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DISTURBED SLUMBER 🔥😴
Wanted to draw kinzas special spell in action
Lil bonus and spell explanation uwu
Yuu OC - Mulan ⚔️
Pt1 An interesting concept
I’ve always been curious about the direction that TWST could go in regards to MC being a girl.
One of my favorite examples of this being this fic by DuckInSuits on Ao3
Now this inspired me to watch Mulan because it is one of the most famous “girl disguised as boy” story (other than OHSHC) that I know of.
Since literally almost everyone is twisted off someone (idk who Jack is tho) +the Disney references that make me cringe sometimes just because I know the existence of Disney, why not make the MC also twisted off something?
(lol Grim as Mushu tho imagine)
I just feel like the in canon MC does seem like the type of person to kind of work hard with what ingenuity they have since they live in a worn down building and pass classes they have zero prior knowledge on.
And they do kinda use their brains to figure out shit, especially with the overblots !!
Idk i just think it would be an interesting dynamic to work through
None of that liar arc tho, that usually stretches on too long but like… yk
I really enjoyed the fic because it made us connect with Cater (and I believe Ruggie?) in ways the normal canon didn’t explore. It made me empathize with them and actually be invested in their relationship with the MC. And I like how it shows just slice of life stuff like MC making pancakes in Ramshackle dorm/needing feminine pads.
Moments like these really give us a moment to stop and breathe to notice the story’s surroundings while making it believable and lived in. It balances out action and pure dipshitness.
Pt2 “Also I really like Mulans songs”
Honor to us all + Reflection
in regards to this while listening to Honor to us All, it actually made me think of a believable motivation for my said OC, she ran away because she didn’t want to get married, and didn’t want to pretend to be someone else just for her parents (and by extension society) to accept her
Now I know this motivation is more selfish than not wanting your elderly father to fight in a war but remember TWST characters ≠ their twisted counterparts. (Ex. Rollo is less pure evil than Frollo). And I think this could be an interesting motivation since her journey going to TWST could make the MC realize her actions and make her decide whether she did was right or wrong (=character development)
A Girl Worth Fighting For
You cannot make me believe every single man in an all boys school is 100% feminism core.
I think that’s where a girl worth fighting for could come in. (Deuce not included he is a feminist) but the 1st year friend group being a lil (while unknowingly) sexist in regards to how they see a female romantic interest, then later drinking respect women juice after realizing the strongest (they fought 6 overblots stfu yes they are) one in their fg is in fact a woman (and later apologizing to her lol)
Make a Man out of You
It’s self explanatory based on what I said earlier but I’m not sure who could be Shang in this song 😭😭. Personality based it’s either Vil or Riddle, Physically it’s Leona (he would not give a shit other wise), unless it’s for spelldrive)
Summary: Overall this is more of a Yuu not based on having a love interest, but as a character based on an icon (✨).
This has just been on my mind for a bit about an AU that I do not have the skills to write about l…but it’s for all you girlies who prefer pants over skirts and generally dont like to be categorized as feminine 🔥
First comic woo
Also happy birthday Deuce 🥳🎉
(Ignore the lazy ass ending and my whack ass Chinese writing skills 😭😭)
*mafia boss accent* YOU DISRESPECT ME , YOU DISRESPECT MY GRAD-MAMA 🤌✨
Floyd freaking roasted them they wasn’t ready lmaooooo
“Alright, I should take note of everything so I won’t forget…”
Just an amnesiac trying to survive the world of twisted wonderland.
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Extra info and gallery below vvv
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FUN FACTS:
He has a one-sided rivalry with Silver, getting competitive since he noticed that they act similar sometimes (and they share the same birthday) so he becomes competitive over the dumbest things with him as a bit.
Constantly takes pictures to help him since he struggles with recalling stuff. The thought of him forgetting everything again scares him a lot too.
Absolutely loves butterflies, or anything butterfly related. It's his good luck charm.
A nightmare to cook with, like seriously don’t put yourself through that torture /j The only thing he knows to cook are noodles and eggs, anything much more complicated than that is a no. You could teach him but he constantly asks questions and needs instructions for EVERYTHING.
