#older siblings never get that much peace lmao

[doodlintv]

I really love @thegunnsara Hamato Wanderers AU... it was actually one of the first AU's I got into and it was so cool I thought it was an offical tmnt comic haha.

ANYWAY take this peaceful Raph bc his design in this AU is so sick

[tenchikotheartist]

I swear, one’s family/whether or not one has siblings can be the cornerstone of their personality/srs

More notes on these headcannons under the cut

Hype = Oldest of 3 (he has sisters), older cousin of Boom, Hype is used to being left in charge and has become quite good at mediating in a group. However being put in charge of 2-3 people growing up is rarely a walk in the park. Thankfully he’s got enough optimism to keep him going until the adults can take charge again. By the time he himself has reached adulthood, he’s still got some mom friend energy when he’s interacting with his bandmates.

Trickee = child #5 in a family of 10 kids. He has never known peace or quiet, and thus has become a very loud and chaotic young adult. He both has no concept of privacy and values personal space deeply. Sometimes his trouble-making tendencies make him look attention-seeking. If you ask him though, sometimes, when you gotta compete with 9 other kids, you just need to yell to be heard.

Branch = you know his deal. Family baby, his estranged sibs baby him, and low-key he hates it (poor sap 😅) “The Rules Don’t Apply to Him” BUT HE’LL FOLLOW THEM ANYWAY because SAFETY FIRST

Ablaze = no family to speak of let alone siblings. He has never known the struggle of fighting over leftovers or keeping people tf out of your room. He and Trickee are roomies though (Trickee moved out as soon as he could lmao), so he gets a front row seat to Trickee’s sibling culture every now and then. (Low-key, they look pretty fun to him)

Boom = only child to a single dad. Was born asexually and his dad never felt the desire to have another kid after him. Boom doesn’t mind too much though since he’s pretty involved with his cousins. That’s kinda like having siblings… except he doesn’t have to share his stuff with them :) So he’s winning :))

[thisisnotkitty]

hello securitywaiter nation have you thought about ness being abby’s teacher bc I HAVE

below the cut because i can't shut up ever :D

-abby does well enough in school academically but is still needs some work in the socioemotional dept

-when she starts a new school year mike is a bit worried but then she comes back home absolutely ecstatic and mike is like “okay this is good”

-she talks all about how mr. ness lets her color while he teaches and how mr. ness gave them all name tags w silly drawings (hers is a bear) etc etc

-mike is actually really happy bc most teachers have a hard time understanding abby (heck, he has a hard time understanding her) so he’s looking forward to meeting this mr. ness during back to school night

-it goes on like this for awhile, with abby raving about mr. ness and mike is just happy that his little sister seems to be doing better in school. the first time she comes home talking about these kids she hung out with at recess he practically cries

-back to school night is here and the first time mike sees this mr. ness he’s like abby u traitor you didnt tell me this man was exactly my type (he doesn’t actually tell her bc he never brings up his lovelife around her - not that he’s had much of one - but still isn’t this the type of things siblings know intrinsically)

-anyways they’re having the kids show their guardians around the classroom and their seats and everything and then mr. ness is explaining the way his class works and mike is totally paying attention. yup. he’s not distracted by those chocolate brown eyes at ALL

-so they’re waiting to do the one-on-ones with the teacher and mike crouches down next to abby and tries to be all chill “hey, abs. has mr. ness ever mentioned a partner or anything?” acting all nonchalant

-but abby sees right through him and is immediately like “he’s single! do u want me to put in good word for you?” and mikes like “NO i have no idea what ur talking about haha i just wanted to know bc it’s important to know that about ur teachers okay wait why are you smiling like that”

-(abby’s a little menace and already ships it)

-when it’s finally their turn mike is just chanting to himself “be normal. be normal. be normal” lmao

-but now that he’s sitting face to face with the teacher he notices that he has freckles and every chance he had at playing it cool goes out the window

-ness is telling him all about how well abby is doing in class and if there was anything he could do to make it easier for her in the classroom and abby’s just sitting there looking at mike internally screaming with a smile

-so she turns to her teacher and is like “you should get mike’s number just in case something comes up. he’ll probably think of some things later since he’s been taking care of me alone for awhile” (bc u know when kids do that things where they kinda trauma dump at the most random moments lmao)

-and ness at first refuses and is like “im sure email works just fine!” and abby’s like WHYY is he not just taking the bait and then she has like a lightbulb moment

-bc ness probably assumes like everyone else that mike is a single father and abby’s his daughter and abby’s like oh no how do i make this work

-so she goes full anya mode (for my spy x family watchers) and is like “im sure mike would appreciate having your number on hand! he’s a very protective older brother you see. taking care of his little sister must be hard. i’m sure being a big brother like him is hard so it’d be for his peace of mind. did i mention he’s my older brother”

-and ness also has a little bit of a crush already forming so he doesn’t catch the obvious set up and is instead distracted by the fact that the handsome guy in front of him is in fact NOT a single father so maybe he does have a chance wowow

-yup so they exchange numbers andddddd ill come back to this later i really need coffee

[fistfuloflightning]

Patron saint of rarepairs?

What your thoughts on Celegorm/Daeron then, a friend got me into this pair as Daeron as Luthien's brother

Very veeery late reply, but I’ve been mulling this over.

Intriguing.

Tbf I’ve never considered that (me guiltily waving my Celegorm/Dior flag over here). But. I’ve always had a soft spot for Luthien and Daeron being siblings (see all my Daeron/Beren stuff lmao, protective older sisters ftw)

It’s not a peaceful relationship, that’s for sure. Daeron is a petty little backstabber and Celegorm is all bark and all bite. They’ll make each other bleed before they ever come to understand each other (if they ever do). 

Maybe in an alternate timeline Maedhros was successful in dragging an unhappy Celegorm along to the Mereth Aderthad and while there had a meet-ugly with one of the singers… and then a long-distance UST-laden feud was born. Which Curufin constantly mocks/teases his brother for. 

Instead of canon!Daeron’s incel-fueled ghosting of Doriath due to Luthien running away, I think Luthien’s death would have spurred him to leave Doriath this time around (since we’re going with the lovely Doriath siblings au here) and possibly seek out shelter at Himlad instead of heading East? Which would mean there is nothing to give Celegorm pause when he rouses the Feanorians into the second kinslaying and the ruin of Doriath. He doesn’t have to fear finding Daeron’s corpse among the Doriathrim, because the singer is safe in Himlad still. But that makes the duel with Dior so much more messy, because that’s Daeron’s nephew, the son of his beloved sister. Maybe Daeron first tries to reason with Dior for the silmaril in lieu of the Feanorians sending a letter demanding the jewel? In any case, Dior says No and then canon proceeds.

Perhaps Celegorm stays his hand when it comes to the twin princes, thinking of another who shares their blood. It is to the surprise of many when he returns from the kinslaying with two small elflings tucked in his cloak.

