Twisted Hearts (Riddle Rosehearts x Reader)

🎄Holiday Wish Pt 1🎄

A/N: Happy Holiday!

This is PT 1 of a two part gift.

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I own nada of TW but I do hope you enjoy.

When you were a kid, you used to love the holidays.

Christmas was no exception.

But as time passed, things changed. You changed. As did those around you.

Now, Christmas was just a painful reminder of how truly gloomy you felt towards the cheerful, familial holiday. All thanks to some certain individuals from your old life -

You woke up in a sweat from the strange, unpleasant dream you just had, realizing you were in bed at the dorm and it was morning. You took some deep slow breaths to calm down your racing heartbeat. "They're not here. You're not back there. It's okay ... you're okay." You softly muttered to yourself, assuring yourself as much as you can muster. You then got up to wash up, get dressed and as ready as you could be for the day.

As you made your way downstairs, you were greeted by the ghostly residences of the dorm.

"Oh my~ Why do you look so drowsy?" Ghost A asked.

"You look like you saw something out of this world. Hehehehe." Ghost B laughed.

"Today is the last day of fall semester. Make sure to keep working hard to the very end." Ghost C reminded.

"And tomorrow is the first day of winter holiday. Do you all have any plans?" Ghost A asked again.

Your eyes lost clarity a bit, looking jaded, as you shook your head no. "No ... not really."

The ghosts exchanged curious, worried looks at your answer when Grim appeared coming down the stairs. "Hm ... what's winter holiday?"

"It's winter vacation. Most students usually go back home and celebrate New Years with their families and have a feast!" Ghost A explained.

Grim's eyes lite up brightly, "Fgnya! A feast!?"

"That's right! With roast turkey, cake, and a gingerbread house ... Well, we won't be able to eat it." Ghost C grinned.

"Ghosts usually go back to the other side to see their families too." Ghost A added.

"But some of them never return! Hehehee!" Ghost B giggled.

"Eating a big feast with family ..." You were lost in thought that you didn't realize you were speaking in sync with Grim. "I wonder if Headmaster looked for a way to send me home, still?"

"This is Headmaster we're talking about. He probably completely forgot. You need to pester him about it." Grim pouted.

You frowned, looking away, "Maybe I shouldn't." Grim cocked his head to the side, frowning at your words. "I ... have my reasons."

"Oh that's right, what about your family, Grim?" Ghost A asked, reading the awkward room, and thus changing the topic.

"My family? Hm ... I don't really remember. I just remember waking up and being alone and hungry. It was so cold, and I just remember waiting for someone to come for me. Then ... what happened after that? I can't remember ... Well, it's okay I don't look back on the past. What's more important is the future! Because I'm going to be a rich and famous magician! Baha!" His mystery backstory, his lost expression that then changed to an optimistic one as he spoke ... it all made you tear up. Enough to swoop him into your arms to squeeze him tightly. "N - Nyeh! W - What's with the hugging!?"