Deuce: Right leg forward! Left leg forward! Right! Left! Right!
Deuce: Raise your right arm! Make a twirl…and finally bend at the hip!
Deuce:*gasping for breath*
Deuce: How was it, Asim-senpai, Viper-senpai!
Jamil: That was terrible.
Deuce: Ehh… I thought I’d nail the “Starsending” dance this time for sure…
Grim: You’re just flailing around and it’s an eyesore! I thought you were trying to stomp out ants or something!
Jamil: You just suddenly showed up and begged us to teach you how to dance for the ‘Starsending’ event with such intensity, I had no idea what to expect but… you’re definitely not ready to perform in front of people, anyways.
Kamil: But at least I could really sense your passion!
Jamil: Maybe a little too much passion. There wasn’t an ounce of elegance to be found.
Octanivelle students: Hey it’s one of the Stargazers!
Deuce: Eh?
Octavinelle student A: “I will dance so that our wishes can reach the stars!” …aren’t he embarrassed to be doing something like this at his age?
Octavinelle student B: Right? Even preschoolers know that this whole 'Starsending’ business is a load of bull.
Octanivelle student A: And look at the outfit they have to wear for the event… pfft. It’s just all over the place and looks so uncool. He’s so into it that its actually kinda painful to look at!
Octanivelle student B: Oi oi he’s gonna hear you… bwahaha!
Deuce: Hey you! You’re clearly mouthing off as loud as you can!
Octanivelle student A: Huh? Deuce, was it? You trying to pick a fight with us?
Deuce: I don’t really care what you say about me… but I can’t turn a blind eye at you making fun of Clover-senpai!
Octavinelle student A and B: Eh!?
Trey: Hahaha…. thanks for going ahead and introducing me, Deuce.
Trey:Just when I was able to diminish my presence too…
Octavinelle student B: It’s the vice-head of Heartslabyul! I didn’t even notice, he was obscured by that pillar…
Octavinelle student A: We weren’t really talking about you! We were just messing with Deuce so…
Octavinelle student B: ….S-Sorry to bother you!!!
*both run away*
Deuce: Tch, they ran away…
Deuce: What the hell did they find so uncool. They’re the ones who were making low blows here.
Trey: Well, I don’t condone picking fights but, I could see where they’re coming from.
Trey: Dancing in these starry clothes is, well, its kind of embarrassing. That’s why I didn’t want anyone to spot me…
Deuce: Why do you find it embarrassing? I think the clothes really suit you Clover-senpai!
Trey: It’s not a matter of whether it suits me or not…
Trey: I guess I find it awkward to take this fairy-tale dance so seriously at our age…it just feels a bit childish.
Deuce: 'Starsending’ is just one of the many amazing events held at Night Raven College right?
Deuce: What’s so wrong about taking this seriously?
Jamil: I suppose he’s not the type to believe that putting in one’s best effort is embarrassing.
Trey: Being so straightforward is just like him, he’s cute like that, isn’t he?
Kalim: Definitely! He reminds me of a little brother of mine!
Deuce: W-what’s going on, why are the senpais looking this way and smiling at me??
Grim: Straightforward? More like too dumb to think too much!
Deuce: I don’t wanna hear that from you!!
Deuce: Everyone’s just making a fool out of me… Mc, you understand how I feel right!?
(Option 1) Mc: > I mean, it is kind of embarrassing…
Deuce: N-no way, that’s what you were thinking this whole time…?
(Option 2) Mc: > Yeah!! I’m with you Deuce!
Deuce: Right!? I knew you’d have my back!
Deuce: Anyways, I have a duty as a 'Stargazer’, I will definitely perfect this dance!
Deuce: Please continue to give me you guidance, senpais!
———————————————————————————————————– That’s it for part 1! Deuce is just so sweet and precious, I’m so glad his senpais understand lmao. I wanted to kick those mob where it hurts for making fun of him though! So happy he came home, he’s just so pretty! And that smile!! The cutest…
The next parts will only be available after the event is done, that is, 9/14 so that’s a bit of a long wait! I hope you enjoyed my translations! Have fun playing the event!
The breeze in Scarabia was pleasantly cool at night, and the view from the lounge’s balcony proved serene enough to calm even the most troubled of souls.
The desert could make one feel smaller than they were from its vastness, compared to the warm community that otherwise lived within these walls; that was where having a friend came in handy, they supposed.
Yuulis rested their elbows on the railing of the balcony that opened up to the sky. Despite the earlier task of searching through the treasure room, they did enjoy how quiet it was here - it was the most serene moment they’ve enjoyed for a while.
