Hyp. Your awesome. Your writing is awesome. Could be kinda awesome if you wrote some good ol' RainDrop in a bit of an enemies to lovers or a classic hate fuck situation? Only awesome if ur feeling it, obviously. If not that's cool. Just thought I'd ask to see if your awesome brain came up with anything đ€
heheh thank you! i had some lore kinda thoughts and it turned into whatever this is. they're not fucking (yet) here, but the enemies to lover vibe is strong. I hope it's okay :3
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âWhat on earth are you doing with that bass?â
Rain jumps at the harsh voice of the other ghoul. He thought he was alone in the practice roomâand maybe he was, but obviously not anymore.
âPlaying,â he replies, trying his best to sound sure of himself and confident, but it comes out more as a question.
âMaking an even bigger idiot out of yourself than you already are is what youâre doing,â Dewdrop scoffs. Rain tries to ignore that pang of hurt in his chest at his words, but itâs hard when every single day for the last weeks all that the fire ghoulâs been doing is showering him in hate. He thinks he may just about have had enough.
Still, he lacks the courage to do anything about it, anyway. When it comes to flight or fight, Rain chooses the former over and over again.
âIâm just gonna go if you need the room,â he says quietly and turns to put his bass away.
âSure, go abuse that thing somewhere else.â The water ghoul has no idea what Dewdrop is on about. Maybe he is doing something wrong, but how would he know? He doesnât have a mentor to teach him like all the other ghouls that were summoned to their pack with him.
Rain sighs, packs the bass and turns to leave with his head hung low.
Before he can actually leave, though, Dewdrop stops him. He stands in front of him with his arms crossed over his chest and heâs glaring up at Rain as if he has expected him to do something else.
âWho told you to pick like that?â he asks. Rainâs eyes are dragged to a wrinkle between his eyebrows. It seems permanent, always there with his frown, but the water ghoul thinks he could actually be really pretty if he justâŠgot rid of that everlasting anger etched in his features.
âNo one,â Rain tells him the truth. âIâve been trying to figure stuff out on my own.â
âWhy?â Dewdrop asks, seeming completely oblivious. Rain gets a little confused now, too. He knows the fire ghoulâs history, he knows it should be him teaching him his instrument. Did Dewdrop himself forget?
Suddenly Rain gets bolder.
âWell, I donât exactly have a teacher,â he says louder, straightening up. âIâm doing my best, unlike someone.â
âThe fuckâs that supposed to mean?â Dewdrop growls and takes a step forward. Heâs smallâway smaller than Rainâbut the pure fire in his eyes can intimidate. Still, the water ghoul doesnât move.
âYou know what! You canât call me an idiot for not being great at something I have zero idea about just because the person who was supposed to teach me decided toâŠI donât know, hate me for no reason!â
Dewdropâs eyebrows shoot up.
He looks like Rainâs wordsâŠgot to him and the water ghoul doesnât know how to feel about it. Is it just a calm moment before the storm, is he about to be burned to the ground with Dewdropâs anger? His anxious brain manages to come up with a multitude of doomsday scenarios in those short moments.
But what happens is so very different from all of those scenarios.
Dewdrop looks down and scoffs as if heâs regretting what heâs about to do, before he swiftly reaches out and grabs Rainâs arms to keep him close when he stands on his tiptoes and presses his burning lips against the water ghoulâs cold ones.
Rain huffs into the kiss in surprise, but quickly finds itâŠnice. He relaxes and kisses back and itâs getting more and more heated with every second.
A few moments later itâs Rain who begins to peel the otherâs clothes off piece by piece. Neither of them knows what happens, itâs like they black out and in the next moment theyâre tumbling on the floor naked.
âFuck me, Rain,â Dewdrop pants and the water ghoul likes the way his own name falls from his lips. His voice is pretty. âFuck the hate out of me.â
Well, Rain canât exactly waste a solution to fixing his own problem?
Can he?
