If you're taking twst requests could we see Ace getting wrecked by any ler(s) of your choice?
gotta be my favorite heartslabyul character!! :p
my immediate first thought when thinking of lee!ace was that one interaction with him in his pe uniform where you poke him in the armpit and he lets out the cutest reaction, like-
Summary: Ace and Deuce sneak into the Ignihyde dorm to steal an ultra-exclusive video game from Idia Shroud, but getting captured by Ortho leads to an interrogation that threatens to expose Ace's most humiliating secret.
Lee! Ace Trappola
Ler! Ortho Shroud
Word count: 1,862
"C'mon, dude! This way." Ace Trappola shushed as he crawled through the dark, narrow and dusty Ignihyde's ventilation shaft.
"Seriously— ack!" Deuce Spade got interrupted by Ace's ass bumping right into his face. He stopped, stretching his neck to take a slightest peak at his companion's face walking ahead. "Why did you take me with you? You seem to be pretty fine working all by yourself..."
"Because you are also interested in this game as much as I am."
"Am I!?"
"Hush now!"
They crawled slightly backwards as they heard two Ignihyde students walk below them. They were engrossed in the lively chat, not noticing the two idiots crouching on all fours above them. Once they passed by Ace waved his hand and resumed his snail-like crawling down the vent.
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"I really don't like this.." Deuce muttered as he jumped off the vent. Ace meanwhile was busy looking around them in search of any other students around.
"Quit whining, Deuce. You remember where housewarden Idia's room was?"
"Dude, why did you take me with you!? I was doing my homework when you barged in and said we're sneaking into Ignihyde dorm. You didn't even fill me in! I don't even know what we're looking for!"
"Is it this way or that way?" A pathetic attempt to change the subject.
"ACE!"
"SHH SHH!! Don't yell! Okay okay, I'll tell you. We're here to steal a game, okay? Happy now?"
"What game, Ace? We came all this way just because you've got an itch to play a game?"
Ace clicked his tongue. "Nuh-uh, a *video* game. No-no, a *limited* video game, Deuce. Premium one. Costs hella lot. Get what I mean? It got only 98 copies and not all can get a chance to play it. It's worth the time we spent to get here, trust me."
"Wait, really?" Deuce blinked twice, now curious about the crime. "It's that rare?"
"It is! It totally IS that rare. That's why we have to what, yes, steal it. From Idia-senpai. A game nerd like him should totally have a copy." Ace placed his hands on Deuce's shoulders like a proud father.
"What's that game even about." Deuce shrugged Ace's hands off his shoulders and reached up to adjust the strap of his bag.
"It's uhhh... It's about..." He giggled nervously, his fingers drumming against his lips. "It's about space rangers! Ahem, yes, y'know, robberies, shootings, space drama—"
"A-ha! So it was you two! I finally found you!" Ortho appeared out of pure nowhere, startling the absolute hell out of the criminals.
Ace's heart hammered against his chest as he almost dropped the flashlight he was holding. "RUNN!!!" He yelled before stumbling on the dorm rug, nearly falling face first on the ground as he went on the run.
Deuce squeaked. Hugging the bag tightly as he bolted from his spot following Ace.
"I've been tracking your silhouettes on my thermal imaging scanner for quite some time, but I couldn't identify these intruders. And now I see...it was you all along! Ace Trappola, Deuce Spade!"
Ortho's soles rumbled against the ground before puffing out strong fiery current to fly after the troublemakers.
Three of them rushed down the hallways. The damn cyborg was cheating by using his jet boosters to chase after them. Up ahead, the road split into two paths. The two boys exchanged a glance and nodded. This was the moment they had to go their separate ways...
"Right!" Ace barked.
"Left!" Deuce roared.
"DEUCE!!" Ace wailed, sending his friend his last glance. The cyborg appeared from behind the wall and to Ace's misfortune he darted after *him*.
"Ortho, why me!? Why won't you go after Deuce!?"
"I overheard your whole conversation, Deuce is simply innocent one in this situation."
"Oh come onnnn!!!"
