#so I was down bad for him since before he even came out asdflkajs

[wolfofcelestia]

I personally thought Zayne was funny from the start. The first meeting where MC rushes into his office shows he has a sense of humour and idk a comfortable dynamic with her. And then the next main story meeting with the motorbike - it was giving chaotic duo, the kind of couple (platonic or romantic) where people are surprised they're together since they're so seemingly different but they actually complement each other very well.

Skkskdk I accidentally pressed submit instead of enter so sorry for spamming your asks. But honestly even in the frozen seal bond story, honestly Zayne gave off more of an awkward vibe to me rather than cold. Like the poor man just didn't know what to say really😭😭😭 I honestly think Zayne hides his slight social awkwardness and nerdiness (very adorable) behind that Ice King reputation. The only version of Zayne that I think truly deserved to be seen as very icy from the start is the Foreseer (for tbf, obvious reasons).

Honestly my first impression of him (in the story) was a little different because I was kinda turned on when he was counting down and making us hurry up and come to him like a trained dog

But yeah, the part where MC threatened to just leave him on the road when he was questioning her control on the bike just made me click into their dynamic even more

Zayne's definitely awkward af in the beginning, but it also shows that he's trying for MC. He's so used to being on his own, but he wants to make an effort outside of his comfort zone to reach her

I do also agree that his awkwardness comes across as cold. Guy just has a resting blank face that people can't read so they think he's scary when he doesn't reciprocate a hello as warmly as they expected (which I have irl experience with asdnflkj). Even when he was making a joke in his first anecdote, people were surprised af because they weren't expecting that from him, but he's literally a fucking comedian and they just don't get it

Like, this guy makes me laugh so easily. When I was trying to get him to say "Do you actually believe I don't feel anything?" for the last ask, I caught this line and just started laughing

Him being all red and pouty and threatening to tap my ass

Don't threaten me with a good time, doc asdflkdj