𓏼 🦔 ׅ riddle rosehearts⠀!

Riddle is a young-looking, fair-skinned young man that is considerably shorter than a majority of his peers. His hair is a neutral red color, and is cut short in the back and a bit longer around his face. His bangs curve inward, and two prominent strands of hair on the top of his head fall forward and form a heart shape. His eyes are bluish-gray, and he is commonly seen with a stern look on his face.

As the housewarden, Riddle’s dorm uniform differs greatly from the rest of the Heartslabyul students. The most distinguishing features are the small, golden crown on his head resembling the crown worn by the Queen of Hearts, and a long cape worn on his left shoulder. Riddle also wears red eyeshadow when in his dorm uniform.

He wears a long white coat dress with yellow buttons, yellow trim, and a red underlining with a card-suit pattern. The coat dress is folded in the front in a curtain-type manner, connecting to two red roses on both sides of the coat. The lapels of his coat are asymmetrically colored black and red, and the red cuffs on his sleeves are folded up to reveal long, black gloves. Seen under the coat is a white dress shirt with a frilled collar, and a red and black cross bow-tie around the neck. A gold, crown-shaped pin is placed where the bow-tie intersects.

Underneath the lapel of the coat on his left side hangs two gold ornaments, and printed on his coat is the symbol of Heartslabyul. Over the coat and around his waist is a striped, yellow and black sash, tied on his right side under a white pin, with red ruffles and a gold “H” in the center. His pants are white to match his coat, with a red and yellow stripe on the outer seams. Over the pants are black, over-the-knee boots, with a gold, heart-shaped design on the boot collars, modeled after the Queen of Hearts. The boots have gold soles with high-heels, and red heart designs over the toe cap and heel.

His signature cape is worn over his left shoulder, and reaches the floor in length. It is black on the outside with red underlining and a large, white collar near the neck. The cape is seemingly connected to a checkerboard-patterned sash with yellow trim that wraps over the lapel of his coat. Placed where the sash and cape connect is a white rose, halfway covered in red paint.

Riddle has a strong commitment to maintaining order among his peers. He makes it his duty to uphold hundreds of strange rules created by the Queen of Hearts as per his dorm’s customs. He can be seen as strict and intimidating by his fellow dorm members due to his severe punishments towards those who break the Queen’s rules, no matter how insignificant they may seem. He considers any written rule, whether it be from the school, the teachers, or the Queen herself, to be of utmost importance, and believes that any disobedience will cause unneeded chaos.

Riddle is very dedicated to his studies at Night Raven College, and seeks perfection in every aspect of his life. He can be a bit irritable at times, sometimes for unnecessary reasons, like when someone mentions his height. He has a tendency to lash out against those who disagree with his way of thinking, as he considers his values to be morally right no matter what.

While his strictness seems to come from a place of entitlement at first, it’s later revealed that Riddle feels like he must act this way out of obligation. Deep down, he wouldn’t mind breaking the rules now and again, but was taught the hard way as a child. rebelling against the status quo will only make things worse for himself and others.

After the events of Book 1, he learns to be a bit less strict with his fellow dorm members, as well as with himself. He seems to accept the fact that not everything has to be perfect, and works to find compromises with rule-breakers instead of immediately punishing them.

Underneath his strict and perfeccionist behavior, Riddle is actually a kind-hearted young man with a golden heart who actually yearns to form real conections with his dorm members aside of being their housewarden but his insecurities stemmed from a tough upringing led him to choose to uphold every rule with absolute seriousness. Riddle is also naive.

Having received intense training from a very early age, Riddle had developed to be an incredibly skilled magician for his age, even overpowering many of his upperclassmen. Out of the four main elements, Riddle seems particularly skilled with fire magic, and uses it frequently.

Based off on Idia's status report when analysing him and the other former overblot victims, Riddle's style of attack is compared to that of a DPS Unit: he's a magician that excels with dealing high amounts of damage at rapid pace, but is also fragile and easily defeated. Riddle's signature spell is called "Off with Your Head!" It causes a heart-shaped collar to lock around the target's neck, sealing away their magic until Riddle chooses to remove it. Although the spell is seemingly invincible, especially for inexperienced magicians, it can be countered by protective magic, or broken by a strong-enough target.

Riddle became the housewarden of Heartslabyul only a week after he enrolled at Night Raven College, while he was still a freshman. He enjoys solving crossword puzzles. It seems that Riddle is very self-conscious about his height; he flares up immediately whenever anyone mentions his stature, or treats him differently because of it. He claims that his height isn't the problem, but rather those who judge others based on appearance. He once furiously states that men continue growing well into their 20s, and that he still has time left to get taller. His horse in the Equestrian Club is named Vorpal. In a test, Riddle chooses to answer questions from the very beginning instead of going through them and doing the most convenient ones first. He prefers honey over sugar in his tea. Riddle irons his uniform shirt every morning. When Riddle first arrived at the college, he bought a slightly larger PE Uniform hoping he would grow taller. He still wears it despite not having grown. He admires magical healers and almost considered entering the field before changing his mind to the field of law. Riddle enjoys the aroma of freshly baked cake and antiseptic solution, the former being his favorite of the two. Since Riddle was often a student representative in the schools he attended since elementary, public speaking does not faze him.

Likes :

Following the Rules: He obsessively enforces the 810 rules of the Queen of Hearts. Strawberry Tarts: He loves Trey's baked sweets and hot strawberry tarts. Studying/Academic Success: He loves to study and is best in Enigmics. Hedgehog Tending: His hobby is caring for hedgehogs, which he find enjoyable to tend to. Chemistry/Science: He enjoys mixing chemicals, finding the precise measurements soothing. Order and Routine: Enjoys being in control and finding information.

Dislikes:

Rule Breaking: He loses his temper instantly when regulations are disregarded. Disrespect/Insults: He hates being looked down upon, particularly regarding his height. Unordered/Chaotic Behaviors: Loud, unruly individuals disrupt his need for order. Mushrooms: These are his least favorite food. Cooking: While he likes to eat, he admits to being poor at it and doesn't enjoy the process. Unnecessary Softness/Physical Touch: Due to his strict upbringing, he often finds unsolicited physical affection uncomfortable.

Talents: Solve crosswords easily.