a beast and its tamer ...

we started off in such a nice place. we were talking the same language.

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  some  wintery  dialogue  prompts  to  help  you  stay  warm  these  holidays!  feel  free  to  change  how  you  seem  fit.  )

❛ your lips look cold, want me to warm them up for you? ❜

❛ check it out, i’m a dragon! ❜

❛ you have snowflakes in your hair. ❜

❛ i know it’s winter, but you don’t have to act so cold! ❜

❛ want to go for a walk and check out all the lights? ❜

❛ how are you wearing shorts in this weather?! ❜

❛ it’s so cold, but you’re so warm. ❜

❛ i don’t need mistletoe to kiss you. ❜

❛ here, you can have my scarf. ❜

❛ want some hot chocolate? ❜

❛ you know, i’ve never seen snow before. ❜

❛ please open the door before i freeze to death. ❜

❛ but seriously, do you want to build a snowman? ❜

❛ there’s space for you by the fire, come sit. ❜

❛ wait, is that mistletoe? ❜

❛ winter is coming / winter is here. ❜

❛ a snowball fight? oh, it is so on! ❜

❛ looks like we’re snowed in for the night. ❜

❛ are you warm enough? ❜

❛ did you know that icicles make the perfect murder weapon? ❜

❛ i’m catching snowflakes with my tongue, what’s it look like i’m doing? ❜

❛ nightmare before christmas is a christmas movie. it’s literally in the title! ❜

❛ you look pretty covered in snow, guess that’s why they’re called snow angels. ❜

❛ you were outside for one minute, how can you be dying of hypothermia? ❜

❛ i think i burned my tongue on my hot chocolate. ❜

❛ i like it out here. it’s peaceful. ❜

❛ you’re like my own personal space heater. ❜

❛ if you don’t have gloves, you can just hold my hand. ❜

❛ if i slip on the ice, it’s totally your fault. ❜

❛ behold! the perfect snowball. ❜

❛ let’s just stay in and watch the snow. ❜

❛ i’m cold, can we cuddle? ❜

❛ i’ll be home for christmas, i promise. ❜

❛ holy shit, your hands are freezing! ❜

❛ there. now your snow angel has a friend. ❜

❛ what should we name our snowman? ❜

❛ i guess it’s just my overused hoodie and i against the world. ❜

❛ i’ll be your date for that christmas party if you don’t have one yet. ❜

❛ being stuck inside with you all day is my worst nightmare. ❜

❛ sorry! i didn’t mean to throw that snowball so hard. ❜

❛ i made a dick out of snow. it’s happy to see you. ❜

❛ there’s never a bad time for ice cream. ❜

❛ come here, let me warm you up. ❜

❛ you’ve never seen snow before? ❜

❛ the holidays aren’t so bad with you around. ❜

❛ either you cuddle me, or stop hogging all the blankets. ❜

❛ fine, i’ll be nice. but just until the holidays are over. ❜

❛ winter is for hibernating. i’m going back to sleep. ❜

[magicjoint]

Yo. Penpal (and Grim). I've GOTTA tell ya about this dream I had. No one else will listen it was so insane.

So my dream started out that me and Cave Johnson from the Portal series were in a garden. There was a fence around the garden. I knew that people were trying to assassinate him, but I wasn't sure when. Suddenly, bullets penetrated through the fence. None of them hit Cave, but it was close. We discovered that there were three men disguised as Mormons riding bikes around our street.

They were stopping at everybody's house and talking to them, but when they got to my house, they started blind shooting. Eventually, Cave and I ran inside, but the assassins saw us. So one of them walked through the door, but he was super old and in an electric wheelchair.

So we didn't bother with him. The next man that came in started attacking, but I took off his mask. Turns out he was Sal from Impractical Jokers.

And I woke up.

So uh.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CRAAAZY DREAMS!!!!!

-- ☆

hey there ☆,

that’s … definitely a dream. grim has no idea what you’re on about, but he thinks the dream sounds really cool. apparently only great people get assassins sent after them. i’m not gonna try and correct him while i’m writing. neither of us really dream a lot, but there have been a couple here and there.

for me? it’s mostly been glimpses of home. i used to be to dream about voices, faces, surroundings … but now they’ve just kinda lost all that. more like shadows than anything. last dream i had like that, i couldn’t really make out anything. wish i wrote them down at the time. grim’s dreams are like mine, but. well.

he doesn’t dream of people at all. neither of us are sure he even dreams nice ones with what he’s willing to tell me. he can tell that he’s dreaming, but it’s just constant darkness. noises that sound horrifying. i thought it was because of the general creepiness here at first, but even after brightening up our room, nothing about that changed. he shivers quite a bit in his sleep. it’s really sad to see. [ looks like they started to write something when someone obviously didn’t want them too. scribbled out, but still readable. ] grim didn’t like me writing about that. oops. such a shame i write in pen, right?

anyway, those count as crazy, right? because people don’t normally dream of that kind of stuff. or maybe they do, but they don’t really remember them like me? grim remembers all of his. says it’s hard not to. but lately he’s been dreaming about the holidays. and his own weird interpretations … i think i’ll spare you from those this time. he already talks crazy in the place as it is.

thanks for writing to us again. it’s good to write something that isn’t for classes. maybe one day, i can actually teach grim how to write a readable sentence.

from your pen pals

[ no p.s. this time, but it seems like grim has taken artistic liberty again and tried to draw some of the “shadows” yuu was talking about. uh. yeah. they don’t look great. and … were those festive stuff around the paper too? those looked a little better. maybe. ]

[magicjoint]

HEY PENPAL!!!!!!!

