(I haven't played twst in months but if my memory is serving me right:)
Malleus tends to take most things very literally right? He takes the straightforward path, direct instruction without much consideration for anything else etc etc He's also not at all good with any type of """modern slang"""
MC, from what little they talk, uses a lot of sarcasm and snark right?
But also the two of them have canonically spent much more time together talking than we get to see and Malleus actively seeks them out to have conversations
So anyway;
MC gets used to adding what are basically irl tone indicators to the end of their sentences whenever it's needed. Just an offhand "i'm not serious/not literally"
And one day during their regular nightly walks Malleus is doing his pouty face because he's just come back from some meeting or another (that he actually attended for once) and sure it's great that his friend is thoughtful enough to always make sure he's following the conversation but there are times with all the other little humans where sometimes things just don't make sense. Not that he cares of course! It doesn't matter to him what they're talking about, he doesn't care if he's included or anything.....just... it'd be polite (that's it!) if he was included
Which is what he says when they ask why he seems upset (even though he's not upset! Really!)
And casually they say "well I'll just have to clear it up for you everyday then"
And now as far as Malleus is concerned they're engaged
I think I saw this on a hc fic with mc and the housewardens (it legit made me cry) but I can’t remember where or who posted it (and I’ve been looking for that post for so long 💀) but the hc was where Grim’s magic pen started to get ink spots on it (because he kept using his magic) and he notices a little too late. But grim doesn’t overblot, instead it’s yuu who does.
Idk, I like the idea since both grim and yuu are connected in some ways, and grim is basically yuu’s “familiar” it would be yuu who has to deal with it, to transform into a inky mess.
But can you imagine? Yuu and grim finally snapping together, Grim on the floor crying or yelling as ink starts to form, everyone trying to calm him down until they see yuu approaching him, and they think “oh, the perfect will snap him out of it, they’ll calm him down.”
So yuu kneels down and gentle picks up grim who’s yelling, maybe scratching yuu a bit but eventually gives into yuu’s hug, and everyone thinking crisis avoided. But then they start hearing yuu’s words like “I know we’re both tired, but we’ll get through it together” or something and then suddenly, ink starts to leak from the both of them as grim and yuu hug each other tighter, and before anyone can do anything, it’s too late.
… like just imagine fr fr, and like if this is really grim’s overblot look, then like, ob!yuu would literally have a cool ass chimera grim as they both full on destroy everything in their path, I know that’s bad,,, but like cmon, who wouldn’t want a pet chimera.