I have finally begun Book 7 in the main gameplay, and so I thought it appropriate to write out formally how Yuu and the other main Twst cast all feel about each other at this point. A note-taking and accountability/consistency update so to speak. When I read the gameplay, I like to map out the things that would change within my au, so this will be a good reference to come back to as I read.
Sorry for such a big gap between posts for this specific series. I've had this written out on pen and paper for weeks and just now was able to transcribe it to tumblr. But I'm happy to post it now, and just in time for my birthday weekend!
Scarabia
Kalim al-Asim is... struggling. Most people don't pick it up. Still seeing the boy full of sunshine, someone with no clouds in his sky. That's all Jamil still sees. But not Yuu! No, Yuu sees all the different facets of himself and accepts them at face-value. He doesn't have to be polished and shining around them, he can be dull and rough and sharp. They take all of him in stride, the bubbling insecurities, the paranoia, the trust issues. It's so refreshing, it's such a precious gift they give him. ...And everyone forgets, he forgets sometimes, that he's the heir to a merchant empire. He knows luxury, he knows rarity, he knows value. And Yuu... Yuu is just such a treasure. He's not a bad guy for wanting to keep that for himself, right?
Jamil Viper. He's complicated. A victim of a system, a man who rattles the chains assigned to him at birth, who screams in silence. He just wants to get some recognition, to be allowed to exist without stifling himself, to be anything other than just Kalim's servant. And that's just the infuriating part of Yuu, how much they give him everything he's ever wanted. Because they don't let him hide himself, don't let him fade into the background, don't let anyone forget who he is under all the heavy expectations of the Scalding Sands. They are always ready to hiss, and scratch, and bite, and scream at him any time he tries to pretend. Willing to look him in the eye and call him on his BS, and it's intoxicating. It isn't naievity on the prefect's part, they aren't stupid or delusional. They look him in the eye, despite everything he's done and everything he's capable of doing, and they trust themselves not to fall for any of his crap, they trust him not to resort to petty power plays to win their arguments. And fuck their trust is so good. Its raw and real and fucking addictive, a poison he happily injects to feel that rush of recognition. It's rare, a one of a kind treasure, a wonderous trinket that the deseret would have claimed ages ago. But the Scalding Sands, Scarabia, Kalim, they can all fuck off. He will be a dead man before he let's such a rarity belong to anyone else. He deserves it, deserves them.
Pomefiore
What are you supposed to do with a person who represents everything you can't stand, but is also everything you ever wanted to be? Epel Felmier just can't help but be in awe of the prefect. There's just something so inherently feminine about them, something that makes his protective side itch at the edges of his being. They represent everything he'd been raised to shelter and provide for. And yet... they're nothing like what he'd been taught about all things feminine. They are gentle and nuturing, but also relentlessly ruthless and exceedingly protective. He's seen them throw their soft edges at problems like weapons and men much stronger then him crack and bend and break under their touch. Yuu represents true feminitity, something he can never attain but desperately needs. And gosh darn it, if he can't have them, then he'll make himself so useful that they'll need him.
You would assume that Rook Hunt would view the Ramshackle Housewarden as a challenge, a coveted prize. But that would be an insult of the highest degree, to himself and to the Prefect. No, Yuu represents so much more to him. You see, to him, Yuu is this encapsulation of otherworldly beauty. They are a kind of beauty that is incapable of being replicated in all of Twisted Wonderland precisely because it is not of Twisted Wonderland. Their physical appearance was only the most superficial of their aspects of beauty (although it is there. Blindingly so). Their mannerisms, their calculations, their nervous ticks, their habits. Their body, their mind, their heart, their soul was cosmically beautiful. And all Rook wants is to be able to witness it, in all its natural glory. He doesn't particularly require their knowledge of his watchful eye. He's always blessed to be graced with their presence, their attention, but it is not necessary for his worship. People are always their truest, purest self when they think no one is watching.
Vil Schoenheit. The actor, the child prodigy born with the right last name, nutured with the right attitude, blessed with the right genetics. The Housewarden, the admired senior who cultivated an aura of discipline, the model student who demands an aura of excellence, the respected authority of a house that radiates an aura of perfection. The fairest of them all, the rising star that refuses to peak despite the circumstances, the undeniable beauty that doesn't tarnish despite the circumstances, the Queen who retains their crown despite the circumstances. No, he's not a man to be caught in delusions, well aware of life's harsh realities. Which is why his relationship with Yuu is so complicated. Because that beautiful, bubbling pot of potential is the eptimome of recognition. He doesn't do this for praise, but Sevens the way they validate and acknowledge his successes. They judge fairly and fiercely, truly astounded by people's preference for Niege. And unlike Rook and his infinite appreciation, his fickle devotion, the prefect is steadfast and genuine and true. Rightestously upset by attacks on his sucess. The expectations they hold of him are realistic, they're attainable. They do not ask more of him than his full potential. This, THIS is what true devotion is supposed to be, not whatever parasocial hypocrisy the rest of Twisted Wonderland throws at him. And what Queen would he be if he didn't reward such a deserving subject with a title befitting them? Something like... his King?
please yap about your aus please, I have been obsessed with your fairy tail origins stuff since I found it
HIIIIIII THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO HEAR THANK YOU SO MUCH :333 IM ALWAYS SO OVERJOYED WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THEY LIKE MY STUFF HEHE:)))
Ok ok ok so I have 917482919 thoughts going through my head a minute so I wasn't sure what exactly to speak about here so I just decided to give general plot points of my Evil!Allumos AU and my Dragon!Dragon Slayers AU, as well as write out some changes I'm making in my rewrite! Hope that's alright anon :3333333 ALSO FEEL FREE TO ASK ABOUT MORE STUFF I LOVE TO YAP GENUINELY IM SUCH A TALKER!!!!!