Aw, man. I am SO excited to write to ya'! This year's been a blast, and I'm excited to share such a super fun part of it with THE COOLEST PENPAL EVER!!!!

[There's a BUNCH of stars around the word "Panpal".]

I... ain't the best writer, but i'll sure try! So sorry if my grammer and spellin isn't the best.

Tell me about yourself! What kinda movies do you like? Food? Favorite part of the holiday season? I wanna get to know ya'!

Hope you day's been good so far!!!

From, ☆

[ aside from the writing on the letter, there seems to be several attempts at drawing stars on the paper ... but it's noticeably not that of a human. humans can't mess up stars that bad or make it look like scrawls, can they? ]

to ☆,

hey there! it's good to see someone so happy over this ... glad to hear the year's been going great for you! i wish i could say the same, but if you know who i am, then it should be easy to put two and two together. it hasn't been the worst though. grim would be more than happy to agree with you, but ... well, his writing sucks. so i'm writing for the both of us.

don't worry about any mistakes, it's not like this is being graded or anything. :) and of course! i'll tell you about myself, and grim too, since that'll make it more interesting.

funny story actually, grim hadn't seen any movies until we were scavenging around the dorm for some old vhs tapes. i can't remember which one we watched, but his eyes were glued to the tiny tv screen. [ the writing here obviously gets more shaky ] sorry, he is trying to fight me for the pencil right now. he hates when i baby him. as for what movies we like? grim really likes action movies. i do too, but not to the same extent. i actually really like horrible kids' movies. the ones that are bad quality? they're funny to watch.

grim will eat anything. but he really likes tuna. hence why we have a dedicated tuna storage. i don't eat as much as him, but i really like my breakfast foods. cereal, toast, pancakes ... all of that. another story again, this is actually grim's first time celebrating the holiday season. it's why he's so ... well-behaved. so, obviously, he's saying he likes everything about it for now. and me? well. stuff like this, actually. i used to write letters for my family back home, but then phones came along and i just texted them instead. i kinda miss their letters actually.

[ while some writing is readable, the rest has been scrawled out. however, despite what's being stated after the scrawls, it doesn't seem to be grim's fault this time. ]

he got to my pencil again. i think that's a sign i should wrap this up, we're running out of room. but before we do, we wanna know what you like as well. anything you want to tell us! hope to write again soon!

from, your new penpal(s)

p.s. sorry for all the "stars". grim got creative. too creative.

[inconsistentmemes]

THE REAL IMPORTANT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS PART 2

another random assortment for your enjoyment!

do they enjoy silence or find it too loud?

how many hours of sleep do they average per night?

would they ever skydive/paraglide/etc?

describe their dream home.  looks, location, decorations, etc.

can they roller skate/skateboard?  would they like to learn?

what’s their favorite dish to cook?  favorite dish to order out?

describe their dream vacation.  would they take anyone or go alone?

are they close to any of their family members?  

what is their idea of the afterlife?  does it scare them?

what’s their love language?  

would they describe themselves as beautiful/handsome/etc?  

did their childhood have a negative or positive impact on them?  

what they wanted to be when they grew up vs what they do now.

what type of neighborhood did they grow up in?  do they still live there?

does their family/friends have any traditions they take part of?

who is their best friend?  how long have they known them?

do they have anyone they consider their enemy?  what did they do to gain that title?

did they have a rebellious stage as a teenager?  what did it involve?

what’s currently in their pockets/purse/etc?

how much cash do they generally carry with them?

do they celebrate any holidays?  what are the celebrations like?  do they have a favorite?

have they ever traveled outside their country?

are they an affectionate person?  how do they feel about pda?

if they were choosing an adventure to go on what would it consist of?

have they ever been in a physical fight?  what happened?

are they more likely to take the leader role or let someone else call the shots?

has anyone ever betrayed their trust?  do they still speak to them?

do they believe in magic?  why do they have this belief?

do they wake up on the first alarm, hit snooze, or have multiple alarms set? 

what’s the first major event they remember in their life?

what would their three wishes be if they found a genie?  

have they ever ended a relationship to pursue their career/education further?  what happened?

what do they consider their worst habit? 

are they good at explaining things to others?

how do they handle being upset/angry?  do they yell, cry, go silent, etc?

do they have any habits they believe are odd?

if they could hit redo on a single past event in their life what would it be?  would they do it if it meant changing the present?

what does their future look like when they picture it?  who’s there with them?

have they ever been to court?  what was the outcome?

what would they do for a klondike bar?

