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#floyd i don't know i feel like he'd be like 'well how am i supposed to know before I've even seen them?'
yuri-is-online · 6 months
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Hello author!! Congrats on 500 followers! I love the way you wrote "Plead the Fifth", Floyd's callback to the Portfest event was my favorite part. If its okay, can I pls request prompt 12 with Jade, Riddle, and Jamil? Thank you! 🫶💙
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12. You had a wonderful time dancing and flirting with someone at the ball, only to find out from your friends the next day that was your crush. And you have no idea if they knew it was you they were dancing with.
Bless you for catching that friend I was a bit worried no one would know what I was talking about. I thought it was so funny how offended they all got at being called adorable! other than Rook but yk
EDIT: I straight up did not realize I wrote this for Riddle twice oh my fucking god. I'm so sorry please feel free to message me with a separate request I am so sorry again my brain is fried.
notes: they/them used for Yuu. Severe violations of privacy and playing with emotions for Jade, and Jamil is fresh out of clown school, let us pray. I was listening to dancing with a stranger on loop while writing this so sorry if they're a bit angsty. The other event requests can be found on my masterlist here.
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Jade
"Look." Jade is smiling and Azul has a tension headache. "You see how they've played this particular song fourteen times today? They're going to try and switch things up and listen to something else after the sixteenth loop but-"
"What in the hell does this have to do with anything?" Azul asks to be charitable, he already knows what this is about. Or he thinks he does anyway.
"I was wondering if you would be so kind as to add it to the playlist for the Lounge. Just for tonight." There is a really strange tone to Jade's excitement, almost like he has no idea what he is doing and is just as thrilled by that as he was whatever brought him home in such a... state last night.
"Because if I don't you'll add it yourself and give Floyd back the password to the account?"
"I am so very glad we could reach a mutual understanding." Of course Jade has a plan, it had started formulating the instant he saw you dressed up for the formal Crowley had put together.
Boring. That's what this night was supposed to be. These masks were supposed to hide people's faces, sure but he knows them too well. Maybe if this was a different school where people were less predictable- But then there was you, and all his reason fell away.
"May I have this dance, stranger?" He is surprised you accept, delighted with how natural it feels to follow his lead. He was expecting this to be much, much harder.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask." You sound shy, flattered even, without the defensiveness he usually associates with the lead up to your trysts. Could it be- "I thought I felt someone watching me." -you do not know. The mask has worked for one lucky eel.
"Ah prefect," he greets you as usual, with a bow and a gesture to an empty seat "always so good to see you at the Mostro." This time he has selected a booth out of the way, towards the back and far too big for just one customer. Pity you hadn't brought those small fry with you, he was so looking forward to letting Floyd play with them. "Did you come here with something in mind? Or shall I make a suggestion?" You are so nervous you don't notice that he has failed to give you a menu until you finally bother to look up at him.
"I really just came here to talk..." how painful, you are looking away again. Jade is sure he is the best looking fish here, if you are that desperate to see him in the water he can certainly improvise.
"I am always willing to lend a sympathetic ear." He bends at the waist to hover his face just above yours, so close that you are force to return your eyes to his again. He watches as your pupils dilate and breath catches as the music in the lounge plucks a familiar song as if his magic lets him read minds.
"Go fuck yourself." It's missing the venom he'd like but as he traces your jawline with his gloved hand directly over the lipstick stains he'd left last night he thinks to himself that he is just fine with that. Jade is not in the mood to share your fire, it is such a rare thing for a mer to see after all.
"I would much prefer to leave that to you." He kisses you, quickly before you can fully ignite and waste your precious sparks on the public. "Funny story actually, I had such a nice time at the Masquerade last night I thought we should have ourselves another little date tonight. Do be gentle with me, I only had so much time to prepare." But waste or no he cannot deny himself the satisfied laugh that spills from him when you yank him back into a kiss and prevent him from running his mouth. Just what is he to do with you? Oh he has so many ideas...
