#let the boy move on from the VDC!

[kaymarie-bell]

Diasomnia Spoilers, Chapter 8 (JP)

part 1

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After Idia finishes his explanation of the plan, he makes our Magic Stones able to switch our clothes (like a character customization screen / magical girls lmfao) and we use Silver’s UM to start moving around. The first dream we see is Epel’s

Epel's dream:

In his dream, Epel has a buff body but the same face (also his steps sound like a giant walking lmfao.)

We go to talk to him, but he picks a fight with Sebek. In Epel’s dream he’s taller than both Sebek and Jack (😭). We have to convince him that this dream isn’t really what he wants in order to wake him up. He kinda loses it once we mention Vil.

We get blot clones of Vil and Rook that are trying to convince him to stay inside the dream, telling him how much Leona praises him as the best rookie in the magift team and how he embodies the strength and beauty of Pomefiore.

Grim snaps and reminds him of his wish to defeat Neige as the “poisoned apple” after the VDC.

Epel finally wakes up and accepts his true appearance. We fight against the fake Vil and Rook. Epel uses his UM to win. After that, Idia (in tablet form) explains the situation him.

Idia gives him the invitation he prepared, and we leave a fake copy of Epel’s body in the dream (the buff one 😭) to keep Malleus from finding out too soon.

We then move on to Rook’s dream:

Just as the new SSR showed: we are in a dream where Rook is still a Savanaclaw student. He is not a first year. He recognizes Epel and wonders if Leona asked to see him because of magift.

We try the “Vil would be mad if he saw you looking like that” strategy on Rook, however he doesn’t understand why it would concern him since Vil is an RSA student (‼️)

Vil is also Neige’s best friend (‼️‼️‼️)

Rook begins his fanboy rant about Vil and Neige’s “friendship.” He always imagined them as besties, and he keeps talking about their interviews and how they behave with each other. Sebek snaps at him and gets him to shut up for a bit, Rook is apologetic for getting too excited since he doesn’t have anyone to talk about this topic in Savanaclaw (😭)

Ortho wants us to go into Rook’s room to get more information about this version of him to wake him up. Rook tries to stop us but we manage to get inside.

His room is decorated floor to ceiling with Neige’s merch on the left and Vil’s on the right (😭😭😭😭)

Sebek voice: what kind of rituals are you performing here?

Rook has been keeping his room a secret for all of his three years at NRC. He says he can’t let us go now…without looking at his oshis’ DVD collection first (😭😭😭😭😭😭😭)

5 hours later. Everyone is tired, and Silver even fell asleep for the first time since we got stuck in these dreams.

Epel tries to make him remember the VDC, but in this Rook’s memory Neige sang Minna de Yahoo! alongside Vil. He tells us goodnight and we leave his room.

The group starts to wonder if this dream means that Rook would’ve preferred to not be friends with Vil, but Epel is against that idea. He thinks that Rook is still thinking about Vil’s overblot, and maybe he believes that if Vil and Neige weren’t rivals then Vil wouldn’t have gone through all that.

Our plan to make Rook wake up involves going to the Coliseum / VDC stage and sing Absolutely Beautiful (new rhythmic!)

We get a flashback of how we rehearsed the song. Epel guided us and assigned our places. Epel -> Vil / Ortho -> Jamil / Sebek -> Epel / Silver and Grim -> Adeuce combo / Yuu -> Kalim / Idia -> Audience and judge.

Idia is happy to take this role, since he is very strict about idol performances (😭) he also offered to get everything ready

Epel: ✨Really? Thank you, Idia-san! ✨

Idia: Ugh! It’s too dazzling! For a moment I thought I’d been reincarnated into an idol training game-

Idia: Pomefiore is frightening….

Idia: I mean, doesn’t this kinda make me a manager or a boys' idol group P?

Idia: “Idia Manager”….”Shroud P”…..Hah! It doesn’t sound too bad~

note: in the type of idol games Idia is talking about, the P stands for “Producer” (time to Ensemble our Stars)

Rook begins to wake up, but blot clones of Vil and Neige appear. They begin to sing Minna de Yahoo! and Rook gets distracted again. Epel starts to scream at him

Epel: Look closely! The real Vil-san looks more wicked, and his eyebrows are so angled! His eyes are so sharp that his stare will make your heart skip a beat!

Epel: Your Roi de Poison! Our Queen! He is far more Poisonous and Beautiful [than the fake]!

Rook: Poisonous…Beautiful…?

Epel: Don’t you dare give out the words Vil-san wanted the most that day to those fakes! You’re a worse traitor now than when you voted for the Royal Sword Academy! (ouch)

Epel: Come on, wake up! ROOK HUNTEEEER!

Rook: One vote for RSA…traitor…ugh!

Rook: Ugh!….that’s right…in this world…the most beautiful thing in this world is…ARGH!

Rook wakes up, but the fakes are still trying to distract him. ( shoutout to Vil’s VA, this Vil speaks in a more…princely? manner. Definitely not Our Vil)

Rook knows this is a dream, but he still feels guilty about pointing his arrow at them

(Groovy spoiler for Rook's new SSR)

Fake Vil voice: Neige get behind me!

✨MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION✨

We defeat the blot clones, and Rook and Epel have their reunion

Meanwhile Sebek and Idia:

Sebek: I can’t believe it…you’re not only making me fight, but also dance.

Idia: Hehe. I managed to get a good recording of the magnificent Sebek-shi waving his arms and feet in such a clumsy manner.

Sebek: You-! Turn that off! If you show this to anyone, I will not let you get away with it!

Rook notices Idia and is moved by him “guiding the underclassmen as a Dorm Leader” (😭)

Idia is like “eh? Not really…I’m more of a P or a manager…”

Rook asks him to explain what happened at Lilia’s farewell party. Idia shows him the video too. Rook joins our party, receives the invitation, and leaves a clone behind. We move onto the next dream.

[jenchan-writingmultis]

Neige Le Blanche x Exhausted! Reader Brainrot

A/n: I couldn't post anything since I was tired (the moment I got home I faceplanted on the flooring and didn't wake up till morning), and I decided, why not let the wheel of fortune pick who can care for an exhausted reader? Neige was already in my mind but he decided to show himself for the second time (possessive much?/j) anyways, I hope you like the little crumbs I'm giving, I'm currently trying to finish my midterms this month so finishing anything else other than my schoolwork is out of the question ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;) Please give me some blessings to finish everything so that I can indulge with everyone!

Also you can't tell me that Neige wouldn't fall for you at first sight, he's literally Snow White/hj. I'm kidding but I'd love to see a slow burn where Neige didn't realize how much he cares for you deeply, in a different way than how he feels with his friends and his family of dwarves. You'd always be around him, visiting him in RSA either during weekends or after classes when you can. He appreciates those types of love language! cause he can't go to your school without being harassed by aggressive and angry students, so to stop that from happening you'd always go to his school instead! I'm yapping again, this one isn't part of the story, I just really wanna brainrot on this sweet boy ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა.

Warning: None, this can be read as either romantic or platonic, I was thinking of a slow burn with Neige.

˚₊ ˚ ‧₊ .:･˚₊ ˚ ‧₊ .:･˚₊ *˚

He looks just like a dream

Neige who went to the school for the VDC event, he noticed you sitting on the stairway that he was walking on. At first, he thought you were just taking a quick rest, till he saw that you weren't actually moving, you were cuddling your bag and passed out, the wall being the only support you have.

Neige tapping your shoulders to get you to wake up, sleeping on the side of the stairway will cause you to get cold or accidentally get kicked by students! your presence was ghostlike with how slouched your posture was! Just what happened that got you this exhausted that you rather sleep, sitting?!

Neige who decided to carry you bridal style when you didn't stir awake, his kind soul can't just leave you here. Although while walking he didn't realize that plenty of eyes were staring directly at your sleeping figure, and also him, what's with the stares? he knows that the RSA and the NRC aren't really on good terms even if he tried to befriend them, were they also territorial? that doesn't make sense though, it's stupid to feel possessive over a student.

Neige tried asking some students where the clinic was but the majority of them ignored him or curtly answered, only a few students decently answered him, pointing him at the correct path than the one where he got lost.

Neige who politely knocked first before going in, the doctor who was tending to people who suffered a slight heatstroke or dizziness due to walking around in the heat of the sun saw them, eyes darting down at your sleeping figure while you're in Neige's arms, all cuddled up, he pointed at the empty bed, ordering him to put you there and stay.

Neige who obliged and placed you on the soft cushion, causing you to stir awake immediately, at first you probably thought it was Deuce or Trey who carried you, so you didn't bother opening your eyes, you were too tired to care, although when you opened your eyes you saw that it was Neige Le Blanche that carried you all the way to the clinic, he gives you a gentle smile. "Are you okay?" he runs his fingers on your cheek, trying to see if you got a fever from sleeping on a cold wall.

You who jumped back almost immediately, causing you to stumble and slip out of the bed, before you reached the floor though you felt a hand grabbing your wrist and pulling you back, although instead of falling on the bed you fell into his chest.

Neige who held you firmly, his other hand on your shoulder to stabilize you while he didn't let your wrist go, a look of concern etched on his face, you didn't know why, but being so close to a cute actor like him got you all flustered, muttering a sorry as you pulled away.

Neige who smiled once again, showing you that side of him that was beloved by everyone. "Don't worry about it!" he'd reassure you, patting your shoulder before releasing it, "though what got you so tired that you had to sleep sitting down on the stairway?"

You who scratched your cheek before answering, the truth was the schoolwork along with the side hustle Crowley was giving you was making you more exhausted than normal. You left out the part where Vil literally ran all of your friends including you dry due to wanting to win against him.

Neige who felt bad about the situation, crossing his arms, "That's cruel..." he muttered, knowing full how that happens very often, I mean look at his good friend Elliot! He was often exhausted due to his chores which almost seemed unending.

Neige who offers to take over your place while he's still present around NRC, after all, you are his friend now, and even if you weren't (which is unlikely, as long as you did not harm any of his loved ones he could never despise you.) he'd still treat you with respect and admiration.

You who rejected immediately, already thinking of what Vil would say if he saw Neige, you already had an inkling of the scenario that could happen and it wasn't pretty.

"No it's okay really" you protest, but Neige shook his head, holding your hand immediately, how fast he was with befriending you. "Come on, please? I promise I won't mess anything up, just tell me what to do to ease your burdens"

You who can't resist those puppy eyes of his defeated, you just lowered your head. "Fine, just please avoid going near Vil, please?"

Neige who stares dumbfoundedly, "Oh, why?"

"Because he gets competitive, he wants to show off his killer moves, seeing his rival so fast would ruin the focus" How quick you are with thinking of an explanation, which Neige seemed to believe you wholeheartedly.

[blackcherryvelvet0909]

An Outlandish Request (Vil & Rook)

Content Warning: Minor Violence, spoilers for Chapter 5 of the game

Note: Another older piece of mine, which was also a commission. I still love this one and wanted to share it here. This piece can be taken as romantic or platonic. Takes place some weeks after the events of the VDC.

Vil sighed as he walked through the doors of Pomefiore. Though his heels clicked against the marble floor, he kept as quiet as possible, lest he wake the little potatoes slumbering in the various rooms. So, when Vil turned a corner, you can understand why he cursed the small yelp he released when someone was waiting for him. 

“Good evening, Roi du Poison,” Rook greeted, a smile upon his face. “I’m pleased you returned safe and sound.” 

“Rook, please!” Vil hissed, regaining his composure. He kept his voice low, the finger he brought to Rook’s lips signaling for him to hush as well. “The next time you wish to wait for me, do so at the door! Must you skulk around corners like some sort of ghoul?” 

