#reshorul

[maifazcomics]

Sometimes you just gotta

[the-starry-lycan]

Reshorul and Seraï/Keenathan!

11) who plays their music out loud?

12) who hogs the bathroom?

17) who fusses over takes care of the other when they get sick?

11) who plays their music out loud?

Reshorul: Aephorul prefers more calming music and plays it either over headphones or in his study.. which leaves Resh'an to play his loud music of all sorts. Oftentimes he does it just to annoy Aeph with his heavy metal and pop hits, but sometimes he'll just play it out loud for funsies (Aeph will eventually throw things at Resh until he quits).

Seraï/Keenathan: Keenathan likes to play his instruments with the rest of the pirates, and they'll often raise the roof with their music. Seraï doesn't really play for their band (singing occasionally, and only when they drag her into it).. but she'll just sit and listen.

12) who hogs the bathroom?

Reshorul: Resh'an for sure. He spends a lot of time with beautifying, making sure there's not a robe or sash out of place! And that's not even counting how much time he spends picking out jewelry, washing in the bath, etc.

Seraï/Keenathan: Probably Seraï, but just to make sure that none of her robot bits are showing when she goes out in public. Oftentimes they'll get into the bath together to wash each others' hair.. among other things..

17) who fusses over takes care of the other when they get sick?

Reshorul: Aephorul, being the master biologist and a doctor several times in the past, freaks out whenever Resh'an gets sick. He'll go crazy trying to diagnose whatever's ailing his partner, oftentimes coming up with the most mentally insane diagnoses.. "..Aeph, please, it's only strep throat.." "...You don't know that. Now hold out your arm, I need more blood samples."

Seraï/Keenathan: Keenathan gets pretty stressed when Seraï gets sick, and absolutely refuses to leave her side at all. He becomes quiet, too, and will just sit by her bedside for hours and hours.. Seraï, though, will go absolutely insane and pretty much panic when Keenathan is sick, since she's seen him at his worst (leg amputation, trying to blind himself, wind-related accidents, etc). It's a tie.

[dread-pirate-mumbles]

resh'an and aephorul: redefining the "old" part of "old man yaoi"

[smaller-comfort]

I, uh. Did the thing!

Just gonna like. Throw my phone in the lake or something for a while. This is porn and a whole bunch of angst, but I'm rather pleased with a few turns of phrase here and there.

I'm still gunning for "bad chemistry" as their ship name.

After the battle; Resh'an doesn't know what he thought he would accomplish, bringing Aephorul back to the Archives like this. He finds himself making a lot of impulsive decisions, lately. There's no possible timeline where he won't regret this- but really, what's one more regret, where Aephorul is concerned?

Some notes/thoughts/outtakes below the cut that I didn't want to include on ao3 because it would have gotten too long.

Things!

I hate the title, but I'm stuck with it now.

In a modern AU that I will never write, after the divorce, Resh'an uses the sound that Garl's pot lid makes when it hits Aephorul as his ringtone. "*clang!* "Oh no, is that your ex again? You really need to just block his number."

Resh'an's transition from naked to clothed towards the end of this story absolutely looks like a magical girl transformation sequence, and no, I will not be explaining myself further.

The first few drafts of this involved a lot more medical terminology, which I blame on having Locked Tomb brainrot. (If Aephorul is John, that makes Resh'an Alecto; the tragedy writes itself. I am completely normal about this comparison, and the horrors (of love). Aephorul gives off very big "When everyone who fucked with us is dead" energies. Shame about all the goddamn genocide, though.) ("What if I only did a little genocide? As a treat." "No!")

I am also completely normal about Aephorul wanting to keep a time shard, which is the whole reason this fic exists. He absolutely has a room full of things that remind him of Resh'an in a fortress somewhere. Of course he kept the iceline flask; of course he keeps it on his person at all times, along with his bespoke Elixir of Instant Booty Call.

This whole thing started out much darker in completely different ways, but then Resh'an decided safe words are something that happen to other people. You would think that Aephorul would be the one instigating the weird sex most of the time, what with his whole shtick, but historically that was definitely Resh'an.

