#🌸 . Plum Writes

[purple-plum-petals]

Hello there, so it’s my first time requesting for you and I read all the rules and I think I’m ready to request, so Glamrock Freddy, Monty, Sunrise and Moondrop x gn! Reader, (separately), where the reader is giving more attention to the animatronics plushies, rather them the real ones, headcanons. Thank you and feel free to ignore if you find this request confusing.

Ps: this message might get spammed, Tumblr is eating my messages lately, so sorry 😅. Anyways, thank you.

—⊱ I’m Right Here ⊰ || Freddy, Monty, Sun, and Moon (Separate) X Reader Headcanons

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮       Character(s): Glamrock Freddy, Montgomery Gator, Daycare Attendant/Sun and Moon (FNaF: Security Breach)        Reader Type: Human (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)        Warning(s): Jealousy/Slight Possessiveness, Physical Touch (Hugging, Kissing, etc.) – Besides that, Nothing!        Genre: Headcanons/Scenario, Fluff, Romantic or Platonic Relationship        Word Count: ~1,740 words        Request: “Hello there, so it’s my first time requesting for you and I read all the rules and I think I’m ready to request, so Glamrock Freddy, Monty, Sunrise and Moondrop x gn! Reader, (separately), where the reader is giving more attention to the animatronics plushies, rather them the real ones, headcanons. Thank you and feel free to ignore if you find this request confusing. Ps: this message might get spammed, Tumblr is eating my messages lately, so sorry 😅. Anyways, thank you.”        Author’s Note: Don’t worry, this request wasn’t confusing at all – I actually found it really cute and fairly easy to write (sometimes I like requests that don’t take that much brain power haha)! I know other writers have done similar requests, but I just eat this stuff up every time I see it. There’s just something so funny to me about characters getting jealous over a plushie. I hope you like it, and I hope I was able to do your request justice! FYI: All of the characters can be read platonically, but I did add an extra bullet point for each that leans more into romantic territory and is marked as such! (Also, my Sun and Moon bias is showing.)

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     🐻: Freddy doesn’t get jealous very easily; in fact, he’s probably the least possessive animatronic in the entire Pizzaplex (with Chica being a close second)! So, when he notices you fawning over a plushie of himself you bought for yourself at the gift shop, he actually finds it quite adorable. You just look so cute treating the mini/softer version of himself as if it was alive! He may even take a few pictures of the sweet display. It doesn’t bother him in the slightest that you’re excited about your new plushie.

     🐻: However, he does start wondering if you’re trying to make him jealous after a few days of this behavior. In the beginning, he just thought you were excited to have a new stuffed animal for your collection, but he now had a sneaking suspicion that you were doing this on purpose. So, being the mature fellow that he is, Freddy decides to just ask you directly about your behavior. He even tells you that you almost purposefully ignoring him in favor of a stuffed toy makes him feel… not so great.

     🐻: Oh no, your “Make-Freddy-Jealous” plan backfired exponentially – all you ended up doing was make him feel bad! You just wanted to know if he could even feel an emotion like jealousy considering how open and emotionally mature he was… guess you got your answer there. You quickly apologize to Freddy, though, telling him that you could never love a stuffed animal more than you love and care about him. Thankfully Freddy isn’t the type of animatronic to hold a grudge, so your words make his mood brighten immediately. He forgives you fairly quickly since he knows you didn’t mean any harm by your little prank, but he will bring it up in the future to lightheartedly tease you over such a childish stunt.

     🐻 (Romantic Bonus Headcanon): Freddy will just watch you with a somewhat blank stare as you essentially drown the plush in a sea of kisses. There it is, that uncomfortable feeling again… So, he makes his way over to you, gently removing the plush from your grasp and bringing your hands up to cup his face. Freddy smiles at you gently and, with the plushie completely forgotten due to how cute the animatronic in front of you was, you instead started placing kisses all over his faceplate as you both giggle about the absurdity of the situation.

     🐊: Monty was very quickly not happy with the plushie of himself you managed to win in a crane game while you were slacking off taking a break in the Fazcade. At first, he felt his ego soar when he noticed how happy you were to have a smaller stuffed version of himself as you showed it off to him and some of his bandmates, but that feeling quickly faded with all of the attention you were currently giving it and not him (Monty is the complete opposite of Freddy when it comes to jealousy). You two were supposed to be playing golf, not fawning over some stupid doll.

     🐊: He fairly quickly comes up with an idea to get rid of the thing so you two could continue on with your usual hangout routine. Without much more thought to his plan, he goes to enact it. Monty points out something across the course and, when your attention is diverted, he “accidentally” knocks your plushie out of your hands and into the chlorinated water that weaves in and out of the golf course. At first, he finds the look on your face funny, but that’s quickly replaced with guilt when he sees your eyes start tearing up.

     🐊: He quickly grabs the plushie from the water and, with you following close behind him, takes it to one of the staff break rooms where a washer and dryer were located (they were there in case your uniform got dirty in one way or another – it was an establishment primarily for kids, after all, so stains were quite common). He apologizes in a painfully Monty way and, after some more crocodile tears from you, you eventually accept his apology when your beloved prize comes out of the dryer unscathed and only smelling slightly like a public pool. Not that much different from the real thing, honestly.

     🐊 (Romantic Bonus Headcanon): As soon as Monty sees you place a single kiss on the plushie’s face, it’s over for the poor thing. The exact moment your lips make contact with the cottony material, it is hastily grabbed out of your hands and flung across the room, bouncing off the wall with a comedic squeak. It’s unscathed since Monty knows how much you like the stupid thing, but he’s not letting you go near it for the rest of the night. He’ll just fling himself across your lap, making you essentially stuck in place as he demands to have your undivided attention.

     ☀️: When he sees you holding and doting over a stuffed version of himself one of the kids gave to you as a present, Sun feels his non-existent heart soar over the metaphorical moon; you just looked so cute playing with the mini Sun plushie alongside the children! However, once all the kids had left with their respective guardians, you were still playing with the doll. Well, that was strange – normally you’d be spending the last half hour of your shift spending one-on-one time with him. As more time passed and the time for you to clock out was nearing, Sun took it into his own hands to get your attention back on him.

     ☀️: Sun made his way over to you with a smile, easily snatching the plush from your hands and running around the daycare with it in his grasp. If you weren’t going to pay attention to him yourself, he just had to make you! You do as he expected, chasing him around almost as if you two were playing tag (or more in this case keep away). This isn’t quite what he wanted, but Sun was glad you were at least spending time with him, even if said time was mostly you yelling at him as you took time to catch your breath after running around for however long.

     ☀️: For good measure, Sun even puts the plush in timeout on a shelf far above where you could grab it without the need for a stepstool; it was a pain how tall the animatronics were sometimes (plus the fact you couldn’t find a single stepstool in the entire daycare). With crossed arms and a stern façade, Sun asks why bother playing with something that can’t even play back. After all, he thought you liked spending time with him before your shift ended! Believe it or not, Sun has a slight manipulative streak and, since he knows you have a soft spot for him, it doesn’t take very much convincing for you to spend the rest of your shift making arts and crafts rather than fawning over a plushie.

     ☀️ (Romantic Bonus Headcanon): Sun stares you down like a hawk from across the daycare as you place feathery kisses all over the face of the mini Sun. Thankfully the children were gone, so now he could enact his revenge for having to see you fawn over the plush for the past however many hours. Sun makes his way over to you and, without any warning, lifts you up in his arms and holds you the exact same way you’re holding the doll in your hands, placing his unique “kisses” all over your face just as you had done to the plush. Eventually the stuffed toy is forgotten in favor of giving your favorite animatronic your undivided attention.

     🌙: Moon pretty much immediately knows you’re up to something due to the strange amount of attention you were giving the small plushie version of himself. He’s sitting on the floor, cradling one of the children who is fast asleep in his arms as he glared at you from across the daycare. You were babying the mini Moon doll, giving it more attention than you had ever given him. As much as he hated to admit it, it was quite an annoying sight to see. He had no clue why he was becoming jealous over a plush, but he needed to get rid of the thing fast.

     🌙: Gently setting the child down on the soft mat in front of him, Moon silently made his way over to where you were sitting as you fiddled with the small bell on the plushie’s hat. You didn’t even notice Moon approaching until the plush was ripped out of your hands, the small bell jingling as Moon dangled it above your head with a smirk. You were going to shout at him, but he quickly cut that idea off by placing a finger to his mouth and making a “shh” noise between his closed teeth.

     🌙: However, no matter how much you quietly pleaded for him to give it back, Moon drew his arm back and flung the plushie over the glass walls. It landed in the net that surrounded the daycare and now had to sit there before you’d be able to retrieve it after closing. Moon didn’t feel bad in the slightest since you’d easily be able to get it back, but now you were ignoring him on purpose. Oh well, he’s sure you’ll get over it before the night ended. If you gave him the silent treatment for days, however, he would eventually apologize for throwing your stupid doll into the net.

     🌙 (Romantic Bonus Headcanon): The lights were off and you two were finally able to have some time to spend with one another, but here you were kissing a doll of the very animatronic you were supposed to be hanging out with right at that moment. Was Moon jealous over a stuffed toy? Perhaps he was, but he knew a fairly easy way to get your attention back on him. Walking over to where you were currently sitting, Moon sat down beside you and wormed his way into your lap, grabbing your face after batting the plush out of your hands before pulling you down and placing a feathery light kiss on your lips. Now that was certainly one way to get your attention, but it definitely worked out in the end.

[selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs]

Imagine, Shibusawa accidentally activated his ability in real world.

The whole house is covered in fog. And all abilities are on a loose.

Even Crime and Punishment are gone.

But, they don't attack their respective ability users.

They are nowhere to be found.

You are also nowhere to be seen.

Worst of all, Dazai is also missing.

