#he's so attracted to you and your silliness orz

[merakiui]

Azul who's so self conscious about his mer form so you decide to do something about it. Just you walking to Mostro Lounge in an octopus costume lol

Either wearing a octomer costume or something like this: https://www.partiescostume.com/octopus-costumes.htm 😭

LOL he bans you from the lounge so swiftly that you have to wonder what he's thinking. T_T the minute he lays eyes on you, the words just come rushing out: "Jade, Floyd. Please escort the prefect out." and you're desperately trying to plead your case while the twins are dragging you away. Floyd's howling with laughter and Jade's doing his best to conceal his own amused chuckles. You always know how to get Azul so worked up and it's the funniest thing every time. He just gets so huffy and red-faced and flustered, struggling to keep his composure in front of so many eyes; it's really too fun to see. orz

The ban only lasts for the day, but just before closing the twins let you back in and they tell Azul there's one last customer who wants him to serve them. Azul can sense there's something not quite right, and he's not surprised in the slightest when he sees you sitting in the booth (now without the silly octopus costume and back in your uniform). Maybe you offer to help him get more confident in his mer form. If it means you'll stop tormenting the lounge in your silly outfits, it's a deal he's highly considering.

[murachinchi]

hello muraaaaa! for the ask game: rentan and hantan (i know you obv ship these I just wanna read your answers/thoughts haha) , and uhhh.... yorimichi 🤭

OwO OwO Zerooo helloooo OwO

thank you for asking!

for RenTan

I SHIP IT HEHE

What made you ship it?

da train scene.. but seeing Tanjiro crying over Kyo at their last scene together is what nailed me to this ship 😭😭😭 it was so good.. sad yet bittersweet.. and you can see that even gone Kyojuro is still very much there throughout his journey and how could i not ship that lmao..

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

i love thinking about them being silly little goobers 🥺

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

hmmm... nothing really comes to my mind 😔

HanTan

SHIP SHIP SHIP YES

What made you ship it

That one scene where Tanjiro told him to stop running away from his responsibility.. BUT ALSO UGLY MAN AND PRETTY BOY AHAHH Tanjiro's hatred toward hantengu.. i love it.. specially that scene

this scene.. i just love it so much lol and their personality is such an opposite attract bait i love it so much aaaaaaa im sorry there's so many things i like about this ship but i cannot put it into words 😭😭😭

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

Tanjiro's hatred towards Hantengu 🥺🥺🥺🥺 i love it so much.. he's so angy... i don't remember seeing him that angry beside Muzan.. but with Muzan that's because he killed his family.. But Hantengu? it's cause he's just a horrible human/demon being lmao 😭😭😭

3. your unpopular opinion about this ship

WHY THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH OFFICIAL ART TOGETHER??? LIKE COME ON HANTENGU/URAMI IS THE FIRST DEMON WHERE TANJIRO LEAD THE ATTACK AND EVEN KILL THE MAIN BODY HIMSELF. SURE HE GOT HELP BUT TANJIRO IS MOSTLY THE ONE WHO FIND OUT HANTENGUS WEAKNESSES LIKE COME ON. IS IT BECAUSE HE'S UGLY???? LIKE HOW COME KARAKU-NEZUKO, AIZETSU-GENYA, MITSURI-ZOHAKUTEN GOT OFFICIAL MERCH TOGETHER BUT HANTENGU-TANJIRO DOESN'T HAVE ANY???? LIKE THERES ONLY THAT WORLD TOUR POSTER OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING. im sorry for all the caps but am so sad.. ive been waiting to buy their merch tgt but all i got is the previous pair... also i bet if tanjiro is female there will be lots of pron made of them.

oki im sorry for the rant orz im just sad that Urami didn't have any merch lmaoo

YoriMichi

i don't ship it 😔

Why don't you ship it ?

it was more like i'm neutral with the ship?? im just not as invested with the characters 😭

2. What would make you like it?

if one of them is my fav character.. i might have ship it.. tho im not that interested with incest ship so idk either 🤔

3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

i do like their dynamic hehe 👀👀

[cinnabarsilly]

Please yap to me about your possible new f/o. I genuinely need a distraction because I saw untagged ship art of Caine with someone else, and I just feel like dirt. orz

OKAY!!! So this is Choso from Jujutsu Kaisen (new show im watching ^^)

And bro is so cutie patootie!! So scrimblo if you will!! Hes technically not human, as hes a half-human half-cursed spirit!! Despite that he still looks completely human and can be seen even by people who dont see spirits!! Hes very calm, reserved, quiet, etc etc which just adds to the appeal even more :3

One of the main things that attracted me to him was his loyalty to those he cares about!! Protecting his brothers and even avenging them once they died, when he cares about people he cares about them a lot!!

