#angeal headcanons

[strayheartless]

AGS and childhood teddy bears because I said so:

Angeal: His childhood teddy bear was made by his mother. It has lopsided ears and a wonky eye and his name is “Freddy”. Angeal did not name Freddy, Angeal’s dad named Freddy and really he wouldn’t have it any other way.

As a child Angeal took Freddy pretty much everywhere with him: to the market, do the beach, the doctors office. Even, on one very horrifically memorable occasion, to a funeral…. Now Freddy sits on his night stand looking a little worse for wear but no less loved. Angeal patches up every moth eaten hole and replaces any lost stuffing. He’s got a book on his shelf about Teddy bear repairing and no one is willing to make even the tiniest bit of fun of him. Freddy, to Angeal, is as important as the Buster sword.

Except Zack doesn’t really know what happened to Freddy after he is captured. He’d managed to rescue the little bear before Shinra came in to erase Angeal’s existence but now…?

Genesis: Genesis’ childhood teddybear sits in his bedroom on his bed and gods help you if you touch it. Genesis had many toys growing up, and all of them had backstories and personalities but Gigi was special. The bear had been given to Genesis by his mother after a trip to Junon when he was three. She had been away for weeks and despite the fact that she otherwise showed little interest in him past what he wore and ate, Genesis had missed her so much he’d thrown up crying the night she left. When she came back, bear in hand Genesis had been so delighted at the unusual display of motherly love that he’d completely failed to realise the bear had not come from Junon nor had it come from his mother. In fact the little bear came from a tiny toy shop in the market place and had been bought for him by his Nanny, who had accosted Genevieve Rhapsodos in the hall muttering:

“If he thinks it’s from you he may just be soothed better when you go away again.”

It did and Genesis was never any the wiser. All anyone ever had to do to get him to shut up was hand him Gigi and he promptly curled up either with a book or to sleep. Even when he burned Gigi to a crisp in his rage over the lie that was his life, he never knew his “mother” had not been the one to buy the bear.

Sephiroth: Sephiroth did not have a childhood stuffed animal or any kind. Hojo thought them inane while Gast fretted about the germs they carried, so Sephiroth went without. He had his locket and that was all that mattered to him for a very long time until….

Seeing Freddy and Gigi, Sephiroth is hit with unimaginable envy over what could have been. The loss he feels is stupid. It was an inanimate object for Gaia’s sake! He should not be bereft at the sight of it! Except he is, and he wants his own so badly it aches.

Sephiroth has a little ritual of patting Freddy gently on the head in greeting and nodding to Gigi when he sits on his friends beds. Angeal watches him with sympathy in his gaze while Genesis watches him like a hawk around his bear. But both of them know the reason behind the gesture and never point it out.

Until one holiday Angeal hands him a little brown paper wrapped package wrapped up in red and white twine, the way the shop owners used to wrap the toys in Banora. When Seph opens it he doesn’t speak, just touches the little tiger stuffy with reverence and lets the tears fall. Like Genesis, Sephiroth is very protective of teddy (he’s not imaginative with names leave him be). No one mentions that he stays on the pillow across from Sephiroth, and nobody mentions that most mornings Sephiroth wakes with teddy pressed to his cheek and subconsciously rubs its soft fur across his top lip soothingly.

Years from now HR will throw that same tiger doll into a black bag and into a land fill in the sector seven slums. Years from now a vendor will pick it out, clean it up and sell it to a tall man with a gun for a hand and a baby strapped to his chest who just rolled into town. He wants it for the baby, his daughter, and she sleeps with it every night.

Years and Years from now that same little girl will solomnly tell that tiger to watch over her brother while her uncle Cloud looks for a cure…

Years and years form now a winged stranger in a red leather coat with spy the little Tiger sat on the whiskey shelf for “safe keeping” and no one will know how to sooth him because no one knows what’s wrong.

[genesis-rhapsodass]

Putting my vision out for the young Soldier 1st Class trio dynamic before Ever Crisis comes around to disprove it

Of course they'll become thick as thieves eventually, but I like imagining there being a short period right at the start where Sephiroth tries to meet up with Angeal, but can't escape having to also hang out with this excitable, overly friendly redhead who keeps getting between his befriending attempts. Just imagining Angeal fussing over Genesis' uniform or something, Genesis kicking up a stink over it, embarrassed to be treated like some child in front of Sephiroth, and Sephiroth watching like "Ah man... That's nice, Angeal is so thoughtful... If only it was me."

[flowerwiththemachinegun]

I love to love all over these guys and I can’t get it out my head. they deserve to be babied and coddled. S/o sitting on their laps headcanons for AGSZC. Yes, I’m sneaking Hojo in here again.