BSD Cast are panicking.

What, if abilities hurt you?!

BSD Cast is searching through the house.

They found you, surrounded by abilities, on the attic.

And all abilities are trying to get your attention.

🐯 Beast Beneath The Moonlight is chuffing, rubbing its head against your chest.

📒 The Matchless Poet creating knick-knacks for you.

👘🗡️ All Men Are Equal is guarding the window, taking short breaks to pet you.

🩺 Thou Shalt Not Die is applying cute bandages on smallest, almost healed cuts.

🌨️ Light Snow is recreating movie scenes with its power.

🐄 Undefeated by the Rain create stone figures with its bare hands.

🐰 Demon Show holding a plate with snacks.

Futon is manipulating electronics, changing channels, so you can watch some interesting show.

🍰💉 Vita Sexualis is making accessories for you.

🍷 Upon the Tainted Sorrow making things float for your entertainment.

🌂 Golden Demon is bringing you nice clothes.

🇫🇷 Demonic Beast Guivre is curled around you.

🎧 Illuminations is creating a hyperspace over you.

🗣️ Lippman's ability is sitting near you, guarding you.

🧥 Rashomon is glaring at everyone, who is trying to get close to you.

🚬 Falling Camelia entertain you by pushing around different things.

🩹🧲 Midwinter Memento is controlling metal pieces to create some cool figurines.

⭕⭐ Dogra Magra, as a little doll, sitting on your lap.

🍋 Lemonade is creating fireworks for you.

🍛 Flawless is playing cards with you.

⛩️ Hail in the Begging Bowl preparing non-alcoholic drinks for you.

💻 Discourse on Decadence is writing down interesting memories, it read from anything he could find.

🥷 Yesterday's Shadow Tag is sitting near Rashomon, protecting you.

🕶️ Another is bringing you dolls from Ayatsuji's collection.

💰 The Great Fitzgerald is bringing you cases, full of money (don't worry, it simply took them from Fitzgerald).

🦝 Black Cat in the Rue Morgue is ready to send you in any book you want.

🐋 Mody Dick is floating outside the window, ready to fly with you anywhere you want.

🍇 The Grapes of Wreath is growing grapes for you. Don't worry, they are edible.

☕ Annie of Abyss Red is playing ball with you.

🪶 Little Women is planning your weekends, while sitting in the next room

👒 Gone With the Wing is using wings to make paper butterflies fly around.

♊ Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are floating above you, telling jokes.

✝️ The Scarlet Letter is writing your name in the air with its power.

😷 A Feast in a Time of Plague simply observing you from the corner.

🫖 The Precipice is outside, rumbling happily.

👻 The Perfect Crime is bringing you mystery novels.

⚔️ Mirror Lion is entertaining you with its sword skills.

🦇🧛 Bram's ability is handing from the sealing upside down. Protecting you.

🃏 Sigma's ability is laying near you, with its head on your lap.

🤡 The Overcoat is doing a circus performance for you.

🐀 Crime and Punishment is playing with your hair.

👧👩👵 Gasp of the Soul is cuddling your left hand.

💧 Priceless Tears is floating through the vents all over the house and bring you whatever you ask for.

🌸 Plum Blossoms in Snow is using its power to cut fruits.

⌚ Strait is the Gate is observing surroundings.

🐈‍⬛ I am a Cat is purring and doing tricks for you.

🪢🦀 Dazai, somehow, got captured, and how is in a cage, far away from anyone, he can touch to nullify.

The moment, BSD Cast stepped to the attic, abilities turned towards them, glaring at their 'hosts'.

So, you, either, will be stuck here, until Abilities decide to let you go.

Or, until BSD Cast manage to free Dazai.

[yandere-avatar]

HIHIHI so the thing I wanted to suggest is this

y/n : when butterflies fall in love do they feel humans in their stomach?

aang : y/n the love of my life, my sweet plum, my honey comb, what the actual fuck....

Hope it makes sense 🌸🌸

( love your writing. It's so funny lmao. Hope we can be friends <3333)

Awww....

You were having a moment, sitting on a boat, the moonlight lighting your face beautifully. The leaves were falling all around and the waters were a majestic translucent blue. It was like a scene out of a fairytale and the perfect place for Aang to kiss you.

You dipped your hand in the water, letting a fish swiftly swim through your hand. Aang watched as you admired the water, enjoying the peace around you.

"Y/n?"

You look up at him, wide-eyed, before seeing a dragonfly zip past him and your eyes follow it. Aang sighed, he wasn't surprised, but he does want your attention. Though, he always wants your attention.

"Aang?"

"Yes, dear?"

"Do you think when butterflies get all shy around their crush they feel humans?"

He froze for a second, not knowing how to respond. He grabs your hands, pulling you close, and you look back at him, tilting your hand.

"Y/n. My love. My soulmate. You are the light of my life. With that in mind, what the actual fuck..."

"Well, cause you know that humans feel butterflies, so maybe?" You type your chin as you think and Aang groans, mentally facepalming, knowing this was so like you to say.

[morporkian-cryptid]

🇯🇵 Elliott’s Japan Trivia Corner 🇯🇵

This is a short(ish) one to wait while I get a refresher course on the chaos that is Japanese names in feudal times.

🎴Hanafuda🎴 aka Flower Cards

As everyone knows from That One Video, Japan’s borders were 🚫CLOSED SHUT🚫 during the entirety of the Edo era... except that those closed borders were actually Swiss cheese.

🤝Edo-era Japan notably traded with the Chinese, the Korean and the Dutch. The latter introduced 🃏playing cards to the archipelago, and the Japanese took to them like a duck to water, and quickly developed a bad habit of gambling. 🎲

👑The shonugate, which as mentioned in an earlier post about kabuki, didn’t like many things and especially didn’t like having fun*, responded to this by banning playing cards. So the Japanese developed new types of cards, which progressively got more and more ornate to the point where there was no writing, numbers or anything on them that could distinguish them from purely aesthetic objects. Yeah, the Japanese are pretty creative when it comes to avoiding shogunal bans.

Like their name suggests, hanafuda cards represent various 🌸flowers and 🌲plants, and as their name doesn’t suggest, a few 🦌animals as well, and one (1) 🙋‍♂️human, which you really don’t want to draw when playing koi-koi because you can’t do much with him.

There are twelve suits (one for each month📅) of four cards, each suit represented by a plant – pine for January, plum blossoms for February, cherry blossoms for March, and so on. 🍁📚Many of them reference famous pieces of classical Japanese literature and poetry.

*To be fair to the shogun, gambling came with a host of other problems, namely violent gangs of professional gamblers, the ancestors of the Yakuza. Allegedly, the yakuza get their name from the losing hand in a game played with these cards: "yatsu-ku-san" (8-9-3).

Did you know? Nintendo, the famous video game editor, was founded in 1889, and was originally a hanafuda manufacturer!

[pinkiewitchcraft]

My Personal Wheel of the Year: Part Three:

🌱🌸Birth🌸🌱, the third month, which takes place during the 20th of March all the way to the 20th of June.

These months focus on the birthing of spring as it finally arrives. It is the growth of nature. Of life. Of vibrancy. Of fertility.

Everything is coming back from the dead, or being born for the first time ever. Babies are here, animals running rampant and experiencing all of the wonderful things in the world, plants are flourishing with the warmth of the sunlight, and the refreshing taste of water to help them grow to their full potential, and life is fresh and springing with absolute joy.

This is a very special time for me, as I am always connected to nature, and always have been since I was a very small child. I always loved wandering around and observing all of the greenery around me, as well as the blue sky above, and the thick, white clouds, and most of all the beautiful, warm sun. I also had, and still have, a very imaginative mind and fantasized about the different worlds beyond this one, and had a very spiritual connection to this earth, and everything else beyond it.

It is a special time to learn more about nature and what it has to offer, and to take care of it as well as one can. And to remind ourselves that we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the earth. For the earth births us and provides for us. Always.

• The beautiful Colors that I associate with Birth are: Greens, yellows, rainbow, bright colors, and glitter. Green for the beautiful flourishing nature, yellow for the bright sun which warms the earth and provides healing, rainbow for the rainbows of nature, and the happiness and hope that comes along with them, bright colors for the vibrancy, and glitter to represent happiness, as well as the sun rays which dance upon the clear waters of lakes, rivers, oceans, and anywhere else that has water.

• The Deities I associate with Birth are: Gaia, Flora, and Pan!!!

• The lovely Foods I associate with Birth are: Apples, pears, plums, prunes, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, mandarines and other oranges, cherries, grapes, raisins, onions, peas, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, lettuce, eggs, milk, butter, etc, and drinks symbolizing blood, aka life.

Other foods are baked goods, sweets, dairy foods and desserts, etc. Especially macaroni and cheese.

Eggs and milk are especially important, as they both represent fertility.

• Some lovely Plants I associate with Birth are colorful flowers of all kinds as well as leaves, and other items from nature are twigs, rocks, branches, seashells, pebbles, sand, dirt, soil, etc.

• Things to do for Birth include:

Appreciate nature and all that it’s done for you.

Be thankful for life. Write about how thankful you are for the growth of nature, the flourishing of all life, and the air that you breathe.

Write about your most favorite animals and favorite part of nature.

Look up different animals and plants and learn about how they work, live and function.

Listen to music about nature and growth in all forms (besides nature, growth is also who you are, how far you’ve come, and what you’ll do next).

Go for walks where there is nature. (Which is everywhere!!! 🌸💫💕)

Go outside and observe nature. Watch as everything moves as intended, smell the freshness of it all, listen to the sounds, feel the warmth, the fresh air, the soft wind, and the firm ground beneath you, and the soft grass. (This is also a form of meditation and grounding for me)

Open a window to let in fresh air, and observe nature from there.

Do some cleaning and rearranging. Add something new to your home.