[magicjoint]

The kitchen was filled with a homely smell. Meat and vegetables cooking in stock and herbs,A sirens call to hungry stomachs. 

Currently Rove was rolling dumplings, a dusting of flour now spread across the bridge of his nose from a haphazard swipe. Like a dusting of white across pale skin. 

When he noticed Yuu he scoffed slightly, carefully adding the dumplings into the mix praying they would come out fluffy and toasty. 

"I thought I'll handle cooking…since you look like you will set water on fire…." His eyes drifted to Grim. "And you definitely caught the water on fire last time."

it was grim’s stomach in particular that had the both of them going downstairs. yuu was simply heading down to get snacks for later on, they didn’t really eat a lot of full meals. even they couldn’t deny that this smelled quite nice … but grim’s eyes were speaking more volumes for both of them.

which instantly changed the moment he got called out for setting water on fire. “hey! i thought that’s what you’re supposed to do with water when you’re cooking! the book said so!!” yes. to a boil. not evaporation. good thing the human was holding him back, or he might just be inclined to prove otherwise. yuu, on the other hand … “ well, i don’t evaporate water like grim, but i have had several completed preparations fall out of my hands and onto the floor when trying to move them. “

especially during their own cooking classes back home. gosh. how embarrassing.

“ don’t feel like you have to cook for us though. grim eats anything he finds and i’m alright with just snacks. “ speaking of snacks, yuu settled grim down on the floor as they kneeled down to the snacks cabinet, picking out some of their own as they waited for grim to see if he wanted any. “ … actually, i’ll need to get more tuna for you soon … “ a silent mumble between joint-students, now discussing their tuna situation. maybe they needed to start rationing?

[magicjoint]

somehow, university back at home was suddenly a lot more appealing than whatever this current living situation was. then again, the only differences between the two was that one of them was magic-based. and honestly? that made this a lot more worse. because yuu swore that they were losing their sanity every passing hour.

every meal time, the number of dishes in the sink only grow. that’s it. they don’t decrease. they just grow. unless they run out of plates to use ; that is the only time they actually get washed that yuu has personally seen.

yuu had thought that simply washing their (and grim’s) own dishes would be enough to satiate their annoyance. clearly it wasn’t the case. and now they were so bothered by the growing pile of dishes that they were now just washing all of them. grim had come to watch by sitting on the countertop nearby, mainly because he always freaks out whenever the water touches him. he was no actual help. but at least he was someone to rant at.

“ remember when it was just us in here, grim? fun times. i’d like those times back now. at least then, i’d know that the dishes are actually being cleaned. “ normally, grim responded to their ranting. but because of how much water was in the sink to even begin washing the plates effectively, he was keeping a very close eye on it … making sure it doesn’t go anywhere near him.

[magicjoint]

threadedwheels·:

Ember walked into the kitchen, headphones in as he listens to music. He couldn’t stand the living situation he found himself in- he had no issues with his roommate, of course, it was simply the situation of being in a dorm that he had to rebuild and repair while also dodging most other members of this repair team.

Plus, no one knew how to clean up after themselves.

At first it was almost comedic how dishes would only be done when it was absolutely necessary. Of course, Ember had been doing his best to wash his own dishes, he was raised to be as self sufficient as possible despite his role, but never anyone else’s. It made no sense why he should. No one he could think of was incapable of dishwashing.

He noticed the actual dorm members standing around the sink and took out his headphones.

“Yes, it seems that no one is capable of their own dishes anymore,” Ember sighed, leaning on his cane, “I’ve been having to wash mine in the bathroom sink. I hope they aren’t expecting you to wash them, that’d make no sense.”

huh, maybe they should’ve put headphones on as well  ...  too late for it now. besides, they didn’t really have many songs to listen to aside from those already downloaded. which  ...  sucked. regardless, yuu wasn’t going to ignore the potential for conversation outside of ranting to grim, so their head was quick to tilt in the other’s direction. “exactly!” grim was quicker to respond than yuu, but then blinked confusedly. “...wait, why are you washing dishes in the bathroom sink?”

someone wasn’t used to roommate struggles. it got a giggle out of the human, however.

“ i certainly hope so, cause i am one more dishwashing day from just chucking these all outside and watching the chaos. “  ...  tone implies they are joking, but their expression implies seriousness. hard to tell what yuu was thinking, honestly. “ but i probably shouldn’t because that’ll just be annoying to clean up, especially if i pick a bad day and it starts snowing after  ...  “ okay. yeah, they were just straight up considering it now.

