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Gilded Sand

TW: INFANTILAZATION & MIND CONTROL

"Son of a bitch!" I yelled into the cool, dry desert air.

Of course, in a panic we jumped in the wrong portal and instead of ending up back at Ramshackle we're in the desert of Scarabia. Grim looks at me, his own expression a mix of annoyance and worry.

"What now?" He asks.

I don't even answer him, I just start laughing like a maniac into the empty air before I start to cry while sitting on a rock. Grim hops on my lap and pats my back while trying to reassure me that everything will be ok. As my much as I was to believe him I can't deny the reality of us being in the freezing cold desert and God knows how far from anyone else!

Once I wipe my tears and take a few deep breaths me and Grim start talking about what the hell we should do.

"If we stay out here we'll freeze," Grim seas.

"But if we wander around with no idea where the dorm building is we'll freeze to death. I mean, either way we'll freeze," I respond.

That doesn't get us anywhere other than confirming that we're as good as fucked out here. Grim then suggests we find an oasis so we don't die of dehydration out here. Not wanting to stay and wait for frozen death to get us, I agree and start walking and looking for any signs of an oasis.

"Another cactus," Grim groans.

I keep walking, looking for anything to looks like a tree but so far it's been sand and cactus. But, between this and freezing I'd rather deal with this.

***

Jamil's POV

"Jamil! Jamil!" Someone yells in panic.

I sigh, putting down the knife I was using to cut the beef I planned to use for Sambousek. Kalim had already run off for a magic carpet ride and now someone is yelling in panic, which means something might have happened to Kalim and it isn't even 7 am yet. I look over my shoulder, seeing the panicking dorm member, and ask him what happened.

"Kalim found something st the oasis!" He yells.

I look to the other students helping me in the kitchen, handing the knife off to one of them before following the boy towards the building entrance. There's a perfectly find Kalim but he doesn’t have the wide grin he normally has after a magic carpet ride, which is bad, and he's not talking about the sights he saw, which is also not good.

"Kalim, what's going on?" I ask.

Kalim gets off the magic carpet, carrying MC in his arms while Grim is on top of them. My eyes widen, I place the back of my hand to their foreheads. They're both cold, unconscious, and look dehydrated. I look back at Kalim's face, his lip quivering and tears forming in his eyes.

"Kalim, what happened?" I asks sharper.

"I was on my magic carpet ride and about 20 kilometers from the oasis I saw shapes in the sand. I when to check and... and I found them like this," Kalim says, tears starting roll down his face as he sniffles.

I take Grim and MC from Kalim while another student comforts him. I get inside, putting MC and Grim on the bed we had set up for them. They twitch slight, that's good. I tell someone to get some of the sports drinks out of my basketball bag and someone else to grab extra blankets. I hear them rush off, leaving me alone in the room with Grim and MC.

"You absolute dumbasses. How did you end up in the desert?" I ask them, knowing they can probably hear me.

The people involved sent for blankets and sports drinks come back and hand me the items before leaving. I layer the blankets on Grim and MC, tucking them in tight while I pour some of the sports drink into one of the little cups I use to portion ingredients. So, now I wait for them to wake up so I can take care of them.

***

MC's POV

I pull myself up, or at least I try to. I look and freeze, seeing a mast of orange fur with black stripes sleeping on me. Holy fuck, it's a tiger! I try to move or even breath too hard, because I'm scared that if I make one move than the tiger will decide I'm breakfast. Every time the tiger shifts I hold my breath, hoping that it just stays asleep.

The echoes of footsteps bounce around the room, cuasing me to panic even more. So, I stay still, pretending to be asleep. A door creaks open, and footsteps approach me.

"Rajah, get off of them. You'll crush them," a kind, female voice says.

Rajah, who I assume is the tiger, groans but gets off me. I let out the breath I was holding in, hearing the door close and two sets of footsteps walking away from me. Then I feel something bite my ear.

"Ow! What the hell!" I yell, rubbing my ear in pain while glaring around the room.

"About time you got up!" A nasally, high pitched voice says.

I look around, seeing only a red parrot with blue tipped wing feathers, and a yellow beak glaring at me, while crossing his arms? Wings? I don't really know. I ask him why the hell he bit my ear and he rolls his eyes.

"Because. I have an important message for you but you were asleep!" He explains.

"You still didn't need to bite me!" I yell back.

The bird rolls his eyes, again, and explains that yes he did need to wake me up by biting my ear because he has something important to tell me. By now, I know the drill.

"Let me guess, your message is that I'm in danger and if I don't do anything about it I'll be stuck," I say, knowing exactly where this is going.

"No. I was gonna say that you need better escape plans other than "run and hope for the best" because that is frankly the dumbest type of plan," the parrot says.

"Who even are you and how dare you judge my escape plans!" I respond

The parrot glares at me, saying that his name is Iago and that he has every right to judge escape plans that land me in the desert at night. OK, that seems fair enough, so I sarcastically ask him for his wisdom and he pulls out a whole list of better plans. I take the list and try to read it but words in dreams are always a bit messed up.

Before I can thank him for this nonsense list I feel weight on my body, cuasing me to wake up.

"Kalim! You can't just jump on them!" A familiar voice yells.

My eyes open, and I see a mop of white hair buried in my chest while Jamil is trying to pull Kalim off of me by the ankles. I don't say anything, just watching this mayhem. I look an see Grim looking just as confused as I am. I see what looks like the cup that holds the sauce for takeout. I stare at it, checking for any bubbles, weird colors, or anything else that means it was drugged but it looks seemingly normal. So, dumb and thirsty, I reach over and grab it. I sniff it and then have Grim sniff it and he nods. So, I drink it all, then start coughing as it goes down the wrong way.

"MC! Grim! Are you ok? Do you need anything? What were you thinking being in the desert at night and unsupervised?" Kalim yells in panic while Jamil slaps me on the back.

Once I finish my coughing fit Kalim is already wrapped around me and Grim, crying into my shoulder. I pat him on the back, feeling him crush me in a hug. I try to say something but Kalim shushes me, not letting go. Every time either of us try to move Kalim constricts us tighter. Jamil places a hand on Kalims shoulder, telling him to "get the gifts" and that finally makes Kalim let us go.

"Oh, I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me, Jamil!" Kalim says as he rushes out of the room

"Now, did you two leave your brains with Azul or did Ace steal them and you never bothered to take them back?" Jamil asks sarcastically.

"Excuse me?" Grim asks, paws on his hips.

"I mean, what else am I supposed to assume? You two were out in the desert, at night, with no water, no map, nothing reminiscent of supplies! I mean, you two were cold and dehydrated and could have-" Jamil started before being cut off.

"Jamil! Don't yell at the babies, they're still weak and healing, so don't be too hard on them," Kalim said as he came back with pastel pinks, blues, red and yellow bags.

Jamil sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose before mumbling something before telling Kalim that me and Grim aren't ready for gifts yet. Kalim pouts a bit before suggesting he gives me and Grim one gift each and then save the others for later. Jamil tells Kalim he can do what he wants and I can hear Kalim digging through the pile looking for something.

"So, what was the thing that tried to kill me?" I ask.

"Well, little ones. Since you two dried yourselves out, you need speical water to feel all better. It's the same speical water that makes me and the basketball team big and strong," Jamil says in a condescending baby voice, booping our noses.

The nose boop felt completely unnecessary and when I try to tell that to Jamil he shushes me, saying that me and Grim need to rest and not do any "big activities" until we're better. I watch as he pours some regular damn sports drinks into those little cups while the sounds of tissue paper and bags ruffling fill the room. Then those noises stop, and Kalim comes back into the room with his arms behind his back while a wide smile.

"Little ones! I got you something to cheer you up! Well, there's more from me, Jamil, and your brothers but you'll get those once you're both better. For now, you can have one gift each, so here you go," Kalim says, smiling like a proud father and he pulled his arms out from behind his back.

Me and Grim look at the gifts, a realistic parrot plushie apparently named Tayir and a blanket. We stare at them, confused on which gift is for who. Kalim notices our confusion and, while talking to us like children, explains that the plushie is for me and the blanket is for Grim.

"That way you two are less lonely in here while we're at big kid classes," Kalim told us as he put the blanket on top of Grim and stuck Tayir under my arm.

Before we can say anything Kalim has already walked over to Jamil, telling him to take a break and that he'll handle taking care of us, all while acting like we aren't even there.

"Fine, just don't give them too much too fast," Jamil says as he leaves the room.

Kalim nods, sitting next to the bed. He pulls out a book from a nearby bookshelf and I notice it looks like a picture book. Me and Grim mentally groan, having already figured out that Kalim, Jamil, and probably the rest of Scarabia doesn't see us as equals anymore, probably never did but it's just obvious now.

I don't know how much time pasted, but I know it was enough time for Kalim to read us five books and about six other Scarabia students to visit us. Even with Tayir the parrot in my arms I'm bored out of mind, but I'm too weak to go anywhere and have no plan on how the hell I would even get me and Grim out of here without ending up back in this room.

"Oh, sounds like lunch is ready, little ones. I'll get you your food, I promise you won't be alone for long," Kalim says, leaving the room.

I mentally pray he doesn't lock the door but of course he does and from the sounds of it the lock seems elaborate. Me and Grim stare at the ceiling, discussing ways we could potentially escape and make it too the right mirror, without almost dying in the desert. So far we have the idea to go out through the window with some of the sports drinks Jamil's been giving us but other than that we don't have much of a plan.

The door unlocks, and it isn't Jamil or Kalim. Instead it's a boy with bright pinkish-red hair, and he's holding a bowl of fruit, though sometimes of them don't look like any fruit I've seen before while I recognize others. I see cubes of watermelon, pineapple, and mango. One of the unfamiliar fruits has a yellow color and has a sweet, fruity smell, while the other unfamiliar fruits are small, oval shaped orange fruits that smell both sweet and sour at once.