Hi moon:) hope your doing good. Can you write a little tiny dew and CG ifrit? Like dew canât sleep and ifrit helps get him to bed?đ©·
(also Iâd like to be đœ anon if thatâs okay)
Short little thing, hope it's ok đ©·
Cw: Dew's nightmares
It's one of those nights, the kind that Dew can't close his eyes even for a moment without wailing, voice cracking and big tears on his red cheeks. Plagued by memories they all wish they could steal away from him.
Aether was exhausted after a long shift and Mountain was busy with Swiss down at the greenhouse, Rain was in too much pain, and Cumulus was helping CirrusâŠso Ifrit stepped in.
He took the baby from a half asleep Aether, wrapping him up in his firefly blanket and promising Aether he'd watch over him. He was reluctant to leave but he could barely keep his eyes open so he relented, only after making Ifrit promise to come get him if Dew needed him.
Ifrit laughs as Aether shuffles away toward his bedroom, casting one more glance back at Dewdrop.
âJust us for a bit, huh? You gonna sleep for me or should I make a pot of coffee?â He jokes, running his fingers over Dew's fuzzy little head.
He fusses, turning his head and sniffling. He's warm and uncomfy from crying and Ifrit can tell he's exhausted but he just can't get to sleep.
âLet's go for a walk, FlacÄrÄ micÄ.â (Little flame)
He walks him down the quiet halls of the Abbey, switching from cradling him to holding him up against his shoulder so he can pat his back when he gets fussy again.
He hums when Dew whimpers, holding his good ear close so he can hear Ifrit's heart over whatever is going on in his mind. It seems to work a bit, the haze clears from his eyes but he's still not ready to settle so Ifrit keeps walking. He'd walk the whole world if he had to.
Eventually Dew's tummy grumbles and his eyes are slowly getting too heavy for him to fight and he nuzzles closer to Ifrit's warmth. He takes the walk back slowly, rubbing the baby's back and humming softly and singing under his breath.
âĂn pÄdurea cu alune
Aveau casÄ doi pitici.
Vine pupÄza Ći spune:
Vreau sÄ stau Ći eu aici!
Pu, pu, pu, pu, pu, pu,
Vreau sÄ stau Ći eu aici!
Pu, pu, pu, pu, pu, pu,
Vreau sÄ stau Ći eu aici!â (Ăn pÄdurea cu alune(In the Forest by the Hazelnuts) )
Dew blinks at him, watching his mouth as he sings, pressing his little hand to Ifrit's chest to feel it too. The big fire ghoul smiles and continues his song as they make it back home.
He sways and bounces while the bottle heats up and Dew rests against his shoulder, still fighting sleep as hard as he can.
âOk, little one, let's get comfy.â
Dew whines in his throat but Ifrit just kisses his forehead and carries him to the comfy rocking chair, fixing his blanket before they sit and Ifrit starts to rock them slowly.
âNo seepâŠâ
He almost jumps at the unexpected little voice but he catches himself and just smiles. âOk, no sleep.â
Ifrit knows the baby means it but he also knows sleep will win his well fought battle, his eyes are already drooping as he drinks his bottle. He jerks awake when his eyes shut and he stares at Ifrit when he opens them again, checking to make sure it's still him.
âYou're safe. I'd never let anything happen to you.â And he means every word. He's wrapped around Dew's little finger and there is nothing he wouldn't do to protect him.
When he stops drinking and it's clear he's fully asleep, Ifrit tucks the bottle beside him on the chair but continues to rock and hum for a bit longer just in case the nightmares start again.
He watches him sleep, smiling when his little face stays peaceful as he strokes his cheek. Once he's sure he won't wake up, he moves to the couch, laying down carefully with Dew tucked close to his side still sound asleep.
Ifrit doesn't sleep, too focused on the baby and making sure he stays settled, making sure he knows he's safe even as he sleeps because Ifrit is there, and nothing would ever get through him.
(mean, insulting, Kevin hates the ghouls)
Kevin hates the ghouls.
Not because he's afraid of them, no, on the contrary, you can't have less respect for them than Kevin. He just thinks they're annoying little beasts, like particularly vicious chihuahuas from hell.
