Summary: The second and third years are here for you, if you’d like the comfort I’ve only done two dorms for now, but might write the rest too if there’s interest!
CW:At the start of each section the reader’s worries/situation is described. If you’d rather not read contents related to said topics, feel free to scroll past!
Heartslabyul: feeling alone, like you don’t fit in
Trey is aware their dorm can be a rowdy bunch, but please know that whenever you’re feeling down, they’re more than happy to be there for you to lean on.
Riddle tells you about the history of the dorm, slowing down to appreciate the rose garden especially.
When he’s not angered, Riddle’s voice is very pleasant to listen to. Besides that, there’s a sense of delicate nostalgia in the way he introduces you to how roses came to be symbolic to the Queen of Hearts.
Riddle can be a little awkward about approaching emotions, but you realise he’s trying to keep you company in his own way. Perhaps listening to stories like these was how he passed the time when he was a child?
You can imagine a young Riddle, curious and wide-eyed at the wondrous campus you get to live on. Besides that, you can see the way he seems to find comfort in nature and animals - perhaps as a result of the strict childhood you heard of from Trey…
Riddle is a gentle person beneath his severity, and through today you feel a bit less intimidated by his perfection in academics. Trey places a plate of biscuits before you, telling you about the new blend he bought lately.
Whether or not you’re the type to appreciate the aroma of tea, there’s no doubt that having a warm drink soothes the senses. Trey checks up on you, asking how things have been going lately - he’s attentive and makes you feel listened to without the pressure of divulging things you’d rather not, and shares random stories he can think of to pass the time as well.
And of course, as a reliable third-year, Trey is happy to offer some advice if you have something on your mind. When you ask him if there was anything he wishes his past self knew, Trey was caught off-guard before settling into a thoughtful silence.
Finally, you’re told that he wishes he was a bit braver. He says this quietly right as Cater enters the room, flashing a smile and wink at you as he announces that he’s here to help his cute underclassman through their rough path.
You try to tell him that it’s not that serious, but Cater simply continues on and joins the conversation (something about how you shouldn’t take away his chance to support you).
When you offhandedly summarize that you were just feeling a little alone and isolated, Cater frowns - but not particularly at you, rather…
“Hey, we’re right here, aren’t we?” He tries to pout and lighten the mood, but it melts into a sadder, understanding smile. “So even if you feel like there’s nowhere to go, you can come to us.”
Despite all its rules, Wonderland is a place that accommodates all sorts no matter what cards you’ve been dealt. So when the roses have been painted red, and the white rabbit wanders across the green… won’t you humor them for a tea party or two?
Octavinelle: too many things to do, burnout/overwhelmed
Busy, busy, busy… That was your general impression of Octavinelle. Who could blame you when the lounge was always bustling with business and students, hurrying about for studies and clubs?
Azul sympathizes with your desire to handle things alone, but doesn’t agree with the way you’re stretching yourself thin. He reminds you that a sustainable lifestyle would always be better in the long run, and even offers his help.
He knows how hard it can be to break out of a habit, so instead of simply convincing you to want to change, Azul gives you tips to cope with it for now. He respects your feelings to continue on, and tries to make it more forgiving on you with tips and knowledge.
Payment? Oh, don’t worry about it - he’ll collect that when you’re not as overwhelmed with life. Very benevolent of him, no?
Jade mentions that you seem frazzled these days, which surprises you since you didn’t realise he was paying attention.
He asks if you’d like a drink (on the house!) And who are you to reject the offer when he gives you a slight smile and starts to work?
Little talks with Jade are nice, especially when there are no ulterior motives - and you find that he’s quite good at giving advice! Especially when what you needed was a strategic approach. His mind was as sharp as ever, always able to help you out of a conundrum - not without reasonable efforts on your part too, of course.
Floyd simply takes a look at you and says that prolonging your burnout doesn’t seem to be worth it - because the look in your eyes? You don’t seem like you’re having fun, and that’s reason enough to stop.
It’s touching enough that he doesn’t just leave you to suffer alone though. Floyd tags along with you on occasion (he does leave when he gets too bored, but it’s the thought that counts! And he does come back around later to check if you’re still slaving away.)
In a sense, he likes to look after you! Much like Jade, you don’t really realise this until he asks if you’re done with that project for Professor Trein, and halfway through your answer you trail away in surprise. Floyd doesn’t pay it any mind though, prompting you to continue.
