SUMMARY: The Octotrio don't know that you have never learned to swim. And you went to a beach. What could go wrong?
WORD COUNT: 1.9k (I need to sleep)
WARNINGS: Floyd almost let you drown, reader kind of gets panic attacks? Idk (I'm the writer I should know, someone hit me), reader thinks about whacking Floyd, Azul is genuinely in love, Azul is also very traumatized I think, Azul overthinks
A/N: Gotta love how I have no warnings about Jade I-
Gotta love getting a fic idea about me being unable to swim- And I've had this thought swimming (lol) in my thoughts for a couple of days??
Idk if reader is the significant other of these guys or just besties. I think it leans toward s/o though
This reads like a crack fic to me but honestly make sure you know how to swim so you don't die (i don't but that's not the point here)
Maybe OOC Jade because he hides himself too well for me to get an accurate read on personality lmfao
When Jade is genuinely sweet but the others are unhinged so naturally the unhinged ones are longer- I'm sorry I get no decent ideas for Jade </3
Another late late night post (it's 1:50 AM)
You had never learned to swim. It wasn't that you were afraid, really. It was just that you had passed the age where people normally learned, and now you were too lazy to and/or didn't have enough time. Whatever excuse to stop a nagging person.
Now, this wouldn't have been a problem if you never went anywhere near bodies of water. Which you mostly didn't. However, knowing merfolk was not the best idea if you didn't know how to swim.
Now you have gone to the beach with him, and that probably wasn't the best idea for either of you.
Floyd Leech
You had been sitting on the beach near the water, absently looking over some shells as Floyd splashed around deeper in the ocean. The shells really were interesting - nothing like the ones where you had come from (although they had some similarities) and were colorful. So many shapes and varieties, although most were not intact.
You had been so engrossed in this, in fact, that you hadn't realized Floyd had been sneaking up on you. Before you could say another word, he playfully dragged you into the water. While you were fully clothed.
You weren't expecting to go into the water, but you should've known better with Floyd. He was playful and loved to do stuff like this. Usually if Azul was around, he'd have done something… But he wasn't here.
Before you knew it, you were deeper in the ocean than you ever had been before, courtesy to the teal-haired boy swimming and dragging you along. You flailed around a bit, eyes wide in panic. You were, quite honestly, terrified. And it obviously didn't help when Floyd just immediately let you go.
Was he an idiot or was he an idiot?
"Floyd-" You got out before coughing as water shot up your nose, still flailing miserably. It didn't work. You didn't know what to do. Surely, Floyd would help… If he realized what was going on. No matter what you thought, he was bright, wasn't he?
Not bright enough, it seemed, as he was still laughing and not realizing how actually panicked you were.
"Koebi-chan, you look so ridiculous like that," he laughed, almost in hysterics, and you would've smacked him if you weren't so close to actually dying.
And then you sunk.
Your desperate attempts to go to the surface were pointless as you didn't even know how to float or move around in the water.
After a few seconds, Floyd finally noticed you were gone and quickly dove under the surface. Maybe you were trying to get him back?
But his gaze immediately widened as he saw you literally sinking to the ocean floor. His eel tail moved quickly, almost without thinking as he shot to grab you and take you up, up, up so you could actually breathe.
When you came to, you were on the sandy beach again, Floyd leaning over you. His eyes, normally filled with a joking light, were unusually subdued.
"Koebi-chan, why didn't you tell me you couldn't swim?" A pout grew on Floyd's face. "If I knew, I wouldn't have-"
"Yes you would have. We would still be here, just having a different conversation."
"But-"
"No buts."
"I would've made it more fun-"
"Drowning in the ocean is the opposite of fun, Floyd-"
~Bonus because I don't know how to fit one into the story~
"I can teach you how to swim. You just go whoo and let your body move. Y'know. Like dancing."
"No, I don't know, Floyd, and this is not going to help me with anything-"
Jade Leech
Jade had been spending his time on the beach with you, but you were almost certain that he wanted to be swimming in the ocean. It was his natural element, after all.
"Jade, you sure you don't want to go in the water?"
"I'm fine staying here with you, [Y/N]." He gave you a soft smile.
You shook your head. "We've come all the way here, you might as well go swim." You gave him a gentle nudge.
"Well, I'd like you to come with me, if that is possible?" He watched you quietly. "You never go swimming with me."
You paused. Although it was sweet that he wanted you to go with him… "No, I don't think so…" You trailed off. You never liked telling people that you couldn't swim. At this point, it was embarrassing.
The pair of heterochromia eyes staring at you only left you feeling more jittery. "…I, er… I can't swim. So going into the ocean with you sounds kind of like… A bad idea." You froze. "Did you use your Signature Spell on me?"