“Forgive me for the scare.” There was a small lint of amusement to Rook’s tone; Vil’s glare was one of true beauty. “I shall take your words to heart.” Rook moved behind Vil, following him down to the end of the hall. As Vil unlocked the door to his room, Rook asked, “I trust the photoshoot went well?” 

“For the most part,” Vil replied, allowing Rook to enter with him, shutting the door softly behind them. “It was business as usual,” Vil seemed to growl as he shrugged off his coat, which Rook took for him, “and then I ran into Neige in the breakroom.” 

“Oh?” 

Vil sat on the stool in front of his vanity, delicately removing his heels. “Yes. Apparently, he was due for a commercial shoot around the same time.” Vil seemed to glare at the floor, the boy’s image fresh in his mind. “I honestly could have gone on longer without seeing him.” 

Rook figured as much. VDC had ended weeks ago, and Vil recovered from his overblot. Neige was still unaware of Vil’s attempt to poison him - and Rook hoped it would stay that way. The boy wanted to have a friendship with Vil; put the rivalry Vil had built up aside and just let bygones be bygones. Though Vil tried to do the same, he still held resentment for Neige. Call it a force of habit or influence from others - perhaps it was even both. If only Rook could find a way to quench those flames of frustration…

As Vil continued to talk about Neige, the gears within Rook’s mind began to turn. Vil couldn’t take his anger out on Neige - he already saw what that could lead to. Simply yelling and clawing at a picture of the boy would not put Vil at ease. Vil needed something more tangible in which to take out his anger. Then, suddenly, an idea came to Rook’s mind; yes, it could work! Rook could easily acquire such a wig, and he could have a uniform tailored for the occasion. It was simply marvelous! 

“Rook?” 

Rook was snapped back to reality, blinking a few times as he focused back on Vil. The beautiful man’s eyebrows were furrowed, a puzzled expression coming across his perfect features. He must have found it odd that Rook didn’t bring commentary to his words, as he often did. To ease the housewarden’s worries, and to conceal the plan accumulating in his mind, Rook finally responded. 

“Oh, pardonne-moi,” he smiled, “I was simply taking in your words. It would be quite rude to interrupt your tale before it was finished.” 

Though Vil wasn’t entirely convinced, he let Rook’s odd behavior pass. Perhaps it was yet another one of his vice housewarden’s eccentricities peeking through. Beginning to unbutton his shirt, he spoke again, voice sounding more tired than before. “I know it’s unbecoming of me to ask you to leave when we’ve barely conversed, but…” 

“Say no more, Vil.” Rook gave him a small bow, tipping his hat as he stood straight again. “You need your beauty rest; as a lover of beauty, I cannot bring myself to hinder that any further. Do you need anything before I retire as well?” 

“No,” Vil gave Rook a tired, yet grateful smile, “thank you, Rook.” 

“The pleasure is mine, Vil. I pray you have the sweetest of dreams and the most blissful of rests.” 

With that, Rook exited the room, quietly shutting the door behind him. Though he headed to his own room to sleep, he would not fall into bed just yet. Of course, there was the usual skincare routine and clothing change to get to - though a phone call would come before this time. The island’s tailor shop should be opened for another hour, if Rook was correct. Hopefully there was a tailor willing to take a rushed order. 

Classes had adjourned for the day. Film club didn’t last too long - all that needed to be done was costume adjustments and script editing. Good thing too, as Rook asked Vil to meet him at the gym field that afternoon. Why, Vil had no clue. Ever the man of mystery, Rook was keeping the details of this little meetup a secret. Well, at least Vil didn’t have any photoshoots to get to. 

As Vil finally made it to the edge of the field, he spotted someone in the distance. Supposing it was Rook waiting for him, Vil made his way to the person. As he got closer, however, the visage Vil beheld didn’t look like Rook. The person had short black hair, and was wearing an…RSA uniform? No…no, it couldn’t be. Oh Great Seven, why?! Was Neige that insistent upon becoming friends? 

Vil’s eyes narrowed, that resentment of his coming back to the forefront. His walk turned into a march, hands balling into fists. He was going to tell Neige to leave the academy - his sight - immediately. However, as Vil drew near, he realized there was something different about Neige. When had he grown taller; when did he pack on muscle? Just then, the boy turned - what in twisted wonderland…?

“Bonjour, Vil!” Rook was practically beaming, hands gesturing down to his attire. “What do you think? Have I captured the look of your rival?” 

Vil blinked a few times, trying to process the whole situation. Rook…was dressed…as Neige LeBlanche. Great Seven help him. 

“Rook…why?” 

Rook did not hesitate to reply. “I want you to take your frustrations out on me. It would not do well for your image to attack Neige directly. So, I have surmised this is best.” Rook presented himself to Vil like a sort of sacrifice - more than willingly. “Hit me, kick me, lay into me; strike me in any way you deem fit! If it will finally soothe the sorrow in your soul, I shall gladly bear the beating.” 

He was mad - simply insane! Vil cannot even find the words to describe his shock. Usually, he would have a quip or lecture at the ready for something this foolish, but he simply cannot find one. Seeing Rook dressed as his rival was - ghastly? Was that even the word? It is disturbing, to say the least. 

“Rook, this is unnecessary.” Vil sighed. “I appreciate you trying to help me, but I truly am fine.” 

“Please, Vil,” Rook’s smile wavered, “you need not lie to me. I can see the turmoil in your eyes whenever Monsieur LeBlanche is even mentioned. Please, allow me to help you in this way.”

There he goes, being all determined - stubborn, really. Even so, Vil kept trying to convince the man to retreat from this foolhardy plan. 

“You do realize I could easily send you to the infirmary.” 

“Oui, I do.” Rook’s smile returned, looking a bit too happy about the idea. “Even if you rendered me to shattered bones and broken flesh, the pain would be well worth it. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see you finally at peace, Roi du Poison.”

Will there ever be one as devoted to Vil as Rook? Vil himself does not know for sure. Though the hunter can be fickle, no one can question his loyalty to Vil, nor its bounds. There is truly nothing Rook wouldn’t do for him. Well, unless it came to voting between him and Neige. Vil learned that the hard way weeks ago. 

Hmm…perhaps it was finally time for Vil to take out those frustrations as well. Though those nasty thoughts licked at his mind, Vil still tried to deter the man. 

“Rook, thank you, really, but seeing you in this attire is…unnerving.” 

“Would it be better if I were to turn around? I will be sure to keep my face out of your line of sight as you thrash me.” 

Vil sighed once more. “I’m starting to think the prospect is enjoyable to you.” 

“Aha!” Rook laughed. “Your wit will never cease to amaze me! But, yes, you are correct. To see the beauty of your anger; to feel your marvelous hands strike me; to have the wind knocked out of me with the swift kick of your heels - ah! Tres bien! Even if you should gouge my eyes out, I will be content in the fact the last thing my sight beheld was your beautiful self.” 

This man…Vil cannot help but smile. “You’re insufferable; have it your way then.” Vil grabbed a hair tie from his pocket, beginning to pull back his hair. “I know you will pester me until I relent.” The twinge of a smirk tugged at Vil’s lovely lips. “I do hope you are prepared.” 

Oh, Vil had no idea. The excited grin that spread across Rook’s face - should it concern Vil? Probably…but this is Rook. Should such odd thrills really surprise him anymore? 

“My body is ready for you, Vil. Give me all you have, s’il vous plaît!" 

It was Vil’s turn to laugh - such a sound was like birdsong to the hunter. “As you wish, you fool!” 

Rook knew Vil won’t really give him his all. There was no sense in physically diminishing his vice housewarden, making him unfit for daily tasks. Even so, Rook was promised a beating, and he would certainly get one. The thrashing would be nothing short of marvelous! 

[aaaaaaallljffourrhodri]

Night light

It was the day of the audition and Yuu was sitting still waiting for Ace and Duece to finish their audition until his eyes landed on a piano sitting still in a corner of pomefiore lounge...

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to pass time right? Yuu asked himself before sitting on the bench near the piano.

"Hmm what should I play... what about this!"

Inside the pomefiore dance room Grim Ace and Duce were smiling after hearing that they passed the audition only for Vil to warn them about how much work it will be for them from that moment. Beetween the grumbling od the first year a loving melody could be heard coming from the lounge.

Vil shot up and in a quick motion started walking towards the melody.

However after passing the door to the lounge Vil couldn't help but stare at the sight before him.

Prefect Yuu was looking down as his fingers moved with skill and grace on the keys; the melody that came from the piano was cheerfull yet mildly slow filled with love.

After a few notes the prefect started to sing a song that Vil had never heard before.

"Silly boy, don't talk to me

I don't have the energy

Please don't ask to dance with me tonight

I do better on my own (on my own)

I don't mean to come off cold (come off cold)

But my dear, I'm all danced out tonight

Now the gin is hitting me

And it's almost half-past three

Am I crazy or seeing things?

I'm sorry if I can't go for another swing

You're a charmer, that's for sure

But I can't stand anymore

Shame I would've danced with you tonight

(Dance with you tonight)

Do, do-do, do do do-do

Do, do-do, do do do-do

Do, do-do, do do do-do, do-do

Now the gin is hitting me

And it's almost half-past three

Am I crazy or seeing things?

I'm sorry if I can't go for another swing

You're a charmer, that's for sure

But I can't stand anymore

Shame I would've danced with you tonight

Would've danced with you tonight..."

Vil was shocked to say the least; the master wich the pale fingers of the prefect slided on the keys was mesmerizing the prefect looked absolutely beutifull.

With a tinge of envy (wich Vil shrudded off quite quickly) he got closer to the prefect clapping his hand in a delighted motion.

"Let me say prefect your performance was delightfull" said Vil his heels clicking against the floor.

At the sound of a outside voice the prefect flinched before turning only to see Vil in all his glory.

"I am curios tough... what kind of song was that I never heard it before."

"Oh that's a song from were I am from it was from my favourite artist" the prefect say with a hint of sadness.

"Why don't you join us on VDC prefect?"

"Oh no no no I would ruin everything I'm horrible when it comes to dancing!" The prefect said with a light chuckle.

"As you wish prefect..."

Little did the prefect know that Vil secretly asked the headmaster to give Yuu a space after everyone to perform.

It was the day of VDC and after the fiasco of Vil's overblot.

The show was going to start in an hour when Vil approached the prefect.

"Yuu I'm sorry you got caught in this mess however I have a request."

"What's up Vil?"

"I asked the headmage and he said that it was ok to have two performances for VDC so I'm like to ask you to play after our performance as a special guest... are you up for it?"

"Normally I would shy away from such a request however I actually had a feeling that it would've happened something similar oh minus overblot of course!" (Read Azul gave the prefect this information in exchange of Yuu's labor in the lounge as a bonus)

A smile formed on Vil's face "Thank you prefect."

The two school performance ended with the win of RSA as everybody was starting to leave a booming voice was heard from the stage.

Headmaster Crowley gained everyone attention with just a cough

"Attention audience the show has not ended yet!"

"As a special guest from NRC I present to you all our fist magicless students and prefect of the newly re-founded Ramshackle dorm Yuu!"

As Yuu stepped on to the stage a piano appeared put of nowhere.

Then Yuu started the melody as a nostalgic yet vibrant tone was heard coming out of the instrument.

