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Could I request the vice housewardens + Ruggie play fighting with the reader, is there a certain way they initiate if they play fight at all? Do they smack talk? I NEED TO KNOW
Also don't forget to drink water and consume your fruits and veggies š
This request made me so happy and it was hilarious to think about someone fighting a bunch of cryptids for fun. Anyway yes absolutely I hope this if acceptable and thank you for reminding me, I am currently drinking water now
Okay so the vice housewardens (or second in commands, which is more accurate) are the feistiest group at NRC. They are all shady or ready to deck someone which makes me think that itās simply a trait housewardens look for. Iād imagine they all play-fight, but where and how varies greatly. Also the tags look so gnarly but I swear none of them are that violent
Characters: Trey, Ruggie, Jade, Jamil, Rook, Ortho, Lilia, Floyd (mentioned)
Tw// fighting, violence, drowning (mentions), biting, hunting, Rook typical behavior, Leech typical behavior, food, bruises/marks, blood mention
Definitely a play fighter in the casual way.
Most likely to poke at you, smack you with a pillow, throw something at you, etc.
Heās probably the second gentlest in this regard because heās human and not training to beat the fuck out of someone
When you play fight itās probably because one of you is being snippy after a long day of dealing with other peoples bullshit.
You arenāt likely to end up actually injured or bruised or anything, but you may end up wrestling on the floor of Treyās room or smacking each other with pillows.
Heās an older brother so he knows restraint but the urge to pull hair and smack the shit out of someone is strong.
Instead he just pins you to the ground and dramatically lays on you to keep you there
You guy definitely have a food fight.
Not like, with finished dishes or anything, but in a āI dropped some ice from the freezer and instead of kicking it under the fridge, weāre playing ice soccer in the kitchen at 3 amā kind of way.
Or sometimes when you have leftover frosting from a cake heās made you end up flinging it at each other.
If you ever cover his mouth he will lick it and give you an evil smirk
His trash talk is somehow both very good and very bad at the same time.
He gets into it but he also uses stupid insults like āyouāre a poopfaceā mostly because he wants you to know heās joking because onetime he called riddle an asshole and he cried so now heās careful
Please take a boxing class with him you two would have so much fun
Initiates by walking up and biting your shoulder or sometimes just shoving you and running.
If you accept playfighting him at least once be prepared heās going to do it a lot.
He has so much pent up aggression.
Half of the fighting is smack talk and boy does he have a MOUTH.
Hopefully you have thick skin because otherwise when he says shit like āyou look like a gazelle ass fucked a cactusā you might actually cry
Definitely rougher when he plays.
Expect claw marks, bites, bruises, and sore limbs when youāre done fighting.
Try to ignore the stares you get from everyone when they see a bite mark on your shoulder because how do you explain you didnāt do that you were actually just beating the shit out of each other
He will start a fight literally anywhere and you two probably go at it for at least an hour before he gives up
If he ends up drawing blood heās frantically making sure youāre alright and patching you up
Probably play fights with you as warmup for spelldrive practice.
This entails him coming to your room, pouncing on you to wake you up, then maniacally laughing when you fight him off with a scowl.
But on the bright side, he brought you breakfast (Leona paid for it, shhh) so it wasnāt for nothing
Jade isnāt one to play fight normally, he has a reputation to keep up.
So he wonāt usually initiate that.
If you start to goad him into it, he just gives you a menacing smile then turns you over to Floyd to play like that.
If you still insist on playing with him, he will literally just pick you up and sling you over his shoulder until you promise to stop.
Then he drops you on the ground.
Now, thatās how it goes on land, anyway. But in water? Hooboy, hope you can hold your breath.
Jadeās third favorite thing to do is drag people underwater (the first two are hiking in the mountains and teasing Azul) and luckily for you, he remembers just how much you like play fighting!
And since Jadeās in the water, chances are Floyd is too.
They rarely do fun things without each other.
So now youāre going to be fighting for your life from two mischievous mer-eels.
Jade wears a darkly serene expression as he asks you whatever could be the matter and Floyd looks like heās won the fucking jackpot when you surface from getting dragged into the water with them
You will not win this playfight, because there is little distinguishing it from a real one.
The only difference is that they arenāt actually trying to harm you, but you probably wonāt realize that when Jade repeatedly drags you under water to see how long you can hold your breath, trapping your legs with his tail.
