#mythos:acceptance

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Welcoming this student: It is ROWAN HOOD, SON OF RED RIDING HOOD As a 4TH YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in BEAST TRAINING AND CARE ALONG WITH MAGIC CULINARY. Residing in ORION APT 5B. They are the PRESIDENT OF THE COOKING CLUB AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT TREASURER. They are A HERO STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

Rowan has a secret, or rather, he is the secret. To all, he is the son of Red Riding Hood, but what they don’t know is his father is the villain of his mother’s story: the Big Bad Wolf. He had a happy and warm childhood, the best he could ask for despite his parents supposedly being enemies. The cottage where he grew up was an abode of warmth and love, and he was given every chance to explore and grow… as long as it was within the confines of the woods. Red Riding Hood was a little overprotective, but that was only because Rowan was shy and soft-spoken by nature. He was prone to chasing after danger, or rather danger had a tendency to find him.

But Rowan never complained. He loved the world he built within the cottage and the woods. He found comfort in the nature that surrounded him every waking second. The animals that seemed to be drawn to him were his friends, and the plentiful greenery and wildflowers were his confidants. He found his talent in baking, the ability to whip up delectable treats became a hobby; and soon enough, he was experimenting with different and new flavors. The village that was within walking distance to their cottage became his new favorite destination, and he became a familiar face amongst the villagers, trading his pastries for other exciting ingredients.

He never realized the perfect illusion of happiness could be shattered so quickly. It was when he was playing with his father in the woods that reality caught up to him: villains were not forgiven. The villagers, who loved and knew him well from his many trips to get supplies, mistook his father playfully wrestling with him in his wolf form to be an attack, and they retaliated. His father escaped from the mob but not without injury, and Rowan was taught a lesson that day. People can be cruel and unyielding in their beliefs. He wants to hate them, hate them for hurting his father when he had done nothing wrong. But his parents had ingrained into him to always see the best in people; after all, they had found love with each other despite being on opposing sides. Even if all Rowan could see was red when he looked at his father as he healed, he learned to forgive the villagers. People fear what they do not understand, and fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.

From then on, he resolves to show the world they are wrong. Villains can change, and they deserve a happy ever after as much as their hero counterparts. He is proof of that.

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Welcoming this student: It is JICHUL MOON AKA KAI, SON OF ARIEL AND ERIC ( THE LITTLE MERMAID ). As a 2ND YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in ENVIRONMENTAL MAGIC. Residing in ODYSSEY HALL. They are a member of the ART CLUB and CO-CAPTAIN OF THE SWIMMING TEAM. They are A UNDETERMINED STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

i. a lot is expected being born into a royal family in general, but being born into a royal family where half of you is fish and the other is human? larger expectations than ever. half of a set of twins, you’re born into expectations, beauty, and an air around you most people are afraid of, but also not too afraid of to ask you for things. it’s when you’re young that your mother looks at you like a shiny object, a whole new world as you’re cradled in her arms. there’s a million and one things rolling through her head and the head of your father, but you’re too young to know that yet. you take things in stride; the world is your oyster, you’re bright and beautiful. dark, black hair cascading through clear blue waters and a smile that could blind even the person with the best eyesight. you’re gorgeous to say the least and you’re happy to be who you are. ii. when you’re older, the world comes hurtling towards you. your mother so hellbent on keeping up appearances and making other people happy rather than making you happy. it’s like she wants to prove something after being berated for marrying a human, falling in love with a human. she’s struggling with here and there, but there’s never an in between. you are pushed and prodded and pulled this way and that, there’s expectations and things that need to be done. you’re shoved into the public eye, you’re royalty … it’s expected. you do so much, try to prove yourself worthy, everything piles on top of you and you’re still caught in the middle like your existence does not matter in the slightest. just another face to bring in attention. iii. there’s an air of confidence around you that people love to hate and hate to love. assumptions are thrown this way and that, it’s like they can read you from a mile away, but it’s reading with bad eyesight because you would never let someone get that close to you. your whole life you learned to present, learned to follow the expectations that were thrown at you it’s no wonder pretending came naturally to you. as much as you despise your mother now, as much as you would like to toss your father to the fishes, the deep rooted feeling of still needing to appease sets in your bones and doesn’t go away no matter how much you claw at your skin. so you take it, you smile and wink with the smirk setting on your lips as you try not to falter underneath sharp gazes.

