead. yes, even if your infatuation with him was what drove you to distraction. yes, even though you were kind enough to lend him your notebook to make up for the class he missed because he was sick. rules are made to be followed and he will not be making any exceptions for you just because he’s fond of you

that being said, it’s clear as day that his heart isn’t in it when he’s lecturing you for your actions — with the cracking of his voice over certain syllables, the strikingly red flush to his cheeks, the slight trembling of his hands, and his inability to look you in the eye the entire time giving away just how flustered he actually was by what he saw in your notebook. doesn’t make the lecture any shorter or less strict, of course, but it certainly softens the blow once you realise just how much you impacted him with your absentminded doodles

though, of course, the severity and noticeability of his flustered state is massively dependent on how blatantly lovey-dovey or otherwise indicative of you having a crush on him that the doodles he noticed happened to be. but that’s only to be expected given the circumstances

starting off with more vague doodles — like little hedgehogs trotting leisurely across your margines or floating teacups or perfectly symmetrical roses — riddle is smart enough to put two and two together enough to realise that you clearly have heartslabyul or one of the many students that call the dorm home on your mind. though he may not necessarily realise that it was him that drove you to distraction as opposed to one of his dormmates. that’s not to say that he doesn’t have the thought, or that he doesn’t hope that you’re thinking of him in that way over anyone else, because he does and it leaves him terribly red in the face and almost too distracted to study himself in the moment — just that he won’t ask you about those doodles unless you give him a very clear indicator that they were related to him. after all, the queen of hearts has plenty of rules against assuming and he refuses to risk either breaking a rule or embarrassing himself in front of you in such a vulnerable way

moving onto a more cutesy or chibi style of doodle, riddle is going to be equal parts embarrassed and flattered by what he sees. flattered because, well, he recognises his housewarden uniform clearly enough to know that every little sketch depicts him in one situation or another — one of him trimming a rose, another of him clearly happy and eating a tart, a few of him chasing after half rendered sketches of what he assumes to be ace or deuce, and even a couple of him posing in some especially cutesy ways (blowing kisses, making hearts with his hands, pouting, etc.). and embarrassed because, well, a lot of the little doodles depict him in ways he’s not so proud of and he’s mortified that you, his crush, saw him in those moments (or heard about it in enough detail to doodle it from memory). seeing this will leave riddle noticeably red in the cheeks and looking like he’s struggling to keep his composure when he finally hands you back your notes — because, well, there’s no need to worry about incorrect assumptions when you were literally doodling him with hearts in his eyes during your lesson

and sevens help him if he turns the last page of your lesson notes and catches sight with a very realistic sketch of himself because, well, then he’ll be left with absolutely no doubt about the fact that he’s on your mind just as much as you are on his. and the amount of effort you put into perfecting the shape of his eyes, the curve of his pout, and the unique style of his hair is both clear as day to him and more than enough to leave him speechless, pink-faced, flattered, and unsure how to go about asking you out — after your lecture, obviously, as he can’t just let you off because you happened to be drawing him

and if you happened to draw him in a cutesy way in the realistic style? like putting hearts all around his head, capturing him in a moment of unbridled glee, or so on? yeah he’s absolutely done for and not going to be making any progress on lesson catch-up for a good hour or so after seeing that… for better and for worse

again, though, you will be getting lectured about not paying adequate attention during class no matter what… and he will still be thanking you, earnestly and perhaps with slightly reddened cheeks, for being so generous and thoughtful to lend him your notes so he could catch up to the rest of your cohort. especially so if he can tell that you put in extra effort to clarify your class notes and add in any specific details from the lesson to make it clearer for him. standard riddle rosehearts stuff

but, if he can clearly tell from your doodles that you at least fancy him somewhat he will end his lecture with a warm (if slightly stilted in delivery from nerves) invitation to the dorm’s upcoming unbirthday party — delivered with a red face, and averted eyes, naturally. with an unspoken promise of you getting to take the king’s seat, if you so desire.

