REVERSED! ☆ pt. 1
what if the roles were reversed? what if you were one of the housewardens from a popular anime game?
warnings: n/a!!
"twisted wonderland, huh?" the boy muttered to himself, watching the app download on his device. "wonder what it's about..."
INFORMATION
everyone in this au lives in a magicless world, and attends a college. though their ages differ canonically, everyone is aged up to be 18+ if not already. this information is probably going to be useless or just... not very relevant, but i'll still give it to you.
to make this au work, some people might be ooc, much like almost everything else i write. my bad about that, just imagine that it's not too bad, okay?
i do plan to write more about this au, if i get the inspiration to, and i'm allowing anyone else who might want to write for this to…do so, as long as credit is given!! i'm not too sure if I'm the first to do this (surely not?? idk, i have yet to see it though!!) but if i'm not, Imk so i can give credit where it's due!!
RIDDLE ROSEHEART
riddle is a busy man, studying medicine in college as well as handling everything else life throws at him. he's never been one to rely on others, especially not since he moved out of his mothers house and into a college dorm. he had been lucky enough to share a room with his childhood best friend and his friend, so he didn't have much to worry about. it was one day when riddle woke up to see his phone-addict of a roommate up playing some mobile game.
riddle, with his hazy morning vision, couldn't make out the game very well so the only thing he could do was ask. "cater, really? staying up until dawn, playing your games again?" he asked sternly, receiving a laugh from said boy. "yeah, sorry. it's such a good game though! i actually think you would really like it." after cater said that, riddle shook his head. "i'm gaining absolutely nothing from playing some mobile game. i think i'll pass."
cater sat up in his bed, showing riddle his phone screen. "actually, i think you would. it's a story-based game with other elements, but story and character development are most important. i think it could help you destress a little.... or maybe even help you. i don't know, bro, but you should try it. it's called twisted wonderland." riddle just shook his head and got out of bed, starting to get ready for the day.
though, riddle had been thinking of caters words. a part of him thought about how his mother banned video games and told him they would get him nowhere in life. but, the other part thought about how his mother wasn't controlling him anymore. he was free. maybe he could... try it?
after classes had ended, riddle sat alone in his dorm. it was just him, cater off at another party and trey was out helping at the college cafe. riddle's hand lingered on his phone before picking it up and tapping the screen awake. he navigated to the app store, typed in the games name, and pressed download.
playing the first few chapters had him a little... lost. he didn't really know how to feel about it. he had promised himself to at least complete the prologue before giving up on it. so, a while later, he completed the prologue and decided he was interested enough in the lore of twisted wonderland. getting transported to another world and magically obtaining a magical, talking cat as a companion was enough to draw him in. so when chapter one rolls around, he hears about the crimson tyrant with the totally upside-down ways of the heartslabyul dorm.
he plays through and decides he liked your character. (name), the dorm leader of heartslabyul. you were absolutely harsh, but he felt that maybe he sympathized with you. the need to be in absolute control was so real. he kept playing after meeting your character. dont tell him, but cater caught him playing twisted wonderland at least 5 minutes after his bedtime.
LEONA KINGSCHOLAR
leona doesn't care for video games. he's always asleep anyways. you would think that someone attending a prestigious, rich-kid college would motivate them to live up to their expectations, but you would be so wrong. leona only attends because his parents want to look good, leona really doesn't care about studying whatever major he was thrown into. he doesn't remember, doesn't care. his brother is always nagging him about it, telling him to study and not disappoint their parents, but leona thinks, 'i've been a disappointment since i was born'.
twisted wonderland does not catch his interest. it's a stupid anime game for stupid anime fans. he knows about it because cheka. yes, his little nephew plays it. the little boy says he likes the funny characters and he fun music, but leona couldn't care less. as he's babysitting, cheka talks his ear off about the game while he tries to sleep.
"then there's this super cool lion person in chapter two! they remind me of you, uncle leona!" cheka smiled brightly, looking at his uncle who's unmoving. he goes on and on about chapter two, leona restraining himself from yelling at the poor kid. he doesn't ignore how cheka just shuts up randomly.
opening one eye, he looks to see that cheka had up and left. leona rolls his eye before looking down to the ipad beside him where cheka once sat. it was... the lion he was talking about. now, leona would never be caught dead simping for a drawing but... you were kinda fine?!
a few days after that, he finds himself going through your fanart. he contemplates downloading the game just for you, but decides against it. for a while. he is already embarrassed that he's literally in love with a fictional person from a game his NEPHEW plays. he cringes as he finds himself going further down the page.
he downloaded the game eventually and skipped the story. the fights and twistunes were whatever, but once he saw you at the end of chapter one, he was so ready. it takes him a while to complete the chapter because he falls asleep randomly (and cheka walks in. he would never want cheka seeing him play that stupid game.), but once he sees you..oh boy. he will do anything to just, keep the game focused on you. nobody else interests him.
leona, the man who would never dedicate his time to anything but sleeping, now stays awake for longer because of some stupid anime lion person. he promised himself he would never become one of those people who literally drool over drawings.. but here he is. he really relates to you sometimes as well.... but not the point. he blames cheka and is absolutely ashamed of himself. it's a guilty pleasure to play this game.
AZUL ASHENGROTTO
azul doesn't see the appeal in mobile games, unless it's candy crush or something. yes, you can laugh it up now and make fun of him for being an old man in the body of a young adult but it's perfect for him. he has no time to play games, after all. he attends college to study business and finance, and runs a business on the side.
azul only ever hears about this game when he's meeting up with one of his buddies, idia, for their weekly board game night. it's so weird that he still plays games with his middle school friend but in his defense, at least he's not out partying. idia brings up his newest obsession, twisted wonderland, and how he's been playing it nonstop. as he takes his turn, he tells azul about the story in detail. azul only listens, finding little interest in this little anime fantasy.
"but then there is the third dorm leader, (name). they really remind me of you, yknow? you both have a thing for business... and scamming people." idia says, moving his piece. azul looked up from the board to his friends face and cocked an eyebrow. "scamming people? that one time i got four boys to all pay me a hundred dollars if i did their homework? their fault that they didn't think about me doing it correctly.."
but as idia leaves later in the night, azul does think about it. a character like him, huh? he has yet to see that portrayed correctly... but idia did say the game had an intriguing story. azul downloaded it before going to bed with the intention of trying it out the next day, after classes.
when he starts up the game, he immediately sighs upon seeing the tutorial fight. he is not one for fighting games... but planning out attacks based on what he's given keeps his attention long enough. he has absolutely no interest in twistunes though.
he's upset he can't meet you until chapter 3, but he seen you in the middle of chapter 2 and he's kinda feeling it!? after paying somewhat attention to chapters 1 and 2, trying to at least read the story despite his disinterest of the other characters, he finally meets you. it takes a while, with the story being locked behind certain levels and him having classes, but he is happy to finally meet you.
after really analyzing you and your character, he falls in love. you are so absolutely him. he really gets you. that's all i can say. he (or i) can't describe it. when idia notices azul talking a lot more with him about the game, specifically you, idia knows damn well he got his friend hooked.
bruh my past few posts have FLOPPED. aquz's flop era frl ^^;; anyways part two will include the other dorm leaders hehe should i do the other characters as well?! this is kinda fun!!!