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Cloud

That man was shaking like a chihuahua the first time you plopped on his lap, anxiety went straight through the roof. Questions what you’re doing on him while turning a deep scarlet. He’s a sweating, stuttering mess, immediately overwhelmed

Gonna have to show him where to put his hands (physically) the first 20 times before he instinctively wraps his arms around you whenever you claim him as your seat. Over time he’ll start grabbing you by the waist, gently tugging you down to sit on his lap. Never quite vocalizing what he wants but by now there’s an unspoken language

Loves when you sit across his lap, playing with the hair at the nape of his neck. Cloud’s eyes fluttering shut as he buries his face into your neck, taking a deep breath, relaxing against you. He’ll hold you there for an indefinite amount of time, not quite ready for your warmth to leave him.

Will definitely fall asleep holding you, acts like he didn’t and childishly denies falling asleep once you notice. “Cloud, you were snoring.” Yea okay that doesn’t mean call the man out on it, he’s embarrassed about everything alright. Don’t tease him too much, he may go into hiding.

His favorite thing, which once again he’s not admitting to, is when you sit on his lap and pepper his face in kisses. Pretends to fight it, giving a displeased groan and half assed attempts to pull his face away from you. Secretly tries to get your lips to connect by coincidently turning his head the same time your lips should’ve met his cheek.

Zack

Prepared to be tickled and squeezed to death. Immediately reacts with glee and pulls you impossibly closer, “Well hello there babe~” you’re the one flustered and you came over here to tease him, why does he always pull the old uno reverse.

If he has to get up to do something he’s carrying you with him, placing you right back in his lap and continuing his assault of cuddles. He’s even attempted carrying you to the bathroom with him since he’s been “Holding it for so long cause he doesn’t wanna let you go”

Will scoop you up and put you in his lap at any given moment but loves it more when you seek out his attention. It just makes him feel so special when you come home from a long day and the first thing you do is drop yourself in his lap. Starts covering you in smooches proceeding to ask how your day has been.

Prefers when you straddle his lap more so he can bury his face directly in your chest, melts into the kisses you lay on the top of his head. Turns into an actual puddle when you tangle your hands in his hair, massaging and occasionally scratching his scalp. (He’s a puppy he loves his scratches)

Will fall asleep like this, definitely will be drooling on you. He’s lucky he’s Zack and everything he does is cute. If you fall asleep in his lap he’ll carry you to bed, tucking you in and crawling beside you, pulling you into more cuddles.

Clingiest one out of the bunch, will get pouty if you deny rights to the throne his lap. You can’t leave him without affection for too long he might stop breathing. Thinks something is wrong when you come home and you don’t plop into his lap as a greeting. If there’s nothing going on with you he puts on his best puppy face “is there something wrong with me then?” Give him what he wants, he doesn’t want much.

Hojo

I know, I know. Why would anyone, right? Stockholm syndrome of course, he’s all you really know and the only person that interacts with you. So when you climbed in his lap for the first time for comfort it felt so right, until he moved from under you less than a minute later.

“I don’t have any use for whatever affections you’re trying to offer me.” Mean old man, playing hard to get and that’s fine. “I only let you out to get a bit of freedom, it would be wrong to leave you in there all of the time.” Finally, a crack in his facade. In turn you respond with a question “Why is it wrong to leave me in my pod all of the time? I don’t ever see you let the others out.” Ignores you for weeks following such a call out but can’t help letting you out eventually.

At some point you notice your attempts to sit in his lap are no longer met with an immediate reaction. He always acknowledges you, at least sparing a glance towards you. It takes baby steps but at least you can sit in his lap for up to 30 minutes now.

Never going to be outwardly affectionate but eventually he stops moving you while you sit on his lap and delves into whatever research you have no interest in no understanding of. “As long as I’m stationary I suppose you could stay for a bit.” Puts his hand on the small of your back if he feels like your balance is off.

Oh he’s wrapping his arms around you now? Not really, at least that’s what Hojo claims. He’s just trying to get a more comfortable position while he’s fiddling with his computer. Apparently it’s also easier to write if he puts one of his arms around your waist. Victory achieved, he lets you use him as a seat.

Angeal (best boy for real)

This suave guy here, definitely pulled you into his lap first during a movie night you two were having. “I just thought you were too far away.” He says, as though the two of you weren’t sitting directly next to each other. muscles arms wrapping around you snuggly.

Angeal’s respectfully touchy, hands roaming over your thighs, rubbing circles soothingly on your back, fingers trailing along your arm. Hands still only touching modest areas of your body. “Look at me.” Likes to make eye contact before kissing you, giving you a warm smile when the two of you part

Sometimes can’t help himself, whispering loving words into your ear as he holds you, opening up emotionally and telling you how much he loves and appreciates you. Other times he just talks to you about any and everything as he holds you.

His favorite form of comfort when he’s feeling troubled. Will just sit quietly with you in his arms even after venting to you about what’s on his mind. Doesn’t always talk about what’s bothering him, opting to stay silent and bury his face into your neck instead.

Lets out a sigh of relief upon making physical contact with you, also melts like butter when you play with his hair. Leaning into your touch when you massage his scalp, he’s practically purring. Especially loves it when you lightly rake your nails across his facial hair occasionally giving his chin little scratches. Makes him smile and he doesn’t even realize it til you point it out.