Jamil
"Ha I thought I'd find you here." Jamil does his best to ignore Ace's voice, instead focusing on the hoop and sinking his throws into the net. Forty-One. "Aww not gonna ask any questions?" Forty-Two. "You know they talked to me. They always do." Forty-Three. "Said some reeeeeeal interesting stuff." Forty-Four. "Mushy too. Like seriously, you should both just get over yourselves and-"
Forty-Five. Jamil purposefully bounces the ball off the ground hard, not even bothering to watch Ace scramble to avoid it before shoves his face into his towel as if it can wipe away his embarrassment as well as his sweat.
"They are better off not knowing." He catches the ball Ace tries to hit him with, taking a little delight in how annoyed his junior looks before he realizes that it isn't going away as quickly as Ace's other pouts.
"Seriously? Where'd you get that idea from?" He sounds angry, Jamil has to remind himself and the seething pit in his stomach that Ace is Yuu's... friend. They are just friends who spend a lot of time alone. Alone together. Alone together inside a dormitory where Yuu live practically alone, a lot of times on nights when Jamil is alone in Scarabia with preparations for a party you aren't guaranteed to attend unlike those Unbirthday Party's Riddle has that you are at so much you might as well be part of his dorm.
Not that Jamil thinks about that a lot or is thinking about that at all when he gives Ace his best "superiority" complex smile.
"They were willing to make out with a stranger behind some thick curtains, clearly they don't have any strong feelings for anyone in the school and I would just be-"
"Has it ever occurred to you that you are responsible for this situation in the fucking first place." This isn't normal jokey Ace. Normal "girls just wanna have fun Ace," no this is Ace as serious as Jamil wishes he always would be during... anything at all really. Funny how that side only ever seems to come out when he needs to distract someone. Funny how the pit is screaming how it only ever comes up when he is talking about you. "You get close to them one day, then you insist you can't talk to them because you are too busy taking care of Kalim. You give take advantage of them not being from Twisted Wonderland to give them things anyone would recognize as being romantic gifts but roll your eyes at the idea when confronted. Seriously it is a miracle they still like you and didn't think to try getting over you sooner."
Yuu is kissing him. They have what they can grasp of his face in their hands and are kissing him so painfully slowly. It's too much to bear, he can't keep to his senses and denial. Jamil pulls them further behind the curtains and kisses them. For one brief incandescent moment he allows himself to believe this is fated. That if the masks were gone, that if you were under the Scarabia curtains you would be holding onto his shirt just as tightly.
"You told them didn't you?" Ace doesn't bother to actually answer, the footsteps echoing down the hallway as he goes to leave answers Jamil’s question for him.
You are always beautiful.  His breath catches in his throat when he sees you, the pit swallowing itself as he realizes the urgency to the speed at which you close the gap but pause just before making it into his personal space.
“Can we talk?”  Ace’s words from earlier echo in his mind.  Has it ever occurred to you that you are responsible for this?
“Of course.”  He purposefully places the basketball back onto the rack he had been using as an excuse to center himself.  “Would you let me take you to dinner?”
“No.”  You sound as if you hate yourself for saying it, but the instant it leaves your lips he smiles.  “No, I need you to tell me here because I can’t stand this stupid game of you taking your insecurities out on me.  Just what do I need to do for you to understand…”  Your nerve seems to be failing you now that he’s right in front of you.  But he isn’t cruel enough to make you wait.
“I like you.”  It’s not all of what you want to hear, and not all of what he wants to say.  But he’s in a sweaty gym uniform and you look like you’ve been crying.  Apologies are best made with food, and he loves you well enough to know your worry’s been eating at your apatite as much as it has his.
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bonpocalypse · 8 months
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can you please tell me your headcanons for the nationalities of the twst boys pretty pretty please 🥺 also any other headcanons you have!!!