Despite how ambitious your peers could be, you learn that when work hours dwindle to a stop, even the fishes go to rest. The sea and stars murmur, quiet as the moon watches over your tired forms.
— warnings: Sort of risqué near the end? No nsfw! Just a little bit spicy so please proceed with caution in case!
Cater has long thought about the relationship between the two of you — always so close but not close enough to the point where he could freely hover his hands over your skin. Your relationship is stuck in a limbo that dances on the fence between platonic and romantic, and Cater wasn’t the type to be able to differentiate the two so easily.
You let out a small groan as you plopped down on his bed, stretching your arms and kicking off your shoes before lying down. He invited you over to go over the materials Professor Train gave everyone earlier, the stack of books intimidatingly standing on his desk.
“Argh, Professor Trein is too cruel, don’t you think so? Giving us this much to study right before the weekend…” you complained, grabbing the soft pillows placed on his bed before turning your gaze towards him. Cater felt his heart jump a little at the sight of you clutching his pillow so tightly on his bed — there was something about the scene that set off the whole zoo in his stomach.
“Right~? I was totally looking forward to visiting this super cute cafe too.” Cater loosened his tie, tying his hair back with a ribbon he got from an online shop a few days back. He slouched back into his seat as he stared at his phone screen before his gaze eventually shifted to you.
“Our date?” You asked him absentmindedly but the impact those two words had on him was tremendous — he could barely keep himself together to hide the embarrassment tinting his cheeks. The way you said it so casually made him feel a little bit sad, is this what being in the friend zone usually felt like? Were you treating him so casually because you regard him as nothing but a friend?
Come to think of it, wasn’t there this one trend going around that had you kiss your friend to see how they react? Cater would be lying if he said he never thought about doing it to you but he was disciplined enough to stop himself from doing such a thing in case you really didn’t like him that way.
But… he felt a little bit different — a bit bolder and a tad more reckless.
He stood up and sat next to you on the bed, caging you between his arms. It wasn’t an uncommon gesture for someone as touchy-feely like Cater so you paid it little mind. But seeing his eyes telling you a different story made your hold your breath in anticipation.
He dragged his thumb over your bottom lip, a different kind of sensation sending tingles through his skin — the heat spreading inside his body was wildly different from what he’s used to. He wonders, for a second, how would you react if he kissed you?
Would you still regard him as only a friend? And so, fueled by the need to know the answer, he swooped in for a kiss. A kiss that barely lasted, as if a ghost touched your lips yet you could still feel its warmth. Cater’s ears turned red, watching your expression closely. Though the butterflies swarming inside his stomach only worsened when you suddenly positioned yourself to sit on his lap.
“Friends don’t do this kind of thing usually, don’t they?” You let out a small laugh — despite your accusatory words, your tone was coated with mischief. As if you were waiting for this moment all along. Cater could feel your lips tugging upwards as he swooped in for another kiss. His arms snaked around your waist, pulling your body closer to him as if desperate to feel your warmth.
“Friends…” Cater mumbled under his breath when he pulled back, his hand creeping up underneath your shirt. His lips nestling itself in other places where he wanted to touch you — you could only feel a shiver go down your spine when you felt his lips on your neck.
“Don’t you think we’re already way past that point?” You could feel his hot breath against your neck. “Sorry about that but I don’t plan on being just a friend.”
“Well… does that make us lovers?” Cater was the type to be afraid of such commitments despite his flirtatious advances due to his upbringing as a child. This kind of question would’ve scared him to death had you asked him months ago — though now that you were here in his room, sitting on his lap, there was little to explain about what was about to unfold when it came to your relationship.
You let out a small gasp when you felt Cater bite down slightly on the sensitive spot on your neck, you could barely make out the quick “sorry” he gave you when he felt you slightly jump in his arms. He rolled his tongue over the mark, feeling a little bit devious and topped it off with a loving kiss before replying: “If you’ll have me.”
“Isn’t it too late to ask that when we’re already doing this?” You swooped in to lock his lips with yours, wrapping your arms around his neck as your fingers played with his orange locks. This time, it felt a little bit more desperate — a little more needy, as if trying to make sure he gets your reply to his question. As if to say “yes” to him.