"Of course not, [Y/N]." Jade stared at you with eyes of hurt, one that looked almost identical to that of his twin's. Only, it was almost obvious that Jade didn't mean the hurt in his eyes. "You just trust me enough to say things to me."
You couldn't deny the truth there. You trusted Jade. "And you wouldn't use your Signature Spell on something so trivial, would you?"
"No, I would not." He shrugged. "On a different note, I can help you learn how to swim."
"I really don't need it-"
"What if someone tries to hurt you one day and they know your weakness?"
"Why would-"
"It's an example, [Y/N]. But if that person decides to do that, you wouldn't be able to do anything. So I should help you in case that scenario occurs."
You sighed softly. "Fine, I guess I can take lessons from you… If it's not too much of a hassle."
"Of course it would not be a hassle or anything of the sort." Jade inclined his head. "All to help you stay safe."
The day went on with Jade helping you learn the basics of swimming - he was a good teacher, which you were happy about. He was patient, and always was there if you ever started to panic.
"We wouldn't want you getting scared of the ocean now, would we?"
Azul Ashengrotto
Azul had gotten used to you after a couple months. Sure, he hadn't opened up to many people in a while (only Floyd and Jade, but they also teased him constantly about everything, so), but you were soothing and nice. Sure, you teased him sometimes, but it was different. It didn't feel mean, you stopped as soon as you noticed him looking a little uncomfortable, and… He honestly felt like he could open up about anything.
So when it was decided that you two were going to the beach - together - alone? It kind of made him very messed up.
Would you like being at the beach with him? He wasn't completely against showing his octopus form… Would you want him to swim with you? Was he even ready for that?
Those thoughts led him down a spiral, and the day you two were to go, he had bags under his eyes and looked like he was half-dead.
You gently nudged him, murmuring how he should've tried to get more sleep for this day supposedly filled with fun, but he just shrugged.
Soon, you were at the beach, and as Azul saw your smiling face, his gaze softened a little. He loved seeing your happy face.
"C'mon!" You grabbed Azul's hand as you started to run to the water, ignoring his surprised stumbling as he was dragged along. He had a light flush on his cheeks that he was glad you couldn't see.
Soon, you had reached the edge of the water, splashing around in your sandals. It was really fun, even though you knew that you were going to be getting sand in your toes later on.
Azul just kind of watched on, a relaxed expression on his face. This really was soothing… Although he was still thinking about if the Mostro Lounge would be okay with him gone. Surely Jade would do something if Floyd got into trouble… Hopefully. And hopefully, no more dishes would break.
"What are you looking so glum for?" Your voice brought him back to his senses.
"Nothing, just hoping that Jade and Floyd can take care of things at the Mostro Lounge." He sighed softly.
"Oh, I'm sure they'll be fine. Jade's there, right?"
"He can cause as much trouble as Floyd, you know. Although he won't be outright about it." Azul shook his head, a small frown on his face.
"C'mon, turn that frown upside down." You moved closer to him, gently squishing his cheeks. "Today is for having fun, Azul."
"Yes, yes, I know." Azul couldn't help himself; he let out a soft laugh. A genuine one.
You smiled brightly. "You aren't charging me for hearing your little cute laugh?"
"I will charge you if you call it cute."
"Of course you will." You rolled your eyes before abruptly changing the subject. "So are you not going to swim?"
Azul paused. Did you want him to swim? To see his true form? There was an even chance. What should his answer be? "Er… I don't know?"
"Of course you don't have to, Azul, I just thought… I mean, there's no one around." You shrugged a little.
And now more pressure on Azul. Great. He was used to dealing with pressure, yes. Just not this kind from you. "Er… Would you come swim with me?" If you were with him, then maybe…
"No." Your lips parted, maybe to offer an explanation, but it was too late.
Azul was in a downward spiral. Why had you said no? Perhaps octopi merfolk were really too much. Perhaps you would rather be with someone with a pretty tailfin than tentacles. Or maybe a human, one of your own kind. Who said that you even liked him at all? Perhaps you were only with him out of pity, because he was that useless, chubby, good-for-nothing-
"Azul? Azul, are you listening to me?"
He snapped back to attention.
"Seriously, are you okay? Did you seriously get enough sleep last night?" You sighed.
"That's none of your-"
"It is if you're literally zoning out every five seconds." You rolled your eyes. "And anyway, I was just saying that I kind of can't go deeper into the ocean where you probably feel comfortable swimming. Because I can't swim." You shrugged nonchalantly.
But for Azul, it felt like a figurative bomb had been dropped.
