#lr partner

[astranauticus]

finally put together a sheet for (some of) my ocs..... skjfahksjhfk

anyway please send me asks about them (and penny's work partner i don't have a design for yet) and i will try my best to answer 👍

[crimsonscloud]

bunch of things about my lab rats oc because i have brainrot.

( will add a moodboard for him later )

name: adrien trevor abernathy

nicknames: dre, trevor

gender: male

birthdate: 1973. still have to give him a birth month

age: early forties. he just doesn't lie about it like donald does /j

hair color: dark brown, starting to gray

eye color: blue

faceclaim: pascal langdale

occupation: robotics engineer for davenport industries ( formerly; later reinstated )

i haven't had any time to rewatch and formulate anything so we're coasting on vibes only. prepare for word vomit and canon divergences

started working for davenport industries after college, was friends with both brothers. he and douglas had a crush on each other, but never said anything since they were both still in the closet at the time.

then the incident with douglas faking his death happens.

in my version of canon, donald finds the kids after douglas' "funeral" because... idk, i just like it better. hurts more that way.

[slightly related: daniel doesn't exist in my au.]

he doesn't tell adrien about them, but adrien figures out he's hiding something. combined with the grief over douglas (and adrien not believing he's dead, or thinking that donald had something to do with it because the brothers were fighting more just before it happened) they start drifting apart and fighting a lot.

adrien leaves the company at some point after this. i haven't figured out what he's up to in the space between here and the beginning of the show, but he pops back up at some point in the first two seasons (before the reveal that douglas is alive).

he's pissed (and hurt) that donald didn't tell him about abc because for god's sake donald, those are children and if you told me back then i'd at least have made an effort to treat them that way. it calls into question, for him, how much donald really trusted him. if donald ever trusted anybody but himself.

then he also has to find out that he was right -- douglas is alive. oh, yeah, and is also currently a villain. with another kid that is solely intended to help him get the other three back. that's a clusterfuck.

so much of this is just adrien going what the fuck davenport(s)

come season three (which i remember a little more of, yay) he hasn't forgiven either brother much for lying to him, but he can't fault the kids for that so he sticks around. he's sorta like the cool uncle.

he helps douglas sneak leo out of the hospital after his arm's crushed, and helps him work on the bionic arm. it's one of the first real opportunities they have to talk some things out.

rise of the secret soldiers- specific things, because there's a couple things here:

because adrien isn't bionic, he uses a pair of gauntlets he worked on pre-canon as a prototype and kept around. they're designed to absorb energy, so in practice they give him enhanced strength but he reworks them a bit (patterned after leo's bionics) so he can also generate laser spheres through nodes on the palms.

however, they have a limit to how much energy they can absorb before the user's body must take on some of the strain. krane overloads them, severely injuring adrien and putting him in the hospital (instead of donald).

everything else happens similarly to canon -- leo uses energy transference to save adrien, almost dies, the bionic soldiers save leo, etc. because of the gauntlets backfiring adrien now has scarring on his hands and experiences tremors / pain due to the nerve damage.

of course his response to this is i need to invent something better so he completely redesigns the gauntlets during season four / afterwards. the new design allows him to wear them all the time, disguised as simple bracelets when inactive.

other things about him:

not a power, but he can mimic voices. even if the voice is nowhere close to his. it's a disney show i don't care about logic, this is funnier /j. he and bree (since she has it but as an actual power) use it to prank the others by "switching" voices and leo is like "don't ever do that again"

douglas gave him a bracelet. initially adrien no longer wears it / doesn't mention it so douglas thinks he got rid of it, but after they talk during you posted what?! he starts to wear it again.

donald and leo both admit adrien (who is basically if ":) (threat)" was a person) scares them. leo had to clarify that it wasn't a compliment.

douglas, donald and adrien all have a habit of calling each other by their middle names when they're upset with each other / making fun of each other.

adrien's "dre" nickname comes from when he first met the brothers -- donald kept thinking his name was andre and adrien corrected him multiple times until he got it. douglas, however, thought this was hilarious and so the "dre" nickname stuck.

adrien and tasha friendship by virtue of being the mostly sane adults dealing with a davenport's nonsense is so real to me

gay as hell and definitely tells perry she's definitely barking up the wrong tree. and also no she can't have douglas, he was there first

[fitzselfships]

Day after tomorrow. Get ready >:] (< they are about to become Super annoying)

[toastybugguy]

Douglas is bi but Davenport is mildly homophobic

I PROBABLY SHOULDNT FIND THIS FUNNY BC I SORT OF HC DONALD AS STRAIGHT TRANSMASC BUT LIKE. He’s a little homophobic. Homophobe in recovery 🙏🙏🙏

[fsugirl1]

Some days are so big…so PACKED with content…so unexpectedly swoon-worthy that they demand an edition of

⭐️ FSU’s Occasional Newsletter ⭐️

Is That An Earthquake Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?

