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strawberry-milkshake-cow · 2 years

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Yuu and friends go to disney world!

Yuu and their twisted friends get a week off school so you decide to take them to disney world for the first time what will happen? Lets find out.

Warnings- none just fluff, may have some typos.

Nonbinary reader

Charecters- all charecters plus staff :)

This will be multiple parts- part 1: before the trip

Whats happening before the trip? How do you get evreyone on board? Where are they sitting on the bus? Find out below

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You get off school for a week but the students dont get to go home yet since the mirrors are being repaired so you decide to take them to disney world after seeing an ad for it it looks just like the one in your world but more tailored to the villans it looked like so much fun! Now to get evreyone on board you set a plan in motion.

Grim

Your feline companion was resting in a patch of sunlight on the ramshackle floors you gently shook him awake "hey grim~ i have an idea" you said happily grim looked at you confused and slightly annoyed that he was woken from his nap. "What do you want henchman?" He yawns as you explain your plan "why should i go" he crossed his arms you smiled you only had one awnser for that "theres lots of yummy food there." With that grim was in and ready to go.

First years-

Ace

You knew ace wouldnt be so easily swayed as grim with a simple mention of food. No instead you would have to work his ego in your favor. And duece was easy enough. You quickly found him and duece arguing as usual "oh boys!" You called out with a grin. They turned to look at you "hey prefect." "Hello!" They said happily greeting you. You sat down and explained your plan. "I dont feel like going all the way over there." Said ace being stubborn as always. you sighed "well i guess it makes sense. You would be to scared for the roller coasters anyways." That got him. He quickly agreeed and challened duece im the provess causeing a two for one combo.

Jack-

Jack was another tough one. You can barely read him at all. So you would need to think very carefully about how to approach this. You found him working out and walked over "hey jack!" All he did was nod in greeting you quickly explained your little trip. He thought for a moment "im not sure im pretty busy i dont have time for a childish thing like that" you thought for a moment "well... what if some creep tries to bother me and grim? I dont have any magic and grim can only use fire i could use a big strong bodygaurd for the day or i may not make it back." You said with a dramatic sigh jack grumbled about it but agreed

Epel

Epel was easy if he put up a fight the same routine with jack would work just as well on him, Even better. He completly agrees with the idea because its away to get vil off his back and it would be his first time there

Sebek

Lets face it hes not going until malleus agrees.

When maus does agree wether you ask him or not hes coming along.

Other nrc students-

Cater

Cater is going the second you tell him. Do you realize how many magicam worthy things he will gain out of this? You fin him taking selfies and walk over and start your routine just as you predicted hes head over heels in love with this idea.

Ruggie

Ruggie doesnt see a problem with this idea so he dosnt mind tagging alog after all like grim just mention all the yummy food and you will be good

Floyd

Another one who is happy with this idea it sounds like so much fun to him and hes in the right mood so i wont take much convincing but he will want to go the moment you mention it so i would save him for last

Ortho

Also apart of the happy gang! He will definitely help you convince ida as well this sounds like a perfect opportunity for idia to make new friends!

Silver

As long as he can sleep he dosnt care where he is his father will definelty drag him along anyways when he hears about this so he agrees

Vice dorm leaders-

Trey

He definetly wants to try out the sweets this place has to offer and learn from them so he will be tagging along happily

Jade

Once he hears it from his brother its all over for any chance of argument floyd is dragging him alog wether he likes it of not besides it will certainly be interesting.

Jamil

Once you tell kalim like jade its all over for argument he has no choice but to tag along.

Rook

He is so excited for this its kinda creepy. He will gush about how amazing this will be that whole time until you get there.

Lilia

He is definetly going now that you told nothing will stop him from coming and bringing the whole disamnoa family hes in summer father mode and ready to go

Housewardens-

Riddle

It will take some convinceing after all his mother would never let him go to a normal park much less and amusement park but you explain all the yummy strawberry sweets and that you need someone to keep evreyone in line then hes in

Leona

Probably really lazy about it so it will be hard to convince him to come you will need to threaten his peace saying you will wake him up from evrey nap he ever takes if he doant agree. Trust me then he will.

Azul

This man will somehow tirn this in to a buissness opportunity i have no clue how but he will. So hes in and will make profit off of this trip.

Kalim

Oh hes so ready this sounds like the best thing in the world to him he eill be dragging jamil around aswell

Vil

Probably the hardest to convince after all he is so busy but he realuzed he had a role in a dusney productions movie coming up maybe he could learn some things about his charecter while he is there plus epel and rook are so excited he will make sure everyone looks their best

Idia

Very hard to convince him to go but ortho is definetly a big help so with enough peer pressure he finnally agrees so you leave him alone.

Mallus

Litterlly on cloud nine to be invited anywhere. Hes coming no taking it back now.

Staff-

Crowley

Once he overheards the idea from someone he comes up and graciously offers to chaporone this even in one of the schools old busses they rarely use anymore he also tells the other staff ti come

Crewl

Told by crowly he has to make sure his pups stay in line after all.

Trein + lucius

Hes bringing the cat. He will turn yhis into a history lesson aswell.

Vargas

Hes making sure you all exercise while your there

Sam

Hes more than happy to go he may even find new products for the store

Rsa students :) -

(You decide to call a few of your rsa friends and see if they want to come with!)

Neige

Hes very happy to join plus he gets to keep an eye on you hes a protective friend especially when your in a school full of villans you need someone to watch out for you!

Chenya

He heard riddle and trey were going so hes sure to follow! Besides it it sounds like a purr fect way to spent the after mew n

Najma viper

(Does she go to rsa i cant remember... oh well) shes happy to go shes your only female friend after all! Besides her brother will be there to for some sibling bonding

Cheka

Leona was forced on babysitting duty again so hes coming along super excited

Bonus! their roles on the trip

Crewel- the driver no one else can be tristed driving or there will be a crash.

Riddle- is enforcing the rules. Making sure evreyone stays in line

Cater is taking a million photos of the trip

Trey is making sure evreyone is making logical desisions hes the smart ine and can fix most problems

Yuu- you are the you need to make sure evreyone is getting along and no overblots

Ace and duece and making sure evreything stays lively ace keeps trying to pull pranks but duece is keeping him in line

Lilias in dad node making sure everyone is happy and having fun or else

Trein is trying to lecture history of disney world

Crowly is reading a book being useless

Sam is talking with azul about buissness

Grim is taking a nap with treins cat

Najma is helping you keep things calm

Silver is sleeping

Jade and floyd are being scary

Kalim is bothering idia withe ortho and jamil watch

Sebek is being sebek hanging around malleus

Rook is helping with epel while neige chats with vil

Chenya is just being a menace

Cheka is being a little kid and chating with jack and ruggie while leona sleeps

Pt 2 will be about your living situation fir the week bye bye

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x reader #twst x reader #fanfic #disney #riddle rosehearts x reader #twst leona #x reader #azul ashengrotto x reader #kalim al asim x reader #vil schoenheit x reader #idia shroud x reader #malleus x reader

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lowkeyclueless5137 · 5 months

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uhhh can I ask how both brother haunting AUs went when it came to their actual overblot, heck what exactly during book 2 cause of their involvement. Does that mean uhhh the order of the overblots happening gets jumbo up in this AU?

Firstly: the only switcheroo we get is mushing the Shroud overBlot in between Riddle and Leona. After that, the order is exactly like in cannon, with the exception that after Vil it comes the STIX incident, then Malleus. :'D

But for the Halloween fiasco:

Now for a special note: in this Au, only Ortho could see and hear Idia as a specter, when he doesn't possess something (it goes the same for reverse au). Other ghosts can also see Idia too, but the thing is, because of this sensible sight, sometimes it leads to headaches and as such, more emotional sensibility. This is why Ortho is so full of anxiety and can easily break down. This takes a toll on his quite young body, especially when he's thrown so early into high-school and receives the short end of the stick when it comes to socialising. This also makes him much more vulnerable to ghost possessions. When a ghost possesses him, his curse effectively gets dimmed down in order to protect his mind and preserve the special sight. Hence only in the instance of possession Ortho could actually overBlot (this goes the same for the reverse au, but Idia takes the place :'3)

For the normal brother haunting au:

Ortho was in the organising comitee, which added some of his plate since he also was the Ignihyde Dormhead. This, of course is a lot on his plate so he also does admit that Halloween is a holiday he loves, but also hates the NRC Halloween for the mere fact that it's crowded and in his first year, everyone was all over 'the cute 12 years old on campus'. Now he was in charge and he wanted things to go smoothly. Idia took off his responsabilities the more heavy ones, insisting that his brother could try and have fun. Sure, the last 2 years were a bit bad, but he had some fun in the end. He could approach Adeuce and have fun with them, as they still don't know Ortho's a 3rd year.

Magicam monsters are absolutely doing a horrible job, to the point Ortho has to plead Idia from literally blowing off these mfs.

Following that, we have the endless Halloween night. Prior to that, Idia sent his little brother or bed early, for the reason that he was tired and needed to get some shut-eye and relax after all this fiasco.

Cue Idia returning and finding no Ortho in the bed. He was the one who tucked him in, so Idia was zooming around, trying to find his brother. He felt that smth was amiss and he found out when he came to the mirror chamber and saw the others.

Of course, unlike the others, Idia is the most worried because he knows in what true danger ortho was in. He insisted to hurry up and really he had little to none patience for anyone else. He basically carried Riddle and Ruggie the whole way through. Jade was literally blasted into a wall and the others also meet a similar fate. Possessed or not, you get fucking punted on sight. :'3

When everyone reunites and Idia counts heads, he realises that Ortho is still missing and rightfully he freaks out about it.

That, of course, until they meet overBlot Ortho. He was not possessed due to the overBlot rejecting the ghost possession. But he was scared and panicked. He was alone in there with only a Phanthom by his side and it was cold and dark and scary.

The others immediately jump to the fight, while Idia is thorn on what he should do. He eventually tries to reach to Ortho, seeing how his mere presence gets a reaction out of him. This time, as a ghost, which also was able to be properly seen by everyone.

Later on, after that, Malleus and Lilia are getting punt in a wall :3

Now for the reverse!

We have Ortho, whose battery ran out, so his robot body was charging up while he as a specter was roaming around. He did converse around with a few ghosts who seemed very happy around. After all, Halloween was their favorite holiday so Ortho kinda saw why they would be so happy.

Things tho, go south when he returns to the room and sees no Idia. He wonders around, but the rest of the ghosts were gone and Ortho couldn't be seen or heard around by the living.

Of course, he also follows through the mirror along the Halloween enders team. That's when Riddle and Ruggie get a spook since 'that's a dead kid!?' and Ortho also gets a spook since 'you can see me????'.

Ortho also trails after the 2. They don't know why this dead child that resembles Idia a bit is following them, but alas, the child doesn't do much so they are good with it. They didn't figure out that Ortho was actually the ghost, but Shh...

Meanwhile, we have Idia overblotting due to his tiredness and the will to go out, mixed all around with the confident ghost that possessed him beforehand. Oh he's clearly rampaging through.

The others find Idia squaring up with Lilia and Malleus. Due to the afterlife world hindering a bit the fae powers, it was a pretty equal fight and BOI does Idia just not run dry. It takes Ortho attempting to possess him in order to distract him enough so the others could at least weaken him a bit then able to knock him out. :'3

Yep... Pretty messy :D

#twisted wonderland #asks :3 #Brother haunting au

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nami-moittli · 2 months

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Okay, since [3] people liked my post, here’s the charts for my

Though, I will admit, I feel like the shojou influence may lessen after the first group, but oh well. It’s the drama filled romance twst AU.

So, the freshman gang is the main one, along with the only one I bothered to add text in the image itself.

These guys are also the only ones who have any real semblance of a plot going on, and I imagine if this was an actual shojou romance anime, there’d be two seasons, so dynamics get changed and two more characters (Grim and Yuu!) get added into the mix. But I haven’t made that chart yet, so I won’t talk about it unless someone asks

Anyway, Ortho would be the main character here, as she was the reason why I decided to make this AU at all lol. (Btw, she’s 16 just like everyone else here, so don’t worry about it) Epel and her are best friends and as such I decided to give him his own side plot as well!

Since I wanted Ortho and Epel to already be established as best friends, I decided to mash their hometowns closer together, and I also wanted to make them know Vil for awhile too, so Idia, Ortho, Epel, Vil & Jack have all known each other since elementary. The others they only met in HS. Why? It’s probably a really prestigious one like in canon or smth, idk

Bc of this, Epel’s been crushing on Jack since, idk, elementary? Middle school? Awhile now, that’s for sure. Ortho’s been making fun of him for not being able to confess for years now, and he finally decided to ask him out in HS, but by the planned time comes, Oops! He likes Sebek now too! Ortho is understanding, but loves to make references to cringy manga and anime that have love triangles/harems in it. That is, until she falls for both Ace and Deuce, and suddenly Epel can have payback.

There’s definitely more to this, but that’s all I feel like writing about rn for them.

Onto the next ones!

Now this description will have less in it cause I definitely think of these guys the least, but I will say that one love square ends in two couples, and the other in polyamory, so,that’s fun!

Also, to balance out the gender ratio, Jade and Floyd are Jade and Floyd, Riddle, Kalim, Azul, Jamil & Ruggie are all girls. Silver can be the token guy. Or I could change my mind and make her a girl. Idk.

I do have a bit more to say about the juniors tho!

First off, I didn’t know where to fit in Cater & Trey, so they’re kinda just in the background. Maybe Trey & Vil had smth but now Trey and Cater are dating? Idk, but they’re here!

Anyway, back to the exes, yk how I said that Vil, Jack, Idia, Ortho & Epel all knew each other? Yeah, back in middle school, Idia and Vil dated for, around a (school) year (plus summer) I wanna say? Maybe a bit less than that. But in their freshman year they broke up, leaving them not really speaking, then about two weeks later Vil and Leona started dating, so that just kinda rubbed salt in the wound for Idia and he went back to staying in his room 24/7 again. Though he does show up at school more often than his canon counterpart does, I feel. Simply bc this is supposed to be a no magic AU, so flying tablets are a bit harder to get from class to class with lmao

Anyway, after who knows how long, maybe for like 6 months or so? Vil and Leona break up. Not sure how long after that, maybe a month, little more than that? Anyway, then Leona and Malleus date for like, a week? Idk, Leo & Mal remind me of two middle school boys who hate each other, so do with that as you will lol

Second year maybe you could fit in the Trey thing but idk. Anyway, Vil & Rook have been going strong since then, and Idia’s recently gained a crush on Malleus. Shenanigans ensue

The only other thing I’ll note is that Lilia doesn’t attend school with his kids, maybe he’s a teacher? Part-time substitute? Idk, but just like in canon he’s Mal & Silver’s dad (and Sebek’s too lol) and online friends with Idia. So that’s fun!

Anyway, that’s all for now, if anyone wants to know more, feel free to ask!

#twisted wonderland #twst #my art #not tagging everyone #twst shojou romance AU

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lytrixuwu · 1 year

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Twisted Wonderland OC~

Hello Hello!! I am here to show y’all the new reference sheet for my oc Mikazuki! I absolutely adore them and I think they deserve the world!!

Here is some more info:

- Their from Rikubetsu, Japan

-They have jumped out of multiple windows for the fun of it.

-They have also have ‘fallen’ off their broom multiple times to get so cool photos--this has caused many other students to fully panic only for them to be fine--

-They have years of experience in both gymnastics and Boxing which has caused a lot of confusion.

-During the overblots they are known to pull off some nonsense to make sure the overbloter (???) keeps their eyes on Mika.