and if you do agree to attend? if you show as much of a desire to be around him as he feels about you? well you’ll be treated to one of riddle’s rare bright, earnest smiles, before he schools his expression into something more neutral, nods affirmatively, and turns to walk away (and compose himself) while telling you to make sure not to be late

s i l v e r v a n r o u g e

silver vanrouge is not a student renowned for his observational skills or for picking up on the more subtle hints of others. not to say that he doesn’t have his strengths — because he does, in fact, have a great many — just that those strengths happen to lay elsewhere. and that obliviousness extends both to his own feelings (which he didn’t even realise for what they were until sebek oh so helpfully berated him for being distracted during training by his ‘crush’ on you), as well as what the various doodles sprawled across your notebook may indicate

and, in fact, unless you specifically depict him in these doodles as opposed to anything more abstract, there’s every chance that he may not even realise that you got distracted by and started drawing him at all. not without substantial hints and help from his loved ones — and even then he may just dismiss it as coincidence, as he’s never been one to make assumptions and he’d rather not waste his precious waking hours fretting about something that may not be the case at all

even then, though, unless your little doodles of his face include very clear clues about your crush on him he’s unlikely to notice. and beyond being deeply flattered by the fact that you chose to use your talent to draw someone as ‘uninteresting’ as him, especially so if he’s already realised that he has feelings for you, the most he’ll do is compliment your work and thank you for sharing your notes without dwelling too much on the reason why you might have chosen to painstakingly map out the profile of his face or the muscles of his arms when he’s in a defensive stance during training…

again, unless lilia takes some pity on you both and intervenes enough to point him in the right direction. or sebek peeks over his shoulder and starts ranting about humans being too easily distracted by their feelings. whichever comes first

then he’ll be much more flustered, flattered, and comfortable approaching you and asking you out on a date after returning your notes — notably flushed a faint shade of pink from the collarbone up the whole time, which gives away much more than his usual stoic expression might

but circling back to the doodles themselves, his reaction in the moment will vary a bit depending on what you actually drew — though his admiration for your artistic talent will remain regardless of style, content, and so on

with more random vague doodles amusing or endearing him to you even further, even though he doesn’t necessarily put two and two together about them being related to him. in fact, with all of the random forest animals and swords dotting your page he’s more likely to just assume you’ve gained an interest in nature or in sparring — maybe even considering offering to train you himself… before nodding off midway through the thought and forgetting it entirely upon waking up again later on

more cutesy stylised drawings will fluster him, maybe even drive him to distraction a bit as his attention drifts from the notes he actually needs to copy over to the adorable little doodles you left of him. it’s strange seeing himself so ‘cute’ and ‘soft’ — though he’s sure his father would appreciate the doodles a great deal — but he can’t say he’s upset at seeing the little figures of him napping, sparring, and even just hanging out with his family (he finds your much more sketchy and angry looking chibi sebek to be hilarious, though his attention drifts quickly enough to a little doodle you made of him and lilia)

but it’s the more realistic, even if slightly unfinished, doodles that will really get to him. because the amount of love and detail and care poured into the work he was likely never meant to see is enough to really give him pause and leave him feeling warm and light in his chest. and that goes whether you just doodled him from the neck up, exploring his expressions and the planes of his face with a care that leaves his skin feeling uncomfortably hot, or if you doodled his silhouette in action from memory — e.g. sparring, walking, even just studying

he will be a bit embarrassed to see any doodles of him sleeping, though. especially if they’re incredibly detailed. not to say that he can’t still appreciate your talent or be flustered by the fact that you clearly pay a lot of attention to him just because of the position you drew him in… just that he’s gonna be a bit embarrassed in addition to all of that

v i l s c h o e n h e i t

now vil schoenheit is no stranger to being admired, to inspiring art in both abstract and direct ways, so usually he wouldn’t bat an eye at coming across some wayward doodles and sketches centred around his person in a notebook. but because you’re someone he’s started to become immensely interested in, and someone he trusts to the point of leaning on you for support after missing lessons, those doodles that he would have otherwise easily dismissed suddenly become much more important and worthy of appraisal in his eyes

in fact he finds the whole situation very flattering and it feeds his ego to no end to realise that his crush always has him on their mind in one way or another. even when you probably should be focused on other things. and to the point where you can’t help yourself but start sketching out his likeness or things that remind you of him

that being said, though, he also very strongly believes that paying attention during lectures is a virtue and will scold you accordingly the next time you see each other. especially so if your doodles were particularly extensive because vil knows all too well how much time goes into work like that and, as such, can get a good idea of how much time you spent not listening to your tutor