After some note Yuu's sweet voice started to sing

"Up the staircase, first door to your left

Walls of white, a window, ten-by-ten

A treasure chest of everything I've ever known

Safe inside my childhood home

Every record I have ever heard

I know every melody and every word

A little book of every dream I ever had

Sleeping in that twin sized bed

All of the laughter

All the sleepless nights

Waiting for ever after

Snow falling outside, keeping on the night light

Cardboard boxes covering the floor

Guess I won't be living in here anymore

Take down the posters of the pop-stars on the wall

Empty room, it looks so small

All of the laughter

All the sleepless nights

Waiting for ever after

Snow falling outside, keeping on the night light

Take down the posters of the pop stars on the wall

Empty room it feels so small

All of the laughter

All the sleepless nights

Waiting for ever after

Snow falling outside, keeping on the night light"

The crowd erupted in cheers as the song ended. A proud smile appeared on the prefect's face before giving the crowd a gracefull bow

Niege was stunned to say the least "the prefect looked so beutyfull. like a prince..."" in his heart Niege knew that he would've lost if this opponent had been the prefect.

Vil was amazed by the prefect performance he couldn't. tear his eyes off of him. "I wonder if You would be up for a duet someday..."

Everyone gave a standing ovation to the magicless student before etting up and leave, The prefect knew he would be drowned by estions later but now he was too happy to care.

Songs

Dance with me tonight-Laufey

NightLight-Laufey

[cyn-write]

MEET: Grace Wilde (Yuusona)

Thank you, @bunnwich, for the beautiful art!!! I love how she and Kerby look!!

Note: My TWST AU had NRC as a college instead of a high school, so all the characters are aged up 4 years! But in regular Au's Grace is 18.... maybe

Background: Prior to NRC, Grace was a college student at a small university in the middle of nowhere. She is the oldest sibling of 5 kids and came from a big, close nit family. She was really close with her mom and grandma as all three loved to read. She was always an over-achieving student, and her 4.0 helped her get a ton of scholarships from her university. Grace is an English-History Double major and wants to become a professor one day. All of this changed when she was hit by a car heading back to her dorm one day in an attempt to save some freshman girls from getting hit. Much like Yuuta and Yuukun in the manga, Grace died, and the black carriage took her to NRC.

Time at NRC: Once the whole opening debacle and the Grim situation are figured out, Grace is hit with the reality that she died, was sent to another world, and has no way home. Initially, it was rough, but thankfully, all the strange events kept her from mulling over all those traumatic events. Other than overblots, troublesome classmates, her dilapidated dorm, and a very hungry talking cat, she's fine. She actually really enjoys school and the challenges of being in a magic school with no magic. A few of the things that have kept her going are Ace, Deuce, Riddle, Azul, her friends, and Kerby (her Service Familiar).

The school nurse, Nurse Pinklee, with the help of Professor Trein and Crewel, convinced (blackmailed) Crowley into getting Grace a service familiar after Trein found her having a panic attack in the broom closet. Due to everything that has happened to her, dealing with so many overblots, and her being one of the only girls in the school and a magicless one at that, they made a very convincing argument. Crewel had a friend who trained service familiars and had the perfect pup. Trein and Crewel gave Grace the pup as a midterm gift (after Azul's Overblot). It was very similar to the scene in "Lady in the Tramp," Trein called Grace into his office, and a big box was waiting: A big Grytrash pup was waiting inside with a purple and green bow. Kerby, short for Cerberus, is a special type of service familiar. He helps her with bother her panic attacks and protects her from harm. On command, he can turn into a huge Cerberus with a Bark that can push people back. When Kerby is "resting" or there is no space for the big boy, he becomes a tattoo on Grace's arm. Kerby has helped Grace a lot and gives her a sense of comfort during extremely stressful or dangerous times. (Further explanation in a later post)

After Azul's overblot, Grace and Azul started to connect as she told him: "I know what it's like to be bullied over your looks, so if you want to talk about it, just let me know. We can talk, or I can listen. Kids can be awful, but I am here for you if you need... by the way, I think you were a pretty cute kid." Ever since then, Azul's heart grew three sizes for the magicless girl. Over the break, the two grew closer and by the end of the "Scarbia incident" Grace agreed to work at the Lounge (partly because she needed money and partly to be closer to Azul) and Azul worked up the courage (through relentless tweel bullying) to ask Grace out. She helps him deal with his insecurities, and he helps her deal with the fact that she can never go home. What started as a friendship for mutual gain became a loving relationship.

Before Pomefiore moved in for VDC, Thatch School for Delinquent Mages joined Ramshackle, Crowley tasks Cyn and Grace to not only continue doing Crowley-chores but watch over the delinquent students and help them fit in. Now, with a houseful of problems and more overblots occurring, things in Grace's life are chaotic and busy than ever, but fun, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

Trivia:

Much like Wendy is the "Mother" to the Lost Boys in "Peter Pan," Grace is often referred to as the "Mom" or "Mother" of the first year gang.

She is a year older than most of the first years and being an older sister in her old life, her mama instincts often take over when dealing with the first years + her friends (I see NRC as a COLLEGE, so I have aged up the characters for my au).

The "Mother" friend, she, Trey, Ruggie, Jamil, and Lilia, have a "parent-friend support chat" where they complain and can ask for help if someone's in trouble.

After the Thatch students join Ramshackle, Grace's mom-stincs skyrocket as she tries to make sure they stay out of trouble (as Cyn seems to encourage the mayhem) and help them adapt to regular college life again.

Ace, Deuce, and Grim are VERY overprotective of Grace. They see her as their sister, and no one is good enough for her. That being said, when Azul and Grace started dating, the trio tried (and failed) to stalk them on their dates, but each time, the Leeches showed up and booted them out per Azul's orders.

Grace and Cynthia are very close. Between splitting the Crowley Chores and Grim-sitting, they have a very special bond. Grace mainly deals with the overblots, but she asks Cyn for help with Leona, Azul, and Idia before Cyn herself overblots.

The reason Grace joined the Equestrian Club was because of Riddle. He agreed to join her book club as a way of taking a break if Grace agreed to join the Equestrian Club.

Riddle regards Grace as an Honerary member of Heartsyble after his overblot. The relationship the two have is odd as they are as close as family. Riddle tutors Grace to aid her in the knowledge that she was missing from not growing up in Twisted Wonderland while in return, Grace helps Riddle in "temper relocation" through writing, painting, crafting, or reading poetry, books, or plays aloud that Grace picked out.

Riddle, Grace, Deuce, and Carter are the first members of the NRC Book Club. Grace is a book nerd, and reading is her comfort in the craziness of NRC. Riddle joined because of the deal with Grace. Deuce thinks reading more will help him with his grades, and Cater joined to keep up with book trends on social media (for the aesthetic). After some time, Azul, Jade, Silver, Rook, and Malleus also join. They read a variety of books from Rom-coms (Carter's suggestion) to Classics (Malleus' Suggestion), and Grace loves the exposure to literature.

Grace and Trein have a special bond. After the first few classes, Grace goes up to Trein to talk about history because she thinks it's fascinating. Having a student who engages in class, does the reading, and wants to learn more is rare in his classes, so Trein appreciates it when she comes up to talk. Grace also reminds Trein of his stepson, Ellain, who attends RSA (despite his protest of wanting to be with his dad).

Trein steps in as Grace's Father Figure when parents are needed or it's a family-centric event. During the family days, when all her friends are off with their families, Trein offers to walk around with her and have tea while they discuss a range of things from history to her past.

Grace talks in her sleep, and when Cyn, Grace, and Grim stay with Leona in book 3, Grace woke up all three of them as she called out, "WATCH OUT!" In her sleep.

Grace always has a sewing kit, medicine, and a first aid kit in her book bag, which has been nicknamed - the black hole.

[djchik]

More of dj-Yuu doodles while I cry in class /hj

Yes she started saying “English or Spanish” to the NRC boys towards the end of chapter 6.

Slight spoilers for chapter 6 ending

When Idia and ortho showed up to ramshackle after the renovation they bought a consul, for her and grim mind you, it ended up being used by Idia and the vdc boys for hours nonstop. She wanted to play on it so bad but they never let her have a chance. Even though it was supposed to be hers as an apology for having her stay at another dorm while they repaired her dorm after Styx destroyed it. So she yelled out

“English or Spanish”

Now ortho scant predict that cause this was something from her world and wasn’t existing in their world. So he wasn’t able to identify it quickly or at all. So when they all responded with English she smiled and hit them with the rest of the saying “whoever moves first is gay”

So she took the controller from them and stated playing as they all sat there frozen 😭

Idc what y’all say with “Vil n rook won’t care about that and move freely” IDC ITS MY JOKE SKFNDIFNSKDNSKDSNDNENA and I find it funny 😭🙏

But yeah. Dj-Yuu still hits people with “English or Spanish” whenever she’s bored or if the first year group ditch her and she wants to get them back. Just wait til she gets the rest of the second and third years 😭

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I heard there was an outrage in jp during book 5 finale at Rook's "betrayal" for voting for RSA (either ppl angry at Rook or the fact that NRC lost despite trying so hard and everything). And til this day I still see ppl misunderstand that Rook voted for RSA because he secretly likes Neige... Idk if I missed something but it was clearly shown why he made that decision, I feel like whoever thought otherwise never understands his character from the start and it saddens me 🙁

Oh, believe me 😅 that outrage was everywhere at the time of episode 5's release in JP (both in the Japanese audience and in the international audience, from what I can recall). I think a lot of it was born out of the frustration of seeing NRC lose to what many perceived as a low effort or bad performance (on RSA's part), as well as the shock at Rook's betrayal (and the false attribution of his vote going to RSA because of his personal attachment to Neige). There were also very long delays for this part of the game to come out, so that may have also contributed to the hype and the subsequent "let down" that the fandom experienced.

I really feel like those reactions were... well, simply put, WAY too much. I understand the initial shock or being upset that the story didn't pan out as a person may have wanted, but there were some pretty extreme reactions, such as those completely renouncing Rook, blatantly insulting the writing by claiming that the devs didn't understand how to write their own characters, and threatening harm onto those involved in the process. That's... crossing a line that DEFINITELY shouldn't be crossed 😬

In the context of the world of Twisted Wonderland itself, I felt that the writing decisions made had a lot of sense behind them. It was stated time and time again that VDC voting was determined by audience vote, NOT by expert judges. Therefore, how professional or unprofessional the performances were mattered little in the grand scheme of things. What truly mattered was to what extent each performance actually appealed to the audience, and it was shown during Neige's practice run that his cuteness and innocence DOES have widespread appeal in their world. This may not necessarily be true of the real world, but we need to think about the story of TWST from the perspective of those in it, not as the omniscient players. (There is also the fact that we are literally on the side of NRC and stayed with them during their training boot camp, so we already go into the competition with bias for the boys we've spent far more time with.) When it comes to Rook, a character twisted from the Beautiful Queen's huntsman, who betrays her trust and lets Snow White go... well, it was the obvious twist for the end of episode 5, wasn't it? Him being a fan of Neige wasn't even the reason given for why Rook voted for RSA. Rook says time and time again that he cannot lie to his own heart, so when he voted for RSA, it was because he was genuinely more moved by their performance than by his own group's. (Episode 6 elaborates more on this by pointing out that NRC couldn't perform at full capacity since they were all worn out from battling OB Vil.) Moreover, Rook understands that even Vil wouldn't want him to vote for NRC if his entire heart wasn't behind the belief; neither of them would want NRC to have a "hollow" victory, even if it would feel good and cathartic in the moment for the player to see. There is also another reason for Rook voting RSA: he wanted his dear friend to recognize his own worth, and for him to not base that worth on the approval of the public or what others may think of him. Throughout episode 5, Vil has been unhealthily obsessing over his perception in the public eye (which surely has not gone unnoticed by Rook, as there are moments where he has quiet asides that imply he is thinking or taking note of Vil's suspicious words and actions). But Rook--even if he is concerned for his friend--knows that directly confronting Vil about it won't remedy the situation. Maybe voting against Vil wasn't what we, the players, wanted, but it's definitely what Vil himself needed. Happily ever afters aren't guarantees, no matter how one wishes or works--and while I get that recognizing that can sting, it's a key part of TWST that I feel often gets overlooked because we get so enamored with the characters and wishing the best for them. We should also realize that sometimes what we think is "best" for the characters doesn't mean it is, and it doesn't always involve giving said character what they want or putting them in a conventionally "good" or "happy" situation. Sometimes it's being told the harsh truth or being handed a crushing loss is what spurs a character into taking action or bettering themselves, and I believe that's the case for Vil in episode 5 and moving forward in the main story.