-Is referred to as: Shrimpy/Ghost Shark (Floyd), Roi Des Fantômes (Rook), Herbivore/ Vulture (Leona/ Savanaclaw dorm), Zuki, MiMi, Mika, Mizuchi (Magicam Handle)

-They refer to most people with their last names except for Deuce (does it to make ace angry), Cater (Cater makes really bad jokes about his last name so they just gave up), The eel twins (they tried it once while adding one and two but that started a fight so they gave up), Kalim (He thinks they are angry at him so they stopped), Ortho (They adore him so he gets the first name), Malleus (He also gets upset by being called by his last name so it either his first or a nickname), And Silver (he has no last name lol).

-Most of their body is covered in scares for their oh so lovely Mother--Mika’s mother is awful and no one should like her--

-They have two older twin brothers names Hiroshi and Kiyoshi

-Have two really close childhood friend that followed them to Twisted Wonderland-- Don’t ask me how that happened i have no idea :)--

And that’s all for now! Have a good day/evening!!

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst oc #twisted wonderland oc #Mikazuki #twst wonderland #reference #charactersheet #character sheet

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trashytummiez · 3 years

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Stress Bloat

@yummyinmytwistedtummy gave an amazing Idia short and it inspired me to make one for the anxious bean too. <3

“Unnnngh, I’m too fuuuuull,” Idia whined. He was on the couch holding his overstuffed tummy and biting his lip with this adorably strained look. Even with his oversized hoodie Yuu could see how big Idia’s stomach was after such a large lunch.

She smiled sympathetically and leaned against the pale whimpering dorm head. It was hard not to giggle when Idia instinctively flinched at the affectionate contact. Even after all these months he was still so not used to having a girlfriend and it was genuinely adorable how tentative and sheepish he was.

“Oooooooogh my tummy...” Idia whimpered rubbing his belly in the vein hopes of calming it down.

“You did eat a whole pizza,” Yuu reminded him.

“...You know I always eat too much when I’m nervous! I have to give a presentation and Ortho’s playing video games with some first years,” Idia complained.

It was kind of amazing Idia was as thin as he was because with his eternal anxiety one would expect him to be eating all the time. His little brother was kind of his anchor who always helped him feel calm in public situations. Yuu wished that she could have been his anchor for his presentation but she had different classes from him.

Best she could do was at least make his tummyache hurt less.

She unzipped Idia’s hoodie to expose his t-shirt underneath and free up space for his big pale tummy. It was kind of amazing how bloated he managed to make himself stress eating so much. Yuu obviously felt herself blush at the sight of Idia’s round stomach spilling onto his pelvis freely. But she didn’t blush nearly as much as Idia did when Yuu put her hands on his big belly and started to rub it.

Idia whimpered like a scared puppy and hid his face behind his slightly oversized sleeves. It was too cute for words and made Yuu giggle again. She gently slid her hand up that round pale surface to the upper crest of Idia’s stomach. His upper stomach was tense and tight necessitating she knead into it to help ease the cramps causing Idia so much grief.

Yuu’s hands slid down Idia’s stomach feeling up the soft jiggling middle of his belly.�� She playfully patted Idia’s belly making it slosh heartily and dislodging an adorable hiccup from her boyfriend. She giggled some more and kissed Idia’s tummy right above his belly button. Once again Idia yelped and started to tremble anxiously at her affection.

“You’re too much sometimes,” she teased giving Idia’s belly a few pats. His stomach jiggled from each pat and the digesting pizza noisily sloshed around which made the boy hiccup and blush again. Idia’s tummy was so hyperactive right now from how much he’d eaten.

Yuu loved the way Idia’s belly felt in her hands when it was so bloated. It became so soft and smooth and all the noises it made were music to her ears. She especially loved the way the flesh on his stomach would ripple slightly whenever she patted it and slosh around inside. How could such an anxious and adorably timid boy eat as much as one of those Savanaclaw boys?

She cupped a feel of Idia’s lower stomach letting her hands sink under his soft burgeoning tummy and pinched that temporary belly fat. Despite how shy Idia was he bit his lip a little and gave a cute little groan letting Yuu know how good that felt. She smiled and caressed the bottom of Idia’s bulging belly. Even more adorably was the way he peaked his eyes out from under his hooded sleeves to look back at Yuu. That was just too cute for words.

Yuu smiled at her nervous boyfriend and leaned close to kiss him.

But in doing so she leaned against Idia’s belly and applied much of her weight against it. His stomach gurgled loudly in response to the added pressure that was being applied. Idia winced and by the time Yuu was close enough for a kiss Idia accidentally burped loudly right in Yuu’s face.

BAAAAAAAUUUUUUURRRRUUP!!!!!

Yuu’s eyes widened when the stench of digesting pizza blasted her face.

Idia’s own eyes went wide though his widened with horror at what he just did. The poor boy’s face darkened with humiliation he covered his mouth with his sleeve-covered hands and looked like he was about to cry on the spot. “O-Oh no-I’m so so sorry...!!!” Idia whimpered in a deeply embarrassed and mortified way tears forming from the corners of his eyes.

Yuu’s cheeks turned redder than a cherry. When she could think clearly again she managed a smile. “Don’t be sorry, sweetie. Your tummy just needs to get some pressure out,” she assured him.

She gripped into the middle of Idia’s big soft tummy and gave it a squeeze. Again Idia winced in an uncomfortable way until he gave another big raunchy burp. Yuu felt Idia’s belly actually tremble a little it and blushed some more.

“Wow, you could give Ruggie or Ace a run for their money with burps like that,” Yuu said with a blush of her own.

She pushed her hand into the middle of Idia’s belly and caused another heavy belch to expel from Idia’s mouth.

BRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHP!!!!!

Idia panted and covered his mouth with a blush. “Ungh, you know you enjoy this way too MUUUUUUCH!!!” He promptly covered his mouth when he accidentally burped his last word out and blushed hilariously.

Yuu laughed and gave Idia’s belly a few pats in the middle of her laughter that worked another loud and cute hiccup out from Idia’s blue lips. “You’re probably right. But I’m okay with that. Especially if it makes your tummy hurt less.”

Idia frowned but curiously rubbed the side of his bulging stomach. “It does feel like grumbly...”

Yuu grinned then pressed into the middle of Idia’s belly with both hands. Idia threw his head back and burped so loudly the whole dorm could probaby hear it.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOORRRHP!!!!!!!!!

Yuu’s face was positively steaming. Idia burped so hard that some drool dribbled down his chin as he belched. He huffed and gasped struggling to catch his breath while he laid back on the couch and appeared winded. After wiping his mouth clean with his sleeve Idia settled down.

But then Idia winced and slapped his belly hard enough to make it jiggle.

BOOOOOOOORRRRRP!!!!!!

A short but loud belch erupted out of him.

Idia was too relieved to be embarrassed that time.

“Unnngh, okay that’s a little better,” Idia admitted.

“I’d say,” Yuu replied while fanning herself in a remarkably flustered way.

Idia sighed with relief almost letting his tongue stick out when he did. Then he turned to Yuu and that bashful sort of look returned to face. “...Could you still rub my tummy, Yuu? Please...?”

As if that adorable boyfriend of hers needed to even ask.

#kink fic #idia #yuu #idia x reader #belly kink #bloating #stuffing #post stuffing #burping #burp kink #tummy noises

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thatringboy · 4 years

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The Way A Soul Lives (Part Two) - TWST

Requested by @yoruzumy0 that I continue This Story, so I hope you all enjoy! Angst is not something I’m very good at, but I got a lot of positive feedback from part one and it made me want to keep trying!

Word Count: 1,633

Warnings: Cursing, magic, blood mention, Character death, mentioned character death and the angst associated with that, implied relationships between characters

Silver sat on the stone pavement with his head in his hands while Lilia hugged him tight, his eyes widened and unmoving from shock. Malleus burst out of the castle with his large staff in hand and reached his companions. The prince stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of the body on the ground and his eyes immediately went up to the stars, searching and scanning like the universe held the answers.

And for once, it did. Malleus had been looking at the wings of the dragon constellation for his fallen friend, but instead found the small star sitting peacefully next to his grandmother in the heavens, now protecting the Draconia family for the rest of eternity.

Despite the morbid situation, the comfort of knowing where Sebek’s final resting place was brought a small smile to his face. After all, what was death to the immortal?

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Yuu had expected a mirror to gate them back to Night Raven College, not a singular Black Carriage to fit themself, Grim, Jack, Cater and Vil all into. Needless to say, they did not all fit.

Yuu wondered if this was some sort of punishment from Crowley for leaving and questioned if it was related to the feeling of dread still welling up inside of them. Magic had transported all of their luggage back to the school, but couldn’t transport them individually as well? The nerve that headmaster had!

Yuu would have complained if they could be heard over the complaining of their companions.

“You are sitting on my coat!”

“Well, you’re on my tail!”

“Guys move, I need a selfie to show my followers that I’m stuck here with you!”

“The Great Grim demands that you stop squishing me against the window!”

Yuu rolled their eyes and moved closer to the window to get away from Cater’s obsessive photo taking. They watched the Pyroxene countryside roll past the window and was taken aback about how snow could still be seen under evergreen trees despite it currently being the middle of Spring.

But the trip was not without faults. Every bump in the road jostled the Prefect and made them wonder if the bad feeling in their gut was about to become everyone else’s problem too. Thankfully, the Carriage passed through a gateway and was soon outside the front gates of Night Raven College.

The sight of the grand castle never ceased to take Yuu’s breath away and the view got their friends to momentarily stop complaining. Cater maneuvered himself in the carriage to snap a selfie that had a blurred image of Jack in the background, which got the sweet silence to break into arguing again.

When the carriage finally stopped and the doors opened, Yuu fell out and crashed into someone. They apologized profusely and felt someone stroke their head.

“Non non, forgive me for not being more careful.” Rook smiled down at them and helped them regain their balance.

Yuu stepped away from the third year and watched as he extended a hand to help Vil out of the carriage. The motion was graceful and Yuu wondered how Vil still looked so magnificent despite the commute. Jack ended up falling out of the carriage with Cater and Grim and the sight reminded Yuu of a clown car.

As their friends got to their feet, Yuu noticed that Rook was already in his uniform. “When did you get here, Rook-Senpai?”

The blonde spun around and tipped his hat. “I simply mirrored back to campus an hour ago.”

“Of course you did.” Yuu frowned and held out an arm for Grim to climb up on.

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For someone with a slight case of narcolepsy, Silver didn’t sleep a minute. If anything, he purposefully made himself busy around the castle.

The image kept replaying in his mind as he cleaned Malleus’ room from the damage caused by the demon. The blood soaked stones, Lilia’s screams and the sound of Sebek slumping to the ground. It replayed in real time, slow motion and sped up. The scene was a bad record set on loop and every time he closed his eyes to try to silence the pounding of his head, the images became more pronounced and more intense.

It got so bad that he had to stop and sit down on Malleus’ half-burnt bed to keep himself from hyperventilating. He knew that Fae usually moved on quickly from death and didn’t typically mourn for long, but Sebek’s death was only a few hours ago and his caretakers had made themselves sparse almost immediately.

The sun coming up through the broken glass of the window made little refracted rainbows dance around the destroyed room. Silver saw the pleasant sight and thought of how the universe mocked him. Of course the sunrise after loosing his comrade would be beautiful, what else would it be? Sebek wasn’t a friend of his by any means - if anything they were bitter rivals - but the thought of going back to Night Raven College without the loud cabbage man made his heart sink further. Silver felt tears welling up in his eyes and moved to wipe them away.

“Glad to see you’re still as human as ever.” Malleus stood in the doorway with an exhausted face. Silver’s first instinct would have been to jump to attention, but his body didn’t move. Malleus came and sat next to him, glancing around the room as the sun came up more.

“Your father has been in the library all night trying to find the origin of that beast. I thought I told you to get some sleep, you need it more than us.”

Silver remained silent. What was he to say? He had left Sebek alone to defend the prince and took too long in fetching Lilia. The image of Sebek’s face before he plummeted out the window still burned in his mind. It was a face of determination and fierce loyalty only the Zigvolt boy could pull off. Malleus reached around the human and hugged him close. “Don’t over think this, none of this is remotely your fault.”

“But I could have--”

“We all could have done something differently. I could have stayed and fought instead of follow protocol. None of that matters now.” Malleus’ voice was barely audible. “What matters is how we move on.”

Silver pulled away. “Move on?! That was only five hours ago and you want to move on?!”

Malleus looked hurt. “No I--”

“I know that life isn’t such a big deal to fairies, but can we at least take a few days to mourn him?” he got up on his feet. “Sebek was by far your most loyal guard and you want to move on already? No, we will not stop mourning and we will not stop searching for who did this until I plunge my sword into their chest! I--”

Malleus was up and hugged Silver close. “I don’t want you to stop, I want you to slow down before you hurt yourself in the process. Revenge is a fickle thing; you think you want it, but what you really need is healing. And where does revenge stop? None of it will fill the hole inside of you.”

The soft voice of the prince made Silver tear up again as he hugged Malleus back.

“Alright, I’ll slow down, but only because you asked me to.”

“That is all I want of you now.”

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Yuu braced themself for the running tackle from Epel and Ace and collapsed to the ground under their short friends, to the entertainment of Grim who just floated above the first years.

“Epel, Ace, I can’t breathe!” Yuu laughed.

“If you can talk, you can breathe.” Epel got up and helped Yuu to their feet. “So, how was the break?”

Yuu’s eyes widened and they began to retell their adventures in Pyroxene, the bad feeling in their gut subsiding for now. When they mentioned spending the week with the Howls, Epel’s mouth dropped open.

“So, what are they like? Jack’s parents?”

Ace elbowed the purple haired boy in the ribs. “Why do you need to know, lover boy?”

Epel turned red and crossed his arms. “Just curious, that’s all.”

Ace and Yuu snickered when Jack joined the small group and Epel flushed even more red. The five - including Grim - made their way inside the school and to the mirror hall where the other members of Heartslabyul that Yuu considered friends loitered. Deuce noticed his friend group and bowed to the dorm heads before making his way over.

“Ace, you shouldn’t just run off like that!”

Ace brushed him off. “Pssh, I was collecting the trash!”

“Trash? What trash?”

Yuu facepalmed and rolled their eyes. More mirrors lit up as more students returned from their breaks. A group from Scarabia chatted away about a new dance they learned, some Savanaclaw boys compared their fitness regimes from the break and Yuu swore they saw a few Ignihyde students slinging around brand new motorcycle licenses. Everyone was so happy to see each other and in that moment, Yuu forgot all about their sick feeling.

That is, until Jack tapped their shoulder and cleared his throat. “So, did any of you see the stars last night? I swore that a new one got added to the Draconia line.”

Deuce crossed his arms and nodded. “Yeah, I saw that.”

Yuu’s sick feeling hit them like a truck and they frowned. “Do you think it was someone we knew?”

Epel shook his head. “The chances of that are too slim, probably some distant cousin of someone we vaguely know.”

His certainty made Yuu feel better. The group continued to talk about something as Ortho approached them with a happy expression. He made the first years shriek when he removed his metal face plate and showed them his real mouth underneath.

Yuu’s attention was immediately drawn to a mirror in the corner of the room. They excused themself from the group and walked over to where Malleus, Silver and Lilia had appeared.

They looked dreadful. Lilia didn’t even bother to use his legs to lazily float around and his uniform was unkept, Silver’s eyes and cheeks were red from crying and Malleus’ had a distant look to him, like he wasn’t even there and his body was functioning on its own. Yuu smiled warmly at them. “Nice to see you three, how was your break?”