“ the bathroom sink was still a bit iffy the last time i used it  ...  was it okay for you? “ yuu was never good at plumbing, but this was still something they should ask about. to make a list of everything that doesn’t work properly in this place.

[magicjoint]

somehow, university back at home was suddenly a lot more appealing than whatever this current living situation was. then again, the only differences between the two was that one of them was magic-based. and honestly? that made this a lot more worse. because yuu swore that they were losing their sanity every passing hour.

every meal time, the number of dishes in the sink only grow. that’s it. they don’t decrease. they just grow. unless they run out of plates to use ; that is the only time they actually get washed that yuu has personally seen.

yuu had thought that simply washing their (and grim’s) own dishes would be enough to satiate their annoyance. clearly it wasn’t the case. and now they were so bothered by the growing pile of dishes that they were now just washing all of them. grim had come to watch by sitting on the countertop nearby, mainly because he always freaks out whenever the water touches him. he was no actual help. but at least he was someone to rant at.

“ remember when it was just us in here, grim? fun times. i’d like those times back now. at least then, i’d know that the dishes are actually being cleaned. “ normally, grim responded to their ranting. but because of how much water was in the sink to even begin washing the plates effectively, he was keeping a very close eye on it … making sure it doesn’t go anywhere near him.

[magicjoint]

pollychatter·:

IN ALL HONESTY, Ilam didn’t think of his new living situation as that bad. Sure, there were all kinds of spiders and creepy crawlies, the house seemed to move when the wind blew too hard, and the roof leaked when there was any sort of rain, but those were just quirks!

Oh, who was he kidding? This sucked.

Every day he text his parents paragraph upon paragraph about what horrible conditions the headmage has them in, only for them to reply with it’ll be a good life experience. Life experience his tail feather! But, even through all this, he swore to persevere. After all, being in such close proximity to the other dorms didn’t have to be a bad thing.

His primary goal was to “befriend” his royal dorm leader, but it wouldn’t hurt to get on good terms with that Ramshackle prefect… getting friendly with someone so close to the headmage would surely prove just as useful at some point.

“ What in Wonderland…? ” Ilam tsks, looking over he pile of pile of dishes. While he usually had the courtesy to wash his own dish, a couple of those plates were bound to be from his midnight snacking. Leaning over the counter, Ilam is sure to furrow his eyebrows in concern, speaking in his most friendly tone. “ You need some help? I’ve been so busy writing my paper, but I just can’t sit here and watch you struggle. ”

hoping for use from the headmage? yeah, good luck with that, buddy. look at the situation they’re all in  ;  seems very generous, huh? better than being left outside, they supposed  ...  but yuu would have thought these guys would’ve come with the decency to at least wash their dishes right after using them. honestly, who just leaves dishes in the sink and forgets about them?

a lot of people, apparently.

“ well, at least someone’s doing something. “ okay, they can’t fault people who need to catch up on their own work. however, yuu was falling behind on their own now, and grim? well, could anyone even read his attempts at writing? if they could, then he wouldn’t be sitting on the counter right now. “yeah, and so are we!” we, grim says. all he’s doing is sitting, but that was because yuu didn’t want to just be standing all on their own. “we’re not supposed to be cleaning up after other people! if anything, they should be cleaning up after-!” grim was quickly put to silence with a wet hand to his mouth, making him yelp and retreat to the far side of the counter.

hah. chatterbox.

“ not with washing, no. but since mr. chatterbox over there didn’t want to get soaked, there’s still a pile that needs to be dried. “ yes, they could just leave them to dry naturally  ...  but that also means someone would be bound to just pick them up and use them. yuu would like to keep these dishes clean for longer than five minutes. “ if you’ve still got work to finish though, i’d rather you do that. don’t want to get in trouble cause i made someone help me with dishes in my own house. “ and that was saying it lightly.

[magicjoint]

somehow, university back at home was suddenly a lot more appealing than whatever this current living situation was. then again, the only differences between the two was that one of them was magic-based. and honestly? that made this a lot more worse. because yuu swore that they were losing their sanity every passing hour.

every meal time, the number of dishes in the sink only grow. that’s it. they don’t decrease. they just grow. unless they run out of plates to use ; that is the only time they actually get washed that yuu has personally seen.

yuu had thought that simply washing their (and grim’s) own dishes would be enough to satiate their annoyance. clearly it wasn’t the case. and now they were so bothered by the growing pile of dishes that they were now just washing all of them. grim had come to watch by sitting on the countertop nearby, mainly because he always freaks out whenever the water touches him. he was no actual help. but at least he was someone to rant at.

“ remember when it was just us in here, grim? fun times. i’d like those times back now. at least then, i’d know that the dishes are actually being cleaned. “ normally, grim responded to their ranting. but because of how much water was in the sink to even begin washing the plates effectively, he was keeping a very close eye on it … making sure it doesn’t go anywhere near him.

[fabledresources]

CHAOTIC ROOMMATE SENTENCE STARTERS

“Are you blind? That was clearly MY toothbrush.”

