Waltz

**Waltz Cresswell** is a love interest to the main heroine Lucette. He is considered to be the last route to play within the game. Even though he has a childish appearance due to his curse, he is 22 years old. It was revealed his birthday is on July 3rd.

## Appearance

### Normal

In his un-cursed version Waltz takes the appearance of an almost traveler like appearance. He has a slim but well built body and his hair is generally messy and short/medium length.

### Cursed

In his cursed form, Waltz takes the exactly same appearance but in the version of a young child since he has the curse 'Neverland'.

### Both

Regardless of age, Waltz is depicted as a traveler. He has messy black hair and large red eyes. His left ear has a large gold earring shaped like a cross or star. His shirt is a white tunic with three vertical seams on the left side with dark gray edges. The collar is slightly open but secured loosely with black leather laces. Over his black pants, which have diamond motifs all on the leg, Waltz has a maroon piece of fabric held in place by a belt that flared to about the knee. His also has diamond motifs boots up to his leg. He wears three layered necklaces with a cross/star motif on the longest chain and gold bracelets on each wrist. When using magic, he wears short black gloves.

## Personality

Waltz is a generally free hearted and kind spirit and really cares for Lucette as stated by himself that he was intentionally gloomy during his training days with Hildyr, but Lucette was like a shining star to him hence giving her the nickname, 'My Little Star.' He cares for any one in dire need for help and likes to entertain children through his stories, puppet shows and playing hide and seek with them.

## Curse

*Main article: Fairy Tale Curse*
Waltz was cursed with the **Neverland** Fairy Tale Curse by Hildyr for turning against her. While cursed, his body is reverted back to that of a 12 year old's, and he will remain a child no matter how many years have passed. Additionally, his magic is sealed away, preventing him from casting any of the powerful spells he once was able to. It is unclear whether this aspect is part of this specific curse or if being cursed hinders a witch's magic, as we get conflicting information about this.

To break this curse, Waltz must retrieve a family heirloom, which is a wooden box called "Neverland". It is stated that his shadow is inside the box, which also contains his magic. The only way to release his magic is to open the box with a golden key called "Tinkerbell", thus breaking his curse. While it is never stated, it does seem the curse will only break if Waltz is the one to open Neverland, as in Fritz's route, he gives specific instructions to Lucette that she must only find the box and key then give it to him to open, despite that it would have been easier for her to open the box the moment she found it rather than sneak it pass Hildyr.

### Fairy Tale References

Waltz' curse is a reference to the fairy tale "Peter Pan", a boy who lives in Never Land and never ages. The name of the box he has to find is a direct reference to the major setting of the tale, and the name of the key, "Tinkerbell", is a reference to Peter Pan's fairy ally, Tinker Bell.

Waltz' nickname for Lucette, "Little Star", is a nod to the entrance to Neverland, "Second Star to the Right and Straight on Till Morning"

Waltz' attire is similar to a traveler. This makes him look like he belongs in a caravan and be a "lost boy", a reference to Peter Pan's crew in the story, the Lost Boys.

Lucette kisses Waltz on instinct after he consoles her of darker times. in *Peter Pan*, Wendy Darling declares she'll give Peter a kiss when he agrees to take her to Neverland without fear of growing up.

If the bad ending to Waltz is complete, a picture of a hook is seen with the 'BAD END' title. This is a reference to Peter Pan's worst enemy, Captain Hook.

When the Crystallum Bearers die, all that remains is sparkling dust. This is perhaps a reference to "pixie dust" which allows believers the gift of flight.

Waltz creates his puppets by sewing. In *Peter Pan*, Wendy sews Peter's lost shadow to his feet.

## Trivia

* He got teased about his red eyes as a kid.
* He loves the simple joys of life (sunny days and smiles).
* He blushes when receiving compliments.
* He loves candied apples.

## References

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