… though his tone will be noticeably more light and teasing, borderline flirtatious even at points, than it would be if he were scolding literally anyone else for slacking off. so do with that whatever you will

circling back to the drawings themselves and his reaction upon stumbling across them in the moment, though, his response is naturally gonna vary a bit depending on what he found tucked away in the pages of your notebook

with little random doodles doing little more than amusing and endearing him — especially if those doodles are a mixture of objects that clearly remind you of him in one way or another. the sketchy rendition of the dark mirror at the top of the page is a nice touch for sure, but the various potion bottles floating in the blank space between paragraphs are absolutely his favourite little doodles you created… with the little peacock strutting across the bottom of the page coming in a close second as he feels an odd sort of kinship with the tiny half-drawn creature

while little animated drawings of him are more likely to earn a smile, a laugh, and some more dedicated attention — especially if your little doodles captured him in more flattering poses and outfits. maybe in his dorm uniform sat on your best rendition of the throne within pomefiore, maybe in a costume he wore for a film he did and that you watched together some time ago, maybe a chibi-fied version of an outfit and pose he was in for an advertisement campaign recently, or maybe something else entirely. as long as it’s flattering enough, within the constraints of the style, vil will be happy with the result — and may even take some photos to keep for himself before he has to return your notes to you

and clear attempts to capture his features in a more realistic style, however sketchy or unpracticed they may be, will leave him notably flustered and flattered by just how much attention to detail you put into the work — because even though he’s more than accustomed to seeing fanworks of himself in this style, there’s just something softer and warmer and more real about how he looks in your sketches that leaves his face feeling unusually hot. and there’s nothing like seeing himself and his beauty through your eyes, and art, and knowing how distracting you just find him, to boost his confidence and further inflate his ego… you’d best hope that rook doesn’t see it, though, as unlike vil he will be making your crush public knowledge very quickly and very loudly

and if vil is in a good enough mood, has the time to spare considering his busy schedule, and knows you’ll take the gesture well, he may even add in some doodles and messages of his own. ever careful not to cover up your notes or drawings, and making sure to keep his little messages light and flirty in tone just to make sure you don’t misinterpret the gesture at all. better to prepare for the worst, after all

oh, and he will be asking you out on an actual date after all of this by the way. not immediately upon returning your notes, though, as he wants to give you time to read through his little additions and realise his feelings for you, and he wants to give himself ample time to plan something proper for you both. but it’s definitely more of a ‘when’ than an ‘if’ at this point, so just be patient

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This was a request from a friend but I might as well put it here ^^

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s/o who has a similar personality to zira headcanons for leona kingscholar

or; how your unwavering devotion and endless ambition made you a formidable match for n.r.c’s notorious lion prince

featuring leona kingscholar and a gender neutral reader

requested by anonymous

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even long before the two of you even entered each others orbit, the other students around night raven college had been associating the two of you with one another. some for your similar levels of ambition (at least during your first year at the school), others for your notoriously foul tempers when crossed, and a few even for the idea that the two of you could even each other out and would make a good couple. and when you two eventually, inevitably, crossed paths there was no denying just how well you two actually worked as a couple. not perfectly, because no one truly is, but so well that by the time you two settle into your relationship and make it public those around you find it difficult to imagine a time where you two weren’t an item. and that’s more than good enough for you both

your unwavering dedication to the goals you set for yourself is probably one of the things leona first fell in love with and learned to admire about you — even something that he envies you for at times, especially when he gets into his head about how quick he has been to give up instead of risk being faced with another failure when compared to your willingness to sacrifice even several years of your life in pursuit of a single end goal — but he can, will, and has gone so far to step in and tell you to back down whenever he strongly believes that you’re taking things too far. but he will only ever do that when he’s fully convinced that your pursuit is coming at your own severe detriment, or that you’re putting multiple other people at risk in the process. otherwise he couldn’t really care less about how you choose to go about those things

