#ler!eda

[bigobservationturtle]

A few tricks up the sleeve

(Author's note: First fic, yippiee! It literally took me a year to finish, yes, I started in 2024, but I finally made it! So excited!)

Summary: Luz has been feeling a bit funny lately, and Eda just can't let that slide. The rest is quite predictable

TW: just tickles, so if that's not your thing just scroll away :›

It was slowly getting late, Luz was sitting on the couch with Eda, a totally normal evening. Except something was different for Luz. Everything just seemed so... fuzzy for her.

She knew what was happening, and she wasn't really happy with that. She had the mood.

"So.. whatcha up to, kid?" Eda said, trying to strike up a conversation

"Me? Uh, nothing much. Just thinking about... stuff, obviously. What about you?" Luz blurted out nervously, trying to switch the attention to Eda.

Eda noticed it right away, and became suspicious of the younger witch's behavior. She was nervous. Eda has NEVER seen Luz nervous before. Sure, she caught her being stressed about an exam coming up before, but this was different. Luz was just acting so... tense.

"Just the usual, daydreaming about people giving me money" she answered her question, then chuckled at her own response "What's the matter with you, by the way? Why are you so panicked?" Eda snorted.

Luz's eyes widened a bit, realizing she wasn't really good at hiding what she feels. "It's nothing, I'm fiiiine" She tried to play it off cool, but Eda knew better.

"Don't even try me kid, I'm not falling for that. What's up?" She said straightforwardly.

"Nothing important, really!" Luz refused to give up. She could be really stubborn when she wanted to be, and she wasn't going down without a fight

"Just so you know, I got a few tricks up my sleeve and I won't hesitate to use them" Eda said cracking her knuckles with a smirk.

"Like what for an example?" Luz said oblivious to her mentor's intentions.

Eda only looked at her, giving her the look that says "you've got 5 seconds to run" and Luz took off immediately after she realized what was going on. She didn't make it far tho. It only took a few seconds for Eda to catch up with her. They both were sent flying to the floor after the older witch basically jumped on the younger one. Before Luz could react, Eda picked her up and threw her onto the couch.

"Are you sure you don't wanna just say it?~'' Eda teased, then she sat next to the Luz and kept her hands on her belly.

She just stuck her tongue out. "Make me" Luz said with (fake)confidence. She was secretly hoping to get this kind of reaction from Eda, but she would rather die than admit it.

Luz's eyes widened as the other witch started spidering up and down her tummy. "Ack! Nohoho! Edahaha!" She squealed and kicked her legs

Eda smirked at the reaction. "What? Can't stand a bit of tickles?" She kept on teasing.

"Nohohoho" Luz giggled lazily, grabbing the tickler's hands "Noho teahasihihing"

"That's a no can do, sorry" Eda snorted "Should have just told me what's bothering you in the first place, huh?" She said with a smirk, moving her fingers up to where her ribs met her sides.

Luz was having the time of her life at this point, and Eda noticed it. She smirked again and then asked her "Woah, are you having fun down here?"

Luz basically choked on air right now. Her eyes widened as a blush spread across her face. "Huh?! No... Why would I even like that? It's childish and stupid and annoying, seriously I don't know what even made you think that- EEK!" Eda stopped her before she got lost in her own thoughts by poking her ribs.

"Hehehey kid" she chuckled "it's alright, I get it. No need to panic right away" then she just continued tickling the spot. She was a bit surprised with Luz's reaction. She didn't expect her to be so easily embarrassed with just tickles, but oh well. Eda wasn't going to complaining, the sight was waaay too adorable for that.

The younger witch was still giggling her head off beneath the older one. She was kind of a mess at this point, especially after being so flustered because of Eda, but holy cow did she enjoy it. The thought of someone wiggling their fingers on her sides, spidering them on her tummy, anything that has something to do with tickles, has been following her all day, if not even longer. She was just happy to be in the place she is right now.

In fact, Luz was enjoying it so much that she even stopped fighting back! She just laid here and took the tickles while giggling cutely.

"Oh my titan, you're too adorable for your own good" Eda cooed very much amused "Just look at you!" She moved one of her hands to Luz's neck, causing the younger one to scrunch up her shoulders in an attempt to protect it.

"Eek! Ehehehehe" Luz continued giggling, surprised with the sudden change of spots. "Sohoho you don't thihihink ihits weihird?" She tried to speak through her laughter

"Wha- why would I think that?! Don't even say that, I find it adorable!" Eda's answer reassured Luz. It felt nice to not worry about being weird, even though she wasn't the one to typically worry about others' opinions.

