Scrunkly Week day 1: enemies to lovers lovers to enemies
Incredible news I'm posting the first entry on time @scrunkly-week!!!!!!!! I'm busy all week again save for the last two days <\3, but I'm still going to give it my all for my one and only
P03 is my favourite character ever, full stop. I've been thinking about him every single day since I first played Inscryption with my bestie in October-November 2024. I love him, like, LOVE him, as in insane about him. Anyway woe gore of comfort character be upon ye, doesn't matter if it's Scrunkly Week, I had a vision
I had a couple of ideas for today's prompt, but when I noticed I could sneak P03 in it my choice was made, even at the cost of completely subverting the prompt. I like p0laroid (P03 x Leshy), but I ship them queerplatonically. Me and my bestie often joke about being just like them with no toxic yaoi going on — like I said in my first ever Inscryption post, we're just like them fr fr
I could yap for eternity about P03 and Inscryption as a whole. Don't worry, fuckass robot will be back
scrunkly week day one! decided to draw Nicolas x Clemont for the 'to lovers' prompt. in their case weird geek friends to weird geek lovers. also heavily inspired by 'Geeks In Love' by Lemon Demon, number one them song of all time.
hewwo ... sowwy this took so long. i was preoccupied with gaming LMAO so i neglected writing a bit. but i already had this in the works + didnt really wanna miss this week anyway so heres a real late submission for day 1 of scrunkly week!
i wrote about sora and riku from kingdom hearts LOL so ofc i went with childhood friends and rivals to lovers. the kh brainrot still going strong. this specifically is kinda like a rewrite of a scene from dream drop distance bc the "stupid grin" line gave me ideas LOL you kinda need to watch the clip for things to make sense. dw it's only like 20 secs prolly
hashtag i love soriku, soriku nation rise
Riku is choked up.
There’s nothing he could say to defend himself. Defend what he, Jiminy and Pinocchio witnessed – a complete copy of Riku, a doppelganger, a clone… who could say? But he reflected every single of Riku’s regrets. Jiminy expresses his shock as Riku looks at the ground, debating if he should open up to the two. He doesn’t take long to decide – the other two have pure hearts, unlike his, still in the process of cleansing.
“I gave in to the darkness once.”
Jiminy seems confused but Pinocchio quickly replies.
“Gee, Riku, don’t you have a Jiminy like I do?”
A conscience like Jiminy, Riku entertains this thought. What would it be like to have a tiny creature glued to your shoulder, telling you what and what not to do all the time? His first impression is that, of course, it would be a nuisance. Jiminy extends Pinocchio’s inquiry.
“You can’t shoulder all your problems alone, ya know. You must have somebody– a friend you can talk to?”
Riku closes his eyes, pondering for barely a second. He can’t forget him even if he wanted to. As much as his dark side haunts him, there is always a light that keeps it at bay – and it does not shine from within his own heart. The nuisance of a conscience; he already has that. Riku nods at Jiminy’s question.
“Yeah… actually, I do.”
“That stupid grin he’s always wearing– he’s the best teacher I could ever have.”
Despite himself, Riku also feels a grin creep onto his face, just as stupid. Stupid in love even. As he clutches the skin where his anatomical heart would be and feels every particle of heat fill it, he dreams of Sora and that grin. Pinocchio takes notice of this.
“Gee whiz… I wish I had lots of good friends.”
Riku fights an urge to chuckle. The thought of someone could feel envious of him (especially envious at the idea of being Sora’s friend) tickles him a certain way, even if Pinocchio is extremely lacking context. Before Riku could reply however, Jiminy chimes in.
“You will, Pinocchio. More than you can count.”
That’s all that’s needed to be said. Riku only acknowledges this with a grunt of agreement. However, their little conversation can only last so long – the ground underneath rumbles, a thunderous grumble vibrating through the walls accompanying it. Riku’s features crinkle at this omen as his eyes search the room. He quickly turns to his companions.
“Pinocchio, Jiminy, you should head back.”
The two don’t protest and hasten their escape. Despite the urgency demanded by the shaking walls, Riku takes a second to ruminate about Sora. He recalls his stupid grin once more, and then the way his eyes crinkle when he’s determined, and then the warmth of his hands on his own.
“Good friend… I wonder.”
Even as Riku runs, he imagines running into the arms of his “good friend”.
Felt a little silly doing this, but I still want to participate! X^
Here’s my friends to lovers pipeline for my OC
Poor thing got hit with the shoujo effect, it happens to all of us 😔
Teehee they get to hold hands you guys they’re so canon TRUST X3
✿ ahh there's no need to feel silly at all !! give us whatever comes of your inner machinations and we will treasure it and holler to high heavens about it <3
✿ that being said, this is so cute !! boxten and your oc have really complementary designs ! your oc's outfit is adorable wahh i personally love a pair of overalls hehehe
✿ the little panel where it dawns on your oc that they like him has me giggling silly. the epitome of the trope imo. friends to lovers for REAL <3
✿ no turning back when they're hit with the shoujo beam !! i hope they hold hands and more. they deserve good things :3
How did this relationship happen? Rosygury wasn't sure herself- she doesn't like most Borys, and most Borys don't like her. But this one...he's different. She remembered when he restored her lilies after that giant peach flattened them- she liked that he cared about plants as much as she does. Maybe even more so, given her preference for pink ones. He even looks like a plant! And there was something to be said about his kindness and gentle nature in general...she couldn't explain why, but as time went on, she started to like that too. But whatever the reason, she's glad she took the time to make him some pink rose sweets and secretly leave them by his front door...and gladder still, that he was able to figure it out so fast. Now, they meet as often as they can in the special garden they made together, away from any others, Bory or Gury, that would dare to judge the love they share.