Meditate (However you wish. There is no one way to meditate.)

Look up nature aesthetics.

Listen to soothing nature sounds for meditation.

Look up videos of nature and animals. I personally love watching cute animal videos, especially of silly cats, ferrets and dogs!! I also love how adorable cows, donkeys and foxes are.

Dress in the colors of Birth, decorate yourself in flowers and other plants, little animal dolls and nature toys/dolls.

Draw artwork of nature (plants, animals, water, landscapes, etc)

Decorate anything with eggs, flowers, twigs, branches, animal dolls, stuffed animals, baby animals, artwork such as sewing work, knitted/crochet work, painted work, drawings, etc, fill a cup of dyed water for blood, which symbolizes life.

[teeniestjojokitten]

Sk8 the Infinity: Kaoru/Cherry Blossom Caregiver Headcanons! 🌸🖋🛹

🌸 Cherry is pretty open to different cg titles, but he likes Papa or Mama.

🌸 He’s patient, and his personality works well with quiet or shy littles in addition to energetic or rowdy littles!

🌸 Depending on the age you regress to, he might get you beginner calligraphy markers or pretty pens so you can practice pretty writing like papa does!

🌸 If you want to skate with papa, you have to be very careful. You wear a helmet and knee pads (even if he usually doesn’t), and no dangerous tricks! Kaoru might help you do a couple easy tricks that are safer, and he won’t want you going super duper fast! You’re always welcome to skate slowly while papa rides next to you and holds your hand for balance.

🌸 Cherry keeps a first aid kit handy if you try activities like skating. If there’s any bumps or scrapes, he’ll look them over carefully, cleaning you up and drying your tears before putting a band-aid over your boo-boo. Squeeze his hand when he uses the disinfectant— Mama knows it hurts, but he’ll give you a kiss and tell you how brave you were when it’s all done.

🌸 He’ll lay off any bickering with Joe while you’re little, and Joe does the same. They actually get along ok when they’re with little you, and Joe is a good option if Cherry ever needs a babysitter for you.

🌸 Cherry lets you play with his hair and even try to style it if you want! He always smiles and thanks you with a kiss to your forehead.

🌸 He does your hair, too! He’s nice and gentle brushing it out, and if your hair is longer, he’ll do it in cute styles for you. Expect some cute clips or scrunchies!

🌸 Kaoru will rock you gently in his lap and hum to you when you can’t sleep. He loves watching his little one relax and doze off in mama’s arms.

🌸 Favorite names for his little include: sweetheart, honeybee, sweet pea, petal/plum blossom/various flower names, lovebug, sugarplum, my dearest

[winetae]

I missed you 🌺💝 I hope you’ve been doing well. Excited to see more of you now!

thank u angel 🥺💐 i hope you’ve been taking care of yourself too !!! drinking your water, sleeping enough & enjoying the small things ! i’m excited to get back into writing and sharing it with you all 😇 i really can’t believe i wrote 10k (accumulated) this week… very strange but nice feeling ! hopefully i can channel this energy into finishing all my current wips, namely the final chapters of wall to wall/plums and melons + other fics i’ve been meaning to write since 2017 lmao 😭🌸

[pinespittinink]

suuuuper hype for great glavnisean theater 👁️

also what is Her Skin who is her🥺

The GREAT GLAVENISEAN THEATEEERRR 🎉

I’m hyped for this too tbh; it’s one of my baby wips in terms of how long I’ve had in the idea as opposed to most of my others-- I thought of it in spring 2020 and just started writing the first draft this month. It came from me wanting to write a story set in a theater, with people living inside it, and then I saw the Cellophane mv by FKA Twigs and that cemented a vibe for me. (The time loop was a later development, and honestly what took me the longest to figure out before I could justify starting to draft) Her Skin is the first in an initial trilogy??duology?? that I’ve had in mind for ages— I talked about it some here! It’s basically a soft, very light fantasy romance about an empress named Rhea and her sort of arranged marriage wife, Anteia. Anteia’s name is actually one of my favorites among my ocs, specifically that she’s called Abril by those closest and fondest of her. 

This is the very beginning, first paragraph, that I wrote I don’t know how many years ago.

Plum strokes the evening, great swells of fruity purple that weigh the sky like lanes of wet sand. There are no stars visible in the night, only rumpling, pregnant clouds threatening to release rain. Rhea Ariadne stands on a balcony, hands clasped on the granite railing as she looks out upon the broaching night. The air blows in waves, cool and trembling, raising patches of gooseflesh on her dark skin. The palace is built into the face of a mountain, its many stories rising high into the sky; from the balcony, Rhea can see the rooftops and towers of O’ruken laid beneath her like a model. They are full of shadows beneath the purple sky, but a white light burns in the highest tower of the basilica, as it always does. Rhea casts her eyes out past the city, where the pastures and fields are thrown in stripes of indigo, violet, and ebony, darkening to nothing at the horizon. If one travels the road long enough, they will end up at the ocean, but that is many, many miles away. Rhea was a little girl the last time she saw the sea; she does not even remember what it smells like. The winds cannot carry a scent that far.

🌸 pick a wip document to ask me about!  🌸

[primordialsoundmeditation]

"How can people taste the spiritual life?" The spiritual life is right there, very close to daily life.

In the old times, when your cherry tree was about to bloom, you would take the opportunity to organize a reception. You would predict on which day the blooming would be perfect, and you would spend time writing personal cards inviting friends to come. You would organize so that your friends would have a wonderful tea with you.

But it may happen that it would suddenly become cool, and the flower did not have enough time to bloom for the event; so the ancient people used to bring a drum to the foot of the cherry tree, and they played the drum in order to stimulate the flowers to bloom more quickly.

That’s how we practiced in the past. It may sound childish, but it was very poetic, very beautiful. And when the people came, we used the garden as a reception place, and it was a festival because a friend was coming to your home. That was a big event. And not only one friend, but you may have one, two, three, four or five, six friends, and this was a great opportunity for you, and all your children and your grandchildren would enjoy the event very much.

The young people learned that kind of spiritual life, with a lot of leisure, freedom and friendship. You didn’t have to teach your children or your grandchildren, they just witnessed that kind of life, very spiritual, very beautiful, very artistic, and they learned it by themselves. So drinking tea and eating your dinner is a way to initiate your children into the spiritual life."

🌸Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk, May 7, 1998, Plum Village, France

Art by Nicholas Kirsten-Honshin

[purple-plum-petals]

⊱ TWST Dorm Leaders’ Reactions to Overhearing Yuu call them “Hot” ⊰ || Multiple Character Scenario

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮      Character(s): Riddle Rosehearts, Trey Clover (mentioned), Cater Diamond (mentioned), Leona Kingscholar, Azul Ashengrotto, Kalim Al-Asim, Jamil Viper (mentioned), Vil Schoeinheit, Idia Shroud, Ortho Shroud (mentioned), Malleus Draconia      Reader Type: Human, Ramshackle Prefect (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)      Warning(s): Nothing! I also always use the Japanese TWST Terms (Dorm Leader instead of Housewarden, Madols instead of Thaumarks, etc.) in my writing.      Genre: Scenario, Fluff, Slight Angst (?), Mutual Pining (Romantic Relationship)      Word Count: ~850 words      Scenario: When you had asked your companion out loud, “Man, why does your dorm leader have to be so hot?”, you had no idea that said dorm leader was nearby and overheard everything you just said.      Author’s Note: This is a small sequel piece to my TWST Characters’ Reactions to Yuu Calling Their Dorm Leader “Hot” simply because I thought it would be cute to do a follow-up on how each of the dorm leaders would react to Yuu admitting they found them attractive. I decided to keep this fluffy and make it so the dorm leaders in turn also found you attractive just to keep things fairly simple. I hope you all like it – thank you so much for your support! 🥰

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Becomes a flustered mess at your words, deciding against walking into the room and interrupting your conversation with the person they had been looking for. Their face is red and they feel as though they’re going to implode as their mind replays what you said over and over again. You… really think they’re that attractive? Well, at least they know the feeling is mutual.

·       Riddle, Azul, Idia

Well, now isn’t that interesting… He smirks slightly when he overhears the conversation you were having with the dorm mate he had been looking for. He was in a bad mood before, unhappy he had to painstakingly walk around campus to find the person he was looking for, but your words help with boosting his mood (and his ego). Waits for a moment before making himself known, acting as though he didn’t just overhear you call him hot.

·       Leona

Immediately starts smiling when he overhears your conversation and, with no hesitation and absolutely no shame, rushes into the room and gives you the biggest hug you’ve gotten in quite some time. Was it rude to eavesdrop and interrupt your conversation? Maybe… but he just couldn’t wait to tell you how much he likes you, too!

·       Kalim

Is fully aware of how good-looking he is and wishes you would have said so with a bit more tact, but still finds his heart skipping a beat slightly at your words despite himself. Takes a moment to compose himself before making himself known, acting as though he hadn’t overheard everything you had said. He’d certainly bring up what you said in the future when you two are able to have a… private discussion together. He’s not one to bring up such things in public since he knows that the pressure of other people involved could ruin what would usually be a nice moment.

·       Vil

Oh? He doesn’t quite understand what “hot” means in this context but, from your tone alone, he believes that it is most likely a compliment. He’ll need to ask someone later about what exactly that word refers to when referencing someone. Perhaps you were talking about his iconic green-flamed magic? That would be what made the most sense, at least in his eyes.

·       Malleus

Even despite knowing how you feel about him and that you at least find him visually appealing, he still doesn’t try to ask you out. He doesn’t feel as though he’s enough for you; his problems with his self-worth put a slight hindrance on your potential relationship with one another. You’ll definitely have to be the one to make the first move; that or Ortho might have to step in which probably isn’t what either of you two want.