But back to Rook, I feel like he gets a LOT of the heat because he's... just a character that is easy to dislike. He comes off the wrong way to a lot of people due to his very intense personality (as well as how much the general population in-universe seems to dislike him), and this leaves him as an easy target for blame 💦 He's also a character that is readily dismissed as foolish (again, due to how he usually acts), and many don't realize just how resourceful or clever he actually is. I'll be the first to admit that it's a pet peeve of mine when I come across that sort of interpretation, but at the same time I sort of get it! When a character puts you off from the very beginning, most people won't feel incentivized to delve deeper or to try to understand them beyond the surface level 😅 I tend to tell myself "Hey, it's all good! This is what he wants people to perceive him as. Rook's facade is working, he's tricking people into thinking he's silly so they won't expect it when he pulls an Uno Reverse card on them!" (It's similar to how J*de acts nice to your face while he's actually secretly manipulating you--) ... This is why I like them isn't it? That helps me feel a little better it.

[raconteur-multiverse]

🔮Twisted Wonderland Theory Guess 🔮

“🤔 Is MC/Yuu is descendants of ‘Balance Keeper’? Or Alice from series ‘Alice Comedies’?”

Never thought we are going to follow MC/Yuu's journey to Episode 07 Diasomnia soon. Probably the main story will began on winter seasons. Suddenly I want to discuss about the MC/Yuu, along other Yuu from Twst comic and Twst novel. We already know a two main character that resemble as MC/Yuu (Not official yet),Enma Yuuken (Comic) and Kuroki Yuuya(Novel). Since it's school of boys, means the MC is a male, while in the game the MC gender is neutral. Can be male or female. Same like other games too.

Even MC/Yuu doesn't have a magic skills in Twisted Wonderland, MC has a unknown ability that can read predict what will happen on those students. Sort of a dimension psychic mind to see subject past and presence. Also, MC is the first person who met Mickey Mouse in the mirror. Dire Crowley did gave MC "Ghost Camera" in Prologue, a camera that is able to take a picture of anything possessing a soul. Sounds very similar how we make a moving pictures to make a animation short film in 90s. In scene old Disney "Alice in Wonderland" at “Alice Comedies”.

I did realize something of MC's ability "Time sight" of Future, Past, and presence. It is similar ability of Master Yen Sid, The Balance Keeper. Yen Sid is also can see someone's past like MC's did see Villains Past in different parallel. It could possibly MC is Yen Sid's Descendants. Why you ask? MC and Yen Sid almost similar, they're not in Heroes or Villains side. More like Tritagonist or Rebel. A person who knows which path they must follow and will seek the truth in knowledge. Plus, remember when the magic dark mirror in Prologue Can't see the colors of MC's souls due ceremony NRC? That is why MC is resemble of "Balance", between light and dark like Yen Sid. So, MC souls color is grey. Even the students see MC more like Cheeky and Blunt. No matter MC doesn't have a magic, but MC did have a secret talent That no one can have. Now let's talk about Connection MC with Grim. Grim's name is from story fairy tale. We maybe think Grim is similar with Stitch, but actually he remind me of Julius the Cat from "Alice Comedies". His mischievous, helper, and comedic is similar with Julius.

Only thing something connection to this, MC resemble as Alice and Grim as Julius. Alice met Julius the Cat in Cartoon land when Alice done visit Mr."WD" in his animation workshop. Julius always accompany Alice wherever she goes to seek new adventure she never see before. Same how Grim will always accompany MC to seek if there's a chance to return to real world while help Grim to graduate in Night Raven College with others too.

I do believe that Dire Crowley and Ambrose could it be Yen Sid "Apprentice". Both of them had same level mastery magician, Ambrose with Light Magic and Crowley with Dark Magic. While Yen Sin both light and magic, Balance Magic. I got feeling that Ambrose approach to Dire Crowley more like his "Kouhei/Junior", while Ambrose is Crowley "Senpai/Senior" (if it's true). One thing I suspicious on Crowley is, Crowley could be doing this Overblot situation is following the original Villains role story by choosing students that is already Have Villains heritage magic. Like Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, Idia and Malleus when everyone is in Coffin due ceremony Dark Mirror. Grim could be part Crowley's plan too or it just Crowley himself pretend he didn't know anything. Ambrose actually knows what's going Due VDC last year in Episode 05 Pomefiore. Which means Ambrose can predict future like Merlin. For Crowley, he could be resemble "The Phantom Blot", character from "House of Mouse" and monster in "Epic Mickey". Since who else knows about "Blot" thing?

Last is connection with Mickey Mouse, we know that Mickey as iconic mascot of Disney. Funny of my thoughts that Ambrose and Crowley remind me of Mickey and Oswald the Lucky rabbit. While Grim as Julius the Cat. In Epic Mickey, Oswald feel jealous and annoying that his "father"-Loves Mickey the most, same goes to Toon people who always remember him than Oswald. Same goes Crowley is sick that people more support to RSA and Ambrose than NRC and himself.

[achy-boo]

Kuragari: Hello lovelies~! Girls and Boys. The girls, the gays and the non-binary. This Kuragari, The Narrator of the Hidden Mansion.

The audience cheers while one of Kuragari's fans shouted 'Hello Daddy',making him chuckle.

Kuragari: Welcome to Truly Unique. And if you do not know what that is, allow me to explain. Truly Unique is a live show made by the Hidden Mansion. Here where we invited the most unique people to this show, there is an interview and we ask them questions from the audience. Now the guests of this show came from Twisted Wonderland. These three girls are from a dorm which is inspired by the urban legends/ mythical creatures from the world where no magic exists. People love them, people fear them and they are always an enigma. Give it up to Sapphire Lake Dorm.

The audience cheers as three girls walk into the living room, all dress formal but all of them are out of place but proper.

Kuragari: Now Ladies. Introduce your beautiful selves to the audience.

Night picks up her microphone and smile gently. “Hello everyone. My name is Nightshade Libya.”

Jeanne pick up her own microphone. “Moshi Moshi. My name is Jeanne Keket!”

Tsukii ruffled her hair slightly before doing the same. “Hello dears. My name is Isolabella Duvessa Tsukii. But Please call me Tsukii.”

The crowd cheers so loudly as a familiar voice cheered for Sapphire Lake Dorm

Kuragari: Well, I can already tell one of your dorm members is here already~ Now sit down and lets start the interview shall we, cuties~?

Kuragari: Now, this has been the two questions of many people. Let us start with the first one. Question 1: Who is the House Warden and who is the vice warden(s)?

AN: Here is the note for each girl. Ts is Tsukii, Ni is Night and JenK is Jeanne. )

Ni- I am the House Warden and Tsukii is the 1st Vice Warden and Jeanne is the 2nd House.

Kuragari: I see. Question 2: Is your dorm strict on rules like Heartslabyul and Pomefiore or laid back and cheerful like Savanclaw and Scarabia?

Ts- This is actually one of the mansion questions this dorm of ours got. So, our dorm is strict on rules but never TOO strict on them. Our dorm is more laid back and cheerful but we all knew when to tone it down.

Kuragari: Okay now this never fails to amaze me how a dorm like Sapphire Lake is so..isolated and secretive from the rest of NRC. I mean it is so secretive that almost nobody from each dorm has heard of it.

JenK- Okay so, our dorm is very isolated from the rest of NRC because it's the way to the dorm. There are plenty of ways to find our dorm but you need to find that blue spirit flame that Tsukii made. The blue flame is the guide to our own hall of mirrors.

Ts- And the reason that our dorm is very isolated from the rest of NRC due to the fact our ancestors, the founders of Sapphire Lake Dorm made it clear that the dorm will remain an enigma to the NRC as time goes by.

Kuragari: Interesting. Now what is your three's opinion of the tension between NRC and its rival or enemy: Royal Sword Academy or RSA for short.

Ni- If I had to be perfectly honest. I found it childish. Because we had visitors from RSA and I believe five of them are our old members. We still keep in contact though but in privacy. We never like nosy people.

Kuragari: Now Your dorm's thoughts on Spelldrive tournament and SDC/VDC?

Ts- It is a wonderful thing to participate on Twisted Wonderland but..excuse my french but It is damn annoying at the aftermath.

Kuragari: How is that?

Ts- Our dorm is very netural to events that Spelldrive and SDC/VDC.

Ni- However we had received so many questions on how we are not fazed that our dorm had nearly made it to the finals.

JenK-Not only that. We did receive some..shady offers to let combine plans to win the damn thing but we straight up refused. If we win, we win. If we lose, we LOSE. It is not hard to accept that and move on.

Ts- Do not get me started on SDC/VDC. I mean the Cultural Fair is actually what I, specifically enjoy as a NRC student. But some people do not take no as the answer is unfortunately, one of the cons to that event.

Kuragari: Okay, I started to have a bad feeling about one of the audiences who is not here physically. Now I want you girls to chose an student in RSA or NRC and tell the audience your view of them.

The three girls silently look at each other. It lasted for three minutes for Night spoke.

Ni- I don't like to bring people's names in the mud. But I will choose three people from said school and my vice wardens will do the same. The first person I choose is Epel Felmier from Pomefiore. At first, I actually think he is a girl. I know he will kill me for this but it's true! However as I observed him more, I realized that he is very funny. I like him. The second person is Cater Diamond from Heartslabyul. To be honest: I thought he was weird at first glance. He is a social media celebrity and he gives me major flashbacks because I actually had a niece who is just like him but she is popular for an entirely different reason. And the last person I chose was Mr. Trein who is our history professor. He definitely reminds me of one of my beloved cousins. In fact, Morte who is my cousin acts just like Mr.Trein though he acts like Mr.Sam and Leona Kingscholar but he is just on a quieter side.

JenK- My turn! The first person is Ace Trappola from Heartslabyul. Now he. *she laughs a little* he is a little shit and brutally honest. There never once I had where I had to punch him to keep his mouth shut. He is a trouble marker too. And frankly that is his personality. But he does show that he cares. The little bitch is too much of a tsundere to admit it! *The audience laughs at it* The second person is Riddle Rosehearts, the house warden of Heartslabyul. WHOO boy. He is STRICT! I can't blame him since Heartslabyul is inspired by the Queen of Hearts. There is a few times where me and Tsukii went with Night during House warden meeting since our housewarden never like being alone with a group of boys..and she will start to have a panic attack so they need to suck it up because we are not leaving her alone. He did tone down the strictness. It's not much but good progress! Now the last person..Rook Hunt of Pomefiore. This dude scares me. I know he is the eyes and ears of Vil but we had a good reason to ban him from our dorm and I am not completing that. Tsukii you're last!

The audience and Kuragari laughed as Tsukii leans in to look at Jeanne before sitting back and mumbles something in one of her many languages.

