#riddle replies

[riddle-rosethorns]

I can't believe I missed the fact that your requests are open! I've failed you, Mr. President... ;_;

Request time: could I get some headcanons for what kinds of music the housewardens listen to?

The Housewardens' Music Taste

Summary: Having your own private dorm room at NRC means having the freedom to blast whatever you want through your speakers. But just what exactly are our dorm leaders listening to when nobody else is around?

Characters: All Housewardens Pairings: None CWs: Swearing, she/they pronouns for Idia.

A/N: I'm sorry this took *checks calendar* almost ten months for me to answer, I promise it hasn't been for lack of interest! Sometimes writing is hard and my brain is mean. Thank you for your patience! These takes are admittedly heavily biased by my own music taste and knowledge, so feel free to let me know if you think I missed any artists!

Riddle Rosehearts

You can't convince me his mom wasn't constantly playing classical music for him when he was growing up. I honestly think he still defaults to classical music, especially to improve his focus while reading or studying.

I also think Cater has definitely exposed him to a lot more modern music and, though he is undoubtedly very picky, there's even some of it he likes.

Artists that come to mind for Riddle include Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Red Velvet, and Mitski.

Leona Kingscholar

For the most part, I'd imagine Leona mostly listens to pretty chill music that's easy to nap to, like R&B or soft rock.

That's not to say he doesn't actively enjoy listening to music though. If he's in the mood to jam, I could see him turning on some hip-hop or even some angry punk music.

Artists that come to mind for Leona include Lil Nas X, Gorillaz, Gym Class Heroes, and The Weeknd.

Azul Ashengrotto

Lounge music feels like the easy answer here. Lots of smooth jazz and easy listening.

However, I also can't resist suggesting that Azul might have a secret fondness for electro-swing that he keeps secret due to the genre's reputation for being considered "cringe".

Artists that come to mind for Azul include Frank Sinatra, Kenny G, Michael Bublé, and Caravan Palace.

Kalim Al-Asim

Kalim strikes me as one of those guys that would say that he likes every genre of music, only he would actually mean every genre- rap and country included.

That being said, his preference definitely skews heavily in the direction of songs that he can dance to. Bonus points if the composition and instrumentation have a clear Scalding Sands influence.

Artists that come to mind for Kalim include Cascada, Saint Levant, Shakira, and Christina Aguilera.

Vil Schoenheit

For Vil, my brain immediately jumps to all the gayest, poppiest, cunt-serviest stuff I can think of. Imagine every song you and your friends might put on a playlist for pride with some sad girl music sprinkled in for flavor.

Being in Film Studies Club, I'd also imagine he spends a decent amount of time listening to and analyzing movie soundtracks, though whether this counts as part of his "music taste" is up for debate.

Artists that come to mind for Vil include Lady Gaga, Todrick Hall, Britney Spears, and MARINA.

Idia Shroud

This bitch's playlists are absolutely filled with Vocaloid songs, nightcore remixes, anime openings, and video game soundtracks. She is an absolute fucking nerd and I know her music taste reflects this. Let's not forget she is canonically an idol stan.

As for "normal" music, I think they probably listen to about what you'd expect- weird emo shit.

Artists that come to mind for Idia include My Chemical Romance, Utsu-P, Yasuharu Takanashi, and Will Wood.

Malleus Draconia

I genuinely don't even know where to start with Malleus. I feel like this guy listens to Gregorian chants and spooky Halloween sound effect compilations.

In all seriousness, I feel like Malleus would greatly enjoy pieces involving stringed instruments, seeing as he has a talent for playing them. The rest of his music taste probably stems from whatever Lilia and the others have exposed him to, and so is likely very strange.

Artists that come to mind for Malleus include The Correspondents, Burn the Ballroom, Scissor Sisters, and Lindsey Stirling.

[bara-to-heart]

Riddle, I made a HUGEEEE thing of Strawberry tarts but Ace ran into me and I dropped it all. I'm reallyyyyy sorry! Do you want me to make you another one? :)

- 🧠

I will take care of it.

@cherrypieola Do you have anything to say for yourself?