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Welcoming this student: It is JIHEON MOON AKA RIO, SON OF ARIEL AND ERIC ( THE LITTLE MERMAID ). As a 3RD YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in KINGDOM ETIQUETTE AND MANAGEMENT. Residing in ORION APT. 3B. They are a member of the DANCE TEAM, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ART CLUB AND CAPTAIN OF THE FENCING TEAM. They are A HERO STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

tw for mentions of drowning !

luxury is never foreign to rio, but neither is judgement. being born into two distinct royal families meant a lot of different things; he and his siblings garnered twice the adoration and also twice the scrutiny, but for rio it only meant twice the responsibility. he’s the eldest, meaning next in line, though his mother and father never fail to remind him. he doesn’t reject the fact – actually, he embraces it. or he tries his best to. what else was there for him to do?

at first, rio enjoys the attention. the fawning, the praise, the endless gifts. it’s not until he’s a bit older that he hears the whispering behind his back and the snide remarks made when they think he’s too full of himself to listen. he does his best to ignore it and put on a brave face however, he doesn’t want his siblings or anyone else to think it gets to him. they were royalty, of course — they had an image to uphold.

developing a fear of water is the last thing rio ever wants, but it’s not exactly something he can control. water is supposed to be his safe haven, and it is –until he’s thirteen and being held down beneath the surface of a pool by boys twice his size. ‘ so you’re a mermaid, huh? why don’t you show us how you breathe under water?  ’ is all he can hear before his consciousness begins to fade in and out, and their laughter as he sputters to catch his breath rings in his ears once they finally let him go.

rio’s fond memories of water and the comfort it brings begin to dwindle not long after that, his mind soon clouded by traumatic flashbacks and debilitating anxiety whenever he goes underwater. eventually he distances himself from the sea that he loves so dearly, and with that he distances himself from family too.

his decision doesn’t come guilt free, not with the constant questioning and judgement from atlantica. wasn’t he supposed to be their next king? though not into water, rio dives head first into anything else he can master; just the thought of disappointment motivates him to be the best he can be in an any way he can.

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Welcoming this student: It is NIX BELL, DAUGHTER OF TINKERBELL. As a 1ST YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in MANIPULATION TACTICS, EVIL CHARMS, AND DARK MAGIC. Residing in WYSTERIA HALL. They are a member of THE TRACK TEAM, THE SOCCER TEAM, AND THE FENCING TEAM.  They are A VILLAIN STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

 Once upon a time, Tinkerbell gave birth to a beautiful daughter after two sons before she relieved to finally have a female among the mix. Nix grew up happily alongside her older brothers always loving their company always knew they would protect her from harm. Like every fairy, they are blessed with a talent most people were expecting Nix to be like her mother a tinker yet by many people surprise she end up becoming part of the fast flyers fairies. The young fairy was always so agile faster than most so it only made sense she became one of them. She was such a sweet child always helping others being gentle and kindest of them all.

Until one day when her brothers left her alone to go off to Mythos University, everything changed somehow other fairies saw her as someone they could bully and torture since she was so naive & gullible always seeing the best in people. Other fairies would abuse her kind nature due to the way others treated her, the girl nature began to twist into something much darker. The fairy swore to herself to never let people use her like this again, never to be hurt and she’ll become the most powerful fairy of them all. Nix learned the ways on how to manipulate others, trying others against instead with the power of simple words and bring chaos around everyone while hiding behind her perfect sweet facade.            

Naturally, Nix Bell came up with a master plan on how to take over the world like every evil mastermind and the first things she needed to do was enrolled into Mythos University learn more on how to become perfect villain while gaining powerful allies even corrupting her brothers which she loves so much to join the dark side. No one will ever abuse her in the way they did since there is no more kindness in this heart.

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Welcoming this student: It is JINWOO LIM, SON OF CHESHIRE. As a 2ND YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in HEXONOMICS. Residing in JUNIPER HALLS. They are a member of the DANCE TEAM. They are also VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DEBATE CLUB. They are A UNDETERMINED STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

The Cat No one knows where the kitten came from, but it’s a shock to everyone when cheshire comes strutting in with something clinging onto it’s dear life, on his back. The kitten’s eyes could barely open and it was fast asleep.  He appears on one of Mad Hatter’s unbirthday parties, the group quickly decided that it is no longer an unbirthday for the little kitten. It’s a bigger shock to the group as Cheshire announces that the mother of the kitten refuses to have any place in the child’s life, but Cheshire isn’t surprised. It’s always been like this, but he promises to himself that this kid will grow up happy.

The Curiosity Theres a loud crash in the kitchen, the older cat peeking in to see what happened. There, was his son in all his glory, covered in flour. He couldn’t help but laugh, feeling the worries wash off his back for a little. You’d think that being a cat in a magical land had no worries, but oh- were people wrong. He could take care of himself, but now he has something he cares about, something he needs to protect with all his might. Cheshire rolled his eyes before making way towards his son, picking him up by the scruff. 