Ts- Sevens give me strength. Aight. I am choosing four people because our house warden knew damn well I tend to bend rules a little. *She glanced at Night who giggled* The first person I picked was Malleus Draconia House Warden of Diasomnia. Now Mally here is a very special case. Not only is he one of the royal students here, He is actually one of the first friends I made in NRC. Now I am mostly active at nighttime so I always see him near Ramshackle. Royalty or not, I am treating everyone equally. The second person was Leona Kingscholar. I had a love hate relationship with him specifically. Fun Fact: I beat him a lot of his dorm members because they thought a girl like me could not fend for herself. Lets just say; Half of them are still in the hospital. He reminds me of my older brother Revenge. They both laid back but Revvy...he is a scary dude and I am not telling ya why. It is best to leave it in the dark. So one time I accidentally punched Leona in the face. How am I not banned from Savanclaw is the question nobody would ever know. Vil Schoenheit the House warden of Pomefiore is the third person I choose. Before I get harassed by his fans, NO! I am not dating him. Stop saying those fruitless things. It honestly infuriated me so. Keep. Your. Mouths. SHUT, got it? * She takes a deep breath* He reminds me of my father. I do not know but he does. A celebrity who I go for fashion ideas or tips. His harsh construct criticism never fazed me. I got thick skin so his harsh words never bothered me. Now the last one is very hard for me to choose but if I had to choose. Sorry people of NRC but not sorry. I choose Che'nya from RSA. He is one of the people who visited our dorm and he just happened to be one of Dawn's friends. I am not telling ya who Dawn is. Ya need to find that out yourselves. I love his pranks and he is a SNEAKY kitty cat. He does make our dorm actually fun on our dorm events.

Kuragari: Oh MY~! Such beautiful information girls but sadly we are out of time. Thank you all for watching this show. And Thank you, the girls of Sapphire Lake Dorm to be our guests.

Ni- It is no biggie.

Kuragari: Now, be good little cuties and stay beautiful every day~ . See ya soon my sexy angels~

Kuragari blows a kiss and wink at the crowds who went wild while cheering and chanted Sapphire Lake Dorm's name again and again

[zstargalaxy]

lol how about eevee or hisuian zorua or even alolan vulpix with twst guys of your choice

Interesting choices! And very large range of possibility!

I will be doing one for now but i might do the rest one at a time so we'll just see ;)

Today will be the Alolan Vulpix x Pomeifiore students.

Also, if anyone is gonna request a next scenario or anything at all, pls put of what type of relationship you would like to see the boys with the Pokemon MC or any extra details you might wanna see.

For this one, it will be romantic.

TWISTED WONDERLAND x POKEMON

POMEIFIORE x Alolan Vulpix MC

👑VIL SCHOENHEIT 👑

Such grace, such beauty, such elegance...

Vil is contemplated of whether he should admire you for your unbelievable beauty or despise you for how you naturally flaunt your beauty without even knowing that you gain a fan base among NRC students and outside.

(Which included Rook)

He was taken back when the mirror assigned you for he's dorm despite you being a girl yet wasnt all that shock.

Afterall, Pomeifiore is base after the Beautiful Queen after all.

Yet he cant get that lingering jealousy that he had over you.

ESPECIELY HOW YOU TEACH THE BABY POTATO HOW TO DO A PERFECT POSTURE AND DO GOOD MANNERS WITHOUT HIM COMPLAINING!? COME ON!!

Everytime he asked Mira on he's phone on who is the most beautiful one of all, it would sometimes result in he's long time rival, Neige LeBlanche, or even YOU

He was somehow both relief and displeased at your not participatingship at the VDC event but he let it slide...for now.

He always glances at you and what you were doing (being he's usual self)

But he cant get this...weird feeling he is getting from whenever he is around you.

Especielly seeing Neige being so close to you.

He cant just stand it!!

After the whole overblot accident, Vil learns to appreciate you more and learn that you werent even aiming for he's dream that was for him alone (even though it sounds abit ridiculous)

Infact! You two started dating (after the events of Chapter 6)

Whenever you two go have an outing for your date, you both decided somewhere secluded and private to not get any of their fans on you both.

Though, obviously, Vil understands and keep their relationship a secrat to not get any prying eyes on them or a crowds of people ruining their date whenever they go out.

You even decided to bedazzle him an small uet elegant ice dance for him. Just for him.

You are definetly he's muse for inspiration.

To love.

 🏹 ROOK HUNT  🏹

Quelle beauté! merveilleux! superbe! Were among the many compliments that Rook can come up upon seeing you at first glance.

No beastman has ever caught he's eye like you had and he is head over heals at how beautiful and majestic you are.

And dont get him started when he saw your ice moves and small dance from afar.

He is enchanted!

You were kinda freaked out whenever he stalks you like a hunter aiming gor the fox's fur.

During one time, you even use powder snow on him during one of he's stalkings and Vil wasnt happy about that.

Rook was sad upon hearing you are not participating for this year's VDC event but he truly understands and let you do what you want to do.

During the training of VDC, You and Rook kinda got closer and kinda band togather when you two saw how Vil acted very strangely.

You two secrately discuss and even gave theories on Vil's attitude until the day of the competition.

Rook was right about it when Vil tried to Poison Neige with an Apple juice.

After the whole Overblot incident, you two became even closer than before.

And could you believe it? You two are togather.

Though abit creeped out by he's stalking, you slowlu came to understand that it was him showing fascination and love.

The majority of the beastman even supported your relationship!

(Though its probably because Rook is mostly putting he's attantion on you)

🍎EPEL FELMIER🍎

Amazing

Epel cant deny that the small show that you provided with your ice moves was something he had never seen before.

And when he saw you fought? Ultimate respect.

You two bonded immediately when you both want out for fresh air from the atmosphere of the Dorm that they unfortunately been assigned to.

Chatted, Joke around and even told one another about yoursalves and what you had expected from your first years in NRC.

Epel expected to be in Savannaclaw while you didnt expect to enter at all.

Yet as time flies by, you two kinda appreciate being in Pomeifiore for it had brought you two togather.

You two even became sparring partners in secrat.

You had taught him how to defence and offense during this sessions and had taught him a valuable lesson about how both of your looks can be a big disadvantage in battles.

Like how the opponent may look at you being weak and punny but you have used that as a way to suprise him and attack him.

Epel immediately falls in love with you.

And after the whole mess (Both Overblot and VDC), you two offically became a couple.

Oh yeah!

One time when Epel's family had sent him apples, you had made your famous homemade Malasadas with the apples as the filling.

When the small boy had received a letter as response from he's package of Malasadas to he's family, all it had said from he's Gram Gram is...

MARRY THAT GIRL.

{BONUS}

"The quiet falling snow from the skies!

Crystals of water.... Constantly shimmering!

Blanketing the world with their frosty Z-Power!

Together with my fiery spirit, rise up into the vast sky once again!!!

Subzero Slammer!"

You had used your z-move during Vil's Overblot.

And everyone was SHOCK!

If you hadnt explain to anyone of what creature you are or where you had origanated, anyone would may somehow mistaken it as your Unique Magic.

The amount of ice and power that they had all seen was both mesmerizing and frightening for it had easily defeated Overblot Vil all at once.

After that mess, everyone immediately came to you about your "Unique Magic"

When you explain to them about it, they didnt such an item exists in the first place until you fully told them about who you are.

About where you come from, that you are from another dimension, a different species, Pokemon, etc.

They took it all in at wonder and shook at the new information that they now have.

They all swore to keep it a secrat from any outsiders.

The Pomefiore trio pledge on that.

After all, they wouldn't want to lose their precious little fox now do they?

[wolken-himmel]

In which (Y/n) develops a large crush on the mysterious and talented dancer of RSA during the VDC. Nimble on his feet and smooth with his words, Esme has bewitched poor (Y/n).

Vil doesn't seem too thrilled.

Request by anon.

"Well 'ello there. May I have this dance?"

A muffled shriek escaped your lips when you looked up to suddenly find the dancer you had been admiring from a distance standing in front of you, one hand extended towards you and the other one resting on his hip. Your moves slow and cautious, you raised your gaze to find emerald green eyes filled with mischief shimmering down at you.

In an attempt to regain control of your vocal chords, you coughed into your fist. The air suddenly was incredibly hot, and you felt like suffocating with how close he stood — the way he grinned down at you with that handsome face of his didn't make your predicament any better.

"W-What?" you cried out while scooting away from him. "Shouldn't you be practicing?"

The boy wearing a RSA gym uniform began chuckling at your words and followed you until you had reached the end of the bench. Once he had you where he wanted to, he ran a hand through his dark brown hair sheepishly — oh, you were struggling with keeping down the swooning.

"How could I practice if such a pretty person is watching me, thus distracting me?" he asked as he played with the ends of his purple headband. Your jaw fell down at his effortless teasing, and the brunet used the opportunity to bring his face closer to yours. From up close, you could see how smooth his tan skin was. You desperately wanted to avert your gaze, but he kept you prisoner with his intense gaze. "I think it's time for you to owe up and accept my offer."

You furrowed your eyebrows in agony. "I—" Yet, before you could begin with your protests and silly excuses, the charming boy gently pressed his index finger against your lips and shushed you successfully. Defeated, you sighed and averted your gaze to the floor in embarrassment. "Alright... it seems like you won't leave me any other choice."

The RSA boy hummed in satisfaction and wasted no time in taking a hold of your hand before pulling you off to the stage they were using for practicing. His friends — all of them seemed nice, and you wouldn't have expected anything less with them attending RSA — shot you surprised glanced and began laughing in amusement. They formed a circle around you and started cheering for their fellow student; one was even nice enough to play some nice music.

A startled gasp escaped your lips and your cheeks grew a bright red when the boy wrapped an arm around your waist while wrapping his other hand around yours. He merely chuckled and led you around the grand stage for a small and playful waltz. Despite being a little bit clumsy on your feet, you soon got used to dancing around with him, and it even grew on you quite a bit.

Once he was sure that you were relaxed enough to talk again, he cooed, "Does this beauty have a name?"

"I'm (Y/n)," you retorted in a firm voice after finally having regained your composure and courage again. Without thinking, a small giggle escaped your lips when he twirled you around before catching you in his arms again. Once your eyes met his emerald ones again, you tilted your head to the side and smiled. "And what's your name?"

Your curiosity served to amuse him. "They call me Esme," he retorted quickly, accompanied by a wink of his eye that made your heart skip a beat.

Trying your best to not let yourself be distracted by his flirtatious behaviour too much, you closed your eyes and let yourself be guided across the stage. "Esme..." you repeated under your breath, "that's such a pretty name."

Esme laughed in flattery and let go of your hand to instead pick up a few strands of your (H/c) hair to play with them. For the umpteenth time that day, you began blushing in embarrassment. "Not as pretty and precious as you are—" he cooed, his voice airy and seductive. "Your smile is bright like the sun!"

"You and your honeyed words..." you muttered while rolling your eyes playfully.

Esme chuckled and brought his face closer to yours, so that the tips of your noses were touching ever so slightly. You gulped and suddenly began to tremble under his intense gaze. "What can I say," he drawled, very aware that he had you fully hypnotised. Your body started acting on its own, wishing to be even closer to him than it already was. He closed his eyes and moved in to steal a kiss from you. "I guess it's a talent~"

You, too, closed your eyes and waited for the moment when your lips would touch his. Yet, the moment never came.

"Potato?!" The shrill voice made your eyelids snap up again and caused your body to instinctively jolt away from the boy holding you in his arms. Esme, too, seemed surprised by the sudden presence, as well as the shift in mood — the air had become stagnant and cold, threatening and condescending. Looking to your right, you found Vil standing beneath the stage. "What are you doing there—!"