The day began with a vague disturbance. Was it seismic activity? Inbox tomfoolery? A very happy birthday wake up for @lila-rae?

That last one is between her and Mr LR but

Bottom line: we could sense something coming.

It’s Not The Size Of The Entourage, It’s What You Do With It

We knew Tom was in Scotland and we figured it might be for golf but we did not know until this morning that he brought every single one of his brothers and best mates. So many of his closest dudes in one place made us 🤔

Lord knows he’s a generous friend and his circle is tight, but we wondered what they might be celebrating?

The delulu? It was percolating.

Our Italian Romance: Starring Tomdaya 🎥

We were already abuzz and the delulu was bountiful on the dash when suddenly the most cinematic and romantic photos of our favorite couple dropped. We learned they were canoodling at the gorgeous Castillo di Reschio, with such romantic activities as pasta-making (watch those fingers, Z!) and horseback riding.

And if that wasn’t enough, A POOL DATE. Both of them sunkissed and beautiful, reading books and looking like the movie stars they are.

No, your eyes don’t deceive you. They did switch books. 🫠

Every single one of us immediately wondered why our partners weren’t offering to read aloud to us in the pool at an Italian castle. But then, who hasn’t wondered that at least once?

Dad Said His Tea Was Cold But We Say It Was Piping Hot

As if we weren’t all twitterpated enough from the Italian romcom baecation pics, Zendaya’s Father In Law Dom felt like we needed a glimpse into their everyday life at home. He shared that the newest member of the Coleman-Holland family, Daphne the dog, is a “beautiful” addition to the clan and that her youthful energy has found a fast friend in her aunt Rosie, who is just a year older. Big brother and recent outcast (banished to live with Uncle Darnell, what did he do?) was said to be too old to enjoy the young pups.

Dom was feeling chatty I guess because he didn’t stop there. He went on to share that Zendaya had recently joined Nikki and Dom for dinner at the local pub.

He further said that Granny Tess, siblings, cousins, all the boys and “the dogs” would soon be accompanying him and Nikki on an anniversary celebration trip to Portugal. Dare we hope for more family photos?

Even if we don’t, that’s another bingo square, baby.

Aunt May Has Shipped It For Years

To top off the content-crazy, your favorite aunt and mine, Marisa Tomei, said at an event in Canada that one of her favorite parts of her Spider Man experience was watching Tom and Zendaya grow up and “fall in love.” 🥰

That face she’s making? The I can’t take it they’re so cute face? We were all wearing it. Even the strongest soldiers among us were grinning and kicking their feet. (We saw you, don’t try to deny it!)

While we await word from the pixel analysts on what people starring in their own epic love story read to each other on vacation, and while we bask in all the little details that make the story more real and more beautiful every day, let’s take a moment as I close to appreciate just how hot Zendaya’s back is in this dinner photo.

Until next time, remember my friends: be kind to each other. I love you. I’m wishing that each of you will find the one who thinks reading to you in the pool (Italian or otherwise) is the most perfect day.

And I hope your birthday is as filled with happy surprises as @lila-rae found hers for the third year in a row!

[honey-minded-hivemind]

In the Lovesick AU, Reader seemed to others the ideal, non-stereotypical yandere: a new age version. They were calmer, more down-to-earth, slow to anger, less territorial, and great with advice and sharing. They seemed like a darling's or yandere's dream friend or partner... Of course, Reader wasn't interested in romance, either, so that helped many see them not as a threat, but as a friend or buddy, a person that helped rather than stole from them or mocked.

Reader was an easy friend for Scott to make. They helped him after Duncan beat him up, they bandaged wounds, they even called Duncan out on what he did. And Reader just- they seemd to understand, having to the bigger person. Even when you didn't want to be that. And they seemed to enjoy listening to him, or offering him a hand when he had a project, or just mediating between the teens of the school who needed to calm down. They were refreshing. Nice. Trustworthy. (He never meant to bettay their trust, he was just worried about them-)

Rogue found Reader to be open-minded. They tried to stand up for others, even when it meant facing possible backlash. They had new ideas, such as letting darlings not register their secondary gender, or saying out loud how past treatment of darlings throughout history was vile, shortsighted, wicked, even when it made close-minded teachers or students glare at them. Yet Reader still tried to be nice. They weren't as abrasive as some thought. They brought candies to class to share, they made friendships as easy as a kindergartener would, tend tend accepted her as she was, not wanting her to change or hide. It felt nice.