"Oh, ohohokahay" She said with a bit of relief, giggling freely under Eda's wiggling fingers.

Then the older witch decided to switch spots, and the decision landed on the armpits. Oh boy, only did she know that she was going straight for the kill.

"NAHAAHA!!" Luz laughed as Eda had stuck her hands straight into her armpits, locking them under the younger one's arms

"Hah, that's a good one" she snorted

After some time Luz's laughter slowly began to be more and more silent, so Eda decided to stop. She didn't want to overwhelm her mentee.

"U alright, kiddo?" She asked kind of scared that she had broken the kid

"I'm fine, thahanks.." Luz replied breathlessly, some of the leftover giggles spilling out.

After that, they both fell into a deep, peaceful silence. Luz was laying on the couch, enjoying access to the air, while Eda flopped down next to her, laying on her back and enjoying the rest of the evening. Both the characters just laid there, relaxing and watching the sun set behind the window.

~The end~ (thanks for reading<33)

[user-16s-world]

Title: “Bound for Trouble”

The Owl House was unusually quiet for a Friday night. Eda had gone out earlier for a “moonlit herb run” and promised not to return until late. Luz and Amity had taken full advantage of the opportunity.

Candles flickered softly around the room. Amity had gone all-out, enchanted the space to smell faintly of vanilla and cinnamon, and placed petals across the bed in a way she definitely wouldn’t admit she learned from a cheesy romance scroll.

Luz, wide-eyed and flustered, lay on the bed—arms bound gently above her head with a silken vine spell that shimmered faintly in the candlelight.

“This is… very romantic,” Luz said, her voice cracking slightly.

Amity, perched beside her with a smug smile, leaned in. “Too romantic for a fearless human like you?”

“Not at all!” Luz blurted. “I mean—yes. But also no. But also yes.”

Amity laughed, leaning down to kiss her forehead. “You’re cute when you’re panicking.”

Just as Luz was working on a comeback that didn’t involve squeaking, the door to their room creaked open.

“Hey, do either of you—”

Eda froze mid-step. Her golden eyes swept the scene in front of her.

Luz. Tied to the bed. Blushing so hard she looked like a tomato with hair.

Amity. Equally red, half-hovering over her girlfriend.

Silence.

And then—

Pffffft. Eda burst into loud, cackling laughter. She had to lean against the doorframe to keep from doubling over.

“Oh Titan’s toenails, I leave for two hours and you’re already playing that kind of game?” she wheezed.

“E-EDA!” Luz yelped. “Knock much?!”

Amity frantically tried to look dignified while clearly panicking. “It’s not—it’s not like that! It’s—romantic!”

“Yeah, sure,” Eda grinned. “Well, I’ll leave you two lovebirds to your, uh, intense snuggling. Just one thing before I go…”

She turned with a wicked glint in her eye.

“Luz is ridiculously ticklish. Especially her sides.”

“E-EDA!” Luz screeched.

Eda just winked and shut the door behind her, still chuckling.

There was a pause.

Then Amity turned slowly toward Luz with a new kind of smirk.

“Amity. No.”

“You know,” Amity said, straddling her waist and letting her fingers dance ominously toward her sides, “I was just going to kiss you…”

“Amity, don’t—AHHH NOHOHOHO—!”

Luz burst into giggles as Amity’s fingers found her weak spots. The poor human squirmed helplessly, tugging at the enchanted binds, completely at the mercy of her girlfriend’s devious grin.

“I can’t believe she told you!” Luz gasped between laughs.

“Oh, I definitely owe Eda a thank-you gift,” Amity purred, still teasingly scribbling her fingers over Luz’s sides. “This is the best night ever.”

Luz couldn’t argue. Not really. Even if she was being mercilessly tickled by her girlfriend. Okay—especially because of that.

Amity finally made a stop to her playful assault on her girlfriend and let her breath, still straddling her waist. ‘You’re lucky I like you so much’ Luz said breathlessly while still giggling.

‘ I never knew you could get more adorable’ amity playfully mocked, making Luz blush. ‘ I’m so getting you back for this, just you wait’ Luz playfully threatened back.

‘ is that so’ amity said while trailing her finger around Luz’s stomach,making her shiver. Then with out a warning she dove her fingers back to her sides and continued her tickle attack while Luz went straight back to uncontrollable giggling and squirming.