Vil looked everything but amused with the way he had his hands planted on his hips. A large scowl occupied his face, one that always managed to make your heart grow full with dread. Yet, you shot him a rather carefree smile while waving down at him innocently.

"Oh— hey, Vil!" you chimed. "Esme and I were just—"

Vil's eyes turned to the boy you had been dancing with just before he had come to interrupt your little moment. Esme's large grin made the blond's blood boil to temperatures out of reach. Then, he turned his cold gaze to you and narrowed his eyes in a bone-harrowing way. "Shouldn't you be doing whatever a manager is doing?" he asked, his tone polite and professional despite the icy chill it held.

"Well," you muttered, a little bit taken aback, and turned to Esme with a sheepish and starstruck smile on your lips — one that made Vil's blood boil with unexplainable anger. Esme on the other hand looked delighted with the way you shyly grasped his hand and rubbed your thumb against the back of his hand. "The boys were doing fine and taking a break, anyway— so I decided to go watch Esme—"

"Oh?" Esme cooed while running his knuckles along your cheek. "Someone sounds enamoured with me~"

Laughing, you rolled your eyes in a playful way and quickly swatted his hand away before it could trail to places it shouldn't. "Tsk, that's not true, lover boy," you shot back with a small grin on your lips. Feeling strangely bold that day, you extended your other free hand and let your fingertips trail up his shirt, which managed to catch the usually so composed flirt backwards. "Or maybe it is..."

Before things could unfold any further, a pale hand shot forward and latched onto your wrist, thus pulling your hand away from Esme and dragging you off the stage. A startled gasp escaped your lips when you were ripped away from your new friend, your feet struggling to keep up with Vil's quick pace. The blond, although calm and composed on the outside, was boiling with anger and frustration inside.

"(Y/n)," Vil hissed coldly, "you're coming with me. Now."

Pain surged through your arm, and the root of it all was the hand that was tightly wrapped around your wrist. Whimpers escaped your lips as you were dragged off the stage and away from the handsome stranger you had just met after countless hours of admiring him from a distance. "But Vil—" you wailed like a little child whose candy had been taking away. Yet, he wouldn't listen. "Ouch! That hurts!"

Esme, although he looked saddened, too, knew not to interfere with Vil if he wanted to stay alive. So, remaining on stage with a longing smile on his lips and a mischievous glimmer in his bright green eyes, he yelled out, "I hope we see each other again, my sun!"

You sighed and waved back. "Me too, Esme!"

Promptly afterwards, you were dragged around the corner and out of sight from the curious RSA students, Esme included. Once Vil was sure you were alone, he let go of your wrist and let you stumble forward like a weak fawn. Barely, you managed to avoid falling to the floor with how much force he had pushed you forward with.

Yet, Vil left you no time to recover. "(Y/n), I expected more from you," he immediately snarled and crossed his arms.

Your chest still heaving up and down, you managed to raise your gaze to look him in the eyes, your face contorted into a confused frown. "What?" was all you could squeeze out of your dry throat.

"What do you think this is," Vil asked in a serious tone while quirking a perfectly plucked eyebrow. "A game?"

The way he glared down at you in such a frightening way made your blood run cold despite the anger you felt boiling in the depths of your stomach. Frowning, you were at a loss for words. "Well— no, but—"

"I expect you to stay professional," he interrupted you without a chance to explain yourself and your little stunt. Without wasting a second, he raised his finger and began wagging it around like a mother childing her child — complete with the bending down to your eye-level in an imposing way. "And what you pulled off with that RSA boy surely was not my definition of professional."

With each minute passing, you were growing more and more irritated. "We were just having fun—!"

Vil shook his head. "There is no place for fun if we want to win the VDC." Then, he paused ominously with his eyes locked onto you, icy and intense. "Understood?"

"...understood," you muttered after a while.

You admitting your defeat did well in bringing a radiant smile back to the blond's face. He even extended a hand to pat your head, a rare form of praise reserved for the most noteworthy of accomplishments. "Good. I knew you would see reason," he said, his voice much softer. "Now, I don't want to ever see you with that RSA boy ever again, alright? Remember that he's going to be our opponent. We worked way too hard to lose against RSA this year."

"Yeah, you're right..."

"Good. Now, let's go help the other potatoes with their dancing, dear potato."

[maybestoryideas]

A silly little request so bare with me. How would the NRC boys react to MC singing Zero by LMYK at VDC?

Twisted Wonderland x Reader - Singing 0 (zero) by LMYK

Author's Note: Tha's a lotta bois. I'm a little worried that I wouldn't be able to write a good enough reaction for each of them without it getting repetitive, so I broke this up into 2 segments. The first is general reactions and which characters they apply to, and the second is a more in-depth scenario for Deuce (because I've mentioned guy in over half of my writing but haven't given him any spotlight). I hope you enjoy!

Pink = Applies slightly to character Purple = Applies to character Red = Applies strongly to character

The moment those first few notes leave your mouth, it’s all over for him. Any thoughts going through his mind are immediately drowned out by the sound of your voice, leaving him hanging onto the words you sing. A small part of him wonders if you're words are just for him. He watches you up on that sparkling stage with unblinking eyes; if he looks away for so much as a second, it’s one second he can never get back. You sway back and forth as you sing, and he moves in time with you. It’s the closest he can get to dancing with you. Whether intentional or not, you’ve captivated him and rendered him spellbound. Please don’t let him go.

Deuce, Jack, Idia, Silver, Floyd, Kalim, Rook, Malleus

He smiles as you perform, but it’s not just the smile of another spectator sitting in the audience. It’s the smile of someone who watched you train day after day and practice for hours on end. For nearly a month you walked that delicate balance of pushing yourself to go further but holding yourself back from pushing too hard. Sure, you had the help of Vil’s tutelage and the support of your fellow performers, but that help could only take you so far. And seeing you sing for everyone with such passion and skill is proof that you’ve made it. It would be an honor to perform alongside you.

Azul, Jamil, Epel, Sebek, Riddle, Deuce, Rook, Jack, Vil

Well, aren’t you just full of surprises? Oh, don’t worry; he meant that in a completely positive way. Sure, he knew you could sing and was even lucky enough to overhear you humming and mumbling songs on those rare occasions when it was just the two of you, but he never expected to see you dressed in glitz and glamor and performing for a packed colosseum. This new side of you is like being hit with a blast of cold air. Unexpected, exciting, refreshing. Would you be willing to sing for him after the final curtain? No? Well, then he’d better enjoy the show while it lasts.

Ace, Leona, Jamil, Idia, Trey, Ruggie, Azul, Malleus, Cater, Jade, Lilia

Congratulations! You just got your first and biggest fan! Expect to have your first meet and greet as soon as the show’s over. And, yes, you will be required to hug and take a commemorative photo together. But can you blame him? You sounded so amazing! Even long after the stage has been taken down and student life returns to some level of normalcy, you’ll still have your Number 1 fan cheering you on from the sidelines. He’s as loud as a full house with half the subtlety. So won’t you sing again? Please? It’s such a shame to keep that beautiful voice all to yourself.

Cater, Ortho, Floyd, Sebek, Kalim, Rook

Deuce

For his sake, and by extension the sake of the team, let’s hope that your performance is after theirs. Because the second he hears your voice, Deuce is absolutely floored. The way you look, sound, how you command the stage; just when he thought he couldn’t fall for you any harder, you find another way to blow him away.

It’s only when Ace literally knocks some sense into him and jokingly warns Deuce not to change his vote that he’s pulled out of his stupor. But then he takes a second to process the thought that just went through his head. You’re one of if not the closest friend he’s made; is he really falling for you? Or is he just getting caught up in and carried away by everything that’s happened?

Maybe it’s because you’ve been spending so much time together. For the past month you’ve practically spent every waking second in each other’s presence. Whether it’s attending class, training at Pomefiore, or sharing meals; it would be quicker to list off the moments when you’re not together.

And throughout all of it, you never gave up on him. Even when it felt like the world was tearing him down, you were always one of the few people to help him get back up and see things from a different perspective.

Training, learning, growing together. The thought alone is enough to have Deuce grinning. There's no point in overthinking it anymore.

[junowritings]

Hello! I just saw your Kalim x reader and my heart went boom!

Is there any chance that I can request a Neige Leblanche x Fem NRC student Reader?

*Where Neige falls for her quite literally and romanticly when she is setting up for VDC. But turns out his love is somewhat forbidden in a sense.*

please and thank you! Also, question! Have you seen Yuuekn for the twst manga? He's really cute in my opinion! Have a good day!

I’m so happy to hear that you liked that hun I had a lot of hun with it~! Also I feel like writing Neige on Vil’s birthday’s gonna get me cursed but it’s fiiiine~

Also HELL YEAH I’VE SEEN YUUKEN. That man threatened Crowley with a kendo stick what a legend I can’t wait for the next volume! --------

You were only supposed to oversee the others working as VDC was being set up, to go around checking on others progress and non-too-subtly marvel at all of the booths as they were being built and arranged in the appropriate locations. 

Admittedly, you were probably only allowed free reign so you didn’t get in the way of the performers as they got in some practice for the final show. If the sharp look Vil had given you when as he’d practically herded you out was anything to go by, making yourself scarce till things cooled down was your best course of action, so you’d taken to keeping track of the backstage team, if only to see all the work that went into making this long awaited event happen. 

It was just pure chance that one of the second years had caught you wandering between equipment and mistook you as part of the team. Before you knew it, he was handing you an imposingly large set of speakers and asking you to get them moved back to the stage, and perhaps if you’d been more firmer about refusing, then you wouldn’t have been scrambling towards the main area, weighty equipment in tow as you hauled them alongside you. 

Fortunately, the work you’d been dragged into suited you just fine; you’d worked a few backstage gigs during previous school events, thanks to the headmaster’s brilliant idea to leave professional work to a bunch of minimally trained students (seriously, what does Crowley even spend the event budget on?). Thankfully, you were well prepared, and it looked like the other ‘volunteers’ were grateful for the extra set of hands too, as before long you were being approached by some of the first year workers, asking for your advice or help because they weren’t sure what to do.

You’re overseeing one such first year as he sets up the wires for the overhead lights, peering over his shoulder from where he’s crouched and guiding him when needed. When he plugs in the last of the cords he turns to glance up at you, wordlessly seeking your approval.  

You grin and flash him a thumbs up. “Hey, great job. Told ya you could do it.”

At your response the student visibly relaxes, standing up and rolling off the stiffness from being stuck in such an awkward position for so long. He gives the lights a quick once over before shuffling back, releasing a sigh as he muses aloud. “Looks like that was the last of the tech setup; do you think we’ll be needed anywhere else?”

You give a noncommittal shrug. “Probably not; unless we’re needed down by the clubs I think they’re all set.” 

Honestly, the work’s pretty much done by this point, and you’re sure that sooner or later you’ll be getting a call from Rook letting you know it’s time to rejoin the group. You’ve got to admit, you’re looking forward to seeing all of the boys’ hard work pay off - you know they’ve been busting their butts to polish their routine and you’re sure their nerves are kicking in right about now.

Maybe you could bring them something back from the stalls? A good luck charm or something to snack on to ease their nerves a bit - you’re sure Ace and Kalim would appreciate some of those ‘pick-me-up’ treats from those food stands they’d been eyeing near the entrance...

Something catches your attention from the corner of your eye mid-musing, and you find yourself pausing as you cast your gaze towards the stage. There’s several people on stage, and you know at a glance that they’re not part of the crew - the pristine white and blue uniforms were a dead giveaway as is, but as you watch the small group move along the structure you freeze, eyes narrowing.

Are those...kids?

