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Something in your gut told you not to go with Jade.

He may be more sophisticated than his twin, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t as sadistic as him. If anything, he was more sadistic than Floyd with the way he enjoyed seeing others squirm- his prey. But you did owe him a favor, and while he made it sound harmless enough, something still wasn’t sitting right with you.

It wasn’t until you reached the empty classroom that you wished you would have trusted your gut.

There was Floyd, clicking his pen and looking at his phone bored, until his eyes moved and lit up at the sight of you. His sharp-toothed grin stretched across his face, and he jumped up, arms spread and coming straight towards you.

“I just need you to give Floyd some motivation for his studies. It should be simple enough, but make sure to do your best.” Jade smiled, his own sharp grin matching his twin, and he closed the door shut. Your heart sank when you heard the lock click.

“Shrimpy! You came to see me!” You couldn’t run away fast enough as Floyd wrapped his own arms around you and gave a squeeze. “I was so bored, but Jade kept buggin’ me to stay until he got my surprise- I’m so happy it’s you Shrimpy!” This is not how you wanted to die, with Floyd giggling maniacally in your ear and squeezing you tighter by the second. There was no use in trying to pull away from him or push your arms- it was honestly a bit frightening at how strong Floyd is.

“Er- Floyd, please.” It was getting harder to breathe with each breath you take. Floyd released you, giving you a bit of freedom before he threw his arm around your shoulder, bringing you close once more.

“Let’s have some fun-“

“Ah first-“ You broke away and ran behind the desk. “We should study! That’s what I’m here for, to help you study.” You laughed, trying to control the shiver that went down your spine. “So why don’t we do that first and then we can do-“

“Don’t need to.” Floyd complained, trying to reach you around the table. But every step he took towards you, you moved just out of reach.

“I know Floyd, but we should still-“

“Don’t be so lame Shrimpy.” He was getting closer to grabbing you, the tip of fingers grazing your uniform, which made you walk ever faster. You were basically playing tag at this point, and you did not want to get caught. “I like this game we’re playin’ now! I can’t wait to catch you and give you a good squeeze-“ And he was getting faster?!

“Please don’t!” Now you were both running around the table, you for your life and Floyd for fun. You could tell he was holding back, especially with how much laughing he was doing. You don’t know how much longer you can keep doing this- but you didn’t have to make that decision when your foot caught the table leg and you found yourself falling backwards. Good news: the table caught you, your back not hurting as much as it would have on the floor. Bad news: you soon found yourself staring straight into the heterochromatic eyes of Floyd, who didn’t hesitate to pin you down by your wrists.

“Caught you.” The grin on his face was unnerving and you sucked in a breath at how much his voice lowered. You couldn’t get your thoughts together, at a loss for words at how close you both were. He only leaned closer, nose almost brushing together. Just what is he planning, and why do you feel warmth bubbling in your stomach?

“I really think we should study Floyd.” You sputtered out, mind still reeling from your current position.

“I don’t need to. I already know it and it’s boring.” You squeaked when Floyd poked at your stomach and sides, him finding your reactions addicting. So if he knew the material, why did Jade need you here? Just to see you suffer?

“So why did Jade say you need motivation?”

“Probably cause I don’t do any homework. But it doesn’t matter, I finally got Shrimpy all to myself!” He nuzzled into you, and you felt his grin against your neck. But it did matter to you- the faster you get this resolved, the faster you can get out of his grip. You swear that you will never be in Jade’s debt for as long as you live.

“Well how about this- if I help you do your homework,” You gulped, hoping that you weren’t about to make the wrong decision. “Then we can do anything you want afterwards.”

He blinked down at you, and you thought that maybe he was about to have one of his infamous mood swings. You saw him have that same gleam in his eyes whenever he was irritated and about to squeeze someone, and you didn’t want that someone to be you.

“Anything?”

His tone scared you, but if you wanted to be let free, you just have to suck it up. “Anything- as long as it doesn’t end up with me being squeezed to death. Or dying in general.”

Floyd stared at you for what felt like forever, scanning your face for any giveaway that you’re lying. He no longer had his playful aura, and he seemed to genuinely weigh his options. You held your breath until he released your wrists.

“Okay, I’ll do it.”

“Really? Like- no tricks? You’ll actually do it?”

“Yeah. It won’t take me long, and I wanna get outta here so we can have some fun.”