Either way, Celegorm lives this time around since he’s not actively seeking death. And I can see their relationship going two directions, one of which Daeron cuts ties with Celegorm and leaves (…and might precipitate a different Third Kinslaying…). The other is Daeron makes Celegorm sweat an oath of his own to never enact violence on any more of Daeron’s blood (which also gets messy when Sirion rolls around).

None of my ships that include Celegorm are soft or sweet. He’s a mess of an elf and usually whoever he’s paired with either makes him worse or they’re already a mess themselves. In any case, thanks Anon for the wonderful brain food! I love toying around with aus and weird ships 😉

[sapphire-weapon]

i know this is off topic from the rest of your asks but something that bothers me about interpretation of sherry and leon (and sherry and claire) is how rigidly nuclear the dynamic between them is and how that probably hurts them. i can't belive I have to say this, but not every pair between a child and adult has to be daddy-daughter. characters don't have to be within two years of age difference to be considered siblings. as someone who has a somewhat large sibling gap (sibling turned 18 when I was 11) I don't like how empty the interpretation of leon's responsibility towards sherry is. legally, he could adopt her to protect her, but emotionally he wasn't ready to be a full father, especially to a child who, in some interpretations, has never had a normal family. there could have been something said about how much leon wants to take care of her, despite only knowing how to guide her somewhat as a peer, and how sherry was willing to take any adult in the place of her parents. it would have also opened the door for sherry to have her own struggle with trying to protect leon as she gets older (younger sibling guilt).

but no. Stoic Father Man must rear Delicate Girl Child.

sorry for the rant

i... don't think anyone was asking for/expecting leon to be a full father responsible for raising sherry and helping her with her homework and shit. and if they are, they're stupid.

leon legally adopting sherry would've just been a protective measure for her, because certain decisions about her life/what happens to her would've had to have gone through him. he was only the one in position to do that -- not claire or anyone else. but that's not what he did. he just surrendered sherry to the government and then trusted (for some reason) that they'd do the Right Thing with her if he kept his end of the bargain, and he didn't even have the good graces to go see her again at any point after that. he literally disappeared from her life. claire, at least, fucking visited her from time to time.

and the reason why this sticks out as a point of contention is because leon was so insistent on taking responsibility for her in the first place -- to the point where he actively pushed claire away. claire wasn't wholly comfortable with just leaving the two of them injured on the side of the road, but it was leon's assurances that he'd be able to take care of things that convinced her to go.

and then he almost immediately bungled it. and he never once tried to make up for it or right the wrong.

it would've been one thing if claire had just been like "lmao ok im gonna go find chris now, peace" and just saddled leon with sherry and fucked off, but that's not what happened. it was his fucking idea in the first place. and he shouldn't have put himself in a position to be sherry's caretaker if he was unwilling to or incapable of taking care of her to begin with.

like, no one reasonably expects leon to be An Actual Father for sherry. but they, at the very least, expected him to be the chris to sherry's claire (since chris was, more likely than not, claire's legal guardian at one point, too) because that was literally what he volunteered to do, but then just... didn't.

[umhuhwellthen]

Self-proclaimed eldest of the girls:

Itsumi!

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Lmao look at that pic of a Burmese I used as reference and then the canon image, tell me they are not the same i dare you(joking)

She is SO *clenches fist* I'd be shaking her if she wouldn't stab me

Her relationship with Yuichi is very much one of those siblings, "only I'm allowed to call you shit, anyone else does I'm throwing hands." Except it's usually very sharp and deadly objects in this case.

Lovingly bullies Yuichi. Auntie very much had to do the whole domesticating a feral kitten for all the ninja but especially with her.

If they had phones and a groupchat vvv

Yuichi: -hey Gen how do you quell a sisters murderous rage?

Gen: -What.

Yuichi: -time sensitive question Itsumi's trying to kill Lord Kogane

Chizu: -Let her.

Kitsune: -let her!!!!

Kiyoko: -13t h3r 1m40

Toshiko: -Let her lol

Gen: -....

Yuichi: -GUYS

Gen: -Yeah, okay.

Gen: -Let her.

Copy and pasting my rambles from notes app:

Itsumi is sooo fun. She thinks Yuichi is an idiot and is frankly astonished he's still alive and that he's lived so long(she admires him, his kindness and determination). She tolerates him as he loves and cares for all the neko ninja orphans as little sisters (he loves and cares for her). Just. She was snarky and bossy and disbelieving. And it could have just been she was a brat kid and/or a bully. Or. Or It could be that she was always trying to be the loudest among them, speaking up and speaking out to get all the attention on her, "Look at me, look only at me, pay attention to me, ignore them, leave the others alone, they are not worth your time, focus on me." And disbelieving how Hanna actually got out of the crew because she needs to nip false hope in the bud to avoid getting hurt. Because while the other kittens sometimes have a confused or concerned expression, she had an angry or sceptical one. And she was always in front while the others were at her side and a step behind. She needs to be on the lookout, she needs to guide and protect the others because who else will? And Yuichi got them out. Sure Chizu and the others helped but Yuichi gave them a home. Tells them the best napping spots. Will tell them to try and find his hidden comics on their own, but will give hints(that aren't so much so hints but their exact locations) if he feels like they might be struggling even though they very much are definitely not. Pats their heads. Calls them imouto. Lends them his old clothes, gives them his childhood toys. Became their big brother. Goofy and more childish than them sometimes, but a good and caring older brother nonetheless.

Going from living with Lady Fuwa to living with Auntie on the farm.... They were always kept in the dojo, and depending on how young they were taken in never even remembered or knew what the sky looks like, and then its shown in the show that because of the bright lights of Neo Edo you can't see the stars, and then their first night at the farm, still disbelieving that they're truly free, together in a room because there's no way they feel comfortable enough to separate, and then looking out a window and seeing a sky, blue, dark, and covered in stars.

Itsumi chose new clothes that were blue, and yes it was to copy Yuichi (she will forever deny that) but also because blue is the color of freedom, the color of the samurai who held out his hand and tried to teach them to be good, the color of the sky overhead as you realize you are free to rest your head and not worry about a demon in red coming for you and your sisters family comrades, just. Peace.

She'll never admit that though, it's more tactical now, she'll say. The blue blends in better with the night sky now that the lights are off.

