#{/... hobby: forest napping}

[blindedguilt]

3, 12

3. Where did they go to school? Were they a good student? What was their favourite class?

Leonard never went to school, much less had any kind of training in academics. Instead, he was raised by his father who taught (Or rather, tried to teach) him most everything from hunting, to smithing to age old wisdom in the ways of life, values, the forest, and finding one's way around the many magical creatures that dwelled in it.

Even despite his best efforts and much to his parents' frequent frustrations, he was exceptionally slow in picking up any of the skills or crafts they attempted to teach him. He did, however, grow particularly good at remembering and applying any spoken wisdom to the best of his ability, which later resulted in the "Big-brother"-like image he had made not just literally, but figuratively in the eyes of the village as well.

Leonard never exactly looked forward to being taught how to hunt or smith metal, being a stressful atmosphere where he had never particularly taken much pride in his work (At least, if he could get anywhere with it to begin with) grew to be somewhat of a nightmare of his earlier childhood. Instead, he found the time he spent being able to traverse further and further into the woods without any fear or anxiety with the knowledge of how to survive and avoid any potential danger from mushroom circles to even the clutches of red-eyed humans made him feel somewhat at ease.

Before he had grown to know any better and was faced with a life full of anxieties and worries over making the people he had loved proud, knowing with confidence how to survive in the forest and spending his time there always came as a great ease to Leonard as a child - All that could possibly have bested the feeling was that of being able to pass that knowledge to someone else.

12. What were their hobbies? Do they still have any of them?

Growing up, Leonard never took it upon himself to develop many hobbies outside of just simply trying to get by. Most days he spent his time in the shop, working and learning the ways of metal-smithing from his father until he was allowed to be taken by his friends to go play - Time that grew all the more sparse with his age when he became old enough to hunt. Still, Leonard frequently found himself falling behind his friends to be on his own in the forest, as dangerous as it was - Especially earlier on in his friendship. He enjoyed simply being able to lay down in the grass, collect small trinkets like acorns and mushrooms, and even fall right into a deep nap if he knew it was safe enough. Later on he would be caught by a particularly close friend of his, and for a time, the two merely lay and chatted about numerous things - What they wondered the rest of the world was like, different tales and gossip from the village, their future plans from what they'd do with their lives to their wives and children... Until eventually, one or both at a time had drifted off to sleep.

The habit had gradually thinned after making his first kill at the age of 12, and waned even further with the growing emotional turmoil that began to wrack him during his teenage years.

Even after leaving his village, Leonard had once again grown so caught up in the focus of just surviving that he had little time to rest during the day... Though there were times, whether he merely allowed himself the privilege for that day or did it solely to escape his own mind or hunger that he found certain places by the stream, particularly under the shade of a tree, made a perfect resting place.

[c0ld0utside]

Hi! I was wondering if you would write platonic yandere kitsune father? I like your writing so far!

Thank you! This is my first time writing a Kitsune character (Or interacted with Kitsunes in general), so I hope it's alright!

Yandere Kitsune Dad

Did some reading for this one. Did you know there’s two types of kitsune? “Zenko” are the “good” kitsunes and “Yako” are the “bad” ones. You learn something new every day!

Warnings: Stalking, emotional child neglect, manipulation, kidnapping

Yandere Kitsune Dad who comes across you in the woods near your town. He’s in his human disguise- coming back home after successfully pranking a few men in town when he spots a young human wandering around his part of the forest. He follows you from a distance, watching over you as you explore and observe whatever pretty flowers and plants you find. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who develops an odd urge to make sure you’re safe. Usually, he doesn’t care about humans, but he will admit he has a soft spot for the younger ones. They’re not rude and scummy to the others around them. …Well, not all of the time. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who, noticing that the sky is starting to get dark, quietly joins your side (having to suppress a chuckle when you jump at his sudden appearance) and smiles at you. 

“Hello there, young one. I’m so sorry for startling you. Are you lost? It’s getting awfully dark, and these woods are anything but safe. Why don’t you let me accompany you back home? I’ll keep you safe.” 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who stays right by your side as you walk home, making small talk. Asking how your day was, why you were so far out in the forest, if your parents were home. When you foolishly tell him that no, your parents aren’t home, he takes note of the sudden sadness in your eyes. Poor, silly little cub… you’re so lucky he wouldn’t dream of hurting you. Unlike the other monsters and yokai who live in this forest…

“Do you mind if I keep you company until they get back?”

Yandere Kitsune Dad who understands when you refuse his offer. He is a stranger, after all. He watches you cross your backyard and gives you a friendly wave when you look back at him before going inside. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who continues to follow you around whenever you explore the forest. Sometimes simply watching you from afar and making sure you're safe, sometimes joining your side. He’ll happily talk and listen to you, taking great care in finding out what your interests are. It takes some time at first, but you start to open up to him and trust him over time. He’s so happy that you trust him enough to share whatever is on your mind. He does his best to encourage you and help you cultivate your hobbies. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who lingers near your house at night. It starts off small, him simply watching your home from a distance. Then it turns into him hanging out in the far corners of the back and front lawn. Then it’s him sitting at the back porch in fox form. He has to make sure his cub is safe, after all. Your “parents” stay out so late…anything could have happened to you had he not been there. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who continues to get closer to you when you venture into the forest. He used to “run” into you, but now he meets you at the margins of your backyard. He greets you with a smile, asking you how school went and what you did and what you learned. He wants to know everything- what you ate for lunch, what you and your friends did, if your teachers were nice or not…

Yandere Kitsune Dad who shows you the best parts of the forest. The lake, where the two of you usually hang out, him teaching you how to make flower crowns and splashing around with you in the water. A glade where the two of you cloud gaze, him agreeing with you most of the time. Why yes, that cloud does look like a bunny. A flower field where he helps you with your homework and watches over you when you take a nap.

Yandere Kitsune Dad who’s heart breaks whenever you come to him crying. He immediately asks you what’s wrong. Why’re you crying? What’s upsetting you? He pulls you into a hug, rocking you back and forth. He listens closely as you vent, giving you words of comfort and encouragement when you’ve finished.

Yandere Kitsune Dad who also listens to your frustrations and struggles. You had to walk home from school because your parents were busy working? Don’t worry, precious cub! He’ll meet you outside of your school so you can walk home together. Parents freaked out on you over something small? How silly, he’d never get upset over something like that. Parents who are kind one moment and mean the next? They don’t sound like good parents, little cub. He’s never mean to you. Don’t think home is safe at the moment? Stay with him a bit longer.

Isn’t he just so much better? 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who can’t help but feel a little smug as years go by. Your relationship with him is way better than your relationship with your parents. It just goes to show how much of a better father he is. 

Let’s just ignore the fact that he’s luring you away from them. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who’s overjoyed when you let him inside your home (while your parents are away, of course). It’s a sign that your trust in him has increased, and that the years do mean something to you! 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who gives you a disappointed look upon finding that your room is a mess. He chides you lightly and helps you clean up. He does ask questions about whatever is in there. Have figurines? He’ll want to know everything about them. Books? What genre? What’s the story about? Posters of movies, video games, or a musical artist? Tell him everything.

Yandere Kitsune Dad who starts showing up inside your house unannounced. Usually on the days where your parents are working overnight or left for work early in the morning. 

“Good morning, cub! Your parents aren’t here right now, but I am! Go on ahead and sit down, I made you breakfast. I know, I know, you wish they were here, I understand. But don’t worry, I’m here. I’ll always be here for you.” 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who’s tired of waiting. Another year has gone by. Another year that your parents have barely interacted with you. Why do you want to stay with them? Because they provide food and clothes and a home?

“I feed you, little cub. I can give you clothes and a home. I can give you what your parents haven’t been giving you. I’ve already been doing it! Do they know your favorite colors? Animals? Your favorite songs? Favorite food? Favorite games, shows, anything? No, that’s right, no.” 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who sits down at the end of your bed, staring at you with a faraway expression as you fall asleep. While you’re out, he packs up the items he knows are most important to you. Once those are all secure, he wraps you up in your blanket and carries you off into the forest. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who has a room all ready for you (minus decorations. He wants you to personalize it yourself). He lies you down on the bed and sets the items off to the side with a smile. He’s so glad you’re finally home. 

Yandere Kitsune Dad who’s out of his disguise and has breakfast waiting for you. He gives you a disappointed look when you freak out and try to leave, but the doors won’t budge.

“Now, now, little cub. I know this is all new, but it’s for the best! Now come here and sit down, you don’t want your breakfast to get cold, do you?” 

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Had a bit of a hard time writing this one (restarted 3 times), hope it was decent at least! I did some reading on Kitsunes to try and make it somewhat accurate:

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[yyunari]

CHESHIRE ! — Nishimura Riki

SYNOPSIS. Y/N Cheshire lived her life carefree. Being the daughter of the Cheshire Cat made her more inclined to not take anything seriously and to just have a little bit of fun in everything she does. Whether it was pulling pranks, sneaking up on people, or making jabs at her friends- Y/N kept a Cheshire’s smile on her face. Because of that, she just couldn’t take Chaehyun Cupid seriously when she claimed that Y/N had a crush on Riki Wonderland.

PLAYLIST. listen to cheshire’s soundtrack while reading!

PAIRING. Kitty Cheshire! Y/N × Alistair Wonderland! Riki

(not shipping kitty and alistair !)

GENRE. Ever After High AU, High school AU, Fluff, Slight Angst

WARNINGS. bad parental relationship, ooc riki, angst

WORD COUNT. around 18k

NOTES. ITS OUT!!! i’ve been working on this fic for months and i finally finished it😭😭💗 thank u @muhwaa my best friend my soulmate for life and my twin flame for motivating me to finish it <3 this is my first long fic so i hope i did it well !!!

1. Naps and feathers don’t mesh.

The lights around her felt brighter than usual, though Liz Lockes found herself in the starlight once again. It wasn’t that she was complaining- in fact, she rather enjoyed it. She felt a sense of solitude as the rest of the world seemed to fade as nothing else mattered.

Liz didn’t mean to fall asleep in the Enchanted Forest. While being in the forest didn’t freak her out much, as the Daughter of Goldilocks, it still felt like an absurd place to sleep. But she had an episode for her MirrorCast news show featuring some of the pixies that reside in the forest, and all the preparation along with the actual filming had made her rather sleepy. She thought that it wouldn’t be too harmful if she took a little rest by a tree. That rest turned into an hour long nap and although it was an accident, the nap had felt just right. Though, it wasn’t just right when she was awoken by a feather being wiggled above her sensitive nose.

How was that possible? She couldn’t see anyone actually holding the feather- was it some sort of a spell?

Liz felt her nose twitch ever so slightly before she finally sneezed. This caused the feather to fall onto her face, before she threw it onto the ground next to her. Barely awake, Liz didn’t feel it in herself to question what had just happened, so she stood up from the spot where she took her impromptu nap and began to leave the forest.

As she made it near the front, however, she spotted Y/N Cheshire curled up on the branch of a tree playing with a ball of yarn.

What was Y/N doing in the forest so late? Weird.

Liz found herself quite fond of the Cheshire Cat’s daughter and decided to make some conversation.

“Hey Y/N!” Liz waved. “What are you doing here?”

Y/N, who gazed at Liz with her cat-like eyes and unsettling smirk, let out a giggle. “Oh, I’m about to take a small catnap.”

A nap? At 9 P.M?

Liz thought it was interesting how alike Y/N was with her mother. Although most Ever After High students found themselves copying the mannerisms of their parents, there were the bunch that preferred not to follow their destinies and created personalities and hobbies for themselves. The latter, known as the Rebels, was a category that mostly students destined for evil or misfortune chose to fall into. But really, Rebels were just anyone who refused to follow their storybook ending. As someone who has a relatively simple destiny, it made sense for Y/N to be keen on following hers.

The blonde snapped out of her thoughts and turned back to Y/N. “That’s funny, I was just leaving from taking a nap of my own! Do you sleep in the forest often?”

“You could say that,” Y/N threw her ball of yarn onto the ground. “I enjoy coming here at night. The stars are really pretty, aren’t they Liz?”

Liz smiled. “They are! Especially in the forest, they just look so stunning.”

“You should come here more often then, I’m sure we’ll get along just right.”

Liz raised an eyebrow at the suspicious tone she had in her voice. Of course, it was known that Y/N enjoyed pulling pranks in her free time… and even when she was busy. Liz had even covered Y/N in one of her MirrorCast episodes.

That was slightly difficult, considering how evasive the girl was. But being the star reporter of Ever After High, Liz prided herself in her ability to make a story out of anything. Even when the subject was hard to work with.

Before she could ask any questions, she realized what Y/N had meant as she observed the girl take a feather out of her pocket.

The same kind of feather that had woken up Liz from her nap.

Really, there was no stopping her mischievous feats. Y/N acted on her own accord, convinced by no one but her mother. There truly was nothing she took seriously in life. The cat girl lived her life treating everything as if it were nothing, so it was only natural that how people felt about pranks wouldn’t affect her, Liz assumed at least. She brushed it all off and waved Y/N a goodbye.

After all, it wasn’t that serious to begin with.

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2. Cupid knows best.

“Hey Y/N, why do you always prank Riki?”

Y/N felt herself let out a snicker as her friend, Chaehyun Cupid, daughter of Eros, asked her a question. It was a silly one, really.

“What do you mean? I prank everyone- it’s kind of my thing.” Y/N pointed to the small cat hat that rested on her head.

Being the daughter of the Cheshire Cat, Y/N felt lots of pride in fulfilling her destiny. As such, she turned pranking people constantly into her niche. Riki Wonderland, son of Alice, was no different.

Chaehyun just rolled her eyes, leaning against Y/N’s locker. “You’ve pranked him 8 times this week already! There’s tons of people in this school so why are you targeting him specifically?”

Ningning Swan, daughter of The Swan Queen, pursed her lips. “Chae is right, you know? You’ve been pranking Riki too much recently. According to Beomgyu he’s getting pretty tired of it.”

Beomgyu Hood, son of Robin Hood, was Riki’s roommate. So if he claimed that Riki was getting annoyed then it was probably the truth.

But Y/N didn’t care much for what they were saying. Why should it matter if he feels burdened by her pranks or not? They were only in good fun, after all! She only pulled silly, lighthearted pranks. Y/N didn’t see the issue in that.

“Hey, why so serious guys?” Y/N put on her signature Cheshire smile. “I’m just here to have a good time. Whether or not I prank Riki most of the time is none of your business. Plus, Beomgyu is an idiot who lives in the woods and plays music for a living. His destiny is to be a thief. I wouldn’t trust anything that guy says.”

Ningning gave a soft smile. “He’s not that bad. He’ll be a thief who gives to the poor.”

Chaehyun turned to the swan girl with a knowing look, as the latter brushed it off and continued.

“As your closest friends, it is our business.” Ningning stated.

Y/N giggled, her movements laced with insincerity. “You’re my only friends.”

“Still makes us your closest! And don’t forget you have your Wonderland friends, Y/N.”

At that, Y/N shrugged, still adorning her wide and mischievous grin. It was true that Y/N didn’t have many friends. Naturally as someone who seeks chaos and disharmony in all she does, it was fit that people didn’t bother to get to know her. Being a rather secretive person, Y/N didn’t find herself too bothered by it (as she liked to convince herself). However, she was rather close with the other Ever After High students from Wonderland. Soul Hatter, son of the Mad Hatter, Giselle Hearts, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Rei Blanc, daughter of the White Rabbit. They all grew up together and were each other’s closest friends in childhood. The only other student missing from that list was Riki.

There was never a specific reason as to why the two never got close. Perhaps Riki disliked Y/N. Perhaps his mother had told him to avoid Y/N and her staple chaos. Perhaps Y/N had been subconsciously avoiding him. Whatever it was, Y/N and Riki remained civil with one another but never became friends.

There was, however, one instance that made Y/N feel slightly closer to the boy. One night that they had spent together… had he forgotten? She tried not to think much of it and figured he didn’t think about it either.

All the more reason as to why pranking him often wasn’t a big deal. They weren’t friends (as far as she was concerned) and were barely acquainted with one another past the basis of where they lived- so why was Chaehyun suddenly questioning it?

The bell rang, alerting students to get to their next classes.

“Y/N, you totally like Riki!” Chaehyun suddenly squealed. “I can see it in your eyes when you talk about him. You like him. Pranking him more often than others just means you’re deflecting your real feelings by acting like you don’t care about him. It’s very common when people have crushes.”

The thought made Y/N burst out into laughter. After all, come on. Her? Having romantic feelings for Riki? The same boy who peed his pants the first time they went from Wonderland to Ever After? Not a chance. She could care less for the cute blush on his face afterwards, or the way he laughed it off and acted like it wasn’t a big deal (it was, he had to run into a random house in the woods to clean himself up and that’s where he met Beomgyu). She would never admit that she only knew that because she had turned herself invisible and followed him. Y/N could say for sure that she found none of that appealing. Nothing about him in the slightest.

Even the notion that Y/N would have romantic interest for anyone was absurd.

But as an avid enjoyer of all that is lawless, Y/N just shrugged with a nonchalant expression. She wasn’t one to express herself. “I could tell you, but…” She trailed off in a fake train of thought before continuing. “Where’s the fun in that? Chaos is keeping people guessing, and that makes this kitty purr~”

Her friends deadpanned at her nonspecific phrasing. It was rather hard to get anything out of the shielded girl who embodied certain traits of a cat. Of course she acted as her own person and didn’t rely on her background or her mother to force her one way, but that was just the thing. She was only raised in that way so perhaps it was all she knew best.

Chaehyun smiled, knowing well that Y/N was in a state of denial. It held up- Y/N wasn’t the open type. Cats are feisty, after all. “Sweetie, I’m the daughter of Cupid. I think I know a thing or two about love- and most things in general.” All she needs is a little push.

Y/N smirked. “Most things, really? Because Yujin Hood is a wolf like her father but so far I’m the only one who’s seemed to notice.” Yujin Hood, daughter of Little Red Riding Hood. “It’s funny because she’s really obvious about it but somehow no one has caught on. I mean, why does everyone think she acts so shady and disappears often? She’s obviously hiding a secret.”

The two girls gasped at the news. Really? The thought of Yujin being a wolf felt so… bizarre. But it definitely explained her weird habits. “That’s cheating! You can teleport and turn invisible. You spy on people all the time.” Ningning said.

“You’re right, I can! Speaking of which… Headmaster Grimm is coming this way so I’m going to head to Home Evilnomics before Baba Yaga notices I’m not there. Toodles!” Y/N waved to her friends and let her mouth spread into her Cheshire smile, before her body vanished into thin air- the last thing Ningning and Chaehyun saw of her was that damn smile as it hovered in thin air and lingered ever so slightly longer than the rest of her body.