[OK IM ABOUT AN HOUR INTO WRITING THIS AND I NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THIS ENDED UP BEING SOOOO LONG AND IM NOT EVEN FINISHED YET. I REALLY DID YAP LOL SORRY]
Evil!Allumos AU 🩸✨🐉
I've made a few posts about this AU outlining the origins, but tbh they're a little outdated to my current perception of the storyline.
To be as succinct as humanly possible: the AU follows the 'what if' idea of "what if Allumos was a villain who believed in Dragon Slayer supremecy?"
The changes begin during s4, when Allumos first possesses Patrick|Pádraig; instead of working together with him and Michael|Melanthios, however, Allumos decided to take full control of the body, effectively erasing Pádraig from existence. Upon doing so, he catches Melanthios off guard — who's incredibly drained of Magic from the transfer — and snaps his neck. Now, no one will ever even know of how Allumos came to be, nor any potential weaknesses it'd have from their stay in the Lacrima. From there, the general ending of s4 stays the same, as Allumos still needs to track down the missing Celestial Spirit to regain full power, which takes a lot of time. In this process, Eden is killed. Unsure whether or not Devin|Zoilos will be killed here too, still deciding that. Also, unlike in my rewrite, Viper gets his eyes clawed out by Bren in this AU; Allumos finds a mortally injured Viper and, with his Magic back to full capacity, decides to "heal" him. For a price. A very, very hefty price.
They go off together for a year, that stays the same, Viper still needs to heal his other wounds and Allumos needs to train its new body. After that, entering the s5 timeline, things get.... Gorey.
They arrive in Atlantide a little later in this AU. It starts with Colin, seeing Viper back, with their eyes miraculously healed, at the hands of this strange... Thing. Colin was confused but when Viper explained who Allumos was, and that he was on their side, Colin was happy to follow along. With Melanthios already killed, Allumos is somewhat unsurprised that the Grimshade Guildhall fell to ruin, however he would still like to track down every last Grimshade member and kill them for allowing it to happen. Colin, thankfully, is spared from Allumos's fury, for now. Allumos made their plans clear, he wants to bring the Dragon Slayers together! How sweet. How truly sweet.
Next it's Bryan|Bryttanos. Viper and Colin told Allumos about the Fire Dragon Slayer who lives among The Protectors. And Allumos just simply had to meet him. Unfortunately that Cat got a little in the way. So Allumos did what any citizen would, when the cat turned its back, he cut off its head. Simply and easy, nice and clean — Allumos is sure he didn't feel a thing! From there Allumos got to meet Bryttanos, the splattered blood on it definitely ruined the mood, but upon a little convincing, Bryttanos was happy to walk with Allumos.
It was beginning to become clear... Allumos had more plans than he let on, but when Colin and Bryttanos asked Viper, it seemed as if it was unable to speak, always covering his eyes.
Then came Divinus Magia, Bryttanos had mentioned and Earth Dragons Slayer resided there, though Allumos smelled another. Word had begun to spread about the attack on the Protectors, 'Four dead, two live to tell the tale', Allumos called the reporters "dramatic". So when Allumos, Viper, Colin and Bryttanos arrive at Divinus's beach, a fight occurs. A deadly, bloody fight — two die. Divinus loses, and their Dragon Slayers, though quite resistant, join them.
Mario fought well, but his collar bone and right arm were shattered from it, Blake being in a similar broken state. But Allumos was so kind to heal them! So very kind....
Seek|Selena mistakenly came across the group, and was immediately brought along with them. Davis, hearing the rumours of a Ghoul 'collecting' Dragon Slayers, hid for as long as possible, but one can only hide their smell for so long...
Okay so I could go on, and in another post I might, but from there on out it gets,,, like it's just torture lmao so I'll leave it there haha, don't want this entire post to be about it!
Dragon!Dragon Slayers AU 🐉💎👑
I've talked a lot more about this AU admittedly, mainly in old artposts, but here's a general updated plot!
Background: 4000 years ago, the world was ruled by a tyrannical Dragon King, Allumos. It was a cruel King, and there was no room for Dragons to step out of line, unless they wanted to die. Thus, a resistance arose, led by the Dragons Aerthus, Mitch, Davis and Zata; aided by the few Human warriors who could possess Magic: Michael, Ritchie, Brandon, Bren, Lo'Pho, Bri, Silver and Reaper. After years of fighting, many lives were lost, but they achieved their goal; the King could not be killed, his Magic forbade it, so they shattered him into parts that would be hidden away, protected, never allowed to join again. His Soul was sealed away into a Lacrima, Their Body drowned, Its Magic scattered across the Sky. The only part that was ever "guarded" — to avoid suspicion — was the King's soul, as it had been proven that even trapped with such strong Magic, it still had influence over the Mortal World. Michael was set to watch over the Lacrima containing its Soul, enchanted to never age again, to be bound to the Temple built to house the Lacrima.