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GALLERY:
CHAPTER 5 in a nutshell
Honestly I’m making way to much animatics XD but I couldn’t help it 😂
Imagine if you ask the magic mirror again and it gives you a dorm this time. How the dorm leaders + the poor unfortunate souls underneath them react
Magic Mirror: This soul now has a place within this world. Your dorm is..
Heartslabyul
*happy sobbing from some, unhappy from others* *COUGH, riddle*
Savanaclaw
*unhappy sobbing in, will never be sleeping again*
Octavinelle
*unhappy sobbing, wiping away tears with money*
Scarabia
*JOYOUS SOBBING*
Pomefiore
*Vil is throwing up* *Rook is about to faint*
Ignihyde
*mute button is off* NO GOD PLEASE NO OH PLEASE GOD NO
Diasomnia
*INHUMAN SCREECHES OF JOY* CHILD OF MAN------ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
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So random fact I learned about Octopi because reasons. They have 9 brains, one central brain for the nerve system and 8 mini brains for each limb.
For Azul he'd technically have 11 since arms but can you imagine have those multiple brains being merged when their main function was to work independently of each other. His arms can get intrusive thoughts.
So...
*Yuu talking to Floyd and Azul is looking at them*
🐙: *Slaps Yuu on the ass before he even realizes what he's doing*
🔪:
🏀:
🐙:
🐙: That wasn't me
🔪: WHO THE FUCK WAS IT THEN???
The conversation at Topsy-Turvy Square, gone differently
dialogue written by the talented @zgvlt
Sorry for not posting often I’m more active on insta and TikTok then tumblr 😭
(Reblog for the new event on EN servers!)
*At the Glorious Masquerade*
🎯: *Staring at Yuu's boobs*
🐍: Excuse you!?
🐙: Hey! No ogling without proper payment!
🎯: The mole is new, mon trickster!
🐍: Why do you know that?
🔪: I used my eyeliner to add a tasteful beauty mark.
🐲: How delightful. You've decorated your bosom for the festivities.
🔪: Wanted the girls to look nice.
(Rollo) 🔔: *Struggling to not look*
Adult JadeYuu
I cannot deny it no longer.... I love him— I have strayed from the path of Riddle and have fallen for an eel.
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My Yuuson!
I am currently working on making a version of her for @twstfanblog 's manhwa AU, but then I realized that I never actually introduced her in the first place, so here I go, as well as a the start of a drawing I'm making for the AU. (Ignore the fact that she's mostly a frankenstein of a bunch of TWST characters, I can't draw that hands, hair or buttons to save my life-)
Name: Yuri
Surname: Akatsuki
Age: 18
Pronouns: She/they, but she doesn't care what anyone uses enough to correct them if they get it wrong
Appearance: She has very pale skin and curly white hair, as well as light blue eyes. She appears to be thin, but that's mostly because she exercises a lot.
Personality/Lore: Outwardly, Yuri is a very cheerful and kind person. She worked as a singer in her world before going to twisted wonderland, with most of her brand involving her staying in a childlike manor due to her starting out at a very young age. However, once you get a little closer to her, she has quite the daring and brazen personality, owning a motorbike and having multiple piercings and tattoos that she covers in front of the cameras. She can be a bit of a diva, and has quite the ego on her, but once she's willing to let someone get close enough to her, she's willing to do anything to keep them safe.
While she dislikes her father and stepmother, she is very close to her mother, full siblings, and half siblings, as well her her nephew. Knowing that one of her older sister would have been disowned upon having a child unmarried, all of her sister's agreed to pretend that they each were the mother, leading to all of them going to live with her mother permanently in another country, her brother's following as well. Yuri in particular had to turn to being home schooled for her senior year of high school, until she was brought to night raven college and had to attend as a first year. Her youngest (half) brother is 14, while her oldest (half) sister is 33, her being one of the younger siblings.
That's about it, if you have any questions or anything to add, just ask or comment! Here the start of the drawing, I'll post it once I finish;
Version of my Yuu for the manhwa AU!
This AU is by @twstfanblog , so all credit to them for that.