“Why aren’t you two heading to class?” The familiar voice of the headmaster made the two girls shudder. That man truly had a terrifying aura. “Hurry along, don’t want to keep your professors waiting.”

Deep down they wished they had Y/N’s teleportation ability.

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3. Riki’s mixed feelings.

Riki couldn’t figure out why Y/N seemed to hate him.

It wasn’t as if he’d done anything to her, right? In fact when they were children, he considered her as a friend. Sure they didn’t speak to one another much, but every Wonderlandian was considered his friend. After that night they had spent together back in Wonderland, he figured they at least had an understanding of each other.

He had even found her pranks and unserious personality to be endearing!

That was, until she had made him the target of her pranks. Constantly.

Y/N didn’t prank him much when they were younger. It was only when they started attending Ever After High that the pranks would amp up and become more of a frequent thing. They first began small- switching out his shampoo for hair dye, throwing ice cream at his face on a roller coaster, replacing his croquet ball with yarn, etc. All pretty juvenile stuff. He didn’t mind it and honestly found it funny.

But even Riki had to admit that getting pranked more than twice each week was overkill! It got to a point where he would leave classes and try to go under the radar, in hopes that he could avoid Y/N at all costs. Though, it didn’t help that they had a lot of the same friends. So when his best friend, Soul Hatter, would attempt to get her attention, Riki would groan internally as her cat eyes found their way to his form.

However, nothing gets past the Mad Hatter’s son so he asked Riki about it one day- while the two were hanging out at the Mad Hatter’s tea shop in the Village of Book End.

All sorts of typical Wonderland madness went on in the tea shop, such as teacups being used for the shop’s outdoor design, clocks that tell the wrong time, portals, and objects that float on occasion. It all made Riki miss Wonderland more and more each time he went.

A squeal could be heard from inside the shop as the tables began to float. An unassuming Bahiyyih Charming feared for her life as she felt her feet lift off from the ground. Though for Riki and Soul, they were used to it so they proceeded with their conversation. “I just feel like she hates me! There’s no way you can prank someone that often without feeling negative feelings towards them.” Riki stated with a downcast look on his face.

Soul took a sip of his favorite Earl Grey tea before responding. “More like there’s no way she hates you. I don’t think Y/N hates anyone, in fact, she’s a rather peaceful person.”

At that, Riki raised an eyebrow. “Really? The Cheshire Cat’s daughter is peaceful?”

“Well she does love discord, but she cares a lot for her friends, even if she has trouble showing it. I would know- I’m actually friends with her.” Soul said.

Suddenly, a top hat appeared next to their table.

“Dad? Is that you?”

A boisterous laugh was heard as the Mad Hatter popped out from inside of the hat.

Soul beamed at his dad and the two did their handshake, which they had made back when Soul was a toddler. “Whistle, cradle, up top, down, sideways-“ Riki just smiled at this and waited for them to finish.

“-and to the moon! To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you two today?” The Mad Hatter asked, as he poured himself a cup of tea.

“We were just talking about how Riki thinks Y/N hates him.” Soul elbowed his best friend in a teasing manner.

The older man tapped his finger on his chin in thought. “Y/N? Well that girl could hardly hate anyone! I’d find that very hard to believe.” Soul gave Riki a knowing ‘I told you so’ look.

“So then why is she always pranking me?”

The Mad Hatter gave him a pat on the shoulder. “Perhaps it’s her love language.”

“Love language? She’s not really close with anyone besides the other Wonderland kids.. and Ningning… and Chaehyun.” Riki spoke, as he recounted Y/N’s friends. It wasn’t very hard.

Before his question could be answered, a ring from the bell at the counter alerted the Mad Hatter to get back to work. To which he did, but not before giving his son a new box of Earl Grey tea.

“Do you think she likes you?” Riki snapped his head to Soul because of what he said out of the blue. “Maybe Chaehyun would know something about it.”

It didn’t take a second thought for Riki to shake his head in disagreement. “No… no way. We’ve barely spoken, why would she like me?”

Soul shrugged. “I’m just throwing out ideas.”

“Well, your idea sucks. There’s no way Y/N could possibly like me.”

It just made no sense. After all, who would want to prank their crush? Wouldn’t it just make them avoid you more? The idea itself was baffling to Riki.

By the end of their hangout, Riki was sure of one thing. He would officially befriend Y/N.

That would surely get her off of his back.

But secretly he knew that he didn’t mind her pranks as much as he thought he did.

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4. Castleteria encounter and unwanted realizations.

It was lunchtime at Ever After High, and students of all different fairy tale backgrounds found themselves spending their down time together in the Castleteria. After Karina Queen, daughter of the Evil Queen, normalized people not wanting to follow their destinies, it became less taboo for Royals and Rebels to interact with one another. Headmaster Grimm was still hesitant on the idea, but that didn’t matter. All of the students agreed with one another that they would work on being less cliquey. Wonyoung White and Yujin Hood were seen laughing about something they were watching on the MirrorNet. But about two years ago, Snow White’s daughter and Little Red Riding Hood’s daughter would not have been together at all.

Chaehyun, Ningning, Y/N, and Sullyoon Ella were eating together that day. Y/N wasn’t typically friends with Cinderella’s daughter, but she found her incredibly attractive and alluring to be around. Sullyoon had just finished showing them her new shoe collection when Chaehyun pulled out a book and flipped to a page that was titled-

“True Hearts Day?” Ningning asked, with an eyebrow raised. “What’s that?”

Chaehyun giggled in excitement. “It’s an old holiday where people spellebrated following their hearts! Isn’t it so cool? I’m going to throw a True Hearts Day dance! As a future Cupid, I need to uphold traditions such as these.”

“And Headmaster Grimm just let you?” Sullyoon asked. “He’s not the biggest fan of people following their hearts.”

Chaehyun bit her lip. She wasn’t quite sure how her friends would react to the news but she wanted them to know first. “That’s the thing- he didn’t. I asked him last night and he shut down the idea.”

The three other girls waited for her to continue, as she took a pause to gain courage. “Which means I’m going to do it in secret!”

“And just how would you do that?” Y/N asked, as she flicked food from her spoon in Jay Huntsman’s face. The son of the Huntsman gasped in part annoyance and part shock, before proceeding to speak to the Charmings. Y/N snickered at his disgusted expression. Gotcha.

Chaehyun pulled up a map on her MirrorPhone. It displayed all of the Fairy Tale World, from Never After to the Mirror Realm. She zoomed in on the Enchanted Forest, and pointed at a random spot in the woods. “There’s a place here that I know would work perfectly! I just have to make all the invites, plan what food will be served, set up all the decorations- oh! and I have to make the music mix.”

“Are you sure you don’t need help?” Sullyoon made a sheepish expression as she realized Chaehyun had taken up a lot on her plate, perhaps more than she realized. “I run a shoe store so I’m pretty good at managing.”

It was true, Sullyoon ran a shoe store in the Village of Book End. The Glass Slipper Shoe Store is what she had named the place, and it was a nice store with various kinds of shoes (it was really just heels, but there were many different kinds of heels).

Needing all the help she could get, Chaehyun nodded. “Do you mind handling the decorations? I’ll do everything else.”

Y/N listened silently as the girls began discussing their plans for the True Hearts Day Dance. She considered helping her friends, as she did care a great deal about them, but she wasn’t exactly good at being helpful. It was much easier for her to mess things up rather than fix them.

However she found herself bored by the topic, so she scanned the room to see who she could pull a prank on next.

Yuna Rose? Oh no, she’s fallen asleep again. What about Jake? He’s the best Charming to prank- never mind, he’s talking to Karina. Maybe…

Y/N glanced towards Riki, who she could see leaving the Castleteria. A grin widened across her face as she let her body disappear from her spot on the table- the grin once again being the last part of her to disappear.

Riki, who was frantically walking back to Professor Rumplestiltskin’s classroom in order to turn his paper in on time, tripped over what seemed to be thin air.

But it wasn’t, and that was clear when Y/N suddenly appeared next to him.

“Seriously? Again?” Riki asked, though his tone was slightly playful. He didn’t want to cause an argument- despite the fact that he was feeling slightly annoyed.

He wasn’t too fond of being pranked all the time. But Riki couldn’t blame the girl too much, she was just doing what she had always done. That much he understood about her, having grown up together.

“This is like, the 4th time this week.” Hopefully she could pick up the hints.

“Hey, I had to! The opportunity was just purrfect.” Y/N made a clawing motion as she said that. “You’re not butthurt, are you?”

Riki found himself chuckling at that. She was really funny, that was one of her features that interested him. Not that he was interested in her, but rather sometimes he found his eyes wandering in her direction he found her intriguing. Besides what she portrayed on the outside, what did anyone really know about Y/N Cheshire? Nothing, truly. The more he thought about it the more he wanted to know. “No, I could never. You’re really funny, you know that?”

Y/N’s face faltered for a second, but it was barely noticeable before she held her carefree expression once again.

“Don’t you have a paper to turn in? We wouldn’t want Rumplestiltskin to mark you down.”

“Oh yeah, I should probably go…”

“Catch you later, Wonderland.” Y/N teased, before disappearing once again.

Riki looked down on the essay in his hands before he snapped out of it and went back to turning it in.

Meanwhile, Y/N found herself back on the branch of her favorite tree in the forest. It was the place she would go to when she needed some time for herself.

And time for herself was needed after what had just happened.

Pranking Riki was something she figured wasn’t a big departure from her normal everyday life. She often crossed his path, so it made sense as to why she would choose him as a target. It wasn’t as though she was seeking him out on purpose, or waiting for him to pass by her locker so she could see his adorable expression. Or hear his voice, which she often heard in her dreams. In fact, it was so unlikely to happen that it didn’t. Y/N could barely even recall what his voice sounded like- that’s how uninterested she was in him. She didn’t even remember his name.

Yes, Y/N could care less about Riki. He was barely a thought that crossed her mind. A small, singular speck of an idea that didn’t hold any substance or weight in her world. She couldn’t waste her time with silly little things like love- after all, how could someone like her be worthy of being loved? All she knew how to do was ruin people’s days.

How could she even like him? Y/N barely even knew the boy. All she really knew was that his birthday was on December 9th, his roommate is Beomgyu, he loves riddles, and misses Wonderland, a lot.

Though, she couldn’t forget his tendency to be overly curious like his mother Alice. Or that he started a chess club with Rei due to his smart nature! Or even his eyes that seemed to glisten with a deep passion every time Y/N would look into them. His pink, plump lips that seemed too soft to be real…

Maybe she knew more than she let on.

But that didn’t mean she liked him! It was only because of her observant nature, and the fact that she can easily turn invisible. That makes it easy to people-watch.

Riki wasn’t even worth watching. So really, he was just obvious about everything. Because how else could Y/N know all those facts about him when she didn’t like him at all?

Y/N pulled out a ball of yarn to crochet and get her mind out of the gutter. Her shaking hands picked up the hook- wait, why were her hands shaking?

It was then when she finally felt the warm blush on her cheeks, which she just realized had been sitting on her face since the Castleteria.

Could she be sick?

No, it was something entirely different. Y/N realized it all now.

Each encounter with Riki left her redder than Yujin’s cloak, and her heart racing slightly faster than normal. It was so simple to see, but she had been in denial for so long.

Y/N had a crush on Riki.

Despite the realization, the idea made her feel weirded out. How could she let that happen?! Ever After High wasn’t the place to fall in love. With the majority of the students following their destinies, it wasn’t a shock to discover that Riki would as well. But Y/N could never amount to what he was worth- she was just a side character in his fairy tale. After their storybook ending, he would leave Wonderland and remember all his adventures as a dream. Plus, falling in love was too serious and committing for Y/N. She couldn’t be serious about anything.

But as she spotted her beloved in a faraway distance, she decided to get closer. Inconspicuously, of course.

There he stood as the spring sun shone down on him as if he weren’t real. Riki was only conversing with Beomgyu after turning in his essay, but he seemed to be the most ethereal being Y/N had laid her eyes upon. At one point he had thrown his head back in laughter, which sounded akin to a melody of angels singing in Y/N’s eyes. Everything about him was purrfect.

In a way, maybe falling in love didn’t sound so bad.

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5. Staring. Again.

Scratch that, it was a horrible thing to happen. How could she act around Riki the same if she had found out it was because she liked him all along?!

For Y/N, it was just easier to brush her feelings aside and continue doing what was simplest. Despite her love for chaos, she never meant to be truly evil or cause any problems. It’s all done in good fun and everyone knew that. Something as problematic as love was an issue that she never expected she would encounter while attending Ever After High.

But she couldn’t help how she felt and therefore had to come to terms with it all.

“You’re staring… Again~”

Y/N turned around to see Chaehyun giggling at her with a teasing smirk. Although she didn’t specify what exactly Y/N was staring at, the cat girl knew what she was talking about- even if she didn’t realize she was staring until that point. But Y/N would never admit that Chaehyun was right. “Staring? At what?”

The future cupid girl pointed at the object of Y/N’s attention for the past few minutes- as much as she would deny it she knew it was true. “Your future boyfriend!”

“Boyfriend?” Y/N stifled a laugh. “No way, I was just thinking about how to prank him next.”

Chaehyun sighed. She knew Y/N was stubborn but she wasn’t aware of just how stubborn the girl could be. Anyone with eyes could tell that Y/N looked at Riki with nothing but love in her eyes- so why did she deny it?

Chaehyun had no doubt it had anything to do with her feelings on her destiny.

Her eyes flitted over to something behind Y/N for a split second before she looked back at her.

“Oh! That reminds me, I have to go set up some things for True Hearts Day. I’ll see you in class, yeah?” Y/N lazily waved at her friend and watched her walk off. Just as Chaehyun had left, Y/N felt a hesitant tap on her shoulder.

Not liking the idea of someone being behind her, she quickly evaporated and appeared once again right behind the person who had tapped her. It was Riki.

“Riki Wonderland?” Y/N had teleported so fast that Riki had heard her voice behind her before even seeing her disappear. “What, cat got your tongue?”

The boy rolled his eyes at her corny joke. “Very funny. I just wanted to give you these.” Y/N looked down at his hands and saw a freshly baked batch of cookies. Had he… made them for her himself? For some reason, the idea of Riki spending some of his own time in the kitchen baking cookies especially for her made her feel warm and fuzzy inside. “My mom sent me some from back home and I wanted to give them to the Wonderland kids…”

Oh, yeah that made sense. For a moment, it almost felt as though Riki cared about her. Y/N wasn’t sure why she let herself get her hopes up so easily- what was happening? The sight of Riki made her feel so… so giddy. Perhaps realizing her feelings wasn’t such a smart move after all. She found herself acting out of character and thinking all kinds of thoughts.

“Hello? Y/N?” Riki waved a hand to her face, which snapped her out of her thoughts. She could only hope that her attraction wasn’t obvious from her facials.

Y/N slowly grabbed a cookie from the plate. It was soft and warm- it felt like home. “Cookies, for me?” Her gaze moved its way upwards until it found itself on Riki’s face. “Are they poisoned or something?”

“Is it so hard to believe someone wants to do something nice for you?” Riki said jokingly as he sighed. Grabbing a cookie from the container, he took Y/N’s hand in his own and opened it up to place another cookie in her hand. “Just take it, Y/N. After all, we’re friends aren’t we?”

Just for a second, Y/N could feel her carefree facade fade into his presence. Friends? Had he really considered them friends all along? But just as quickly as it went, her guise had come back. “Are we, Wonderland? I don’t know if you knew this, but we never even talked to each other before this year.”

“Well, you never really seemed to be fond of me. For whatever reason that is, I like to think of it as water under the bridge.” Riki smiled. “After all, I’ve considered us friends ever since we were young. Even though we didn’t talk back then, I still feel that we gained an understanding of one another after that night we spent together. Don’t you remember?”

So… he does remember?

Just as Y/N was about to ask the reason as to why they never spoke often after that night, the night that had felt special to her, she stopped herself. She didn’t want to come off as overly curious, even if that was what she truly was.

And besides, she preferred not to hear him say that she was the problem all along.

Satisfied with their newfound status of friendship, Y/N gave him a smile. A genuine smile. Her first real one in such a while. “You flatter me, Wonderland. Hopefully my nature doesn’t make you change your mind.”

The boy nodded and gave her a smirk. “I’ve grown accustomed to how you are so whatever it is you think would drive me away is something I’ve mentally prepared for.”

Wanting to mess with him for a bit, Y/N stepped slightly closer to Riki. “Oh, really? You think too much of yourself and too little of me.”

Riki bent down while maintaining eye contact with the girl. His height was truly impressive. “I don’t think you’re as threatening or scary as you think you are.”

As besotted with the boy Y/N was, she didn’t take it lightly when people underestimated her. It was something her mother did often and something that she was tired of feeling used to.

Y/N knew very well how capable she was of more than what she let on. She just hadn’t utilized it yet.

So the cat girl found herself formulating a plan in her head to prove it all wrong.

After all, Y/N Cheshire was a rebel. Stubbornness and pride were her best virtues.

She quickly teleported behind Riki and whispered a ‘boo’ to startle him- and startled he was.

“And I don’t think you know as much about me as you think you do.”

“You’re staring, Riki.”

The son of Alice left his train of thoughts as his best friend snuck up behind him. It was a week after he had officially befriended Y/N and the boy found her on his mind quite often. His curiosity of her shone brighter after she had challenged him. Of course he knew it was all in good fun, and they had been talking more casually ever since that day. During classes, during passing periods, and occasionally he would sit with her during lunch. They discussed many topics, just about anything that crossed their minds at the time. The two found it easy to fall into step with one another.

Y/N even found herself calming her catty personality when she was with Riki. It was surprising, because she hadn’t even done that with Ningning or Chaehyun. Why did she act in such a way with a boy?

As much as she wanted to deny it, Y/N knew Riki was the last person she wanted to think badly of her. Because of that, she had slowly stopped doing the small, petty pranks on him. She figured that the more she did them, the more annoyed he would get with her. Y/N decided that the prank she was planning for him would be the last one she would do. Ever.

It begged the question, why had they postponed this friendship for so long? They definitely had a connection with one another and found it very simple to get along. Conversation came easily. It made no sense as to why it had taken 17 years to get to the point where they stood currently.

Riki knew it was something on both ends. He could tell that not just one party was to blame. Because he did make efforts to speak to her on occasion, but at the same time she did as well. It was just that when a conversation was started, the other would have trouble continuing it. Perhaps it was some sort of subconscious fear.

Whatever it was, that was all in the past. It was the current day and Y/N Cheshire and Riki Wonderland had become friends.

