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kalims · 2 years

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‎˃ ᵕ ˂ . . "i kinda wanna throw my phone across the room 'cause all I see are girls too good to be true"

jealousy, jealousy,

I reckon yuu has atleast some people admiring them for their 'heroic' acts for each dorms, ironically enough

characters. riddle, leona, azul, kalim, vil, idia, malleus.

includes. gn!reader, flowers aren't limited to girls.

cw. each has a student from their dorm/another liking reader, book 5 spoilers? kinda.

note. this was supposed to be for celebrating 4k and originally I had a fic that I was supposed to publish but I got really busy w/ school and stuff so I supposed I'll just drop this 😚 I'm also sick btw *cries

if someone asked you; "what do you think the students see you as?" you'd probably answer, "a wannabe I guess." technically you were sure that you were right about your guess. if there's anything that you'd know about a school that worships villians is that they'd hate someone whose the polar opposite.

which is you, with you basically 'saving' the dorm leaders and all. atleast the person in question didn't seem to pick at you for helping them and not going like 'I don't need your help.'

which is also why you're.. shocked to say the least when some random student you can't say that looks familiar hands you a bouquet of flowers, clearly flushing at your stare. you notice a white envelope tucked into the variety of flowers as well as a box of chocolates.

funnily enough you wondered if twisted wonderland celebrated valentines day on a different month.

albeit the possibly hundred other gazes from the other people. why'd they have to do this in the cafeteria exactly? it would've saved you the trouble if they did it on a more private scale.

you can only smile at them politely. honesty feeling a mixture of embarrassment and shyness cause you've never received such a bold confession yourself. "thank you?" you feel a little bad when they deflate at your short answer to their gifts but nevertheless pleased.

"you're welcome. I tried to pick out the flowers for someone as special as you but it can't compare." they absent-mindedly state. you can't hide the grin on your face, you just met this person and they're already flattering you. it feels nice to be appreciated.

kinda cringe but you take it back this person is really cool.

— riddle rosehearts

bystander number 1. who wants to collar that person by anger, along with jealousy then proceed to stomp away. riddle would actually do that but only when you're not around cause you'd probably not be too happy if he punishes your 'friend' and he wants you to see him as the 😇 reliable young lad everyone loves.

suddenly had the will to impress you and one upped everything the other person did. so they got a 49 on the magical analysis test? that's too bad, riddle got 50. get on his level. so they answer correctly only when called? well riddle's voluntarily raising his hand and getting them all correct. oh they can cook?

oh well. he can do everything else better else than cooking so it doesn't really matter. you'd be a fool to choose someone else over him. but he supposes its part of the charm, infatuatingly enough.

— leona kingscholar

bystander number 2 who either just doesn't care or is secretly really mad. knowing leona it's probably the latter because it's leona and if there's something he hates it's probably getting upped by some random person whom he's clearly better than. you must be really blind if you have the audacity to ramble about said person to him.

went really grumpy for the span of days to weeks. ruggie literally would do anything you ask if it meant that leona's gonna be to his old self, lazy sure but he didn't used to place this much work on him!

your fault or not you'd probably also get affected by his drastic change of attitude. bro literally ignored you as well as everyone else, reverting to his mean self but treating you with more bitterness. it's probably not your fault but he doesn't regret a thing because you actually look upset when he pays you no mind. so you do feel something for him 😒😏. flashbacks to kaeya

— azul ashengrotto

bystander number 3. who's borderlining between wanting to get depressed then crawl in his octo pot to cry and absolutely ruining everything this random cheap made. I mean, really? those aren't even your favorite flowers! where did they get them, at the nearest dollar store? if he were them he'd give you the most expensive flowers you'd ever lay your eyes on!

and that's what he does actually; literally showed up on your doorstep with a handsome smile and gave you the most prettiest flowers you've seen yet. consider yourself charmed! bro literally made you forget about that other person for days until you saw them like a month later which is kinda bizarre..

the twins don't let you know that azul put them up on a 'job' to keep em' away. but it does use for good blackmail material against the jealous octopus.

