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#having to pry azul out of the dream because the two of you have such a big family and you're living happily ever after
merakiui · 2 months
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the "trapped in an eternal dream" trope in twst is so yummy because there are so many possibilities....... twst character who is stuck in their dream, but it's such a good dream,, so vivid. in it, the dream version of you is with him and you're married and it's a happy life. how can he possibly give up such a perfect fantasy?
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cursedcola · 1 year
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Prompt: "Will You Marry Me?" - Proposal Headcannons Characters: Everyone :) Part(s): Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle (Here!), Scarabia, Pomefiore, Ignihyde, Diasomnia(Pt.1)(Pt.2) Fandom: Twisted Wonderland Warning(s): None. I mean, unless you don't want to marry any of them. Just don't read if that's the case. Note: These are all if he is the one proposing btw. I've been thinking about maybe programming a small fan-made mini-otome using these ideas. Just for some practice for school while also being self indulgent hehe
Azul Ashengrotto
Fortune. Azul is one fortunate soul. At least, not he thinks himself to be.
and to think that it's because of sheer luck. He did not work for you. He did not climb or claw or plan for you. He did nothing.
No, you chose him. You saw him at his lowest and decided that he was worth becoming friends with. You actively sought him out...just to spend time at his side. Regularly. You enjoyed Azul's company
and over time, he grew to enjoy yours. Immensely. Like a giddy school-girl, his heart fluttered at the thought of you and all his notebooks were covered in doodle hearts.
This was it for him. Azul is a one and done kind of man. It’s you or it’s no one. Which means that it obviously is going to be you because hello??? Azul is not a quitter.
During your younger years as students….he may have been a bit too ambitious. In other words, Azul has proposed many times
And in turn has been rejected. Many. Times.
It began passively. He’d mention here and there his future plans for after schooling. Try to talk himself up, yeah? He’s going to be a big business man, isn’t that just perfect husband material? He can take care of you easily so there’s no need to stress.
Naturally you pushed off these moments as daydreaming and casual joking. Nothing serious. So he ups his game. It just so happens that he mistakenly got a bridal magazine in the mail…oh, look at these dresses and suits! So fancy. So beautiful…oh, you would look absolutely darling in one.
….oh sweet merciful seven please take the HINT. He is LITERALLY throwing himself at you
He ups his game. Again. A romantic candle lit dinner for two. The works. Jazz music, slow dancing, good company, and the casual proposal y’know just your average date.
You have to be doing it on purpose
In your defense. He did not flat out say “will you marry me,” because he chickened out. Instead he asked if you’d like to live with him after graduation as…roommates.
The world is out to get this poor man. It is. It truly just wants him to crash and burn in embarrassment. The way you laughed and went “I think we’re a bit more than that, don’t you think?” HAUNTS him
He screamed into his pillow that night. For hours. Floyd still gives him shit for it
Life continues this way. For reasons unknown…he just couldn’t bring himself to be direct. Which is so unlike Azul considering he spent years toughening himself up.
Maybe deep down he did fear that things wouldn’t work out. A merman and a human…what if you did not want to lige in the sea? What if his body could not sustain human form for long term? Maybe he wanted you to take initiative and prove him wrong. Eventually he did give up.
At least until you both aged into the “roommates”he dreamed about. There were trials and compromise. He never thought to have two homes, one by the ocean and one literally inside of it. Life was perfect….just without the title. And on one random night, Azul thinks “One more time,”. No elaborate ruse. No trickery to get you to ask him. Just….
“Will you marry me?,” Azul whispered into your shoulder. You both lay together in your shared bedroom with nothing but the sound of crashing waves coming in from the outside. Your steady breathing halts, proving that you heard him. With a sigh, he reaches to massage your scalp, “I do not know if you have realized by now…no, I am sure of it. No one is that dense. I won’t pry for why you have ignored my past attempts…all I ask is that you answer this. Will you marry me, (Y/N)? Having you at my side has truly made me the most fortunate man alive,”
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{ A black pearl over a gold band. One of the most ultimate displays of wealth. Azul is well aware that this is not the traditional pathway. He could have easily acquired a ‘genuine’ Pearl, perhaps a diamond - but no. You are a rarity. A true jewel. Only a ring worthy to reflect that is worth buying. You were the most unexpected thing and are now the most cherished. This ring represents that,}
Jade Leech
The want caught him by surprise one day, which is rare. Jade is never thrown off guard. At least, not easily.
Then again, you have always been the most difficult person for him to predict. Something he finds very charming since there is always an upbeat atmosphere wherever you go. If his days were a dimming flame, you would be just the right amount of Co2 to spark some fun - not that he would easily admit to it.
Albeit so, Jade is not blind to his emotions. He hides them well underneath a polite smile - but they are there. He is aware of them.
Which is why he snatched you up early on. A relationship was the last thing he thought to find on the surface (or in general, honestly), but Jade knows what he wants when he sees it.
He merely asks you on a date with confidence. You accept, and the process repeats until an unspoken bond formed between the two of you. Not a soul in the nearby vicinity would dare make a move on you with his lingering presence. Jade was pacified, entertained, and happily content with your circumstance.
A circumstance that Jade gets maybe a bit too comfortable with. Just like surprise, it takes a lot for Jade for feel secure. The only person he has truly felt that with is his brother. This lack of overbearing responsibility, where something is being unspoken. No ulterior motive or underlying tone in your actions that make him have to over-analyze.
In the beginning he thought of your bluntness as an extra entertainment factor. Something that he could count on to make those brief unpredictable situations amusing. Yet, as time passed he notices that it's comforting. When he's with you, Jade turns his brain off. Not entirely, of course. He still needs to throw in witty quips and fluster you at LEAST twice per day.
but it's different. It's a different comfort than what he feels with his sibling or with his friend. It's new, and strangely similar to how he feels when he forages while hiking. Perhaps finding peace in another person...maybe there is merit. Hah. Yet another surprise.
On an evening long past curfew, Jade was tending to his botany collection and miniature greenhouse. You sat on his bed, watching videos on your phone. It was almost like you weren't there with him, yet not since he felt your presence. However, there was no pressure to talk or be attentive. He found himself enjoying your presence alone, and it slipped.
