#twstober2024

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 10-Snack

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

Something smelled great.

Cater was used to Trey’s baking, but this was something different. When he walked into the kitchen, he was surprised to see both Dove and Yasmina there and clearly cooking something. “Well, if it isn’t Dovey and Yassy?~” he greets gleefully, making the two girls look up at him.

“Oh, hi Cater!” the dark haired girl greets back, while the other girl just waves at him. “What brings you here?”

“I was passing through when I smelled something good~” he explained, walking around to see what they were doing. He saw that they had made some round, shiny bread that was still steaming. “Oooo~ This is definitely the delicious smell that called me here~ What are these?”

“We made some pork buns.” Yasmina explained. “I got the recipe from Jamil and it’s basically these sealed sandwiches that have marinated pork inside. We made some for our dorm and for our individual clubs to have tomorrow.”

“It was supposed to be a surprise, but you came in just as we were wrapping things up.” Dove says.

“Aw~ Sorry I ruined the surprise, little Dovey.” he sheepishly apologizes. It was such a cute thing that these two did for their friends and companions. “I can pretend to be surprised when you bring them in. I won’t tell a soul~”

“Thank you, Cater.” His young companion grins widely up at him. Yasmina just nods.

“You better. We worked too hard on this surprise to be ruined by you blabbing to everyone.” she says.

“Aw, you wound me with your words, Yassy!” the senior whines, making her roll her eyes. “Though… if you were to, say, give me an incentive to keep me quiet…” he suggests, swinging back and forth in a playful manner. Both girls look at each other before they sigh unanimously.

“I knew you would say something like that.” Dove comments before taking one of the pork buns and cuts it into three parts. She gave one to Cater and he loved how warm it still was in his hand, the steam from the marinated pork still steaming in the milk bun. Once everyone had their share, they all took a bite. It was so good! The milk bun was so soft and fluffy and the pork inside was juicy and meaty, with a hint of spices inside.

“This is delicious! You two did a great job.” he praises. “I can’t wait to have one of these bad boys tomorrow.” Dove beamed like the sunshine she was at his compliment, and even Yasmina had a small blush on her face.

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 9-Claw

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

Dove was relaxing in the courtyard with Ace, Deuce and Grim. They were talking for a long time until a comfortable silence came over them, everyone just enjoying the lovely weather. Everyone was lounging on the grass, sheltered underneath one of the trees. The two boys were playing cards while she watched them, Grim lounging in her lap.

She didn’t know when she dozed off from their game, but she became aware of something picking at her pants leg. She looks down at a cute sight: Grim, whether he’s doing it intentionally or not, was kneading at her leg. Is this the famous “making biscuits” act that cats do? His little paws were going back and forth on her leg, sometimes his claws would peek out but it would never hurt. It was super cute!

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 8-Unlucky

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

Gambling was clearly not her strong suit.

“Again?!” Dolphina exclaims as her chips get taken away by a smirking Azul. She heard about a card game called “Old Maid” and wanted to try it out. And who better to show her than someone who knows how to gamble with people’s lives! But she thought that, once she knew how the game worked, it would be easy-peasy to get a win. But that didn’t happen. Instead, for the past five games, she has won none of them. “I don’t understand it. How are you getting the better cards?” she whines.

“It’s all about luck, dear Dolphina.” he explains, shuffling the cards again. She pouts at him.

“There’s no way I’m THAT unlucky five times in a row.”

“Sometimes things do end up that way. But it’s also because you have a tell.” That made her confused.

“A tell?”

“Yes.” He sets the cards down on the table. “You don’t really hide your expressions well when playing a game. I can always tell when you have a good deck and about to put down a double.” This fact made her mortified. Was she that easy to read?! Well, that would explain the whole dorm debacle…

“That’s so unfair. I can’t even read your expressions most of the time.”

“That’s just experience.”

“Well, I’m not going to lose again!” She huffed out. “I’m going to get lucky on this round, I know it.” All Azul did was sigh as he dealt the cards. Luck has to come back around for her eventually.

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 7-Prank

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

It was very simple.

Lilia liked giving people a little jump. He knew how most people felt about Diasomnia as a whole, especially when Malleus arrived, so what was the harm in sneaking up on people in greeting? But just appearing behind someone normally wasn’t very interesting, so he opted to do it upside-down. It honestly got the best reactions from people and he found it quite funny himself. Everyone had a different reaction of shock when he did it.

For his fellow third years and second years, they were more used to his antics. But that also meant he recognized their faces when they do get spooked. Like his good friend Trey would get so spooked that his glasses would tilt down his nose and almost fall off his face. Or like his fellow pop music club members, Cater and Kalim; both would similarly widen their eyes and let out squeaks, but the Hearslabyul member would sigh in relief afterwards while the Scarabia Prefect would immediately laugh it off.

