#also I'm... hmmm IDK like i feel like I dunno enough about them to head canon things and i know that's the point of head canons but still

[bitterotter]

OTP MEME

This time for Rune/Straasa/Morkai... wanted to see if I could do it for a poly ship.

DISAGREEMENTS.

Who is more likely to raise their voice?

Morkai

Who threatens to leave but never actually does?

Rune… sort of. It’s less a threat and more of a “I can handle things on my own”

who actually keeps their word and leaves?

None of them

who trashes the house?

None of them. (do they even have a house to trash??)

do either of them get physical?

Again, none.

how often do they argue/disagree?

Morkai tends to be argumentative with everyone so, fairly often. Straasa and Rune almost never argue with each other, but Rune can get pretty defensive.

who is the first to apologize?

Straasa, then Morkai… Rune, depends

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SEX.

who is on top? Who is on bottom?

Typical configurations are: Morkai and Straasa top Rune. Morkai tops Straasa, Straasa tops Rune, and then rune tops Straasa, morkai tops rune.

any kinks?

Morkai has a whole long list there, but shared: some light-ish dom/sub dynamics, praise and dirty talk, bringing toys into the situation, edging, and overstimulation.

who has the strangest desires?

Morkai probably claims that 

who’s dominant in bed?

Morkai and occasionally Straasa.

is head ever in the equation?

Yes, definitely. Rune likes giving and receiving about equally

if so, who is better at performing it?

Straasa is probably the best

ever had sex in public?

Nope, rune prefers privacy

who moans the most?

Rune. He can be loud if encouraged.

who leaves the most marks?

Morkai

who is the more experienced of the two?

Morkai strikes me as the most experienced. Rune doesn’t have any prior experience.

do they ‘fuck’ or ‘make love’?

Make love

how long do they usually last?

About average, but if they have the time they can and will draw it out

rough or soft?

Both. Morkai enjoys rough, Straasa and Rune like both and in combination

is protection used?

Yep, cleaner and safer that way.

does it ever get boring?

Not with Morkai around it doesn’t

where is the strangest place they’d have sex?

Nowhere in particular. Rune prefers vanilla locations

 FAMILY.

Do they plan on having children/or have children?

Morkai is solidly against the idea, and Straasa doesn’t mind either way. Rune… never considered the possibility. He thinks, maaaybe he would, but values their relationship more than the future hypothetical offspring.

If so, how many children do they want/have?

 AFFECTION.

who likes to cuddle?

All of them. Rune… takes some time to get comfortable with it, but he when he does he almost can’t get enough of them.

who gets naughty in the most inappropriate of places?

Morkai

who struggles to keep their hands to themself?

Morkai

how long can they cuddle until one becomes uncomfortable?

Morkai usually has to tap out first. Then rune. Straasa could probably cuddle all day

what is their favourite non-sexual activity?

Sitting by the campfire and just… talking. Sharing stories or food and drink.

where is their favourite place to cuddle?

Anywhere, but in bed is most ideal.

 SLEEPING.

who snores?

No one, but Rune sometimes talks in his sleep. Usually nonsense and has nothing to do with his dreams.

if both do, who snores the loudest? 

do they share a bed or sleep separately?

They share.

if they sleep together, do they cozy up together or lay far apart?

They cuddle. Just… picture a mass of limbs and that’s them.

what do they wear to bed?

All three tend to just strip down to underclothes.

are either of them insomniacs?

Nope

can sleeping pills be found by the bedside?

no

do they wrap their limbs around each other or just lay side by side?

(see: do they cozy up), They’re pretty much tangled together

who wakes up with bed hair?

Rune and Morkai for sure.

who wakes up first?

Rune, he’s a morning person, he’s usually up at sunrise.

who prepares breakfast in bed for the other?

Rune and/or Straasa.

what is their favourite sleeping position?

Cuddling together. Rune usually ends up in the middle, curled against one with the other at his back.

do they set an alarm each night?

Nope tech aside… Rune doesn’t need one. Morkai and Straasa will get up when they’re ready

who has nightmares?

Rune, frequently

can a television be found in their bedroom?

Nope… pretty sure that isn’t in this universe

who has ridiculous dreams?

Rune again. His can be Very Odd at times,

who sprawls out and takes up most of the bed?