“Fun?” You got up and your mouth dropped at how fast Floyd was actually doing his work. Why didn’t he just do that to begin with?!

“Because it’s boring and I didn’t feel like it. I already said that. You not listenin’ to me?”

“Ah- sorry Floyd, I just forgot!” You did not mean to say that out loud, and the last thing you wanted to do was anger the eel. You didn’t know what sort of “fun” he had in mind, but you didn’t want him to get any ideas if he was angry. You moved to sit down across from him where you could make sure he actually finished when he pulled you into his lap.

“Floyd what-what are you doing?!”

”I wanna keep you close. You don’t mind, do ya Shrimpy?”

It’s only temporary, it’s only temporary- you kept repeating that thought as you felt his breath hit your neck and you had to repress another shiver and tried to ignore the fluttery feeling in your stomach.

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💓 How do they act when they realize they’re in love/have a crush?

When Jade starts to develop feelings for you, he’s surprised and honestly a bit skeptical at notion. It wouldn’t be his first time fancying someone, but it would be for how serious it’s becoming. He thought that maybe someone cursed him without his knowledge, but that came to be untrue. When he realizes how deep he’s in, he’s not scared or anxious about it- he comes to accepts it and starts to be around you (even) more. He even begins to genuinely smile more, which may or may not have unnerved people.

He was already nice and polite to you so that’s not changing- he does however begin to tease you more and also begins to do a lot of services for you for free. For example: Grim ate your lunch again? Don’t worry, he prepared one homemade. Still having a bit of trouble understanding the Potions homework? Just come to the lounge after class and he’ll give you some help firsthand with a drink on the house (or discounted if Azul is watching). Ended up forgetting something in the classroom? Well he already grabbed it for you and can walk you back to your dorm, just the two of you (he made sure that Floyd kept your band of friends “busy” in the meantime).

It’s amusing to see how both confused and wary you are of his kindness (and he doesn’t blame you), but he reassures you that there’s no ulterior motive or tricks- well, besides winning your heart, but he’s very confident that he won’t have any issues in doing so.

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Leona

• So the magic-less herbivore is good for something after all, huh?
• He was taking one of his usual naps when something caught his nose- something that smelt good
• He does a good job at hiding his surprise that you were the reason behind it. But that doesn’t stop him from demanding telling you to give him some- and he’s even more surprised at how good it tastes! You won’t get a real compliment out of him, but be prepared to be his main source of food now
• You and Ruggie might as well be BFFs with how much he approaches you on behalf of Leona’s appetite
• The grub you make doesn’t taste half bad actually, and he starts to expect it for his meals instead of the school lunch anymore. He starts to expect your food for every meal almost, and will send someone (Ruggie) to your doorstep if you’re late. Be ready for his snarky attitude either way
• He doesn’t have as much of a sweet tooth and would prefer something savory (ie. something with meat), but it’s not a problem for you! You can bake some kind of meat pastry for him to eat
• Don’t expect this lazy lion to join you in the kitchen- the closest you get is him dozing off on the counter or at the table waiting for you to get done so that you can finally feed him. He’s expecting the prince treatment from you now, so it’s only right that you give it to him. He’ll act like he’s doing you a favor with him eating your creations when it’s the other way around
• If it’s just you two alone, he will try to get you to hand feed him- and he will use every opportunity to tease you while doing so (whether it be with his words or his tongue)
• But don’t let him catch you if you’re baking for anyone else and he’s still hungry (especially that Horned Bastard). He would be growling and his tail lashing in seconds
• You can be annoying to Leona and he’ll never admit this out loud, but he likes getting spoiled by you (again- he will never say it out loud). He knows that he can be a jerk, and he doesn’t get why you keep coming around him and being so caring but…he kinda doesn’t want you to stop
• He’s nowhere near as friendly as you are (he’s not friendly at all) and he’s fine being alone, but it isn’t as dreadful like he thought it would be spending time with you. He’s trying to convince himself that it’s just because of the free food, but he just goes to sleep before he lets his mind wander too far on the subject