"Come on, little ones. Until you're all better, this is your lunch so please just try some," he practically begs, holding one of the orange oval fruits towards me.

My stomach growls, so I try to reach into the bowl but he pulls it away, saying that I'm apparently too weak to feed myself and that he has to do it for me. I feel a vein bulge in my forehead and the urge to use the pillow behind me as a weapon. Every time me or Grim tries to grab a fruit he holds the bowl just out of reach, telling us to stay still and let him feed us.

"We can feed ourselves!" Grim yells, trying to get a fruit cube on any one of his claws.

"I knew Azul was bad but did he really make you both think you could feed yourselves? But don't worry, we'll take care of everything," the boy says.

I want to scream at him that no, Azul treated me and Grim like how Scarabia was but much less extreme! But I don't, instead i just pout, cross my arms and refuse to open my mouth. Grim follows my lead, so now the boy is trying to feed us fruit that we won't eat. Our stomachs growl as he begs for us to just cooperate with him, but we don't, instead I get a bit of pleasure at seeing him beg but this doesn't last long because Jamil walks in and sees the whole scene.

"Are the babies being picky or just stubborn?" Jamil asks.

"They're trying to feed themselves and now they're refusing to eat," the boy says, sounding like an exhausted parent fighting with a toddler.

"I'll take care of it," Jamil says, taking the bowl of fruit and ushering the boy out of the room before closing the door.

Jamil looks at us, his gaze cold and calculating. Grim moves closer to me, nervous about what Jamil might do. Jamil sits in the nearby chair, holding a cube of watermelon, telling us to eat it or he'll make us. We try to hold out but Grim's stomach growls so loud he can't resist the call of food, even if it's fruit. Jamil smiles as he feeds Grim mango, watermelon, and pineapple cubes. Once Grim is full Jamil turns to me, holding one of the yellow fruit slices, saying to try it.

"No," I say.

"MC, you're only going to hurt yourself if you don't eat. You're lucky I talked Kalim out of mushing it up for you, so you either let me feed you or I'll call Kalim in and have him do it," Jamil threatens.

That makes me pause. Kalim is normal a nice guy but right now he's acting like the world's most obsessive big brother and Jamil has no problem manhandling me should it get to that point. The thought of the mushed up fruits makes me gag, and I swear Jamil noticed because I saw a smirk on his face. So, between the two evils I'll go with the one that lets me chew my own fruit. Jamil smiles as he feeds me, talking to me in the damn baby voice.

Once Jamil's finished feeding me Kalim bounces back into the room, practically vibrating when he tells Jamil that the other students want to give me and Grim their gifts. Jamil sighs, making everyone line up at the door, seemingly determined to make this as orderly as possible.

Next thing we know the students are handing us toys, blankets, and so many other things that look more at home in the room of a little kid and not someone around their age and a cat monster. Once everyone has given us gifts Kalim says there are two final gifts, but he'll give those to us once we're better. That makes me nervous, because I know Kalim isn't stupid so whatever those gifts are might not be good for me.

***

I want to rip my hair out. The baby voice, the hand feeding, the stupid nicknames, all of it is driving us fucking nuts! But we can't do anything about it because we lose Grim's collar at some point and for all we know it could be in the desert! But, at least now we can actually move around, though the guys won't let us out of their sight.

"Now that you're both better, I can finally give you those gifts!" Kalim says, holding gift bags.

Kalim pulls something out of the smaller gift bag, and of course it's a gold collar that looks like the necklace worn as part of the Scarabia uniform and Jamil holds Grim while Kalim puts it on him before Jamil walks out of the room while Grim and trashing and yelling. I hide under the blanket, hoping Kalim will go away.

"MC, come on, you need to get out of those icky old clothes, please," Kalim says, trying to pull the blanket of me.

I hold onto the blanket, not letting go no matter how hard he pulls. We play this game of tug of war for who knows how long, but my newly healed body is still weak so Kalim wins. I glare and he keeps smiling, pulling my up and digging through a larger red gift bag.

"Here! I got this for you last week but everyone kept stealing you and your attention so I had want but here you go now!" Kalim says, laying out the outfit.

I look over, seeing him lay out black sarouel pants with a red flame pattern with sheer red and gold patterned fabric that was wrapped and attached at the waist, a black sleeveless top with golden accents at the collar and bottom hem that meets the top of the waist, sandals with gold scarab accents, and multiple pieces of gold jewelry. It all looks nice but given the circumstances I want to burn it all.

I watch as Kalim walks to the door and I pray he'll leave but instead he clicks the lock from the outside before closing the door, with him inside. He's smiling, acting like nothing is wrong but I feel dread pool deep in my stomach.

"Alright, stay still so I can help you undress," Kalim says.

"No way in hell!" I yell back, pulling the blanket up more.

Kalim frowns, trying to coax me into dropping the blanket and letting him "help" me. I push him away with my foot, but Kalim just won't stop! He's talking to me in that stupid baby voice while I debate kicking him in the face, then we both hear the door unlocks and open. We turn, and a blue haired guy is standing in the doorway.

"Dorm leader Kalim, what are you doing?" The guy asks.

"Trying to dress the baby but they won't let me!" Kalim whines.

"I think I heard Jamil call for you," The guy says.

"Oh, ok!" Kalim says, getting distracted and rushing to wherever Jamil hypothetically is.

The guy gives me a wink as he closes and locks the door. I let out a sigh of relief as I get out of bed and start dressing myself. Once I have the clothes on, I look at the gold accessories. Kalim has given me a pair of gold dangling bracelets, anklets, the snake armband, a gold chocker, and a set of earrings that look like metal made lace. I managed to get everything but the armband on. I let out a groan, and hear a knock at the door.

"You ok in there, sweetie?" The guy asks.

"Yes... Please," I say, giving up because I can only imagine what will happen if I don't wear the full outfit.

The guy walks in and takes the armband from my hand. He has me hold still as he puts it on me. Once he finishes, he holds my hand and walks me out of the room and down the hall towards the lounge. Everyone looks at me, all smiles and creepily caring eyes. I see Jamil and Kalim arguing while a nearby student is holding an unwilling Grim. Once they sit me on a pillow the student with Grim walks over and puts Grim in my lap.

"Any plan yet?" He asks.

"Not yet. This is gonna be harder thanks to Jamil's magic and Kalim being Kalim," I tell him.

Grim sighs and curls up in my lap. Some students try to get our attention like you do with bored toddlers while Jamil and Kalim were arguing. I swear I can hear Grim grinding his teeth while my own blood pressure is raising every time I hear that baby voice.

Someone sits next to me, taking Grim from my lap and placing him in their's before putting him down in front of a bowl of milk while someone else puts a tray with legs over my lap. Before I can say anything the guy puts a plate down in front of me.

The food on the plate is nothing I've even seen, then again I'm broke and haven't really traveled so a lot of food is unfamiliar. It looks like someone made small pastries into the shape of a lemon, cut out a circle shaped hole in each of them, and filled said holes with spinach, what looks like some kind of white cheese that was baked a golden brown and melted, and some form of cooked meat.

The smell makes me drool because damn it Scarabia has some of the best cooks on campus but I don't trust it. I glare at the potentially devious yet delicious looking food on the plate like it personally insulted my bloodline. I mean, for all I know someone could've put a sedative, or some other kind of magical sleep drug to knock me out so they can keep me here forever. So, I just glare at the food, keeping my mouth shut while the others try to feed me.

"Sweetie, please, just eat at least half a fatayer," someone begged, holding half of one of the fatayer up to my mouth.

I don't give in, instead I turn my head away from the half being presented to me. His shoulders slip as he rubs his temple, and I can't help but feel accomplished in annoying him.

"If I'm stuck with you all, then I'm making you just as miserable," I think to myself.

This goes on for almost an hour, someone tries to feed me and I just keep ignoring them, turning away, even looking up at the ceiling. I can hear the annoyed eye twitches and designated sighs and they fill me with such glee, until I hear the ever ominous jiggling of jewelry.

"I see the baby hasn't eaten their snack," Kalim comments, walking toward whichever student was currently trying to feed me.

"We've been trying for almost an hour and this little brat won't eat," the student explains, his voice filled of barely contained frustration.

"Hey! Never call them a brat, it's rude. And maybe I should try," Kalim says, taking the half from the guy's hand.

Kalim sits in front of me, holding the fatayer half right in front of my face, but I just keep looking up at the ceiling. Kalim sighs, reaching his free hand towards the back of my head of forcing it down so that I look directly at him. He offers the fatayer half again, not leaving me the option of turning my head. I glare at him, not giving him what he wants. Kalim is still smiling, but it's cold and hollow and nothing like the smile he normally wore.

"Well, if that's how you're gonna be, then I'll have to bring in the big guns!" Kalim says, putting the half down.

I watch him walk into the kitchen, and a feeling of dread spreads through my veins as a pit forms in my stomach. I look at Grim who's puffed himself up slightly, almost as if he knows what kind of danger is coming. Kalim comes back with Jamil and the pit in my stomach grows. In a panic I close my eyes, only to then feel hands on my face.

"Come on, baby. Open your eyes for me," Jamil coos, trying to coax me into opening my eyes on my own.

I shake my head as best I could, and I feel his fingers dig into my cheeks as he tries once more to coax me into opening my eyes on my own. I hold out, knowing exactly what will happen when I open my eyes. Then I feel something pulling on my eyelids, trying to move them up to open my eyes. I reach out, trying to grab Jamil's wrist to stop him but I feel someone else grab my hands.