You? Couldn't swim? Now that he thought about it, it did make sense… How you always looked so awkward and uncomfortable with water, especially when you came to the Octavinelle dorm. But seriously? How could you not know how to swim?
"Is not knowing how to swim… Normal?"
"Definitely not." You rolled your eyes. "But I'm just too lazy to learn now. And I have no time."
"You do if you have time to scroll on Magicam." Finally, Azul felt a bit better. At least you didn't hate him.
"And this time, I'll teach you how to swim. I'll even do it free of charge." Azul shook his head. "Seeing as I'm so generous."
"You sound like headmage Crowley."
"Do be quiet."
Azul was a pretty good teacher. He ended up not turning into his octopus form until nearly the end of the day, you were practicing your swimming and then just playing around on the sand, building sand castles, anything that you might do at a normal beach outing.
His octopus form was beautiful (as expected), and although you couldn't go to deeper waters, you enjoyed seeing him swim around, always eventually coming back to you.
"Today was truly relaxing, [Y/N]. We should do this again another time."
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REQUEST: Hi there, so I've been daydreaming about this for awhile but I absolutely suck at writing so, could i request hcs were the reader is really good at drawing and has been secretly drawing random people on campus whenever they get the chance, but one day reader forgets there sketch pad somewhere and a character (of your choosing) finds it and decides to snoop and finds drawingsof them and people on campus. Just as they finish looking through reader comes (after realizing they forgot it). I hope this makes sense to you, have a nice day/night.
SUMMARY: Your carefully hidden secret is out now.
WORD COUNT: 1k
WARNINGS: Riddle, Azul, Floyd, and Vil snooping looking through your drawings, reader is a really good artist, Riddle threatens you (out of love I swear), Azul is uncomfortable by your drawings (not in a bad way- I think), mentions of getting lectured by Azul, Floyd is a ball of chaos, Vil gets no warnings because he's perfect/j
A/N: When I tell you that as soon as I saw this I immediately rushed to write two parts before having to stop because I needed to do my summer homework - and then procrastinated the last part (Vil)-
Also I know you implied one character but since I'm indecisive I did multiple haha (I'm sorry (but also kind of not because this was fun))
I'm sure you don't suck at writing!! You just get sick of your own writing because it all seems predictable (speaking from experience, I read my work and I'm like "ew?? I need better words" haha)
Vil's part is definitely weird because I was like "Fashion Designer!Reader" (probably because some of my friends take fashion/design classes) and I don't know how accurate this is I suck at drawing so I know nothing please don't come at me-
Also on a side note, I have a lot of requests right now and since I have a lot of schoolwork I have to do right now, my writing will probably be scattered. Hope you guys understand!
(Hope you have a nice day/afternoon/night/etc too!!)
You had always been careful with your drawings. You never wanted another person to look at them. After all, you had been drawing other people - and who knew what they would think?
Sure, they were pretty accurate, but still. It wasn't like the people at Night Raven College knew that you were drawing them. And you didn't want your drawings to get destroyed just because someone in a foul mood found them. Just your luck though, as you had left your sketchbook somewhere. Where did you even misplace it…
Riddle Rosehearts
He had always seen you with your sketchbook, but had assumed it was just for studying.
Likewise, when it popped up during class, he assumed that you were diligently taking notes.
It was almost sad seeing how far from the truth he was in hindsight.
Since he found your sketchbook on the floor (perhaps having fallen from your bag - it was always full, after all), he decided to take it to you. On the way over to Ramshackle Dorm, he flipped through the sketchbook before he paused.
These weren't notes. They were drawings.
And very good ones, at that.
They were so detailed, he thought for an instant that you had magicked them on here somehow (before remembering that you didn't have any magic).
So was this what you could do with some time and diligence?
His mother had never let him draw much so his drawings were mediocore at best (at worst, one would think that a small child had drawn them).
He found himself captivated by the artwork, flipping through the pages, seeing the drawings of various people from the school. Even some of himself…? With more details... It was odd, the small flutter in his chest. Happiness?
He jolted as he heard your voice, asking if that sketchbook in his hands was yours, abruptly slamming the sketchbook shut as if he had been looking at something completely inappropriate. Which, in a way, he might have been?
"Sorry for looking at these without your permission." He got out after a moment, handing it back to you. "You're a really good artist." He paused. "But you shouldn't be drawing in class. If I catch you with this sketchbook out during Trein-sensei's lectures, I'll have your head!"
Azul Ashengrotto
Of course Azul had noticed your drawings. He needed to in order to make sure he knew as much as possible about others so he could scam help them whenever they needed it.