— kalim al asim

bystander number 4. legit doesn't get jealous. kalim literally is just happy that you have admirers like him because you deserve it! he'd be more upset if you didn't have admirers honestly. okay but lowkey though, he isn't trying to compete at all but you receive a large bouquet, definitely much grander than the one you received and a heartfelt letter tucked into it.

how was that person supposed to win you over when kalim does it better?? ok but this is like the jamil situation in book 5 LOL.

if he actually somehow gets jealous he feels bad because he knows he'll do it better ( not condescending /gen ) so he just resorts to trying to win your affection and forgets about not trying then completely overshadowed the other person's previous attempts. bro only spared a 'I feel bad' look then smiling again because yay! you like him better now :)

— vil schoenheit

bystander number 5. AKA, the one who knows he'll do better and actually does do it better ( condescending ). vil doesn't even bother doing anything cause he trusts you enough to make the.. correct, choice. you do know that he's one of the most sought off person in the world, right? you'd be a fool to not see that.

okay but maybe he is a little paranoid that you actually will choose them so he actually does put in effort..

I mean nearly everyone is scared terrified of rook right? what's one more person to the count? he totally does not purposely send out rook to stalk them so he can expose them on social media .. or make him stall them somewhere so he has the chance to whisk you away and you losing the ability to see them for this day.. oh well, it's better to just spend it with vil since you're free anyways..

— idia shroud

bystander number 6 who was there but actually not there..? physically not present but he was there, somehow.. *looks at camera in the far, FAR corner of the ceiling*. idia doesn't know whether to start crying because you actually looked happy with their CRINGE. confession.. the crying is a more intense period than azul's btw.

or.. actually there's no or, that's just what he's gonna do. close his electronic device, crawl into his bed and cry into his body pillow. fear not. little brother ortho to the rescue! ortho actually suggested destroying any evidence of a 'disappearance' if that poor soul just happened to not be present for years but idia quickly shot that idea down, he actually pondered on agreeing but no way he's gonna let them win by that!

hijacks all their phones, PC's, whatever other stuff so that it's completely off, no other person can fix it besides him. and he's definitely not gonna do that so the person ghosts you for weeks, so you get mad and ghost them irl.. wow his masterplan actually worked. no ortho pls don't force me to 'comfort' them..

— malleus draconia

bystander number 7 who genuinely doesn't see the appeal of this basic little b— human :). like? hello?? he's right here, open your eyes child of man. no need to tolerate the pathetic display they just did that doesn't live up to your very existence, they might as well compare you to gravel on the floor from how poor they executed their weird analogy.

he could legit go on and on about every single feature you have, your eyes, mouth, face, shape.. he would present you a microsoft presentation for it if you ask and it literally is godly description type of thing. you could finish listening to one of them and you'd be in TEARS ☠.

bros so sentimental. he thanks lilia for the advice of microsoft presentation because you now look completely convinced. malleus has the pride to spare the other person a smirk when your attention is fully on him :D.

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moonlightequin1 · 7 months

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♡ Welcome to my Tumblr Page ♡

‼️ BYF (Before you follow):

- My account is NOT a spoiler free zone! I will reblog and post things that are up-to-date with the main story which means I will not refrain from posting/reblogging Book 7 spoilers!

- I am a huge Ramshackle, Heartshackle, Diasomnia, and Crowley enthusiast, so I won't really be interacting with accounts hate on them. Don't worry, I will respect your opinions about these characters. We all have our preferences.

- I am mainly yuu/prefect multishipper and twst OCxCanon shipper! So if that's not what you are into, then it's best to avoid my page.

- I am NOT comfortable with Malleus X Lilia or Silver X Lilia content. So if you ship one of those ships (or perhaps both), please don't interact with me! I am not comfortable seeing these dynamics in any romantic sense at all.

👀 Information about me:

♡ my pronouns are she/her (but I don't mind they/them)

♡ I'm a HUGE TWST theorist! Most of my posts and reblogs will probably be mainly on the theory side of TWST!