You can’t be certain, given that you’re pretty sure this is a students only event, however you’re transfixed on watching them chatter happily to one another as they point at the different decorations strung up all over the venue. There’s one boy among them that you notice, namely because he’s the tallest of the small, merry group; his smile is bright and gentle as he laughs along with his friends, guiding two of them by the hands so that the group doesn’t get separated. 

The sight is cute, no one can deny, and it's enough to tug a smile at the corner of your lips. The student beside you notices your silence and follows your gaze, gasping when he spots who you’re looking at.

“Wha-Neige is here already?!”

“Neige?” You look between the student and the boy, confused. 

Now where have you heard that name before…

Your eyes widen when you remember. Of course, Neige Leblanche! That guy you’d seen from those interviews! You remember how miffed Vil had gotten when at the sight of the soft spoken boy when they’d worked a shoot together, just about dragging you and Rook out with him before Neige had even finished his segment. Apparently they were rivals or something, but you’d never gotten the chance to ask before Vil had shut that conversation down the moment it started.

Remembering the tempered scowl on Vil’s otherwise pristine face brought a frown to your own. What was it about this guy that he’d hated so much? The more you watched Neige the more he seemed about as nice as you’d expect, regarding his friends with a soft smile that radiated nothing but warmth and kindness as they swarmed around him, all smiles and laughter. 

One of the boys tottered away from the group, wandering over to the edge of the stage to look down at the people still milling about. His fingers were wound into the scarf around his neck, pulling it up close to his face as he rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet, looking around with curious eyes. Eventually, he spotted you off to the side and you found yourself smiling as you offered a small wave.

The boy’s face brightened and he didn’t hesitate to return the gesture, waving back and letting go of his scarf long enough for you to see him smiling back at you. You chuckled a little at the sight, but the little moment doesn’t last long before his face suddenly scrunches up, discomfort crossing his face.

“A-Achoo!”

He sneezes violently enough that it completely knocks him off balance, and your face pales when you watch him start to topple off of the stage. People have wrecked their ankles just trying to jump from that height, so the moment you see him start to fall you’re running to catch him, arms stretching out before you’ve even reached him.

“Ah! Snick!”

Neige notices his friend beginning to tumble and crosses the stage before you get there, calling out the boy's name as a hand reaches out to grab the back of that peach scarf and uses the garment to pull him upright. You’d have been relieved if the momentum of yanking him back hadn’t sent Neige falling right off in his place, and now you’re running to catch a different boy as you watch him go over the edge.

Fortunately, the split second difference between him and Snick gives you enough time to reach him, and Neige lands in your open arms not a moment after you get there with a gasp at the force. Mentally congratulating yourself for the good catch, you look down at the boy nestled in your arms, who looks back up at you with a surprised expression.

His hair’s skewed, hat having landed somewhere in the fall as soft black strands fall over his face and brush against his lashes. He’s close enough that you’re pretty sure that you can hear his heart hammering in his chest, and his eyes are wide - you guess he’s still shaken from the tumble - but up close you can see just how striking they are, a deep brown easing into a honey color.

‘No wonder this guy’s an actor,’ you find yourself thinking. ‘He looks like he’s straight from a painting.’

You shake the thought away and focus on the moment, lips parting to ask. “Are you okay?”

For a beat, Neige blinks up at you, speechless before breaking from his apparent reverie with a start.

“O-Oh! Y-yes, thank you.” you watch a pink hue rise to his face, dusting across his cheeks as he brings  a hand to fix his collar, gaze never straying from your own.

Your expression softens at the response. How cute.

“Niege! Neige, are you okay?!”

A voice calls out, and you look up just in time to spot Neige’s gaggle of friends as they race down the stage stairs, moving to converge around you and the boy in your arms. The one who yelled - with silver hair and glasses - seems relieved when he sees Niege is unharmed, and Snick looks on the verge of tears as he shuffles to his friend’s side, bumbling apologies between sniffles.

Neige smiles and reaches out a hand to affectionately ruffle Snick’s hair. “It’s alright; I’m fine, everyone.”

The spectacled boy turns to you and bows. “Thank you so much for your help!”

You shuffle anxiously at the praise. “Ah, well, it’s no sweat, really - I’m glad I caught him in time! Heh…”

Both you and Neige sneak a look at one another, and as your eyes meet you become acutely aware of the fact that you’re still holding him to your chest. Masking your embarrassment with a cough, you loosen your grip enough for him to ease back onto his feet. He smooths out his sweater and you lean down to grab his hat, shaking it back into shape before moving to place it back onto his head. 

You don’t think twice about tucking some stray strands of hair behind his ear until he lets out a soft “Oh!” and you fluster, bringing your hands to your chest as he mirrors the motion.

“Thank you for catching me!” he hums, words sincere as he gives a little bow of his own.

“It’s no problem!” you give an idle wave, rubbing the back of your neck as you add. “Besides, the headmaster would have my head if another school’s student got hurt on our school grounds!”

Neige raises a brow at your words, but laughs along with you when you chuckle.

“So, you guys are entering VDC, right?” you venture a guess, changing the subject, and you watch the group nod in various degrees of agreement.

“Yes! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone perform!” Neige beams at the mention of the event. “Are you a member of the NRC team…?”

He trails off, realizing he doesn’t know your name; when you tell him, he repeats the name back to himself softly, as though making sure to remember it.

“As for me? I’m not on their team, well, technically.” you find yourself hesitating for a moment. “I’m more of a manager, cheering on the team and helping out with set-up. Though, Vil’s been handling most of the work, heh.”

“Vil?” he parrots back to you, looking visibly delighted at the name Happy to ramble about your friend, you’re quick to continue.

“Yeah! He’s been working really hard with everyone to polish their performance - I swear, you’re gonna love it! He’s actually-”

“(Y/N)-!”

You freeze, head whipping in the direction of the voice, spotting Vil striding in your direction as the crowd parts seamlessly to move out of his way. You grin as you watch him approach, but your smile falters a bit when you see his expression. Though his face remains carefully neutral, you’ve known him long enough to recognize that he’s positively seething, and you have no idea what’s got him so angry.

Still surprised to see him, you shift to face him. “Oh, hey Vil! What are you doing-?”

“We need to go.” Vil’s voice is stern, a hand coming to rest on your shoulder guiding you away from Niege and back towards the way he’d come from.

“Wha-why?” you sputter, confused.

“The event’s nearly starting, and we’re up first - you’re going to be late.”

He punctuates each word carefully, though gives you a surprisingly soft smile and brings his free hand to rest against your back when he notices the confusion visible on your face. “The others are waiting for you.” he adds, as though working to ease your concern as he continues to walk with you.

“O-oh, okay.” you fumble for a moment before craning your neck to look back at Neige, giving him the brightest smile you can muster as you wave.

“See you later, Neige! Good luck with the performance~!”

Neige returns the wave, soft smile betrayed by furrowed brows as he watches your retreating form disappear back into the bustle of people. For a few moments he tries to spot you in the crowd before reluctantly giving up, bringing a hand up to his chest and lightly grasping his sweater between his fingers.

“(Y/N)...” he mumbles aloud, hoping to himself that this isn’t the last time he sees you today.

[phoenix-manga]

How does the Pomefiore trio interact with Pheobe's pokemon during the VDC?

I imagine that the dorm has pokemon let loose in halls and stuff, if a Pokémon were to approach them how would they interact with it?

The ones who won't be all too excited to see Pokemon are the ADeuce combo since they literally hang out at Ramshackle, so the Pokemon are already used to them, vice versa.

Kalim and Rook are the most excited to see the Pokemon Phoebe has. The ones they saw were the Pokemon walked with her to the classes.

Vil though, he was a bit wary about living with magical animals.

Phoebe has small Pokemon allowed to go in and out the building as they please, the larger ones stay outside in their habitats.

Of course, the VDC group's first interaction are the housekeepers, Blissey and Audino. Already prepped the guest rooms for their stay, tea and malasadas were already on the table in the lobby. Ace and Deuce are already greeting the two before heading for the sweets. Kalim would have went along with them had it not been for Jamil telling him not to just barge in like that.

The malasadas were calling to him though!

Vil wasn't expecting hospitality from such creatures but he isn't displeased. Blissey is a sucker for good looks and blushes whenever Vil or Rook wanted any assistance.

Rook is ever such a gentleman and just treats the two like ladies like he would to people. Such a romantic.

Epel and Jamil are kind of unsure. Epel thought he'd feel thrilled to see cool monsters but seeing them up close was kind of scary.

Though Vil is in charge of the VDC team but Phoebe's rules need to be known. It was still HER dorm after all.

She would make it known that while she is a manager, she will not tolerate any of them trying to bother her Pokemon. Bothering the babies in the nursery is NOT allowed, no matter how cute they may be. Permission first if they really want to interact with the babies.

Ace and Deuce already know not to mess with the babies after what happened during the anemone incident. Parents can be scary no matter how big or small.

Next is to NOT venture into habitats because she has Pokemon who don't want to be bothered and will achieve their peace and quiet NO MATTER WHAT. She's looking at Rook who just smiles innocently.

The other rules were just to not make a mess of the place.

And so... the cohabitation during VDC begins.

Kalim would be the only one to get permission to play in the nursery along with Deuce. Two sweet bois with little baby Pokemon climbing all over them. Kalim is even taught how to properly feed them. His favorite by far is Cleffa and Mantyke.

Deuce was taught by Phoebe because he wanted to help out. Now he's a pro teaching Kalim. Jamil is surprised he didn't mess it up like the other times he tried "helping out". But then again, Kalim has been a natural with kids.

Jamil is a bit awkward with being the one who doesn't have to do chores for once but he still does cook for Kalim still. He would be in the kitchen only to be met with the kitchen crew of Ramshackle.

AKA Chandelure, Slurpuff and Mimikyu.

Those three Pokemon reside near the kitchen and dining room where they are in charge of cooking for those inside the dorm. Jamil just stares as Mimikyu gives him the "I'm watching you" gesture. Still not over what he did to Phoebe during the winter holiday. He is surprised that Chandelure assisted him with cooking using the fire moves it has to cook the food. Slurpuff would hand him good quality ingredients to use.

Epel steeled himself to be a man and just approach the bigger ones. Though the smaller ones are nice and pleasant to be around, especially Appletun. He wants to see the cooler ones.

He went to the coolest one in his opinion which happened to be Aegislash who didn’t deem him worthy and gave off a defensive stance to warn him. Epel backed off and sat under a tree to sigh, only to find out that said “tree” was actually Trevenant.

Epel thought he was being attacked and flailed about, until Phoebe just casually strolls up to them and started tending to the garden. He feels like a fool now... But Trevenant was patient and just let him climb all over his branches as the Pokemon tends to the gardens to help his trainer. 

To which gave him the opportunity to see the different Pokemon helping each other out in splitting the chores. It reminds him so much of home and his dear old grandma. Speaking of which, Drampa got curious about the boy who smells of apples and went over to observe. 

Phoebe suggests Epel ride on Drampa and the boy looked so ready to accept yet refuse in case Vil found out. She just told him that its her dorm and her rules as she pushes him onto Drampa. 

The flight wasn’t too high nor was it too fast, it was leisurely and it felt quite relaxing.

Vil wanted a room with no unruly beasts. Phoebe just looks at him with a deadpan expression. She could move some of the Pokemon out of one room and into another but she can't guarantee that they will be removed rooms that aren't bedrooms. Vil can't exactly deny that so he takes what he gets.

A lot of Pokemon are curious about who this tall and handsome young man is and what was up with his strict gaze. Not many approach him and he doesn't interact with them in turn.