Ruggie

• He may as well be in heaven honestly- he doesn’t know what he did to be blessed by the Great Seven with such an opportunity like this, but trust me he is not complaining
• He thought this was the perfect opportunity to do his little runs for Leona while getting some sweets for himself on the side- shouldn’t be hard to sweet talk you right?
• All he really did was join you in the kitchen barely lifting a finger, but you always smiled so much like he was the main one doing everything, and here you are handing him a bag of delicious goods as payment free of charge! Easy!
• Which was…too easy. He wasn’t used to people being nice without any reason, so it’s only a matter of time until you approach him for something-
• But you never did
• And it was starting to throw him off his game and make him paranoid
• Were you planning something? Trying to have him in a debt so big so you can work him like Leona does? You wanted something in return, that’s the only reason why you’re still doing this- why you’re still giving him stuff, why you’re still being so kind to him-
• Until you tell him that you don’t want anything in return and that he wasn’t fooling you- you were baking for him because you wanted to, not because you needed something
• It was a foreign feeling, and he still didn’t trust your words. No one helps anyone just for the sake of it. But all you did was smile at him and hand him a bag of donuts- huh, you actually remembered that they’re his favorites
• Had this been anyone else, Ruggie wouldn’t trust them, and he would find a way to scam ‘em until he got bored. But he’s been around you long enough to know that you aren’t playing him like he thought. You may be the only person’s smile that he can trust
• But he does have a way he can repay you: he’s no stranger around the kitchen, and he doesn’t mind teaching you some new recipes that his Granny taught him! He doesn’t remember having this much fun in the kitchen with anyone else before, and it feels good to make food just to make food, and not to survive. Leona starts to get a bit cranky when it starts to take him longer than usual to bring him his meals
• Ruggie counts himself lucky that he gets to have some fun with you like this. What started as a benefiting opportunity for himself turned into a special moment that became exclusively your thing. He couldn’t ask for anything better honestly
• Also he would try to take some of your food back home to give to his community, or at least want you to teach him some recipes that he could use to feed everyone. Which you make it your mission for you both to bake enough food to do so!
• His hometown loves you

Jack

• He’s honestly impressed by your tenacity and your skill. He knows that baking may not seem as serious to some like it is to you, but he recognizes passion when he sees it!
• Just like how he’s passionate about Track, he knows that you’re the same as baking, so he’ll never belittle you for that. However, don’t expect him to be your taste-tester all the time! It won’t do him any good to eat too many sweets
• However he may change his tune just a bit if you’re making some pear compote…but he’s still disciplined enough to not go overboard
• He still wants you to make him some though even if it he doesn’t say it out loud you can definitely tell by his tail
• Jack’s eyes can’t help but follow you as you move around the kitchen. You move so fluently, so graceful in your steps- he doesn’t know what’s catching his eye more: that or how happy you look. It’s really peaceful in a way, and you look…cute-
• But he doesn’t want to come off as a creep (or let you see his blush), so he tries to not stare, but it’s a little hard not to when you try to pull him into your schemes
• Please dot a bit of frosting on his nose and (try to) run away and he will chase you. He’ll be annoyed, but then he finds himself laughing with you, covered in flour and icing
• All in all- Jack finds it calming and relaxing to see you bake, and it’s a bonus at how much he gets to see you smile. He finds it hard to fight his own smile at the sight
• Don’t let his siblings hear that you’re a baker if he ever invites you to his home- they’re already energetic enough as it is, but even he doesn’t think he can handle them on a sugar rush

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“Happy Birthday (Y/N)!”

“Happy Birthday prefect!”

“Enjoy your special day, Child of Man.”

Hearing so many birthday wishes from so many of your friends warmed you inside- despite not being from this world, they never failed to make you feel accepted. So you shouldn’t be so surprised when Grim let it slip to the others that it was your birthday. You planned on just doing something small and simple, but seeing the effort that your friends took to celebrate it anyway made you happy.

“Oi herbivore, what’s got you smiling so hard?”

“Hm? Oh, hey Leona.” You weren’t expecting to bump into him on the way back to the dorm- you’re honestly surprised he didn’t skip (again). “Ah, it’s nothing- it’s just been a pretty good day today.”

“What makes today so different from any other day?”

You quirked your eyebrow, and felt a tiny pit in your stomach. You don’t make your birthday a huge deal, but most of the people close to you knew- and you consider Leona one of them. But even if you didn’t tell him, Grim definitely did (he probably told the whole school honestly). So did he really not know or did he not care to know?

Either way, you didn’t want to cause a scene, even if it did dampen your mood a bit.

