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Now on a lore related level I'm sure those characters are gonna be soooooo important. Like hear me out, since the NRC students are "villains" then RSA students should canonically be like "heroes" or "princes" whatever you want to call them. Anyway, the game has proven that it doesn't follow the original Disney movies view of "villains" which must be important for RSA. AND I CAN PROVE THAT OKAY???!!!

Because look I'm not gonna pretend that NRC students are super nice people because you just have to look at all the shit they did to know that's not true. HOWEVER, I do believe that they're not fundamentally bad people because the overblotters (but also everyone else) all do at some point some retrospective on themselves and their actions. They all have values and explanations as to why they acted the way they did and I really do think that everybody's crashouts were valid af. That is without mentioning how nice they are to Yuu once they get to know them which only proves that if at the beginning they can seem like very bad people they really aren't that bad. And to prove that you can just look at a lot of things, and I really mean A LOT.

For example, you can look at how they speak to MC before and after getting to know them, in the manga you can see the faces of the characters getting "gentler" to Yuu as they get to know them, showing that they're starting to care for them. But there's also a lot of slightly hidden convs in the game that prove it, like the birthday exclusive chats, the cards' stories and the characters' sentences on home screen that change with every card.

Okay, I'm getting a bit sidetracked here my bad, BUT I SWEAR IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE MY POINT SO JUST BARE WITH ME FOR A SEC PLS

So yeah anyway, "NRC students aren't bad and as "villainous" as they seem at first but what's the link with RSA?" Well the link is that if villains aren't villains in twisted wonderland then are heroes really heroes?

Here's my theory. I read somewhere online in a comment that Ruggie and Leona had talked about how RSA students were just pretentious rich kids or smthg along those lines. And I remember reading that at some point in the game before, so, if what they say is true, which seems very likely because of how twisted wonderland seems to continously break down societal problems on a social level, then RSA will have an important impact on the lore.

Also to further prove that theory I vaguely remember RSA's headmaster being rather ominous and weird when he talked with Crowley after the SDC events at the end of chapter 5. Like, even CROWLEY was not acting himself around that man, like something's wrong with him, boy was NOT feeling safe.

So, to put things simply:

My theory is that RSA students won't be as nice as they seem to be and will cause quite a bit of problems for Yuu and the NRC students. (They could maybe trick Yuu?) Because it wouldn't follow the game's original direction if everyone was nice and a really good person.

To me that game is focused on breaking down social stereotypes. Especially focused on how villains aren't just villains and heroes aren't just heroes even though that doesn't mean villains are good and heroes are bad.

So... yeah, no, you read that right, this headcanon is about Trey being cannibal. I've had this thought for a while and I just NEEDED to write it down. So before I go into the headcanon I'll just remind you guys of what Trey's signature spell does since the headcanon is based on it.

"Trey's signature spell is called 'Paint the Roses.' This spell has the ability to temporarily overwrite an object's sensory characteristics, such as taste or smell." -definition found on the twst wiki

Now let's get in the headcanon shall we?

Trey has always had this "obsession"... of his. He never really mentioned it to anyone but the thought always lingered in the back of his head, never really leaving it. "What does human meat taste like?" He pondered this question so many times over the years. And you know maybe it was just fate who made him witness a corpse one day, begging him to have a taste. I mean... surely no one would know? And with that special spell of his, surely he would have no trouble hiding the smell, preventing anyone from ever finding it. And if he didn't like the taste he could always make it taste like something else!

That's how Trey took his first bite. And he'd be lying if he said it tasted good, the corpse has probably been here for a few hours now and it had started to smell really bad. But with his spell? He just needed to change the taste a bit to make it slightly grilled, and he for sure needed to get rid of that horendous smell. But once he did? It was... paradise. Paradise for someone as deranged as him. The texture... it was unlike any meat he had ever eaten, soft yet consistent. He'd never forget that day. Ever. That's what he promised himself. And he for sure didn't because it happened again.

Now picture this. Trey's in love with Yuu, desperately so. But one day... this insignificant insect enters the picture. An Ignihyde student had no business talking to Yuu. Since when did they ever talk to anyone other than their computers anyway? He was confident, way too confident for someone so worthless, and that deeply annoyed Trey. This problem needed to be solved, and it just so happened that he knew exactly how to solve it. After all it had been a while since he had a bite. So on a quite night where this worthless piece of shit this person went over to Ramshackle to see Yuu, Trey just had to act. He did it quickly, very quickly in fact, he did not like that part of... "culinary investigations" as he calls it. Not only did it quite repulse him, it was also quite difficult to do on campus, thankfully the Prefect lived far enough from everyone else. And you must understand this, he had to kill this guy, he really had to, not only to protect his darling Prefect but also to satisfy his needs. See, it really was necessary, and it's not like anyone would miss this guy anyway.

And as Trey feasted on the dead student's body he suddenly had a brilliant idea. What if he made a cake for the Prefect? They'd surely love that, praise him for being so nice and such a good cook. Yes. A meat pie would be perfect.

And you should have seen the look on Yuu's face, so happy, so... clueless, as he gave the pie to Yuu. For obvious reasons, Trey had made sure the smell wouldn't be suspicious, neither would the taste, so he made it taste like just every other meat pie. Trey was so attentive as Yuu took a bite, watching and observing them so very closely. And when they said it was good? God, he felt so happy, he almost didn't feel guilty for making them eat the supposedly missing student... almost. He's still human after all! He too feels remorse you know?