They clearly didn’t expect anyone to approach them as the three of them seemed to snap out of a trance. Lilia excused himself quickly and disappeared. Meanwhile, Silver remained glued to Malleus side. The prince looked down at Yuu with a sad smile. “It was... eventful.”

“I, uh, I saw the stars last night....” Yuu trailed off, seeing Silver’s face perk up sorrowfully.

“You did?” Malleus placed a hand on their shoulder. Yuu nodded.

“Then you know that tragedy has struck us.” Silver stood up straight.

Yuu looked around, noticing the unusual absence of the second guard. “Where’s Sebek?”

The single tear that rolled down Malleus’ face made Yuu want to throw up. They looked to Silver, but their eyes didn’t meet.

“You can’t be serious...” They whispered. Malleus suddenly hugged Yuu tightly and the Ramshackle student could hear his heart thumping loudly.

Yuu hugged back, feeling hot tears streak down their own cheeks. “W-What happened?!“

Silver opened his mouth to answer, but his voice became lost in his throat. By this time, Yuu’s other friends had noticed their disappearance and cautiously approached the Diasomnia students. Epel overcame his fear of the large Fae hugging his friend and spoke up. “Hey, where’s Sebek? Isn’t he glued to your hip or something?”

Silver glared at Epel, making him shrink away. Malleus let go and looked at the Pomfiore student with an apologetic face. “I am sorry, little one.”

Epel’s voice fell quiet and his eyes widened. “What?”

Yuu turned to their friends and saw the wave of realization hit them all at once. They wanted to curl up into a ball and cry and scream and wake up from this terrible dream, but all Yuu managed to do was look down at the ground. Their only comfort was the hand still on their shoulder.

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“No... no, no, no no no no no...” Ace grabbed his forehead in disbelief.

“By the time I arrived on scene, both Sebek and the monster were already dead.” Silver crossed his arms and looked at his feet. Deuce cursed under his breath and kicked the ground.

“We’re still looking into how the demon could have been created and--”

“That’s not good enough!” Ace snapped at Silver. “You’ve got a killer out there and you’ve spent the first few hours looking at old books?!”

“Ace!” Jack looked appalled by his behaviour. Silver smiled weakly. “That’s what I said, too, but then I realized that we get no work done running on revenge as fuel.”

“You know, I’m getting tired of this philosophical bullshit.” Ace looked Malleus up and down. “You’re all powerful, get a tracking spell up and slap it on part of the monster’s magic that was left behind from the fight!”

Deuce punched him in the arm. “Please, just shut up!”

Malleus thought for a second. “You may be onto something....”

Ortho, who had stood in stunned silence the whole time, touched his chin. “Maybe you’re looking at the puzzle all wrong. When does anyone try to solve a maze puzzle by starting at the front? (Deuce, put your hand down, this isn’t the time) We find who made the demon and work our way backwards, like solving a riddle!”

“That’s how we deal with infestations at home. You find one bug and trace it back to the hive to eliminate them all.” Jack looked around.

Silver and Malleus stood there taken aback. They had spent every last possible minute until they needed to return to the campus pouring over books and contacting mages all over Twisted Wonderland and not one of them had thought of that.

The guard thought the idea over in his head and raised his eyebrows. “That would take several powerful users of magic to cast, but it could be done.”

Epel’s eyes perked up. “Well, we’ve got some of the most powerful wizards at this school, so let’s do it! For Sebek!”

Malleus let another tear roll down his cheek. Sebek had some truly amazing friends despite what the late guard would say about them. He chuckled, getting the attention of the first years. “Alright then, I’ll see what I can do.”

Jack scoffed. “Seriously? This isn’t all on you. C’mon guys, let’s see if we can find anything in the library! He wouldn’t want us to sit by and let Malleus-Senpai do all the work!”

“Yeah!” Deuce, Epel and Ortho agreed. Silver led the first years to the library with newfound energy, but Yuu and Ace hung back with Malleus.

The prefect looked between the young men. “You know, Sebek wouldn’t want anything but this. He’d be proud of their enthusiasm.”

Ace’s hands turned to tightly wrapped fists. “Yeah... it just hurts. A lot. He hasn’t even been gone a day and I already miss him.”

Malleus sighed. “That’s completely understandable. I suppose Faes don’t hold as much sentimental value over the death of our kin since we know we’ll see them again, but even so my heart aches with yours.”

Ace laughed, some tears spilling out of his eyes. “What did I just say about the philosophical crap?”

Malleus chuckled a bit. “I need to go to the headmaster’s office to inform him of the events of last night. Would you two care to join me?”

Ace and Yuu looked at one another. The prefect slipped their arm in the prince’s. “You need a new bodyguard anyways, so why not?”

The three left the mirror hall together, earning some shocked expressions from their classmates, but not really caring. Now wasn’t time for mourning over their lost friend, now was the time to take action and build each other up. Yuu was sure that the news of Sebek’s passing would be a shock to the student body, but deep down they knew that Sebek was still with them. Even if his spirit was in the stars.

After all, in the minds and hearts of others is the way a soul lives.

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Cold...

I feel cold...

I can’t move...

I don’t remember anything...

What am I trying to remember?

His eyes opened in total darkness. He spun his head around frantically, trying to get a bearing of his surroundings, but discovered that he was simply floating in some sort of abyss.

“Well, you certainly slept like the dead.” A deep voice chuckled in his mind. His throat was dry and no sound came when he opened his mouth. Clammy hands seemed to take hold of his mind and hold his head still, looking forward at nothing.

“I’m surprised you lasted as long as you did, young man. It’s not every day someone of your age has the skills that you do.” The voice continued. “Seeing that you were not the original target, but still worth the effort we put into the operation, I’m sure we can make use of you here.”

“After all, service is in your nature. Isn’t it, Mr. Zigvolt?”

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jhoudiey · 3 years

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It’s been a hot minute since I’ve added anything to Loru, but I’ve FINALLY finished her birthday fic! Yay! My bird girl is 18 now! The only warning for this I guess is Implied Violence, 2900 words. Borrowed Theo and Kore from @girl-in-the-tower and Scarlet from @rikanoctrix since I want to try and add more OCs into Yoru canon going forward.

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“Neee Fugu-chan” Floyd grumbled, having kicked his way unceremoniously into Yoru’s room

“Floyd it’s too early for you to be this loud, what do you want?” She mumbled, not bothering to pull herself up from her mattress where she way laying face down

“I wanted to be the first person to wish you a h----aaappy birthday” he said, stifling a yawn

“You’re too late for the birthday thing, sounds like you came for a nap”

“That too” he said casually, throwing his uniform jacket toward her desk chair. It missed and landed in a pile on the floor. He jumped over Yoru and bounced slightly when he hit the mattress. She shoved one of her pillows at him, opening her eyes the tiniest amount.

“Its only 9 though, who already said happy birthday?” he whined, clutching the pillow to his chest to look at her. She blinked slowly at him before responding.

“Ortho at exactly midnight, Idia at like 6 this morning when we realized the time, and my dad when I got home. If you wanna nap do it quietly, I just got to bed” she turned away from him and buried her head in her pillow again.

“Have any big birthday plans?” he asked, looking over the edge of his pillow. She rolled back to glare at him

“Dinner later with my dad and some staff. That’s it. No you can’t come. It’s not a party. Good night” she said bluntly, shoving her face back into her pillow.

“Night Fugu-chan!” Floyd murmured, curling up on the other side of the bed.

It was already dark when she woke up, she could smell dinner being cooked from downstairs and hoped that Crowley had at least asked some of the cafeteria ghosts to cook instead of trying to cook it himself. He’d tried to bake her birthday cake 2 years ago and almost set the house on fire, he hadn’t attempted cooking since. Yoru showered, threw some clothes on and made her way downstairs to the dining room.

“SURPRISE!” She was almost blown backwards by the noise and took a step back. The room was full of staff and the few friends she’d managed to collect while haunting the grounds of NRC. Floyd grinned at her from behind Jade and Azul, Ortho was floating near the front of the table with a huge smile on his face with Idias tablet floating nearby, and the staff were all gathered around the room wherever they’d fit. She’d never had a birthday where so many people came for dinner, and was taken a aback

“Neeee Fugu-Chan!” Floyd called “You said I wasn’t invited but I bet you never knew there was going to be a party for you!” He smirked at her, Jade chuckling softly beside him.

“Uhhhh...what...is going on?” she asked, looking around the room at everyone, still shocked to see so many people. Crowley swooped down on her from across the room, draping his arm across her shoulders.

“Oh my sweet daughter, I thought for your 18th birthday we should have a spectacular party for you with all of your friends and family!” he gestured around the room with his other arm. “Everyone is here to celebrate with you, so make sure to not run away!” He steered her deeper into the room, sitting her down at the head of the table laden with food. She awkwardly glanced around the room, was she supposed to say anything? Were there customs for this sort of thing? She sat in silence, fidgeting a little in her chair, hoping that someone else would say something to break the tension that had settled over the room.

“Yoru-san! What sort of gifts did you ask for!?” Ortho chirped enthusiastically, flying a little off his seat. For Idias birthday the three of them had hidden away and played a few board games, what she wouldn’t give to be repeating that experience right now.

“Ummm… nothing. I usually just get whatever I need throughout the year myself… I don’t really know what I would ask for”... She trailed off looking around the room once more, were they going to expect her to open presents? Was there even presents to open? Generally the teachers gave her new notebooks or reference books, but they’d always just leave them for her on the table without ever having wrapped them. Yoru wasn’t sure what else to say, and was worried she’d be further interrogated about gifts; she started filling her plate, hoping that the food would at least act as a buffer for the pressure that was slowly spreading through the room. As she was piling her plate to tottering she noticed an unfamiliar face in the corner near professor Yule, she paused and stared at the girl wondering if they’d met before and she’d just forgotten. The girl smiled shyly at her and waved, Yoru was certain they’d never actually met before, there weren't any other girls at NRC, and there wasn’t any reason for a random girl from the village to be here…

“Yoru, this is my daughter Kore” Theo said to her with a slight nod “She’s come to stay at NRC with me, though she’ll be living in Ramshackle dorm with Yuu for the time being. I’m sure you’ll get along” He smiled at her, knowing that it was unlikely. Yoru was, afterall, prickly and not very open to new friends and Kore herself could be difficult. Yoru grimaced and gave the girl a quick nod before turning back to the table, hoping that there weren’t any more surprises planned for the evening. Theo let out a sigh of relief “honestly I thought that was going to go way worse” he chuckled a little looking at Kore. She had her face set and was looking towards Yoru’s back, fists tightened into balls, daring Yoru to say something about her lack of magic.

The night carried on, conversation flowing more easily once everyone started eating. Azul was trying to worm the recipes out of Crowley so he could co-opt them for the lounge, while Crowley was giving every excuse he could to not have to admit that it was the ghosts that had cooked and not him. As dinner wound down, Yoru started getting anxious again as she wasn’t certain what was supposed to come next. Why did Crowley think it was a good idea to have her entertain a room full of people? Luckily everyone was entertaining themselves for the most part, so she’d been able to have a muttered conversation with Idias tablet, making escape plans for as soon as she was able to sneak away.

“Yoru-san! Me and Ni-san made you this, he said that it would help you out a lot!” Ortho cheered suddenly from the table. “N-Not so loud, Ortho” The tablet groaned “Sorry Ni-san! Look Yoru! It’s a tablet like the one Ni-san has! He set it to easy mode cause he knows you suck!” Ortho beamed at her “Wow Idia, real nice.” She said sarcastically “You know what I meant! You suck with computers! I made this one idiot proof, just for you hehehehe, there’s no way you can mess this one up!” Ortho thrust the tablet at her, where it floated near her head “Oh this is weird” she said, looking sideways at it as it beeped quietly at her, even if it was set to be user friendly, she knew she’d have to get Idias help setting it up later.

“Yoru! My girl! You’re 18 now! Congratulations!” Vargas boasted, throwing an arm around her shoulder. She suspected him and Theo may have had a few too many drinks, he was being more affectionate than normal, and Theo was actually smiling. She didn’t blame him, having to deal with Crowley out of a professional setting could be draining. “You can’t turn 18 without a proper gift though! I brought you something!” He beamed at her, pulling the largest container of protein powder she’d ever seen from out behind his back. She couldn’t help but laugh a little, of course he would think protein powder was a good gift- not that he was wrong. Protein powder would be really useful for her to get back into shape, she’d ended up losing a lot of weight over the winter and needed to gain it back... It had been a while since the two of them had done any training, she made a mental note to ask him to get back to sparring once her wings had fully grown back in and her mobility was back to 100%.

“Vargas, isn’t that a little… hmmmm” Crewel had started, before sighing and shaking his head a little “Nevermind, Yoru, I think this book of antidotes to rare poisons will come in handy” He said, glaring at her. She knew that look too well, there would be hell to pay if she poisoned herself and needed his help recovering again. She’d hoped that maybe her New Years accident wouldn’t have made it to Crewel’s ears, but Crowley was always a loudmouth so she suspected everyone in the room knew that she’d almost died a mere 4 weeks before. “Thanks Crewel” she muttered, rifling through the pages.

“A book of antidotes, Crewel? How disappointing” Theo scoffed, cutting Crewel off before he could respond to Yoru. They’d had a long standing rivalry and no way he’d let Crewel get another word in. “here Yoru, this may be of some help. I found it on one of my expeditions.” He handed her a small compass with the needle spinning wildly “It’ll point you to what you need most at any given time” He smiled at her, chuckling a little at the needle spinning dizzyingly fast. Yoru grinned, Theo always had the neatest stuff, she was glad to be given an artifact of her own, even if this one seemed to be broken. If it wasn’t, it should be pointing towards the Ignihyde dorm, since at that moment she wanted nothing more than to be hiding away in Idias room in silence. She slid the compass in her pocket and glanced to the side toward Kore who was there holding out a cabbage. “I didn’t know what to get you since we’ve never met, but I think everyone has a use for cabbage so here!” she thrust it at yoru who grabbed it with both hands, a grin growing across her face. Cabbage. As a gift. “This is great, I love cabbage” She smiled, thinking it was probably all downhill from here, food was really hard to top as a gift, good job girl she had never met. As she turned to put the cabbage down, Azul cleared his throat gently from the table.

“Ahhh Yoru-san! While we’re on gifts, we’re pleased to say we’ve brought one for you as well!” He smiled at her and Floyd handed her a box. All three of the Octavinelle boys were smiling at her as she opened it, it was quite unnerving to be watched so closely by them. Inside was what she realized was her Mostro Lounge uniform. Azuls smile widened “I’m glad Professor Crewel was able to lend a hand to assist in the tailoring of it, it should fit perfectly for you to start work with us in the Lounge tomorrow”. Yoru rolled her eyes at him. “Oh yay, can’t wait. What if it doesn’t fit?” she asked. Crewel scoffed at her. “I tailored it, of course it will fit, there is no question.” She sighed, knowing he was right. He’d been able to alter her high school uniform for her perfectly before she realized that Walpurga Nacht Academy had a strict “no alterations of any kind” policy.