[acetrappolad]

heartslabyul casual fits

[prythiansprincess]

what do you think the slytherin boys red flags would be?

mansplain, manipulate, malewife ⋆˙⟡ | the slytherin boys as red flags...

cue that one tik tok sound oh my god I love this question... i've actually given this a fair amount of thought so please sit down and enjoy as I present my thesis with cited sources and all.

theo is a straight-up stalker. he will learn anything and everything about you and use that information to weasel his way into your life. theo doesn't do casual. he is obsessive, possessive, and manipulative. the type to follow you around the castle, steal personal items, and hurt those who get in his way. he will worm his way into your heart and make you fall madly in love with him before he lets the mask slip and shows you how dangerous and unhinged he actually is, but by the time you realize it, it's way too late.

mattheo jealousy and anger issues is mattheo's downfall. this man cannot handle it when your attention isn't on him 24/7. he constantly gets into fights if anyone even dares to look in your direction because in his mind, you're his and his alone, which should be concerning but damn you'd be lying if you said an angry, jealous mattheo wasn't an absolute turn on.

enzo i've talked about this at length, but sweet angel face enzo is 100% a master manipulator. enzo is all about the long game and he doesn't care what he has to do to come out on top. he will gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss his way into a relationship with you and once he has you, you'll never be allowed to leave.

blaise is notorious at ghosting. given his mommy issues, this man is terrified of commitment and will avoid it at all cost. even if you feel like things are going extremely well, this man will go ghost like danny phantom. it'll take a lot of confrontation and arguments, but once he does decide to commit his loyalty knows no bounds.

draco isolation is draco's go to. like his namesake, draco has a tendency to hoard. your time, your affection, your attention — draco needs it all. his whole world revolves around you and he expects the same out of you as well. he absolutely hates sharing and he will go to great lengths to keep you all to himself.

regulus being a black means regulus is notoriously emotionally unavailable. not only does he have mommy and daddy issues, he has brother issues as well. his fear of abandonment pushes him to self-sabotage his own relationships. the smartest thing to do would be to walk away, but reg pulls you in by showing you a soft, vulnerable side of himself that he would never show to anyone else.

tom babe, tom riddle invented red flags. I wouldn't even know where to start. he's controlling, he's manipulative, and he's quite literally insane. but once he sets his sights on you, you don't stand a chance. tom will stop at nothing to have you. he wants to own you, to possess you, to corrupt and ruin you in every possible way and tom will have you absolutely begging for it.

[asimplemulti]

"I suppose that's true." Riddle nodded slightly and played with his glass for a few moments. Before a thought struck him and he peered at the bartender with a hint of a gentle smile on his face.

"i've heard from Tem that you're training to be a knight. Does that include... Horses?" he prodded gently. He loved the idea of being able to share his love of horses, weather that be a new comer to them or an old pro, and hoped that in his co worker, he had found someone he could whip out his phone and show off his selection of Vorpal photos to!!

asimplemulti​:

A twitch of his lips at her statement, and a rueful shake of his head.he accepted the second drink, gaze only switching to watch Josephine as she made a pleased noise at MAddox’s gift before looking back at Phoebe.

“I’d think anyone would wonder about how another school is run and it’s inner workings. One day Id like to learn about the school you and the other girls go to, if I’m quite honest.”

"Maybe for some people, but not me. Like I said why talk school when we don't need to?" She points out leaning against the counter again. "Gets kinda boring after a while in my opinion, I mean, aside from a few things here and there how different can schools really be from one another in the end?" She notes with a small shrug and wave of a hand.

[yuriartillery]

Upon a hill now came to view Four lovely maidens 'neath the blue Then turning thus they spoke to you: Spake the first "Though I might lie, the rest speak true" Sighed the second "Fiction and fact comes in twos" Spat the third "The second gave a worthless clue" Swooned the fourth "First unlike, I'd not lie to you" Now of these maidens, which speak true?