He finds the way you beat at him with your fists pretty adorable, which is lucky because that means you wonāt drown today!
You will receive 0 aftercare from him for this traumatic experience, but he may invite you to do it again.
Donāt accept itās a tr-
Youāre not so much play-fighting Jamil as youāre training with him.
Which is probably good, it means thereās rule and a time limit.
Anyway, most of his comments are half trash talk and half trying to get a rise out of you.
Very āis that the best youāve got?ā
Sparring with him is fucking exhausting so you likely do it mostly in the evenings or when Jamil is training some other students.
Sometimes he gets way too into it and ends up mixing breakdance moves and martial arts to kick your ass.
He has knocked your feet out from under you before and he will do it again
Moves so confidently and quickly you think he might moonlight as an assassin
Chances are youāre not gonna beat him, heās got years of experience, but youāre getting stronger and faster when youāre with him.
If he ends up hitting you too hard he apologizes quickly and you donāt usually have many bruises due to the fact he makes you wear padding and you spar on a mat
Dude can totally take a hit so you donāt really have to hold back (he prefers if you donāt, it tests him more)
so donāt be afraid to smack him around.
Genuinely appreciative of you doing this with him and makes sure to let you know every time you take up his offer to practice together
He repays you buy providing you with snacks light on the stomach after youāre done working out together, usually some lightly chilled water and a piece of fruit.
Also sends you home with leftovers of whatever he made for dinner that night
Hahahahaā¦.oh dear lord. So listen, thereās two types of play fighting.
Thereās the one you initiate, then thereās the one he initiates.
One of them is fun!
The other is straight from a horror movie
If you initiate, heās happy to indulge, and he hits a littler harder than he means to sometimes but overall itās pretty chill.
You two end up chasing each other around campus, playing what could be described as a really intense, violent game of tag.
By the time youāre done, youāre both covered in dirt of mud and have sticks and leaves sticking to you.
If he initiates, please donāt take his offer.
This is the scary one.
His version of play fighting is chasing you through the woods behind campus with a bow and arrow and yelling vague threats about āahh, youāre close! I can almost smell you~ā and occasionally shooting an arrow that is ENTIRELY TOO CLOSE for comfort.
If he catches up to you - or just decides this is the right moment - heās tackling you to the ground.
Heāll tease you for losing before attacking you with tickles, the most terrifying of all weapons.
So maybe it isnāt scary in the end, since he was never gonna hurt you, but running through the forest with nobody nearby except for a guy armed with a long ranged weapon is absolutely terrifying, and thereās always the slim chance he missesā¦.
Gentlest of the list.
Heās more sure how much pressure to apply when play fighting, so it mostly ends up being pillow fights, or something else thatās soft.
Poking, bumping into you, very very gentle punching, thatās all on the table.
If you try to initiate, Idia will get very pissed.
All of his internal components are extremely sensitive, you canāt just smack him! And besides that, heās tiny, and his brother! Why would you do this?
Idia is genuinely terrifying when his entire attention is focused on you, and hes pissed.
The flames of his hair are growing and flickering wildly as his gold eyes glare down into yours.
The only thing that calms him down is when Ortho begs him to
So you donāt really get to physically play fight with him anymore, but you do get to game together.
With Idiaās supervision.
Heās not going to be letting Ortho around you anymore since you decided to fight a literal innocent child
Iām fairly certain that play fighting is Liliaās love language.
He loves to beat the shit out of people.
Least gentle next to Jade, because he will literally grab you and throw you in the air.
Youāre not in danger, but his awareness of the human limits is limited, unlike Jade.
Probably isnāt a fan of shit-talking in person, but definitely does it when heās gaming late at night.
Probably play fight in the Diasomnia lounge.
Thereās an audience there to watch you get your ass kicked by an old man, as well as to see you fling the five foot nothing bat across the room.
Most intense play fighting imaginable.
Heās a big fan of flipping people and literally just throwing people around.
Heās completely fine with people doing it back to him, he finds it fun.
Playing with him is like trying to fight black widow, except if you call for a time out heāll let you.
Silver and Sebek both try and warn you not to do this.
They literally trained with him as children they know he does not fuck around.
You ignore their advice and end up with a broken leg and a bowl of Liliaās soup.