Most of the Mages were lost to the War, but many of the Dragons survived, even if it was just for a little longer. Enough time had passed for Aerthus to have her son, Mario, and teach him of the War, what must never be repeated. Mitch, now Viper, and Davis went into hiding, and supposedly Zata had a child, but he was never seen again. Michael, continued to watch over Mario when Aerthus passed suddenly, and further aided in developing the new hierarchical structure the New Dragons would follow, being the only living being to still remember the time of the Dragon King, and able to tell the tale. Eventually the system of 'Lords' was set up, a powerful Dragon leading a key part of Nature: Earth, Ocean, Spirit and Sky. Mario led Earth, Ocean's leaders were fickle and ever changing, though a Dragon by the name of Pelagia is in rule during the main plot of the AU, Mori led Spirit, and Blake led Sky. However, due to Mario's proximity to Aerthus, the unofficial Leader of the resistance, Mario was dubbed the Dragon King. He rejects this title, fearful that he will fall prey to greed and power.
In the span of these 4000 years, the Dragon King's Lacrima that Michael watches over has grown in power, somehow. Assistance was needed by the Dragon Lords to help reseal the mysterious cracks that would form, despite no one being there to crack it. Michael was hesitant to ask for assistance however, as most of the Dragon Lords had... Opposing ideas for what to do with it: Mario wished to just leave it be, he'd get jittery whenever they even entered the King's Temple; Pelagia and Mori were of the same opinion, to simply destroy the Lacrima, hopefully ridding of the King's Soul entirely in the process; only Blake actually read Michael's letters and offered to help the way he wanted it to be done. The issue with this was... Every time she helped seal the cracks, a little more of them slipped away, something happened whenever it sealed those cracks that Michael couldn't see. And he didn't know how to fix it, so eventually he stopped sending letters for his help unless it was absolutely necessary. This meant, unfortunately, that Michael would have to perform minor versions of the resealing spell himself, except as a Human, he couldn't create as much Magic as a Dragon, even being the powerful Mage he was. This overuse of Magic eventually began to affect his health and his mind, but unable to simply die or go fully crazy due to the binding spell, Michael held on.
Until one day, Allumos stood there before him, in spirit form, and Michael knew that it was the end, and he could only hope the Dragon Lords would not repeat their mistakes.
Gosh I LOVE this AU so much lmao, like I know I made it but I have SO MANY BRAIN WORMS ABOUT IT!!!!!! Genuinely might make some more text posts about it when I get the chance because MMMM delicious world building and such.
FTO: Derecho AU/Rewrite: 🏛️🪽🌌
My rewrite 🥹🥹 I love this it's my baby... This is kinda just me yapping about stuff I'm changing because,, well,, I know I definitely have a focus in my posts but generally speaking my rewrite will try and shine a light on every character within s4 and s5 (mainly s5)
To get the BIG changes out of the way:
World Building
There are Twelve Regions in this world, which is known as Earthland, all of which are 'owned' or looked after by a Patron Celestial Spirit, specifically those of the Zodiac. Each Region has city-states, counties, what have you, but they are all under the one Zodiac Spirit. Atlantide is a city-state within Leo, and is considered the Magical Capital of the world, besides Pisces.
The year of s4 taking place is 1001, and s5 takes place in 1003. I've mentioned it in this timeline post [link], but after the Dragon War, the calendar was set to zero to mark the New Era.
My pantheon will revolve around the Celestial Spirit system; God's are essentially Celestial Spirits, all of which are ruled by the Celestial Spirit King. Yes, that means Ankhseram, Galrin and Kasathar are all essentially Celestial Spirits, just having a specific domain. Celestial Spirits = Gods, Gods = Celestial Spirits. The only difference is that Gods do not have a Constellation to be tied to, whereas Celestial Spirits do.
I will be adding a lot more festivals and events within my rewrite, however that's still a work in progress unfortunately lol
Atlantide is specifically based on Athenian culture c. The Golden Age (~400 B.C.E.) but broadly the Leo Region is based on Greek culture in general, I may include another city-state inspired by Sparta, who knows!
While Atlantidian culture is based on Ancient Athens, it is quite far past it developmentally, that being said modern technology doesn't exist, they are about in the printing press era, not any further. Magic existing makes it quite hard to really say how far along they are, because in some ways they are relatively "modern" and in others they are not.
Other Languages Exist lol, occasionally I will have a character (likely just Allumos) speak (Ancient) Greek, which is referred to as Old Leo's Tongue; Others will speak their Regional language too, e.g. Blake speaks the in-world equivalent of Japanese, a county variant of Cancer's Tongue. I've made a post about some characters and their languages before [link].
The architecture of the guild halls will be different! It doesn't really make sense to me that the City of Atlantide follows Greek architecture however the guild halls .. don't, so now they will!
I couldn't really put this in any other section but,, I've been working on new guild marks for ALL of the guilds, they're too complicated ok 😭 I need to draw this shit I'm gonna make it easier on myself.
On that ^ note, Guild leaders always wear their guild mark on their shoulder, typically their left, and second-in-commands will typically wear it on their right shoulder. Guild members always wear it on their hands. Members are free to wear their digil on other parts of their body/clothing as well if they wish to do so.
There is a new guild in my rewrite! It's called Sodalitas Hermetis, it's a messenger guild! I'll post more about them when I get the chance to, but I've already posted about its guild master, The Courier, a couple times before! :3
The Grand Magic Games will be a lot more Olympics-ish, as opposed to just a one-on-one fight. There will be several events that test endurance, strength, agility, compassion (!), etc; the fights are the last, but main event!
