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trappolia · 2 months
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HOT THINGS HE DOES FOR YOU ── sebek zigvolt + gn!reader, 537
i. verbal appreciation. it’s a whole thing. there’s not a single day that will go by that this man doesn’t let you know how much he appreciates every little thing you do for him. sometimes it’s loud and booming, making the other students and staff in the library flinch because of the sheer volume of his voice, but other times it’s silent and soft-spoken, the ghost of a kiss against your skin in the late hours of the night. he doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal, but it means so much to you that he’s so open about how truly grateful he is for you.
ii. towers over you most of the time. he’s big and strong, and there’s something attractive about that combined with the fact that he’s practically dedicated himself to being your guard alongside his official duties to malleus. it’s not uncommon to have him lingering behind you, ready to step forward the moment you need his help. the position also makes for very good back hugs, should you request them at the right place and time.
iii. has a tendency to touch up on your appearance without you asking. he’s used to looking after silver, making sure he looks nothing less than perfect (even though silver has that unfair advantage of always looking princely even if he fell asleep in a ditch), and that habit extends to you over time. he soundlessly reaches out to you to adjust the collar of your uniformm of the fringe your hair as if you have no personal space, leaning in close enough for his lips to accidentally brush against your skin. it’s a wonder that he doesn’t notice the way your breath hitches (or does he…?).
iv. takes a while to learn how to whisper, but when he does, you can’t help but feel like he’s using it against you in some way. he gets closer than necessary when he’s whispering in your ear, to the point that his lips are brushing against your skin every time he moves. you don’t want him to tell him to move away, especially since you’re not exactly uncomfortable by the sudden close proximity, so you’re just left to pray to whatever deities exist in the world of twisted wonderland that he doesn’t notice the way your ears are suddenly burning hot and you’ve somehow forgotten how to breathe.
v. remembers the most trivial things about you, from the expression you make when you’re eating something you’re not particularly fond of to your body language when it’s too cold but you don’t want anyone to know that you’re freezing your ass off, even the way your gaze shifts around a crowded room when your social battery is depleting. one could say that he knows you better than you know yourself. he applies his knowledge very discreetly, so subtle that barely anyone notices. you do, of course, because you’re quite proud to say that you know sebek almost as well as he knows you. but you’re much too hesitant to point it out, afraid that if you were to do so, he’d stop. (a silly fear; sebek wouldn’t be able to stop caring for you even if he tried)
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arashrita · 7 months
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You found him standing near Ramshackle in the middle of the night. It wasn't surprising, really. The surprising—more like worrying thing was that he looked really upset. You sighed. He is being like that since the day Crowley announced that you can finally go back to your world. Now, to be honest... you really missed your family and friends. You missed every single thing about your world. But... you also have people here who love you. Your new family and you didn't want to leave them behind, not at all.
"Tsunotarou."
"Child of man."
He wanted to say something more. He dosen't want to let you go. He is ready to beg you for it. He didn't need to, really.
"Tell me what's wrong."
"It's nothing."
"Still a terrible liar. I have eyes ya know..."
He finally looked up and you could see the tears that were threatening to fall.
"You know... my heart aches whenever I think about you leaving... I know, you miss your world, your people and you will probably forget about me—about us, once you leave. But... you will remain in my heart forever. I know I'm being extremely selfish, but (Y/N), I-I don't want you to leave...!"
His feelings were out in the open. Your heart ached for him. Poor him... You cupped his cheeks.
"Malleus— no no, don't look away, look at me. Malleus, I can never forget you. What makes you think that?"
"Just—just... if you ever decide to leave then you can go, but, please never look back. Because, if you do...then I won't be able to let you go..."
"Malleus..."
"Don't leave me. Don't go anywhere..."
"I'm not going anywhere. Even if I do... I will always find a way back to you."
The dragon prince pulled you in his chest. You could feel the desperation seeping out of him. He was afraid that, if he lets go then you will disappear forever. He can't afford to lose you.
You realized something. You may not have magic powers, but you have the power of love. You don't have to leave Twisted Wonderland. Because, the family you made here will never let you feel like you don't belong. You belong, you belong with your prince and the rest of your friends you call family.
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probablynoposts · 2 years
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MC figuring out their home is destroyed pt. 2
Here’s part 2, part 3 will be out at some point. I hope you enjoy this!(Hope you like dialogue)
ooc character(s)?, part 1, part 3, part 4?, masterlist ______________________________________________________________ You were acting different, everyone noticed, but no one said anything. No one had to. You have been missing from classes and other school activities, even Grim who’s your dorm mate claims he’s barely seen you. All of the teachers have been acting weird as well, especially Crowley, but none of the students mentioned a thing. At least not to the teachers. Rumors spread fast about the Ramshackle prefect who no one had seen in the past few days. Even your friends aren’t immune to hearing the gossip.
“Why’s Shrimpy hiding away from us now?” Floyd wines, he tried to go the Ramshackle himself, but he was stopped by Crowley. “And it’s not like the Dire is being any help right now.” Floyd thinks to himself for another few moments. “Maybe the mirror wasn’t able to send Shrimpy home, and this is all due to Dire Crowley’s lack of effort to get them home.”
Jade nods, Azul rolls his eyes at the twin’s efforts to find an answer. Now Jade speaks up. “Hey Azul, how about the weekly dorm leader meeting? You could try and find out what’s going on with [Y/N].”
“That’s assuming the Prefect isn’t exempt from the meeting, as they’ve been exempted from classes. They’ve been missing and the teachers haven’t said a thing, their name hasn’t even been called during roll.” Azul explains then right as he finishes, two idiots from Heartslabyul burst in.
“Floyd! Do you know how to pick locks?” Ace yells.
“Sort of, why?” Floyd responds, a grin creeping on his face.
“They want to pick the lock to Ramshackle and check on [Y/N].” Epel says as he walks in behind the Adeuce duo, Grim standing next to him.
“Hey! You’re making it sound like you’re not in on it too!” Deuce exclaims at the purple haired boy, Epel shrugs.
“Why don’t you ask Jack or Sebek?” Jade asks. “This seems to be a first-year get together.” Deuce and Ace looks at each other.
“Well we were going to ask Jack but he was in the middle of a run and we couldn’t catch up with him.” Deuce explains. “Yeah, and Sebek is..well…Sebek.” Ace adds.
“Do you actually have a plan?”
“We didn’t get that far-” “WHAT!”
Everyone turns after Epel yells, Rook, vice dorm leader of Pomefiore, is standing in the doorway. And before Epel can speak, Rooks offers an excuse. “Roi de Poison asked me to keep an eye on you. Now I’m here to help you get Trickster out of Ramshackle or at least get some answers. Now I know some more then others might be more against this then others, but breaking into Ramshackle isn’t the answer. We have to go to the person who’s most likely to have information AND answers.”
Everyone is quiet, trying to rack their brains. “Crowley” or “The Dire” or something of the sort is was blurted out by multiple people.
“Bingo.” Rook has a sly grin on his face, “Now here’s the plan…”
It’s a risky plan, everyone has to do their part. Even Crowley who is unaware of his own involvement. “Just wait for Crowley to start lurking around, then it’s go time.” Rook’s words play over again in Ace’s mind. Then there he was, Dire Crowley lurking, as he had been the past few days. “He’s here.”
“Dire Crowley!” It took some convincing, but it was none other then Riddle Rosehearts, dorm leader of Heartslabyul.
“Um, hello Riddle. Can we talk later, I’m a bit..how could you say…occupied..”
“No, I think we need to talk now.” Leona’s voice rings out.
“I would have to agree.” Vil Schoenheit, even agreed to take time out of his busy schedule to help.
Crowley seems to be stressed, to say the least.
One by one, all of the other dorm leaders stepped into the view of the Dire. All seven, Riddle Rosehearts, Leona Kingscholar, Vil Schoenheit, Kalim Al-Asim, Azul Ashengrotto, Idia Shroud(surprisingly), and eventually Malleus Draconia. Crowley is silent for a while.
“The information you wish is not mine to divulge,” he pauses, “but I can take you to the one you wish to see, and you can try your luck…”
______________________________________________________________ If you any suggestions of how to make the characters, please tell me! Also I hope you enjoyed part 2! Part 3 will definitely have them find out!
[taglist]: @naroshinozaki @animesimpanon @starriwonderland @jumiver
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siren-serenity · 11 months
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stay until morning light 🌈
characters: rook hunt, gn!reader warnings: fluff, angst a/n: - i headcanon rook using french to soothe you down, knowing that at least his language is something familiar from your old world. additionally, he uses different nicknames because only one can't capture the beauty that you are~ - come get your man @v-anrouge, he's waiting at the altar already - feedback is appreciated!
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Labored breaths catch Rook Hunt's attention as he slumbers. He sits up, hands instinctively reaching for the weapon beneath his pillow; he's desperate to help you even in his subconsciousness it seems, but the moonlight falls on your face, revealing the cause of his worries, and his heart sinks.
Your lips are open, feverish heat and labored gasps tear from your throat. Your eyes, squeezed shut painfully, leak streams of salty tears that carve valleys in your cheek. The intensity of your nightmare slightly frightened him; he had never seen anyone have such violent nightmares as you do. The moonlight falling through his windows highlights the way your mouth tears open and lets out silent screams and the way your fists are clenched so tight that he fears permanent crescent scars might be seared onto your beautiful hands forever. Rook cups your chin, his blond hair falling onto you as he attempts to wake you up. In his soul, in his mind, he prays that he'd never have to see you like this.
He knows you go through these nightmares but by the Sevens, he could never imagine it being so heart-wrenchingly painful to watch you go through this. It feels like his heart has been torn out of his chest and he is conscious all throughout the act. He couldn't even bare the emotional pain so he wonders solemnly what you must be feeling. It must be thousands- no, millions more painful than what he must feel.
"Ma cherie," He murmurs, pressing kisses everywhere on your face. He wakes you up in a delicate way, as if to contrast against the monstrous nightmares you are having. "Wake up, you're okay."