What? It's not nice to make their loved one eat their dead friend's body by masking it as a gift to help them mourn their loss when they still hope the student's still alive and well? But he did it with so much love and care!

When Yuu came to Trey later on and told him "they knew" he panicked. How could they know?! Did he mess up with the smell? Maybe it was the taste? Maybe it was the texture and-... shit. SHIT! He hadn't thought about modifying that. But... wait... how could they know if they never tasted human meat befo- oh. Oh... Oh? So... do they... are they... too?

And that's how their little agreement began.

From there on out Trey no longer had to do the killing part he disliked so much, that was handled by Yuu. And to split tasks equally, Trey handled the cooking part. What a lovely start to a love story! At least that's what Trey thought as he daydreamed about holding Yuu in his arms after they had another delicious meal. After all, it was just a small bite wasn't it?

No. Definitely not. Not when the corpse was in a refrigerator waiting for them to get back to eating.

Now picture this. You were wealthy before arriving in twisted wonderland, well, your family was. You never lacked anything and could afford expensive stuff more often than not while growing up. And then you suddenly stumble in a new world where you have nothing. And now it's way more difficult because not only are you in a whole new world which you do not know nothing about in which everything is different but you also struggle to even get food because of your small amount of money (fuck Crowley for that). You of course know how to cook, do laundry and basically every household task that helps you stay alive like any person does. But it's still hard to go from everything to nothing, it's difficult to adapt so quickly to something you never even asked for.

And Ruggie knows all of this. He knows you used to be wealthy, not rich rich, but still, wealthy.

But Ruggie didn't always know that. Imagine his face when he learnt that you were once wealthy wr he had always been poor and all he had ever known was misery. It changes nothing to your relationship of course. But it got his mind reeling, you had everything and now nothing, But surely you missed having everything. And how could he ever give you that? How could he ever afford to give you, not everything, but almost everything you wanted?

And this little thought stays in Ruggie's mind, waiting for just the right time to return.

And it did.

Today was a free day at NRC and you decided to go in town with Ruggie when you passed by a wedding dress shop. Ruggie noticed, he noticed how your eyes lingered on the dresses, glowing like those of a child when he'd look at a super hero movie. And you missed the way his smile instantly dropped, you didn't hear the sound of his heart breaking and shattering into pieces. Because at that very moment all his fears came rushing back at him, reality caught up to him. He could never offer you that. He couldn't offer you the dress of your dreams, the wedding of your dreams. All he could do was offer you a future in a slum. And that thought crushed him. Why would you be with him? He couldn't offer you anything. You'd be better off leaving him for someone like Leona. Surely, you'd be happier, surely-

And his thoughts spiraled.

And what he didn't notice was how he was starting to hyperventilate, but you did, you did and you looked at him, eyes filled with worry. You tried to talk to him, but he didn't respond, he was too deep in his thoughts. Panicked you shook him lightly, searching for his gaze but his eyes were unfocused, staring at the same point with furrowed brows and a scared expression.

Ruggie's thoughts went wild as he slowly looked up and stared at the dress. It was beautiful, obviously made by hand and by professionals. It was a beautiful dress, it looked just like the princess dresses you adored so much and kept talking his ear off about, your dream wedding dress. He knew. How could he not have known by the way your eyes sparkled at the sight of those dresses in movies or in magicam reels. He could never pay for them, he knew he could never. And it made him feel like he didn't deserve you. In fact, he truly believes that he doesn't. How could he ever be enough when he'll never be able to even give you your dream wedding dress. Sure, it's not for now, if he's lucky enough to one day marry you, he knows better than anyone else how hard it is to go from nothing to building a legacy. And while his thoughts continued flooding in, he started crying without even realising it, too deep into his panick attack to notice.

That's when you held his face in your hands and forced him to look at you for real this time, calling out his name. That's when he finally looked at you, finally seeming to come back to his senses. And that's when it all clicked. The way he had stared at the dress, his reaction when you first told him you once were wealthy, the guilt you saw in his eyes everytime he gave you a gift because he felt bad about not being able to buy you luxurious ones.

That's when you took him in your arms. Took him in and reassured him. Told him that you didn't need any grand gift, any fancy dress or nothing of that sort. You only needed him by your side. The rest was unimportant. And if you had to choose, you'd gladly choose to live in the slums with him, just because it means you get to stay with him. At those words, Ruggie slowly calmed down and for once let his guards down, showing you all the insecurites you knew were hidden deep down inside him. He hugged you back, and finally, he accepted your words and didn't doubt them a bit. He only stayed in your hold, ever so glad that he found you, before you both went back to enjoying your rare day off.

Hi to anyone who read through everything, first of all thank you so much for reading my one shot I'm so grateful that you took time to read my take at an idea I've had for a while now♡.

Second of all, for anyone interested, I'll be back writting, somewhat actively, I have a lot of ideas of fanfic oneshots I'd like to write, most of them are twisted wonderland stuff, I'll eventually write about other fandoms such as Honkai Star Rail but those will be rarer ig?