Thats all of the thoughts I have that arent just jumbled messes but if you'd like me to yap more about other f/os i have (whether queerplatonic, familial, or romantic) I would love to!!!

(look at the silly goofy)

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Hoping this doesn't get dicey; any thoughts on poly ships? Like poly IT or polythieves? (And/or any favs?)

It shouldn't. Unless people can't handle my NoTPs while reading this (that's on them, I can't control nor judge how people will react and that's fine).

Poly like as in an OT3/OT4? Or as in the WHOLE cast?

OT3/OT4? Yeah I'm cool. Gotta be in the mood sometimes but yeah (but sometimes it's just......not all 3/4 at the same time if you catch my drift? Sometimes it's just two/three combos within the 3/4 group I like)

I'm not down for the WHOLE cast. Mostly cause of my NoTPs. I greatly hate K*nNao with a passion and I view it as one of the worst ships (mostly cause it ignores Naoto's feelings and fanon wise can really screw up her character if I had to get straight to the point without really fluffing it out). But I like YuKan and SouNao, but I wouldn't be really into an OT3 with them (unless neither Kanji nor Naoto were like romantically involved with each other). I'm not....really of fan of SouYo (blame the SL and blame Yosuke's arc, I feel like the way his SL goes he'd be regressing in growth with making Souji a rebound/replacement goldfish on top of that and I just don't vibe with it). I don't like YukiChie ("Wow Silly, you hate all the big LGBT!P4 ships" Yeah. They left a bad taste in my mouth, except NaoRise.....tho y'all love to shove one unappealing ape in the middle of my decent yuri ship don't you? >_>), mostly cause it puts Chie in the "prince" role which kinda.....plays into her whole femininity issues and I think can harm her......which tbh you can break down my issues of those 3 big ships being "it hurts the development/writing of the character in some way" which ironically can only happen with those ships because of the events of how things have played out). I like NaoRise, I like KanRise but fuck if I like them all together. I don't like SouRise (I don't get why she latches onto him so much. Yukiko and Chie? Can't be attracted to a bear and they know Yosuke so I can see it, it's not that in your face tbh. Naoto? Social link gives the reasoning there. Marie? Same as Naoto. Lord knows why Rise latched onto Yu except he's the best looking guy? She seems to have more emotional attachment behind it but.....it just left a poor taste in my mouth), that being said I can OT3 SoujiNaotoRise. Not a fan of YuMarie, the friendship route is the best, and I do feel like a brother at times (also I didn't get to romance Grey haired Izanami u_u). I can ship Teddie with....pretty much anyone on the team tbh (maybe not Yuki and Chie tho never really thought about it), dunno why.....I like his dynamic with Souji/Naoto/Yosuke/Kanji a lot. Oh! SouSho/ShoYu or however you wanna call it, I'm not one for foeyay or antagonistxprotagonist ships but I like this one (probably cause how they execute it). I can OT3 SouNaoYo (I like SouNao and YoNao) same with SouNaoTed (cause I also like NaoTed). Uhhh Kanji I'll ship with....Yukiko, Rise (ironically Yukiko also ships it, and I like it cause Kanji and Rise literally see the other person truthfully which is.....what they want???? why don't they like each other??? they are literally fulfilling the needs of each other???), P4D!Nozomi, Yosuke (I like their bromance that's probably why), and Teddie (I might vibe with Chie cause he does show interest in her along with Yukiko but he and Yukiko have a history so I can see it more than with Chie). Chie is with MC (mostly Tracey!/Japanese!Chie, Erin!Chie.........orz), Yosuke (tho that's more of an old ship I hold a torch for I'm ehish on it now), and Aki atm (I can see her with a girl just......not what we have available). Yukiko it's Kanji.........yeah Kanji (I actually just really like these two together, I can see Yuki with a chick, maybe Labby but.....hmmmm OH I did like the YukiMitsu crack ship.....but other than that I just haven't really vibed with her romantically with other chars).