Kitty and Kurt and Evan liked this kid. They were fun! They had funny jokes, sarcasm, clever one-liners, and when they were blunt, it was hilarious! But they also were serious when it came to treating others with respect. They tried to be polite, they were obedient (most of the time), and they didn't rile up anyone or start petty arguments. They just seemed to try to make things easier for others. It wasn't hard to like them.

Lance found it hard to like them at first. Someone who was that nice, or seemed to have nearly everyone not dislike them? How was that even real? Except... they didn't use it to hurt others. H*ll, they'd even snip or snarl at someone if they tried to joke cruelly about him, or fight him. They didn't have to. He wasn't helpless! But... they also didn't expect anything in return. They never did. So maybe it wasn't too hard to try and keep the peace around them, then...

Pietro liked this person. Oh, they're quite the odd one! They have confidence, or so it seems. They don't get in his or his team's way. And they even are a mutant, too! Ha! Too perfect! Except... fine, the X-Men also like them. But that isn't a big problem. He's not so sure though, that they're so perfect... Something just tells him, that maybe it's best to keep an eye on them...

Todd's cool with them. They like art, they compliment his art, they'll wax poetic about things like bones or ashes or mud, and he finds himself realizing they're right. He appreciates them noticing the smalle lr things in life. He likes how they find beauty in everything. And hey, they share snacks, so that's awesome, too. Maybe they're not so different...

[whitlovealways8]

Astro Observations Pt 6

Lunar Return Edition

These observations are based off personal experiences after tracking my lunar returns. You can ask me anything in the comments.

When I had Saturn in my 6h it was a mentally hard time. Everything felt more difficult on a daily basis. I was even approached to take on more responsibilities at work, when I already had an increase workload at home (mommy life).

8h stellium brings all your fears to the forefront. My natal 12h being the LR chart rising also added to it. I was facing a lot of nightmares through dreamworld. But also, I was given insight to a lot in the dreamworld..almost like premonitions.

When the moon was in my 3h I travelled quite often

7h mars, chaos with my live in partner.

Natal 6h, LR chart Asc and so much work so little time. I started a consistent daily exercise routine and got on antidepressants & antianxiety meds. I was determined to get a control on my health overall

Moon in 9h and I settled a civil suit case in my favor

Natal 12h LR asc or South Node in LR 1h will definitely force you to do shadow work. I went through a semi mental breakdown and chopped off almost most of my hair, yikes

Uranus in the 8h can bring unexpected money from others but also unexpected emotions resurfacing. Secrets can be revealed too

Moon in 4h or 4h stellium can indicate moving, as it did for me. Emphasized if your LR 12h is your natal 4h, moving to different cities or country.

Moon in 4h is a greater harmonious time at home or with the mother, unless afflicted by planet like mars, saturn or uranus.

Sun-venus conj a glow up, feeling so attractive that month. Getting lots of compliments.

South node in the 8h another indicator of nightmares but its processing repressed emotions. Basically trying to help you to heal via dreamworld. You could also have past life dreams, I certainly did.

Moon sq Saturn.... not the best time mentally or emotionally. Especially since LR chart focus is the moon so harsh aspects means an emotionally challenging month ahead

9h moon could be seeing a therapist or getting really great advice from someome you look up to. May reflect on the relationship with your father or father figure. I also found a great astrologer to learn from by joining her patreon community.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for refusing sex?

I (23M) have been best friends with someone I'll call Riley for the rest of this post (22NB) for just a bit over 5 years. We have been particularly close and sexually open with each other in a very casual sense.

Lately (3 months), though, I had been seeing a guy named John (25M) who I would consider my actual "partner". We aren't dating, but we have no interest in seeing anyone other than each other for the most part. John is monogamous and I am not, but we are aware we are in an "open relationship" (as we aren't dating) and can see other people if we wanted to. Thing is, I admittedly consider us (me and John) to be a monogamous relationship because I know he's monogamous, and that he's told me he genuinely only wants to see me despite the fact we aren't dating.

The problem is, previously, I told Riley that I was DTF if they asked me. The clause had been upgraded to "I will ask John first, because I don't know where we stand on that".

