#bro answering this had me thinking of how there is an underlying layer of angst for each one of these relationships

[waiting-on-a-dream]

What does your muse like about [character name]?

Answer to this. @sugarandmelody Asjksjkjs Sorry this took so long, I kinda forgot about it- Also, answering this put so many thoughts into my head. It's a mess, make sure to read the tags. 👍️

Iris Delmor:

"Probably the same reason she likes me," Iris giggled. "She knows how to have fun, what can I say?"

"She's got style too! We could shop all day if we wanted to, getting our nails done, gushing over high heels..." Iris flicked her hair back, eyes crinkling affectionately. "I didn't know I needed a friend like her in my life until she came crashing right in."

"And have you heard the way she talks about her siblings? She's such a caring sister, in her own way," Iris continued to smile at a certain corner of the room, but then her expression soured.

"Something wrong?" The interviewer asked.

"Hm? Oh no, I just remembered something nasty," Iris waved the interviewer off. "Any other questions?"

Slyvan Marwood:

"I think...Underneath all that anxiety, there is a kind person," Slyvan pouted a bit as he chose his words carefully. Pollux might be listening in, who knows?

"I don't know what happened to make him so... I'm sure it must have been incredibly painful," Slyvan wrung his hands together. "It's not my place to force anything on him, not even good intentions. But I hope with time...He can be happy someday?"

Slyvan laughed softly, reaching up to run his hands through his braid. "I don't really know how to answer this question. I don't actually know him that well? Um...Yeah."

Violet Delmor:

Violet scrunched up her nose, crossing her arms with a huff. "What kind of question is this? Don't you have any better questions to ask?"

"Nope," the interviewer laughed.

"You're sadistic," Violet sighed, but answered anyway. Because she's a goody two shoes.

"Pip is...Not the brightest, or the best at being organized, or- You get the point," she paused to cleared her throat.

"Despite that, she doesn't give up. She's terrible at studying, but she does it anyway. She's clumsy, but she works hard to fix her messes. She can hardly take care of herself, but she still tries to take care of other people. That kind of optimism..." Violet fiddled with her skirt, "is admirable, I suppose. I appreciate her tenacity. Compared to some of the wimps I've seen soiling the Heartslabyul name, she's already leagues above them just because of her spirit."

After finishing her little rant, Violet looked to the side, embarrassed perhaps. "Don't tell her I said that..."

Xenon Ambrose:

Xenon stared at the interviewer for a few long, awkward seconds.

"His thirst for knowledge is something I can connect over with him. And I like that he has the same social skills as me, I've always found it hard to understand most social conducts. Yes, that is all."

The interviewer raised an eyebrow. "That's all? Really?"

Upon being pressured to say more, Xenon sat back, deep in thought. "...We are quite similar to each other. In mannerisms, having travelled to many places, and...the way we cope with the things that happened in our childhood."

"I see myself in him. What I was, what I am, and what I could be, if that makes sense." It doesn't, but okay.