[vacantgodling]

!! !! !!

let’s do some vdtrt characters 👁️👁️

since you asked 3 it’s kind of perfect to introduce liz’s younger brothers fjfjfj

laurent rouzet-blanc is the elder twin between himself and saphir, both younger than liz but older than ven. he was married to a human some 100 odd years ago; a woman named emìlie “emily” shingle, who died of old age at 80 years old. laurent’s been mourning her for quite some time and while he and their daughter antoinette were never extremely close, it’s strained their relationship even more in certain ways and it’s a gap laurent doesn’t really know how to bridge. he’s the most level headed among the siblings and the most outwardly stoic but he does have a notably dark sense of humor. he chooses who he gets close with carefully, especially after the “viktor” incident.

saphir is the younger twin between himself and laurent and ever the partier. he’s a sadist, a flirt and generally mean spirited but he requires a certain level of guidance, usually deferring to laurent for approval. the two of them were always attached at the hip growing up and he definitely didn’t take well to laurent falling in love with someone. it made him much more spiteful lmao. he has a fear of people abandoning him so he holds everyone at arms length; close enough to take what he wants from them but still far enough that they can’t hurt him. he has a great disdain for their youngest brother ven because he reminds him of their parents—especially their mother.

ventura or ven is the youngest of the rouzet-blanc siblings and as mentioned the most like their parents. most people view him as quiet and demure, and he’s generally peaceful in nature, much more submissive than his three headstrong older siblings. he’s very quick witted and sharp however, but he prefers to keep the peace versus make waves, and has put up with saphir’s shit quite gracefully. he and viktor’s budding romance was cut short by the “incident” and while he appears the same on the outside, there has been a quiet rage stewing in him for many, many years. it won’t be long now before he snaps.

[eliasneln]

sept. 7, 2024

tw: pregnancy, slight mention of family trauma

it's 6 something in the morning on a saturday and i dunno just got some thoughts.

so update: i had a baby! she was due in june, but wanted to arrive early and was born in may. i kept my pregnancy pretty quiet on social bc i had to this weird fear of folks finding out. i dunno it's weird while i was pregnant i felt like a teen mom even though i'm a grown ass woman, married and with a career lmao.

being a parent is def challenging, but in all honesty it's at the same pretty rad (for me). i never thought i would have kids, like i always had a laissez-faire (is that how you spell it idk) about them-- like I won't be upset if I did or didn't have 'em, ya know. i was 18 weeks when i found out i was preggers and yeah at first i was scared SHITLESS but as the journey progressed I pretty much found peace.

being pregnant sucked ass i'm not gonna lie. and so did giving birth. and i'm set on having one kid. one and done, my dudes!! one baby is fine with me; i don't think i wanna put her in a difficult position of being an older sibling like I had growing up. idk maybe it's an asian/filipino thing for the eldest sister to carry a heavy burden-- at least it was for me.

anyways, i had my 34th birthday in august, and it was a very chill birthday and i'm happy to see it this far. i made it a challenge to find joy in every day of august -- whether it's making time for a journaling or drawing session, working out (yes i can finally lift weights again yesssss), or even going on a walk with my daughter-- and i think i did a pretty solid job accomplishing that goal.

it's weird being in my 30s have made me uhhhh a lot more chill and made me taking a slower approach to a lot of things. i'm finding myself more mindful of shit. or maybe all of this happening bc i'm finally listening to my therapist and actually do the goddamn homework haha.

okay yeah, that's it really. i couldn't draw a lot this year bc of carpel tunnel from the pregnancy. my body is still adjusting itself back so there are some soreness in my fragile bones haha. i have been drawing a lot since the baby was born, but mainly in my sketchbook and honestly i've been too lazy/tired to scan and upload them. i'll get to it eventually i'm sure.

ciao!

[atlafan]

Your relationship with your Nannie sounds so special and peaceful, I love that for you that you have her and her home as that place to go to!!

I'm very lucky that I have a "young" grandmother. She had my uncle at 18 and my mom at 19, so she was a young mom, and then her first grandkid, my cousin, was born when she was like 40??? So wild to even think about. And since I'm the youngest grandkid, I got to spend more time with her and my papa when they used to live in Boston. Like I was always with them and got to have the most sleepovers. My house was so toxic and dysfunctional, it was always a peaceful escape when I got to go to Nannie and Papa's. Even when they lived 20 minutes away, I'd cry when my mom or dad came to pick me up to bring me home. I never wanted to leave.

It was really hard on me when they moved to Florida. I was in the fourth grade. I got to visit them with my mom that year, and it was a blast. Then they got a place up in NH in the summer, and when I tell you that was better than summer camp?? It was. We'd go to the beach and the arcade, and I was actually given food to eat. Being with my grandparents truly were the only times I felt loved and cared for. I was their baby.

Then, since my papa was 18 years older than my nannie (both their second marriage lmao. I wasn't biologically related to him, but that man was my papa), they couldn't keep traveling back and forth. So, they'd come visit when they could, but it wasn't enough. When I was 15, I finally got to go to Florida by myself because I had a job and could buy the plane ticket on my own. It was wonderful, and I made it a yearly tradition. Mostly I'd go in the summer so it wouldn't conflict with school.

Every time I stepped off the plane, I was immediately put at ease. Florida was my happy place, and my grandparents were my sunshine. I miss my papa terribly, he died in 2016. But Nannie and I are still as close as ever. I have always been able to talk to her about anything, and we always make each other laugh. I am literally her little clone. We are so similar, it's scary. I get my road rage from her, I get my humor from her, and I get my bluntness from her. She always speaks up for herself and always says what's on her mind. And that's how I am at this point in my life. She's my whole world. I wish I could have stayed down there longer...but alas, I had to come home to Henry and get back to work. She's not going to be traveling up here much anymore since it's just too much work for her at this point. I'm the only one that really makes time to go down to visit with her. I know it's not feasible for my siblings or mom to go as often as I do, but...I can never understand why they don't feel that urge to be with her like I do. We all got to spend birthday weekends with my grandparents, and they always made us all feel special in our own way. So it bothers me that they don't call as often as I do, or send her cards for holidays/birthdays like I do. She and I shit talk them a lot, it's so validating lmao she and I just think the same about so much, it's so funny

I'm rambling now so I apologize! I had friends growing up that thought it was weird that I was so attached/close with my grandparents, so I always feel like I need to defend myself??? Anyways, yeah, I'm very lucky and privileged to have her

[wallflowerimagines]

oh hello!! i found your blog and i’m so amazed at what you write! i’m unsure if i’ve asked here before, or if this is my first time. how would the lords react to a young F!reader who has liquid mercury wings, and also doesn’t know how to smile (yet)? lil ‘kuudere’ mercury angel lmao. i hope this isn’t too much to ask ^^ tysm and stay safe!! 💛

Thank you! 💛 This is my first time getting this ask. I've interpreted it as more of a child/young teen reader, let me know if you envisioned it differently!

Alcina Dimitrescu

Congratulations! You've just been adopted! 🎉🎉🎉

All of Alcina's mom instincts just clicked on the minute she saw you. You're so small. So cute. She felt the same instant connection to you as she did to her three daughters.

Without even being able to really process it, you're given a room, an entire new wardrobe, and three older sisters who adore you just as much as their mom does. Honestly, it's a little disorienting.

Alcina is a little worried about the fact that you seem to have no real emotions, but she's a patient lady who believes firmly in communication. If you like something and tell her, she believes you. Some people just don't emote that well, after all. She gets used to it very quickly.