“Here Yoru-chan! You can use this to take orders in the Lounge!” Scarlet interrupted, beaming at her. She’d been the nurse at NRC longer than Yoru had been alive and was excited to be here celebrating her 18th birthday with everyone. She handed Yoru a shocking pink notebook with cartoon unicorns all over it, complete with a neon-holographic sticker sheet of cute and cuddly creatures. “You can use it to take notes too! I know how much you write down, so I knew a notebook would be handy!” Her smile was shining so brightly Yoru had a hard time looking at her, she felt guilty knowing she’d only ever use this particular notebook if every other object that could be written on disappeared from existence. She took the notebook and placed it on top of the box containing her Mostro Lounge uniform, ready to be carried upstairs back to her bedroom. She felt her chance to escape the party was approaching, the pile of gifts needing to be carted away a blessing in disguise

“Hmmmm my favourite demon-chan has so many gifts!” Sam exclaimed, looking around at all of them, “Perhaps she doesn’t need another...” he teased, smiling widely at her. “Hmmm, but if she didn’t need any other gifts, then what would I do with this vial of Dragon blood?” Yorus eyes widened. She’d asked Sam if he could try and find her some more than six months ago but he’d never gotten back to her. “Sam! You found some! This is amazing!!!” She was ecstatic, holding the vial in her hands, an entire new world of potion making opportunities opening up to her. Crewel and Crowley gave each other a short glance, it wasn’t a good idea for her to have something so dangerous, especially if she was going to continue experimenting on herself. “Hmmm Sam, perhaps that isn’t a good gift for a young woman?” Crowley tried to protest, the glare Yoru shot him quieted him down immediately. “Thank you Sam, this will be really useful”.

“Ahhh Sam, again with the dangerous gifts” Trein sighed handing Yoru a small book bound in a strange leather. “Here Yoru, you had asked me before about Harpies but I wasn’t able to tell you much. I’ve found a history of them, as brief as it is, hopefully this will answer some your questions” He gave her a small smile, she accepted the book with a small nod. She had been beginning to wonder more about her mother and the Strophrades Isle, but there was nothing in the library on the topic, which she had found strange. She’d meant to ask Crowley the best way to get there and information on her mother, but had forgotten . Even if she had, she assumed he’d talk her ear off, having been starved for conversation with his daughter for the last month. She had vowed to never speak with him again after he’d given Azul permission to drug her, and so far had been able to keep the promise to herself.

She placed the book on top of the others and grabbed the pile of gifts to carry up to her room, the cabbage and protein powder balanced precariously on top. “I uhhh.. Don’t know how birthday parties are supposed to end so thanks everyone…” she muttered, walking out of the room to start climbing the stairs to her room. “Just a minute, Nugget!” Crowley called after her “You never got my gift!” he called up the stairs behind her, she ignored him.

“How embarrassing, headmaster, your own Nugget ignoring you” Jade said quietly, staring at Crowleys back. “Jade, if I ever hear you call me Nugget I swear I will rip your tongue out” Yoru yelled down the stairs. “Fufufu, than I shall make sure you never hear me” he grinned. “Neee Fugu-chan! What if I call you Nugget-Chan?” Floyd yelled after her, Azul, Jade, Ortho, and Idias tablet laughing quietly. “The same goes for you Floyd! I will eat your tongue for dinner!” She threatened. Everyone remaining in the room grinned, trying to think of ways to work the word Nugget into their everyday vocabulary.

“Oh!” Crowley cried out suddenly “We forgot the cake!” He rushed into the kitchen, returning moments later with a two-tiered white cake with a large 18 drawn on the top in green icing. “Yoru! Come back and get some cake!” Crowley's face fell when there was no response, he knew she’d likely left out the window already, the promise of cake not enough to bring her back. “Well, it would be a waste to not eat it…” he mused to himself before looking at the room at large “Okay! Who wants cake!” He smiled at everyone raising their hands.

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“Hey, where’s the cake?” Idia asked when Yoru pushed her way into his room.

“Cake?” She questioned, holding the tablet he’d made for her out to him. “I need help setting this up” He sighed and grabbed the tablet from her hand, easily tapping through the screens to set it up for her.

“You come and ask me for favours and don’t even bring any cake, what kind of friend are you!?” he complained.

“We didn’t even have cake, what are you talking about?” She sat down on his bed, watching him tinkering with the tablet.

“Crowley said there was cake, and you didn’t bring any with you!”

“Oh. I must have left before then. Ortho is still there, get him to bring some back and we can eat it here”

“Oooh! Good idea!” He whispered to Ortho from his tablet, a childish grin creeping across his face at the promise of cake.

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umbry-fic · 3 years

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A Palette Full of You (2)

Summary: Glimpses into Colette and Lloyd's lives as they grow up together, learn who they are, and fall in love with each other.

(Written for Colloyd Week 2021)

Fandom: Tales of Symphonia Characters: Lloyd Irving, Colette Brunel Relationships: Colette Brunel & Lloyd Irving, Colette Brunel/Lloyd Irving Rating: G Chapter: 2 of 6 Word Count: 4212 Mirror Link: AO3 Original Post Date: 10/06/2021

Chapter Title: Save the Children!

Chapter Summary: Lloyd and Colette take a break from studying and decide to play a video game. Colette starts to ruminate a little on how she's different from the rest of her classmates...

(Colloyd Week Day 2: Sidequest)

Notes+Warnings: Chapter 2 of my multi-chapter Colloyd week fic! Colette and Lloyd play a bunch of Kameo: Elements of Power. Lloyd is bisexual. This chapter might have a bit of internalised acephobia so beware.

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12-years-old

"There! Over there!" Colette shouted, dropping the Xbox controller onto her lap and gesturing frantically towards a corner of the television screen. In her frantic excitement, she completely forgot that Lloyd was sitting right next to her on the sofa, her elbow banging straight into Lloyd's arm.

Lloyd, startled, pitched to the side and pushed the joystick on his Xbox controller in the same direction.

Major Ruin, who Lloyd had been controlling to charge up a Bolder Rush, executed the move at this exact moment as Lloyd let go of the right trigger.

And so Major Ruin careened right off the edge of the platform, as per the directions Lloyd had just inputted into the game. The tragic end to a glorious adventure. Kameo would never rescue her father from her sister’s evil clutches, for she had fallen to her death from a high height... by complete accident. Or maybe it would be better to class this as incompetence?

Oops.

"Oh, no," they both muttered at the same time, staring with their mouths open in horror. Colette reached out uselessly towards the TV, as if she could reach into the game and stop Major Ruin’s fall.

As if.

The armadillo look-alike Earth elemental (except a lot spikier) continued to fall while flailing their stubby limbs uselessly, eventually hitting the ground with the familiar and resonant "thud", accompanied with the dreaded snapping sound that had populated much of their playtime in the Snow-top Village. The thin and winding ice paths throughout that area had led to many a death from fall damage as they had tried to get their hands on the elemental fruits hidden away among various corners. Now that they were in the Ancient Tower, with its dark, foreboding, narrow stone corridors lit only by the sparest of torches sitting in sconces, where there was only one path forward and they were caged in by walls, Colette thought their falling episodes would be over. It was a bit claustrophobic, really.

It appeared that was not the case. Fall damage was eternal, and it would haunt them always, following them everywhere and showing its face at the most inopportune of moments.

Major Ruin morphed back into Kameo's petite, winged form, collapsing to the ground with a pained groan. Lloyd's side of the screen faded to black before he respawned at the last checkpoint, erasing a full 20 minutes of progress. The Kameo that Colette controlled was now completely alone in the chamber, performing her idle animations as Colette’s controller went untouched. Lloyd dropped his Xbox controller into his lap as well, leaning back against the sofa as he let out a groan of his own.

There was no sound apart from the whirring coming from the Xbox under the TV, the game music, and the "whup-whup" of the blades of the ancient standing fan in the corner of the living room, struggling in its job to blow "cool" air at them and combat the viciously hot weather.

Lloyd had every right to be frustrated with her; she had a tendency to kill him in-game. It wasn't murder, just manslaughter: knocking him off the cliff, setting both of them on fire, or startling him in general. It wasn't just in Kameo. Her clumsiness and butterfingers translated to every genre. No matter the game - Mario, Minecraft, Maplestory - she always found some way to cause a game over.

But he'd never directed any frustration or anger towards her. These are just silly games, he said every time. Much easier to laugh over the mirthful consequences together than get mad. Whenever they had the time to play video games together, the air was filled with nothing but laughter, a few frustrated grumbles from when they were struggling at a particular level, and the occasional rib from Lloyd’s end when she messed up. That's what made it incredibly fun. What the two of them had termed "game-time" never failed to put a smile on their faces.

And it was an effective destresser! It was a great relief to be able to channel all the stress from studying for PSLE into beating up trolls in Kameo. That appeared to be Lloyd's favourite part of the game - racking up combos with his favourite character Pummel Weed. Though she had to say her favourite part of the game so far was watching the cutscenes that played after rescuing the baby elementals from the prisons created by the nefarious shadow trolls. The wacky transformation from adorable blob to full-fledged elemental, complete with the blob sprouting arms and growing claws or shells, was… interesting to witness.

"Sorry," she sheepishly said, still feeling the need to apologise as she patted his hand. "Didn't mean to startle you. It's just that I found the last child!"

"Oh, really? Where?” Lloyd asked eagerly, attention turning back to the TV. “I couldn't see anything. It's all so dark."

"Over there." More calmly this time, Colette pointed out the child encased in a translucent ice crystal, tucked away in a corner of the platform hidden in shadow. She’d forgotten the name of this species, and could only describe them as cuttlefish that had taken human form. What were they were doing so far from the Mountain Falls? Weren't they native to that location? "We need to free them quickly! This is the last child."

“The last - you’ve been keeping count?!” Lloyd asked, voice rising in volume and shock written clearly across his face.

“Yeah! The mother said there were three, and we’ve rescued two. She must have been really worried, or she wouldn’t have begged us to save her children. I want to reunite them as soon as possible!”

"Alright. Ice, huh? It'd be similar to the other crystals we got rid of in the snow area. So just turn into Ash!" Lloyd suggested.

"Oh, you're right! Thanks for the reminder!" Colette opened the transformation wheel with a quick press of a button and proceeded to fumble with the joystick for a full minute while Lloyd slowly crawled his way back up the tower. She kept pushing too far to the right and overshooting Ash's dragon head on the wheel to land on Thermite, before overcorrecting to the left and landing on 40 Below. Frustration slowly piled up until she groaned, burying her head in her lap. This was embarrassing. She couldn't even navigate a simple menu like this, even after months of playing this game. Butterfingers, once again.

"Lloyd, can you open the main menu? I'll just pick Ash from there."

"Nah, we don't need to open Wotnot. Let's give Ortho a break for now," Lloyd replied. She knew that wasn't the real reason. Lloyd just didn’t want to hear from the eccentric wizard trapped within the paperback book that doubled as the main menu. "Here, let me help. But you need to get up first!" She straightened up, still sulking as he smiled at her, looking like he was holding back laughter at her predicament.

Lloyd stretched out his hand and placed his index finger over her thumb, gently guiding her thumb on the joystick so that the selection square landed right on Ash's head. Colette watched as Kameo hunched over and transformed into the red, clawed, scaly dragon that was the fire elemental Ash, tail slowly swaying from side-to-side as his wings flapped.

"You're so good at this..." she muttered, glancing down at her controller where Lloyd's hand was still placed over hers. They were only 12, but his hands were already slightly bigger than hers. He'd gotten his growth spurt in the earlier part of this year and shot up in height; now half a head taller than her. It was a slightly startling change after being the same height for the six years they'd known each other. He would likely only grow taller as time went on. As for herself... Maybe she'd gain another 5 centimetres by the time she was 18, if she was lucky. Given the actual state of her luck, she'd probably stagnate at her current height. Tallness was just not in the cards for her.

Not that she minded. The added height made him rather comfortable to lie on. If he gained just a few more centimetres, his shoulder would be the perfect height to rest her head on… That would make movie nights all the more comfortable.

Plus, the height change was just that. A physical change. Inside, Lloyd was still the same person - the boy who loved playing with Noishe but hated doing his homework, and would do everything in the world to avoid it. He hadn't changed. Not a single bit.

"Don’t sweat it. There are so many things you’re good at too! If it weren’t for your keen eye, I would’ve missed the kid entirely… So don’t be too bothered!” Lloyd gave her hand one squeeze before removing his hand, returning to his quest of returning to Colette's location. "Now, melt the ice!”

Colette did exactly that, leading the lumbering Ash over to the entrapped child and unleashing his fire breath. She watched with bated breath as the ice slowly melted, causing more of the child to be exposed to the air. They had previously used this exact same technique to unearth elemental fruits in the icy caverns filled with those icky bugs that exploded when defeated and obscured the screen with blue juice. It had been exciting then, to stumble upon secrets because of their penchant for exploration. But watching the child slowly be freed, watching their tentacles slowly start to move as they came into contact with warm air, was an entirely different experience, one that filled her with joy.

When was the last time the two of them completed a side objective like this, one that had direct effects on a citizen of this magical world? Casting her mind back informed her that that would be the starting town, when they returned to water the farmer’s crops with Deep Blue.

Now that the last child had been fully freed, all the children went running back to their worried mother, who proceeded to pull them into a giant group hug. Colette dropped her controller, clapping her hands together at such a sweet sight. Lloyd did laugh, then, a chuckle that she could feel rumble through her as well from where their shoulders touched. "What are you so excited about?" he asked.

"We did it! We saved all the children!" she exclaimed, watching the mother pull out one of the large elemental fruit in thanks. "Doesn't that make you happy? That we were able to help someone... That's what makes these side objectives fulfilling, right?"

"Yeah, I guess. It's just like you to get like this over a video game,” Lloyd replied, watching Kameo hoist the elemental fruit into the air, where it magically shrunk in size to fit in her bag. Colette wondered how Kameo’s bag even worked - how did it store Wotnot and dozens of elemental fruits? It was like a black hole. Just like Noishe's stomach.

“Though..." Lloyd frowned, staring up at the clock that hung on the wall, whose hands indicated that it was 2 pm. "Time’s up. We should get back to revising before Mom gets home from the vet with Noishe."

"Oh, you're right..." That was a downer. Time had flown so fast; their 20 minutes were up already!

The moment had come to return to the dining table and the assessment books that sat open on it. Studying was never fun, but it just had to be math today, and the chapter just had to be nets. Her most hated subject, combined with the topic she hated most. It was a headache all around.

But Lloyd was surprisingly good at nets, and he'd been a great help the whole day. Even if he still hated math with a passion and always got stuck on algebra questions, where it was her turn to assist him. That was why studying together was effective! They could fill in the gaps for each other, and motivate each other to keep going. Just three months left to go until it was all over! They could do this, and they would get through it. Together, just as they would every predicament that came to pass in the future.

"Um, and before you go home today, could you help me with something else?"

"What is it?" Colette asked, reaching for the TV remote on the coffee table. Lloyd was staring at the carpet, his hand absent-mindedly pulling at the hem of his singlet, separating the fabric from sweaty skin.

“Ellum’s birthday present,” Lloyd muttered, his voice getting softer with each word he spoke, until she could barely make out the words. “His birthday is in two weeks, and I…”

Ohhh.

They had a habit of telling each other almost everything, for any secret was always safe with the other. So she knew why Lloyd was clamming up. Ellum was his current crush, after all.

“Say no more. Of course I’ll help you! We can do whatever you want!” she replied with enthusiasm. She'd be happy to help.

"Thank you," Lloyd replied, meeting her gaze again with a tiny smile lighting up his face. "Now, let's get back to studying."

They made the short walk to the dining table, taking their seats across from each other. Lloyd's face was already starting to twist into a grimace, resigning himself to another few hours of torture at the hands of the twisted people who made their livelihood setting math questions.

Clearing away the Kit Kat wrappers on her assessment book, she glanced down at a question about nets she'd been working on before the break. Yet not a single word on the page was being absorbed. They were all running away from her.

The downside of Lloyd confiding in her for all of his crushes was that it was a stark reminder that she hadn't had her first one yet. And then, inevitably, her mind would drift further to all the little ways she stood out from her classmates.

