Left Alone

*Leona and Crew Drives away during Tamashina-Mina* 

YN/MC/Yuu: *watches them drive away* Jack, I think they forgot about us.

Jack: *sighs*

YN/MC/Yuu: *Smiles in Revenge* Cheka, why don’t I tell you all the amazing stories about Uncle Leona while we wait for him to come back? I can even tell you a secret passageway to his room.

Cheka: Okay! 

Leona: *sneezes*

Crack Twisted Wonderland Rook Hunt Theory/Headcanon

Spoiler Talks For: Endless Halloween Night, Tamashina-Mina Event and Book 6

I would also like to preface this by saying it it not at all serious, and more so for fun and the funnies…

All the recent lore drops have caused me to have an idea for Rook’s secretive background.

The recent reveal of bird beastmen being a thing in Twisted Wonderland during the Tamashina-Mina event, and how the bits of lore we received from that reveal line up with Rook as a character very well. Such as the almost ‘migration’ style way his family go from manor to manor, his near-inhuman eyesight, a sharp sense of smell. A lot of animal-type traits that while aren’t impossible for a human alone to possess (especially in a world of magic), certainly feel to continent to just ‘have’ or ‘learned’ for one as quiet about himself as Rook.

Defunctlovesong/Haru even has a rather excellent translated theory made by Alai_Legends here (https://defunctlovesong.tumblr.com/post/710524381915414528/rook-hunts-true-nature-a-translated-theory) that details a lot more of Rook’s bird-like traits and quirks better than I ever could, and even proses a way more unique hypothesis at the end that’s real interesting, I highly recommend reading! (There was also a user that just straight-up made a ‘Rook is a Bird Beastman based on all this new and old evidence with sources’ theory that was the basis of my realization, but I never liked the post and for the life of me, I cannot find it again. >~< If someone knows which post I am referring to and can link it to me it would be deeply appreciated, that person put in the serious work so my silly little idea could toddle.)

So, that got me thinking. If Rook’s a bird, what kind of bird is he? The obvious answer is raven, for that of the Evil Queen’s dutiful familiar, but that doesn’t feel like quite the right fit for Rook imo. He’s too… much. One could go the opposite direction and say, peacock, because beauty and symbolism and important bird which would fit Rook’s family seeming important. Closer but not quiet.

So I combed through my mind, wondering, could I narrow it down by trying to think of other Disney birds he may have had inspiration drawn from? The first obvious answer is a vulture, due to Sunset Savanah and Lion King, but those are scavengers and not hunters. Most the other predator birds are either in films too obscure or just, not even close to fitting Rook. Strange birds… omnivore, if not predator… four siblings…

And it hit me in a flash. Just an idea, one so silly I cannot help but adore it.

Rook Hunt is a Macaw because he represents the French bird in the Enchanted Tiki Room.

This idea absolutely does not address the ‘then why is Rook’s family seemingly so important’ and I do not care, it doesn’t matter. Rook being a Macaw, loud, wild, brash birds that they are is fitting for him, imo. This could even mean that story he told Sebek during the Halloween event is the truth, because Macaws are tropical forest dwelling birds. 

I would also like to add under this idea, this means the chaos of Rook’s other four siblings also having accents, just a bad as his, entirely different from his own accent. Their home life, chaos (positive) with eternal rivalry. Constant sibling goading, ever raising stakes in challenges, the drama. The Cain Instinct in full effect, at all times. Conversations in multiple different languages across separate rooms of their house. Eccentricities aren’t just personality traits, they are a way of life.

This has been me pedaling ‘Enchanted Tiki Room Macaw Beastman Rook’ thank you for your time.

LOOOOOK AT THEEEEENMMM

Yes your honor I love this gremlin right here.

I love how he’s ready to end the battle quickly until he realized he was dealing with a bully

And then, then he went ham.

He’s such a good dad

Makes me tremble all the more in wth he did with malleus when he was younger even more

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

LOOK AT HIS LITTLE LAUGH OMG LOOK AT IT HES SO CUTE AHHHHHH

He HAS CUTE LITTLE HEARTS WITH HIS LAUGH MY HEART PLEASE

(Give me lilia with abs, let him be buff!! Show me the results of all those damn push ups!! I must seeeee)

YEEEESSSSSS

Now I leave it up to fanarts to feed me more lilia ab art 🙏💕

Oh, my baby boy 😭😭😭

This really shows that kalim

Hides his emotions a lot, behind his sunny personality is someone who many don’t try to look at.

He’s happy but is he? Really?

(And I wish people can see that he’s not what he shows on the outside)

SHOW ME THE TUMMY!! Damn it show me!! He better have abs or else it has all been lies!