Fandoms: Twisted Wonderland
Characters: Malleus Draconia (Canon),
Tristan (OC), (Canon x Canon ship mentioned)
Rating: Gen
Words: 1,693
Prompt: OC x Canon Week 2024's Day 2 Prompt: "Mundane Tasks"
Summary: Malleus is enjoying his late night reading while taking care of a few loads of laundry. He thinks to do so undisturbed, but the “disturbance” he ends up getting is better than anything he could’ve hoped for.
Notes: Originally posted to AO3 on 3/24/24 and now being archived here! Original notes: Malleus said something in his Platinum birthday story that got into my brain and made me write this so HUZZAH you get “mutual pining but they’re both INCREDIBLY oblivious and too scared to ruin their friendship”! That and lbvs, I just needed the serotonin.
(Yes, the title is based on a
song. No, I am not accepting criticism at this time. xD)
****There was something so perfect about the peace and quiet of the Diasomnia laundry room at 1am.
While Malleus was intrigued by the hustle of bustle of the dorm during the day, the waves of dorm members that often crowded around him would make even the most minute task increasingly difficult. If it wasn’t Sebek screaming at his heels, it was his supposed fan club offering to do basic chores that he had no issue doing himself. It felt like being back home in Briar Valley, confined to a castle where your every breath is dictated with no room for your input.
Others might not mind the luxury of delegating every task to another person, but the more Malleus was here at Night Raven College, the more he got a taste of the free will that he had ever only dreamed of. Where it once didn’t bother him, he now found himself much more assertive when wanting to do something for himself.
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