The Grand Magic Council is one of three branches of law in Atlantide, the other two being The Grand Judicial Council and The Grand Elective Council. Each watch over different parts of Atlantide; the GMC moderates specifically Mages and Magic usage, the GJC carries out punishment and enforces the law, and the GEC creates the laws, acts and schemes, while also updating old ones. They work both independently and with each other.
A law was put in place after one too many irresponsible guild masters, but you have to be at least S Class and the age of 25 to be qualifiable as a guild leader.
Celestial Magic is the Parent Magic, it birthed every Magic Type and Form we see in the series. The Magic Types are:
Sun
Sky
Moon
Nature
Spirit
Arc of Embodiment
Chance
Requip
Each of these have further Forms, which are essentially subgroups of that Type:
Light
Fire
Combustion
Storm
Air
Lightning
Electricity
Mist
Plant
Poison
Earth
Metal
Ice
Rain
Life
Death
Shadow
Mind
Time
Dice (aka luck)
Dance
Song
AoE: Illusions
AoE: Weapons
AoE: Imagination
AoE: Takeover
Word
R: The Archer
R: The Sniper
As a few examples (this list is Non-Exhaustive!). Magic Forms can be derived from either one singular Type that was honed in on, or it can be a combination (e.g. Electricity is Sun and Sky).
Plot / Timeline
The s4 plots mostly stay the same (for now), but for s5 there are several changes
I'm generally unsure about the canon timeline, however in my rewrite s5 takes place over the course of a year.
The introductions/arrivals of characters happen at about Spring/Summer.
The GMG always takes place in early Autumn, unless there is a major event preventing it from happening. It takes place over a week.
Future Ritchie happens two days after the GMG, and the attack lasts a total of five days. In this, a good portion of Main Atlantide is destroyed.
It's a month in-between Future Ritchie happening and the trip to Salode; Salode no longer takes three months away from Divinus Magia, what was three days there is still three days in Earthland. Allumos making a sort of deal with the Celestial Spirit King is the reason they made it back.
The Dragon War happens with Every Dragon Slayer. This was a big frustration of mine about the series, it was played up and most of the DS didn't even get to go. So yeah, two days after the trip to Salode, ALL of the Dragon Slayers head to Draconis (might change that name lol) to fight in the war. This took three weeks.
Two months after the Dragon War, it is now Spring, and also S Class Trial time! We all know what happens here:)
Now, a week after the S Class Trials Abraham does still attack Atlantide in my rewrite, but it doesn't go as planned; Allumos is not sealed away (AGAIN.) and Abraham doesn't take it over. Unfortunately Abraham timed it a Little wrong. This plot point is a WIP because I still need to watch the Abraham POV to understand him better.
From here on out, it's no man's land! Fairy Tail Nexus does Not apply to my rewrite due to the many changes I've made, once I've posted more about the main plot points, I might delve into what happens in the future too:3
Character Changes
This section is mainly minor character (arc focused) changes I've made that largely do not affect the main plot.
Grimshade
I've kinda mentioned/alluded to this in both this post and a previous one [link], but Allumos is the cause of Viper losing his eyes in my rewrite; this, of course, means they are very normal about each other and definitely like each other thumbs up.
I've mentioned in my Grimshade mini profiles [link], but Bren and Lily return to Grimshade to work alongside them.
Allumos and Marshie do not get together.
There is a new (OC) member, their name is Itzel Alair (they/he), I've yet to add him to the mini profiles since they're still a WIP, but yay! OC time! His Magic is Arc of Embodiment: Illusions!
I've made quite a few name changes for Grimshade: Michael - Melanthios, Marshie - Menodora, Patrick - Pádraig, Seek - Selena (she/her!!). I have my own reasons for these changes but it was mainly just for fun!
Allumos is 1025/26 in my rewrite, instead of 400, because 400 years is really just not that long of a time lmao.
Jericho still flirts with everyone, but he never gets in any relationships.
Menodora discovers the whole ⅓ Devil thing a bit earlier on in my rewrite.
Allumos gets its own body after Salode, however.... It's essentially a doll [link]. Also he is now technically fully owned by the Celestial Spirit King. Fun.
Davis joins Grimshade a little earlier in my rewrite, like, Just after the GMG takes place.
Allumos is so incredibly mentally ill in my rewrite,,, like just being clear that will be a big theme for them, recovering from his immense C-PTSD. I've mentioned it here [link], but the series itself does a disservice to complex mental health disorders that I intend to fix.
A lot of Viper's plot points and arc is still the same, just further emphasis on how he was forced to become what they did due to circumstances.
Selena doesn't die you can pry her from my cold dead hands.
On that ^ note, s5 Selena and s4 Seek are actually brother and sister. Seek is the brother Selena lost at the beginning of s5, interpret that how you will:3.
Divinus Magia
I've made Brandon and Ritchie a bit older (33). I changed a lot of the cast's ages actually, feel free to take a look at the mini profiles if you're curious.
Brandon is transfem!! She begins her transition after getting back from Devil's Tongue.
^ She always kind of knew but unfortunately,,, she was seriously suppressing it lol, it was only after she encountered her Earthland Counterpart that she actually came to terms with it, however she couldn't really do much considering. Jonathan.
When David and Luca(s) got back from the Devil Book, they did not meet Blake.
It was two days after Tapio was killed that Ritchie returned and apologised, he missed Tapio's impromptu funeral however.
Several of the Divinus Members had temporary lightning scarring because of that battle.