Sephiroth

This is the one that gets all of the babying. Wasn’t sure what to say nor do the first time you sat in his lap but after a little direction he quickly got comfortable. Very nonverbal about wanting to be coddled but he stares at you until you understand what he wants.

You kind of got him addicted to the amount of affection you show him, climbing on his lap, making him lock eyes with you and telling him just how special you think he is. All of which causes him to blush deeply, it doesn’t matter how many times you do this, he’s a tomato by the time you're done talking to him.

Of course he loves you playing in his hair while you sit on his lap, fingers running through silky strands, hand resting on the back of his neck once you’re done but still unwilling to move. Likes burying his face in your hair, enjoying your scent and holding you tightly.

Holds you against him like you might slip through his hands some days, especially after Genesis goes missing. He constantly seeks out your touch, this is when he starts pulling you into his lap himself, burying his face into your neck. Once Sephiroth called it “his favorite hiding place” he may not let you go for hours.

Is also going to tote you around your home because he isn’t ready to let you go, will read with you in his lap or take care of any work (that he’s allowed to) with you there, his hand rubbing your thigh for extra comfort. Loves when you rub his ear as he reads, found it to be a bit odd at first but you say his ears are cute so he’s inclined to let you do as you please.

When things go south with Angeal there isn’t a moment he isn’t underneath you. Sephiroth’s lap is about the only place he’ll let you sit in private, only parting with you to use the bathroom, shower or of course go to work. Definitely starts falling asleep with you on his lap. If he’s going to sleep so are you though, carrying you to bed and snuggling up to you

Genesis (yes yes, The Rizzler pt 2)

Pulled you into his lap first while teasing you, didn’t let you go for a while because “I wasn’t expecting such a simple act to feel so perfect.” Tells you how beautiful you are as he wraps his arms around you. His words can be too much sometimes, all you can do is tuck yourself into his neck and smile. Which is fine with him, he’s going to keep talking because he knows you love it.

Dunno about yall, but I think this man can sing. One hand firmly set on your thigh, making sure he holds you in place, his other hand on your chin to make sure that you’re looking at him. Sings you love songs and makes sure to make eye contact with you on the lyrics he feels you two connect to the most. It’s contagious and you can’t help but sing along with him at times.

Of course he reads Loveless to you while you sit in his lap. It makes him smile when he realizes you actually pay attention every time he reads it instead of drowning him out like others tend to. Sometimes uses it as an excuse to hold you in place a bit longer. “Let me finish the next act and I’ll let you up.” Genesis ends up reading Loveless in its entirety; it doesn't fail.

Loves you straddling his lap, hands immediately finding purchase on your waist. “Give me a kiss sweetheart.” You were the one supposed to be making him melt. true owner of the uno reverse card. Sitting on his lap like this may result in you ending up in your back.

Loves words of praise, tell him exactly how you feel as he holds you. His arms wrapping around you tighter with each word that reaches his heart. Sometimes the two of you are so love sick and just get wrapped up saying the sweetest things to each other.

“Mmm my Genny-poo~” you coo at him from time to time. One of the only ways to make him blush, maybe it’s how sickeningly sweet it is that causes a light tint to spread across his cheeks. Called him that in front of Angeal and Sephiroth once, Sephiroth now frequently calls him Genny-poo to torment him.

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Genesis especially has been rotting my brain lately, which I have no complaints about. This man is getting a whole fic from me.

[rottenpumpkin13]

how would ASGCZ react to being mugged? (they don’t have their swords with them)

Sephiroth: The most inconvenient victim, not because he's a threat, but because it just won't go well. The mugger points a knife at him, says "Give me your money," and Sephiroth snaps back with "I don't carry currency. Shinra provides all necessities." Frustrated, the mugger stabs him. The knife shatters. Panicking, the mugger tries to punch him, but Sephiroth doesn't even flinch. He's a tank. Odds are Sephiroth already didn't want to be out in public, and now he has to deal with making an arrest and doing paperwork.

Mugger, sobbing: What are you!? Sephiroth: Inconvenienced.

Angeal: Another inconvenient person to mug. Built like a tree, sure, but all he really needs is his personality for self-defense.

Angeal: Please, let's discuss this. I understand desperation. I too came from humble beginnings in Banora—*goes on a 45-minute lecture about honor while the mugger slowly loses will to live*—and that's why stealing isn't the answer. Now, about your career options— Mugger: Please just kill me instead.

Cloud: Impossible to mug. His mother's constant warnings about Midgar ingrained caution into his mind, so now every time he goes out he's already scoping out possible threats before they even know he's there. A mugger spots him across the street, but Cloud's already clocked their stance, weapon, and the nearest escape route. Before the mugger gets close enough to say "hey you" Cloud is sprinting full speed in the opposite direction, three blocks away, sending frantic texts to Zack.

Zack: Far too trusting for his own good. The mugger barely gets a word out before Zack is already handing over his wallet like "Hey, man, I get it. Times are tough. Here's everything I've got."