The Killer “What happened at school today?”  His father gives him a pointed look ( well- as much of a pointed look that a cat can give ). “it wasn’t even school though..” the kitten mumbles, ears drooping down in guilt as he looked away. “But that wanker deserved it! He said you were a villain!” It was obvious that his father was a sensitive topic to him, given that he was the *infamous* cheshire cat, nasty topics were always thrown towards the cat family. His father could only sigh. “Follow me, I think this is something we need to really talk about. This is the 3rd time you got into a fight this week.” The youngling didn’t even get a choice before his dad roughly picked him up by the scruff, causing the kitten to be frozen as he dangled helplessly.

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Welcoming this student: It is MEIQI WEN, DAUGHTER OF LONG MU. As a 3RD YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in COMBAT EDUCATION. Residing in CELESTIAL APT 7B. They are the PUBLICITY CHAIR IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND THE SWIM TEAM CAPTAIN. They are A HERO STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

Early January 2000, Wei Shi was chilling (both literally and figuratively) when she stumbled across an abandoned baby girl. So Wei Shi being Wei Shi, she adopted the girl and raised her as her own child. She named the girl 溫梅麒; 梅after the plum blossom, a symbol of beauty in the face of adversity of the harsh winter snow, and 麒 after the mythical Qillin. And so Meiqi was taken in by Wen Shi. There was a slight problem, slight being a bit of a litote. Wen Shi had 5 full-grown dragons at home that she had temporarily forgotten about. So for the better part of a full year, Mama Shi somehow managed to keep Meiqi a secret from her dragons, an impressive accomplishment considering how loud Meiqi was. That is until one day, Wen Shi went out to run errands. She kind of accidentally forgot about locking the back door to the courtyard where she kept her dragons. When she came back home, Wen Shi found her five dragons playing with a baby Meiqi. Since that incident, Meiqi has been allowed to stay with the dragons so a great portion of her childhood was spent chilling with the dragons. She was really active since she was young, so the dragons taught her to swim before she could even walk. Wen Shi was in the late stages of her life when she had found Meiqi, so she had passed away when Meiqi was seventeen. Meiqi knew that it was inevitable, so she was able to move on. For the rest of her high school days, she was raised by the dragons, who had now turned into these five formidable scholars. (Don’t ask. She just never questioned it.) Because she literally grew up with dragons, Meiqi has a bit of a Bill Weasley scenario where she just goes 🥺 whenever she sees any creature. Meiqi 100% has smuggled random animals to school before. Other than that bit, she’s pretty chill, chill as being normal. She thrives off excitement, and is really dorky. Meiqi loves hanging around with people of all ages, but can seem a bit intimidating (her RBF game is strong) at first. She’s not great with school, but that’s fine: she has her swimming to save her.

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Welcoming this student: It is SAEROM NA, DAUGHTER OF MAD HATTER. As a 2ND YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in CHEMYSTERY. Residing in ASTRID HALL. They are a member of the CHEERLEADING TEAM. They are also PRESIDENT OF THE FASHION CLUB. They are A UNDETERMINED STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

there’s a whisper among the forest inhabitants: the mad hatter’s found a daughter.

they say her childhood is filled to the brim with tea parties– exuberant and boisterous; dressed up in vivid colors matched and sewn together by none other than the mad hatter. it seems as if, to this father-daughter duo, fun came first- morals came second, and education came last. despite this, the young girl was rather clever, developed a taste for tea, and an eye for the arts, adoring the brilliant colors constantly enveloping her. she was hardly studious, doing the bare minimum to keep up with her general studies in favor of frolicking around the forest, pulling pranks on animals and taking naps with flowers.  

it’s said she continues living like this for most of her life in wonderland, never a dull day; outgoing enough to host her own tea parties with the various talking animals in the woods, and eventually she becomes the one to plan her own outfits, her father encouraging her brightly along the entire way. a couple years pass, and the whispers continue, yet they’ve become benign: rosie has grown up to become very much like her father, perhaps just as mad, and yet half as insane; a smidge softer, yet just as energetic, and is drawn to entertainment the way moths are drawn to a flame. the only rule for this young girl? never do anything to anger the queen of hearts.

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Welcoming this student: It is SHIN’ICHI OSAKABE, SON OF HIME OSAKABE. As a 4TH YEAR here, attending Mythos University with a major in MANIPULATION TACTICS. Residing in KITSUNE APT 4B. They are a member of THE FILM CLUB and THE PRESIDENT OF THE ART CLUB. They are A VILLAIN STUDENT.