It was like everyone around her had changed drastically overnight at some unknown point in time. The jokesters of the class had just started making dirty jokes one day, prompting scandalised glares from the rest of the class but also prompting snickers. She herself didn't get the joke half the time, just laughed to go along with everyone else.

Then there was the shift in daily conversation. Instead of discussing their favourite Pokémon, more often than not the other girls would now discuss in hushed voices while giggling which celebrity was the most attractive. She herself would sit quietly, trying to melt into the wall as she observed without interjecting, half fascinated and half horrified. Weren't they all too young for this?

Things got even more awkward when she was forcibly pulled into the conversation when someone directed a question at her. She had no idea what to say whenever someone showed her a picture of a celebrity and asked her to rate them. The only thing she ever managed to stutter out was that their eyes were a nice colour, and so was their hair. That... was how you judged a person on how attractive they were, right? Everyone else, though, seemed to think she was weird. But how was she supposed to be feeling? No one had ever taught her. It felt like everyone was keeping a secret from her on how these things were supposed to work, then making fun of her for not getting it.

She only got more confused every time something like that happened. All she wanted to do was go back to talking about her favourite cartoons, but that didn't seem to be an option. Lloyd wasn't in the same class as her, so she couldn't even sit with him and ignore everyone else. The only time she could meet up with him during school hours was at recess. She didn't know what Lloyd talked about with the rest of his friends. Maybe the same stuff. But she didn't really care, because, with him, she could just be herself. There was no need for tiring pretence.

All she could do when the girls were in a mood to discuss celebrities again was sit a little outside of their circle, counting down the seconds remaining for class to start while she tried to look as occupied as possible. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief every time the topic of conversation turned back to something a little easier to understand, like video games.

But surely, someday, she would understand.

She was waiting. For that day. For her to finally catch up to everyone else in the race she hadn’t even known she’d entered until everyone had left her in the dust, still standing with her mouth agape at the starting line. To finally be like everyone else, to be able to fit in seamlessly. But there was no use getting down about it!

She just had to meet The One. Then everything would change, everything would fix itself. That's what happened in all the stories, the shows, the movies, after all.

Because everyone, in the end, learned to feel the same way, right?

~~~

19-years-old

"Right! I think that’s enough for now.” Colette’s voice shattered the serenity of her room from where she was sitting on the bed with her laptop balanced in her lap, cutting through the sleepy fog that was starting to fill Lloyd’s head. The peaceful Ghibli tunes that had been filling the room cut off abruptly as she shut her laptop screen, reaching a hand up to undo her messy hair bun.

Lloyd yawned, rubbing his eyes and hoping that would make his eyelids feel less heavy. Pushing himself up from his belly-down position on the bed, he caught one last glance of the back of Colette's neck before her hair covered it again. Doing prep for uni was not the most exciting way to pass the afternoon, and it certainly wasn't normal fare for a date. But it had to be done, so they might as well do it together, as they did all things.

Though he'd gotten distracted and started scrolling through YouTube about an hour ago.

"Are you going to change out of pyjamas?” Lloyd asked, stretching, his shirt hiking up slightly. He’d taken the lift down the three floors that separated his apartment and hers in the old HDB block that they’d stayed in all their lives, rang the doorbell while staring at the Chinese New Year decorations that were still hung up despite the month now being April, and waited for Colette to open the door… Only to be met with the sight of Colette in her favourite doggie pyjamas, the baby blue button-up ones that covered every inch of her skin. She'd shrugged and said it was cold from the non-stop rain, but he knew the real reason was the lazy post-A-levels haze, that affected him as well. These days, sleeping in until noon was the norm. Or sleeping in until one of his parents came into his bedroom to knock him awake.

“Yeah,” she replied, grabbing a towel and a few articles of clothing from the open wardrobe and heading towards the doorway.

“Alright.”

Lloyd closed his laptop slowly, not wanting a repeat of the time in Secondary 3 he’d shattered the screen because Zelos had sneaked up on him and caught him unawares. He rolled off the bed, making the small trip of barely a few steps to the study table, passing the various objects Colette had up on the walls - the Disney posters she’d gotten ages ago, and the random stickers she’d amassed over the years from school club sales and donations - and the bay window filled to the brim with cute and huggable soft toys, a familiar Siberian Husky that showed the signs of being well-loved sitting atop the pile.

Lying on the study table was Colette’s Nintendo Switch, plugged into a socket to charge. Right next to it was a jar holding paintbrushes of all sizes, all of them as clean of paint as possible, for he knew Colette took extremely good care of her art supplies. The sketchbook no one was allowed to peek into was sticking out of the table’s drawer, half-used pads of foolscap and sheets of paper with pencils rolling in them visible within. Files that he’d nearly kicked, containing lecture notes and worksheets, were shoved into messy piles under the table, unneeded after the conclusion of examinations but having no convenient place to be stored. The tiny shelf sitting on the table still had her Junior College badge housed on one of the layers, silver in colour and reflecting the light from the windows, despite her having no use for it ever since they had graduated in November. (Perhaps she liked looking at it? She was something of a magpie sometimes.) He could spot a familiar conch shell, placed among other knick-knacks, mostly birthday presents.

Picking up the handheld (with its lime green and cyan JoyCons firmly attached), he unplugged the charger and watched the screen light up - and frowned at what it showed him.

"Hey, Colette!" he yelled, cupping his hands around his mouth. He hoped he could catch her before she entered the bathroom. Uncle Frank was working in the master bedroom no more than five metres away and had been nothing less than incredibly nice, as he always was, providing tons of refreshments and snacks. Lloyd would like to prevent a shouting relay if possible.

If Colette had been walking, she shouldn't have reached the bathroom yet...

The fast pitter-patter of bare feet against the floor informed him that he was right. "What is it, Lloyd?" Colette's head poked its way into the doorframe, her golden hair reaching down towards the floor, her blue eyes wide and questioning.

"You left Animal Crossing on," he answered, waving the Switch in the air.

Her eyes lit up in understanding. "Oh. You know what to do, right?"

Control the playable character and put her to sleep, then save the game. He'd done it before.

"Yeah, but, I was thinking... I haven't taken a walk on your island since last year. How about I take another tour while you're in the bathroom? If you're okay with it, of course."

"Oh, sure! I trust you." Colette smiled sweetly, turning to leave before pausing and turning back. "But remember -"

"- remember not to step on the flowers." Lloyd finished her sentence easily, stating that fact very seriously. He knew about Colette's concerns about her precious flowers, which she’d spent hours arranging around her little island until they were in just the right spot - fields of rainbows to welcome any guests and guide them around. He hadn't known that the stems of the flowers could break from being trampled multiple times when he first explored her quaint world - the fictional flowers were just as fragile as their real-life counterparts. He’d kept that in mind ever since, adding it to the many rules to follow to ensure no harm came to all the hard work Colette had put in to make her island perfect.

"Yep. Um…” Colette wrung her hands together, bowing her head so her hair formed a veil over her face.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, taking a step towards her.

“No, nothing’s wrong!” Colette hurriedly replied, lifting her head again. She screwed her eyes shut, hands clenching into fists. “I - uh, just wanted to say… I love you!”

The last three words came out in a shout, so quick that he almost didn’t catch them.

Lloyd froze, trying to process what he’d just heard - and before he could reply, Colette was already gone, having fled down the corridor and out of sight.

He slowly shut his mouth, which he hadn’t even realised was open.

This was the first time she’d said those coveted three words since they'd started dating. Her voice had been dripping with uncertainty, her posture betraying her shyness, but no matter how contradictory, she’d said it with sincerity, with all her heart. And even though he didn't need to hear them from her to know she loved him, for it was actions that counted, and certainly didn't need to hear them from her for him to love her, it still made him smile, his whole soul filled with a light warmth.

They’d travelled such a long way from all the checkpoints in life that they'd passed together. They still had a long way to go, but they’d do it together. As they always had.

"I love you too, silly," he said into empty space, knowing Colette couldn't hear him but wanting to say it anyway.

Lloyd unlocked the Switch screen, staring down at Colette's intricate creation. Flowers filled the screen, black, grey, white, purple, that he found familiar but couldn't put a name to. Oh, well. He would just tour the island and check out any new changes while he walked to the living room and waited for Colette to come back. Maybe he'd visit the town centre as well.

The most vital question to be answered was... Had Colette gotten those froggy chairs that she wanted for the townspeople?

~~~

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#fanfiction #multi chapter #lloyd irving #colette brunel #colloyd #colloydweek2021 #day 2: sidequest #tales of symphonia

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swiftlythebest · 5 years

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hi i love your writing it so real and amazing and i enjoy reading it. I have a prompt maybe like in the hospital someone catches levi sitting on nicos lap while they are chatting about the day like bailey or something and its hilarious and people learn more about the relationship that way and its cute and funny. thanks

First of all, thank you so so much! I really appreciate your kind words! Okay, so I’m not sure it’s as funny as I set out to make it. I think it’s still cute and sweet, but the humor is much more subtle. I’m so sorry if you wanted it to be a more funny story. I can be funny, I swear! This one just took on a mind of its own and dragged me along for the ride. I hope you still enjoy it!

Miranda Bailey had had enough, not just of today, but of the many excruciating summer days leading up to today. She was down three exceptional surgeons and had attracted the ire of many of her other surgeons with the choice to fire the aforementioned three. The respect she was used to receiving seemed to have dwindled, leaving her not only exhausted from a full day of work but overwhelmed by the interpersonal encounters she had been having.

As she made her way into one of the relaxation rooms set up by Maggie Pierce, she heard voices speaking softly from within the plant room. Ready to bark at whoever was in there to find a new room, she peeked around the door jamb only to be met with the sight of her favorite resident (a fact she would never actually admit), Levi Schmitt, on the lap of the ortho fellow, Nico Kim. They hadn’t noticed her so she ducked behind the door, wanting to be a fly on the wall if only for a moment. Maybe they’d be able to offer some insight into the mindset of her surgeons.

She was aware the two were together. No fanfare had been made about the relationship; one day they were flirty colleagues and the next they were regular fixtures of an on-call room. Neither man had made some sort of formal announcement, save for Levi’s coming out in the OR, which had really only been mentioned to her in passing. And yet, the two were a couple, just as most of the surgeons on her staff were a couple. However, their current position made Bailey feel as though she were intruding on some sort of intimate moment, which ultimately didn’t stop her from listening in on their conversation.

“How are you feeling about plastics?” Nico’s voice had a soft tone, one that Bailey had never heard from him and soon realized was probably reserved for Levi.

“I don’t know. Dr. Avery is really skilled, but he can be kind of… abrasive? I’m not sure he likes me very much. But plastics is cool. It’s probably not going to be my specialty, but I don’t dread it.”

“Mm. What about ortho, huh? That seems to have its perks.”

Levi gave a nervous laugh, “I can’t pick my specialty based on where my boyfriend is. Besides, I still have four years of my residency to decide. And you’d get so sick of me if we were working together too.”

“Nah, I’d manage. I’m kind of obsessed with you.”

“Oh yeah? You think you could handle my neurosis all the time? We don’t live together now so you don’t have that to deal with as much outside of work. But imagine all day at work.” Bailey picked up on the playfulness of Levi’s questions.

“Dude, you basically live with me. You’re at my place constantly. Even when I’m not there! Ronny, my doorman, likes you more than he likes me.”

“Dude? Am I your frat brother?”

“Honey, sweetie, beloved. Is that better?”

“Much.” Bailey saw them exchange a small kiss, chaste but still intimate.

“Do you think you may want to soon?” Nico had drawn back and sounded nervous.

“Want to what?” Bailey noticed Levi running his hand up and down Nico’s arm, just grazing the skin, no doubt causing goosebumps.

“Move in. With me.”

“You want to live with me?” Levi sounded surprised as if the actual idea of Nico wanting to live with him had never crossed his mind in any concrete sense.

“I mean, yeah. Well, I just thought, now that you’re a resident, you’re making better money so the rent will be easier to manage. And I live a lot closer to the hospital than your mom. You stay with me after most of your shifts. I don’t know, I figured it would make sense.” Bailey was used to seeing Nico as confident, even bordering on cocky. To hear him so unsure and apprehensive was a bit of a shock, especially considering how non-threatening Levi seemed.

“You do realize that living with me means all of me, right? All my weird posters and trinkets. And all the random late-night thoughts that keep me up. The OCD-level cleaning fits I have sometimes.”

“Those sound useful.”

“You know what I mean. I can hide a lot of that when I’m just staying over. It can stay sexy and light. If we live together, you’re going to have to see me in a lot of decidedly unsexy moments.”

“You sneezed on me this morning. Like, with actual snot. How much more unsexy can it get?” They shared a laugh at that, and Bailey marveled at the maturity and sweetness of the discussion. So many of the relationships in the hospital suffered from lack of communication and pettiness. These two, some of the youngest people in the hospital, seemed to have figured out how to navigate those treacherous workplace romance waters.

“I’m serious. You’ll have to deal with me all the time, even on my bad days. I’m talking, Bailey yelled at me, Jo stole a surgery from me, Dr. Avery was a douchebag type days.”

“I want all your days and nights and inbetweens.” They shared a small kiss, much more chaste than most were used to seeing from them. “My lease is up for renewal at the end of the month. You wanna be added to the new lease agreement?”

“Mm, so romantic. I’m all aflutter.”

Bailey decided she’d heard enough, resolving herself to using one of the other rooms. These two seemed to have their shit together in a way that was a rarity at Grey+Sloan. In a few weeks, when word got around of the new development in their relationship, Bailey would be able to smugly declare she already knew. For now, she was content to let maybe the most stable thing at this hospital continue on in peace. Lord knows she’d like that same courtesy.

(There’s definitely an alternate ending where Bailey accidentally knocks something over or trips or something and it interrupts the moment. Maybe I’ll write that. Who knows!)

#schmico #schmico prompt #anonymous #asked and answered #nico and levi #levi x nico #levi schmitt x nico kim #nico kim and levi schmitt #levi schmitt/nico kim #Levi Schmitt #nico kim #miranda bailey

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bluesylveon2 · 11 months

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Weewoo!!! I hope I made it in time because your writings are so squimshy wimshy and cuteeeeeee! Can I please have I Won't Say I'm In Love + Ace Trappola? Thanksiess!!!

You're in luck, anon! Your request was the very last one for my event! My fingers slipped while writing this and there are a lot of first year shenanigans lol. I hope you enjoy!

Notes: mentioned stuff from Book 4 and Ace's voice lines. FLUFF

Word Count: 1292

Warnings: possible ooc characters, not beta read, and very badly written basketball scene (my knowledge is limited 😭)

"Arghh, where am I?" Ace questioned. He was sitting, and the room he was in was dark.

Wait.

Dark?

Ace could feel a soft fabric in his eyes. 'I must be blindfolded,' he concluded. The redhead noticed his hands were behind him and tried to move them but resisted.

And he was tied up too?

"When will he wake up?" a deep but familiar voice filled his ears.

"I'm afraid you might have hit him too hard, dude," another voice added.

"Dude? Don't dude me, you human. Ace is just weak," a very familiar voice said.

Ace scoffed in offense, "Oi! Guys! I can hear you!?"

Everyone in the room took a quick breath. Ace could hear footsteps heading his way, and suddenly, his blindfold was off. His eyes immediately met a bright light, and he closed them due to the brightness. Ace slowly opened his eyes and had to adjust to the light. Everything was dark around him except for Jack holding a flashlight, and the other first years (minus Yuu and Grim) were staring at him.

"Why did you tie me up?" Ace exclaimed.

Jack sighed, "You all should have listened to me and just asked him."