"If this is how our days will be when we live together, then perhaps sharing one life is not as inconceivable as I once thought," he said amidst trimming one of his herb plants. Jade turns curiously when he hears a thump from behind, and sees you gawking at him. You had lost your grip on the cell phone, and it fell to the ground.
He eyes you suspiciously. What's startled you? He doubts that any video could render you speechless.
....he spoke aloud, yes? Not in his head. Now it's Jade's turn to lose his composure.
Another surprise, but this is his own doing. Jade has not had a slip of the tongue since his childhood. Even then it was rare. He's never experienced this kind of mess-up...yet, you don't appear appalled.
Jade places the clippers down, and coughs into his gloved hand, "well, it appears I have gotten a loose tongue. It must be from your influence, no doubt". He stands, and moves to sit next to you on his bed, "I've never spoken out of place before, you know. Do you know what this means? I've become weak...and perhaps it it is time you take responsibility for these newfound emotions. I fully intend for many moments like these to happen, and for you to not leave my side. When it is time to leave this place, I believe you will join me. No, I am certain of it"
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{An eye of lapis. A reminder that he is always watching - waiting, to see you again. The gem is not see-through. It’s a tough stone. Yet it is beautiful and is appreciated nonetheless. Enough said}
Floyd leech
At first, you believed him to have an obsession. Many did, actually.
The judgement isn't uncalled for either. Floyd's emotions towards you are very strong. With the way he loves to tease and follow you around - he's got a deep attachment. He's always demanding your attention, pulling you from your duties, starting trouble, and nosy. Floyd is oh so nosy and into everything in your life.
You're a toy. His little Shrimpy. The plaything that he absolutely adores and loves to watch. You're the Friday night sitcom to his late-90s grandma.
That's how you see it because that's how he portrays it. With others in agreeance, it is easy to overlook the small undertones in his actions. Especially since he's a touchy and emotional person normally.
Somehow, Floyd had himself tricked as well. He didn't akin his emotions to obsession, but he did think that you were a toy that he would
eventually out-grow. At the start, it really was just a game for him. He liked your reactions and therefore decided to keep you around.
Yet, he never got bored. Eventually the fun events around you stopped being what he found interesting, and instead he liked you alone. Floyd being Floyd instantly tried to confess this, not wanting to waste another minute. Yet you never believed him.
He brushed it off. You'd come around. Not a day went by without him by your side. To the average onlooker (and you, to Floyd's dismay) this still appeared normal. Weeks past by like nothing.
Only the people closest to Floyd see the small giveaways. Like how he glares holes into the mirror portal every morning, or gets snappy with customers if you take too long to visit the Monstro Lounge at night. There's a booth saved, every evening with no student brave enough to go near it unless they want their head chopped off.
When he gives you a 'squeeze,' he never wraps his arms around your stomach. He instead smothers your head and goes tightly around the shoulders. Your squeezes are special. He loves them.
or the name 'Shrimpy'. How he says it to you in public, but in private he occasionally lets your real name slip out. This normally happens during moments when he feels "bored,"(i.e has nothing to talk about) or lighthearted (the rare moments when you get him to relax). Floyd has never said that name with anything other than a positive emotion, despite his mood swings. Shrimpy is his calling card for you, and only his. Yet your name is different. He feels a tummy-twisting kind of weird when he says it.
but the biggest change is Floyd's attitude towards danger when it comes to you. Before, he thrived on it. He liked to hear your stories and be part of the fun. He took joy from the scary adventures you got wrapped into; heck, he was one of them.
Now he gets morbid. Not like how he was before, with eerie threats and a suspenseful aura. He never actually acted unless told to do so, since the over-blots and delinquent students were your problem, not his.
One afternoon, you didn't show up to have lunch with him. That already made him irritable since you know better than to no-show. Did you want a squeeze? Huh, Shrimpy? He'll give you one later.
Then two students come in, all snickering and acting suspicious. Strike two. Now Floyd is upset AND annoyed. Others in the area can feel the animosity in the air.
"Did you see their face? Psh. That'll teach some snot-nosed no-mag to act all mighty. If they know what's good for them, they'll go back to whatever sh*t-hole they came from alrea-" The no-face couldn't finish his sentence. Not with one of the infamous Leech twins gripping his arm tight enough to snap bone.
Floyd smiled, "oh~ So you're the reason my little shrimp isn't eating lunch with me, aren't ya? So. What'd ya do? C'mon guys, I want to know what 'lesson' ya taught, " as Floyd spoke, his grip gradually tightened and he stared straight into the other student's eyes. Each word came out harsher than the last.
They broke quick, as he suspected. With a rough shove Floyd pushed them aside to find you. He had their faces memorized. Let them live in fear for a bit until he collects due payment. For now?
Floyd finds you at your home. He doesn't bother to knock and bursts through the front door, only to see you nursing a black eye on the couch with some ice. He wastes no time in taking it and kneeling in front of you.
Floyd holds the ice to your eye - a bit too harsh- and clenches his jaw when you wince. You won't meet his eyes and it only pisses him off more, "Oi. Look at me," and you do with your one eye. "Why didn't you call me. Why'd you not show up," You sigh and reach a hand to cover his, "because I knew you'd be pissed... I handled it, okay? No need to fake the whole 'I will protect you, my little Shrimpy' scenario. We both know that's not your thing, "
You're wrong. It's not a scenario. You can dismiss his flirting all you want, but even Floyd has a limit. Do you not see how absolutely wreaked overhearing those airheads made him? He's going to do worse than you can think. He won't kill them. No, he'll make sure that no one messes with you anymore. You can't see it, but on the inside he is over it. Done. Finished. Officially has 0% patience.
"Did you know that every time you spout crap like that, it pisses me off? I don't 'act,' because that's boring. I'm not lyin' when I say I like you, and you better start believin' it because I'm over the niceties. If someone messes with you, they mess with me. You're in deep (Y/N) and I'm not letting go, so wait here while I handle some little pests. I love ya. I act this way BECAUSE I love ya. Quit denying me already,"
No one will ever mess with you again. Not with the sparkly little gem on your ring finger, tying you to one of the largest and most threatening groups in the undersea world to date.