The mugger opens the wallet to find a disapproving picture of Angeal, a crumpled candy wrapper, and 10 gil. The mugger then reaches into his own wallet, hands Zack a 20 and tells him to buy a hot meal.

Genesis: A nightmare for any would-be mugger. As soon as the mugger approaches, Genesis begins a slow clap that makes the mugger lose -10 confidence immediately. "Really? That stance? That posture? Pathetic form. Weak grip. Did you practice this mugging, or is this just your natural lack of grace?" The mugger hesitates but tries to lunge anyway. Genesis effortlessly grabs the knife and launches into a tirade about its aesthetically offensive design.

[chocobochaserstories]

Scent Dynamics

Simple, surface level take on scent dynamics, including diagrams for locations of key anatomical points. Diagram sources: Blank anatomy models from Pinterest, then I uploaded them into Woodnotes and edited them to my own needs. CW: If you can't read my handwriting, just ask! My handwriting is messy, sorry!

Omegas

Compared to alphas, omegas generally have softer, more delicate scents. While there are exceptions, scents often include flowers, sweet scents like vanilla or caramel, fruity scents such as sweet berries, are among the common scent patterns. Scents follow a more “feminine” pattern while alphas have more “masculine” scents, although gender norms in terms of male or female are more loose in omegaverse as they’re overridden by alpha and omega. Omegas enjoy scenting their partners the most, and it is not specific to sexual settings. Scenting for omegas is an intimate act, and is ingrained from birth. Omegas generally scent their pups, beginning at birth and extending to the offspring’s mating. (So an omega will scent their pup until they have a mate of their own). Generally, omegas scent over the primary scent gland, which is the most major scent gland and the one located in the neck. The primary scent gland is the gland that is the most sacred to an alpha or an omega and is where a mating bite is placed. Betas do not have a primary scent gland. In addition, an omega’s scent intensifies during their heat cycle and may take on a more “pleasant” aphrodisiac note. During pregnancy, the scent is often sweeter.

Side note: Unpresented pups often have a scent like steamed milk, or a milky, soft scent.

Diagram: Attached

Diagram: Attached

Betas

Betas do not have scent glands, so they do not have individual scents. Occasionally, if a beta is in a relationship with a omega or alpha, it can be emotionally and instinctually satisfying for the partner to let them scent them.

Alpha

Alphas often have hardier scents, such as wood or sawdust (especially more fragrant ones such as pine or cedar), nature scents such as fresh rain, earthy scents such as wet soil or limestone, or crisp scents like ozone. Alphas tend to have “masculine” scents, granted masculine and feminine aren’t particularly solid concepts within the omegaverse as male/female is overridden by the overarching concept of alpha/omega. Alphas can also carry undertones to their scents, for example, an alpha may smell of fresh rain and iron, but carry a sweet scent as well of apples (FFVII Angeal Hewley’s scent in my headcanons). Alphas are territorial and scent their partner as a marking, similar to omegas. Alphas are more likely to scent their partner after mating, a rut, or their partner was around another alpha. 

Diagram: Attached

[thorntopieces]

i'd like to think that the island of mideel is a sort-of ff7 universe equivalent to real-world iberian peninsula, with banoran being portuguese and mideelian being spanish. it's not as simple as that, of course, as (specifically european) portuguese and spanish are very different languages despite sharing approximately 89% of their vocabulary

but i'd like to think that it's a good basis for developing language and cultural headcanons for mideel. banoran is the far smaller language, with all of the residents of banora being expected not only to learn mideelian but also common at a very young age. their culture is similar to the rest of mideel while staying distinct, partially due to the influence of shinra moving their staff there around the time of gillian hewley's house arrest and partially due to natural cultural development differing despite small geographical distance

people from mideel generally don't learn banoran - they understand enough of it and why bother to learn such a small language if all the residents speak mideelian anyway. there are of course exceptions, but mideel in general also has very complicated views on banora due to shinra's influence over the time and banora's sudden rise to fame with its banora white production. it sucks to live so close to the source of the best fruit in the world but mostly losing access to it due to all of it being either processed into juice and other food items or being exported to midgar and the gold saucer

both genesis and angeal learn mideelian before they learn common, but by the time they join shinra they are more than fluent in all three languages, with only a mild accent betraying where they're from. genesis does more than angeal to hide his accent. while he's not ashamed of where he's from, he embraces the city life of midgar with all he has, even if it means picking up the same odd way sephiroth speaks. it's a lot of effort and whenever he gets top emotional he stops caring. angeal doesn't care. as long as he's understood he doesn't give a shit if he has a perfect midgar dialect or not

they still speak banoran together whenever it's just the two of them, and after a while they start to teach sephiroth some of the words. they're proud of their language and culture and will always always be quick to correct people when they say they're from mideel (we're from banora, you utter imbeciles - genesis, probably) because at the end of the day, it is its own distinct place with its own history, similarity to mideelian language and culture or not

[ilminnestrone]

Angeal Hewley.