“Riki?”

The boy brought himself out of his thoughts once more as his best friend waved a hand in front of his face. “You zoned out again. Why do you keep staring at Y/N?“

That was the question Riki kept asking himself. “It’s not on purpose. At least, I don’t think. Maybe she just happens to be there.”

“You sound unsure.” Soul said in a thoughtful manner. The cogs in his head began to turn. “Maybe… Oh my gosh- do you like Y/N?”

The thought was baffling. “Like? Of course not! I just find her… interesting.”

“Right, that’s why you’re friends with her now. Because you find her interesting.” Soul teased. That was one thing that Riki disliked about his best friend, that he was so determined in his ideals that he had to see them through each time. “How did you even come to like her? She’s not exactly your type.”

“Well that’s just it I’m not sure how-“ Riki began, but then stopped once he realized what he was unconsciously admitting.

Soul smirked. “Go on.”

Riki let out a sigh and finally let his guard down. “I don’t really know how it started. My interest in her, that is. I’m not too sure if I would classify it as a crush or anything of that sort but I guess one day my eyes just started to drift in her direction?”

He sort of lied. Riki knew that it was because of that night when they were 11, ever since he noticed something different about her. When he listened to her talk, he could tell that she had some sort of sadness about her that she could never quite talk about.

It made him curious.

A wistful breath came out of Souls mouth. “How romantic. I love unlikely romances, they’re very interesting. I suppose it was about time you found someone you were interested in.” He patted a hand on his friends back in congratulations. “Are you going to do something about it?”

“No, definitely not. At least- not until I figure out if what I’m feeling is really romantic or just a friendly interest.”

Just as Soul was about to respond, someone tapped on Riki’s shoulder. “Hey!” They both turned around to be faced with Chaehyun.

“Okay so keep it hush, especially to Headmaster Grimm, but I’m setting up a dance to spellebrate True Hearts Day. Everyone’s invited!” Chaehyun handed them both envelopes. The envelopes were lathered in pink and had their names on it. “True Hearts Day was a holiday where people spellebrated following their true hearts desire, and Headmaster Grimm has banned us from even knowing about it.”

“That tracks. Ever since Karina did what she did last year, he’s been trying to silence us now more than ever.” Riki stated.

“Exactly. Which is why this dance is a secret from him and will be held in a location he doesn’t know about.” Chaehyun smiled. “Will you be there?”

“Of course!” Soul nudged Riki. “We’ll both go.”

A cheer emitted from Chaehyun’s throat before she went to pass out more invitations.

For Riki, he knew what he had to do before the dance. He would have to discover how he felt about Y/N.

Because if he had a crush, then he would ask her to go with him.

On the other side of the lockers, Y/N stared at the concoction in her hands. It was nothing less than ugly. But it was beautiful work, and ideas bloomed through her mind as she thought about what to do with it.

“And you’re doing this… to prove a point?” Ningning asked, as she recounted what Y/N had told her moments prior. “Isn’t that a bit… far?”

“It’s just a little prank! I’ve done far worse to him before.” Y/N rolled her eyes. “Besides, do I need a reason to prank someone? I’m the d-“

“-daughter of the Cheshire Cat, I know. But do you need to be so proud of it?”

Y/N raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”

Ningning sighed. “All I’m saying is… you could at least know when to draw the line.”

Y/N gave it a bit of a thought. Draw the line? It wasn’t that simple for her. Y/N was just doing what she had always done. No one had ever told her when to stop, and no one had ever told her how to behave otherwise. How could she ever know otherwise? And at the end of the day, it was all just for a good laugh!

Of course, she knew Ningning had a point. She wasn’t an idiot- she could tell that people weren’t too fond of her. Though they never stated it outright, Y/N knew that her fun had stained people’s impressions of her.

But it was all she was good for.

And besides, wouldn’t Riki laugh at a prank such as this? He always did get a chuckle out of her mischief. The idea of making him laugh with that infectious laugh of his burned through Y/N’s mind.

“I’ll draw the line when I want to draw the line.”

With that, Y/N disappeared- leaving Ningning to stare at the spot where she once stood and sigh.

This is going to take a lot of work… I’m going to need to-

“Hey Ning!”

Ningning looked behind her to see Chaehyun approaching with an armful of envelopes. “Have you seen Y/N? I need to give her one of the invitations as well but I haven’t seen her around all day.”

“You just missed her, but I can hold onto the envelope and give it to her when we’re together.” Ningning smiled at her friend who she had just noticed had a troubled expression on her face.

“Cool! While we’re together, I need to talk to you about something.”

“Me too. Can we talk somewhere private?”

“You read my mind.”

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6. He was a star, and she was anything but.

Y/N wished her mother didn’t call as often as she did.

The two were having one of their weekly calls through the MirrorPhone, and Y/N wasn’t sure if she could take one more second of her mother’s incessant nagging. Usually she could handle it, but for some reason she seemed to be more overbearing than usual.

And most of the time, she only called to see what pranks she was pulling and not to actually talk to her.

“You’re only pulling baby pranks, darling.” The Cheshire Cat spoke while filing her nails. “You should be able to do better. After all, this is all you’re good for anyways.”

This is all you’re good for.

It didn’t help her self worth when her own mother pressured her in that way.

Y/N sighed and bit her tongue. She couldn’t speak up to her mother, not when she was one of the only people she could trust. “But I can’t really do much when I’m at school, mother.”

The woman paused her nail filing to give her daughter a slight glare. “Then that means you’re not good enough.”

Y/N felt her words get choked up in her throat. “I’m trying my best!” Attempting to hold back tears, Y/N disliked how her mother spoke to her oftentimes. She figured she could handle it since it was her mother, but at some point it just became too much.

“Try harder sweetie.” The Cheshire Cat gave her a sickly sweet smile. “Be honest, is a boy distracting you?”

Yes.

“Of course not, mother.” Y/N stated.

Though, one thing she had forgotten about was her tendency to lick her lips a bit more than usual when she lied. And one thing her mother did right was notice the small things about her.

The Cheshire Cat gasped. “There is a boy!” She pondered on this idea for a second, examining her daughter through the MirrorPhone. She had made it a point to Y/N that boys would only get in the way and that romance shouldn’t be on her mind throughout high school, and she would stand by that point no matter what. But perhaps what her daughter needed was a push in the wrong direction. “Tell me, who is he? And how did it happen?”

Y/N knew she couldn’t lie anymore to her mother, so she decided to come clean. Despite their strained relationship, wouldn’t it feel nice to be able to discuss her feelings with someone?

Her mother was harsh and cruel, but she wasn’t a monster. Surely she would be able to help.

The only problem was that she didn’t know where to begin. After all, she didn’t even know where her feelings began. Was it that day by the front of the school where she realized she liked him? Or was there a time before then that she had caught feelings without even knowing? As someone who didn’t receive much love growing up and had never liked anyone else, it was hard to tell.

She thought back to all the times she had interacted with Riki. Perhaps there was a common denominator between each moment, one that could pinpoint a beginning.

It was then that she realized that there was a certain moment that stood in the back of her mind whenever Riki was around (or when she thought about him).

It was after a fight Y/N had with her mother when she was 11. At one point, she became too stressed with all the expectations the Cheshire Cat had on her, and certain feelings began to bubble up within her. It came to a stop when her and her mother had blown up on each other and things got too tense for Y/N to stay at home. Without her dad present, it was tough having to live with someone who both expected so much of you but also didn’t believe you were worth anything.

Due to her conflicting feelings, she ended up running out of the house in an attempt to find somewhere to calm down. Though in Wonderland, there weren’t many options. No matter where you went there was bound to be chaos.

So Y/N ran. She found herself running and running until she could find somewhere to sit peacefully and stay unbothered. It was just too much for her 11 year old brain to stay in such a place that fostered a toxic mindset.

And eventually, she found a spot. It was nearby the portal between Wonderland and Ever After, so perhaps part of that world was seeping into Wonderland. Whatever it was, she had found a hilltop so hidden from the rest of Wonderland that there was practically no noise. It was so high above the world that one wrong step and Y/N would be falling to her death. From where Y/N was curled up within the trees, she could see the stars.

Y/N loved stargazing. It was something that she couldn’t do often but loved doing while she could. With all the pressures from her mom and herself, something she could count on to be a constant was looking at the stars. The way the shimmer of the stars starkly contrasted the gloom of the night sky- she felt that she could easily get lost in its beauty. Not only were they beautiful, but there was something about the way the stars twinkled that made her want to shine just as brightly. Each star perfectly had its own place amongst the sky… could she be like that too? Was there somewhere she could have her own place in? In another world, Y/N was a star. She wanted to be able to contribute to a bigger picture, and not just be a side character in another’s story. Perhaps when she died, she could be reincarnated as a star. Was that even possible?

Until then she would stay down on the ground, waiting to take her place amongst the stars.

Y/N was so entranced by her own thoughts that she didn’t notice a figure slowly come into her view.

“Is there any more room up here?” The voice said.

Out of instinct, Y/N gasped and quickly disappeared. It was a defense mechanism that had become a habit when she learned to control her powers.

But as her vision started to focus once more and she reappeared, Y/N realized who it was.

Riki Wonderland.

Confused, she raised an eyebrow. “What are you doing here?”

“I could ask you the same thing. This is my spot.” He said in such confidence. “I found it years ago and I’ve been coming here to stargaze ever since.”

Riki stargazed? Y/N couldn’t see that as something befitting of his character.

“I just wanted to get out of the house, I guess.” Y/N shrugged. “So, you stargaze?”

“It’s just something I realized I enjoyed after the first time I did it.” Riki stated, a small smile placed upon his face that Y/N had never seen before.

Not wanting to be a nuisance, Y/N sat up. “Well if you’re here now, I might as well just leave. Have fun with your stars, Wonderland.”

Before Y/N could disappear, Riki grabbed her arm. “Wait,” the girl looked into his eyes as she decided to hear out what he had to say. “you should stay. It’s not like I own this place anyways.”

It wasn’t that she disliked Riki, and in all honesty she found him rather cute. But wouldn’t it be awkward if it was just the two of them? Y/N didn’t have an easy time socializing with people either way, but with Riki it would be even harder. It was awkward knowing that they were so close to being friends but it had never happened. But with the pleading look in his eyes, how could she say no?

There was something about him that made her soft.

Y/N sighed and slowly agreed. If Riki wanted her there, perhaps she should stay. So the two laid on opposite sides of the branch together, and silently looked up at a world they could only dream of being a part of.

After some time, Riki opened his mouth. “I know I already asked this earlier, but why did you come here? You know, to stargaze.” As if he wasn’t satisfied with her answer.

He was right in thinking that her answer wasn’t what she truly wanted to say, but it just felt awkward to give an exact reason. Her relationship with her mom was something she could barely tell her only 3 friends about, let alone someone she barely considered an acquaintance.

But Y/N knew Riki was a reliable guy; she had heard it often from Soul, Rei, and Giselle. And maybe for once she would let herself put faith into another person.

“I’ll only tell you if you tell me why you like stargazing.”

Riki blew out a breath in thought. “Hm… I don’t know if I can give an exact reason for that. I was just bored one day and ended up coming across this place. That’s what made me stargaze, but something about it just felt so comforting to me that I wanted to do it more often.” He answered, a soft smile gracing his lips. “But that’s not exactly a good reason.”

“I think it suits you.” Y/N whispered out. “I’m sure you have your own stresses with being the son of Alice in Wonderland. It would make sense that having a hobby like this to come back to is something you enjoy.”

He pondered on it for a moment. Maybe she was right. He then chuckled at this side of her he had never seen before. “You’re a lot more poetic than you let on. Anyways I answered your question, can you answer mine?”

Y/N considered answering it, she truly did, but as much as she wanted to open up there was the side of her that wanted to keep everything inside. Her mother had always told her that vocalizing your feelings does nothing good and only makes people pity you.

One thing Y/N despised was being pitied. It only reminded her of how her mother referred to her as a ‘pitiful girl’ and how she would amount to nothing.

So she slowly shook her head. “No, I don’t think I can.”

Riki felt himself beginning to sit up to look at the girl. There was something off about her. The way she spoke to him and the way that she carried herself… she wasn’t acting as she always had. Normal Y/N would be more playful and even mischievous. But now, there was a certain sadness in her entire being that seemed to be throwing her off her rhythm. And it only made Riki more and more curious about her.

“Okay, I get it. You don’t have to tell me.” Riki smiled, before continuing. “I just hope it doesn’t take away your chaotic spirit. You know, I kind of like that about you.”

A sigh left Y/N’s lips at his words. “You don’t mean that, Wonderland.”

“I mean every word, Cheshire.”

Y/N could only roll her eyes before slowly evaporating into the night, using her invisibility and teleportation to finally go back home.

Left lingering in the air was her Cheshire’s smile, which disappeared last and left Riki staring at the wisps of where she had sat only moments prior.

Maybe it made sense that Riki enjoyed stargazing. In a way, there was something about him that was made of the stars. No matter what he did, he always seemed to shine brighter than all the others. There was something about Riki that felt that he belonged up in the sky, giving life to the night and adding a certain glimmer to the auras.

Riki had his own place amongst the sky, and she wished she could be like that too. But after speaking to him, maybe there was nowhere she could have her own place in. Y/N could only wait for the day that she could contribute to a bigger picture, and take a larger part in his story. After all, she had always wanted her own place within the stars.

But for now, all she could do was hope she would become more than just the Cheshire Cat’s daughter.

Y/N carefully recounted her memories from that night, and how it had stuck with her and unknowingly fostered her feelings for Riki. As she told the story, she didn’t seem to notice the Cheshire Cat don a mischievous smile.

If her daughter wasn’t going to improve on her own, then she would have to make her improve.

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7. “You…r opinion?”

Liz had a habit of expecting the worst out of most situations. Perhaps it came from the fact that her destiny involved bears… big scary bears… but it was understandable. Bears weren’t known for being the most gentle creatures, after all.

So when she noticed a suspicious vial of liquid in Y/N’s bag during their Advanced Ballet class, Liz’s mind raced with negative thoughts. What was she up to? Did it have anything to do with pranking? Or maybe it was for a class assignment?

Liz truly didn’t mean to think the worst of Y/N, but she couldn’t exactly help it. Being kind wasn’t exactly in her forte and Liz was too much of a paranoid person to ignore seeing that vial.

But she also didn’t want to profile the girl for doing something that she wasn’t going to do in the first place. Liz knew that doing so wasn’t just right. So she looked around the room to see if anyone had seen her internal battle. Deciding that it had gone unnoticed, Goldilocks’ daughter let out a shaky breath and continued to practice her jetés.

“Are you still going to-” Ningning said, but paused when she realized she was being a bit too loud- especially considering the subject of the conversation was in that very room. Why was he there anyways? He didn’t even take Advanced Ballet… “Are you still going to prank Riki?” She continued in a hushed whisper.

Y/N giggled at Ningning’s apparent stress. Although she disliked making her friends upset, it was still sort of funny that she had that effect on them. “Well, I don’t see why I shouldn’t.”

Ningning frowned. “Well first of all, it’s rude.”

“Hey, if you’re not funny just say that!”

“Be serious…” Y/N made a hand movement indicating that she was shutting her mouth. Ningning then continued with her list. “It causes unnecessary problems. And besides, Riki isn’t going to like y-”

“What about Riki?”

Y/N and Ningning’s heads swiftly turned to face the voice- it was Beomgyu and Riki. Y/N could see Ningning get a little shy for reasons she decided to ignore. Beomgyu? Really? You can do better Ning…

“Don’t think you’re all that, Wonderland.” Y/N grinned. “We were talking about Ricky Jester.”

Beomgyu groaned. “Ugh, I hate that guy. He’s so annoying, I mean, we don’t care th-” His rant was cut short when Riki pressed a hand against Beomgyu’s mouth. “Thanks man, I forgot he’s in this class.”

Ningning chuckled. “Don’t be such a hater, Beomgyu.”

Ningning and Beomgyu proceeded to start their own conversation, with Beomgyu whispering to her all the things he found wrong with Ricky. Y/N felt happy for her friend in that moment, and let a small smile show on her face. It wasn’t intentional, and in fact she hadn’t even noticed it was there. But someone else noticed.

Riki couldn’t deny that he felt a certain emotion bubble in his stomach when he saw the genuine happiness on Y/N’s face. Y/N, the same girl who was often cold and didn’t show any of her softer emotions. Something about that made her happiness reflect onto him.

It was odd. He enjoyed seeing her in such a state, but he figured he felt more than he should have in that circumstance. Why did he feel like that?

No, Riki wasn’t dumb and he wasn’t the type to lie about his feelings. He could tell exactly what it was.

But was he pleased with the outcome? Riki wasn’t sure. Though he told himself that he would come to terms with whatever decision he made about his feelings on Y/N, it was easier said than done. After all, he knew that being romantically involved with the girl would come with work. A lot of work. He was also worried that everything was too rushed, and that he wasn’t thinking straight. Maybe his thought process was clouded with what he thought he wanted to happen.

Once again, the H/C female was left to her own thoughts- which obviously drifted to the boy next to her. She couldn't help it. He made her rather stable heart go all crazy when he was around.

Thoughts of confessing were brought up, but then immediately shut down because of how ridiculous it sounded. The idea of Riki having mutual feelings towards her seemed so out of the ballpark. After all, it was her. She was someone who had trouble facing her own feelings, and put up a front to hide all her troubles and insecurities. Riki always seemed put together. How could a guy such as himself possibly think about dating her?

At the same time of Y/N having doubts in her head, Riki had finally come to a conclusion. He pondered on it for a while, and he knew it was too obvious to ignore.

Riki liked Y/N.

It made him wonder, how long had he felt that way? He couldn’t help but think of the possibility of his crush starting even back then, on the day that he and Y/N shared under the stars.

He wondered if being hyper aware of Y/N and all that she does was because he liked her, or because he was a naturally curious person. He also wondered if him noticing the way her hair fell behind her ears was also because he liked her.

“Hey Riki, I have a question.” Y/N started, her cat-like eyes closing to a slant. “Why are you in our class today? I didn’t think someone like you would take Advanced Ballet. Don’t you dance hip hop?”

Snapping out of his thoughts, Riki considered the question. Why was he there? The simple answer was because Beomgyu, who actually did take the class, invited him to join since Riki had a free period.

But he thought back to the moment that Beomgyu asked, and what he said that got him to go.

“You know a lot of people in that class, actually.” Beomgyu said before listing off the people he could recall. “Liz, Ricky, Yuna, Wonyoung, Jake, Ningning, Y/N-”

Of course, Riki remembered. All the other names seemed to fade as he heard that last one.

