#Probably gravitating more to the pop/rock/punk genre for vocals while still having an interest in classical bc piano passion

[arcgeminga]

Can Aspros and Defteros sing? How well do they sing?

♚— Hm! A curious thing to think about.

Well, I have a long-ago, rarely brought-up headcanon that Aspros can play the piano (or the 1700s equivalent of that) Here are two examples of the headcanon in action.

Albeit, in his adult years, he's gotten rusty with it since he's slowly lost the time to delve into his innocent hobbies. However, I'd imagine because of his training with the musical instrument, he'd develop an ear for music. Would that bleed into him singing? Maybe.

I wouldn't say Aspros is an outstanding and fantastic singer. Moderately average, perhaps. But you'd probably only catch him humming tunes from Mozart, Bach, Gluck, or some other classical tune since I doubt the man would dare attempt opera.

But if he did mutter some words of some opera he saw once or twice, it's probably like a not-so-opeara-y rendition--one that doesn't strain his vocal cords and can be quietly muttered under his breath... But in order for you to catch him doing that much, he must reaaaaaaaaaaaally not know you're there. I'm sure he wouldn't even mutter a song around his brother, since it'd be an extremely private, absentminded occurrence. And even then, I'd imagine his singing voice would be average--what would be outstanding would be the soft, non-opera-y 'rearrangement' of the selected song.

But most of the time, he'd just hum.

♚— Defteros, on the other hand... Well, I guess it depends on when you catch him? Either way, like with Aspros, he's not an opera singer, so he's not gonna break himself attempting that. But, overall, Defteros has a deeper voice than Aspros, so keep that in mind.

Like, if it's before his brother's death, he hasn't destroyed his throat yet so perhaps he'd also hum a bit of music that he's heard his brother unconsciously hum while writing reports. But only if he's reaaaally absentminded and in a veeeery private place. I mean, after all, Defteros needs to stay as quiet as a mouse in order to remain hidden, so I doubt he'd make too much noise even if he had a song stuck in his head. But even then, I'd imagine that Defteros doesn't like showing that side of himself, so if you ever catch him humming, he's probably very relaxed and unsuspecting.

After Aspros' death though... Well, he damaged his voice box because of all of the yelling and projecting. I wouldn't say he had completely given up humming during his personal, oblivious moments (e.g.: whenever he bathes), but it would certainly be super rare. I'd imagine the scratch in his throat would bother him too much and he'd end up coughing to relieve the itch. It would be bothersome.

For both 'when's, though, I would imagine he would have a magnetic pull to his voice because of how deep it is, even if he's dull with his musical inclination (I believe he's more of a mimicker in that area, so he only picks up on what he heard from his brother). He loves listening to the sound of the piano, but he has no skill in the department. So, if he's a "good singer", it's because he's mimicking how his brother "sang" it because, otherwise, he's a bit...off-key.

And forget about him muttering lyrics. The man doesn't even know what the fuck opera is (since I'd imagine his hermit lifestyle would prevent him from attending such arts in person) or, if he did, he wouldn't know the words (since he isn't fluent in foreign languages). The most Defteros'll ever do is a hum, and that itself is a very rare thing.