Dewdrop, Phantom and Rain especially get on his nerves. Phantom because he's always clinging to Kevin like a leech. Dewdrop because he's a nasty little gremlin who just causes chaos that Kevin then has to clean up. And Rain isn't actually that bad but he isn't good at speaking human language that Kevin usually doesn't understand what the water ghoul is stammering anyway. Not that he would care anyway.
Well, Kevin could speak ghoulish if he wanted to, but in the end these pests would annoy him even more.
The worst is when he has to fix something in the ghoul wing. For example, the other day, when he just wanted to clean the clogged drain in the kitchen sink, he was surrounded by ghouls within a few minutes. They reminded him of a bunch of starving cats, the way they stalked around him and cast curious glances over his shoulder. Phantom was immediately glued to him again, practically tugging at Kevin's hair and clothes.
Then Aether, who kept his distance but intermittently gave advice that Kevin hadn't asked for.
"You should unscrew the drain pipe first" and "are you sure you've mixed the cleaning concentrate sufficiently? Otherwise it could damage the pipes."
Kevin wanted to hit Aether in the face. But instead he contented himself with glaring at the sink while he worked.
At one point he accidentally hit Rain's forehead with his knee because Rain was squeezing himself on the floor between him and the bucket that Kevin had used to catch all the muck from the drainpipe. With an annoyed look, Kevin noticed that the water ghoul had started collecting small pieces that had landed in the drainpipe from the bucket.
"Stop that! You're just making everything dirty," he growled as Rain pulled his hands back and placed a marble, dripping with dirt, on the ground. Rain just babbled incomprehensible things as he began to dig in the muck again. "Why are u so rude to Rainy?" whispered Phantom and came so close to Kevin that he felt the ghoul's warm breath brushing over his ear.
Kevin sighed with the burden of a man who would rather tend a sack full of fleas than a handful of ghouls. Why couldn't the clergy have chosen other demons? There were many species that were less unruly than ghouls. Kevin even had the feeling that ghouls not only enjoyed the chaos, but that they actually drew their energy from it. He had once expressed this thought to sister Imperator, but she had just laughed at him and said that he just had to learn to assert himself. That could only come from someone who didn't have to deal with these plagues on a daily basis.
Annoyed, Kevin stuck the spiral into the drain to push out the last bit of dirt, while at the same time swatting away Rain's fingers that had appeared on the edge of the sink.
Since Copia had risen to the top of the ministry and had a bit more say, Kevin was no longer even allowed to sprinkle holy water on the ghouls to keep them away. After all, that would hurt the ghouls, the youngest Emeterius brother had explained his decision. Simply ridiculous. When Kevin had started working for the clergy, ghouls had just been treated like ghouls. But since Copia had shown up here, Kevin had to treat these creatures as if they had more feelings than lust, hunger and thirst.
Finally, the resistance in the drain was released and with a slap, a pile of mud landed in the bucket. "Is that...sand?" asked Aether, astonished. Kevin shrugged his shoulders in resignation. "How do I fucking know what kind of crap you always pour down the drain?!" He pulled the spiral back and knelt under the sink to screw the pipe back on. Phantom also knelt down next to him and grabbed one of Kevin's long strands of hair to chew on. "I'm clearly not being paid well enough for this," the brown haired growled, shooing back first Phantom and then Rain, whose hand had already disappeared back into the bucket. Under the curious gaze of the ghouls, Kevin screwed the pipe back on, sat up with his aching back and picked up the bucket. "Would be nice if you could just stop breaking or clogging anything for more than three days," Kevin grumbled, looking sternly at Aether. The quint had spent the last few minutes watching with his hands on his hips and a critical expression. "I'm doing my best, but you know what they're like." Kevin only snorted in response. He watched as Aether disappeared into the living room before he turned to leave. The ghoul was talking to Kevin as if they were eye to eye. Kevin shook his head. Ghouls.
He was about to close the door behind him when Rain slithered through and tugged at his sleeve. His big blue eyes bored into his. "What?" Kevin asked slightly suprised.