I love love love nationality headcanons, they're so fun to think of!! A reminder that these are my headcanons, I'm not here to start arguments. If anything does come across as offensive/innapropriate please let me know! I'll gladly fix it :)
For the most part, I based the Twst Character's nationalities off of where their stories take place (I'm not all that skilled in headcanons, apologies!!)
Alright, going in dorm order here:
Heartslabyul
Riddle Rosehearts: Icelandic/Britsh
I have him as Icelandic purely because of LeafSheep's "Begin at the Beginning," the King Said!! Nordic Heartslabyul has my heart. and ofc since Heartslabyul is based on Alice in Wonderland, he's half-British in my headcanons
Ace Trappola: British
Alice in Wonderland :)
I don't have much to say about Ace, I kinda don't think about him all that much
Deuce Spade: Irish
In coming up with nationality headcanons, I wanted to explore more areas in the British Isles for the Heartslabyul students and eventually decided on Deuce being Irish! I had more reasonings but its 5 am and I cannot think for the love of me.
Cater Diamond: American with English/German heritage
I see myself in Cater. He's one of my highest kins, so he's 100% from West Coast USA. It also makes a lot of sense he'd be American looking at how similar some nations in the Twisted Wonderland universe are to nations in our own world! Pyroxene is really similar to the United States from what I've researched, and Cater's valley accent in the English version of the game really hits the mark :)
As for his heritage, he's English because of Alice in Wonderland and German because I feel it fits him very well
Trey Clover: British
I don't think about Trey often enough sorry :(((
I love him though he's so silly
Savanaclaw
Leona Kingscholar: Kenyan
The Lion King takes place in the Kenya area, and so I put him there!
Jack Howl: American with Kenyan/French heritage
Another Pyroxien!
Kenyan because Savanaclaw was based on the Lion King and that's set in Kenya
French because I have a sneaking suspicion Jack is based on the wolves from Beauty and the Beast
Ruggie: South African
Ruggie was hard to find a headcanon for, but I eventually just took someone else's headcanon that said he is South African
Octavinelle
Azul Ashengrotto: Italian/French/Danish
All come from where the Little Mermaid is set in both the movie form and the Hans Christian Andersen form. The movie itself was set in the Mediterranean Sea, and I headcanon Azul's family to be from around the Nice, France area of the Mediterranean
Danish comes into play from the original source material for The Little Mermaid and the fact that the Coral Sea in Twst gets cold. Also to note, the Coral Sea on the map of Twisted Wonderland is close to the coast of the Queendom of Roses, which is pretty far north!
Jade and Floyd Leech: Danish
Putting these two together because twins
Pretty much the same reasonings as Azul, the book's settings and the Coral Sea :)
Scarabia
Kalim Al-Asim: Saudi Arabian
I'm going to be so honest, I don't think about Scarabia like... at all. So for Kalim, I'm going straight out of where Aladdin is supposed to be set
That also came as a problem, because the movie has a habit of mashing Middle Eastern cultures together. Though I did find that the movie takes place in the Arabian Desert which narrows where Aladdin was filmed to a myriad of countries, one of which is Saudi Arabia
I decided to go with Saudi Arabia since a majority of the desert does reside within that country.
Jamil Viper: Saudi Arabian/South Asian
Same thing as for my headcanons with Kalim, and I got the South Asian headcanon from a mutual on TikTok
Pomefiore
Vil Schoenheit: American with German heritage
Hollywood star here, folks!
German heritage because of Snow White's setting :)
Epel Felmier: Finnish
Ok for this headcanon I went off of the Harveston event
(hey future Bon edit here when its not 5 am and running off of no sleep)
Rook Hunt: Australian
This headcanon is for shits and giggles
It's a running joke between me and my friend that Rook is not French and is faking the accent to sound more "beautiful"
I don't know why we chose Australia specifically but it came to fruition
He can't speak proper French he's literally calling Vil the King of Fish
Ignihyde
Idia and Ortho Shroud: Greek
Hercules is set in Greece!