Name: Yuri
Surname: Akatsuki
Age: 18 (nearly 19)
Yuri is the daughter of a baron, though she is an Earless due to the title of her deceased husband. She was married off on her 18th birthday, although her husband died of poison two months later, officially declared as him having accidentally ingested a poison by accident that was found in a similar container and next to one of tea. It was labeled as rat poison very explicitly, and thus, they were never tried for murder. She is a very interesting socialite, with no one having any proof of their misdeeds, while rumors about her run wild in high society. She is the only married or widowed one of her siblings, and emerged after six months of locking herself in her estate with a two month old ‘son’ named Alyx that barely resembled them or her husband. In reality, he’s her nephew, though they claimed him as her son in order to protect her older sister and allow them to remain as a respected member of society. Yuri remains as a cheerful member of society and a good caretaker to Alyx, they really wish to travel around the world, and once their Alyx is old enough, she plans on running away to do so.
Here is the final drawing I made for her outfit, and a few different colored versions;
There are only two ways I can imagine Yuri and Yuu meeting and actually getting to know each other fairly well; Either by meeting at a tea party or something as children, or Yuri coming to Crewel for Alyx’s clothes, and her meeting Yuu while out of the room. I might do a drabble for one or both of those scenarios at some point, but they would be quite different. With the tea party, they would likely both be trying to hide from a boring party that some other noble hosting and running into each other, becoming playmates or sending letters. Or, if they met later on at a appointment when they were both older, they could become close acquaintances, but Yuri would likely try to keep distance unless Yuu tried to befriend her, as she knew she would leave the country in the next few years if all went well.
That’s it for now :) If anyone has any questions or comments, or wants to see the various other designs of dresses that I played around with before landing on this one, please feel free to comment or leave an ask!
Meeting 1 For the Manhwa AU!
This is one of the ideas I had as to how my Yuusona (Yuri) and the Yuu made by @twstfanblog in their Manhwa AU! I have a second idea that I need to finish and edit, but once they’re both out I’ll probably make a poll and whichever one wins will be the one I go with moving forward if I choose to make anything else within this AU. Enjoy!! :) (This was formatted in Google Docs, so it may look a bit odd on Tumblr)
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Yuri walked into the large estate, where the housemaid that collected them led her through the halls to a drawing room, where the older man waited. She rocked the child in her arms, Alyx stirring as she moved to curtsy to the Grand Duke.
“Good morning, Your Grace. Thank you for inviting me into your home.” Crewel nodded at that, giving her a light bow in return.
“Good morning to you as well. It is a pleasure to have you; I’ve heard many things from the other nobility about you and your son.” He said, gesturing to the baby in her hands, tufts of dark hair on his hair as he opened his brown eyes, a far cry from her or her late husband's appearance. Even so, she smiled.
“All good, I hope?”
“Of course, Lady Yuri.” He responded, smiling at her. “You are free to stay in the room with me as I do your son’s fitting, or you pay leave and allow your lady’s maid* to accompany him. I myself am a father, and the chance to relax with an infant is always a blessing.” He said the pleasant demeanor that was used with customers coming out. She nodded, smiling and handing over Alyx to the servant. After all, there was no reason to hang around if she was unneeded and her ‘son’ would be taken care of by someone better at caring for children, anyway.
“I’ll be on my way, then. I trust that you still have the designs that I sent to you to be edited the other day? I give you the final say on whatever you think is best for him. After all, ”
“Of course I do. Just return to get him before six.” He responded, as Yuri gave a final kiss on the cheek of her son, and a bow to Crewel before she left the room. That would give her two hours' worth of free time, maybe enough for a long nap in her carriage if she was able to get her coachman on board with it. Turning through the large corridors, attempting to find her way out of the beautiful trap that was the Crowley estate. Within the first few minutes, she was lost, not knowing the layout of the mansion that was most likely enchanted in some way. Or, at the very least, it was a bit too large for the front exit to be easily found from one of the many guest parlors**. Either way, she walked through winding hallways, gradually zoning around from the similar appearances of the various doors and columns, the only differences being the paintings she had long since found were only of dogs and crows.