Epel snorted, "And miss out on the fun? No thanks."

Deuce ignored the two and stepped toward Ace, "Look, we just need you to answer a serious question. Do you like the Prefect?"

"WHAT?? YOU COULD HAVE JUST ASKED NORMALLY!" Ace asked, ignoring Deuce's question.

Jack sighed, "See."

Deuce sighed, "This is getting us nowhere. Ortho, the powerpoint?"

Ortho flew to an empty spot in the room (Ace still had no idea where he was), manifested a small device in his hand, and set it down on the floor. A small hologram appeared with a powerpoint titled 'Why Ace loves the Prefect with evidence.'

"The presentation is for us to prove that you like Yuu. It is so obvious, yet nothing has happened," Deuce explained that it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I don't like her like that!"

Sebek scoffed, "Don't lie, human! Now watch the presentation."

Epel cleared his throat and approached the projection, "Exhibit A: teasing about her being his type." The slide changed to show a shot of Ace and Yuu walking through the courtyard from someone else's perspective. They were standing side by side with Ace's arm over Yuu's shoulders. There were also some leaves in the footage, so Ace assumed whoever did it was hiding behind some bushes.

Ace laughed at something Yuu said, "You know, I thought I'd never be into your type, but maybe I was wrong?...Or not!"

Yuu laughed and swatted Ace's arm away, "Your type is magicless humans?"

Ace threw his arm back to its original spot and pulled Yuu close. Meanwhile, Yuu made no move to push it back, "You're special, and you have your own charm," The two continued to walk, unaware of the gasp coming from the student filming them. The voice sounded awfully familiar to Ace.

"Ortho, you traitor!" The redhead turned to the robotic boy, who shrugged.

"According to Big Brother's shows, you were clearly showing signs of flirting, which means that you must like Yuu." he deadpanned, causing the other first years to snicker.

Ace turned to the group, and his resolve started to weaken, "That does not prove anything! That was only me and the Prefect being friendly."

Sebek rolled his eyes and walked to Epel, "Nonsense, human!" He pointed to the presentation with a new slide, "Exhibit B: the basketball game!"

The slide included a video from Ace's recent basketball game; the first years were front and center to watch. It was an NRC vs. RSA match where the game was neck-in-neck. Floyd was in the mood to win, Jamil was gaining fangirls from the 3-pointers he was making, and Ace was currently in possession of the ball.

The first years cheered as Ace swiveled passed the RSA players and toward the goal.

"GO, ACE! YOU GOT THIS!" Yuu yelled. Only ten seconds were on the clock, and two players left for Ace to pass through.

He ran around the first guy and through the second as fast as possible. Jamil and Floyd held them off, leaving Ace to score the point. There were only five seconds left when Ace finally jumped. Everyone held their breath as the timer went down.

Ace slammed the ball through the hoop just as the buzzer went off. NRC cheered and picked up Ace in celebration. Once the first year was set down, he immediately ran to where the other first years were.

Yuu laughed as Ace suddenly hugged her and spun her around. She threw her arms around him as the other first years gawked at them. They watched as Ace spoke to Yuu like she was the only person in the world and vice versa. The noisy audience drowned out the sound, but the group finally realized something was there. Ace even had a big grin and tender eyes to prove it.

The video ended, and the group turned to Ace, who was bright red.

"I was caught in the moment! We just won the game!"

Jack rolled his eyes, "You only hugged Yuu and gave the rest of us a high five."

"As Big Brother would say, it looked very sus," Ortho shook his head.

Deuce stepped forward towards Sebek and Epel, "Moving on, Exhibit C: when you frantically texted me that we have to save Yuu from Jamil even though I got the message too-"

Ace had had enough of this embarrassment, finally letting everything out, "ALRIGHT! I'LL ADMIT IT! I LIKE YUU!" He wriggled in his chair and breathed, "But what was said here stays here, capiche?"

Epel sweatdropped, "Uhh, about that…."

"Myah! You can go in now!" Grim called out, and Ace's face became ghost white in fear. A door opened, and light filled the room. Ace scanned his surroundings and realized something.

"I was in Ramshackle this whole time!" he exclaimed, eyeing the familiar wallpaper and design.

Yuu laughed, "I'm surprised you didn't realize it and you stayed here for a long time." She turned to the other, "You all can leave now. I want to talk to Ace alone."

A series of "alright" and "okays" filled the room as everyone packed their things and left. Yuu bent down to undo the knot when the two were alone.

"How much did you hear?" Ace asked after a moment of silence.

Yuu stood before the boy and held his hands in hers, "All of it. Grim insisted that I stayed to listen," She admitted while running a thumb over his hand.

"Well, I guess I'll admit it again," Ace intertwined their hands. It shocked Yuu so much that she looked at him and saw that Ace had a serious face. "I like you, Yuu. I am willing to say I am in love with you." Yuu stared at Ace in shock, but he could tell there was doubt in her eyes. "What's wrong?"

Yuu sighed, "It makes me happy to hear that because the feelings are mutual. However, what if the same thing happens to your previous girlfriend? You found her annoying and ghosted her!"

Ace stood up and brought Yuu for a hug, "Look, you're not her, and she is not you. You're Yuu, the cheekiest, blunt, and toughest girl I know. I won't ghost you. I promise." He pulled away slightly to look at Yuu with a look that showed off his boyish charm. "Now, how about we get out of here and forget about this weird day."

Yuu laughed and pulled away from the hug. She intertwined her hand with Ace's, "It's a date."

Disclaimer: I do not own Twisted Wonderland and its characters. Those belong to Aniplex, Walt Disney Japan, and Yana Toboso.

#twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #twst #ace x reader #ace trappola #thank for the ask!#400 follower event #twst x reader #ace trappola x reader #ace trappola x yuu

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((Who’s ready for an ass ton of angst? No one? Well too bad cause here it is! I was about to sleep when I was slapped with inspiration. If it’s too hard to read on tumblr you can find it in the docs too! Now without further ado, here is the story of how Ortho died.))

“Idiaaaaa! Please let me come with! I promise to do whatever you say and I won’t get in the way!” Ortho pleads with his older brother as he prepares to leave for his first mission without supervision. Ortho had been begging Idia to let him come along on jobs for years now and each time Idia refused. He never gave a proper reason, usually the best excuse he managed was either “You’ll get bored” or, when he was in a particularly fowl mood, “You’ll just be in the way.” Excuses that never pleased the younger boy.

An exasperated sigh escapes the older boy as he places a key hung on a golden strand around his neck. The key was how he got to and from the underworld and the over world. Only select few were allowed it, even his father had it revoked for a time. He was trusted with it, he had to care for it and make sure nothing got in or out of the Underworld that wasn’t meant to leave. His task was important, he had a lot of people counting on him and relaying on him. He couldn’t risk messing up. Which was why he told his brother

“For the last time, Ortho. Not just no but hell no! I can’t keep up with you today, I’ll be too distracted. You help me with something else when I get home, okay?” Before his younger brother could give a response Idia was already out the door. His back turned and black ropes billowing in the cool cavern air.

It was stressful working alone, Idia wasn’t used to it. Normally he had his dad with him or one of his aunts. But today he was completely alone. Even Charon wasn’t allowed to help him ferry reborn spirits to their new lives in the world above. He had to gather the spirit, travel with it and properly deliver it without any help. It finally gave him a chance to see the kind of pressure his seniors were under when they were working. He no longer envied them for their power or position. Slowly he was starting to realize exactly how exhausting power could be.

He was on his last trip for the day. Retrieving a soul from the Asphodel Meadows and taking it through the river Styx back to it’s new body up above. They were further into the meadows then most, lingering on the outskirts of Tartarus even. Approaching the barren land sent a chill down Idia’s spine. He’d heard stories of Tartarus, heard how his father released many of the Titans that were trapped there and heard what exactly they could do to even gods. It was the home of horror stories to him, the type of stories his aunt would tell him and his siblings if they started misbehaving. He’d never gone in for a soul before and he hoped he never would.

The spirit only added to his anxiety with being near there. No matter how he approached the spirit would run from him. He’d had many spirits fear him before, he was used to this sort of reaction. But most would actually listen to him and willing go. Not this one though. How could he fully blame them though? The spirit was only a child, most likely died from an accident or a disease. He had to imagine it feared him the way he feared the border it played around.

He was starting to lose his temper, preparing to abandon the endeavor and report back to his aunt. When the child jumped behind a rock and giggles began to erupt from it. The Asphodel Meadows were notoriously silent, even the wind didn’t make noise. The spirits rarely made noise and if they did it was typically the new spirits wailing in anguish over their lost lives. So hearing such a fun and gentle sound was startling to say the least.

Idia cautiously approached the bush, hand reaching to grab the key around his throat as though somehow that would protect him from whatever was generating the childish sounds. He placed his hand against the rock and noticed a faint blue light emitting from behind it. He let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding and scowled deeply. He stepped beside the rock, arms crossed over his chest and fingers tapping against his biceps. Crouched behind the rock were the young spirit and Ortho. Both snickering over the chase they were causing Idia.

“Ortho.” The older boys voice was demanding, it wasn’t terribly loud but the anger he held was evident in it. The young spirit was the first to notice Idia, again it tried to run. But Ortho grabbed it’s hand before turning to peer up at his brother. Despite the deep scowl on the elders face Ortho grinned from ear to ear at Idia.

“You got us!” He snickered his smile mischievous and proud. He picked up his brother’s anger of course. Yet he knew his brother and knew that Idia could stay mad at everyone in the universe except for his family. So instead of apologizing or attempting to explain he turned to the young ghost. “Games over, Zephyr. Big brother’s gonna take you to your new home now. Okay?”

The young ghost still looked fearful. Sickly physique pulled closer towards their torso in attempts to appear smaller, less of a threat. Anxious eyes glance up to the far taller man then back to the far more friendly boy. A hand is held close to their mouth as they try to decide what to do. Before finally squeezing Ortho’s hand and nodding their head. They let go of Ortho and step closer to Idia.

Idia glares at his brother, trying to silently remind him that he was in trouble. But Ortho just grinned, silently calling out his bluff of anger. A highly annoyed sigh escapes Idia as he gently takes the spirits hand. He begins to walk away from his brother, leading the spirit behind him. As he passes he grumbles “This isn’t over.”

Ortho grins knowing he’s won and attempts to follow. But Idia stops dead in his tracks, spinning around to give a full on heated glare at his brother. Flamed locks shoot out changing from blue to red as fire burns equally bright in golden eyes. Ortho stops a few feet behind his family and friend. A pain wells in his chest like someone is squeezing his heart. He’d seen that expression from his father when his plans didn’t work out, he’d seen it from his sister when Uncle Apollo made a nasty comment about Idia. But he’d never seen that expression from his brother, much less seen it pointed towards him. Without a word the message is made clear.

A pale finger points back towards the rock and Ortho takes one step back. Slowly he takes another then another until finally he turns around fully. He didn’t want to face that expression anymore, so he retreated. Doing as he was told and taking a seat spot atop the boulder he was found at. Idia lets out a breath through his nose before glancing at the spirit again. They’re looking back at Ortho, concern evident on their translucent face. A pang of guilt hits Idia’s heart but he tries to ignore it. Instead he gently pulls on the child’s arm. “It’ll be okay. Come on, let’s get you home.”

With that Idia was walking away again. Leaving his brother alone to sulk. The Meadows were as silent as ever especially this far out into them. The only sound Ortho could hear was his own heartbeat. Surrounding him was nothing, giving the entire Meadows an empty feeling. Perfect for the loneliness Ortho felt about being left behind. He didn’t mean to cause trouble, he didn’t mean to make Idia mad at him. He wanted to help, that was all. But his attempts to help, to make his brother laugh with the game he and the spirit played, all failed. Now his brother was furious with him and he would never get to work with him. As melancholic thoughts filled the young boys head a sound interrupted them.

“Ortho....” A faint voice called from the distance, causing Ortho to sit up. The voice was familiar, feminine, comforting and full of love. It could only be that of his mother. Yet what would she be doing out here? She was meant to be above the underworld for another three months. “Ortho, my precious lily...”

The call comes again, this time making Ortho jump to his feet. The call came from far off. Perhaps it was his mother, calling to him to the over world so he could see her and Idia! As the voice called his name again he ran towards it. Though it came from the opposite area where Idia had left, he was sure that was the way to the over world where he could see his beloved family some more.

Small bare feet beat against blackened barren ground. The area he was running towards was far darker then where he just came from. The ground showed no sign of life. Ashy and dry every step he took caused a black puff. Yet the voice was coming from this way. Surely it must have been one of those times he heard about. When the darkness comes before the light. That’s what he’d tell himself to battle back the encroaching fear gripping at his heart.

The further he went this way the more lost he felt. He’d gone in a completely straight path yet when he looked back all he saw was darkness. This area somehow managed to be even more quiet then the Meadows. He could hear his own breathing and his own heartbeat as he walked. He thought of turning back, going towards the way he came and praying he would find home. But every time he thought of it the voice would start again and, like a siren’s call, pull him closer to it.

He began calling for his mother, hoping to fill the silence and that his mother would come out of hiding if she heard him. His voice echoed in the nothingness and caused the lonely feeling in his chest to strengthen. Oddly enough when the voice called it did not echo. He could easily follow it and pinpoint where it was coming from.

Until finally he came to a large hole in the ground, covered by odd multi-colored bars. They seemed to sizzle with electricity yet lines of water rushed through them too and specks of blue fire dotted them. He’d never seen anything like it before. When he tried to grab them he felt they were hard as diamonds and burned his small hands. He pulled his hands back, stepping away from the hole.

“Hello?” He called out trying to see if anything was beyond the bars.

“Ortho. Ortho my precious lily. I’ve been trapped. Please help me, please help me.” His mother’s voice spoke from the pit. She was trapped? Why would she be trapped there? Who would trap her?

Despite the questions Ortho stepped closer once more, leaning over to look inside. He tilts his head, calling back to his mother. “Mama? I don’t see you.”

As he finished speaking a pair of golden eyes light up the darkness. Ortho’s heart races just at the sight of them and he stumbles back away from the pit. A primal fear envelopes his entire body, paralyzing him as his breathing suddenly feels painful. A large black with silver speckled hand reaches out between the bars and grabs at Ortho. A terrified scream escapes the young boy, finally movement returns to his body making him scramble backwards just before the hand can crush him.

Ortho rushes to his feet, nearly falling over again in doing so. This was no mother of his, this was no family to him, this thing was nothing like him.

“Ortho!” It’s voice booms shaking the entire ground, knocking Ortho back to the ground. It’s arm manages to grab his leg this time, a crunching sound echoes in the nothing and a child’s scream fills the silence. “Come to me!”

The hand drags the far smaller boy back to it, tiny fingers desperately try to claw into the ground attempting to find something to hold on to. Tears stain his cheeks and firey hair wipes around as though it too is looking for something to hold onto.

“Daddy, Makaria, mama!!” Ortho’s voice shrieks hoping to find someone, anyone who can calm him. Someone to free him, to hold him and tell him it’s okay now. Even if they’re mad at him for following the voice, even if they yell at him and are angry at him, he doesn’t care! He needs someone, anyone, “BIG BROTHER!!!”

The shriek captures Idia’s attention even so far into the distance. It’s faint, as though screamed from a thousand miles away. Yet the shriek causes his pace to pick up. Thoughts of what could have caused it race in his head as he rushes towards where he left his beloved baby brother. The closer he gets, the further his heart sinks. There’s no sign of Ortho. The rock he was left at sits empty and any tracks for Idia to follow are gone. It’s as though the boy disappeared in thin air.