[actualbird]

just in case anybody else is ALSO CONFUSED AS HELL with the Minerva Academy Gameplay, here are some notes abt the dailies in layman's terms (based on my understanding)

you get 4 Exercise Books for free every day to do gameplay like tasks and shit. after you use those 4, you have to spend 15AP to get another Exercise Book.

game specifically says that you should USE ALL 4 FREE EXERCISE BOOKS EACH DAY PLUS SPEND AP TO GET 4 MORE EXERCISE BOOKS.

so every day you have to use

4 free Exercise Books + 60AP to exchange for 4 more Exercise books = Each Day You Must Use 8 Exercise Books MINIMUM

if you "ostensibly" want to get the Invitation by day 10 of the event

[malleide-fever]

why is your art so shape (walks out with your art stuffed inside my pockets) FR THO THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOODDD like I just went through all your posts and its chef's kiss SO UNIQUE AND BEEAAAUTIFUL i love the way you draw them, you highlight everybody's best features and THE CLOTHES. THE CUNT. THE FA SHION. love this a LOT

I reaaally like Idia's ENORMOUS FLUFFY HAIR and his bulky hoodie, also his face lololol he looks a lot like the og Disney Hades, wanna see him open a big smile and show all of those teeth

ALSO MALLEUS, MALLEUS IS SO. UGHHHHH i can feel the WHIMSY radiating off of him, just look at those eyes, they're soooo sweet and kind but also. OMINOUS. He really looks like something out of an old dark fantasy movie I wanna take a bite off of him

ANYWAYS I WOULD SPEAK ALL OF MY TRUTH SINCE I ALSO L OVED YOUR VIL, LIKE, THOSE PEARLS IN HIS HAIR, THE FLOW OF HIS CLOTHES????? a true queen, omg, i love the red on him AASQJQSE

I'm dying to see what Riddle looks like in your style, his og dorm uniform is already a packed mess of style, shapes and patterns, I'm sure you would really elevate it (I just imagine you making his ahoge into a giant heart just like you did with Malleus' horns lololol) ANYWAYS LOVE YOU ACCOUNT HAVE A GREAT DAY XOXO

Thank you so much for the kind words ❤❤❤ I appreciate them greatly 🥰

As for Riddle.....I cannot draw him properly without designing his mom first. Because she raised him to be just like her (funnily enough, the way I pictured her is scarily similar to how she looks like in the comics- except that in my head she was a bit thicker like the actual Queen of hearts from the animated movie...I also hc Riddle's dad to be small, and that's where he inherited his height from 😭) (Ignore how stiff Riddle's pose is...actually don't it's in his character to look like he got a stick up there)

For his face, I wanted his cheeks to be really soft and rosy...I need Riddle's face to look cute (it's Floyd's fault 😭, he put the cute petite red goldfishie in my head) However, I wanted his eyes to be striking. Deep enough to make you fess up your mistake with just one disapproving look (skill acquired from mama Rosehearts)

As for his clothing, I took inspiration from two things: those young prince designs with the pantaloons and a boy scout.

I wanted his clothes to look like they're eating him up. Like they're a little too big for him but he makes it ✨work ✨ because I wanted to show that responsibility and expectations are overwhelming him without making it too obvious. I also need to mention that his face is painted white, because insert deep meaningful "mask your mistakes" symbolism here.

The royal prince look is there because...well judging by how ridiculous the Queen's rules are, the clothes she likes are probably just as ridiculous (plus I think that they're really cute and cute Riddle is a necessity)

The Boy Scout is there because well, boy scouts work towards a certain goal. Then they get rewarded with an insignia (feels good in the moment but those little trinkets are kind of useless and for looks only....tho it's nice to bedazzle bags with em..not like Riddle would be allowed to do that LMAO) and then they work towards another goal

This constant work-"reward"-work thing is common in Riddle's household. And you bet he's a completionist and wants all the insignia no matter how much they end up weighing on him in the end

I also removed the crowns from his design because he has too many symbols (roses, all card symbols and a crown... Very hard to balance) You can headcannon the little triangle design on his hat as a crown tho if you feel like it :)

[bara-to-heart]

…

Riddle is honestly suchhhh a bitch because he wouldn’t let me carry around my SUPER DUPER veryyyyy cool bat around the school because “it’s a dangerous weapon that can cause fear among students” and “it’s out of place” but like whateverrrrrrrrr!!!! I wanna have some fun!!! It makes me look super cool!! I probably won’t hit anyone with it!