(And if anyone even so much as makes a snippy comment about your face or tone, they're straight up dead.)

She is the kind of mom who wants ALL the pictures of her darling children, and makes you sit for many, many formal portraits--some of which she even paints herself.

She likes incorporating Angelic imagery in all of your portraits, too. Your wings are beautiful, and she wants to make sure that you never have insecurities about your appearance or your abilities. If she can show even 1/10th of how perfect she finds you, she calls it a mission accomplished.

Alcina never expected you to smile for her, honestly. You had limits, and she respected them. But when she unveiled the newest family portrait--with all of her children featured prominently--to her surprise she spots a small, trembling smile on your lips.

And when you say 'Thank you, Mother'? Alcina gets really emotional, and even a little teary eyed.

She Immediately drops to her knees and pulls you into the BIGGEST hug. You are always welcome.

Donna Beneviento

But if you're baby, and I'm baby, then who's driving the bus?

Donna does not know how to interact with you. She's already quite inexperienced with social interaction, and without the feedback that she normally gets from people's facial expressions, she's left floundering.

She's really trying her best, too! It's just, your voice doesn't even have the slightest bit of inflection. Are you happy? Sad? Give her a hint she is suffering.

Your deadpan tone just CRACKS Angie up, though.

Angie bridges the gap in your relationship. She is talkative and wacky, which fills the awkward silences between you and Donna very easily.

Similar to Donna, you find it very easy to talk to Angie! She doesn't force you to smile, or talk, or do anything you might be uncomfortable with. She's playful and loud, so you don't have to try very hard around her.

Eventually you two reach a peaceful, relaxing medium. Donna slowly accepts that your words are meant to be taken at face value, and with that realization a lot of the stress between you two melts away.

Also, if you let her make you clothes? She👏is👏 LIVING👏

She loooves to make things for you, and the wings only offer a welcome challenge. She's never worked with anything like that before, and she's so excited!!!!

Angie also wants you to fly around with her in the yard! The three of you actually have a lot of fond memories of outdoor tea parties where Donna primly sits in a chair, watching with a small, happy smile on her face as you flutter through the air with a SCREECHING Angie in your arms. She's having a BLAST!!

It's the first time she sees you smile, too, and it just makes her own smile grow. She never thought she'd have another sibling, but life really is full of surprises, isn't it?

Salvatore Moreau

Salvatore is SO concerned...

You're really young, left alone, with an obvious physical difference that can be spotted a mile away. Someone could target you very easily, and despite your wings he doesn't know if you could safely defend yourself. He really wants to help you out, but uh...

Kids are consistently terrified of him? He doesn't know if you would accept his help or run away screaming.

...but your clothes are so ratty, and it's so cold outside...

Moreau decides to sneakily leave you some cheese and a spare scarf on a rock in plain view. When he sees you put the scarf on and absolutely DEVOUR the piece of cheese, it steals his resolve.

He winds up leaving you a small trail of cheese pieces that lead to his home, and sets up a small separate nest like area for you. It's entirely enclosed, warm and far enough away from his room that he hopes it won't spook you. This will work great!

Little does he know, that you were only a few paces behind him the entire time, and when he finally finished with the setup, he turned around to find you hovering in the doorway, expression blank as always, and mouth full of cheese.

Moreau screamed

You seem happy enough with the new setup, though, and begin to follow Moreau around like a baby duck.

Dr. Moreau Time: He does give you the occasional exam to test your reflexes. He's worried a little bit about the composition of your wings--Mercury is a chemical that is known to cause madness and nerve damage with extended exposure, especially in young children.

He wants to ensure that you're safe from harm, both physical and mental!

One night, many weeks later, when you two are seated side by side watching a movie, you flop into his side with a small smile on your face, and fall asleep. Moreau tries not to wake you up with his overwhelmed sobbing.

Karl Heisenberg

Hello?? Child?? Why are you here???

Karl doesn't quite know what to do with you, at first. He's not bad with kids, per se, but it's suspicious for him that you just so happen to have a variant of his metal powers and were found wandering around outside the Factory.

He suspects Mother Miranda immediately--are you a spy? Another one of her victims? He doesn't know, and until he does you will be fed, clothed, and kept at arm's length.

Once he confirms your lack of involvement in her schemes, he engages with you a lot more.

Initially, just kind of baffled by the fact you don't emote, but upon further thought he totally gets it. Emotions suck, man. You don't gotta express more than you have to around him, he's cool with it.

He's more used to being a Fun Uncle rather than a dad (he's totally helped Alcina's daughters sneak out and cause mischief before this), so he only vaguely knows that you should probably have a bedtime, regular meals, and a social circle? He'll halfheartedly try to enforce stuff, but if you push back at all he just let's it go.

He, uh, will also let you help him mess around with corpses for the soldats? Definitely not age appropriate, but still, he wants to share his passion with you and teach you a little bit about metalwork.

One day, he does a little metal bending trick in front of you and makes you a flower, just to show off. Your eyes just LIGHT UP and the tiniest little smile shows up on your face, and when you reach your hands out to grab it--

Something deep in his chest just seized up all of a sudden. Shit, that's cute.

Shit, does that mean he's attached??? FUCK, WHEN DID HE GET ATTACHED??

[thefanciestborrower]

Please please please tell us more about Ben and James because I was somehow not AWARE you had your own characters and now I am highly invested hello???

Bro BRO I have SO MANY CHARACTERS you have NO IDEA. But these two are so fun because they’re some of my few modern ocs and I’m THRILLED I’ve gotten you invested already lol so have some info on the boyos

So! Ben. Ben is the definition of chaotic theater kid. He LIVES for the spotlight and thrives as the center of attention. He really wants to eventually be a professional actor, but I’m not sure if that’s more of an in general thing or if he wants to go to Broadway. Cause for the life of me I cannot determine wether he does a lot of musical theater or not, and he won’t tell me if he can sing either. 

He’s got one brother named William and I wanna say he’s older, but again not sure. They’re biological brothers but were adopted by a giant, so safe to say they’re both super comfortable around larger folks. Ben is ALSO a social media king. Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, you name it he’s on it. Mostly he uses the platforms for showing off mini movies he films with his friends, as well as embarrassing pics of him in James. Because this man takes his phone in with him all the time and films from inside his bf. 

Zero, and I mean zero fear of being eaten. Like, he can and will take any chance he gets to wiggle himself down James’s throat. Doesn’t matter if they’re in public or not cause he’s not embarrassed about being eaten in the slightest. Heck, he even gets proud of how visible he is in James’s stomach. Also, any and all sleepovers between the two will end with Ben serving as dessert. It’s just the way things go and he wouldn’t have it any other way. 