The next time we hung out I wasn't feeling it. I said no when Riley asked, and when asked why, I said I wasn't feeling it. They urged me to ask John so it wouldn't be a big deal. I folded, and asked John, including a clause in a separate message to say no, even if he was fine with it, because I didn't want to have sex. He obliged, and I reiterated that I did not want sex, and John was not comfortable with me having sex with someone else, and showed Riley the messages (with my addition deleted). They gave me a "fine", and was passive aggressive for about an hour before they decided to leave.

Later, they texted me about it, saying that I was a jerk for turning them down when I previously was very chill with the concept of having sex with them, and that they should matter to me more than John.

I feel like the asshole because I lied to them in two ways, saying I was interested previously, and then asking John to say no to me having sex with Riley. I'm a very "no means no" person, so I was offput by their reaction, but both me and Riley are very rejection sensitive people, so it was just Normal for me. I still feel like I should have said yes, just to prevent this from happening.

TD;LR: AITA for saying no to sex with a previous sexual partner because I found myself in something of a "committed" relationship, and then lying about why i didn't want to have sex?

What are these acronyms?

[ruleroftheimps]

Odd thought that popped in my head, but if Valentino perma-dies in an upcoming season, I want to see the other two Vees absolutely be unable to cope with it.

As in, Vox crumbling because he lost his partner, in multiple sense of the word, and throwing himself into his work, and being the only person supporting all three of their industries, because somebody has to keep it up, right? Somebody has to make sure Valentino isn't completely forgotten? And of course, revenge, he's doubling down on all attacks to the hotel (Assuming it was them).

As in, Velvette going to send him a funny clip she knows he'll love (or that it'll piss him off) and then remembering, right. He won't see it. Before she sends it anyways, because well, he'll return somehow, it's Val! And he'd like it.

And then the Hotel crew just watching this from afar, and the sheer hurt that is there.

Like, Val is obviously an objectively horrible person, and he definitely deserves some form of punishment for what he did to Angel Dust, and probably others, I'm not defending him at all, but, at the same time, I feel like the Vees are this tight-knit found family and they would collapse if one of them dies. We can see that they're close in the show (Or maybe that's just me reading into it too much, idk), and it would be interesting for the Hotel staff to witness Vox and Vel breaking down because of Val's death, especially because they all (Angel especially) probably see him as this soulless monster, which- Yeah. He is a monster, but he still has people that care about him, and that he cared about in return. I feel like it would fit with what Charlie thinks, that nobody is 100% pure evil, there's always something there that's at least decent, and nobody is truly unloved, somebody cares for them and sees them as somebody to trust, and would be, like... a big lesson for them, ig. I really hope this makes sense and doesn't come across in a bad way.

Td;lr, if Val dies in a future season, I want to see the remaining Vees become dysfunctional and the hotel watching, and realizing that Charlie is right, everybody has somebody that cares about them, no matter how horrible they are, and that the potential to be a good person is still present.

[starsworldd]

☆ short astro observations part 3 ☆

a little reminder to stream domino 1 by iamsagsssssss!! out on all platforms now, i promise it’s a good song <3

⭒ sag people give off horse energy (big 3 predominantly)

⭒ jupiter in 7th house in a lunar return (lr) chart could mean that there’s some ✨opportunities✨ to get a partner that month

⭒ so many celebs and famous ppl have libra risings

⭒ venus opposite mc in a lr chart may mean family is coming over to visit

⭒ solar return (sr) and lr saturn in 7th house may mean that there’s a lot more responsibility with school (mind you 7th house is the house of the “other”, it’s opposite the first house which is all about you)

⭒ i’ve noticed that people who have sun in their 1st house are naturally liked by people

⭒ natal venus in 7th house 🤝 not standing up for yourself in order to keep the peace (adding onto this, if you have cap venus in 7th house teachers/school staff may naturally like you???)

⭒ tw ed: i’ve noticed a lot of virgo moons having eds or just dealing with weight issues in their early years

⭒ sun opposite asc in a lr chart may mean talking to someone ;) 💞

⭒ mars in 9th house in a lr chart may mean expanding your horizons in a particular area of life (check in whole signs where the planetary ruler is for the 9th house)

⭒ libra moon people are so pretty i don’t care how many times it’s been said

⭒ venus aspecting saturn/cap venus 🤝 having crazy glow-ups. it doesn’t even have to be physically looks necessarily but it can be the energy and vibe too

⭒ cancer placements (big 3) imo are pretty magnetic (ariana grande, princess diana, angelina jolie, etc..)

