#multi ghibli

[garfieldstim]

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[forestbirdmakesart]

Truly blessed to live in a time with a Ghibli Movie in the cinemas, Heaven Officials Blessing S2, a Percy Jackson Series and upcoming Hazbin Hotel and Avatar.💕

[suna1suna1]

Just a reminder that trick or treat asks are welcome! If anyone wants to trick or treat my blog, you'll get a clean sketch "treat" of your favorite character(s) or ship as you wish (as long as I'm comfortable with said ship/character(s)).

The trick part is for me to know and you to find out on Halloween :)

And to make things a little easier, here's a (non comprehensive) list of the franchises I like!

Sonic the Hedgehog

Hollow Knight

Project Sekai

Hatsune Miku/vocaloid in general

Pokemon

Lackadaisy

Murder Drones

The Amazing Digital Circus

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Pixar films

Animated Disney films

Studio Ghibli films

Percy Jackson

The Lunar Chronicles

Six of Crows

Inuyasha

Sailor Moon

Demon Slayer (Though I've only finished season 1 so I do ask for no spoilers on that one please)

Feel free to send me asks with "trick or treat" and maybe a direction you'd like me to go in! I would LOVE to have some fun with this! ^^

And I do have anon turned on, so if you're shy, no worries!

[ursiday]

Stills from my Ghibli-inspired animation for Louixie’s Symphonic Poem MAProject

[hi-my-name-is-cosmopathy]

GREETINGS I HAVE CAME UP WITH ANOTHER AU CALLED “THE MULTI-RAILWAY SERIES”—

ITS BASICALLY A COLLECTION OF (NORMAL AND CROSSOVER) SHENANIGANS WITH THESE THOMASIFIED (that's not even a word-) ENGINES FROM DIFFERENT MEDIAS

Simply put, just imagine these guys with faces, talking to each other:

(Hogwarts Express, From Harry Potter)

(The Sea Railway Train, From Spirited Away)

(The Polar Express)

You see what I'm seeing, right?

[ibelongtotheclassics]

is somebody gonna match my freak

✿ (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ)♡ ⭑.ᐟ

[emeryleewho]

My latest book is live on Kickstarter with a full cover reveal!

Here are 10 Reasons you should pledge to my kickstarter (or at least reblog this post!)

If less than 0.5% of the people who've bought my previous books pledge to the paperback tier, this book would be over-funded, so it's a very doable project but I need help finding those readers again!

I launched this Kickstarter because despite being award-winning and making impressive sales, I wasn't offered a living wage for my next YA book (which went to auction) so it felt counterintuitive to sell this adult book to a publisher that doesn't appreciate me.

The book is VERY queer! It's literally a drag queen romcom. Like, come on.

If you read Meet Cute Diary or Café Con Lychee, you'll get to revisit some characters you love in this one! If you haven't read either, you can still enjoy this one because it technically stands alone!

If we get enough backers, I can upgrade everyone's copies to include more art and higher quality editions!!!

Despite doing this entirely independently, the DDTO eBooks are MUCH cheaper than what's offered for my first two books by a major publisher, and if we get this Kickstarter fully funded, I should be able to offer my paperbacks cheaper too! More access, woo!!!

Helping indie creators achieve their goals is just cool. It's innovative.

The book has Studio Ghibli references and other nerd culture! I get to name drop Lil Nas X! It's just a fun time okay!

There is a nonbinary, trans masc character that I am 99% sure Tumblr is going to lose its absolute mind over, but WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF THIS DOESN'T FUND!

Seriously, let's just stick it to the multi-billion dollar corporation that begged me for my "Meet Cute Diary" sequel only to not even offer me a living wage, like how funny would that be y'all?

Anyway, we only have until Friday October 11th to get this funded so spread it far, spread it wide, spread it through the countryside, just help me get the word out pretty please? <3

[triacopa]

we've been working on a game! I took the last couple of months off to recuperate from post-grad burnout, but I'm slowly warming up to sharing work again :^D per my senior show: "Otherworld is a multi-player fantasy RPG where cross-cultural folklore meets personal sentiment and superstition. Inspired by the ethos of Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn, Brian Froud, and Studio Ghibli, Otherworld is a creative sandbox where players can work together in real-time campaigns or create campaigns of their own. Play-testing coming in 2025."