“ORTHO!!” The frantic scream reaches back to the young boy who desperately clings to side of bars that separate the charred earth from whatever was further below. Hope rises a moment as Ortho tries to pull himself up away from the grasp, only to be tugged down again. A pained yelp escapes him at the sound of something popping and his chin burns as it hits against an elemental bar. Still he finds the strength to resist, to kick, to hold on and to scream.

“IDIA!! IDIA!!!” Long legs race through the barren land of Tartarus, black puffs of dust kick up nearly blinding Idia’s vision. Yet Idia ignores the disturbance to his vision, focusing instead on what he hears. The cry of a child and the rumbling of something unthinkable. So many worst case scenarios play through Idia’s head. One sticks out above all else, one that comes from a story he heard of his grandfather. Cronus, the once ruler of the universe and the devourer of his own. Idia wants to pray but knows they will go unheard. Gods never listened to another gods prayer.

“COME TO ME!” The voice shakes the earth again, knocking Ortho’s hands lose and hurting his ears. The boy screams reaching up to try grabbing at something again. Yet as he’s pulled down he finds it harder and harder to grab anything. Tears blind the young child as fear wells up in his stomach. What would happen to him? Would he die? Would he be trapped? Would he always be in pain? Why wasn’t anyone saving him. Where was his big brother?

A hand wraps itself around Ortho’s outstretched arm and catches him causing yet another pop this time from his arm. Ortho cries out in pain but looks up to see what has caught him. Golden eyes light up at the sight of long blue hair and a pale arm holding desperately to him. “Big brother!”

Idia feels his stomach burn against the bars, he can smell the smoke that emits from his robes pressed against them. None of that is as painful as the sight before him though. Two sets of golden eyes staring up at him. One pair tiny full of both fear and relief. The other pair the size of moons and full of nothing but an age old fury. It made his breath nearly stop, his heart race so fast he thought it’d escape his chest and every hair on his body stand on end. He never thought he would come face to face with his own grandfather like this.

He could barely hold on to the side of the pit and his brother. The thing was far, far stronger then him. He knew he couldn’t win in a battle of tug of war like this. If he was lucky he’d be pulled down too and they’d both be trapped. Yet if he was unlucky only he would survive and he didn’t want to imagine what would happen to his precious brother.

He had to think quickly, Ortho wouldn’t be able to stay like this forever and neither could he. He had to do something, anything to protect his brother. If his brother were human he could simply take his brother’s soul and place him into a new body. One uninjured, untouched by this abomination. But Ortho wasn’t human, he was technically a minor god too. The only way he could get Ortho’s soul was if- It hits him. What he needs to do.

“Ortho! Let go!” The command from his family causes all relief in Ortho’s features to wash away. Replaced by a look of pure shock. Let go? But if he let go he’d be taken away. Was Idia that mad at him? Did Idia want him gone that badly? The idea that his brother hated him so much brought new tears to the child’s eyes.

“Ortho, please! Let go! Please, just trust me!” Tears fall onto Ortho’s face but none that are his own. Tears slip from Idia’s eyes as he stares down at his brother and the tiny hand wrapped around his arm. He couldn’t do this if Ortho was still holding on. He couldn’t save his brother if he didn’t let go. A weak smile spreads on Idia’s face as he tries to be comforting. “Please, just let go...”

Tears slide down Ortho’s face, his own mixing with the ones that have fallen from his brother. He doesn’t want too, he’s not ready to let go. He still wants time. Time with his mother, his father, his sister and time with his brother. He hasn’t had enough. He’s so young. Why does he have to let go?

He just does. Small release around Idia’s arm and the small boy is pulled from his brother’s grasp. Limp body falling into darkness, disappearing along with the life in the boy. Yet Idia still holds on. His hand is still wrapped around the arm of his brother and he pulls his brother out.

A pale limp figure like his brother rests in Idia’s arms as he steps back from the pit. There’s no life to the being in his arms yet there is hope. Even as the monster screams and the earth rumbles. As Idia’s feet run and Ortho’s body falls into nothing, there is hope.

#🔥A wild Snubbie appeared(OOC)🔥#🤖It's okay to say you've got a weak spot(Ortho)🤖#🔥When I was a man I thought it ended(Visage)🔥#snub's works tbt #backstory tbt #violence against children //#ask to tag #((Also I might make a sequel to this about Idia making Ortho's new body))#🔥All you have is your fire(Resources)🔥

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Natter # 8 04/25/2016

Subject: MI MG Natter #8 2016 A Date: April 25, 2016 at 10:21:26 PM PDT Last Friday's clinic was quite a reasonable one - much better than last week, which wouldn't be hard to do. Our client count was double last week at ten. I think that it must have been due to placing the new sandwich board outside. We didn't have it in time last week. As is said - "It pays to advertise." Looking through one of my books on Bulbs and fertilizers I came across some disturbing information. In the description no mention was made of using bone meal, which lack was addressed specifically. "Notice that I have not mentioned bone meal. Even if it were an excellent fertilizer (which it is not),using bone meal in the garden is probably not a good idea. The way I understand it, in olden times bone meal was manufactured from fresh bones that still had some scraps of meat attached. Today, bones are steamed to extract fat from the marrow, which is used to manufacture who knows what - soap perhaps. As well, the bones are mechanically scraped clean of all meat scraps to be used for other by-products. Then the bone itself is processed for gelatin. So much of what previously would have been incorporated as plant nutrient is removed; what is left is nearly pure calcium phosphate which is just about insoluble. I believe that bone meal is a poor fertilizer, low in nutrients, and attractive to every dog & skunk in the neighborhood.They will come digging for the bones they think are buried and in the process uproot any bulbs using it as a fertilizer. These days though, there is more to concern the gardener than this nuisance value: it might just kill you! Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE for short, is a rare, brain rotting disease thought to be primarily transmitted from the brain tissue of infected cattle. Jim Shields, who enthusiastically grows bulbs as an avocation, explains the risks thusly:” "Putting on my professional hat (bio-chemist, protein chemist), I would say that there has to be a possibility of contracting BSE through bone meal. The agent is a prion, a rearranged version of a normal body protein. The rearranged form, actually refolded, is then pathogenic. Steam does not inactivate it; and neither, obviously, do digestive enzymes in the gut, Breathing in the dust should work even better than eating it, if you want to contract the disease. It's manifestation in humans is known as vCJD, or the variant of Creutzfeld-Jacobs Disease. People who want to sell you bone meal and other animal products will vigorously dispute this. There are also people who dispute that we are undergoing Global Warming. In cases where future personal profits are involved, the value of the opinions offered should be seriously questioned. I have banished all forms of bone meal from my garden, permanently. It is not worth the risk. Even though that risk is very small, it is not equal to zero. Getting vCJD would be a really unpleasant way to die. Even Organic gardeners should look for an alternative fertilizer." And now that you are smiling and feeling all warm and comfortable inside, I have to lay a few other pleasantries on you. Jean (my assistant researcher!) discovered a few nasties in checking out England's Daily Telegraph. The first was a real surprise to me - I wasn't aware that Lyme Disease had spread that far, but I guess that wherever deer exist, can Lyme disease ticks be far behind? I think it must be quite rare though as there was a story about a man who caught it, but whose GP failed to diagnose it. His wife trawled the internet and identified the telltale red bulls-eye on his lower leg where he had been bitten by a tick when he was out walking. The tick was tiny, the size of a poppy seed and can be brushed off without being aware of being bitten. Apart from the bulls-eye mark, other symptoms are muscle aches, fatigue, lethargy and headaches, very similar to meningitis. In the long term, Lyme disease causes chronic neurological, neuropsychiatric, rheumatological and locomotor problems and incidences are increasing. This couple, now that they realise the trouble ticks present, will no longer be gardening in long grass with bare legs - it will be all jeans and wellington boots! On a more cheerful note there are many beneficial as well as harmful bacteria and fungi in the soil. Some of these bacteria have been found to activate brain cells to produce seratonin, affecting behaviour in a similar way to anti-depressants. So working with soil or walking through fallen leaves may help you feel happier. However, lurking in some compost heaps is a fungus that causes aspergillosis, a rare disease. Symptoms include cough, fever, difficulty breathing and chest pains. In an extreme case last year a gardener died of aspergillosis in an English hospital. He had previously worked in a foundry, so his unhealthy lungs made him more susceptible. Another compost related disease is lung fibrosis (serious breathing problems) which is caused by spores that live on rotting green compost. Home made compost with it's wonderful earthy smell is sheer nectar to many gardeners, but you should try to refrain from breathing in lungsful of it while turning the heap. As is fairly well known, I have a distinct aversion to English Laurel for many reasons, one of which is the poison (cyanide) it contains. An unfortunate gardener in England had taken down a large amount of it and jammed it into his car to take to the dump. He never made it, being fatally overcome by the cyanide fumes on the way! Working on Laurel in the open air should pose no problem, but it would be better not to stand over a shredder that was being used to munch it for any length of time. People have been known to suffer laurel poisoning by confusing the leaves with bay and adding them to stews. The lady writing the article now uses gloves when working with her aconitums (Monkshood) having heard the tragic tale of a man who died after dealing with Wolfsbane (alternative, ancient name for Monkshood) in his garden. He collapsed from multiple organ failure and died five days later. In 2015, a German man died after eating "terribly bitter" zuccinis. The toxin cucurbitacin was diagnosed as the culprit. This is present in pumpkins, zuccinis, and cucumbers and can break down the membranes in the stomach and intestines. The toxin has largely been bred out of them , but if you come across one with a bitter taste - DISCARD! Garden hot tubs can give you Mycobacterium avium (hot tub lung) from daily dips, which causes one to become really ill, being unable to sleep and needing oxygen at night. A six week banishment from the tub usually affects a cure. Finally to complete this diatribe there is always the ever present risk of Tetanus from wounds in the garden. Keeping up to date with your tetanus boosters should be maintained and of course any gardening wounds should be thoroughly cleaned and kept soil-free. In spite of all the above, the garden is still the the healthiest and safest environment for most of us, but as with all things,, it is as well to be up to speed with all potential hazards. On a sweeter note, our three lilacs have taken over from the Viburnum carlesii and have been saturating the air with their wonderful fragrance. 'Such an evocative fragrance too, transporting me back to when my Mum used to take my sister and me to an old abandoned farm near us. Mostly we went to pick gooseberries, blackcurrants and strawberries later in the summer, but going there about now just to pick flowers and lilacs takes me right back to a place that doesn't exist any more. Coming along to take the place of the lilacs in their turn are the herbaceous Azaleas. Three days ago there were just fairly tight buds and an almost completely full set of leaves. Yesterday, the blooms were starting to open, but when I looked a little closer to enjoy the scent, I noticed that there were leaves which had been reduced to skeletal remains with just the ribs of the main vein remaining and I realised that my annual enemy, the Azalea Saw Fly was back. I spent about 45 minutes there picking and squashing their green, inch-worm caterpillars, reaching a total of more than 300. I returned today and racked up another 46. I might just be starting to get the upper hand, as by this time last year I seem to remember I had reached something over 500. So much satisfaction squashing them and knowing that you are being totally organic. Now I find out that Ortho, the chemical giant, has ceased production of neonicotinoids. It will take a little while for existing stocks to disappear, but what a boost for the bee population and beekeepers everywhere. Now all that needs to happen is for Monsanto and other big chemical companies to do the right thing, instead of spending millions to try and persuade the Government that bees are okay with it! On a similar topic, there is a company called "Bee Vectoring Technology" which has developed an environmentally friendly alternative to spraying with chemicals, in which bees carry and deliver a fungus that kills off the bad stuff. Normally, a farmer with an acre of apples sprays about 13 pounds of streptomycin to protect the fruit from fire blight, which can destroy entire orchards. But with the new bee delivery system, a tray at the hive entrance coats the bees hairy legs with a natural powderized fungus called BVT-CR7. The fungus acts as an endophyte and grows harmlessly on the plant. It also prevents parasites and bacteria from taking hold. As the bees forage for nectar and pollen, they deposit the powderized fungus - of which only 0.04 pounds is necessary - on individual apple blossoms. The delivery method is extremely efficient. A hive of 300 can cover 10 million flowers, so a normal sized hive would be capable of covering 200 times that number. Field tests have shown the method to be harmless to the bees and might offer some relief by limiting the amount of pesticides they would normally encounter, putting less pressure on them. The plant sale approacheth and things are getting rather busy. Yesterday Portia and Wendy spent the morning updating the plant labels - in all that rain, just the two of them! I was unable to join in as I had a previous appointment, but I was rather surprised that there was only Wendy who helped out, unless somebody else arrived unannounced. Until next time, your fearless leader, Gordon

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The Fosters: Our Thoughts on Episode 5x03 “Contact”

Time for another twin recap of The Fosters. As always, check out @tarajean621‘s thoughts on Jesus and brain injury representation in italics below:

You Could Have Told Me You Were Out on a Date/It’s Not a Date. Sorry/This Isn’t a Date?! Hahaha! How awkward. Mariana, just along with Callie and Aaron to watch Ximena roller derbying...

Maybe We Could Go Out Sometime Without Your Sister? What Do You Wanna Do?/Anything/Okay. I’ll Make the Plan: Callie, maybe you want to be a bit more specific with Aaron here.

It’s Not Like I’m Asking You to Get Someone Out of Prison or Prostitution. Or Maybe You Just Don’t Care ‘Cause You’re Graduating Soon: Mariana! Settle down. Callie can’t help you distribute the underground school paper. She can’t get in more trouble. Find someone who can.

Thanks for Helping Out/Unlike Some People... Mariana. Just because Moms are thanking Aaron for helping doesn’t mean you need to get all unnecessary with Jesus. Seems like there’s a lot going on in the kitchen, and sometimes, when that’s happening it’s easier (and safer) for us to just stay put.

I’m Sure They Miss You/I’m Sure They Don’t/I’m Sorry. What Was That? Oh, I love how Mariana’s comment to Jesus went unchallenged but his jab at her was immediately called out... <-- Sarcasm

Jude. Jude. Jude!/What? Hahaha! One of my favorite parts. Also I love how Jesus is waving to get Jude’s attention.

I Have to Do a Self-Portrait/How About We Take Candid Photos of You and You Can Decide Which Looks the Most Like You/That’s Actually a Great Idea/Thank You. I’m Full of Great Ideas: Of course you are, Mariana.

I Have an Idea, Too. What If Everyone Writes My History Paper, and Then I Pick Which One Will Get Me the Best Grade: Hahaha! I miss your hilarity, Jude.

Five Hours Chained to a Deep Fryer/At Least You Weren’t Chained to the House All Day/I’m Sorry. Were You Actually Talking to Me Just Now? That’s Amazing: Oh my God, Brandon, LOL. Also Moms, please tune into this portion of the conversation...Jesus is really over being at home all day every day.

Moms? Can I Go Back to School? ...Seriously. When Can I Go Back? I’m Bored and I’m Missing Out on Everything/We Understand, Honey, But.../Honey, Let Us Talk to Your Doctor, Okay? Okay but Moms seriously need to stop dodging this conversation. Jesus is entitled to an education. (Seriously. It’s the law.) A brain injury does not preclude him from that. And to have Lena in particular, who is an educator, not already on the ball about this just seems out of character and irresponsible. I would think she would be all over this, and his biggest advocate, having experience within the school system for so many years. Can we stop with the educational neglect, please?

Stef and Lena have been back at work for weeks now, leaving Jesus essentially unsupervised all day at home. (Unless you count Gabe, but I do not think Moms do.) The fact that they deem Jesus stable enough to not warrant constant supervision from a health standpoint along with the strides he has made in all areas of his recovery should at least mean that school should be seriously considered and discussed.