Angeal Hewley, the child who learnt too early that things like money, toys and food are scarce commodities. That if you buy that fabulous wooden sword from the carpenter, you might not have the money to buy bread. That if you eat more than one slice of said bread with your dinner, you might have to skip breakfast tomorrow. Whose father taught him that values like loyalty, respectability and honour are also scarce commodities that you can't afford to diminish or lose, because they're not easily earned back.

Angeal Hewley, the boy who soon learnt that health and time are scarce commodities too, when the same father fell ill in order to buy something beautiful, powerful and ultimately superfluous to make him happy: an equal exchange, a life for a life-taker, a death for an instrument of death. Happiness, however, was not part of the deal. Tears, however, he used all of them, and never cried again.

So Angeal Hewley, the young man, began to think that everything around him was a scarce commodity. Opportunities and failures. Victories and losses. Friends and foes. Leaving for Midgar meant holding on to the scarce commodity that was Genesis; joining the army, not losing the privilege of his time. Missions were a way out of poverty. Returning victorious was a way out of dishonour.

But he couldn't afford to waste even his days off sleeping in and lazing around. Every free minute was hoarded for the lean times. Every hobby was a way of saving for later: cooking a meal in advance for the bad days when even chewing seemed an insurmountable obstacle; growing plants so that when the time came for them to bloom, there would be something pretty to look at; taking a photograph to remember happy moments when in times of misery.

He couldn't waste kisses on people he'd never see again. Pleasure was a scarse commodity too, lovers just another beautiful thing not to be overused for fear of rusting or scratching them: the rare times, their satisfaction came first, and he was happy with the leftovers, as if it were impossible to enjoy both equally. “Live a little,” someone told him, while he was still buried inside them; but what if he had wasted a little life in doing so?

Angeal Hewley, the man who wondered if love was a scarce commodity when he discovered there were two men he wanted by his side. Who wondered again as he became more father than teacher to a boy too young to play in the war. That he was certain that innocence surely is, when he saw him kill for the first time and saw him realise that it was anything but a game.

Angeal Hewley, who would discover that unspoken words cannot be saved for later. Who  hoped to the last that even pain was a scarce commodity, as he watched the man he had grown up with rotting before his eyes, and the mind of the only other companion he had ever had fading day by day: the day he realised that his body and mind were degrading, he hoped that his suffering might lessen that of Genesis and Sephiroth. Who prayed that death itself was a scarce commodity, when he asked Zack to kill him, and that his sacrifice might spare that of others.

It turns out that if there is one thing that is by no means a scarce commodity, it is the greed of the masters.

[theghostavocadoe]

Genesis Rhapsodos ADHD headcanons

From someone who's diagnosed with ADHD

His vocal stims usually range from humming to narrating/singing out what he's actively doing in that moment. Or mimicking the sounds of things. There's been multiple occasions where he goes "mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" while the microwave is running

Constantly under the "I want to look good but all my fancy clothes are itchy" curse, resulting in him dressing up fancy for approximately 45 minutes before he has to take it all off

White noise. CONSTANT white noise. especially when he's trying to sleep. His desk fan and his air conditioner are his best friends. Same with his Bluetooth speaker. When he finally gets the motivation to clean/cook, it's David Bowie and Abba all the way babieeee

His executive dysfunction is so bad that sometimes he has to go to Angeal and Sephiroth and be like. "I need you to yell at me to do this thing." And they both immediately threaten him with tearing his book in half which motivates him to do the Thing

Must go through the embarrassment of ordering off the kids menu in restaurants because everything else would physically make him gag from food avoidance

If someone tells him to do something as he's actively doing it, the rest of his day is immediately ruined.

Gets two copies of every book; one to keep clean and pristine, one to annotate and take on missions.

His physical stims include but are not limited to; swaying back and forth on his feet, flicking his earring, picking his fingernails (he wears gloves to combat this), and the infamous bouncy leg.

When he gets overstimulated, he becomes easily irritable. He often has to come back and apologize to people for blowing up on them because he didn't actually mean it, he was just too stressed out to think before he spoke.

Angeal and Sephiroth are his saviors when it comes to getting out of overstimulating parties that he never wanted to attend in the first place. Angeal is the one that comes up with an excuse and Sephiroth is the one to escort Genesis out the door with a radiating aura of malice that keeps everyone 10 feet away.

he and Zack connect over having ADHD and they often trade tactics that help them, remind each other to finish their tasks, so on and so forth

[professional-sephiroth-scrungler]

What the firsts would be like ✨drunk✨

Angeal: Doting and lovey. He would probably only ever get a bit more than tipsy and would be making sure everyone else is being safe. Probably more loose all around though and lets some things that are on him mind slip unfiltered. I.e telling Genesis “oh kiss my ass 🖕” or Sephiroth and/or Genesis “Maybe Hojo and Hollander should eat gravel instead.”