Blake was in Devil's Tongue for a little over three weeks, almost a month. Torture central is all I'll say. Because of this Blake and Plant|Echeveria actually met each other there! So afterwards they kind of knew and stuck by each other.
Blake unintentionally saved Kit while in DT, which led to Kit bringing Blake along back to Divinus Magia.
Inmo did NOT sell their boat aren't we all so fucking happy.
I want Lara and Fuarn to play a little more of an impactful role within the plots pertaining to Divinus (especially through Divinus Deliveries). I like them a lot.
Luca's arc with Abraham will be tweaked a little, however it's still a WIP.
After the S Class Trials, Ritchie isn't dead! However uh,,, he's not exactly alive either...
The fact that Inmo and Mori being brothers rarely comes up is CRIMINAL, I will be going into this a little more!
Mario, my dear, will get more narrative importance I promy.
Devin|Zoilos (still debating that name change AHH) the fandom did you so dirty. That is a grown adult and will be treated as such. Also making Zoilos genderfluid I think it suits them.
The Protectors
Straight off the bat, Tiffy and Selene are being moved to The Protectors, there's too many Divinus Members gosh dammit! The situation in which they were found is still pretty much the same.
Nixilis being a literal Devil and no one realising is incredibly funny to me, so that will be emphasised a little for comedic effect lol
Brick!!!!! Will be explored a little more!! In my rewrite he's got a whole thing going on with discovering he's. A fucking púca possessing a gargoyle so yeah fun times.
Mania is a little more fucked up, surviving a war all their life and just coming to this new world that supposedly never had one (it did but it doesn't know that) kinda. Kinda made it go a little mad. She's still Mania just a little more.... Distant
Jakey|Ephemeris..... Oh boy! I still need to watch his POV to get a good grasp on everything, but I will be nerfing Phemi a lot within the series. Unrestricted Time Magic doesn't go over too well with the Celestial Spirits...
Lo'Pho will also get nerfed a little, primarily through nerfing Ankhseram, because when that guy was being built up as a character it was when lore wasn't a big thing in the creators' minds so they were just kinda fucking around, making Lo'Pho SUPER OP. Canonically Lo'Pho has Ligh, Life and Death God Slayer Magic, this will be brought down to just Life and Death — with a LOT of drawbacks.
I want to give Kay a bit more of a personality — don't get me wrong she's BRILLIANT within the series but it does kinda feel like she's just there to help the men, make cookies and thirst after guys at times which is. Eh.
Eliore my lovely, will also get more plot relevance, cannot believe he didn't have stronger ties with Jericho and Allumos, despite being literally raised by Leo.
Iris likely won't get a ton more plot relevant, however she will get a little more focus, cause I like her a lot hehe.
Bryan|Bryttanos's damn mental health will be considered LMAO s5 did you so dirty ohml..
Just in general I will try to give The Protectors a bit more narrative importance, they had A LOT of their own stuff going on however a lot of it wasn't really "main plot" stuff which I think is kinda sucky!! So yeah I wanna even out the focus.
Also Bryttanos is officially loaded within my rewrite, and a big reason as to why The Protectors can give out so many loans lmao.
I've mentioned her in this post [link] but I've also added an OC for the Protectors too! His name is Anthy, feel free to read about her:3.
La Carnival
Once again, something I've mentioned, but Jazz being like. Actually clinically insane will be something I actually delve into in my rewrite. I'm big into Taking Mental Health Seriously and unfortunately with all the IRL stuff happening to do with Jazz's CC, the series never got to fully explore his psyche, if it even would've.
Flurry,,,,, is also not doing too mentally well, via codependency, so that'll also be looked into.
Flurry is also a changeling within my rewrite, and she uses her Dice Magic to cope with not being able to control that part of herself, which is why she shapeshifts depending on the dice role.
Cecil became Bryan in canon I'm not even lying lmao. Cecil will, in fact, keep his name after he becomes a Spirit because what the fuck.
The fact that Flurry basically bribed a lot of the members to be there just so La Carnival could be taken seriously in the GMG,,,, yeah that's pretty fucking interesting.
Yamitzu!! Who are you!!!! I want this man to have a full proper backstory PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
I always thought Basil was pretty cool, having poison-plant Magic, I think it'd be fun if Viper somehow ended up kinda being xer mentor lol
Juno is so interesting to me I seriously need to watch more of Flurry's POV to understand more about her, but she's an elf with AoE: Weapons Magic and I think that's awesome.
Phil,,,,, they did you so. Fucking. Dirty. Oh. My. God. One of the few Black characters and he's called an orange (by Flurry during her 1 dice role). Gross gross gross I refuse to allow that to happen in my rewrite.
La Carnival also gets an OC, their name is Citlali, a huge WIP, but they have Water Magic and are super cooolll.
Okay,,, so that was,,, a lot . And it's not even everything my lord ohmygod. IVE LITERALLY ONLY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE OF EVERYTHING I HAVE PLANNED. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Ahem ahem,,,, I hope you enjoyed my yapping Anon, and that I sufficiently entertained you throughout (even if some of the world building bits may be a bit boring LOL). Overall I think this took me about,,, 3 hours to fully write out? I kinda took my time ngl lol. This is probably the longest lore-dump I've made so far jeez...
Anyways THANK YOU ANON 💜💜💜💜💜 I love when people ask me about stuff and give me an excuse to yap seriously thank you!!!!!
I don't know why I haven't shared the proper lore for any of my shit, But I'm doing it now.
