Hexes and Hoaxes [Inanimate Insanity AU]

[An Inanimate Insanity AU inspired by the show The Owl House!]

For as long as she can remember, Taco, an aspiring young witch, has had only one dream; to be the youngest and most powerful witch to join the Emperor's Council, an elite group of witches that work personally with Emperor Cobs, the ruler of the lands of Inania. So when Taco finally becomes old enough for magic school and receives her acceptance letter for the Arcadia Institute of Magic and the Arcane Arts, one of the most reputable schools in Inania, she's extremely ecstatic to begin chasing her dreams with her best friend Pickle by her side.

Not long after her enrollment into Arcadia, Taco finds herself flourishing; she and Pickle end up befriending Paper Sheets, a timid boy their age who is extraordinarily prodigious in oracle magic, and his friend OJ Thinker, the son of one of Arcadia's highest-ranking alma maters. She quickly finds herself enjoying all her classes, and she's even learning about new kinds of magic. Taco is enjoying her life at Arcadia, and with her friends by her side, she couldn't be happier.

But one evening, when she and her friends are on their way to their dorm for the night, the four of them accidentally witness something not meant for their eyes. The breadcrumbs that they follow not too long after lead them to discover that their emperor is not who he really seems, and that his intentions for the students of Arcadia and the rest of Inania are filled with nothing but malice. With the assistance of their dorm head, MePhone, a former member of the Emperor's Council who rebelled and escaped after learning the truth, Taco and her friends take on a task that one never thought that they'd have to accomplish in their magic school years; saving their world.