"Sorry, little one, but this is what happens when you don't listen," a voice says with a chuckle.

Jamil pries open my eyes, his grip growing tighter as others help him hold my head still so I have no choice but to look into his eyes. They start to glow a soft red, and everything is starting to feel warm and fuzzy now, like I'm underwater.

"The one before you is your master who just wants to care for you. You are to let us care for you however we see fit, are to never leave the Scarabia dorm, and shall never disobey us," he says.

I nod, my mind feeling more and more fuzzy as I forget why I was even being stubborn in the first place. Jamil smiles, making me smile too as he whispers something to Kalim whose smile seems to grow bigger as he picks up the fatayer half. He holds it up and I take a big bite. It was so tasty! Kalim feeds me the rest while someone else hugs me in their lap. Grim has fallen asleep from his milk and it's the cutest thing ever!

"I don't know why I was fighting all this," I sheepishly admit, my cheeks flushing pink.

"Well, your brain was fried from your... desert adventure," Jamil says.

"Oh, yeah," I say

Someone hands me Tayir and I can't help but hug him as I fall backwards onto the soft pillows. Everyone seems to giggle at that, cuasing me to giggle to. Jamil sits me back up, saying I have to finish my snack. I nod, practically vibrating in place as I wait for Kalim to pick up the next piece to give me.

Once I'm done my snack someone takes out this paint looking stuff in a lot of pretty colors. I go to poke it but Jamil stops me. I ask him what it is and big brother says it's stuff to give me color designs on my arms like what Kalim has. While I hate the thought of staying still the thought of having cool designs like Kalim makes it worth it.

"Alright, give me your arm," the guy says.

I eagerly hold put my arm, waiting for him to just get started already! Kalim distracts me while the designs are put on my arms, so but the time he's done the back of my hand to almost my shoulder is covered is designs that look more like flowers. I hold out my other arm, but he said he can't do my other arm now.

"No fair!" I whine, but I forgive him when he promises to do it tomorrow after school.

That makes me feel better, though it wasn't any fun having to wait for the designs to dry, but he explains it's temporary but I don't care about that.

By the time the drying is done it's time for dinner. The smell is so amazing it's making my stomach growl. I follow everyone to the dinning room and freeze, looking for my seat until someone leads me to a white bean bag looking cushion. I sit down, waiting for food. I get plated first, but for some reason my brain is saying nonsense about how I should start eating but I know I can't... I think.

***

Time goes by way to fast, because now it's bedtime. My belly is full and it makes me feel sleepy. I beg Kalim to read me a sorry but Jamil says Kalim has to study. Stupid studying, ruinning time with my big brothers. I grumble and beg, but Jamil can't be swayed so someone else has to do it. I pout but I get promised a bedtime story so it makes it better. When I get to my room I pull out the nice pajamas Kalim gave me while one of my big brothers help me get changed. Once I'm in my cozy pajamas he tucks me and Grim in, making sure I have Tayir in my arms, before he starts reading my bedtime story.

My eyes grow heavy as he finishes, and I see him smile as he pats my head and puts the book back on the shelf. I reach out to him, asking him to stay but he just laughs and tells me good night before blowing out the lantern. I start to drift off as the comfortable darkness takes me.

But before I can get to sleep everything wet and cold. I cough and sputter as I try to figure out what just happened. I look around as see a familiar pair of blue eyes in the darkness.

"What did you do?" I ask, trying to get whatever hit me out of my pajamas.

"I splashed you with a pitcher of stolen water," Grim explained.

"Well, thanks for that," I say, not even trying to be sarcastic.

Grim smiles and starts filling me in on the plan he came up with. He explains that his plan is to sneak out of the window and walk around to the entrance then get to the mirror hall and finally back to Ramshackle.

That didn't sound like a half bad idea, though I ask him how we're going to get out of locked windows with bars over them, and he says we just break the lock and he'll melt a hole. I ask him other questions, making sure that this plan has all the holes filled because I can already imagine what'll happen if we get caught.

"Relax, I thought of everything," Grim says.

"What about your collar?" I ask.

Grim pauses, and I face palm. I mean sure, Grim could do magic before the mage stone, but it's still something we'd like on our side and also once this is over Grim needs it for classes. So, the new place is to break into the storeroom, grab the collar and then make it to the entrance to reach the mirror chamber and then Ramshackle. I can almost taste the freedom.

We pretend to be asleep, watching until the alarm clock shows 1 am, because by then everyone has to be asleep. I kick the blanket off, and make it to the door. We look at the door knob, and using one of the many bookmarks this room has, I manage to open the door. We both, thankfully, remember where the storeroom is from pervious visits. We creep slowly and carefully down the halls, freezing at the slightest sound but we manage to get there in the end. Now the problem is finding his collar in all this treasure.

We search and search but it seems to not be here and we both start worrying that Jamil or Kalim has it in their rooms, but under a pile of coins we see a familiar white and black striped ribbon. Grime Grabs it and I help him put it back on. We sneak out of the storeroom, making sure to be as careful as possible.

We move down the halls, keeping an ear out for anyone else but we don't hear or see anyone. I let out a breath in didnt realize I was holding as the entrance gets closer and closer, then we hear someone clear their throat.

"What are you two doing up?" The stern yet tired voice asks.

We both slowly turn around, seeing Jamil looking at us with disappointment that make me soul shrivel slightly. We don't say anything, the slience stretching between the three of us. Jamil tries to coax us both back into bed, and when he realizes that won't work he tries to use Snake Whisper on us, but I throw a pillow at him in panic.

That pillow hitting him in the face gives me an Grim enough of a distraction to run like we've never run before towards that entrance. Freedom is so close and we're not going to lose it now! Grim even uses some magic to stall more. We manage to leave the entrance and make it to mirror chamber. We stare at the mirrors, trying to remember which one is Ramshackle.

"Damn it! I can't remember!" I yell.

"I think it's this one!" Grim yells, pointing to a random mirror.

Normally it would be stupid to jump into a random mirror, but there are four mirrors we didn't go through and only one of them is our dorm, the odds aren't great for people whose brains were fried by dehydration! I hear the voices of Scarabia approaching, giving us no choice other than to pick and hope it's right.

So, we jumped through the mirror Grim picked, leaving the desert nightmare behind, hopefully for good, but luck hates the two of us, so instead of being near a dying tree and old building, we're in a beautiful garden

"Wrong one?" I ask rhetorically with a sigh.

"Yep, wrong one," Grim states, his tone tired and deadpan.

Well, at least we won't have to deal with every problem that comes with living in a desert area. Though, death by glamor isn't great either. Me and Grim see a nice bench, lay down on it, and let sleep finally take hold.

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[a-998h]

Hi :D Can you write Yandere Saja Boys punishing female Reader after she managed (or tried) to run away from them? You can decide yourself if it’s gonna be NSFW or not!

Feel free to ignore this ask btw.

TW: DRUGGING, BROKEN BONES, AND BLOOD

Korean Eimpire, 1800s...

Your feet were bleeding but you didn't care. You had to move quickly of you wanted to get any chance at freedom. The twigs echoed like cannons each time you broke one as the rocks buried themselves into the soles of your feet.

Branches tangled themselves in your hair and chima. You didn't have time for this, so using the knife you stole you chopped your hair free and pulled hard on your chima, causing it to rip. Once free you keep running, sees the lantern lights of a village setting closer and closer. For the first time in months you smile, a genuine smile of relief, then you see something among the trees.

It looks like shadowy figures, some on the ground and someone in the trees themselves. In a panic you run faster, hoping to reach the village and Hunters but you don't get to exit the forest. Instead, you feel something hit your back, cuasing yo to fall and hit the ground, hearing a snap and feeling unbearable pain shoot up your arm and you screamed in pain.

The boys freeze, worried about what cuased you to scream like that. Romance rushes over, holding your face in his hands and wiping his tears with his thumbs.

"Honey, honey, it's ok," he coos.

Jinu walks to your side, touching your right arm, then your left. He sees that your left arm is at an unnatural angle that made him throw up in his mouth a bit. As he lightly grazes your left arm he feels you flinch and they all hear your groan of pain. He looks to the others, telling Mystery and Abby to get off your back. Jinu gets under your "good" side to help you stand.

"Don't make this any harder, sweetheart. You're already hurt, don't make it worse," Jinu whispered.

You don't respond, instead your throw your body weight at Jinu, making him stumble as you run off into the forest, though you don't get far as something sharp digs into the shoulder of your left side. You scream and try to look.

"Aw, Jinu told you not to make this harder, but you just couldn't help yourself could you, sweetheart," Baby teased, watching the fangs of Derpy dig into the flesh of your shoulder.

Blood leaks from the wound, staining your jeogori and flowing across the ground. The others rush over and Abby yells at Jinu to call off his "damn Idiot Tiger!". Jinu calls Derpy off you, finally causing the pain in your shoulder to dull if only slightly. Abby lifts you to your feet, unbothered by the blood. Mystery takes out linen bandages, almost as if he was expecting this to happen. Once your shoulder is wrapped up Abby lifts you in a bridal hold and starts walking back towards the home they kept you in.

"Now, since you tried to run away, hit me, and got yourself hurt you'll need to be punished," Jinu said, coldly.

The boys talk amongst themselves, only stopping so Mystery can put your arm in a rudimentary splint. Once they finish, Baby has a smirk on his face while the others are less blatant about their sadistic pleasure.

"You won't be leaving the house for a year and a half," Jinu says, coldly.

Romance walks towards you, a gourd bottle in his hand. You try to stand but Mystery grabs you, deceptively strong despite his lean frame. As you struggle Romance forces the gourd tip into your mouth, pouring the liquid inside down your throat. When Mystery finally lets you go your head swims, your vision starts going black, and shadowy figures dance across the walls. Jinu supports you as you fall unconscious in his arms.