*later that day*

Eda crept through the hallway, her gut screaming that something was off. And when your gut’s been seasoned by years of outlaw magic and chaos? You trust it.

She was halfway to the kitchen when click.

The floorboard under her boot glowed.

“Oh, no—”

ZIP!

In a flash of golden light, Eda was yanked off her feet and suspended midair by enchanted vines, stretched out starfish-style, hovering two feet above the ground.

“SERIOUSLY?!”

Luz and Amity stepped out from the shadows, matching grins on their faces.

“Payback time,” Luz said sweetly, cracking her knuckles.

Amity held a glowing glyph scroll. “This binding spell took hours. Worth it.”

Eda squinted at them. “You wouldn’t dare.”

Luz walked right up to her, wiggling her fingers. “You told Amity I was ticklish while I was tied up. You mocked me.”

“Affectionately!”

Amity raised an eyebrow. “Time to see if you can take what you dish out.”

“No—nonono—waitwaitWAIT—”

Too late.

Four hands dove into her sides, ribs, and stomach all at once. Eda exploded into snorting, barking laughter instantly.

“BAHAHAHAH YOU LIL’ BRATS—STAAHAHAHA—THIHIHIS IS ILLEGAHAHAHAL—!”

Luz grinned. “Ooooh she’s ticklish everywhere.”

Amity went for her underarms. Eda shrieked like a banshee.

“SWEET TITAN’S NIPPLE NOHOHOHOHO NOT THE ARHAHAHAMS!”

Luz leaned close, grinning like a gremlin. “Admit it.”

“ADMIT WHAT—HAHAHAHA I’M GONNA TURN YOU INTO A TOAD!”

“Admit you’re more ticklish than me,” Luz sing-songed.

“NEVER!”

Amity smirked. “Let’s see if this changes your mind.”

She zeroed in on Eda’s hip bones—fingers pressing in fast circles.

Eda howled.

“I CAHAHAHAN’T—THIHIHIS IS—UNCALLED FOHOHOHOR—YOU TRAITOROUS GREMLINS—AHAHAHAHA!”

“Say it,” Luz teased, tickling along her ribs with evil glee. “Come on, Owl Lady. Say it…”

“NOHOHOHO I’M STOHOHOHONG—!”

Both girls doubled their efforts, scribbling over every ticklish inch they could find. Eda was in absolute ruins, tears in her eyes, face beet-red, wheezing between full-body laughter.

“OKAHAHAHAY—FINE! FIIIIINE!”

Luz and Amity froze mid-tickle.

Eda dangled there, breathless, panting.

“I—I’m more ticklish than Luz. There! You happy?! I said it!”

Luz gasped. “Victory.”

Amity fist-bumped her. “Tickle Queen defeated.”

“Y-You two,” Eda wheezed, “are so grounded when I figure out how.”

They finally released the spell. Eda flopped to the floor like a ragdoll, still chuckling weakly.

Luz plopped down next to her. “We still love you, Eda.” Adding a cheeky poke to the side making eda jolt.

“You’re lucky I love you,” Eda groaned. “Now go…before I recover and get my revenge.”

“Fair,” Amity said, grabbing Luz’s hand. “C’mon, Luz. We’ll let her plan her dramatic comeback.”

As they left, Eda lay on the floor, blinking up at the ceiling.

“…I really should’ve knocked.”

[gaybananabread]

Eda and Raine tickle Luz and Amity? It would be cute

This is so late omfg. There is no excuse. I live in shame. (T^T) Idk with the gifs anymore, I'm running out

Lees: Amity, Luz

Lers: Eda, Raine

Summary: Eda and Raine are trying for some privacy. When Amity and Luz keep annoying them, they have some fun together.

Warnings: none! This is a tickle fic, so if you don't like that, scroll away!

Cuddling in her nest, Eda and Raine were spending some alone time together. Raine was reading their book while Eda scrolled through Penstagram. It was a comfortable silence, sweet and peaceful. That is, until two teens decided to crash the cuddle-fest.

Amity and Luz flung the door open, disrupting the quiet aura. Well, Luz was dragging Amity along, but the witch had no protests. Luz didn't read the room, launching into an explanation of something she found in the woods. Amity was just kinda there, nodding along with the rant and adding a comment or two.

The rest of the day was no exception. Sitting outside together, the girls accidentally launch a Frisbee at Raine's head. Relaxing on the couch, Amity bursts in, covered in abomination goo, an embarrassed Luz trailing behind. Finally, on a hill a few miles away from the house, they were alone. Or so they thought.

