#the jax-wren dynamic is so interesting too just now we were talking about how their relationship would've worked when they were kids

[starrysmiling]

thinking about the au i unceremoniously dropped like a bomb in mage's dms last night but also realised could be canon compliant since it doesn't contradict anything so behold, the concept of all time:

jax and wren are twins and both of them are in love with fern

(alternatively: fern has two hands and he is going to hold both of their hands)

hear me out okay. consider that there's a boy who makes you feel alive but your love rival is your twin and the object of your affection seems to look happier with him than you. even though you're twins. welcome to the natsubane family

but like. jax, the total brocon older twin who would do anything for wren and is the generally more oblivious energetic one who introduces fern to wren as his crush...

...wren, the more serious, observant, shy younger twin with a calmer personality and definitely not jealous of the fact that jax is a lot closer to fern than he is...

...and then we have fern, who loves teasing the easily flustered jax and the pride that jax's growth fills him with and his lively presence standing beside him in the kitchen while he bakes dessert, but also the sparkle in wren's eyes as he tells fern about the newest book he read and the genuine curiosity he treats the world with and the sense of comfort he gets sitting by wren's side as they watch a documentary.

yeah eventually fern ends up kissing both of them but it's so fun thinking that how he shows different sides of himself and enjoys himself in completely different ways with each twin. jax takes fern on exciting dates and they battle and train together as rivals and banter as best friends; wren soothes fern with his presence and they play with pokemon and are happy to spend time with each other quietly doing work because he's just that comfortable with wren. fern's cheeky prankster side shows up a lot more with jax, his gentle sweet side shows up a lot more with wren, and each of the twins feel that the side fern doesn't show to them makes him closer to the other twin instead.

and don't get me started on the dynamic between the twins themselves bc i'm going insane over wren's jealousy over jax being the one with the deeper bond as well as being fern's rival as a trainer but thinking that it means fern wouldn't love him as much as he would love jax so he ends up urging jax to be the one who asks fern out despite the fact that he desperately wants to be the one who makes fern smile.

also going insane over jax being conflicted over finding out that wren also is in love with fern and his life being built on loving and protecting his younger twin that he desperately wants wren to be happy but wren's happiness would come at the sake of his own happiness with fern and knowing that for anything else he'd give it up in a heartbeat but also knowing that wren would hate to see him give things up for him.

ough. neither of them realise that fern has two hands. fern kisses jax and sees wren half pulling a pout so he kisses wren as well. they both make him happy, but in different ways so they don't overlap and don't compete. he loves them both.

also, mage dropped this earlier and killed me on the spot.