Rain's mouth opened and closed a few times without any words coming out. Then, finally, when Kevin's already extremely thin thread of patience was about to snap, Rain managed to say a word. "Encore."
He had always thought that Rain simply didn't speak human language, but apparently the ghoul was just dumb. In a good-natured tone, as if he was talking to someone particularly retarded, Kevin replied. "I know you did a great job on the film. We're all very proud of you. But I," he pointed to himself, "have to go now," he pointed to the door. Rain tilted his head, confused.
He's probably doing this so that the few brain cells he has will slip into the same corner, Kevin thought spitefully.
The water ghoul tugged at his sleeve again, this time more frantically. "Encore! Encore! Encore! Dew!" Confused, Kevin turned around and froze. Dewdrop stood at the sink and calmly poured a thick liquid into it. Kevin now also noticed the penetrating smell of ammonia.
This fucking little shit poured wall paint into the sink.
Kevin just stared at him. The man was too stunned to even utter a word. He definitely needed a bottle of whiskey tonight. Better yet, two. And brandy. A lot of it.
swiss' big fat crush on aurora. discuss. who makes the first move. how does it go.
OOOOOH
not hcs, not a ficlet- just me talking. If this is wack, itâs cuz I wrote it in Tumblr Mobile and Iâm also Intoxicated !
Swiss was there when she was summoned. He watched her crawl out of the Pit. Watched how she fought her way topside, snarling as she entered the world, and he was smitten.
He doesnât see her for a while after that. Recovering from literally clawing your way out of the depths of hell is no easy process. In that time, Swiss develops a bit of a⊠fixation. Canât stop thinking about how powerful she looked in the summoning room, how alluring. For the next little while, Swiss has a one track mind.
When will I see Aurora again?
After a couple weeks, she moves into the ghoul den, and Swiss canât help but follow her around like a lovesick puppy. The others tease him for it, but he doesnât care. Canât find it in himself to stay away.
For once in his life, Swissâs signature charm fails him. Heâs dead terrified to talk to her. Sheâs just so pretty. He tries to approach her and just comes off as super creepy, gawking at her and tripping over his words.
She secretly thinks itâs adorable. Loves to watch him flounder. She plays hard to get just to watch him squirm, acting like she isnât just as flustered.
He FINALLY decides to make an actual move, after much encouragement from Dew and Mountain. They even offer to help. Mountain pretties up the greenhouse, Dew cooks a fancy dinner for two, and Swiss approaches Aurora.
He barely gets the words out, shaking in his damn boots where he stands. Heâs real awkward about it, blushing and stuttering, but he manages to invite her for dinner in the abbeyâs greenhouse just before sunset.
She LOVES that heâs nervous. Gives her a sense of superiority in a way, knowing sheâs got Swiss wrapped around her finger. Heâd be so easy for her, and sheâs worked up by that- more than sheâd admit until later.
So that night, she walks into the greenhouse and Swiss FREEZES. Everything he wants to say absolutely gone from his mind.
She looks hell-sent in the best way possible, her hair sleek and shimmering, her horns polished to a near-reflective gleam.
She flashes him a coy smile as she approaches him. âSwiss- you look lovely. Thank you for inviting me.â
âHwahh?â
Heâs never been so damn dumbstruck in his LIFE. Canât even greet her. It takes all of his effort to even close his mouth.
She giggles, strides right past him, and sits at the cute little table that Mountain decorated.
Swiss realizes something in that moment.
Heâs fucked. In way over his head with this one. Heâd let her ruin his life, no hesitation. Thereâs no hope for him.
And heâs going to love every second of it.
The most powerful ghoul!! ;3
Itâs uncanny how similar Trump is acting like Hitler. People are now doing the Nazi salute. Theyâre drawing the symbol. The KKK was seen in Kentucky asking people to join them. ICE has been ripping families apart. Companies have pulled back Diversity Initiatives. Weâre no longer part of WHO and there wonât be any communication from the CDC at least until February 1st. Weâre being censored and the news canât be trusted. Thousands of Americans didnât know there were protests against Trump yesterday outside the U.S. Quotes from The Handmaidâs Tale and Anne Frank have been compared to whatâs going on right now.