“Um…nothing actually. It is a crime to have a good day?” You tried to joke, even if your smile was a bit forced.

Leona scoffed and glance over at you, narrowing his emerald eyes. He began to say something when he was interrupted by approaching footsteps.

“Leona, there you are! Geez, the one time you decide not to be lazy and you still have me running around.” Ruggie grumbled, then shot you a smirk. “Ohhh, I see now! It’s cause you’re with-“

“What do you want Ruggie?”

He let out a laugh, “Just wanted to let you know that everything’s good to go.”

Good to go? For what?

You didn’t understand what Ruggie was hinting at as he winked at Leona, but whatever it was made him scowl even more. You wanted to ask what they were talking about but Ruggie already began to walk away waving.

“Anyway, see ya later- oh, and happy birthday (Y/N)! Save some cake for me!”

You waved back, and turned to Leona, still curious on what he was planning. Leona Kingscholar was putting effort into something? You had to know.

“Soooo…what was Ruggie talking about?”

Leona clicked his teeth, “Something annoying that won’t stop bugging me- like you.”

“Wh- hey! I didn’t even do anything this time- where are you going?!”

“I got stuff to take care of- don’t wait up.” And with that, Leona walked off, tail swaying and ears flickering. You felt disappointment well up inside- no matter how close you thought you were or tried to get to him, it felt that he was still shutting you down. You thought things got better after the overblot incident, but you guess you were proven wrong.

The walk back to your dorm was quiet, and the little excitement you felt was starting to dim-

Until you opened the door and confetti filled your view, with the air being filled with cheers and whistles from party horns. The smile that was once lost was back on your face once more.

And as you blew out the candles on your cake, you only wished that you could figure out Leona.

After the chaotic surprise party, you laid on the bed, a snoring Grim curled up next to you. Today was still a good day, and you were glad that you didn’t feel as alone as you thought you would. You missed your world, but your friends here were able to fill that void, even if it was temporary.

Yet your mind kept drifting to Leona.

It was a bit frustrating- how can you care for him so much when he seems to barely pay you the time of day? You thought you were making progress in building a bond with him, and he even seemed to be tolerating you more in return. Maybe you were reading things wrong? No- Leona started to come around more, even if he was acting like you were being bothersome. Maybe you were reading things too deep? But if you were, he wouldn’t let you be his “human pillow” like he does right?

You didn’t have time to mull over your thoughts as your phone went off. Checking it, you got a text message from the last person you expected.

“Come outside”

“What?” Sitting up and doing your best not to disturb Grim, you went to move the curtains, spotting a very impatient lion standing outside the door. The pettiness inside of you wanted to ignore him and give him a taste of his own medicine, but he already spotted you through the window. He even had the audacity to mouth hurry up!

Racing down the stairs and throwing open the door, you were met with a yawning Leona. “What’s going on? Is everything okay?”

“Took you long enough.” Leona grumbled, then took something out of his pocket and held it in front of you. “Here.”

“You have the nerve to come bang on my door late at night and then you have the audacity to be rude too- wait, huh?”

Your rant was soon interrupted by his hand pushing a small box with a orange bow into your hand. You blinked up at Leona, who felt like he was staring at you in…anticipation?

…no way. Is this-

“Tch- you thought I forgot didn’t you?” His tail flickered, and you took it as a sign to untie the bow and lift the lid, gasping at the sight.

It was a bracelet filled with thick colorful beads, the golden ones sparkling and glittering underneath the moonlight. The jewelry looked so delicate, so expensive, that you cradled it close, avoiding any chance of accidentally dropping it.

“Leona…”

“I guess being royal does count for something, huh?” He dryly chuckled and rubbed the back of his head, peering down at the bracelet. “It was a pain goin’ back home to have it made- even more to see my annoying folks and having them ask questions.”

He didn’t voice how it was worth it to see you smile.

“Here- hold still.” He grabbed at your wrist and took the bracelet out of your hand, fastening it on you. After he was done, you lifted it up to keep admiring it under the stars, and Leona felt a swell of pride inside of him at the sight.

He wasn’t able to grumble anything out as you rushed and threw your arms around him, causing him to stumble back. “-!”

“Thank you for this, Leona.” You softly smiled and moved back to gaze at him. “I love it!”

You expected him to complain about the close contact or even push him away, but what surprised you was the feeling of his own arms returning the favor- and you swear you felt something soft wrap around your ankle as well.