Morkai

who makes the bed?

Well. They’re mostly on the move these days so bed = camp, and they’ll all help out packing up.

what time is bed time?

Depends. Rune prefers earlier, but they don’t exactly have a predictable schedule

any routines/rituals before bed?

Undressing/washing and cuddling and/or sex

who’s the grumpiest when they wake up?

Morkai

 WORK. (this part is… complicated)

who is the busiest?

They ‘work’ together, and usually they’re about equal.

who rakes in the highest income?

They share evenly.

are any of them unemployed?

Officially… yeah, probably. They’re currently… traveling.

who takes the most sick days?

No sick days.

what are their jobs?

Rune grew up on a farm and grew up farming. (this made me realize I have NO idea what Morkai and Straasa used to do).

who sucks up to their boss?

Perks of being on the run unemployment? No boss to suck up to.

who is more likely to turn up late to work?

Again… no schedule

who stresses the most?

 Well, just in general? Rune and Morkai might claim that

do they enjoy or despise their careers/occupations?

 Rune used to have bigger dreams than farming... now that he can’t do that anymore, he’s pretty nervous. Morkai isn’t really thrilled with their predicament. Straasa... is dealing with it slightly better.

are they financially stable?

hah, nope stability is nowhere in sight.

 HOME.

who does the washing?

They’ll split the work

who takes out the trash?

Again, something they share/take turns with

who does the ironing?

 hmm, not sure any of them really feel the need to 

who does the cooking?

Rune and Straasa usually.

who is more likely to burn the house down just trying?

 none of them, thankfully. 

who is messier?

Morkai is the messiest of the three.

who leaves the toilet roll empty?

Morkai.

who leaves their dirty clothes on the floor?

 Morkai and Rune

who forgets to flush the toilet?

No one

who loses the car keys when it comes time to go somewhere?

No car. So…

who answers the telephone?

No phones either. But when it comes to talking to people who approach them, Straasa tries to handle that.

who mows the lawn?

Again, no lawn

who does the vacuuming?

Or vacuums

who does the groceries?

Straasa and Morkai usually

who takes the longest to shower?

Morkai

who spends the most time in the bathroom?

Morkai.

 MISCELLANEOUS.

is money a problem?

Yeaaah, sort of. they’re currently on the road and on the run, unemployed, with monster hunting as their only source of income.

how many cars do they own?

No cars, but Rune has a mule. Her name is Clover and she’s his best friend.

what’s their song?

To be determined, but for now, Speak Too Soon by Wild Rivers suits them well enough

do they live in the city or in the country?

Right now, they’re spending a lot of time in the country. Rune grew up in the country.

do they own their home or do they rent?

Currently, neither …that I’m aware of

do they enjoy their surroundings?

Rune and Straasa don’t really mind. Morkai isn’t a fan.

what do they do when they’re away from each other?

They’ll split different responsibilities between them, so they’ll handle that. Or spend time with their other friends. Rune sometimes just retreats to write.

where did they first meet?

Morkai and Straasa are childhood friends. Rune… ran into the other two while he was down on his luck, they all ended up helping each other out of sticky situations with

who spends the most money when out shopping?

Morkai

who’s more likely to flash their assets?

Morkai, he’s more “obviously noble”

any mental issues?

They’ve all got their fair share of trauma. Rune has some pretty bad anxiety as well.

who finds it amusing when the other trips over?

Morkai, though he is also concerned.

who’s terrified of bugs?

None of them

who kills the spiders around the house?

Morkai unless Rune’s puppy-eyes convince him to spare it

do they have any fears for their future?

Too many to list, less about their relationship and more on getting through the next day alive. That counts

their favourite place?

Mm, haven’t found it yet.

who’s more likely to surprise the other with a fancy dinner?

Straasa would.

who pays the bills?

Morkai and Straasa usually pay for what they need.

who’s the tallest?

Morkai is the tallest and 6’4. Straasa is 6’2. And then there’s Rune. He’s 4’11.

who’s more likely to just randomly hop into the shower with the other?

Morkai seems like the type to do that, just out of impatience.

who wanders around in their underwear?

None of them, but whether that’s due to lacking a place to wander, I’m not sure.

who sings the loudest when singing along to the radio?