Diasomnia
Malleus Draconia: French
For Diasomnia I went off of movie settings once again, and Sleeping Beauty is heavily implied to be set in France!
I really feel like I should explain more but that's really most of my headcanons for them, where their movies are set
Silver: French
Silver is tough to pin down since we don't know if he's even originally from the Briar Valley, but I went with French as well
Sebek Zigvolt: French/German
(Bon please please please come back to this)
Lilia Vanrouge: French
I actually have so many nationality headcanons on this dude its not even funny
I imagine him as French, Romanian, and Dutch
And for funnies:
Royal Sword (and Rollo) (excluding the dwarves)
Neige LeBlanche: American with German/Finnish Heritage
Che'nya: British/Russian
Rollo Flamm: French
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maybenotmei · 2 years
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how do you think Malleus, Leona and Azul would deal with being separated from their s/o for a couple of months, s/o was forcibly taken. They reunite eventually, the couples don’t usually show big affection in public, but s/o walks up to the boys and hugs them around the waist (the boys being taller) and buries their face in their chest. it’s a gentle hug and not a suffocating tight hug?
so, how hard do you want your forceful takeaway to be? either way, it must've been really bad, since these three really missed you... :(
small warning: chapter 3 spoilers? it's barely anything big anyway it's just a mention of an overblot, also i still am pretty unfamiliar with leona huhu
ft, azul ashengrotto, leona kingscholar, malleus draconia
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for the months you were away, azul just would not calm down at all.
what is going on over where you're at? are you okay? he can't reach you through his phone at all. he's pacing around his office, worried and is trying not to lose hope. the same old voicemail of your voice plays with every attempt of calling, and as the weeks go by, his attempts of dialing you got less and less.
he still tried calling once a day, of course.
he did try to ask the headmage to search around nrc for you, and tried every method possible, but he just couldn't find you. jade and floyd noticed how bitter azul got ever since you left— it was almost like he didn't overblot.
so when you so suddenly and casually approached him, giving him a hug that had the same old warmth you used to give him before you were taken away... well...
he's stunned for a bit.
then
here comes the waterworks! full on tears! ugly sobbing. in public. who fucking cares you're finally here!! back with him! oh, the reunion hug is filled with so many joyful tears that it feel so out of character for even azul himself
he hugs you back the same way you're doing so but just a little tighter because he's kinda scared (okay yeah he's actually 100% scared) that you'd be taken away again during this moment even though you console him, saying you're not going anywhere right now
oh, how he missed you for months.
he's glad you're okay.
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leona is genuinely worried. like even ruggie's surprised he's acting extremely different without you
since you were forcibly taken, i'm assuming leona doesn't know the reason, like everyone else in this request... so, in that case, he is ordering savanaclaw to search for you— especially ruggie. he might even search for you himself, which, is quite uncharacteristic of him if someone like grim went missing
he'd even resort to borderline dangerous stuff to find you, honestly...
i'd say he's pretty used to sleeping beside you so falling asleep got pretty difficult... he still barely shows up to class though, but on the occasions he does, he's only there to look for you
so, when you approach him and give him a soft hug, the same kind as when you held him as you fell asleep together, well...
he would not let go.
uh. hahaha... hello...? um .... oh. he fell asleep.
i don't think leona got as much sleep as when you were away, so i suppose that just piled on to him. now that you're here, at the first time, he just sort of hugged you back and instantly fell asleep...
...haha.
when he wakes up, he does ask for an explanation. he needs to... "have a friendly talk :)" with them. (he doesn't word it that way. but he sort of implies he's turning whoever forcibly took you away into sand because clearly both of you are affected)
...those matters can be dealt with later anyway. he's going to cuddle with you some more for a bit...