Your body shakes even more and he barely manages to dodge the punch you throw in your sleep. He continues to murmur softly and calmly, knowing that if he even raises his voice the wrong way, you might even get worse.
"You're alright, I promise," Rook grabs your hand, tracing doodles on your kiss. He slowly lifts your hand to his lips, pressing kisses to each fingerpad. "Wake up, please."
Slowly, but surely, your attacks seem to pause and your eyes twitch. Rook continues to speak in this gentle, calm manner and soon enough, you awaken. Your pupils were still dilated and your chest continues to heave up and down, but the fact you were conscious immediately soothes Rook's soul by a bit.
"Oh mon fleur," He brushes your hair out of your eyes, letting him lock eyes and stare into your enchanting irises forever. He finds it hard to focus on the matter at hand and not on the way you look so gorgeously stunning even after rousing from a nightmare. "What happened?"
Rook lets you steady your breathing while using his other hand to grab his pen to summon a glass of water.
"I had a dream," You murmured, nodding your head in thanks as he hands you a glass of water. "I was forced to leave Twisted Wonderland. Violently."
Slowly, the tears start to flow again. Rook immediately sets aside the glass before grabbing you into a tight hug.
"I-I don't want to!" You wail, sniffling and fisting Rook's nightshirt in your hands. The wrinkles were enough to make Vil scold him but Rook only runs a hand through your hair, calming you down. "I don't want to leave! I-I love this world, I love t-the memories I m-made, I love you!"
You sniff, rubbing your hand across your nose violently to stop your running nose.
"P-please, Rook. Don't make me leave!"
Rook picks out the broken undertone in your voice and the minor cracks in your voice as you sob violently. He tightens his hug around you and buries his head in the crook of your collarbone. He inhales and his senses is immediately flooded with your unique scent, the addictive drug that he is enraptured by.
"I'm addicted to your smile, your scent, your warmth. Don't ever leave me," Rook cups your chin so he can face you again. He leans in, capturing your lips in a quick kiss before continuing. "I can't bear the pain inflicted on my soul. Je ne peux pas virve sans toi, tu es amor de ma vie. Tonjours."
Your lips curve into a simple smile, yet that one simple action is enough to make Rook's heart stutter. He feels like a young schoolboy again, just about to debut into the world of adulthood. "What does that mean?"
"I can't live without you," He murmurs, pressing a kiss to your forehead and down your neck. He leaves wet marks along your neck; internally, he wishes he had worn lipstick so those marks could be seen and shown off to the world. Your fists tighten around his biceps and your eyelids flutter as he continues. "You are the love of my life. Always."
"Rook..."
"Mon ange, the things you do to me," He sighs before wrapping himself around you so he spoons you securely. Rook hopes his natural body heat would give you a safe haven to fall asleep in. Judging by the way your breaths become slower and slower, he must have succeeded and he smiles gently.
"Stay with me until morning light?"
"Tonjours, mon fleur. You don't even need to ask."
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luminous-letters · 2 years
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hello! for your event, may i request "i wish i knew you wanted me" with leona? congrats on 1k!!!
omg thank you so much anon 💛✨
also, i'm so sorry for answering so late 😭
To The Very Last Letter
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"Oi, Leona! This stuff's yours right?" Ruggie tossed the small cardboard box in Leona's direction.
It wasn't eye-catching in any way. The box had the color gray, it was barren and worn. One would've mistaken it for another one of the things Leona scatters around, only to forget it later.
"Where'd you even get this?" Leona said, analyzing it from the outside.
"Savanaclaw's new house warden sent it here. You should be thankful that the guy hadn't thrown it away."
Savanaclaw. He hadn't heard that name for years now. How was the dorm doing? Is the botanical garden the same cozy place it was then? Has Crewel gotten wrinkles? How's the herbivore and that gremlin doing?
"How are those two?"
"Well, they're Assistant Headmaster something something. Kind of forgot the details. But they're doing pretty well if that's what you were wondering about," Ruggie shrugged.
The news made him feel a little at ease. As much as he'd like to have a chat between tea, he had so much paperwork left to do. The kingdom, legal stuff, trade, memos he needed to sign, and foreign affairs. Needless to say, he's got a lot on his plate.
Or maybe that's just an excuse for being lazy?
"Is this...?"
Thin stacks of letters were the contents of the box. They had a wide range of colors, some white, some orange, some even had more colors than one. All of them, no doubt, were the ones you sent him a while back.
"Ruggie, make sure the squirt goes to his lessons this time. That old baboon wouldn't shut up if he misses it again."
"Just like his Unca Leona," Ruggie snickered.
"Can't have our future king slacking off is all."
The hyena paused for a moment. It's been seven years since Leona assumed the throne, and seven years since the former king passed. He had agreed to be temporary king, to reign until Cheka had come of age and was fit to rule over Sunset Savannah. The wear and stress of the position took its toll on him.
Leona looked nothing like the proud house warden he once was. The circles under his eyes grew larger and more defined with the weeks. And he'd rarely see him come out of his office, and his eyes never looked dimmer than it was.
"Fine, fine. Take a break when you're done."
"I doubt I could even if I wanted to."
With Ruggie out the door, Leona was left with the mountains of paperwork and the stack of your letters.
"These could wait," he glanced at the box, putting it away in a drawer.
The night turned to day and night again. The towers of paper were reduced greatly by now. Meaning, that he had some time to slack off until the next hour.
The coffee on his desk had gone cold, and the bread turned stale from the hours of ignoring it. But it was still a good snack as any, he thought, too occupied to be bothered to ask for a new batch.
He decided that rereading your little letters would be better than staring at nothing. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't sleep. It felt like even the slightest neglect would result in everything he worked hard for to come crashing down. For all of the respect he's earned to turn into dust again.
"Alright, herbivore, let's see what you got."
The first letter was purple, with the mark of Octavinelle printed on the lower right corner in faint gold color.
To Leona Kingscholar,
Hey there. I hope this letter finds you well.
I wanted to thank you for your help back there. If it weren't for you, Grim and I would probably be on the streets.
I asked Jack what kind of food you liked. And he answered me with, "Expensive meat, probably." He had the same answer as Ruggie, so I went for it.
The ingredients were hard to procure, but Octavinelle lent us a few madols to compensate. And the ghosts told me they could help me make it.
So, I wanted to invite you for a feast. Ramshackle, at 7:30 p.m. You're not obligated to come, but I'd feel so much better if you would.
—Sincerely, MC
The memory earned a chuckle from him. He remembered how you waited for him on your dorm's porch. He couldn't forget how you looked like you were about to fall asleep right then and there.
He picked out another one, multicolored, with red, black, and gold. It was richly decorated with bundles of blue and yellow as if it was screaming 'rich!' at the top of its lungs.
To Leona Kingscholar,
Can you believe it? Jamil held us hostage! If we knew it would've ended up like that we never would've helped him in the kitchen.
Enough of that, how's your winter break so far? Does it snow back there? Or is it just cold? If it did, I bet you'd look goofy wearing a sweater. Do you have to wear something to warm your tail too?
That's pretty much all I wanted to say. I look forward to your return. Who knows, there might be a surprise waiting for you.
—Herbivore
A plush toy. That's what was waiting for him. You got him a small lion plushie as a gift. Reluctantly, he accepted it anyway. To this day, it's still neatly stored in one of his closets.
The third one was a vibrant hue of purple. It was laced with gold on the edges and had a kind of sheen.
To Leona,
Hey, how are things?
The VDC turned out better than I anticipated. I should give credit to Vil for helping us all throughout.
I was looking for you in the crowd. But I couldn't find anywhere I looked. Maybe you were busy with final stage maintenance?
That's too bad, I was hoping that you'd come see their performance. Who knew Ace and Deuce had some good moves up their sleeve?
Hey, Leona, if it's not too much trouble... Would you like to join me for dinner? There's a new restaurant in town. Cater sent me a few pictures of the venue, and I couldn't help but think of Savanaclaw.
Hoping for a reply.
—Sincerely, Herbivore
He hadn't sent a reply.
The last one of the four was more formal. It was black, decorated with little lines of gold. And the seal of NRC was still intact.
"I haven't seen this one before..."
To Leona Kingscholar,
Congratulations. As your fellow schoolmate, I'm here to bid you farewell. We had a good school year together, don't you think?
After this you'll be out on the field, no? That's what Cater told me. Then it means you won't be around much. That's a shame, I'll miss you napping around the botanical garden for sure.
No joke, I'll really miss having you around. But don't let that hold you back. I'm sure you'll be known as the great wizard you are. Don't give up and keep looking forward.
Pardon the cheesiness.
We plan on holding a farewell party for all the seniors. I hope you can stop by Ramshackle, Grim and I've prepared a lot of good food.
That, and I want to tell you something. I honestly wanted to tell you this in person, but I'm worried that you might not come. I don't want to waste this opportunity to tell you that...
Leona Kingscholar, I love you.
—Your Herbivore, MC
Leona put away the letters. The gray box was stowed away in his drawer, he doesn't know when he'll be taking it out soon.
"If I had known, I would've loved you... I would've..."
When did he start crying?
He retired for the night, not in the mood for work.
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r-neonstories-r · 9 months
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-Wavering wings | Malleus Draconia x DRAGON M! Reader
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°Request?: No•
{For Requests and Rules: here!}
° Type: Angst•
° Warnings: Graphic descriptions of physical and emotional distress, Depiction of thoughts of self-harm, Angst and emotional turmoil, Themes of despair and hopelessness, Mention of blood and injuries, Themes of loss and longing, Themes of captivity and feeling trapped, Emotional and mental struggle, Themes of abandonment and loneliness•
° Length: Short•
{1,000 words}
° Challenge: The moment Y/N is used marks the end of the Oneshot•
[Because I use names too much and this is me trying my best to use anything but the reader's name]
° Proofreading?: no•
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It felt as if a day never passed when he wasn't watching the sky. Ears filled with the sound of weeping most nights, Screams of cries in the day. It was all in the hope that another would find him. He just wanted to go home but he did not know the way from the ground. With the sound of his pained whimpering, as he limped through the swampy woodlands. He dragged his heavy body through the mud before having to stop to catch his breath. Through raspy pained gasps, he kneeled over as a cough tackled his throat. With how dry his throat had become from all his screaming and sobbing, it felt as if he was trying to cough up glass and sand. In the end, all he managed to hack up was a bloody mess. 