that being said, your own shining ambition does wonders to bolster his own dedication to self improvement and as your relationship progresses you, and those closest to leona, will begin to notice just how much he’s improving when it comes to personal motivation and sticking to his own goals — things that he both massively struggled with before you. of course he can still get a bit snappy with you if you go too hard on pushing him, or just catch him at a bad moment, but he’s still leagues more accepting of your interference than he would be (or has been) towards anyone else who tried to do what you do

between your very well known association with leona and your own naturally imposing and intimidating nature, within a very short time from your relationship becoming public you’ll find yourself within a position of authority within savanaclaw — even if you yourself aren’t even a member of the dorm. and it’s not even like you’re being treated as leona’s vice because people start coming to you instead of him, basically treating you like a housewarden and pride leader in your own right. which leona, naturally, has absolutely no qualms about since it means less work for him and more respect for his mate

plus with how openly and aggressively protective you are over your people when it counts, it was pretty much a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ you were going to be accepted by the other people in his dorm. and his country too, but that’s a slower process since his status complicates matters a great deal. granted he’s also protective and looks out for his pride in his own ways, it just so happens that you’re a lot more direct and vengeful about it than leona is…

whenever you start going on yet another impassioned, venomous rant about someone or something that’s pissed you off it’s fifty-fifty whether leona will encourage you to keep going for his own amusement (he thinks the face you make whenever you start plotting revenge to be both hot and adorable, sue him) or whether he’ll just lay down, partially tune you out, and fall asleep while treating you like a living white noise machine. it depends on his mood, really

leona is very encouraging of your more opportunistic side as it’s pretty much a necessity to be willing to take every opportunity that comes to you if you want to secure a reputation and stable position in life — both within campus and back home in the sunset savanna, to an extent. plus it would be pretty hypocritical of him to condemn or discourage you from doing the same things that allow his dorm members to thrive… so…

admittedly, there are moments where your matching cynical streaks come together and end up making the two of you far worse than before. more petty, more vindictive, and for leona even more apathetic. which, of course, isn’t exactly great for either of your mental health. thankfully, though, his favourite first year (and ruggie) is usually there to knock some sense into you both before you end up spiralling too much. hopefully the longer you’re together the better you’ll both be at overcoming that shared trait, but only time will tell

he’s actually really good at grounding you whenever your emotions start to get the better of you. like, surprisingly so considering just how little effort he’s been known to put into things in the past and how apathetic he’s shown himself to be towards others before — though, in fairness to him most of those incidents occurred when he wasn’t mentally doing all that well so it only makes sense that he’d put more effort in to help you now that he’s in a better place… and you’re his mate, which does give you some priority in that sense. that being said, however, he also doesn’t want you to feel like he’s babying you or whatever and he trusts you to know your own limits, so he will only ever actually step in if he deems it absolutely necessary for your sake and not a moment sooner

your habit of holding onto grudges for literal years is something that he finds more harmlessly amusing than anything else. especially when you start getting into rants about how much you hate them or why you find this specific facet of their person to be utterly despicable or whatever. but if he notices that your hatred for someone is actively hurting and hindering you he will try and convince you to forget about them — emphasis on forgetting over forgiving because leona has plenty of people he has no plans on forgiving himself and he’s not about to give you advice that he himself can’t or won’t follow (sevens know you’d call him out for it if he did, too)

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taking him on a date headcanons for silver vanrouge

or; how your beloved knight-in-training would react to the wonderful date you planned for him

featuring silver vanrouge and a gender neutral reader

requested by iamsoconfusedallofthetime

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it’s not often that silver has an excess of free time on his hands. in fact, in the year you two have been together you could easily count on one hand every single where he’s had more than a short few hours to spend by your side — not counting time spent in classes together, of course. and while that certainly isn’t his fault, it does make it rather difficult for the two of you to spend any meaningful amount of alone time together without the looming risk of him being dragged off to fulfil some other responsibility of his… or him falling victim to his curse again, which you’ve yet to find a way to reliably wake him up from every time it happens

so, needless to say, when you finally got the chance to take him out for an actual date you jumped at the opportunity and started planning everything pretty much on the spot

