#rip tsum

[twisting-in-wonderland]

I miss them...........

at least they live in my guest room now >:]

[blind0raven]

pfffft

Pffffffffft

PFFFFFFFT Jade oh nu

Bro you literally were monologuing hiding Leona and how your tsum did it minutes ago within earshot of

TWO BEASTMEN

WHO HAVE VERY GOOD HEARING RANGE

Jade got stabbed in the back with betrayal from his own tsum! He should have seen it coming lol

Et tu Jade tsum?

[axvwriter]

Tsum-Tsums Design Observations

So I looked through the Tsums fandom page for the tsum mobile game. I did this as I wanted to look at all the different type of tsums to see what the general rules are for how tsums look.

There does seem to be some rough guidelines, some ignored for stylistic choice. Some of the rules that sometimes aren't followed, I can't really tell why. Perhaps it's just the artist behind the design.

Like one common rule seems to be that eyes are just dots. The exception is sometimes stylistic like when it's a major part of the character's design like Pleakly from Lilo and Stitch or like Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb. Part of Perry's look when not an agent is to look in opposite directions which is a bit difficult to show with no whites of the eyes, the sclera. Some that I don't understand is Timon from Lion King. I don't think the sclera is that big of a major identifying detail about Timon and the Pumba tsum has the usual dot eyes.

There is at least one tsum that has normal eyes, The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland (Live-action Tim Burton directed one). It just feels cursed compared to all the other tsums. There's also Mushu from Mulan who has cartoony eyes going on which seems weird as his eyes weren't drawn like that in the movie. That just seems like a random design detail randomly thrown onto him. It's like the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons eye shape. Which works for the Cars tsums and for Goofy since the originals have similar shapes. So the exception to dot eyes seems to be if the original has an iconic look associated to that part, though sometimes it's broken for no clear reason? I can only guess artistic choice.

Another common rule seems to be that tsums don't have mouths. The only ones that break that exception and make sense to me are ones with beaks, Pacman, and that one dog from the Coco movie. I haven't seen the movie (though I do intend to watch it some day) but I recall from the trailers it always has its tongue sticking out. So that tsum having a tongue makes sense.

If the character has buck-teeth then they're given mouths. Or if they're like Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie, both from The Nightmare Before Christmas, then that also makes sense as they do have unique mouths as well. The ones that don't really make sense to me is when there's a random smile? Judy Hopps, Zootopia, has a smile while Nick Wilde, also from Zootopia, has no mouth. I don't usually think of smiling as a unique character identification trait unless it's perhaps that the character can only smile.

Another common rule seems to be a round dot for the nose. Yet this is rather flexible, usually changing for animals. Some characters get a bit more shape to their noses. Though I have noticed that if the original design of a character has a sharp-pointed nose, that's rounded out. At least, that's the case for Pinocchio. Of course some have no noses like the fish tsums.

Hair and other details seem rather free. Just make it look like felt. They can have hats, glasses, earrings, and they do have ears. Usually very small and tiny unless the character's original design doesn't have usual human ears. Heck they even take into account if the character has hearing aids. Carl from Up had what I thought was a dark hole on his ear, but then I realized that wasn't depth design but a hearing aid since his other ear doesn't match. A few rare tsums will even hold an item. Like Maleficient from Sleeping Beauty holds a small staff.

The main major rules seem to be that they must look like they're made of felt and have a round pill-shape.

Oh and have a photo of some of the most unusual tsums I spotted and put together in ms paint.

The top left is the Pixar Lamp. I know Yzma's, from Emperor's New Groove, eyelashes are a big detail, but couldn't they still work with dot eyes? I don't know what's going on with Sully, Monster's Inc, as he looks a bit badly patch-worked? Interesting that the Mirror of Darkness from Snow White has a tsum. That basically breaks the common shape. The crab from Moana is the biggest violation of breaking the usual shapes. That red guy on the top right is Sebastian from The Little Mermaid. Need I say more?

The pink one is one of the little oysters from Alice in Wonderland (animated) movie. The one with the regular human eyes is The White Queen from Alice in Wonderland (live-action) movie.

I might redraw some of these in what I view as the rough guidelines from tsums just to see if I can understand the reasoning of why they're so different.

Have a screenshot of the most botched tsum.

This is supposed to be Wall-E. Wall-E isn't yellow. Like they didn't even try to get the details on his body, like perhaps the top part of his square body could be what's seen behind his head-eyes. I would think brown for a main color, not emoji yellow. Just isn't right.

[linawritesocs]

well hello there.

NO I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THIS BLOG AND I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT MY TWST OCS it's just 1) uni is killing me and it's getting harder and harder to find energy to draw/write and 2) i totally didn't forget about twst for a second because of my. uh. *looking away from milgram* other interests i'm lying

so yeah sadly i didn't have the time to do something for valentine's day with my kids and I'm sorry 😔 i really had so many ideas but so little time and energy.. and also i had to work on that valentine's day post for my imagines blog

anyway so i decided to come back with MORE SETH X ROLLO CONTENT BECAUSE I AM SO SORRY IT'S LITERALLY MARCH 2023 BUT I CAN'T ESCAPE MY MASQUERADE EVENT BRAINROT

so i haven't seen any tsum rollo content anywhere which is a shame and that means i have to do everything in this household AGAIN

and a small sketch of cole and sebastian because them finding tsum rollo and thinking it's real rollo and having no idea what to do with it is peak comedy to me

[forgwater]

"Ah, yes. Me, my beloved Prefect and my lookalike tsum from another dimension."

Twst Boys and their reactions to you cuddling their tsum instead of them Headcanons

part 3 part 2 part 1

Deuce Spade

He's exasperated.

Ace has already been making fun of him and how you seem to prefer the plush and how his tsum is completely whipped. just like the real Deuce.

He's at a complete loss.

Has no idea what to do.

He's staring holes into his tsum.

He's flustered, but also annoyed.

You look so cute! And you're holding his lookalike! What is he supposed to do in this situation?!?! He wants cuddles too!

Physical fighting is not an option here!

He tries bargaining with his tsum when he thinks you're asleep.

You hear his attempts.

Deuce is mortified.

Azul Ashengrotto

He's flattered that you like his tsum that much.

He's not happy to see you lavishing all of you attention and affection on it though.

He must move fast before it is too late.

Azul tries being civil at first.

Attempts to talk you into letting go of his lookalike and hugging him instead.

He'll start listing pros and cons in his attempt.

If none of this works, then he just tries to rip the plush out of your arms when you least expect it.

He really hoped it would not come to this.

His tsum is not letting go.

Azul is very much not happy about this.

Jade Leech

Ah, Prefect don't you look just so adorable holding his tsum in such a tight embrace.

He'll play nice this time and share with his tsum.

Only for tonight.

You are far endearing to disturb.

But, that's enough of that. He needs his cuddles too.