The taste of metallic filled his mouth as he coughed and was just about to puke. His mouth had a thick sticky layering over it from dehydration but the blood flowing from his lips in splatters made it feel a bit better, even if it was an unfortunate reason.
 It all felt endless. His once lively wings hung limp, mirroring his breaking spirit. Every step through the mud became agonizing. He was too lost, feeling his sanity draining from this torture. He was stranded on unfamiliar ground. his wings rendered useless. His eyes, once bright with hope, now reflected a muted hole that seemed to consume their very soul. They seeped endlessly as he felt he could no longer scream. His throat was too torn to allow such sounds, His raspy breathing carrying the weight of his despair.  Every time he opened his eyes, it all felt like a reminder of the life he knew was out of reach. It wasn't much longer until his body was unforgiving. 
The fight he had been facing until now seemed to tilt in favor of the lack of nutrients. His body crumpled to the ground as a cough hit and shook his very core, causing him to scrape the scabs off his already scratched and cut hands. His legs felt like jello as he knew he couldn't walk anymore. His body leaned onto a tree as his dizzy head hurt from the endless torturer. Weak tears left his eyes as they slowly shut, pulling him into slumber. He could only hope he would wake once again.
Malleus felt as if his world was crumbling, with the news of the other dragonkin missing. His endless searching only brought thunder into the sky the more the older dragon got upset. He knew that the younger dragon wouldn't survive much longer if he had been stuck. Once nightfall became the skies once more, he took off to search the ground this time for the one he held dear. His bright green eyes were sharp as ever as they quickly processed his surroundings. It wasn't long before he felt a dreading feeling come upon him.
He did not fight his instincts and grounded pretty quickly. Malleus strained his ears and looked through the darkness. It took a few moments before he heard a strange sound like air forcing its way through a small gap. He walked toward the strange sound as he kept his eyes glancing around trees and into possible gaps the young one could have been hiding.
Without warning, Malleus halted as his foot grazed against something soft, like rubber. His eyes darted downward, spotting a figure slumped over in an unnatural position. A sharp gasp and a shout escaped the older dragon as he swiftly scooped up the body, surprised by its unnerving lightness. Worry etched across his face, he wasted no time, taking to the skies and heading straight back to Raven Night Collage. Instead of returning to his own dorm, he hastened to the school's infirmary, cradling the unconscious male with the utmost care. A sense of urgency took over his body as he flew quickly. He only hoped he wasn't too late but judging by the male's shallow breathing, he had made it. He knew that if he hadn't stopped then he would never see him again.
He thought he had slipped past the living when he felt an uncomfortable light in his eyes. Slowly peeling his eyes open, his brain didn't catch on to what he was seeing. There in front of him was the one he had been screaming for. The reason he persisted even if his throat dried up. Tears filled his eyes as he finally took in his surroundings, loud sobs couldn't be contained as he cried his heart out when the crashing wave of reality hit him. The poor boy's cries woke the sleeping dragon in an instant, only freezing as he saw that the younger was awake. Warm hands had been brought up to his face as the sobs still wouldn't stop, he looked through blurry eyes at a blob of black and green with pale skin. His hands reached out in an instant for warmth and embraced the male tightly. 
Ugly sobs filled the room, seeming to slowly let up as the older held the male tightly back. Malleus cradled the weeping male as the sound of his sobs slowed to raspy murmurs and whispers, all of which had been unintelligible to the male. Whimpers of pain only sounded as the younger dragon tried to speak any louder, earning a concerned look from Malleus. " Do not try to speak… it's alright " He had a soft voice that seemed to hold so much behind it but it didn't spill. His tired eyes never felt his, The two couldn't help but just sit in silence for a moment as he tried to calm down further. The older leaned his head on top of the others when he looked down to collect himself. It didn't take long until both realized their exhaustion, it had taken a toll on the both of them as Malleus just held him close and lay on the infirmary bed.
 Oh, how he just wanted to pass out the moment his head touched the bed but he didn't. He fought to stay up longer until the older sighed and covered his eyes. Feeling the older's warmth cover his body his mind was tugged off into slumber almost instantly. With only a whisper coming from Malleus. " I'm glad I found you, My Dear… " 
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The hours passed, but Malleus remained vigilant, unwilling to let go of the young dragon's hand as if afraid that once he did, He might slip away again. Every subtle shift in his breathing or movement prompted a surge of worry in Malleus' heart, but he reassured himself with the knowledge that he was safe in the confines of the infirmary. Many visited the sleeping male, but he never was awake for them. Sleeping seemed to be the only thing he could do, Malleus had to make him wake up multiple times to try to feed him little by little and take small drinks of water. He made sure that it was always small portions split over the day so the male wouldn't get sick from eating so much after starving for just about a week.
" My dear " The older dragon slowly rubbed circles on the other's back as he pulled him out of his slumbering state. A slight hum left the male as he leaned into the touch, not wanting to get up. " Please, I have something to ask of you. '' With those words, he opened his eyes and looked at the bright green ones that took an emerald's beauty to shame. A murmur came from him as his face morphed into displeasure. With a sigh, he sat up and almost leaned on the back bed bored of the infirmary bed. A hiss left his lips as he immediately regretted his mistake. Malleus flinched at the hissing sound before he brought his hands up to the bandaged wings. He only could freeze as the other flinched the moment his left wing was touched, he had barely even grazed it with his fingers and the other couldn't help but freeze.
" I… My dear, would you like to go for a walk? It… May help " A sense of only a moment's uncertainty sounded through his voice as he retracted his hand away from his wings. The younger could only nod as he watched a small smile form on the older one. He watched as he got up from the edge of the bed and left the room, most likely to go grab shoes for him. He watched as the older dragon left him alone, but the moment he was out of sight was the moment tears dripped down his face. This had been one of the only moments that the dragon wasn't in the room when he was awake, as all his time was spent sleeping to recover. 
Thoughts left him and immediately came back again as he thought about his freedom and joy from the sky. He started thinking of if he would ever recover what he had lost from only wanting to fly alone. A choked sob left him as he leaned down into his hands. This had to be the gods punishing him for something he did as a dragon's freedom comes from its wings. He felt like a clipped-winged bird inside a cage. Even with the door wide open to the cage, he could never go far anymore. All he wanted was to fly so high that he was forced to come down due to a loss of oxygen. His tears seeped into the white blanket and tears ran down his arms as he cried. In the depths of despair, memories haunted him. It pained him to remember when he could fly. He could only think that if he had never been able to fly at all, then he would not be put through such mental torture and agony.  
He felt like ripping his own body apart to stop the suffering, but he only froze for a moment until he realized the thoughts that came to him. The room was soon filled once more with his sounds of despair which could be heard from outside the closed door. Malleus stood just before the door as he heard the cries of him giving up. The older dragon's own green eyes teared up as he stood frozen outside the door. But the tears didn't fall as his companions did, he could only lean on the wall next to the door as a whisper left his lips " I'm so sorry, my dear, Y/N "
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▁ ▂ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ 𝒯𝑜𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑔𝑒𝓉 █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▂ ▁
ミ★ 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 ★彡
Summary: What if Yuu/MC snapped, lashing out at everyone for not even being thanked or asked how they are about the overblots and more.
Content warnings: Bottled up frustration and trauma, swearing, overblot mentions, characters are most likely ooc, yelling, traumatic experiences from the overblots, overbloting[random student] and minor blood
Genre: Angst, no comfort, oneshot
Fandom: Disney: Twisted wonderland
Characters: Ace, Deuce, Jack, Epel, Sebek
Pronouns: They/them reader, He/ him Ace, He/him Deuce, He/him Epel, He/him Jack, He/him Sebek
Edited: hell nah ddfjhsdk, there will be grammar mistakes.
Writing time: On and off for four hours [multi-tasking]
꧁༺….༻꧂
It was a normal day at NRC, the first years made trouble and Yuu was ready to bail them out of shenanigans like always, though right when the sun was starting to set, and everyone started calming down, an overblot happened. It was a random Scarabia student, that of course like everyone else, was facing some mental issues and needed a therapist. Like always, Yuu banded together the rest of the first years and went to Scarabia to face the overblot, it was tricky like most of them, but everyone worked together and defeated the overblot, saving the student's life.
After the overblot, everyone that witnessed the fight was thanking the first years, all the first years besides Yuu. Yuu was laying on the ground, wounded and tired from the fight, exhausted from working too much.
They ran their fingers through their hair and let out a loud sigh, Yuu's eyes were lifeless and there were dark circles underneath, dirt and sand smudged across their entire face, sweat clung to their clothes and skin like a leech and blood trickled down their forehead, unlike the rest of the group that was defended by their magic, Yuu...wasn't. This left them defenseless and the main target, so they just became bait, they distracted the blot the entire fight, running around while the others attacked.
Yuu shakily stood up, and looked to the first years, the Scarabia students crowded them with apologies and thank you's. And yet Yuu was left there, bleeding and covered in dirt, without them the overblot wouldn't have been defeated, along with every other overblot. Yuu frowned at this and tightened their hands into fists and gritted their teeth, their knuckles turned purple and their face red with anger. The prefect quickly left the scene with a scowl, tears pricking at their eyes like thorns in their side.