“I don’t care if you knocked your toothbrush into the trash, you’re not using mine.”

“If you don’t wash the dishes next time, you’re either getting drop kicked or kicked out. Whichever is easiest.”

“Keep your hands off my food or I’m taking them off for you.”

“The next time you play your stupid music that early, I’m going to powderize your bones.”

“SOME of us try to have consistent sleep schedules, [Name].”

“You can say you’re studying all you want, we both know you plan on getting high until three in the morning.”

“No, you can’t have a party tonight, are you kidding me?”

“I’ll handle the cooking since you somehow caught the water on fire last time.”

“What do you mean ‘this is normal’? No sane person keeps THAT many rubber ducks in their bathroom!”

“We have a test first thing in the morning, I didn’t sign up for you to be testing me TONIGHT.”

“Why were you screaming? …Did you see a spider or a mouse this time?”

“You are so lucky I tolerate you. Anyone else would’ve murdered you by now.”

“You’re just upset that my music is better than yours, nerd.”

“Oh come on! Friends share their food all the time!”

“Hey, so… I kinda maybe accidentally got food on your bed sheets? Please don’t be mad.”

“Wait, which one was your toothbrush again…? Because I might’ve used it.”

“I really don’t get why you’re upset about the bathroom ducks. They’re so friendly.”

“Not to be that guy, but I’m gonna throw a party tonight, so can you maybe be a loser somewhere else?”

“I’m sorry you had to find me blacked out in the bathtub last night.”

“Oh, this is your notebook? ..Should I not have drawn dicks on the empty pages then?”

“I get that you’re a neat freak, but the next time you move stuff around in my room, I’m going to deck you.”

“We’re friends, right? Cool, because I have a problem and I’m less stressed if you’re involved.”

“I just saw a spider on my bed and if you don’t handle it right now, I’m gonna permanently sleep in YOUR bed.”

“I can cook just fine! Sometimes I just have my off days!”

“Thanks for putting up with me, [Name]. You’re probably the only one who would.”

[nightravenuniversity]

MEMES/PROMPTS

[ PUMPKIN ] There’s a whole wagon of pumpkins outside of the greenhouse, donated by a local of Sage’s Island. The two of you pick the best looking ones of the bunch and get to carving a Halloween masterpiece.

[ DANCE ] Grab a partner for the dance floor, willing or not!

[ COSTUME ] What’s Halloween without the costumes? Help each other get dressed or put on makeup, then get ready to strut your stuff at the party.

[ MEND ] Looks like some things can’t escape a party unscathed. Fix a poor sap’s costume for them.

[ STAMP ] Visit another house’s stamp rally venue for a stamp (or sabotage). Must be sent to a muse from another house.

[ CANDY ] NRU makes an effort to teach all of its students that Halloween is a community experience, and has opened its campus to the locals of Sage’s Island to spend the week touring the houses’ hard work. There are more children running around than most of you have ever seen in one place, but that’s what all your candy is for: you and your partner better give them a Halloween to remember (or steal all the candy for yourself because you’re a grouch who hates kids)

[ CANDLES ] There have been rumors abound of candles and other strange lights floating and flickering in rooms when no one else is around. It’s probably just the ghosts, but maybe there’s something more to it… you and your partner go investigate.

[ DARK ] You’re running your shift at your house’s rally booth when suddenly all the lights go out. Faulty wire? Foul play? Something haunted? Only one way to find out…

[ GHOSTS ] Some of the more malicious ghosts have challenged you to a scare-off. You and your partner must summon your inner demons and scare them off.

[ SUGAR ] A local vendor has set up a stall to sell novelty sugar sculptures. 

[magicjoint]

It was hard work making the Ramshackle dorm look like a run down circus. Attaching a temporary tent to the side of the building and making it look like a big top had taken a lot of work to achieve but it was starting to take shape. A real team effort. Though this early Saturday morning Rove was alone as many of his dorm mates were still sleeping as Rove set up the fabric top pinning it in place with pegs into the ground. Thankful for magic to help him with the heavy lifting. He was somewhat unaware that there was actual living residents in Ramshackle so as he walked inside to start sewing bunting in his makeshift workshop he jumped almost out of his skin when he spotted the blonde hair student standing there. He didn’t recognise the face as a fellow Ignihyde student….he was sure he knew most of them least by name and face…. He was puzzled for a moment before giving up. Clearly an Npc among npcs as his housewarden would coin it. “Oi don’t stand there…help me decorate.” He barked, hands on hips scowling. He may only be a second year but he was the seven be damned Halloween rep of Ignihyde this year so his army of minions better listen.

yuu thought them agreeing to live in a rundown house like this was bad enough. recently they were told that the outside of the house may be used as a halloween attraction. yeah, sure, it looked creepy enough to fit in ... why not say yes? after all, that dreaded headmaster would probably make a fuss about it should they have said no. as long as they could still get to sleep, yuu and grim weren't fussed with it.