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{ An aquamarine tear. In all honesty, Floyd did not put much thought into his gem. It sparkled. It is the color of his hair streak (or close to it). He imagined it on your finger and thought that it would stand out - ensuring that anyone and everyone could see it. He thought of your possible expression upon seeing it, and was sold}
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fairestwriting · 3 years
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Can i request this but with the vice dorm leaders maybe? If you do write it, thank you very much :)
Trey Clover
Trey had been wondering what he’d bake for your birthday for a couple days now, all those recipes floating around in his head. He was operating under the assumption you already had what you wanted to do for your birthday in mind, so he asked you about what kind of event it’d be, only for you to shrug and say you weren’t planning anything at all...
He’ll pry and ask why, and as he finds out it’s just because you’ve never been able to properly celebrate so you gave up at one point, Trey is genuinely upset, especially since you don’t seem happy about that either. It reminds him of his childhood, a bit, mostly the birthdays Riddle told him he had before he met him and Che’nya.
So whatever recipe of his is your favorite, he’s making it for you, and he’s getting some of the other Heartslabyul guys to put together a small party too, hoping to also bring some of your friends. You deserve a proper celebration! The way he goes about it is rather cliché, balloons around the food table and everything, and he probably feels a little silly for that, but it’s so genuine neither of you can bring yourselves to complain about it.
Jade Leech
Spends a lot of time with Azul, who has all these issues surrounding birthdays because of his notions of debt and transaction, so, being as cautious as ever, Jade will ask you what you want to do for your birthday instead of putting together a surprise.
You try to tell him that you weren’t really planning to do anything, but it ends up not being an answer he accepts at all. He pries a bit into the subject asking you why, if you were sure you really didn’t want anything, becauase he was willing to put together whatever sort of event you wished him to — He tells you that as he cups your face, a gentle smile on his face.
...so, like your years-long birthday complex had never existed, you end up with a celebration looking like something you’d have dreamed about. Whether that means a huge party in the Lounge or a small dinner with your boyfriend and some friends, Jade will find a way to get you to spill your wishes, even if you thought you didn’t have any, and he will fulfill them to perfection, smiling in that usual way of his.
Jamil Viper
A similar situation to Jade. It only felt natural that he’d put together some sort of celebration for your birthday when you two were dating, but he didn’t want to overstep any boundaries or do something you don’t actually like, so he asks you what you want to do, first.
He’s not as pushy. When you tell him you had no plans, he gets a feeling it’s not just because you didn’t care much about it, so he’ll ask you if you’re sure you didn’t want to do anything, because he wouldn’t mind doing something to make you happy, you know.
Unless you really set your foot down and insist on doing nothing for the date, Jamil will plot his way into celebrating somehow, even if it’s small. He’s not much for material gifts unless you’ve shown a particular interest in them, so he’s more likely to make you a nice dinner than anything else. Getting Scarabia students to stay in their rooms for the night so you two could have a good moment over the evening is his most likely plan.
Rook Hunt
He asks you if you had any birthday plans just out of curiosity, really, because he’s been preparing a grandiose, highly customized gift for you already. Of course he’d be doing that — Is there any better way to express to your partner how much they mean to you than theatrical romance on a special day? Exactly.
You telling him you weren’t planning anything only fuels him. He’ll dramatically tell you that you deserved so much more than that, that he’d give you the world as a gift if he could, and it seems that the conversation ends here. Except it doesn’t.
Because as soon as you wake up in the morning of your birthday, Rook is at your room to tackle you into a hug and loudly wish you a joyeaux anniversaire, then taking your hand into his to show you just what he’d prepared — Probably setting an elaborate table with your favorite cake, and flowers, just that over the top cheesy romance you know and love Rook for. And, of course, there’s gonna be a long, long session of him waxing poetry about all the things he loves about you...
Lilia Vanrouge
Liliia has lived for... a long time, so birthdays aren’t something of great significance to him, personally, and they haven’t been for a while. Because of this, he might find out about your birthday and lack of plans right on the day, from you casually mentioning it or overhearing people you two know talking about it.
So he rushes to you, tackle-hugging you as he asks, with sparkly eyes, if you wanted to do something for your birthday! ...he feels bad he kind of forgot, so he’s completely ready to spoil you rotten. You tell him you weren’t doing anything, but Lilia’s having none of that already, no matter your reasoning.
He bugs you about what you wanted to do like an excited high school girl on a date, which... he kind of ends up being? Minus the girl part. He’ll treat you to something outside campus after classes, and if you eye up anything on any shop windows, he’s getting it for you. When you’re back, if you seem up for it, he’d love to have some of your friends over at either his dorm or yours for a small party of sorts! If not, you can have a cozy night in together.
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wonderland-in-bloom · 4 years
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all for one but not for another
[malleus draconia x fem!reader]
anon asked: Hi ! I Hope you're well ! Can I have a one shot with a Fem! reader who is I love with Malleus. Sebek do not like it because she is a simple human and he keeps pushing her away from Malleus. Thank you !
yellloooos anon! i hope you’re well as well :)) 
p.s. THANK YOU ALL FOR 900+ AAAAAAA NANI IS THIS EFOWEFEWOFJOWE WHAT IS THIS ;-; im so sorry i havent been publishing as much and as frequent as i did in the past, because i really want to write quality content for you guys -w- quality over quantity i guess ? lolol BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH I LOVE YOU ALL AAAAAAAAAAAAA
p.p.s ik this story is supposed to be the reader x malleus (and i promise there are parts of that), but i feel like he only appears a tiny bit oops. btw this story has a little bit of a...twist ;)) watch out for all of the foreshadowing and hints <3
THE sunlight beamed through the framed windows of the classroom, casting a perfect highlight on the features of your beloved senpai. your hand glided through your notebook as you aimlessly doodled small roses and flowers while just staring at him. different scenarios if him and you just appeared inside your mind, satisfying your daydreams. oh you wished to just confess to him behind the school, surrounded by petals of flowers floating around the two of you as he accepts your love, and thus both lived happily ever after. malleus draconia managed to capture your heart. practically everyone in the school knew, probably even the headmaster knew, except for your crush himself. with the whole school knowing, this meant that malleus’s number one fanboy, sebek zigvolt knew about this too.
