#edit: thats not a joke i was legitimately in therapy

[ms--lobotomy]

Hi, I’m the person who sent you the ask about warhammer coworkers at taco bell. And I’m coming back on here to support the other anon who’s down bad for typhus, because I can see the logic behind it!

Now let me stand on my little soapbox and speak my little opinions. Personally I’m a fan of space marines being kinda asshole-y when it comes to romance, since even in the current lore space marines are treated with this heroic reverence from the narrative. Astartes tend to be made into a (setting appropriate) noblebright figure, an angel landing from the skies, a brave knight battling the enemy, a symbol of the Imperium’s might and power. So when a space marine subverts those expectations and acts like a little bitch? Well it’s always a pleasant surprise, especially when it has to do with emotions that they did not (were not supposed to, were not allowed to) feel before. He isn’t sure what it is, he doesn’t understand it, he’s certainly going to be toxic about it. But when has any of that ever stopped an astartes before? I’d even go as far as to say that this concept is the reason why we all got so giggly and heart eyed about Cato Sicarius, a large insufferable man always following you around (with romantic intent) is just that strong of a mental image.

Now Typhus in your fic is already a rat bastard. But imagine him doing all of that while also being the First Captain of a space marine legion, because this isn’t just your weird coworker being a creep, it’s a genetically engineered murder machine in power armour being a creep. And when he manages to back you into the wall mid-conversation there’s going to be nobody to stop him from teasing you a bit more than usual, perhaps even grabbing your jaw with his armoured hand, tilting your head up so you’ll finally stop avoiding his gaze, maybe going as far as stealing a kiss or two. Who knows? Plus, it’s not like being his little mortal doesn’t come with some added bonuses, no one will even dare speak bad of you or lay a hand on you now. That nausea and wooziness you’re feeling is just the power of love babe, nothing else, totally nothing else!

OH. OH MY GOODNESS HELLO. First of all, I've never seen Astartes as a noblebright sort of thing personally, from their creation to being used as the strongarm of the evil empire. (Insert James Tullos's thumbnail about how all empires are evil.) But I can see how in universe, they're seen as heroic protectors of humanity and all that jazz.

You're going to give me brain worms about Typhus now, both Florida Man and Space Marine. GRABBING MY JAW? HELLO? NAUSEA AND WOOZINESS?? I never expected people to be into Typhus, but in retrospect it makes total sense.