Bluelightning16 - Mediocrity At Its Finest

Silver’s been trained to have an apathetic expression as his default demeanor because his smile is just too powerful :)

Hello again! This time can I ask you about Vil x Silver? I think it's a truly rare ship. I've never found fanarts about them, but they both have a lot of interesting interactions, especially at the last Fairy Gala If

Ahh, yes, another rarepair to cry about...!  I never expected the Fairy Gala IF event to have so much good food for them, but dammit I’m so glad it did!

Personally, I started shipping them after reading Silver’s PE Uniform vignette.  As proven by that and now the Fairy Gala event, both of them find each other extremely pretty—and what makes for a better relationship than two attractive boys mashed together? :)  Okay, but all jokes aside, I think that they would genuinely make for an intriguing couple.  Both of them are very diligent when it comes to their respective fields of interest; they take everything seriously and don’t tolerate slackers.  I think that once they find a common ground to meet on—which would be, as I envision it, working out—there will be a mutual respect and acknowledgement between them.

Now, as for romantic development... canonically, Vil sees potential in Silver as a stuntman and a model (technically, he wanted him as an actor first, but given his admiration of Silver’s face and his distaste for his acting, I’m gonna just sum that up as modeling).  Therefore, it’s highly possible that he decides to connect with his underclassman again to hone his skills at some point in the future.  Silver, being the sweet bean that he is, will of course go along with whatever plan he concocts, to the best of his ability.  This leads to more time spent together and thus inevitable bonding...!  Unlike the boys in his dorm, Vil finds Silver’s nonchalance to be a breath of fresh air—though he takes pride in his appearance regardless, there’s not that same sense of obligation to be perfect, especially since such matters don’t concern Silver.  This allows him the space to let more of his real self and imperfections shine through.  Silver, on the other hand, thinks of him as admirably dedicated figure whom he can learn much from.  Every lecture that he receives on grooming and personal hygiene, he absorbs with utmost seriousness.  As he comes to find, Vil is a great mentor.

Once their relationship is made official—which occurs after Vil finally summons the humility to confess—they start off with some somewhat formal courting.  Both of them are definitely gift-givers.  In Silver’s SSR Birthday Boy Card, he mentions receiving a hair care kit from Vil.  I’d like to think that they continue on this trend, with Vil giving him cosmetic products and clothing that he thinks suits him, while he gives him flowers and trinkets that complements his looks in return; some of these are even worn to photoshoots, whenever Vil has the liberty to do so.  Unfortunately, Silver doesn’t have much of an eye for fashion, but the gesture is appreciated nonetheless.  Vil will also post about their dates on MagiCam.  At first, he’s actually pretty hesitant about it; though he knows Silver would never intentionally try to steal the spotlight from him, he doesn’t want another Neige situation.  Eventually, however, his love for his boyfriend wins out, as well as his appreciation for beauty, and his already numerous following soon skyrockets.

—Okay, a quick addendum on the MagiCam posting.  Truthfully, I don’t think that there’d be a high chance that Vil makes details of his private life known to his fans, as he’s a seasoned celebrity and all that, but for the sake of fun and character development, I’m sticking with that headcanon.  Besides, who’s to say that you can’t have two contradictory headcanons coexisting?  Who knows, maybe Vil has a private account he can use instead.

Anyway... AU time!  Because they’d be such a power couple, here’s an obligatory Actor/Model AU.  (Actually, this could really just be an extension of canon, but because Silver’s so set on being Malleus’ guard, I’m categorizing it as an AU.)  Vil would obviously be the super famous idol that everyone adores, while Silver would be an up-and-coming model whose agent is looking to expand his sphere of influence.  Somehow, in true BL fashion, they end up working together on a joint project.  In this case, it’s a reality TV show.  Vil is aghast at how blunt and utterly charmless Silver is in real life.  To save face, he takes this strange fledgling under his wing, only to have said fledgling seemingly “imprint” on him.  Soon, he finds Silver everywhere, seeking him out to say hi whenever he gets the chance.  It’s not until Vil discovers just how awfully Silver is being exploited by the entertainment industry that he returns the friendly gestures in kind.  Because of how hopelessly naive his junior is, it’s up to him to protect the admittedly cute boy from any cutthroat competitors.

I think it would also be fun to throw the two of them into an action-packed sort of setting.  Just imagine it... them in suits and shades... but I digress.  In this AU, Vil—who is still a model because I have no creativity whatsoever—hires Silver as a bodyguard for an upcoming banquet.  It’s mostly for show, as no one really expects anything to happen at a gathering for the high-ranking members of society... until something does.  Suddenly, half the crowd is dead and Silver has fled from the building with Vil in his arms.  They need to lie low for a while, Silver advises once they’re holed up in a hotel, but fate has other plans for them.  Eventually, it becomes apparent that the murderer has been searching for Vil in particular and will stop at nothing to get to him.  Cue the badass attire, cool guns, and high-speed races in sports cars.  After it dawns on Vil that for the first time in his life he has someone to rely on, romance blossoms as well.  Silver, meanwhile, is a simple, underpaid man who’s just trying to do his job—let more one-sided pining commence.