figuring out who you needed to contact to ensure he had no other lingering tasks to complete that could impede on your alone time, getting his father to keep sebek distracted so you didn’t need to worry about him interrupting and lecturing silver for getting distracted from his duties, running around the administration of night raven college to make sure you had all the necessary permissions to leave campus for an actual date, and even sneaking a look at his schedule to make sure you picked a day where he had nothing else going on that could hold him back from coming with you

and as for the date itself you spent hours trying to make sure everything was perfect — from the projected weather for that day, to the exact location where you were set to do, to the time of day, and down to the food and clothes you intended to bring

so when the day finally came around and everything was finally settled, it almost goes without saying that you were thrilled to get the chance to finally spoil your darling boyfriend for a change — and based on the small smile gracing his gently flushed features it’s safe to say that he was just as pleased and very flattered by how far you went for him (even if he did insist, falsely in your very correct opinion, that someone as uninteresting as him wasn’t worth so much effort, and that he’d have been happy no matter what you did… he truly is too selfless for his own good sometimes)

first there was the walk up to your chosen destination — slow and meandering and full of the type of easy, wistful, thoughtful kind of conversation that you’ve only ever had with silver. the distance was accessible enough for you both, passing by enough tiny storefronts to give you plenty to admire and discuss as you went, and the whole while he insisted upon carrying the basket of snacks you personally prepared (naturally having just picked it up right at the start and kindly but firmly turning you down every time you offered to take it off of him)

then there was the location itself, which you reached shortly before midday: a nice semi-secluded spot in the middle of a protected forest a stone’s throw from the coastline of sage island, surrounded by more than enough trees to offer a sense of privacy without feeling too claustrophobic, and featuring such a view of the sprawling woodland below that it was enough to leave you breathless while setting up the picnic blanket and cutlery you’d brought along

and the food, of course. a lovingly prepared selection of both of your favourites, most nutritional and some chosen just for fun (as well as one small item for you each which lilia made and insisted silver bring him… no matter how many times your poor boyfriend tried to politely refuse), which you both made expectedly quick work of after settling down and taking in the view around you (which you could gladly and thankfully state looked even more breathtaking in person than it did in the numerous pictures you saw online)

and then perhaps your favourite part of the date by far, wherein a shockingly large collective of various animals meandered out of the nearby woodlands, apparently drawn in by your boyfriend’s gentle presence as most creatures tend to be, and started to clamber over you both. some stealing bites of the food you’d mostly finished off, a handful of birds and smaller rodents climbing up to start braiding and messily styling your hair (which silver took to with far more grace than you did as this is clearly a common occurance for him), and even a few larger creatures snuggling between you both and wordlessly demanding you shower them with attention — which, of course, you were both more than happy to provide. because how could you possibly turn them down when your dear silver was looking at you like that and assuring you, voice even and gentle and thick with the sleep you could see him trying fight, that it was okay and they were friendly and here he’ll show you how to handle them just place your hand out like this…

what a perfect date… if only moments like this could last forever, that would be a dream come true

[sleepingdeath-twst]

s/o who has a personality like tigger headcanons for deuce spade, leona kingscholar, and rielle corallia

or; how your hyper-energetic demeanour managed to charm three very different students

featuring deuce spade, leona kingscholar, rielle corallia and a gender neutral reader

requested by ✨👒 anon

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d e u c e s p a d e

while others around campus may find your highly energetic and excitable nature to be offputting, disruptive, or overwhelming, from the second he met you deuce has only ever found you to be charming. the type of person he knows he can always rely on to lift his spirits and cheer him on even when he feels utterly lost or drained or hopeless. and that endless optimism of yours is precisely what he loves about you as a result

well, that and virtually everything else about you but that’s not the point

nothing cheers him up quite as much after another low exam score or collaring (which, for the record, is rarely his own fault and mostly the result of ace dragging him into his nonsense, but whatever) than hearing your voice loudly calling out to him in that lilting chipper way before you skip or bounce or sprint over to tackle him into a hug — seriously, no matter how foul a mood he’s in it’s like his entire mood flips on its head the second your arms are wrapped around him and your nose is pressed against his