Yuu arrived back at campus, walking back from the teleporter with tear streaks down their face. "Yuu! Wait up!" A familiar voice called out from behind, causing Yuu to hurriedly try to wipe away the tear stains, turning around and giving Ace a smile, behind him they see the rest of the first year squad treading behind. "Hey guys" Yuu greeted, giving an uneasy and sour-looking smile. "Where'd you run off to after the fight?" "Well obviously here-" Deuce gave a snarky response to his dormmates question, earning him a jab in the ribs, so Jack spoke up. "You okay, Yuu? I noticed how beaten up you were" the beastman asked, concerned. "You know it was foolish of you to do that!" Sebek scolded, mentioning when you were distracting the blot monster. "I know, I know. But how else would you guys fight that thing?" "Well, we didn't need you distracting it, we're strong enough to fight on our own, we've done this plenty of times!" Ace huffed, crossing his arms. Everyone gave him a warning glance, but it seemed that this was Yuu's last straw.
"What the fuck do you mean." Yuu's face fell into a grimace, their hands balled into fists, and they spoke in a threatening tone. "Say that one. more. time." The magicless student spat, their tone venomous with bottled wrath threatening to spill onto everyone. Epel tried to speak up but he was cut off by Yuu's piercing voice. "I did...everything! Without me the overblots wouldn't ever be defeated! You'd all be dead! I'm the one that suffers from the overblots the most, I'm the one that has to deal with them! I'm not even from this fucking magical world! I'm still waiting for our stupid headmage to find me a way to go home!" They yelled, hands reaching up to their hair and pulling it, their eyes were wide and they looked at the squad with a look that showcased nothing but rage. "Yuu..." Jack whispered in pity, his tail hung low and ears pinned to his head, they all looked shocked, wide eyes and mouths agape. "Yuu...we're sorry" They couldn't tell who was speaking anymore, their eyes filled with tears and everyone sounded the same. "I'm done. That's it. I'm going back to Ramshackle. If no one is thankful for what I've done then there's no point in doing a thing."
That night the squad was left speechless, it was unusual for them all to be this quiet, especially Sebek. They could only pray to the great seven they didn't lose Yuu, not yet. The only way they all got info on Yuu was through Grim, yet they had to bribe the feline with tuna to even get an atom worth of info, but that was enough, that was good enough even if Yuu never spoke to them anymore, for now.
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ravenlking · 1 year
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𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐒, 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍
𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐒 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀 "Where you go, I’m going, so jump and I’m jumping Since there is no me without you"
gender-neutral warnings: s*icide genre: angst a/n: - inspiration from the recent malleus groovy and also the song, achilles come down - the banner belongs to me, but the pictures are from the official manga! please do not steal! - please give me feedback :)
Let me know if you'd like more!
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He doesn't know how long he's been here. It could be days, weeks, months, or even years; time seems to pass by in a blur, like a train ride. Only Malleus wasn't on it. He was simply watching the train with blank stares and a hazy fog over his mind, baring him from thinking straight.
Malleus stares from his spot on Ramshackle's shabby roof, staring aimlessly into the faraway distance of Night Raven College. His arm is fisted; his sharp nails could almost cut crescent scars into his hands. His bottom stings from the rough edges of the rubble and decaying thorny vibes embracing Ramshackle's rooftop. Still, Malleus doesn't falter.
"I thought I might find you here."
Malleus ignores his guardian who grunts as he takes a seat next to Malleus. Lilia sighs and too, joins Malleus in staring at the slowly setting sun. It painted the skies in shades of cerulean blue, coral orange, neon pink, like a mini rainbow against the calm, light blue sky.
They were in a sort of silence, in between awkward and comfortable. Neither party wanted to break the peaceful ambiance, too afraid that once they broke the bubble, there would be no more turning back.
"Lilia," Malleus finally croaks out, not realizing how parched his throat was from weeks of radio silence. He stands up, unafraid of the cracks and holes that slowly began to rupture, like a spiderweb slowly unfolding. "Do you truly not notice?"
Lilia sighs, his youthful face finally matching his age. "I noticed, young Malleus. The lack of magic. You were always quite reckless. Impulsive."
Malleus hums.
"You always knew my next step. But, do you truly not notice?"
Lilia stands up as well, holding out a hand to Malleus.
"Malleus, come down. Ramshackle isn't safe-"
"-Of course it is!" He cuts him, too lost in his memories. "The many dawns and dusks I have spent with my lover, wandering across the roofs and admiring the gargoyles; the roof is nothing but sturdy!"
"That was years ago, Malleus," Lilia looks at him pleadingly. "Malleus, come down. We can talk when you're level-headed, more sensible."
Slowly, but surely, a chuckle escapes Malleus's lips. Lilia stares at him, frozen, as Malleus steps backward, laughing madly.
"They left me," He finally speaks. "My lover, my treasure, my reason to live, they left me! Why should I continue living this miserable, wretched life without them?"
Lilia stares at him with such pitiful eyes.
"They no longer exist in this realm," Malleus hissed out. "I cannot feel their soul anymore. It used to linger everywhere; the corners where we giggled and hid from Sebek and Silver, the bedroom where we would slumber hours after the rising sun, the memories and jewelry they gave to me with that beautiful smile on their face."
His face crumbles. "But time passed on. Their essence seem to fade with each passing day. Do you know how much it pains me? To be immortal, to watch as the world caves in around me?!"
Lilia opens his mouth to speak but Malleus shook his head.
"What do you know? You never experienced love."
"You think I don't?" Lilia hissed out. "I lost countless friends and comrades in the war, Malleus. Don't think that you can talk me down like this, I am your guardian-"
"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS!" Malleus cries out. He thumps a hand over his heart. "Do you know how much my heart shattered? I had to watch as my lover die in front of my eyes. The shield and wall gluing my heart together broke, my heart falling into a million pieces, and I could do nothing but watch as the light fades out of your eyes."
He steps forward, towering over Lilia's petite frame. Lilia could see something change, something absolute settle in Malleus's emerald irises before the fae heir chuckles bitterly.
"If I can't have them in this life," Malleus raises his foot and Lilia was frozen. Of course, how could he not realize? This area was the center of the roof, the area with the least stability. "I will find them in the next. Whatever it takes."
He stomps his foot down, shattering the roof. Lilia instinctively floats himself but was too late. A desperate cry tear out from his lips as he tries to catch Malleus, but doesn't succeed. His fingers brush lightly before Malleus escapes his reach.
"MALLEUS!"
Malleus Draconia falls; a minuscule smile on his lips as he falls in slow-motion. Around him, Ramshackle crumbles, ashes falling and creating a halo around the fallen heir. He feels agonizing pain flaring in his abdomen, hazing eyes staring at the shard that pierced his flesh and bone. Crimson blood spurts from the wound; it felt like an inferno or lava burning him from the inside out.
He laughs weakly.
'How ironic,' Malleus thinks to himself. He faintly remembers one of the fairytales you told him about, back in your world. Back when the days were lighter, more enjoyable, time having not ripped you from his hands yet. 'Oh how the tables have turned.'
"When the princess dragon fae pricks herself himself on an enchanted needle, she he shall be cursed to fall asleep. Forever."
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aetheve · 11 months
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warnings: ( drowning, near-death, implied trauma, mermaid! reader not fully proofread )
what about pirate! azul who found you on the shore, admiring the sights of sand and clouds, taking in the cool breeze of the wind against your skin that the firm ocean currents couldn't replicate. the wind took your song farther than the water could and returned it as it echoed back to you from the steep walls of rock that set the boundaries of the beach.
like you admired land, he admired you. he didn't notice the long tail that replaced your legs to make swimming easier or the paleness of your skin from years deep in the sea; no, he was too taken by your beauty to acknowledge that.
your being alone reminded him of life on the water, from the way your wet hair swayed like a ship's sails in the sun after a night of heavy rain to the way the pearls of your necklace shined under the sunlight like new jewels being exposed to the fire of his lantern after years hidden in old chests with more jewels of the like.
your song was like the whisper of waves against the bow of his boat when it reached his ears. it held all the answers about the ocean that maps and books could not provide him, all at his disposal if he only got close enough. it left him with a determination as he tried to get closer to hear more, to learn more.. but he didn't, as he knew such knowledge came with a price.
your eyes sang a different tune than the melody that left your lips, a warning he so quickly forgot at the sight of temptation. they were dark and gloomy, much like the depths of the sea that not even the sun could access. they were filled with the loneliness and solitude of a mermaid starved of the knowledge about humans she longed for, a longing he could never understand but knew all too well. the same darkness that pulled him under during a recent enemy attack, nearly drowning and suffocating him in its beauty, the same solitude he felt as he could no longer feel the sun's grasp or hear the surface's whispers as it pulled him deeper in her mind.
all the answers he wanted were at the tips of his fingers as he swallowed unhealthy amounts of saltwater.
such knowledge came with a price and he nearly paid it, finally the gravity of his near-death experience weighed heavy on him. it was so heavy that it held him in place, keeping a distance from you and the danger you lived within.
but fear wasn't the only thing that lingered.
an adrenaline not even the most dangerous of jobs could evoke returned to him; a fire he thought he lost in deep, blue ocean behind you was rekindled.
he backed away until your song was only a memory in the back of his mind, it wouldn't be for long though. he'd return to the sea and finally get the answers he wanted. this time he was a man with determination, a pirate will an 'x' on his uncharted map. he didn't know where he was going, but he was sure you'd be there waiting for him.
he didn't know how he knew this, but something told him you would be. you were apart of the ocean, after all.
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*・゜゚ A/N: I warn y'all right away that I will not pay for therapy for anyone who reads this /j. But fr I had to write this scenario even though I was crying while I was writing lol. (I'm tagging you because I think you'd like this @lemonandlime22 @sweetbydarkness )
*・゜゚ Warning: Angst, Hurt/No comfort, character death, idk how to write the ending so it was kind of open ended.
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"Photos are amazing, aren't they?" Lilia's voice was lost in his labored breathing. His throat burned and his lips trembled the more time he spent looking into the faces of everyone he'd ever lost.
All those people he would never see again. All those people he saw swallowed by the earth. All of them preserved in those almost yellowed pages, smiling, laughing or celebrating some achievement, so oblivious to the events that would lead them to their deaths.