Genesis: You think he’s dramatic now? Well, now he’s gone from making out sloppy style with Sephiroth to bitching and moaning on Angeal’s lap about how Sephiroth doesn’t love him. Now he’s partying it up. Now he’s botching Loveless quotes. He’s making out sloppy style again with Sephiroth. This is really just Genesis every day but now without the Grace and Tact. He’ll fall down the stairs without support

Sephiroth: He is either muuuch more loose lipped, finally drunkenly airing his grievances (trauma) to anyone who will listen or even just the void. He doesn’t care. OR he’s standing in the corner looking completely normal, maybe more quiet than normal if that’s possible, but then just goes and passes out on the couch or any sleepable surface and takes the fattest nap ever. Or making out with genesis

[preposterousgreen]

Genesis is the one whose hip starts to ache in anticipation of heavy weather,

Zack is the one who turns into a pumpkin promptly at nine o'clock at night,

Sephiroth is the one who slaps all his pockets twice (and he has a lot of pockets in that coat) to make sure he has his keycard and wallet before he walks out the door,

Kunsel is the one who keeps a pair of reading spectacles on a leash (no, he doesn't need them; yes, he calls them "spectacles"), and

Cloud is the grumpiest bastard alive, but:

Somehow, Angeal is the one who gets made fun of for being an old man in a young man's body.

[bubblepopspit]

~Random Sephiroth, Angeal, and Genesis headcanons because these three live rent free in my head~ 😌

Angeal wakes up really early in the morning. Like really early. Before the sun even comes up. Genesis and Sephiroth like to tease him and call him an "old man" because of it. If he catches the two of them still awake at that time (which is like, 4:30 in the morning), then he gives them a long lecture about why staying up late is bad for your health, how you can get sick, how it'll affect their performance in battle, etc etc…

Genesis tends to stay up really late at night, and is usually caught by Angeal and forced to listen to his scolding lecture about the side effects of staying up late. And no, he is never doing anything important when he's up until the wee hours of the morning, usually he's just reading LOVELESS for the millionth time.

Sephiroth occasionally stays up late, but usually not by choice. He suffers from insomnia and has had it since his childhood, most likely because of the stress Shinra puts him through. Sometimes though, he'll stay up late because it's the only time he really gets to relax.

Sephiroth enjoys rock music, usually punk rock or grunge (e.g., Nirvana, The Offspring, Bad Religion, etc.). He also likes electronic music and classical music.

Genesis mostly listens to J-rock (if you know, you know… 😏), and like Sephiroth he also enjoys classical music.

Angeal listens to anything, really. Sometimes, on occasion, he'll listen to country music, which annoys the crap out of Sephiroth and Genesis.

Despite his calm and composed demeanor, Sephiroth is actually rather ticklish. He can usually keep his composure for a while and not react, but if you're persistent enough he'll eventually crack. Angeal and especially Genesis tickle him sometimes just to be annoying. He's INSANELY ticklish on his feet, and he can't even keep his composure at all if tickled there, instantly cackling like a madman as soon as you touch them. He's also pretty ticklish on his ribs and chest, and Genesis; being the little brat he is, takes advantage of the fact Sephiroth isn't ever wearing a shirt under his jacket to torture his ribs/chest area with tickles. ("Why aren't you wearing a shirt, then?", "Don't leave your chest exposed if you don't want the tickles!", "It's your fault for not covering up!", etc etc).

Angeal is pretty ticklish too. His sides and armpits are really ticklish, and he'll let out some pretty undignified giggles if tickled there. Like Sephiroth, he can usually keep his composure pretty good and doesn't crack easily. If you catch him off guard though, well… that's a different story.

Genesis is the most ticklish out of the three. It doesn't really matter where you tickle him, because he'll most likely break into a fit of girly giggles no matter what. He'll freak out if you threaten to tickle him, but as soon as you start doing it, he'll laugh his head off and act like it's the funniest thing in the world. Angeal's usually the only one who tickles him, and mostly when Genesis is being an annoying little brat (or if he's up at 4 in the morning and refusing to go to bed).

Sephiroth's eyes glow in the dark like how a cat's eyes would (most likely because of all the mako infusions he's had, or the Jenova cells, or both). It has to be completely black in the room for it to be noticeable, and yes, it has freaked out both Genesis and Angeal on multiple occasions. (Imagine being in a pitch black room and all of a sudden these glowing cyan eyes appear in the darkness, and it's obviously not an animal's, because this thing is 6 FEET TALL! lol)

Genesis is surprisingly good at baking, having learned how to bake from his mother as a child. He enjoys baking pie the most, especially homemade apple pie (with Banora Whites, of course).

Out of the three of them, Angeal is actually the easiest to make cry. Despite his stoic and serious demeanor, he's actually a big softie. Be extremely mean to him, and he'll cry. Show him a sad show or movie, and he'll cry. He never cries in front of anyone, though, always excusing himself and going somewhere private.

Sephiroth greatly enjoys hugs. He almost never received them growing up, so when someone gives him one it makes him feel happy and loved. He almost never gives anyone hugs himself, but he'll hug you back with no hesitation if you give him one.

Genesis knows how to play the piano, having taken piano lessons when he was young.

