#I've been sitting here with this character marinating in my head for like two weeks

[plaidpyjamas]

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS from @judasrpc but I'm gonna post 'em in chunks probably cause WHEW

***What's the lie your character says most often? His own last name - House Blackfyre is supposed to have died out, so Emmersen had to take a new one - Waters.

***How loosely or strictly do they use the word 'friend'? Very loosely. Anyone he's had a conversation with for whatever reason will be greeted as a friend from then on. He doesn't actually consider anyone his friend until he meets Tyrion and Jaime.

***How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing? Emmersen has been masking his emotions for so long that he's not even aware he's doing it anymore.

***What's a hobby they used to have that they miss? Magic. It's believed to have disappeared entirely, so he can only practice it in private. Because of that, his skill with it has been fading.

***Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen? He can't, unfortunately. It frustrates him that he has zero control over whether he cries or not - it's his most problematic tell when he's lying.

***What's their favorite [insert anything] that they've never recommended to anyone before? It's a childhood food he never learned how to make himself. It was a fairly common food, but given how long Emmersen has been alive, all records of it are gone now.

***What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? Lightfoot. It was a rude nickname other kids had given him when he was younger - Emmersen's legs have never fully worked, he couldn't walk without some kind of support, and most days he couldn't do so much as stand. His movements were slow and noisy, thanks to his braces and crutches. It used to hurt, but over the years he's found himself growing fond of the nickname, though he's picky about who gets to use it.

***How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’? He refuses to use it. He'll usually say something like "I appreciate you" instead. His refusal to say "I love you" makes it a bit difficult for him to manipulate people sometimes.

***Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive? Emmersen thinks he prefers gentle over tough love, but as his relationship with Jaime progresses, he finds himself preferring tough love at all times.

***What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity? Blacksmithing. Literally anything and everything about blacksmithing. If you don't stop him, he will trap some poor person into his hyperfocused blacksmithing rant/infodump. Unfortunately, Emmersen is the world's worst blacksmith. There's not a single step in the process he hasn't screwed up ten times over.