"So, what was in that medicine, Baby?" Mystery asks.

"Oh, just something that'll make sure she can't move in her sleep, and maybe have her visited by a few things," Baby says a smirk on his face.

The remaining Saja Boys look at Baby, wondering what exactly he mixed up but so long as it keeps you under control, does it really matter?

[a-998h]

Can I have Yandre!Baby Saja x Reader??

Reader is ultimately uninterested in the Saja Boys, but something about them just seems to draw Baby in

He regrets agreeing to Jinu's plan, even more so after learning that he would have to act all cute and childish while being the equivalent of a grown man. Though, he made it bearable by focusing on the power that waited for him after this was said and done.

Though, during their first performance he not only noticed the Hunters by a human who was seemingly uninterested. Not like they were pretending to be uninterested to be cool, but they genuinely seemed like they weren't interested in the show.

Baby was so confused, every time he saw you, you were with your friends, who were fangirling like no tomorrow, but you seemed genuinely uninterested, not annoyed, just neutral and that annoyed him to no end.

"We're demons! They should be falling head over heels for us but all they do is stand there with their friends!" Baby vented to Abby and Romance one night.

"Baby, you're focusing too much on them. We have everyone else wrapped around our finger. Who cares if a few aren't into us, we get souls regardless," Romance told him.

That didn't help Baby feel any less annoyed. He needed you to love them and fall under their power like everyone else in South Korea. So, he used his growing powers to watch you. He wanted to know what made you tick, what made you not love him them.

He couldn't stop himself, your apathy was so annoying yet he kind of liked it, like he enjoyed the thought of making you love him and being under his control like all the others.

"Aw, does wittle Baby have a crush?" Abby teased after finding Baby looking at pictures he took of you.

"N-no! I'm just... trying to figure out how to kill the Hunters," he blurted out while his cheeks turned as pink as Romance's hair.

"Right," Abby said in a teasing yet skeptical tone.

Baby had a stash growing, a hoodie you accidentally left at the laundromat, wrappers from the trash, a small keychain that "fell" off your bag, and so many pictures he took while you were none the wiser.

He couldn't help himself, you were just so fascinating. Of course, this didn't go unnoticed by the other Saja Boys.

"Baby, you can't keep stalking a random human. You need to focus on practicing for the Idol Awards," Jinu said.

Baby glared at him, feeling annoyed that his unofficial boss was trying to stop him from stalking getting to know you. Baby doesnt respond, just ignoring Jinu and going back to watching you from across the street, camera in hand.

When the fan signing event rolled around he wasn't expecting you to be there, but you were. When he saw you go to Zoey he tried to not crush his water bottle in anger, though he calmed down when you moved to him.

"Hello! I'm so happy to meet you! So, who's this for?" He said, playing up his cute act.

"Oh, it's for my friend. He's a big fan but couldn't come," you explained.

Baby's fist clenched tight around the pen he "borrowed" from Zoey. The universe must be fucking with him, the one time he's so close to you and you're not even talking to him for yourself! But he swallowed his anger, signs the print, and waves in cheery manner as you leave.

***

He's furious! All that work, all that time putting up the with infantilization, and watching as unworthy losers got close to you was all for nothing! He was back in the Underworld, trapped by some stupid rainbow Honmoon! He was throwing a fit, terrifying the demons around him until someone hands him a mirror.

"What is this?!" He yells, angry at being given something that was seemingly junk.

"I-it's a magic mirror connected to the human world," the demon nervously explained.

"Like a portal?" Baby asked desperately.

The demon nodded, and Baby smiled as he planned what he'd do the moment he figured out how it properly worked.

[a-998h]

PLEASE GIMME GWI MA X MALE READER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

(Reader is a demon that was never human)

Millennium ago, when the underworld was trying to establish order there were two demons. One born of fire that glowed in shades of red, pinks, and purple while the other was one born of ice in glowing shades of white and blues. They hated each other, fighting for control over the underworld and all the demons in it. The fire demon didn't want to lose and neither did his enemy.

"I'll destroy you sentient campfire!" The ice demon yelled from their perch on a pillar of stone.

"Then come down here and fight me you flavorless bingsu!" The fire demon yelled as he stands at the base of the stone pillar.

This would go on for centuries, until the fire demon was confiding in one of his friends, a male gumiho, about how he thought he might be allergic to the ice demon. His friend asked him to explain and the fire demon started ranting.

"Every time they are around me my face feels hotter than it should, my non existent heart moves faster, and my stomach feels odd!" The fire demon yells.

The gumiho smirks, because his friend wasn't allergic to the ice demon, he had feelings fir them but of course he'd never admit it.

"Gwi Ma, maybe you are not allergic. Maybe you like them, " The gumiho suggests.

Gwi Ma yells about how that isn't possible, all while his face was turning new shades of red.

Meanwhile, the ice demon was having a similar conversation with their friend, a cheonyeogwisin, who suggested something similar and the ice demon reacted in denial. The gumiho and cheonyeogwisin could see the sparks between Gwi Ma and the ice demon but knew that getting either of them to admit it wouldn't be easy. So, the two made a plan.

They arranged to lure their respective friend to the clearing among a grove of camellia trees, then force them to talk to either. So, they put their plan into motion, having their friend chase them into the clearing before disappearing into the trees to watch.

"What are you doing here?!" The ice demon yelled.

"I was going to ask you the same thing," Gwi Ma says.

There's a tense silence as you both glare at each other, though Gwi Ma couldn't help but notice the ice demon's beautiful features. He then realizes he never knew the ice demon's name, so he takes a deep breath and looks at them.

"What is your name?" Gwi Ma asks.

"Excuse me?" The ice demon says, a little confused because they were expecting insults and yelling.

"I asked, what. Is. Your. Name?" Gwi repeats, purposely slower this time.

"Reader, my name is Reader," you say.

He nods and silence falls over both once more, though it's not as hostile. The ice demon asked his name this time and the conversation seemed to flow naturally between the two, all while their friends watched and smiled.

After that day, the fighting finally stopped and the two kept meeting in that grove clearing, their love blossoming into something glorious. The wedding was a spectacle of beauty and grace that every demon was invited to witness.

Now, even as his power dwindle due to the Hunters and Honmoon, Gwi Ma's heart never grows cold as his love stays by his side, making him happy as he does the same.

[a-998h]

Hey, can I pls request a Bobby x Artist!Reader who's struggling with art block and staying up late because of this, so to help reader sleep Bobby cuddles them and refuses to let go? =3

Bobby was coming home to the apartment he shared with his partner, Reader. They're an artist, a freelancer who did paints in a traditional style in watercolor, while doing their own for fun. Bobby was so proud of them and bragged every chance he got. Normally, when he gets home their studio is quite with the scent of hanji paper and drying watercolor paint filling the air due to him getting home very late in the evening.

Though, this time he actually heard noise coming from the studio, it was music and while the scent of hanji paper hadn't changed the scent of watercolors in the air was that of those in use, not drying. He walks down the hall, each of his partner's beloved paintings watching him.

He knocks on the door and the music stops for a moment as he hears slow, sluggish footsteps coming towards the door. It opens, revealing, you.

You looked awful, there were deep, dark bags under your eyes, leaning on the doorframe for support, and overall looking miserable.

"You're home," you said softly.

"Yeah, but what are you still doing up? It's almost 2 in the morning!" Bobby exclaims in concern.

You try to brush it off but he doesn't let up. He asks what you're doing and you say you were finishing a commission. Skeptical, he asks to look and while you try and stop him it doesn't work. When he gets inside he doesn't see an almost finished piece, instead he sees a blank horizontal length of hanji paper, cut of water, paintbrushes, and wetted paints ready for use.

"Honey, you know I love you. But please, tell me what's going on," Bobby pleads and he gently holds your hand.

"Fine. Art block snuck up on me and I need to fix it before April. So, I've been staying up late, trying to make myself paint but so far nothings happened, I just keep starring at the paper and my mind is empty," you admit.

"How long has this been going on?" Bobby asks.

"Almost a month," you admit.

He squeezes your hand slightly before leading you out of your studio, closing the door, and putting a chair under the know just in case. You asked him what he's doing but he shushes you, saying to change into your pajamas and get ready for bed.

"But I-" you start before he cuts you off.

"No buts," Bobby says, using his "manager voice".

You comply, getting ready for bed while he changes into a night shirt and sleep shorts. He then leads you to your shared bedroom and sits you on your bed while he pulls out an extra blanket from the closet.

Before you can ask what he's doing he wraps you up in the extra blanket, making you a burrito of comfort. He then wraps you in a hug, flopping onto his side as he hugs you close to him. Your head is pressed against his chest so tight you can hear his heartbeat. You then see the glow of his phone screen followed by the sweet sounds of folk music.

Bobby pulls the beds blanket over both of you as he still holds onto you. Once you're both tucked it he spoons you, making sure you face him. You try to wriggle away but he chuckles and holds you tighter.

"I'm not letting you go. You're going to sleep. I'll do this every night if I have, because if this is what it takes for you to sleep then it's worth it," he says, starting to yawn himself.

You try and hold out but the fluff of the blankets and Bobby's body acting as a heating pad made it so much harder to stay awake until your eyelids started to droop, growing heavier and heavier until you were fast asleep in the arms of the man you love.

This becomes routine every time you have art block or you overwork yourself, blanket burrito and cuddles. Bobby holds you tight and never lets you go until you both fall asleep until the art block is gone or you're no longer two second from burn out.