“It was because of you-” Riki blurted out, without even thinking. He had to save himself before Y/N could catch onto his mistake. “-your opinion. I.. wanted to get your opinion on my outfit today since you’re very straightforward.”

What?! Why did I say that?

Slightly disappointed at his answer, Y/N looked at the boy up and down. Her opinion? He looked cute. As always.

“It’s hideous.”

A smirk made its way to Y/N’s face even though she didn’t agree with what she said. Though she usually acted calmer around Riki, teasing him every now and then didn’t do any harm.

“Hideous?! Hey, it’s really not that bad.” Riki chuckled. “It’s literally just an oversized jacket and baggy jeans!”

Y/N raised an eyebrow. “Um, don’t forget that you asked for my opinion, Wonderland.”

“And your opinion is wrong.” Riki said. “Also why do you call me Wonderland all the time?”

Beomgyu looked over at Y/N and Riki. He noticed the way they conversed, and how Y/N’s expression seemed softer than normal despite her mischievous jabs. He also picked up on Riki’s facials, and how his eyes seemed to sparkle in a certain way that Beomgyu had never seen before. It was interesting to see how his aura changed in the slightest when he was with Y/N.

Without realizing, Beomgyu was staring at Y/N while thinking about how glad he was that Riki found someone he liked.

He glanced over at Ningning to see if she had seen it as well, but stopped his trailing eyes when he noticed Riki giving him a weird face. Did he do something wrong?

Under the impression that Beomgyu was staring at Y/N because he was interested, Riki felt a wave of jealousy wash over his system. He never considered himself the possessive type, however, he had just realized his feelings for Y/N. It made sense that his brain was scattered and his emotions left him rather vulnerable.

For once in his life, Riki felt himself getting jealous of one of his friends. It wasn’t an instance that occurred often, as Riki knew he was a rather fortunate guy and that he had a lot to be grateful for, but he couldn’t help it this time.

Falling for Y/N Cheshire, Riki knew, came with a lot of work. He knew she had a lot of mental troubles she would need to work through, and Riki himself needed to navigate through these unfamiliar emotions.

It was work, but Riki was willing to put in the work for Y/N.

Amongst all the newfound realizations and bubbling emotions, one girl snuck away from her spot next to the group. She had been eavesdropping on their conversation for longer than intended, but what really stuck with her was what Ningning and Y/N discussed in the beginning.

Y/N… pranking Riki again?

Maybe it wasn’t anything to worry about. After all, she did prank Riki rather often. It was well known amongst the student body.

But she couldn’t shake the unsettling feeling that came over her body when she thought about what Y/N could possibly do, and the guilt that she would feel if she didn’t at least try to stop it.

Though she held a certain degree of respect for Y/N, one thing the girl stood heavily for was justice. As soon as she was far away from the group she pulled out her phone and went into Riki’s contact.

“Hey Riki, it’s me. Liz.”

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8. You make everyone miserable.

During the day time, it was common for Ever After High students to meet up at Hocus Latte. It was a common hang out spot between friends, though oftentimes if a girl asked a guy or vice versa people would assume it was for a date.

That was why Riki felt conflicted when he read Liz’s text.

‘I need to talk to you. Meet me at Hocus Latte at 3 p.m for a quick chat’ He reread to confirm the meeting time.

On one hand it made sense, because Yuna Rose worked there and the two were rather close. But did she not think about the message she might have accidentally sent? Riki tried not to think about it too deeply because he doubted Liz had a crush on him.

As he sat inside Hocus Latte waiting for Liz to arrive, his phone vibrated indicating he had received another text.

‘Actually I might be running late because there were some technical troubles for my MirrorCast show, but I sent over one of my friends to keep you company. Sorry about that!’

A wave of nervousness washed over his body as he read over her text. Who did she send? Riki didn’t usually find it hard to get along with others, but not knowing who he was going to have to hang out with gave him an unsettling feeling. His mind racked through the roster of Liz’s friends, and who she was most likely to send.

It’s definitely not Yuna because she’s working right now, maybe Jake? But he works for her MirrorCast show and if they were having technical troubles then she probably would have him help. What about Wonyoung- actually no, he could only hope it wasn’t her. The daughter of Snow White was someone he found rather intimidating, despite how nice she genuinely was.

As Riki pondered over the possibilities, he noticed a familiar form come into his view.

“You look stupid sitting here alone.”

Riki looked up and noticed Y/N’s signature Cheshire grin, something he hadn’t seen since they had become friends but he surely missed. He enjoyed the calm(ish) side of her that she had been presenting to him as of late, but he couldn’t help but miss the side of her that interested him in the first place. Though whatever side Y/N wanted to show him was one he was willing to accept.

He felt his heart pick up its pace as Y/N sat in the empty chair. His entire mind had been consumed by her, thinking about her almost every waking hour ever since he realized his crush on her. But despite that, he hadn’t actually expected to see her. They were good friends but the silly, fluttery feelings he felt for her still made being around her both exciting and difficult.

“Did Liz send you here?” Riki asked with a raised eyebrow. “I didn’t know you guys were friends.”

Y/N giggled. “Oh yeah, her and I are like this!” She crossed her fingers to indicate that they were close. “She loves me so much she made a MirrorCast episode about me!”

Riki remembered watching that episode, perhaps more so than he should’ve. Looking back on it, the signs that he had feelings for her were obvious. He just didn’t notice.

What happened is in the past. Now that I know I like her, I’m going to pursue her.

“It makes sense, I mean, you are a likable person.” Riki said, before taking a sip of her drink. Before Y/N could vocalize her confusion, he spoke once more. “Do you want a drink? I can order you one.”

“Oh, I’m good.” Not dropping her smirk, Y/N winked at Riki. “I already ordered one anyways.”

As Riki was about to ask what she meant, she had already turned herself intangible and disappeared. Moments passed with Riki just looking around and waiting for Y/N to come back, and eventually she did.

With a drink.

“How did you get that?”

“I ordered it, duh.” Y/N wore an expression that read ‘obviously’.

If anyone bothered to look in the back of the cafe, they would see Yuna in the kitchen covered in water and the drink she just finished making gone from her hands.

For unrelated reasons, of course.

Riki could tell that she hadn’t just ordered the drink, but he wasn’t about to point that out. He knew that Y/N could be annoying at times, but he knew she would never cross the line. He trusted her not to do that because he knew deep down, despite everything, she was a good person.

“Did you finish your Chemythstry paper?” Riki asked, changing the subject. “I heard from Jay that Rumplestiltskin is grading it harder than our past papers because he wants us to fail. That way if we ask for extra credit, he can punish us and make us spin straw into gold for him. Isn’t that sick in the head?”

Y/N stifled a laugh as she thought about their professor. “Really? That’s kind of funny, actually.”

Rolling his eyes in a teasing manner, Riki smiled. “Right, I forgot that’s pretty on brand for you. Just wait until he asks you to do it, maybe it won’t be funny then.”

“Please, Rumplestiltskin loves me.” Y/N said, emphasizing the ‘love’. “And even if he tried to fail me I would just turn it into a passing grade without him seeing.”

“I remember when you fell asleep in his class and he just let you sleep. If that were any one of us, he would’ve yelled in our faces.” Riki reminisced.

Y/N stuck her tongue out at him. “It must suck not being the favorite.”

“I’ll have you know Pied Piper loves me.”

“That’s not a flex… Everytime he plays the trumpet, rats fall from the sky. And for some reason he keeps doing it??”

“At least my professor is taller than 4 feet.”

“At least mine doesn’t like classic rock.”

“Isn’t your mom friends with Pied Piper?”

“So? That doesn’t mean I have to like him…”

The two went back and forth for a while, though it was all in good fun. It felt nice to be able to banter and tease each other and know that neither of them meant any harm by it.

Riki enjoyed speaking to Y/N, because he thought she was fun. Y/N enjoyed speaking to Riki, because she felt that she could be herself around him.

Though, all good things must come to an end. Y/N felt one of her senses pick up suddenly, and she realized her time with Riki was one of those good things.

She had to leave before Liz noticed she was there.

“It’s been fun, Wonderland, but I have to dip.” Y/N said. “Duty calls, you know?”

Before he could utter out a ‘bye’, Y/N had already disappeared and was out of his sight.

Moments after, Liz finally arrived.

“Hi Riki! Sorry for running late, there was this whole thing with the routers and Jake kept accidentally breaking things and-”

Riki waved it off before she could continue to ramble. “It’s alright! Thank you for sending someone to keep me company, it was fun.”

Liz smiled knowing that she did something helpful. “I’m glad, Chae was excited even though I asked her last minute. Weird, right? I didn’t realize you guys were friends.”

As Liz continued on about how Chaehyun was willing to drop what she was doing to accompany Riki, he paused. Did she say Chaehyun?

Didn’t she send Y/N?

“Wait, Chaehyun?” Riki asked, hoping he hadn’t heard the name incorrectly.

Confused, Liz stopped what she was saying to clarify. “Yes? She was the one I asked. Did she not tell you that?”

The pieces finally clicked in Riki’s head, and he felt a bit dumb for not noticing it sooner. Suspicious behavior was all a part of Y/N’s character but she hadn’t been acting in such a way as of late. For her to come and suddenly revert back to that was something that Riki should’ve thought about. That paired with her leaving so suddenly…

But one thing didn’t make sense, why did Y/N come instead of Chaehyun in the first place?

Before Liz could comment on Riki’s prolonged silence, he awkwardly laughed. “Sorry, yeah. Chaehyun mentioned it, I just thought you said Chaewon and I wanted to clarify.”

Whatever the reason was for Y/N to lie, he figured outing her to Liz wouldn’t be helpful.

“So, what did you want to talk about?”

“Oh right!” Liz jumped up, almost having forgotten why she wanted to meet with Riki in the first place. “I overheard something during Advanced Ballet, and I just wanted to tell you about it because I think you deserve to know.”

Advanced Ballet? Oh right, Liz was in Y/N and Beomgyu’s class. He recalled seeing her for a brief moment that day when he crashed their lesson.

The way she was putting everything made Riki slightly nervous, but he could only hope it wasn’t anything too bad. “Okay, what is it?”

“I saw a weird vial of liquid in Y/N’s bag, and I overheard her talking to Ningning about wanting to prank you. I know she pranks you often, but I just didn’t feel right seeing all that and not doing anything about it.”

Riki let out a laugh at what she said. “Thank you for being concerned, but she always does this and I’m okay with that. I know she would never cross the line.”

“That’s good! I just wanted to let you know so you could prepare if anything.” Liz smiled, glad he had taken it so well. She knew that Riki and Y/N were decent friends so she didn’t feel particularly worried about the fact that he was alright with her. “I also know Beomgyu was mentioning to Ningning that you were sick of getting pranked, so I wanted to make sure it wasn’t anything-” She paused what she was saying when a memory popped into her head. “Wait, I just remembered something. Did you know Beomgyu has a crush on Y/N?”

Riki felt his heart stop when Liz said those words.

Beomgyu had a crush on Y/N? His Y/N? How could he!

Of course Riki never vocalized his crush on her, but he had hoped that Beomgyu would be able to notice.

“O-Oh, does he really?” Riki nervously laughed, trying not to let his disappointment show. It would be embarrassing if Liz found out Riki felt the same. “He never told me that…”

“He never said it explicitly, but when he and Ningning were talking I saw him look over at Y/N a lot. He was probably asking Ningning for help on how to ask her out, since she’s one of Y/N’s best friends.” Liz chuckled. “Isn’t it so cute! I think they fit each other well. Don’t you? Maybe he’ll ask her to the True Hearts Day dance!”

No, they don’t fit each other at all. Beomgyu was annoying and stupid, and Y/N was funny and smart. She was far too beautiful on the inside to be with someone who often stole food from the Castleteria.

Riki didn’t care that Y/N also stole food. To him, it was only alright when she did it. Everything in his eyes was alright when it was done by Y/N.

But regardless, Riki didn’t want Y/N to be stunted by being with Beomgyu. He loved his friend, but he knew that he had a lot of room to mature before he gave his heart to another.

At the end of the day, Riki knew one thing and that was that he was the only one fit for Y/N.

Because he liked her. No, maybe even loved.

Though, he couldn’t admit that. Not now. “Yeah, they would look great.” He said through gritted teeth.

After wrapping up their conversation Liz and Riki decided to walk back to Ever After High together. It was getting late, and Riki was worried about Liz getting back safely.

And as much as he tried to be present in whatever Liz was saying about how to make the best porridge, he just couldn’t pay attention. All he could think about was Beomgyu and Y/N being together. The thought made him sick to his stomach. The idea of them holding hands… whispering sweet nothings into each others’ ears… kissing- It was all too much. He couldn’t stand thinking about it, yet he was addicted to the thought. He kept thinking up different scenarios that would occur if the two ever started dating.

While distracted, Riki felt a gust of wind blow behind him. He tried not to think too much about it but it felt a little unsettling.

He brushed it off, and tried to pay attention to what Liz was rambling about.

“-and then you have to drizzle it with honey! But the honey you get has to be just right, it can’t be too sweet but it also can’t be too flavorless. So that’s something you have to think about.” Liz stopped for a moment when she noticed that Riki wasn’t exactly paying attention. “Hey, are you okay?”

Riki was about to respond, however he was interrupted when he heard a familiar giggle fill the air. Suddenly, he felt a hole open up underneath him until he eventually fell through, falling for about 10 feet before he landed on hard rock.

“Riki, are you okay?!” Liz shouted from above. She looked around where she found a rope on the ground next to a tree, so she picked it up and threw it down to Riki to help him up. “What the hell happened??”

Still shaken up, Riki brushed the dirt off his clothes as he climbed up the rope. “I… I have no idea. One moment I was standing and all of a sudden I was on the ground.”

Once he got back onto the surface, the adrenaline eventually went away and he could finally feel the pain shoot up his ankle.

A giggle was heard from a distance, the same giggle that Riki had heard moments prior to falling. It was a little too familiar for his liking, and he hoped that it wasn’t who he thought it was.

“What happened to you, Wonderland?”

Riki and Liz looked to the side and Riki felt his heart drop for the second time that day.

There Y/N stood, looking cute and innocent as ever, as if she wasn’t causing a storm to brew within Riki’s heart.

Was she the one who made him fall?

“Why are you asking when you’re the one who did this?” Riki muttered, hurt shown on his face.

The previously lighthearted expression on Y/N’s face slowly shifted into a confused one. What was he talking about? “Well, I’m flattered you think I’m capable of something like this but I don’t even know what happened to you.”

“Don’t lie, don’t you think it’s weird that I fell into a hole and a few seconds later you show up?” Riki said. “I thought you were better than this, I mean, I could’ve seriously injured myself!”

It was then that Y/N realized Riki wasn’t in the best mood, and that worried her. She didn’t enjoy him being angry at her, not one bit. “Riki, it wasn’t me. Truly.”

“So you’re saying Liz was lying about how you’ve been planning on pranking me?”

Riki didn’t mean to bring Liz into it, but he couldn’t help it.

“I can’t believe you… I thought we’ve been getting closer. Then you go and do this?”

“I’m being honest, it wasn’t me!” Y/N voice raised to a yell. She felt hurt that he was blindly accusing her, though she couldn’t blame him. After all this time, she knew people only expected the worst of her. And with how she’s treated Riki in the past, it was only right that his mind would think of her to do such a thing.

But she thought he would know she would never intentionally hurt him. That’s why she only pulled small pranks. “I care about you a lot, Riki. Even though I considered pranking you in the past, I stopped myself from doing it because I want to better myself for you.”

Riki felt his heart swell at what she said, but he still couldn’t get the information he learned about Y/N and Beomgyu out of his head.

“Are you ever going to take anything seriously? I mean, aren’t you tired of acting like this?”

“Acting like what…?”

All the jealousy he felt and the anger he felt towards himself… seeing her made all the negative feelings that Riki had been feeling bubble up, and before he knew it his mouth was moving faster than his brain.

“Aren’t you tired of making people feel miserable all the time!?” He yelled, with shut eyes.

But as soon as the words left his mouth, he felt regret all around. He didn’t mean to say anything really mean, he was just upset and he had accidentally taken it out on her.

“Um, don’t you think that was a little too far?” Liz whispered, surprised that Riki of all people said that. “I think you should apologize, I mean, she really might not have done it.”

Wasn’t Liz the one suspicious of Y/N in the first place?

Before he could take back his words he looked back up at his crush, only to see hurt and shock written on her face. And Riki knew he messed up.

“I make people feel miserable…? Alright, I get it.”

The smile Y/N put on was different from all the smiles she had given him in the past. It was filled with mixed emotions- sadness, hurt, and disgust. But at who? Disgusted at him? Or maybe even herself?

That was the last he had seen of Y/N in a few days.

Riki looked up at the sky and for some reason, the stars seemed to be dimmer than usual.

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9. Locker chats.

It was two days before the big True Heart’s Day dance that Chaehyun had been planning, and Riki couldn’t feel more stressed.

“You said that to her??”

Soul couldn’t hold back his shock as Riki recounted his previous argument with Y/N.

It had been some time since then, and Riki knew the girl was evading him. But why? He knew he had hurt her, but didn’t he deserve an apology too? After all, she did cause him to hurt his ankle.

“She could’ve killed me, Soul.” Riki frowned. “I don’t think I’m in the wrong for being concerned about my safety.”

Soul face palmed at his friends’ obliviousness. “Has it ever occurred to you that she might not have done it? Ever since you guys became close, you know Y/N has been trying to change her nature. She wouldn’t do anything to hurt you, and especially not something that drastic.”

Riki let out a sigh as he remembered something he had been trying to push to the back of his head. “But that’s the thing, what if she doesn’t care about me as much as I thought she did?”

“Bro what-”

“Liz told me that Beomgyu likes her.” It hurt Riki’s heart to think about that fact. “What if she likes him back?”

Soul was about to voice his disagreement when his eyes trailed past Riki’s shoulder. Before he could tell him not to look, Riki was already turning his head to see what caught Soul’s attention.

But the sight was one he had been dreading to see. Beomgyu and Y/N were walking to class together, and they seemed happy to be together.

Since when were they friends? Was it because Riki hadn’t been by her side? And why hadn’t Beomgyu said anything about their new friendship?

Riki’s mind raced with the possibilities of how Y/N and Beomgyu had become friends. But no matter how they had gotten to that point, it didn’t matter.

Beomgyu was talking to Y/N. His Y/N. How could she stand there, and laugh, and look so beautiful?

How could she look so well when he was struggling so much internally?

Riki would never know just how much sleep Y/N was losing over everything, or how she had already planned out her apology.

