#polytrix au

Just a princess, her knight, and their half-dragon girlfriend

For polytrix week 2025 - fantasy

More notes and all my personal HCs under the cut

but rumi is a capital s Shut In and has no one to bring, and she’s desperate for her mothers approval, so she makes a list of all the traits she thinks celine would like her to have in a partner and then starts going on dates with random people online who she thinks meets her standards

and they all suck.

because most of those traits are things shes really not that interested in so theyre not really people shed be that into

but in the meantime, between these dates, she meets reluctant business major mira and marine biology major zoey. she keeps running into them on the way to and home from these dates. she even sees them one night while waiting for a date to show up, only for her to get stood up.

they end up treating her to some dinner to make her feel better and after that they become fast friends who quickly become attached at the hip

suddenly shes even less interested in these stupid dates. all she can think about when she sees a guy order a certain soup at a restaurant is how zoey told her about the unethical practices behind the making of that soup. another guy tells her about his business ventures and she suddenly remembers mira’s stories about jackasses she’s met in the past who were just like this guy

the gala thing is approaching quickly, though, and she needs to find someone soon, so she goes to a speed dating event of all things and keeps grilling the guys shes talking to about the list of traits (its the saja boys just imagine the saja boys) until finally she meets jinu, who sees her going through the list and is like “yknow for how high your standards are, it sure doesnt sound like this stuff is actually stuff you’re interested in.”

“oh. well not really, i guess. its more like what i think my sorta not really mom would want me to like in a partner.”

“…have you tried making a list of stuff youd like?”

and that genuinely blows her mind

she goes home that night and writes out a list of things she genuinely would like in a partner and when she reviews it and the list of stuff for celine (the combined list of traits are all the ones in guy.exe) she stops dead in her tracks bc Wait a Damn minute

and then she starts to sort the lists, bc she realizes that half of the traits shed like in a partner fit zoey and the other half fit mira, and the same goes for the two halves of the trait she thinks celine would like her to have in her partner

and shes like “Oh! My picture perfect guy is actually two picture perfect girls!” and also “Oh my fucking god im in love w my best friends”

when she goes to tell them theyre like “thank fucking god we were wondering when you were gonna ask to be our third”

rumi: ??? huh??? youre dating????

mira: you didnt know?!

rumi: no?!

zoey: why did you think we kiss every time we say bye to each other??

rumi: YOUVE KISSED ME WHEN SAYING BYE TO ME!!!?!

mira: tbf we also thought we were dating you until you told us you were looking to get a date to your moms things and didnt ask either of us

rumi: okay so what youre saying is we all suck at communication

mira: basically yes

And then rumi asks celine if she can have a plus two instead of a plus one

celine: ah, so youre poly? just like your mother and i were

Love at First Slice by @spicyheda was on top of my tbr pile last week and not only did it inspire me to draw this, it also made me order pizza.... TWICE. Bonus vid because my friend laughed too hard at this:

zoey is that one person who if missing, the whole trip feels off 🥺 like people automatically go “if zoey’s here this would be more fun…”

so one time zoey couldn’t come with her girls. rumira almost cancelled because what even is the point kskska

but zoey kept insisting they go and said there’ll be a surprise waiting if they finish the vacation without her *wink*

so rumira spends the whole trip lowkey miserable.

every stop is:

“zoey would’ve ran there already 😞”

"she would’ve loved this 😔"

“she would’ve made us try that 🥹"

just two hot girls acting like widows because their girlfriend isn’t there.

then on the last day they remember. the surprise.

and when they got back home with lights off... zoey appears

“YOU DID IT”

and hands them matching little completion certificates that say:

CONGRATULATIONS! you survived one vacation without your zoey! your sunshine! ME!!!

+100 resilience, -100 happiness

+50 independence, -999 sanity

+300 endurance, -300 vitamin Z (Zoey)

specifically the one where life is black and white until you meet your soulmate

established zoerumi met a couple years before and saw colors, but oops, whats that? they see colors, but theyre...colorblind? weird. but theyve never seen colors before, so enh, thats probably how its supposed to look.

but then rumi is distracted on her phone walking through busy streets and mira is running past people, trying to not be late for work.

mira bumps into people, mumbling apologies behind her, but then she bumps into one particular shoulder and suddenly her vision is bursting with colors

she whips her head back to see who she bumped into, but with the hustle and bustle, she has no way of telling. shes also still in a rush and forces herself to mull over this life changing event later.

but rumi, still distracted by her phone, barely registered being bumped into. she's used to it and has come to expect it in the busy streets.

but when she finally looks up, something's different. the world looks different. suddenly, there's a much bigger variety in all the colors around her. strange.

when she gets home, she talks to zoey about it, but zoey's colors hadnt changed. so what tf couldve caused it?

they search it up and- what? turns out the way rumi sees the world now is how youre supposed to see the world once you've met your soulmate. but they've already met. so why were they colorblind before?

and then we have mira, who's pacing back and forth at home. she randomly bumped into her soulmate but she has zero idea who it even is. not a single fucking clue.

a few weeks later (basically a few weeks where all three of them are mulling over it and overthinking all the possibilities), they all end up at the same cafe

mira's already in line and zoerumi are joking around when zoey accidentally bumps into the tall girl in front of them

as zoey makes to apologize, the colors in both mira and zoey's vision change drastically

Rumi:

- Team captain: wears the C. The kind of captain who leads by example, with confidence and grace. Wants all her teammates to feel welcome and comfortable. Gives good advice, doesn’t yell when things are hard, just encourages them to keep going.

- Position: centre forward - versatile, adaptable, likes to feel in control of the ice.