At that moment, she bumped into a dark-haired woman, causing her to get pushed back. Between the expensive fabrics and dark hair, it was clear that this was Yuu, the only child of the Grand Duke. She curtsied low, as she was far above Yuri’s station as an Earless, an apology falling from her lips to smooth over any annoyance that could have been caused.
“I apologize, I wasn’t looking where I was going, Lady Yuu. I will be more careful next time.” The slightly older woman nodded and gave a slight bow in return.
“Very well, you may rise.” Yuri did as she asked, rising and meeting her eyes. She raised an eyebrow at the woman and narrowed her eyes, asking, “Who are you? You’re far from either of my father’s parlors.”
“I am Yuri from the Northern Earldom***. I came here today for my son’s fitting, but His Grace instructed me that I needn’t stay for the entire visit.” She answered, her voice calm and steady. Yuu seemed to accept this answer and nodded.
“Very well. Shall I show you to the door?”
“That would be much appreciated,” Yuri answered, allowing herself to be led by the other woman, staying a few steps behind her. They paused at a set of large doors, in which Yuri could only assume that the fabled library owned by Grand Duke Crowley resided.
“You can wait here for a moment. I need to get something.” She said, walking inside. Yuri stepped to the side, waiting for her to exit the doors. Alone for a moment, she yawned. Taking care of a newborn was tiring work even if she loved Alyx, and the lack of sleep was surely catching up to her. They would only close their eyes for a moment, just to rest them until Lady Yuu came back. She leaned against the wall, eyes closing softly. Just for a few moments…
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She sat up with a start, not recognizing the area that she was in. For a moment, she wondered what had happened, until she looked around and saw the lady in red reading across from her. She quickly stood up, smoothing over her dress and bowing as deeply as she could. Before she could speak, the seemingly bored woman said,
“It’s fine, I could carry you no problem. You’ve still got another half an hour before the appointment has to end, so you can keep resting.” She responded, looking up at her and closing her book. “You don’t talk or move or anything in your sleep, so it’s not a big deal to have you here while I read. You could do this at your son’s next fitting as well.” Yuri raised an eyebrow at that, and stood up straight, sensing something was off.
“Why would you suggest that? We have had no contact before today, and you have no incentive to befriend me just to let me sleep next to you for a random amount of time.” Yuu sighed, her book moving onto the table in front of her. There were on opposite settees with a table in the center, where a book and a tea set sat untouched. Yuu brought a teacup to her lips and took a sip before responding.
“If I tell you, will you agree to come here again?”
“That depends entirely on what you have to say.”
“I have multiple men attempting to woo me at the moment. Trying… Very often, in fact. By having a female friend I often have over, it might stop my suitors from trying during certain hours of the day.” Yuri sat back down, still a bit suspicious, but willing to hear her out the rest of the way. “You are clearly in need of some rest from taking care of an infant and your Earldom, and I’d like to have some peace and quiet for a couple of hours. It’s a situation in which everyone wins.” Yuri nodded, mulling it over.
“I have no problem with that. However, I can’t just use the Grand Duke as a free nanny, and I haven’t found one competent enough to be hired yet.” Yuu nodded at that, weighing options for the deal.
“I have a friend with a nephew that recently outgrew his nursemaid****. I’m sure that they can do good work, after all, they worked for the Sunset Savanna royal family.” She said, “If they can work for you, then you could reasonably stay with me for an hour or two every week to rest, without needing to worry about Alyx.”
“Yes, but if I have a nursemaid, I’ll have less work to do. By that logic, I’ll have no reason for such common visits.” Yuri countered, to which Yuu answered.
“I would have no reason to recommend you the nursemaid, then. Without their contact information and my urging, you would be unable to find them as they are still in the Sunset Savanna.” Yuri smiled at that and answered.
“Very well, that’s a good point. Do Saturday afternoons at tea time work for you? I can host this upcoming visit.” Yuu smiled back.
“Why yes, they do. I’ll give you the nursemaid’s information then. Need any help getting back to Papa’s parlor?”