⭒ leo mercuries become friends with people so easily even if they’re quiet they just attract people

hope you enjoyed have a nice day/night <3

[sunlighthroughthe-ashes]

What are your fav dramas? I enjoyed reading some of your posts about Love Next Door. :)

hi there, anon! thank you for reaching out — i'm so happy to hear that you liked my posts! :)

honestly; i been enamored with k-dramas since 2016. i have seen many: some sweet, some sad, some bitter — yet none of them have left a mark on me the way lovely runner has. LR has my entire heart and is largely responsible for the healing i've been able to hold along with my grief.

that said, these are a few other dramas that i have greatly enjoyed watching: while you were sleeping, w:two worlds, suspicious partner, bride of habaek, cheese in the trap, to the beautiful you, descendants of the sun, crash landing on you, our beloved summer, fight for my way, hwayugi: a korean odyssey, my love from another star, healer, it's okay not to be okay, twenty-five / twenty-one (despite the gutwrenching ending!), doom at your service, rookie cops, and love in the moonlight.

[tri-punisher]

decided lesley is closer to LR's size, 7ft 7 compared to their 8ft of bulk

a running hc of mine is that LR's size can be attributed directly to their unique run of the eye's augments, where they were designed specifically to be a tank, compared to someone like ww who was given a more rudimentary run of the augments. in the same way that lesley's metal arms acted as the experimental precursors to razlo's eventual metal arm, lesley was given those same size-altering augments before they were given the all-clear to be used on LR and turn them into something more appropriate for wielding three 200 pound heavy machine guns and withstanding virtually any kind damage

it's nice having a sparring partner who's in your same weight class and doesn't have to rely on dirty tricks and a disregard for the rules to even out the playing field because he's considerably smaller than you are (unlike a certain someone.)

[edalynn]

I think one of the reasons huntl0w leaves such a bad taste in my mouth is because it really feels like Hunter throwing himself at the first “available” person he has even a semi positive interaction with. Luz is in the middle of a romance arc with Amity by the time of Hunting Palisman, they’ve hooked up by the time he interacts with Amity in Eclipse Lake, and Amity is a lesbian besides, and everyone else he interacts with before Any Sport is too old for him, or too young in King’s case. Then Any Sport comes along and he meets the first character who checks every box of in his age range, no established love interest, not canonically not into men/no established sexuality, and has at least semi positive interactions with him. And, if you believe the minuscule blush in Labyrinth Runners is actually supposed to be romantic, then he’s crushing on her by the next time they meet, despite the implications of limited interactions, like how Willow is nervous/scared around him at first. That’s not normal or healthy!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY! YOU GET IT!! HOW does the progression of those interactions read as healthy or romantic at all!?? Everyone was just so desperate to ship Hunter with canon character for some fucking reason that they latched onto the first viable one that he has any type of positive interaction with. Whereas before, there was a lot of "please get this boy some friends" or "please give him a loving family" and now it's just. Give him a girlfriend. That will fix him, right? That's healthy right? I hate it here. I never thought I'd be the person to be crying "can we please stop being allonormative for once?" out here, but here I fucked am. Sometimes it's okay for characters not to canonically end up in relationships! Or be attracted to anyone! Whether it be at all or just anyone canonically in the show! Even Zeno, Hunter's literal VA, said at one point that he would've preferred that they had explored Hunter's attraction to boys instead! While in the human realm! But instead, we got this shit because of hunt//low freaks and shortened show runtime!

And on top of that, like you said, Hunter and Willow's initial interactions are NOT healthy or good! It's Hunter tricking her and trying to kidnap her and her friends! (Buddy I need you to stop kidnapping potential partners on Belos' order- Cat reference) Willow is scared of him and doesn't trust him! Rightfully so!! And then when REAL Willow actually sees him in LR, she STILL doesn't trust him and isn't even trying to stand up for him to Bump and is willing to allow them to do whatever to him until he proves he WAS with Gus beforehand. She doesn't like or trust him! He has to earn that! And if Hunter actually had a crush on her prior to that after asias, THAT'S FUCKING CREEPY.