“Maybe they’re just friends?” Soul suggested, not wanting his best friend to be upset. But even he couldn’t deny the seeming chemistry between the two.

“Don’t worry about Beomgyu, he’s not a threat.” Ningning’s voice was heard as she approached the two Wonderlandians. “Now Riki tell me, what did you say to Y/N? She hasn’t been herself these days and I know you have something to do with it.”

Riki was hesitant to tell Y/N’s best friend about what had happened, but maybe Ningning could clear some things up for him. So he described what occurred between the two of them that night in great detail, making sure Ningning was able to get the full picture.

Once he finished, he could tell the swan girl was about to slap him for what he said to her friend.

“Are you being serious right now?” Ningning scoffed. “I can’t believe I ever thought you were smart because you’re actually kind of dumb…”

Riki frowned. “Okay rude.”

Soul had to stop himself from laughing. “She kind of gagged you there…”

Ningning sighed. “Riki… Y/N was telling the truth, she didn’t do it. Her mom did.”

“...What?”

“You stupid hoe, I can’t believe you didn’t try to hear her out.” Disappointment could be heard all over Ningning’s tone, but Riki wasn’t paying attention to that.

All he could think about how he seriously messed up.

“Her mom thought you were a threat to Y/N’s success so she tried to get you out of the picture. But when Y/N found out about it, she yelled at her mom. Can you believe that?” Ningning said incredulously. “She’s terrified of her mother, but she yelled at her for you.”

He realized that he shouldn’t have gotten so defensive and just trusted his friend, after all, she had been showing that she did want to change. He should have trusted her and not let his emotions take over.

But after hearing about Y/N and Beomgyu possibly being together was just too much for him to think about, and he projected all that anger onto Y/N. The things he said and the way he acted were all uncalled for.

“Is she going to class right now?” Riki abruptly said, the only thought on his mind was that he needed to apologize.

“She’s kind of busy these days because she’s helping Chaehyun prepare for the dance, so I don’t think it’s a good time to approach her.” Ningning said. “Maybe try talking to her on the day of the dance?”

He didn’t want to wait for two more days but if Ningning thought that was best, he would trust her. Riki would wait for as long as he needed if it meant he could have Y/N back in his life.

Because more than anything, he missed her and her silly pranks.

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10. I’ve always loved you.

“You look pretty, Y/N.”

Y/N snapped out of her staring contest with the mirror as Ningning entered her peripherals. The daughter of the Swan Queen, who usually wore her ballet style clothing, suddenly adorned a lilac dress that was shorter in the front and longer in the back with silver details sprinkled throughout. It resembled a forest design, which was befitting of her character since she was a swan after all.

Y/N, on the other hand, wore a darker purple dress that was of a similar length and had black lace around the top. Her voluminous hair was styled into pigtails and part of it was made to resemble cat ears. Her accessories complimented the outfit perfectly, and she felt good about herself for once in her life.

A sigh left Y/N’s lips. “Thanks Ning. You look beautiful too.”

Ningning frowned. “You’re still upset, aren’t you?”

And she was right.

True Heart’s Day. It was a night many people looked forward to, and a memory they all knew would solidify within each others’ long term memories. The aspect of getting dressed up and attending a formal event was a luxury that the attendees basked in for even days after the original event. The luminescent lights, the high energy music, the romantic atmosphere— it was all too exhilarating. Although the event wasn’t intended to be a romantic one, many students had made it out to be one. Being the daughter of Cupid, Chaehyun didn’t know if she was satisfied with that outcome or not.

But for Y/N, she hadn’t even wanted to go anymore. After her fight with Riki, being in such a romantic atmosphere only made her more upset than ever. It reminded her that no matter how much she tried to change or how often she attempted to prove that she was more than what the general public made her out to be, she would never be seen as who she really was.

And that made her feel like more of an outsider than ever.

“It’s nothing. I’m excited.” Y/N smiled at Ningning, in hopes that she would stop worrying. “Is it almost time? We should go before it’s too late.”

Ningning groaned, as she remembered where they were going. “Remind me why we’re doing this again? Dances aren’t exactly my type of scene.”

Y/N chuckled. “Because we have to be there to support Chae. She’s counting on us, you know?” She paused, and a sad expression made its way onto her face. “And I don’t want to disappoint anyone anymore.”

Ningning looked at Y/N with an expression on her face, feeling sad for her friend.

She could only hope True Hearts Day would go over well.

After walking around the forest for 15 minutes, Y/N could tell that Ningning didn’t know where she was going. Why would Chae organize the dance to be so far away from the school? She knew they were keeping everything on the down low, but still.

“You have no idea where we’re going, do you?” Y/N giggled as her best friend struggled to figure out where they were going. “Why don’t we just call Chae-”

“No!�� Ningning shouted. “I mean, we can’t disturb her. I’m sure we can figure it out on our own.”

Y/N doubted Ningning’s words but didn’t vocalize that.

They wandered around for a few more minutes, when Ningning spotted someone in the distance.

Bingo.

“Beomgyu! Are you guys heading to the True Hearts Day dance?”

Y/N hoped that the other person with Beomgyu wasn’t who she was hoping it would be. But unfortunately, she rarely got what she wanted.

As she looked where Ningning was, Y/N could see Riki in all his entirety. It had been a while since she had fully looked at him, and she felt her heart stop. He was just as beautiful as he’d always been. Y/N couldn’t deny that despite being the one to cut off contact, she had missed him more than ever.

Maybe there was a part of Riki that missed her too?

No, that couldn’t be the case. He said it himself, she only made people miserable.

Deep down Y/N had been pondering on that possibility for years. But hearing someone verbalize it out loud and say it to her, especially someone she liked so much, was extremely hurtful.

But she knew she needed to hear it. Because now more than ever she’s felt sorry for her actions.

Though, did Riki have to be so rude about it?

“Yeah, we’re on our way right now.” Beomgyu answered Ningning’s question while Riki and Y/N had an intense staring contest. “What are you two doing here? Isn’t it in the other direction?”

Ningning facepalmed at her stupidity. They had been going the wrong way. “Oh yeah! I definitely knew that. I was just… making sure you guys would get there safe.”

Chuckling at her denial, Beomgyu smiled. “Right, because that makes so much sense.”

Y/N could see Ningning getting shy. “Well since we’re all here, should we just head over together?” Ningning suggested looking at Y/N to get her approval more than anything.

Although she had been avoiding Riki, Y/N really didn’t want any more bad blood between the two of them. Even if he would never like her back, she missed her friend and would do anything to fix everything. “I’m alright with that. But let’s go faster, because we’ll already be late enough as is.”

The four began walking together, the atmosphere silent but not awkward. They were lucky that they were decent enough friends with each other that being together wouldn’t be an issue.

However with Y/N and Riki too cowardly to apologize to one another, there was a slight tension in the air that was too thick for Ningning and Beomgyu to handle. The two made subtle eye contact, and nodded.

“Hey Y/N,” Beomgyu started, as he approached the distracted girl. “You look pretty.”

Y/N appreciated Beomgyu and his kindness, but she had wished those words were said by a certain someone instead. But she didn’t want to let her disappointment show, so Y/N did what she did best. Hide everything under her teasing personality. “You don’t look too bad yourself, Hood. I mean for once, you don’t look like you just finished rolling in dirt.”

“Oh please, says the girl who sleeps in trees.”

Riki frowned when he heard Y/N and Beomgyu bantering. Did she normally joke around with him like that? How often did they talk to each other? How long had they been friends?

He couldn’t help but feel himself getting jealous that Y/N teased other guys that weren’t him. Though, he should’ve expected it. After all, she teased everyone. Riki was never an exception. Although, he often wondered if her calling Riki by his last name was something she reserved for him or used on others.

But a thought crossed Riki’s mind. Perhaps he wanted to be the only guy that she teased.

“You’re sooooo jealous right now, aren’t you?” Ningning snuck up behind Riki and whispered in his ear. “She might need a little more than a push in the right direction.”

“Ningning wh-”

Ningning put a finger to Riki’s mouth as he was a little too loud for her liking. “Y/N. Be honest, do you like her?”

“I do.”

Before, he would hesitate before saying that he liked her. But at this point, he was too far down the ladder of love to even want to deny it anymore.

Riki Wonderland was in love with Y/N.

“I love her, Ningning. I always have.”

Ningning smiled. “Tell her that. She needs to hear it now more than ever.”

Riki looked past Ningning to where Beomgyu and Y/N were talking. They were a little in front of him, but far enough to where him and Ningning’s conversation would be inaudible. He admired the way she seemed to skip out of excitement, the way the sun made her look ethereal, and the way she made all her movements seem graceful. He glanced at the way her hand dangled on her side, lonely as ever.

He wanted to be the one to hold it.

After some time, the quartet arrived at the venue. Chaehyun had done amazing with the preparations; Y/N and Ningning couldn’t help but feel proud of their friend for what she did. It had taken a long time of planning, but the dance was finally fully fleshed out. It was truly an amazing feat she took up and she executed it beautifully.

There were pink and red hearts scattered around the room, as well as pink and red falling from the ceiling. The punch and snack table was well decorated with various kinds of snacks and spanned from one side of the room to the other. In the middle, there was a dance floor where Yoon Piper was stationed as the DJ. The room was already packed with most of the students in Ever After High, all high off the adrenaline of doing something so risky.

Beomgyu led Riki to meet up with some of their mutual friends who they spotted in the distance. Jungwon Croakington, Jake Charming, and Sunghoon Winter waved them over when they made eye contact. The group was situated near the punch bowl.

Y/N and Ningning went to find Chaehyun, who was sat alone at a table.

“Hey gorgeous,” Ningning complimented Chaehyun. “What are you doing over here alone?”

“After all the preparation I’m kind of tired. Isn’t that funny? I spent so much time making it perfect that I can’t even enjoy how it turned out.” Chaehyun bitterly laughed. “I was with Sullyoon earlier after she helped me set up, but I didn’t want to dampen her mood so I left.”

“But you look too good tonight not to enjoy it!” Y/N put her hand on Chaehyun’s. “Why don’t we go dance so you can loosen up a bit?”

Chaehyun shook her head. “Maybe later, I don’t think I’m in the mood right Besides, I think someone wants to talk to you right now.”

Before Y/N could ask what she was talking about, Chaehyun nodded her head over to where Liz was standing with a sheepish expression.

“Hey, Y/N.”

Y/N knew part of why Riki had lashed out at her was because Liz said something to him, she wasn’t dumb. But in all honesty, she didn’t hold it against the girl. After all, Liz had never acted maliciously towards her. She definitely had an explanation for what she did.

“I just wanted to say sorry for what happened with Riki.” Liz sighed with an apologetic expression. “I was under the impression that you were going to do something that was going to hurt him, and I was just doing what I thought was right. But I should’ve talked to you about it first and not just made assumptions.”

Y/N put on the most genuine smile she could muster to convince Liz she wasn’t upset with her. “It’s okay, you were just trying to be helpful. It’s my fault for acting this way in the first place. If I didn’t, then people wouldn’t have a reason to suspect me of doing bad things.”

Liz frowned when she said this. Did Y/N really see herself in that way? “But you’re more than just that! Throughout our time at Ever After High, I’ve always admired you.” Y/N’s eyes widened when she said that. “I mean, you’re already ready to sign the Storybook of Legends. Even with all the people who don’t like you, somehow you’ve always seemed to have everything together. And I think that’s really strong of you.”

Hearing that from Liz, knowing that there was someone out there who believed there was more to her than what she displayed, it was relieving.

Because it meant that there was the possibility for her to redefine her legacy.

“Thanks Liz, that means a lot to me.” Y/N gave the blonde a hug. “And… I’m sorry for waking you up from your nap that one time.”

Liz chuckled at the memory she had long forgotten. “It was getting late anyways. Maybe I should thank you instead.”

Once the two had finished their discussion, Liz left to go greet Yuna who had just arrived. That left Y/N… alone? She hadn’t even noticed that Ningning and Chaehyun left during her conversation with Liz. But where did they go?

Y/N’s cat eyes trailed to the side of the room and surely enough, she saw her best friends talking to Beomgyu and some of his friends.

Though, Riki was nowhere to be found.

Despite how scared she was to talk to him still, her conversation with Liz had given her a boost of courage and confidence in herself that she wouldn’t have had otherwise. There was something in her that told her she needed to go find Riki and clear the air, because she was tired of the pettiness.

She wanted Riki back.

Y/N needed to find him, but he was nowhere to be found inside of the venue. She looked all around and asked all the people who could possibly know where he was, but nothing was of any help. That’s when it clicked in her brain and she realized that she knew where Riki was all along, and she just hadn’t thought about it.

Before the night could end, Y/N went outside so she could find Riki.

Just as she had hoped, she had spotted him sitting on the branch of a tree, looking up at the stars. Y/N could notice his bed of fluffy hair from anywhere.

She tried to ignore the incessant racing of her heart while she thought about what she was going to say to him for the first time in a week.

“Is there any more room up here?”

Riki looked down when he heard her voice, the voice he had been waiting to hear all night. Memories from the night they spent stargazing when they were 11 filled his mind, as he shook his head. “I was just coming down.”

Riki climbed down the tree as fast as he could but not too fast to where it would ruin his outfit. He still wanted to look good for Y/N even if they were going through a tough time.

“Are you enjoying the dance so far?” Riki asked once he was on the ground and him and Y/N were facing one another.

There was a slight awkwardness in the air, but it was washed out by the fact that they were just happy to be speaking once again.

Y/N nodded. “Chae did a really good job with everything, even if I haven’t been able to enjoy it all yet.”

“What do you mean?” Riki could tell where she was going, but he wanted to let her speak before he made assumptions.

Swallowing her pride, Y/N looked into Riki’s eyes. Those eyes… she had missed them. There was an unreadable expression on Riki’s face that Y/N could only hope meant he wanted her just as much as she wanted him.

She didn’t know that he wanted her more.

“I’m sorry Riki, for everything.” Y/N finally let out. “I’m sorry for pranking you so often, and I’m sorry for crossing lines that should’ve never been crossed. I just found you the most fun to prank, but I never wanted to do it so often to the point that it would make you uncomfortable. But I’m trying to get better at noticing those things.” Riki smiled at the fact that she was finally being vulnerable with him. He had waited years for this to happen. “I don’t want to keep secrets from you anymore. That day when we stargazed together, I ran away because I had a fight with my mom. She told me that I wasn’t good for anything, and that I should’ve never been born because I could never continue her legacy anyways. It got really tense between us so I ran away.”

As happy as he was that she was being open with him, he did feel upset with the reasoning. Not because he didn’t like it, but because he was upset it had happened and he couldn’t do anything to take away her pain. To think that she was carrying something so heavy for so long… All Riki wanted to do in that moment was take her pain away.

Riki gave her a sad smile and slowly raised his arms so they would be around his shoulders.

“May I?”

Y/N gave consent and Riki leaned into a hug. It was the first time they had truly been intimate, and it gave both teens a slight fluttery feeling in their stomachs. Faces red and heartbeats synced, the rush of young love was one too overwhelming to bear.

They unknowingly felt themselves succumb deeper and deeper into the feeling of loving one another, both itching to feel more of that lovestruck feeling they always felt when they were together.

“I have one more secret I haven’t told you yet.” Y/N whispered. She was too nervous to use her full voice, as she was afraid that it would come out shaky.

“What is it, Y/N?”

Y/N lifted her head from off of Riki’s shoulder and came face to face with him. Their faces were extremely close but neither wanted to change that. They stared into each other’s eyes for a short moment, though that moment felt longer than it really was.

“Riki, I love you. I always have.” Y/N confessed. “Ever since we first met back in Wonderland, I’ve always found myself drawn to you. And even though I never told you, you helped me a lot that day when I fought with my mom. I only became more infatuated with you from then on, and that’s why I pranked you so much.”

At her confession, Riki felt a wave of relief wash over his entire being. The fact that she felt the same way for so long made him even more giddy on the inside than he already was.

The feeling of having one reciprocate your feelings is something that can’t be replicated elsewhere.

“I love you so much and I don’t know how to handle it. What should I do?” Y/N finally felt comfortable voicing out all her thoughts that they were running out of her mouth like a water stream. She could only thank Riki for that. “How do I fix these feelings?”

Riki mustered up whatever courage was left within him to brush his hand against her lips ever so slightly. “Kiss me.”

After a moment of hesitation, the two leaned into each other until their lips met in a kiss. Both could feel a shock of electricity rush through as their lips melded together like they were always meant to. It only felt right and at that moment, they both realized something.

Perhaps it was all written in the stars.

Though both were inexperienced, so the kiss had ended just as quickly as it started.

“I love you too, Y/N.” Riki realized that he never explicitly stated his feelings to the girl, and he intended on doing so as passionately as he could. “I’ve loved you ever since the first time I saw you pull a prank on someone when we were 8. I’ve always been so interested in you, because you were always an enigma to me. But as we eventually got closer, I felt myself falling deeper in love with you as I learned something about you every day.” Riki was glad to get everything off his chest. “I love you so much that when you got closer to Beomgyu, I lashed out and took it out on you. Because I want to be the only guy you give your attention to.”

“I want to be the only guy you tease.”

Y/N was glad that they were shrouded in the darkness, because her face was burning up more than ever at his words.

She rarely got shy in front of people. But with Riki, the possibilities were endless.

“But I’m sorry for everything I said that day, I was just upset. You don’t make people miserable.” Riki apologized.

“Well I would hope not.” Y/N said with her signature grin, in order to lighten up the mood.

Even though nothing she said was particularly funny, the two found themselves bursting out into laughter. They were running on the emotional high they had gotten from the confessions. But now, knowing that their feelings for each other were felt by the other person, there was nothing left to hide.

Y/N was ready to show every side of her, good, bad, and ugly. Because for once in her life, she noticed that she was more than just the Cheshire Cat’s daughter.

Right then, in that moment, Y/N was capable of being loved for who she really was.

As the night came to a close, they could hear Yoon announce that a slow dance song would be played next from inside the venue.

Riki didn’t have to say any words for Y/N to know what he was going to ask her.

Once the music played, Y/N laid her head on Riki’s shoulders as he led her into a slow dance, their first slow dance as a couple.

Y/N sighed happily into Riki. “You know, you remind me of the stars.”

“Why, because my shirt is blue?” He retorted, referencing the blue top he had worn to the dance.

“No, stupid. I didn’t know why before but I think I figured it out.” Y/N giggled. “The stars are make up the night sky, and they have a place built for them. They’re beautiful. And to me, you’re all of that.”

Riki smiled with nothing but love in his eyes, and kissed Y/N’s forehead. “If I’m the stars, then you’re a constellation. Just like how the constellations connect the stars and make them whole, you do the same for me. You make me feel whole.”