Alright, last but hopefully not least, a Snow White AU.  Vil, the so-called “Evil Queen,” is known among his subjects as a fiendish figure absolutely obsessed with beauty.  But while it is true that he admires lovely things a bit more than most, the source of these rumors is actually his own husband, with whom he was forced into an arranged marriage with.  His husband, the king, has been long since dissatisfied with Vil’s affection, or rather lack thereof.  As a result, he seeks revenge, isolating Vil and beginning a torrent series of affairs.  Eventually, Vil is so lonely and desolate that every day spent in the castle drives him insane, until he becomes the vain, ruthless person everyone thinks he is.  Using his magic mirror, he seeks out the most beautiful person in the land as a last ditch effort to salvage his former self—if he can mold his appearance to surpass theirs, he’ll have happiness once more, or so he thinks.  Unfortunately, he is only driven mad with jealousy and rage.  In an envious fit, he sneaks out of the castle and seeks out this person, a boy named Silver who lives in the forest.  Upon actually finding him, however, Vil suddenly freezes.  The boy’s beauty truly is the fairest in the land.  He soon finds himself lured in, despite himself.  Soon, his days consist of nothing but abandoning his royal life to see Silver and his family; they have a lot more in common than he anticipated, including loneliness.  Once he realizes he’s in love, the story turns into one of revenge against the king who wronged him.

...And that’s all I have time for today.

I’m so sorry for the super late response...!  I’ve been meaning to answer for a while, but life, as usual, got in the way... Hopefully this proves satisfactory and reading it gives you as much of a seratonin boost as I got from writing it!

genetic testing au???

ahhhh there's a couple of you asking for more details about this lovely post by @bluelightning16 this morning so buckle up because it is a Ride :'))

basically it's an au not set in twst verse where silver has been 'procured' to serve as a test subject at a laboratory run by the Draconia family head (Mal's grandmother) which seeks a serum that would reduce the need a soldier has to sleep— you may see where this is heading

Lilia is the head scientist in the division with Malleus as his associate, and they both end up becoming perhaps a bit too attached to this child who responds overwhelmingly so to the most basic of kindness and has somehow imprinted on Lilia enough to start calling him father (stuffed toy bats are involved at some point and emotional lines are really starting to be blurred between what's the meaning behind family vs a kidnapped and expendable boy that they're experimenting on daily—)

But in the end, to what degree will their trials be a success? And at what cost to Silver are they willing to place the price?

@llondonfog & @bluelightning16 's very self-indulgent and WILD twst wonderland ch 7 theory —buckle up

The child hadn't perished after all.

Failure— she had forgotten in her long, long reign its bitter taste as she stares at the thinly veiled concern building in her once-hardened General's crimson eyes, tapered fingers tightening imperceptibly along the arm of her throne as he explains in a strained voice that the palace healers had discovered his adopted human son was somehow cursed with a sleeping spell.

How? What had gone awry?

Everything had been so intricately planned, the silken seduction of a spider's web laid in place to ensnare all those fools who thought to challenge their very existence, to challenge her. The war had been in their favor from the very beginning, the measly human kingdoms no match for fae power, majesty, and might. It would have been all too easy to subdue those that remained, to let them remember the cost of what it meant to incur the wrath of those far superior to them. An all but assured victory would have been in their grasp, the opportunity to finally smite the greedy who had dared for so long to ravage their lands and seize the power within, had it not been for one rebellious kingdom that thought it had the right to sue for peace.

And then, her idiotic son had somehow gone soft, had actually proposed that they bend a knee to the humans and listen to their compromise! As if none of their suffering had mattered, as if the despair of their people who had been persecuted by humankind meant nothing to him! If he had been a changeling, she might have laughed— for he surely could not have been any blood of hers. It was unfortunate, for even she could be sorrowful, that he and his wife mysteriously perished in an apparent human ambush, leaving behind their only son now hers to claim.

It was also unfortunate that there needed to be arrangements for an old court ally to purr promises of wealth and power to a greedy mage privileged enough to serve as a confidant to the human royals, in exchange for a very simple task indeed. A fae curse of sleeping death, a painless end (and far more than they deserved) that would eradicate the royal family and incite the people into a frenzy that somehow they had been betrayed. It had only been too easy for her esteemed General to overpower the now leaderless kingdom, satisfied with the reports of the royal family's elimination.

Yet, those reports hadn't been accurate.

She knows that now, staring at the silver-haired child clinging to Vanrouge's leg, auroral eyes so much like that of his mother. The sleeping curse had somehow failed on the child, and fickle, gleeful fate had delivered him straight into the arms of the very fae who had led the assault to decimate what would have been his own kingdom.

But this child in complete ignorance of his inheritance, this little, precious, gleaming tool yet to be molded— Silver, was it?

Vanrouge had always been so quaint with his names.

Perhaps all was not yet lost. She had seen the way those opalescent eyes stare with utter adoration at Vanrouge, and watch Malleus perform his magic with wonder and awe. There was promise there, formation of vulnerable bonds that could set the course of the next century in motion.

The human would die for her grandson.

She'd ensure it.

“Please allow me to accompany you, Father… to the afterlife.”

A small drawing I did on the plane after having my heart absolutely demolished this morning :’)

(There are no actual spoilers, but since this was inspired by some, I’m just tagging it as such, just in case.)