[throne-for-queens]

Where is this business trip narrative coming from bc I only read about it on one of the Tumblr FP. Someone said it was for CMT as a promotional material for Grammys. FYI, Grammys nomination voting closed on OCT 26th & nominations will be out on NOV 8. So if at all he has something planned for LR as is being suggested then he can keep it in his archives, with all his other unreleased stuff😂

Sandra, to your point about why he asked for the pics to be taken down, it’s simple SECURITY. In all likelihood they are still on vacation currently and don’t want the location shared widely lest ppl get ideas. By now we are familiar with atleast a couple of creeps in the fandom that will stop at nothing to be around him and his family. As you rightly pointed out this is not the first time of him asking for privacy. Both him & Megan have asked their respective FPs to take down pics in the past when it involved either their kids or vacation. Even the consented pic of Megan with a fan recently in Hawaii while on vacation with her kids, was released one week later as requested by her.

To the anon funnily obsessed with the third wheel theory, yeah it could be a side chick that he wants to protect by asking for those pics to be taken down. Although, to be fair he’s been going on podcasts after podcast professing his love for Megan so don’t exactly know how is that supposed to be reassuring for that side chick or help her cope , unless you are the side chick sending these theories as anon😉 in which case at least I am ready to believe 💀 On the contrary why not the other way around and maybe she has a side dude that she wants to protect and that’s why refuses to call K as her partner or wants to be seen with him during his events. Isn’t that a more believable scenario by ‘your logic’ ?

The security thing makes sense honestly and maybe everyone will get the green light a few weeks from now. I guess I'm so used to him being elaborate that a simple request for security purposes didn't even cross my mind. 😅

[marchdancer]

Ok so actually I am on vacation and today I did a wonderful hikingtrip through a forest and up to a little mountain village.

And after a while I was thinking that Isfan would totally like such trips and I was imagen whole nice it would be to go on a hiking trip with Isfan and his little wolf puppies. Because I think that Isfan would totally be a good partner for such a trip and I would absolutely like his company. He would totally know a lot about flowers, trees, animals etc. and could tell a lot about it.

And because I am from the small size and I picture Isfan as a tall guy ( so taller as his brother and I think Shapur is about 5,90 feet when I rember the character charta right) he would totally make bit fun of me when I struggle to climb about something and my arm lr lwg would be to short to reach the other side/rock/tree etc (like my sister and cousins) and he would be like „come on little dwarf you can do it“ with a wide grin on his face and in the end he would lend me a helping hand, when he sees I struggle too much.

So yes I would absolutely like to hike with Isfan on a big sister/little brother or good friend base. And I would love it.

[kafkaoftherubble]

无要之文

Sexuality (2) I'm made of things that are not-me

Previously, I talked about all three Ghouls' sexuality. But... There are shadows of the LR in all of them.

LR may look like someone who would whip out a Chinese paper fan when they introduce themself, or think the happiest thing in life is to get first place in the International Math Olympiad, but looks can be deceiving. Contrary to his appearance, LR was passionate in many of their endeavors, especially when they were younger.

When they fell in love, they went all out. Whatever brain chemicals they felt when they threw themselves into their research or into love—the two are the same. LR loved whoever had been given a place in their heart as though they were their research.

Emily seemed to have inherited that. Just like LR, Emily's romantic subjects are not restricted to one gender or another. Anyone who attracts her heart gets all of Emily. Anyone who attracted their favor got all of LR.

However, LR is a person of paradox. While they are capable of passion and romance in both work and people, they only seem to know how to make their relationship with the former flourish. With people? No such luck. Many of their relationships end in break-ups or people drifting away. Partners who wanted commitment were disappointed by an apparent lack of human warmth. Partners who didn't want commitment were repulsed by LR's seeming possessiveness beyond that of a sex partner.

Perhaps the issue was that LR treated their partners exactly like their research. He's possessive of his work, but also dismissive of whatever the subjects included in that research might need, especially emotionally.

In this regard, LR's ineptitude—despite their zeal for love—is a bit similar to Ada's. The difference is that Ada couldn't even secure a boyfriend for herself, while LR failed every single one of the partner he gained... eventually.

LR decided to be celibate and single later in their life as though they had received an epiphany that love and sex pale in what they were working on, and later... created. They now had new targets to exhaust their unyielding passion now, and he decided that partners were distractions that could siphon his attention away from his real prize and legacy in this life. This is reinforced by how many of his partners did not like how obsessed he was with Project Gu, and how many secrets he kept.

And perhaps that is a little similar to F's mindset about both romance and sex. They might not be "distractions" per se to F, but he certainly thought they were unnecessary to his personal quest in every way. F is also—in a subtle, quiet way—stubborn about his conviction. Just like his "parent."

Why do these three exhibit some of LR's mentality? Ada didn't even live with LR; it could not have been an influence from him. LR also never talked about their past with romance and sex to Emily or F; there was no point.

written at 11.59pm, July 7th.