And among them, Lilia noted with an ache in his heart, was his boy. Silver smiled as he held the hand of his beloved and also human, Yuu. They made an amazing couple and their wedding was so beautiful that Lilia found himself dreaming of that day. If he closed his eyes now he would see it all play out in his mind again, how he helped Silver choose his suit and write his vows, and how he guided Yuu down the aisle, handing them to his son, with a big smile on his face.
The fae sat in his armchair for hours, flipping through each page and reliving each memory. Memories of when he enlisted to serve in the Briar Valley Army, memories of the first friends he made, and then the precious memories of his dear son with such expressive eyes and goofy smile as just a baby.
Silver was like having an anchor that reminded him that there was still good in the world. He was a smiley baby and his laughter was so infectious that Lilia found himself laughing rather than lecturing him after every prank young Silver pulled off. He even remembers what Malleus and Silver's awkward interactions were like.
He missed his son very much. Lilia supposes that as an immortal, he should be used to death and all the feeling because he's seen it many times, he's seen nations rise and die, he's seen many important people etch their names into history and then return to earth, but still his eyes filled with tears with every page he turned. And he couldn't stop. He needs to see him again, he needs to remember every little thing because if he doesn't remember, he's afraid he'll forget.
Just like he forgot several other people.
"He wouldn't want to see you so worn out." A sober voice sounded in the room, deep, carrying a pain just like Lilia's. And Malleus with a face closed from any emotion sat back on his heels in front of Lilia and his hands gripped the album the older fae was staring at so earnestly, gently trying to pry it out of Lilia's hands. "Silver would probably say you need to get some rest. He'd hate to see you crying and isolating yourself here, and you know it."
Lilia let out a long sigh and looked away from the picture of his son with his first sword. Instead, he focused on the thunder falling over the starless sky, it seemed that even the night felt gloomy and the tiny raindrops adorned the cold windows like tiny crystals. He wanted to touch them, he almost touched them, but finally he decided to hold Silver's necklace between his fingers since it was one of the last memories Silver left behind.
"The pain of losing a child… Can you imagine, Malleus?" Lilia asked after remaining silent for a few seconds. "It's like losing a part of you and you know there's no way to get that part back, so you just wish that at least you had gone with it."
Sobs erupted from his throat and Lilia doubled over, trying to hide his face in his hands. And Malleus wrapped him in a strong hug, trying not to show how the death of his brother and friend affected him as much as it did Lilia. He needed to be strong for both of them.
For a good eighty years Malleus and Lilia watched Silver and Yuu grow old happily together. Ephemeral, their life spans so short. They were two bright, kind, amazing humans and they would miss those two dearly.
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trappolia · 2 months
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HOT THINGS HE DOES ── ace trappola + gn!reader, 540
i. quite literally doesn’t care about your personal space, in a way that makes your heart flutter. even long before you start dating, he takes every opportunity to wrap his arms around you, pulling you against him or onto his lap. the way he touches you is casual and subtle — an arm around your shoulders or his chin on your shoulder — but it’s obvious enough that the new students at nrc automatically assume the two of you are dating when they first see you together.
ii. grins whenever he sees you. no matter how bad his rbf is or how sour is mood may be may be, it’s always resolved with a simple look at you. his lips pull into a lopsided grin when your eyes meet across the room, and he always offers you a two-finger salute in greeting. sometimes, when he feels extra playful, his grin becomes eerily similar to a smirk, and instead of giving you a salute, he’ll wink at you. it’s ridiculous, but it makes your cheeks warm anyway. you’re convinced that everything he does in life is to get a reaction out of you, one way or another.
iii. gossips with you, a lot. the way he whispers into your ear without taking his eyes off the person he’s talking about is uncannily similar to the mean girls you see on tv, which is why you’re embarrassed to admit that the way his breath brushes against your skin as he leans close to talk about that guy’s horrible sense of colour coordination makes your heart flutter. it’s even worse when he decides to go an extra mile for whatever reason and wrap his arm around your waist rather than simply leaning to you, pulling you closer and make your heart do all sorts of flips in your chest.
iv. slaps your butt. it’s stupid and immature and he literally has no reason to do it! but he does it anyway. he does it when you’re picking something up in front of him, or when he passes by you, or even just as a greeting. it’s a quick smack that is only loud enough for the people in close proximity to notice, but it’s still embarrassing. it doesn’t help that he has no shame, simply smirking whenever you turn to give him a look.
v. has a fixation with your lips. whenever he zones out around you, his eyes always end up on your lips— though, you’re not quite sure if he’s actually zoning out. whenever he realises that you’ve caught him staring, he simply gives you a lopsided smile and continues on with his day. he’s also the type of guy who carries the type of lip balm that you dip your finger in to apply it, and there’s nothing to stop him from applying it on you when he notices that your lips are dry or chapped. his eyes are focused as he drags his finger across your lips, and he has an odd habit of dragging your bottom lip down slightly as a finishing touch. you end up being the one staring, and when he notices, he simply quirks a brow with a smirk and asks, “what? d’you want a kiss?”
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arashrita · 5 months
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May I request some Malleus angst?? Were Malleus wants to end his relationship with fem!reader because he is afraid that someone would target her in order to get to him? And it proceeds to both of them having a fight and avoiding each other, meanwhile reader relies on Leona what happened (they are like close friends after his overblot) and Leona tries to cheer her up during the time, with Malleus’ side Lilia starts telling him that he and Silver and Sebek would protect reader if it means them being happy and to not ruin something beautiful (their relationship), but when Malleus is about to go and try and get his love back he sees them from far away and assumes they are dating and gets jealous and confronts the reader when she is by herself and proceeds to both of them confessing they still love each other and can’t be apart from each other? (Yes happy ending because I can’t stand Malleus being sad or hurt!!!! TTuTT)
A/N: I'm so sorry for being late. I just love your idea. Enjoy 💜💜💜
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No Damsel in Distress! (Malleus Draconia x F! Reader)
You don't know what happened, you really don't. All you can say is, what started as playful bickering turned into petty arguments. Your glare remained as he growled in frustration. Honestly, you were super tired of this. This is not the first time. You two keep having the same argument over and over again and you were just sick of it.
"(Y/N), will you please just listen to me? I'm a fae-prince, the future king of Briar Valley and you—you are just a human. So fragile... so... unprotected... We can't be together. You will never be able to fight with the danger that lays ahead."
"...When I said the same thing 6 months ago, you were the one to assure me with your sweet words. What is the real truth, Malleus? That I can be in danger? Or, that you are embarrassed to love a human girl?"
"We're you listening at all?!"
"I heard you loud and clear."
"We are not meant to be together! So, just go!! We can't be together. I don't love you! You and I are not real."
That hurt. Really? Was he really playing with you the whole time? Were you really that blind that you couldn't see the truth? Good heavens... You were hurt, you were angry and you were extremely disappointed with him.
"...When people told me that you are a living curse—that you only bring bad luck, pain and disappointment... I didn't want to believe them. When my friends warned me again and again...I should have listened to them. Now, I see the truth. Now, I really see that they were right about you from the start. I never would've trusted someone like you. I should have turned my back on you ages ago. I... should have never met you... You just aren't worth it... Fine, you want me to leave? I definitely will. Thank you for opening my eyes."
With those words, you stormed off, leaving him there stunned, horrified.
He didn't expect you to be so... brutal... But that's okay... If it means you will be safe then he can accept you hating him. He can, right...?
After you left, he teleported back to Diasomnia and locked himself in his room. His hands were shaking. You didn't mean what you said, did you? You can never abandon him just like that, right? He knows he screwed up real bad. Hurting you is the last thing he wants. Why did he say he doesn't love you? That's nowhere near the truth! He loves you so damn much, more than anything...
Uncontrollable tears flowed from his eyes. Your words replayed in his mind over and over again. It hurts... His chest hurts. Just because of his stupid mouth you were gone... just like that.
On the other hand, you found yourself sobbing your heart out to the Savanaclaw dormleader. You and him somehow managed to get pretty close over time. Leona sighed. He hated seeing you so upset... especially over that overgrown lizard! How could he do that to you out of all people? Leona knows better than anyone that you poured all of your heart to Malleus. Huh... what a shame...
"Hey, herbivore. Don't cry over that stupid lizard. You didn't do anything wrong, okay? You are a strong girl, come on stop crying. It doesn't suit you."
That made you almost chuckle. "Thanks...Leona."
"Tch, you better not tell anyone about this."
The whole night was a blur for Malleus. Next morning, when Lilia found him curled up in his bed with tear stains on his face, he immediately knew something was wrong.
"Malleus, what's wrong?"
Lilia pulled the covers off of him.
"GO AWAY!!"
Lilia didn't even flinch but that sure made Silver and Sebek run into his room in worry. Lilia sighed. Oh sevens, he sure was used to this.
"If you don't tell us what's wrong, how will we help you?"
"You can't... not with this Lilia..."
"Try me."
"... It's about (Y/N), I..."
And with that, the cat was out of the bag. He could barely keep his voice steady.
"Mhmm... I see... That was intense... But, a genuine talk can fix this problem. Malleus, you are not alone in this. You know we will always protect her right? You have nothing to worry about Malleus. She is a fighter. You shouldn't underestimate her."
"Father is right! We will always protect her from any danger and not to mention she is a tough girl!"
Silver chimed in.
"I agree with Silver and Lilia-Sama. We will protect the prefect with our lives!"
Sebek boomed.
"Are you all... sure? I-I can't bear losing her."
"We are sure Malleus. But, if you don't make it up with her this instant, then I'm afraid you will end up losing her in the worst way possible."
Lilia warned him.
"You are right. Classes will start soon. I will talk to her."
Leona for some reason decided to tag along with you—which is super strange. Leona? Actually present during school hours? For classes? With you?!! That immediately raises unlimited questions.
"Leona, are you sure you don't want to take a U-turn?"