Jade tries to hug you, ignoring his bean version until it does the unthinkable.

It slaps his hand away.

He's stunned.

Then, right after that, Jade starts planning his own tsums murder.

How unfortunate.

He really did like the little critter.

Well, he's got new feelings about it now.

So, how should he start his revenge on that plush?

Kalim Al Asim

He's trilled!

Why would he be upset about you loving his lookalike just as much as you love him?

This calls for a pajama party!

When you finally go to sleep at Jamils exasperated insistence, you more or less get sandwiched between Kalim and his tsum.

How cute!

Unfortunately, both of them tend to cling to you in their sleep.

There's a lot of moving around.

Kalim ends up falling of the bed.

Rook Hunt

Ah! Beauté! 100 points!

How could this hunter of love not appreciate the scene right before his eyes?!

Your adorable visage, partially obscured by his own tsum that you hold so dearly in your arms.

Really, he couldn't have asked for a better!

The only problem this heartwarming scene is the empty spot in his arms.

He also attempts to play nice and hug you as you are hugging his tsum.

Rook tsum makes a quick more to thwart his human counterpart.

Ah. So this is a challenge.

Throughout the night Rook attempts to remove his lookalike plush from your grasp.

They are locked in a quiet battle for your affection.

Lilia Vanrouge

Awwwww!!! How adorable! Lilia will allow his tsum to get some cuddles from you.

But as cute as his tsum is, he is just as cute if not more.

Do let go of the tsum and hug him instead, would you?

When you make the executive decision that the tsum will sleep with you, he's... fine with it.

But only as long as he gets cuddles as well.

He's too old and mature for jealousy. (he says, like a liar)

Lilia attempts to hug you, but his tsum keeps getting in the way, moving in such ways that will not allow the bat fae to get his hands on you.

Lilia's not too fond of this.

You wake up in the middle of the night to Lilia locked in a deadly stare of with his plush lookalike.

His lips are moving.

He's whispering threats to the tsum.

The tsum does not seem bothered.

[tiyoin]

JADE’S TSUM IS SO FUCKING DEVIOUS BAHAHAHAHAHA

NO WAY HE BEFRIENDED, USED AND TOSSED ASIDE JADE- HIS HUMAN COUNTERPARTS JUST SO HE COULD BENEFIT HIS HUMAN COUNTER PART.

but when shit hit the fan he THREW. HIM. OUT.

IMAGINE jade x reader ft. tsum jade

both of them are dancing around you stealing your attention away from the other tsums like synchronized swimmers.

oh kalims’s tsum is stumbling towards you with the accuracy of a gazelle? don’t worry! jade tsum is giving you an amazing shoulder massage

uh oh! your pesky little friends are looking for you? jade needs help with his tsum! it’s run off again! you’ll be a benevolent soul and help him out? right, ever so grateful prefect?

uh oh, rook’s tsum is hunching it’s behind like a predator ready to streak its unaware prey- ie: you! rocketing off the tree, his threaded green and lime eyes zeroed-in on you. but fear not!

heroic tsum jade grows in size like a superhero and bumps the cynical hunter tsum away and out of sight. like a twinkling star in the night and you’re safe again

or even, lilia seemed to hone in on you as a target! so that only means that lilia’s tsum is definitely…

jade doesn’t even need to look up as he slaps the tsum away like a fly. there was a harsh slap as leather met the soft flesh of the tsum.

hazah! you’re safe once again.

but why are you squeezing and nuzzling the tsum? he’s the one who saved you- oh oh he got bamboozled by his own plushie doppelgänger

round 2!

jade tsum is trying to nose dive himself into your chest from above? non non! jade simply can’t have that and strangles the tsum before he can even get in a two foot radius of you

jade wants to slyly slide his arm around your waist to guide you through the hallway? no need! tsum jade is there on your head ripping you from jade’s grip as he controls you like that one rat chef duo.

and what’s this? he did your hair in an impeccable fish tail braid too?? regardless of your length, doing it with his stubby… arms? was a feat of its own.

he also gives killer head massages too!

it’s all daggers and glares until they spot azul and his tsum approaching you-

well, it’s time for an unlikely team-up that will only end up in betrayal !

[mellowwillowy]

I need tsumfuck fic so bad but I can't find any so I'll deliver it myself. TW: Somnophilia, Noncon

Octatrio's tsums always tail around you like puppies the only way to avoid them is to let your tsum be crowded by those 3 tsums.

Conscience is not a matter for you anymore unless you want them to hump you nonstop in class. You'd rather have those menace fuck your tsum than be side-eyed by Lucius the whole time.

Octatrio tsums will always find a way to sneak into your bedroom and have their way with you while you are sleeping. Oh, how you are blissfully asleep despite their loud tsu-tsu noises, or perhaps, broken and thrown stuff from the tsums out of impatience from waiting for one after the other to finish their turn.

Azultsum is the most petty one out of three. Your tsum could only watch in horror as Floydtsum had its way on you, Jadetsum easing your tsum down while pumping itself into your tsum as Azultsum circled around your chest. (RIP your tsum lmao)

****

"Oh." You watched the Octatrio tsums taking turn with your tsum. Azultsum was feeling rather eager that day, you assumed. So, what did you do? You left and locked the room before they could tail after you.

You had a hard time juggling their original counterparts already so why must you trouble yourself with stuffed creatures? That's a problem for your tsum and not you!

[reverie-starlight]

...some atsumu fluff to warm up for the birth month of me AND this blog bc he is my husband. extremely self-ship coded bc I set a million alarms and snooze them all and it would piss him off, which I love doing <3

gn!reader, no physical descriptions, university student reader. fluffy fluff. very short.

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atsumu groans when he hears your alarm go off for the fifth time that morning. it's loud enough that the sound travels from behind the closed door of your bedroom all the way to where he's leaning against the kitchen counter, drinking his morning protein shake. he hears the exact moment you cut off its wailing two seconds later.

"looks like it's gonna be one of those mornings," he mumbles to himself, taking another sip. he tries to savour his last moments of early morning peace before chaos breaks out.

getting you up in the mornings could be... challenging... to put it kindly. there are just some days you don't want to get up for class or make the trek to campus. he regularly hears you whining about how you screwed yourself over with choosing too many early classes. if he's being honest, it makes him even more satisfied with his decision to not attend university. he's spent many mornings trying to coax you out from under the covers to no avail.

but thankfully miya atsumu loves a challenge.

his success rate has been 100% lately, much to your dismay and begrudging appreciation, because you both know you care too much to actually miss a lecture, no matter how much you value your sleep. so after downing the rest of his smoothie, he puts his glass in the sink and pushes himself off the counter, heading to the bedroom.

he enters the room with no intentions of being quiet and jumps right onto his side of the bed. he bites back a grin when you startle and mutter some colourful words under your breath.

"babyyyy~" his voice is full of excitement and he just knows it's making you regret shutting off your alarms.