[thelockedhour]

This blog has been transitioning into multi fandom for a while…

Anyways WBN has such a grip on my heart rn, especially Ame she’s such a cute kid!! Biiiig ghibli vibes from the whole podcast go check it out.

[pinceauarcenciel]

Full illustration I did for the magical girls Cookbook zine @letsmagicalcooking from 2022~! ✨ This giant multi-crossover features witches from six different series and no less than 53 characters (including mascots)! Can you name them all? (๑꒪̇⌄꒪̇๑)

You can access a more in-depth commentary about my process with WIPs of the piece in the bonus pdf, along with many other behind-the-scenes cool stuff! Get it following the link below:

🍳 Leftover sales are open until November 28th 🍳

※ Fanart: Little Witch Academia © Yô Yoshinari / Trigger Mahou Tsukai Precure! © Toei Animation - chara Design: Miyamoto Emiko Majo no takkyūbin © Hayao Miyazaki / Studios Ghibli Ojamajo Doremi © Toei Animation The Owl House © Dana Terrace / Disney Television Animation Witch Hat Atelier © Shirahama Kamome / Kôdansha

[garfieldstim]

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[small-giggle]

intro post

angel-thedevil > angel-devil-star > underablanketofstars

call me angel

i am 15, so nothing super wierd

i go by star/they/she/it/other space-themed neos (in that order please)

aussie (the white version) 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

i am asexual lesbian polyamorous nonbinary

undiagnosed autism; diagnosed adhd, depression, ocd

getting farther into DnD

my favourite colour is green

i hardly ever use capitals and my spelling is trash

fandoms: good omens, the owl house, gravity falls, she-ra, anime, studio ghibli, moomin, sanrio, legend of zelda, simon snow trilogy, emily strange, marvel, osemanverse, hilda, amphibia and probably others that i forgot

i play minecraft lmao

i make kandi bracelets and other kandi items

sh free for [0] days

go follow some of my amazing

moots!!

@urlocalsadkid-l @godofautism @deetealeaf @always-reading @mayhem-moth @astridcookie @21-cats-in-a-trenchcoat @aspenii @warwithoutreason @mindlessexplosions @amethyst-aster @treasure-goblin @ali-da-demon @catinasink @autism-criminal @idonoiyo @mybedroomceilingsbored @svnflowermoon @that-multi-fandom-hijabi

dni if:

homophobe, transphobe, pedo, racist, sexist or any other queer-hating jerk

nsfw

terfs

goodbye my lovelies

[suna1suna1]

Does anyone remember the Halloween trick or treat doodle requests I did? I'm bringing those back for the Holidays! (I say Holidays bc while I myself celebrate Christmas/Yuletide, I would like to give everyone a shot if they want gifts for their respective holidays.) So whatever you celebrate, if artworks are allowed for it, give me fandom characters, and give me a little nudge in whatever holiday direction you would like! ^^

Feel free to send asks, reblogs, or replies! I also have anon turned on for asks, so if you're shy it's no biggie!

So here's a (non-comprehensive) list of franchises and IPs that I enjoy!

Please just stick with canon characters. I’m sure everyone’s ocs are lovely, but I think I’d like to save ocs and aus for future art trades ^^

Ship art is also welcome as long as it's not pro-ship! ^^

Sonic the Hedgehog

Hollow Knight

Project Sekai

Hatsune Miku/vocaloid in general

Pokémon

Lackadaisy

Murder Drones

The Amazing Digital Circus

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Pixar films

Animated Disney films

Studio Ghibli films

Percy Jackson

The Lunar Chronicles

Six of Crows

Inuyasha

Sailor Moon

Demon Slayer (Though I've only finished season 1 so I do ask for no spoilers on that one please)

I hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season! ^^

[wilbursprincess]

Wilbur Soot Masterlist

Fics

“I Just Want To Lie Here With You Forever” - Fluff

“I’m Not Dying, Just Sick.” - Fluff

“That Feels Good, Love.” - Fluff

“Let Me Take Care Of You, Darling.” - Fluff

“Wrong Chord, Love” - Fluff

“Play It For Me?” - Fluff

“Put Down The Book And Kiss Me!” - Fluff

“Just Breathe, Baby, Don’t Look Down.” - Fluff

“Do You Have Any Idea What’s In The Ocean?” - Fluff

Headcannons

Wilbur Proposing - Fluff

Wedding Planning With Wilbur - Fluff

The Wedding & Your Marriage To Wilbur - Fluff

Your Honeymoon With Wilbur - Fluff

Tommy Helping Wilbur With His POTS - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner With Their Period - Fluff

