So, we know that not only was Theo at Nevermore but that he was also at the top of the class.
We also know that Mourn and Merry reward the student who passed the Haunted Manor trial (or maybe some other trials in the future) with any wish they want.
Some wish to know about their rivals' weakness and secrets, to invite someone to Dreamland, and we're even told this:
Now, I don't think Theo's first wish would be to relieve a cherished memory. (Though I am clinging to the headcanon that the memory we see here is actually his.)
But I think that this man, who obviously loved his sister very much, could have asked the deans what had happened to his sister, especially since as far as he knows, the tree that killed them fell on the both of them.
We also know that Merry is known to misconstrue requests on purpose. So odds are that Theo know that Lenore did survive but that she was definitely not alright.
CWs: choking, pet whump, creepy/intimate Whumper controlling Whumpee's breathing, implied/fade-to-black noncon.
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"Breathe."
Whumpee chokes out his air, catching on a cough that shakes his whole body as he desperately sucks in more.
"Please," he wheezes. "Please. I'm so sorry, sir, I'm so—"
"Again."
"I can't—"
"Again!"
Whumpee whimpers, tears running down his face, and then takes in as much air as he can and holds it.
"So much better quiet," Whumper murmurs, grabbing Whumpee's chin and pulling him closer. Pushing the heel of their shoe down between Whumpee's legs. Watching as he sweats and shakes. Listening, in case he tries to sneak a breath without permission. Again.
Whumpee's back is still bleeding from when he did. His whole body hurts, from disobeying in the first place.
He doesn't want to be bad. But it's impossible. It's impossible. Whumper wants him to do impossible things. Like keep his air in again and again and again with no regard to the agony in his chest, the way his heart is beating fast and then slow and then fast again, the way his vision is dark and shimmering at the edges because it's too much.
"Punishments are supposed to hurt," Whumper says. "Yes, the whip works, but this...well, you were very naughty. So you deserved something very special."
Whumpee chokes, and Whumper smiles. He leans down and kisses Whumpee's trembling, pale blue lips, and brushes a thumb along Whumpee's cheek, and then squeezes his nose before kissing him again.
"Longer. You're so beautiful when you suffer."
Whumpee barely hears it. He's starting to tilt to the side, to give into the blackness calling him, because even when his mouth opens on his body's instinct to breathe whether he's allowed to or not, Whumper prevents it with his own lips. Holds him close and kisses him harder, grabs Whumpee's shaking hand and presses it to where Whumper is hard.
Whumpee's chest heaves, and he grunts out a plea, and then—
Whumper releases him, holding him tight against his body.
"Breathe, precious boy. Just breathe now."
Whumper pets his hair, almost gently. "Oh, good boy. Yes. Good boy. Thank me for being so kind to allow you air."
Whumpee breathes. He gulps in air again and again, grateful. So grateful he whimpers, "Thank you..."
He'd do anything for it not to be denied again. "Thank you, sir...I'll do anything for you, sir...thank you..."
He gets another kiss, shorter this time, and he lets it happen, breathing through his nose instead. It doesn't matter. He has air. His eyes slide shut, and he kneels there, swaying slightly, as content as he ever feels.
Until Whumper. Always until Whumper does something.
"Catch your breath," Whumper murmurs to him, running his thumb along Whumpee's bottom lip as Whumpee hears him unzip his pants with the other.
"I won't be long, tonight...you've gotten me worked up with all that. And when you swallow, and can breathe again, you'll thank me for that, too."
Whumper reaches down, squeezing Whumpee until he whines.
"Pretty boy...feel so good in my hand...but you won't come tonight, either."
"Yes sir," Whumpee whispers. "Yes sir. I promise. I'll be good for you, sir."
Whumper takes a handful of his hair, guiding him forward, and hums.
"I know, sweetheart. After a little reminding of how to behave, you always are."
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Fun fact! The misfits probably think Lenore is just a well off actor, because she canonically speaks with an transatlantic accent,
which was at first a thing actors would do because more people would come to the show, if they simply couldn’t tell if the person performing was American or English, because at this point in history, people were still pretty bigoted when it came to nationality and may not attend shows if a person was from a specific place. Usually it was Americans not attending shows because the people were English or the English not attending shows because the people were American.
This sort of posh sorta refined manner of speaking was soon adopted by people in American high society, who fancied themselves a bit of European culture and arts and music and what not.
But since Duke, Pluto, Berenice and Eulalie are all from 1910+ eras, and probably haven’t met a lot of people in high Society in the first place, they all probably associate this accent with actors and performers. 
Which would also explain why they haven’t clocked in Lenore as being ✨posh✨, she knows fencing/sword fighting technics? Learn stage fighting for the sake of the role. Speaks or understands Latin and Dutch? Bitch was just COMMITTED to a fancy role. Knows a decent amount of about different places and their cultural norms? traveled a lot for her work. Wears a suit with a old timey necktie single day?? Actor shit. Plays the piano and knows a lot about classical music? Even MORE actor shit. They just think that Lenore has played enough posh roles that she herself has starting acting posh, but they simply cannot fathom that she actually is a posh person cause the bitch had MORALS and is a generally nice and charming person, rich people don’t do that, it’s simply not possible.
+! All the more reason they have probably clocked her in as Gay cause we all know the types of people that have been actors and writers throughout history,  


I fear the day that we a scene where after Lenore’s background has been revealed to the gang, that either Duke or Berenice get mad at her over something else and says something like
“What would you know about this, Lenore!! You grew up in a Mansion with maids attending to your every need!! And private tutors- Just what would you know about any of this-“
And Lenore snaps and spills the rest of backstory
“You tell me?! Do you know the pain of feeling your brother laying dead in your arms- the isolation of being locked up like a bird in a cage for YEARS?! Tell me- is the wretched smell and sensation of ether something you know?! We all have suffered in different way!”
the little “mmh 🥰” sound after he took the biggest saddest bite out of that burger
Curly Kids Series - 1/?
[Stray Kids: SK-TALKER(슼토커)] EP.06
Honestly “thanks I hate it” is one of the funniest phrases in the English language
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