i am going through it bare rn so here are some of my ridoace headcanons i wanna share to keep myself sane
― ♛﹒♡ㅤ#shy_ace
ace is the more shyer one between the two. will i elaborate? yes. when u see how much ace wants to get noticed praised complimented etc by riddle and when he actually does get what he wants, he is v quick to react in disbelief. my guy who is sooo like "i just want riddle to tell me how cool i am" and when riddle does end up doing so he gets so flustered quickly. (ace's r sport uniform vignette toys with this a lil. one of my fave stories fr)
― ♛﹒♡ㅤ#riddle_fell_harder
boy do i have a lot to say about this one. ace is pretty obvious w his crush on riddle and whilst its v slow going for riddle, the intensity of his feelings for ace hits him all at once and from then he becomes THE pining mess of all. whenever they have dorm meetings hes always on the lookout for ace. when ace is tending to the hedgehogs riddle must see the way the sun shines on him. he wants to see that playful silly smile all the time. riddle becomes a mess when he gets his crush on ace
― ♛﹒♡ㅤ#incredibly_slowburn
hey are so slowburn in the funniest way possible. ace doing puppy eyes at riddle whenever the latter does smth that gets his heart racing but he thinks there's no chance that riddle actually does like him back. riddle thinks the same and is like "there's no way ace likes me not after everything ive done" no honey ace loves u bc of who u are.......it does get angsty a lot during their time liking each other but its all worth it guys trust
― ♛﹒♡ㅤ#first_kiss
their first kiss was indeed with each other. i feel like there is a slight common consensus that ace is this "playboy" but after what happened w his ex ace rly nvr wanted to indulge much in romance again (until riddle came along ofc). the two are the type to suddenly kiss each other in the spur of a moment so this happens when they are having the most silliest and pettiest argument ever and they both end up kissing it out LOL
heyyy! I would love to hear more of your leorookvil thoughts if you’re down for that 🫶
Anon I’ve been thinking about this ask all day giggling and kicking my feet n shit I was at work so I couldn’t answer until now, but I’m so glad that you asked!
Leorookvil means so much to me 🫶
I think that Rook has sort of always had eyes on both Leona and Vil from a distance right? Leona is the prince of Rook’s homeland and Vil is his favorite actor. The fact that he gets to go to school with both of them is a bit jarring—but Leona would never give Rook the time of day when Rook was in Savanaclaw. Rook was deeply lonely in Savanaclaw, did not have any friends, and was certainly not close to Leona although he made effort to be. Vil was a different story, obviously. The two fell in love during the winter of their first year, Rook transferred to Pomefiore, and the rest was history.
Vil and Leona did not start taking an interest in each other until Vil took up the position of Housewarden, which is probably about a year after Leona. At that point Vil and Leona are bickering constantly, always getting on each other’s nerves, at each other’s throats, but Rook knows there is something there. Leona doesn’t talk to anyone he thinks is beneath him, and although he’s obligated to work together to some extent with his fellow housewardens, he gives none of them the attention that he gives to Vil.
Two things are true at that point: that vil and rook had already discussed early on in their relationship that rook was polyamorous and that Vil was open to the idea of closed polyamorous relationships, but also that Leona had absolutely no interest in Rook. Rook still gives Vil permission to pursue Leona despite being slightly heartbroken about it because Rook is nothing if not self-sacrificial for his Queen. Rook is good at hiding his hurt and doesn’t talk about his negative emotions so Vil doesn’t notice it at first
Leona wants to have some kind of thing with Vil but doesn’t want to “share” with Rook and doesn’t want to commit to a relationship either. Vil and Leona establish a fwb situationship but Vil eventually draws the line and basically says “I’m fine screwing around, either we can make this official or I’m done, and rook and I are a packaged deal and I certainly won’t leave him for the likes of you”
Leona thinks on it, eventually acquiesces, and becomes Vil’s partner.