- Extremely high hockey IQ. Always seems to sense where the puck is going before it gets there. That’s her biggest strength, more than shot aim or physicality.

- She’s also EXTREMELY fast. Flashes by other players in a blur. There are definitely rumours about her being some kind of super-speed cryptid… they start off as jokes, but people are increasingly less sure. Like, no one should be able to skate THAT fast, right? But even at her fastest, it doesn’t hinder her ability to see everything going on around her and react accordingly.

- Struggled at first with puck hogging, feeling like she held all the scoring responsibility on her shoulders. Her play improved when she learned to rely on her teammates, trust them, and has since become well known for her genius passing.

- Obsessively reads up on rival teams and players before every game. Overworks herself hard, not so much on the ice itself, but by spending hours watching footage of opposing teams, figuring out strategy, memorising every opposing player’s likely moves and exploitable weaknesses. They joke she’s taking over the coach’s job.

Mira:

- Position: goalie. Long limbs definitely help, but she was drawn to it because she’s a natural protector. She embraces being the last line of defence, likes the feeling of protecting her team.

- There was a period as a teenager when it seemed like her skill was getting worse, and this caused her so much worry and frustration until they realised it was just her eyesight. Once she started wearing contact lenses during games, she began to excel again.

- Extremely confident most of the time, but if they do lose a game, she struggles not to blame herself, and when that happens she can become withdrawn, frustrated and snappy. Rumi’s leadership is part of what helped her learn to share the responsibility and not let it weigh on her so much. But she still spends extra hours practicing to improve after a hard loss.

- Has also struggled with being hot-headed and aggressive. Another reason she ended up choosing goalie is when she played other positions she fought too much, and she actually hated fighting - she’d just lose her temper and it would happen. After she genuinely hurt somebody, she decided to commit to goaltending and swore she’d never fight again. She has, however, broken sticks, the glass, and even the net in frustration at times. Becomes a better goalie when she learns to control that anger.

- Other team’s forwards know her for being extra intimidating, especially during shoot-outs. She levels them with such a fierce gaze that it psychs them out and they often fumble at the last second. She’s also a fierce chirper, especially for a goalie. When she played as a kid (and maybe even later), she definitely made other players cry with her words.

- Extremely good at reading people, on the ice as much as off. Shooters never successfully fake shots or plays. She can always spot their real intentions and is always ready for it.

- Once scored a goalie-goal. Teammates mobbed her in celebration. Rumi and Zoey were more excited about it than she was, and celebrated extra hard with her that night (take from that what you will).

Zoey:

- Position: forward, usually left-wing shooter, but versatile enough that she could switch wings if needed.

- Often underestimated due to her small size, but she learned to use it to her advantage: quick dodging, ability to weave the puck around other players effortlessly.

- EXTREMELY physical player. This surprises people even more. Despite her size, she’s quick to lean into the ‘enforcer’ role and enjoys getting into scrums. She’s good at it, too. Even players a foot taller than her don’t always come out on top, but if she does lose the fight she’s not fazed. Will just spit her tooth onto the ice and move on.

- Leads the league in penalty minutes.

- Even worse chirper than Mira. Her canon rap skills translate here. Her chirps are extremely creative - she has a way with words. Often they work less because the players got their feelings hurt and more because they’re too busy trying to puzzle over what exactly she meant to notice her stealing the puck from under them.

- Still a massive people pleaser off the ice, though, and after games she always finds the players she chirped or fought to apologise. They want to hate her, but she’s always too genuine and likeable. Makes friends all over the league, but soon as she’s back on the ice, she turns scary and feral again.

- Her biggest strength, of course, is her aim. She can score from the craziest angles. Behind the net, all the way from the blue line, through heavy traffic in front, doesn’t matter. No one understands how she does it.

- Biggest weakness is if rival players make a chirp that targets a real insecurity. Short jokes she can handle… but if they target her personality, or something personal, that can really get to her.

Bobby:

- General manager. Worst part of his job is trading players. (“But they’re friends. How can I separate them?”) However, he will never trade Zoey, Mira or Rumi because they work SO well together.

- Everyone in the hockey world likes Bobby. He wants his team to always be as welcoming as possible, and fosters a culture of respect. Doesn’t tolerate any bigoted or discriminatory behaviour from anyone. Embraces queer pride in the locker room and wants everyone to feel like they can be themselves. If the wider league disagrees he’s not afraid to fight them.

Celine:

- Head coach.

- Rumi got all her obsessive strategy-planning and workaholic tendencies from her. But she’s even worse than Rumi. During the season, and even most of the off season, she struggles to think about anything but the game and how they can win.

- Has won awards for her coaching. First woman to coach a professional men’s team, fought through years of sexism and hockey bros underestimating her, and is now extremely hardened and unfazed by anything. She chose to step away from men’s hockey to promote the less respected women’s league.

- For this AU the Quebecois-Celine headcanons I’ve seen shared before fits so well. She’s a diehard Habs fan. Like, DIEHARD. Becomes a Montreal legend in her own right.

- Ex-hockey star. Won gold at the Olympics back in her day. More than once. Played forward on a line with Miyeong and Thirdlight (name her whatever you want). Wants the future of women’s hockey to be better than it was for her: better pay, more respect, more opportunities.

- Tough coach. Doesn’t go easy on her players. Emphasises hard work and discipline and grit. However, she also emphasises self care to a much greater extent than many coaches. Both physical and mental. Her players can always come to her about anything.

- She’s extremely protective of her players. If the refs make a bad call, she will absolutely make her disdain known. She doesn’t yell, but she’s cold and cutting with her words. Everyone is definitely afraid of her.