You joked.
"What do you take me for, herbivore?"
He scoffed before ruffling your hair.
"Don't ruin my hair!"
You laughed as he smirked. This smug lion!
"Alright, herbivore. I will get going now. You better not cry again. Have fun with those three troublemaker friends of yours."
He smiled at you and then left to attend his own classes.
Okay, that was definitely bad timing. Malleus's heart shattered as he watched you interact with Leona. Did you move on from him that fast? He wanted to know. Maybe that's why his legs moved in your direction rather than taking him to his classes.
"Child of man."
"What the—
You almost jumped. Now, to be honest he was the last person you wanted to see after that awful fight. You rolled your eyes.
"What do you want from me now, your highness?"
Your tone almost made him back-paddle. But, he stood his ground.
"Do you... do you like Kingscholar?"
"I don't know why does that matter to you. But to answer your question, no I don't. Was that all? Can I go now, please?"
You turned around to leave but he grabbed your arm, a desperate attempt to stop you.
"Please... just let me explain..."
"Oh shut up, what's there to explain? You made your point pretty clear last night, didn't you?"
"Please, just listen... If you still don't want to see me after that, I promise I will never show up again."
"...two minutes. You have two minutes to explain."
"Please! What I said was a complete lie! I love you very much, (Y/N). I'm just scared for you!"
"I need you to understand, I'm not a damsel in distress!"
"Yes... I know... I'm sorry I doubted you... I just... I can't afford to lose you... I lost everything, (Y/N). I have been alone for decades... But, you came and you brought spring in my life. I don't know when I fell for you. But, I know you are the one for me. I will never be able to love anyone else. Please... (Y/N), I am really sorry for my behavior but I promise that I love you. I always will..."
You sighed. You knew he was telling the truth. Malleus is a terrible liar, at least when it comes to you. The way his hands were shaking and his voice was wavering... you could feel his emotions. He loves you, he really does. If he didn't, then he wouldn't show up like this—his pride wouldn't allow him to. But he did. He came back, for you. That was enough proof.
"I'm sorry too, Malleus... I said things I shouldn't have... I promise I didn't mean them, not at all. I'm sorry for hurting you. The love I received from you healed me in so many ways... I still love you Malleus... I still do..."
He pulled you in his chest immediately. You could feel how scared he was. You could only try to imagine how your words affected him.
"I'm sorry, Malleus..."
He pulled you closer, if that was even possible.
"I love you so much..."
"I love you too..."
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probablynoposts · 2 years
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MC figuring out their home is destroyed pt.3
Here's part 3! Thank you guys for all the support! Lots of dialogue, like seriously, sorry. Taglist at the bottom!
angst, ooc characters(?), slight swearing(one word), mc/yuu x dormleaders(kind of), part 1, part 2, part 4?, masterlist
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At Ramshackle, Crowely knocks on the door
"Can't you just unlock the door?" Leona asks, he says it in a tone like he threatening to leave if Crowley doesn't go quicker.
"It would be rude to barge into her house." Crowely tells them.
"Don't you mean dorm?" Azul questions.
"That's what I said."
"No it's not."
"Yes, it is-"
Azul goes silent as he hears the door creak open. You're there, rubbing your eyes.
"What now Crowely?..." you go silent as you see your fellow dorm leaders. Crowely's face seems to be a mixture of of nervousness and another emotion you can't quite pinpoint. Guilt? Relief? You can't say. "Why are you guys here?" you ask them, there is slight hostility in your voice.
"Well-" "I was so worried!"
Kalim throws himself onto you. "I was so scared! No student had seen you in days and no one told us anything!" Kalim hugs you as he speaks.
"Speaking of which," Riddle interjects, "what happened?" Despite his seemingly angry tone, there's worry in his voice.
"Nothing happened."
"Well something must have or else you wouldn't be here. You would be back in your world."
"It doesn't matter. Not to you anyway." you mutter that last part, but Leona still hears you.
"Actually it does, if your missing classes and not showing up for school events. It does matter." Leona says to you.
"He's right."
You look at your friends, eyeing each one of them. "I appreciate your worries but I just want you guys to leave me alone."
"We're just worried about you!"
Everyone then starts talking over each other except for you and Crowley. He's standing to the side, regretting taking the dorm leaders with him to see you. Ugh, this is making my head hurt. "Can you guys SHUT UP!?" Everyone goes quiet, they're not used to you yelling like that.
"[Y/N] calm down."
"No Vil! You don't get to tell me to calm down! I've been having a bad week, and now I have to give excuses for you guys to get off my ass!"
They're all quiet for second.
"It's just..it seemed like you wanted to go home..so bad." It's Idia, speaking softly, yet speaking here in person nonetheless. Everyone's surprised he spoke up.
"Yes, what happened?" Malleus now talks, softness in his voice. "We just want to know what's going on and why you aren't going home or possibly, couldn't go home."
You're silent for a bit. "It's not that I couldn't go home exactly.." you pause, wondering if you should tell them. Your voice starts trembling, "I just don't have a home I could go back to..."
Thoughts are whirling in your head.
"What do you mean? Like your family doesn't want you back or-"
"No." you interrupt. "I told you, you wouldn't get it." You try to keep your composure. "My world is....destroyed, when I visited it, i-it was a wasteland." You didn't even know you were crying until your vision blurred from tears. "T-There was n-nothing left." hiccups then start interrupting your sentence, "E-Even hic my f-family.." you couldn't finish your sentence.
A moment passes.
Kalim hugs you again, more softly than before. You fell to your knees, hugging and crying into Kalim's chest. At first, no one else moved. Then Malleus crouches on the ground and hugs you as well. Over the next few minutes all of the dorm leaders comfort you, it being them hugging you or saying reassurances or both. But with them here, deep down, you know you'll be okay.
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I don't plan on doing anymore parts of this but you can request(in comments or request page) for scenarios that take place in this AU after this takes place. Or I can make a part four if given enough material. Seriously though, thank you!
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Azul Ashengrotto x gn reader angst:
Ah! What do you want?
TW: angst, mentions of death, insecurities, and more
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Azul was in distress. For more reasons than one, at that. If you were to ask Jade or Floyd, they would simply mention, that he is always like that, his mind busy with important matters. Yet even the twins could tell that it was slightly, just slightly, different from the other times. It could be the last test, on which Octavinelle students placed terribly, or it could be the belated order of fresh vegetables to the Mostro Lounge. Or maybe, just maybe, it is the Ramshackle prefect, who has started spending more and more time with the trio.
It started as just a silly exclamation proclaimed by Y/N while they were hanging out one day. It was warm outside and they were all hiding under the shade of a tree, snacking on some fruit Y/N cut and packed that morning. The conversation kept circling about the topic of school, so the prefect asked about their latest troubles. Azul didn't waste a second and immediately jumped to complain about his recent troubles.
“The project from alchemy! I am stuck in a group with Floyd and Ruggie,” Azul started, his stare becoming uncharacteristically dark and bothered, “and both of them refuse to cooperate, rather spending all the time chatting away,” he sent a glare at Floyd, who was too busy taking his apple apart skin from the fruit.
“Oh, it can't be that bad. What are you making?” Y/N smiled at him, handing him the tupperware with cut strawberries, which Azul gladly accepted
“Oh, trust me, it is. And it's a potion the class chose, so we're doing a love potion,” he threw one of the pieces into his mouth, quickly swallowing it whole, “it's horrendous,” he finished.
“Well, a love potion is a neat project, I think,” Floyd has now stopped playing, choosing to jab at Y/N's side to gain their attention.
“Well, for you, maybe. Love is just a waste of time, not to mention if you have to make a potion. Love like that is unreal and will just hurt the person,” Azul rolled his eyes, not really seeing eye-to-eye with his friend.
“Well then, lucky for you, my feelings are genuine and real,” the prefect gave a wide smile. Azul and Jade stopped their movements, surprised at what their friend just said so openly.
“Stop this foolishness, Y/N,” he grew red in the face, comical smoke coming from his head as he tried to calm down his beating heart.
“I mean it, Azul, I've liked you for some time now,” Y/N shrugged their shoulders, trying to appear less nervous than they actually were. Had Azul not been so worried about his own actions, he would've noticed the shake in their voice and their red cheeks.
“Lying isn't going to get you anywhere, prefect,” he spoke after a minute. His voice never sounded so angry towards them. Y/N, surprised at this, stopped in the middle of taking the apple Floyd was offering them.
“Right,” they spoke after clearing their throat. If only Azul wasn't too prideful (actually self-conscious) to notice the tears at the corner of their eyes as they got up, too hurt to trust their voice to say anything more without crying. The rest of the break went in silence.
Now back to the present. Y/N was ignoring the trio for almost a week after the incident, for reasons unknown to them. Then as if nothing, they visited them at Mostro Lounge. They acted just like before, their smile looking as bright as any other day. Jade decided to not bring it up while Floyd basically forgot anything happened in the first place, excited to see his “Shrimpy”.
“Yes, can I get F/D? Thank you,” Jade left their table with a polite smile. Perhaps it was unusual for them to sit at a table just like any other quest and not walk to their special room, to which they have unrestricted access as one of their friends. Jade gave the order to Floys to deliver, deciding to pay a short visit to his boss, Azul, who had been busier with work than ever.
“Jade? You may enter,” the voice on the other side said. Preparing himself, Jade couldn't help but slightly smirk about the whole situation. It was obvious the prefect was just a fool in love, while Azul was but a fool.
“It may be of interest to you, that the Ramshackle prefect-” Jade didn't even finish talking, before Azul practically jumped out of his chair at the words, already rushing into the swarm of people.
“Y/N!” he said once he spotted their figure sadly slouching above their F/D. Once their head lifted, Azul stopped at their table, awkward silence filling the otherwise noisy restaurant.
“Azul,” they answered, nervous.
“I'm glad to see that you've been well,” he tried, slowly.