No matter what, Y/N would always look up at the stars and think about Riki. They represented every part of him in his entirety, and she couldn’t get enough of it. Funnily enough, the stars seemed to be shining brighter than usual that night.

The two continued to slow dance into the night, both blinded by the wonders of young love. Being encapsulated by the giddy feelings and speaking sweet nothings to each other was the perfect way to end their story.

Ningning felt her heart swell with pride as she admired the newfound couple. After all the heartbreak Y/N had gone through in her life, it was refreshing to see her genuinely happy for once. She couldn’t help but wonder if she could experience the same soon enough. But that was a problem for another day. This was Y/N’s story, and she was glad to have contributed to her happy ending. She looked between Beomgyu and Chaehyun and nodded.

Chaehyun was relieved to know that Riki and Y/N ended up together. When she looked outside to see for herself if it was true, she let out a long sigh. It was about time.

The future Cupid winked at both of her friends, signaling that their plan had worked.

Perhaps she was better at matchmaking than she thought she was.

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[sweetestofheartz]

Proxies with a tired s/o (aka me<3)

Jeffrey Woods

He's someone who has energy all the time. Not exactly hyperactive but he's definitely more willing to be up and moving more compared to the others so don't expect him to be understanding of your situation not like he ever is. However due to his energy he can do all your tasks for you like getting you items, doing your chores, killing people for you, etc.

Sometimes when he sees that you're tuckered out from whatever you did that day he'll jump on the bed and get slumped for the next 8 hours with you. That's rare though so don't expect it much, what is expected from him is to draw on you while you're sleeping.

He loves taking naps. Expect him to consider napping together and cuddling as a date idea and it will become his favourite past time with you! Since he usually does get super long missions unlike the others he doesn't have a lot of time to nap with you so expect to be bed rotting with him on his off days.

Toby Rogers

However he will force you to wake up when you need to and will encourage you to do more motion activities with him if he wants to go out and explore the forest. Sometimes he'll manipulate you into doing things if you're extra stubborn with him. He barely gets to see you :( u can't be lazy all day! Don't you wanna spend time with him?

Very very busy man, he's always off on long winded absences or doing mundane tasks to help him feel needed. So expect him to not really interact with you unless he has nothing else to do, which is usually never. Oftentimes if he has a particularly bad encounter with The Operator he'll need to be close to someone to feel safe.

Tim Wright

My odd headcanon is that he gets more tired in the winter time so when the days get colder and the earth is covered in white expect to feel a warm presence next to you while sleeping soundly. Plus he hates the snow because it blinds him anytime he goes outside.

Brian is mixed on sleeping and taking frequent naps. He likes the peaceful feeling of going to sleep and the refreshing feeling afterwards he also likes to live in the moment and never miss a single second of his life. And due to his rather disturbing hobby, he has to be awake and alert to see and hear everything around him.

Brian Thomas

While he cannot sleep a lot himself, he loves that you sleep so much because it means you're safe and in the same place when he leaves. Then he knows where to find you and let's just say he has more than a dozen pictures of you sleeping so adorable. Don't blame him for it! You're the one who knew what you were getting into when you dated him, he's just doing what he feels is affectionate!

Once again we have a go getter, Jack is very busy and has many errands to run each day so he can't sleep with you a lot but Jack is neat and put together all the time (except for when he is eating) so he'll have the most lovely bed prepared for you to rest your pretty little head on while he's away doing important things.

Jack Nyras

When he gets back from feasting or doing his errands he'll clean himself off and do his chores he'll silently join you in bed and curl up to you and wrap a big clawed hand around your body and pull you close to cuddle with.

[moony-ghoul]

the abbey itself is actual quite secluded within the forest but the property is large

they own many acres of the forest itself that are used for younger siblings lessons on natural wildlife and also for the ghouls to run free when hunting (each other or animals)

because of size of the property they’re able to fit many gardens most of which are used to grow a vast array of fruits and herbs and vegetables, for the most part residents of the abbey live off the land besides from most meats, liquors and alternative milks that they get shipped weekly. everything else is home grown and made

they have cows on that roam semi-freely around the property, and sheep that are used as a natural mowing service. the sheep’s wool is used to make sweaters for the colder months. omega started caring for the sheep’s and cows full time once aether retired but he’s been dyeing wool and knitting sweaters for years as a hobby.

the cows fall under mounts responsibility, they’re pretty easy to care for and nothings better than taking a nap with what is essentially a large dog under the spring time sun

there’s a chicken coop next to one of the many gardens, food scraps that they’re able to eat are given to them and the rest is put in compost for the gardens. zeph happily took up the responsibility of caring for the chickens after their retirement, it helps them feel useful without putting in too much physical labour to hurt themself. they have names for every chicken and they’re the only one that can tell them apart (they’re guessing half the time but everyone believes them)

[honeygrahambitch]

I do have a thing for paternal Will tonight, I know but bear with me for this one.

Will is married since before season 1, it doesn't matter who she is, she dies after the kid turns two. Somewhere around the time Will is freed from the hospital. Great, his wife dies and he is left with a child to raise on his own.

Hannibal wouldn't take this kid away from him. He just can't. He sees them together and he realizes that this is something he cannot interfere with. However what he can do to still be present in Will life is to help him raise the kid.

Will is pretty spiteful after he leaves the hospital, and very much petty especially to Hannibal. Now add the sleepless nights and constant stress and overthinking of being a single father. His brain is full time thinking about his own demons coming to surface, being a good father and doing something about Hannibal (trapping him? Tho this slowly changes).

He genuinely enjoys playing with his kid and reading him stories or walking with him in the forest and teaching him about leaves and bugs and animals and especially about fish.

However, after the first weeks of being a single parent, Will wants is to take a 3 hour nap. Nothing more. It would be a luxury considering he has to cook and he has to watch his kid constantly.

He vents about it during one of his therapy sessions. He vents about being tired and feeling incapable of being a good parent. The heavy bags under his eyes reflect his feelings.

That's when Hannibal offers to watch his kid for a few hours so he can get some sleep. Will refuses, he can't trust Hannibal with a toddler. He has no experience. He is dangerous.

Hannibal tells him that a few hours should not be a problem. And he can cook too, Will doesn't have to worry. He promises he doesn't eat children and especially something that was conceived by Will. Will is skeptical but in the end he gives in. He needs some sleep if he wants to be able to work and be a good father.

He drops his kid at Hannibal's place and goes to sleep. What he did not expect was that his 3 hour nap turned into an 8 hour nap. It's almost midnight when he drives to Baltimore. He is desperate. Hannibal doesn't even pick up his phone.

When he starts knocking at his door he is debating breaking it down whatsoever. He regrets every choice he had ever taken. When Hannibal opens the door and Will wants to start talking, Hannibal covers his mouth instantly and gestures to him to be quiet.

"He fell asleep a while ago." Hannibal whispers. "Turned my phone off so he wouldn't wake up. Didn't expect that he would want three bedtime stories. But he said you always tell him three stories. I could not disappoint."

"I don't tell him three stories" Will whispers amused, now that he knows his kid is safe.

"At least we know he got your manipulation skills, then." Hannibal replies as he walks with Will to the living room where his toddler is sleeping soundly, wrapped in a blanket.

"We had dinner. And I also cooked for you for tomorrow."

"You shouldn't have." Will says as guilt starts creeping up on him. "I abused of your free time. I couldn't wake up." He explains as they walk into the kitchen.

"Will, you needed the sleep and I can assure you, my time was not abused off. Your kid is special."

"That's what all parents want to hear." Will says and laughs. "Does the fact that a psychiatrist says that make it a bad thing?"

"Being special? No. He must take it from his father."

"Oh, please, hopefully he doesn't."

"I disagree. Don't forget it's a matter of genes and environment. And they don't look too bad."

"Yeah, his dead has serial killer tendencies and his babysitter is a serial killer who cooks people as a hobby. We nailed the environment part, Hannibal."

They both laugh.

From then on Will is more open towards letting Hannibal babysit his kid. They are almost like a little family. Not only is it convenient for Will's time management but his kid also loves spending time with Hannibal.

Will finally reaches a certain sense of stability he has long waited for.

[sleepingdeath-sapphic]

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although she does have a habit of being, for lack of a better word, catty with others and enjoys causing mischief for those around her to deal with, she’s actually incredibly considerate of you as her partner — being mindful of your mood and mental state and always being careful to keep her pranks to times where you’re in a space to find them amusing rather than upsetting (she’s still very playful with you, of course, but she’s well aware of where the line is with you and makes sure to never cross it as long as she can help it)

she still definitely enjoys her alone time and her cat naps up in the trees of the enchanted forest, but she also comes to appreciate having alone time with you as well — in particular she comes to love sharing her hobbies with you: setting up pranks with you, curling up on your lap or in your arms and sleeping together in the forest, doing some knitting whilst you study, and so on

if ever you’ve had a bad day and want nothing more than to be left alone and allowed to sulk in your room in peace, she’ll make good use of her invisibility to pay you a visit and leave you a small gift to lift your mood before quickly leaving — you usually won’t realise that kitty’s even been there until you see her present, but by then she’s usually retreated back to the forest to have a quick nap, or headed into the main school building to mess with someone

if you’re not from wonderland she’s more than happy to teach you riddlish and eventually it will become the main way the two of you communicate amongst yourself — she loves it because it gives you the privacy to have whatever conversations you want without anyone else intruding upon it (unless, say, her best friend fur-ever is close by), and because none of your classmates are fluent in riddlish and she loves to keep people guessing

(riddlish is also the primary way that she’ll flirt with you, especially earlier on in your relationship because she loved seeing your initial confusion and, even better, the mixed reaction of being flustered and proud when you finally deciphered what she was actually saying to you)

kitty doesn’t talk about you or your relationship often to others — she does value being mysterious, after all — but to her wonderlandian friends her affections are as clear as day and lizzie in particular never lets her hear the end of it (teasing her about ‘losing her head’ because she’s so very in love over a cup of tea amongst painted roses in the croquet fields — which usually results in kitty poofing in and out of visibility until the topic shifts over to something more comfortably unusual for the two of them to discuss)

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Likes ⭐️ — pink, hime gyaru, forest, sea, countryside landscape, sharks, jellyfish, cats, dogs, birds, mouse, rats, pretty clothes, pretty lingerie, cute manga covers, sunset, the moon, sunrise, the sky at night with stars, spicy food, plushies, jjba, Beastars, Given, demon slayer, tokyo revengers, mob100, jjk, spyxfamily, junji ito collection, Ghibli movies, k drama, Boa, Tame Impala, breakcore, classical music, Mitsiki, Tv girl, Yoasobi, Twice, New jeans, Wonder girls, non dualism even if it's still confusing to me, Dharma religions scriptures (i'm Hindu 💗)

Hobbies ⭐️ — drawing, painting, cooking, baking, taking a walk, scripting (I love making new scripts everyday), journaling, napping, reading, piano

DNI ⭐️ — law of assumption antis (y'all are literally wasting time hating), weird yaoi reader/yuri reader (I had my phase please but leave me alone) Porn/Nsfw accs, racists, homophobic, transphobic , any religions hater, sexists, misogynistic, supporter of isr**l

︶︶ . ︶︶﹒︶︶୨ ꒰꒱ ୧︶︶﹒︶︶ ﹒ ︶︶

[itlogricky]

~ 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐋𝐋𝐊 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐒!♡

~BLUE LOCK X READER

~ 𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐈 𝐘𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈

~ He's the one who suggested a picnic date, he wants to be the one who makes the first move and organize.

~ Considers how relaxing picnics with you can be, he might even take a nap!

~ Always suggests going to a place with a beautiful view with a lot of space and probably plans it out.

~ Trust me, this guy is affectionate for dates.

~ Brings a camera so he could take pictures of you and lovely surroundings and eat a lot of snacks.

~ After the picnic date, its all a wonderful experience for him.

~ 𝐌𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐔 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀.

~ A picnic date for him sounds like a lot of fun and romantic.

~ He doesn't mind being outside and getting up close and so personal with someone.

~ He wants to give your date as much one-on-one time as he could, so you and him would always remember the evening you spent together.

~ He believes that gentlemen's should be the one to ask their partner out on a date, it makes more sense for him to take the initiative it his the one who comes up with the idea to take you out somewhere.

~ Lastly, having a picnic at a park or forest where both of you can enjoy the beauty of nature while spending quality time with one other seems like a fantastic idea to Bachira.

~ 𝐑𝐄𝐎 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐆𝐄.

~ He thinks having a picnic date is beautiful and passionate way for him to spend time with you.

~ For sure brings a basket of delectable treats and enjoy a day of chit-chat,amusement, and just being with one another.

~ Cherishes this moment since it would be an opportunity to make new memories with you as well cherish old ones.

~ On inviting to a picnic date, you both probably talk about how to spend time together and going on a picnic together would probably be one of the suggestions.

~ Another nice suggestion from him would be to have a picnic in a garden while soaking in the lovely surroundings and floral aroma and enjoy each others company.

~ 𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐎 𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐈.

~ An amazing experience is being outside,surrounded by nature and enjoying some meal with you is a delightful experience for him.

~ Even though hes lazy, there is so tolerance to be lazy when hes having a date with you.

~ Would begin to unwind and cuddle with you as the sun started to drop.

~ Lastly, Nagi prefers to have a picnic at a place with a beautiful view, like a park or a rooftop with view of the ocean.

~ 𝐇𝐘𝐎𝐌𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐈.

~ A picnic date to him seems like a date in the fresh air.

~ He'd take you to run around the park holding hands and doing other things.

~ Under a tree, you guys snuggle up on a blanket together. He can gaze at one another and converse, Chigiri thinks it sounds extremely good.

~ He's probably too shy to make the first move on inviting you.

~ Thinks that its really cute to spend quality time with a loved one near the cherry blossoms.

~ 𝐑𝐈𝐍 𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈.

~ Even though he doesn't have time for it, he still loves spending time with you.

~ Hes the one who finds a place that's a great, quiet area for a picnic date. A place where you two could be alone.

~ Brings something to eat that you enjoy a lot and discuss common hobbies and just hang around.

~ He's the one who invited you. Of course, he has his own reasons for doing it.

~ He shows you affection such as holding hands? Giving hugs and kisses, in fact, he thinks those are some wonderful things to do on a picnic date as well.

A/N : Thank you for requesting me this idea i totally love it, im deeply sorry if i didn't put that much characters and if it took too long since i wasn't feeling well. I didn't expect you guys really enjoyed my writings, im really thankful.

[briarcrawford]

Hobby List For Your Medieval-Inspired Character

Over and over again I come across people saying that people in the past never had time for any hobbies. It does not matter if it is as early as the Victorian era, or as far back as the iron-age, the remark is always the same; “they only had time to think about survival.”

Well, as someone who was once a wilderness survival instructor(trained on a military base through cadets), I have thoughts on that. During training, you do learn the basics. You learn about how to start a fire, build a shelter, and, of course, how to find food and water. As well as that, however, is camp crafts.

When your camp is all set up, there are moments of pause. You have to wait for your water to filter, and you have to avoid going near your snares to keep from scaring anything off. The sun will go down soon or you are waiting for the weather to pass, and it happens: you have free time, and it’s dangerous.

Sitting alone, lost in the woods with nothing to do, you might start thinking about how hopeless things are, and how much you miss your family. So, the answer is keeping busy any way you can, which is what are called “camp crafts.” There are practical things you can do, like improving your sleeping situation or building more signals for if a plane flies over, but there are also just silly things you do just because it gives you a flash of joy.

When I was doing my survival instructor exam (five days in the forest alone) I made myself a garden complete with a silly little fence that was so small it was clearly just for looks. During that same exam, someone built themselves a wooden bench that looked like a couch.

The point is, that if a person struggling to survive in the forest can find moments of free time, people in the past certainly did too. For example, people in the past were more weather dependant than we are now. If it is winter, you can not tend to your crops. If there is a thunderstorm, you might not let your sheep out in the pasture. If it is night, you can’t simply flick the outside lights on.

So, perhaps because of all this, according to this article, the average American works more hours than a medieval peasant did.

“…—records from 13th century England show many families only worked 150 days a year on their land.” From this article by the Daily Mail

So, yes, there were days off work. In fact, some peasants even had naps.

What point am I getting at? Yes, people in the past had free time, so of course they had hobbies! In fact, some of the games we play today — such as backgammon, dice, cards, checkers, and chess — all have incredibly long histories.

“To be good at cards requires more skill than dice but less than chess, both of which were well established by the 14th century when card-playing came to Europe (from Egypt perhaps, or the Middle East),” the Economist‘s “Prospero” blog reports. People from all classes would play cards…—” From this article by Smithsonian Magazine

Now then, all my reasonings out of the way, here is a list of hobbies in case you need any ideas. Please note that not all of these may be the correct historical terms, but i hope they still give you a good starting point.

Playing an instrument (Example: Hurdy Gurdy)

Acting in village plays

Watching plays

Listening to music

Singing

Carving wood

Sculpting

Embroidery

Horseback riding

Hunting (Royals/Nobels Only. Example Here)

Painting

Puppeteering (Example Here)

Watching soldiers train

Training

Gambling

Drinking

Flirting

Board Games (Examples: Chess, Tables/Backgammon, Nine Men’s Morris)

Stealing

Story telling

Song writing

Poetry

Playing sports (Example: Shinty)

Fighting

Dancing (Example Here)

Swimming

Exploring

Falconry (For Royals. Example Here)

Making/Flying Kites

Shopping

Doll Making

Knitting

Sewing

Horseshoes (Throwing horseshoes at a target)

Archery Contest

Watching Jousting

Have more ideas? Let me know!

[swampstew]

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Pronouns ; she/her/they/them ♡

Blorbo ; Law !!!

Relationship status ; Friends to lovers/dating 🤭💖

5 activities/hobbies ; painting, coin collecting (THIS WAS A SHOCK TO ME TOO 😂😂), forest walk, night out dancing, comic books!

2 aesthetics ; hippie and grunge core 😈 can you tell who's who 😂😂😂

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HI MANDIE! you're one of the sweetest beans I've had the privilege to meet and befriend! I appreciate your kindness and outpouring support you show me and our mutual friends. I hope you enjoy your shell phone call, make this white boy dance dance ;)

You are now being connected to your lover…

Purururu purururu puru—

Law: Hey. It's been a while hasn't it? How are you? Thanks, I'm doing ok, I'll be better when we dock on land. The crew is going to do their own thing but I'm hoping I can stay with you and make up for lost time. Yeah? I like the sound of tha--wait, dancing? You know I can--tch--Shachi needs the phone. We'll talk when I see you. No, you're not convincing me to go dancing.