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Click
Ace squinted at the sudden light in the dark room. He blinked rapidly as he now got the chance to look around the room and examine his surroundings. This seemed to be some...pantry? A bunch of mops, buckets, some cleaning products and pair of rubber gloves.
"Ahem!" Ortho's robotic voice rang from the darkness as he slowly stepped into the center of the room. As the light enveloped his form Ace could notice him wearing an oversized brown jacket and fake moustache glued to his mouth. "You're, Ace Trappola right?"
Ace's brows furrowed. He glanced at Ortho up and down before saying. "What are you wearing?"
"It's cool isn't it??" He chirped. "Me and Niisan watched some detective movies together and I liked the way they were dressed so I decided to try it out on myself. How is it?" Ortho even posed by pinching the edge of his fake moustache. Mere centimetres before peeling them off. Cheap academy glue.
"Yeah yeah, it's cool but...Ortho, uhh, can't you like- untie me?" Oh right, Ace was bounded to a chair. He shifted his weight, struggling against the ropes neatly bounding his arms.
"Oh, of course not, Ace! You're the criminal I've catched and you must suffer an interrogation."
"Interrogation? A-about what!? You said you overheard our whole conversation!"
"You see.." He floated closer. The big jacket on him may looked a bit fake but under the crooked lightning Ortho looked seriously intimidating. "I've searched all my database and I couldn't find a single game about space rangers that got only 98 copies. And I'm sure you weren't lying about wanting to steal one of Niisan's games so I'm genuinely curious what was the actual game you wanted to steal..."
"Haha.. what's so interesting about it?"
"Strange, your heart rate increased when I mentioned about the game. Aaace..?"
"That's because you're standing too close!" And Ace was right. Ortho was practically covering him with his oversized jacket. The robot quickly stepped back and cleared his throat, returning to his detective persona.
"My apologies, Monsieur—"
"Ortho, I have no time for you detective roleplays! Untie me right now!!" Ace's chair rattled under his weight. "Riddle's gonna have my head if I won't return to the dorm immediately!"
"Nonsense! You're just trying to avoid my question!" Ortho grabbed the armrests of the chair, keeping it down."Look, let's review the evidence. You entered Ignihyde without permission. You lied about the game you wanted to steal. And your stress levels increase every time I mention the real nature of the game."
"Fine, let's say I lied about the game being about space rangers. What then? What are you gonna do about it?"
"You'll see exactly what..." Ortho reached into the inner pocket of his jacket as he slowly slid little pink fluffy feather out. "Well, feeling like telling me yet?"
Ace gave him an uninterested look. "A feather?"
"Yeah. What, are you not scared?"
"Not really. And what exactly are you gonna do with it."
"Tickle you."
Ace scoffed "And I'm supposed to be telling you all the secrets I've got just cause I'm scared of a little tickling. Pfft. Ortho, you can do better."
Suddenly, Ortho's jacket fell onto the ground as six, no, eight metallic hands with silicone ends appeared from his back. "What about now?"
Ace's jaw dropped at the sight. He was staring at the hands in front of him in genuine horror now. All of this are going to tickle him now?? Hell no! "Okay-okay, let's talk this out!" He frantically pushed against the floor with his feet, scooting the chair backward as far away from Ortho as he could.
One of Ortho's hands clasped the armrests of the chair, dragging it closer to himself. "So, tell me what's the real game you wanted to steal!" All eight hands flew towards Ace.
Ace jerked sharply, jumping along with the stool. "GyaHAH—!! PpfhaHAHAHAHA! O—ORTHO, WAHAIT!"
"Tell me!" Ortho's metallic hands sped up, whirring with relentless efficiency, the soft silicone tips dancing ruthlessly across Ace’s sides, ribs, and stomach.
"AhAHAHAHA! O-O-OHORTHO PLEHEASE! STOP, KHHAHAHA!" Ace thrashed against the ropes, his chair creaking violently under his desperate squirming. Every time he tried to twist away, three more silicone hands were right there, digging into his waist and fluttering over his ribs.