in classes all he can think about are ways to make you stay far far away from malleus. all the plans that he has thought of so far didn’t manage to work for whatever reason like he was jinxed. he really thought to go as far as to come crying and begging to the one and only azul ashengrotto to make a deal with him. just to keep you away from malleus. however, he kept debating with himself, was it really worth it? didn’t he have to give up his magic to make a deal with the infamous ashengrotto? well he wouldn’t have to resort to that for now. besides there were no rumors blooming around the school about you trying to confess to malleus anyways, so he could stay calm. sebek sighed as he roamed the hallways, trying to find the young master. his eyes lit up when he saw the familiar horns. “MALLEUS-SA-” before he could finish his sentence, he saw you trailing behind him as you tried your best to approach him. you were an inch close to tapping his shoulder before you felt a force pushing you back. you shrieked slightly and fell back. 
malleus was about to turn his head to see what the ‘thud’ was before sebek rushed to him and made him turn his head away. “malleus-sama! we best not be late for lunch! the cafeteria will get full!” hesitantly malleus followed sebek. the two diasomnia students walked away, leaving you trying to stand up from the cold floor of the hallway and brush the dirt off your uniform. “(y/n)-san...are you alright?” you heard a familiar voice call out with a flowery scent like someone spending too much time in the botanical gardens. it was jade leech. “yes. i’m fine. i think..?” he extended a hand and gladly pulled you back up on your feet. “ehhh did that first year really push koebi-chan?” you heard floyd from behind you. “no! it’s not like that...well...maybe...? i’m not sure.” you sighed. jade placed a reassuring hand on your shoulder. “(y/n)-san, perhaps you might feel better if you sat with us in the cafeteria today.” floyd cheered as this sentence left jade’s mouth. “yaaay! koebi-chan’s sitting with us! come on, koebi-chan! that’s a yes right~” 
well...what could go wrong? besides it was better than sitting alone and just thinking about ways to approach malleus and avoid sebek. “mm, okay. i guess...” jade chuckled while floyd took your hand and dragged you all the way to the cafeteria. he sat down right beside you as jade sat down beside azul. “oya..? it’s a rare occasion seeing you sit with us, (y/n).” azul commented after taking a bite from his salad. “ah...yeah. jade and floyd invited me. i hope you don’t mind.” azul shook his head. “not at all!” he smiled, however there was a change in his expression and a change in the aura around you. “(y/n)...” he trailed off. “you look troubled.”
“eh?! troubled? what...what do you mean...?” azul chuckled. “not meaning to pry, but is everything alright? you seem a little...off.” jade and floyd agreed by nodding. “and a little distant.” jade added. “you look a little sad too.” floyd spoke. a hint of confusion struck you. how did they..? why did they even..? you weren’t feeling like being sentimental at the moment so you wanted to brush it off. “what? me? really? no, you guys i’m fine! really.” you gave them a little smile. they didn’t buy it at all. how fake the three of them thought. “(y/n)-san please...we only want what’s best for you.” you faced jade to see his face plastered with compassion and worry. “you know you can trust us right~” floyd smiled and grabbed your hand, trying to reassure you. “please, (y/n). if there’s anything wrong, we want to be here to help.” azul finished. the octavinelle trio worked wonders with their ways of persuading people, almost like putting them under a hypnosis. “i...” their eyes sparkled. “yes?”
“i just feel slightly weird.” you shrugged. “ah, is this about draconia-san?” your ears perked up at jade’s comment. “well...kind of..? it’s related to that but it’s not entirely...” floyd pouted. “koebi-chan why don’t you just tell him how you feel?” this time it was your turn to pout. “look it’s not that easy. i don’t have the courage to tell him and besides if i did, then there’s no way i can get past his bodyguard.” azul, jade, and floyd eyed each other. “ah, you mean sebek zigvolt?” to be completely honest you didn’t mind him when the year first started. sure he was clingy to malleus but he didn’t really bother you that much. only as the year went on and as your love for the diasomnia dorm leader blossomed, he became much more annoying and hostile towards you. he sure could be very irritating at times. “is that why you fell today?” you cursed jade for being so damn attentive. 
“well i’m sure he didn’t do it on purpose. maybe it was just an accident...” floyd rolled his eyes. “really koebi-chan? you really think he didn’t do that on purpose?” you bit your bottom lip. well you were in an extremely close proximity to malleus so...maybe it was on purpose. but no! he couldn’t have done that...could he? “ah i’ve been hearing about these things. sebek zigvolt would stop at nothing to keep at others away from draconia.” the three exchanged glances once more and all chuckled. “i’m surprised he hasn’t come running to us for a contract.” azul joked. you tried your best to chuckle with them but your mind was too busy with the thought of sebek purposely harming you just to keep you away from malleus. “(y/n), he can be a very irritating first year and dangerous even! he means you harm...all for his senpai who doesn’t even consider him...so are you sure he’s not the root of all your problems?” 
“i mean yeah...but still-” floyd cut off your sentence. “i heard he pushed someone off the stairs last time.” those words rang in your ear. what? “oh no, the audacity. a rumor circulating the heartslabyul dorm said that he tried to curse the first year, deuce spade, for helping draconia-san fix something.” huh..is he..? what are they..? “how scary.” azul shook his head before facing you. “do you see how much of a threat he is, (y/n)? i don’t mean to scare you...but imagine if you tried to confess your feelings to your love, malleus draconia? surely he would do something unspeakable...” you held your own hand, feeling it tremble. “eh?! koebi-chan!” floyd put a reassuring hand on your shoulder. “you three really think...he’s a threat..?” azul sighed hesitantly. “as much as we hate to admit it, (y/n), we think so.” 
“we only want your safety. we only want you to be safe. we only want you to be safe while getting what you want...” jade trailed off. “winning the heart of malleus draconia.” floyd finished jade’s sentence. “getting your beautiful dream come true as spring is in bloom.” azul added. “then..what should i do? i really don’t want to be hurt, but at the same time...i want to be closer to malleus-senpai.” you were close to tears. your mind was clouded with different thoughts circling around and making you overthink. “(y/n) we would be happy to help. we really want to help you find and get rid of the root of this issue.” you failed to realize the hidden smirk on azul’s face. “meet us in the mostro lounge tonight at seven pm.” the clock struck one, time for the next class. the three stood up, with smirks and grins which showed the leech twin’s razor sharp teeth. “remember, we only want what’s best for you. we’ll teach him that he’s barking up the wrong tree. so please consider our offer...you can get your happily ever after easily.” azul spoke in a hushed tone before leaving you there in a state of dilemma. 
a contract with the sneaky octopus, for the sake of satisying your never-ending blossoming dreams of a happy ending and your own safety...