[uniquethingtastemaker]

the Riddle one is good but omg the Vil one???? TBH I love him so much—like literally I aspire to be someone like him because he's just so?!?! admirable?!?!

but you're right tho he needed that slap, someone need to knock him out of it

I’m glad u like the Riddle idea, but I’m glad u share my enthusiasm for the Beautiful Vil! Rook has been wearing off on me lol

Vil is very admirable. I love how willing he is to work on himself. I really, really like how his character has come along since Chapter 5. He’s a bit softer now and that makes me feel happy. He tends to phrase things in a critical harsh way even though he’s being helpful. So, in my fanfics, I just want him to learn how to communicate better. He has great content. It’s just the delivery that’s lacking. Since he’s so dedicated to bettering himself, I think he would actually work on it too. It’s nice and encouraging to see someone like that

Plus, he deserves a break from the whole celebrity thing. It’s so clear to me that he likes physical affection but doesn’t get or give a lot of it because of his celebrity status. One of the fanfics I’m working will do both of those things, so look forward to it!

[riddle-rosethorns]

🏳️‍🌈 heartslabyul!!

Yay, my favorite dorm! Thank you so much for the ask!!

❤️ Riddle Rosehearts: gay demisexual trans guy (he/him)

I know this is almost exactly what you said in your response to my ask about him, and I honestly 1000% agree with your reasoning. I will also admit the way I view him is heavily influenced by my own experiences with gender and sexuality (minus the demisexual part). During the timeline of the game, I see Riddle as pre-everything, likely due to discouragement or fearmongering by his mother. Even after moving out of his mother's house, I honestly don't really see him transitioning medically; however, I think that would be a conclusion he would come to on his own after extensive research rather than due to his mother's influence. I also think he would use neopronouns if he didn't feel like he would be breaking some unspoken rule by doing so. I don't really feel the need to explain why I think he's gay to be honest, but as for his demisexuality, I will introduce my Treyrid agenda. I feel like the connection Riddle forms with Trey in their childhood ultimately blossoms into romantic and sexual feelings after reuniting at Night Raven. Since this would likely be his only experience with such feelings up to that point, I can see it greatly influencing the way he views his own attraction from that point forward.

❤️ Ace Trappola: aromantic bisexual cis guy (he/him)

I'll admit, I don't really have a ton of specific thoughts about Ace. Most of this headcanon comes purely from vibes. Ace feels like a fuckboy to me. He feels like the type of guy that would hook up with dudes and then make some excuse as to why it isn't gay because "we kept our socks on, guys!" and "what's a little dick-sucking between bros?". He'd probably treat sex pretty casually and thus not really understand why people think that because he fucks dudes he has to be gay. I think as he gets older and works past some of his internalized homophobia though, he'd probably end up coming to terms with his attraction towards guys and identifying as bisexual. As for the aromantic part, I feel like I need only direct you to his Suitor Suit vignette. This is one of many lines that sparked this half of my headcanon.

❤️ Deuce Spade: bisexual trans guy (he/him)

This headcanon honestly rubbed off on me from my boyfriend. He's a bi trans guy who projects heavily on Deuce, so I basically absorbed his thoughts and ideas through osmosis. I honestly kinda just want to direct you to this post of his because his Deuce takes are so perfect I have nothing to add to them. I love you sukeban girl gang delinquent Deuce. I love you Deuce who is attracted to anyone who could beat him up. Unlike Riddle, I think Deuce is on T by the time he's enrolled at Night Raven. This is partially because I think his mom would be way more supportive than Riddle's would be.

❤️ Trey Clover: cis gay guy (he/him)

Back at it again with my Treyrid agenda! I really enjoy seeing and writing relationships between cisgender gay guys and transgender gay guys, since I personally feel that there's a strong sense of gender euphoria to be found in that situation: for someone who likes men to see you fully as a man and be attracted to you as a man. All that's to say that my headcanon for Riddle has heavily influenced the way I view Trey as well, since their relationship is one I'm extremely attached to. I don't really have any specific support or evidence for this one. Like with Ace, it's sorta just the vibes I get from him. Trey is like the epitome of that "I'm not gay enough for the gays" Reddit post to me.

