#ekolu.headcanons

[painom]

Hello! Can I just say that I really appreciate you doing this? I've always been a big fan of your analyses and your ability to get to the root of the characters. Thank you for continuing to let us read your wonderful thoughts and stories.

On your old blog, you discussed your headcannons for Lyney, one being his tendency to forget things like where he put his wallet because him and his mind are very busy. Unfortunately, I didn't save the post (my biggest regret ahhhhh!) and I would love to read your analysis once more. If it's okay with you, could you go over your headcannons for Lyney again? The old, the new, whatever's on your mind and whatever you're willing to share. Thank you so much!

Thank you for the kind ask, anon! Here you go!

New Lyney Headcanons

Self-focused - Though he never seems like it, those that know Lyney well know that he’s often running low on sleep. And really, he has no one to blame but himself. During the day he’s often distracted with magic shows, helping people, little tasks around the hotel, running missions for Father, and much more. And at night? He can often be found alone in his room planning new tricks, arranging missions for his siblings, studying to become the next “king” of the House, and things of the sort. If Lynette and Freminet didn’t keep an eye on him, no doubt he would stay up the whole night if given the chance! Those two welcome all the help they can get. 

Relationship-focused - When it comes to his relationship with you, Lyney never lies. You know he would never do that to you. And sometimes, the knowledge almost lulls you into a false sense of security. Yet you know better. You’re smarter than that. Where Lyney doesn’t lie, he omits. Half-truths so easily fall from his mouth as drops of rain from the sky. Your comments of concern are often brushed off and your questions redirected. As much as you try, you know the truth. He doesn’t want you to know. He doesn’t want you to shoulder his burdens with him. 

old lyney headcanons below!

Would Lyney be honest with you?

With his outgoing and fun personality, it oftentimes is easy to get caught within his flow. Lyney is the charming sort, after all, that one may very well forget that he is subject to the same struggles as the rest. Get to know him well enough, though, and you will quickly realize that this is not a fact he wishes others to know. More than a desire, he needs to be seen as someone in control, as someone without weakness. That’s his role as the big brother. And if that means lying, avoiding, and omitting the truth to accomplish it, then an accomplished performer like himself will do what he must. 

Does Lyney prefer to pursue or be pursued?

With a penchant for flair and dramatics, it’s clear to see Lyney prefers to pursue the people he’s interested in. Really, it’s one of the things he goes all out. With a trick up his sleeve, he won’t hesitate to dazzle you with flowers pulled from nowhere and fireworks from his tophat. He wants you to be enchanted. He wants you to be impressed! You are, aren’t you? You like it, don’t you? So focused on charming you that he often loses sight of much else. Fun fact, should you attempt to turn the tables, however, you can expect his mask of self-confidence to fall to reveal a rather flustered expression beneath. 

Headcanons

Self-focused - If there’s one thing that’s true about Lyney, it is that he is a very busy person. As a person with multiple masks and roles, his thoughts are often preoccupied with House missions, performances, new tricks, and things of the like. So, much to the dismay of others, it’s easy for things to become buried under the multitude of other tasks he needs to take care of. How often the simple things become forgotten—where he last left his wallet, tea time with his siblings, the sale on storybooks at the bookstore. During those times, he really can’t help but appreciate his siblings and their ability to keep him on track. Really, he doesn’t know what he’d do without them!

Relationship-focused - It doesn’t hit you at first, but it doesn’t take you very long to notice how hard Lyney tries for your relationship. Normally this would be a good thing, but it is different with Lyney. Every day he tries to charm you. Every day he attempts to enchant you. You tell him he doesn’t need to try so hard, but that only seems to light a fire beneath him to do even more. You see it in his eyes. He needs to know you are still in awe of him, that you like him as much as he does you. And then it sinks in, doesn’t it? He doesn’t trust you. He doesn’t trust your feelings for him. He’ll never show his true face to you.

old tags for this post: #okay let’s talk lyney for a bit i think the biggest thing to know about lyney is that at his core he is an insecure person insecure and anxious #imo he’s extremely attached to his title of ‘big brother’ that he needs to fulfill the duties if such he needs to protect his siblings and be a person others can rely on #this belief is so strong that he refuses to rely on arlecchino for help and snaps at freminet for trying to get him to open up #he really cares about the way he’s perceived #remember when the traveler found out he’s part of the fatui and he spends his time bending over backwards to try to get them to trust him ‘like me! like me! please. i’m trustworthy i’ll never lie to you please!!’ #honestly imo that’s just one if his faults like lyney is unstable #idk what possessed arlecchino to make him her successor like he’d crack under pressure #lynette is a way better option #but anyway bc of these things he would not trust his partner in a relationship #he wouldn’t rely on them he’d never feel secure which would prompt him to keep trying too hard to ensure he’s still the person he thinks you fell in love with #the most important thing to remember with lyney is that he is a performer and the face he shows to the world is essentially a mask

What’s Lyney’s breaking point in a relationship?