"atsumu, please, five more min-" you begin whining, but he cuts you off.

"nope! ya gotta start your day, or you're gonna be late." he places a hand on your shoulder and shakes you a bit.

you groan. "'tsum, please. I'm so tired..."

he tuts a little. "no can do, I'm afraid. you're the one who told me you've got an exam comin' up next week."

you don't respond and he grins, knowing he's getting closer. he moves his hand from your shoulder to the comforter covering your body and rips it off.

"ATSUMU!" you shriek, trying to steal back its warmth and go back to sleep.

the blonde just laughs and presses a kiss to your forehead when you lunge for the covers. he relents and lets you believe he’s showing mercy, watching as you bury yourself back into a burrito.

“five more minutes, but if you’re not up by then I’ll really make ya regret not listenin’.”

you scoff and wave him off, incorrectly assuming he’s gone soft on you.

four and a half minutes later, he’s sneaking back into the bedroom and waiting until his timer hit exactly five minutes to pounce on you.

you yelp a little, but it quickly dissolves into peels of laughter as his hands attack every side of the blanket prison you had unknowingly trapped yourself in.

“atsumu, nO!” you attempt, but you can’t reach him from inside the blanket and he knows.

"ya brought this on yourself, sweetheart. could've had me waking ya up with kisses and some sweet talk, but ya just have to make things difficult for me, hm?"

“nooo I’m sorryyyy-“ you plead for forgiveness, beg him, anything to get him to stop tickling you.

he finally relents a bit when he realizes that you might not be able to breathe under there and watches as you peek your face out a bit, weary eyes glued to his form.

“are ya gonna get up now?”

he snickers when you nod fervently and pats your leg over the comforter. “alright, hurry up, then. I made ya coffee. I’ll walk with ya to the train.”

“won’t you be late, then?” you ask on your way to the washroom.

he shrugs. “worth it.”

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again, super short, but very sweet I hope. birth month calls for lots of content for my favs, so get ready <3

[caepirii]

— TSUM ATTENTION !

how does one handle a plushy-like creature similar to themselves taking the attention of his beloved rose.

pairing ; riddle rosehearts/gn!reader

tags ; fluff , oneshot , jealousy , old work reposted , bad grammar

The Heartslabyul students can feel the sour mood of the Queen of Hearts presented on a silver platter. The round little creature that resembles him had done nothing but cling to your side at the start it had catch sight of you in the main street when trying to run away from adeuce duo.

You had become an escape from the Queen of Hearts' wrath, and the little Queen took it for granted—seeing it also becomes a way to make the Heartslabyul housewarden jealousy rise to its peak.

Granted, Riddle tsum also found amusement in his bigger counterpart's obvious seething jealousy.

Your cooing voice can be heard in the centre of the rose maze. The little tsum tsum jumps happily in your cupped hands, nuzzling to your hands and bumping his round head to your thumbs, small mitten-like hands try to hold upon one of your fingers, and to what you could assume is his way to try giving tender kisses on them.

Bashful and bemusement is the way to describe your feelings with the tinny tsum that shares such close resemblance with your strawberry head lover.

The Queen of hearts Is reserved when showering you with his affections, limited and only be given behind closed doors or when no one is around. Riddle would give you a peck or two on your lips, sometimes more, depending on Riddle himself.

You miss the death's glare sent straight toward little Queen of Hearts between your hands.

Sitting on the white stone stool with a cup of lemon tea in hand, Riddle eyed the little tsum with a scowl present.

Sweet treats prepared by the Vice Housewarden were left untouched on the table in front of him. He tries to calm himself, wavering away the childish jealousy inside him with a reassurance that the headmaster would find the tsum tsum way home sooner, with that he'd have your attention all just for himself once more.

That peace of mind is violently ripped away from his thoughts as the Riddle tsum tsum starts to jump to your face, high enough to capture your lips in a fleeting kiss with pressing his round little face on you, Riddle watches the scene in disbelief as his tiny version, becoming bold enough to touch his beloved's lips. The only thing you do is give it satisfaction with your chuckle at the sweet gesture and does the same to the little Queen.

That's his last patience—

Riddle stands up after putting down his empty cup of tea on the table and trudges to where you sit comfortably on the grass, heavy steps follow his movement like the deep frown resting on his face. The patient is damned—the little tsum had been nothing but testing Riddle's patience from the start it had appeared from the sky.

Your attention is taken away from riddle tsum tsum as a shadow looming over you. The silhouette is enough to give away who it belongs, without looking back—you can tell the Queen of Hearts' arm is crossed, and a big scowl is a presence on his face, Riddle tsum tsum glares at your lover for taking your attention away from him.

"You have no room to show disdain upon me or inside the Queen of Hearts' rose maze."

You're bewildered by your lover's tone, you swear you had done nothing wrong or broken any Queen of Hearts' rules as far as you remember—what you had done is accept Riddle's request of taking care of his tsum tsum until the headmaster finds his way home with his other tsum tsum friends.

You're about to speak and ask what you do wrong to make him so angry out of nowhere, but you hold your tongue when looking up at your lover. His gaze is not pinpointed at you but rather at the tiny tsum tsum between your hand. You're confused for a second before catching what brought your lover in a sour mood.

Riddle Rosehearts, Housewarden of Heartslabyul. The Queen of Hearts himself doesn't favour his smaller counterpart had all your attention for himself.

Oh, he's jealous, absolutely jealous.

You try to hide your little grin by pressing your lips together before accidentally letting it all show right here and now.

Before you could react, Riddle tsum once again jumps higher enough to reach your face. Not like the direct kiss on the lips like before, a sweet peck on your cheek caught you off guard as your attention to your lover was immediately taken away with the small kiss from the little Queen of Hearts.

You heard a huff whilst followed by shuffling beside you as your lover make himself comfortable sitting on the grass with you, Riddle's forefinger placed under your chin, lifting your face and attention back to him before giving you a fleeting kiss on your lips and your cheek where Riddle tsum tsum had kissed before.

Flustered is another way to describe your feelings, while you had been showered with attention from Riddle tsum tsum—this time is your lover, Riddle is taking the lead to shower you with his love.

You watch in the corner of your eyes, Riddle mocking smirk of victory given to his little counterpart, and you watch as the said counterpart jumps angrily in your hands.

"I don't understand why you are so jealous of your own counterpar—"

Riddle kisses you once more on the lips, far too long to be called a fleeting kiss, leaning more into a passionate kiss before drawing away and giving you a light frown.

"...and I refuse for it to take my rose away."

You hadn't noticed, Riddle had flicked Riddle tsum by his forehead, sending him flying across the field, Riddle held both of your hands with his—a replacement for the Riddle tsum in your hand before.