Cater smiled whilst pressing his lips against yours, returning just as much passion you gave him, the playful glint shining in his eyes. “Well… if you insist, I’ll take you as well ♪”
I finally edited all of my twst x reader fics to twst x mc on AO3. You can access them here. I didn’t realise I had written so many TWST fics until I put them here.
And lastly, this is where I properly introduced my OC. She is my MC so I started from the very first chapter and covered the first 4 chapters of the prologue
All these being shared, I don’t feel motivation to write for twst at the moment. If I write, it’d be commission or if I want to develop my OC more via more fics and chapters. Other than that, I will continue to share memes, incorrect quotes and headcanons from my main.
The lack of updates and the huge breaks for main story updates made me lose interest in twst. Yes, we got event stories but I’d rather have main story completed.
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As of now, I will focus on my Black Widow fics and original content as I am currently planning to write my own Otome Isekai
Thank you for the views, kudos, reblogs, follows and comments. They all uplifted my mood every time I saw them on my notification.
Thank you for being with me through my fics from crack to angst, from healthy relationships to yandere <3<3<3
Been summoning on general for a while hoping for someone new, and here I finally got a new character! Welcome aboard Cater! I hope I get enough coins to get an SSR key or 2. Cuz I do want to get a couple of SSRs I couldn’t get before!
I recently got the magical archives book and there is a lot of character design art in it for like all the characters and theres little notes in there so I just wanted to post it so if you want to use it for art reference or something its here haha.
Disclaimer: This book is in japanese. I do not speak japanese lmao. I tried my hardest to piece together things based off of what google translate said as well as context but if I translated something wrong feel free to correct me and i’ll update this haha.
starting off: here is the general dorm uniform for Heartslabyul students:
Jesus christ this uniform has so many details ;u; Basic things: Characters are assigned a suit of a card in Heartslabyul, which determines the color of the vest and shoes (between black and red), as well as the little card pin on the jacket (shown below), even the little buttons on the jacket good god there is so much going on.
Some other misc. things: That little rose brooch is actually flat, their belt/ribbon thing is tied so the two ends of it alternate between yellow and black when next to each other. also the Heartslabyul uniform has gloves, but out of the main heartslabyul boys, Trey is the only one who actually wears them.
These are some of the smaller details like buttons, pins, etc.
Ok moving on to actual characters:
Riddle Rosehearts
I think the note says something along the lines of Riddle being short, so the PE clothes are a little big on him lmao
The note mentions that since they wear their uniforms under their lab coats, since riddle wears a bow instead of a normal tie it just goes over the coat.
I love riddle’s dorm uniform so much lmao. also idk how much of the manga we’re considering canon but apparently wearing heels is a rule of the queen of hearts i think and riddle doesn’t actually particularly care for them, don’t quote me on that though.
angry riddle is,,,,,,something. It says his smile is innocent which is very cute lmao
I have the overblot design stuff too but i may put that in a separate post along with Leona’s and Jamil’s
Ace Trappola
Ace ties the jacket around his waist, and his shoes are the same shoes he wears with his school uniform
Ace wears his lab coat open with the goggles on his head (shame on u ace ur gonna go blind)
His eyes are apparently supposed to be cat-like uwu. Also the collar from riddle’s unique magic is apparently heavy and very noticeable
Deuce Spade
Deuce wears his PE uniform with short sleeves
Deuce pretty much wears his lab wear like, the exact way he’s supposed to lol (The note says something along the lines of “If you ignore the bangs, the googles are correct” haha)
Note says roughly “Cool beauty with a little bit of grace” and that he has a sword-like eye. I’m starting to think the character designer really likes deuce haha. Deuce is a pretty boy.
Cater Diamond
Cater wears a white long sleeved shirt under his PE uniform, and also rolls up his pant cuffs (bi king)
Cater wears his lab coat open with the goggles around his neck (again, shame on you)
God Cater is so pretty asdfghjkl. Some stuff from the notes: He has droopy eyes, both his ears are pierced, and he has a more mature face than Ace or Deuce because he’s older. might have translated it wrong but apparently his hair is supposed to be a pompadour???????????????? ok. also hes got a little fang moment going on look at his cute lil fang i love it. And his hair curls under his ears and his hair is roughly chin length.
Trey Clover
Trey wears his PE uniform short sleeved and with running shoes.
Trey wears his lab coat open and his goggles are actually prescription googles :0 he puts his glasses next to his magical pen in his coat pocket
on the bottom panel theres a whole note about “You cant see through the sides of glasses!” which i just thought was funny.