No radio. Straasa has been known to hum and sing to himself though.

what do they tease each other about?

Morkai and Straasa will tease each other over almost anything at this point. Morkai teases Rune about his lack of life experience and fighting skills (not his fault he was stuck on a farm his whole life) and his age/baby face. Rune doesn’t really tease back, or at all, he’s pretty serious. And Straasa generally doesn’t tease Rune, more sincere and encouraging.

who is more likely to cringe at the other’s fashion sense at times?

Morkai at Rune’s mostly. Rune dresses plainly, but also tends to hide in oversized clothes, so, they’re not super flattering.

who crushed first?

I’d bet that Morkai crushed hard on Straasa when they were younger. Straasa crushed first on Rune though. From Rune meeting the others, though, it was all close together.

any alcohol or substance related problems?

Nope.

who is more likely to stumble home, drunk, at 3am?

Mm, none of them? Or if they did, it’d probably be Morkai and Rune while Straasa kept them from falling over.

who swears the most?

Morkai, though Rune might be close behind.

[in-tua-deep]

Hi! Ok so I'm totally taking you up on your offer and gonna send in some stuff! So, I did a rewatch recently and took a few notes (mostly following 5 bc his concept and interactions are just so fascinating to me) and I noticed some stuff! 1] none if the kids have practically ANY physical interaction unless it's a fight or Allison and Vanya. Idk about you, but to me, that implies an oddly formal relationship even tho they're family and makes 5 and the handler that much stranger (1/?)

(2/?) And gives it that much of a contrast. I think someone on here counted that she touches him like 20 times or something? Idk BUT 2) there is such a clear divide between the “older” and “younger” siblings bar Diego and Klaus that it almost feels like 2 different families at times and it’s really interesting! 3) only 3 siblings have canon PTSD flashbacks/visions if we exclude Vanya during her breakdown: 5 and Klaus obviously, but also Allison, which is really interesting and plays into how

(3/3) Her growth bc of Claire. 4) 5 had to see his dead siblings, we know this, but he was also the one holding the cloth over Allison’s neck when Vanya attacked her, which is a horrifying detail but I love it. 5) there were 2 extra seats at the dining table in the flashback of all the kids! It’s probably not important, but with the shows attention to detail I can’t help but wonder. Also I’m sorry I just completely dumped on you but I wanted to know your thoughts 😅😅 that and I love your metas

yeAH my sister pointed out to me at one point that the Hargreeves familiarity with violence was alarming in that a lot of their physical interactions with one another were… violent. Diego fighting with Luther at the funeral. Klaus smacking Five across the face at the eyeball place. Luther choking Klaus. Luther choking Vanya. Ben punching Klaus. Like genuinely a concerning amount of their interactions with one another involve some form of violence oof and none of them really apologize for any of it either. It’s accepted and made to seem almost normal which says all manner of bad things about their family dynamic rip

BUT they also have interactions I feel are at odds with that - Vanya taking care of Five’s arm, Diego tying up Klaus to detox, Klaus attempting to comfort Luther even after literally just being smacked around by him, Diego with Klaus at the vet bar, Klaus and Five’s conversation on the steps of MeriTech where Five tells Klaus about Dolores - just these soft in between moments where they look after or confide in one another

and all of those moments are private, they’re one on one whereas in a group they tend to fight and put up walls and argue which says to me that collectively the family wasn’t allowed to show weakness (thanks Reggie) and so they fight in order to protect their weak points before anyone can attack them

there’s like, the four A’s of how people handle conflict and one of those is aggression. It’s attacking because you feel like if you aren’t on the attack then you’re the one being attacked. It’s raising your voice and being the aggressor and starting conflict because you’re trying to protect yourself, because you’ve learned that it’s kill-or-be-killed and if you aren’t on the offense then you’re being hurt (i know there’s avoid and appease and i can’t remember the other one off the top of my head whoops)

so what i’m saying is that when there’s witnesses, when there’s a group, they’re on the offensive from the start. But alone, there’s a little more wiggle room for weakness. Alone is at night when there’s no training left in the relative safety of their own rooms. Alone with one other person is private, and privacy is safety in a house like that.