 Now JAMES! James is such a sweetheart. He’s pretty calm and soft spoken for the most part, and always wears his big bulky sweater cause it’s comfy and hides any evidence of Ben pretty well. Or, at least makes it a bit less obvious. However, because of that sweater you’d never know my boy was absolutely jacked. I mean he’s super strong with loads of muscle cause guess what, he’s on the football team. What can I say, he’s a bit of a sports nerd and is honestly really good at what he does. Doesn’t stop him from being a softy tho. He’s pretty much a nerd built like a jock if I’m being honest lmao. Really really likes biology, especially anatomy, and I think he might want to study sports medicine of some kind?? He also enjoys gardening and botany. 

He’s got at least three siblings, maybe more idk, and so far they’re all younger than him. Makes his place pretty chaotic and while Ben loves it, James really wishes he could get a bit more peace and quiet sometimes. 

He genuinely he loves eating people, but gets embarrassed about it easy. When it’s just him and Ben of course he’s all for it, and he even likes using his eating abilities on close friends, but the second they’re out somewhere he considers a bit public he gets all embarrassed and blushy. It’s not even all that weird to see a giant eat someone while out and about, so he’s just a bit self conscious really. Still, it’s easy to convince him to eat you in the right setting, and he doesn’t mind keeping someone inside all day if they want it. Just gotta make sure he’s got something baggy on and presto, can hardly tell there’s a person in there. 

[sevendeadlymorons]

hi there!! first i gotta say trust I love your work sm!! and I've seen some of your angsty or atleast angst-ish works,, love em!! angst runs in my blood so I'm wondering if I could request some angst? Like,, maybe mc missing their own siblings and feels homesick and jealous of the brothers and maybe dislikes them for it because they brought the mc there??? when they could be w/ their sibs instead?? plus points that they use mammon as their stress reliever and all that- sorry if its confusing!!

Hello! Thank you so much, I’m happy that you love my work ���

I been looking forward to this one~ time to pull an uno reverse on the boys and hate them instead~

Oh and I kinda made this a fic type thing with all the brothers’ different parts because my brain wouldn’t let me figure out how to make it a HC lmao idk I’m dumb this came out kinda shit whoops

MC Hating the Brothers for Taking Them Away From Their Siblings

WARNING: Angst

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You woke up in a strange place in a large strange room, the heat unbearable as you peer up to see 7 powerful looking men sitting in front of you, staring down at you. They introduce themselves, each looking at you in threatening ways making you feel unwelcome in your surroundings.

They eventually show you to your room after telling you all the rules, but you soon felt something missing... your siblings. Where were they...? You couldn’t remember a thing when you woke up but now it was all flooding back. They took you away from them, from your home. You were alone and you immediately wanted to leave, but you knew the eldest brother, Lucifer, told you that you couldn’t until the year was up...

The days pass by and you watch them all live their daily lives, just a bunch of happy brothers going about their day. You despised them all so much for bringing you here and one look at their faces made you miss home and you could barely look them in the eye after only a few days living there.

Lucifer was one of the brothers that would constantly check up on you to make sure you were alright after refusing to leave your room. He pissed you off the most. He pisses you off because he didn’t acknowledge his brothers like he was supposed to as the older brother. You watch him every single day, a new punishment towards the second eldest, Mammon, a new way to ignore them all and ridicule them. You couldn’t help but feel sorry for them honestly.

He took you away from your siblings. You don’t have them around anymore so the least he could do was be civil with his brothers. You despise him and you make sure he knows that. You end his calls, ignore him at RAD, dodge him when you’re at the house, but he just keeps trying to talk to you. You yell at him to leave you alone, sometimes begging him to take you back as well. You just want to be with your family, not here, here isn’t home...

Mammon was the demon assigned to help you at your time in Devildom but every time you looked at his face it filled you with both sadness and disgust. His attitude towards you made you miss the comfort you felt at home and you quickly learnt to hate him and avoid him whenever possible, even at the house. You can’t stand the way he’s so happy around his brothers and it just made you miss home even more.

After a while, realising he just wouldn’t leave you alone, he became a target. Your go to stress relief when you needed to let go of some inner rage. You’d curse at him, using words that he’d call you until you soon acted like how his brothers do towards him. You enjoyed watching his smile turn into a frown though and he’d then turn to leave you, letting you miss your family in peace as you think about how much he deserves the pain for taking you away from your siblings.

Leviathan was a complete shut in. He mainly left you alone apart from the few days where you’d bump into him in the corridor and he’d curse you out just for existing. You slowly began to develop a strong hatred towards him and the way he treated his brothers. He treats them like dirt, insulting his older brother and acting like he’s so smart compared to all his other siblings. It pissed you off.

He was honestly such an easy target after figuring out his whole personality. You used his insecurities against him, insulting him and watching him storm off from you after his voice begins to break and small tears form in his eyes. He deserves it. Maybe he should learn to treat his brothers with respect. After all, you’d do anything to see your siblings again. You so badly wanted to go home that it was hard to not tease and abuse Levi every single time you saw him.

Satan was quiet and the most tolerable one, but that didn’t stop you from despising his smart arse attitude towards his older brother, Lucifer. His constant complaining and pure hatred towards him ticked you off and you found yourself ignoring him and giving him the cold shoulder. He wasn’t particularly a person you could manipulate and control like Mammon and Levi but making him angry and causing trouble for the other brothers sure made you feel new found joy.

You mess with his emotions, tampering with his insecurities until he’s at his breaking point and he shuts down, going on a rampage and losing it when his brothers interfere. You couldn’t stand how he finds himself superior to his brothers. He deserves this. You just want to be at home with your family, laughing with your siblings like he laughs with his. He deserves everything coming to him.

Asmodeus was a kind of irritating that you couldn’t exactly ignore since he was always sticking his nose into your business. You hated him off the bat, watching him every single day as he gets to hold his brothers and talk to them and laugh and you just couldn’t because he took you away from them.

You’d start to ignore him, dodging him and subtly insulting him whenever you could. When he touched you, you shrugged him off and gave him a cold look, observing him as he recoils off of you. You hated him and you wanted him to know that. You would feed his insecurities, reminding him that not everybody likes him and you sure didn’t and never would. You liked seeing him hurt emotionally and he sure made it easy to hurt him alright. But in truth, you didn’t care, he truly deserves it.

Beelzebub was easy to hate truthfully. His blatant affection towards his family made you sick and you learnt to hate him out of pure envy. You hated how he laughs with his brothers, held them and acted all nice with them and then received affection back. You felt jealous that you couldn’t do that with yours and it just fed your longing to go home.

You’d take his food, avoid him and dodge him, even insult the way he eats and how much he eats. It was easy getting to his insecurities as he wasn’t exactly secretive about his past. It only took a few days and you were soon able to interfere with his head, leaving him walking away with his tail between his legs. You enjoyed watching such a large man turn into a puppy at your hands, becoming weak and insecure by your words and he deserves every single second of it for taking you away from your family.