With SEES (might as well include them) I do not ship Yukari with anyone (except maybe crack ship her with Junpei for their own dismay..... or Hamu on certain days, then again Hamu is my shipping bicycle). And Junpei I only ship with Chidori or Fuuka (he at least showed interest with Fuuka prior to Chidori, but JunpeixMC/FeMC is similar to Yosuke above with it most likely hurting his growth). I absolutely detest Yukari with Mitsuru (I'll ship Mitsuru with MC/FeMC/Kikuno/Aki/literally anyone who is better than Yukari get yourself a gal/guy who WON'T slap you at your lowest girl you deserve soooo much better ;w;). I don't ship Ken with anyone besides Makoto N/Haru (same age purposes of course), for obvious reasons. Same with Koro....for obvious reasons. I don't ship Aki/Shinji together (their personas are literally brothers and I just.....don't see a romance with them.....maybe it's cause I'm not super used to Yaoi but...like...*glances at MC/Ryoji* I can see that tho....). I only ship Aki with Mitsuru, Chie, and training (I really dislike his romance with the FeMC, the sister thing felt icky and I hate how you have to convince him). I can easily OT4 Minato/Hamuko/Aigis/Ryoji. Fuuka I vibe with MC/FeMC/Junpei/Natsuki (probably the only char that has a "best friend" I ship them with, I don't like Y*kiChie, Y*kaMitsu, and I like pics of AnneShiho, I don't really ship them..... maybe due to lack of screen time? But regardless something hits different about Fuuka/Natsuki and it's probably because it's the better Y*kaMitsu sorry I don't make the rules, actual genuine friendship and apology here guys blame the writers for screwing over the other and making FuuNatsu the best, and blame the writers for not showing them more u_u).

Anne and Haru are more my shipping bicycles for this, tho I don't really ship Makoto with anyone besides Ken/Goro atm (I don't mind seeing MakoHaru tho, hate ShuMako and I'm not a big fan of MakoAnne......mostly cause I get similar YukaM*tsu vibes for toxic levels). Haru I ship with MC/Ryuji/Goro pretty hardcore (I can easily ship her with Anne too at times). I do like PegoRyu, and I like ShuAnne, and I like the PegoRyuAnne OT3 (I can probs OT3 MCAnneHaru or OT4 PegoRyuAnneHaru but that's for the PT, maybe add Sumi into one or all of the 3 combos but eh), I do not like RyuAnne tho (they feel too bro-ish and state pretty clearly they don't like each other that way, but I can see a vibe going if it was an OT3 tbh). MC it's mostly Ryuji/Anne/Haru/Sumi. I guess Futaba/Yusuke but I don't really care it's a pair the spares (maybe it's like Yukari and Junpei, I wanna see their dismay). I really don't like Sh*Taba, mostly cause, like Yosuke, it felt like it'd hurt her growth (mostly cause in her case her CoOp raised BIG red flags that made me squirm, something I didn't really see with Sumi) Goro is just with Sumi (if I'm not heavily BrOTPing them tbh), I highly dislike Sh*Ake (Like Yukari and Mitsuru, I cannot buy a friendship between them). Mona can eat a boot.

I tried censoring some ships so they don't appear in the tags but eh (it's under a read more so it should be safe? Hopefully? I tried). As you can see I'm a multishipper (that's not even going into my crossover ships, tbh I feel like I probs forgot a couple), and I like straight, yaoi, and yuri (obvie I rep more of the rarepair LGBT P4 ships 8U). I just have a certain preferences when it comes to the ships I guess? Give me a ship and I can either tell why I like/love it, why I hate it, or why I'm either "meh I vibe" or "meh I don't really vibe" or "I feel nothing" (I guess that's an open invitation but eh).

[ctl-yuejie]

Heyo! I'm curious about your unpopular opinion so I hope one of these fits: 13, 14, 15 for the salty asks. Have a lovely day!

heya!!! it has been several aeons since you so sweetly sent me this ask (thanks <3), but here it goes!

13. Unpopular opinion about XXX character?

Uhuhuhuhu, you left me pretty much free rain on the fandom/ character so here we go with some talking about my unpopular opinions on some fandoms we share. 

Usually I don’t have much in terms of unpopular opinions on characters but 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい gave me Kurosawa and I have some thoughts.

