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-Vil uses he, she and they in this piece
-TW! Mentions of poisoning and Rook's unorthodox behaviour (the hunting and stalking people thing)
-Spoilers for Book 5 and 6!
Rook falls for Vil at first sight, enraptured by that unique beauty of theirs. He finds Vil absolutely mesmerizing, and no matter how much time theyโve spent together, the other never ceases to surprise the hunter.
This man is absolutely smitten I tell you.
Vilโs gender has never been a topic to discuss; when Vil said she would do everything in her power to be the best queen Pomefiore had ever had Rook just went with it. His โRoi de Poisonโ enjoyed being la reine from time to time? No problem at all.
Speaking of the Pomefiore house warden, heโs in pretty bad too. Vil trusts Rook immensely, he knows the other would catch him were he to fall (which is proved right after his overblot).
After Vilโs breakdown at the VDC their relationship strains a bit though. Deep down Vil knows they canโt nor they should attempt to control what the hunter likes; after all, it was the otherโs passion for life and his unbendable honesty that captivated them in the first place. However, they still feel slightly betrayed for their actions; after all, he saw the effort and strain Vil went through for the competition.
Rook, on his part, is also hurt. He knows what the other went through while preparing for the VDC but at the end of the day, he had to vote for Neige; not doing so would go against his morals, against everything the hunter was; and he knew his queen knew that. He also knew that deep down the other would have been even more upset if Rook had voted for them because they would have seen it as a pity vote; because his beloved knew that the hunter would follow his heart whenever he went, and sometimes that meant doing things they didnโt agree on.
They get better after a while of longing glances and words hanging in the air, and after making up theyโre stronger than ever.
Idiaโs overblot only helps to strengthen their bond. Rookโs desperate attempts to help his โRoi du Poisonโ shoot an arrow through Vilโs heart; causing him to kiss fervently the other when theyโre finally alone from privy eyes, leaving purple all over the hunterโs body.
Their relationship dynamic can be a bit odd or unsettling for people who arenโt used to it.
Rook absolutely loves chasing his queen, and Vil is always up for a game of cat and mouse, enjoying the hunterโs attempts at catching her and rewarding him when he finally does. Itโs also safe to say that the Pomefioreโs house warden also enjoys seeing her lover โhunt downโ other students, specially when she knows theyโve been causing trouble.
In return, Rook lets Vil test her new poisons on him (always with the antidote nearby) as he knows she would never harm him. He enjoys the new sensations the poisons bring and the feeling of exquisite ecstasy that fills him when his queen feeds him the antidote, always followed by a spa session to relive his body from the stress it has gone through.
Vil keeps all the letters and poems their lover has written for them, as well as the flowers he used to bring them (when they started dating Rook switched from bouquets to plant seeds or cuttings so his lover could keep the plants on their garden). In fact, half of the books on Vilโs room have their pages filled with dried flowers they have put there so they donโt go bad.
In some occasions Vil has used those dried flowers on potions, crushing them and turning them into fine powder if they have useful properties.
He never lets Rook use them though, because he knows the other would use them in one of the Science clubโs experiments and blow up the laboratory for the nth time (something theyโve argued over multiple times, the other explaining that there is no joy without a bit of danger while Vil tries not to get wrinkles on his face from frowning).