Let’s see what their fairytale holds.

一つ。 she crafted him, delicate hands folding paper together to form a visage of a handsome man, painting colors upon the white, filling it up with a human’s heart and bones. then, with magic and her abilities, she kissed his forehead and gave him life. osakabe shin'ichi, who started life as a man than a child, but was her dearest son nonetheless. a tall, handsome man who wandered around himeji castle with her, aware of the secrets and history that she would tell him about in her gentle voice. of how once upon a time, this was not a castle but instead a shrine meant for her. “and no longer were there people who worshiped osakabegami, instead all they know is of osakabe hime, the lady hidden within himeji castle.” she whispered, holding his hand as they watch the city outside of the palace. thumb caressing his hand, the beautiful lady let loose a small laugh that sounded like the gentle chiming of bells. “my dear boy, let it be known that humans know evils and remember them more than they shall ever remember a kind deed.” reaching up to the top of his head, she smooths his hair, the kind smile on her face a contrast to her vicious words. “and i shall teach you my dear, on how to leave a mark among such foolish beings.” 二つ。 he started off as nothing in soul, holding a heart and bones but not flesh. specially made by his mother, her cherished son that was her only company in the lonely castle. yet, even though they remained isolated from the world, they were not that much of a fool to not learn how to survive outside. “we see the heart, their truest desires. then from there, we take what we know and use them as we please.” she informed him, sharp eyes looking to him as they folded origami together. small animal spirits chattering around them, their only other companions. “it’s easy you see, how to make them grovel as long as you offer them what they wish.” “isn’t that right takeyama-san?” she beamed to the man across them, head and knees on the ground. small whimpers emitting from the human who sneaked into the castle in attempts to steal from it. shin'ichi would look on with an even gaze, still much like a doll as he learned from his mother all she knew. the man did not dare to look up to their faces, and he begged for forgiveness. mother will then let him go with promise of offers, a simple laptop to help them access the modern world better or his life will be at stake. quick and easy, he tried to make sure he learned to the best of his abilities. 三つ。 “i love you mother.” were his first words for the woman who gave him life. whether it was said honestly, or because he knew what she desired—neither would say. however, no matter the reason, she enveloped him in her arms. he did not truly feel warmth, but he felt that her hug was so. it was a warm day in himeji castle, cherry blossoms petals blowing in as they huddled close together as mother and son. 四つ。 his mother taught him manipulation and deceit, the internet taught him character and the people that existed outside, then the two gave him the idea what humans, no, individuals were. from there, osakabe shin'ichi truly began to understand what it was like to live. he spoke with class, his expressions become ‘easier’ to read, picked up skills of his own and became his own person. his mother would support him in any path he took. he respected and never over stepped boundaries. it was a peaceful time. learning from her and holding a pleasant relationship. before he knew it, sixteen years have passed since then. he made them tea and they sat in silence as the cherry blossoms bloomed once again during this fine spring. he did not touch his cup, but the woman took it and smiled at him. it was a motherly smile. “i love you my dear son.” her gentle voice murmured, drinking the tea normally. she sets her glass down as she finished, then shut her eyes. moments passed, before laughter bubbled up out of his throat. “you’re a fool, such a fool.” yet his cheeks are wet, tears running down this beautiful spring day. 五つ。 she laid next to him. ever so beautiful, so much more peaceful in her sleep as he folded paper cranes and put them into a jar. then, breaking the pleasant silence was his own soft-toned voice. “whilst you sleep, let me tell you a story dear mother.” “there was a man a demon loved, his heart was true in her eyes and she cared for him so. they seemed to be perfect for each other, until one day she found out the man held an artifact that blinded her all-seeing vision.” he started off, smiling kindly as he continued to reform paper into cranes. “she found out he had a son with another woman, and in her rage of being betrayed by humans once again—schemed for the family to come and die in her hands.” “she was successful. she did as she planned. yet, even with such a success…she fell into despair as she realized the man truly did love her and regretted his actions. lonely, alone, and guilty—she tried to fill up the hole in her heart by taking the son’s heart and made her own child. it will not be the same, not be the way she envisioned it to be, but it will be enough.” he finished the thousandth crane, placing it into the glass case and shut it as he shut his eyes and silently made a wish. “i’m going out now, i think i need to interact with others. times are changing, and i very much would love to remind people yokais aren’t fun to be trifled with.” he laughed—it sounded similar to her’s. watching as her chest rose up and down, he kissed her forehead gently. “…see you later. i’ll be in mythos now, but i’ll visit sometimes.” he stood up, and soon he left the castle. it was time to make his mark.