[a-998h]

@star-the-idiot "Please can you do something with the saja boys x male reader i have been looking and only found one" "Romantic pls especially if reader is a demon himself"

(Reader is a male Gumiho, a korean nine tailed fox spirit)

TW: IMPLIED SLUT SHAMING OF READER

You're lounging around in your manor in the demon world. You were a high ranking demon who had nothing to do when the Honmoon created and constantly sealed for centuries.

You were annoyed, craving acess to the human world but there wasn't anything you could do about it because you're not dumb enough to try and fight them directly. Then you heard Jinu's suggestion to make a demon boy band to go after the fans.

You cackled and laughed with the other demons because honestly, that sounded like the stupidest idea you've ever heard. You returned to your manor, and heard a knock on the doors.

"Go see who it is," you say to a servant demon.

The servant comes back with Jinu, Romance, Abby, Mystery, and Baby. You raised an eyebrow at what a group of jeoseungsaja were doing in your manor.

"What do you want, Jinu?" You asked, all six of your tails flickering in boredom.

"We require your assistance for my plan," Jinu explains.

You asked why, feeling smug that the one who came up with this dumb plan needed your help. Jinu explains that he and the others needed some of your power to make human disguises.

"Wait, can't you do that on your own?" You asked.

"Normally, yes. But due to our limited power the forms are... unusual," Jinu says, being vague.

You had them show their human forms and... yeah. The skin looked corpse pale, eyes still golden, and overall looked very creepy and very wrong. Jeoseungsaja are powerful demons, meaning it takes more power for them to transform. You had a fox marble so you didn't need the power of human souls to shapeshift.

"OK, Yeah. The Hunters will be able to spot you from kilometers away," you say.

"Which is why we need your help. Please, share your power with us," Jinu says.

"We'll pay you back, however you like," Abby says, adjusting his posture to show his muscles while he shoots you a wink and Romance blows you a kiss.

Your face turns red as you hide it behind your silk fan.

"Fine, fine, I'm willing to share. now line up and come here," you say.

As the line up and come closer you hand them each a small green marble that contained part of your power. They each look at the marble in their hands, giving you looks of confusion.

"You have to swallow it," you say flantly.

"I'm sorry, what?!" Baby yells.

"You have to swallow the marble, or else it won't work," you tell them.

After realizing you're not joking, they each swallow the small marble in their hand and feel a tingling sensation through their veins.

"Also, I'm coming with you," you say, leaving jo room for debate.

"Excuse me?" Jinu asks.

"You really think I'm trusting you five up there with some of my power unsupervised? I'm rich, not stupid," you say with indignation.

The Saja Boys exchange looks, knowing full well that you'll follow them to the human world regardless of them letting you come with them. So, with a tired sigh Jinu agrees.

***

Holy fuck, you couldn't believe this plan was actually working. As the public swooned for the boys you watched from a distance, not wanting to be in the spotlight or deeply associated in anyway with this plan that may or may not work.

"OK, this song is actually catchy," you say to yourself as Soda Pop echoes through the area.

As the boys finish they disappear down the side street you were in, making you look up from the romance book you picked up earlier.

"Did you see that, they love us," Romance brags.

"Yeah," you say sharply.

The boys notice, but think it's because you're too focused on your book to really care, not noticing how you gritted your teeth every time people got close to the Saja Boys.

With you posing as their manager, the plan is starting to fall into place as they look like a legit boy band.

"Do you really need to go on this stupid show?" You asked through gritted teeth, gripping the clipboard in your hand with white knuckles.

"Reader, we need to get the fans on our side and this is the best way to do it," Jinu says.

You sigh, tell them to not make themselves look too stupid and retreat to the bathroom.

"Yeesh, what's his problem?" Baby asks himself.

The moment that bathroom door locks, your disguise drops in a puff of red smoke as you grip the sink so hard the porcelain cracks. You hated this, watching as humans acted like they were entitled to the boys and everything they are.

You loved them, all five of them, but you never said anything. You knew how that would look, as a Gumiho you already had a reputation for being a more lustful and provocative demon, so loving five demons at the same time would make the rumors worse. Your golden eyes flash in the mirror as the purple patterns glow brighter and brighter across your being, your tails bristling in anger.

Then, you hear someone knocking on the door.

"You ok in there?" You hear Abby ask.

You take a deep breath and pull yourself together, putting your disguise illusion back on and walking out of the bathroom.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Abby" you mumbled.

Abby isn't convinced, but he and the others had to focus. Though, he did tell the others you seemed upset. They agreed, sharing how they noticed you always seemed on edge.

You stood by Bobby, who was being his normal friendly self, during the fan signing event. You hated this, being around so many humans but not being able to take the souls now. You take a deep breath, keeping your "stone cold manager" face on as you kept fans back, and telling Mystery to stop barking every time someone gets snippy with you.

That made you a smile a bit, but you couldn't let it show. You noticed how Jinu behaved around Rumi, getting annoyed at his lack of focus on the plan that was literally his idea! Once the event was over, you ushered the boys away, glaring at Jinu the whole time.

***

"Alright, Reader, why are you so angry?" Jinu asks, after he came back from meeting with Rumi.

You were pouting and ignoring him. You had asked Sussie and Derpy what Jinu had been up to and they told you everything. So, here you are, pouting on a park bench with the other Saja Boys around.

"I said I'm fine," you grumbled.

"Bullshit! Something's clearly wrong so stop being cryptic and tell us!" Baby yelled.

"Fine! Want to know why I'm so mad? It's because I love you, all of you but the fans and Hunters have been taking all your attention and you'd all probably think I'm just as lustful as the rumors say!" You yell, you centuries of longing and ager flooding out.

"Who said we believed those rumors?" Mystery says softly.

You glare at them, angry tears rolling down your cheeks. There is silence between you all, their empty hearts aching at the thought you believing they'd think that lowly of you, that they'd only go to you for your power and nothing else.

Abby pulls you onto his lap, Romance taking a spot of the right, Mystery taking a spot on the left, Baby on your lap, and Jinu on the floor in front of you. They crushed you in a group hug, making sure you felt all their love for you.

"Well, since our powers have been brought back. I think we owe you your rightful powers," Jinu said, a smirk on his face.

"Yeah, you're right," you say as Mystery and Romance kiss your tears away.

"Since I'm on his lap, I get first dibs," Baby said, already grabbing your cheeks.

You roll your eyes and chuckle while Abby whines about how he gets the first kiss because you're on his lap. You tell them to stop, kissing Baby on the lips and feeling your power return to you. Baby gets off your lap, getting you enough movement to turn and face Abby.

"Alright, your turn, Abby," you say before kissing him.

Romance is next, than Mystery, and then finally Jinu. Their faces are decorated with various levels of blush while your face is as pink as Romance's hair.

"Oh before I forget. We made this for you," Abby says.

You watch as he runs off and comes back with a small lacquered box. You open it and see a jade bead necklace with a large abalone shell carved into the shape of a hair as the main charm. You smile, genuinely smile and finally notice the band aids on Mystery's fingers and hand.

"Humans do this with rings, but we figured this was more your style," Abby says with a slight smirk.

Baby helps you with the clasp, admitting the only part they "made" was Mystery carving the shell, saying that the beads came from a jewelery booth in the mall. You laugh, finding it nice that they went through all this just to gift you something.

"Thank you. It's perfect," you say softly.

"So, does that mean you'll marry us?" Romance asks.

You nod, saying that once this was all over you'd marry them all and you could all share a gaint bed in your manor. They chuckled and laughed, happy to finally see your smile, treating it as a rare ray of sun of a cloudy day.

"We love you, 왕자님!" They all cheer.

"I love you too," you say as they line up for the next round of kisses.

[a-998h]

(Hint, I mentioned cold at the end of Under the Sea)

Nite: this will not dictate the path of the series I just want to know what you all guess

[a-998h]

Under the Sea

TW: INFANTILAZATION!

The welcome cold of AC washes over my body as the shouts of Savanaclaw become muffled. I feel arms around my midsection, the warmth of a body, and I hear the sounds of soft talking, clinking of glasses, and the scrapping of utensils agianst plates.

"Hey ya, Shrimpy, Beal seal," a teasing voice says from above me.

I look up, my gaze meeting a sharp toothed smile and yellow eye looking down at you. You knew right away that you were being held by Floyd, also because he was the only one who would blatantly squeeze you and call you only by nicknames.

Looking to your left you see Grim being held by the armpits by Jade but Azul is seemingly nowhere. Until you hear the sound of someone clearing their throat, causing Jade and Floyd to turn around.

"Ah, Pearl, Grim, how wonderful of you to join us," he says, sitting in an armchair looking like a mafia boss.

"You reached through the mirror and grabbed us!" Grim yells, still trying to escape Jade's hold.

Azul laughs, acting like he was doing us both a big favor. He stands up and slowly stalks towards Grim and me like a predator. I try to free myself but Floyd holds on tighter and Jade does the same to Grim. Azul starts with me, taking Grim's collar from my hands and putting it in his jacket pocket before turning to Grim.

"You poor thing, you don't deserve to wear such an ugly thing," Azul says, taking off the Savanaclaw bandana.

As it falls to the floor Azul pulls out a light purple and black collar with a white bow, that has a golden nautilus shell charm in the middle, and puts it on Grim.

"There, now you look presentable," Azul says before turning to look at me.

Azul then walks over to me with two white boxes in hand. Though, he has to practically beg Floyd to let me go. With an annoyed sigh Floyd let me go just long enough for Azul to hand me the two boxes before returning to squeeze me.

"Floyd, take our pearl to their new room. Jade, give me Grim so I can keep an eye on him," Azul says.