♡ I am also an artist and OC content creator, but I usually post about my OCs on Twitter.

♡ interests/fandoms: Twisted Wonderland (main), Disney, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Nier Automata, Vocaloid, Gundam Wing, Cafe Enchante, Our Life: Beginning & Always, Our Life: Now & Forever, Ghibli, horror games, dating sims, otome games, interactive fiction, romantasy books, etc!

♡ Favourite TWST pairings: Adeuyuu, Silyuu, Malleyuu, Rolloyuu, Sebeyuu, Rookyuu, Vilyuu, Azuyuu, most Yuu pairings in general, Lilinor, LiliNorVan

♡ My favourite TWST theories/HCs: Trey and Sebek are cousins (HC/THEORY), Crowley is Levan (THEORY), Rook is twisted and based on Robin Hood (THEORY)

♡ Personal Tags: #just ray ~ reblog (for reblogs), #just ray ~ rambles (for ramblings), #just ray ~ art (for my artworks), #just ray ~ ocs (for my OCs), #just ray ~ theory pit (for theories), #just ray ~ edits (for edits)

Twisted Wonderland Theory/Analysis Masterlist (mostly from Twitter):

🌹 Heartslabyul

Deuce is the exception in the Prologue (Crowley, Ace, and Grim are also odd)

🦁 Savanaclaw

Someone died in the Afterglow Savannah kingdom...?

Leona's sleeping talent may possibly be used in Book 7

Leona and Idia's plausible importance/involvement in Book 7

🌊 Octavinelle

Azul has Tiana motifs

🐍 Scarabia

Kalim's Ceremonial Robes

👑 Pomefiore

Rook is a Beastman

Rook and Rapunzel (Crack Theory)

Dire Crowley's theme is nearly in sync with Pomefiore's Overblot OST

Meleanor's Lullaby and Pomefiore's dorm OST having the same ending notes

💀 Ignihyde

The Isles of Grief basis is Atlantis

Leona and Idia's plausible importance/involvement in Book 7

🐉 Diasomnia

Silver and Crowley

Briar Valley Tangled Festival...?

Sebek and Trey are relatives....

Lilia's necklace merch having possible symbolisms...?

Grim and Sebek's similarities/connection

Thread on Silver and Yuu's similarities and parallels

Grim, Malleus, and the Neverbeast

Malleus and Crowley parallels

Malleus and Crowley parallels (again)

Meleanor's Lullaby and Pomefiore's dorm OST having the same ending notes

🏚️ Ramshackle

The possible reason Mickey is forgotten or not recognized in Twisted Wonderland AND Ramshackle's dorm spirit... (PT.1)

What we know about Grim's lore (THREAD)

Grim and Sebek's similarities/connection

Thread on Silver and Yuu's similarities and parallels

Grim, Malleus, and the Neverbeast

Grim and Pete the Cat

Grim's connection to the Dwarfs

Yuu (the Prefect) is dead in their original world

Grim and the Chimera

Yuu and The Black Cauldron

Deuce is the exception in the Prologue (Crowley, Ace, and Grim are also odd)

🐦‍⬛🗝️ NRC

Crowley, the Dark Mirror, and the Briar Valley soldiers

Crowley and the 8th coffin (theory notes)

Dire Crowley is unkind...?

Did Crowley lose a companion...?

The NRC Faculty might play a bigger role than we think but Crewel is the odd one out

Malleus and Crowley Parallels

Dire Crowley's theme is nearly in sync with Pomefiore's Overblot OST

Deuce is the exception in the Prologue (Crowley, Ace, and Grim are also odd)

The Magic Mirror

How the Darkness and Blot work together & other considerations (A re-evaluation of my previous theories)

⭐ RSA

RSA and NRC's rivalry is secretly the Silver Owls VS Briar Valleys...?

Do RSA students see in black and white?

🪞 TWISTED WONDERLAND

What if the Heroes were punished to become the Villains as an act of revenge?

