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#I'm trying to make those who are not familiar with TWST to embrace these babies so yeah
mellowwillowy ยท 4 months
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โ€œ๐Œ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ?โ€
๐‡๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ฒ.
๐˜๐š๐ง! ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฑ ๐†๐! ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ: You were never well-fared of things related to acting, let alone theatrics although the same couldn't be said about your housewarden, a man of fair beauty who obsessed over your existence as though you were the divined beauty that he has always sought to be. Soon, he will let everyone acknowledge you the moment you step onto the theatre stage. You, as his snow white who he shall now curse to death for as an eternalized beauty.
CW: Reader wore a gown (Snow White, duh), death, and Improvised Snow White's tale.
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Yes, the fairest one of all, the man worthy of everyone's awe and adoration, Vil Schoenheit. The man who bathed you in his endless love despite the harsh way he presented himself to you.
โœผ It truly is no surprise that, as an actor, he ought to ensure that his beauty is free from anything that will tarnish it. So you bet all the skincare routines he has will be forced upon you as well. Not only that, he has to ensure both his and your hair are always in peak condition, silky smooth and untangled.
โœผ From the way he combs through your hair, he relishes in the same scent you both shared from the same ridiculously expensive shampoo and conditioner to the liquid soap that was sucked into your skin pore, ensuring it remained pristinely clean and free from any blemishes.
โœผ Not only that, but your attire will also be tailored to fit you, no suit nor dress would be too tight or loose as it would wrap your body beautifully. The laced corset that you should wear would never be too tight or too loose and the color of the outfits would be hand-picked by the man himself as he chose the shade that would compliment your skin tone well.
โœผ His hand will always be on your back should he see you stand or sit in such unsightly posture. Straighten it up for him immediately unless you want to hear him lecture you about how one should carry oneself again~
โœผ Should you ever have trouble sleeping, he will gladly accompany you as he sits next to your bed, his manicured hand holding yours while he serenades an old lullaby you are familiar with. What you don't know is that he does not leave immediately the moment you fall asleep, no no, he takes his sweet time relishing himself in your beauty... wait, is that a very teenie tiny blemish on your skin? How could he fail to notice that? He has to fix this ASAP!
โœผ Hm? You found his shoes beautiful? Would you like to try it on? Oh no... it's too scary to be this tall! 13cm is a bit too much for you to take! No wonder he looks so poised and elegant... the secret lies in these babies!
"You don't seriously think these shoes contribute 90% to my beauty right?" Vil frowned as he watched your face contorted from awe to pale white the moment he voiced your thoughts. "Surely you know this better than anyone, even if you wear these shoes, it won't do much but show everyone just how much of a clown you are should you walk with a slouched back!"
โœผ What? Sweets? Snacks? No no no, you've had your fair share of it already. You ought to cut all those unhealthy stuff and maintain a perfect diet for your sake (and his). Do you dislike it? What a shame, you still have to eat it nonetheless.
Another thing he likes to do about this is to use your dislikes as a form of punishment which you call โ€œstarved to deathโ€. Your plate will be filled with all sorts of inedible foods for your mouth. Nonetheless, an apple will always be tolerable.
โœผ He will be your dance coach, he will be your singing coach, he will be your lecturer for the classes you fail to grasp. He will be the person who you rely on in everything, he wishes to be acknowledged by you deep down in his heart after all.
โœผ He will be the dorm leader you look up to and to be the person you look for should you ever be troubled by anything. Pesky students, who wonโ€™t stop bothering you? He knows his way to silence them with his sharp razored words that make them rethink their whole life.
โœผ Remember, Vil is a man of fame and so you should watch how you act around him unless you want nasty rumors to circulate around you. He will sometimes post a subtle relationship type of post with you (your identity hidden as a secret lest his fans come at you like rabid mutts)
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"So... I'm going to take the role of the princess? Didn't you give that role to Epel previously?"
The blonde man scoffed at your statement, "He was a suitable candidate, posing a breathtakingly feminine beauty that could even fool the Great Sevens, even so, he was never the embodiment of what I'd call to be 'feminine'"
The said subject mumbled under his breath, "You talk as though the other one is feminine enough for this role, I could barely feel any of the maiden-like aura from them."
Vil shot him a questioning look, his eyebrow raised, and challenged the other to talk again.
โ€œDonโ€™t you want to be the princess instead, Vil? Playing the role of a heroine would be a pleasant change for you no?โ€ You offered thoughtfully. Surely he fits this role more than you could ever, heck, you are a bit hesitant in accepting this idea.