If you've seen the few times I've drawn Aster, you'll probably recognize the Stars in his eyes. But there's a bit of extra lore behind this. Aster was a human born in the country of Clockwall. This place is completely devoid of magic and very isolated from the other nations to the point the humans there look different as well. Everyone there has a realistic color pallete compared to every other resident of Scarborough and the other nations.
On the Left is his Pre-Scarborough, and on the right is him Post-Scarborough
And just because I'm a asshole, here's Sadster too.
Hades Ember; is a small blue gem that glows like fire or a lost soul, its origins are unknown to those who are not within the personal circle of lord Hades; god of the underworld and souls.
Origins; its beginnings are unknown to Auradon and its people-including its now ex-king; Adam/Beast. But it’s rumored by those of the isle that the ember was created by Hades as a last-ditch effort to keep his powers, only to fail and the ember remained dormant until magic began to leak through the magical barrier around the isle of the lost. If one asked Hades-he would say he always had it.
It is unknown if the kingdom of Auradon and its royalty know of its existence. However-there is no files or recordings of the Ember before the August 2019 “scepter” incident, so it is theorized that the ember was only known to the isle and its people.
According to Hades and Lady Mal; the ember can only be used by those who share blood with hades, are claimed by Hades, or are born with the mark of hades. After acquiring the Ember, Lady Mal was able to use some of her father's powers while holding the Ember-but reported she lost those powers when not in possession of the Ember. Some side effects she reported were her outfit colors and hair color shifting to hold more blue instead of her mother's purple.
Its power is unknown but suggested to be immense since it apparently can overpower the dragon's eye scepter-Maleficents scepter, which until the emergence of the Ember, was only to be defeated by Fairy Godmothers' wand. One would think this ember would be sought after and hoarded by those who seek power-but since the ember cannot be used by those who do not share Hades blood or blessing-it is deemed useless by those who wish to horde such powers.
Its apparent powers are beams of light that feel like fire(according to lady mal) that can drain one of energy or magic to power the ember further. It can give one the powers of Hades, such as super strength, immunity to death, clairvoyance, soul manipulation, seeing the strings of fate and life, Pyrokinesis, super speed, enhanced reflexes, and the ability to summon the hound of the underworld.
According to Lady Mal, only Hades can access the full powers of the Ember, since she-in Hades words-is only half Hades, the Ember cannot do everything for her that it does for him. So it is unknown of the full power of the Ember since Lord Hades does not seem to be willing to do tests for us researchers, but Lady Mal is perfectly willing to show off what she can do with the Ember, thankfully.
There are many things we do not know about Hades Ember, such as its origin(like how it possibly wasn’t created until Hades was arrested and sent to the isle in 1995) and why not even Zeus knew of the ember until recently.
It is a greatly mysterious item that could be akin to the trident of Poseidon or the lightning bolt of Zeus, though it is a wonder that it overwhelms the dragon's eye and the Fairy Godmother's wand.
I have finally begun Book 7 in the main gameplay, and so I thought it appropriate to write out formally how Yuu and the other main Twst cast all feel about each other at this point. A note-taking and accountability/consistency update so to speak. When I read the gameplay, I like to map out the things that would change within my au, so this will be a good reference to come back to as I read.
I am also breaking these up for multiple reasons. 1) Yesterday when I posted part 1, it was 3 am and I had not walked into the experience expecting to write all 20+ characters in one sitting. 2) I like only having to do a handful at a time. I'm not a big chapter person, so this isn't overwhelming. 3) I have accidentally themed these past two posts and I think that's amazing.
Trigger Warnings: Nothing too graphic I don't think folks. There's a lot of predator/prey dynamics in this one. Mentions of Floyd scratching and biting Yuu, Jade starts to veer just a teensy bit sadistic. Everybody is possessive. Again, I think we're starting to lean into yandere tendencies, but not quite there. As always, let me know if I'm missing anything!
Now, on with the show!
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Jack Howl, such a grounded young man. Honestly, he can't be blamed for the way his instincts fire on all cylinders when it involves the Ramshackle Prefect. The freshman is not delusional enough to compare the prefect to a prey animal, because they're not. He's all too aware of how they weaponize their kindness, far too cunning and willful to be the 'herbivore' Leona labels them as. Even still, a fox in a den of wolves is still cause for concern, no matter how willy the fox is. Yuu is still magicless, weaker than their peers in so many ways. And for their schemes to work, Yuu has to open themselves up to predators all too willing to devour them whole. So again, he can't be blamed. Please forgive him if he's a little... protective.
Now, Ruggie Bucchi can't help but see so much of himself in the Ramshackle Housewarden. Both of them are scrappy and resourceful, clever enough to learn how the world ticks and spin it to their own advantage. He's probably the only one who gets Yuu's machinations. He understands that letting so many people, so many powerful people, care just a little too much, is a high risk, high reward, long-term calculation. Truly, he's proud of the prefect! They're so clever for pulling this off, and even more clever for including their good pal Ruggie in on it! So let the bigger predators feast, let them think they're leaving only scraps for poor ole' Ruggie. He and the sleeve of ink dandelions on his arm know better.