AT the end of that same week, sebek anxiously paced to the mostro lounge. “oh...we have a visitor!” floyd cheered. “welcome to the mostro lounge, sebek-san. what is it you need?” jade put down a pair of scissors after snipping flower stems and arranging them in a vase. “i want a deal with azul ashengrotto!” he barked. “you’re in luck...he’s in the vip room right now. please head inside and we can discuss this...civilly.” sebek gulped loudly while stepping inside the vip room. “ah! if it isn’t sebek zigvolt. talk about you has been spreading faster than weeds in a garden...” azul chuckled as the door behind him closed. “please have a seat. what is it that you want?” sebek didn’t even bother sitting down as he barged to azul. “i want to make a deal with you! i want that pathetic human to stay far away from malleus-sama!” azul’s eyes widened before chuckling. “how straightforward...how desperate...you poor unfortunate soul. trying your best to protect the young master...”
“so?! is it a deal?” jade interrupted. “if i may ask, why in such a hurry?” floyd snickered. “it’s like you’re whining ‘cause you got a thorn stuck in your foot or something...” sebek clenched his fist. “i heard a couple of rumors that...that human is going to confess to malleus-sama tomorrow after school ends in the meadow behind the school!” jade and floyd’s eyes widened as they exchanged glances. so you did decide to confess...”so please! i beg of you!” azul placed his pointer finger on his chin, thinking for a while. “well...i can’t turn a client down. especially not with this kind of opportunity...” a bright, glowing contract appeared in front of sebek. he anxiously took the pen and inched his hand closer to the contract as azul explained all the terms and conditions including the collateral. “do we have a deal?” sebek nodded confidently. he was sure he was going to beat you, in a way. he was positive he was going to stop you from confessing to malleus. “yes. we do.” azul chuckled evilly. “excellent.” oh how happy he was. he was going to get everything he wanted both from you and from sebek...oh how he was one step ahead of the both of you.
the next day, you anxiously waited at the meadows. just waiting for love. when you saw him step towards you, a huge smile was plastered on your face. “malleus-senpai!” your eyes widened when you saw a gentle smile being reciprocated. “(y/n). pleasure to be here.” you swallowed all your fear and anxiety and tried your best to plant it in the back of your mind. “i have something to tell you...” meanwhile sebek started running to the back of the school, ready to scream with all his might to distract malleus away from you and so he wouldn’t accept your confession. in the middle of the way, he felt his legs becoming heavy...what’s going on?! he felt weak...surprisingly not in pain...he looked down to see his legs...withering away into a bunch of flower petals. no NO NO NO! “as collateral for this magic amplifier, all of your magic will be given to me. if he however, somehow manages to accept (y/n)’s feelings, then all your magic will be mine.” sebek knew he was confident in beating you to it. so he agreed. but he didn’t know that you were one step ahead of him...that you signed a deal with the cunning octopus before he did!
sebek looked down at his hands which were now withering away. the magic amplifier fell out of his pocket as they started to disappear as well into a bunch of flower petals. meanwhile you poured your heart and soul into your confession as you were ready to accept whatever answer he was about to give you. you were expecting rejection...but all malleus did was chuckle. “oh (y/n). i knew this whole time. you really ought to be better at keeping secrets.” your jaw dropped. “eh...eh..? I’M SORRY! I’M REALLY SORRY! I’M SORRY IF YOU THINK I’M A CREEP OR-” he leaned down and landed a kiss on your lips, stopping your sentence midway. so this means...yes huh? your eyes widened as you were surrounded by multicolored petals dancing in the wind. this was everything you dreamed of. this was everything you wanted. this was your happily ever after. just like azul promised...
“we ensure you your happily ever after, (y/n). we’ll give you the scene you’ve always wanted. we’ll give you your fantasy. we’ll ensure your safety as well. as for your collateral, all you need to do is just confess to malleus draconia by sunset at the end of the week. that’s all...see. you can trust us. we wish for his love to bloom to ensure...all of our happy endings.”
okay this was long, which i didn’t expect it to be...? anyways idk if the foreshadowing worked or not but probably didn’t lol. i just inputted a bunch of words and scenes related to flowers and plants hinting at the ending lol so sorry if it sucks. i’ll try to write more stories like this to improve it ;w; okay ik it was supposed to be a malleus x reader thing but it’s very heavily focused on you and the octavinelle bois...hmmm
but hey, at least you got your happy ending...
love, a♕
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hello everyone! this is rylan (27, she/her, gmt+2) here to introduce you to the lil nugget of fucked up-itude that is freddie dawson! + more info, wanted connections. / @redridgeimp​
name: fredericke ann dawson nicknames: freddie, fred, st. fred age: 33 ethnicity: white gender/pronouns: cis female, she/her sexual/romantic orientation: bisexual/biromantic been in red ridge for: five years occupation: bartender at st. peter’s affiliation: none positive traits: nurturing, clever, good spirited, humorous, wise, motherly, diligent, quiet, loyal, protective. negative traits: closed off, impulsive, proud, resentful, self-deprecating, bitter, frightened.
BIOGRAPHY —
(WARNINGS for depression, death, abuse / domestic abuse, violence, underage sex, prostitution, child abandonment).
