#since im like super tired of having my idenity used against me

[telatire]

1, 12, and 21 for Malenia? :)

Thank you so much for the ask!! 1. Why do you like or dislike this character? Firstly, I love her, your honor, not like her; secondly, I'd say I'm just a big sucker for characters in relationships (incestous or otherwise but the incest is a big selling point) who are so utterly devoted to their friend/partner/family member they'd do absolutely anything for them; and I feel the rot - beyond the disabilities - gives way to a lot of talk about body issues, which I also love to talk about, a body that doesn't feel like your own, working against you! I guess I'm fucked up, huh? Haha. 12. What's a headcanon you have for this character? I feel like this is something I've hinted at rather than explicitly stated, but I imagine a young Malenia having a real love for tales about adventures and warriors and long journeys from home; I think the isolation she'd experience due to the rot would lead her to be an avid reader as a sort of escapism (reflecting my own childhood experiences as someone who grew up pretty much alone, haha). It's only natural to dream about flying away when you're stuck in a cage, isn't it? 21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like? Technically, this is also a headcanon, since I've stated before, the JP text makes it clear Malenia is the younger twin and Miquella is the older twin - but god, do I love making Malenia an older sibling. I think there's just something so cathartic about writing a woman in a eldest daughter/maternal replacement/bearer of the burden + body issues/health issues/disability wombo-combo; this idea of everything being taken away from you, on top of only being seen by what you lack is just.... ah.... exquisite. It's actually something that comes up in my FMA Malmiq Shipweek Day 5! I wrote it in at four in the morning on Friday! Haha!