Turtlebells

Turtlebells is the het ship between Wirt and Lorna from the Over the Garden Wall fandom.

Canon
Lorna only appears in Chapter 7, "The Ringing of the Bell", in the original series. Wirt and Greg meet her when they run away from Adelaide's house after Wirt's trust in Beatrice was broken. Taking shelter in a crummy old house that they thought was abandoned, Wirt finds it strange that an abandoned house has living turtles in a basket. Soon enough, they are discovered by Lorna when she comes out of the basement and had "finished sorting". Though Greg being Greg, he tells her that they came to "burgle their turtles", but Wirt tells her the truth that they thought the house was abandoned and were just trying to hide from the rain. Lorna believes Wirt, but warns them of Auntie Whispers not allowing visitors. Soon enough, the woman herself shows up, with Lorna having to hide the brothers inside the turtle basket.

Lorna tries to distract Auntie, lying to her about nobody but them being in the house. Auntie Whispers immediately gets suspicious, being able to smell children and reminding Lorna that anyone who trespasses will be eaten. When Lorna continues to deny that other people are in the house, Auntie Whispers pulls a magical, glowing bell out of her pocket and forces Lorna to tell her where the boys are. Wirt manages to avoid him and Greg being discovered, by hiding deeper in the basket, but they witness a living turtle being devoured by Auntie Whispers.

When Auntie leaves to take a nap, Lorna calls the boys "my turtles" when telling them it's safe to come out. Wirt tells Lorna how awful he thinks her aunt is, but then apologizes when he thinks he insulted her family. Lorna tells him that she's not her real aunt, further raising Wirt's suspicion that she's just keeping Lorna as a servant. When Wirt notices Lorna coughing, he comments that she's been coughing a lot, to which he recommends her seeing a doctor about it. Lorna tells him that she wants to, but Auntie does not allow her to go outside, else the world would "turn her wicked", to which Wirt offers to help her escape. Lorna blushes at the thought, but she also tells him that Auntie is "keeping her busy to keep the evil spirit occupied", so she can't leave before the work is done, but when it's done, Auntie will just give her a new task. Shocked at how terrible this girl's life is, Wirt offers to help her clean the floors, when Lorna gives him a rag, their hands briefly touch, leading to them both blushing at each other. They're little working session accompanied by song is interrupted when Greg follows his frog into Auntie's bedroom, making the woman chase him and tell him that they shall be devoured when they come close to Lorna.

Wirt tries to reason with the woman, but she seems to be in a panic and can't find her bell, so Wirt takes Greg and Lorna into the basement and blocks the door with a chair. With one ear pressed against the door, Wirt hears Auntie telling them that Lorna will devour them now, confusing Wirt as he thought Auntie was the one who devoured trespassers. But then they hear Lorna struggling and turning into a monstrous creature, feasting on the thought of more bones to sort. Wirt and Greg manage to escape through a window, followed by Lorna. Lorna briefly apologizes, but still insists that she must eat them, the spirit compells her to. Upon seeing the belly of Greg's frog glow, Wirt realizes that the frog must've swallowed it. He interrupts Greg's nonsense command and instead commands the spirit to leave Lorna alone and never come back. This banishes the spirit, leaving Lorna on the ground and cured from her illness. When Lorna wakes up, she tells Wirt that he saved her. She reunites with Auntie Whispers, telling her that Wirt and Greg banished the spirit, but Auntie cries, believing Lorna will leave her now. Lorna however calls her "family" and goes back to the house with her, briefly turning around to tell the brothers that she hopes to meet them again someday.

At the end of the series, Lorna wistfully looks out of the window while Auntie Whispers serves her tea, Lorna's life improved because Wirt was briefly in it.

Fanon
Lorna is very popular for a one-episode character, to the point where there are many fans who wish that she and Wirt could get back together somehow. Many of these involve the original idea of Wirt staying in the Unknown.

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