"Resistance is inefficient, Ace! Just state the title of the software!" Ortho noted, his fake detective mustache lopsided and hanging off one nostril.
"NEHEHEVER!" Ace bent double as far as his bonds would allow, his face turning bright crimson. "KYAH—! NahaAHat the ribs, Ortho! AhaAHAHA, ANYTHING BUT THE RIBS, COME ON!!"
"Adjusting targeted coordinates to ribs," Ortho announced happily.
"NO! THAT'S NOT— GAH-HaHAHAHAHA! OKAY, OKAY! WAIT—STOP FOR A SECOND!" Ace gasped, tears of helpless laughter welling up in the corners of his eyes. "I'LL TALK! JUST PAUSE THE TORTURE DEVICE!"
The mechanical hands instantly retracted with a soft clicking, hovering in the air like a cluster of polite spider legs. Ace sagged against the back of the chair, panting heavily, his face flushed and his chest heaving.
"I am all ears," Ortho said, leaning in. His thermal sensors picking up the massive wave of heat suddenly rushing straight to Ace's face.
Ace squeezed his eyes shut, his jaw trembling. Oh boy, he'd rather take a beating from Floyd. He'd rather do extra get his hair chopped from Riddle. But looking at those eight silicon-tipped appendages twitching eagerly, he knew he was completely outmatched.
"It's..." Ace muttered under his breath, barely audible.
"Analysis: Audio input too low. Please repeat," Ortho said, cupping a hand to where a human ear would be.
"It's Heartstrings Academy, okay?!" Ace blurted out, his voice cracking loudly in the quiet pantry. "It's a limited-edition, ultra-rare, high-school romance dating simulator! There! I said it!"
Ortho blinked his glowing yellow eyes. "...A dating sim?"
"YES! A DATING SIM!" Ace yelled, his entire face burning so red. "It was a cross-over release with a super exclusive voice-acted route, and only 98 physical copies were made! I wanted to play it, alright?! But if Deuce found out I sneaked into Ignihyde to steal a *romance game*, I'd NEVER hear the end of it! He'd tell Cater, Cater would post it on Magicam, and my life would be OVER!"
Ortho stood frozen for two whole seconds as his internal system processed the information. Then, his mouth would've spread with wide, dazzling smile if he had one.
"Ah! Heartstrings Academy: Pure Love Blossom Route!" Ortho chirped, clapping his hands together. "Niisan bought the Collector's Edition on release day! He spent three days grinding the tsundere heroine's route to get the secret ending!"
Ace stared at him, stunned. "Wait... he actually has it?"
"Of course! But..." Ortho tilted his head, a devilish, playful glint appearing in his eyes. The eight mechanical hands slowly fluttered their silicone fingers again. "Intruding into Ignihyde is still a serious offense. And Niisan's save files are sacred."
Ace's heart dropped into his shoes. "Hey—wait a minute! I answered your question! We had a deal!"
"I never promised to release you upon answering," Ortho said innocently, gesturing with a single finger. "And besides... detective interrogations require full confessions. Who were you planning to target as your main heroine in the game?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Ace shrieked as the silicone hands lunged forward again. "GHA-HAHAHAHA! NOOOO! ORTHO, YOU—gyahAHAHAHHA! STOP, STOP! ORTHOOO!!"
I have but one request: Lee!Ace and Ler!Deuce where Deuce is playfully tickling Ace's feet to cheer him up after a long day.
always up for cheer up tickles! Ace probably needs them tbh.
Lee! Ace and ler! Deuce.
Ace been working much more then usual. Practice was terrible today, usually it was just a fung basketball game but Jamil has been very serious about training and Foyd is as unpredictable as usual.
Ace got tackled twice bu him because he got too bored to shoot thr ball and then Riddle started hounding him to get his work done.
And early he tried to make a joke and got ignored, literally, no one glanced at him or even acknowledged his tease.
Acee was too tired to care anymore.
He got to his dorm room and flopped down on his bed, Deuce was there, studying at his desk. He noticed Ace wall in.
"Long day?"
