Twisted Wonderland x (Todoroki) Reader

The Merchant from the Depths

"Pleeease, (Y/n), I'm beggin' here..." The feline cried.

"(Y/n), don't do it! You know he's gonna name some unreasonable terms you could never possible meet." Jack exclaimed, holding her arm.

(Y/n) nodded, then looked at the male, "Let's hear the terms first."

"That's the sporting attitude I like to see." Azul said.

"Hey! Are you serious?!" The wolf male said.

"Here's the deal...I bid you pilfer a certain photograph from the Atlantica Memorial Museum in the Coral Sea before the sun sets on the third day from now."

"You want us to steal a piece of art?!"

Jade was shocked to hear the terms.

"No, not a piece of art. A photo. One commemorating a visit to the museum from Prince Rielle, taken ten years ago." The Octavinelle housewarden clarified.

"Gonna need more details than that." Jack said.

"It's a photo panel placed right near the museum entrance. It has no historic value whatsoever. Borrowing it would not cause any particular fuss."

"Then why do you want it at all?" Grim said.

He chuckled, "What's the point of a challenge if it's not challenging? If I were to concoct a trifling errand, I would simply be giving away my end of it, wouldn't I? I'm not running a charity here."

"The Atlantica Memorial Museum is a renowned tourist attraction that houses a good twenty different cultural artifacts. That includes the Silver Hair Comb, a Coral Sea national treasure, and the Mermaid Princess's Prized Cork Openers, among others. We're not asking you to find a speck of gold dust on the seabed here." Jade said.

"Oh, hey, didn't we go there on an elementary school field trip once?" Floyd said.

"Hold on. The nation of the Coral Sea is at the bottom of the ocean, right? It's not exactly hospitable to land mammals like us with no fins or gills. I think you're askin' too much here." The wolf said.

"What he said! I can't breathe underwater, y'know!" The feline exclaimed.

(Y/n) nodded, "Yeah...We would drown. And I'm not exactly like Asui, who has a frog quirk..." She said.

"That sounds like a "you" problem...is what I would normally say, but fear not. I will provide you with our very own magic potions. They'll enable you to breathe underwater." Azul said, putting a bottle on the desk that seemed to glow, "Once, when a poor little mermaid princess fell in love with a human, the Sea Witch was kind enough to grant her legs to walk upon the earth. And really, what are any of us without a sense of charity?" He chuckled, then looked at the girl, in hand a contract, "So, what do you say? Do we have a deal? Will you agree to a contract with me?"

She stared at the golden contract, thinking of the decisions.

"I'm afraid I don't have all day, so if you could make your decision now, I'd appreciate it. Chop, chop!"

The girl picked up the pen, "It's a deal..." She said.

"Excellent! Go ahead and sign the scroll, then."

The girl did a so, and the male chuckled.

"There we are. Signature received. The contract is now in effect. Should you successfully steal the photo from the Atlantica Memorial Museum and bring it to me before sunset on the third day from now...I give you my word that I will release the 225 sea anemones currently doing my bidding. Should you fail at your challenge, however..." He smirked, "...Ramshackle Dorm will belong to me, and as a student of that dorm, you will do as I say!"