We found out some episodes ago that the reason why Adachi caught Kurosawa’s attention is that he doesn’t just appreciate Kurosawa’s stellar looks but is actually valuing him for his character.

We get to see this whole flashback of women confessing to Kurosawa and when he asks him what they see in him, they always falter and seem to be stuck. Later we see how he overhears his high-ups explicitly saying that they only took him with them because they wanted “some-one good-looking and young”. And I think that the pressure he feels and puts on himself to excel in his work and not just be judged as a pretty face that had it easy climbing up inside the company solely because of his looks is very valid.

But the flashback of the confession scene bothers me a bit. Because sometimes you cannot pinpoint why you fell in love with someone. Sometimes it isn’t that clean cut which parts are physical attraction and which parts are attraction you feel towards them as a person. So in my head Kurosawa is actually a bit conceited that way. It might be a fact that he is facing these prejudices but it really felt like his teenager emo phase to assume that people were only into what you look like and not who you really are inside. And I like that! I just wish that this would play into his insecurities today so that we could get a nuanced evolution from him feeling safe with Adachi because he sees him for who he is to also not instantly dismissing everyone. Because in the end he does devalue himself by having this (tbh a bit condescending) image that other people cannot know him intimately and are not interested in him besides his looks. A friendship with Fujisaki would also lend itself beautifully for that.

Alas, I don’t think that’s how the confession scenes was supposed to get interpreted and that Kurosawa isn’t a bit over dramatic for immediately turning on his “woe is me - i am too pretty for this world”. Adachi had this beautiful transition of realising his self-value by looking through others eyes and imo it’d be beautiful to send Kurosawa on a similar journey.

14. Unpopular opinion about your fandom?

Nothing really, sorry to disappoint. Especially nothing I’d say is an unpopular opinion. 

15. Unpopular opinion about the manga/show?

The fandoms we share which I focused on are HIStory2 - Crossing the Line / HIStory3 - Trapped & 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい.

I don’t like the step-brother trope in CTL but I wouldn’t count that as controversial either. One (hopefully) unpopular opinion I have about Trapped is that the scene, where Shao Fei and Tang Yi flee down the mountain and have that weird day dream of them stopping some passerby half-naked to get rescued didn’t land at all for me. The series is quite silly and humorous but that scene stood out like a sore nail and it felt like everyone involved felt super awkward when they shot it....

As for Cherry Magic: I don’t think it is a wig but I really don’t like Minato’s hair orz The blonde just looks slightly off to me. Either he needed lighter hair or another cut. I don’t really know, there’s just something slightly bothering me about it...

[freewheelshippin]

Number 8 and 11 for the ace f/o asks! (I'm on mobile so I can't properly copy-paste multiple questions orz)

Haha you’re fine! Ty for always copying them tho when you can :3 

8. Do you or your f/o have silly traditions or rituals? anniversaries for coming out?

I don’t have a set date I really came out as ace (or bi, for that matter), since it was a years-long process and struggle, and I’d imagine it’s the same on his end, so I can’t imagine a specific coming out anniversary? But definitely something every year to celebrate freedom, cuz what’s coming to terms with your queerness if not that! With him being in the public eye (and probably his own desire for privacy -- and if I’m being honest, mine too) I don’t think it could be anything public, but I could see something like a nice big meal, dedicated cuddle chill times, and exchanging a music mix for one another. Like you’d give a crush, but more our shit and way way waaaaaay less emphasis on the romantic love and more about how things are growing and changing every year. 

9. Did either you or your f/os inspire the other to explore their sexuality/sensuality in more depth?

Yeah -- you know what, i was gonna answer it with like ‘i’d like to think i did’ like i always do, but you know what, yeah, absolutely. For me, extremely yes on the sensuality. I learned how much I do want deep, partner-like companionship and sensual affection (and how much fucking great sensuality I can offer, between being a total cuddleslut and learning the ways I’m super attentive to others’ needs) bc of showering it all over him! 

.....honestly I’ve come to interpret Ranmaru as somewhere on that gray/demi axis? Vague enough that he’s never really questioned it or feels he needs to label himself with it, though. I suppose his lone wolf “i don’t need anyone” habits always precluded him from, like, dating around quite like maybe his peers did, but I dunno. Something about Ranmaru sleeping and dating around for a time after (handwaves) that chunk of too much life happening feels right, and it feels even more right he does it in some bid to get relief and affection but it’s all just, like, profoundly unsatisfying. I’m pretty open about how I’m not sex-repulsed, but that doesn’t mean I’ve ever felt sexual attraction or found those kinds of things satisfying. And I just feel like talking through experiences would help something click in his head like ‘wait yeah me too, sorta.’ (Like...he’s like absolutely the type to feel all those deep attractions and desires if his trust gets won over in the first place. You know?) 