"Mhm."
"You okay, dude? Look terrible."
"Mhm."
"Is that all your gonna say, Ace?"
"Mhm."
Deuce gave an annoyed sigh at Ace short response, he looked over the exhausted form of his roommate.
Duece felt bad, it's rare even for him to see Ace be anything other then his loud, pestering self.
He stood up and walked towards the bed, he sat beside Ace. "You wanna talk?"
"Just tired.."
Ace muttered, his words muttered by his pillow. Deuce knew it was a tad more then just being sleepy.
"You sure, dude? Don't gotta be so closed off. Trey says-"
Ace groaned, shoving Deuce side gently with his hand "I know, I know. It's good to talk about your feelings and blah, blah, blah. I'm fine."
Deuce stared, he sighed and stood up. Ace glanced over his shoulder, watching Deuce removed his shoes "Woah- hey, what are you-"
"Just shh." Deuce glared, taking off Ace shoes and tossing them aside. He grabbed his ankles under his arm and sat in the bed.
"I'll be nice and keep your socks on." Duece smirked like that was the mist merciful thing he could do. Ace gave a nervous smile.
"W-wait, I- don't- gyahahaa!" Ace yelped as Deuce scribbled across his sole.
"Haahaha ahaha nahahoo! Ahaaha!"
Ace snorted, squirming lightly, Deuce smiled softly, digging into Ace sole and traced to his heel up to his toes.
"Heheeheh eehhe haha- ahaha ahaah! Gohohod-!" Ace burried his face in his arms, giggling endlessly.
Last anon here! I’m sorry for not making it clearer but I meant to ask; who’d be most affected by tickle-related hypnosis!
like the type of hypnotherapy where the person thinks they’re being touched and tickled by invisible hands or something
part 2!! thank you for sending another one! Writing these gave me so much fic inspo keep your eyes peeled.
TWST Hypnotherapy + Tickling HCs || sfw
Ruggie - It would be really funny doing eye fixation inductions with him. Classic following on a coin on a string he would be so locked in. He's so cute!! He would squirm and swat at the sensations but nothing makes them go away. (He likes it.) Giggles giggles giggles hes so cute. Also giving beastmen scent suggestions, they smell something sweet and it makes them laugh more!! Currently working on a fic with him and Jamil again 👀
Vil - Rook taking Vil down in trance, making him super super sensitive, then bringing him up and giving him a makeover! Vil Cannot stop twitching and giggling from the makeup brushes. Cannot sit still through a mani-pedi. Rook is just swimming in all his sounds and movements + he gets to touch all over that beautiful body! Hypnofreak Rook fans where are we?
Kalim - kaLEEm strikes again. He loves being tickled he does not care how. Finds realistic hypnosis fascinating. And then he laughs himself silly. He likes having his head empty to just fully enjoy it without feeling homesick.
Idia - this dude. shaking my head. listens to hypno tickle files (which i recently learned were a thing.) wants them to work sooo bad but he can only ever get a few pity giggles out of it. Inventor extraordinaire. Makes his own tickle machines, visors, programs, etc. He's such a looser. Just like me fr.
Ace - tsk tsk tsk ☝️ my guy loves to deny. "No, I'm not ticklish!" "(real)hypnosis? what a bunch of hoopla!" Confident FOOL! No one is falling for it bro 😭 Even an inexperienced hypnotist like Deuce could get him under. Everyone makes fun of him for weeeks after.
Lilia - imagine Maleanor alpha commanding him to do stupid pathetic things for her entertainment. "Freeze!" "Laugh!" being her lee for so long turned him into a monster ler later in life.
Oh my gosh im so excited to see a twst writer in the community!! Can u please share some heartslabyul headcanons (no pressure if u dont want to) i just love them so much thank you!
Heartslabyul Hcs
HELLOOO this has been sitting in my ask box for ages and i am so sorry for dying and not posting for a whole month.. erm. anyway, headcanons. unfortunately no new fic im sorry but uh soon!!! its heartslabyul tho soo enjoy!!