The first years are always the best. They don’t know of his antics, so they would be the jumpiest when he would “prank” them. Like the two Heartslabyul boys; both would jump and yell, but the red haired one would try to play it off while the dark haired boy would try to fight before realizing it was Lilia. When it came to Savanaclaw first year, his ears would go flat against his head and would yelp in surprise. The young Pomefiore boy would get spooked and let out his original dialect in creative ways. Sebek, even though he’s known him longer, would still be his favorite because the boy would always jump before profusely praising him for his abilities and “keeping him on his toes”. But it was interesting when it came to the mysterious students who had no magical powers: the Ramshackle crew. For the most part, all of them had the same reaction, jumping a bit at his arrival and little squeaks of surprise.

All except two.

The white haired one named Ambrosia always had a neutral expression on her face. But surely it would change if she was caught off guard? Nope. No matter how many times he has tried, her expression remains unchanged; she would look at him, blink a few times, and say some sort of sassy comment. Though he has noticed a slight change in her voice when it happens; it’s subtle, but her voice gets slightly higher when she’s surprised. The other person was Stella.

She was interesting. She reacted the way he expected when he first surprised their group, but the immediate aftermath was her friendly demeanor. He was taken aback; most people would be more cautious of him, some gradually warming up to him, but she didn’t seem to have that. He attributed this to some sort of naivety (and maybe there was some truth to it), but it would probably lead to more fun reactions. However, every time after that, her reactions were unique. When he would surprise her, she would let out a little “oh” before immediately relaxing seeing that it was him. Gradually, she wouldn’t even do that; instead, upon seeing him, she would just greet him like normal. Even though the fun of prank lost its purpose with her, he found it an interesting quirk from her.

For as long as he lived, there were still surprises in store for him.

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 6-Skeletal

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

It was a simple thing.

“Show it again!” Grim exclaims, jumping up and down to try and get Amelia’s flashlight. She keeps it away from him, watching him in amusement. They were sitting in their tent after their long first day of documenting students during Vargas Camp. She thought that, after spending the whole day documenting everyone and building their own tent, he would be exhausted. But instead, he was being stubborn to just go to sleep (which is a rarity). So she decided to amuse him until he felt like sleeping.

“Sit back down and I’ll show you.” She berates him gently. He immediately sits down in front of her, big blue eyes staring up at her in anticipation. Now that he was settled, she turned the flashlight on again and put the light up against her arm. With the light so close to her arm, it shined through her arm and showed the outline of her skeleton.

“That’s some neato trick there, Amelia.” he exclaims.

“It’s not so much a trick, but more like a science.” she explains. “If you have a good enough flashlight, the light will shine through the skin and show the bone inside. This is an old thing that kids did at camp and sleepovers.”

“Ohhh. It’s still pretty cool.”

“Now that you know how it works, you ready for bed?” she asks.

“Hold on! I wanna try.” Of course he did.

“I’ve never seen it done with fur before, but let’s give it a shot.” she agrees. She sets the handle on the ground and has Grim’s paws on the lens. When she turned it on, the light made the tent brighter but it did, indeed, show through his paws. Underneath his fur and skin were his little skeletal paws. Both of them looked down, both in awe. She had to admit it, it was interesting but also adorable. “Well, look at that. You can see your skeleton hands.” she muses, looking back at his awed face.

“Yeah. These are the paws of a great magician, Amelia!” he boasted, purring. She softly smiles at him. He was serious about his ambition and that was admirable.

“They sure are.” she agrees.

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 5-Stage

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

The idea of performing in front of so many people sounds like a lot of pressure, unless it is something you want.

For instance, Stella loves to dance. She has been dancing since she was seven and has been taking private lessons during her home life. Arriving in Night Raven seemed to put that on hold until she found out that there is a dance club and signed up. She was one of the best dancers because of her years of training, but that didn’t stop her from learning from others and improving her skills. She is used to dancing with little to no one else watching her, but she did dream of showing off her talents to an audience one day.

It was the same for Dolphina. Like Stella, she also had a love for the arts, but it was singing. She had been told that she had a lovely singing voice, by both her teachers and by others the few times she sang in front of people at her parent’s gatherings. Though it never went anywhere at home, Night Raven was different; not only did she find a club as well, but working at the Mostro Lounge gave her a few opportunities to sing live. While this did give her an audience, she wanted to know what it was like if it was bigger.