Part of aroace self-ship asks, which I am veeeerry much still taking questions from :3c 

[taonsil]

What were the things that made you a Sutao shipper? Like your own reasons that made you love them

Im on mobile but imagine the wo shi mama gif right here (´ε｀ )akshs sorry again for another long text post not under cut orz but aa I think to start with just that they were so unusual, and that their love for each other ran so deep. and the kink ngshdg. it’s very hard to ship them just as a couple without the imbalanced dynamic, and at the time I really needed to see some kinds of love that weren’t so typical - a relationship not based in traditional romo/sexual attraction. the first time I saw the cam of tao calling jm mama and being so smoochy I was super interested, then happy camp etc happened and furthered that..and it interested me a lot that tao was so sweet and invested in it. I was crazy about the concept of mama kink (as opposed to d*ddy kink cause that was like just becoming mainstream at the time) and that sutao could have that basic dynamic but it was much more about caregiving and genderfeelsy and could be either platonic or kinky. and it amused me to no end how intense their fanservice could get and people would just dismiss it bc no that’s his mama.. 👀 and I found that was just their overall relationship, they weren’t like the others. it’s not like once the joke was over they just acted like friends - taozi was in jm’s care always, he was a big baby around him always and either sought out his guidance or rebelled against him always. and then they were also comfortable enough to go hard with the (almost) making out. they so clearly adored each other and it really fascinated me, and back then there was no content at all really for gender/a-spec/nd softs and I felt they fitted all of that really nicely and it made my heart so 💖💖💖. seeing baby taozi loved and taken care of and completely adored for being exactly the way he was, and then seeing how soft jm was for him and how silly he’d allow himself to be around him..always adapting to help tao and work with his moods and support him when he was sick. and that jm was a role that tao felt so strongly about (u know how much his actual mama means to him), and that tao was so open about how much he appreciated it (and that tao then tried to take care of jm too in return (*´ー｀*). jm was the person tao would stay up all night confiding in, someone he could totally be himself with. they were terrible and constantly getting up to no good together bc they just enjoyed each other so much. they have a really unique kind of love that’s so built on a genuine desire to care and nurture, but could also be intimate, to the extent of being like partners before the moment breaks and they’re silly mama and baby again. I find tao hard to ship ~normally~ because his interactions and views on love are so..not cut out for that, so for him to find someone he can love that way is really special ♡ it’s just. so interesting and the affection and adoration they have for each other makes my hearts swell like a big old balloon 🎈

[merakiui]

OH MY GOD THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT IS SO SO GOOD BUT ALSO HELLO THE TAGS?? IM HEARING YOU LOUD N CLEAR [c,, can we please hear some more about incel azul pretty please 🛐🛐]

Yes, allow me to share some thoughts!!! >:)

(cw: yandere, nsfw, unhealthy behaviors/relationship, lots of self-loathing from azul, female reader, misogyny, incel behaviors, mention of implied non-con, stalking, obsession, for the sake of this pretend nrc isn't an all-boys university orz)

Incel!Azul is really, really hateful. Not only does he hate himself and his inability to effortlessly charm other mers like some of his peers, he hates their confidence, their attractive qualities, their slim bodies, their flashy tails, their pretty smiles. He hates all of it. But what he hates most of all is you, that sweet, pretty octo-mer who was so perfect in every way. If Azul is meant to be the monster and the moon, then you are the hero and the sun, a polar opposite in comparison to him. You're the one with a lot of friends. You're the one with the nice voice. You're the one who can swim fast and skillfully. You're the one who doesn't cry or ink uncontrollably like he does. You're so bright and happy and pretty.

Back when the two of you were attending the same school, everyone seemed to like you while they all turned their dislike on him. You'd get your fair share of confessions and gifts, and Azul witnessed all of it from the sidelines, silently loathing you and your popularity. How could anyone like you when you were just as ugly as him! The two of you are the same species, and yet it was he who was treated like the monstrosity. It was never fair. He hates it.

