#like i dont think peters “track record” with women is what makes it weird with grace since shes. well not a woman shes a girl (which will

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I think….Peter might be wary of calling Grace terms of endearment because he uh knows his record with women has been mmmm not great and he knows he is a Creature but doesn’t know how Grace feels about all of that her (but has some like functional adult understanding that Grace is someone he should care about and want to not be creeped out and disgusted by him. Even if just for the logistical reasons that yes. Even HIS apartment is a better home for her than alone in a graveyard) but he does start relaxing and slipping eventually and when she doesn’t prickle or react badly it become almost an artsy little game. Dear, sweetheart, fawn, kitten, spring blossom, etc.

Possibly spurred on by uncle Andrey having 0 hang ups about that sort of thing and maybe Peter being just the littlest bit jealous or even uncomfortable with this imbalance. Andrey will waltz in and pat her on the head and say “hey sweetheart have you seen Peter around?” So maybe Peter can be less than formal to her. For andrey. So they match.

funnily enough(?) I think the exact opposite on who ends up calling her terms of endearment the most.

Peter's track records with women is like. the only ones he's ever interacted with are 1) his mommy 2) the demons and the sorceresses (the fact that he's scared is a skill issue, out of my way boy I'm boutta get it etc) 3) Eva that he liked but kept his hands off because they don't respect much but "thou shalt not covet your brother's gender neutral bitches" they abide by 4) whatever the fuck his problem is with the Kaina women. but his situations with adult women (+ the demonesses) are different from like. Vine voice A Child. + it's not Grace's business + she wouldn't care this is not about her/completely different dynamics [because Vine Voice A Child]. I think he ends up calling her like. Animal names in the loving way. Her Russian name Ласка can be read as "weasel" even if it was apparently not the primary goal so I do think he calls her. Weasel. [My] little weasel. [My] little ermine. [My] little linen-eating moth. Just weird but lovingly.

In my minds eye think Andrey is the less paternal of the two [by virtue of Not Wanting Any he likes the freedom too much] even if he has the most chances of [accidentally] becoming a father [by virtue of actually getting gender neutral bitches] so he has not much any idea how the fuck to behave. His interactions with womankind have been 1) mommy 2) his conquests but like he knows of Child. He knows what Child is. I think some of the S&Hs (typically notkin himself) come steal food in the Broken Heart and he's like oh you nasty little thief [never hunts them down because. Starving orphan] so that's Grace to him but like. Family now. And he has no idea how to do Famly. I think for a while he's like 😃 heyyyy. Kid. Don't tell my brother i said fuck and shit in front of you he would bite me. He does the head pat and the shoulder pat but in a deeply Idk What The Fuck I'm About LOL way. I think he ends up calling her cute names but in a deeply awkward way. Like he would call her stuff in the lines of linen-eating moth but weirder. No example rn it's 6AM. Just picture it.