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the rest of diasomnia felt like there was something wrong, since malleus hasn't been himself lately. you weren't around either... is that why?
he would ask silver, lilia, and sebek if they've known your locations— no...?— then would ask if the four of them can help look for you. well, imm assuming you're nowhere in campus as of now since no one can find you, not even lilia or malleus themselves.
he's. really really worried .... he kept walking around the hallways of the school with an "intimidating" aura (no, he's actually pretty down and his head was hung low) while you were gone, pretty much waiting for you to come back hoping you didn't just leave him
so when you approached him with a gentle hug, he's. a little startled. if you paid very close attention he jumped a little too
you're here? you didn't just leave him?
...he feels so relieved that you're okay!
wouldn't really ask you the details, but honestly he's just so relieved you're back!! it's not that obvious that he's extremely relieved— unlike azul— but he's definitely relieved. at least you're safe.
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linawritesocs · 2 years
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avery, hayden, riley and vance's halloween voicelines!
so. because of classes and me being bad at time management i will most likely not be able to draw their halloween cards EVEN THOUGH I REALLY WANT TO AND I HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR RSA HALLOWEEN TOO. but i decided to write their voicelines anyway! i'll be using avery, hayden, riley and vance for this event :] sometimes i wish allen was a nrc student HE'D FIT SO WELL FOR A HALLOWEEN EVENT
avery's halloween ssr voicelines.
summon: "why are you looking at me like that? you know that vil would never forgive me for not participating."
groovy: "what, am i supposed to say "my fangs are as sharp as rose thorns!" or something like that?"
set home: "i guess this outfit isn't that bad. why vampires though?.."
home idle 1: "i thought that i'd be good at scaring people since i have such an intimidating aura.. but everyone just keeps saying how pretty i am.. ugh, of course they only care about appearances."
home idle 2: "i don't really like vampires, to be honest. it's not like i'm scared of them! it's just.. um, my childhood crush used to dress up as one for halloween. you know, the one who said she'd love me back if i didn't have freckles."
home idle 3: "how does my family celebrate halloween? well, my parents like it a lot, so they always get excited about it even when it's only august. i'm not really a big fan though. they keep mentioning how much i loved halloween when i was a kid, haha.."
home idle groovy: "wait, you're bleeding?? when did you manage to hurt yourself? what should i do.. HUH?? this is actually fake blood and you used it to "awaken my vampire instincts"?? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?"
home tap 1: "which outfit would i choose if i didn't have to wear this one? hm.. don't you think i'd look cool as a pirate? savanaclaw costumes are so detailed, i'm genuinely impressed."
home tap 2: "you've been spending the whole night saying how good i look in this. can't you say something else?.. you'd say how scary i look anytime if it could make me smile?.. w-why are you like this?"
home tap 3: "you really went all out with your costume. well, i should've expected this from someone like you." *trying not to laugh* "the ghosts only made a hat for you and you refused to wear such an "incomplete outfit"? of course, you'd be the type to make a whole costume in three hours."
home tap groovy: "whoa, that's a lot of candy you've got there. wait, no, it's not like i want- oh, it's pretty good actually. now you absolutely have to share it with me."
hayden's halloween ssr voicelines.
summon: "hehe, i promise to do my best today! i can't disappoint you and azul-san after all~"
groovy: "happy halloween, prefect-san! if you didn't know, i can be really scary sometimes and i will prove it to you tonight."
set home: "trick or treat!~.. i sound stupid, don't i?"
home idle 1: "why did azul choose this kind of outfit? i hate it so much, it's so uncomfortable! especially the bandages! i'm gonna make him pay for this.. no, literally, i'm gonna make him pay with money, it would be the worst punishment for him."
home idle 2: "i always found jade and floyd quite scary, but today?? oh, they're even more scary. i just hope they won't pay much attention to me.."
home idle 3: "i'm not like avery, i'm not interested in eating candy with you. and also i'm too busy, i have work to do at mostro lounge- n-no, it's not because i like more "expensive desserts"!"
home idle groovy: "they keep saying that their costumes remind them of jellyfish, tentacles and everything.. it's not like i'm jealous, but it does feel lonely to be one of those octavinelle students who don't come from the sea."