Despite the fact that you'd always publicly turn these confessions down, Azul thinks you might have accepted them in private. Sure, he doesn't have any solid proof to back up that theory, but he just knows you let those mers fuck you silly after classes had ended and you'd drag them off to all the places that became known for lewd activities. Places Azul has never been to, but he's overheard plenty of stories. That haunted shipwreck that's seen more sexual activity than paranormal activity. The coral reefs or the rocks or the sea trenches, dark, cramped spaces perfect for curling into one another. He's certain you've left your mark on every area.

When the school had its annual dance and you chose to go with a group of friends instead of the few mers who attempted to ask you out, he was filled with so much anger. How dare you have the luxury of that choice when he's always so alone. How dare you get to pick through various suitors while he's never even held hands with anyone before. How dare you get to exist happily as the same species while he's forever stuck in misery, constantly bullied solely for being alive. How dare you.

Spring is a very important time for merfolk. Lots of them set off in search of mates, some of them depart with their lifelong partner, and others prepare themselves to lay eggs, to be filled with eggs, to kiss and touch and hold their true love. Azul always thought he'd find his true love like in the storybooks, but after being told countless times that he's too ugly, too fat, too gross, too weird, too much of a crybaby he's begun to doubt his dreams. Every spring, Azul would pay close attention to you. Somehow you always seemed far more prettier in the spring, but that could just be because he was looking at you in less-than-innocent ways. Someone as perfect as you would never want to mate with him. His classmates were right when they said all of his young would probably be eaten before any of them could even brave the cruel waters of the Coral Sea because they all came from the weak, gross, squishy, clumsy Azul. Still, he'd watch you as you interacted with the many friends who surround you, wondering if a miracle might bless him and make him more attractive so that you'd finally, finally look his way. And maybe then, in the far-off future, he might spend spring with you.

You tried to approach Azul once. When you'd first transferred in and had learned there was another octo-mer just like you attending classes, you'd been eager to befriend him. But the Leech twins had gotten in your way every time, preventing you from even speaking to Azul directly. For that reason, you gave up on your pursuit, coming to the conclusion that the elusive Azul Ashengrotto was simply shy and socially awkward. You'd heard the rumors and the cruel remarks from classmates, and maybe you should've said something to stand up for him. But you were anxious back then. They talked about him so cruelly. If you tried to defend him, wouldn't they just turn their disgust on you? Wouldn't you be bullied next? It was a relief most of your class had accepted you and you'd wanted it to stay that way. So, while Azul was bettering his magical capabilities in order to prove his bullies wrong, you held your tongue and turned a blind eye.

Azul had thought that NRC would be his big break. He'd leave his past under the sea and live on land as a human. He'd expected and looked forward to new beginnings alongside the twins when that mystical carriage had come to pick them up, but what he hadn't expected was that you'd be there with them, a transformation potion already in your grasp. And another thing he hadn't been expecting was how pretty your human form turned out to be. He'd spent a lot of time at that human boot camp with you and the twins, making it his mission to do better than you. He never could surpass you.

Azul tries not to hate you most days, but that becomes impossible once you're enrolled in NRC and you start to make lots of friends. While you blossom, Azul spreads his poisonous roots into every relationship he fosters at school. Your relationships are genuine; his are built upon fear, contracts, shady deals, and deceit. Most days he really can't stand you and your carefree nature. But then most days Azul doesn't really know you. He's never really been your friend. He only knows the image you project and the image he projects onto you: the one where you're a little mer-slut who sleeps around with half the school in order to stay popular and loved.

He's cordial to you when the two of you cross paths, when you join him at lunch, when you visit the lounge, but when your back is turned he's gritting his teeth and silently detesting you. Even on land you're accepted. Even as a human you're praised and trusted. Even when he starts anew, you flourish. And he really despises that.

So when he reverts back to his old self, succumbing to the horrors of Overblot, and you're the first one he sees amidst the many students, all cowering or unconscious, he can't stop himself from wrapping a tentacle around your fragile human legs to bring you to him. How dare your friends try to save you. How dare you surround yourself with so much love and goodness. How dare you exist in his world. How dare you, an octo-mer just like him, be treated so kindly. It's not fair. It's never been fair. He hates you and everything that you are.

It isn't in the warm shallows of the sea during spring, but rather the frigid, inky depths of the realm that houses Octavinelle when he decides to permanently mark you as his.