“Oh, it's fine. I had some time to myself, especially to think, and realized a few things,” Y/N spoke truly, one of the things Azul appreciated about them, “for example, that I must make you realize my feelings for you!” the smile was back. Azul's heart started beating once more, not believing any of this was true.
“What?”
“I should've known you would have a hard time answering my confession. But it is alright, I'll just capture your heart some other way!” Azul was about to scream when the prefect stood up with that bright smile of theirs. He was left confused for a second, before they took his hand in theirs, quickly kissing it before bolting out.
With a horrified expression, Azul ran back to his office to scream at the top of his lungs. Calm down, heart!
Exhibit A (Risotto):
“I had nothing to do this morning so I made you lunch,” said Y/N as soon as they walked to Azul's classroom, handing the lunchbox into his hands, “I couldn't decide what to get you so I made risotto,” yet Azul kept looking at their face. He still wasn't used to the now open attraction Y/N started showing ever since that day at the Lounge. They looked genuine, but there was just no way they could actually like someone like him. He was Azul. Just Azul. He wasn't attractive, strong, or athletic … HELL! He wasn't even likable. All he had going for him was his wit and cunning nature. Nobody likes people like that, maybe Jade, but the two of them are alike.
“Uhm… thank you, Y/N,” he was quieter than intended, but it could not be helped. Azul was nervous.
“Enjoy it while it's warm! Love you!” they left in a hurry. He now only had eyes for the box in his hands, fascinated.
Floyd, noticing his hesitation, grabbed onto it swiftly: “Thank you for the meal!” he loudly clapped his hands and tilted the box to eat everything in one big gulp. And Azul was angry. That was his meal!
“I didn't want it either way,” he said once he noticed the Leech brother snickering at him in triumph. He stood up, dusted his pants, and left them.
Exhibit B (Hatsune Miku):
“Hey, Azul?” he turned in the direction of the voice. The prefect stood at the door to his office, their hands playing with the hem of their shirt.
“What is it?” he spoke after clearing his throat, that was the first time he spoke that day.
“Are you busy?”
“Not too busy, why?”
“Could I ask you to go to Sam's with me?” they now walked into his office, closing the door slowly, “I asked Deuce and Floyd already, but they were busy, I didn't see anyone else,” their hands now came nervously to their neck.
“Oh? Give me a minute,” he put all his papers and contracts aside, reaching for his hat. He was ready quickly, so they were outside in a blink.
“Thank you so much, Azul!” Y/N started once they were nearing the store, their eyes sparkling while they held his hand in appreciation. With a cough, he took his hand out of theirs and looked to the side.
“It's nothing, really. Do you know what you want to buy?”
“Yes, I need food for Grim and me,” Azul didn't know what he was expecting. It came as a little bit of a surprise to hear that they had to get their own food but before he had the chance to ask further, they were walking through the door to the store.
“Azul, look!” Y/N grabbed his arm harshly, forcing him to stand next to them as they pointed to a toy on the shelf. It was-
“She looks just like Hatsune Miku! From my world,” they spoke as their eyes kept looking at it, mesmerized. That quickly changed once they fell down at the price tag, “oh, now that I think about it, she looks totally different, never mind,” they let go of his arm and started walking in the other direction. Now, Azul was a genius, which is why he picked up on their behavior immediately. The toy was simply too expensive. He isn't one to buy a present for someone without something in return, but he guessed he could do it to see that same happy expression. With a sigh, he took the doll (it was a collectible figurine, but he was uncultured) by the head. Not knowing it will be removable, one of the two big pigtails fell down to the floor making noise throughout the whole store. Embarrassed, he crouched down to pick it up and, hopefully, put it back into place. Y/N didn't seem to notice, so he rushed to find Sam and quickly pay for it without them knowing.
Once it was over, he walked back to the aisles to find his friend. Said friend was currently kneeling on the floor trying to reach something.
“Azul, look what I fou- Hatsune Miku?” their sentence was interrupted by no one but themselves as they spotted the figurine in his hands.
“Uh, I noticed you looking at the doll, so I bought it for you,” he got nervous as he handed the blue-haired toy to them. It reminded him a little of Idia Shroud.
“Really?” Y/N threw their arms around his person as they started quietly sniffling, “this is the most amazing gift, thank you so much, Azul,” they kept thanking him while trying to rub their eyes. He wasn't expecting that, so he couldn't help but become flustered at their happy reaction. Did the toy actually mean that much to them?
“By the way, it's a figurine, not a doll,” they said after letting him out of their embrace. It was suddenly cold.
“Excuse me, then,” he tried with a laugh, also easing the situation.
“Let's go pay!”
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“Azul, stop,” the prefect said once he was about to leave Ramshackle. He stopped in his tracks looking back at his friend.
“What is it, prefect?” they walked closer to him and took his hand to them. He was somewhat getting nervous.
“Hehe! I want to thank you once again for the figurine,” they got on one knee, still holding onto his hand, “will you marry me?” they took a ring pop out of their pocket, putting it on his ring finger.
“What?” the flustered mess that he was, he couldn't say anything much in return, rather opting to run away like a coward. But now a coward with a candy ring on his finger.
Exhibit C:
It was out of control. Every day, the prefect would find ways to play with the heart of or flirt with the one and only Azul Ashengrotto. He could not keep up anymore. Every day, he got several kisses on his hands (sometimes, the prefect would ask for permission to kiss his cheek), hugs, flirty remarks as well as declarations of love. If it was all just an act, Y/N was doing a great job at making it look real. He almost wanted to say yes to the date invitation the other week, which brings us to the situation at hand.
“Malleus told me today will be an extra beautiful night, as the meteor shower should be happening tonight,” they started while the two of them were walking to school. Y/N started waiting for him at his dorm so they can walk to school together every day.
“Yes, it's possible it is tonight,” he answered, completely missing the tone in which the prefect started this conversation.
“Right! I was hoping we could go watch it together, you know, on a date,” they handed him an envelope, which he took without any second thoughts. On it was his name with a little heart.
“Oh, sure,” came out of him nonchalantly as he kept gawking at the envelope in his hands.
“Great! See you tonight, then!” Y/N happily ran away into their classroom.
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“So you're not going?” questioned Jade while they were eating lunch at the canteen. Today, Y/N was eating with their friends from 1st grade.
“No, I figured this might finally be the chance to let them know I will not fall for their tricks, no matter what,” Azul answered, poking at his meal that was not at all close to those Y/N made for him.
“Where is that envelope?”
“Oh, I threw it away,”
“Without reading it?”
“No point in reading it,”
Meanwhile, Y/N was walking back to their dorm when they spotted their letter in the trash can.
Oh, he probably threw it away after reading it, that's fine!
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“The weather is looking worse and worse, we should close Mostro Lounge early so nobody gets caught in the rainstorm,” Jade voiced as the two of them were looking out the window at the situation outside.
“You're right, let's close early,” agreed Azul, his mind drifting to his friend who wanted to watch the stars. They weren't stupid enough to go out in this weather. Maybe even the universe was trying to hint at him.
Azul was the last one to leave, making sure everything is in perfect shape before locking up and leaving for his dorm. The weather was indeed growing worse by the minute so he made sure to be quick. They didn't have storms like these in the sea!
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“Azul Ashengrotto!” he was awoken from his calm sleep by an angry voice, one that he couldn't recognize immediately after waking. The light in his room turned on and in the door to it stood none other than an angry Riddle, with an equally angry Floyd towering over him.
“Riddle? Floyd?” he asked, sleepily rubbing his eyes.
“Where is the Ramshackle prefect?” asked Riddle, his before folded hand now raising a finger at him in question.
“What?”
“Y/N left their dorm to go on a “date” with you and still hasn't returned. Where are they?” he walked to his bed, Floyd following right after.
“What happened with Shrimpy?” he added.
“How am I supposed to know?” Azul got defensive, throwing his hands around.
“The place of your meeting was in the letter! I don't know the location!” Riddle, now very red, grabbed onto his collar. Azul's whole world shook with how aggressive he was with him.
“I don't know, Riddle!” Riddle stopped shaking him, “I threw the letter away,” he now said, looking at his now messy pajama. Riddle let go of him instantly. His loud footsteps echoed through the room despite the raging storm as he angrily walked away from him and his room.
“You, are an asshole,” he turned around at the last second to curse at Azul, his red hair now gone. Floyd, who still stood in the room now looked at him.
“Shrimpy better be okay,” with a glare, he left to follow Riddle. Nervous, Azul followed after them, but there was no sight of either Riddle or Floyd. Nervous, he just ran outside to get to the school as quickly as possible. Maybe the letter was still in that trash can.
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He kept digging, but his eyes couldn't spot the slightly yellowed envelope from just the afternoon that day. He was crying.
“Ah!” his eyes finally saw a glimpse of something just a little familiar as he wasted no second to get to it, the familiar handwriting in sight. Ripping the envelope open, he unraveled the letter, almost ripping it in the process. His eyes skimmed through what was the most heart-felt confession letter he's ever seen while his main focus was on spotting a location.
Where?
WHERE?
He finally saw the thing he was looking for, immediately bolting outside to find the only person he's ever genuinely loved and the only person that ever loved him. His legs hurt, but the only thing on his mind was the prefect. The prefect, who was currently nowhere to be found, all because of him. Breathing became painful as his lungs burned with every step he took. He couldn't hear anything, just the sound of his fast heartbeat.
“Y/N?!” he yelled once he was near the location. He finally allowed himself to stop and listen, hoping to hear their voice. But even after a minute, there was no response, so he ran again, yelling at the top of his weak human lungs. When he could not hear anything in return, the biggest of his fears started rushing into his brain at the speed of light. All reminding him, that it was all his fault for not showing up.
“Y/N, please!” he spoke, voice breaking as he fell to the muddy ground. The rain was the coldest thing he's ever experienced. Heavy drops kept hitting his body, the pressure of them only sinking him further and further below. Maybe this was his fate all along?
“..zul” the faintest of voices. He recognized it, either way. Springing to his feet, he ran once more in the direction he believed the sound came from.