“That would be greatly appreciated,” Yuri responded, standing at the same time Yuu did. Yuu walked out first, but they quickly followed, barely a step behind her. It seemed as though Yuri would have to prepare for a guest in the next few days, and maybe for a new friend in her life over the next few weeks.
-Fin-
*A ‘lady’s maid’ is the female equivalent of a valet or a noble’s personal servant. One could go with a noble lady to shop or go to a fitting as was done in this case.
**A parlor is where someone would host guests in the Victorian era. In the houses of the wealthy, there would often be more than one, with one for hosting guests and another for being with family. In this case, the fitting is taking place there, and both Crowley and Crewel have their own parlor to have their guests in.
***An Earldom is the land that an Earl owns and controls, like a dukedom or a kingdom.
****I’m referring to Cheka as he is 5-6 years old in canon, which is the age at which a child in the Victorian era would outgrow their nursemaid.
A drawing I did for my sister: Her Genshin/TWST OC, Yumi! (She asked not to be tagged so I won’t tag her :) )
Manhwa AU - Meeting 2
The second meeting I made for @twstfanblog 's Manhwa AU! Yu is the OC of @st4rz666. I’m going to post the poll to see which one I’ll use if I choose to do anything else with my OC in this AU either later today or tomorrow, but separately from this so that way both have the same chance of winning. As always, if anyone has any questions, comments, or anything else, leave a comment or ask! :)
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Yuri slipped behind a tree, cupcake in hand as she hid from the voices of various other children in the garden they were playing in. She walked a little further, trying to look as casual as they could while speed walking just hidden from the sight of the main path. She continued walking through the estate of some noble she didn’t care to know the name of; Probably another Count or Earl, not that it mattered much where a low-ranking noble such as herself would go during a party. She took a bite of the cake, humming slightly at the taste as she went through the hedges.
They soon paused, listening to the sound of another two other young girls. Looking a bit closer, she was holding a hat with a ribbon around it, a bow, and ruffles on the hem. One of them was holding the accessory, a bit too underdressed for a noble attending a party with a very wealthy child from the frills of her gown, while the other had her hands on her hips as she spoke.
“It has to be a part of a seaside gown since the hat is made of cloth and it’s decorated enough that it must be worn out of the house! So whoever it came from, they must go near the sea often!” Said the slightly taller girl, seeming quite confident in her assessment. Meanwhile, the other was eyeing the accessory as if trying to solve a puzzle.
“Yes, but that doesn’t say who it belongs to.” She said, lifting it to her face. Yuri noticed the girl had mostly white hair with black streaks, the opposite of the child she was talking to. Yuri walked into the area they were in, the louder girl noticing her first.
“Who are you?” She asked, turning before staring at the treat in her hand, “Did you come from the party as well?” Yuri nodded.
“Yes, I did. They’re still giving out sweets if you want to go back now.” Yuri said, to which the girl with more white hair shook her head.
“We need to find the owner of this hat first. Do you know anyone who often goes to the seaside there?” Yuri shrugged.
“No. Most of the noble kids are boring or mean, so I don’t like talking to them. You could always try looking for a girl with a matching dress closer to the patio.” She answered as the girl with more black hair groaned.
“I know, but we can’t leave again if we go back now.” She said, before adding, “Oh, my name is Yuu Crowley. What’s yours?”
“I’m Yuri Akatsuki.” She answered, smiling. “It’s nice to meet you two!” She said, turning over to the second girl.
“I’m Yu. It’s nice to meet you as well.” She said, offering a weak smile. Yuri, once more taking note of the faded yellow of the plainer dress, pulled the hat from her hands and onto her head.
“And now you’re a noble like the two of us!” Yuu put her hands on her hips at that, saying.
“She always was one! Besides, you put a saffron yellow next to a pale yellow, with nothing to tie them together; That’s a stupid combination!” Yuri nodded, and ‘oohed’ slightly.
“Well then, I’m sorry, Yu. But I’m not sorry about the hat, I think it looks nice.” She said, sticking her tongue out at Yuu. The two continued to bicker for a while, occasionally asking Yu a question or pausing their disagreements to discuss something else until the sun had started setting.