"Hey you two! We were wondering where you went!" Eda groaned and flopped back on the grass, and Raine shut their book. Man, those kids were persistent! Swearing under her breath, Eda sat back up, giving Luz the stankiest stink eye ever. The girl remained blissfully oblivious.

Raine took a deep breath, speaking before Eda gave herself a hurnea. "Well, seeing as this is the fourth time you've interrupted us today, you're either bored or desperate for attention." Luz blushed, looking away. Amity spoke next. "Luz was bored, I couldn't think of anything to do. Stalking you two was the only idea we had." The young witch cringed. Saying it out loud, she could feel the stupidity in those actions.

Eda slowly sat up, holding three fingers upwards. "Run. You have three seconds." Luz took off, kicking up dirt behind her. Amity opened her mouth to speak, but Eda kept counting. "Two, one, you're dead." With striking speed, Eda grabbed Amity, pulling her to the ground and pinning her arms above her head. Realization dawned on her face as she squirmed, trying to escape her iron grip. It was useless.

"Have fun with the kid, Rainestorm. Me and Amity are gonna spend some quality time together." Smirking, Raine took off after Luz. Eda turned her full attention back to Amity. She was, in short, utterly screwed. "Now, let's have our fun."

....

Luz is fast when she wants to be. In that moment, running for her life from Raine, she was a purple bolt of lightning. The bard had a hard time catching up to her, puasing to take a breath every minute or two. When they did catch her, Raine immediately used some magic to hold her in place. They weren't taking any chances.

"W-wait! Lehet's talk about this!" It was almost cute at how quick the anticipation got to her. "No, I think not." They went for her belly button, going for the kill. With a squeal, Luz was plunged into hiccupy laughter. "NOHOHOHO! RAHA*hic*HAINE!"

Honestly, she had it coming. Though Amity had a hand in it, Luz was the main reason they had no peace. So no, they wouldn't be stopping until revenge had been wrought. Besides, they knew Luz enjoyed it, no matter how much she denied it.

Raine couldn't wear her out so quickly, so they moved over to their sides, peppering them with little squeezes. Squeaky giggles filled the room. Luz tugged her arms, put the spell held strong, keeping her trapped. Maybe bugging her mentors hadn't been the best idea.

....

Eda was enjoying herself, scribbling on the witchling's belly. The shittiest shit-eating grin was on her face. Amity was trying to hold in her giggles, chest shaking with pent up laughter.

"Why ya holding back, Boots? You know that only makes it worse." Her face lit up in one of her signature stop-light blushes. She opened her mouth to retort, a slew of giggles accompanying it. "Hehehehehehey! Shuhuhuhut uhup!"

Eda's nails toyed with her belly button, getting a few snorts out of her. Titan, why are Eda's nails so pointy?! "Ehehehe*snort*hedaha! Quhihihit ihit!" The older witch gasped, making a somehow even more mischievous face. "Oh my Titan, you snort? That's adorkable!" Like she had any room to talk, Eda was a snort machine. Still, fun to mess with Amity over, her face getting even redder.

The girl's giggles were contagious, and Eda caught herself laughing along when she snorted. She wanted more than giggles, though. If Luz's info was credible, because she just loved to talk, Amity's armpits should do the trick. True to the human's word, she roared with laughter when Eda dug into her pits. "NOHOHAHAHAHAHAHO! GAHAHAHA!"

....

After about ten minutes, Raine and Eda met back up on their hill, leaving two very giggly, very tired teens in the grass. The sun was beging to set, painting the sky a warm, glowing orange. The two held hands, basking in the beautiful sky.

....

Meanwhile, Luz and Amity crawled onto the couch, utterly exhausted. They fell asleep together, faint blushes still visible on their faces. (Of course, Eda snapped a photo when she saw them. Blackmail!)

[wholesome-lee-trash]

Happy new year!

Happy new year to you as well!

Fandom: The Owl House

Word count: 384

Characters: Lee!Raine, Ler!Eda. Appearances made by Darius, Alador, Luz, King, Amity, Gus, Willow, Hunter.

Ships: Raeda (Raine + Eda) or none

Warnings: None, tell me if I need to add some!

A/N: I have been so busy with school recently, I am so sorry for not posting that much 😅

New Year's Celebration

"Happy New Year!" They all yelled as the countdown got to zero.

There was lots of noise and celebration, a whole year had passed! Luz, Amity, King, Hunter, Willow and Augustus all had noisemakers. Eda, Raine, Darius, and Alador all had New Year's glasses and headbands on.