"Riddle what are you—" you look panicked after realising what your Queen of Hearts just did, looking around the field to find the little version of your lover, you saw tiny Riddle start to jump closer near the rose bushes like something had piqued his interest, not second later another tsum jumps out of the bushes and tackle the tiny Queen of Hearts.

A tsum that resembles yourself.

Your mouth is agape, remembering you haven't noticed the tiny version of you from the start and just saw it now, does they been hiding all this time? You watch in glee as you see little Riddle interact with your own small counterpart, watching how affectionate they're to each other and cling to each other side.

"there you have it, its own rose." Your lover huffed beside you.

"stop calling him with 'it', Riddle..."

CAEPIRII — all rights reserved. Any sort of plagiarizing, copying, modifying, translating, editing of my works are strictly prohibited

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Headcanons on Crewel meeting his own tsum? We got one for Rollo and Crowley(I think), so any for Crewel?

Crowley interacting with his Tsum here!

Rollo interacting with his Tsum here!

Curiouser and Curiouser…

He’s NOT happy, not happy at all. Crewel’s job stipulates that he babysit pups during lectures and office hours—it said nothing about monitoring a Tsum in his off-time!

Tsum!Crewel keeps following him around like a lost puppy seeking comfort from its owner, ignoring his various attempts to keep it at bay or to push it back with his pointer. At first, Crewel thinks it is irritating. With time though, he finds it a little… endearing.

It tries to copy him! Tsum!Crewel picks up a little stick and mimics his movements with the pointer. It’s hard to pay attention to the lecture when you’re focuses on that cute display

It’s easy to spot Tsum!Crewel (because of how monochrome it is) among the alchemy ingredients in lab and the vibrant plants in the botanical garden. It patrols like a guard dog… to keep the pups alert and on their toes!

If you’re lucky, Tsum!Crewel might drop in to help you with getting the right ingredient and amount scooped into your cauldron or vial.

Don’t get it angry, or you’re in for a world of hurt! Tsum!Crewel will leap on your head and aggressively bounce on it or tackle you until you’re down and out for the count. You’re not sure which is worse: this, or an actual lecture from the teacher!

Tsum!Crewel likes to hide in Crewel’s fur coat, much to his chagrin. He keeps fightijg with it to keep it out, but it’s stubborn and keeps diving back in, whether it’s up his sleeve or clinging from the tails. “Tch, what a troublesome mutt I have on my hands…”

Somehow, Tsum!Crewel found a toy car and hops in, attempting to drive around in it… even though the car isn’t functional! It gives Crewel the puppy dog eyes until he relents and pushes it along.

It learns a lot of basic (dog) tricks! Tsum!Crewel can sit, stay, come, roll over, shake, and tons more. Crewel praises it and gives it a wrapped candy as a reward.

Tsum!Crewel attempts to sip an adult beverage, but it loses balance and tips into the hlass. It tries to keep its cool composure, even when it is sopping wet, shivering, and dyed in wine. Crewel fishes it out and gives it a good scolding as he dry-cleans and removes the staining on Tsum!Crewel’s clothes.

It wants to try on new fashions, but there aren’t exactly many clothes that can fit it… not even doll clothes! Crewel sighs and grumps about it, but he sits down and magically sews a few outfit variants for his Tsum self. “All living things deserve to be dressed in style,” he insists, laying out the new wardrobe for Tsum!Crewel, who is ecstatic.

When he plays chess against Trein, Tsum!Crewel hope onto the board and interferes, pushing one of Crewel’s pieces with its headbutt. Together, they tag-team and manage to beat this round! Trein shakes his head disapprovingly and tells them off for cheating. To that, Crewel just grins and calls him a sore loser. (A truly skilled chess player could win in spite of the odds being stacked against them, he reasons.)

Tsum!Crewel has unexplained beef with Lucius. It stares at him from across the table, and any time Lucius makes a sudden move, Tsum!Crewel leaps, as if squaring up for a fight. (Crewel has to curb it to prevent a fight from breaking out.)

Conversely, Tsum!Crewel adores dogs. It tackles Jack with gusto and does the same when Crewel attempts to introduce it to his own pets. Its snuggles are quite aggressive—Crewel has to practically rip it from the targets of its affection.

Crewel’s beloved classic car is having issues starting up. In comes Tsum!Crewel with a wrench to help! The two replace the malfunctioning part (yay, teamwork!) and then pile in to drive off into the Foothill Town to shop.

Cruising on the open road like this, the wind weaving through his hair and one arm draped over the side of the vehicle, Crewel at last feels at peace. When he glances over to the passenger’s seat, he finds that his Tsum has dozed off. It reminds him of an energetic pup, all tuckered out after a long day of play. “… Hmph, what a very naughty boy,” he says with the shake of his head—and the slightest of smiles.

[thegoldencontracts]

Hear me out:

MC is basically a Tsum Whisperer and basically see a Tsum Azul out in the wild.

((It waved tiny contracts and is aware of his cuteness))

So they bring it back to Azul.

I'm hearing you out and you're absolutely right.

Tsum-Whisperer

Summary: You seem to have a unique talent for making tsums move— all you need is a flute! So, of course, you use it on Azul's tsum. And the little creature seems to take a liking to you!

Notes: Tsum! Azul's so cuteeee <3

You had many regrets pertaining to your life. Many, many things that you longed to undo. Things never come to fruition; wastes of time.

Right now, however, learning to play the flute certainly wasn't one of them.

The tsums could be—put lightly—a tad overly energetic, restraining them often proving to be almost impossible. You'd seen the painstaking efforts some had taken trying to do just that, only to fail miserably.

So, when you looked up from playing a little tune on the flute to see a crowd of tsums gathered around you, it was quite the relief.

An easy way to get them under control. One that didn't involve getting into fights with a literal plushie, or trying to make said literal plushie play Call of Duty. You always made sure to keep an eye out for any stray tsums, in case you could help bring them back.

And right now, you were face to face with Azul's tsum.

...You didn't really know how. Usually, the tsums didn't just— Just directly approach you like this!

Still, there you were, huddled up as the tsum climbed up to your knees, making firm eye contact with those beady eyes of its.

And it pulled out a contract. Very cutely.

"Aww," you crooned. "Hi there, tsum tsum!"

Azul Tsum smirked. That damned creature knew how adorable it was.

"Do you need-"

It nudged the contract towards you. Was this some sort of trick? Had Azul put it up to this to make you sign something?

"Nice try," you said, pushing the contract away—gently, of course. "I'm gonna take you back to Azul, got it?"

It pouted, jumping up in anger. As expected.

You just played your flute, instantly calming it as it started following you.

Now, for the trip to Mostro Lounge.

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Making it to the VIP room was easy enough, even if you had to pay for a drink in the process. The hard part would be dealing with Azul. That infuriatingly suave yet ultimately cold businessman; a man who effortlessly ensnared Azul into his webs of honeyed half-truths, before practically devouring them whole.