“In no world would rosemary tea go better with chocolate scones than-” Yuu was cut off by the deep voice of an older man calling out. He sounded annoyed, as though this had happened enough times it was better to complain than try to change it.
“Puppy!” He explained, happening upon the area the children were in as the girl in question stood up from where the three had taken seats on the ground. “Did you run off here for the whole party? All the attendants were worried sick when they realized you were missing.” He said, to which the child rolled her eyes, her father returning the favor. He then looked over at Yuri, giving a quick and light bow, her giving a curtsy in return. “Hello, Lady Yuri.”
“And hello to you, Your Grace.” She said, not bothering to ask the man’s name once she saw the unique hair color that the man had. She then said, “Do you know if my mother is here for me?” He nodded.
“I believe I saw her when I entered; She was the lady with silver hair, I assume?” When she nodded, Crewel moved to talk to Yu. “Would you like a ride back to your house? We have some extra space in our carriage.” She nodded.
“Yes, Sir.” He hummed in response, letting Yu hand him the hat. “We found this on the ground. Do you know who it belongs to?”
“Hm… I don’t believe so, it’s not from a designer that I know well. If no one’s come looking for it, simply put it back where you found it. The owner will retrace their steps back here eventually.” He said, as Yu nodded and put it onto a bench near them while Yuu went up to her father. “You shouldn’t touch things that belong to someone else, and you definitely shouldn’t put them onto your head. You could get lice, and if it doesn’t belong to you, the person who lost it might not know that you took it and it could get even harder for them to find.”
“Papa, let’s go now. I have a book at home that I want to read with Yu.” She said as Yu moved to stand beside the pair.
Meanwhile, Yuri walked off, towards the location of the party. She went behind her mother, tugging on the sleeve of her dress. She smiled, taking her daughter’s hand as she led her out of the estate, already saying her goodbyes to the hosts. She smiled as they entered the carriage, patting the hair of her firstborn as she fiddled with her hands and dress.
“You seem extra excited today. What’s the occasion?” She asked, mirth in her voice. “Did one of the boring noble ladies finally do something that you think is interesting?” Yuri shook her head.
“Even better. I met these two girls, and they were hid- hanging out in the garden where I went, too!” Her mother raised an eyebrow as she continued, recounting the events of the day with the excitement only a child knows. She just had to know their families to open contact. Hopefully, they were also counts or maybe barons, so it would be easy for her to reach out…
“And who are those friends?”
“Yu and Yuu! I don’t know what title Yu has, but Yuu is the daughter of the grand duke! But, I think she’s silly because she can’t appreciate how rosemary tea is the best! Oh, and-”
-Fin-
Yuri’s (My Yuu’s) Mother
She’s one of my favorite OCs, despite how I’ve only really mentioned her as a side note up until now. Happy I get to share her :)
Name: Yue
Surname: Akatsuki
Maiden name: Gui
Main Inspirations: Princess Kaguya, Chang’e, and The Little Mermaid
Lore, folktale version:
Yue was a beautiful woman, who some used to say was born from starlight and the call of a crane. But her parents were old and had no sons, so she had to stay in the village as a maiden to take care of them. The jewel of a small village, trapped in a golden cage.
One day, a young nobleman came to the village while traveling. When he saw her, he fell in love instantly, proposing to the stop. Unable to outright reject him, she said “Come to fetch me when you have retrieved a branch made of gold and leaves made of jewels; If you can do that, you will win the right to my heart.”
He did not return, but there came a second noble in his place. This time, she told him to get a holy lyre played by a wind god. He returned with a counterfeit. She turned him away, and two more like him soon followed.
The emperor came to visit her one day, asking her “Love, if you marry me, I will make your beauty known throughout all the land.” She refused, saying that she did not need her beauty to be known, nor did she need to be confined to the palace.
He returned the next day, asking “Love, if you marry me, I will make you the richest woman in the land, and you will have a palace in every city.” She refused, saying that if she left her family that would be the same as leaving her heart.
He did not leave that day, and he told her “Love, if you do not marry me, I will set the village alight, and you will not marry anyone.” And she could not refuse him.
That night, she went to the river, weeping crystal tears of sorrow. She heard gentle whispers, follow, “Why do you cry, my dear?”