As the commotion settled, the adults decided it was best if the kids went straight to sleep.

"But why?" Luz whined.

"You're gonna be cranky in the morning if you don't. That's why." Eda says. Luz groans, but goes upstairs. Willow, King, Amity, and Augustus follow her.

"That means you too, Hunter." Darius said.

"Wait, what?"

"You heard me."

"That's not fair!"

"Go." Hunter sighed, but went upstairs as well.

"You guys can go to bed too. Me and Raine will clean up." Eda says.

"No, I can help!" Alador insists.

"C'mon you sleep deprived... person." Darius says, not wanting to break his New Year's resolution of not cursing as much this early. Darius drags him upstairs to the guest bedroom, which always has a couple of mattresses on the floor.

Eda and Raine stay downstairs to clean up the mess of drinks and food.

"Happy New Year's, Eda."

"Happy New Year's, Raine." She replies, poking their side playfully. They yelp and jump away. There was a moment of silence.

"Are you still ticklish?"

"No." They deny, feeling heat rise in their cheeks. They try to focus on putting the sodas back in the fridge, but they could feel Eda looking at them.

"Oh, that's awesome."

"Eda, no." Raine backed away from her, recognizing that tone of voice.

"Eda, yes!" She says, backing them against the wall, before skittering her fingers against their ribs.

"Nohoho- wahahait- you're gohonna wahahahahake- Eheheda!"

"Oh, come on, Raine. You really think they fell asleep? No way. It's New Year's eve."

"Edahahaha!" They giggled, sliding down to the floor and curling into a ball. Eda let them, but she stayed standing and took her hands away.

"Awe, Raine. You are still ticklish!"

"You're sohoho mehehean." They put their face in their hands, but she could see that their ears were red.

"Come on. Let's get you to bed." Eda extends her hand, offering to help them up. Raine eyes the hand warily, before taking it and standing up.

"I'll get you back."

[ticklishbeans4]

❝ here comes the tickle monster! ❞ with lee Collector and ler Eda?

And with that last ask, I'm finally able to answer this ask!

The name Clips comes from my good friend @ticklytums

A Little Laughter Never Hurt

“HERE COMES THE TICKLE MONSTER!” she cried, flying after the little godling through the woods. “YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!” he called back, shrieking as she nearly did get him.

Eda hadn’t exactly expected to house a mostly de-powered and reformed baby star god. But hey, she’d hadn’t expected to house a literal Titan or a world changing human girl. Plus the clone of a dead guy that visited during the week. So, this was really par for the course.

Right now, they were playing the kids favorite game. Chase, with a twist. The rules were easy, she’d chase him and try to catch him using any means necessary without glyphs. He would run from her without any magic at all, not including flying. If he could make it to the house he was safe, if she caught him she’d go full tickle monster. Right now, they were close to the house, and the tot was making a break for it.

“GOTCHA!” she cried, grabbing him and scooping him up, spinning him in the air. Clips squealed in laughter, snorting and wiggling. “Noooooo! Release me! King help! The Owl Lady caught me!”

“And now The Owl Lady is gonna eat you! Rawr!” she growled, cradling him in her arms to nibble at his belly.

“EEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH! OH NOOHOHOHOHOHO! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” he shrieked, kicking and squealing in her arms.

“Nom nom nom! Mmmmm! Yummy Collector tummy!” she cooed, nibbling and nuzzling his tummy.

He snorted, squeaking loudly at the ticklish feeling. “EHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! NAAAHAHAHAHAHA! TIHIHIHIHIHICKLY!”

Eda laughed, entering the house, her nails scribbling along his tiny blue and yellow feet. “I caught The Collector! I am the best hunter in the world!” Clips squealed, feet kicking against her claws, hands smacking her chest. He loved it, but gosh darn it, her nails were so dang tickly!

“Ticky ticky ticky!” she crooned as she walked up the stairs towards her room. “Who’s a ticklish little guy? Is it you? Is it you?”

“EHEHEHEHEHEH! YEEHEHEHEEHES! IHIHIHIT IIIHIHIHIS!” he cackled, curling up into her chest, as her nails scribbled at his sides.

“You bet your butt it is!” she snickered, plopping down into her nest and cuddling him close. “Now, snuggle time and nap time.”

“Nooooo! No nap time!” He whined, wiggling in her grip to escape.

“Fine then, just snuggle time.” she conceded, scratching his head in the way she knew would have him out like a light in no time.