“why’d you get so obsessed with that word, freddie? who told you about saints?” “grandpa did, he said he’s named after st. peter”. “and why do you care?” “‘cause he said saints do good things. i wanna be a saint, too”. “why on earth would you want that?” “‘cause, ma — i wanna save everyone”.
there’s a lifetime from that moment to now. she can remember it, but it comes in flashes, a hazy hue of desert gold — she remembers the girl she was, bright-eyed and restless, never shying away from the trail of a question. prying, relentless: the whole world could be simplified to reasons and whys, and she would hunt them the whole day long, out in the dust storms like the wind, not even it could dare question her spirits. whatever happened to that girl? dull, watered down: erased, and her own has been the hand rubbing her existence off her own life.
el paso, texas, 2002. she couldn’t tell how it happened, or when it began — surely that summer of eighteen years ago must have played its part. her mother losing her job (too tired, too tired all the time: too sad to see a doctor, too weak to even get out of bed anymore), bills piling up. her older sister trying hard to keep things afloat with an underpaid gig at the laundry, but it’s not enough. it’s never enough. one day grandpa comes home and he’s making math in his head, calculating how much longer they can survive if he sells the farm, the truck, the horse. that night freddie asks, how come their dad’s not around? he could provide, he could help them? grandpa grows colder then, gaze darker than the clouds gathering on the horizon: i’ll burn this place to the ground before he sets foot in here.
that side of the family, either way, is cunning and insidious, and it comes knocking at the door, offering business, a way to salvage the farm. it is victor, freddie’s uncle, who brings the offering: grandpa throws him out in spite, and freddie watches it all while she’s sitting on the fence outside, skin burning gold from the sun, dust sticking to her like glitter. you’re pretty, victor says: you might be your family’s only chance, you know? she doesn’t (can’t) understand, but she’ll walk any way that can save grandpa, his horse, her mother’s strength, her sister’s dreams of becoming a nurse.
turns out the way is a dark and winding one, one where she has to suck up the terror when a man touches her skin and she has to say yes, please, more, i’ll be anything you want, the key to unlocking all the dark and sick desires you’ve buried in there and can’t speak to anyone, not your wife, not your daughter, not your mother: give them to me, she whispers, let the darkness out. at night she takes hour-long showers to try and rub the darkness off of her, and it won’t come off, it never does — but grandpa didn’t have to sell the farm, and even if he was against her getting a job (said she’d be a waitress, don’t worry pops, i got it), the day he realized he wouldn’t have to sell the horse he smiled: it felt like the gates of heaven themselves would open.
she hates her job, but doesn’t mind the company. they make her work in a dismissed motel, along with girls about her age and her damage, and there is an unspoken bond of loyalty between them — the guys, too, when they’re guarding the doors they smile at them as fondly as they would their sisters (but they wouldn’t let their sisters in a place like this, no). there’s carl, who never speaks but smiles at fred each time he sees her. there’s billy, drives her home every night before victor can volunteer. there’s sonja, who teaches her how to punch a man’s throat when he gets too handsy. there’s a sense of family, while her own begins unraveling around the suspicion that something dark is going on.
el paso, texas, 2005. the farm is saved, but mom’s not getting any better. depression sucks her up, little by little, and she drifts away more or less peacefully, doesn’t dare oppose resistance — she dies a morning of october, and neither of her daughters can speak of it. grandpa has to put down the horse a week later. she’d thought she’d saved everyone —— how come the darkness still won’t leave?
she grows sadder, dark as the clouds that won’t seem to leave their town alone. she finds an unexpected shoulder to cry on in the person of johnny, billy’s cousin and yet another one of victor’s men: johnny’s sweet, he makes her laugh. he begins driving her home at night instead of billy (his cousin’s not happy, she can see this: but he nods his agreement anyway and doesn’t protest, he can’t, johnny’s older and wiser and he’s still just a kid). the rest of it is as old and predictable as it gets: he says he’ll make an honest woman out of her, she retorts there needs to be an honest man for that to happen to begin with. they laugh, they kiss, they promise — five years later, she’s twenty-five and married, almost happy. almost.
el paso, texas, 2006. she wants to leave her job. johnny said he can’t stand the thought of someone touching her where he should, and she tries: but victor won’t have it, no, did you think it was a temporary gig? come on girl, you’re smarter than that. he’s filthy, he humiliates her — beats her just to prove he can, he owns her. she comes home with bruises and johnny’s angry: if you couldn’t quit, he says, it’s because you didn’t really want t. his bruises are added to victor’s, perfectly symmetrical blooms to decorate her skin. she begins cracking, her very essence tearing at the seams — she was trying so hard to save everyone, how the fuck is she gonna save herself now?
billy comes over sometimes. his commitments to what he likes to call “street things” keep him out of the motel now, but he needs to check on her — she makes up excuses to keep away, hide the signs. says she’s got a bad cold one day, the other she’s just not feeling. one day he’s got enough and forces her to open the door: a busted lip, both her eyes grown purple with the blows. his anger is scalding hot but she manages to calm him down — it’s okay, she says, he just gets angry sometimes. i’ll find a way out of it somehow. he leaves in a hurry, never shows up again: the unspoken fear in her mind, that he’s gone and done something terrible he’ll regret, almost brings a relief to her sore mind. perhaps he’s killed him, she thinks. perhaps i’m free.
johnny comes back and it’s business as usual. she tells herself she’s gotta be strong, gotta leave this town, gotta make it out alive. she packs a bag and leaves it hidden under the bed, but when she looks at the door she sees the world with johnny’s face, ready to eat her up, chew her out, over and over. it’s the day police comes knocking at her door that the world drags her out — in the person of detective jake graham, investigating the disappearance of william ‘billy’ dickinson — part of a much bigger investigation, that sooner leads to the arrest of victor rosce and most of his men (johnny included). she’s on her own: and when the detective figures out she needs help, he makes the way for a new life in red ridge, nevada. beaten, broken, ashamed, she says goodbye to texas; to freddie dickinson; to the comfortable shelter of her fear.
red ridge, nevada, 2015. red ridge ain’t much of an afterlife, but it works. they take her to a women’s shelter and bit by bit she puts her pieces back together. badly held in place, like a broken teacup taped back together — but it works. azul, the director of the shelter, turns out to be the family she’s missing — she finds a sense of home in the shelter, a new purpose behind the counter of st. peter’s, serving drinks for those who are heading for a fight at rogues’. like a gatekeeper, like st. peter himself: such a stark contrast from the hell she just left.
heaven is short-lived, and hell comes knocking back at the door. it appears in the shape of two parallel lines on a pregnancy test: johnny’s seed, rooted in her womb, giving way to evil like himself. she wants to throw up, hopes somehow that’ll rid her of this curse — her vision blinded, her ears are ringing. in fear, she turns to the only place she knows can provide comfort, or advice, or any sort of guidance while she has no fucking clue how to fix this: back home, to her sister.
