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am dividing this into multiple parts for length, but here’s a small series of scenarios!

part 2 || part 3 || part 4 || part 5

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mallen: their first meeting is on the front lawn of Ramshackle. Zhen doesn’t know who Malleus is, nicknaming him Hornton instead. Zhen is quite mesmerized by him; Malleus exuded such a magnetic aura. needless to say, she really wanted to befriend him. Malleus thought that there was more to Zhen than meets the eye, not only because of how she crashed into Twisted Wonderland from another world, but also because of the mysterious aura she has.

leosun: their first formal meeting occurs when Misun steps on his tail. Misun would be intrigued by Leona’s cute ears, but she was a bit too terrified at that moment by his angry glare, and also… lowkey flustered? girlie’s no masochist but she can’t lie and say she didn’t find Leona attractive even in that moment. Leona thought of her as nothing but an herbivore (stay strong, Misun)

jamelri: Else’s first interaction with Riddle is when Riddle visits Ramshackle to berate Ace and Deuce. she thinks the way he conducts himself (as someone very formal and self-regulated) is amazing, but what they truly first bonded over was their love of pastries. Else’s first interaction with Jamil was when the Lei’s spent the winter break over at Scarabia, during book 4. Else sympathizes with how hard-working and stressed Jamil is, and offers to help him cook as a thank-you for allowing herself and her siblings to stay over. Riddle found Else to be fascinating because of how headstrong she was, while Jamil simply regarded Else as a regular student.

catneul: Haneul’s first interaction with Cater was during the day of the exchange program between NRC and the two other schools, with Haneul being (technically) a part of SMAA. Cater was assigned to be Haneul’s partner. at first, they were quite scared of him because of his very outgoing personality (+ the fact that he wanted to take a selfie with them), but ultimately they were very pleased when Cater quickly caught onto Haneul’s boundaries and respected them. Cater thought Haneul was very cute, especially in their unique clothing style.

floyita: Jade was actually Dayita’s assigned partner during the exchange program, but because he was so often busy with both his duties as vice-housewarden as well as one of the main workers at Mostro Lounge, he’d often get Floyd to take on his partnering duties. Dayita wasn’t really afraid of Floyd upon their first meeting; if anything, she was quite in awe at how tall and eccentric he was. Dayita thought Floyd was pretty interesting. Floyd was quite interested in Dayita and how she never shied away from him.

celeggie: Célestine was really enamoured with Ruggie’s ears. she really wanted to pet them, much to Ruggie’s chagrin. their first interaction was quite literally just Célestine asking to pet Ruggie’s ears, offering a treat in exchange. she finds him really cute. Ruggie thinks she’s quite annoying at first, but as long as she brings good food, letting her have a few pats shouldn’t hurt, yeah? besides, her hands always smell like lavender…

a brief timeline of Malleus and Zhen’s relationship!

• books 1-5: Zhen is the one who meets up with “Hornton” outside Ramshackle. they go into deep long convos about a bunch of things, from serious topics to silly interests (Misun cannot stay up late that girlie gets tired so easily lol). they bond over these meetups!

• book 5: their first date is *technically* Zhen asking Malleus to watch the SDC with her!! “So, my sister’s working with NRC’s SDC team. Do you wanna watch their performance with me?” “! … Child of Man, I would be honoured”

• when Vil overblots + the magic “barrier” is around the stage, Malleus’ first instinct is to send Zhen away so she can hide and stay safe (cuz atp she’s still magicless), but she refuses and insists that he take her inside the storm with him bc Misun is in there and Zhen is not leaving without her. astonished and enamoured by Zhen’s strong will, bravery and love for their sister, he accepts and uses his magic to protect them as they enter the fray

• book 6: Zhen was gone while the overblot gang were being kidnapped by STYX, and she comes home to a messy, even more ramshackle Ramshackle Dorm, her injured friends and sisters, and other disasters.

• so when Misun and Else go missing because they chased after Rook (Else goes too ofc; both of her boyfriends got taken by the STYX group), they make one huge error: not telling Zhen. so Zhen’s flipping out because not one, but TWO of their sisters vanished without a trace; Crowley isn’t there, and most of the dorm leaders are gone. there’s so much chaos already and how Zhen is freaking out over their sisters.

• it’s Malleus who calms Zhen down. he vows to find the younger two Lei siblings for Zhen, even if it means going to war against the STYX group. basically he ends up pouring his heart out for her, and their relationship starts unofficially

• onwards: it’s not until Zhen’s origin story that Malleus truly confesses to them. he’s unsure if a relationship with Zhen could truly work; he was a fairy prince and she — at the time — was a mere human of no distinct background. what would his grandmother say? or his people, for that matter? Malleus truly worried over his and Zhen’s future for a long while.

• though Malleus and Zhen do start courting each other, it takes them a long time to officially get married. this is mostly because Zhen’s still reestablishing themselves as the heir to the Far East Empire’s throne. they have a lot of catching up to do as they went missing, so they put off marriage for awhile.

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