"I am perfectly pleased with my role as the Evil Queen, no need to fret over me."
The week went on with dread, you were never familiar with the acting world, let alone acting properly! But Vil was very adamant about you having to partake in this show, 'It shall be your first debut on the theatre stage' he quoted despite you only seeing this as a school event.
Days passed and you dreaded the idea of going to the rehearsal spot again upon finishing class. Even your fellow pretty friend couldn't stop bitching about how he hated the idea of being forced to take the role of one of the seven dwarves!
"Oh, believe me, you are doing way better than I do! Even Vil praises you for being able to pinpoint all the script's lines perfectly!" You raised your eyebrows at his statement, "All I did was serenade along, you should do that too y'know? Theatre is the place where you are supposed to sing out the heart of the character."
The two of you stopped walking as he tilted his head, questioning, "Like an opera?"
"No, that's a whole different level. I didn't mean to sing it out literally, I meant to... how do I word it..."
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And so here you two were, standing in front of your housewarden as you waited for his response to Epel's question. He took his time, contemplating how to word it out as well.
"A long time ago, I had a Master who told me that the reason why we serenade on stage was because we had to express how the character felt thoroughly..." (AN: Master here stands for Mentor.)
"Uhm yeah, we knew that but is that all?"
"... Well, I mean yes, it's not like we are performing an opera... but... argh! Even I didn't get it okay? Now, off you two go! I want everyone to not make a single mistake! Tomorrow is our big day!" He blurted out as he shooed the two of you away.
Like the noisy ducklings you two were, you grumbled as though you were quaking like Donald Duck.
"Kinda weird seeing you dressed in a gown though, perhaps you should have just asked them to tailor you a suit because god does it blind me when you are dressed like a maiden."
At his statement, you rolled your eyes. You were glad enough that this all-boys school tolerated the eye-opening of a beauty standard.
"Even so, I'm surprised Senior didn't want to take the role of the charming prince." "Why so?" "Uh, I mean, he gets to kiss you and stuff! Maybe even take after the real version of the story and..."
At that, you immediately pinched his lip shut and walked toward your supposed practice spot. Tomorrow is D-day and you can't help but feel giddy at the idea of being able to act on the same stage with everyone despite not being familiar with the world of acting.
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Everything went on smoothly as expected. No one screwed up. It's all perfect yet the Evil Queen couldn't rest easy, Vil couldn't rest easy. With how long and heavy the gown is, the tiara that decorated his beautiful updo and kept hair, he strode onto the stage and spoke toward the mirror.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, whoโ€™s the fairest of them all?"
And the mirror should reply, โ€œThou, O Queen, art the fairest in the land,โ€ or so she expected.
โ€œSnow White, O Queen, is the fairest of them all.โ€
As though the Evil Queen was struck by lightning, he balled his trembling fist while contemplating whether he should break this mirror right on.
He has always lived in the shadow of those prominent figures, an actor who was praised for his fair beauty and kindness and his Master who was praised for their exceptional beauty and talent in the world of theatre.
He could understand how she felt, and so he serenaded, expressing how she felt so well that he knew, he had long embodied the wicked heart of the Evil Queen. Envy painted his tinted eyes as the scene changed into you and the seven dwarves, living oh so merrily after the huntsman was enraptured by your beauty and tricked her into eating a boar's lungs and liver.
A laced corset that Vil had always ensured to hug your figure in a way that didn't suffocate you, turned into a deadly weapon in the hand of the Evil Queen.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, whoโ€™s the fairest of them all?"
And the mirror should reply, โ€œThou, O Queen, art the fairest in the land,โ€ or so she expected.
โ€œSnow White, O Queen, is the fairest of them all.โ€
Then, the lovely moment in which Vil would always comb your hair and untangle any tangled hair, turned into an attempt of murder with the comb stuck on your tangled hair.
And the Evil Queen would pose the same question again.
โ€œSnow White, O Queen, is the fairest of them all.โ€
It's ironic, really. No matter how hard he worked for everything, he knew he could never surpass these two prominent figures. And desperate was him.
You hated it whenever he 'starved you to death', as the only edible thing you could eat was the red apple. You hated it because it was unfulfilling and not because he had poisoned it with the potion he handcrafted. In the hand of the Evil Queen, it turned into a deadly weapon.
And the Evil Queen would pose the same question again.