#just ray ~ intro #twisted wonderland masterlist #twst theories

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hanafubukki · 2 years

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Hana, it’s been a while since I’ve spammed you!! Lol tho I’m anon, so it’s probably hard to tell

I want your opinion on something. An analysis, if you will. If you could generalize the twst characteristics, then how would you describe their personalities being sorted for each dorm? …tbh that was really weird to word even as I type it, but basically. What personality is each dorm?

For context: in Riddle’s robes story he was hoping Sebek would be in Heartslabyul. But, even as I know he doesn’t get sorted there, I was saying to myself that Heartslabyul kinda attracts wildcards, in a sense…? Even Riddle, who is ever rule-abiding, is a wildcard himself so

This is so weirdly worded I’m sorry, it’s like 7am but I just had to ask now 😭

Hello Anonie💜🌺🌸💚

I welcome any and all spam from you anonie🌺🌸☺️ even if I don't know who you are 😘💜🌺

Hmmm?🤔🤔🤔 if I am understand correctly, you're asking what category I would put each dorm broadly under? and which characters I would put in each?

Dont worry anonie 🌺🌸 you're in good company. I haven't slept much last night and woke up early today so my mind is going 😵‍💫 a bit lolol I hope my answers make sense though, and if you want more details on my thought process then please feel free to ask 👏👏

So I'll do dorm (category): character format. Hopefully that makes sense?

Heartslabyul (controlled chaos): Riddle, Deuce, Floyd, Sebek

Savanaclaw (survival of the fittest): Epel, Rook, Lilia, Vargas

Ocatvinelle (manipulative): Trey, Ace, Cater , Jade, jamil

Scarabia (resourceful): Ruggie, Azul, Kalim, Ortho, Sam, Trein

Pomefiore (beauty): Vil, Divus Crewel

Ignihyde (dont judge a book by their cover): Idia, Malleus, Crowley

Diasomnia (Loyalty, secretive): Leona, Jack, Silver

I realize while typing this that a few of them would kill each other if they ended up in the same dorm 😂😂

#answered #anonie ask

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traumxrei-archive · 2 years

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Just my opinion about Leona. Some people think him showing some vulnerability is too OOC for him, but to me it's not. They forgot that he's still a person with feelings, he just doesn't want everyone to see his vulnerability as he thinks it's a weakness and feels that no one wanted him, even if there many who cares about him. He grew up being hated for no reason that's why he's bitter, at least now, he gets better.

anon omg i could talk abt leona all day so you should prepare yourself bc this ended up being really long-

i think that my views on him match yours too ! vulnerability isn't something he would show easily. rather it's earned. you have to earn his trust in order for him to show the inner parts of him that he works so hard to hide. again, it comes down to the idea that showing feelings = being weak.

thinking about it, it probably took a while for him to trust ruggie enough to wake him up + take care of his food each day. some ppl always reduce ruggie to just an errand boy bc he's being paid, but like... you do realize that leona is still a prince. there's still people out there who might want to harm him or just have overall bad intentions towards him.

so the fact that he trusts this hyena he met school to wake him up from his sleep (where he is vulnerable to attacks) AND with his food (again, poison exists everyone) ? you know that their arrangement isn't just based off the money that leona gives ruggie, there's also a basis of trust there.

[ if you'd like to hear me continue to rant abt leona, go ahead n read below the cut ! ]

though with ruggie the mutual agreement kinda helps him keep distance, bc he can still put a wall up and say "this guy is only helping me bc i'm rich. i'm paying him to do all this." which is true in part, but also at this point in time ruggie's literally leona's right hand man. this is the kinda thing i see leona doing though, he always has counter-measures in place to make sure people don't get too close.