“Good- you better.” And his response just made you laugh- of course, he would say that.

Leona wouldn’t dare tell you, but the bracelet he had made for you, he kept a matching one locked into his drawer. He wasn’t planning on wearing it with you around (that’s a headache he wasn’t ready for), but he was whenever you would return back to your own world. Every time the thought passed, he felt a weird sensation of pain in his chest that even sleeping wouldn’t fix- but he pushes the thought into the back of his head.

You felt something ruffle your head and bring you in closer, feeling the warmth of his touch-

He’d rather focus on the time he has with you now.

“Happy birthday (Y/N).”

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Okay, since I finally finished the flower special (everything is posted on my tumblr and I’m cross-posting here), I finally decided to open up requests!!! 

I know that I said maybe a year or two ago that I would open up requests strictly for Quotev and AO3, and now it’s finally happening!!! Just like before, to help me keep track of things please leave your requests here.

You’ll find the rules and character list there— if you don’t want to leave your request at the link, you can also send me something in my askbox on Tumblr :) I’ll close them once it hits a certain number so that I won’t get overwhelmed. And of course, I do work full time so they will be posted whenever I have the chance.

Whenever I had to move accounts, took breaks because of family issues and other life problems, a lot of people still showed me so much love and support. So I wanted to try and give back in my own way. 

As always, thanks for everything and I’m excited to see the ideas you guys come up with!! <33

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Leona has been acting weird. 

Jack thought that he was overthinking it, letting his mind wander too much now that you came to visit. You were older, but he still worried about you— and he had good reason to, especially with how much Leona was staring at you. 

He used to turn his nose at you in the beginning, paying no mind to you. But that was in the beginning. Now, Leona’s stare was torn between being more observant and something else that Jack couldn’t put his finger on. But it was happening more lately and it left him unsettled.

He broke out in sweats when he saw you both talking— saw you walking off together. You were more than capable of taking care of yourself, but putting yourself around Leona? He may have become less of a threat, but he was still Leona. Just imagining how he could be around you made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. 

Was he maybe trying to intimidate you? Jack saw how much he grabbed at you, always having some sort of hold or touch on you, laying on you— even using his tail. And he noticed much you doted on him, never seeing you bothered. And when Jack would hover around to make sure you were okay, your smile always stayed on and never faltered. He was on defensive mode but you shot him down each time.

“Leona seems like he’s lonely.” You spoke to your brother one night. “I think he wants someone to just…be there for him.” 

Everyone (really Ace and Deuce) believed that the freshmen was overreacting— they acknowledged that while it was weird for the dorm leader to have a friend because it’s Leona of all people, it’s not the end of the world. And it led Jack to calm his imagination— it wouldn’t be wrong for Leona to have a friend, and you’re not a bad influence, so maybe this could be a good thing!

Summer break was nearing its end, and so was your visit. He walked you to the magic mirror, grimacing when you kept pulling at his cheeks like you did when he was just a cub. He grumbled at you underneath his breath until his ear twitched, hearing a deep hum and already spotting a figure standing near the portal. 

There Leona stood, not even trying to hide his snicker, which made Jack even more embarrassed. He eyed the way you rushed over and hugged him, grinning ear to ear. He also noticed how he didn’t look repulsed or pushed you away. 

“Promise to keep watching over him for me— and try to keep him out of trouble this time.” You smiled at Leona, who scoffed. 

“Yeah, yeah— don’t forget to keep your word either.” 

“You know I won’t. I’ll text you as soon as I get home.” 

A short gasp escaped from your brother when you pressed a kiss into Leona’s cheek— and he was sure his mind broke when the lion turned to meet your lips instead, pulling you in closer. 

You gave another hug to Jack, who was still frozen in place and gave a final wave to them both before you stepped through the mirror. He didn’t realize his mouth was open until Leona nudged him, chuckling. 

“Your sister’s as much of a pain as you are— probably a little more. I see where you get it from.” He yawned, pushing him softly. 

Jack stumbled on his words, a flurry of questions stuck on the tip of his tongue. Leona simply walked past him, not paying any heed to his internal dilemma but walking with a lighter glint in his eyes. He knows that the freshman will have more than enough to say, but he wants to catch a nap and wait for your message first. 

“But she might be worth the headache.” 

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