Still, he found it intriguing, so he couldn't help but skim through your drawings. And my, were they amazing.
Until he got to the section where you had drawn him.
Sure, there were drawings of him in regular uniform, some of him in his P.E. uniform (he thought that they weren't really flattering on him, but you made it look good).
But then there were the sections where you had drawn him in mer form.
Of course, you had no idea what his mer form actually looked like (without all the overblotting, which you never got the chance to see clearly anyway) so it was mostly guesswork and using your imagination.
There were ones with long, large tentacles swarming around him.
Some with tentacles that were slender.
Some of them popped out of weird angles, which he was puzzled about, but okay.
My tentacles can't move like that - or can they?
They definitely shouldn't be popping out of his ribs. Wherever did you get that particular idea? It made him uncomfortable just by looking at it.
He was so caught up in examining your drawings and he didn't notice you until you literally snatched the sketchbook from his hands, saying something about how they were private.
"Sorry, [Y/N]-san... But these drawings aren't too accurate, you know."
And that was how you got roped into a three-hour long discussion about the anatomy of octopuses as well as the anatomy of merfolk and how your drawings were terribly inaccurate. (You were just guessing, how were you supposed to know any of this?)
Floyd Leech
Floyd wouldn't even wait until the sketchbook was unattended.
He'd pop out of nowhere, eyes bright, asking what you were doing.
Never mind if it was in the middle of class or not.
You've both gotten scolded about this, he should know better.
Still, one day he caught you by surprise, and the book slipped from your hands.
You muttered a small curse before trying to grab it, but whoops, too late. Floyd had already gotten it and was flipping through the pages.
"Aww, Koebi-chan, you drew me?" His gaze met yours, a wide grin on his face (showing his extremely sharp teeth). "You should've just asked, I would've modeled and stuff for you."
You shook your head slightly. You had wanted to keep this a secret if possible... At least Floyd seemed to be in a fairly good mood. You told him that you wanted to draw people in their natural state, without them posing for the "camera," so to speak.
He looked disappointed, but then immediately asked if you could come to a basketball practice or match or something. Perhaps you'd find it more interesting to draw him there. Or maybe in the ocean?
Vil Schoenheit
He was no stranger to people drawing him. He was famous after all.
He did sometimes get… odd pieces of artwork, but that was to be expected.
Still, he didn't expect to find a sketchbook with him in it, abandoned at an empty seat. Only drawings of him.
It had so happened that you were trying to figure out a good design for clothing. You always wanted to have a face to your designs, and he was the perfect subject.
Maybe your drawings didn't do him justice, but it was interesting to see how you could tweak your designs to fit him better.
Still, Vil was plenty impressed.
These designs... He could definitely see himself wearing them.
Maybe he could show them to one of the people he knew... They could help make something like that. With your permission, of course.
He closed the book as he heard you come up.
"These designs really are fascinating. Would you mind showing me more details? I'm certain that we can turn these drawings into reality if you'd like it."
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SUMMARY: Floyd isn't what he appears to be on the outside.
WORD COUNT: ~300
WARNINGS: Basically yandere/possessive/jealous Floyd, NOT FLUFF, Floyd being genuinely scary to everyone except you, Grim please be careful, Floyd hurting someone (implied??), scary ending (to me, I'm weak)
A/N: When I say Floyd is one of my fav characters (was my first pick at the start, now Azul is my first) yet I still knew I had to write this-
I could most definitely make a whole series out of this with yandere TWST boys but I'm tired and lazy (I absolutely want to do the Octavinelle trio because I'm biased but I also don't have time) (I can 100% see Jade being creepier than Floyd but I don't think my "I get scared when watching horror movies" self could handle it)
I casually wrote this in under 30 minutes hahaha I need sleep and to do my homework
Song this is based from is: Animals by Maroon 5
Floyd had never stuck you as the possessive type. Or the jealous type.
But you couldn't deny that you felt a bit relieved when he offered to 'squeeze' whoever hurt you.
You knew he was good at protecting you, after all.
What you didn't know was the nature of how he looked after you.
You thought it was normal, but it clearly wasn't to others.
No one was hurting Floyd's koebi-chan, and everyone knew it.
Not even Jade or Azul could get away with doing anything to you. If they even touched a singular hair on your head… Pretty things wouldn't happen.
And if it was anyone else, worse things would definitely occur.
He was always in a good mood with you - but when he was away from you, his moods were often sour.
He was such a lighthearted goofball when he was with you that you found yourself forgetting how dangerous he could be.
You had seen him almost hurt Grim once because "he had been too rude to you" (you were used to it at this point, there was no use in hurting the furball).
Every time you even tried to be friendly to another human, Floyd was always there, almost like he was claiming you as his.