Belphegor, ever since you stupidly saved him from the attic, has been on your nerves. Of course the murder incident has left you with an undying hatred towards him, but it was the way he treated his family as well. He was so rude and self centred, ignoring everyone and insulting everyone around him except his twin, Beelzebub. It pissed you off because if your siblings were with you right in that second you’d be cherishing them, holding them and laughing.

You made no conversation with him, ignoring his texts and attempts to take a nap with you and to make you forgive him. You stare at him in disgust, constantly making him remember every little detail that he did to you when he put his hands around your neck. You toyed with his mind, breaking him down little by little until he could barely stare you in the face and you liked watching it. Liked watching this strong demon be emotionally defeated by a mere human. All you wanted was to go home so now he has to put up with the insults in return.

[watiamdoingwithmylife666]

Hey! Saw that you were doing request could you maybe write a story about Erwin first meeting then marrying Levi's older sister? Thanks!

I can't even imagine how difficult Levi would be as a brother so can you imagine how he would act with Erwin? it's killing me lmao!

I didn't knew if you wanted a story based on the canonverse or not so I did follow the storyline of the show with little modification, Also the reader is not described, it can be either someone really physically close to Levi or someone adopted by Kuchel before Levi or by Kenny later. It's as you like! (Just like the gender is specified in the request but I don't think I specify it in the story) hope you still gonna like it!

Being the oldest Ackerman mean that you are the one that had been the roughest trained by Kenny when you were young, meaning that you are strong enough to defend yourself. But does Levi care about this fact? Not really. You were both of you the last family that you had, and the only one you could count on when needed.

It's only later after Levi enroll in force in the survey corp that you were feeling the most alone in your life. You still manage to live well on the upper ground, enjoying the sun and the wind. Seeing Levi on his day off. You kinda live a peaceful life and were happy with it, after the life in the underground you didn't expect anything in life. Plus, you had one time talk with your brother about joining the Survey but he has instantly forbidden you to do it.

You argue with him, telling him that you were probably far more suited for the job than half of the men in this group, but still, Levi refused to listen. Even forbidding you to talk to the people of the survey corp.

That without counting on Erwin Smith. This man needed a new "sponsor" for the Survey, he always does need new funds. And as he always does, Erwin goes for a walk around the city. Not far from your little tea shop. A cute little shop, that you decided to open with the encouragement of your brother. Tea was something luxurious in the underground that always fascinated the both of you. It was like a little revenge in life to open your own tea shop where you were selling your own tea mix that you chose with your brother every month.

The tall blond enters in the shop, a big smile on his face he comes to the counter ready to do his speech.

"What can I serve you, sir?" you ask politely, your eyes are scanning the tall man in front of you, and before he can speak, you notice the survey corp sigil on his jacket. "I'm sorry, did my brother Levi okay?"

Your question took Erwin by surprise, and you didn't know how rare it was. He was looking at you a little more before answering.

"I am sorry, your brother never told me he had siblings." his hand rub the back of his neck, before smiling at you again. Is this right at this moment Erwin won your heart? "May I offer you a cup of tea as an excuse to talk with you a little more... ?" Probably, since you accept his cup of tea. (You may have chosen the more expensive one tho, it's something Levi would have done and you are not siblings for nothing)

What you thought would be a little conversation had been keeping you the whole day. The conversation had been at first really classic, "did you get along with your brother?" or "Since how much time do you own the tea shop ?" kind of questions, but slowly it grow about happiness, grief, friendship, and some sneaky questions about your relationship status. You did enjoy your chat with Erwin, and so he does. It's had been a long time when he didn't enjoy talking about anything with someone, he did even let himself fade away his commander facade, to be the young and enthusiastic Erwin smith when you had talk about your idea of titans and how it was no way you were all alone in this earth.

It caught him by surprise. Because Erwin is not the kind to open up so easily, neither you do. But the chemistry happen and it was like your soul knew each other for more than you could know.

When you close the shop, Erwin proposed to walk with you to your home. And you did accept.

It's only far more later that Levi understood that something was happening. You were more joyful than usual and weirdly far more better dressed than he used to see you. But weirdly when he questioned it, you brush it off, saying that you were always dressed well and happy.

Levi get his answer one night when he was coming back home. As he enter in the living room, he saw you and Erwin on the couch laughing and drinking tea. His face was livid and Erwin almost choke to death with his tea.

"What the fuck Erwin ?" is the only thing that Levi could think at this moment. On your side, you were quick to grab a towel and clean the mess that Erwin did when he choke himself, who on his side was laughing at the situation.

"Levi, I'm sorry. I didn't tell you about this, I do know how you would react and - " Levi cut short the blond before he could talk more and tried to convince him by his talent of speeching "how you shouldn't be mad at me for not telling you I am seducing your sibling behind your back".

Your romantic night turn out in an argument between your brother and your date. Not gonna lie, Levi kinda makes it a big deal, telling Erwin how he took advantage of his trust, and how he should be shameful to stick his enormous nose in other people's things. He also get even more upset when he knew that you had come to the survey and meet Miche and Hange and that both of them had keep it secret.

So obviously, years later of a happy life together. You and Erwin decide to get married. And as an excuse for the first argument with his now brother-in-law. Erwin decide that Levi would be the first to know about your wedding.

Just like the first meeting. You and Erwin were sitting on the couch, this time waiting for Levi to take the tea. When he finally sits with you, you could tell him the news. This time it was him choking himself with the hot tea.

"You sure you want to spend the rest of your life with this annoying brat?" is the only thing he asked you before giving his congratulation to the both of you.

note: Someone asked Erwin why the day he meet you he didn't do the job he had to do. His answer? "My job was to find new funds for the survey corp, and I did, to your notice the Y/N tea shop did give us funds. I just had to negotiate really well."

[stopbeingrude]

Hi guys. Happy Gruvia/ Greige day. I wish all of you wonderful time.

That's gonna be the first one shot , i have ever published here, feedback is welcome. I hope It's not that bad and you'll somehow like it lmao.

,,I think I would rather have a plushie as a Christmas gift…., but I guess I shouldn't be too picky."

