An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Twisted-Wonderland (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leona Kingscholar/Idia Shroud
Characters: Leona Kingscholar, Idia Shroud
Additional Tags: Shut Up Kiss, Idiots in Love, Flirting, Feeding, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Pomegranates, Denial of Feelings, Hopeful Ending, Insecurity, Spoilers, mentions of overblots that occur in book 2 and 6, Plans for the Future, Flowers, Napping, References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, there love will be everlasting... unlike my ability to beta, Not Beta Read
Summary:
In this complicated, heartless, and utterly cruel world of theirs, Idia only needed to know one simple thing; he just needs to know that he loves Leona, and that Leona loves him back. They didn't need to complicate their fleeting relationship any further with expressions of how much they loved one another, not when it's obvious that the two of them will one day be torn apart from one another to attend to the duties that come with their birthright.
"You… know that I love you, right?" Questioned Idia out loud. Such words are true, but in his voice? It felt wrong.
"Yeah." Leona flopped off of Idia's shoulder and onto his lap, making himself comfortable with a purr. "I love ya too, Idia."
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Idia is pretty sure that their relationship will come to an end once they graduate, and that the love he has will go nowhere. Leona doesn't agree with Idia's conclusion.
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As part of writing up my own spin on Cloudcalling, I've been going through what little info we have on Leona's early childhood and it sounds like he was a very emotional little cub with all his tantrums he threw whenever he lost a chess match to Kifaji. 😭
It's a headcanon of mine that Leona had colic as a baby, which was what started some of the earliest rumors that he was cursed. None of the servants wanted to put up with the second prince's ear-piercing wails that never seemed to stop. So Kifaji was practically the only one taking care of Baby Leona, and he spent many a night rubbing the little cub's back until he tired himself out even if it took til daybreak.
Idia was an emotional little tyke too, curious and surprisingly energetic. Giggling as he crawled through the halls of STYX after a little robot cat or wailing for his parents to pick him up so they could play a game or throwing himself on the ground and screaming bloody murder with hair ablaze because his favorite star blanket was in the wash and he wanted to chew and suck on it right this minute! Ortho's birth is what got him to mellow out and of course we all know what caused him to eventually become more withdrawn and sullen. And what caused him and Leona to find happiness again.
At least until his mom shows Leona all those embarrassing home videos they have stored to the cloud.
The cloudcalling event was so silly to me <3 yes that's my gorgeous Leona aura farming and YES that's my poor Jack rapidly getting heatstroke as we speak. My Savanaclaw is not built equal. BUT FR THO LIKE OH MY GODDDDD I literally loved all the baby Leona tidbits we got from (Leona's third parent) Kifaji like AW... A LITTLE BABY LION... CRYING OVER CHESS... BEING FORCED TO SING AS PUNISHMENT.... Kifaji the father figure that you are <3
I'm majoring in a health related field and had scratched my head in confusion there. Colic?? What is that?? I GOOGLED IT THO and I agree. It's cruel enough to call a prince cursed, but rumors have to start somewhere and take root to fester to such a degree. Why not start it with an unusually fussy baby? Thank the seven that Kifaji's loyalty to the crown is not swayed by bias, otherwise we wouldn't get the cute Leona stories we know today </3. I'm sure taking care of Leona was rough but rewarding, saying that Kifaji speaks so fondly of Leona lol. That's his son!! Isn't there a spicy candy Leona likes or something?? I bet Kifaji always slips a few into his pockets whenever he's able to!
I bet Idia was such a handful too!! Especially in styx like 😭😭 that's a fucking blot facility??? BUT LIKE HIS MAMA IS SO FUN!! I bet he got his mama's energy and is all over!! Mama shroud is totally into the energy, but papa shroud is already tired!! I bet they'd play with their adorable son all day if they could :). They can't, so watching him chase after a robotic cat is good enough!! I do love the idea of him mellowing out when Ortho is born as well. He's a big brother, and he needs to be a good one!! And, throughout it all, he has been (mostly) a good big brother.
With how they are as kids, I can only imagine how their own kids would turn out...
BUT HELP I love the idea of mama shroud having so many videos of Idia on the cloud for Leona to coo, laugh, and smile at. Like YES Idia is dying inside and it's absolutely awful BUT AT LEAST LEONA IS HAVING FUN!!! at his expense sure BUT WHATEVER!!! As long as his boyfriend is pleased (he'll get his payback when Kifaji starts telling more baby stories)
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Leona: Can't believe those numbskulls went on dancing for TWO more hours.
Idia: *on facetime over Leona's phone* Fuckin' hell, I woulda tapped out after two minutes! Kalim was already at the top of my Night Raven Extroverts to Avoid Like the Plague *Source: Me list, but I'm gonna have to bump Lilia up a few spots.
Leona: Way more spots, because guess what?
Idia: They started singing? 😬
Leona: The fuckers started SINGING.
Idia: Noooooooooo!! 😖 How did you not die of embarrassment right there on the spot?
Leona: Well it helps I have a Blue Raspberry Milk Tart waiting for me back at school. 😏
Idia: Okay, no, that has gotta be a oneshot nickname.
Leona: I dunno, I think it's pretty fitting.
Idia: I'm already Raddish Sprout! You can't just go changing my name slot this late in the game to something that lengthy and stupid!
Leona: *smirking* I thought you could do anything with mods?😏
Idia: Jackass...
Leona: *chuckling for a minute before leaning on the balcony and taking a look at the city, levitating the phone so Idia can see*
Idia: Wow... that's a pretty high-res view.