It was clearly already working as he melted into her, snuggling contently and closing his eyes. “Ok… snuggle time… then we can play some more?”

She smiled warmly, “Yeah, then we can play some more. Promise.”

He nodded, smiling as he drifted off in her arms. “Night kiddo.”

[fluffomatic]

hey sorry if you aren't taking requests but, do you think we could see hunter getting affectionate tickles from Eda and Lilith? I feel like they'd be the kind to team up on the little guy if he's feeling particularly down in the dumps.

Ahhh I haven't drawn Lilith yet! She was super fun to draw! The sisters adore tickling the silly guard now that they're all on the same side~ Too bad for Hunter! They're both pretty mean ticklers~

(My art don't repost but please reblog)

[mysteriouslee]

TYWHEEZ'S POST

Replying to @chaos_fox_art The sequel of what happen when Raine was dragged by their shared Bedroom 😏 . . . . I had you all in the first hal

[user-16s-world]

Title: Lilith’s Weakness

It was a peaceful afternoon at the Owl House—well, as peaceful as things ever got. Luz, Amity, Gus, and Willow were sprawled out on the floor, playing a competitive round of Hexes Hold ’Em, while King paced around, acting like an overexcited commentator.

Meanwhile, Lilith sat gracefully in an armchair, sipping her tea and trying to pretend she wasn’t surrounded by absolute chaos.

“I raise you two snails and a teleportation glyph,” Luz declared dramatically.

Amity smirked. “Bold, but I counter with an illusion spell.”

Gus leaned in. “Ohh, things are heating up.”

Eda sauntered into the room, tossing an apple in the air. She glanced at her sister and suddenly smirked. “Hey, kids, wanna see something funny?”

Luz perked up. “Uh, obviously, yes.”

Eda cracked her knuckles. “Watch and learn.”

Before Lilith could react, Eda reached over and gave her a quick poke to the ribs.

Lilith jolted so hard she nearly spilled her tea. “Eda!” she snapped, shooting her sister a glare.

But it was too late—the kids had noticed.

“Wait a second…” Luz’s eyes widened.

“She’s ticklish!” Gus gasped, grinning.

Lilith’s face went pale. “No, absolutely not. That was merely an… involuntary reaction.”

Willow smirked. “Oh, that’s exactly what a ticklish person would say.”

Luz slowly wiggled her fingers. “Soooo, Lilith… if you’re not ticklish, you wouldn’t mind if we just… tested that theory?”

Lilith shot up. “Absolutely not—”

But before she could escape, the kids pounced. Amity grabbed one arm, Luz grabbed the other, while Gus and Willow darted straight for her sides. King cheered them on from the sidelines.

“NO—WAIT!” Lilith shrieked as the tickling began. Within seconds, she was in absolute hysterics, thrashing and laughing uncontrollably.

“Ohhhh, wow,” Luz teased, scribbling her fingers under Lilith’s arms. “You are so ticklish, Lilith!”

“Pffft—HAHAHA—CEASE THIS AT ONCE!” Lilith howled, trying to kick her legs.

“‘Cease this at once’?” Gus repeated, laughing. “Wow, even when she’s being tickled to death, she still sounds like a fancy old lady.”

Willow grinned. “Aw, what’s wrong, Lilith? Can’t handle a few little tickles?”

“Yeah, I thought you were supposed to be all serious and intimidating!” Luz teased, squeezing her sides again.

“I—I AM!” Lilith tried to argue, but the giggles ruined any chance of sounding threatening.

Amity smirked, lightly skittering her fingers over Lilith’s ribs. “Doesn’t sound like it.”

Lilith’s face was turning red, her laughter now silent as she gasped for breath. “E-Eda! HELP ME!”

Eda leaned against the wall, casually munching on her apple. “Nah, I think I’ll let this one play out.”

After another solid minute of relentless tickling, the kids finally let up, collapsing into laughter themselves as Lilith slumped back into her chair, a mess of giggles and exhaustion.

Gus wiped a tear from his eye. “That was the best thing I’ve ever seen.”

Amity nodded. “Agreed. We should do this way more often.”

Lilith sat up, trying (and failing) to regain her dignity. “You are all insufferable.”

Luz grinned. “And you, Lilith Clawthorne, are extremely ticklish.”

Willow giggled. “Guess we know your real weakness now.”

Lilith crossed her arms, trying to look menacing. “You will all regret this.”

Eda chuckled. “Oh, I highly doubt that.”

And from that day forward, Lilith was never truly safe from the occasional, mischievous tickle attack.