Leona Kingscholar. A predator, lazy and therefore efficient, thrilled by the chase and immensely satisfied with outwitting his prey. A prince, handed everything on silver platters, but never the things he truly wanted. Nothing more than a disgrace back in his kingdom, but a king here amongst his chosen subjects. He's riding a high right now, basking in his Herbivore's attentions. He's clocked their manipulations, their soft smiles full of sharp teeth, their gentle hands leaving pinpricks from their claws. He has his eyes wide open, and it's because of this that he knows the kindness Yuu wields is a double-edged sword. So he'll happily play along, content in how the results will stack up. Sure, he might be theirs, but they are also irrevocably his. Just how he wants it.
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Shrimpy! Floyd Leech just can't help but perk up at the mention of his Shrimpy. He's aware of his mercurial nature, but his Shrimpy is so good about going with his flow. Whenever he hits a low, even if they don't pivot with him, they don't complain like everybody else. They don't whine about his lack of enthusiasm, they don't beg for him to continue doing whatever started to bore him, and they sure as hell don't start comparing him to his brother. No, his Shrimpy lets him cling and squeeze and claw and bite, and he only ever receives a light scolding and slaps on the wrists. Sometimes, he's even able to coax them into the pool with him, potion down their throat so he can chase them in their mer-form again. Don't get him wrong, he's not stupid. He knows that Yuu is attempting to play eel in angelfish clothing, but that's the best part! Shrimpy gets to pretend to be a predator, all while swimming into the jaws of an actual predator. Ah, silly, naive Shrimpy....
Jade Leech finds the prefect fascinating. Honestly, he has so many questions. By how much does their world differ from this one? Who were the kinds of people they kept close in their past life? Were they as surrounded back then as they are now? Is that why they act like they're anything more than the small 'Shrimpy' his brother sees them as? If it a front, or do they truly lack a sense of self-preservation? To endear themselves to so many predators? (And he knows they do it intentionally). So confident they are, wandering into the woods with him on his club excursions, as if he isn't one of the many with teeth waiting to sink into them. He wonders, he wonders... what exactly is going to be the thing to break them?
Azul Ashengrotto. A con artist. A business man. A man who built himself from less than nothing, built an empire that could make the Headmage at a prestigious magical college bow to his whims. A man who had it all ripped away from him, intentionally, viscerally, maliciously because he was fool enough to think that kindness made the Ramshackle Housewarden weak. A fool indeed. He's a business man, well versed in how powerful networking can be, singing his own praise on how benevolent he is. A pathetic fool, because it took feeling Yuu's true, genuine benevolence to realize just how wrong he'd been. But now he's gotten a taste, of that kindness, that benevolence, that need for him and what only he can provide. And nothing is too ambitious for a business man of his caliber.
I have finally begun Book 7 in the main gameplay, and so I thought it appropriate to write out formally how Yuu and the other main Twst cast all feel about each other at this point. A note-taking and accountability/consistency update so to speak. When I read the gameplay, I like to map out the things that would change within my au, so this will be a good reference to come back to as I read (what do you mean there's 227 chapters as of part 7?!?)
Trigger warnings: Ace's sections alludes to the reader's injury they got during Riddle's Overblot, so there is mention of a character bleeding out. Allusions/mentions of manipulation. Riddle's section has light mention of Yuu's scarring. We're definitely leaning into some light yandere territory, but I don't know if it warrants the full tag/warning quite yet. Please let me know if you think I should add it, or if I missed any other warnings. Thank you!
Ramshackle:
First things first: Yuu. How does our main character feel about everyone? In a general sense of course, individual personalities and dynamics do come into play. But generally? Yuu was plopped into this world with nothing and was told to survive while they wait for somebody to maybe, potentially find a way to send them back to a world they don't even remember. Our Yuu is resourceful, crafty and cunning, and surviving isn't going to cut it for our prideful prefect. No, if they're going to do this, their going to do this and thrive. Yuu is someone willing to claw their way to the top, and they're shameless enough to recognize that the quickest way to a life to be proud of is through connections. In a world where they possess no personal power, they collect powerful people. But this is a darker world they've found themselves in, a world where people expect to be used and to be tossed aside, a world where people will grant you a favor, but trust and loyalty are not given freely. So Yuu earns those resources, accepting every main cast character for who they are, offering kindness and loyalty and most importantly trust in exchange for the same thing back. Yuu is a specific type of manipulative, firmly believing that their future is secured in a future where it is better to be loved. They understand that to get these people in their back pocket, they have to be willing to give themselves away as well. They are genuine in their endeavors, and that is what cause people to join their ranks. The main twst cast may belong to Yuu, but Yuu belongs to them just as much.
Yuu collects people with genuine love and kindness, but the intentions behind their motives are selfish in nature. It's a risky gamble they play, because to earn these people in the way Yuu wants, they have to be willing to do the same in return.
Grim: a.k.a. Yuu's baby. This is their child, and Seven save the person that comes between them. On Grim's end, it's been stated very subtly before, but he doesn't have a great background when it comes to humans. Nothing too traumatic (that he remembers), just horror stories and then that experience during the opening ceremony. But Yuu takes care of him, treating him with respect. Yuu may claim Grim is their child, but they act as if he's an equal of sorts. They don't talk down to him, they don't baby him. They include him on decisions for the dorm, they help him train for his magical tests like he's any other student. And they talk about their future, together, like they expect Grim to be a part of it. And after the Island of Woe, after Yuu came with every intention of razing S.T.Y.X should they not return him, Grim will do everything in his power to remain by their side.