According to The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Studies and Prevention the U.S. has officially been given a red flag alert for Genocide.
Iâm exhausted but I will never stop being angry.
Iâm totally not projecting onto dew rn but what if he got just a little too overwhelmed in a busy room? All the sights and sounds and smells and textures.
What happens when he breaks?
I too project onto Dew, friend! I'm always around if you need to talk, please remember that đ€đ€đ€
I hope you enjoy!
He doesn't want to be here.
Every voice crashes on his ears in a crescendo, the bodies start getting too close like the walls are closing in. The scents, fear and want and the bitter spice of jealousy...
It's like a vicious attack on all of his senses and he feels like he's going to explode.
The candles in the room flare, his barely contained magic starting to slip from his shaky grasp on it.
He hates the way the eyes follow him, the important people from the other Abbey's watching him with a gaze that says "we know what you used to be, now look at you..."
They judge a rage they don't even know, judge him for the nervous shift in his eyes and the way his skin buzzes as he skirts around and tries not to touch.
Their greedy lungs pull in all the air in the room until there isn't enough left to trickle down to the little ghoul and he feels snuffed out, left gasping and dwindling second by agonizing second.
He feels alone despite the crowd, feels like at any second they are going to turn on him and rip him apart and there won't be a thing he can do. It's one against an army and he won't stand a chance.
He chokes down a growl and his eyes burn and he can vaguely smell the flames in the room get just a little hotter.
Someone bumps into him and it's like a kick against his spine.
He isn't going to make it.
"And this is Dewdrop, our fire ghoul." Sisters voice is steady, bored as she and the heads of the other clergies make their rounds.
He can smell the judgement, he can see the way they observe him like a bug under a magnifying glass, like he's just some kind of specimen for them to dissect and study .
His heart is in his throat and he can't breathe around it.
"Ah, my ghoul, I've been looking for you!" Papa slides up behind him, gloved hand hovering just over Dew's shoulder. "Excuse us a moment."
"Papa-"
"We will be brief, Sister." He waves her off and extends his arm, gesturing for Dewdrop to walk ahead.
He hangs his head like he's being led to his execution. The only reason papa would pull him off would be to reprimand him, to scold him for not holding himself with dignity before their company.
He wonders if this will be the straw that breaks the camels back, if finally they've had enough of all the tumultuous emotions of an unhinged fire ghoul.
Papa slides in front of him and leads him down a winding hall, their steps and Dew's heavy, uneven breathing the only sounds around them.
He almost misses all the voices...the silence around them seems more oppressive than the over crowded room had.
Papa shoves open a door and leads the shaking ghoul behind him out onto one of the more hidden terraces.
Goosebumps rise on his arms when the cool air wraps around his overheated body and he can't make himself meet Copia's eyes.
"Dew-"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry I couldn't....I tried i-"
Copia holds his hands up to silence him, to dam off the river of words spilling out of his mouth. Dew snaps his jaws shut and casts his eyes to his boots, chest heaving and head spinning.
He flinches when Copia steps into his space and unbuttons the top few buttons on his shirt, pulling it away from Dew's throat.
"Breathe for me, stellina." He rests his hands on his shoulders. "You're safe out here with me. Just breathe."
He manages a few deep breaths. "I'm sorry papa, I just...I couldn't do it anymore."
"That's ok. I was hiding in the back myself. I never did like these things."
"Just feel-"
"Judged? Trapped? Small?" Copia tilts his head with a sad little twist of his lips. "I understand, Piccolino."
It hits him in the chest, the realization that Copia had been struggling too. He presses close and scents his neck, eyes closing when his heart slows.
"Fuck those people."
Copias laugh stomps out the last of his anxiety and his shoulders release their tension when he wraps his arms around Dews slim waist.
He kisses Dews temple and squeezes him tighter, letting the little ghoul rest and breathe against him.
The Ghildo is trending on X. Why do I find this so funny?