Aephorul actually doesn't want to hurt Resh'an. He *hates* hurting Resh'an, more than anything. He does not know how to stop hurting Resh'an.

(That would make such a good tagline for a fic. I'm not writing it. Aephorul's POV will give me brain maggots. Gross!)

And finally, an outtake:

“An eye for an eye, isn't it? You fucked my plans in two worlds. Now I get to fuck you.” It's too much. He breaks one hand free of Aephorul's grasp, so he can cover his face with it. “That sounded better in your head, didn't it.” “Ugh, shut up.”

[coffeeflavoredcookies]

I finished the game for real this time and the Real ending didn't actually answer any of my initial questions BUT The Messenger Wiki did

[staurolith]

Happy Reshorul Reveal Anniversary Day to those who observe

[neoyi-backstreetback]

For Reshorul -> 9, 10, 15, 19?

So, questions 10 and 15 have already been answered here: https://neoyi-backstreetback.tumblr.com/post/766737498748682240/aephorulreshan-4-10-15-20-and-marineprima

I'm gonna go backwards and answer question 19 first:

19) who clings to the other for comfort when they’re sad or scared?

Pre-immortal, it was largely Resh'an, though less clinging and more in need of comfort during times of distraught and he had a lot of it back then. As the two of them grew closer and closer and Resh'an could trust Aephorul with his biggest secret, that man became a walking, six foot security blanket for the young prince. After all, he lived in a kingdom that wouldn't accept that their darling heir only desired men. In his most vulnerable moments (that is, when he wasn't secretly protesting all the homophobia by finding other men on the side, though with great precaution since bring a prince meant eyes were everywhere), Resh'an would often be comforted and held by Aephorul. Often tenderly, too, much to Resh'an's initial confusion and despair because he had no clue that his eventual boyfriend was into dudes (there were probably a whole lot of wishful thinking from Resh'an's part, hoping maybe Aephorul would look him a certain way.)

This comfort extended after Resh'an abandoned his life and ran away from Aephorul, now lovers by that point. Course, a lot of the support he needed at the time was largely due to him having to quickly adjust to harsh conditions and life as a vagabond after spending two decades living luxuriously. He can't just demand people for things anymore, now he's gotta get up and order his own food or fold his own blanket or fill up his own bath- and there he goes, off to be held by Aephorul again because the dumb idiot baby doesn't know how to fold his own damn laundry.

Post-immortal days, Aephorul tends to be the more clingy of the two. Mostly in that he is desperately and so obsessively in love with Resh'an still. Wen the two aren't bitterly fighting with each other, he's often the one who likes to lie on Resh'an's legs and be patted on the head. This also occurs whenever Aephy is jealous and being a pouty little bitch about it. Resh'an tend to comfort him after another round of exasperation ("Aephorul, I swear to God, you're a sunk cost fallacy.")

In short, these morons continue to enable each other.

9) who finds stray animals and begs the other to let them keep them?

Aephorul, honestly. Mostly because between the two, he has the most frequent image of him and Resh'an living as a happy couple with a family, pets included.

Aephorul had pets growing up, but didn't after his family died. He traveled a lot and it was just pragmatic that he'd go about it alone without having to worry about an animal to take care of, though he liked them just fine back in the days.

Pre-immortal Resh'an had pets, but in the sense the entire palace had a sea of animals (some very dangerous and illegally exotic, but who's going to tell the royal family they can't keep tigers, especially during a time when animal rights just weren't a thing) and Resh'an was used to his mother collecting yet another goddamn peacock into the household. He did not mind them, but he wasn't really a pet person; too much obligation when there's alchemy to be done. Plus, given how much more irresponsible he was back then, any pets he would have owned would have just ended with his servants taking care of it instead, so it was for the best he didn't bother with them.

He still doesn't now, but that's largely due to his solitary lifestyle and being even more absorbed into his work to consider taking care of anything. He has a terrarium, maybe a cactus or two, but nobody should be trusting Resh'an with any living creature.

The dog came at just the right time...

