It's the little things

This chapter was a pain to write, holly shit

This is the first written thing I post on 2017, it was a pain

Cipher clue: Numbers and letters in two sized wheels, the larger one stays the smaller one spins


Chapter 11: Rose powder

Rule number one of wandering through a forest: Never, under any circumstance, step on a fairy ring. Rule number one of visiting the city of fairies? The main plaza is a gigantic fairy ring. Of course, Will and Dipper crossed through there, their guide had done so, and why would they sidetrack on a place they didn't know?

The repercussion was mild, honestly, they just suffered a prank, nothing deadly, just got covered in a very pink and terribly smelling dust, it made Dipper feel light headed, Will seemed unaffected so Dipper had made it a point to lean his weight against him in retaliation, the demon didn't push him away. They managed to walk like that the rest of the trek, there was a giggling group of fairies following suit

The headed to a tall building, shaped like a seed half-buried in the ground, colored glass scales covered it on its way upwards, the door was made of white wood with a painting of a maroon and bluish-green back cover of an open book, inside looked like a temple of sorts, decorated in greens and blues, Dipper could almost feel Fay in the pillars, which were engraved with a language similar to that of the book, a series of rune-like symbols, probably telling stories about the demoness. When Will and Fay had mentioned the fairies adoring the demoness, Dipper was expecting something milder, though now that he thought about it; it made complete sense that this was what they meant

A different fairy waited inside, this one was dressed in petals of different shades of blue, they're wings were shaped like crescent moons back to back, they exuded an air of power, much like their guide, they had pointy ears and looked tiny in comparison to humans but only slightly, just enough that Dipper noticed

"Lully mentioned that lady Fayline sent you to retrieve her books"

Will was the one to speak but Dipper couldn't make out what he was saying, it felt like he was underwater, hearing sounds distorted to the point where he couldn't hear the words, he tried concentrating on what the two were talking about but found his attention pinned on the demon and what he was doing more than the conversation

It took Dipper about four beats to realize he was under the influence of a love potion of sorts, it took him nothing to note how much easier it was to measure time by his own heart-beat, the second thought helped with the first, the potion was more of an enhancer of sorts it seemed, he wondered if Fay would have an antidote for such a thing, then reasoned that the demoness most definitely would have one considering she had seemed to know what was going to happen beforehand

At some point Dipper received two books of considerable size with tied with a rope and Will held about six scrolls, Dipper guessed these were of the oldest of Fay's creations

As they walked back through the caves, with the help of a spell for tracking Fay's portals, it was a nifty trick, and did Dipper just think of the word nifty? That was… silly, yes, that was the right word, it was almost funny even, ha… what was he thinking again? Oh right, Will

The demon looked really nice in this lightning, the glowing gemstones bringing out the light blue tint of his hair and the golden one of his eye, he was so pretty, his hair looked really soft too, Dipper had been dying to run his fingers through it since he saw it for the first time, the color suited Will very well. Dipper only felt better about his staring because Will was staring just as much, which would've been a problem without the tracker, it was a very smart idea, Will was very smart, the demon stopped in a part of the tunnels that was wider than others, the scrolls on his arms started floating in an amber glow, his books were lifted as well but before Dipper could ask he found his mouth busy against Will's in something of a mix of frustration and want, and he kissed back without a second thought, it was nice, Fay could wait

~B'F 3EP3RL M7FIM76 MH PKBM7 C3 BGLM736 H8 A3~

Fay was waiting for them when they got back, slightly leaning into her desk, arms crossed and with the smuggest face Dipper had ever seen on a face that was half-covered; but Dipper felt rather giddy over the whole thing so it didn't work as well as it would have any other time, probably still under the effects of whatever powder had been thrown at them

"Did you two have sex?"

Dipper didn't need to see the demoness' brow to know her eyebrow was arched perfectly, he just knew, they were probably just as angled as everything else that belonged to Fay

"We kissed"

Will looked about as happy as Dipper felt, it was nice. Fay actually moved her fringe out of the way so they could see her arched eyebrow over the glass eyes, as expected both eyebrows were angles, Dipper felt kind of proud

"It was amazing"

"How cute"

"What are we on Fay?"

"Oh, you're still reasonable? You're a strong one Arcas"

Dipper shrugged, and smiled at Will when the demon leaned on him

"A very potent feeling enhancer, the powdered petals of winter roses"

"As in flowers that grow on winter?"

"No, just normal roses that survive to the first days of winter, thus why you humans think it's the flower of love"

"Huh"

"Ok, so maybe not as lucid as first thought, jotting it down"

"PRP"

Both Fay and Dipper turned to Will, Fay smiled tenderly

"Yes son?"

"L'P KDSSB"

"That's great Will"

"He's cute when he rambles in ciphers"

Fay snorts at Dipper, Will blushes through his tan complexion

~RHN 6HG'M NG67KLM3G6~

The moment Dipper came back to his normal senses he's deep in a section he hasn't been to before, Fay was literally floating a ways away organizing books in what looked like Russian, she had her whole attention on the task but still, Dipper was sure she knew he was back

"You know, most believe being unable to lie somehow gives me mind reading minds"

"You don't exactly go out of your way to prove otherwise"

She turned to him then, a Cheshire cat-like grin spread on her face

"And you become very honest under the effects of roses"

Dipper blushed, the demoness chuckled

"I managed to get you and Will apart, but it was honestly a more interesting ride than I had expected at first"

"You did know"

"I suspected, I didn't know"

Dipper lets go of the subject, he already has enough headache

"How much do you remember?"

"Up to where we kissed again, did anything else happen?"

"I convinced you to come with me by threatening you that you couldn't date my pseudo son if you didn't"

"Oh god"

"Don't worry, Will can't remember it either, but you two should definitely talk about your feelings towards each other"

She looks frustrated as she finally descends to Dipper's level

"I'd rather not meddle on this, but I will if I deem it necessary, I do worry about Will so"

Dipper swallowed and nodded, he preferred to pick his words and not blurt out something, Fay knew this it seemed and she was normally not the kind to get involved, preferring for things to settle in their own course, but Will was involved this time, and Fay could only stand watching him hurt for so long, but this wasn't her decision to make, no, that was for Will and Dipper to do, all she could do was try and push them into what obviously made them both happy. In the huge puzzle that was the library's story, something clicked into place, Dipper felt like he was closer to understand just what role he played in all of this


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