Angeal also took piano lessons, but he hated it and quit partway through. He knows how to play a few melodies by ear, but can't read sheet music.

[strayheartless]

Some soft Angeal things cause I’m on one of those kicks.

He’s very sociable, we know this, but it’s not just because he thinks he needs to be seen too. Angeal genuinely likes working with younger people to help them grow and achieve their goals. He sometimes wonders if he hadn’t been a soldier, would he have been a teacher instead?

His plants are taking over his apartment. It is literally the only thing he is irresponsible with his money over. He’s a terror everytime they go somewhere where there’s even the incling of a house plant. Genesis has given up on intercepting him. He figures Angeal is frugal with everything else, he deserves to treat himself.

He’s a chronic snuggler. It’s fine cause Gen is always cold and Seph likes bing held… sometimes it’s like battling an octopus.

Similar to snuggling he is an excellent hugger. 10/10 no notes according to Zack. Your sad? Hug Angeal. It’s literally the equivalent of sitting in a warm sun ray on a chilly day.

He likes non-fiction over fiction, but he does like fiction about self discovery and healing.

He also annotates all his books. He started doing it because he was interested in the Way Genesis read and he really enjoyed noting down his thoughts in the margins.

Maybe it’s his small town upbringing, but his favourite way to spend time with someone is to chat over coffee in his kitchen. He decidedly doesn’t gossip… but he does.

Dad jokes for days.

He gets great pleasure from simple everyday tasks such as washing dishes and folding laundry. The actual process of ironing -particularly on a crisp cold day is really relaxing to him.

He hums while he does most things. Usually old classics.

His laugh is loud and deep. He chuckles all the time, but when he laughs it causes people so much joy. It’s a good laugh.

Okay I’m done!

[rainbowcarousels]

That post about how Angeal is willing to steal from people who are poorer than Genesis's family made me remember a theory I bombarded @birdblacksocialclub with ages ago, so I want to have a little ramble about it here.

Angeal says he would not steal from the trees belonging to Genesis's (foster) family because they're friends. it would be dishonourable to steal from your friend. But I have another theory about where this line of thinking came from other than Angeal's sense of honour.

One of the few things we know about Genesis's foster parents is that they were reporting back to Shinra, albeit they later chose to lie to them when they 'got attached' to him. Notably, Gillian (Angeal's mother) chose not to and refused to let Shinra anywhere near Angeal save for the existing surveilling that was being done in Banora. This makes total sense, she tried to leg it with him as a baby and was caught, so she clearly didn't want Shinra involved with Angeal in a big way and refuses to acknowledge anything about her life in the Jenova project.

Genesis and Angeal are childhood besties. It's likely they were in and out of each others pockets, but the economic difference between them had to mean that Genesis was more likely to want to give him things. Unfortunately, those things came via his foster parents and by extension, Shinra - the very company Angeal's mother is trying to get to leave him alone to live out his life relatively quietly.

My bet is that Gillian told tiny Angeal that he shouldn't take things from Genesis, that it isn't honourable, that it was considered charity and they had some pride and he internalised that as not taking things from his friend. From his perspective, the issue is that they're friends and it's a matter of respect and pride between them.

From Gillian's? It's trying to make sure

a) Angeal is not in Shinra's debt due to Genesis not understanding where his foster parents loyalties once lay and he's more likely to stop offering if Angeal is the one to shut it down than if she does

b) instilling the idea that Angeal shouldn't take things from people in power because it might land him in some trouble some day, especially if she's wary of someone of the suited variety showing up one day

and c) that said foster parents don't see enough of Angeal to ever include him in their observations because she knows they're not normal kids

(those blueprints for the copy tech were archived with Project G, they absolutely knew when they were kids that they had some abilities, just not enough as to be as sure a bet as Sephiroth was)

It might have been about honour for Angeal but I think it probably started as a way to try and keep him away from Shinra's scope. At least, until the war kicked off and he signed up anyway.

[flowerwiththemachinegun]

Play fighting with any of these guys can either be really fun or a traumatic experience.

Just a few play fighting hc’s

AGSZC+Hojo

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Zack

Immediately catches on to your antics and “fights” back, also always starts a fight with you

Will definitely lift you up and toss you over his shoulder

Lets you win sometimes unless you start shit talking, will start a new round for your transgressions

Loves slamming you onto the bed or couch, absolutely takes advantage of the fact he can swing you around

He definitely knows a set or two (three) of wwe moves, can’t tell me otherwise

Will stop to make sure you’re okay after underestimating his strength, tossing you completely over the bed

Didn’t play fight with you for months after said incident ^^^^^

This boy has too much energy and is going to play with you until you’re wheezing

Will fight you any and everywhere

Angeal

Had to learn that despite him telling you a very very firm no you were going to climb him like a tree and attempt to secure a rear naked choke

Easily breaks free of any hold you manage to surprise him with (if you can get lucky enough to catch him off guard)

Caves in to your playfulness eventually but asks if you’re okay 45 million times because he can’t “hurt his baby”

Never lets you win but will prolong fights for your sake since you call him mean

Almost always ends in cuddles

Uses said cuddles as a tactic to end your assault. catching on you eventually make it your playful way of asking for cuddles

Only play fights with you in private but will occasionally do it in front of friends

Sephiroth

That man’s reflexes almost took your head off, looked at you with pure bewilderment the first time because “why do you want to hit me?”