Bitch he thought.

Law landed on your island and it took all of 2 hours before you dragged him to the comic book store. A simple route to throw him off his game - so when your day trip transitioned to lunch date, to at-home-nap, to dinner with friends, to the rave party down the block, he couldn't help himself but follow you into the booming building. All it took was some peer pressure, shots, a lot of tequila, and some glow in the dark bracelets. He's down so bad for you.

[sailorgoon13]

Aurora Wilder

Basics:

Full Name: Aurora Wilder

Nickname: Rory

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 22 September, 1873

Heritage: English

Blood Status: Pure Blood

Wand: Vine wood, Unicorn hair, 10 3/4", Flexible

Appearance:

Hair Color: Chestnut Brown

Eye Color: Bright blue with a ring of dark blue around her pupil

Skin Tone: Light olive

Height: 5'2"

Body Type: Petite. Slender

Style: Whimsical, Eclectic Earthy

Features: Soft freckles across her nose and cheeks, Expressive eyes, Messy curls, Kind smile, Wildflowers in her hair

Personality:

Traits: Intelligence, Curiosity, Compassion, Adventurous

Likes: Stargazing, Potions, Exploring, Quiet moments, Creating

Dislikes: Conflict, Injustice, Feeling Powerless, Loud and crowded spaces

Hobbies: Brewing potions, Gardening, Stargazing, Reading, Painting or Sculpting

Fears: Rejection, Not being enough, Loneliness

Family and Friends:

Father: Alexander Wilder

Respected wizard from an old and esteemed pure-blooded wizarding family.

Works as a magical historian, specializing in ancient magical artifacts and lost magical practices

Mother: Elenor Wilder

Known for her grace, intelligence, and strong sense of tradition.

Specializes in potion-making and has a keen interest in magical plants.

Friends: Has more 'acquaintances' than friends

Magic:

Special Abilities: Can wield an ancient form of magic

Boggart: Victor Rookwood

Patronus: Rabbit

Polyjuice: Soft, earthy hue with subtle flecks of green or brown swirling within. Herbal flavor with hints of chamomile and mint, would be slightly sweet, like honey. Silky texture, airy quality, almost like a mist or a gentle breeze.

Amortentia: Fresh rain, freshly cut herbs like basil and thyme, lavender and jasmine.

Backstory:

Rory Wilder's upbringing was a blend of magic, history, and natural wonder. As the only child of Eleanor and Alexander Wilder, she grew up surrounded by the enchanting world of wizardry and the beauty of the natural realm. From a young age, Rory showed a remarkable aptitude for potion-making and Herbology, skills she inherited from her mother, Eleanor, who was a talented witch with a deep knowledge of magical plants and their properties.

Eleanor spent countless hours with Rory in the family's greenhouse, teaching her daughter the art of potion-making and the secrets of herblore. Together, they brewed potions, tended to exotic plants, and explored the magical properties of various botanical specimens. Rory absorbed every lesson with eager enthusiasm, her curiosity and imagination ignited by her mother's guidance.

Meanwhile, Alexander, Rory's father, regaled her with tales of wizarding history and legend. He shared stories of brave witches and wizards who had shaped the course of magical history, inspiring Rory with tales of adventure and heroism. These stories sparked Rory's imagination and instilled in her a deep appreciation for the rich tapestry of wizarding lore.

Despite the magical wonders of her upbringing, Rory often felt isolated and lonely. As an only child, she lacked siblings to share her adventures with, and her quirky and whimsical nature made it difficult for her to connect with her peers. She found solace in the natural world, spending hours wandering through the Forbidden Forest, collecting ingredients for potions, befriending magical creatures, and weaving flower crowns from the wild blooms she found along the way.

Rory's aversion to loud, crowded spaces and her need for solitude sometimes puzzled her classmates. She preferred to spend her free time exploring the hidden nooks and crannies of Hogwarts Castle, seeking out secluded spots where she could immerse herself in the tranquility of nature or simply curl up for a peaceful nap. Her unconventional habits and eccentricities earned her a reputation as the "quirky loner" among her peers, but Rory remained steadfast in her convictions, embracing her individuality with unwavering stubbornness.

Life at Hogwarts opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Rory, far beyond the sheltered confines of her childhood home. The challenges she faced and the adventures she embarked upon were unlike anything she had ever experienced before, pushing her to grow and evolve in ways she never imagined possible. With each passing day, Rory's love for magic, nature, and discovery only deepened, propelling her towards new heights of knowledge and understanding in the captivating world of witchcraft and wizardry.

Academics:

Best Subject: Potions

Favorite Subject: Astronomy

Favorite Professor: Garelick

Worst Subject: Runes

Least Favorite Subject: Transfiguration

Least Favorite Professor: Sharp

Student Life:

Dedicated and studious Ravenclaw

Her wanderlust leads her on countless adventures throughout Hogwarts and its surrounding grounds.

Her quirky and whimsical nature adds a touch of eccentricity to Hogwarts.

Can often be found atop the Astronomy Tower, gazing up at the stars and pondering the mysteries of the universe.

[haveyouseenthisskeleton]

Horrortale Sans & Papyrus character sheets (Updated version)

OAK (Horrortale Sans)

Backstory : Oak only live through one timeline but damn, what a timeline. After befriending everyone and making him believe that maybe they would get to see the sun again, Frisk killed the King, left and never returned. Or so is the story Undyne is telling to everyone. Oak knows something happened that day, not sure why, and is sure the kid will come back someday. Unfortunately, not everyone is that faithful. After a short civil war between Toriel and Undyne, Undyne took control of the Underground, leaving him in a very fragile position, as Oak was Toriel's first conselour. If Snowdin's monsters are still very loyal to the Old Queen, the rest of the Underground is a whole another story, and except for some friends here and there, Oak was not feeling safe anymore. It all turned even worst when the CORE stopped working, leaving monsters to die of starvation, or fall into this sick habit of eating humans falling down. First against any kind of human murder, Oak had to make a difficult choice the day Willow almost died, killing his first human and tricking him to eat it. Willow never really forgave this, but as time passed, resigned to do so to survive. Oak never ate any human. He refused it, feeding only on berries, and when times were desperate, on grass or wood. That let him very weak for something he didn't planned at all. His relationship with Undyne was not good at the time, but it was still more or less ok. Well, at least until, asking him for a meeting, she suddenly and out of nowhere attacked him, making a huge hole in his head to get his magic eye in a vain attempt to restart the CORE. It worked two hours before crashing again. Willow, not seeing his brother coming back, found him left for dead on the floor, and ran to Toriel's place to save him. Oak stayed between life and death for several months before waking up, traumatised, unable to talk, move or do anything by himself. He had to learn again, little by little, but the three of them quickly realized something was terribly wrong with his short memory. Oak grew worst and worst once back in Snowdin, having crisis that makes him aggressive and very dangerous, almost animal-like, but pretty normal a few seconds later, without any memory of what happened. After seven more long years, the fall of Aliza finally gave the Snowdin monsters the bravery to rebel against the Queen. Undyne died in the battle, but monster were finally free. Monsters are now learning to have a normal food diet again, but the consequences of what happened Underground will never really leave. Oak and Willow, closer than ever, now live in a small farm, next to Toriel's house, and both try to go with their life, doing their best to forget.

Personality : Adaptable, alert, calm, caring, fair, honest, incorruptible, independant (but not too much), observant, patient, protective, prudent, absentminded, private, reserved, solitary, apathetic, asocial, cautious, disorganized, escape artist, insecured, lazy, reactive, uncooperative.

Job : Farmer, sort of. He can't work by himself, he needs to be under his brother's or Toriel's supervision.

Hobbies : Taking care of the farm animals, writing his thoughts in his notebooks, cooking.

Loves : Food, animals, cuddling with S/O, his brother or Toriel, the forest, pretty rocks, going where Willow tells him he can't go, do what Willow tells him not to do, napping in places he can't fit in, annoying Grillby for attention when he's bored.

Hates : Undyne, anything close to his head hole, people who stares at him for too long, loud noises, crowded places, people not patient when he's struggling to talk, people who try to baby him, the hospital.

The S/O of his dream : Someone who is not scared of him and doesn't judge him for his past actions. Loving to cuddle for hours is a huge bonus.

Dealbreaker : Babying him, trying to separate him from his brother, being mean to Willow, screaming because he's forgetting things.

Contacts :

Family : Willow - HT Toriel - HT Grillby

Adopted family : Nugget - Pumpkin - Copper - Chief - Delta - Dune (adopted dog???)

Best friends : Honey - Sam - Ben

Close friends : Papyrus - Grillby - Red - Rumba - Killer

Friends : Toriel - Asgore - Blue - Coffee - Rambo - Salsa - Fang

OK/Neutral : Gerson - Edge - Nox - Moon - Sun - Tango - Demon - Creeper - Error -

Would better avoid : Sans - Alphys - Mettaton - Burgerpants - Gaster - Muffet - Rus - Ink -

Absolutely hates : Undyne - Frisk - Chara - Flowey - Wine - Torpedo

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WILLOW (Horrortale Papyrus)

Backstory : Willow had a really rough time Underground after Frisk left, which he didn't really understand in the first place (well, at first, after everything that happened, he's glad the poor kid didn't get stuck in the middle of everything). He was right in the middle of the fight between Toriel and Undyne, trying to calm down everyone and finding alternative ways to avoid a civil war, before Undyne took the trone. Willow found himself torn between his loyalty to Toriel and his friendship to Undyne, who was now threatening his brother, considering him a traitor. When the CORE broke, Willow overdid himself to help everyone, forgetting to take care of himself in the battle, as he rejected with all he had monsterkind starting to use humans for food. Oak abused his weakness to force his hand, then Willow had to accept it blindly because there was not really any solution left for him to survive. But every human killed was a hit in his soul, and he can still remember any face he killed. When he found Oak half dead in Waterfall, he thought this is it, that he would be on his own, but Oak struggled and survived, somehow. In the meantime, Willow asked Undyne for help to find who did that to his brother, and she did, sending him on wrong tracks again and again, to the point Willow found it suspicious and begged her to tell the truth. After he learned Undyne almost killed his brother, their friendship is over. Willow never felt so betrayed in his life. Despite everything, and after monsters killed her with the help of Aliza, he never felt satisfied with the ending, feeling a bit of regret, like he could have done differently. The monsters refused to give Undyne a grave after all she did, and at first, Willow agreed, but it just felt wrong. He went back Underground not a week later to collect her dust, and Alphys', who was gone a long time ago already, and buried the both of them in the forest. When he left, to start his new life on the Surface, he told Undyne he's forgiving her. Willow now has a farm with his brother and tries to live normally, despite him struggling with how he looks and what he did Underground. But he's getting better.

Personality : Benevolent, caring, cheerful, creative, cultured, dramatic, enthusiastic, forgiving, gentle giant, kind, logical, observant, peaceful, perceptive, persuasive, rational, self-critical, sensitive, sentimental, tolerant, moralistic, sarcastic, anxious, melancholic, paranoid, regretful, lack of confidence.

Job : Farm owner.

Hobbies : Take care of the farm animals, cooking, crafting things, decorating the house, volonteering to distract old people in retirement homes.

Loves : His brother, flowers, pretty objects, cleaning, reading, visiting new places, bitching on the neighbours, children, his routine.

Hates : The Underground, his past, his body, how his back hurts for nothing, not being able to run in the morning anymore, when he burned food, people staring at him, rude people, people not letting their seats in the public transport, when Oak refuses to listen to him for once in his fricking damn life.

The S/O of his dream : Someone who won't judge him and comfort him about how he looks. Someone who likes to share his interests and the other way around.

Dealbreaker : Being mean to his brother, using his past against him, saying he's lying when he says he's too in pain to do anything, trying to hide him from your family because you're scared how they will react around him.

Contacts :

Family : Oak - HT Toriel - HT Grillby

Adopted family : Nugget - Pumpkin - Copper - Chief - Sam - Ben - Delta - Dune (???)

Best friend : Toriel (second mom)

Close friends : Papyrus - Mettaton - Grillby - Honey - Killer

Friends : Sans - Asgore - Gerson - Blue - Red - Rus - Coffee - Rambo - Salsa - Rumba

Would love to be friends again but is too scared to ask : Undyne - Alphys - Frisk - Chara - Asriel/Flowey

OK/Neutral : Burgerpants - Moon - Sun - Tango - Demon - Creeper - Fang - Error

Would better avoid : Gaster - Muffet - Edge - Nox - Ink

Absolutely hates : Wine - Torpedo

[the-present-is-a-gift-au]

Chapter 6: In Which Darkrai Gets a Hobby

Twig was going to have a mental, emotional, and physical breakdown of never-before-seen proportions if she didn’t get ten minutes away from Darkrai. 

How could this guy be so clingy? Yes, she was too nervous to tell him to back off and give her room to breathe when she went on errands with him hovering over her shoulder, or to demand that she get some time alone when they were at her house, but she couldn’t imagine being so brazen with inserting herself into someone’s daily life. It felt like he was effectively glued to her side at this point, give or take a yard or two. 

As a last ditch effort to get him to cool it with the whole “I refuse to be even a room away from you” thing, Twig dug out some old curtains that a local Vemomoth had given away after her kids chewed them to oblivion, along with a pocket sewing kit. Darkrai gave her a curious look when she shoved them into his arms while almost certainly looking every bit at the end of her rope as she felt. 

“Mind mending these for me?” She asked, voice dripping with frustrated exhaustion.

He blinked, glancing from her to the bundle of fabric in his arms. “No, not at all. Is there a way you’d like them mended? A certain stitch, or—”

“Nope, anything’s fine, I don’t care, I’m going to take a nap. Bye.” 

If Darkrai knew something was off by the way she slammed the guest room door, he didn’t comment on it, and Twig didn’t have the reserves to care whatsoever herself. She was tired and frazzled and angry. Forget keeping up appearances for the amnesiac minor deity in her front room, she needed a breather. She collapsed in the center of the floor and tried to sleep— and while sleep never did grace her, wired as she was, she had the chance to breathe without the reminder of her situation breathing down her neck. 

She didn’t know how long she spent curled up on the floor there. It was long enough that the light filtering through the shuttered window had dimmed significantly, and her stomach was gnawing at itself in hunger. She cracked several joints as she rose— shows her right for spending an hour straight curled up in a ball on the floor— and reentered the main room.

Darkrai had mended the curtains she’d given him, yes, but a host of other items were repaired as well. Blankets and pillows, tea towels and napkins— all of them folded neatly and mended with beautiful stitches that swirled and wove in on each other to make little works of art where there had once been just worn-through holes. He looked up from a throw pillow that had been practically worn in half that he was in the process of stitching back together as she passed the hallway threshold.

“Ah.” He looked over his handiwork. “In hindsight, I should have asked permission to mend so much more than you had asked. I hope I did not disrupt anything by—”

“Where did you learn to do this stuff?” Twig asked, gingerly taking one tea towel that had been embroidered in addition to being mended— though embroidery seemed almost too simple a word for what had been done to it. It was more like painting with thread. The towel was mended with patchwork squares of fibers that sported all sorts of different textures— the thread was all one color, just a uniform navy that she had bought because it was the cheapest one for sale at the time, but the way it had been sewn into the towel showed clear scenes of forests and fields with clouds overhead thanks to the textures they had been stitched with. 

He blinked, taken aback. “I… I don’t recall,” he said. “Though I certainly seem to have picked up the talent at some point in my history.”

She frowned. She understood that sort of thing all too well. Not knowing where you learned something, or why you were better at one skill than another. Puzzling over the bits and pieces of a past that you could only see in a sort of portrait shaped by negative space— you could see the silhouette of something there, something that was made distinct by the outline of quirks you still possessed, but not the centermost piece itself. 

She picked up a set of colored thread and an embroidery hoop the next time she stopped by the market. Darkrai received them with a baffled expression— the first real emotion she had seen on his face since she’d found him in Mount Travail. 

“You probably want something to do other than stare out the window all day, right?” She gestured to the supplies she’d handed to him. “Seems like you’re good with a needle, so I figured you’d probably like… Um. I should have asked first, shouldn’t I? Shoot. Uh— if you don’t want them, I can—”

“No, no.” He shook his head. “I appreciate the gesture and the gifts. I was only surprised by the suddenness of them. Thank you.” His eyes creased in a smile. “I’m touched, truly.”

Twig blinked. “Uh. Cool beans. I’m gonna get started on dinner.”

Her ulterior motive of getting him something to do so he would stop hovering over her shoulder at all times worked wonderfully, and she was able to steal away to the kitchen alone while he stitched happily in the main room. It was nice to get the time to herself, even if it was only in a side room without a door. She pulled out the journal she had written her pros and cons list in weeks ago and reviewed it. That one awful pro still outweighed all the cons of housing Darkrai. But if she could have little moments away from him like this, maybe she could manage to keep another apocalypse from occurring without having a breakdown of monumental proportions.

***

That one spot above Twig’s wrist was hurting again. It wasn’t uncommon for the area to flare up with pain, especially during changes in weather, but it didn’t make it any easier to deal with the throbbing, dull ache that kept her up at night more than her newfound roommate’s nightmarish aura did. She massaged the complaining spot absentmindedly most days now, barely noticing her efforts to soothe the pain. 

Darkrai, of course, did not fail to take note. 

“Forgive me my prying,” he asked early one morning while Twig looked over her list again, “but the scar on your arm is clearly quite bothersome to you. Is there anything I could fetch to soothe it?”

She snapped the journal closed, startled by his voice after he had so silently approached her. He almost certainly couldn’t read English, but she didn’t want to risk the chance that he might be able to. “Um. No, not really. I’ve tried pretty much everything, but medicines and painkillers don’t do much for it.”

“Peculiar.” His brow furrowed just barely— the slightest change to his expression. “How did you earn the scar? I’ve not heard of an old injury refusing even numbing agents before.”

Twig opened her mouth to say she didn’t remember, but a flurry of colliding memories stopped her.

(Her aunt seized her arm just above her wrist and dragged her out from under her bed. She couldn’t remember what was screamed during the events that followed, but she wasn’t sure she even wanted to remember it when just the memory of the fevered pitch and furious tone made her stomach turn. Her arm burned at the thought of it. And then the memory turned hazy, almost warped and shifted, and suddenly she was in Dark Crater. 

(Darkrai launched forward to where Kip had collapsed, ready to deliver the final blow, and Twig had thrown herself between them and taken the hit. He seized her arm and threw her against the cavern wall. What ensued was a burning, icy pain that stabbed through her veins and gripped her innards, but she forced herself back onto her feet. Cresselia swept over to tend to Kip, and Twig let loose a vicious counterstrike on a terrified looking Darkrai. The next thing she knew, she was waking up weeks later, having apparently been laid so low by her injuries that she’d nearly died.)