❤️ Cater Diamond: bisexual & nonbinary (they/he)

I'm so sorry that like 3/5 of these headcanons have just been me going "it's about the vibes" instead of properly explaining them. Sometimes for me it truly is just about the vibes, and Cater gives me the vibes of someone who doesn't fuck with either side of the gender binary. I do think they still present as mostly masc and tend to avoid more traditionally feminine clothes and accessories due to trauma involving their older sisters, but I also don't really think they fully click with the idea of manhood either. They're literally just hanging out. Also, I may not be fully informed on this given that I only play on the EN server, but isn't bisexual Cater basically confirmed in the JP version? I've seen a lot of posts supporting it, so like... is it even a headcanon at this point?

~Send me a 🏳️‍🌈 and a character name for my gender/sexuality headcanons!~

[bara-to-heart]

ridddss :(( I got a booboo can u kiss it n make it better ill do supper good on my test if u do 🥺🥺

You... Do know that things like that won't work. It is better to study than rely on something like that.

If you'd like, I can sit with you and help you study for your test.

[asimplemulti]

Riddle hummed softly as he entered the chambers, a certain pep in his step as he held his own work tablet, shuffling through the options. Trey was, sadly in his third year which meant it was time for Riddle to begin looking at the lower years for his replacement come the Spring semester. As well as calculating his income from work, making sure the budget for his dorm was on track and the funds for his own little side project were stockpiling nicely... ahhh, a dorm head's life was never dull was it?

A glance up at Azul's all too eager greeting, and up went an eyebrow. That level of cheer only meant one thing was on the other's mind, and that happened to be profitable in some form or shape.

Though... it wouldn't hurt to have the other on his side, would it? Azul had his own share of pros and cons to work with, and his fingers in many, many pies.

So, Riddle returned the cheerful smile and set down in his seat, closing the tabs on his device and inclined his head.

"How are you today Azul?"

@asimplemulti asked for a starter!

Azul has a quarry, so to speak. He almost always does, in one way or another, but today in particular he has a specific target in mind. As he thumbs through the document that contains the notes for today's Housewarden meeting, his mind is elsewhere. When he had first seen the spike in profits, he had nearly fallen out of his chair, and he'd had to run the numbers three times to make sure he was seeing correctly. He had to get Trey to bake for the lounge again, after that week he'd been 'borrowed' after their trip to camp, he'd been repeatedly asked when his desserts were coming back. It had truly been a pickle. Luckily, he had a plan. Azul bartered in many things, and among them was information. He'd always known his fellow Housewarden Riddle was close to Trey, and now his hope is that perhaps he can use that to establish a connection. Now he just has to pull it off. Thankfully, he's not left to wait long-- Riddle is punctual down to the minute, so he's prepared when Riddle walks in, giving him a cheerful smile. "Good afternoon, Riddle."

[coquelicoq]

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs fleuri du pavillon pâle et multiple des questions que l'on n'ose poser et qui attendent pour tomber le souffle du plus courageux. ("Le Café des Chasseurs", Daniel Boulanger)

my experience reading this sentence:

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs

makes sense. this is a full sentence.

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs fleuri du pavillon pâle

okay, maybe this makes sense? the silence particular to conspirators [which had] blossomed from the pale pavilion? kind of weird though...maybe it's related to the next part instead.