...And your crush. Yes, it was odd, but you would process that some other time! For now, you had a Tsum to return.

"Special delivery!" You said as you swung open the door to the VIP room. Neatly organized columns of paperwork were piled up on Azul's desk, a few certificates and generic marketing posters hung up on the wall. The furniture was almost painfully pristine, leaving you with the odd yet clearly untrue feeling they'd never been touched; as if the chairs were never sat upon, the drawers never used.

It felt almost inhuman, as did Azul's perfectly corporate smile as he looked up from the study guide he was drafting to meet your gaze.

For a split second, though, it seemed like that smile was meeting his eyes.

"Is there something you requi- Oh, thank you kindly," he said, as you plopped the tsum onto his desk. "Please claim reimbursement for your obligatory drink, along with a twenty-percent-off coupon for your next drink here as repayment."

Almost robotically, he pulled an off-white envelope with a lavender seal from a pile of identical envelopes—not to be confused with the seven other piles, each of which contained envelopes with a slightly different shade of off-white, only able to be differentiated by the color of their seals—and handed it to you.

You ripped open the envelope, causing Azul's face to crumple in a mix of disgust and discomfort for a split second before it returned to the corporate smile, and revealing a perfectly uncrumpled bill atop a coupon that looked much too fancy to be called a coupon. How— Azul.

"Do you really have a pile of these lying around?" You asked, stepping a bit closer to the desk. There was still quite a gap, the VIP room was spacious, after all, but you were just a bit closer to Azul now.

The tsum, sensing an opportunity, instantly jumped up at you, landing on your arm with the contract back in hand. Azul let out an almost calculated chuckle.

"It wants you to sign, it would seem," Azul said. "Do you truly intend on crushing this little creature's hopes?"

Was he amused? Did he have ulterior motives? Secretly annoyed? You simply couldn't tell.

The tsum nudged the contract closer to you, still refusing to depart from your arm. You were quite thankful the flute was in your bag, out of its reach.

"I- uh- don't have a problem signing, but- a pen-"

The tsum handed you a pen. Azul's expression still hadn't changed a bit.

"It seems you've run out of excuses," Azul said with a laugh. "Do indulge the creature's wish now."

And so, unable to resist, you signed. If this was how you got scammed by Azul—

The tsum unfurled the contract. In sloppy, large letters, it said:

'Be frens?'

You laughed.

"Would you look at that?" You said. "It just wanted to be friends. How cute."

"Indeed," Azul said.

"Way cuter than you and your contracts," You said jokingly. A scowl briefly crossed Azul's lips.

"Does cuteness truly matter?" He said. "There are many factors that determine my clear superiority over the little creature."

"Are there, now?" You said, raising an eyebrow. Azul's face fell in displeasure. A genuine displeasure, not the manufactured slight judgement to establish an air of superiority, or the clearly feigned hurt for the sake of being a pedant.

"Do you truly believe I'm inferior to the tsum?" He said. It took quite a few seconds for the underlying emotions to dawn upon you.

"You're- Jealous of the tsum?" You asked. In an instant, Azul realized you'd caught on, scrambling to compose himself.

"Well- I- er- it's merely a creature-"

"It's alright, r-really!" You said hastily. "I don't actually think you're worse than the tsum. You've got a lot going for you, like your smarts, work ethic, talents, soft voice, good looks—"

Damnit. You'd said too much.

"Er, pardon?" Azul said, looking less creeped out and more... Flustered. Like he was overjoyed yet embarrassed.

No, no. It was probably all in your head. Just-

"I gotta go!" You said hastily. "Bye, Azul!"

And with that, you dashed out the VIP Room, after you left, Azul smiled fondly, looking at the tsum with a sigh.

"I really was quite foolish to envy you," he said. "After all, one cannot date a Tsum."

[mysteryshoptls]

SR Ruggie Bucchi - Tsumsitter Voice Line

Tsumsitter Ruggie has no vignette

Summon Line: They're sayin' this tsum's just like me, but don't listen to that. Unlike me, this little thing'll absolutely rip you off!

Groooovy!!: Geez, why's this tsum so hung up on madol? Who could it've gotten that obsession from…?

Home: Hey, tsum, what're you writ... A resume?

Home Idle 1: Those job postings the tsum is lookin' through all look like primo positions! Maaan, if I didn't have school, I'd totally apply!

Home Idle 2: Suuuper glad these tsums don't eat nothin'. If I had to pay for its food expenses on toppa everything else, I'd've rioted!

Home Idle 3: D'ya think that Idia-san's tsum is also good at buildin' contraptions or whatever? It'd be great if it could make somethin' so I could sell it an make a ton of moolah... Juuust kiddin'.

Home Idle - Login: Maaan, takin' care of a tsum's a drag… Guess I'll just pretend it's one of 'em lil' brats from back home followin' me 'round.

Home Idle - Groovy: Fine, I get it already! Here ya go, tsum, your half of the pay. Geez, cheeky lil' thing…

Home Tap 1: I can't really tell what the tsum is thinkin', but somehow I can kinda figure out what it's tryin' to say. I wonder why?

Home Tap 2: I was offerin' to look after Ace-kun's tsum, but he turned me down flat. Maybe I was pushin' a little too hard.

Home Tap 3: Apparently, Trey-san's tsum knows how to make cakes. I wanna cake baked by a tsum! I'll eat the whole thing myself, too!

Home Tap 4: The tsum is completely covered in chocolate!? Is there a chocolate fountain somewhere!? I wanna go so you better tell me where it is!!

Home Tap 5: If you got a present or somethin' for my tsum, I can take 'em off your hands. Don't woooorry. I'll totally make sure it gets it.

Home Tap - Groovy: Don'tcha feel like givin' me and my tsum some odd jobs to do? Our fee varies based on the type of ask, though… But hey, I can give you a friend's discount!

Requested by @ghostydancer.

[cheezeybread]

A yandere Azul that doesn't really like when You! Starts a small business that is based on home cooking and being nice and sweet. One shot

Or hear me out..just yandere Tsums! Like they fight against themselves to be your cuddly friend! Headcanons

Both are very good ideas, oh my gosh XD

Tsums fighting to the death would be absolutely hilarious probably not for poor Yuu tho- , but I'm gonna go with the yandere Azul for this one, heheh

Azul isn't dating the reader quite yet in this oneshot, but they are "friends" (Even if Azul would insist otherwise-)

I think I just made him a lovesick fool rather than a yandere, in hindsight, LMAO, my bad~

♡.﹀﹀﹀﹀.♡

"Cafe Cozy is open for business!

Located at Ramshackle dorm, the magicless prefect has managed to find their place on campus, cooking meals from their own homeworld that many consider to be 'comfort foods'. While the prices are low, rest guaranteed that the memories and good vibes you will get from going here are anything but! Don't believe me? Head over there for yourself, open from-"

Azul's fingers tightened around the edges of the school newspaper, causing a small rip to appear in the middle of it. The sound of ripping annoyed him even further, which only made the octomer shred the rest of the paper in half. He stared at the newpaper for a moment before he gave in to his urges, rip-rip-ripping the paper until nothing more than strips of unreadable words remained.