AND ANOTHER THING: i've heard someone say this before and i think about this all the time but leona cares too much. like behind the callous attitude and his biting words, he cares about what people think. why else do you think his overblot memories showed him listening to the people gossiping about him ? he has always cared. about what people said about him, about his impression on people...the way they viewed him affected the way he viewed himself, essentially.

think about it. he was born a second prince. he was blessed with a strong magic from an early age. we know how destructive king's roar can be, so imagine how hard it was to control if you were a child. he was constantly shunned because of his magic, and being compared to his older brother. thus fueling his hatred of the throne and his powers. he was told over and over that he would never be king because falena is there. and when cheka was born, it effectively made him useless to the kingdom. the best he could do was marry with other royalty for the sake of the kingdom and he knows that.

he's smart. he knows he couldn't possibly make a king out of himself by overthrowing falena. no one in sunset savanna would accept a king who killed his own brother. and deep inside i know he cares for his brother. he resents him because of the easy life he had, but he knows that it wasn't falena's fault he was born the second prince. it wasn't his fault those people whispered about him behind his back. and it's his brother. his family. i'm sure he cares for him to some capacity.

and with cheka too, a lot of ppl love to pull out the "bad uncle" card. but notice that he had never done anything to hurt cheka ?? he also never forcefully sends him away. like when he came in the aftermath of book 2, leona complained a bit but kept an eye on him until his attendants came bc he knew it'd be dangerous to let him roam around alone.

however much he resents cheka's existence itself, he doesn't resent cheka. cheka's just a kid. a kid who looks up to him, of all people. so i wouldn't say that he's a bad uncle. he's literally never taken care of a kid before so ofc it's awkward. also he has a reputation n again, he wouldn't just flaunt his weaknesses. he probably likes the little guy and finds him kinda annoying bc of how high-tension he is.

i feel like with a lover, or someone he potentially liked, all of this stuff would be multiplied. like he would hate to seem weak in front of them, but he also wants to keep them at arm's reach bc, obviously, he cares for them. he wants to trust them but he also doesn't want to let anyone that close to him so it becomes contradictory. he would test them and prod but as soon as they try to turn it into something serious he would lash out; say hurtful things so that they would leave him alone just like everyone else. if they manage to somehow keep up with his push-and-pull, then maybe he would actually let them in.

one more thing: i don't believe that loving someone, or letting someone in his walls can fix his traumas. that's another thing i see being perpetuated within the twst fandom. nothing is just. gonna make all those years of trauma disappear. especially not love. that's not how trauma or love works. that's just...belittling the characters we love so much. though loving someone may help in different ways, it can't just erase everything.

having someone may help leona feel less bitter, but he's still going to long for the throne. he's also never going to be able to let go of the fact that his power can put people in danger. maybe his attitude may change slightly because he allows himself love. but leona's leona. he's not going to suddenly undergo a massive change and get a personality transplant just bc he ends up loving someone.

to end it off, all of this is something i really want to explore in a fic one day. i want to write something that just. goes in depth with him. one day !! one day i will make something so angsty and pining bc that's literally leona kingscholar's middle name. leona "angsty and pining" kingscholar. has a good ring to it, huh? if you've read this far, wow, uh sorry for rambling so much ? i hope you enjoyed my personal take on leona's character ^^

#/trau replies #/anonnie #leona kingscholar #character study #twisted wonderland #twst analysis #welcome to my leona analysis #bc i think abt this man too much #ty anon for enabling me to rant abt dummy lion #jfc this ended up long #leona kingscholar x reader

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opalmaplehibiscus · 2 years

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An Opinion about Official English Twisted Wonderland and Announcement with Blog

Hello! Hi! ヾ(≧ ▽ ≦)ゝSo, as everyone knows, Twisted Wonderland has just announced they will be releasing the official translated English version of Twisted Wonderland ! Preregistrations are already opened and the plan of the game being officially released is sometime around January of 2022 (next year!) (＠＾０＾) It is very exciting to see the game getting translated as it would mean the game has been doing very well. However, there are some concerns with it.