So when the school announced it was holding the National Arcane Academy Culture Fair where they could show off their talents, the girls saw their chance. Each of them knew what they wanted to perform: Stella would do an interpretive dance so a dark version of a lullaby in this world and Dolphina was going to sing a pop version from a famous mermaid movie. They practiced, getting feedback from their club members and helping out the best they could, while working on their school life and being hosts.

Then the big day comes.

The festival is huge, full of people that were there for various reasons. The vibes were good and everyone was excited. Though neither of them were the headliners, it didn’t matter because their dreams were coming true. Though the main stage was reserved for the headlining Song & Dance Competition, the small stages set up around the festival would still have plenty of people.

“Hey, Stella?” The blond dorm Prefect looked at her companion. Dolphina’s set was first and though she could see her excitement, she could tell that the younger girl was nervous.

“Yes?”

“Is it normal that I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach?” she asks. “I’ve performed in front of people before, but this is a lot more than I’m used to. What if I mess up?”

“I know you won’t.” the older girl soothes. “I’m actually nervous for my performance too, but I always keep in mind the practice I’ve done and the people that will support me.” That seemed to soothe the other girl enough, putting on a wide smile.

“Yeah, you’re right!” she beamed. Stella smiled back.

They were both ready for the stage!

[notmagicalstudents]

TwstOber 2024: Day 4-Guide

Here is the TWSTOber 2024 prompt by @raven-at-the-writing-desk TwstOber2024

“Let your heart be your guiding key.”

“I don’t understand.” Idia turns his head slightly to stare. Normally, he would be in his room playing his games and avoiding any sort of normie contact. But Ortho had convinced him to join him on a study date with Alex at the Ramshackle dorm. He only agreed because he can play his game, since they have a TV and gaming setup at their dorm. He knew Ortho didn’t like the reason, but had to compromise if he wanted his big bro to come out of his room. He was in the middle of a cut scene when he heard that.

“Huh?” he groaned, pressing the button to pause the game. The ray of sunshine herself looked between him and the game.

“That phrase, I’m a little confused by it.” she explains.

“It’s not that hard to understand.” he sighs. “It’s clearly about letting the Keyblade show him where they need to go. But why are you creeping on my stuff? Thought you two were doing work.”

“We were just about to take a break when that line caught my attention.” she says, his little brother nodding in agreement. He hums before turning his attention back on the game.

“Uh huh...” He presses the button again to resume the game. As he watched the characters talk on the screen, he felt the couch move on each side of him. When he looked, he had Ortho on one side of him and Alex on the other. He didn’t mean they could take their break with him! Both of them were lucky that he was so invested in the story to say anything to them. He almost forgot about them by the time he is flying the Gummi ship when he takes a peek at them. Both of them were watching the screen with intense focus and interest. He was used to Ortho’s curiosity since they live together, but he always assumed that Alex wouldn’t be into video games and only into fitness stuff. But when he found out that she could sew, he found out how open to stuff she really was.

“What type of game is this?” she asks after a bit.

“It’s an action role-playing game.” he answers, moving the spiky-haired protagonist in the game. He didn’t want to get too distracted by explaining the story; it was already getting complicated as it is and so full of retcons and not to mention all of the new lore added to other games on different consoles-

“Big bro, you should let her have a go.” Ortho’s suggestion threw him off his thoughts.

“Huh?”

“She’s never played it and you usually go into detail about the games you play, so why not let her try it out?” He was speechless. Sure, he was just complimenting her understanding forms of entertainment, but that didn’t mean she was ready to raise her gaming level! He looked back at Alex, who was staring at him with wide, yellow eyes. Great. She likes the idea too!

“Is it alright?” she asks, eyes beaming up at him. She really was like a golden retriever.

“...Okay, fine!” he exclaims, giving in to both of them. He hands her the remote. “Here. Now the main buttons you need to focus on…” He continues to explain the buttons and the functions while she nods in understanding, while Ortho beams that his brother is guiding someone else for once.

[nohrianhime]

Twst Inktober #?

Once again late, once again couldn't ink it, sorry not sorry i was busy with the wedding of a close friend of my family until...well mere hours ago. The prompts for week 2 have mostly already been done actually from past posts, like fairy gala and tsum for exemple, so you'll get sketches of the few left. I do wish i had time to atcually ink all of them but I have to, for once, take care of my personal life first.

Ghost Mariage was an automatic ace (that i've had lying around for a while tbh, but drastic times call for drastic measures) and for the Dance and Wishes prompt, while drawing the event boys themselves would have been the easy way out, it wouldn't have represented the part that did struck me the most with this event, aka Silver and his absolutely soul shattering wish (if you're caught up to the main story) so, I had to draw him.