Jade hands over s truggling Grim with a smile while Floyd picks me up and walks down the light purple halls of Octavinelle until we reach a lilac door decorated with coral and seashells. He opens it, revealing a bedroom in shades of blue, purple, and teal all decorated with items shaped as seashells, fish, and coral.

"We put a lot of effort into this room, so you better be grateful, Shrimpy," Floyd says before he closes and locks the door.

I set the two boxes on the bed, despite both being white with a purple ribbon one was smaller and more rectangular while the other was larger and more square shaped. I touch the ribbon and realize they're printed on the box.

"Guess I'm to delicate to untie a ribbon," I mutter to myself.

I open the larger box and surprise, surprise there's an outfit inside. I remove the white gloves, scarf, and a white scarf thingy Sailor moon wears and set them aside. I then pull out a purple blouse with a black sailor collar decorated with purple stripes. The cuffs of the blouse matched the collar and I saw the Octavinelle logo stiched in black thread on the center flap of fabric that came from the blouse. I set it aside as well, pulling out thigh high purple stockings before finally pulling out what looks like a pleated skirt attached to a pair of pants.

"I'm going to take a wild guess and say the other box has shoes," I say to no one.

Yeah, I was right. Same shoes everyone in the dorm wears. It all looked every nice, but by now I knew what wearing it meant and I wasn't going to given them the satisfaction. I then hear a knock on the door and a voice.

"Pearl, you done in there? Azul is waiting," someone says.

I open the door, still in the Savanaclaw outfit, and staring at this boy with spiky blonde hair. He asks about my uniform and I told him I'm not wearing it. He looks a bit nervous but puts on a smile and uses the type of tone you use with annoying kids who won't put on their shoes.

"That outfit is a gift from all of us and it would make us so happy if you put it on, Pearl," he says.

"I'm still not wearing it," I say flatly.

His smile drops and he tells me to wear it or he'll tell Azul. Any normal person would give in because Azul is not teh kind of guy you play games with but I'm feeling brave and or stupid.

"I said, I'm not wearing it," I say, this time more defiant.

The guy walks away and I feel like I won. Then I actually thought about it more and realized that Azul would bring backup named Jade and Floyd who could definitely overpower me. I could already feel Floyd's arms squeezing me, Jade's stare that seemed to calculated and devoid of life, and Azul just watching it all while saying it something about me needing to be grateful for the gift. I start putting the outfit on.

By the time another knock comes from my door I'm only lacking the shoes, the white Sailor Moon scarf thing, and gloves. I rush over to the door but smooth wooden floors and socks don't mix, so with a loud thud I face plant.

"Pearl! Pearl! Are you ok?" Azul asks, panicked.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," I say, pulling myself off the floor.

I hear the door open and then feel someone pull me up off the floor. I look and it's Jade. Azul keeps asking if I'm ok, checking for bruises and acting like I'd break because gravity hates me. Once I reassure him that I'm fine he sees the gloves and Sailor Moon scarf in my hand.

"Oh, let me help you with those," Azul says, taking the Sailor Moon scarf from me.

He ties the knot smoothly before taking the gloves and putting them on for me. Jade is still holding onto me, clearly not willing to let me go just yet. Azul puts the shoes on for me like I'm a little kid. Once he's done he leads me out of the room and to his office, telling Jade and Floyd to go back to their shifts at Mostro Lounge. As Jade and Floyd wak away Jade turns back to look at me.

"Have fun, little elver. Don't cause too much trouble," he says, walking back into the fray of Mostro Lounge.

In Azul's office he had me sit in a corner with sea creature coloring books, crayons, and Grim while he sat at his desk. Me and Grim couldn't even breath without Azul looking at us like some kind of paranoid parent. The boredom was starting to set in, and my eyelids start to feel heavy until I fell asleep.

Cold creeps into my flesh and bones as I feel weightless. Slowly, I open my eyes and see nothing. Everything is dark and I start to panic as I keep moving more and more down. I try to swim but my legs aren't working, almost as if they're tied together. Looking down I don't see my legs, instead I see a blue and dark grey fish tail. I start to panic more and more but I feel myself running out of air, so on instinct I take a big gulp of air but all I taste is saltwater but, I my lungs feel free.

I can breath, somehow, but still can't pull myself up as I slowly sink. As I panic I feel someone wrap their arms around my waist and pull me up. I look and see the face of a red haired young woman with blue eyes. She reaches a gaint cave opening and swims inside, setting me down on a rock in the center.

"Are you ok?" She asks.

"Uh, yeah?" I say.

She smiles before introducing herself as Ariel. I finally notice her green fish tail and she jokes about me acting like I've never seen a mermaid before, which was true because Mereels, and a Meroctopus don't technically count. I see a yellow fish with blue stripes and a crab swim into the cave while Ariel goes through her collection of objects. I wave and they wave back. I thank Ariel for saving me and she says it's not a problem, after all she was planning to meet me anyway. I puase, now confused by what that meant.

"You asked for my help, don't you remember?" She asks.

I truly don't know what she's talking about but I just went along with it, saying that maybe all the panic caused me to forget. She buys it, saying that I had apperently agreed to meet her in her cave because she had something important to tell me.

"Oh, ok. So, what did you want to tell me?" I asked.

"That, what they're doing to you isn't right," she says softly.

"What do mean?" I ask.

"She's means that the people who say they love you aren't doing you any good!" the crab with a jamaican, who I later learn is named Sebastian, yells as he grabs my cheeks with his claws.

"I don't understand," I say.

"What Sebastian means is, that what they're doing to you isn't healthy. They love you, but love isn't meant to be locks and keys. I know what that feels like and it isn't good. So, please, let me help you swim far, far away where you can be happy," she says, kindness and worry in her voice.

I nod, but the cave shakes and items fall off the shelves. The fish, who I learn is Flounder, starts freaking out about dangerous currents. Ariel grabs my wrist and starts guiding me out of her cave. I follow her but something is pulling me back. Ariel tries to keep her grip but whatever has me is too strong. I get pulled into the cold darness of the deep as Ariel tries to reach me but is unable to.

"Pearl. Pearl? Are you ok?" A voice says.

I open my eyes, seeing Azul looking down at me, worry in his eyes. I mumble that I'm fine and he seems to buy it. Grim stretches as I stand up and wipe the drool off my chin. Azul leads us both out of his office to an empty back table. Looking around I see the dorm memebers cleaning up and closing the place. When he sits us down I see a boy with greyish-dark green hair walking over with a serving tray. He puts a plate and glass of milk in front of me while putting a bowl of the fancy tuna in front of Grim.

"What is this?" I ask.

"A white fish fillet coated in rye flour that's been pan-fired, paired with a creamy sauce," the boy says, entering "waiter mode".

I poke at the food as Azul watches. Feeling uncomfortable I started slowly eating it, and I'll admit it tastes amazing. Once me and Grim have finished, someone grabs the dishes and Azul checks the time.

"Well, looks like it's family time," Azul says.

I look confused and someone brings out a board game. As the person reads the rules I realize this is just the Twisted Wonderland version of Clue. I'm excited to play but Azul says that the game "is not appropriate for our little Pearl!"

I was fully expecting the guy to point out how I'm not a little kid but he just gasps in realization, packs up the game and goes to pick out a different one. He comes back with different game and sets it up. When me and Grim try not to play they all coo, pat our heads, and pinch our cheeks. Eventually we give in and play, making everyone else happy.

Time passes by quickly, and by then the game is over. The guy who brought out the game starts cleaning it up and someone else leads me back to my room. The door closes, but I don't hear it lock. I look at the bed and I see a large purple night shirt on the bed. I pick up Grim and out my ear to the door, waiting for everything to go quiet. Once that happens I slowly open the door and creep down the hallway towards Azul's office.

"What's the plan?" Grim asks in a whisper.

"Grab your collar and run," I whisper.

We hide and wait for any sign of movement tp come from the office, but nothing happens. We sneak closer, openn the door and slink inside. The chair is empty but his uniform jacket is still hanging off of the back. Grim reaches in every pocket until he pulls out his collar and he puts it back on, only do we hear someoen clearing their throat.

We slowly turn and see Jade in the doorway, a predatory smile on his face. Grim sets off some fire as we run out of Azul's office. Jade yells and everyone who is still away starts chasing after us or trying to stop us with magic. I knock over tables and chairs to act as distractions to slow them down if even a little. In a last ditch effort Grim makes a wall of blue fire, giving us time to run out the doors and to the mirror hall. We know they''ll cacth up but by the time they do we'll be back at Ramshackle.

"There it is!" Grim yells, gesturing to a mirror.

We jump through it, only to get smacked in the face with cold and realize, we jumped into the wrong mirror.

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just a question

When are you going to do the part after "Protection" of the Pride?

I started it but life was getting busy for me and my family as we're trying to re-home one of our animals. But I promise I'm working on it.

[a-998h]

a rumi x reader where Reader is a cursed immortal that introduces the Honmon and abilities to the first hunters? in the modern era reader is the major sponsor for all expenses anything Huntrix related and Reader and Rumi finally meet?

You were a musogin back then, and a less than personable one at that. Sure, people came to you for your rituals but other than that you were often alone.

Then demons started creeping into the world, taking souls to feed Gwi-Ma and leaving destruction and devastation in their wakes. So, armed with a set of sin-kal seonsaeng Siwang daebeonji, two small brass knives that had one flat side and one rounded side along with a "skirt" cut from twelve pages of hanji paper held together with with string tied in three knots, and a brass bell, that had a "skirt" of multicolored cloth, you when to hold back the demons.

Your mentor had taught you how to harness the positive energy of the human soul to ward of demons, the Honmoon she called it, though you were only on person and no matter how much you tried you were just unable to make a Honmoon big enough to protect an area large than a medium sized village.