[maifazcomics]

Ooh, the good old times~ Oh and BTW that last image is from the ARG Sabotage Studio makes on their Discord server where we can interact with characters in from the games and do fun stuff. Before Sea of Stars was even announced, Resh'an (we knew him only as The Archivist back then) entered and showered us with lore about SoS and The Messenger. AND HE INCLUDED THAT. IN 2019. AND EVERYTHING HE SAYS CAN BE TRUSTERED AND CONSIDERED CANON (words of the writer, Thierry Boulanger). RESH'AN EXPLAIN TO ME-

[the-starry-lycan]

4, 7, 16 for serai/keenathan and reshorul!

4) who swears more?

Seraï/Keena: Definitely Seraï. She's the one who really lives up to the "sailor mouth" accusations. Although Keenathan is more talkative than Seraï, he just.. doesn't swear nearly as much.

Reshorul: The both of them like to come up with lots of creative, colorful insults for each other, but Aephorul might just barely take the lead with things given his catty temperament a lot of the time.

7) who steals the duvet in their sleep?

Seraï/Keena: Keenathan for sure. He's a good deal bigger and taller than Seraï, which means more blanket is needed to cover his surface area.. though, Seraï generally remedies this by either having her own blanket or just joining him under for some nice cuddles.

Reshorul: I'd probably say Resh'an, with the main reasons for it being 1) He gets cold really easily. 2) Body insecurity means he likes being wrapped up in things (robes, blankets, anything soft and comfy goes). 3) Spite. Pure Spite. Sometimes he'll even kick Aeph for no reason.

16) who gives the other cringeworthy pet names?

Seraï/Keena: Seraï isn't really one for pet names, but Keenathan on the other hand loves to call his Captain all manner of cutesy and affectionate pet names, which sends the others laughing like hell (and makes Seraï blush to no end).

Reshorul: Aephorul for sure. He likes making Resh'an flustered, and as a result will use either the most corny and weird pet names for Resh'an, or the most outright embarrassing ones, usually featuring some kind of innuendo or details about their private lives.

[the-starry-lycan]

OTPs being:

Reshorul and Seraï/Keenathan (Sea of Stars)

OptiProwl (TFA) and MegOp (TFP, TFOne)

RaEda (The Owl House)

Send me an OTP + a number and I’ll tell you...

1) who can outdrink the other?

2) who says “I love you” more?

3) who has trouble sleeping alone?

4) who swears more?

5) who does more of the housework?

6) who forgets their anniversary?

7) who steals the duvet in their sleep?

8) who keeps the other awake at night with their snoring?

9) who finds stray animals and begs the other to let them keep them?

10) who usually makes dinner?

11) who plays their music out loud?

12) who hogs the bathroom?

13) who gives the most compliments?

14) who usually starts/causes arguments between them?

15) who isn’t afraid to embarrass the other in public?

16) who gives the other cringeworthy pet names?

17) who fusses over takes care of the other when they get sick?

18) who finds it impossible to stay angry at the other for long?

19) who clings to the other for comfort when they’re sad or scared?

20) who is more ‘physically passionate’? (hugs, kisses, or maybe more…)

[maifazcomics]

Free as a bird

Happy Reshorul day for everyone who believes in it!

[maifazcomics]

What's your favourite ship within the Saboverse?

So, I know it's you Stamway, and that you know the answer, but maybe other people don't know OF COURSE IT'S RESHORUL

I'm not much into shipping actually, but The Drama between those two is really powerful, and the entire Saboverse lore revolves about their gay asses.

(and here is them dressed-up for The Game Awards as a bonus)

[kyuohki]

Fairly certain the common ship name is Reshorul, but @smaller-comfort uses philosopher's bone(r) for their tagging.

research interruptus...

[maifazcomics]

hello only other reshorul enjoyer on the site how are you today

No no no there are more Reshorul enjoyers on this place. @smaller-comfort @ocelly rise from your graves. @soomoto too

But well, while my back hurts a lot, everything else is going fine. Thanks for asking!

[maifazcomics]

Aephorul and Resh'an's drama is literally "when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object"

[maifazcomics]

Extremely accurate, extremely beautiful shipping chart names we at the Sabotage Studio Discord designed

(needing suggestions to a cool name for Reshorul (even if i like the reshorul name)) (also, almost all outside of the chart are jokes except for Reshorul, Mooncradle Trio and Hurricane lmao)