Riddle

riddle

book 1 spoilers

ok. so. im just. gonna put this here. because. yeah. and also because this fic is gonna be LONG (which i usually write shorter stuff. i didnt expect me to make it long but it just happened.) so it'll be awhile before i post it. ..because its a oneshot, and i write oneshots. so.

but i kind of. oddly feel very proud of this part. blink blink.

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“You shut your spoiled little mouth!” Ace-chan yelled.

Both of the juniors startled.

“..Wh-What..?” Riddle-kun stuttered, also surprised by the sudden outburst.

And then–

Ace-chan punched Riddle-kun! 

“..So not cute,” He muttered almost by reflex. 

“A-Ace!?” Deuce-chan.

“Forget this. I’m done.”

“Y-You.. Hit me…?!”

Ah..

“Parents shouldn’t control their kids, and how they flourish and act shouldn’t be attributed to the parent. It’s not your parents fault that you became a tyrant, or anyone else’s. You’ve been here a year, and you haven’t even made a friend who’ll tell you that you’re out of line. And that’s on you.”

..Oh, Ace-chan.

Riddle-kun recoiled, “..What are you talking about?”

“Look. Maybe you had some strict upbringing from an overbearing and relentless helicopter-mom. But is that all you are? An extension of her? Can’t you think for yourself? ..Really, you call yourself the ‘red sovereign’? You’re just a baby who’s good at magic.”

“..Baby..? Did you just..!?” That was his angry face. “You don’t know anything!”

“I don’t. And I don’t need to. Your attitude tells me everything I need to know. That you’re just a spoiled brat!”

This wasn’t good. At all. An intervention, but was it a good one, or a bad one? Sometimes it could make things worse before it’d get better, and that was why it was so hard to tell. 

“Shut up! Shut up shut up shut up shut up SHUT UP! My mother was right! Therefore I am right too!”

This time, Trey-kun spoke up, “Calm down, Riddle. The duel’s already over.”

“If you do not cease your conflict now, I’ll have you written up for breaking school rules!”

Oh, Headmage, anyone could tell that’s not the right decision to make. Bringing up his absolute obedience to the ‘rules’ and turning it against him to try to stop him? Do you want him to see you as against him? He wouldn’t listen… Only to his own and his mother’s delusion.

“He’s right, though! I’ve had enough of Riddle!”

Cater couldn’t tell who it was, but someone threw an egg at the redhead. It broke and splattered on his clothes.

“..Huh..?” Riddle-kun blankly commented.

He shivered under his cold gaze, that turned to stare at everyone. “Who was it? Who did it?”

…

Suddenly he had a scary expression on his face.. “SPEAK UP! Coward. If you mean to say something, say it to my face. You diminish your action by hiding amongst the crowd instead of owning up to your action. Is that all you can do? Truly? ..How disappointing.. Can you only find strength in a group? Where you are ‘invisible’ and therefore everyone gets blamed? Where was your courage at the unbirthday party? ..And yet you act now.. How pitiful. What changed? I’m almost ashamed to be your dorm leader.”

Riddle-kun burst into laughter, “And you say you’re fed up? I’m the one who's fed up with all of you..! No matter what I do, it’s rulebreaker after rulebreaker! Clearly my authority means not a thing! What is it? Are the punishments too light? Is that why you don’t listen? ..No matter how many chances I give, leniencies because truly, I do understand the hardship of memorizing so many rules all at once when you’re so used to so little.. To it being more lax.. I understand, but that doesn’t mean I will stand by after screw up after screw up. You must learn, and clearly, forgiveness is not enough. Truly, I should’ve been more strict. Mother was right, of course she was.. If fear of punishment is what will get you to follow the rules for once, then so be it. It’s time for a re-education. Everyone makes sacrifices for the greater good, do they not? This is for your own good, so obey me.”

Cater felt dread build up, and yet– He couldn’t help but think that that last line must’ve been a quote. Something repeated so many times towards him that it was to be remembered.