Then you found them, one by one. Three young women with the same connects to the world beyond humanity, so you taught them everything you know and they took it in stride. So, with the four of you the Honmoon looked like it was going to succeed and you'd be a part of it!

Until, your soul was almost taken by a jeoseung saja. While you managed to keep your soul and send him back to the underworld, your energies mixed together, causing a Shockwave that threw you against a large tree and caused an injury to your leg.

You were afaird that this new energy inside you would destroy everything you and those young women had been working to protect, so you stepped own and watched as they succeeded in creating the first golden Honmoon. You were proud, maybe this is what your mentor felt all those years ago.

Time ticked on, and as the world seemed to more you never really changed. You realized, the mixed energy that now lived inside you, had caused to you never age and never be able to die, though you only learned this after watching each of those young women grow older and older while stayed the same as you were that night.

So, still fearing the damage your voice could do to the Honmoon, you left the Hunters to teach themselves all while you watched and funded their actives.

You were a name without a face to each generation. In the 1930s you were Jung-Soo, the Hunters of the 1950s knew you as Seong-Ho, in the 1970s you were Sun-Young, to the Sunlight Sisters you were Yu-Jin, and to HUNTR/X you were Gyeong-Min.

They never knew you and you planned to keep it that way, then you saw Saja Boys appear and could tell they were demons right away but you were still too scared to ruin what generations had worked so hard for so the most you did was send extra money and notes of encouragement.

***

All this time, HUNTR/X had been looking for you, or at least the person to claimed to be. The Saja Boys and Gwi-Ma were defeated, except for Jinu who sacrificed himself, and they wanted to thank the person who was one of their biggest supporters but they couldn't find you.

"Are we sure this person is even real?" Zoey asks.

"The money is real," Mira says.

"Yeah, but is it legal?" Rumi asks.

Celine walks into the living room of the penthouse, watching the girls argue over who is sending them money and where it's coming from. She couldn't help but chuckle a bit. She remembers when her and her fellow Sunlight Sisters had a similar conversation all those years ago. Miyeong was the only one to get somewhat close to meeting the mysterious Yu-Jin but then... things changed but Celine kept everything Miyeong had in regards to Yu-Jin.

So, she went to her room and pulls out a dust covered box from under her bed. She returns to the living room, walking towards to group.

"Girls," she started "I have some thing that might help your search," she says, putting the box down.

The girls open the box and go through everything and compare it to what they found out themselves. At first, it seemed like a dead end until Zoey compared the envelopes in the box to the most recent check they got.

"Hey, guys look!" She yelled.

Rumi and Mira looked, and it clicked. It was the same exact post code on the return address on every envelope. It was somewhere in the Gangwon-do, though they didn't know how to find the exact location.

"So, during our break we can go to Gangwon-do and start looking," Rumi suggests.

"Yeah, but who's going to fight the demons and care for Derpy and Sussie?" Zoey asks.

That was a good point, they all couldn't drop everything to go chasing a lead that might not go anywhere. The girls do rock papers scissors to figure out who's going, and Rumi is the lucky girl.

Rumi walks the streets of the city of Gangneung, looking for the place tied to the return address on the envelope. She won't deny the city's scenery is beautiful but she had to stay focused. Her pink hoodie hid her well as she moved her way through the streets.

"This has to be it," Rumi tells herself, standing in front of a house on the beach. It looked very traditional, with two haechi statues guarding the bright red door. The parts of the front yard that were grass were blanketed in touch-me-not and rose of sharon. As she looked around she saw a golden eyed cat, who looked like a lightly toasted marshmallow came to life, was watching her from the window.

Rumi looked at the cat, giving an awkward smile and slight wave. The cat didn't respond, blinking like there was not a single thought behind their giant eyes. Regaining focus, Rumi takes a deep breath and knocks on the door.

There is no sound for a bit and Rumi wonders if no one is home. Then she hears the faint sound of footsteps getting closer to the door. She straightens up and dusts herself off, getting ready for whoever was in the house.

"Who are you?" You asked, a tad snippy because your cat, who you named Bora, had just given you the "gift" of a mouse that you had to clean up.

"Umm, hi. I was wondering if Yu-Jin or Gyeong-Min lived here," Rumi said, nervous.

"Why do you need to know?" You ask, trying to keep your own nerves in check.

"Yu-Jin knew the Sunlight Sisters and Gyeong-Min has been sending me and my friends money and they shared this address," Rumi explained, gesturing to the envelope she was holding.

You sigh, knowing Rumi wouldn't leave unless you let her in. She walked into your home and put on the pair of guest slippers you had. She followed you to the parlor/sitting room where Bora leapt onto her lap, swinging his stubby little tail and meowing for her attention.

Rumi pets Bora as you sit in the armchair on the left of the couch. The only sound is Bora's purrs, the crashing of waves, and the ticking of your clock. You set your tea down and look at Rumi.

"I know who you are, Rumi," you say casually.

"Wait, how did you know?" Rumi asks, shocked.

"I've known who you, Mira, and Zoey are since HUNTR/X was founded. I also know that you three are the next generation of Hunters," you explain.

Rumi asks how you know all that and you sigh, finishing your tea before explaining your origin and how you've been basically been the person funding the Hunters following your time.

Rumi is in shock. Sure, she found demons but a full human becoming immortal was something new she wasn't expecting. She thanks you, for funding HUNTR/X, the Sunlight Sisters, and every hunter trio that came before them.

"Though, I do have to ask. Is your name really Gyeong-Min?" She asks.

"No. My real name is Reader. I took on fake names to not give away my... unique nature," you said.

"Yeah, that makes a lot of sense," Rumi says.

You two talk like old friends, or a grandparent and grandchild, for hours. You talk about how you found Bora, who Rumi learned was a Korean Bobtail, outside during a bad storm and kept him because he was too cute and you were lonely. Rumi tells you about everything that happened with the Saja Boys, Derpy the tiger, Sussie the bird, and her own patterns.

You couldn't help but smile at the strong young woman in your sitting room, standing strong despite everything that's happened. Rumi notices the time, and starts gathering her stuff together to leave, though Bora did try to pull the "you can't move if a cat is sleeping on you" card.

"So, do you want us to keep calling you Gyeong-Min or can we call you Reader?" Rumi asked.

You never thought about this before, after all, you never thought an of the Hunters would try to find you in whatever form you picked. So, with a small smile you told Rumi that she can call you Reader from now on, making her promise to tell Mira, Zoey, and Celine. You even hand her a paper with your phone number, because your time with Rumi made you realize you couldn't be with just Bora forever.

So, now HUNTR/X and Celine video call you once or twice a week to make sure you remember what talking to people feels like, and also because Bora leaps into frame and his cuteness will not be denied.Bobby still hasn't met you, but he sends you cards and gift baskets as thanks for helping HUNTR/X and him.

Sure, you might not be singing again, but you feel more connected than you have in a really long time.

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Are you okay writing poly?

Yes, I am willing to write poly, so long as it follows my established rules which is the first thing you see on my blog.

So long as everything is following the rules I am willing to wirte a poly fic, in fact I have done it before I just don't do it very often.

[a-998h]

Anything bobby related IM BEGGINGG

Bobby is one of if not my favorite character in the movie.

I fully believe in the theory that Bobby was an ex idol who was treated badly and became a manager so other idols wouldn't have to suffer what he did so that is what I am working off of.

TW: READER HAS DEPRESSING THOUGHTS, BODY IMAGE ISSUES, AND MENTIONS OF BULIMIA!

He knew you years ago, back when he was an idol. you were the the high energy maknae and visual, after all the whole "brand" of the group was pastel soft boy. You two were close back then, he kept you safe from crayzy fans, slipped you extra food when management wasn't looking, and forced you to take breaks. He wanted to protect that spark in your eyes, to keep the brutal world you were both in from crushing it.

Then he noticed how during mukbang Q&As, or other events with food you would eat until you were sick then during practice the next day you would overwork yourself, not even stopping to drink water. You would get more and more tired, and seemed to hide food when you thought no one was looking. He tried to get you to talk to someone but every time he tried to talk to you said that you were fine, but he didn't believe you.

When the group broke up and you all splintered across South Korea he tried to keep in touch but every call, text, and email went unanswered. When he became the manager of HUNTR/X he still kept trying to reach you, but he had no luck.

Then something happened. He had finally found you, after years of being ignored he was called about you... by a nurse. He rushed over as fast as he could and when he saw you, his heart broke. You had dark circles under your eyes, were weak, and your face looked puffy than he remebered. But what made his heart ache the most, was how dead your eyes looked. There was not a single ember of life in them, not even when he sat next to you.

"Hey, 발랄한, it's been awhile," Bobby said softly, reaching out toward your hand.

You slowly turn away, mentally cursing yourself for not changing your emergancy contact. Bobby says nothing when you turn away from him, trying not to break down crying. The nurses fill him in on your condition, bulima nervosa. He pauses, thinking back to how you acted all those years ago and he feels stupid for not pushing.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't save you, 발랄한" he says.

When you were realesed Bobby moved you into his apartment, but you didn't talk to him. The doctor warned him about this, how it would be a slow recovery process, but he was still worried.

"Damn it, I look like a pig," he hears from the bathroom.

He knocks on the door, but you don't answer. He knocks again, hearing noises in the bathroom. When the door opens he notices your shirt is a mess, like you tossed it on in a rush. He walks into the bathroom, seeing a poorly hidden notebook in the trash can. Pulling it out he sees numbers, checkmarks, and Xs.

"What is this?" Bobby asks.

You don't answer, looking nervous but Bobby asks again. You keep trying to reassure him but Bobby isn't going to let you land yourself in the hospital again! You finally break, crying as he holds you. You tell him everything, about how the old management wanted you to stay "small" and cute, how you were pushed until your body and it's supposed flaws was all you thought about.