So there’s this paradoxical roughness and softness with one another, they were in competition with each other no doubt but they’re also family. Reginald pitted them against one another, but there’s no possible way to keep walls up ALL the time, you know?

but yeah i have a lot of feelings about the kids interactions with one another to say the least u picked a topic i like to ramble about as is clear from all this text and i didn’t even talk about the handler and how i feel like her touch was with the primary motivation to make Five uncomfortable and to punish him for his rebellion

okay there is more to this ask and this response is going to get so long I can already tell sorry in advance

and yeah the divide between the siblings with ‘older’ and ‘younger’ siblings is interesting!! Luther-Diego-Allison are one-two-three and are sort of purposefully portrayed as the older siblings. I definitely think Luther and Allison were off in their own little world as kids and they were definitely the golden children, the good kids, the ones who didn’t really question their father and avoided a lot of punishments. They were set apart from the rest of the family - and I think a lot of that was on purpose.

Because Reginald Hargreeves pitted these children against one another, in a move that honestly was smart even as it speaks to the fact that he’s a horrifying human being: because if there is discord among the ranks and rivalries and pettiness then the kids aren’t banding together against the true threat in the household - they’re going at one another’s throats instead of Reginald’s. The rivalry between Luther and Diego is probably the clearest portrayed tbh but Five was clearly also held up as someone to beat, someone who was competition (”he ADAPTED”)

so it’s almost like there are three groups really - the ‘good’ kids, the middle kids, and the disappointments. You have Luther and Allison at the top, Diego and Five and maybe Ben in the middle (and Five is only in there because he’s too headstrong, too willful to be at the top because Reggie doesn’t appreciate those that can think for themselves), and then you have Klaus and Vanya way down at the bottom. And there’s crossover relationships between the tiers (Diego and Luther’s rivalry, Five and Vanya’s solidarity, Klaus and Ben being bros etc.) but they were divided up on purpose tbh

alright moving on i could yell about how reginald fucked up a bunch of perfectly good kids all day lmao but

Allison is such an interesting character in general??? like she’s not even in my top three for the show but damn if tua doesn’t have some seriously interesting characters in the show hot damn like her journey from petulant and manipulative child familiar and comfortable with violence to an adult trying desperately to piece her family back together and prove to herself that she can be the good mother she desperately wants to be to Claire

i feel like i yell an awful lot about luther and allison for someone who has them towards the bottom of their list of favs tbh whoops

also GOD how dare you remind me of Five’s Extra Trauma regarding that scene holy heck like is wasn’t enough he had to find his siblings dead bodies in the apocalypse he also has to press his hands to his sister’s throat and literally see the life fade from her eyes as they rush to save her?? like shit man and that’s a concept that i haven’t seen anyone really do anything about as well like actually @ authors who aren’t me bc i have a dozen other aus to write on top of my various ideas, someone please address this

also do you think that’s the reason that Five initially agrees to killing Vanya at the bowling alley?? because he’s thinking about Allison’s blood hot against his hands and he missed the entirety of the apology/Vanya freaking out scene???? I mean even though I yell about Five’s motivation being his family I don’t think it was out of character for him to turn on Vanya because in his mind stopping the apocalypse has become so entwined with saving his family that they might as well be the same goal

if it helps though i don’t think five would ever actually kill Vanya even if he did okay the plan like look the boy could have jumped behind vanya himself and snapped her neck like did you WATCH the fight scene in Griddy’s holy shit but he does Not do that because he doesn’t want his sister to die and he especially doesn’t want to be the one to kill her and that’s the tea on that

alright where was i

HMMM i dunno if there was any significance to the bigass table other that i mean,, technically there are two other family members?? There’s Grace and Pogo if you count them, but i mean otherwise I think it’s just a feature of a mansion to have a bigass dining room table that can’t possibly fit the entire family

so maybe it was a statement about Reginald not considering Grace and Pogo to be members of the family and excluding them

or maybe it’s just a rich people table lmao

but i really enjoyed all your thoughts and observations 10/10 feels free to yell at me again ;3c

I will admit that i’m a bit of sham because i’ve only seen the series like,, one and a half times?? like once all the way through and then watching the first few episodes again and then jumping around the random points to fact check or other things oops but i do plan on rewatching sometime when i actually have free time to spare!! only a few weeks until the end of the school year oof