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs fleuri du pavillon pâle et multiple

what

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs fleuri du pavillon pâle et multiple des questions

WHAT????

richard coward translates this as

Beneath the pergola, convolvulus-like, the peculiar silence of the plotters spread over everything and over the six invalids, and the many questions that no one dared utter, and which waited to be asked for the breath of the bravest amongst them, fluttered above them like as many pale flags. (New Penguin Parallel Text Short Stories in French, p 115)

he also has an endnote after "courait" which reads

The subject of this verb is le silence particulier. Boulanger uses the inversion to convey stylistically the all-embracing secrecy of the meeting.

this is making me cuckoo. obviously the subject of courait is le silence particulier. what else could it possibly be!! that's the least confusing thing about the sentence!

what is actually confusing is everything that happens after le silence particulier. fleuri is a past participle which i would think is acting as an adjective because there's no auxiliary. what's it modifying? silence? are we saying [le silence [particulier des comploteurs] [fleuri du pavillon pâle]]? and where is the pavillon pâle coming from? this is the first use of the word pavillon. the translator takes it as figurative language, which maybe it is, but i can't figure out what it's doing in the sentence because...

what the fuck is going on with multiple? if it's an adjective modifying pavillon, then shouldn't it (and pavillon!) be plural? like by definition?? the translator has clearly interpreted it this way by the inclusion of "many pale flags". however, i originally interpreted pavillon not as flag (flags have not been mentioned in the story at all so far) but as outbuilding, because on the previous page the pergola was described as having "murs aveugles" which the translator thought was odd because pergolas don't have walls, let alone windowless ones, so he thought maybe it was referring to an outbuilding. also, if multiple is somehow modifying pavillon despite the fact that they're both singular, everything up to and including multiple is a complete sentence. what is des questions and everything after it doing? that's a completely new noun phrase. what verb phrase is it part of?

at one point i was thinking, could multiple be a verb? but it would have to be a verb in the 3rd person singular present indicative (or i guess subjunctive), so it can't parallel courait. there are present indicative verbs in this sentence, but they're both in the subordinate clause after "des questions". the subject would either have to be le silence (which doesn't make sense because courait also has silence as the subject and is in the imparfait) or le pavillon, which doesn't make sense because there's an et in between pavillon and multiple.

i can't say the translation is incorrect because i don't understand the original sentence. but if i start from the translation and try to work backward, the biggest problem i run into isn't "many pale flags" (maybe le pavillon pâle et multiple could be a plural noun phrase stylistically?) but rather "fluttered". he's added a completely new main verb that doesn't exist in the original. and at first i was assuming that he was getting fluttered from fleuri somehow, but i can't make that make sense either semantically or syntactically which maybe is a skill issue, i don't know!!

if we try to line up the correspondences between original and translation by color:

Sous la pergola courait en liseron sur toutes choses et sur les six infirmes le silence particulier des comploteurs fleuri du pavillon pâle et multiple des questions que l'on n'ose poser et qui attendent pour tomber le souffle du plus courageux.

Beneath the pergola, convolvulus-like, the peculiar silence of the plotters spread over everything and over the six invalids, and the many questions that no one dared utter, and which waited to be asked for the breath of the bravest amongst them, fluttered above them like as many pale flags.

it does seem like fluttered and fleuri have to be related somehow. maybe fleuri is actually supposed to be fleurit (most of the story is in the passé simple)...but if des questions is the subject, it would have to be fleurirent because questions is plural. and it still seems pretty weird not to have a conjuction in the french (he's added "and" in the translation). and where did the "above them" come from in "fluttered above them"? i am losing my mind. what am i missing.

[plum-at-sea]

me when my favorite character is Floyd but I self ship with Deuce…

Literally THE malewife 🫶

HES SO SWEET he was my fav when i first started playing he deserves all the love!! My first impression of him was Aren from Saiki k 😭 I love the reformed delinquent trope. He has absolutely no relationship experience but he’d be so sweet to you 🫶 also when I first started playing twst back in 2022 I was SO in between Floyd or Riddle being my f/o because Riddle’s introduction in the prologue had me FLOORED he was so cool i was so in love with him but then Floyds silliness stole my heart 💕 but anyways deuce is indeed so babygirl he will ride you off into the sunset on his magic wheel or whatever tf they call motorcycles I can’t remember but give him lots of eggs 🥚

[yuriartillery]

The vital metal my name shall use But my life follows simple cues Up and up from earth I grew Cut and chopped and split in two, Skimp'd and scraped from within a flue, Soak'd and set in watery blue, Back to earth to begin anew