‘This is for your own good.’ He felt a little sick, honestly. How many times had his mother justified cruel actions as so?

Riddle-kun ‘smiled’, “Let’s see.. First, it’s OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!” ..Luckily he wasn’t included. Maybe that was because he didn’t view him or Trey-kun as rulebreakers.. “Fighting back is pointless, so it’s best to get that out of the way first before anyone gets any ideas. All it will do is tire you out. Most of you are pitiful without magic, it’s a little funny. But clearly, you all are in such a useless state because I haven’t been nearly as harsh as I should be, so as dorm leader I will take full responsibility, as the most correct person here. I will help you flourish. No worries, all rebellion will be stamped out, and forgiven. It is only right to lend a helping hand, and forgive the children when they make a mistake, no?”

How much of this was ‘him’, and how much of this was his mother?

Underneath it though, he could feel a cool anger. 

“Cease this improper behavior now, Rosehearts-kun! I expected better from you!”

..Headmage..

“Of course. I had not acted as a proper dorm leader should’ve, so I will now. After all, every student within the dorm is my responsibility, and thus I should be taking extra care that all of my upper and underclassmen flourish under my guidance. Otherwise, I would be a failure of a Housewarden. My apologies for not doing so sooner.”

“That’s not..!”

Cater winced, “..This could get ugly, fast.” Riddle-kun looked calm, but he could snap in an instant. No doubt.

“Riddle, stop this!” Trey-kun yelled.

Riddle-kun’s expression went blank. “..Even you, Trey. You should’ve understood. Isn’t that exactly why they need to be re-taught? There’s not much you can do with a wrong baseline, except break it and start over, isn’t it?”

..’Break it’ instead of something less violent, like throwing it away.

“How delusional,” Ace-chan scoffed.

Riddle-kun gave a fake upturn of lips, “This once, all will be forgiven if you retract your comment.”

Liar. Was that what she did to you, too? When you did something ‘wrong’, did she pretend that it was okay, and then immediately turn on you once you confessed?

“No way! I refuse.”

“I see.” A hand raised, and– “Mighty roses, come to my command, and put this rulebreaker where he belongs! In the ground with the rest of the trash.”

“..Oh shit,” He muttered under his breath.

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anyway after that is overblot so. haha.

anyway. i kind of gave of vibes of him projecting on the students a little. and very much repeating his mother.

so. my notes i wrote after: I dont know why i wrote riddle like i did. Now that im actually thinking about it though. (cause idk when i write my brain goes to somewhere else and i sometimes dont remember writing it cause im so. Distracted. Or focused. Idfk. zoned out.)

But so. In all honesty. Dont you think riddle’s actually being kind of kinder to them? I mean, maybe its just because the queen of hearts rules dont detail on exactly how much one should eat or something. But that was how he was taught so you’d think he’d do the same for his students, monitoring and limiting them, but he doesn’t.

So. he was being kinder then his mother.                  And guess what? It doesnt work. Whats the conclusion then? That his mother was right. That her way of thinking was right. (in a way, maybe it was riddle experimenting, trying to see if what was his life was actually wrong. Conflicted. If his mother was wrong, because what if..? But. no.)

Is it weird that i like how i wrote riddle in this?

Anyway i think this is the most ive actually veered away from canon wording, and turned from riddle having a tantrum to riddle acting like his mom with her fake calmness that could turn to anger so easily.

forgot to post this.