"I-I just wanted to finally feel good! But no matter what I did it still looked ugly!" You hicupped and sobbed.

Bobby doesn't say anything, just letting you cry into his shoulder and he held you. He pet your hair and rubbed your back until you sobs became sniffiles. He handed you a glass of water once he got you sat on the couch.

He knew that just telling you he thought your body looked fine wouldn't undo years of damage, so he looked for other ways to help you.

"I'm not going anyway, until you're healthy," Bobby says, giving your hand a tight squeeze.

He got you into therapy, knowing it wouldn't be an instant fix, and found a dietion to help you gain weight. He never made you go too fast, but he never let you look at the scale, in fact he got rid of every scale in the apartment, and every time you found a flaw with your body he turned it around. The first time he saw you plate a second serving without trying to purge, he had to stop himself from crushing you in a hug.

"Thank you," You told him on night, after HUNTR/X finished a national tour.

"For what?" he asks, plating you both some take out.

"For not giving up on me... And for helping me feel, I don't know, right, in my body for the firs time in years," you said.

Bobby smiles, handing you your plate before sitting next to you and smiling. As you focused on your food, he noticed a look in your eyes, a small but bright spark that meant life was slowly but surely filling your eyes once again and suddenly, Bobby felt his reslove grow.

He thought back to the girls, how the network keeps them on a diet and then he looks back at you and remembers how long it took for you to stop purging. He felt like he failed you, that if he was better then you wouldn't have ended up in the hospital in the first place! His mind spirals, images of the girls looking like you did when he got the call that day, but he stops when he feels your hand grib his shoulder.

"Hey, Bobby, are you ok?" You ask.

"Yeah, I am 발랄한," he says.

He starts to eat, ready to back your journey, through thick and thin and however long it took.

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Anonymous: "Rumi x fem reader im begging, especially something with Reader like moving in"

MINOR SPOILERS FOR KPOP DEMON HUNTERS!

(This takes place about two months after the events of the movie)

You had known Rumi for a long time, since you were in high school but you both didnt start dating until you had finished university. Though it was all in secret because even with things changing you two being official was still frowned upon and with Rumi being an idol, it might not go over well.

So, you two kept this secret. You'd play the part of a regular HUNTER/X fan with favor towards Rumi, going to fan meets, concerts, any event where you two had even a slight chance of being together without it looking off to those around you.

Now, after everything that's happened, and Rumi dropping slight hints she's "seeing someone special", you were both ready to tell her friends, Bobby, and Celine.

You got in the elevator and pressed the button to the penthouse. As the elevator rose, you began fidgeting with the ring that Rumi bought you for your 100th Day Anniversary, it was rose gold with each of your birthstones in a heart and "나의 빛나는 별" inscribed on the inside, you both joked it was an unoffical wedding ring.

***

Rumi sat everyone in the living room. Mira, Zoey, and Bobby were in robes and slippers, Celine was dressed in business casual clothes. They were all quiet, looking at Rumi.

"So, Rumi, what did you want to tell us?" Mira asked.

"Well, I wanted to introduce you to someone," Rumi said, taking a deep breath.

As if on cue the elevator dinged and the doors slowly opened, revealing a woman. Rumi took the woman's hand and lead her out of the elevator and around the couch, squeezing her hand as an act of reassurance.

"This is my girlfriend," Rumi said.

***

Everyone was quiet, making you and Rumi nervous. You began to mentally spiral, thinking they didn't like you, or were disappointed in Rumi, or-

"For how long?" Celine asked, breaking the silence.

"A little after HUNTER/X was formed," Rumi said, confidence hiding fear.

"I see. Do you love her?" Celine asked, not Rumi but you.

"Yes, ma'am. I do, I love Rumi with all my heart," you said, confident.

Celine stares at you, reading your tone and expression for any hint of a lie. She then smiles softly, happy to see you were being honest about loving Rumi.

"Wait, wait, wait! You've had a girlfriend this whole time and never told us!" Zoey exclaims before pouting.

Rumi chuckles, and you can't help but do the same. Bobby then walks over, trying to look intimidating, which doesn't work. You shake his hand and he starts interrogating you. You find it kind of sweet the manger your girlfriend and her friends have is this worried about them. You ask his questions and he seems skeptical by satisfied, doing the "I'm watching you" gesture as he leaves for his own mini vacation.

Mira and Zoey try their own interrogation but Rumi, while chuckling, tells them to knock it off. The two smile, saying they'll keep and eye on you.

"But seriously, you break Rumi's heart and they'll never find you," Mira says, a tight grip on your shoulder.

You nod in fear, knowing Mira wasn't joking about making sure no one found you. Zoey jumped back in, asking a lot of questions that you and Rumi answered with various levels of ease.

"So, why did you finally decide to tell us about you two?" Zoey asks.

"Well, since everything that's happened, I figured I should be honest about my girlfriend. Also because she's moving in with us," Rumi said.

Mira and Zoey blink in surprise for a bit. Slightly panicked Zoey asks if that's allowed, not even because you and Rumi are two women but just in general. Rumi shrugs, saying she doesn't see why it wouldn't. Mira asks where you'll sleep and Rumi admits you two will be sharing a bedroom.

"Well, just don't keep everyone else up at night," she says with a slight chuckle.

Both your faces go red with embarrassment and stammer out a response all while Zoey isn't fully picking up on what Mira was implying, she figures it out later.

By next week, after almost a full year of planning, your life was packed in boxes and moved into the penthouse with the help or Rumi, Mira, Zoey, and Celine, you try to insist but she wants to help.

Now, among the awards of HUNTER/X, memories of friendship and the bygone era of the Sunlight Sisters sits your items. It took some time to find a place for your things, though you felt like you were intruding on their space. You figured that Rumi didn't have to mix her idol and personal life, and while you stood among the achievements of her, her friends, and their mentor, you felt forced.

"Oh no you don't. I won't let you start your "I'm being forced in" nonsense. I love you, and I want you in my life no matter what!" Rumi says, her words making you tear up a bit.

She then offers you your favorite snack, like she figured her words alone wouldn't be enough for you. You smile, taking the snack as she leads you to the couch, cuddling you close.

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hello can I request platonic yandere eternal sugar cookie and reader who tried to leave the garden

TW: MENTIONS OF DEATH AND READER "DIES"

SPOILERS FOR BEAST YEAST EPISODES 9 AND 10

You don't remember life before the garden. That's a lie, you do remember but only bits and pieces. Eternal Sugar Cookie was always so good to you, always making sure you were happy.

You had become like a child to her, which you were. You were a baby when your parents entered the garden, thought they disappeared when you were a toddler, Eternal Sugar Cookie always directed your gaze away from those two new statues, and Eternal Sugar Cookie was generous enough to take you in.

"My child, it's nap time," she cooed softly, making the pink cloud beneath her expand.

This is how it went for years, with Pavolva Cookie telling you scary stories about the world and cookies outside the garden, which often made you cry from fear and then Sugarfly Cookie had to calm you down.

Eternal Sugar Cookie was the best mom you could ever ask for, and she was all you thought you'd ever need. Though, sometimes you wondered what was beyong the garden walls.

At first you panicked, thinking that something was wrong with you. After all, you had everything you could ever need within these walls but the allure of the outside was calling louder and louder each day.

"My child, Pavlova Cookie told me you're having bad feelings?" Eternal Sugar Cookie asked.

"Y-yes. I've been feeling like... Like I want to see beyond the garden," you admitted.

While her smile never faltered or faded, it seemed colder than you were used to. She grabbed your face in her hands and made you promise to never talk about the world beyond the garden again.

"I promise," you said.

"Good. Now, it's time for snacks," Eternal Sugar Cookie said as she released her grip on your cheeks.

Days would pass, your routine returning to normal and your thoughts seeming clear of the outside world. But, when Hollyberry Cookie entered the garden, attracting Eternal Sugar Cookie's attention, and she had memories of the world outside you were in awe.

Each time you asked her about her life your curiosity grew more and more. You wanted to meet this so called Red Dragon, a princess, a swordswoman, a fighter, and everyone else Hollyberry Cookie told you about.

So, one night you packed food, a canteen. And few other needed items into the sack you used to collect flowers and berries and snuck out of your bedroom. The stars above you glowing bright, as did the moon.

You don't know how long your triek had been, but you knew it had all been worth it when you saw the fabled exit. Your speed increased as you little legs moved you towards the first step of your journey when a loud sound was heard above you.

It was the aggressive flapping of wings, cuasing you to panic and move faster when your way was barred by wings that once acted as you blankets. Eternal Sugar Cookie sat on her clous, her smile gone and her gaze hollow.

"Mother, I-I-" you stuttered by she just raised a hand and told you to shush.

You did as you were told, feeling small under her gaze. She then had you hand over your sack, which you did without issue, and get on her cloud. You do, feeling terror for the first time in your life.

The flight is slient, not one of you saying a word. Then, you reach the place that scared you most, the area full of statues you swore were staring into your soul. She brings you to an empty spot, guiding you to stand there.

"Oh, I wish it didn't come to this, my child. But, you tried to leave, and I can't let you do that, so you'll be right where I can see you until I trust you again," Eternal Sugar Cookie said, all motherly affection buried in ice.

You go to beg, to cry, to do something to get yourself out of your fate, but you don't. Instead, you feel your feet become seemingly glued in place as your limbs grew heavy. The feeling crept up your limbs until the only part you could still move was your face though it was also slowly becoming covered.

Then, your vision goes black and you feel like you've settled down for nap, all as Eternal Sugar Cookie watches, a soft, motherly smile on her face.