Wilbur Being Your First Kiss - Fluff

Wilbur With A Trans Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Chronically Ill/Disabled Partner - Fluff

Cuddling With Wilbur On The Bus - Fluff

Wilbur’s Partner Helping The Sorry Boys - Fluff

Wilbur With An Autistic Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Helping Reader Afraid Of Loud Noises - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner Who Uses A Wheelchair/Cane - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner Who Doesn’t Like Being Touched - Fluff

Wilbur With A Ghibli Fan Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner With Tics - Fluff

Wilbur With A Writer/Artist Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner With Their Fear Of Fire - Fluff

Wilbur With A Photographer Girlfriend - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner With Insomnia - Fluff

Wilbur’s Girlfriend Meeting His Friends - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner Who Rides A Motorcycle - Fluff

Wilbur With A Bookworm Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner Who’s Afraid Of The Dark - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner With Their Mental Health - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner Struggling With Self Harm - Fluff

Wilbur With A Fellow Musician Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Being A Cat Dad - Fluff

Wilbur With A Touch Starved Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Multi-Lingual Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Baker Partner - Fluff

Traveling With Wilbur - Fluff

Wilbur With A Drummer Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With An Actor Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Going To Pride With A Queer Partner - Fluff

Wilbur’s Love Language Being Physical Touch - Fluff

Wilbur With A Journalist Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Being A Menace To His Streamer Partner - Fluff

Wilbur Falling In Love For The First Time - Fluff

Wilbur Helping His Partner With Addiction - Fluff

Wilbur Filming A Music Video With His Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Long Haired Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner Who Has Emetophobia - Fluff

Wilbur Reacting To His Partner Covering One Of His Songs - Fluff

Wilbur With A Nurse Partner - Fluff

Wilbur And His Partner Breaking Up - Angst

Wilbur And His Partner On Valentine’s Day - Fluff

Cowboy Wilbur With Farmer Reader - Fluff

Wilbur And His Partner At A Busy Party - Hurt/comfort

Wilbur’s Partner Meeting His Family - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner That Works Out - Fluff

Wilbur With A Partner Who’s Always Cold - Fluff

Wilbur With A Hypochondriac Partner - Fluff

Wilbur With A Model Partner - Fluff

Wilbur And His Partner’s Morning Routine - Fluff

Wilbur Being A Tour Guide In NYC - Fluff

Wilbur With A Sleepy Partner - Fluff

Detective Wilbur With An Assistant Partner - Fluff

Taking Care Of Sick Wilbur After A Gig - Fluff

[dpxdcdisneyau]

DPxDC Disney AU Week

One Week. 10 prompts.

Hello! I’m Dis aka @disillusioneddanny and with the help of two of the wonderful mods from the Batpham server—Gil and Kate, I would like to announce the summer writing event DPxDC Disney AU week!!!

WHEN?

August 21-25

HOW?

Each day has its own pair of prompts set in popular Disney themes. You can do something using both prompts, or just one! It’s completely up to you as long as it’s Disney themed!

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Rules

Tag everything properly so people can avoid or search for your content. Content that is not properly tagged with Triggers or Content Warning will not be reblogged or accepted into the collection

You can create anything! One shots, fanart, anything you can think of that fits the prompt, you can create! If you really hate yourself like Dis, you can do multi chapter fics for each one if you so choose! Ship fics and gen fics are welcome! (Also DW I called myself out when I wrote this lol-Dis)

You can post things for a prompt later in the week, but not before.

You can participate in just one day or the entire week if you want!

No sign ups required, just tag your fics properly so that we can showcase them!

You can @ this blog so I can see it and reblog!

FAQ

What kind of fics are allowed?

Ship fics, family fics, platonic ships are all welcome. Everything MUST be properly tagged.

I have an idea for a Dreamworks au can I do that?

Yes! It’s only called Disney AU week because it sounds good! If you’ve got ideas from Dreamworks, Pixar, or even Studio Ghibli they are more than welcome to be a part of the event!