As metamours, Leona and Rook spend a lot more time together and although Leona kind of hates it at first, he slowly starts to realize that he and Rook have a lot of things in common. They both love reading, they both love playing chess, they are both intellectuals—but they are also both athletic, physically strong, and competitive. Rook challenges him in ways that are different from how Vil challenges him and Leona can’t help becoming attracted to it.
There’s no… confession of feelings, or even a real acknowledgment of the change in their relationship, at least on Leona’s part, but by the time they graduate it is clear to themselves and everyone around them that leorookvil are in a closed polyamorous relationship all with each other
I have headcanons about Leona’s relationship with his family playing into his relationship with Rook. It’s not that he’s ashamed of Rook himself but he’s ashamed of the relationship they have because maybe Leona’s parents are more conservative and wouldn’t approve of him having multiple partners. Falena would be fine with it but their relationship is so strained that Leona doesn’t want to talk about it. Neji knows from the beginning even though Leona doesn’t tell him and is constantly bugging Leona to come out with the truth before it bites him in the ass. Leona does not heed Neji’s words and for a long time, as far as Leona’s family is concerned, Vil is his partner and Rook is… Vil’s… other partner. Leona’s parents are not necessarily happy even with that arrangement and make Leona very aware of this fact.
Some time post-graduation Leona and Room have a breakup phase because Rook feels like Leona doesn’t actually love him, is ashamed of him, is only pretending to be with him for Vil’s sake, etc. It puts a huge strain on both Vil and Rook’s relationship and Vil and Leona’s relationship as Vil tries to defend Rook while also maintaining a relationship with both of them.
Leona notices rook’s absence in ways he never thought of before. It’s bad enough without his body asleep in the bed with him and vil at night, and even more so on nights where vil is sleeping with rook instead. But rook is quiet around him now. Rook’s voice was such a constant in his life that the house seems silent without Rook talking to him much throughout the day. It’s not like rook is ignoring him, but rook won’t initiate conversation, doesn’t use sweet pet names when calling for Leona, doesn’t make bright good morning comments, it’s painful to Leona how quiet he is. Leona knows it’s painful for Vil, too. No more late night chess games between the two of them. No more heated debates about a book they read together, where Leona comes away with a completely different opinion than he had before because of how passionate rook is about his own interpretation. No more little touches, gentle kisses, no more acts of service or small gifts, the things that rook did for him each and every day.
Leona is going fucking crazy but he KNOWS this is his fault and he hates admitting when he’s wrong and he hates talking about his feelings but what does he hate more? This agony of losing someone that he loves because of his own shortcomings. He misses Rook. He knows what he has to do, he just has to work up the courage to do it
Leona doesn’t plan dates. He’s never planned a date before. If rook or vil want to go on a date with him, they have to plan it. Rook and Leona don’t go on dates. So when Leona asks Rook to go on a date with him, Rook is shook to his core. He can’t believe it. Part of him feels like Leona is trying to make fun of him or something. But rook always sees the best in everyone, and despite how hurt he feels, he can’t bring himself to reject what is probably a deeply earnest attempt from Leona at working towards fixing their relationship. Leona plans a nice date. They go out to dinner together. They both get dressed up. They have small talk, and then some deeper conversations. Nothing about the two of them, not at this restaurant. Afterwards they go on a walk together. That’s when Leona apologizes for everything. He acknowledges being a shitty partner, he acknowledges not treating his relationship with rook the same way he treats his relationship with Vil. He says he misses Rook, that he loves Rook, and he wants to fix things.
In the end rook decides to give him another chance and they are able to sort of start their relationship over. It makes Leona a better partner not just to rook but also vil. The three of them come out of the challenge stronger than they were before. Leona takes time to come out to his family and it doesn’t go over well with his parents but Falena defends him—which ends up being an olive branch to start repairing their relationship as well.
This is so loooooong I’m sorry I could literally talk about them forever and I’m not joking 💔
Part 10! IT'S DONE ALL OF IT'S DONE!!! I'm going into hibernation and never coming out... I'm so glad Azul's design is relatively calm compared to litererly everyone else. I swear if I don't get a full score on this assignment I might just explode </3
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