·       Idia

Doesn’t make a move, not because of self-worth issues, but rather because he has no clue what to do. He’s never really experienced having a crush on someone, let alone someone having a crush on him in return. Tries to discreetly gather information on what to do from Cater and Trey, but they very quickly catch on (poor guy lmao). Thankfully, they give him pretty good advice on what to do; you’ll probably be invited to a private tea party soon so you two can talk about potentially changing your relationship with one another.

·       Riddle

Doesn’t make a move because making the first move would leave him in a vulnerable position and, well... he doesn’t like the thought of that possibility. What if you just thought he was attractive and that was it? Plenty of people have complimented his appearance while not necessarily finding his company enjoyable (not that he entirely blamed them). He’ll just step up his flirting game and hope you eventually break and ask him out to which he, after some of his usual teasing, would agree to give the relationship a shot.

·       Leona

Easily makes the first move knowing his feelings will be reciprocated. Why wait around when he knows how you feel about him? They would ask you out on a date, each with varying levels of formality. Azul would have an entire three-course, candle-lit dinner prepared for the two of you at Monstro Lounge, being his usual gentlemanly self. Kalim would try his hand at cooking dinner for the both of you (only to be kicked out of the kitchen by Jamil) before taking you for a ride on his magic carpet. Vil would do something a bit low-key and private considering his career as a model and actor, most likely deciding to have dinner and a nice little self-care date at Pomfiore.

·       Azul, Kalim, Vil

Instead of asking someone else about the meaning of your words, he would decide to ask you directly what you meant when you said he was “hot” as well as apologize for unintentionally eavesdropping on your conversation. Oh, so you weren’t referring to his fire magic but rather his appearance? He can’t help but smirk at your bold declaration and tell you that he, too, finds you to be quite attractive. He’ll definitely start properly courting you now that he knows your feelings toward each other are mutual.

Malleus

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⊱ TWST Characters and the Orange Peel Theory ⊰ || Multiple Character Scenario

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮        Character(s): Ace Trappola, Deuce Spade, Trey Clover, Cater Diamond, Riddle Rosehearts, Jack Howl, Ruggie Bucchi, Leona Kingscholar, Jade Leech, Floyd Leech, Azul Ashengrotto, Jamil Viper, Kalim Al-Asim, Epel Felmier, Rook Hunt, Vil Schoeinheit, Ortho Shroud, Idia Shroud, Lilia Vanrouge, Silver, Sebek Zigvolt, Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland)        Reader Type: Human, Ramshackle Prefect (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)        Warning(s): Nothing! I also always use the Japanese TWST Terms (Dorm Leader instead of Housewarden, Madols instead of Thaumarks, etc.) in my writing.        Genre: Scenario, Fluff, Attempt at Comedy        Word Count: ~1530 words        Scenario: What do the TWST boys do when you randomly turn to them, holding an orange in your palm as you ask, “Could you peel this for me?”        Author’s Note: I’ve been having a hard time motivating myself to work on requests as of late and, given the state of some of my friendships irl at the moment, I wanted to write about the TWST boys and whether or not they would “pass” the Orange Peel Theory relationship test (probably because I need some comfort right now lmao). For those who don’t know, the Orange Peel Theory is a theory that, if someone loves and cares about you, they will do the smallest of tasks for you with no fuss; this “test” is supposed to show whether or not the care and respect in a relationship are mutual (another one of these “tests” I saw was asking your friend or partner to tie your shoe for you). This was written to be read as platonic, but it can be interpreted as romantic if that’s your jam.

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Looks at the orange in your hand before giving you a warm smile in return, taking it from your grasp and peeling the outer rind with no comment. He even offers to feed it to you, holding one of the pieces of fruit between his pointer finger and thumb as he gently brings it to your lips. Will only take a piece for himself if you give him explicit permission to do so; after all, he doesn’t want to ask to have some of your lunch since you looked so excited to eat the orange when you asked him to peel it for you (you were more excited about the fact he agreed to peel the fruit for you rather than the orange itself). Passes the test with flying colors.

Silver

Peels the rind from the flesh of the orange with a small smile while continuing to talk happily about whatever subject you two had been discussing prior to your question. He doesn’t ask why you suddenly needed the orange peeled since it doesn’t really matter to him; you asked him for help and he was happy to deliver (he was even touched you were comfortable enough to ask him to do that for you). Passes the test perfectly.

Kalim, Rook

Peels the orange with a level of perfection you didn’t even know was possible. You’re left absolutely astounded when he returns the newly-peeled fruit in your hand with a smile, not a single ounce of pith left on the flesh of the orange slices; it was the best orange you’ve probably ever eaten in your life. He passes the test and you honestly couldn’t ask for a better person to peel an orange.

Ortho

Is a bit curious as to why you asked him to peel the orange for you since he’s seen you do it before, but he doesn’t say anything as he takes the fruit from your hand to peel it. However, he ends up overestimating the amount of strength needed to remove the outer rind from the flesh, so now the both of you are splattered in orange juice and pulp. Your laughter at the ridiculous situation makes what happened a fond memory rather than something to be embarrassed about. While he technically passes the test, you now have no orange to eat (it has been reduced to atoms). It’s the thought that counts, though.

Jack, Malleus

Agrees to peel the orange for you, but he does want a couple pieces of the fruit in exchange for his services; he doesn’t just do things for free you know. He peels the orange for a price, but it’s a reasonable deal at least. You agree to his terms and watch as he happily and easily peels the orange, humming all the while. Once the rind has been removed from the flesh, he takes three slices of the fruit for himself to snack on before giving you the rest. Even though he peeled the orange for you, he technically fails the test since he wanted something in return.

Ruggie, Azul

Plucks the orange from your palm, but asks why you’re not able to peel it yourself. Are you not feeling well or something? He then begins to ask if you’re eating an orange because you need extra vitamin C as he proceeds to ask if you’re coming down with a cold; he definitely overthinks why you asked him to peel your orange for you. So, while he does peel the orange and successfully passes the test, you’re starting to think that maybe he cares about you a little too much with the sudden worry about your well-being.

Deuce, Riddle

Demands to know why you’re asking him to peel your orange for you since he’s seen you do it plenty of times before (keep in mind, he’s asking this while actively peeling your orange for you)! He then proceeds to ask if you’ve been eating properly and taking care of yourself if removing the rind from a piece of fruit was too strenuous on your human body; he even offers you to come and join him while he trains since his vigorous routine would be sure to give you enough strength to peel the orange on your own. He passes the test, but is the lecture something you truly want to have to sit through?

Sebek

Knows and is aware of the theory since he has seen it circling around on social media as of late, but he’s happy to peel the orange for you nevertheless. He even thinks it’s super cute how you asked him out of all your fellow classmates to try this viral test with (he’s actually kind of honored)! He of course passes the test since he already knew about it, but he would have gladly peeled your orange for you even if he didn’t know about it; you’re just that special to him.

Cater

Also knows about the theory from social media, but doesn’t really want to get his hands all sticky and potentially ruin a nail while trying to remove the outer layer of the fruit. Thankfully, he came prepared in case you asked him to do this “test” since he’s not one to disappoint, pulling an orange peeler from his back pocket as he separated the rind from the flesh. However, if push came to shove, Vil wouldn’t be against ruining his nails or getting his hands sticky with orange juice if it meant he could show you how much he cared for you. Passes the test since he doesn’t mind getting a little messy if it means he can express his appreciation toward you through small gestures such as this.

Vil

Takes the orange from your hand to peel it for you, but will be teasing you about it the entire time. Why are you suddenly not able to peel an orange, hmm? Why didn’t you ask another one of your friends? Were you waiting specifically to ask him of all people? My, now aren’t you adorable! He technically passes the test even if he’s kind of mean about it. Keep in mind that he will bring up your strange and sudden inability to peel your orange up in the future to tease you.

Trey, Jade, Lilia

Agrees to peel the orange, but is a little curious why you picked an orange to eat for lunch since you usually preferred having one of the apples he’d bring (he even started bringing an extra one just for you). A little bit upset you didn’t want an apple today, but he peels the orange for you with only a single comment about your lackluster choice of fruit for the day. Passes the test and peels the orange with no problem, but he’s kind of disappointed you didn’t want an apple; he can peel an apple faster than he can peel an orange.

Epel

Straight up says no and that he knows you’re capable of peeling it yourself. Why would he bother getting his hands all sticky just for you to be able to eat some fruit? If you want it, you can go through the mess it takes to get past the outer rind. However, he immediately notices your shoulders sag in disappointment as you bring the fruit to your body before you begin to peel it yourself. He rolls his eyes and lets out a huff before snagging the orange from your grasp, peeling it himself before handing the fruit back to you without a word. Technically fails the test, but at least he peeled it for you after seeing how downtrodden you looked.

Ace, Leona, Jamil

Nods his head and takes the orange from your hand but, alas, he can’t even peel the orange. You both knew he wasn’t exactly the strongest or healthiest individual on campus, but neither of you thought it was this bad. After his pride is wounded and his face is a deep shade of red, you gingerly take the orange from his grasp and peel it yourself, offering him a piece of fruit in the hopes it will cheer him up. Passes the test even if he was unable to garner enough strength to actually peel the orange; he makes you promise not to tell anyone about this.

Idia

His reaction truly depends on how he’s feeling at the moment. If he’s in a bad mood, he’d either tell you no or – if someone had done something that day to really piss him off – crush and/or throw the orange. If he’s feeling a bit playful, he’d pluck it out of your hand and hold it high above your head while you pleaded for him to give you your snack back. However, if he’s in a good mood that day (and if he’s not trying to hide his slight soft spot towards you), he’d gently take it from your hand and peel the orange with ease, handing you back a perfectly peeled fruit for you to eat before asking if he could have a piece. He either fails the test exponentially or passes it with flying colors; it honestly all depends on his mood at the time.