“Thanks for the help, Yuulis.” Kalim smiled from beside them. “I didn’t expect you to be so good at finding things! If it was just me alone, I think I would’ve been there for days.”
“Well, I’m part of the NRC staff after all. Though why does that feel like I’m being associated with some type of thief?"
“Mmm, even if you were one, you’d be the nicest thief I’ve met.”
…He’s met thieves?
“I felt more like a hired bandit, maybe.”
Kalim laughed, a refreshing sound that Yuulis couldn’t fully trust. “Well, it’s not like I’ve had that much of an experience with either. I could tell you had a good eye though.”
Yuulis looked thoughtfully at the pair of clips in Kalim’s hand, shaped like triangles with soft curves and a delicate surface of diamonds. “I might, but I still can’t tell what those are supposed to be.”
Seeing as they were able to help find the hair clips, Kalim assumed they meant that in a decorative sense. “They’re cat ears! See?”
Kalim holds up the clips to his own head to demonstrate, earning an unconvinced look from Yuulis. “Um… Not really.”
He huffed lightly, gesturing for them to get closer. Kalim reached towards Yuulis to nimbly clip the accessories onto their head, adopting a self-satisfied grin. “There! That’s how it’s supposed to look.”
“…Kalim. If they’re on my head, I still can’t see them.”
“Oh. Right.” His smile barely wavers before he thinks of a new idea. “I’ll just take a picture then!”
…Well, if it was only just the two of them here, Yuulis supposed that’d be fine. If need be, they could simply delete it from his gallery later on.
The moment quieted as Kalim found his phone, trying to get a good angle as he walked around Yuulis. They considered for a moment that aside from his otter-like demeanor, Kalim was quick on his feet. They were sure that if he wanted, he could mask the sound of his footsteps to sneak about.
Perhaps in another life, he would’ve made a good thief. Not that Yuulis minded the current Kalim that much.
“There, see? It looks cute on you!”
A little smile made its way onto their lips. The sight of cat ears was… “I guess it does. But aren’t you worried I’ll just walk off with these without returning them?”
“Nope, these are for you, after all.” There was the brilliant smile he has when hosting guests.
For a split second, Yuulis found themself at a loss for words - he’s kidding, right? There were at least four dozen diamonds on these things!
“I… Are you sure?”
“Of course! I’ve always intended to give you something. When I saw them the other day I got reminded of you… so here we are! Sorry for needing your help searching for them though, I didn’t expect someone to move things around!”
“It’s no problem…” Yuulis touched the clips on his hair, looking at Kalim curiously. “These are definitely expensive though, even for a special gift. Just what kind of life do you have back home?”
It wasn’t confrontational - Yuulis knew to phrase their words in a softer way these days, especially with students. The staff members were still fair game though.
“Mmm, we have quite the lively household. I have a big family, after all. But because I’m supposed to inherit everything, I guess I was raised to be hospitable?” Kalim smiled, though the energy in the air had quieted to a more serious tone.
“Did you like it, growing up?”
It suddenly felt as if Yuulis could see through him - oddly enough, Kalim wasn’t too offset by that. He chuckled, more hollow than usual. Like he was remembering something. “Everyone treated me well, it was only sometimes during parties when this group of adults… I guess they were just interested in me.” He shrugged. “In the business sense. Whispering wasn’t unusual, but the way they glance at you - it can be kind of unsettling. Though I’m sure they don’t mean any harm.”
They waited for him to continue, glancing at the faraway look in his eyes.
“…Once, they offered me a new servant. One to replace Jamil.” Kalim’s gaze darkened. “They said this one would be ‘better trained’ and ‘more fitting’. I said no, of course. How could I ever think of replacing him?
“I never told Jamil though. I thought I was protecting his feelings, I guess.“ He laughed, though it felt empty. "But looking at things now, I should’ve done more.”
“Why tell me something you never told your best friend?” Yuulis couldn’t help but ask.
Kalim smiled, looking up towards the sky, the stars winking like diamonds.
For a moment, it felt safe to say it.
“I guess you feel like a person I can confide in?” The air grew lighthearted again. Kalim looked down at his hands on the railing. “You don’t feel related to the picture back home. Maybe that’s why I ended up telling you.”
Out of the corner of his eye, Kalim spotted a familiar sight under the balcony. Its golden tassel peeked out from the darkness, making him shift his arms to rest differently on the handrails. He was suddenly reminded of the sky above them, even more vast than the desert they were looking over.
“Hey Yuulis, have you ever tried chasing the stars?”