โ€œThou, O Queen, art the fairest in the land.โ€
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The world's most beautiful phenomenal actor, the fairest one of all, you, his subject of awe and love, the Master of the Theater, or so people refer to you.
"Schoenheit, what did I tell you about encapturing the audience's heart with your voice and not just flatly reenacting the script?"
The boy looked as though he was about to cry but he knew well that emotion was never even once written in the script. As much as he respected you, he was still a boy of heart who was ready to have his heart shattered.
"I need to speak as though I am serenading, Master. That way, the audience could understand the turmoil of my heart." "Correct, now, reenact it again. Unless I have acknowledged you, you are to be forbidden from telling people that I am your master. O how shameful it would be for me to be acknowledged by a speck of dust!"
The boy took mental note of how easy it was for you to speak in such a serenading tune and tried to continue where you left off,
"This one dared not to humiliate his Master with his incompetence! This one would rather have his lip sewn tightly to ease his Master that no such deranged words would slip out!"
You raised an eyebrow at his reply, patting his blonde hair, "There, it's not even that hard. Come now, let's get back to line 324."
The practice went on as the boy tried his best to amaze his mentor who was guiding him like a lion to its cub. He would strive to be better with each day as he pictured his gleaming future in which he would acknowledged by the public for how exceptionally talented he was as an actor. And amidst that, he would proudly let the world know that you were the one who had assisted him to reach the summit of his fame.
"That is all, the rehearsal is dismissed," You clapped your hands, signaling to the other, "You are free to go, Schoenheit. Remember, our rehearsal tomorrow, at 2 PM sharp. Am I to be understood?" "Understood, Master!"
Vil did not have to be reminded when he should come back as he had memorized everything by heart! Only 4 days left before his first debut on the theatre stage, yes, his first debut in which people would see him not from the screen of television but thoroughly directly as he was shone by the stage light.
The role he was fit to be was one he wished for, the role of a princess. Nonetheless, he wished that his Master could have taken this role for themself as he had long used to the villainous role he was forced to take. But who was he to complain anymore when his mentor praised him for how befitting he was as a heroine?
The days went on with a strict lecture, no sugar would ever coat your guidance for him and he was not upset about it at all. Instead, he thanked you for being blunt about everything. But one thing for sure was that no other mentor was allowed to be as strict as you to him, or else he would never pay heed to their words at all.
"Tomorrow is your big day, a shame you couldn't hand me an invitation." You chuckled as you helped him walk down the stage's stairs, your gloved hand cold compared to the boy's warm hand.
"But Master will be there behind and on the stage to watch me right?" "Of course, I have waited for your debut for as long as I can remember. This would be the last masterpiece to ever be carved in the history of this very theater and me after all."
Something didn't sit right, your gloved hand that was leading him down felt as though you were dragging him away from something, away from the stage.
"Uhm... will I be as good as you have praised me tomorrow? What if I... fail..." "Nonsense. That would never happen, not in my wake."
Your voice was stern and quick enough to silence him yet your hand was still holding his gently.
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Snow white was silent, dead silent. She was sleeping oh so peacefully after she took a bite of the apple. The dwarves were mourning, placing her resting figure inside the glass coffin for nature to bask in her beauty, for the birds to sing songs, for the deers to sleep right next to it, and for the charmed prince to kiss her awake.
Naturally, the Snow White woke up, and the happily ever after ending was supposed to show up after it reached the climax, the Evil Queen had been punished. But not in his wake.
An improvisation?
"You! I will never rest easy for as long as you exist. Even if these legs failed to stride for a dance, even if this face failed to uphold the immense beauty, even if this body rots beneath the soil that was trampled by pebble-like mortals, I will never, ever, acknowledge you, to be the fairest of them all!"
Instead of watching the Evil Queen dance in tears and horror, the Evil Queen strode toward you, Vil strode toward you with his hand bent forward toward you. The heels that clack in beat with the music played on stage, the furrowed eyebrows, and the glint of despair in his eyes spoke everything.
Was he speaking to you?
"For you, will never be the fairest one of all unless you are dead!"
An improvisation.
It was a prop knife but it did well in splattering red paint that replicated blood. The knife was plunged right into where your heart would be, the apple to your soul. The actors were clearly taken aback by this, their genuine reactions perfected this whole scene.
And you who were never familiar with the acting world, were quick enough to improvise this.
"Alas, you and I are now walking hand in hand toward the underworld O' you Wicked Queen, should your words remain true, I shall still be the fairest one of all even in our death!"