We Invited the New Neighbors Over for Dinner/You Invited: Ooh, Stef and Lena. A little tension?

You Bought the Tickets? You Didn’t Ask Me What I Wanted to See/’Cause You Told Me to Plan Everything/So, What Are We Seeing?/You’ll Find Out Tomorrow: To me, it’s just common courtesy to run things by your date, even if you’re the one planning it. It’s not just a date for one. I’m totally with Callie here. If she’s asking, point blank, what the movie is, the polite thing would be to tell her.

Why Are We Inviting the New Neighbors Over? We Never Did That With the Old Ones/Well...Mom Went to High School with Tess. [She] Was Mom’s First Girlfriend: Wow, Lena, TMI for the children...

Maybe We Could Talk to His Doctor But After What He Did to Brandon’s Room?/We’re Going to Keep Him HOME Until We’re Sure He Can Handle School: Mothers. What even is this conversation? An education is not a privilege. It’s a right. (Not just for the rich and white and nondisabled!) Jesus shouldn’t be denied the opportunity to go to school because he destroyed Brandon’s room.

I would understand, “Jesus doesn’t get to do [something he enjoys] until he helps pick up the mess in Brandon’s room.” But to withhold school? Literally makes zero sense. Give him consequences that make sense, Moms!

For the record? Cutting off a person’s social interactions, activities and education as an attempt to control their behavior? That’s abusive. Also, this is not 1974. Being disabled in public is no longer a crime, and disabled students are afforded a free and appropriate public education as of 1975.

He’s Still Not Talking to Brandon. What Are We Gonna Do About That? Um, Lena, were you not present at family dinner where Jesus did speak to Brandon?

Gabe Is Entertaining. How Do We Feel About That?/I Borrowed the Garage for 30 Minutes: Well, let’s consider this. Gabe lives in the garage. You let him live there. Was this with the understanding that he would never have people over? (Also, how are you gonna feel when you realize it’s Mariana and Jude in their secret newspaper meeting, and not Gabe at all?)

Wide-Wise or Long-Wise/Do You Mean Vertical or Horizontal? Are You Stoned? Noah. Seriously. But I am glad to see that Jude seems to be over his desire to get high.

Don’t Have Much to Compare It To, But I Liked It: Brandon, your love life so does not interest me. But it was interesting to see a girl (who’s a bit older) on TV without a ton of sexual experience.

Jesus is Having Trouble with His TBI. He Gets Angry and Kind Of Explodes/Are You Still Playing For Him? Okay, what universe am I even in right now? First of all. Jesus is having trouble with you, Brandon. You guys need to stop blaming every legitimate reaction that you don’t like on his TBI. And secondly, I don’t even know what to say about Grace asking if Brandon’s still playing for him. Music can do a lot of things for people, but it cannot magically heal brain injuries.

Sounds to me, Brandon, like you do not want to own up to the actions you took that led to Jesus “exploding.”

You’re Installing Security Cameras in the School?/Some of the Students Don’t Feel Safe. This Will Reassure Them: Drew, forgive me if I don’t take your word for it on how ‘reassuring’ security cameras are.

Mr. Turner, Your Vote Was Not Valid/If Ms. Porter Won’t Resign, She’s Fired: Wow. Glad it’s not a sure thing yet.

Why Are You So Dressed Up?/I’m Not/Why Are You So Dressed Up? Twins! Also, Jesus and Callie spoke for like the second time ever!

It Wasn’t My Idea. Aaron Told Me to Wear a Dress: Sounds like Aaron’s making a lot of decisions for you, Callie...

Miss You. Can U Video Chat?/Sorry. Working on Bot: Ouch. And Emma’s not even keeping Jesus in the loop about World’s at all...

The truth is, people can and do pull away after you become injured. This is realistic. And it sucks - especially as Emma seems to be the only person outside of his family that Jesus has been able to see, given Moms’ nonsense school ban.

That’s Right, Your Ex-Girlfriend’s Coming to Dinner/Dressing for Tess, Are We? Okay Brandon and Lena, back off of Stef a little bit.

Can You Put That in the Dishwasher? Because Brandon was right there, and it’s his plate, but Mama needs to put it in the dishwasher.

Didn’t You Guys Steal a Car?/And I Get Grounded for Stealing a Garden Gnome/You Stole a Garden Gnome? That’s Hilarious! Oh, we’re learning all kinds of things at this dinner party, aren’t we? Stef and Tess stealing cars. Logan stealing garden gnomes. (That sure was a knee-slapper, wasn’t it, Mariana? LOL. I love her.)

You Like Seafood? We’ll Start With the Shrimp Fritters and Patatas Bravas: Wow, Aaron. You ordered for Callie, too.

I’m Sorry. I Didn’t Mean to Scare You: Though I definitely did appreciate him apologizing to Callie for taking her picture without her knowing.

I’m a QB/It’s Good You’re Tall. You Can See Over Your Lineman: Hahaha! OMG, Mariana, so awkward, but so funny!

You’re a Big Guy. You Ever Play?/I Used to Wrestle, But--/We Didn’t Encourage Football: Seriously, Lena. Can Jesus get a word in?

It is so frustrating that Moms will not allow Jesus to complete a thought. And the way it is playing, it seems as if it is because they are constantly worried that Jesus will flip the table over and rip his shirt off in a rage at any moment.

I wish they would attempt to respectfully hear him out, however Moms seem prone to dismiss his concerns or shut him down.

As a Doctor, You’re Not Concerned About Concussions?/Absolutely: Valid concern. One of our brothers got three in a row playing high school football. Doctors still cleared him to go back and play. He made the decision on his own to quit for his own safety. But perhaps not dinner conversation, Lena? (Also, I’m mildly annoyed that that Tess keeps being addressed as if she’s a neruosurgeon instead of an orthopedic surgeon. She works with bones, Moms, she’s not an expert on the noggin.)

Why Are Girls Always Left Out of the Contact Sports?/Because Girls Channel Their Aggression Through Tweeting/Jesus: Oh I love how even this back and forth comment to Mariana earns another warning from Moms. <-- Sarcasm

Moms are seriously monitoring every single word that comes out of his mouth. Let him speak.

Oh. My. God. Does Your Girlfriend - Who’s on the Wrestling Team - Know How Sexist You Are?/I Was Joking/You Better Be. She’ll Dump Your Ass: But Mariana threatening Jesus that Emma will dump him just skates by unacknowledged.

Mariana knows Jesus has been feeling vulnerable about his relationship with Emma, so this comment was extra crappy. Made more crappy by the fact that no one called her out for it.

We Like Football/We Just Don’t Want Our Kids to Get Hurt/You Don’t Have to Play Football to Get Hit in the Head and Screw Up Your Life, Right? Watching this now, it’s obvious that Mariana’s comment about Emma touched a really raw nerve and has Jesus feeling insecure all over again about the state of his relationship with Emma. He can already tell she’s pulling away, and she likely wouldn’t be if not for his brain injury.

This is a legitimate statement. Why must it be treated as an outburst?

Can I Be Excused?/Yes, You May: Tell me again how Jesus is so irrational and angry.

Well, I’m Sure Your Neurologist Told You That Damage to the Frontal Lobe Can Cause Sudden Aggression. Sometimes Unprovoked: Okay but you’re not a neurosurgeon, Tess. So you really don’t need to keep feeding into this idea that Jesus’s logical reactions have no basis. And also, Moms, what is up with outing all of Jesus’s private medical info to the brand new neighbors? Whatever Jesus wants them to know, he’ll tell them himself.

I’m so over this Aggression Is A Symptom storyline. Make it stop.

He Seems Like a Sweet Kid/He Is. He’s Such a Sweet Soul. He Just Can’t Control These Outbursts of Anger: Thank you, Dean! But seriously Lena, what outburst of anger? You weren’t dismissing Mariana’s reaction to Jesus talking about her tweeting as an outburst. Or Stef’s reaction to being teased about dressing up for Tess. Just because Jesus has a brain injury does not negate the validity of his feelings. (And I wish Jesus could hear Lena say he is such a sweet soul, instead of what he overhears later on...)

Why does Jesus need to stuff his feelings in? To spare yours?

From What You Guys Have Told Us, His Physical and Cognitive Functions Have Improved and That’s Huge: Holy God, Moms. Just how much have you overshared with Tess and Dean???

I’m assuming that Stef also shared every excruciating detail about her double mastectomy as well - Tess is a doctor, after all... <--- Sarcasm

He Really, Really Wants to Go to School. Just, We’re Not Sure/I Think He Should: Except feel free to give advice here, Tess. Seriously. Jesus deserves an education.

THANK YOU, TESS!

[School] Can Create Added Stress as Well/Have You Thought About Getting Jesus an IEP?/Yes, Of Course, We’ve Thought About It. We Will Have Him Evaluated When We Feel He’s Ready: Lena, you can’t keep Jesus in a bubble the rest of his life. He needs to go to school. Yes, there’s going to be stress there. But the point of an IEP is so that he’ll have the accommodations he needs in that environment. No, it’s not a cure-all, but that is literally what it exists for.

And when exactly will Jesus be “ready” for school, Lena? When his brain injury magically goes away? When he acts the way you want him to act? You can’t use school as a bargaining chip. It’s just gross.

If, at the beginning of the series, we heard that Jim Pearson was not allowing Jude to attend school? The viewing public would overwhelmingly see that as abusive. This is abusive as well.

One on One Classroom Aide/Definitely Something We Can Look Into/Yes, I Know: If you know, Lena, then what the heck is up with all of your defensiveness? Sorry these words aren’t coming from someone you’d prefer them to come from, but you and Stef need to hear it.

(And while I know aides serve a purpose in school settings, they also do a heck of a job alienating a kid socially. I speak from experience. I hope if Jesus does get one, that they’re respectful.)

Lena, you do not get to use Jesus’s right to an education as an excuse to be petty.

I’ll Make You a Deal. One Week. You Don’t Play Video Games. I Don’t Get High: I did like this scene between Jude and Noah, though. They have some good chemistry together. (Though I wonder if they still will when Noah’s not stoned? Has he ever not been high when he and Jude are together?)

Look at Jesus’s Photoburst. He Didn’t Even Bother to Narrow It Down to One or Two/That Sounds Like Jesus: Maybe he wanted you to have a lot of options, Callie. But my gut says it’s probably easier to hit a button and send them all at once than it is to look at each one and try to narrow it down...

Wish I Was This Girl/You Are/Wow. Harsh/You’re That Girl, Too. You Have a Lot of Layers. That Other Picture is Just You With Some of Them Peeled Back: Brandon, so nice of you.

So Resting Bitchface Callie is Just One of My Many Layers?/It’s Not a Bitchface: Hahaha! I loved the commentary on resting bitchface Callie.

Is That Why I Haven’t Heard You Playing Music?/Well, For One, Jesus Smashed My Keyboard, So.../We Have a Real Piano: Tell him, Callie.

OMG Brandon! I’m glad Callie finally stated the obvious!

We Find No Grounds on Which to Fire Ms. Porter. She’s Still the Principal of Anchor Beach: Thank goodness...

You’ll Never Get Another Job in Education. And You? One False Move? And You’re Next: Wow, that’s bold, random school board lady. Threatening Lena...

What the Hell is This?/Vive La Résistance: Yes, Lena! (And yes, Mariana! Fly your drone and drop those papers! So cool!)

Property of ABCC STEAM Club: Oh no. So sad your drone crashed, guys!

I’m Sorry I Didn’t Want to Jam/So I Got All Weird: OMG Brandon and Grace, look at you two dorks, hahaha! Clearly you’re made for each other the way you sing to each other about your feelings.

We Can’t Do The Paper Anymore/Why?/Because Drew Will Cancel Prom and Everyone Hates Me Enough as It Is: I’m loving getting to see more of Mariana and Jude’s sibling dynamic.

I Don’t Like Surprises. I’ve Had Too Many Bad Ones. So I Need to Know the Plan, Even If You Make It: I loved this conversation between Callie and Aaron. I love how respectful it is. And I love that Callie did mention that Aaron took a bit too much of the control, telling Callie how to dress, what to eat and picking the movie.

Hey. Thought You Were Gonna Call Me Today? Totally been there. Where you want to send the text, but you’re not ready for the response you’ll get...

I Was Wondering if I Could Try Out For the Team?/Is It Cool With Your Parents? Yes, if cool means I’m Mariana and I foraged my mom’s signature, then totally. (Also, I love Mariana’s green nail polish, and I really am hoping for a strong friendship / mentorship between Ximena and the Adams Foster girls.)

Have You Given Anymore Thought to What Tess Suggested? Getting Jesus an In-Class Aide?/Suddenly You’re Ready for Jesus to Go Back to School Now That Dr. Tess Medicine Woman Thinks It’s a Good Idea? Every time this scene starts with Lena on the phone, I always think, “Oh, good! She’s talking to ABCC about what needs to happen to get Jesus evaluated for an IEP!” But nope! I get that the timing of Stef changing her mind about Jesus going to school is suspicious. (It is. She’s shown zero indication that Jesus going back to school was even something she would consider prior to this conversation.) But the bottom line is? If Jesus were in any other minority group, holding off on sending him to school would be ludicrous. Why is it okay here?

It is not okay. There is no reason he should not be enrolled. Lena (apparently Jesus’s official caregiver) has been back at work since roughly 4x15. About a month has gone by since then by my calculations. A month of Jesus sitting at home alone all day - apparently so stable medically that he does not need constant supervision.

Jesus’s visual disturbances subside enough that he is able to read in 4x18. It has been close to two weeks since then from what I can gather. I can see putting off school up until this point, but after that? I can see no reason that school is not part of an ongoing conversation. Accommodations and IEPs take time to be drawn up and put in place, but they cannot be utilized until the appropriate meetings and appointments happen.

I Honestly Don’t Know What to Do About Jesus. We Can’t Be in Denial About The Fact That He Is Unpredictable. He’s Potentially Dangerous. And We Don’t Know If He’s Gonna Get Any Better. I Mean, He May Be Like This For the Rest of His Life. Stef, Sometimes, I’m Actually Afraid of Him: Wow, Lena. Seriously? I can’t tell you how many ways this devastates me. First of all, because Jesus overheard the whole thing. Secondly, because your ableism knows no bounds! Jesus literally was not out of bounds in any way this episode. So I really wish the harmful brain injury representation would stop already.

Because you know what that leads to? Fans commenting with remarks like, “I’m scared of him, too.” Comments like, “He’s violent and scary.” “He’s a monster.” “IDK why they ever messed up his character. This isn’t the real Jesus. He’s like a whole new person now.” “Thank God Emma loves him,” and “Jesus is going to think he is better off dead.”

How does a portrayal that constantly dismisses the legitimacy of a person with a brain injury’s feelings help that part of the population? It’s only alienating them more and putting them in more actual danger, because if people are going to watch this show with zero experience with a brain injury themselves or as a family member or friend, they’re going to see a stereotype (that people with brain injuries are violent and need to be put in their place or handled violently before they can become violent) and a damaging disability narrative (which is that when you become disabled, you become a burden to your family. And the only validity your experience has is how it effects them, because all of your own feelings are “just a symptom.”)

Please let Moms and the family become aware of the harm they are doing. This is beyond damaging and has real consequences for real people.

Your son has a brain injury. His brain is altered. He will make improvements, but yes, he will be “like this” for the rest of his life. So start seeing him as a human being, not just a list of symptoms. Start talking with him, and more importantly, start listening to him. Network with other TBI survivors as well. Send him to school. And please, check your ableism. Because your harmful disability attitudes will hurt him far more than the injury has.

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