Like to make a mention to when this happened to me and is still ongoing for over 6 months now.
@thelazyhermits
Found their series "A twisted future" by LazyRainDancer on Ao3 while looking for Sebek Zigvolt one shots, many months ago.
First oneshot I found was actually "Finding solace (in your arms)", didn't realize it was a series until after I finished reading that one shot. I couldn't stop reading the second I started it.
Then finally noticed it was a part of a series. I got excited and saw SO MUCH Content. I squealed as I started the binge reading the content from the beginning of the series from then on, and was reading it on and off for months.
I have already caught up to the current ongoing content weeks/month ago, still on cloud nine enjoying it still.
It is my favorite twisted wonderland fanfic ever since I found it
Imagine you're opening AO3 and search for a fic. Imagine you're finding one that fits all your criterias. Imagine it has the perfect length. Imagine getting lost in the story and feeling almost high when it's over. Imagine looking up the author and they have written. so. many. more. fics. exactly. like. that. Imagine.
Intro, part 1
In which Aria is missing and the Heartslabyul duo finds out she has disappeared and looks for her.
It was supposed to be just another night at NRC. Ace and Deuce sleeping in their dorm room with two other freshmen.
Deuce woke up from a nightmare.
One where he failed to be the honor student he strives to be and has disappointed his mom.
He decided to go downstairs and get a drink. Hopefully it isn't against the Queen of Hearts rule to drink water in the middle of the night but considering the other drink and food related rules he vaguely remembered and heard it's possible he might be breaking another rule without realizing it again.
On his way back from the kitchen, still drinking what remains of his glass of water he hears something distressing.
It was a shout from a student in distress they sound panicked.
Did another student get caught by Riddle breaking the rules. No there wasn't any noise after that, and he was sure the shout wasn't Riddle shouting his signature spell.
He walked over to the area he thought the noise came from and knocked on a few doors. He first knocked on Aria's door but got no response.
He knocked on the next door as a disgruntled student swung the door open clearly grumpy from being woken up.
"What is it!?!"
"can't you see were all trying to sleep, what is so damn important to wake us up this late at night!?" Said the Heartslabyul student.
"I heard a shout come from here and thought someone was in trouble, I don't suppose that was you by chance" Deuce mentioned with a nervous voice as he scratched the back of his neck.
"It wasn't me it clearly came from that one-eyed girl, why don't you tell her to keep it down, some of us are trying to sleep" He grumbled before closing the door on Deuce.
Huh that's strange if Aria was the one who shouted, why didn't she answer the door earlier. Maybe she's still half asleep or perhaps she didn't hear him knock.
Deuce goes back to Aria's door and tries knocking again.
No answer
He tries again.
No answer
Deuce finishes drinking the glass of water still in his hand.
'Should I go in?'
"Hey Aria, it's me Deuce may I come in?"
No answer
Maybe she fell back asleep.
Deuce then proceeds to return his glass of water to the kitchen.
Deuce after returning the empty glass realized. When's the last time he heard Aria shout at all? Maybe during the last overblot.
Hm perhaps this was serious.
Deuce walks back to Aria's door and knocks again.
"Aria are you in there?"
No answer.
Deuce sighs.
"I'm coming in please don't punch me. I'm just worried about the shout I heard from ya earlier" Deuce explained.
Still no answer.
Deuce opens the door slowly. Looks like the door was unlocked, did Aria forget to lock it. She was the only girl sorted into Heartslabyul so Riddle gave her a room to herself since it be against the rules for boys and girls to sleep in the same room and had even made sure Aria's door had a lock on it.
Deuce slowly walks into the room and closes the door behind him.
"Aria you there I heard your shout earlier. Is everything alright?" Deuce said quietly with a tinge of fear and doubt in his voice.
"Aria?' he called out once more.
He made it to her desk and turned on the lamp. Looking at the bed it didn't take long to realize she was not here. Her bed looks like a mess.
'What could have happened to Aria between the shouting and now?'
Back in Ace and Deuce's dorm room.
He left the bedroom and tried looking around for any sight of her before returning to his room.
"Ace! Ace wake up! I think something terrible has happened"
Deuce said as he was shaking Ace awake from their bed.
"Ugh wat time is it? what do you mean by something terrible happen are you sure you're not imagining things or overreacting again Deuce"
"It's [insert time between 3am and 7am here], could you please just help me look for her?"
"Ugh... her? which one are you referring to?"
"Aria, I heard her shout something and she's gone. I'm worried she's seriously missing" Deuce
Really Deuce got him up just because Aria made a loud noise that spooked him and can't find her.
Sighs
"what's in it for me?"
"Huh?"
"I'm not gonna help ya look for a wandering student for you without getting something out of it, so again what's in it for me?"
"uh?" Deuce scratched the back of his head.
"I dunno maybe a [insert bribe, favor or chores to do in Ace's stead here]"
"Man. You're really antsy about this, fine I'll do it but only cause you owe me one" Ace replied.
The two proceeded to search all over Heartslabyul dorm with no luck.
Deuce sighs in relief as the two of them leave their bedroom off to search for Aria.