Tears flowed out of Vil's eyes, this is not what she wanted, this is what I wanted.
The audiences were whispering amongst themselves in disbelief, the faes that were watching this were even taken aback by the show. Contrary to the dull fairy tale they had heard, this had taken a sharp turn into something more... beautiful?
Pettiness would be what Vil was trying to embody. Envy had long tinted his sight and what more could damage him? Should he live in the shadows of these two figures forever? Should he live in your shadow forever?
He'd rather die with your dead shadow, together, hand in hand as the pair of the fairest one of all, marching toward the underworld.
"Alas, that would be a better outcome than having to live in the shadow of a naive girl like you." His hands held your face gently before forcing you into a waltz of death.
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The boy was horrified but the princess was not. The Evil Queen was dancing in pain and horror. He knew. He knew how there were nails in the shoes you were wearing.
"You! I will never rest easy for as long as you exist. Even if these legs failed to stride for a dance, even if this face failed to uphold the immense beauty, even if this body rots beneath the soil that was trampled by pebble-like mortals, I will never, ever, acknowledge you, to be the fairest of them all!"
Blood dripped out of your torn lip as you twirled beautifully, the black gown complimented the Evil Queen's beauty really well. He wanted to scream and call off the whole show, but the boy dared not to make such a hasty decision.
This is his first debut and your last show, how could he possibly gather himself to do that? This is your last masterpiece and should he ever do something that would destroy your final piece, he'd rather sew his lip tight with the corset lace.
Everyone on the stage dared not to say anything, either out of obliviousness or fear of the Master of the Theatre's wrath. The director could only frown as she directed the other crews.
"You shall be the fairest one of all in life but never in death!"
With that, you spread both your arms upward and fell limp onto the ground. Even until the end, the Evil Queen remained wicked and petty, her eyes tinted in Envy.
The audience clapped their hands out of awe and whistles could be heard as they threw roses toward the stage. But you never woke up.
Roses that were supposed to flatter you turned into a burial rose.
The director instructed the curtain to be lowered down, skipping through the casts thanking the audience. It raised questions but one of them voiced any discontent as they were pleased that yet another beautiful piece had been carried.
"The Master's death should not be leaked until at least one week has passed, this was their last wish. For the crowd to converse about this before they realized their effort in presenting this tale." She said as she felt the veins on your wrists and neck.
The boy was scared that he would be scolded by you if he did this but he was way more scared about the idea of you dying so he laid his ear on top of your chest.
... no heartbeat was heard.
True to your words, this truly was your last masterpiece. "This would be the last masterpiece to ever be carved in the history of this very theater and me after all."
The public was horrified by this news and split into two parties. Party that did not accept your way of dancing with nailed shoes and a party that respected your effort and courageous display, embodying the pain that was felt by the Evil Queen and facing death head-on as you delivered your final masterpiece.
And among the party was Vil Schoenheit, drowned in awe and adoration. He finally understood why you were referred to as Master of the Theatre. He finally understood why you chose to serenade. As you deliver your last lines, he remembered it.
Just like the siren you were, you enraptured everyone with your voice. It took people time to finally realize that despite the pain you were feeling, you still managed to deliver the lines without any trouble.
"I need to speak as though I am serenading, Master. That way, the audience could understand the turmoil of my heart."
Yet why could no one hear a sliver of your turmoil? All they could hear was the disdaining Evil Queen's curses and the proud Master of the Theatre, the you who were proud in yourself.
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Vil was proud of himself for delivering such a spectacular piece. To direct all the casts with this sudden improvisation in order to perfect this piece, he did something that he could pride himself on.
And that was to bow down toward the audience, hand in hand with you as roses were thrown onto the stage. It truly was a shame he couldn't bow down on his first debut.
The shock of all the casts was not something he could polish in such a short time, and the you who were pushed to perfect this whole improvisation was not something he could polish in any time. It almost felt as though he was seeing his Master again. (Again, Master here stands for Mentor if you forgot)
"Why did you do that?" You pulled him backstage, your warm hand holding his gloved hand down from the stairs. You were dragging him away from the stage.
"... Because this is your first debut."
At that quote you rolled your eyes, "Take off your shoes, now."
Ah, so you really had keen eyes. Vil had always been a man who took great care of any details finely. But surely a wound on his soles wouldn't be a trouble for as long as he is not modeling something that shows his soles.
This disciple takes his Master's teachings to heart after all.
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