I can’t do the entire week but I want to do certain days, is that okay?

Absolutely! Make sure to post it the day of or after, don’t post it before the day arrives!

If you have any other questions feel free to send an ask!

Can i do just DP or just DC instead of DPxDC?

absolutely! This may be an event for the DPxDC server but that doesn't mean you have to do DPxDC! If you're more comfortable writing DP content--go for it! Same for DC content! Please still tag the works! We would love to see what you come up with!

Tags

#DPxDCDisneyAU2023

ALWAYS: #dpxdc (no spaces)

Tumblr

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/dpxdcdisneyauweek

Misc Information

BatPham (or DPxDC) ship spreadsheet! To check the name of a ship if you’re writing a ship fic

Prompts

Day 1. resurrection/death

Day 2. monster/damsel in distress

Day 3. Ohana (found family) /loss

Day 4. power of love/ revenge curse

Day 5. childhood/adulthood

Special thanks to:

@lapetitechatonne For making the graphic with the prompts

@duskyashe For the banner

@bucketorandomness For the profile picture

[thebettybook]

Slices of Leona’s Life

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Strawbetty’s notes:

🍓 Characters: Leona Kingscholar x gn!reader. Other characters are Ruggie Bucchi, Jack Howl, and Cheka Kingscholar (with a brief mention of Farena Kingscholar). Leona and gn!reader are in an established romantic relationship.

🍓 Warning: None, all-fluff short stories (that I’ve been “cooking” for almost two months and finally got around to finishing and posting LOL), enjoy~

🍓 Special note: I got inspired by slice-of-life animes and Studio Ghibli movies where the presence of foods plays a special and comforting part of the stories!

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🍱 A Warm Welcome 🍱

🍱 All his life, Leona ate food served on the most lavish of gilded plates accompanied by the best of silver spoons.

🍱 Meals were often served either in the Kingscholar royal family’s private dining hall or in bed when Leona didn’t feel like eating with his family (which was pretty much all the time).

🍱 It wasn’t until his first day at NRC as a freshman that Leona realized he had to “fend for himself.” Following the tantalizing scent of food, the seventeen-year-old lion beastman entered the Dining Hall, where lunch bento boxes were given out during Orientation Week.

🍱 “What the hell’s this?” Leona peered at the plastic multi-colored boxes that contained a compact variety of dishes.

🍱 “Bento box lunches!” one of the ghost chef beamed at Leona. “There’s Set A and Set B. Set A has sushi rolls, rolled up eggs…”

🍱 “Yeah, yeah, which one has more meat?” Leona leaned in and sniffed at the boxes.

🍱 The ghost chef sighed and handed Leona the Set B Bento Box, which contained rolled up eggs, menchi katsu, tempura vegetables, and chicken teriyaki on a bed of white rice. “Hope this makes you feel a bit at home. Welcome to Night Raven College, kid!”

🍱 Hmph. Bold of the ghost chef to assume that Leona’s home at Afterglow Savannah ever felt like home (the kind that most people would describe as cozy and comforting). Still, Leona was too hungry to snap at the ghost chef, and took the bento box with a mumbled “thanks.”

🍱 Leona strolled into the Botanical Garden (his new favorite spot on campus) with the bento box in one hand, waving his tail in content at the peace and quiet compared to the hustle and bustle of the Dining Hall. After sitting down on a patch of grass, Leona broke apart a pair of wooden chopsticks and poked at the contents of the bento box.

🍱 He disregarded the tempura vegetables entirely and picked up a menchi katsu. Leona liked the scent of the ground beef, and bit into the menchi katsu’s deep-fried panko breading with a satisfying crunch.

🍱 A grin erupted on Leona’s face despite himself. It wasn’t long before he devoured everything in the bento box. The richness of the rolled eggs and tenderness of the piping-hot chicken teriyaki enveloped him in a welcoming hug.

🍱 The food Leona just ate was different from the carefully curated food he was served at his home palace. While Leona grew up eating dishes that were of the highest quality, those dishes often felt empty.

🍱 The world-renowned chefs who worked for the Kingscholars only cooked for Leona because they had a job to do; they didn’t know Leona personally to create dishes for him from the heart.