home tap 1: "i actually started celebrating halloween only when i was a freshman here. i doubt that my family would be happy if they saw me right now.. but if it's not just a holiday, but something the headmaster needs us to do, i guess it's okay, right?"
home tap 2: "i heard that the speculum students chose the circus theme this time. i sure hope allen doesn't come to nrc to see me. just imagining him dressed up in something like that.. ugh, he's already creepy and he's already a clown, why does he even need a costume?"
home tap 3: *laughs* "did you see merrill's face when he heard about the costumes idia came up with? this guy hoped for something that will make everyone go crazy for him, but they're really going for the pumpkin costumes!"
home tap groovy: "did you just try to scare me? i'm sorry, but you're just not scary enough. especially your face, it's just too.. uh, you're like kalim, basically. there's no way someone who has that "sunshine energy" will be able to scare others."
riley's halloween sr voicelines.
summon: "um, i'm not good at scaring people.. but i'll try my best, so that i won't disappoint anyone."
groovy: "perhaps i can also be just as scary as my cousin. i wonder if allen would be proud of me if he saw me right now."
set home: "happy halloween, prefect-san. i hope you have a lot of fun today."
home idle 1: "i never wore a costume like this before, i will be careful so that i don't ruin it. hm? what about my past halloween costumes? i.. i never did all this trick-or-treating stuff, i just stayed at home.. oh, not because i wasn't allowed to, i just didn't want to talk to other kids."
home idle 2: "vance-kun has shared his candy with me, because he's not allowed to eat it. he said that i can share it with others too, so here. it tastes a bit too.. sugary for me. ah, probably because it has sugar in it."
home idle 3: "how i feel about pirates? um.. they're cool, i guess? i don't really get why we're dressed up as them, i think they would fit octavinelle better. why? well, because they have a sea theme.. and also they like money.."
home idle groovy: "i felt a bit insecure because i don't know how to scare people, but ruggie-senpai told me my "emotionless face" and "empty eyes" are already scary enough. hey, prefect-san, do i look scary to you?"
home tap 1: "why.. why everyone keeps saying how cute i am.. also that one girl kept trying to squish my cheeks. i don't get it, they're supposed to be scared of me! why everyone finds my cousin scary, but not me? it's probably because i'm not tall enough.."
home tap 2: "huh? did i look like i was smiling? oh, jack-san got scared when i came up behind him and said hi. hehe, at least i managed to scare him."
home tap 3: "i'm gonna be honest, i feel weird in this costume. it's a bit.. uncomfortable. i have to wear so many rings and other accessories too.. the texture also doesn't feel nice. i wish i could just get a pumpkin for a head and say it's my costume."
home tap groovy: "what do i find scary? hm.. allen not wanting to be friends with me. "too predictable"? sorry.. if this makes you feel better, i'm also scared of soap that doesn't smell like anything. how am i supposed to know what it tastes like then?"
vance's halloween r voicelines.
summon: "yay, this is gonna be my first halloween here, at nrc! i'm so excited!"
groovy: "hey, hey, do you find me scary now? i'm not just heartslabyul's cute little brother anymore!"
set home: "whoa, this costume is so cool! i just know that people are gonna think i'm really scary now."
home idle 1: "i wish i could say "trick or treat", but i'm not gonna be able to enjoy any treats people give me.. ugh, sometimes i wish what grandpa said about me "acting weird" when i eat sweets was a lie."
home idle 2: "isn't my jack-o-lantern so scary? oh well, it definitely looks better than the one ace-kun made. come, take a look, he probably didn't show it to you yet."
home idle 3: "riley-kun looks so good as a pirate! but it hurts me to see him so worried about him not being scary enough.. i understand being seen only as someone cute and people not caring about anything else."
home tap 1: "i like this costume so much, whoever made it did such a good job! u-um, i like it not only because i look taller with these heels! i also like.. uh, i also really like this hat!"
home tap 2: "hayden-senpai just came to me and said he wants me to bury him. it looked like he was trying to hide from someone. did i bury him? well, i did want to try it, but riddle-senpai saw us.. yeah, he wouldn't allow that."
home tap 3: "me and deuce-kun actually look pretty similar in our outfits! some people couldn't tell us apart and.. and they started saying that i just look like the shorter version of him.. i-i'm not crying!"