"Man, this is a drag are you sure she's missing it's not like she's been gone for that long right?" Ace whined.
Deuce scratched the back of his head.
"I dunno I really don't think she leave so suddenly after a shout like that, without it being something serious"
"Well whether she's gone serious or not I don't think we will find her around the dorm anytime soon" Ace mentions.
"Yeah, I wonder where she could be? Oh I know what about Ramshackle!"
"Sure, we can check their next as long as you don't mind waking up that Grumpy cat and incurring Yuu's wrath" Ace said.
And thus the one braincell Heartslabyul duo leaves the dorm and heads to Ramshackle.
Master List
Last updated/edited: March 24, 2025
Okay I'm absolutely raging and seething right now for a moment before crawling into sadness and despair.
I was typing a draft for so long and occasionally saved but then accidentally somehow lost the whole draft when I pressed saved once more.
So much writing just gone and I suck at remembering stuff. I dunno what I wrote for sure. I got a generalized idea but I loved what I had so much but now im forced to start again by scratch.
Maybe I need to take a break, but I was on a roll and I might lose this streak if I take the break. Ugh.
Y'know what this is why I probably have inspiration music for my OCS usually.
I'll take a break and when I'm ready, I'll listen to the music that should fire me back up into rewriting the draft I lost.
Hopefully that'll work.
Timeline 3 bio
Name: Yumi Saito
Pronouns: she/he/they
Appearance: androgenous,black short hair (partially dyed black), brown Almond eyes.
Will be mistaken as biologically male from many NRC students during books 1 & 2. Yumi is AFAB. Yumi doesn't care what gender others see/identity her as and is cassgender.
Dorm affiliation: Ramshackle, would totally be sorted into Pomfiore if she had lots of magic potential like NRC students.
Species: human
Year and class: Freshmen, class 1-A
Birthday: July 10th
Age: 16
Height: 165cms (5"4)
Is between Riddle and Kalim's height.
Dominant hand: right handed
Homeland: Queendom of Roses, somewhere in the U.S. haven't decided where specifically yet
Club: whatever grim picks, is unofficial member of Photography club.
Best subject: Alchemy
Hobby: photography
Dislikes: overblots
Favorite food: oatmeal cookies
Least favorite food: whatever Aria's worst experimental food combo meals are.
Talents: beast tamer, babysitting, dealing with overblots apparently
Other: Yumi is Crewel's niece.
Yumi gives tough girl vibes. Is very persistent and stubborn. She is determined to reach her goal of returning back to the magic less world and reunite with her family there. This causes tension and drama between Crewel and Yumi. Since Crewel is against her leaving Twisted Wonderland again. He just got her back after all.
Last updated/edited on March 24, 2025
People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter
The eye patch is in the design of a white rose being painted red. It's supposed to match and resemble the rose brooches on the Heartslabyul dorm uniforms.
No red paint was used in making of this eypatch tho.
Timeline 3 bio
Name: Aria Whitecourt
Pronouns: She/her
Species: appears human
Appearance: I keep switching from long silver hair and long platinum blonde hair.
She is constantly wearing a eye patch over her right eye (usually medical square patch ones or rose shape/design ones).
For book one it appears she has regular blue human eyes but closer inspection they are colored cosplay contacts hiding their true appearance. She stops wearing them by mid book 3.
Dorm affiliation: Heartslabyul
Year and class: Freshmen
Birthday: November 13th
Age: 18
Height: 170cms (5"6)
Is slightly taller than Kalim.
Dominant hand: right-handed
Homeland: Clock Town
Club: photography
Best subject: Art
Hobby: arts & crafts
Dislikes: being left out of things, being blatantly ignored.
Favorite food: peanut butter & pickles, Anything with strawberries.
Least favorite food: hasn't found one yet
Talents:keeping a cool head in the face of absolute chaos. however wont stop her from mental breakdowns after a 'nightmare' tho.
Other: Aria is loosely based on the white queen and the white rabbit. very loosely tho. She can be a little spacey and loose track of time.
Aria give Kuudere vibes. They seem cold, quiet, serious, and unapproachable at first but is an absolute sweetheart once u get to know her. She is socially awkward on expressing her emotions and just comes off as cool and indifferent. She shows her love through acts of service. Due to failing at forming friendships in the past so much she leans on Yumi for help a lot regarding socializing and making new friends when they first end up at NRC.
Last edited/updated on: March 24, 2025
I already edited this in the end of my Sian & Yuzu background post just now.
I'm probably gonna rewatch TinkerBell and the lost treasure. I wanna add that festival/event as something that is celebrated at Sian's hometown.
I remember this Tinkerbell movie and thought it would be a cute way to include Sian & Yuzu having unique holidays/festivities from their world.
I dunno if I'll add anymore specific festivals or holiday events for Sian's world. They will still be generic seasonal festivals and a harvest festival in their world.
Birthdays, mothers day, and father's day, will also exist in Sian's world.
I swear to Gawd
This is the third time and second time this morning.
Sighs
Let me repeatedly save my works in drafts as many times as I want without accidentally posting my wip before I'm ready.