🍱 On the other hand, the ghost chefs of NRC believed that every student at NRC, no matter their background, needed proper nutrition and hearty meals to nurture themselves and reach their full potential. Even if the ghost chefs had a job to do, they did so by always keeping NRC’s students in their hearts and minds.

🍱 “Heh, I can get used to this,” Leona let out a loud BURP and laid down on the grass with his arms rested comfortably behind his head.

🍱 As Leona closed his eyes for an afternoon nap, he thought about coming back to the Dining Hall the next day.

🍔 Magift & MagiDonald’s 🍟

🍔 After every Magift interdorm tournament or one against RSA, Savanaclaw had a tradition where they would go to Sage Island’s MagiDonald’s (TWST version of McDonald’s) for burgers and fries.

🍔 If Savanaclaw won the interdorm tournament or contributed to NRC’s win against RSA, Leona didn’t mind treating his loyal subjects team. After all, the King of Beasts made sure that the trusty animals at the most bottom of the food chain never went hungry.

🍔 This time, Savanaclaw lost in an unofficial interdorm match before the actual interdorm tournament. With all the practices they’ve had since last year’s interdorm fiasco, Savanaclaw was neck-in-neck with Diasomnia during the unofficial match today. However, they still lost. Leona wore a scowl all the way to MagiDonald’s.

🍔 To be fair, Savanaclaw demonstrated a stronger (and more fair) performance compared to last year. Despite all the members pulling their weight, Leona included, they all couldn’t help but feel angry and disappointed with themselves.

🍔 Jack was especially dejected despite being one of the front players alongside Leona and Ruggie.

🍔 It wasn’t until they all stepped into MagiDonald’s that the scent of sizzling hamburger patties and French fries straight out of hot oil made them feel a bit better.

🍔 After ordering and receiving about a hundred double-beef hamburgers and fries, Leona stood up with his hands on his hips.

🍔 As the team leader, Leona cut to the chase and didn’t sugar coat his next words.

🍔 “We ran around like cubs out there. It was embarassin’.” Several Savanaclaw members hug their heads low, some putting down their burgers that they were just about to eat. “The interdorm’s comin’ up soon.”

🍔 “But…” All the members rose their heads in surprise. “We’re doing a hell of a lot better than last year. But ‘better’ ain’t cuttin’ it if we want to win. So eat up and we’ll practice more tomorrow morning. Understood?”

🍔 Ruggie gazed at Leona with wide eyes, surprised that Leona suggested practice in the morning of his own free will. However, the hyena recovered quickly. “Shishishi, you heard the boss!”

🍔 As Savanaclaw devoured their mountain of burgers and fries, Leona munched on his own burger and fries while giving each and every member pointers on their performance strengths and weaknesses.

🍔 “Jack, your defense was great, ya kept your eye on the disc,” Leona pointed a flimsy fry at the wolf beastman. “But sneaky opponents like Lilia can take advantage of that and find an opening or try to distract ya.”

🍔 Jack nodded, appreciating the feedback and feeling comfortable to offer pointers and feedback to Leona as well. Despite their junior-senior dynamic, it fostered discussion between the two and the rest of the team for improvement.

🍔 For what may be the first time, Leona, Ruggie, Jack, and the rest of the members of Savanaclaw learned that they needed to depend on each other’s strengths to survive and thrive in Magift and maybe in school life as well.

🍔 The dorm creed was always “survival of the fittest,” but Savanaclaw’s members wouldn’t improve or get anywhere if there was just one or a few strong key players. They needed to work on and help each other through their weaknesses together.

🍔 If a random passerby happened to walk past MagiDonald’s, they would’ve heard of a bunch of Savanaclaw students’ laughter and loud “Hey, that’s MY burger!”’s. And if said passerby happened to enter the MagiDonald’s, they would’ve seen a team.

🥣 In Sickness & In Health 🥣

🥣 “Say ‘ah’,” you brought a spoonful of chicken and ginger porridge you bought from the Mystery Shop up to Leona’s mouth.

🥣 Leona caught a cold due to the chilly fall weather creeping onto campus. His cold made him ten times more clingy with you, so much so that he even refused to have Ruggie take care of him.

🥣 He chewed on the spoon of porridge with bits of chicken and ginger. While Leona’s taste buds were kind of shot from his cold, he enjoyed the porridge’s warmth that filled his body. It, and the sight of you, made him feel more rejuvenated and energized.