Running a hand through his hair and taking a slow breath to calm himself, Azul glared at the pile of shredded paper, pondering on what he should do next.

The Mostro Lounge's sales had been a bit low this week. And now he knew why. The Prefect had opened up their own business- if such a lowly little establishment ran in a run-down building could be called as such- and was selling food at low prices to the students. Although his business-savy brain knew that this little endeavor wouldn't last very long if Y/N kept their prices so low, the part of his brain that knew the prefect knew that they could be quite...persuasive towards the other students. Charming, even. Azul didn't doubt that what Y/N had lost in buying products and selling meals for cheap, they had made up for it in tips.

Because no one could resist their charm. Not even Azul, though he was loathe to admit it.

Azul took off his glasses for a moment, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose. What to do, what to do? If this kept up, Mostro Lounge's sales would drop exponentially, and so to would Azul's level of power and "respect" in the school.

So what to do?

After putting his glasses back on, his eyes landed on one of the bits of paper, one that used to be a photo of the Prefect and the Student reporter for the newspaper, standing in front of this so-called "Cafe Cozy". The Prefect's perfect smile seemed to follow him everywhere...

Azul grabbed the paper and tucked it into the pocket of his jacket, standing up quickly.

"And where do you think you're going, dear Azul?" Jade hummed as Azul walked out of the office, stepping briskly through the hall of the Lounge.

"Cafe," was all Azul could grunt, the heels of his shoes making dull thudding sounds on the carpet as he went for the exit of the building, to the mirror that led to campus. Jade just smiled after Azul with a curious look in his eyes, a knowing but concerned expression.

Floyd hopped over, seeing his brother pause in his cleaning duties "Slackin' off, Jade?"

"Nothing of the sort, Floyd," Jade replied cooly, resuming his tasks once more "Just watching Azul walk out...did you see the newspaper today, by chance?"

"You think I read that trash? It's bo-ooooring!"

"Hmm. The Prefect of Ramshackle opened up a Cafe. I assume that Azul read the story, and that he's not...quite enthralled about it." Jade tilted his head, glancing back towards the door that Azul had walked out of "That Prefect makes him act rather odd, don't you think?"

"It's 'cause he's in looooove," Floyd hummed in a sing-song voice, grabbing a broom propped up on the wall, dancing with it in a mocking attempt at romance "I like it- if I mention them around Azul, he'll completely forget he was chewin' me out and he'll leave me alone!"

"Of course you would Floyd," Jade chuckled.

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In the time it took to walk to Ramshackle, Azul prissed up his appearance, making sure his hair wasn't sticking out from under his hat at odd angles, straightening his hat itself, brushing off any lint from his clothes, and straightening out his glasses. If anyone else were to see him, they would assume that Azul was on his way to an important event. Which he was, if only to him.

Stepping through the doors of the rusted gate (which was now almost constantly ajar to allow students to pass through, Azul knew, since the gate was difficult for the Prefect to open by themselves), Azul made his way up the cracked walkway, up to the front door of Ramshackle House.

Unsurprisingly, on the door hung a wooden sign that read "Cafe Cozy! Step inside and enjoy yourself!" Azul took a spare moment to examine the sign itself. The words appeared to be burned into the wood by an expert at their craft, curlicued to the point of looking fancy, yet simple. Two opposites meeting in the middle.

He cursed himself for not having thought of that idea himself, and put a gloved hand on the door, pushing it open once he turned the doorknob.

The inside of Ramshackle looked...pretty normal. Except for the slight increase in furniture. There were extra chairs and tables, another couch....all were mismatched, which only added to the dorm's charm. A few students from Savanaclaw sat on one of the couches, sipping from mugs and laughing as they shared a plate of something that looked like an omlette, with more bits and pieces in it.

Azul frowned at the scene and made his way to the kitchen of the dorm, intent on finding the Prefect themselves. "Hey, you can't be back here!" A voice chirped as soon as the octomer stepped into the messy kitchen. Azul looked down to see Grim with a little apron on, looking mildly annoyed "Get out of here, Octopus! No customers allowed in the kitchen! Go sit down and I'll take your order!"

"I'm looking for Y/N." Azul said, not offering an explanation as to why. He narrowed his eyes as he stared down at the direbeast, folding his arms across his chest.

"They're not-" Grim started, only to be interrupted by Y/N themselves coming up to Azul's side.

"Oh, Azul! What are you doing here? You want to try some waffles?" The Prefect offered, with that perfect smile they always seemed to have.

Azul hated the effect they had on him. He hated the way he would freeze up at the start of every conversation, how he would be tied up in what they said and how they said it. He hated how much he enjoyed listening to their voice, how much his mind focused on the way the Prefect's clothes always seemed to fit them just right, despite being hand-me-down's from other students or thrift store finds. Sevens, he hated them. But only in a way a love-struck fool could hate the target of their affections.

"Prefect!" Azul said once he pushed all of the thoughts out of his mind and focused on the reason he was here. He held his hands up in a friendly gesture, ignoring Grim's complaints as the cat stormed off back into the living room "As much as I'd love to enjoy some of your food, I'm afraid I'm here for different reasons!"

"Oh!" Y/N said, glancing side to side before jerking their head to the island in the middle of the kitchen, sitting down on one of the stools with their plate of waffles "Alright, then. Why don't you come sit down? What did you need to talk about?"

Azul grimaced slightly as he grabbed a paper towel and wiped off some crumbs from the stool before he sat down, forcing his mind to think of anything but the way the Prefect's lips parted ever-so-slightly as they waited for him to speak.

"I'm going to be honest with you, Prefect," He began, taking a small breath "I'm not quite sure how long you want to keep this business of yours afloat, but I doubt it'll be for too much longer. How much do you spend on ingredients versus how much you receive from your customers?"

"Oh, we actually make a lot on tips-" Y/N started, making Azul wince inwardly. Of course he was right about the tips.

"But how much longer can you rely on the kindness of others, dear Y/N, hmm?" He questioned "How much longer until the new-ness of this...cozy....little place wears off and they simply see it as another cafeteria. Do you think the students here tip the cafeteria workers that serve their slop day in and day out?"

The Prefect licked their lips (fortunately, they didn't notice Azul looking the other way and hiding the blush on his cheeks with a hand) and took a bite of their food, taking their time before they responded "Mm, I guess you're right. But we're based on being nice to our customers and giving them a good time. When all is said and done and the tips stop being so great, we can always offer meals in exchange for work to be done on Ramshackle. After all, it costs less to make this food than it does for repairs- and some of the students here can fix things more easy and problem-free than me and Grim could." But there was still a shadow of a doubt on their face- exactly what Azul had been counting on "What do you care, anyway?"