Definitely has to get use to this form of playfulness but grows to like the amount of physical contact

On the rarest occasion he might playfully attack first, stopping whatever he was doing to play with you before casually going back about his business

Can get fed up pretty fast sometimes, will pin you down and ask “are you done now”

Memorizes any strategy you have against him (not that you ever win)

Has no idea what it even means to let you win, he’s undefeated. “you have to earn the title”

Only uses 2% of his strength when fighting you, you try to force him to use even more strength

Only play fights at home

Cloud

“What the hell are you doing?” Another bewildered look, he’s no fun right now

He’s not going to play with you…at first

Caves in after months of attempts, to your surprise he attacked you first

(He’s just hard ^)

Also likes the amount of physical contact because he’s touch starved

You thought this guy would let you win? No. Absolutely not—he’ll be damned. You know that boy loves to win.

Is definitely gonna go 3D Brawlers on you and 3 piece combo the shit out of you.

“Are you okay?” He’s smirking as he asks, as though he didn’t just leave you on the floor to die

Definitely only does this when it’s the just two of you

Hojo

Don’t even bother with this man. isn’t entertaining anything ever

Christ he’s an old man why are you trying to fight him anyways

Just wants you to get back in your pod “don’t make this more difficult than it has to be”

Slaps your hands away (kinda sassy) “I have work to do”

Are you supposed to care about his work when he only lets you out of your pod once a week? You’ve gotta enjoy this

Still touching him and refusing to get back in your pod, he sees clearly now you must want to breed

Genesis (The Rizzler)

Started play fighting with you first, he’s gotta see what positions he can contort you into for later

Also loves tossing you around, has to show you that his muscles aren’t just for show

The biggest show off of them all, isn’t going to let you win. not unless you sit on it

100% going to hunt you down for trying to slip in a shot, running away after you hit him

Likes holding you against him as all you can do is giggle and squirm

Almost always ends with you naked underneath him. I don’t make the rules, he’s gonna tickle you out of those drawers

Knows you want to fight before you know you want to fight

Will play with you in front of any of his friends and at home, also not very public about it.

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I call Genesis The Rizzler on a regular basis, you couldn’t even convince me his name is Genesis anymore

[rottenpumpkin13]

I feel like Cloud is the most normal one here, and that's saying something

He's Lazard's favorite despite not being in SOLDIER.

• Beat Zack in an arm wrestling match despite being infantry and unenhanced.

• Beat Sephiroth in an arm wrestling match despite being infantry and unenhanced.

• When stranded in the middle of a snowstorm on a mission, proclaimed "Aw, man, this is just like autumn in Nibelheim" before laying down comfortably on the snow. (Kunsel was actively freezing to death in the background).

• Panicked during a materia lesson where Genesis had him fight against him. Cloud couldn't build up enough mana to cast poison, so he threw the materia orb at Genesis' face. He broke his nose.

• He was Sephiroth's assistant for a day. Sephiroth instructed him to bring him coffee and told him he liked it strong. Cloud came back with the coffee. Sephiroth took a sip. He spit it out. There was alcohol in it. (Cloud mistook it for Heidegger's "strong coffee").

• Filled in for Angeal when he was away and Zack needed a martial arts lesson. Zack went "Aww, cute. But what do you know about martial arts?" seconds before Cloud hit him with a sweep kick.

• Sephiroth had them spar as part of their first lesson. He said "Keep in mind that I have years of experience in my favor, and will likely win against you" before being launched into the wall 1 minute into the duel.

[yingxtkm]

Some of my favorite Aeriseph sibling hcs that I’ve accumulated over time through sharing prompts and making fanart of the two gremlins. *Includes Modern/Nontoxic Shinra Environment ™️ AUs

Once his hair was long enough Aerith began asking Seph to let her play with it. Sometimes he would come back with ribbons and flowers braided into his hair.

Cats love him. Aerith may or may not have caught him feeding the strays in the alleyway one too many times.

Somehow Genesis and Angeal discovered Aerith’s existence and suddenly Gen has a partner in crime and Angeal has a plant buddy. Sephiroth wants to strangle someone.

He refuses to admit it but he’s an overprotective brother. Zack could’ve sworn he felt someone’s gaze on him the entire time during his first date with Aerith.

Sephiroth has more than enough money sitting in his bank account that he has no use for, so Aerith takes advantage and lets him spoil her of course she has her limits she would never abuse it that much. Obviously haha.

M!AU: Kids would make fun of Sephiroth’s hair and eyes when they were younger, and innocent baby Aerith would jump to his defense to ‘protect’ him from the bullies. He doesn’t really care enough about the bullies but he let her do it anyway because he thought it was cute.