Anyways, thats it for Heartslabyul! I’ll be posting Savannahclaw’s next uwu
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This was supposed to be an answer to an ask but Tumblr crashed and I have to write everything again
But i remember the user asking me about my opinion on my other Cater ships. So here they are!
Notes: These are just my opinions!!
1.) MalleKei (Malleus x Cater)
-one of the first that I got exposed to
-a lot of ppl ship them on Twitter and I’m like :0
-the fanarts and fanfics are BEAUTIFUL!
-the fanarts make them look so elegant and beautiful PLEASE
-the fanfics,,,make them act like a soft married couple it’s just so cute. (The reminder of Malleus’ longevity hurts)
-I noticed that they have more fluffy fics than TreyCater(which has more angst and spicy fics).
-[Ex-Housewarden Cater Theory reference] Idk if someone made this HC already, but I can imagine that Cater is usually the one to remind and invite Malleus to housewarden meetings. It unfortunately stopped when he got replaced).
-MalleKeiTrey sandwich is ✨ beauté ✨
-i can’t wait for the Jasmine Silk Event.
2.) IdiaKei (Idia x Cater)
- one of the first ones I’ve been exposed to.
- at first i thought they were cute until my friend pulled me deeper into the rabbit hole.
- introvert x extrovert (but actually an introvert) dynamic.
- they’re just chill, it’s very nice.
- Ortho as Idia’s wingman tho.
- “Nii-chan’s body temperature has risen since that interaction with Cater-san.” “Ortho!”
- The fics that I’ve read of them are either soft or chill.
-they can sit in one room and be silent the entire time then feel comfortable.
-comfort ship, honestly ✨
3.) JadeCater (Jade x Cater)
- this one
- I didn’t expect to be quite fond of this one honestly.
- it can be either romantic or platonic.
- it is mostly from fanarts
- the fanarts are really good (and sexc)
- Jade’s union bday may have solidified it
- He seems to know that Cater is hiding something and he wants to be close to know that.
- In addition, with the conditions of Jade’s UM, Cater for sure will be a difficult target to cast his UM on.
- and I like how Jade just allows Cater to take pictures with him during beanfest :DD
- comfort ship~
4.) VilCater (Vil x Cater)
- Vil’s uniform card takes the cake.
- This mostly came from the fics I’ve read.
- solidified by the lovely fanarts.
- Vil is usually depicting flustering Cater.
- And flustered Cater is
- one of em is hurt/comfort and features protective Riddle I love it.
- comfort ship~
5.) KeiJami (Cater x Jamil)
- more on bromance than the romantic aspect
- Cater’s Yasamina Silk story solidified this ship for me.
- they’re such chill friends.
- I love their dynamic in that card so much.
- I love how chill they are during Cater’s Union Bday SSR interview.
- they relate to eachother a lot and quite similar in some ways actually.
Another photo snapped, another smile too bright and decors elaborate. Another cover up for yet another life taken, Heartslabyul’s reputation must never be tarnished with an unsavory reputation.
Roses are painted with blood red as always, table cloths a pristine white with the snacks, tea pots and tea cups arranged to ritualistic perfection.
Snap! Another photo taken, nimble fingers type on the screen of a smartphone as the owner’s smile ceased for a brief moment to create the captions.
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“Cater’s been posting a lot recently.”
“Doesn’t he always?”
“No, I mean he’s posting a lot more than normal.”
“Did you hear? Another student went missing last night.”
“Isn’t that a norm at this point? I mean-”
“Shhh!”
“Quit your yapping and pay attention!” A crack of the whip silenced everyone in the room, Crewel made himself known as the heels of his shoes tapped into the marble floor of the laboratory.
“Now, be good mutts for me and put on your safety equipment, we don’t want any accidents like what happened with that unfortunate /dog/ that got himself blinded from our session last week.” His words are snappy in tone, he’s a teacher cut throat in his job to the core. The students obliged, and Cater made himself your partner for the exercise.
“Now, we will be creating a dangerous sort of acid- and don’t even think of any ideas you could form from it.” Crewel sneered at the boys from behind you, whose grins a little too wide to be considered normal; the standard for normal in this school anyways. NRC was a place of madness under the covers of a prestigious institution, this was a school of villains for a reason.