Before they could offer him a response, Kalim raised himself to peer over the balcony, teetered, and leapt. Not a moment later while Yuulis almost had a heart attack and rushed forwards, Kalim’s figure floated up, cross-legged and sitting on the magic carpet they recognised from the treasure room.
I swear to–
Kalim burst into laughter at the offended look on their face. “Pfft– Wait, I’m sorry! Yuulis,” The carpet flew around to interrupt them from leaving. “Yuulis, I’m sorry.” When they crossed their arms to stare at him expectantly, he offered them his hand, outstretched.
“I know I’m not the most responsible person, but do you trust me to bring us back in one piece?“
Yuulis regarded him for a moment, before sighing and accepting his hand to pull themself up. "You better not kill us both, Kalim.”
“Haha, that’s the spirit!” Despite their reluctance from earlier, Yuulis had to admit that feeling the wind on their face was addicting. “When it’s dark out, we can go as fast as we want without the Sun stopping us!”
“I didn’t think the sunlight would stop you,” they commented.
“Well, if you want to do this again in the day, I wouldn’t mind.” Kalim guided the carpet higher. “I wasn’t that great of a host today with entertaining my friend, so you can come back anytime for a re-do!”
His eyes brightened as they reached an altitude just right for gliding through the sky. “It’s just that at night, I guess I like how I can see everything at my own pace? There’s no glare to mar my sight.”
Hmm… “In that case, you’d probably hate having my bangs.”
Kalim blinked, raising a hand to brush the strands near his forehead. A hearty chuckle escaped him. “I guess so! Though you seem to see things quite clearly regardless.”
Yuulis supposed they did. Though it wasn’t always to their own credit; some stories had to be heard from a person, not read from a book. Like one of a boy with garnet eyes, and the blessings of an oasis in his smile.
*This is based on the birthday lines the boys say to you and my best reactions to some of them. I have linked the video so pls show your support to the person who took the time to translate it for us.*
Only 2 parts left after this I think I’ll post the final chapter after I watch MoM. There won’t be spoilers from the movie though. It’ll only be the storyline I wrote for Wanda. Before I watch MoM, I’m rewatching WandaVision. That show was lit! This chapter deals with Book 4 of twst. JFC, I planned a maximum of 2k but it became 3k lol
After the finals ended, the winter break came. Wanda told her friends about how she feels when there is chaos around her yet she didn’t know why. She decided to withhold some of the information until she was fully aware of who she was.
The unspoken tension between her and her friends eased a bit but it was still there. She assumed her powers freaked them out.
Between the time when she defeated Azul and winter break, she questioned Idia regarding Ortho and his body and Hades. He was reluctant to answer her questions about Ortho but he was over the moon to tell her everything about Hades, including his diet.
She noticed the similarity between the Hades she knew and the one in Twisted Wonderland. Both made deals in exchange for the soul of the person, were powerful beings, could take the shape of someone else and ruled the underworld. However, this Hades seemed to be stuck in one dimension. Her research on the matter ended there until she got her full memories.
Wanda knew she should respect people’s privacy but she had to learn how Ortho is still a living person despite the android body. It would be helpful for the person she longed for. So when she asked about Ortho again, she read Idia’s mind and learned the truth. Since her beloved didn’t have a soul like Ortho had, his android technology would be worthless for her.
Despite having ulterior motives, she felt sympathy for Idia’s loss for she knew the pain of losing a sibling. It felt like someone tore her heart out and crushed it in front of her. No...Pietroisalivenow! The Voice said. Given how she thought the Voice was speaking while she was actually speaking out loud, she now considered The Voice to be herself with full memories, helping Wanda to reclaim all of her powers and memories.
Recently, as more of her memories surfaced, some of them clashed with each other. In one of them, she was with Pietro in every step of her path but in the other, she lost Pietro. In one of her memories, her father controlled metal whilst in the other, he was an ordinary guy who brought sitcoms to cheer up his children. She decided to be patient with her memories and not rush them.
Whilst everyone was preparing for the winter break, including the principal, she was pestering Dire to explain the black stones after the overblot fight and her premonitions. He was acting elusive and saying he was busy.
She learned why he was busy at the start of the break. He went to a holiday resort. He only gave her a phone and assignment and then yeeted away. She bid her farewells to her friends and exchanged numbers. They all seemed happy to go back home which made her yearn for her home as well. Although, she still couldn’t understand which place was her home.
Her powers were improving daily. Now she was able to apparate to the other end of the NRC but she should know the layout to avoid apparating inside a tree or another object. She was easily making shield and attack practice targets now.