He was always there, always with you.
It got to the point where it could be seen as creepy.
Still, you brushed it off as it was just Floyd. He was always like that.
Then one day, you woke up, freezing as you felt someone beside you in your bed. You turned to see a mop of teal hair. It made you feel sick, almost like you were going to throw up.
Why was he here, in your room - laying so close to you? What was going on?
Floyd nuzzled into you, holding you close to his chest. His special treasure.
"I'm never letting you go, koebi-chan~"
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REQUEST: Hi hiii~ First off, a happy birthday to you! 🥳🎂 Wishing lots of happiness in life 💖
I've read some of your works and I really like your writing style! I saw your Mostro Lounge event and it took me a while to decide (because there's so many options that are sooo good; I'm indecisive haha) but I finally chose one! So I'm wondering if I could request F!Reader x Azul with the song "Steal My Girl" from the Azul to You playlist you made?
I was thinking about a scenario where someone keeps pestering F!Reader to go out on a date with them (even if she already said no) and then Azul saves the day! Swooping in, holding you close by the waist, declaring "find another 'cause she belongs to me" (you get the reference 👀 haha)
But I understand you already have a general idea for each so no worries~
Also, I'm sorry if this was long hahaha
Again, happy birthday! Sending you cakes!! 🎂🎂🎂
Thank youuuu! ✨❤️
- @escha-evenstar
SUMMARY: Azul doesn't like how other people flirt with you.
WORD COUNT: ~600
WARNINGS: Ace flirting(??) with you and making you uncomfortable, Ace does not get any hints, Azul is protective and a bit too jealous maybe?? Azul also maybe be a bit ooc.
A/N: Okay so I'm not really comfortable with writing an explicitly female reader (it gives me gender dysphoria) so I did make this more neutral - however, I did try to make it as fem as I could, but I'm sorry if it's not specifically what you wanted!
I love how I started writing this a month after your request, life's been hectic and I keep making rp blogs (to procrastinate on my homework). Someone needs to stop me. (I also started playing JP Twisted Wonderland too... I have a problem). I'm so sorry this is so late!!
Thanks for the happy birthday wishes, I can't even believe I'm a year older now... Wow.
For this event.
There you were, sitting all pretty and gorgeous. And he didn't mind that - he loved seeing you.
The problem in question was with Ace.
The first year had been coming up to you what seemed like every day, asking you to go on a date.
And sure, Azul knew that you wouldn't agree - you weren't the type of person to do something like that - but that didn't mean that he wasn't jealous.
He knew that he didn't make your relationship that public. Sometimes holding hands, walking you to class… That was mostly it. Most of the Octavinelle students, as well as some of the second years, knew, but other than that? Hardly anyone.
And anyways, he didn't want you to get more attention than was necessary.
Maybe Ace didn't know, and that was why he was doing this… But surely Grim had told him. Unless Grim had a problem with him too…
He gritted his teeth as Ace sidled up to you again, a casual arm slipping around your shoulders. Though, a small smile crossed his lips as he saw you shake his arm off.
"C'mon, kantokusei. One date?" Ace nudged you gently, a grin on his face. "C'mon, I know you like me~"
Azul sighed softly, feeling a small pang in his chest. Perhaps Ace wasn't entirely wrong, and that was why you hadn't given him a hard no? Yes, he saw you push Ace away multiple times, tell him to stop… But obviously it hadn't been harsh enough to drive off Ace.
Still, a nagging feeling in him told him that perhaps you weren't able to be assertive enough to get Ace to listen. Maybe he should jump in…
Over the past couple of weeks, you had gradually grown uncomfortable around Ace. You viewed him as a friend - just that, nothing more and nothing less.
But he seemed to view you as something more. And that definitely made you feel less than friendly toward the first year.
Even as he tried to touch your arm again, you whacked his hand away. "Stop it, Ace."
"But-"
The orange-haired male was cut off as Azul walked up to the two of you, a casual arm wrapping around your waist as he pulled you closer to him.
"What seems to be the matter?" Azul's voice, though polite, had a bit of an edge to it. His eyes were slightly narrowed, annoyance flashing in his gaze.
"Hey, I was just being friendly toward kantokusei, and teasing them a little bit-"
"That is definitely not the case, and both of us know it. Find another person because kantokusei-san belongs to me."
Azul's voice was cold - it was pretty clear that he was at his limit.
Ace seemed to back off after that, turning and walking away. You breathed a sigh of relief before you looked at Azul.
"Thank you for that," you said softly, moving to hug him tightly.