It’s hard to imagine, really. With how much Lyney may seem in love, the idea there’s a point a relationship would be too much for him is hard to believe. But when you really think about it, his breaking point is simple. As strong as his feelings may be for you, his devotion to his family and its cause outweighs everything else. Should your relationship with him ever reach a time where it encroaches upon that which is the most precious to him, then there’s nothing more he can do than let you go.

old tags for this post: #i think the key thing to take in here is that lyney cannot function without his family he is extremely reliant upon them to the extent that he will become unstable without them #just look at the archon quest when wriothesley captured his siblings any and all logic completely went out the window #lyney is an anxious insecure mess and the only thing that holds him together is playing the role he has to as big brother #if your relationship with him ever reaches the point that you transcend into being counted as his family.... he will have no breaking point #the breaking point will be his mind or body. whichever breaks first

[painom]

your lyney headcanons are the best I’ve ever seen. lots of writers don’t see how insecure of a character he really is and how that influences his interactions !! how attached and reliant he is on his family to a level that’s truly self destructive !!! they’re so good thank you for writing <3

Thank you so much! You're too kind. Yeah Lyney is one of those characters that seems easy to understand on the surface, but he's so much more than that. If you ever get into enneagram (which is a fascinating thing), I have to agree with my heart and say that Lyney is a 3, more specifically, a 3w2. The basic fear of a 3 is to be "worthless or without inherent value." They desire to be valuable. They strive for success to prove to others and themselves that they're worth loving. You can see this when he asked Arlecchino for a delusion.

Imo, the heart triad (2s, 3s, and 4s) are the most messed up of the enneagram. The ones that deal with the most inner turmoil. And it really shows through Lyney. Lyney is a mess. But that's why we love him. LOL

[painom]

may i ask… what do u think is harumasa’s MBTI/Enneagram? i wld love to hear more of your thoughts on the Dude. thank u!! uwu here are some flowers as celebration of the new blog! 🌸🌺🌷🌹 — @milkstore

Thank you thank you!

Now Slo I will be honest with you. I could sit down and do a massive character study on him to get you the best most detailed response ever, but...... I am lazy. I don't want to do that. I will type him for you. But you will have to sit right here down next to me while I talk this out fast-track style below the cut.

tl;dr He is a 7w6 ESTP sx/sp

Okay so let's start with mbti. Does he prefer control over others and his environment or control over himself? He prefers to have control over himself, thus he is a perceiver. Being a prodigy at the bow points to him being high Se. He does not seem to live much in the past, only in the present. He doesn't seem to be bothered by the past, so I feel that's another point for being Se/Ni and not Ne/Si. Does he have Fe or Te? Te in the low forms is very micromanaging, but good at order. Fe, on the other hand, is good with people. I think he's Fe. That points to ESTP or ISTP. He doesn't display the awkwardness of inf-Fe so he's an ESTP.

Enneagram. What rules him: fear, anger, or shame? Obviously it would be fear. Is he a 5? No. Is he a 6? Absolutely not. Then he must be a 7. Now is he a anxious 7 (7w6)? Or is he an angry 7 (7w8)? I would point to him more being a laidback 7w6.

Instinctual variant time. Does he have sp? He most certainly has sp. Although some things like his story quest point to him not taking care of himself, the way he is in his daily life, he very much takes care of himself. He calls off from work when he's not feeling well. He makes sure to go to the doctor. He wants to live. So he has sp. Now does he have soc or sx? Personally I'm leaning more to sx. Idk why. it just vibes him more. That and like... Someone with soc would care about their reputation enough not to call off from work that often. Now is he sp/sx or sx/sp? Obviously he's sx/sp. He's not an isolating loner. He's social. So sx/sp.

Now because this is a fast track, there are the chances of me getting this wrong. Now if I had to rank this in order from most to least likely to be wrong, I would say: mbti > iv > enneagram.