el paso, texas, 2016. grandpa’s dying, angie says. old age catching up to him, so all he does is lie in his bed all day and ask for movies to be played continuously on his tv. it’s an odd family they recreate now, the nurse, the dying man and the pregnant sister. there is a soft, mournful balance found, until one night victor shows up demanding to see her and when angie claims freddie isn’t there he has his men beat her grandpa, thrash the house just to get the point across: he can. he owns her.
she sits by her grandpa’s deathbed that night and weeps. i’m sorry, pops, i’m so sorry: i tried so hard to be a saint, to save everyone. perhaps he’s just exhaling, but it sounds like he’s laughing. child, he says, saints always die either virgins or martyrs. you fucked up the first — now you just gotta pray you’re good enough for the latter.
somewhere between texas and nevada, 2016. grandpa dies two weeks later, and freddie’s not there. right after victor’s visit, angie gave her money just to get her away from them, and bring her trouble with her — grandpa dies a week before her baby’s born, taken out of her and delivered into a nurse’s hands without so much as a goodbye. they ask, would you like to see your baby? freddie turns and pretends she didn’t hear. wherever the baby will end up, it’s gotta be a better fate than the child of a martyr.
red ridge, nevada, 2017. red ridge felt like a home. for a hot second, it felt like things could start over again. she ends up in it again — in the thick of a burning town, trying to make her way through people that do not belong to her, desperately looking for something to hold on to. a year has passed since she last set foot in town, but st. peter’s has been waiting for her; the same arrangement of unfinished business, too. little by little, in red ridge, she begins putting herself back together.
CURRENTLY fred is a bartender at st. peter’s, occasionally lends a hand to azul evangelista for the women’s shelter, is in a committed relationship with detective jake graham. her uncle, her husband and most of their gang are in jail after the investigation jake led back in 2015. she hasn’t heard from her sister ever since leaving el paso. her baby was given up for adoption and she never learned anything more about them — nor does she plan to.
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Heeeyy. It’s hheerre. I tried making it longer again, lol. And one of our favorite characters is in it!! Strife!!!!!
Also, I got to interview the one and only @deathgivenlife as their character, Death, for some inspiration! Amazing blog, check ‘em out!!
And thank you @darksiders-fanfic-and-drabbles for your kindness!
Sephtis is not my character, it is @azul-alvarez ‘s character. Please go suppoooorrtt theeeemmmmmmmmmmmm, it’s freaking awesome.
Memphis is my character, the twin sister.
Bethel is my character. 
All the other characters belong to the Darksiders franchise.
Let’s do this!
“You must leave your weapons. Your father had to do the same,” the Horsemaster’s words were thickly spoken. By now, the twins knew when the Horsemaster meant business, or as the twins have come to call him, Ahern. He insisted this day must come.
The twins were standing at the cliff where their nephilim relatives once stood. It was time for them to receive their noble steeds.
The Horsemaster was not their only audience. Their uncle was also present.
Gunslinger Strife. He had his arms crossed like Ahern next to him, smirking all the while, “Don’t worry. There are only two possible outcomes. Either you get yourself a horse, or…” he snickered, “Ya die.”
Memphis’s shoulders slumped, “Oh.”
She stood at approximately six feet, ten inches. She wore a fully black undergarment that covered her from the neck down, perhaps some sort of under armor. A belt that held some essentials, and a cloth between her legs for purely aesthetics, and a pair of knee high, leather brown boots consisted of her lower half. Her upper half was simply a breastplate above her under armor that matched her boots, and a sheath she carried on her back for her spear.
Memphis apparently decided it best to trade her long, matted hair from her childhood for a tight braid that went down to her knees. It was probably best…
“And no magic, either, Sephtis,” Ahern shot.
Sephtis glared over his shoulder, “Wouldn’t dream of it.”
He stood at seven feet. Quite a muscular build, and it was all natural from his nephilum blood. His hairstyle never changed. Just long black hair down to the middle of his back, and unlike his father, he tucked it behind his ears. He wore the same under armor as well, but only on his upper half. Black leather boots, and a brown, leather, hooded cloak. His weapons were two swords that lay at his sides. The blades themselves were black, while the handles were what appeared to be platinum with a black leather wrapped around.
“Watch your tongue, Sephtis. You’ll be thanking him when this is over.” Strife warned.
Memphis murmured to her brother, “He’s right, Sephtis.”
He simply grunted.
“Well,” Ahern gestured to the cliff, “One of you-”
Memphis sprint to the edge, barely able to contain her excitement.
“Memphis!!” Sephtis began to follow and was about to jump after her, but was taken by the elbow by his uncle.
“Not a good idea, kid,” Strife smirked.
Sephtis was failing to pry the horsemen’s grip, “But you said we could DIE!” He looked to Ahern, “What if she doesn’t come back?!”
Ahern removed his hat and dusted it off, clearly unfazed by Sephtis’s reaction, “Then she dies, Sephtis.”
The eyes of Death’s only son burned, not like lava, but like charcoal. They became darker and darker. His hair rose from his shoulders, floating, much similar to his aunt’s. This only tightened the grip on his elbow.
“Enough,” Strife used a tone he usually never used; cold, “Are you really going to ruin this for yourself?”
The Horsemaster knew Strife was one of the very few individuals that Sephtis would listen to, even if it was begrudgingly. Today was one of the days that Sephtis really needed to listen.
Sephtis realized he was baring his teeth, breathing like an animal. Slowly, his humanity returned, and the grip on his elbow loosened.
Finally, Sephtis was able to stubbornly pull away from the horsemen, “Sorry,” he breathed out.
“One day,” Ahern looked to the cliff, “Sorry won’t be enough, Septhis.”
~~~
The three were standing at the cliff for approximately fifteen minutes. Still, nothing.
Sephtis was getting impatient, sitting in a meditating pose.
Strife was leaning against a rock, inspecting Redemption.
Ahern never moved a muscle.
Suddenly, a whinny, in the distance.
Memphis and her new steed came racing up the cliff, leaving a cloud of dust in their wake. They zipped passed the three, and Memphis sounded absolutely delighted. She “woo-hooed” and laughed, and her steed seemed to be filled with the very same excitement. Together at last.