"Of course. It's my duty as your boyfriend." Azul was glad that you were happy - it seemed he had made the right call. He would have to make sure Jade and Floyd kept a closer eye on Ace… There was no telling how he could start harassing you again.
Still, as he held you close to him, he felt himself relax. Everything was fine - you were content, you were safe, and most of all? You were his.
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REQUEST: Hii, I saw some of your fanfics on AO3 and loved them! I saw you had an event up, so I was wondering if you would mind writing Azul x Reader with the song 'Hot n Cold' (from the falling in love with Azul playlist)?
SUMMARY: Azul keeps doing contradictory things. And you don't know why.
WORD COUNT: ~800
WARNINGS: Uhm angsty even though it technically wasn't supposed to be whoops?? Azul basically being indecisive.
A/N: Okay so technically this song is in the "falling in love with Azul" playlist but!! This was the way I saw it-
Make sure to talk things out with your significant other to not get into a big misunderstanding (like this one)
I'm like 99% sure this was not what you were expecting from this song (paired with that playlist) and it was probably a weird idea on my part to add it there-
It took me literally so long to write this because I had a random motivation decline and I'm so sorry about that-
But I'm really glad you enjoy my writing!!
For this event.
You always knew Azul could be like this. But you hadn't thought of how harsh it would be.
Every time you were together behind closed doors, Azul was affectionate with you. He held you close, was happy… He smiled more, too.
But as soon as you were out in public, all of that was gone. He didn't even glance in your direction. He acted professional, and that meant you didn't get any special treatment.
Honestly, Jade and Floyd had received more attention than you. And you weren't all too happy about that.
To be fair, you knew he had trust issues from his past… That he was still insecure. All of that wouldn't change just because he got in a relationship.
But you wished he could stop with the extremes, for they were driving you crazy.
Azul, on the other hand… He was scared.
No other way to put it.
He was scared that you would leave him.
He was scared that he would become the laughingstock of the school.
He was scared that others would use you to get the better of him.
So he had to keep your relationship a secret. Even if that meant lying to others… Himself… And even to you.
Azul hated himself for it, though. How he wished he could just openly show affection to you! You meant the world to him, though he never explicitly showed it in front of others.
The only times that he felt he could truly show how he felt towards you were when you were alone together. There he was certain that nothing could harm either of you.
But still… He noticed how cold you were getting. How you sometimes didn't respond to his words. How you didn't look as happy as you used to.
So one day, he decided to talk to you about it.
You weren't all too happy when Azul asked you why you were acting like this.
Wasn't it obvious?
He was giving off so many mixed signals that it was driving you crazy.
Did he really think that wasn't the case?
When you told him this, Azul just about froze.
Was this what you really thought?
That he didn't like you?
It was absurd - why would you ever think that? You were the light of his life, the person that he cared about more than anything.
Still, a nagging feeling of guilt grew in his chest as he thought over your words.
"…I'm sorry," he managed at last. "I just… Was scared. I know it's no answer - that it's a bad one. And I apologize for that."
He took in a shaky breath. "And I do care about you. I really do. I just didn't want you to leave me… And I didn't want other people to use you to their advantage." His gaze fell to his feet. "I do know that I haven't been the best partner, and again, I apologize for that. I just…" He trailed off.
"I just wanted the best for you, and I didn't want you to think less of me." He awkwardly cleared his throat. "And I… I wasn't sure how to go about all of this relationship."
You weren't even sure what to think. On one hand, you could understand his thought process - even if it was flawed. On the other hand…
"I understand if you don't want to continue our relationship. It's entirely my fault." Azul shook his head slightly. "I…" He paused. "Never mind. It is my fault."
He had just been afraid that someone might use you to their advantage - threaten you, make you think badly of him… Perhaps even use you as collateral. He knew better than anyone that he had many people who disliked him and would use underhand tactics against him. Jade and Floyd were one thing - they could take care of themselves, after all - but you? You were different.
You were precious to him, and he couldn't bare to see you hurt because of him.
"You deserve someone better than me. Someone who is able to love you better." Azul sighed softly, finally meeting your gaze. "Someone who can give you all the attention and love that you deserve."
And with those words, he turned away, quickly leaving the room. He didn't want you to see how heartbroken he was to say that, how he wanted to take it all back - to beg you to stay. But he knew he couldn't. This situation had transpired all because he had been horrible at communication, and he knew it. So he just had to wait for your response - if it would ever come.
A/N: Okay so Author Note at the end to explain my thought process - so basically Azul isn't good at relationships and he's insecure and is afraid of rejection, so he acts like this at the beginning of the relationship - however you guys have to talk it out so your relationship is fixed/stronger. Like after this is where your relationship strengthens I guess? But I made it a really vague-ish ending because I know some people would be like "I can't be with a guy like this" haha.