Things were boring until Grim and Wanda went to the kitchen of the cafeteria and met with Scarabia students. Jamil looked too nice for NRC which made her uneasy. He invited her and Grim to his dorm but she wanted to refuse until he used his magic.
Their eyes were locked when he said she would accept the invitation. She felt a familiar tug in her mind. Mindcontrol... Wanda smirked at the irony. Although she couldn’t mind-control directly, when she wished for something it happened, whether it was human or object. She was going to entertain his game since the things were boring and she needed a break from all the new information she learned recently.
They all went to Scarabia and met Kalim. Despite Wanda feeling gloomy recently, Kalim’s positive aura rubbed on Wanda’s mood. They ate together and played a game. They were also invited to stay the night which they accepted. However, the next day, Kalim’s personality shifted 180.
She didn’t like his new persona and thought he either had multiple personalities or his behaviour was changed by someone else. Hence, she took a peek inside his mind and saw an abnormality. His mind was shackled and something else was in charge as if that thing was the puppet master while Kalim was a marionette.
She thought Jamil was the one doing it since she felt him trying to command her mind. So she confronted him. He denied obviously. Given his attitude, she didn’t feel bad about reading his mind. It was harder than the others but his mind powers couldn’t hold a candle to hers.
She went to tell this to everyone but he tried to stop her. Seeing his unique magic not work on her pissed him off further. He reached to grab her. When she dodged, he attacked her with his magic. Wanda’s shield appeared in front of her even though she didn’t lift a finger. She took a risk like that but its result was rewarding.
She then blasted him back. While he was recovering, she reached where Kalim and the other students are. She began to tell them everything but Jamil soon appeared and used his unique magic on the rest of the students. She didn’t know how to break the mind control of the others yet, so she grabbed Grim and ran away. She could have easily handled the entire dorm but she didn’t want to harm them since they weren’t acting out of their free will.
She also didn’t know if she could apparate with Grim without hurting him so they had to leave physically. As many students surrounded them, she decided to use the Flying Carpet to escape. She was excellent at levitating objects but the Flying Carpet had its own consciousness so she wasn’t able to control it and they crashed into the Mostro Lounge. The trio was still there. Wanda and Grim were followed by Scarabia students. Not liking them invading their territory, the trio fought them. Despite Wanda’s warning about not going hard on them neither listened to her.
After the commotion calmed down, Wanda explained to them the situation. Azul seemed to want to get involved in it and the twins looked as willing as Azul. So the trio dragged them back to Scarabia, spewing some bullshit on how he didn’t mean to cause trouble for Scarabia, how lonely it was in the Octavinelle and why they want to spend time with the Scarabia. Despite Jamil suspecting them, the trio along with Wanda and Grim stayed in a Scarabia room even though they were 4 people and Grim in a small room.
Azul, Floyd, Jade and Grim were discussing what to do while Wanda was thinking of a way to break the mind-control. They agreed to record what Jamil would say and when his magic on the mind-controlled students was gone, they would show the video to them. She agreed with the plan but she wanted to have a backup plan. Plus, she would know if she could also control people like that, it’d be useful power for her.
She started to meditate in the room but since she was focusing on the mind, she couldn’t black out the thoughts of her roommates. She looked outside from the window and saw there was no one outside. She let them know that she was going to meditate and come back later on. She apparated onto the opening she saw and started to meditate.
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
Thought to do a 10 gem summon on the regular banner, saw two feathers, magic mirror said second incantation, I thought, ok it’s an SR"…BUT I WAS WRONG AND I FINALLY GOT REGULAR KALIM AFTER A WHOLE YEAR!!! He looks precious! So happy to have him!
YESSSSS BIRTHDAY KALIM CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND HE’S MY FIRST KALIM SSR CARD! He’s so precious I swear!! I love it! Now we wait for Leona’s b-day card o3o
(click for better resolution) I couldn’t celebrate Kalim’s because I just got into the fandom, thank god I noticed Jamil’s so I wanted to make up for it
So I got into Twisted Wonderland recently and I love it. And whom other could have become my favourite boi if not Kalim “literal sunshine” Al-Asim himself? He just fits right into my “dumb but cute” drawer, it had to be.
So anyway, I love the vibe Scarabia has, and ever since seeing Kalim’s fighting stance I wanted to drawing him dancing with my MC Clover so bad… So I did:
It’s definitely not perfect but I’m really proud of it – and it made me adore Kalim even more
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Also you can bet I wasn’t able to draw this on myself so I’ll dump my references underneath the cut to give proper credit n such~
And technically I don’t have to give credit to official Kalim art but I want u to look at his pretty pretty face bc it’s totally smoochable