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nrc-research-club · 2 years
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me, my lover, and their $500, life-sized plushie of me.
↬ Summary: They are literally right there. Why would you even need a plushie of them, anyway?
↬ Genre: fluff, slight hurt/comfort, mildly suggestive in Floyd's part
↬ Characters: Vil Schoenheit, Jade Leech, Floyd Leech
Vil Schoenheit
↬ The plushie is made in the chibi-fied image of Vil. Though the style is cartoony and similar to the anime Idia watches, he supposes it can still effectively capture his beauty. It wouldn't do well to be appreciated through only one medium of art. He allows his management to sell the plushie, and as expected, they're gone within the next 10 minutes.
↬ He doesn't know if he should've expected you, of all people, to get one. He isn't even aware of your purchase until he walks in on you one day, only to see you snuggling up with a softer version of him. Your arms are wrapped around the plushie, holding it close to you as you nap. 
↬ Your blanket is pulled over you, leaving only the top of the mini-Vil's to poke out. Its stylized eyes seem to mock him for standing there and not within your arms like it is. Vil knows he isn't the most enthusiastic about physical affection, but really? A plushie of him? He's flattered that you'd buy his merchandise. of course, but he isn't about to compete for your affection with a stuffed toy.
↬ When you wake up, he's already planning to spend the next day off with you. Half of it would be spent on a more elegant date outside, while the other half would be spent in the comfort of your rooms. He'd be damned if his precious free time was wasted on watching you dote on a plushie created in the likeness of him, but not actually him.
↬ "While I am not the keenest on things like hugging and cuddling, I'm certain I would concede if you asked at opportune moments," Vil starts to chide you as you wake up. You haven't even blinked the post-sleep bleariness away before he talks again. "Are you so deprived of affection that you would resort to a toy, dear?"
↬ That night, he finally allows you to sleep next to him, provided that you don't disturb his sleep or anything. He wakes up the next morning feeling the most refreshed he's ever been, instinctively holding you closer to him as he allows himself to close his eyes for another five minutes. After that, it’s back to business with him.
↬ Your arrangement becomes routine when he realizes that the special ingredient to his glowing skin has been you all along. He integrates your presence into his nightly routine, making sure you can stay in top condition with him. The plushie stays on the other side of the bed, undisturbed except for nights when Vil’s not around.
Jade Leech
↬ Jade is both amused and perplexed. On one hand, he finds it adorable that you had a plushie specifically commissioned for this. It cost you a great fortune as well, especially with how big it is. You don't seem to mind, though, cuddling with it whenever he's away.
↬ On the other, he doesn't know whether it's a cry for help or what. You haven't exhibited signs of being touch-starved, as far as he's aware, and you're honest whenever you want attention from him. He isn't the type to drop everything and spoil you senseless, but he knows he isn't neglectful enough for this kind of stunt.
↬ Still, its existence doesn't warrant any jealousy on his part. He lets you come to him for hugs and kisses anytime, though your requests have been dwindling ever since you got your stuffed toy. Jade decides to wait for an explanation instead of prying it from you. After all, it would be interesting to see how long you'll go without the real him.
↬ But maybe what he hasn't considered is how he misses you as well. His body has gotten quite used to your hugs and kisses, and to his dismay, he's started to get a bit restless too. He used to think of himself as independent, but after seeing you baby-talk your plushie, he's not too sure. The last straw is when you visit the Lounge with the toy in tow, showing it off to the equally-excited Floyd and a confused Azul.