Twig looked down at her arm, shoulders drawing up. She flexed her claws. Her hands were shaking.

“Dunno,” she finally answered. Her voice was tangled up, a knotted lump in her throat that she had to force out. “I’m not sure how I got it. Just that it hurts.”

“Are you certain? It seems an odd injury to not recall gaining—”

“I don’t want to talk about it,” she spat, and immediately regretted it. 

Silence.

She didn’t dare look up at him.

It was a long moment before Darkrai spoke. His voice was collected as ever— calm, cool, and calculated. “My apologies. I seem to have touched a nerve. I won’t make the same mistake again.”

He left the kitchen. She could hear him moving about in the main room.

Why did she feel so nauseous all of a sudden?

***

She curled up in her bed as he plucked away at his needlework across the room. Sleep came quickly with how exhausted she was. Nightmares came even quicker with Darkrai's presence. She was used to it, and she was prepared for the usual fare of being chased, or falling, or getting lost. She could almost count the days of the week by the rotating selection that was employed, and she had the fortitude to jerk awake, yawn, and roll back over when she woke from one. 

This wasn't one of those nightmares. 

(She was hiding in her aunt’s unit again. She was extra mad at her now because she hadn’t done well with her schoolwork, and that apparently meant that her aunt wasn’t a good enough person to be in charge of her. She was shouting about how she was making her look bad, so hiding seemed like the best thing to do at the time.

(She had a lot of bruises when her aunt found her. Her arm hurt the worst— she had squeezed it until it felt like it snapped between her fingers. She ran away at that part, convinced that she would kill her, and her aunt got in big trouble when people found her crying and clutching at her arm. She wasn’t supposed to go out when she was crying, but she did. And now her aunt was going away because she had done something wrong, and she still didn’t know what it was that was so bad she had to never see her again.

(She was scared. She didn’t want to have to go live with someone else. Her aunt said that everyone else was mean and they’d be really angry if she went to live with them.

(She was scared before, but she was terrified when the fire happened.

(Apparently when her aunt was being taken away, she had started a fire in ther unit. Sometimes she would do that when it was extra cold in the bunker and she didn’t want to have to ask for extra blankets from the neighbors. But it was a different kind of fire, because it spread really fast. The entire bunker filled up with smoke. People were screaming. She found a room that led away from the rest of the bunker corridors and hid in there, but when the fire started to get inside that room she pulled and pulled on a door at the back of it until it finally opened. The metal of the handles bent under her fingers and burned her hands as she pulled it open, but she ran up the stairs that it led to until she could breathe without smoke filling up her lungs and the scrape of locking machinery drowning out any other sound. 

(When she left the bunker, she looked up at the sky, and all she could think of was how the stars were a lot darker than she thought they’d be.

(She came back to the bunker the next day. She wanted to apologize to her aunt. She wanted to go to her teachers and say she was fine and that they didn’t need to tell the bunker officials that she needed help.)

(She found nothing but ash and charcoal, warped metal and bones, carnage and rot.)

(Twig’s surroundings seemed to stutter— jerking back and forth between slow and erratic before beginning to melt. She forced herself to look up from the bodies at her feet. She found ice-blue eyes staring back at her from across the visceral scene. And then everything was gone, sloughed off like a second skin, leaving nothing but dripping shadows behind.)

Suddenly, she was lying on her stomach, with her guts clenching in fear and a hand on her shoulder. She sucked in ragged gasps as panic gripped her, and when she finally came to enough to recognize Darkrai looming at her bedside, she waved him away perhaps a bit more violently than was needed— though it was hard to care when she desperately needed to focus on getting control of her breathing. 

When her lungs finally decided to listen to reason, she spat a quick flame and lit the lamp she kept next to her bed. Darkrai swiftly retreated into the shadows, settling in the opposite end of the room and out of reach of the lamp's illumination, though not that of the dimmest reaches of her tail’s flame. His eyes never left her. 

She didn't ask for an explanation. He still broke the silence with one. "You looked unwell. Pained."

Oh. She let out a short, dry laugh at that. Guess he freaked out the same way she had when Grovyle took a nap around her for the first time. She'd woken him in a panic because she thought he was dying, what with how he cringed and contorted himself in his sleep. 

"You wouldn't wake when addressed, nor when shaken," he continued. 

Another dry sound, though this one walked the line between a laugh and a sob. The irony was not lost on her— Darkrai, lord of nightmares, unsettled by someone being affected by his powers. It was kind of sweet, in a pitifully twisted way. 

Despite her reluctance to ask it, she still found a question falling from her mouth half-formed. “How much did you…?" 

Silence. 

When he finally spoke, it was with a noticeable discomfort in his unflappable tone, and for a heartbeat, he turned away. "Enough," he murmured. "I saw enough." 

Great. That meant he saw everything.

Quiet swallowed the room again, the flicker of lamplight the only motion in the awful stillness. The pokemon across from her was unmoving, unflinching. He didn't look away again, and the way his gaze dissected her every twitch was nauseating. 

This was, to put it in the most joyous of terms possible, agony. Real, true agony beyond anything she’d experienced. Agony because she hadn't told anyone about this memory since it returned. Agony because it was the only memory that had returned. Agony because it was Darkrai that found out. Agony because Darkrai had already found out, before his botched escape into the Passage of Time, and he hadn't said anything— and not out of some sense of compassion or pity. It was because she knew what the icy gaze that flashed in her nightmares back then meant, and because he knew she had witnessed him prying. It was because she had a dirty little secret she hadn't admitted to anyone—that she had barely even admitted it to herself— and he had made it into a carrot on a stick, into something to get her to pay attention and follow along with everything he said and did. If her focus slipped up for a second as he spoke to the terrified people of Treasure Town, he would hint, and people would worry, and she couldn't handle the people who deserved so much more than her fretting over someone who didn't even deserve to exist. 

(When Kip and Twig refused to fight Darkrai initially, he decided to give them a bit of motivation to confront him in his trap. Everyone in Treasure Town began having nightmares of their worst memories whenever they closed their eyes. She overheard the Guildmaster quietly discussing an old mentor he was forced to part from with Chatot. Marill came to the market alone one day, looking skittish and fearful, and said Azurill was torn up about the mess with Drowzee bugging him again. Kip cried on Twig's shoulder about seeing his parents in his nightmares, only for them to disappear without a trace as evening fell and the happy memory curdled— a newly christened orphan, the old wound made fresh once more.

(Twig had nothing. No bad dreams whatsoever. No nightly reminders of why she'd left humanity behind. No midnight rehearsals of the reason she kept her distance from everyone but the select few who could touch her under specific circumstances. Nothing.  

(Darkrai knew. And this felt somewhere between an olive branch and a debt he intended to collect.

(Twig said she'd been dreaming of the execution posts in the Dark Future. Kip nodded sympathetically through his tears.) 

She took a deep breath, staring back at the cold, pinprick glows coming from the dark of her home. 

He had known before. And he knew now. Might as well take back some of the control here and explain what he no doubt was registering wasn't just the figment of a stressed-out, weary brain.  

"I was human, once," she said. 

The light of his eyes dipped and raised, barely, as he nodded in the darkness. He’d discerned that already. 

“We all lived underground. There was some big disaster that we were scared of happening, and so we were supposed to hide until it blew over. But the thing is, sickness spreads real fast when you’re living in an enclosed space with limited clean air, so… Well. My parents didn’t make it when a nasty bug hit our area. I started living with my aunt, who— I mean… You saw how that was.” Twig laughed weakly.

Darkrai didn’t even chuckle.

She cleared her throat. “Um. Yeah. Looking back, I think she was mad at my mom for having a picture-perfect life when she didn’t, and she'd take it out on me once my folks died. I don't blame her. I was an obnoxious kid.” She rubbed her hands together, unable to meet Darkrai’s gaze anymore. “Didn’t expect her to try and smoke everyone out when people got all huffy about it, but… I guess I should have.”

The glow of his eyes in the dark didn’t waver.

She explained briefly about the Dark Future— how she’d come from it, how a number of her friends had as well, how she’d saved the Present with the help of her partner and a handful of other pokemon— Grovyle, Celebi, Lapras, and more. She gave the explanation, careful to leave out any hint of Darkrai’s involvement, to draw his attention away from her shameful origins and how she should have died in that fire as well— how she would have, if she wasn’t such a coward she ran away at the first whiff of smoke.

He didn’t even flinch at the story of her revival thanks to Dialga or all that came before it. He just sat there, silent, watching. 

“A-Anyways, none of that matters. I’m here now, and everything’s peachy. I don’t even have the same body that got all banged up back then! It’s fine. I’m fine.”

He didn't speak. 

This silence was going to strangle her. Would he just react, already? She said all of this to take ownership of the secret’s reveal, but it still felt like he was the one holding all the cards here, even if he had a distinct air of unease about him despite his menacing presence in the darkness. 

"You knew,” she said. “You knew about the life I came from.” She intended it to be comforting— a way to smooth over the tension in the air. A lie of omission where one could assume he had been her trusted confidant in an ugly situation, instead of teasing at the truth in front of everyone she knew. 

Silence.

"Nobody else did, not even Kip, or Grovyle, or— anybody. But you knew," she repeated herself, feeling her voice jitter with nerves. 

But he saw through the lie, because of course he did— because she couldn't keep any secret away from ice-blue vivisection. Not then, and not now. 

"You didn't want me to," he murmured, and it wasn't a question. He knew. He always did, and he always would. 

She put out the lamp and rolled over to face the wall, regretting having spoken at all. 

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The Gods Command ⚔️ [Daily Tasks]

[Di is maybe more of a workaholic then Jooheon is- He tends to be at the cafe very often making new recipes for menu and making new types of coffee concoctions. So being at the cafe tends to be one of his daily tasks!]

🍷: Hm~ *writing something down* Two pumps of vanilla and some hazelnut? How would that taste… *brewing some more coffee*

[As a break from work and stressful stuff from being one of the rulers of the Down Under, he likes to play and take care of his hellhounds. He has many hellhound babies and he loves every single one of them!]

🫐: *throws a ball* Let’s go Bud!~ I’ll give you treats if you bring it back~

❤️‍🔥: *barks happily and runs after the ball*

[Apollo normally needs a minute to himself after work. He normally gets really tired everyday from using his powers but he tries to make it a habit to dance a bit to get some exercise in along with some movement after sitting down all day at the music studio. He normally does ballet or hip hop but tries other forms of dance from time to time.]

🎧: *doing the splits, stretching out his legs with a hum as he scrolls through his phone* oo~ I didn’t know this was happening today! *big smile* Boba Event time!~ After this last dance-

[Artemis makes sure it’s a habit to read often so she drives off every day after work to a cliff, forest area and sits in her car and reads quietly.]

🏹: Man this princess could do better *shakes her head* like you have the hot, maid chick why do you need some guy princey for-

[Eros doesn’t have many hobbies because he doesn’t have the energy to do anything other then nap and work but when they do they like to sew for fun. Sometimes if they feel up to it they make Cupid’s concert outfits!]

❣️: *concentrated eyebrow furrow* Let’s see…pink vest…skirt… I think I have everything pieces out just need to sew them together~ *smiles* Cupid is gonna have the best stage outfits this year!~

[When not working or doing whatever bullshit he does Ares is constantly on his skateboard. He rollerblades too but Apollo won’t let him on those anymore. He skates for a couple hours every day and it just slowly became apart of his routine. Fun Fact: He has dislocated his wrist from falling off his skateboard along with breaking his ankle-]

🗡️: *lands a trick and screams* oh my OLYMPUS FOCKING YES! *happy Australian baby*

[Hecate doesn’t tend to take a break when it comes to work, she loves what she does and makeup is a big part of what she enjoys to do. So everyday she searches for a silly makeup tutorial or a fun new makeup trend and does it with some music playing in the background. She gets easily overwhelmed at work so doing this in the comfort of her home makes her happy.]

🔮: *doing a little quiet dance and doing her makeup*

[Cupid’s daily tasks tend to be more normal considered tasks. Things like grocery shopping, getting the mail, etc. mean a lot more to him then other things. He’s constantly on tour so when he’s got a break he just likes go bare faces, freckles all out, baggy sweater and maybe some sweats or a skirt with her glasses on and she’s quietly doing some grocery shopping. She tends to get overwhelmed sometimes so he goes on days with less people.]

💘: *humming and looking through the beer* should I get a case of beer? *looks down at his phone fixing her glasses* I also need coffee creamer…

[It is a daily process and habit to be with Piper. Piper is able to shift and change into different snake breeds depending on Anubis’ mood and what he needs on that day. Bigger snake breed for better hugs and squeezes while small snake greeds when she is being carried outside for walks or daily need to dos.]

🐍: *in small snake form doing a wiggle dance in Anubis’ pocket*

⚰️: *humming softly putting on his mask ready to go out to get some take out and bandages*

[Set doesn’t normally have a settled daily routine. He’s constantly walking around, hoping from place to place and never staying still. The one thing that’s an everyday or well night thing for him is working at a bar in the underworld, his work at the club in the human world is also daily but less consistent. He’s constantly hearing gossip and they’ve learned to flirt their way through getting extra tips along with free drinks.~]

🌪️: *shaking a drink in a cocktail shaker before pouring it into a glass* Order up!~ *grins, tail swishing as he takes another order*

[Hel’s mind is always running with new designs to put out on the run way or in stores so she tries to make it a habit of drawing out some sketches while she has her breakfast.]

🪦: *sketching out while eating some fruit salad* Hmmm~ I think this season some red should be in fashion, let me check~ *looks at her phone and starts scrolling*

[Even though they stream video games some times video games are something he plays off and on stream. They’re a big stress relief for her and she really loves playing them with his babies, he’s always always on some kind of console be it handheld or a game on his PC.]

🐍: *smiles, fangs out with a laugh* Butch is trying to show me where to go in game~ You silly Dane~ Come here~ *snaps and signals the Great Dane over* where’s LaLa? She better not being getting into trouble-

🐾: *happily runs over and hops onto her lap*

🐈: *meowing and lounging on the top of the couch*

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[slumberingrose-fandom]

[Name] Delilah Koshkin

[VA] Atsumi Tanezaki

[Quote] "Who's say feline beastmen can't study in the magic school? I provide everyone I can!"

[Age] 17 years old

[Birthday] August 8th

[Star Sign] Leo

[Height] 157 cm

[Hair Color] Auburn

[Eyes Color] Tangerine Orange

[Race] Beastman

[Species] Feline Beastman

[Family]

Cosette Koshkin (older sister)

Unnamed parents

Unnamed older brothers

[Homeland] Kingdom of Cinderland

[Nicknames / Aliases]

Kitty / Deli (by her family and friends)

Deli-senpai (by freshmen and sophomores)

Kitten (by Leona Kingscholar)

Mademoiselle Feline (by Rook Hunt)

[Affiliation]

Purr-y Sweet Cafe

Night Raven College

[Dorm] Ramshackle

[School Year] 2nd Year (/Sophomore)

[Class] 2-E | Student no.05

[Occupations]

Student of Night Raven College

Dorm member of Ramshackle

Founder of Fashion Club

Part-time waitress at Mostro Lounge

Fashion designer

Fashion model

[Best Subject] Physical Education

[Worst Subject] Mathematics

[Club] Fashion Club

[Dominant Hand] Right

[Favourite Colors] Charcoal Black, Pastel Yellow and Salmon Pink

[Favorite Food] Chazuke

[Least Favourite] Michelin foods

[Likes] Fashion, soft pillows and plushies, climbing on the tree, kind people, peace,

[Dislikes] Dust, avoid her nap, noises, living paycheck-to-paycheck, abusers,

[Hobbies] Napping, watching videos, sewing, embroidering

[Talents] Agility, stealth, flexibility, enchanced vision and hearing

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Appearance

Delilah has a pale skin with a short auburn hair and bright orange eyes. She wear a black blazer with a pastel yellow cozy vest in school uniform.

Instead of human ears, Delilah has large, auburn car ears on the top of her head. This is paired with a long cat tail of the same color.

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Personality

A warm and caring personality, Delilah always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. She has a strong passion for magic and wants to become a powerful magician.

Despite the fact, she would be vengeance when her loved one messed up by someone or her desire rejected. Also she is cunning and street-smart.

Delilah has a quite sense of fashion and art. She likes to gives advices to other who have commons and make outfits to them.

As a cat beastman, Delilah behaves like a real cat and often prefer to add "kitty" languages while talking. She do dozing off and hiding in the garden or forest for take a nap, during the lunch and after school.

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Background

Delilah was born and raised in the kingdom of Cinderland, a place known for its rich magical history. Her parents owned a small but popular cafe in the kingdom, where Delilah and her siblings grew up helping out. Her elder sister, Cosette, was a famous actress and dress designer, which inspired Delilah's love for fashion.

Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, Delilah inherited her parents' strong work ethic and determination. Her biggest motivation is to make her family proud and continue their legacy by successfully running the family cafe.

Delilah has a close relationship with her family, especially her siblings. She looks up to her sister Cosette and often seeks her advice on fashion and acting.

Since high school, Delilah moved to the Land of Amethyst, stayed in her older brother's house. She and her roommate, Mariah, have been best friends and have supported each other through thick and thin. Later, she accepted to Night Raven College and becoming the member of Ramshackle.

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Etymology

Delilah - a feminine name of Hebrew origin that translates to “delicate” or "(she who) weakened."

Koshkin - a Russian surname meaning "cat" or "cat's owner", derived from the Russian word "koshka" or "cat"."

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Unique Magic

"Kitty's Paw"

The attack magic that Delilah used for battle against opponent. It also a transformation she often used it to transform into a wild cat beast (mostly in the partial).

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Trivia

Delilah's inspired characters are

Osamu Dazai (BSD)

Lynette (Genshin Impact)

Atsushi Nakajima (BSD)

In casual, Delilah prefers cozy clothes with pastel colors and cute patterns.

Unlike normal people, Delilah always walks like a model in cat walk, that gives her an airy of elegant and looks like a queen.

Delilah is a morning person and has a sleep habit, she goes to sleep at 10 and wake up at 6.

She have a habit of feeding stray animals on the street every morning, as her family been feeding them for years.

As feeding the animals every day, she frequently saw animals abused by animal haters and she accused by other animal lovers for poison.

When the lesson that she need to pair-up with people, Delilah feel they aren't pairing up in her heart.

Although as a feline beastman, Delilah didn't have any interest in catch rodent, including Mariah's pet mice.