Her horse was all black with eyes as white as the clouds above. It’s whinnies sounded so haunting, like a ghost from the past seeking revenge. It’s fur appeared to simply be black smoke, as if all that galloping was enough to erase it’s physical form from existing at all.
Ahern never flinched when the horse zipped past, he only smiled. He knew she could do it all along.
Strife absorbed her excitement, waving to her as she galloped all over the place, enjoying her new companion, “Hey! We wanna see him, sweetheart! Bring him over!”
Memphis was pulled back to reality, but was more than happy to show him off. She trotted to the three of them, the smile never going away, “His name is Phantom!”
The Horsemaster nodded, “Good name, Memphis. Suits him well.”
Strife smiled up at Memphis, “Good job, sweetheart. Ya did it,” he pet Phantom, “He’s swift, too. Looks like we’ll have to race,” his smirk was so wide, you could see the gleam on his canine tooth.
Sephtis approached Memphis and her steed. He stopped in front of the horse’s face, looking him in the eye. He patted his muzzle gently, “Thank you for accepting my sister. Take care of her.”
Phantom snorted in response, blowing black smoke in his face. Almost like he was saying, ‘Duh.’
Memphis cocked her head, inspecting her brother, “You did the thing didn’t you…”
Sephtis’s eyebrows lowered, “What do you mean?”
Memphis dismounted from Phantom. Her palm slid across her brother’s cheek and pushed his hair back behind his ear, “That’s how I know.”
Sephtis gave her a small chuckle, “What can I say, I worry about you, Memphis.”
She could only give him a sad smile in return, and he knew precisely what she meant by it.
Ahern approached Sephtis and patted him on the back, “It’s your turn.”
Sephtis nodded, and pressed his forehead against Memphis’s, “For you… sister.”
She placed her hands on his shoulders, returning the affection, “Do something for yourself for once, please.”
~~~
It took even longer for Sephtis to return. Almost thirty minutes had passed by, even Strife was becoming a little uneasy.
“Ahern…” Strife queried.
“Trust me, if he was dead, I would know.”
Strife went and sat next to Memphis, handing her his helm, knowing she liked to mess with it, “So, what do you think your brother is doing down there.”
She happily took his helm and placed it over her own face, “He’s either trying to wrestle one of them, or he’s hiding and still trying to strategize what he’s going to do,” she giggled when the helm fell off because it was too big, “But I have faith in him. He’s very smart, minus the fact that he has a temper.”
Strife tugged at her braid, “You think highly of him.”
She punched his arm after he tugged at her hair, “Stop that! And yes, I do think highly of him, and he thinks the same of me. We’re a team, ya know!” She sounded very proud.
Strife didn’t even flinch from the punch (because it obviously didn’t hurt), but mainly because her comment left him in a sort of daze. His golden gaze looked into her fiery one, and he softly smiled, “Well, I hope your guys’ relationship stays that way. You would be doing better then me and my brother.”
The tone of the conversation suddenly became lonely, “Strife?”
He raised his brows, “Yeah?”
“Why exactly do you and father not get along? It almost seems like something happened between the two of you, and not just because you two have conflicting personalities.”
The horsemen was taken aback at the question, but he quickly regained himself, for he knew the question would eventually come. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He looked up at the sky, appreciating every cloud and wide open space, “Yeah. Something did happen. We were brothers at one point. Maybe not as close as him and your uncle War, but, we had a decent relationship. Heh,” he snickered, “There was a point we actually enjoyed each other’s company.”
Memphis listened intently, never diverting her attention, “Really?”
“That’s right, sweetheart,” he nudged her chin, “But I’ll never tell you what happened.”
She gasped, “What?! You can tell me Strife! I swear I won’t tell Sephtis this time!”
He laughed, “That’s not the issue.”
Before Memphis could utter another word, a shadow appeared over her. She looked up to find her brother mounted on his new companion.
The horse was of a very dark, sickly green color. It’s mane went down to it’s knees, and the tail dragged on the ground. The steed looked like it was… sick. It was as if it was infected with and incurable disease, but at the same time, the illness is what gave it it’s strength. It’s eyes were a clouded over, like milk spilt in water that was constantly being stirred. It’s teeth was covered in a black, inky substance that spilt out whenever it opened its mouth. It’s whinny also sounded ill, but was very loud, as if to warn others of its presence. It’s purple veins were constantly pulsating out from its skin, and wherever it’s hooves touched the ground, it was poisoned…
Sephtis dismounted, and patted his steed’s neck, “Everyone, this is Virus.”
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I’ve joked with my friends before about getting legally married to them purely for tax benefits and it got me thinking about how Azul would react to a reader offhandedly making that joke, you sitting in Azuls office finishing homework like you do every day, he’ll occasionally pry for conversation, and it used to be solely for gathering information on the mysterious student from another world with no prior records of existence, but it’s slowly become more of a selfish habit to want to learn more about you, like your plans for the future, what you want to do after graduating? (Are you in need of any further assistance outside of the scope of schoolwork, maybe something more intimate?? are you looking for potential partners??? maybe in the market for lifelong companionship?!?!)
Reader: “yeah I don’t really plan on seriously committing to a relationship like that, the only reason I’d want to get married is for tax benefits lol”
Meanwhile Azul’s frantically writing up the marriage contract upon you saying that (with a lot of specifications that you don’t need to worry your pretty head about, you wouldn’t want to back out just because he’d written in some extra stipulations that might just end in you surrendering some of your freedoms over to him, would you??)
Oh, he drafts that contract so fast. You can't joke about these things around Azul because he'll take it seriously. If you joke about something like being unable to afford lunch because of Grim's bottomless appetite, he's offering you a job at the lounge, he's having the twins pay for your meals and whatnot until you're able to afford it, and he even considers cooking all of your meals himself. So when you remark that you'd marry him solely for tax benefits, he's ready to propose.
Azul likes to dream of all of the possibilities that might come out of a contract marriage. There's a chance you might fall for him and then the two of you can spend the rest of your lives together, living happily ever after! He likes to hold onto the hope that that might happen. Of course you're not actually looking to sign any marriage contracts right now. He understands these decisions should be carefully mulled over, but he can't help feeling restless. He wants to marry you right away and experience sugared romance with you. <3
You won't even need the freedoms he takes from you later on. Azul promises to work very hard so that you won't have to lift a finger once you're married.
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