↬ You've given him almost nothing today, yet here you are, waltzing in with a copy of him? Jade is quick to take your order, making sure none of the other waiters serve you. When he arrives at your table, he notices that you've reserved a seat for the plushie. Goodness.
↬ "Oh my, I've been seeing that toy around far more often than I expected," Jade says with a smile before feigning hurt. It's been fun, but this stops now. "Are you replacing me, perhaps? I'm a bit hurt."
↬ You see through him almost immediately. You hug your plushie closer to your chest, squishing it between your arms before inviting Jade to the now-empty chair. You're grateful that today's a slow one at the Lounge. Azul probably wouldn't mind an employee of his taking a five-minute break (he would.)
↬ "I just thought you'd get sick of me asking for hugs and kisses, you know," you mumble. Jade takes your explanation in stride, patiently waiting for you to continue. "So I got a specially-made copy of you, just for all that. I'm not blaming you, by the way. I didn't think you'd ask me about it."
↬ Ah. So that's what this is about. He eyes your plushie, taking it off your lap and placing it on another surface before holding your hand in his. He relishes in your surprised, embarrassed expression before saying, "Rest assured that your requests don't bother me. In fact, how will you ever make up for the lost time to me?"
↬ Jade allows you to keep the toy, but he makes sure to monopolize your attention before it can. He sometimes plays hide-and-seek with you, hiding the plushie in positions that would always lead you to him. The most recent game has landed you in his bed with him, and he has no plans of breaking the cycle anytime soon. 
Floyd Leech
↬ Floyd can't believe what he's seeing. He thinks it's unfair, especially when he's been taking care not to squeeze you too hard (or until you’re wheezing). Now you're squeezing a miniature version of him that can't even squeeze you back. There's a bitter taste on the back of his tongue as he watches you cuddle with the plushie, seemingly happier with it.
↬ He doesn't waste any time ripping the plushie from your hold. It gets thrown to who-knows-where, but you don't have the opportunity to check what happened to it. He pins you down to the bed, a dangerous, possessive glint in his eyes as he frowns at you.
↬ "Tell me, Shrimpy," he drawls, his voice taking on a low-pitched, hushed tone. You tremble like prey underneath him, though you're unsure whether it's from fear or something else entirely. You squeak when you feel him nipping on the outer shell of your ear, feeling your face heat up. "Do you want to get squeezed that badly?"
↬ "N-No," you say. He relaxes as you wrap your arms around him and nuzzle into his neck, doing your best to calm him down before his mood gets worse. But you don’t feel any better, cheeks still warm as you try to come up with a good reason for getting the plushie. You have one, but you wouldn’t exactly call it good. He sees right through your thinking face, his face twisting into a frown.
↬ “You better not lie to me,” he says with a pout. The plushie can’t even squeeze you back, and now you want to make something up to justify having one. As if to demonstrate, he changes your positions so that you’re lying on top of him before hugging you tightly. You return the favor by doing the same.
↬ “I actually wanted to do that,” you mumble into his clothes. Floyd is infamous for his squeezes, whether hostile or not, but sometimes, you find yourself wanting to hug him as well. Although you trust him not to hurt you, you’re worried about the grip strength if you decide to squeeze him back. So, your best decision… is now lying on the ground, ignored. “Is it bad that I want to hug you too?”
↬ “Little Shrimpy wants to squeeze me?” he breaks out into a grin and splays himself across the bed. The position is akin to an invitation, one that you gladly take as you attach yourself to him like a koala. As expected, he cuddles with you with a tighter, but not bruising, grip. The two of you lay on the bed until he’s called for his shift at the Lounge, though Azul has a hard time separating the two of you from each other.
↬ In the end, you don’t see much of your plushie around after that incident. You don’t know what Floyd has done with it until Jade approaches you, the plushie stitched and sewn in one piece. He had apparently seen it lying on the ground, dirtied and torn apart, and thought that it might be yours. You take special care to hide it from Floyd afterwards.
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