but they did have issues with someone trying to install whatever they were doing on a saturday morning. who on earth willingly wakes up early on a saturday?

the noise was what woke yuu up at first ; their companion still sound asleep. he had gotten way too accustomed to noise ... yuu would get the ghosts to come spook him awake later. right now, they just wanted to tell whoever was on their porch to run off like an angry elderly man and try and get some more sleep. but then they heard footsteps. inside their house. weren't they told they wouldn't have to worry about people coming inside? well, someone lied to them, then. it was reasons like this that yuu had kept a wooden bat at the bottom of the stairs ; something they had picked up on their way down and kept hidden behind their back.

now simply staring at this trespasser, yuu's eyes visibly narrowed at the sudden order to help decorate. they were forced awake, still tired and pissed off. not the combination of traits of someone you should be asking for help from. but regardless, they mustered up their best smile as they began slowly walking over. " oh yeah, sure, i'll help decorate ... " then all of a sudden, they lunged forward, grabbing onto the nearest piece of clothing the other had to drag him closer to them, now glaring at him.

the bat in their other hand was being shown off now, moving it in a fashion dangerously close to suddenly swinging at the stranger. not just because. but as a warning.

" yeah, right. why on earth would i help someone that just welcomed themselves into my house? you think barking orders at me will make me follow them? here's one of my own. how about you tell me why you're here before i make sure you won't think about coming back here? " yuu couldn't take any chances. even if this was someone simply trying to get help for decorating, the fact that they didn't even think to make sure it was okay to come inside got on their nerves. it was a defensive response, one that was probably gonna get them in a lot of trouble.

[rove-bogge]

He had only been thinking about the great halloween that Ignihyde would have this year about to turn around to continue his work he felt the yank on his collar and dragged towards the other student. The rather high pitched squeak that escaped him echo’d around the room as he was dragged face to face with the other student. Cowering slightly in instinct as he finally noticed the bat. Oh….shit… “W-wa-wait your house?” Rove whimpered slightly, eyeing the bat shrinking in on himself. Oh…this wasn’t an Ignihyde student….. “You live here? I thought no one lived here…Crowley never said someone was living here why would he put someone's house up for bidding for a halloween stamp location…” He babbled nervously, staring at that bat instead of the other's face as he tried to inch away. He was sweating yet furious at the same time. All he wanted was to throw the best halloween for his house. Was it so much to ask for? He was so fed up of being knocked around for things out of his control….the wave of anger and frustration suddenly emboldening him and his resolve. After all, the goal was so important to him. Grinding his teeth he reached up to grab Yuu’s arm that was gripping his shirt. “Oi don’t blame me that you live in some run down shack… Crowley said it was a location for the Halloween stamp event and damn it I paid good money to use this location.” He hissed. Trying to look taller than he actually was. “No one told me there were residents here if I had known then yes I would have knocked but guess what our great and generous headmage neglected to tell me the information!” He said sarcastically, twisting some of the words. “So if you want to wave a bat at someone I can pin point you to his office!” He said, trying to shove Yuu off him. “Sorry for mistaking you for someone from my house! As you can tell, we're on a tight timescale here and I want this to be the best!”

[magicjoint]

for the entire time, yuu simply stared at him as they waited for his response. unfortunately for him, it wasn’t the first time they heard people proclaim that they thought the house was abandoned. it certainly looked the part. but then he mentioned crowley. and oh, yuu knew all too well what he was like. for a brief moment, that seemed to calm them down as their shoulders visibly relaxed. okay, not an intruder. just someone misinformed. not like that makes it any better, but they would be quite the jerk to get angry over that.

they can, however, get angry at the sudden anger towards them.

that glance of theirs quickly turned into another glare. staredowns like this often led to fights happening, so yuu was half expecting an attempt from the other to punch them. the other’s attempt at looking taller did nothing to intimidate the human  ;  height would not make them back down from a fight. at the twisted meaning of the headmaster’s “title”, however, yuu couldn’t help but let out something akin to a giggle. that’s what they were always saying too.

a shame no one really paid attention. “ yeah? well, you might wanna watch your words because this run-down shack is mine. but man, you paid for this? you’d have been better off just breaking in from the start. “ thankfully, they visibly seemed a lot calmer now. they even chucked the bat in their hand across the room!  ...  before using it to smack the other across the cheek. lightly, mind you, but it wasn’t exactly painless either. “ that’s for being a little silly over this. that’s all i’m willing to give you, so don’t give me a reason to give even more, okay? “

finally, yuu let go of the other’s collar and started pacing across the room with a groan. “ seriously, what’s with that guy?! saying that no one lives here, is he wanting someone to get hurt trying to come into this place?! “ seemed like they were on a bit of a rant to themselves, but eventually they stopped pacing around the place and looked over at their  ...  guest(?) instead. “ sorry. i’m being quite rude, if i haven’t been already. i’m not overly keen on having people coming here, but you’ve already started trying to decorate and i kinda don’t want to give everyone a reason to hate me even more. “

all that commotion seemed to have woken grim up, as he was making his way downstairs quite sleepily. it didn’t take long for him to naturally go over to yuu, the human picking him up and holding onto him in turn. “ so, shoot. what exactly are you trying to do here? “