One of them that was instantly nipped at the minute the English website was released was mistranslations. Yes, not a few, but many mistranslations. Many of the Japanese fans were discussing about each character’s lines and descriptions, an example being Leona’s line with “ain’t” being used when “isn’t” should’ve been used instead. Another one was pointing out the title Crowley was given and how inconsistent it was as well as again, incorrect term being used. Because of this, there are people in the English fandom, myself included that are concerned over this. I can not nor will I speak for others, but, for me personally, I’m really concerned how newer fans will interpret and hold opinions of the characters in the game due to these inaccuracies. There’s already a good 5% of misunderstanding already because of lack of consistency in fan-translations due to different translators translating the game. But, I personally prefer the fan translations more than officially translated mangas, games, animes in general because fan translators are able to take things in context and translate as such while writing notes/explanations why words/sentences were translated in whatever fashion they chose in hopes for everyone to be able to understanding why they chose to translate that way while official translators can’t and have to consider new players who aren’t familiar with the term equivalence used. With that in mind, I don’t think the translations is really bad. “First year” translated to freshmen, “second year” to sophomore - it’s NOT incorrect; those are the equivalence when comparing grade level terminology used in Japanese to Western school grade levels. In fact, fan translations shouldn’t really be seen as the “golden standard” or “official of official” but more like reference. Though “house warden” is jarring in so many levels, it’s also not really incorrect. As one of the translators have stated before, “ 寮長 “ ( “ryocho”) doesn’t directly translate to “dorm leader” but can be translated to dorm head, dormitory director, etc. Not going to lie, I get the sense of them attempting to convey that there are different “magical dorms” in Twisted Wonderland by using Harry Potter terminology with the ways of calling their dorms as “houses”. I could be wrong of course ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Just because I think this way with the translations doesn’t change again, my concern with how characters and the story will be interpreted by newer, English speaking fans. In fact, I honestly don’t think nor hope English VAs be used to voice the characters for the English version of the game because the “speaking styles” of the characters will definitely change and, from what I feel, be misrepresented compared to the original Japanese version like with the English dub/tl vs Japanese raw in anime or manga.

So yeah. Lot’s of thoughts and mixed feelings for the game right now. All of this being said, I do welcome any new fans to the fandom and followers to this blog, but any requests or writing I post will go by what was interpreted from the original Japanese version of the game including analysis. I do hope for the best and see the game reach new heights in terms of achievement and success!

#twst #twisted wonderland #announcement #opinion

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leviskokoro · 3 years

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KOKORO 500 EVENT :: THANK YOU FOR 500 FOLLOWERS!!

event duration: Feb 17 - Feb 25 (GMT + 8 / Philippines Timezone)

A special thanks to everyone for all the support in getting here. I legit couldn't get here without you all. First off, I would like to recommend some of my favorite blogs to visit for content as well as some of my friends who have supported me while I wasn't feeling emotionally well.

Kokoro Headcanons/Scenarios

People are allowed to send requests for the dorm leaders! Here are the rules and please respect them:

no NSFW (Yandere is allowed though)

don't make the s/o overly specific because that would count as oc-coded. One or two attributes are allowed

I will be making most of these headcanons as genderneutral as I can so that anyone can enjoy them

Kokoro Matchups (3/5)

I will be accepting 5 matchup requests. Sorry I can't really do more than 5 since I'm sort of busy with schoolwork. Here's the info that I'll be needing in your matchup request:

Personality

Hobbies

Talents

What you’re looking for in a partner

What you offer in a relationship

Your love language

The love language you want your partner to have

What makes you tick/What makes you keep going in life

Worst fears

Life philosophy or life motto

What turns you off from someone

What makes you like someone

Other stuff you feel is necessary

Kokoro Sleepover

Feel free to ask me any questions! Some examples can be "What was your inspiration for this fic?" or "What advice would you give for writing?"

Kokoro Icons (1/5)

I'll be accepting 5 requests to make icons of whichever twst character is asked!

Kokoro Shoutouts

@twisted-n-thirsty (NSFW) / @twisted-whimsies :: Brew is a talented writer and is someone I enjoy talking to a lot! Densest of Them All hooked me in and I've loved her writing ever since.

@sherbet-shark :: Twist is a dear friend who has done a lot for me and the server. She's been a wonderful support for everyone in the twisted friends server and I'm sure other people. Her writing is phenomenal, especially during ebg when she wrote all those letters. Also, she’ll be doing a milestone event soon so please check her out and send some requests in!