Vanrouges' Declassified (War/School) Survival Guide / Fic Series (Fic Rec)

Twin Vanrouge AU, the adventures of Lilia and Paschal Vanrouge throughout their years together.

so criminally underrated its not even funny.

based off of a bunch of vivid dreams apparently, which-- (goddamn. i wish i had dreams that vivid and could write stuff of of em. but like the moment i wake up i just forget nearly everything. i write it down but sometimes i just decide not to or dont include any details. i decided to go and read through it and guess what? there's this one entry, 'twst strangling'. wtf does that even mean im so confused. i wish i elaborated. like, was it floyd? IDK. am i even talking about twst as in twst wonderland??)

basically: (this is part 1)

On the battlefield, the Phantom General is struck by a unique magic spell meant to sever one’s life.

all of them at the moment are pre-NRC. (the farthest so far is like. bby silver appearance.) like briar valley, general lilia thing. no chapter 7 spoilers (in the notes they didnt wanna touch any of it until it released in ENG. but i havent gotten to it yet so if there are any spoilers, idk.)

kind of harsh-ish (later ones r nicer tho). i mean, it cant be smooth sailing with a war general and a skittish person isekai'd from another world basically forced in each others company. sorry, did i forget to mention that lmfao (no future twst knowledge tho)

GIVE IT A TRY. im genuinely so shocked that its flew completely under the radar. (i mean self-inserts tend to, but CMON)

the most hits is 1000, and thats on the first work. and i mean 1000 accounts is a lot but still.. D:

Dear Twisted Wonderland, | TWST x VE(?) Fic Series (Fic Rec)

A series in which Violet Evergarden somehow gets transported to Twisted Wonderland, and puts her scribe talents to use for the NRC students, helping them all out along the way.

Honestly? I feel like it really captures the feel of the actual anime. And it's gonna hold a special place in my heart, because I love Violet Evergarden, so much, and. there being fics that do it so much justice?? (with characters i adore?)

it just. feels really meaningful. and i loved it very very much

and id say you should give it a try, even if you havent seen violet evergarden

uh. there's a few spoilers ofc where she mentions stuff that happened, but to me, it never gets old to watch, so it doesnt really matter that much to me

and if you're new to it, i sure hope this inspires you to watch it yourself because its really beautiful.

Sass and Win / KHR Fic (Fic Rec)

My name is Sawada Inari and I shouldn’t be here. I remember this story and ‘I’ was never part of it. But here I am. Might as well have some fun with all this nifty precognitive knowledge. ...yeah, that would have been nice.

its not what you think. that's all im gonna say.

they're the kind of twins that care about each other very very much (so not the overlooked neglected twin stuff)

um. trigger warning for like. sometimes gory shit. um. homophobia?? whatever the term is for when you're against men with skirts? and also uh implied noncon. drinking/alcoholism (and underage drinking). kermit sewer slide. a lot of kidnappings. uh...

and also warning for reborn/said twin. if thats not your cup of tea, thats fine, just figured u should know before u go in and then have to cringe off after committing a whole bunch of hours to reading it (because holy shit its long) and then reaching the reborn/sawada twin part and cringing and having to drop it after all that. so. ye.

um. unhealthy as fuck relationship (not reborn)? creepy fuck. stalker fuck. abuser. entirely one-sided. but if that shit triggers you, here's your warning.

but anyway i very much loved this hell yeah

(also its first person. it uses fonts for other characters sometimes to be like 'this is wrong' or 'you hear this but you also dont???' idfk.)

twst trial admission

Arcane Academy Night Raven College Trial Admission｜Official english website of Disney Twisted-Wonderland

Arcane Academy Night Raven College Trial Admission｜Official english website of Disney Twisted-Wonderland

Welcome to the trial admission of the Arcane Academy, Night Raven College.

had no clue this existed. but now i do. anyway i got diasomnia first

its interesting that some are like '..and if you break the rule(s) of the dorm..'

and then kept going back to try to get every other dorm. so here's the ones i got in order (excluding repeats. ..i feel like there was a lot of pomefiore there lol.)

this is what my dorm would prob be, as a stubborn af person.

hello, riddle! you come off as very intimidating.

is it just me or is azul's voice . really bad quality. wtf. my ears. ...???

yknow what? pomefiore might be one of the dorms i know the most about.

uh huh.. sure.. thinking of book 4

ayo

also wtf orthos. short??? i didnt think he was that short. ..but he also floats all the time so (and would probably be blocked by the dialogue box otherwise LMFAO)