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SUMMARY: You show a mysterious fish to Azul.
WORD COUNT: 400+
WARNINGS: I wrote this in like ten minutes, spoilers for the fortune telling fish if you haven't done this in chemistry??? Idk
A/N: I literally had this experiment and I was immediately like "This would make a good fic idea!!" Lmfao.
Technically I was going to write something for my event but that's going to (hopefully) happen later this weekend (also my birthday weekend woohoo)
Uh yes anyways I did kind of submerge my fish in water yesterday and I don't know how that ended (because I've been too scared to see if it still works) so that is fun-
Anyways I can already tell that I'm going to dislike Chemistry just because- yeah. I enjoy it but also memorizing stuff is going to be a pain (I wish Azul tutored me (I'm broke though))
Azul never believed in fortune-telling. It never told the truth; only hard work could show it.
But when he saw you being all excited with the small red and white packet in your hand… He couldn't say no.
He listened attentively as you talked about how this toy used to be popular with children in your world; apparently it was now a novelty. It was… Interesting. And this could show him his 'fortune'? Well, he had to try it out - even if he didn't believe in it.
He took the bag from your hands, looking at the outside. "Fortune Teller… Miracle Fish. Mhm." He nodded slightly, before pulling the small red fish out of the packet.
Doing as instructed, he placed the fish on the palm of his hand. It immediately started to move, and the two of you watched intensely.
"So… It turned over. What does this mean?"
You read the small text on the packet (that you had snatched from him after he took the fish out) before you stifled a snicker. You turned and showed him the words.
"False? What do you mean I'm false?" Azul looked irritated to almost a comical amount. "I am not- what does it even-"
You shrugged, just telling him that the fish said what it wanted to say.
Azul let out a soft huff, shaking his head. "I'm not believing this. What about you? What does it do when it's on your palm?"
You took the fish from his hand, holding it in the palm of your hand. It moved, albeit slower this time; it curled up entirely.
"…Passionate?" Azul read out loud, a soft frown on his face. "Well, I suppose I can see where that comes from…"
You laughed, telling him that the fish never lies.
"Whatever you say. Now, give me that. I want to figure out exactly what's going on with this."
And a few days later, he had actually figured it out.
It hadn't been hard for him; he thought it was either heat or moisture. As the fish didn't react to any type of heat-related thing, that was out. However, the water did make it move faster.
And after testing some more and remembering old bits of information, he deduced that it was some sort of chemical reaction that was going on that caused the fish to move in the way it did.
Even as you told him it was no fun if he figured it out, he shook his head.
"Now I know that science - not a miracle - powers this fish. And it was interesting to research as well. Thank you for showing me this, kantokusei-san."
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SUMMARY: Azul struggles to say his true feelings.
WORD COUNT: ~700
WARNINGS: Azul overthinking, Azul not wanting to confess, Azul hating himself (slight?? Idk)
A/N: Me at almost 11 PM, half-asleep, writing this because I need to add something to my event before my birthday (September 4, which is- close by wow).
Anyways this song has been stuck in my head and I felt like it would fit Azul I don't know (sort of does and sort of doesn't)
Literally while looking through my playlists I figured out most of these are going to be hard to create a story around whoops- haha. So that's fun-
For this event.
Sure, you would never know it by the way he acted; he was always extroverted, always saying kind things, the whole shebang.
However, his true secret?
That he hasn't eaten much at all?
That he cries himself to sleep every night without fail?
All of that is hidden behind a radiant smile. A practiced smile.
He hid all parts of himself away; what else could he do?
He couldn't bear it if people thought he was weak. Not again.
And so he put up a front.
Even when he said "Love you," those words weren't a complete truth.
He did it to get what he wanted, to get it when he wanted.
Did that mean he was lying? Perhaps.
But the thing was… He wanted to be in love.
He was never good at loving others, and he mostly shut others down.
After all, who would accept him as who he was? A disgusting octo-mer? He'd laugh in their faces.
He's not the prettiest. He's not special. He's just… Him.
He tries hard, yes. He has to. Otherwise he'll go back to his child self. And he couldn't have that.
No one figured all of this out; not even Floyd or Jade. (Though they could come close with their guesses, especially Jade.)
The lies slipping out of his lips, sweet as honey. The overly practiced smile. Everything was perfected. It had to be perfect, after all.
Still, he couldn't help it when he fell in love with you. But he was terrified, to say the least.
He had said "Love you" to others. He knew that. He knew it was all a lie. But once he started to feel these… Things toward you, he wasn't sure what he could do, if anything.