🥣 After finishing the bowl of porridge, you fought the battle that was trying to give Leona his medicine. The dark cherry liquid made Leona positively retch. “Leona, don’t be stubborn,” you frowned slightly as Leona kept twisting his head away from the spoon of liquid medicine you held out to him.

🥣 He quickly turned to face you with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Gimme a kiss first.”

🥣 Your eyes widened in disbelief. “Leona, I can’t kiss you! I’ll catch your cold!”

🥣 Leona crossed his arms and leaned back against his headboard oh-so-casually. “Haven’t ya heard the old saying ‘a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down’? Well I’m gonna need a LOT of sugar.”

🥣 You rolled your eyes and blew him a kiss. Leona scowled, but then obliged to take his medicine. With the tray of a now-empty-bowl of porridge, you turned to leave and return to Ramshackle.

🥣 Of course, Leona wasn’t going to let you leave so easily. The cunning lion beastman wrapped his tail around your hand. “Stay with me, Y/N.”

🥣 “I’d love to, but like I said earlier, I’d catch your cold,” you arched an eyebrow at Leona’s clingy behavior.

🥣 “Ya wouldn’t deprive this sick and lonely lion of your company, now would you?” Leona pouted.

🥣 You couldn’t help but fail to stifle a grin; Leona NEVER pouted. “Who are you and what did you do to my Leona?” you teased, a grin quirking on your lips.

🥣 “So I’m YOUR Leona, huh?” Leona smirked, caressing your cheek with one hand. “Gettin’ braver, aren’t we.”

🥣 You rolled your eyes at him. “I’m going to leave now.”

🥣 “What happened to ‘in sickness and in health’?” Leona waved a hand dramatically to his forehead.

🥣 “Last time I checked, we aren’t married,” you put a hand on your hip, amused by Leona’s antics.

🥣 “Ouch, herbivore,” Leona replied as if he was wounded.

🥣 “If you don’t go to sleep, you can’t get better, and we can’t get married if you don’t get better,” you shrugged and shook your head with a little smile.

🥣 Despite the banter, Leona turned his head to the side away from you. He muttered under his breath in earnest, “Well I don’t wanna fall asleep without ya.”

🥣 If there was one thing you learned about Leona that day, it was that he hated being alone when he was sick. Growing up, his servants and attendants would just bring him food and medicine and make sure to fluff his pillows. They never stayed to read Leona stories or keep him company.

🥣 Sighing softly, you set the tray down on Leona’s bedside table and made your way into Leona’s bed.

🥣 “No kissing tonight, ok? I could catch your cold.” You put one of Leona’s pillows between you and him.

🥣 Leona ignored you completely, grabbing the pillow and chucking it off the bed. He tackled you in a hug and nuzzled his nose into the crook of your neck. “If ya get sick because of me, I’ll just take care of ya.”

🥣 The thought of Leona taking care of you for a whole day made you giggle. “You’ll have to do my homework with Grim too.”

🥣 Leona groaned, but before he could offer a witty response to not do your homework, his eyelids drooped and he let out a yawn. “Thank you, Y/N,” Leona mumbled into your neck. It wasn’t long until Leona was snoring by your side, with his chin rested comfortably on your head and his arms wrapped around your waist.

🥣 But before you could fall asleep next to Leona, you made sure to rub small circles on Leona’s hand with your thumb, reassuring him that you would be here until he got better.

🍊 Apples & Oranges 🍊

🍊 “Oji-tan, I’m here!” A cheerful voice called from outside Leona’s room. His dorm room door swung open to reveal a little cub with bright-orange and fire-red hair and an even brighter smile.

🍊 Leona heaved a heavy sigh, pulling his blankets over his head. That chipper voice could only belong to one being in this world: his five-year-old nephew Cheka.

🍊 “Oji-tan!” Cheka ran to Leona’s bed and jumped onto it. The cub grabbed Leona’s blanket to uncover his beloved uncle. “I missed you! I’m here to help you get better!”

🍊 “Gee, I wouldn’t have guessed,” Leona’s voice oozed with sarcasm as he sat up in his bed. Leona’s sister-in-law Safiya had sent him a million texts that morning of how he should take his vitamins and medicine, and that Cheka would be dropping by.

