#it means they get jetlag though. like their own version of it but I'll call it jetlag

[lavenoon]

Lovely Luce, I am here to invade once more! <3

I have a little question about AU! Nothing very plot-related (that I know of) but! Something I thought of. Since the switch is still light-based, does that mean Sun hasn’t properly seen the full night sky or vice versa? I’d imagine they might get the tail end (like when the moon is visible in the early mornings or how Moon was still able to be active right before sunrise) but maybe not the full view of the sky.

Because if they haven’t been able to or maybe find that it’d mess up their schedules too badly to stay up so late/early… I think it would be sweet if they could share memories of the pretty skies with each other OR even for Robin to take pictures for them! It might not be something they think about too often - too busy and with too many things to do - but I think the sky can be absolutely breathtaking sometimes, and while some well-taken pictures might not be the real thing… I think it would be a sweet gesture to try and allow them something they’re not otherwise allowed to experience.

-🌻 Daye

Hehe, this is very sweet and just so happens to not apply! fdghsj

I thought about the switch - it just seemed a bit too lucky if they're one power outage or flashlight away from being found out, and it's rather impractical for them on the job, too, to switch the entire time. Like, Moon could hardly enter HQ when it's always lit, no paperwork at all for him, and Sun's undercover work may lead him to dimly lit rooms often enough, too.

So, with creative freedom and it being an AU and all that, they get a timer - 12 hours each, for fairness. (I was also admittedly sad that Moon is kind of at a disadvantage with the light, with how people usually aim to be able to see and thus even in the dark keep lights on). Tentatively think it'd be a 6-6 cycle, because I like that it's perfectly centered around midnight and noon. It gives them a bit more control over their schedule and plans, and the opportunity to observe sunsets and sunrises (though they have to wait for the right season)!

They have the option to force a switch outside of their schedule, but it resets the timer and throws them off the rhythm (imagine being woken up early to immediately cover being a functional person for someone else - no thank you), so they don't really do that - sometimes it's handy for alibis, though they also need a change of clothes for that, so they try to just handle things on their own.

This turned into a little worldbuilding/ character building ramble despite the sweet thought sparking your ask, sorry fghdjs

But while sunsets can be scenic anywhere, both of them rarely spend time outside of the city (or a city, sometimes there are missions further away, but rarely in rural areas), so if Y/N took them out of town to see the real night sky? Without all the smog and light pollution? They wouldn't really think of it on their own, so used to the sky they know, so any gesture from Y/N with the goal of showing them something new, something they didn't get to marvel at before? Well, it won't be the only thing they marvel at <3