Leona: Be nicer if you could see it outside of a screen.
Idia: Psh, like that would ever happen.
Leona: I'd say I'd take you but...
Idia: Yeah, Ik.
Leona: *absent-mindedly playing with the end of one of his braids* Thought it would hurt less this time around. Stupid, huh?
Idia: *ends of his hair turning orange as he glowers* You're not the stupid one...
Leona: *raising an eyebrow* You sound like you wanna take a crack at being my knight in shining armor.
Idia: I would...
Leona: *smiling a bit more earnestly* Think I'm fine with my Milk Tart.
Idia: K, the second you come back to school, we're workshopping new nicknames. 😑
Leona: Well then in that case, I'd better wrap this tournament up fast. 😏
Idia: 'Course you will. You're my SSR prince who can min-max with the best of 'em.
Leona: *yawning* Right now I'm in the mood to nap-max.
Idia: Yeah, get some sleep. *kissing his fingers and putting them on the screen* Love you.
Leona: *making a small kiss back* Love you too... *hanging up the phone and staring up at the stars for a while until his ears twitch* Knew that was too much sugar for you to handle...
[[Shriek's red eyes blink back at him from the eaves of the roof as she glides down onto the balcony in her pajamas, looking up at Leona with a somewhat solemn expression]]
Leona: Way too late for you to be flappin' around, kid. How'd you even get past your batsitter, huh?
Shriek:...
Leona: Hello... Twisted Wonderland to Pup. What's with-
Shriek: You don't want to hate this place, do you?
Leona: *eyes widening for the briefest moment before he slowly closes his mouth and turns his back to Shriek* Go to bed, kid.
Shriek: Did you hear stuff like from the market back home every day?
Leona: Nothin' more pointless than asking questions you already know the answer to...
Shriek: *dipping her head and clenching her fists* It's their fault... all of this is their fault...so why are they still alive?👿
Leona: *turning around* Shriek...
Shriek: *snarling as her ears pin back* Your brother's the king. Why'd he let that happen?? If he really loved you, he would have killed them! 👿Everyone who ever-
Leona: *pinching the bridge of his nose* Okay, so clearly that talk at the arena went over your head.
Shriek: No it didn't! This is different!
Leona: *breathing out through his nose and taking a seat on the lounge chair before motioning to Shriek* C'mere...
Shriek: *confused but walks over to climb onto the other desk chair before being surprised at Leona scooping her up to sit her in his lap*
Leona: Why is it, that all the sharp-toothed nutballs in my life get all steamed over the stuff that doesn't matter, huh?
Shriek: *frowns as she absent-mindedly plays with the strings on Leona's pajama shirt* It does matter. You're just bein' stupid...
Leona: Hey, I'm not the one callin' for the heads of everyone in this city.
Shriek: Not everyone! Just the jerks who say bad stuff about you.
Leona: Same thing.
Shriek: *shakes her head* Everyone at the Graveyard loves ya.
Leona: *scoffs* Course they do.
Shriek: It's true! Cheka showed me. *softly gasps* If I ask Cheka he'll-
Leona: You're not asking my nephew to pass on a hit list to his dad. 😑
Shriek: Why the hell not?? 😠
Leona: Even a king can't exert his will over the thoughts of his citizens. The ones who try, well... they don't end up there.
Shriek: *tilting her head as she follows Leona's gaze up to the starry sky* Huh?
Leona: *lying back on the chair* Back in the time of the King of Beasts, they said the stars were the dead kings of old. That they'd watch over the royal family, and set them back on their path when they felt worried or alone. Nice thought, yeah?
Shriek: *making a face* Yeah okay, but stars are balls of flamin' gas a billion miles away. So it's kinda bullshit. 🤨
Leona: *snickering* My thoughts exactly. Guess it's a good thing I'll never end up there.
Shriek: You'll rot on the ground?
Leona: Yup. Just a big ol pile of fertilizer for the grass some antelope's gonna gobble up.
Shriek: And after that?
Leona: Don't know, don't care...
Shriek: *thinking for a moment* I think you're gonna be a ghibli.
Leona: An anime studio with a fluffy bear-rabbit mascot? 🤨 That's my next life?
Shriek: No, a wind ghibli. The wind that blows in from the desert. It's all warm and strong and it carries the sand on it, like you. It lifts the feathers of the birds that fly on it. It can make storms, and these ones got blood rain!
Leona: *gently smoothing down Shriek's hair* Yeah? That as intense as it sounds?
Shriek: *nodding as her eyelids begin to flutter and she nuzzles into Leona's embrace* All the dust goes up in the clouds and it sticks to the water so when it falls *yawning* down it loo.... looks like the rain turned red... like dragons or harpies were... fighting in the clouds...
Leona: Sounds gruesome. And a recipe for stains and respiratory failure,
Shriek: But the wind carries stuff too... iron and phos... phospho... the stuff that makes dogs glow.., and that stuff's... important...
Leona: Hmm... guess it would be helpful for ecosystems downwind. Maybe boost the plankton growth along the coast. And increased mineral dust in the atmosphere has been associated with lower global temperatures before so...
Shriek: *fast asleep on Leona's chest*
[[Leona spends a few more minutes rubbing Shriek's back before standing up and carrying her into the room to tuck her into the other bed, performing a summoning spell to bring forth Bellerophon who he places in the crook of her arm. After gently caressing her cheek for a moment he heads to his own bed, continuing to look out at the stars even as he lays his head on the pillow]]