Floyd

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Hi! I love reading your works and I have a little request if you don't mind for a Jade x Reader.

I really just want a short where the reader is making their Halloween costume (a mushroom fairy) and surprises Jade with it. It'd be even cuter if the mushroom that the reader got inspiration from also happened to be a favorite of Jade's.

⊱ A Tailor-Made Coshroom ⊰ || Jade Leech X Reader

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮        Character(s): Jade Leech, Floyd Leech, Azul Ashengrotto, Grim (Twisted Wonderland)        Reader Type: Human, Ramshackle Prefect (Gender-Neutral Pronouns) – Reader is mentioned to be shorter than Floyd and Jade.        Warning(s): Brief Mentions of Blood, but Besides That, Nothing! I also always use the Japanese TWST Terms (Dorm Leader instead of Housewarden, Madols instead of Thaumarks, etc.) in my writing.        Genre: Drabble, Fluff, Attempt at Comedy, Romantic or Platonic Relationship (It Can Technically be Read as Either since Nothing is Stated Directly, but it Does Lean More on the Romantic Side of Things)        Word Count: ~1,900 words        Request: “Hi! I love reading your works and I have a little request if you don't mind for a Jade x Reader. I really just want a short where the reader is making their Halloween costume (a mushroom fairy) and surprises Jade with it. It'd be even cuter if the mushroom that the reader got inspiration from also happened to be a favorite of Jade's.”        Author’s Note: I’m overjoyed to hear you enjoy my works; thank you so much for reading! This ask has been sitting in my inbox for quite some time but, since spooky-season is right around the corner, I thought now would be the perfect time for me to post this. I’ve been lacking a lot of motivation when it comes to writing as of late, but I’m hoping I can pump out at least one request every week from now on until my inbox is cleared out. I actually started my Master’s program, so hopefully I’ll have time to be able to write for enjoyment rather than just for academics. 😅 I hope this is alright; I have to admit, I’m a bit rusty haha. (Also, just a PSA, the ending is supposed to be cute I swear – it’s just Jade acting a little more childish like Floyd and was not intended to be creepy! I didn’t want this to get too long since it was supposed to be a shorter piece, but I had no idea where to end it. 😔) Also, yes, the title is a pun on costume/mushroom – yes, I couldn’t think of another title.

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Halloween was inching closer and closer by the day and you didn’t have much more time to complete your costume. So, as soon as you were finished with class for the day, you immediately returned to Ramshackle, cooping yourself up in your room until it was time to make you and Grim dinner. You had been working non-stop on your costume for the past week or so, powering through the many times you’ve pricked your finger with your accursed sewing needle. You couldn’t even count the numerous occasions that Grim or the ghosts had to help bandage your hands up after all your slip-ups at this point.

You had come up with an idea nearly a month ago and wanted to make it a reality with your own two hands – this year for Halloween, you would be a mushroom fairy! You had thought the idea was pretty cute, plus it was a simple enough costume to make considering all the DIY videos you could find on the internet. While it most certainly wouldn’t be unique by any means, hopefully your classmates would be able to appreciate the work you had put into it.

Your costume was based on the Fly Agaric mushroom, also known as Amanita Muscaria, simply because it was an iconic mushroom with its recognizable red-and-white-dotted cap. It was also one of your upperclassmen’s favorite species of mushroom, but that wasn’t the reason why you chose it – it was just a coincidence, you swear.

Right now, you were currently finishing up your mushroom cap, sewing on a few final details into the red fabric considering Halloween was now only two days away at this point. You were certainly excited to be able to show off your costume to your friends, and you were hoping you’d get a genuine reaction out of the previously-mentioned upperclassman. After about another twenty minutes, you had completed adding all of the small white beads to your hat. With a wide smile, you held your costume out in front of you. It was finally ready, and you couldn’t wait to see what everyone thought of it at the party.

Before you knew it, it was finally Halloween and – after weeks of hard work and bloody fingertips – you were finally able to wear your costume! You already had gotten quite a few compliments from some of your friends, but you had a specific upperclassman in mind you knew would absolutely love what you were wearing. You were currently scanning the room to see if you could find him, trying to spot his signature teal hair among the large body of students. It shouldn’t be too hard to find him considering how tall he was, but you ended up finding his brother before you could him.

“Hey Floyd! Happy Halloween!” You said with a smile, making your way over to one of the school’s biggest menaces. Floyd’s face seemed to light up when he saw you, a bright yet somewhat intimidating grin spreading across his features.

His sharp teeth were at full display as he made his way over to you, waving as he said in a sing-song tone, “Shrimpy~, there you a–!” However, once he seemed to register your costume, his smile immediately faded as he questioned with a slight scowl, “…What are you wearing?”

“I’m a mushroom fairy! Pretty cute, right?” You told him in return, pride filling your chest as you gestured towards your outfit.

“Ew, no – mushrooms are gross.” Floyd said with a grimace, looking almost disappointed with you.

“What? No they’re not! They’re absolutely adorable!” You told him in return, placing your hands on your hips as you stood your ground.

“Ugh – you’ve been hangin’ out with Jade too much. He’s a bad influence on you.” Floyd said, coming over and placing his arm on your shoulder as he leaned into you with his taller form. He had the habit of using you like an armrest every now and again, a habit that he had picked up months ago at this point.

“Arguably, I think you’re a worse influence.” You said with a slight huff, trying to keep yourself balanced considering you had a giant leaning against you. You moved the hat on your head out of the way so you could glance up at Floyd, asking him, “Where is your brother, by the way? I’ve been looking all over for him.”

“Last time I saw him, he was with Azul by the food table.” Floyd said, glancing down at you in return. However, once your eyes met, a wide smirk began growing on his face. As he poked your cheek slightly with his index finger, he asked teasingly, “Why, you wanna show him your adorable costume? Ehehehe, you’re getting bold, Shrimpy.”

“You know what? I think I’m done with this conversation.” You bluntly stated, quickly removing yourself from under his weight as Floyd laughed out loud at your slightly flushed face; you didn’t get why he liked teasing you so much. He didn’t seem fazed by it at all by your sudden movement either, immediately returning to his usual posture as though he hadn’t been putting all of his weight on you just mere moments ago.

“Good luck~ – I’m rooting for you!” Floyd said with a shit-eating grin, waving to you as you left that conversation before he could embarrass you any further.

You weaved in and out of the sea of your classmates, looking for the food table since that was the only lead you had to go off of. You knew you probably had all night to show your costume to Jade who was arguably the person who would appreciate it the most, but a part of you just wanted to show him now. Thankfully, as the snack table came into view, you saw both Jade and Azul who seemed to be talking with one another. Azul was drinking what seemed to be fruit punch, a slight scowl on his face as he glared down at the cup in his hand, while Jade seemed absolutely delighted by his companion’s utter look of distaste.

“Note to self,” You thought, “Don’t try the punch.”

Now was the perfect opportunity for a scare, though, so you tried to make yourself as small as possible which was honestly quite difficult given the size of your hat. You slowly closed in on Azul and Jade, the former seeming to notice your presence but deciding not to say anything as you snuck up beside Jade, jumping up slightly as you exclaimed, “Boo!”

“Ah, Prefect, it’s nice to see y–…” Jade said with a smile as he turned slightly to look at you, his words tapering off as soon as you two made eye contact.

You grinned up at both of them, saying happily, “Happy Halloween you two!”

“Yes, happy Halloween to you as well.” Azul said, throwing his cup of punch into a nearby trash can as he asked you with a slight smirk, “Not going to say ‘trick or treat’ to me again this year, hmm?”

“Nope – I think I learned my lesson from last year… but, if you happen to have any treats you’d like to give out, I’ll happily take some!” You said with a smile, watching as Azul pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his nose. Jade was still looking at you, not having said anything besides his unfinished greeting.

One of Azul’s brows rose in question as he asked, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked at you as if you had grown a second head, “Since when did I become someone who just gives out things?”

“Since we became friends, duh – friends do nice things for friends, no strings attached!” You told him honestly; after all, you considered the three most terrifying influential members of the Octavinelle dorm to be your friends. While you definitely did not have the best start with any of them, you really didn’t have a lot of good first impressions (or experiences) with any of your friends at NRC. Somehow throughout the past year, though, you had grown to be quite close with the octo-trio.

He seemed to think for a moment, glancing over at Jade before smiling and muttering slightly, “Hmm… I have an idea of something nice I could do for both of you, then.” He then suddenly began to walk away, waving slightly as he departed as he spoke, “I’ll talk to you later if we run into each other again – have fun, Prefect.”

“Oh, uh… you too?” You managed to say, waving to him as well despite how confused you were at the whole situation. Why did he just leave? How exactly was ditching in the middle of your conversation doing something nice?? You know, sometimes Azul was just as much an enigma as the twins were.

“Well, that was kind of weird…” You muttered to yourself before returning all of your attention to Jade, smiling up at him as you gestured towards your attire, “So, what do you think about my costume Jade? Believe it or not, I even managed to make it all by myself.”

He had been watching Azul’s retreating form with a slight frown on his face as he muttered under his breath, “…He’s going to make me repay him for this, isn’t he?”

“Hmm? What was that, Jade?” You asked, not having quite heard what he had said. Between the noisiness of the party and the height difference between the two of you, it was difficult to hear anyone if they weren’t speaking louder than usual.

Jade just looked down at you, his smile returning full-force as he said, “Oh, it’s nothing you have to worry about.”

Before you could even ask him what that meant by that, Jade reached forward to hold the ruffles that lined the bottom of your hat in between his fingers as he inspected it, telling you with a slight hint of interest in his voice, “Your costume is quite impressive; you did a very good job, you know.” He paused for a moment to ask you, looking down at your form with his mismatched eyes, “Say, what made you decide to pick the Fly Agaric mushroom, hmm?”