@forcebewitht :: My wifey, My Vil kinnie, what can't you do? I admire her immensely for how much talent, brightness, and confidence she has. We've done a lot together and I'll never forget the fantastic fics that she wrote for me.

@sourpterodactyl :: Sour has always been so determined to help everyone out and I admire her greatly for that. She's a big help to the entire server and has always been there for me when I needed it.

@rrasado :: Rras is one of the people that showed up a lot in my notifs before the server and I always appreciated her support. It’s always a joy seeing her art in the channels and I adore Phoebe!

@luvielle :: Luvi is a fantastic artist and I love her for how amazing her writing and rping is, as well as her supportive personality that makes members feel welcome in the server.

@creamy--sad :: Quality writing and quality friend. He’s someone special to me because he’s been able to make me feel so special as well.

@twstpasta :: Mac is absolutely hilarious and a fantastic content creator in the twst community. I almost screamed irl when I saw that they joined the server

@dreamii-yume (DARK CONTENT WARNING) :: I saw their works in AO3 and was blown away by the quality writing. I’ve been a follower for a while now and it’s always great to see their posts on my dash

@twstedforyou (DARK CONTENT WARNING) :: Freaking amazing yandere art and probably one of the best blogs I’ve seen on any fandom. I adore their yokai au and am excited to see more.

@lovee-infected :: I adore her analyses and content. It was such an honor to have her give feedback on my Vil and Leona analysis post. I was super happy when she joined the server too!

And that’s the end of this post! I would add more people but unfortunately tumblr would kick my ass if I added too many people ;w;

Thanks again to everyone for the support and I’m so overjoyed that you all love my content. I hope to continue making stuff that people in the community will enjoy.

#twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland headcanons #twst x reader

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hanbereviews · 4 years

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Savanaclaw Main Story Review

Welcome to the second twisted wonderland story review, or should I say analysis? A little bit of both! Today we will be focusing on Chapter 2 of the main story AKA Savanaclaw. This will once again focus on the character moments, as I believe Savanaclaw was one of the weaker stories in terms of plot. If you’re interested in why, you can read my final thoughts after this whole review! Of course warning for spoilers.

Jack Howl

The 1st year that I affectionately refer to as Yana Toboso’s werewolf OC. Jack is actually a character the writing team has concocted from their own brains rather than being based off any of the animals in the Lion King. That doesn’t mean he’s any lesser for that!

Jack is actually the biggest model when it comes to Savanaclaw’s values and perhaps the only one who strictly upholds them even when his dorm is facing difficulties. His character is actually something familiar you see in joseimuke games, the student who values strength above cunning. Typically this means that said student ends up just a little stupid, and Jack doesn’t lack in this department either. But no one ever said the first years were appealing because they’re the smartest of the bunch.

He is somewhat of a sub antagonist, cryptic about his intentions and even triggering a fight with the protagonist, as well as Ace and Deuce. But as the story progresses you begin to see that he’s one of the few genuine people who mean no harm at NRC. Jack is presented as someone who while being a little bit of a dunce at times, is extremely bright and does not compromise his morals for any reason.

One could view him as a bit of the “ideal,” when positioned against Leona and Ruggie, who don’t hesitate to employ underhanded tactics in the story. He’s honest, open about his emotions, and a reliable person. Unfortunately, being a first year means he doesn’t have much in the way of personal backstory, the most we know about him being that the dorm head of Pomefiore has a soft spot for him due to them previously being neighbors.

Ruggie Bucchi

A liar, a cheat, a conniving bastard Ruggie Bucchi is. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t doing all of those things without a reason. Ruggie is arguably the most complex in Savanaclaw, due to his weasly nature. He is the main perpetrator behind the “incidents,” taking place that cause key members to be taken out of commission before the magift tournament starts. But before getting into why he would do such a thing, let’s take a look at his past.