deuce is very quick to accept and acclimatise to the fact that his personal space is also yours from the time you get together. like surprisingly so. of course there was a bit of an adjustment period when you clinging to him at random would leave his brain going embarrassingly blank and his face flushing bright pink, but nowadays your overt pda is only going to make him smile. and maybe, maybe, flush a little bit if you go above and beyond with showering him in affection

always invites you to his track meets, both because he just likes having his partner there to support him and because your positive energy is so contagious that you’re usually able to have your whole section of the audience cheering on the n.r.c team as loud as can be within a matter of minutes. which isn’t the best for poor jack’s sensitive ears, but even he can appreciate the electric energy you bring about so he’s learned to live with it

you’re the first person he tells whenever he sets a new personal best or passes a test he was convinced he failed because of how animated and encouraging your responses are. and who can blame him when you’re all but bouncing off of the walls and cheering for his result with so much fervour that passing students might even think you’re celebrating your own result?

your own competitive streak is something he admires about you and deuce will frequently invite you down to practice track with him so you can have some friendly competition between you. of course no matter who wins you both celebrate with the same amount of excitement and affection, but that’s beside the point

on the odd occasion where your antics do end up with you running afoul of his housewarden or anyone else at night raven, deuce is always quick to either come to your defence (if he’s there in the moment, usually resulting in the two of you getting punished together) or to commiserate and empathise with you after the fact. a kindness that he would never afford his best friend as with you he can at least know that you had good intentions with whatever you did, unlike ace who is much more of a troublemaker for the sake of it

your outgoing and extremely extroverted nature is another part of you that he admires, as while he himself has little problem getting along with others since coming to night raven he still finds himself holding back and he has very few people that he can just be openly himself around. even less so back at home, and he can’t really complain about that as it’s absolutely his own fault. but, again, he loves how quick you are to approach and befriend and open up to others and he tells you as much often

… and while he’ll never admit this outloud as he doesn’t want to embarrass you or risk making you stop, he does find some of your more unique mispronunciations and replacements for existing words to be super cute (like ‘vill-i-an’ instead of ‘villain’, ‘un-busticated’ instead of ‘fixed’, and ‘regularations’ instead of ‘regulations’ for example)

l e o n a k i n g s c h o l a r

to be perfectly honest the first time you two met leona really didn’t like you. he thought you were too loud, too exciteable, too high energy, and too much of a headache to be worth his time or attention. and it really didn’t help your case that this first meeting happened when you very suddenly woke him up from a nap. so he brushed you off and endeavoured to never run into you or your bouncy gait and loud voice ever again

and then you just. kept. showing. up. in his favourite nap spots, in his dorm, in his classes where he actually started to go just to avoid you, and even at the spelldrive stadium during his practice sessions with his club. it’s like the whole world had conspired to make you impossible to avoid, much to his ever increasing annoyance

and then to his quiet acceptance as your presence started to become expected, routine, and then a part of life he can’t imagine going without as you transitioned from reluctant acquaintance to friend to mate over a few months and he started to appreciate all (or, at least, most) of the parts of you he used to find annoying

the competitive streak and arrogant side to you that he once found irritating now just amuses him and is something he teases you about in that lazy, lighthearted way that he reserves for those he actually cares about

your extreme extroversion, while once something that had him growling and threatening you for disturbing his sleep and invading his napping spots, is now something that he finds more charming than anything. of course he hides his endearment behind eye rolls and sarcastic remarks about ‘naive herbivores’, but his words lack their usual bite and his lack of any real reaction to you chasing after and befriending the people around you more than speaks for itself