[magicjoint]

It was hard work making the Ramshackle dorm look like a run down circus. Attaching a temporary tent to the side of the building and making it look like a big top had taken a lot of work to achieve but it was starting to take shape. A real team effort. Though this early Saturday morning Rove was alone as many of his dorm mates were still sleeping as Rove set up the fabric top pinning it in place with pegs into the ground. Thankful for magic to help him with the heavy lifting. He was somewhat unaware that there was actual living residents in Ramshackle so as he walked inside to start sewing bunting in his makeshift workshop he jumped almost out of his skin when he spotted the blonde hair student standing there. He didn’t recognise the face as a fellow Ignihyde student….he was sure he knew most of them least by name and face…. He was puzzled for a moment before giving up. Clearly an Npc among npcs as his housewarden would coin it. “Oi don’t stand there…help me decorate.” He barked, hands on hips scowling. He may only be a second year but he was the seven be damned Halloween rep of Ignihyde this year so his army of minions better listen.

yuu thought them agreeing to live in a rundown house like this was bad enough. recently they were told that the outside of the house may be used as a halloween attraction. yeah, sure, it looked creepy enough to fit in ... why not say yes? after all, that dreaded headmaster would probably make a fuss about it should they have said no. as long as they could still get to sleep, yuu and grim weren't fussed with it.

but they did have issues with someone trying to install whatever they were doing on a saturday morning. who on earth willingly wakes up early on a saturday?

the noise was what woke yuu up at first ; their companion still sound asleep. he had gotten way too accustomed to noise ... yuu would get the ghosts to come spook him awake later. right now, they just wanted to tell whoever was on their porch to run off like an angry elderly man and try and get some more sleep. but then they heard footsteps. inside their house. weren't they told they wouldn't have to worry about people coming inside? well, someone lied to them, then. it was reasons like this that yuu had kept a wooden bat at the bottom of the stairs ; something they had picked up on their way down and kept hidden behind their back.

now simply staring at this trespasser, yuu's eyes visibly narrowed at the sudden order to help decorate. they were forced awake, still tired and pissed off. not the combination of traits of someone you should be asking for help from. but regardless, they mustered up their best smile as they began slowly walking over. " oh yeah, sure, i'll help decorate ... " then all of a sudden, they lunged forward, grabbing onto the nearest piece of clothing the other had to drag him closer to them, now glaring at him.

the bat in their other hand was being shown off now, moving it in a fashion dangerously close to suddenly swinging at the stranger. not just because. but as a warning.

" yeah, right. why on earth would i help someone that just welcomed themselves into my house? you think barking orders at me will make me follow them? here's one of my own. how about you tell me why you're here before i make sure you won't think about coming back here? " yuu couldn't take any chances. even if this was someone simply trying to get help for decorating, the fact that they didn't even think to make sure it was okay to come inside got on their nerves. it was a defensive response, one that was probably gonna get them in a lot of trouble.

[allthingsmusings]

autumn/halloween sentence starters! 🍂🍁🎃

masterlist of autumn and halloween themed sentence starters! some are original, but most are collected from other posts.

​❝ i made pumpkin cookies! want to try one? ❞

❝ did you cut yourself carving the pumpkin? let me see it. ❞

❝ stay still i’m almost done with your costume. ❞

​❝ let’s paint pumpkins. ❞

❝ hurry up! we’re going to be late for the costume party! ❞

❝ help me decorate! ❞

​❝ let’s open some windows, okay? ❞

​❝ it’s starting to rain… ❞

​❝ bring a jacket! ❞

​❝ do we really need to go to a pumpkin patch? can’t we just buy one at the store? ❞

​❝ let’s go pick pumpkins! ❞

​❝ it’s chilly out here, you need a coat. take mine. ❞

​❝ you sound sick. are you sick? ❞

*sneeze* ​❝ sorry, allergies. ❞

​❝ wanna go out for halloween? ❞

​❝ looks like it’s time to rake the leaves… ❞

​❝ let’s go get hot chocolate then go for a walk. ❞

​❝ let’s go trick-or-treating! ❞

❝ let’s go jump in the leaves! ❞

​❝ come in here where it’s dry! ❞

​❝ it’s dark?! already?! ❞

​❝ ooh it’s chilly out. ❞

​❝ please, enough with the pumpkin spice. ❞

​❝ good morning. no, don’t get up, it’s raining, let’s stay in bed a little longer… ❞

❝ did you hear about the werewolf/vampire/witch roaming around this town on halloween night? ❞