“I mean, probably it’s an iconic mushroom, you know? Like, I’m pretty sure everyone knows what this one looks like even if they don’t know its name.” You told him, taking a moment to think about whether you wanted to admit the second part out loud. Well, you might as well be completely honest with him – after all, he could very easily get the truth out of you if he wanted to, “Plus… isn’t it one of your favorite mushrooms? I just thought you’d appreciate it, is all.”

Jade’s face was unsettlingly blank for a long time before an arguably terrifying smirk grew across his face as he lightly pinched one of your cheeks in between his fingers, “My, you’re too cute, Prefect. I could just eat you up right now.”

“Really Jade? Now isn’t the time to joke around like that… I mean, you are joking, right?” You asked, glancing up at him; however, Jade said nothing in return, the grin on his face only widening. You could feel your blood run cold as you asked him, a nervous smile on your face as you said, “…Do I at least get a head-start?”

He seemed to think for a moment, standing up straight before telling you with a smile, “Go ahead – I’ll be a little more courteous to you than my brother usually is. Now, let’s have some fun, hm?”

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⊱ Star Rail Men and What They Smell Like ⊰ || Multiple Character Headcanons

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Character(s): Argenti, Aventurine, Blade, Boothill, Caelus, Dan Heng, Veritas Ratio, Gallagher, Gepard Landau, Jing Yuan, Luocha, Sampo Koski, Sunday, Welt Yang (Honkai Star Rail)         Warning(s): Nothing!        Genre: Headcanons        Word Count: ~560 words        Author’s Note: I’ve been really into Honkai Star Rail lately and, since I will be writing for the fandom from here on out, I thought my first post for it would just be some simple headcanons on what some of the characters smell like! I tried to keep what I think the characters would smell like as canon-compliant as possible; I also wanted to do this since it may be helpful for me to reference in the future when I write for them haha. It’s nothing too complex as I haven’t had the time for that as of late, but I hope you enjoy it nevertheless! Also, this was written pre-release of Aventurine, Boothill, and Sunday, but I don’t think their releases will change these headcanons.

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Argenti: He smells like a freshly plucked bouquet of roses and honey with an underlying scent of iron because of his armor. Everywhere he goes, he leaves behind a floral scent with a tinge of sweetness.

Aventurine: Aventurine smells like a very expensive and very strong cologne – a cologne that is almost a bit too overpowering with how much of it he puts on.

Blade: Sorry Blade lovers, but this man probably smells like a mixture of sweat and blood. However, I’ll be nice and say he has the soft and somewhat sweet scent of spider lilies on his clothing and in his hair.

Boothill: Metal, oil, and gunpowder – I imagine him smelling very much like a mechanic’s workshop. He smells like how a lot of men’s bodywashes are advertised to be.

Caelus: Trash… Honestly, though, I can’t really see (or rather smell) Caelus having any kind of specific scent to him. He probably just smells like a natural musk or perhaps even a mixture of the rest of the Astral Express Crew’s scents, all of them intermingling in a very faint and very all-over-the-place cocktail of smells.

Dan Heng: Dan Heng smells kind of like the pages of an old book and a crisp, refreshing ocean breeze. He smells very relaxing and somewhat nostalgic, and his scent is very calming to be surrounded by.

Veritas Ratio: Ratio smells like unscented soap, so he has a very clean and fresh scent to him at all times considering how much he bathes. I also like to think he smells a bit like chalk with how much of it he carries around.  

Gallagher: Smells like a mixture of alcohol and natural musk with a tinge of smokiness. He works at a bar and, considering he carries around a lighter, I imagine him to be a smoker as well.

Gepard: Gepard wears a very light and very basic cologne, so nothing too overpowering or statement-making; it does smell a bit generic, though. I also think he would have a slight scent of iron to him as well due to his armor.

Jing Yuan: Smells like a fresh cup of fruity green tea with a weak node of mint. Jing Yuan is a fairly lazy man who doesn’t put in much effort where it isn’t needed, but I think he would enjoy aromatherapy so he likes wearing perfumes and colognes that he thoroughly enjoys.

Luocha: I think Luocha would smell somewhat earthy with nodes of floral and wood-like scents. I also think he would carry around the smell of death, but not necessarily a bad one; he smells more akin to a funeral home.  

Sampo: Much like Caelus, I don’t think Sampo would smell like much of anything. He sneaks around quite a bit and probably wouldn’t want his scent alerting anyone, so he has a natural smell to him with a light underlying node of pine.

Sunday: Has a very faint scent of lavender to him that could be easily missed if not around him for long. I imagine he isn’t fond of strong scents, so he usually picks something that makes him smell pleasing without being too overwhelming for himself or others.

Welt: I imagine Welt smelling like a strong, freshly brewed cup of coffee with nodes of citrus or vanilla. The underlying scent is never enough to overpower the smell of coffee he has on him, though.

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⊱ TWST Characters’ Reactions to Yuu Calling Their Dorm Leader “Hot” ⊰ || Multiple Character Scenario

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      Character(s): Ace Trappola, Deuce Spade, Trey Clover, Cater Diamond, Jack Howl, Ruggie Bucchi, Jade Leech, Floyd Leech, Jamil Viper, Epel Felmier, Rook Hunt, Ortho Shroud, Lilia Vanrouge, Silver, Sebek Zigvolt (Twisted Wonderland)       Reader Type: Human, Ramshackle Prefect (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)       Warning(s): Nothing! I also always use the Japanese TWST Terms (Dorm Leader instead of Housewarden, Madols instead of Thaumarks, etc.) in my writing.       Genre: Scenario, Attempt at Comedy       Word Count: ~500 words       Scenario: They were just minding their own business when you asked suddenly, sighing out loud, “Man, why does your dorm leader have to be so hot?”       Author’s Note: This idea just popped into my mind and I thought it would be a nice, fun, short thing to write! I’d definitely be willing to write a more in-depth idea of this scenario, but right now I just wanted to post something since it’s been a while. I’ve been job-searching but, because I don’t have my transcripts or diploma at the moment, it’s been a bit difficult to get a job in my field. 😭

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Pretends that he didn’t hear you. Nope, he was not dealing with that today – especially when all he’s trying to do is mind his own business. Kind of dies a bit on the inside when those words leave your mouth, though. All he can think is why would you even tell him about that in the first place? Did you expect him to help you or something?

Trey, Jack, Jamil

Has to make sure he heard you right. Are you sure you meant his dorm leader (even though most of the others aren’t the greatest boyfriend material either)? Oh, so he did hear you correctly… Well, that’s a bit strange. You certainly have interesting taste in men, they suppose. Nothing entirely wrong with that, but they don’t see the appeal.

Deuce, Cater, Jade, Floyd

Goes off on you for your horrible taste in men. Out of all the people at NRC that you could find attractive, it’s their dorm leader?? Doesn’t understand the appeal of them or your taste in men, and they make sure you know how much they disagree with your opinion about the attractiveness of their dorm leaders.

Ace, Ruggie, Epel

Starts laughing – like, laughing out loud as they hold their sides from the stitches your confession is giving them. How embarrassing for you, huh?  Man, your taste in men is absolutely abysmal if you somehow find their dorm leader of all people appealing. A part of them finds it kind of sad, but that feeling is completely overwritten by the amount of entertainment they get out of the situation.

Ace, Ruggie, Floyd

Found it a bit strange to be telling him that, but he‘s glad you find his brother attractive! He sees you as a dear friend of his, so he wouldn’t mind seeing you and his brother together! If anything, that would make him one of the happiest people on the planet!

Ortho

Agrees with you wholeheartedly! Their dorm leader is a very handsome young man with a lot of talent and future potential, so they agree – you certainly have great taste! Now, while they might not appreciate the words you chose to describe their dorm leader, they don’t disagree (cough Sebek cough) with your statement.

Rook, Lilia, Silver, Sebek

After their initial reaction(s), they also decide to tease you a bit. You just willingly gave them perfect blackmail material, you know. Now, why would you go and do that? …Because you trust them? Now that was a foolish reason. Since it’s you, though, they might keep this information to themselves.

Ace, Cater, Ruggie, Jade, Floyd

After their initial reaction(s), they decided to play wingman and try to get you to confess your feelings to their respective dorm leader. Whether it’s because they think you’ll legit be a good match together or if they’re doing it just for fun, you’ll never know. The help is much appreciated, though.

Trey, Cater, Ruggie, Jade, Floyd, Rook, Ortho, Lilia

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hi, I'm not sure if you're comfortable with writing about this

but, if you're willing, could you maybe write some headcanons about Sun and Moon comforting a reader who's being sexually harassed?

<33 love your content

⚠️ —⊱ Protection Protocol ⊰ || Sun/Moon with a Reader who is Being Sexually Harassed

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮       Character(s): Daycare Attendant, Sun and Moon (FNaF: Security Breach)        Reader Type: Human (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)        Warning(s): Sexual Assault/Harassment (Non-consensual kissing, groping, unwanted advances, etc.) – Please DO NOT read if this topic makes you uncomfortable (the person who assaults you in Sun’s is one of the kid’s mothers while the person in Moon’s is a male coworker – the Reader still uses gender-neutral pronouns in both)        Genre: Headcanons/Scenario, Sensitive Content, Angst (Hurt/Comfort), Romantic or Platonic Relationship        Word Count: ~2,800 words        Request: “hi, I'm not sure if you're comfortable with writing about this but, if you're willing, could you maybe write some headcanons about Sun and Moon comforting a reader who's being sexually harassed? <33 love your content”        Author’s Note: As a survivor of SA myself, I actually like writing about topics like this – it just makes me feel better and gives me control over a situation that I didn’t have IRL. I know not everyone is comfortable with stuff like this, but I did enjoy writing it nevertheless. Thank you for requesting and I’m very happy that you enjoy my content. ♡

Remember, sexual harassment isn’t strictly physical – both of the scenarios I write in this have physical harassment involved to some degree, but verbal harassment on its own is still harassment. If you are being sexually harassed by anyone anywhere, please reach out and get the help you need.