-Dad? - called 6-year-old Greige, on one December afternoon, when both him and his father were decorating a christmas-tree in the living room . December 24th was slowly approaching. It was Greige's favorite time of the year , because he was able to spend Christmas with all of his family, including all of his uncles , aunts and friends. Not forgetting about grandpa Makarov . Even Uncle Gildards would show up, bringing something for the kids. -I was wondering what would happen if Santa's reindeer suddenly wanted to pee while flying?- asked seriously little boy. No one wanted to tell him that. When he asked big bro Romeo , he just started laughing and then he called him silly. "How could he do that?" -thought heartbroken Greige after. -Heh , where did that come from? ... you know ... they'd have to stop somewhere by, right? Daddy doesn't know much about it- said Gray, trying to keep himself from laughing. He couldn't laugh, he knew it would offend his little angel. Their son hated when someone made fun of him . After all, he was already a big boy, and everyone knows that such must be taken seriously. - So maybe Mommy knows? I will go and ask her,- said the little boy, putting down Christmas decorations . Speaking of mom, he had recently noticed his mother's strange behavior. She had been getting tired very easily lately, she often took naps. He also noticed that she spent an enormous amount of time sewing ,mostly clothing. Well.. he was aware of his mom's hobby, but usually it was limited to sewing plushies, sometimes socks or fixing their clothes. - You know, I don't think mommy knows more than me - said Gray after hanging the last Christmas-ball. - Besides, you know that mommy is sleeping now, right? She hasn't been feeling well lately, so she mustn't be disturbed. Something was off, even Daddy acts differently- thought little Fullbuster Now, that got the boy worried. - Is something wrong with Mommy? - asked slowly Greige He loved Mommy and Daddy most in the world and the very thought of them suffering hurt him deeply. "No, I won't start crying…Boys my age don't do that..." He had often been told that he should stop being such a crybaby (mostly by Yajeh or Nasha . Shutora would never. She was always trying her best to cheer him up,while reminding her twin and little Dragneel that if they won't stop with this stupid teasing, she would make sure both of them would regret it later). Unfortunately Greige could not help it. Whenever someone was hurt or something went wrong, he would usually cry. Turns out he inherited his mom's sensitivity... "Mommy…..something was definitely wrong with her.." The thought of something happening to his dear Mom filled him with great terror once again. He started shaking What if she's ill, or even worse..she's gonna….. "No , no , that's not possible..." - he shook his little head full of dark , curly hair. - I'm overreacting, just like Yajeh told me - No, no.. don't worry, Greige, Mommy's fine, it's nothing serious,"-Gray said quickly, trying his best to calm his son down, giving him a hug and then kissing him on forehead He knew exactly what was going on with his beloved, in fact, when an excited Juvia came back home one evening and informed him of the pregnancy, he was overjoyed. Soon he will be holding his son or daughter in his arms. Then it hit him. The baby might turn out to be a girl, and Gray had no idea how to take care of girls...Dear God….Ok ,ok.. he still has plenty of time to learn. He can always ask Gajeel about it..yes Gajeel or Alzack...even Elfman ( he would never ask Natsu, even if he's life depended on it, that would be too humiliating for him). Wait...it wasn't his top priority right now. After all, he needs to inform his son about the news first. Neither of them was quite sure how to do it. They remembered very well the situation from a few months ago when the Redfox twins got into an argument. Horrified, Greige stated that being an only child is not that bad, since having siblings meant constant war. Although being honest , Greige never

directly told them that he hates the idea of having a sibling . Considering how much time he spent with Nasha and Elfman and Ever's daughter Ember, or year-old Reiki Fernandes, it would seem that he's perfect for the big brother role. Besides, they can't hide it forever, sooner or later he would notice Juvia's belly. However, the biggest concern for Fullbuster was the fact that such news could lead to a longer conversation, which again could lead to uncomfortable questions that Gray was not ready to answer. He is not going to tell his son about the birds and the bees. No, no, hell no… None of them are ready for this! "Come on Gray, what's wrong with you, you just have to tell him. You've been in worse situations….after all, you've fought with all sorts of criminals, weirdos and monsters ,compared to what you've been through, it's nothing''- thought the ice mage But how to start such a conversation? How about …. -Hey Greige, have you written a letter to Santa yet? "Yes, just ask him what he wants for Christmas and make a few innocent suggestions." -Oh no i didn't, thank you for reminding me Dad. - And tell Daddy, what would you like to ask Santa for? The boy was silent for a moment, most likely to think about the answer, but after a while he called out in a loud voice. -I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD AND FOR EVERY POOR PERSON TO GET A BETTER LIFE AND FOR EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY!..... It would also be nice to get a new plushie……but it's not as important. Do you think Santa can do that?-he asked hopefully Gray stood there for a moment, stunned. His baby was truly an angel...wishing happiness upon the entire world, it nearly made him tear up…. but no... he needed to explain to his son that he should wish for something more....... attainable. -Ooh... really..that's....very nice of you, but...I think that such a wish...yym...takes a bit of time and Santa w-won't be able to do it…., why don't you ask him for….. for example a toy like a teddy bear, figurines....or new books or something else...I don't know.......sibling?... Greige looked at him, like he had just proposed to him to take a walk on the rooftop. Where did that come from? What is dad talking about? S-sibling...?? -Sibling? You mean like a little brother or sister? A baby?- asked the little boy loudly. -Yes, that's exactly what I meant, but well you'll need to wait for a while, because it takes time for a baby to….be ready.- mumbled out Gray - So that's not really a Christmas present- stated boy still visibly shocked -...Well y-yes , but... -But didn't you say mommy has been feeling unwell lately?...If we had a baby, wouldn't it be tiring for her?....Besides, do you think we need a new baby? - asked seriously Greige Why would they need a baby? They were living happily in this house , just three of them. It's not like he dislikes babies , they're cute and all…..but it's just simply weird.. -Well... I wouldn't say it's necessary , but it would be nice to have one at home.. don't you think?....- asked his dad Maybe? -And don't worry about mommy, I am sure that she will be so happy with the new baby , it will make her feel better.- stated Gray , this time with a smile -Hello my darlings- Juvia's voice said suddenly They both turned their heads toward the bedroom's door, finding Juvia's tired but smiling face there. Greige quickly got up and ran toward his mother. -Mommy, are you feeling better? Do you need anything?- said the little boy, hugging her legs. Juvia kissed her son's cheek. -Hi sweetheart, Mommy is fine- she answered while taking a seat next to her precious Gray, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. -Did I hear you talking about babies?- Juvia asked, pretending to be surprised, while giving Gray a tiny smirk. - Daddy said it would be nice to have a baby and that it would make you feel better... - he began. - I don't think a baby is necessary, because it would be a little strange that there will be more of us in the house, but if you really wish for one ,then that's fine with me. -Really? Mommy's glad to hear that.-

replied a happy Juvia , giving her husband a big smile. Gray gave her the same smile, but just when he thought everything had been taken care of, there came the soft voice of his baby boy. - Mommy....Daddy...but you won't love the baby more than me, will you? - asked Greige, with his head lowered and tears in his dark eyes. Both Gray and Juvia stood there very surprised, neither of them had even thought of such a scenario. -Greige, what makes you think that?- asked older Fullbuster. -Sunshine, no...- Juvia hugged her son quickly- You mustn't think like that, we would never stop loving you. Remember darling, parents love all their children equally. - You know, its true that we'll have to spend a lot of time taking care of your brother or sister, but you have to remember that they won't be able to do anything on their own. You were like that when you were born too.- said Gray - I'm sorry. I won't do that again- said Greige seriously. -Do you think I offended the baby? I don't want the baby to think I don't want him or her,- said the terrified boy .What if the baby will always remember this and he will never be forgiven. - Don't worry, honey, I'm sure she won't mind,- said the water mage, stroking her belly. -She?-Gray thought. Turns out his wife wasn't telling him everything... -Wait a minute! -said suddenly Greige after a moment of silence -The baby will be in the tummy, just like Reiki was in Auntie Erza's , right? - Well baby is already there, but your right - answered Gray -Daddy? - Yes buddy ? - How did it get there? Shit. -Yyyy… Horrified, Gray turned his gaze to his wife, silently pleading for help. -You know what, angel? It's almost 8pm, I think it's time for you to take a bath, okay?- proposed Juvia, saving her husband from very uncomfortable talk. - Ok Mommy. Will you read me a bedtime story after we finish? - Of course They were already moving towards the bathroom when Juvia quickly turned towards her husband, gave him a kiss on the cheek and whispered : -You're welcome. Has Gray already mentioned how much he loved his wife?