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since riddle was never exposed to tickling when he was a child, he was always curious about what it felt like. like, he’s read about it, heard about it, etc, but just couldn’t imagine HOW it could make someone laugh. afterall, it sounds so absurd. which makes total sense.
it wasn’t until he started hanging out with chenya and trey that he finally learned what it was like. chenya had been the one to poke him in the side first. riddle had jumped, sputtered, giggled, and jsut reaxted like how any ticklish person would and riddle was like,, what was that?? chenya had simply told him he was curious and trey was like “oh, youre ticklish, huh?” and suddenly it made SO MUCH sense. THATS what tickling was like, and now that he had a taste of it, he was curious about more. being actually tickled and tickling someone. thankfully, being friends witb the two, he did in fact experience those
when he arrived at nrc, it didnt happen as much but trey seemed to notice that riddle didnt exactly hate tickling. as he got older he tried to hide it, but he didnt hate iy. maybe wasnt as interested as when he was younger, but it was more neutral. trey would like to poke him to get his attention and such.
trey is ticklish but maybe would prefer to be tbe ler, or at least let it be equal. he’s like, teh nonchalant tickler HELPP so like, usually won’t go very far, not more than a poke to tbe side or something small like that, but well, he still does it to like most of heartslabyul and his friends outside of heartslabyul, but is like totally casual abt it so sometimes ppl wonder if they should even bring it up
when they do, “i only wanted to get your attention.” hey trey! calling their name works just as well btw!! no but sometimes he does it just because he feels like it. always the same excuse too😭
cater is pretty ticklish. he has a love-hate relationship of it. i thjnk he enjoys tickling people, but doesnt do it much because HE doesnt particularly ENJOY getting tickled and he doesnt want them to like, retaliate. he doesnt hate it but his sisters loved tickling hjm when he was younger so it kinda left a bad taste in his mouth. basically, he usually will only have a good time if its someone he knows well and is comfortable with and he knows theh wont push him to the brink. he doesnt like to laugh uncontrollably i feel like. eitherway, he def tickles others the same exact way bc he doesnt want them to feel the same way he does about it.
he doesnt mind gentle tickles at all, but again, ws long as he’s with the right people. i feel like with a partner, he would actyally really love tickles while they r cuddling. super cute, yes.
deuce didnt get tickled a lot, at least not until he entered nrc. never really had any feelinfs towards it. he hated it when he was younger, became more neutral about it when he grew up. he would definitely defend someone if they thought it was embarrassing. “everyones ticklish! nothing to be ashamed of!”
this actually leads to him getting tickled about half the time😭😭 because everyone loves to tickle the first year students (i would too). super embarrassed? yes. super awkward? yes. hates it? nope!! prob would be blushing and all but never have any complaints
ace, on tbe other hand, did get tickled a lot when he was younger and that did not change upon his arrival to nrc. i dont know how to describe it, he just radiates those vibes. also i frel like he was more of the “popular” guys in middle school (he peaked in middle school just kidding) but he was prob the one his frienfs liked to gang up on and tickle
doesnt PARTICULARLY seek out being tickled but will ALWAYS join in if one of his friends is being tickled in front of him with the most sadistic smile on his face. he js evil, do not let urself be tickled by him (or do maybe).
yk that guy who will convince others to tickle the super scary boss?? no?? well whatever, that’s cater. tell me he doesnt whisper to the freshman to tickle riddle… everyone knows its him too except riddle because, well, the freshman never get too far in their endeavors. afterall, leaders are to set an example!
trey knows ofc, but does he stop it? ofc not!! riddle needs a laugh time to time after all.
tickle fights. between all five of them. most r started by the chaotic duo (ace and deuce) or cater. and well, the winner is USUALLY cater or riddle, trey too. ace and deuce never win. plus, cater has his clones to back him up, but if riddle uses his spell, he’s the first one gone
trey just kinda lets it happen, until he doesnt. yea hes ticklish but rarely does he lose unless he lets it happen on purpose. (until u get his back, then he’s done for) riddle and cater know this pretty well, ace and deuce have yet to find out. whenever they come close, trey quickly turns the tables LOL
Ace + Deuce
Can be read as either romantic or platonic
Side Note: Aaaaaaaaaaa so this is my first ever public fic!!! I'm not exactly the best writer and apologies if they seem out of character. Happy Tickletober!!!