“Y/N! Where are you?” he could not hear them again, but he was sure it was them he heard just a second ago. His senses never felt as heightened as then and there. He ran for a good minute before he spotted something unusual on the ground. A body.
“Y/N?” he asked as he ran. Ran faster than his legs could muster, faster, than Floyd.
Once he was close enough, he turned the body around, fear consuming his whole being as the face of the prefect appeared. He choked on a sob. They were so pale.
He quickly took off his jacket, wrapping it around their cold body.
“Y/N? Can you hear me? Y/N?!” try as he might, the person in his hands didn't flinch. His hands gave up as he tried, desperately, to lift them up and carry them. Somewhere! Anywhere! Oh, please! With another choked sob, he transformed into his octoform. It wasn't much, but it was stronger than his human body. The tentacles that weren't holding onto their body all rushed to the school. Someone who could help will surely be there, right?
“Just a little more, Y/N,” he could feel just the faintest of heartbeats from them, so he kept holding onto that little bit of hope left. His figure barged through the doors, where stood Crowley, nervously pacing around before stopping at the loud noise.
“Ashengrotto? And Y/N?” he instantly ran to him.
“They need help!” Azul yelled at the headmaster, not allowing him to even touch their body.
“Follow me,” and so they ran. Azul had no idea where, it was all a blur. Everything only became clear once they walked into the infirmary and he set their body to one of the beds, medics already tending to the human.
“How are they?” he asked once he changed back into his human form and calmed down at least a little.
“They are slowly becoming stable. We can't see any permanent damage yet, so that's good,” someone spoke. Azul could finally rest. His body became limp as he fell to the ground, adrenaline leaving.
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“Mr. Ashengrotto?” someone shook him awake. It was one of the medics.
“Y/N has awoken,”
“Y/N!” he was at their side in an instant. Worriedly looking them up and down. They looked like a mess, but they were there. Breathing.
“Y/N I'm so glad you're okay!” he cried as he snaked his arms around their weak body. He couldn't help but shake his body while sobbing uncontrollably.
“You don't even know how much I've-”
“Excuse me, who are you?”
“What?”
“Just kidding! Good morning, Azul!” Y/N laughed, but Azul could not do the same. One of his hearts almost stopped working!
“Y/N, please, do not joke about this,” he pleaded, his sobs now louder than before. He wouldn't handle it if it were to actually happen. Y/N's hands caressed his back and he wept into their shirt.
“I thought you didn't like me,”
“Are you kidding? I love you too much. I just couldn't believe you would like someone like me, so I tried to push you away,” he finally came clean to the one person he loved.
“Azul,” they grabbed onto his shoulders, now looking at him intensely, “you are everything to me, I was not joking this whole time at all! I want to love you, appreciate you, call you beautiful every single day, tell you I love you every single day!” they spoke, now their own tears spilling.
“I love you, too, Y/N. I'm so, so glad you're fine,”
“Actually,”
“Hm?”
“I can't see through my left eye,”
“WHAT?”
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“You don't have to! It's alright, love!” the prefect tried to persuade Azul, who was busy going through all his contacts.
“But I want to, dearest! There is definitely someone, who can cure you!” he spoke as he kept flipping to all of his documents. Let all that networking come to use, finally.
“I'm alright just being with you, really,” Azul didn't have any of that bullshit. He looked to his, now, lover and with a smile gave them a little peck.
“I promise I will not over-do this, how about you go hang out with Floyd in the mean time, hm?”
“Floyd will bite me! And I wanted to spend time with you,”
“Well, guess this can wait,” Azull shook his head, and pushed the documents aside as he took their hand into his with yet another quick peck.
“We're going on the best date you've ever had!”
If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading! This one-shot is going to be a little connected to my next headcanons (Octavinelle) and there was one about Azul that I really liked and wanted to develop into a greater work, so here it is. I wrote this really quickly, so it's not even proof-read, so please read it with a grain of salt. I love you 🫶 respectfully and with your permission
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Farewell, Vil Schoenheit
(Not A Love Story)
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If walls could talk, what tale would they spin?
For sure it would not be one of not of love. It would not be a tale of healing and passion, it would not be a tale of lovers that conquered society and status, far from it actually.
It would be a tale of ruin. A retelling of the prose of Icarus. How you, a dreamer ever so bright, were reduced to cinders by the corrosive heat of the sun that was Vil Schoenheit.
Now, two summers after what was left of your love was buried and mourned, two summers after he had found solace in the warmth of another soul. Two summers after another pair of lips and another body that welcomed his own.
While he basked under the limelight and the starry gaze of the masses, you busied yourself in picking up and fixing what he broke inside you. Your heart, your body, your trust, you needed time to heal.
Sometimes, come twilight you could still hear his voice, his words ringing inside your head like awful chimes. You'll find yourself glassy-eyed, trying to suppress the ugly sobs that threatened to spill out.
I don't love you anymore, I'm sorry.
We had a good run, but I think we should see other people.
I know you'll find someone that suits you.
Farewell, MC.
Each shard pricked your fingers, the memories drew blood. The portrait of his memories drew itself around your scars, traces of his touch danced around your stitches.
Through the warm summers and chilling winters you toiled and labored to put yourself back together, to fix the tapestry he destroyed.
'If I won't do it, then who will?' became your mantra, a reminder should you ever sink into despair once again. You've saved yourself once, and you'll fight to stay afloat.
But that didn't mean you didn't miss the rollercoaster that was Vil's love. Your mind would drift to the rainy nights that you fought, to see who would swallow their pride first.
You missed the sweetest minutes as much as you loathed the painful years. Coffee shop dates, a stroll by the beach or escaping the set for childlike fun at the arcade.
Now, you've moved on. You were sure of that. You've mended yourself. You've gotten rid of every little bit of Vil from your life, your polaroids, your portraits, your songs and your stories.
Like a phantom in the night, Vil would return. Drunk and dazed he'd stand in front of your porch, disheveled.
"I still love you, MC..." he'd sob, trying to make his way into the home that once became his sanctuary.
"I don't. Farewell, Vil." and you'd reject him every time. No more fantasies and fairy tales and prince charming, this is reality.
Eventually, he stopped. It was for peace, between you and him. And peace was forgetting each other's existence.
Perhaps that would be their tale, a phoenix of sorts— the burning ruin of a dreamer and the rise of a pragmatist from the ashes.
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Swings(Deuce Spade x reader)
Note: angst with a happy ending, gn reader.
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The creaking of the swings slowly went back and forth. Of all the playground, this was your favourite place. You never liked the other kids, and they didn’t like you. So everyone stayed in their own territory, you the swings, them the rest. It was a good arrangement, really. 
Suddenly, another creak joined yours. You looked to your right. A little boy with blonde hair was gently rocking himself, a gloomy look on his face. After few moments of hesitation, you decided to speak up: 
« Hi. »
 He looked up to you. His eyes told the story of his sadness. 
« Hi, he replied. 
- Are you okay?
-... 
-... 
-...No. 
-Why? 
-All the other kids keep calling me dumb. »
He looked away. You knew the feeling oh so well. You had also felt it before you put your foot down and claimed the swings. 
« All the other kids are dumb, you muttered. 
-Do you think I’m dumb? 
-...No. 
-Why? 
-I don’t know. »
 The creaking sound followed the silence as you both eyed the ground. 
« Do you want to play tag? You suggested. 
-Sure. »
 And just like that, your friendship blossomed through the rejection of others and the kindness of you both.
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Until six years later, at the age of eleven, your unlikely friendship held. But the inevitable had to happen. 
« You need to stop picking fights! » you cried. You were treating Deuce’s wound by the swings. Since about three years, it had been a recurring thing. 
« It’s not my fault they keep provocation get me, he grumbled.
-But you keep getting hurt! I hate it! » 
He stood up abruptly, making you flinch back. 
« Well, it’s who I am! And if you hate it, then you hate me! 
-you know that’s not what I meant! 
- that’s it! I’m out! »
You watched tearfully your childhood friend walk away. You didn’t call out to him, because you knew he wouldn’t turn. Him, on the other hand, was waiting desperately for you to yell his name, to stop him from making the biggest mistake of his life, even if he won’t admit it. But the call never came, and he kept walking.
***
The Dark Mirror announced your dorm. You walked to your dorm mates, passing by the back of a boy with dark blue hair.
***
You opened the door of class 1-A, with 30 faces crowded in. 30 unfamiliar... and one familiar. The years had done him good, but you still recognised your ex-best friend, Deuce Spade. You hid yourself behind your hair, hoping for him not to notice you. You weren’t ready to face him after all this time. You quietly took place at the back of the class, being sure that he wouldn’t see you from there. 
But what you didn’t know, it was that he was as aware of you of your presence here. He had seen you at orientation. He needed to muster up the courage to talk- to apologise to you. How could he ever find the words to describe the gutting feeling that had followed him since that unfortunate day?
***
The familiar creaking sound brought a smile to your face. You had found a rusty pair of swings behind the abandoned dorm. You had put it back in shape in no time.
As it did eleven years ago, another creak sang along with yours. You didn’t look up-  You knew who it was. 
« Hi, he spoke.
 -...Hi. 
-... 
-... 
-I’m sorry. »
 You heard him take a deep breath. 
« I am so, so sorry. I... I did a mistake, back then. No, not a mistake. Hundreds, thousands of mistakes. But the first one was to leave you. I should’ve listened, but instead I disappointed you and Mom. School was hard, and skipping and bullying was easy. I’m not trying to make excuses. I know what I did was wrong, and I intend to make it up to you, whether you forgive me or not. »
 He fell silent, letting the creaking sound fill the empty space. Your hand left the swing’s chain to take his hand. He looked at you. 
 « I forgive you, Deuce Spade. »
 You turned your head towards him, a smile on your face. He smiled back, entertaining your fingers. All that could be heard was the comforting sound of your swings swinging in harmony.
***
Have a good day/night!
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