Your Peace of Mind
With Riddle, Leona, and Azul x Reader with OCD (Separate)
Established relationship, SFW (possible spelling/grammar errors)
I don't see a lot of these for the Twst Fandom, which makes me a bit sad bc I have OCD, so I thought I'd write one :)
Warning: The subtypes of OCD that will be shown/detailed include Arithmomania, Contamination, and Scrupulosity. These subtypes, along with any other kind of OCD, can affect people and show themselves differently, but I wrote these scenarios with how they've affected me and shown in my life. If you might find any of this triggering, please don't read. Your mental health matters. If you don't believe OCD exists, or that it's just "perfectionism on another level" please never interact with my blog again. Thank you :)
If you have any questions about OCD, feel free to comment here or DM me, or do some digging yourself :)
Riddle
He knows what it's like to have your life structured around rules that seem nonsensical. Though his rules come from a book, and yours come from the lack of gray matter in your brain, making you do things that a "normal" person wouldn't.
Before you two got together, he suspected something was a bit off about you. The way you tapped every table you touched 4 times, the way you scrubbed at your hands until they were red. Little things, but they were near constant occurrences.
But he never brought it up. You seemed embarrassed whenever you were caught doing any of these rituals, so he ignored them, until you two started dating.
The day after you started dating, you pulled him aside, explaining why you do those "odd" compulsions. By all accounts, you should have sounded crazy, but Riddle only met you with understanding. To be governed by odd rules and expectations, he knew all about that. Having a voice inside your head telling you to do things a specific way was his life, though your situation was much worse.
He would often reassure you when he saw you starting to spiral. When he saw you at the sink for half an hour, because you didn't feel like your hands were clean. When you kept asking him if you really didn't interrupt him.
He'd touch your shoulder, telling you that all the germs had come off.
Or, he'd say, "No, my dear. You didn't interrupt me."
He would do anything he could to help you, even if your own mind seemed like a prison most days. Taking a walk through the hedge maze, randomly inviting you to tea at Heartslabyual if he noticed you were stressed. Anything to get your mind off the intrusive thoughts, the compulsions you're mind was screaming at you to do.
This was one of the rare things that would never anger him. He could never be annoyed or irritated at you, even if you asked him the same thing 100 times to get the anxiety to stop. How could he get angry at his love being under such stress?
You felt blessed to have such an understanding boyfriend. Even if he was busy, one text or call from you would have him reassuring you, either through the phone or, if he wasn't busy, inviting you over or heading to Ramshackle.
Never would he be annoyed. Never at you and your mental strife.
Leona
Honestly at first he was just confused. Why's this herbivore touching each table they're in front of 4 times? Why do they always ask overly polite questions?
"Did I interrupt you?"
"Sorry, did I bump into you?"
You always smelled like soap, too. Honestly, he'd probably have been annoyed if he didn't like you. Though one day, a few weeks before you two started dating, he decided to do some research. You didn't act like you wanted yo do all these strange things, but no one seemed to be forcing you...
He spent that entire night reading artcke after article. "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" is what it was called, apparently. Those who have it different from intrusive thoughts, or "obsessions" that lead to them having to do compulsions.
Huh... Well, you probably had that. But there was no point in bringing it up.
At least, not until he started dating you. You didn't even have to initiate the conversation, thankfully. No, he had just gone over to you after you tapped your fingers together 16 times in a row after you passed the threshold into your dorm.
"You doin' one of your compulsions again?"
That startled you, ice settling in your gut. When you turned around, you expected disgust, or judgement.
All you got was a cocktail smile, like he'd finally confirmed something.
He sat you down, telling you his suspicions. There was no judgement, only curiosity.
From then on, whenever he saw you doing one of your compulsions, he'd get closer, waiting until you were done to put his hand in yours. It was comforting, being grounded like that by your boyfriend. If you needed reassurance, he'd give you that, too. Usually with a forced huff or sigh, but he was never actually annoyed.
It just hurt him to see your mind torturing you like this every damn day. If you had gotten to your breaking point, or were just really stressed, he'd hug you, settling you in his lap as he nuzzled into your neck or hair. You felt safe, like the disorder couldn't find you when you were being hd by Leona. It was a temporary freedom, but freedom nonetheless.
He'd also offered to pay for your therapy or treatment, which you were still undecided on. Nevertheless, you were thankful. Your OCD seemed like less of a burden whenever he was around.
Azul
He prides himself on knowing most everything about anybody he comes across. That includes you, even if you didn't have a past accessible to him before he started getting closer to you.
He observed your strange habits, noting the patterns shown with every one. The way you seemed to touch your color 8 times after you coughed, the way you purposefully ground your foot down when entering a room for exactly 4 seconds. The fact that your hands always looked dry, no doubt from all the times you'd wash your hands and put sanitizer on.
He thought it was odd; everyone had weird habits and superstitions, but yours were in excess. Honestly, he was surprised you never came to him begging for a way to stop the habits, since it seemed like you truly didn't want to do them.
Yet, he kept quiet. All good things come to those who wait.
He just didn't expect to start dating you before he got the definition of your issue.
He had asked offhandedly, not a week after you started dating him, about your odd habits. He had chuckled, but you just frowned.
It was then when you told him about your disorder, the obsessive and compulsive components of it that caused you to do those "odd" things.
He felt terrible, trying to apologize, only to feel even more guilty when you told him this wasn't the first time someone's called your compulsions odd. Honesty, you'd been called worse because of your OCD.
That day Friars, he made sure to reduce your triggers. Disinfecting things you said you couldn't touch due to germs, washing his hands even more thoroughly. He even distracted you when he could so your mind wouldn't force you to do another compulsion.
It was tiring, but worth it. And you couldn't have been more thankful for him and his kindness. You knew that this was one of the few things he truly did out of the kindness of his heart.
If, by the end of the day, you were stressed and frustrated, he would treat you out to dinner. He'd learned to pick up on your moods so he could plan accordingly, aiming to help ease your mind as much as he could.
Even if that meant answering 50 text messages in a row asking him if he'd cleaned your toothbrush; Even if it meant cooking all protein you two were to eat to the highest temperature to ensure no food born illnesses could come from the meal.
He was the model boyfriend, the model helper when it came to your disorder. You couldn't have felt luckier to have him as your partner.
He'd do anything for you and your peace of mind.
Thank y'all for reading, I hope you enjoyed! If you want more characters, or a different version of this with different subtypes, pls let me know or send a request in :)
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