She answered, “I must be wed to a man who will burn those who refuse him.” The whispers seemed to hum, and told her;
“Drink the river water at the source, and he will forget every thought of you. But if you get too greedy, you will get more than you hoped for.”
Yue nodded and traveled to the source, finding a spring with water clearer than crystals and shimmering like moonlight. She held the water in her hands, taking a gulp. But she thought to herself, she could only fit so much in her palm, why wouldn’t she bring some home in case it wasn’t enough? But she had no vial on her to carry any. In worry, she took another sip after sip, and she prayed that she would be forgotten by the man.
She went back down to the village and soon reached her home. She knocked on the door, but there was no answer. Knocking again, her hand passed through the door. She walked through the door slowly, edging towards her room, as though approaching a wounded animal. As she entered, it was full of not her bed and clothes, but instead was dedicated to the storage of bamboo stalks and her father’s old bows. She ran to the window and tried to open it, to see if the garden was as she left it, but instead ran through the wall into a field of brambles. As she started once more, she heard the whispers again. She sobbed and choked out, “And what have you done? Come to mock me?”
“You were told not to get greedy, and yet you drank handfuls upon handfuls.” The whispers responded, “But the river is generous, it only tries to give you what you want. Take a few gulps for something new, and take some for to be drank when you feel most lonely. But in return, you must give up something as precious as what you desire.” But again, she did not stay to heed the whispers and warnings, running to find the roots of the crystal river once more.
She ran to it and drank straight from the source, her tears mixing with the river as she began to glow and lift, far away from the world she called her home. As she arose, the whispers asked, “And why do you drink, but only to fulfill yourself? You wished only to be remembered.”
“Yes, I only wish to be remembered. But why does that make me greedy? I am nothing but a poor girl, and yet the emperor will erase me for my refusal. Why should I not be remembered if he can?” The whispers giggled at that and told her.
“Silly child. You are no longer a girl; You are like me. Rise to the moon, sweet one, and remember that even reflected light looks lovely on a pond.”
Lore, the reality of the fable:
I understand that I’m going to be acting like I’m contradicting myself in this section versus in the earlier, but in my version of our world for TWST, I use Yue as an actual mythological figure, which will tie more into Yuri (my Yuu’s) lore later. All you need to know for context is that the fable heard above is just that; Folklore based off of events that happened in that world. It’s why there are a few details like her being told to save some of the water, there being storage for her father’s bows, or her being stuck in a ‘golden cage’; It’s meant to show the fact that this myth has been altered and changed over time, a little detail that fits well with the context.
So, what happened was that Yue was a very beautiful woman who started to get proposals from various people, but gave them all impossible tasks and then refused them. Unable to tell the emperor himself that anything he brought was fake, she instead outright refused him, but he continued trying for her hand. Eventually, he got tired of it and decided to force her into it by threatening to kill everyone in her village. However, before he could take her to the capital, she went to go find the fabled magical crystal buried inside a lake near her. It was part of a magic pen that had been “lost” there because it was sent away by someone right before their friend overblotted. However, being unable to use the magic or know what it actually was, Yue chose to eat the stone, believing that either she would be able to get away from her suitor or die trying. In the end, she wished for her to be remembered pleasantly by her family and that they wouldn’t be hurt by the emperor, causing her magic to trigger and send her to the moon, the only place where she could be sure he would never find her.
Once she came there, there were already beings living on the moon. They require a lot of context because they’re a different kind of being, but to summarize, they called themselves seraphs and were humanoid creatures that were reborn every time they died and could fly. She lived with them, fell in love with one, got an immortality potion, and eventually had three children, twin girls and a son. However, realizing that the children had no wings or magic of their own, she chose to go back down to Earth for a little while and pretend to be a normal human, eventually ending up marrying the man who she pretended was Yuri’s father and helping take care of his other kids from his ex-wife.
Now that her children have gone missing, she’s stayed on Earth, deciding to keep looking for her here and to take care of the kids until someone notices that she’s not aging.
That’s all for now :) As always, leave a comment or ask if you have anything to add or anything else that you want to know