Was this all a lie? Maybe. Was he lying to himself? He almost hoped that that was the case. Because if he was in love… What then? What could he do?
These thoughts plagued his mind. Day in and day out, it was all he could think.
He was so nervous in approaching you. Though he hid it well, almost teasing you, his heart was racing. If you knew him better, you would see the flash of panic in his eyes that happened ever so often that he so desperately tried to hide.
Still, he hid his weakness. Made sure no one, not even the twins, knew about it.
Azul knew that he had to be the strongest. He couldn't let this ruin all of his plans.
Still, he found himself being lenient toward you. Sometimes giving you a drink free of charge while you were at Mostro Lounge, sometimes just going out of his way to talk to you. Often, he would find himself ordering Floyd to get rid of the noisy guests while you were there so you could have some peace and quiet.
He was greedy. He knew he was being greedy. But he couldn't stop.
He wanted to stay with you; to be your partner, to make you happy.
But he was too afraid to make that final leap and open himself up to you.
To tell you his true feelings.
Until one quiet night at Mostro Lounge, when most of the patrons had left.
He worked up his nerve before slipping into the seat beside you.
You seemed confused, but it was okay - or so he told himself.
He opened his mouth for a moment before closing it again. He couldn't speak.
He was scared sick.
But still… He managed to say, "I am in lo- I care for you a lot, kantokusei-san. Would you… Would you like to go out with me?"
He met your gaze after a moment, hands shaky, breath catching in his throat. He said it. He actually said it. And he didn't stutter that much, either.
But as he waited for your response, he hoped you would feel the same way. Then, perhaps he could say "I love you" for real. And maybe you would know that these were the words that would never be lies - not to you, anyway.
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SUMMARY: Azul writes a letter to you.
WORD COUNT: 500+
WARNINGS: Book 3 spoilers (just adding this in case), Azul hating his old self/being fatphobic, Azul overthinking, basically if you know Azul's backstory it talks about that
A/N: Okay so I wrote this in three different languages, I did this one last, and since it's translated from the original (which I wrote in Japanese, the language I'm struggling in most with writing (somehow even though it's my mother language wtf)) it looks so formal and blocky and Idk- I'm proud of myself for writing it in three languages but when I say I hate translating-
(My summaries gradually starting to suck more and more-)
Also yes of course I wrote about Azul he's my favorite <3
English (this one!) - Japanese - Spanish
Every day, voices in my head would tell me that I was ugly. That I was just a dumb, hideous octopus.
I can't do anything.
"I want to smile always." "I want to live happily with Floyd and Jade."
But voices are always running around in my head, making me overthink.
Are you really my friend?
Even if you saw me as a kid, would you still be able to say that I'm different from him?
You wouldn't be able to, would you.
Because no matter how you look at it, I'm just a stupid mer that wants to be human.
I'm a horrible person who can't even accept himself.
"I can't be a human."
This is the truth. No one can change it.
I thought that I had accepted these words, and yet… I couldn't.
"I don't want to be a mer again."
"I want to stay as a human forever."
"I don't want to return to being that fat, ugly octopus that I was before."
And I also wanted legs. Human legs - /real/ human legs. Legs that I could have without drinking a potion or creating a contract. Legs that I could walk, run, play and dance with. Legs that I could do anything with.
Why? Why was I born as a mer, and an octopus mer at that?
I had been living like that my whole life.
Until you arrived, that is. That was when everything changed.
The first time I met you, I wasn't sure what to make of you.
"A different world? That can't possibly be true. Are you joking around?"
That was what I thought, and I was wary of you.
However… Even after the Overblot incident, you were nice to me for a reason I couldn't explain.
How could you be so nice to a person like me? I almost killed you, didn't I? Are you insane?
I told you this thousands of times. yet you still spent time with me.
Floyd and Jade teased me a lot for it, but you always defended me against them. Do you remember doing that?
That honestly made me really happy.
"You aren't such a bad person."
And before I knew it… I was in love with you.
I was surprised at first, you know? That I could feel this way.
What made me even more surprised was the time when you told me that you felt the same way.
If you say things like that, it'll only make me fall for you more, since I'm not used to words like that.
You are such an important person to me. I wouldn't want to live in a world that you're not in.
So… Would you like to stay in this world, with me?
I know that you most likely have ambitions, a family, a good life in your previous world. But if you could leave all of that behind to stay with me… I would be overjoyed.
I'll understand if you don't want to stay here; it's not your world, after all. However, I still wanted to ask this of you. Maybe I'm too greedy, asking you for this.
Either choice you make, I'll love you, forever and always.
With love,
Azul Ashengrotto
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