🍊 Leona almost fully recovered from his cold by now, but still felt tired (more so than on a regular basis). He wished you stayed in bed with him, but it was a school day and you had classes to attend.

🍊 Cheka patted a rather large bag he had brought with him. “Whatcha got there, furball?” Leona inquired, taking the bag.

🍊 “I brought my friends to cheer you up, Oji-tan!” Leona grimaced as he took out a soft giraffe plushie and an elephant plushie. Leona reached further in the bag, surprised to find a thermal cup.

🍊 “Eh? What’s this?” Leona took out the cup and opened it, sniffing the liquid content.

🍊 “Orange juice that Papa made! Papa said that you need more Vitamin C, Oji-tan!” Cheka answered, beaming with pride at the fact that he remembered to tell Leona the importance of Vitamin C.

🍊 Leona rolled his eyes. Ever since Farena became a dad, Farena began lecturing Leona to take his vitamins and take care of his health more. Farena even became a juice-making-fanatic and would make orange juice for the family whenever he got the chance to.

🍊 “Of course he did,” Leona grumbled. “Cuz he’s practically perfect in every way, isn’t he?” Leona mumbled the last part to himself, his mood souring.

🍊 Still, Leona chugged down the orange juice. It wasn’t too sweet and the tartness of the oranges grown from the Afterglow Savannah’s palace gardens reminded Leona of when he would spend his afternoons lazing under the orange trees.

🍊 “Is it good, Oji-tan? Are you feeling better?” Cheka tucked himself and his plushies into Leona’s blankets next to a Leona. Leona answered with a “mm” and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

🍊 “I’m tired, so don’t make too much noise, ok?” Leona mumbled, settling back into bed. Before he knew it, Cheka latched onto him and snuggled close to him.

🍊 “Papa isn’t perfect, Oji-tan!” Cheka giggled, replying late to Leona’s statement. “He accidentally put salt instead of sugar at first, and then Mama scolded him! I had to help Papa make better orange juice for Oji-tan.”

🍊 A chortle of surprise escaped from Leona’s lips. He could picture Farena mistaking salt for sugar, and Safiya scolding Farena for that. Leona would’ve loved to see it.

🍊 “Papa said he misses you lots and that he hopes you get better soon,” Cheka continued, emitting a kitten-like yawn as his eyes closed. Leona sighed; once the cub fell asleep next to Leona, there was no way to get him off.

🍊 He misses me, huh? Leona gazed at the now-half-empty thermal cup. His relationship with his older brother was complicated, given their ten-year age difference and the way Leona was compared to Farena his entire life.

🍊 While the brothers were as different as apples and oranges, people (whether it be distant relatives, members of the court, or even foreign diplomats) compared Leona to Farena constantly.

🍊 While that wasn’t Farena’s fault, Farena realized after he became a dad that he could’ve been there for Leona more. So the orange juice wasn’t just a “get well soon” gift, it was also a peace offering.

🍊 Leona’s phone buzzed, revealing a text notification from Farena. “Leona! I hope you like the OJ!🍊😃 Say hi to Cheka for me! ❤️🦁 Get well soon, brother ❤️.”

🍊 Leona contemplated leaving Farena on read; Leona usually did. Still, Farena DID go out of his way to make Leona orange juice. Leona reached for his phone and went to his messaging app before he could think twice. “Thanks for the orange juice,” Leona typed to Farena, hitting send.

🍊 It only took a couple of seconds for Farena to type something back. “No worries, Leona! Come home soon sometime so we can hang 😃 😎.”

🍊 Leona wanted to face palm himself. His older brother, the king of Afterglow Savannah, really was a dad—the type to use too many emojis and today’s “cool kid lingo” in a sincere effort to be “hip.”

🍊 Leona rolled his eyes and simply “liked” the message, deciding he had enough communication with Farena for the day. He set down his phone, groaning that Cheka started drooling on him. Still, Leona made sure that Cheka and Cheka’s plushies were tucked in properly.

🍊 Maybe one day Leona will choose to come home to see Farena mistake salt for sugar once more. Plus, it wouldn’t be so bad for Leona to laze under the palace gardens’ orange trees with a cup of orange juice (that he’ll help Farena make correctly) in his hand.

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