❝ let’s go to the haunted house! oh, please, please, please, please?! ❞

❝ i don’t get scared. i’m practically fearless. ❞

❝ did you hear that? ❞

❝ we have to get out of here! ❞

❝ are you going to hide in my shoulder the whole time? or actually watch the movie? ❞

❝ i’m not going in a graveyard. ❞

❝ what did you get? ❞

❝ want to trade candy? ❞

❝ i got a rock. ❞

❝ don’t blame me! it was your idea to come in here! ❞

❝ what are you going as for halloween this year? ❞

❝ i just can’t wait for halloween! ❞

❝ you should totally buy that costume! ❞

❝ trick or treat! ❞

❝ happy halloween! ❞

❝ happy fall! ❞

❝ i wanna make sure that my jack-o-lantern is the best! ❞

❝ i’ll race you through the corn maze! ❞

❝ that guy in the gorilla costume has been following us for the past ten blocks. ❞

❝ aww come on! it was a prank! ❞

❝ please, please, PLEASE no scary movie marathon! ❞

❝ that wasn’t funny! ❞

❝ i keep tripping over my costume. ❞

❝ i’m not sure we should go down that street. ❞

❝ no fair! your costume is getting you more candy. ❞

❝ faster! we need to get to all of the houses! ❞

❝ forget being ‘too old’ to trick or treat. i’m doing this forever! ❞

❝ i don’t like these woods. ❞

❝ i just saw something! ❞

❝ look at that intestine cake! ❞

❝ i’m a real vampire. ❞

❝ do you think stuff really happens on halloween? like..supernatural stuff. ❞

❝ i made us matching costumes! ❞

❝ i think i just saw something move outside your window…is someone watching us? ❞

❝ you’re not going to make me carve this pumpkin all by myself, are you? ❞

❝ did you hear there’s a masquerade ball this halloween? let’s go! ❞

❝ you shouldn’t go out there! ❞

❝ s-scared? me? i’m not..scared. ❞

[magicjoint]

location: main street time: 12:43pm

studying was never their strong suit. most times, yuu seemed to get by most assignments and tests by pure luck. and also guessing. that played a huge part too. but the difference between those tests back home and these ones here were that yuu could actually get some logic behind the ones at home. whereas here, they needed to start all over again. they had to study for once. especially since their furball of a companion wasn’t so keen on doing so himself.

so they decided it’d be something they’d do together. after they finished their lunch, which really did not take them long.

today’s studying was more focused on the so-called “great seven” they had been told about often during lectures. everyone else knew them as common knowledge. yuu only saw them as more faces in history to forget. but alas, their recent assignment was about to have them writing about these guys  ...  so like it or not, they had to get to know them a little. and what better way of refreshing their knowledge than by using those statues on the main street? most people had walked past already and would only start doing so again towards the end of lunch. they’d have time.

“ grim. “ time they desperately needed, apparently. “ we’re writing about these guys in like a week’s time and you can’t even remember one simple title? “ yuu had covered the description of one of the statues with their body, preventing grim from being able to cheat and read off of it. but maybe they should’ve just let him. “why should i have to remember titles?! didn’t you tell me that you just called people in your history by their full names back wherever you came from?” and so started the complaining, grim now trying to push his henchman out of the way of the statue, only receiving a groan from them in return.

“ yes, but those guys don’t have magic and most of them didn’t even have titles or got them revoked! or did half the stuff these guys did, apparently! “ finally moving out of the way of the statue, yuu held grim close to their chest (which he accepted pretty calmly) and walked towards another one. “ okay. what about this one? what do you remember about them? “

“uhh...” great start. they were gonna be here all week at this rate.

[magicjoint]

11 / A memory that may or may not have happened! 👀

there were good days and bad days. everyone had them, but probably not for the same reasons as yuu. dreams and memories became a blur to the point they can't necessarily distinguish between the two - unless they see a face they know they haven't seen before. tonight's "dream" had really bothered them, however. because for some reason, they either couldn't or didn't want to recall any of the faces they might've seen.

what did they know about it aside from that? well, it was a doctor's office ... for some reason, they took the time to remember the posters but not the face of the doctor in the room with them. their parents were there too. surely. had to be them, they were so close to them in the dream it couldn't be anyone else ... they were all discussing something. something yuu didn't really contribute to verbally. simply sitting back and watching it all play out in front of them. whatever they were discussing must've had them feeling ashamed, because very little did they actually look around at the people with them.

they don't remember that conversation. did it even happen? are they just making this stuff up? but it was so specific to them ... how could it simply be a figment of their imagination? now yuu wished they had paid more attention. or maybe they did. their dreams had a tendency to be quite blurry and hard to remember ; memories had to be the same as well. you don't really get dreams more than once. but memories? you can certainly recall those more than once, can't you? they'll just need to try and remember a lot more next time.

... but not tonight. they were exhausted and if they twisted and turned in their sleep any longer, grim would think there was an earthquake.

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