That is until he meets the Glamour Tribe, Pyroar, Furfrou, Glameow and Frosmoth were being groomed by Phoebe, it was their pampering schedule. They caught his eye, especially the frozen moth.

He started of as small inquiries such as how does she even care for them to asking about their characteristics. Especially their beauty, the Glamour Tribe eye Vil and Phoebe can tell these are so in tune with Vil.

Next thing she knows is that he was already taking photos of one of them from time to time while making excuses that he was simply complimenting her wonderful job at keeping Pokemon at top shape despite being busy. 

He says this as Furfrou and Pyroar nuzzle his lap, he doesn’t have a problem with their fur getting on his uniform for some weird reason.

Rook... he’s like a child that needs to be kept on a child leash. He’s got Pokemon tense whenever he approached. Though this amuses him, he’s also kinda hoping that they wouldn’t avoid him as he genuinely wants to see how they live.

He then feels a shiver and all of a sudden there was snow. He stepped onto Aurorus’ territory and the fossil is not at all pleased with him invading its enclosure. Rook is too mesmerized by the beauty that he didn’t realize he was being dragged off by Phoebe before an Ice move nearly froze him.

He was on cloud nine even as Phoebe scolds him, all of her words just white noise in his ears as he thinks about that beautiful dinosaur in the middle of a winter wonderland.

She’s going to add more house rules specifically for him.

[tsukikoayanosuke]

Shonen Kageki Revue Wonderland (Twisted Wonderland x Revue Starlight AU)

So, I watched one video of this anime (technically it's from the movie, the Revue of Souls clip), and let's say that I'm obsessed with this tournament-arc-style- theater-with-talking-giraffe. So let's combine TWST with this anime, shall we?

This is a No Magic AU, so Night Raven College is your ordinary prestigious all-boys academy.

There can still be seven dorms, however, our overblot victims are not dorm leaders. I'll explain it in a second.

The one thing so special about Night Raven College is the Theater Club. Their production is almost Broadway level and they always perform on the first day of Spring (maybe around the VDC).

Now, this is where our overblot victims came in. They are part of the Theater Club, the actors to be exact. So, it's Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, Idia, and Malleus.

Last year, they performed the tale of Twisted Wonderland. It's a story of seven friends who follow a talking raven to a wonderland. However, unknown to them, the wonderland twists their mind, and one by one they get lost, and possibly die. The last one standing who is granted a way out decides to stay in the wonderland because they need to find their friends. Thus, they wander in the twisted wonderland forever.

It was the best play the Theater Club had ever done. So, naturally, they want to do it again this year.

This is where our story starts.

Enter Ace Trappola!

(The only reason I chose Ace is that, technically, he's one of the deuteragonists in TWST plus I kinda like his and Riddle's dynamic)

(But we can change it to Yuu or just MC. I'll still refer to Ace as the MC here)

(Oh yeah, Riddle is the second main protagonist here too, Bare with me)

Ace Trappola and Riddle Rosehearts are playing as both Karen Aijou and Hikari Kagura, but Ace leaning more as Karen while Riddle is Hikari.

Ace is a new first-year who enroll at Night Raven College and wants to join the Theater Club as an actor because his big brother did that seven years ago. Yeah, he's really just looking for a purpose in life. To be fair, he has also liked the theater since he was a kid.

When he arrives and joins the club, guess how surprised he is when he finds out that the Riddle Rosehearts is here.

Ace and Riddle are childhood friends. They know each other because their parents are co-workers thus they had play dates together. Ace is the one introducing the world of theater to Riddle. They even watch a Twisted Wonderland theater production. Ever since then, they promise to one day perform together in a Twisted Wonderland stage play as the two main characters. Unfortunately, Ace and his family have to move away, but Ace and Riddle still exchange letters.

While Ace tries to get close to Riddle again, it seems his effort is in vain because Riddle acts rather aloof.

When it's nearly night time, Ace accidentally sees Riddle walking toward the school. Curious and just wondering what's up with his childhood friend, he follows him.

Finding a very suspicious open elevator, Ace rides it to the underground and...

...finds an underground theater battle between Riddle and Jamil?! And the stage looks suspiciously similar to the Twisted Wonderland stage play?!

Well, a talking cat named Grim said that this is an audition for the position of "Top Star", where the 'stage boys', that is our seven overblot victims, fight in a revue for the role of the main character in Twisted Wonderland.

Yeah, Ace is not having that.

Jumping to the stage, declaring his promise to become the star together with Riddle in Twisted Wonderland, Ace interrupted the revue. With this, Ace is accepted as a participant in the underground audition.

Now let's talk about the other participant, the other six boys.

Starting with the already mentioned one, Jamil Viper is playing the role of Junna Hoshimi.

His backstory is similar to TWST. His family works at the al-Asim household as housekeepers so Kalim and Jamil are 'childhood friends'.

The Theater Club is an escape for him. Kalim doesn't join the club thus this is the only place where Jamil can be free.

The position of Top Star is a declaration of proof that he's not just a servant, but is also capable to perform like the top actors of the school.

Speaking of escapism, let's drop the ball.

Vil Schoenheit is playing the role of Nana Daiba. He also plays as Futaba Isurugi because he's kinda Idia's caretaker.

As a world-class celebrity and one of the top three actors in the club, Vil is the club president/main director.

As an escape, almost the same as Jamil, the Teather Club is Vil's place to be free. He's the one who controls the script and not the other way around. He loves to teach others about the art of acting.

He has a different reason why he aims for the Top Star. Last year's Twisted Wonderland stage play is his pride and joy, the best time of his life, and he wants to relive this again. While he's fine with not being the main character, he just wants to be on the stage of the same production.

As briefly mentioned before, Idia Shroud is playing as Kaoruko Hanayagi.

The Shroud family is more of the traditional side. A generation of traditional dancers, Idia is pressured to be the next master. But he's not really interested in it, mostly because he wants to go into the game development industry.

The only reason why he's still pursuing theater is his little brother who is really ill. However, he is recovering and said that this year he can see Idia perform.

Idia doesn't aim for the Top Star, but he still wants to be in the main cast. So, for his brother, he will fight for that position.

Now, this is not a real club if there's no rivalry.

That's where Leona Kingscholar as Claudine Saijou and Malleus Draconia as Maya Tendou comes in.

The two had been rivals since the start of the year.

Malleus is not a prince but from a generation of world-class actors. He's also the top actor in the Theater Club.

Leona meanwhile comes from a family in the business industry. When his brother is the one who inherits the family company, he takes a different turn and becomes a child actor. He's also one of the top three actors in the club despite being a lazy ass during regular school hours.

The Top Star is the position they have been chasing because that's what they do. They are the best of the best, so it's only natural to aim for the top. For that's their greatest passion.

(Look, rivalshipping is also great, guys)

Now let's look to a rivalry that wasn't really acknowledged.

Azul Ashengrotto is Mahiru Tsuyuzaki.

Azul joins the Theater Club because he is petty. When he was in his elementary school production, he was in the main cast but was replaced for an unknown reason. He was bullied when he moved the stage crew as well. Children were just bullies.

You think that'll make him hate theater, but nope!

He's so petty that he joins the NRC Theater Club, works hard to get the main cast spot, and would try to sabotage anyone who wants to steal the show!

But apparently, everyone in the main cast has their aggressive side, so he pushes the sabotage aside and just being a hard worker.

Riddle is his roommate and sometimes Azul just got so worked up that he claimed to be Riddle's rival. But Riddle didn't really acknowledge that. They end up being study partners.

So, imagine how pissed off Azul is when Ace waltzes in and takes his spot as Riddle's partner...

If you think Azul would let Ace replaces him, think again.

However, remember when I said Twisted Wonderland is a tale of seven friends? We have eight main casts. One is an abnormality. How will this affect the stage?

Well, the show must go on...

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Honestly I totally agree with everything you said about the overblot boys. Personally Riddle is my favourite from them, but that's because you can see how hard he tries to change at times. Like actually makes a notable effort. The others, while I do love them, don't. And on that note I hated Riddle when reading/playing the first book. Man did his tyranny piss me off.

But yeah. I totally agree with your assessment. No boy is 100% innocent, and they all have their flaws.

[Referencing this post!]

Riddle is definitely trying! We see him openly dial down on his enforcement of the rules (at the end of episode 1, during the unbirthday party; he also apologizes by making the tart for the celebration). Then, in episode 2 and throughout the rest of the main story, we see Riddle repress his rage and try to hold back from immediately lashing out when something irritates him. He’s really growing, bit by bit, and even I (someone who doesn’t particularly care for most of the dorm leaders) can admire Riddle for that.

Vil also makes a commendable effort to atone for what he’s done. He was one of the few boys who realized he was Overblotting and became self aware of how awful (“ugly”) his actions were, then apologizes multiple times to the VDC team afterwards for inconveniencing them (both at the end of episode 5 and at the start of episode 6).

I think Idia could also count…? He does come over to play video games (socializing, ew), which is something Idia would never normally do. He also comes to terms with his grief and allows Ortho to finally “be free”. This can be interpreted as Idia’s “apology”, both to Ortho, and for his past sins—and an apology to even himself for letting the past weigh him down and prevent him from moving forward.

Yeah, I’m just 🥲 personally bothered by the OBs receiving such different treatment from the fandom. It’s okay to play favorites, but it really feels like the general consensus is that some boys “deserve” more sympathy than others… and that rubs me the wrong way, because that’s not holding the boys responsible and it dumbs down their trauma into something easily resolved by shoving blame onto a third party. It defeats the point of TWST having the nuanced characters that it does 💦

I’ve heard the point being made that “the story holds some boys more accountable than others, so the fans feel less guilty for forgiving certain boys over the others”, and while I can see where people are coming from with this, I don’t really agree with it?? Sure, the case can be made that Riddle was held accountable by Heartslabyul and he then actively tries to be better, but I don’t think this can be said of Azul. He gets off with a slap on the wrist for all the cross-dormitory damage he did. (I guess here you can say the fandom forgives Azul because the story itself lets him off the hook so easily?? But I don’t think we should just blindly go along with whatever the story primes us to do.) Leona was held accountable in that he was still forced to play the other dorms; however, this doesn’t really prominently play into people’s forgiveness of him, as the chapter is so poorly written that Leona wasn’t truly “redeemed” in the eyes of the fandom. Jamil’s issue isn’t small scale enough to be comfortably dealt with. How are you supposed to hold a society and tradition responsible for his feelings? The same goes for Idia, who has to deal with the concept of death itself. There’s Vil, who arguably took the most personal accountability for his Overblot, yet people generally seem to hold disdain for Vil and believe that his motivations were shallow. Vil gets little sympathy despite being the most mature about the situation and accepting full responsibility for it.

Interestingly, this lack of sympathy for Vil seems to be something that’s more predominant in the international fandom; he is pretty beloved in the J-fandom 🤔 which I think speaks to the different demographics of TWST. JP is mostly adult fans, whereas international/EN seems to lean more to the juvenile side (teenagers, young adults). It kind of makes sense if we generalize the groups: younger fans relate to Riddle and Azul, as they can identify with the “I was controlled by an authority figure instead of being allowed to do what I want”/“I was bullied” aspects of their backstories. I would also argue that Leona’s backstory (“I’m never good enough for others”) also plays into this appeal to younger fans, who make seek comfort in media to cope with their own realities. Meanwhile, older fans have enough life experience to be able to relate to and appreciate the more esoteric conflicts of Jamil, Vil, and Idia—topics like societal expectations and norms, public opinion, dealing with death, etc. Of course, this isn’t an absolute, but just a general trend in the groups that I’ve noticed.