THIS IS A SFW TICKLE FIC!!!
"Gah! Deuce! I said I'm sorry, okay!"
"Yeah well sorry isn't getting my head back!"
Earlier that day, the first year pair was hanging around the kitchen, grabbing any and all snacks for a movie night with Yuu and Grim. "Hey, Deuce. You wanna grab a couple tarts? I found a whole batch for the unbirthday party tomorrow." Ace held up a large tray of fruit tarts that Trey had made.
"I wouldn't if I were you. Don't you remember last time you stole a tart? Just put those back, we can just grab something else." Deuce replied, going through a cabinet.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just, hold this for a sec so I can go through the rest of the fridge." Ace rolled his eyes.
"Sure, fine" Deuce grabbed the tray from Ace, watching to make sure he doesn't steal any other party food for the day after.
"Trappola, Spade, what in the queen's name are you doing?!" Riddle stood in the doorway, his arms crossed as his eyes narrowed at the two of them.
"Shoot- Heyyyyyyy housewarden!" Ace waved, a worried smile on his face. "Just, uh, grabbing a snack! Yep! Nothing wrong here, so you can be on your way."
"Then why is Deuce holding the tarts for tomorrow's unbirthday party? Do you really expect me to believe such nonsense?" Riddle eyed the trey Deuce held.
"Housewarden, this is all just a misunderstanding, I swear. We were just grabbing some snacks for a hangout later with Yuu and Grim, honest," Deuce tried to explain.
"Enough of this! Rule 53, 'You must replace anything you steal' and I can obviously tell that neither of you plan on replacing any of the food you're to be taking." Riddle gripped his staff, an irritated look on his face. "Off with your heads!"
So now, Ace was running wildly around the Heartslabyul dorm while a not-so-pleased Deuce quickly followed behind. "This isn't fair! You're on the track team!" Ace panted after a couple minutes.
"Yeah, well neither is getting us in trouble! I'm sure Yuu and Grim are going to expecting us to bring something since they're hosting, and now we have nothing!" Deuce huffed.
The two of them continued these shenanigans for a short while longer until Ace had the bright idea to run into some random room hoping someone could help. Unfortunately, the room Ace chose happened to be his, and his two other roommates were currently out of the room.
"Fuck-!" Ace gasped as he now realized he was trapped. He backed up slowly with his hands in front of him as some form of "defense". His eyes darted around the room looking for any chance of escape before he suddenly hit a bed, falling to a seat on it. "Now c'mon, Deuce- we can be civil, right?" Ace pled.
"Yeah right. This has been one too many times where you've dragged me down to get a punishment that only belongs to you." Deuce cracked his knuckles and grinned.
"Wait Deucey I'm sORRY- wahahahit!" Ace shrieked as Deuce began to sporadically squeeze Ace's sides. "Fuhuhuhuck you-!"
"I don't think someone who's sorry would say that to the person they're apologizing too," Deuce teased, switching his tactics to wiggling his fingers under Ace's arms, bringing out another wave of laughs.
"Gah- Deuhuhuce! Nahat thehehehere!" Ace giggled, bringing his arms down to protect himself, which proved useless as Deuce's fingers were trapped there. "Plehehehease!"
A couple hallways down were Yuu and Grim, looking for the pair of - now late - freshmen. "Grah, where are they?! I'm startin' to get hungry, y'know..." Grim complained, his stomach growling."
"I'm sure they're around here somewhere..." Yuu reassured, looking around for at least a sign of where they could be. That's when they heard the sound of... laughing? from a couple rooms down. They walked over and peeked in the doorway to see quite a silly moment. They walked back out of sight from the two boys and picked up grim. "Let's just leave them to it for a bit. I'm sure Trey can make something for you real quick."