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     ☀️: The day was coming to a close now and the children were being picked up by their respective guardians. You were currently entertaining a kid whose parent had yet to show up as you both played a simple game of Go Fish while Sun did his usual tidying up after such a long day. You loved the kid in question, a very polite and gentle child, but their mother could be a bit… intense sometimes. Whether it be flirty comments or running her hand up and down your arm, it was certainly something you didn’t particularly appreciate.

     ☀️: You hadn’t told Sun about your problems with the child’s mother as of yet. She usually showed up alongside the other parents when things got busy and – to no one’s surprise – she always came over to you while Sun assisted other parents with their kids. He was probably much too preoccupied to notice the look of discomfort plastered on your features whenever she acted like you two were long-time friends with her hand resting on your bicep.

     ☀️: Sun had noticed – of course he had, it involved you after all – but he was never able to make it over to where you stood as you awkwardly tried to get the woman to take the hint you weren’t interested. There were always too many parents whenever she showed up and, literally being surrounded by them half the time, Sunny wasn’t able to come over and help get her away from you.

     ☀️: Hearing the door creak open sounded like a gunshot in your ears; there was something in your gut just screaming, telling you that something was going to happen and pleading for you to get out of there before something happened. However, you just let a quiet sigh as you looked up and saw the woman you had been dreading seeing all day. She walked over to where you sat with her child, a sultry look on her face as she gave you a smile, saying “Hello there, love. I’ve missed seeing that cute face of yours.”

     ☀️: You just smiled despite the fact you were uncomfortable from her words, finishing up the card game with the kid and cheering as they won with seven books to your six. Sun immediately dropped what he was doing in order to come to your aid, clapping alongside you as he praised the kid for their amazing victory. The child made their way over to their mother, smiling up at her with bright eyes now that they had ended the day off on a good note. However, she only furrowed her brows as she asked the kid, “Honey, where’s your stuffie? I thought you brought it with you today?”

     ☀️: “I did but… I don’t remember where I put it.” The kid replied and, from the smile that grew on the mother’s face, you wondered if this had all been a part of some plan that the child wasn’t even aware of. She looked up at Sun and smiled, voice sickeningly sweet as she asked him, “Mr. Sunny, could you help them find their plushie for me? It’s their favorite and I’m just exhausted from working today…”

     ☀️: Sun looked over at you from the corner of his optics, thankful that he didn’t have any obvious pupils for the woman to see. You just looked at him, sweat forming on your brow before you nodded your head slightly. He was apprehensive – of course he was knowing he was leaving you completely alone with her – but eventually relented as he said, “O… Of course, ma’am! Come now, little friend! Let’s go find your toy!”

     ☀️: You watched Sun and the child walk away before eventually disappearing as they entered the ball pit, the surrounding castle blocking them from view. As soon as they were out of sight, you were suddenly pushed back until your body made contact with the security desk behind you. Your head flew forward to see a pair of bedroom eyes looking at you like you were fresh meat. The woman licked her lips before forcing one of her legs in between your own, running one of her hands down your chest as the other started moving further south.

     ☀️: “You know, I’ve been waiting to touch you – even just a little bit. Think of this as a taste of what we can do later when we’re truly… alone~.” You grabbed her by the shoulders, trying to push her away and you held in the cry for help that was stuck in your throat. You didn’t want the kid to see his mother doing such a thing, nor Sun to see you like this... but she was a lot stronger than she looked.

     ☀️: She was groping you, feeling you up as she placed kisses on your neck. You quietly asked her to stop, that you didn’t want this and you never had, but she didn’t listen. She just muttered in your ear, “You’ll change your mind, sweetie. I can be very convincing when I need to be. If you’re just shy, we can run to my car and–!” She didn’t even get to finish before she was suddenly pushed away from you, falling to the padded ground with a screech.

     ☀️: You turned and saw Sun standing there, a smile still on his face as he glared at the woman below him with an intensity you’d never seen before. The kid was nowhere to be seen; you were glad that they didn’t have to see Sun literally throw their mother across the room like she weighed nothing. She was shaking but, despite her fear, she began yelling at Sun – how dare an animatronic of all things lay a hand on her, she said.

     ☀️: “It’s in my protocol to protect the children and employees of Fazbear Entertainment Inc. above all else, and, well… you’re neither of those ma’am. Everything you did was caught on the cameras so, if you want to try and sue the company, I don’t think you have a very good chance of winning.” You hadn’t heard Sun sound so… cold before. You were shaking still and watched as the woman stood up, demanding to know where her child was.

     ☀️: Sun smiled, acting as though nothing had even happened as he said in a chipper tone, “Oh! They just went to the bathroom – said they were all grown up and could do it by themselves. They found their toy as well, so there’s no need for you to come back.” She paused for a bit, questioning what that was supposed to mean, when Sun told her, “You’re banned – not your child, but you. If I ever see you step foot in this building, let alone the Daycare… Well, I’m sure you can figure it out!”

     ☀️: The woman’s face paled and she froze in place, sweat dripping down her forehead as she waited for her kid to come out of the restroom. As soon as they returned with their stuffie in hand, the woman grabbed their arm and practically ran out of the daycare as she dragged them behind her – the poor kid didn’t even get the chance to say goodbye.  

     ☀️: After she was gone, Sun turned to look at you as he gently held your face in his hands, asking “are you alright, sunshine?” He knew you weren’t but… he was worried and, despite not even having a stomach, felt as though he was going to be sick – no one deserved that, especially not you. You just leaned into his touch as he wiped away the tears that finally broke out, uttering out a quiet, “Thank you, Sunny.”

     ☀️: It would take every piece of metal in Sun’s body to not kill hurt the person harassing you. You’re his sunshine, his dewdrop, his best friend and he absolutely hated seeing you in any sort of discomfort or pain. If it’s an employee, he’ll gladly stick by your side more often as his presence was usually enough to make people keep their distance. If it’s a parent or guardian, they’re banned – no ifs, ands, or buts about it. However, if it’s someone outside of the confines of the Pizzaplex… he’ll do whatever he can to make you feel comfortable and safe when you’re with him.

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     🌙: It was an average day working in the daycare, Moon by your side as he helped you clean up after playtime since the kids were now all tucked in for their midday nap. Things were fine – good, even – before you noticed the security guard on duty packing up their things. You felt your stomach drop knowing that he was going to be arriving any minute now… you’d been dreading this moment since the time you clocked in for work.

     🌙: Moon noticed your face pale even in the dim lighting as you watched the security guard leave, your grip on the stuffed toy in your hand tightening until your knuckles turned white. What was wrong? Without a word, Moon scanned you for any possible abnormalities – perhaps you were fevered or your blood sugar levels had dropped? However, when nothing came back as being atypical from your usual scans, Moon relented and gently asked you if you were feeling alright.

     🌙: You told him you were fine – something of which was obviously a lie to the animatronic’s trained eye – but Moon didn’t push it. If there was something bothering you, he wanted you to tell him on your own terms without any pressure from his side of things. All too suddenly, one of the kids called out for “Mr. Moon” to read them a bedtime story since they couldn’t go to sleep. Moon looked at you, reluctant to leave since it was obvious to him that something was troubling you.

     🌙: You just smiled at him, telling him to go do his thing and that you could finish putting away the toys and straightening the tables and chairs by yourself. With some hesitance, Moon eventually left you to your own devices – not before ruffling your hair, though. You just smiled at the act, sticking your tongue out at him as you tried to tame the flyaway hairs he had just created.

     🌙: As you were wiping down the tables, you were simultaneously trying to calm your nerves that were now on high alert for the impending interaction you were going to have. It wasn’t that you didn’t want to tell Moon but… you were scared of how he would react. You knew him well – even considered him your best friend – but there was always the voice in the back of your head blaming yourself for the situation you were in. You knew it wasn’t, you’d made it clear to your coworker you weren’t interested, but people would say you were just playing “hard to get” .... It wasn’t fair.

     🌙: Ten minutes passed before the next security guard arrived for their shift. You did your best to avoid his gaze as you averted your eyes to focus a bit too intensely on a clump of glitter glue dried on the table in front of you. However, once he passed through the large wooden doors, his attention was immediately on you. You felt the sweat starting to form on the back of your neck as you heard his footsteps echo softly against the padded flooring as he made his way to where you were currently sitting on the floor. You took a deep breath, muscles tensed and ready to either run or start throwing hands if need be. Eventually, a shadow loomed over where you were kneeling on the floor, your gaze not once leaving the table in front of you as you continued to scrub at the already clean surface.  

     🌙: “You know, I’ve always imagined what you’d look like on your knees… I think it suits you, darling.” He whispered quietly into your ear as he crouched down, his hand resting in between your shoulder blades – the touch alone making you feel as though you had just rolled around in a pile of garbage. He sang out, the tone of his voice making you feel sick as his hand traveled further down until it was resting on your lower back, “Maybe you could give me a, heh… special show sometime~?”

     🌙: “Don’t touch me.” You hissed through clenched teeth, trying to sound as though you weren’t terrified out of your mind as your trembling hand gripped the wet cloth in your hand like a lifeline. All he did was smirk at you, stating that he “enjoyed the ones who were a bit feistier” before groping you from behind. You were ready to punch him, ready to stand up and run away, but instead you just… froze. You couldn’t get your body to do anything you needed it to, tears of shame and anger forming in your eyes as you wished he would just leave you alone.