Bonus!:

( ok I swear it was funnier in my head...Once again Happy Gruvia day !!!)

[kexing]

I'm so glad that we were shown in this episode why pran fell for pat like that dude is so annoying and obnoxious ajksjaka but he also has so much love to give?? He will tease you relentlesly but when it actually matters he will do anything he can to make things better and he faces problems heads on?? And tries to do his best to make it up to the other person?? Like the way he loves is so good, soo good and we're just begining to see what he has to offer. Pran truly has no chance against him no matter how hard he tries but hey, at least we know that when they finally get together pat will do anything he can to make him happy

yes akjsksksks pat is far from perfect but he’s very dedicated to the people he cares about. like, he didn’t have to keep his promise to pa but he Loves her therefore he does what he can for her, even though he’s an annoying older brother lmao he also relies on her, goes to visit her when he feels troubled because her presence and words comfort him. they’re still Siblings™️ but their dynamic is really Good.

and while pat does look and act like a troublemaker and even wants to keep his image as one, he isn’t really a hateful person. in flashbacks, pran was kind of defensive at first, like he was expecting pat to start bullying and fighting with him but that never came. instead he helped him and tried to keep the peace. coming from a family that’s ready to throw hands any time, that must’ve meant a lot to pran.

and i really like that he fell in love with pat’s soft side, with his acts of service and kindness instead of idk through fighting and stuff, you know? some enemies to lovers base their premises all around then “opposites attract” trope and never really give a good explanation as to why the characters fell in love because they’re too busy bickering all the time.

pat and pran do bicker a lot but they also help each other, they have the common goal of wanting to keep the peace among their friends. they’re good kids and that’s where their middle ground is.

i’ve said this before but it’d be quite easy to just hate each other and fight all the time, keeping the families’ tradition. the hard thing is actually doing the right thing, breaking the hatred cycle, choosing peace over violence, doing better than what you’ve been taught all your life.

but they do it because through kindness they created a bond (pran saving pa, the watch, being friends despite being told to hate each other), then they fell in love and maybe, just maybe, that’s what will end the feud once and for all.

anyways!! super agree with what you said, pat will be a good boyfriend once they work things out ❤️💙

[puckgoodfaggot]

for ránon: 6 (I just want you to gush abt the twins lmao), 23, 28, 31, 35, and 39 please and thank you

aaaahhh thank you tess!

6. Did they grow up with siblings? What were those relationships like?

so, ránon has a twin sister named riell except that she's not technically his twin. she's 9 months older, so they're the fantasty equivalent of "irish twins". riell says they're siblings. ránon says they're twins. it is a never-ending disagreement. riell's player and i never really talked about how they got along before their human dad died and their elven mom went mad with grief at the loss when they were little, but from that point on, i think they were inseparable. being stuck in the care of the temple, they needed each other not only as playmates and friends, but as a balance to their own flaws. ránon is all impulse, all pleasure, all self, all chaos, and would have gotten himself in major trouble without riell there to reign him in. but riell, who is all order, all selfless, all duty, needed ránon to help her lighten up and remember to smile. ránon is reckless with his own life, but he is always cautious with riell's. riell is generally stoic, but she's goofy with ránon. they're constantly complementing one another. they're more two halves of a whole than they are two wholes working together. they probably couldn't really function as individuals when they were young, and even if they could, they never tried it before they were forcably split in barovia. truly, i think of them so much as a single unit that it has never even crossed my mind to play ránon in any other group even though i haven't gotten to play him in over two years because i can't play ránon without riell. he doesn't exist without her.

23. What is their role in the party? Not just their class on a meta level, but among the individuals who make up your party?

in terms of class, rá is the party's warlock (pact of the blade). in terms of social roles, i think he was often the Face for the party because he had a 20 charisma stat and also because i was really comfortable roleplaying while about half the table was less inclined to it. and i also think he was a good bridge between the goofy/jokey half of the party and the serious/roleplay-heavy side of the party. we had a really huge group that had some mismatched styles of play/genre, and ránon sort of had one foot on either side of the gap. he was happy to hotbox leomund's tiny hut and play "never have i ever", but he also got to have a solid theological stance that governed his choices and he had some really dramatic and intense roleplay moments. (not that the people hotboxing didnt also have good roleplay moments!! we just didn't get around to accessing their backstories before the game fizzled out so they didnt get to show off the deeper sides they had)

28. If they could change their class(es), would they? To what?

i think he sometimes wishes he was a paladin like riell because he looks up to her, but realistically, no. he loves the relationship he has with the rq as a warlock and i don't think he would give that up.

31. Who are they when they aren't with the party?

rá is just a big hedonist partyboy (with theological reasoning for being that way). when he's not adventuring, he's exploring every pleasure life has to offer him and sharing that pleasure with those around him. and when he's not doing any of that, he's bothering riell or playing with his pet raven, cork.

35. What do they see in the dark?

literally? everything. he has darkvision askjgsldg

metaphorically, opportunity. the dark is a place for discovery, for exploration, for peace, for sex, for meditation, for the tender embrace of death, for dreams, for sleep, for stealing, for sneaking, for hiding your shame, for finally having a moment of quiet. the dark isn't scary or evil. it's just dark. and you can do and be and find anything in there if you're just willing to be enveloped by it and let your eyes adjust.

39. If someone could tell them anything about the future they asked, would they want to know? Would they ask?

ránon needs to know that riell lives longer than he does. he thinks she deserves it. his one stumbling block, theologically speaking, is his care for riell. he believes death will take you when it's your time, that nothing can prevent it or delay it or bring it on faster. you will die when you are meant to die, and that is a gift. death is freedom from the pain and chaos of life. death is comfort and closure and constant. but the thought of losing riell trips him up. he knows how to accept death, but he can't accept hers. he doesn't want her to go home before he does because he doesn't want to be alone. so he would ask if he dies first, and he would need that answer to be "yes".