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Ah, Ace Trappola. The first human connection Yuu made in this world. It started off rocky, what with Ace attempting to needle Yuu and getting sassed right back. But that first Phantom they fought in the mines, that truly solidifies a friendship. And the Prefect just kept opening themselves up. Allowing him to stay during his fight with Riddle, sharing their home, their food, their bed (yeah that's right, they let Ace sleep in their bed with them that first night way back when). So watching the prefect bleed out in his hands after the fight with Riddle, Ace swore that no matter what mess they got themselves into, he'd be by their sides for as much of it as he could. Yeah, maybe he's not the most powerful person on campus, or the most connected, or even the smartest or strongest, but clearly Yuu needs him. Just don't look too closely at how much he needs them.
Deuce Spade, on the other hand, is not afraid to admit (to the prefect at least) how important they've become in his life. They're just so kind, helping him attempt to achieve his goal of being an honor student. He looks at Yuu with stars in his eyes every time they help him study, or calm him down when he's getting heated, or playfully reprimand him when he drags them into some chaos. He's endlessly grateful for their presence in his life, and showers them in his thanks every time they show their steadfast loyalty. His momma raised him with manners, thank you very much, and his sketchy past makes him all the more appreciative of someone being in his corner. His fellow high school delinquents were so quick to abandon him, and he swears he isn't anything like that. So even when the Ramshackle Housewarden picks impossible fights, Deuce will be there in their corner, whether they want him to be or not.
Now, Cater Diamond is a bit of an enigma, and I'll be honest as an author, a lot of his characterization at this point is based a lot on personal headcannons. But honestly, that's the way Cater prefers it, people making their own assumptions about him based on the superficiality of what he provides them. Which is why this attachment to Yuu is quite frankly, an annoying hassle. They're just so perceptive and they keep catching him off guard, peering way beyond the curtain of what he's comfortable of people seeing. For sevens sakes, he made one comment about his sister's treatment of him growing up and they picked up on the fact that his father wasn't around for his childhood. Twist, he's never been so, so... seen before and fuck if it's not weirdly addicting. But they keep getting hurt (and irritatingly pieced together his dislike of hospitals), sending him into spirals about how ridiculously weak they are in this world, and maybe he should look into some apartments here on the island for next school year, he can do his apprenticeship remote, it's just in case.
Trey Clover finds himself sharing some of his fellow third year's trepidation over the fate of the Prefect when he's not around. I mean, he's already stressed over their physical well being fairly often as is, not feeling like they're properly taking care of themselves. (They're lucky he doesn't have access to them before bed and in the morning, because he's not shy about forcefully fixing those bad brushing habits he knows they have). And maybe some of it is his natural big brother disposition, that's definitely how he plays it off to everyone else, no need to raise alarm bells throughout the dorm. But, in the name of honesty, his attachment can in fact be pinpointed to an exact moment. When they had stormed into his dorm room, way back all those months ago during the leadup to the Spelldrive Interdorm Tournament, demanding to know what had happened to him. An angry kitten for sure, all righteous, non-threatening fury. Yuu had dived into the investigation because of their anger, hissing something about finding out who had messed with one of their people, but they had also returned moments later, glass of water in hand so he could actually take the meds provided to him. They looked out for him, for once someone took care of him, and from that moment on, they were right. He was theirs.
Riddle Rosehearts. The first Overblot. The first scar. The first to receive Yuu's incredible grace and kindness. The first to claw his way back into, what he believed, to be a worthy state of power to keep the prefect's kindness. If you've read Boring Meetings and Wandering Thoughts, then we've already established that Riddle has an underlying sense of pride at being so many of Yuu's firsts. What we didn't cover was Riddle's thought process of how to handle rules when it comes to his Prefect. It truly is a case of Lawful Neutral meets Chaotic Neutral. While he is learning that how his mother handled rules, and subsequentially how he handled rules before, was not the most effective way, he is now aware that rules are mainly a way to keep those he cares about safe. And considering that his is the first but not the only scar on his Prefect's body, clearly some new rules must be established.
Hello there! Hope you're having a nice day, your aus seems so scrumptious so I wanted to ask...what happens to Colin and Seek in your FTO rewrite au? Are they still doomed? :')
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Soo Colin and Seek|Selena in my rewrite,,,,,, one could say they are still doomed, but in a different way.
As mentioned in my previous MASSIVE yap, I'm separating s4 Seek and s5 Selena into separate people who are brother and sister. Seek is the older of the two. Seek was a member of Grimshade for three years before Colin came around. And s4 with them basically goes the same, with a little bit of foreshadowing of Selena's appearance. Anywho, s5 begins with Selena waking up after the massacre of her brother, Seek's, wedding. Same to canon, it was Colin (Zata) who did this. Selena basically has no knowledge of Colin being the perpetrator, but she does know a little about them through Seek telling her bout his work in Grimshade. That's actually why Selena wants to work in Grimshade, to be like her brother.
Background over, to answer your question: Selena doesn't die by Colin in my rewrite. I REFUSE to let that happen I'm sorry. However, she does discover that Colin is the reason her brother is dead, they're doomed in that way. She discovers this during the Dragon War, which kinda causes the group to fall apart, with several people just fucking off somewhere, smart idea when you're in another world (/sarcasm). Will they recover their relationship after this?..... Potentially, if I'm feeling kind, though I rarely feel kind towards my characters (looks to my previous posts)(/silly). I will say, despite Colin going Insane, Allumos still let's it be a part of the guild if they still want to be. Colin, barely, agrees to this, so Selena and Colin are still in proximity to each other at the end of s5,,,, just not talking. :3
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