… even if it does get a bit annoying when you team up with cheka during his visits and put all of your energy into swarming him, which may be the only time he actually snaps at you to leave him be (though after years of putting up with cheka’s antics he has quite a high tolerance for this kind of thing, so you’ll have to actively try to get him to react so severely to your antics)

and the way you cheer, loudly and proudly and with that contagious sort of excitement that he’s only ever seen from you, at his games for him and for his team — so loud that your voice is clear as a bell even over all the converging voices of the crowd, all equally hyped up by your energy, and across the whole field — is a habit of yours that he can’t not love. and you know for a fact that he appreciates your cheerleading efforts because of how smug and confident he gets the second he picks up on your voice, ears and tail twitching and back straightening up immediately and noticeably even at a distance. it’s cute, even if he’s not too fond of being called that

your habit of practically bouncing up to him whenever you see him is also something he’s come around to as you’ve gotten closer, as well as your extremely affectionate nature both in public and in private which he lets you get your fill of whenever you please — just so long as he’s not in the middle of something important, anyway

even your unique speech habits are things he’s gotten used to and doesn’t even notice anymore unless someone else actually points it out to him. in fact, much to his mild embarrassment, a couple of times while he was still half asleep leona has caught himself mimicking your unique dialect (more specifically some of your unusual ways of saying certain words like ‘terrible’ or ‘allergic’ or ‘suspicious’), once forgetting completely how the word was actually meant to be said for like five minutes before giving up and going back to sleep. and, no, he will not be telling you, or anyone else, about it, in fact he’d rather die

and sevens forbid he catches wind of anyone mocking or mistreating you for your eccentricities because you’re his mate and he’s not afraid to put other people in their place for messing with you. call him protective if you want, but really from his perspective it’s the absolute bare minimum

r i e l l e c o r a l l i a

ah, yes: the endearingly impulsive mer prince who approaches every new experience and interaction on land with unwavering optimism, and the student who is the beating heart of every social gathering in the school and who goes through life with an unshakeable sense of joy and a literal bounce in your step

…yeah… you two may be the most well-known couple to ever grace the hallowed halls of royal sword academy. for better and for worse

rielle adores how open and loud you are about your love for him and returns your efforts with just as much enthusiasm, or even more so if he has the time and energy for it. so don’t ever feel the need to restrain yourself from shouting his name across the courtyard, tackling him into a hug, or skipping over to kiss all over his face in full view of the student body, because all rielle will do is smile, wave, greet you even louder, and lean into your shameless affection like a particularly loving cat

he’s pretty much an expert at matching your energy at this point, it’s adorable. he does still blush and laugh when you really manage to catch him off guard with a barrage of affection, though — but by now he’s so used to you that you really have to try to surprise him successfully

between the two of you there’s basically an entire new dictionary of words and phrases for your poor classmates and friends to try and decipher. especially when you two start picking up and using terms from each other, which only makes it even more difficult for others to understand what you’re talking about. because what is a ‘private ear’ and how would you hire one, why did you just yell out ‘topeka’ in the middle of a group study session, and why do you keep brushing your hair with a fork and calling it a ‘dingle hopper’? (well technically the last one everyone kind of gets, but the point still stands!)

he finds your competitive streak to be super amusing and the mild arrogance that comes with it to be endearing in its own way. and, yes, he will indulge you in some friendly competition every now and then, and rest assured rielle reacts with the same excitement no matter who wins and will either encourage you to try harder if you lose or celebrate with you if you win

with the both of you being so extremely energetic you two inevitably end up bouncing off of each other and either greatly endearing and amusing whoever you’re with, or really annoying them instead. really it depends on the person and how used they are to your antics and behaviours as individuals and as a couple. but as long as you two are happy together, who cares about what others think?

your constant determination to help those around you, even though your methods can be a bit clumsy and ineffective in execution, is one of the main things rielle really loves about you. and in fact it was what made him fall in love with you in the first place, with one of his first memories of you being when you tried (and failed in the most hilarious way imaginable) to retrieve one of his textbooks that he lost and nearly broke one of your arms to do so, despite the fact that you had no clue who he was at the time

whenever you get especially excited and start practically bouncing off of the walls he can’t help but smile, usually joining in and sharing in your excitement but sometimes just watching and admiring you in your element with a soft look in his eyes that’s sure to leave you at least a little flustered if you catch him in the moment

so, suffice to say rielle is absolutely head-over-fins in love with you and finds your every little eccentricity to be nothing less that adorable. charming, even. to the point of consciously and subconsciously starting to incorporate some of them into his own mannerisms as your relationship progresses, much to the endless amusement of all your mutual friends who get the privilege of watching it all happen in real time