Ruggie was a street kid that grew up in the slums of his town. This meant he couldn’t get by in life unless he played dirty and greedily. Despite attending NRC, that is the only way of life he knows. Even though he is in a much more comfortable position, the game goes so far as to describe him as a glutton. Obviously Ruggie just can’t kick his survival instincts, and it even shows with how he utilizes his magic.

Ruggie’s unique magic, “laugh with me” plays a central part to the story and brings together the character I described above. While not particularly severe, he does put several people in the infirmary with it. People that for all intents and purposes have done nothing to him personally, all because Leona ordered him to. It was rather clear that Ruggie had ample time to say no as well, so why exactly would he engage in something he doesn’t necessarily have a stake in?

It’s because Leona ordered him to do it, and Ruggie cares about Leona. That’s it. The lynchpin holding Ruggie’s character together is that Leona and Ruggie care about each other to a startling degree. To the point that Ruggie is willing to do things that are quite obviously morally wrong because they have a strong bond. If you catch yourself thinking otherwise, I’d like to touch on a small tidbit regarding Ruggie’s uniform. It’s actually a hand me down from Leona, one which he could’ve easily rejected. If Ruggie didn’t like and respect him in some capacity, why would he wear Leona’s old uniform? Exactly.

Leona Kingscholar

The main antagonist of this whole story. It’s the sleepy, tired, yawning, tired, and most of all sleepy, Leona! If you didn’t catch all the adjectives I used, one of Leona’s main traits is that he likes to sleep. And while one may think he’d be more proactive in the story, he actually spends a lot of it sleeping. While passed off as something quirky at first, each episode begins to reveal more and more that it’s a symptom of the problem with Savanaclaw, and with Leona personally.

Leona’s main drive for the underhanded tactics he had Ruggie perform as well as his sleepy behavior is that he doesn’t view putting in effort as something worth doing. For why, it requires dipping into his backstory.

Leona is just the heir to the throne in his home country, but he’s the “second inferior” son. His brother is actually the one who's next in line, and thus Leona’s efforts were never exactly recognized. It’s pretty clear that Leona fell into a deep depression that carried over into NRC because of this. It’s evident just by his age, he’s 20 years old and has yet to graduate despite being around 2 years older than the third years. Why should he bother to graduate if no one expects anything of him? Yet despite that, Leona still yearns to be on top and be recognized in some fashion. Clashing with his lethargic behavior, so what exactly does he do to deal with his contradictory feelings in this story? Well, besides going to bed.

He has Ruggie do things for him! Remember, the entire premise of this story is that Savanaclaw was a dorm that focused on physical strength and thus displayed that via the Magift tournaments. However, Diasomnia, more specifically Malleus has continuously beat them and thus caused them to finish second place every single time. Leona’s desire to win as well as his innate resentment for people who are naturally talented and praised causes him to employ slimy tactics to fix this. Yet he has the unmitigated gall to have his vice dorm head do things for him instead of having the balls to do it himself.

So with that in mind, you must really think that Ruggie’s care for Leona is one-sided, but this idea actually leads into his overblot. Leona DOES care about Ruggie, to such a high degree that one of the main reasons for his overblot was not just that his plan was foiled. It was the fact Ruggie was disappointed in him. Remember until now Ruggie has gone along with everything Leona’s said and done, respecting him immensely despite the fact he hasn’t exactly been a model dorm head. Yet when Leona is ready to give up and one of the few people he truly cares about begins to lose trust in him, he snaps.

Final Thoughts

While Savanaclaw’s story had a wealth of character details and really let us know what the dorm was all about. It did struggle very heavily in letting us know if anything particularly changed in their characterization, as well as the plot kind of not being as complex as Heartslaybuls. A few chapters felt like padding to keep us from solving the main conflict too fast, and the lack of characters meant that a lot of interactions were once again self contained.

This makes Savanaclaw a very strong character story, but a very weak plot based one. But obviously with so many dorms, there are going to be some plots that are hit or miss. So it doesn’t exactly take away from how genuinely enjoyable Savanaclaw’s chapter was.

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