"Because we're friends, of course!" He said with a grand smile, his chest hurting at the mention of being just friends. Maybe one day he'd be able to call them whatever he wanted...but not today "And I came to offer you a solution."

"Oh-ho," They chuckled "I hope you didn't bring your pen and a contract with you. I've already learned my lesson on that front."

Slipping his pen back into his jacket's pocket before they could notice, Azul bit down his witty retort "Oh, me...? I would...never. I just want to ask if you'd like to officially put your cafe as an extension of my Lounge- and I know what you're thinking," Azul pitched his voice to mimic Y/N "Oh, if I allow Azul to have this cafe as part of Mostro Lounge, then it won't be mine anymore!"

"Yeah, that's exactly what I'm thinking," Y/N rolled their eyes with a small smile.

"Well, then, good news- you'd still retain ownership of this place. I would provide you with more furniture and ingredients- as well as an extra chef, if you need it...surely it gets difficult for you to cook all these meals yourself, right? I would only ask in return for 45 percent of your profits." Azul tilted his head side to side "Plus, you would even benefit from my deal with Crowley- altogether, you'd be paying 50 percent of your profits to us, to cover our buying you supplies as well as the Headmage's approval. I doubt he's too happy about you running a business without him receiving anything, hmm? Plus, with my assistance, you'd be getting even more money with your profits!"

Y/N thought about it "So....I'd be letting you take control of it?"

"No, no, of course not! I would still let you retain the creative aspect of this place and all! You would just think of me as...your business partner." Azul grinned, holding out a hand "Is it a deal, then, partner?"

But the Prefect, having been through Azul's shtick before, raised a brow "Let me think about it, alright...partner?" putting emphasis on the last word, almost popping the p sound.

Azul, biting the inside of his cheek so harshly that he began to taste his own blood, giggled in response like a giddy schoolgirl. While his response was undignified, and he thoroughly chastised himself, he couldn't deny the giddy feeling that rushed through his veins at hearing the Prefect call him their partner, even if the word was taken out of context.

"M'kay," he managed through gritted teeth, still grinning like a fool.

♡.﹀﹀﹀﹀.♡

[justanotherfanfolks]

Tsum relationship theories for Tsumsted Wonderland 3 because we just know it's coming:

Trey is going to have a good relationship with his Tsum. He's an overall chill person and doesn't like drawing attention, so I have to assume his Tsum will be chill as well. Probably won't like the attention from just being next to the Tsum though. They bake something.

Ace is going to struggle. His Tsum will be a menace. He's gonna have the roughest time getting it to behave. Bonus points if he makes a comment about how hard it is to deal with someone like his Tsum and Riddle just looks at him like "...." We all know the face.

Ruggie. Oh Ruggie. I've been waiting for him since he ditched Jack in the first Tsum event. He's going to have a bad time. This Tsum is going to be hungry and eat everything in sight. RIP any meal Ruggie could hope to have, he blinks and the sandwich he had is gone. Ruggie and his Tsum will have beef, it's inevitable. Maybe they could be partners in crime at the beginning, but at the end this Tsum will not be one for sharing.

Jamil. He needs a break, this Tsum probably won't be too bad. He'll freak out over it, ready to deal with any issue that can come up. Stresses himself out over nothing much, just this Tsum's existence and presence is making him stress. Maybe the Tsum also stresses over Kalim.

Vil is going to have a nice time with his Tsum. He's typically a pleasant person, I can see him and his Tsum bonding. Doubt Epel will have a good time though "Oh no, there's two of them now!" Maybe a bit like Riddle and his Tsum.

Idia won't want anything to do with his Tsum. He'll want to nope out of this. Until he and his Tsum bond over their introvert, anime-loving, gamer boi similarities. Idia is gonna be real sad when his Tsum ascends away.

Silver (bless him) will have a chill Tsum that doesn't mean to cause issue but will. The Tsum will sleep in awkward places that bother people, like the middle of a room or on people's heads. Silver will just be apologizing and gently taking the Tsum away. Until he inevitably falls asleep with the Tsum somewhere. Bonus points if the Tsum can be a savage like Silver occasionally is with Sebek.

Malleus and his Tsum are going to stare at each other a lot. Malleus is going to find his Tsum very interesting. As Malleus will likely be the SSR, if there is conflict with his Tsum we can see a truly angry Tsum they have to chill out. Or the Tsum can have magic like Malleus, making hijinks ensue.

Either way, I'm looking forward to this event!

[silkkorchid]

What went down in TWST rp in a week-

Covers 4/6 - 4/12

Naming this week “Sebek’s life cannot get any worse”.

People are throwing tomatoes at Mrs. Rosehearts.

NRC won the race. HELL YEAH! ANOTHER WIN FOR NRC!

The NRC Prophet is loosing their cool for Kalim since he always ask them to read his palm at parties.

NRC Fashion advice account is spraying Lucius. That won’t end well…

There is now a Book Club in NRC.

There is now a daily announcement what goes around NRC account.

A dance club member got their privacy violated by their friend.

Crowley hit someone mom, get that crow in a cage immediately!

Crowley’s hair is thinning, WHICH HE WILL BE BALD!

Lucius made an account, and this week can’t get any weirder that THE CAT FROM MAGIC HISTORY CAN SOMEHOW FUDGING- [🍮.exe has crashed]

Lucius got a brother name, Luciciu…

Lucius join the dance club. Don’t ask how though.

Lucius got a secret stash of catnip from the NRC Staff.

Diasomnia is playing Mario Kart and according to Silver. Malleus, Lilia, and Sebek is all screaming.

Ain got an allergy reaction after someone threw blueberries at them.

Ain ate the rocks from the Monstro Lounge again.

Someone point out that Sebek and Silver kinda acts like Papyrus and Sans from Undertale.

Sebek got a crazy stalker that happens to be his older brother ex.

That Valarie person mess up the wrong family the moment she kidnapped Sebek, also the Diasomnia future children has join in the manhunt, wonderful.

Idia is willing to do a fist fight with Valarie, she pissed off the wrong person.

Ruggie join in the fight to rescue Sebek for fun.

Valarie is now dead after being shot by Yuu. I presume…

Sebek got a bird that looks like Sebek..?

Ignihyde blew their budget fixing the second floor, Idia is in disbelief about it.

Verdis got kicked out from his own dorm for insulting Idia.

Idia now knows what is like being a father, while his future children are hugging him.

Idia is afraid of the Leech Twins, I’m not surprised at all since everyone knows that the twins are damn terrifying.

Idia is being bullied by someone he can easily beat.

Deuce got turn into an egg… HOW THE HECK DOES THAT LOGIC WORKS!?

Deuce became a rainbow. Can we petition to stop bullying deuce?