Cater shot you a smile, an all too perfect one like the ones he posts on magicam before he worked with you upon Crewel’s careful instructions and gaze. It’s only been a month, and you know nothing more than to never trust someone who acts a little too friendly around this establishment, and you unfortunately had to learn the hard way.
You know enough not to talk about things that people already know in this school publicly, even in school grounds, as if Cater’s unsettlingly perfect smile directed to you wasn’t a warning enough to keep your mouth shut.
You watched as your senior carefully put in a drop of a chemical you had forgotten to memorize, and the cauldron sizzled on your watch. You would never miss the way Trey’s eyes would glint a knowing look at the corner as he looked at both of you, not specifically /you/ but rather /Cater/.
It never took an idiot to know as to why Trey seemed to look approving if anything, you already knew that this potion would be used to erase yet another evidence again if the need would ever rise, and you’d be there to witness it.
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Cater was the perfect example of an imposter, of someone who creates certain identities to accommodate those that he never meets in real life and yet talks to as if they’re close. You don’t know why his duality never bothered you, his ability; split card, was a give away as to what and how he is as a person.
His lips are pressed in a firm line as he coldly looked at the squirming and bound body his happy clone had dragged.
The acid from the lesson earlier proved useful to him as the poor boy’s feet only showed dried and charred flesh, you could have sworn you could see his bones too as Cater’s clone mercilessly dragged him through the concrete.
“You would have been able to attend the next party if you didn’t spill you know?” If someone were to be unfamiliar with Cater, they would mistake his tone of voice as just teasing, playful and rather charming, not having anything underlying in it.
But you know better than to believe his honey coated words, the ginger took a selfie of himself under the green glowing aurora of Diasomnia, the body underneath him merely used as a stool to improve his angle.
“[Name]-chan, I’m sure you know where to leave off from here yeah?~” There seemed to be a heart at the end of his sentence as he spoke, he winked at you, and kicked the body to your direction.
“Yeah, I’ll get the bastard to cleaner-san as nicely as I can.” You nodded, you don’t find yourself disgusted nor feeling any sort of pity for this stranger you met at the halls during breaks.
“Good good! Trey would be delighted! I’ll tell him to send you macarons for your good work, so I’ll be off now okay?” The look he sent you is not the same one he sent the man under your mercy, it’s warm this time; he trusted you and that’s all that mattered for you now.
He felt like a pillow to you, cold at the back and warm at the front, you don’t really know, but you felt like the comparison fit even though you’ve never really been good at comparing things to people.
And with that, he left. Leaving you to ponder for a moment before you grabbed the body with you into a certain path in Diasomnia where no one would be able to see you enter.
The walls are moist, cold and the air is humid. The sounds of water dripping from pipes and the ‘schlop’ of your shoes against the watery stone floor of the dungeons are what you assumed would be the last good things your hostage would hear before meeting his demise.
You heard a faucet being turned off, and a short figure clad in a white suit and goggles walked towards your direction. “Are you ready?” You asked.
“Cater-senpai never really specified whether he wants this guy’s chopped or minced, please decide that by yourself.” You stated before you took a wad of cash and a carton of tomato juice from your pockets. “Here’s the payment by the way.”
Carmine eyes glinted in amusement and approval at your gesture, you’d never see it, not with the way his body is completely covered, but you felt that he’s smiling at you.
“Off you go, little one. I am not that cruel to let you see such unsavory things, though you are welcome if you want to see.”
You suddenly remembered the existence of the man Cater had gagged and poured acid on as he screamed and squirmed in his binds with newly renewed vigor, you looked down at him in pity as his mutilated feet scraped on the floors of the room, the fallen flakes of flesh clinging to stone. Then you recalled the nicely taken and innocent photos of a tea party, of this person below you who seemed to look at Riddle a little too long at the corner of those photos, of the intentions unholy that swam in his eyes before that are full of fear now, fear and desperation. You clicked you tongue and shook your head at the concept of how you came to know your senior and his duality as a person through this victim, a victim but not an innocent one, not someone you think would be worth your time playing hero to.
Not that you would even try to be a hero in the midst of people who can’t even recognize the basics of decency.
“Please do kill him quick, I think Cater-senpai never liked him in his selfies.” You commented absentmindedly, you heard cleaner-san ask if you wanted to stay, but your silence that hung on the wet and humid air gave him an answer.
“I’ll be taking that as a no then.” The poor student’s screaming went louder as a chainsaw roared to life before you left.