     🌙: He chuckled lightly, telling you that you looked cute when you cried as he kissed your cheek. You were as still as a statue as he touched you, his hands exploring you in ways you didn’t want him to. You uttered out a quiet “please, stop” before, all too suddenly, the guard was lifted up by the front of his shirt nearly four feet in the air.

     🌙: Feeling his hands finally leave your form, you turned and looked up and the even taller shadow that was now looming over you... It was Moon and, well, he certainly didn’t look happy. He was holding the guard so tightly you could hear the seams in his shirt ripping from where you were still kneeling down on the ground. The lights in Moon’s eyes were red – something you had only seen once or twice – and the near-permanent grin on his face had never looked so menacing. Your fellow employee who had been harassing you for weeks now shook in his grasp, both of his hands gripping onto Moon’s wrist as he shook like a leaf in an autumn breeze.

     🌙: “What you just did is in clear violation of Fazbear Entertainment Inc.’s workplace anti-harassment policy, you know? I won’t stand for such… crude behavior in my daycare.” Moon hissed out, the sound causing the guard in his grasp to flinch. The naptime attendant made his way over to the doors, opening them quietly so he didn’t wake the children, before throwing the person in his grasp to the ground with enough force to knock the breath out of their lungs. Moon continued to speak, his smile growing wider as he told them, “You are no longer welcome here. If I ever see you step foot in my daycare, well… you might very well become a part of the company’s colorful history.”

     🌙: The guard scooted away, his shoes squeaking against the tile before standing up and bolting out of the place altogether. Moon watched as the guard ran away with his tail between his legs, his fists balled up as his joints creaked from the force of it. You stood up and made your way to where Moon was still standing, gently placing your hand on his forearm as you whispered a quiet, “Thank you…”

     🌙: Moon looked down at you, his fist relaxing very so slightly before he turned away, uttering out, “No I… I should have acted sooner. As soon as he touched you I should have been–…!”

     🌙: You reached up and grabbed his frilled collar before gently pulling him down into an embrace, squeezing him tight as you did so. After a moment or two, Moon tentatively wrapped his arms around you in return and held you close to his warm chassis, the comforting feeling bringing tears to your eyes as you nuzzled your face into his neck.

     🌙: Moon would be absolutely furious at learning someone is harassing and/or assaulting you – not at you, of course, at them. He cares about you dearly and, after everything you’ve helped him through, it fills him with pure rage when he finds out someone’s hurting you. If it is a fellow employee, he has no problem whatsoever making their life a living hell, or even adding them to the long list of strange disappearances at the Pizzaplex (he does have a body count…). If it is a parent or guardian of one of the kids, he’ll make sure they’re banned from the establishment altogether and cannot step one foot into the place without being kicked out. Though, if it’s someone he can’t do anything about… he’ll be there as a shoulder to lean on and hope that one day, the person causing you so much pain gets what’s coming to them.

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—⊱ Cuddles for a Rough Day ⊰ || Floyd Leech x Reader

╭─━━━━━━━━━━━━─╮       Character(s): Floyd Leech (Twisted Wonderland), Jade Leech (Twisted Wonderland, mentioned), Azul Ashengrotto (Twisted Wonderland, mentioned), Grim (Twisted Wonderland, mentioned)       Reader Type: Human, Ramshackle Prefect (Gender-Neutral Pronouns)       Warning(s): Alludes to Mental Illness (Symptoms of Depression Noticeable in Floyd’s Behavior, but Nothing is Stated Outright), Use of Japanese TWST Terms (Madols instead of Thaumarks, etc.)       Genre: Drabble, Slight Angst, Fluff (Can be Read as Romantic and/or Platonic)       Word Count: ~1,200 words       Prompt: “…and you're absolutely sure this is what you need?” [Prompt List]       Author’s Note: First time writing for Twisted Wonderland, whoo! Apologies if anything seems OOC, I tried my best to keep Floyd in character but he’s just a difficult character to write for in my opinion (tbh, I feel like all of them are kind of hard to write for in their own ways haha). I knew I wanted Floyd to be the first character I wrote anything for since he was the first character I fell in love with; I’m probably one of the biggest Octavinelle simps out there, but Floyd will always hold a special place in my heart. I tried to stay away from the “Reader can immediately improve Floyd’s mood if they’re around even though his literal brother and childhood friend can’t” trope and tried to go for more of a “Reader is an emotionally mature and caring individual who helps Floyd by just being there for him” route. Helpful and constructive criticism would be much appreciated, but nothing too harsh please!

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     When you had gotten a sudden text from both Jade and Azul about Floyd’s current dismal mood, you weren’t exactly surprised; the eel was well-known for his sudden and rapid mood swings, after all. Though, you had no idea what exactly they expected you of all people to do. If even they of all people had trouble trying to lift Floyd’s mood as his childhood friend and brother respectively, what exactly were you, a magicless human from another world, supposed to do? Still, their texts seemed a bit urgent, and you did consider Floyd to be a good friend of yours… so you made your way over to their dorm now that (thankfully) classes were done for the day. That was how you ended up where you were, awkwardly standing outside the door of Floyd and Jade’s shared room in Octavinelle with a tray of takoyaki in your hands (gifted to you and cooked by Jade himself for you to bring to his brother).

     Floyd had skipped class throughout the entire day and, apparently, hadn’t even gotten out of bed yet – not even to get something to eat. With a tentative hand, you raised it and lightly tapped your knuckles against the door, waiting for a response. You tried again and, with your second attempt, you heard shuffling from inside the room but nothing besides what sounded like him just shifting around in bed. You took a deep breath and finally asked, “Floyd? Are you alright? Jade and Azul said you seemed… a bit out of it today and asked me to come to check up on you myself.” Still nothing, so you continued talking, “I brought some takoyaki – Jade made it since it’s your favorite and you haven’t eaten today; it smells pretty good, I think. Hehe, Azul wasn’t very happy about it, though.”

      Another minute or two passed by silently before, all too suddenly, the door flew open and two arms wrapped themselves around your waist, pulling you into the dark room as the tray of food fell to the ground with a loud ‘clang’ that resonated throughout the halls of the eerily quiet dorm. You couldn’t see anything, but you could feel Floyd holding onto you like a lifeline, his head pressed against your neck as he kept squeezing your body closer to his. You didn’t have time to scold him for wasting the food before his mood began affecting you, too – usually, whenever he was like this, it never lasted longer than a few hours but, for some reason, it has lasted all day.

     “Do… do you want to talk about it?” Floyd didn’t say anything, but you felt him shake his head ‘no’ before picking you up like you weighed nothing and walking back to his bed, flopping down on his side with you still held tightly in his arms. You didn’t say anything more, shifting slightly to get a bit more comfortable as your stroked his hair lightly, staring aimlessly into the dark room. 

     As your eyes started adjusting, you turned your head slightly to look at the wall that was to your back, noticing the multiple open containers of cookies and bags of sweets on the shelf – at least you knew Floyd hadn’t been starving all day, but he needed some food with more sustenance like the takoyaki… that was probably still lying in the hallway outside of his room. Hopefully, Jade and Azul wouldn’t put the wasted food on a tab for you to pay off later or something – you didn’t have the madol for that given how much Grim ate you out of house and home.

     You turned back to where Floyd was still buried in your chest, sighing as you continued to pet his head and telling him in a soft voice, “Floyd, you need something real to eat – I’m sure these snacks aren’t very filling… or healthy for that matter.”

     He didn’t say anything for a moment before muttering out, his voice slightly obscured due to where his face was currently, “… ‘M not hungry. Just need my Shrimpy to stay here and cuddle with me.” Floyd punctuated his sentence by squeezing your body closer to his ever so slightly, not as tightly as his usual hugs were, though this was something you weren’t going to complain about. It’s nice when his embraces don’t make you feel as though he’s going to squeeze the living daylights out of you, but you did miss the usual vigor they had.

     You sighed quietly and pushed him away from your chest gently in order to make eye contact with him, telling him, “Okay but, once you’re feeling up to it, I’ll go make you something to eat, okay? Eating that much sugar isn’t good for you, you know?”

     You could see his cheeks puff out slightly in a pout before he rolled his eyes, the golden one seeming to glow in the darkness as he muttered out a “…fiiiiine” before returning to his previous position nuzzled against your chest.

     “Thank you, Floyd.” You said, your voice a whisper and a soft smile gracing your features as you returned your attention to his hair. You ran your fingers through his teal locks, working out any knot with a careful hand in order to try and not cause him any pain in the process – there was nothing worse than a tangled mass of hair being ripped out of your head when you’re just trying to relax. Floyd’s hair was surprisingly soft, but you could tell from the slight grease that coated the strands that he hadn’t washed it for at least a day or two.

      Time passed by and, after what seemed like hours with him just holding you close and you absentmindedly messing around with his hair, you asked him tentatively, not expecting an answer since you were 99% sure he had clonked out at some point, “Is… is there anything else I can do for you?”

     Floyd’s response was immediate which surprised you greatly since you were almost positive he had been asleep, “Nah – just keep playin’ with my hair.” He pulled away from you for a moment and grabbed your hand in his, placing it against his head with a content smile on his face, his sharpened teeth not as intimidating as they were to you in the past and his eyes shining teasingly.

     You rolled your eyes like he had done before, smiling as you continued your ministrations as you asked in an attempt to make sure you were giving him what he required, “…and you're absolutely sure this is what you need?”

     “Yep~… Now be quiet and just let me squeeze you, Shrimpy.” Floyd sang out, pulling you into his chest as he nuzzled his chin into your hair. Well, you weren’t expecting this, but it was pretty nice. Your neck had started hurting after so long in the same position, and now you were able to use the Floyd Leech as a pillow – not many people could say that in their lifetime.

      Smiling you told him, “Okay, okay – my lips are now sealed,” before closing your eyes and falling into a deep sleep wrapped up in his arms; hopefully Grim wouldn’t wonder where you disappeared off to.