The reason why Deuce got onto Tumblr was a bet from Ace, in which made Deuce strained his ankle.

Deuce now realizes that Lucius got an account.

Cater meets his future child, welcome to the You Are Now a Dad Club.

Tsum Cater is at it with the phone, but got captured by Althea.

Ruggie knocked out someone with a magift disc as they were laughing too hard to the point they felt like they were dying..? Also WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS AT PRACTICE RUGGIE BUCCHI!?

Someone made Cheka cried. And Leona is out for blood along with several others.

Cheka said the f word, welp here we go again. Rip quartz

Azul Mom made a tumblr account, TIME TO ASK WHAT WAS AZUL LIKE!!!

Mrs. Ashengrotto now know the existence of her grandchild. This is gonna be a interesting family drama.

Mrs. Ashengrotto sent baby pictures of Azul.

There is two Kalim, rip Jamil Viper.

Someone traumatized Kalim.

Mrs. Rosehearts is in denial about her way of raising a child.

Mrs. Rosehearts is at it again complaining about her treatment at NRC. She brought it upon herself.

IM NOT INCLUDING THE AFTERMATH FROM SEBEK KIDNAPPING OK! There is too much…

[cheekinpermission]

hello! I was just wondering, do you have any advice for getting so many gems in Twst? Also thank you for your wonderful art, I enjoy looking forward to see what you draw next :D

Buy them

Just kidding! I've only made one purchase for TWST. It was less than $10 and was way back in the beginning for some kind of deal or something.

My 16k gem stash is the product of two years of grinding and selective pulls. I really wish I could say I had some kind of hack but that's really it. I'll talk about how I approach spending resources in the game, though, if anyone finds that useful.

As per usual, I ramble so it'll be under the cut!

1. Pick a favorite character

HEAR ME OUT I KNOW ITS HARD BECAUSE ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE GREAT! But it helps a lot if you're limiting who you're willing to pull for instead of every pretty card that comes out.

Personally, Riddle is my favorite (+ Grim but he's not really a concern card wise) so I'm committed to getting all of his cards. I'd really hate if I couldn't get one of his cards that I really want because I spent my keys / gems on a card that I only kind of wanted. So that's something to think about if it helps keep things in perspective.

All my Riddles!! (I definitely don't have a favorite Riddle shhh)

For example, I absolutely love Ortho's Fairy Gala card. I think it's one of the prettiest in the game! But I didn't pull for it because Ortho isn't a favorite character of mine.

It works the opposite, too. Kalim, Vil, and Ruggie are among my favorites but I've passed on a lot of their cards for one reason or another. I passed on Tsum Kalim because I didn't like the groovy, I passed on Silk Adorned Vil because I didn't like that it didn't have an attached vignette, and I passed on Camp Vargas Ruggie because I didn't like the event itself. While I really love these characters, I'm picky about which ones I'll pull so I don't miss out on a better one later.

For characters that I like quite a bit (top 5 ish), I'll use their free ten set you get on their birthday to try and pull for them. If I don't get them within those ten pulls, I accept it and move on.

I also want to say that this method has allowed to me to get pretty much every card that I've actually wanted. I can even pull for characters that aren't among my favorites (e.g. Idia who has THE BEST SSRS FOR SOME REASON??) and still have a big gem safety net.

I don't pull super often, I don't think, but I've gotten everything I've wanted so I think it's a fair trade-off.

Given my gem stash, you might be able to get away with collecting for a dorm but it'd have to be one of the tiny ones (Scarabia would be excellent because Jamil has almost no SSRs rip)

2. Plan ahead of time using JP TWST events

One of the biggest advantages of JP TWST releasing events way before Eng TWST is that we know what's coming ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Obviously, this won't work if you're trying to save gems on the Japanese server.

You'll have to be okay with spoilers for the English server, too. At least enough to know if a character you like is in the event. I like to look at the card art and groovies, personally, as those will influence my decision if I'm on the fence.

SPOILERS FOR JP TWST EVENTS

I know which cards that I need to save for in the future:

Riddle’s Swimear SR

Ruggie’s Clubwear SSR

Rollo's SSR (pending available keys)

Riddle's Bloomquet SSR

Vil's Luxe Couture SSR

Vil and Malleus's Tsum SSR (pending groovies)

While we don't have a definitive schedule for a lot of these, a lot of them you can kind of guess.

For example, Riddle's Swimwear SR is part of Stitch's event which seems pretty summer-y to me. It'll likely come out in June or July of this year. Clubwear cards come relatively quickly so I'm anticipating Ruggie's Clubwear SSR fairly soon, too. Gotta make sure I'm saving right now for those bad boys.

Rollo and Riddle will probably come around the same time (Aug-Nov) so I've got a bit of time to build up my collection of keys again.

The others just got released in Japan so they'll take awhile before they reach us and I'm not too worried about them just yet.

SPOILERS DONE!

I think of it like going to the grocery store with a shopping list. Stick to the list and you know you can't overspend!

3. Don't pull for dorm cards

"That's easy for you to say, Cheekin. Riddle is your favorite character and you can get his dorm card for free at the beginning of the game!!"

Why, yes. Yes, you can. Thanks, Riddle!

(Ngl I might've caved and done it for Riddle but ONLY Riddle because he's my fave :D)

Now that all of the dorm uniforms have been released, dorm showcases aren't really a thing but in the event that they do a re-run I would avoid spending keys / gems on them. Same goes for the standard show case. Neither are worth it, IMO.

Dorm uniform cards will always be in the SSR pool regardless of the event, so I think it's better to just take your chances and collect them slowly overtime. Of course, the odds of getting the one you want aren't super high but you'll amass quite a few dorm cards just by pulling for event cards anyways. You're bound to get one you like eventually.

For reference, I've gotten Dorm Idia, Ortho, Vil, Jamil THREE TIMES, Kalim, Azul, Ruggie, Jack, Trey TWICE and Deuce TWICE as a byproduct of pulling for event cards. I wasn't trying to get them but they're here now and I love them for it <3

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And that's about it! Nothing too groundbreaking. The biggest thing is knowing when to stop. Sometimes when I'm on that gacha grind high and I want to pull just cause it's been awhile since I've gotten an SSR, I'll tell myself to do it later because 99% of the time I'll just forget and it'll never happen!

I have been burned by too many gacha games in the past that I refuse to let it happen to me again in TWST (cough Obey Me COUGH)

Here are all my SSRs so you can judge for yourself how effective it is. (Or if its worth it)

I genuinely have no clue what the average number of SSR's a player who has been playing for over 2 years like me has, but I'm comfortable with what I've got. I've gotten all the cards I've wanted and most of the cards I was interested in so I think it's worth it.

tldr: be selective about your pulling, plan ahead, and resist the urge to pull constantly

Thank you for your kind words about my art!! (And if anyone got to the end of all this WORD VOMIT thanks for listening! Reading. Whatever.)