Drabble: The Prefect's Routine

Drabble: The Prefect's routine

I wonder if Yuu's friends ever realize how awful their circumstances is, how innately lonely and scary it is to be far away from home, with a slim chance of returning?

Yuu has put effort Ramshackle dorm to make it livable. They expended time, effort, and their meager allowance to make a home out of it. It distracts them from thinking too much of their home.

Yuu can still remember the coldness of the night they first arrive. The aching of their body as they battled ghosts and the taste of dust in their tongue when they woke up. The wind blew open the window shutters, the hinges of the doors were groaning. There was no peace or comfort except from the warmth of Grim's body.

They found no rest the following days as they had to deal with the first overblot.

Then they had to deal with renovations. They had to fix the broken faucets, replace the waterpipes and throw away rusted metal or rotten wood. They had to clean every corner that they could. The cobwebs on the walls, in the corners and under the tables. One time they fell to the basement due to a rotten floorboard.

In the weekdays they had to study those they were unfamiliar with, alchemy, magic,flying, and history. They felt like a kindergartener as they knew nothing . At night instead of immediately resting they had to do their homework, which they do not understand . Then it was back to trying to fix the faucet to get some water. If the boiler wasn't working, they had to boil hot water in a kettle to take a soothing bath.

Grim and the Ghosts atleast offered them companionship. They had no phone so they take any interaction they get.

The only clothing they ever had with them were the clothes behind their back, which they used as pajamas. Crowley gave them 3 sets of wrinkly old school uniforms,one for class, one for Pe and one for ceremonies, they were ill fitting but atleast they could change . Alas, they had to sew it up together as the seams fell apart after one washing. It still smelled like dust and old mold.

They had nothing else to wear during the weekends, so they settled in sewing up old curtains into shirts. Ace and Deuce were kind enough to donate to them a pair of shorts each, taking pity when they saw Yuu struggling to fix an ancient sewing machine so they could sew more clothing.

Yuu has gotten pretty good at mending old clothes and making new shirts. They even patched up the couch and the curtains.

Then there was the roof. Oh the damn roof keeps leaking and the damn window shutters keeps banging! It drove them insane that they went and tried to fix it themselves, reading up on an old book to learn how to fix it.

That was the first time they fell off the roof.

Luckily they landed on a particularly strong branch. Their stomach was bruised the whole month, which they hid from their friends.They were resilient and stuborn to a fault.

Then theres the laundry that needs to be done. They do it all one friday night, so that if it ever rains by Sunday they'd have fresh clothes to go. The harder part was washing the beddings and the couach, the curtains and the carpets.

The worst was when the electricity turned off or the light bulb bursts. The nights were very cold and they had to huddle closer to Grim while they wait for the next day.

And let's not forget the garden, the trees needd trimming. The fence needed repainting. The gate needed replacing. The lawn needed mowing.

It was like that, day by day. Study, clean up ramshackle, find another broken thing in the dorm, fix it, do homework, do Crowley's errands, hang out with their friends.

Repeat.Repeat. Repeat.

If there was a moment of peace and quite, it never lasted long.

It surprises the others when Yuu doesn't keep a grudge against those who overblotted. The guys who were the reason Yuu had more on their plate. The persons who were the reason Crowley made Yuu write an entire report on the happenings.Alas, they still did it with no complaints.

Yuu makes sure that they do not have the time to be idle. If they hands are, their mind shouldn't .

Never ever EVER be alone with their own thoughts.

They cannot allow themselves to wallow in self pity. They had a dorm to maintain, a cat to take care of, friends to entertain and school work to be done.

Their hands have never felt rougher.Their shoulder never felt so stiffer.

But that's just the way things go.

Random Thoughts 🪞

Okay, I know this concept has been talked about already, but imagining Yuu and Grim as the new headmasters years later is an amazing idea!

Just picture it! After all the BS Crowley had put them through during his time as the headmage, Yuu studies, goes to college, and trains under the bird man, biding their time until the crow croaks and drops dead, or finally retires.

Instead of becoming an incompetent, inconsiderate principal, Yuu works hard to ensure every student's safety and happiness, never afraid to put their foot down when they need to, and armed with the wisdom they've collected over the years.

Finally. After so long of feeling out of place in a world full of wonderous magic without any of their own, Yuu is right where they belong: Alongside their best feline friend as they traverse the rocky road of adulthood, and inspiring new generations of wizards and friendship.

Plus, should a human from another world come to Twisted Wonderland again, Yuu will be their to guide them.

You know, if they don't go mad with power. But that would NEVER happen! ...right?

Animal Lover!Yuu who takes care of the stray animals they spot around NRC and Sage Island and has gained an army of critters that live with them in Ramshackle. Yuu even created a little area for them towards the back of the dorm. Grim has to deal with a fox and a crow who live with them, sometimes he even fights with them. After class, the Fox and the Crow wait for Yuu outside the room. And sometimes they bring little gifts they find to Yuu as thanks for helping them.

The crow will frequently interrupt class with pecking at the window until they're let in, to which they'll land on Yuu's head and just sit there. The fox tends to cause some problems around school, sometimes coming to Yuu's rescue if the students are messing with them.

Yuu names the fox, Wimdy, and the crow, Murder. Both are menaces to the whole school.

(Meme made by Me, @1930sdarlin )

Peepaw Lilia bonding with his favourite grandchild 🦇👽

Prequel

First of many sillies