#theyve got a complicated relationship too don't worry

[heartscrypt]

out of context cyrus lore again . ft twst wendy darling (aka ami dearheart)

[corvidmasters]

the only parts of the story that matter after lb4 are the ones that include arjuna anyway so its fine <3 i keep track anyway

anyway i would like to know what her thoughts are on karna- obvs since shes so close to arjuna (and it seems like karna is contracted to another master in their chaldea) shes probably got an opinion on him and theyve probably interacted at some point and im curious what kind of relationship, if any, they have.

same w ashwatthama if youre up to it.

"what does macha think of karna" is truly the million dollar question isn't it. what DOES macha think of her partner's rival. (and also answered here: what does macha of her partner's now-awkward childhood friendship). this is going to be a liiittle long for some brief context and also because it's two answers smashed into one so i'm breaking out the readmore.

context

Like was said in the ask I'm answering here, Karna (and Ashwatthama as well) are contracted to different Masters in Macha's Chaldea. Karna is contracted to Tanya (the girl in the second image), and Ashwatthama is contracted to Aimi (the one saying blow up). As such, she doesn't have the same chance for a deep relationship that a Master and Servant would.

karna

She has an amiable relationship with him that's occasionally a little troubled by her distaste for his talent at seeing through facades (specifically when it's hers, it's useful when he's doing it to other people though!). For the most part, she finds his straightforward nature easy to tease, and she's actually quite fascinated by watching him and Arjuna compete in things and will even actively encourage it. Macha also appreciates his diehard loyalty; Tanya was her first friend that wasn't family or imaginary, so if she's going to rely on someone to protect Tanya when Macha herself can't, her ideal choice is Karna because of this.

Of course, Karna is very happy that both his Master and Arjuna have someone who's always in their corner. He knows very well that most of the time when Macha approaches him she's going to ask him to help her with some bullshit, but so long as it's not going to endanger Tanya he'll help out, why refuse?

He won't lie though he didn't like her LB4 stunt. Was not a fan of the betrayal. He can see why she did it but it put Tanya in danger so that caused a small Sims relationship minus sign to appear over his head.

ashwatthama

Back during the Indian Lostbelt, while Ashwatthama was pissed at her for betraying her team and trying a nonsensical gambit by becoming a worshiper, Macha was literally too anxious and CPTSD-fueled to think of him as anything other than one of Ashiya Douman's chess pieces. She was actually so relieved when he helped Chaldea out her relief nearly wrapped around into a panic attack.

After that, he's summoned proper by Aimi. Macha finds the two a good fit and, like with Tanya and Karna, considers Ashwatthama one of the most trustworthy Servants to have by Aimi's side. By this point she's both read the Mahabharata and heard plenty of stories from Arjuna, so she's well aware of Ashwatthama's sins and his complicated relationship with Arjuna. Of course as is evident from her relationship with Karna, those things don't have much bearing on her opinion of him; if anything, she thinks he's an exemplary man that's she's almost a little envious of for being able to feel so intensely. In some respects, he reminds her of how her younger bother Badb is, which cultivates a sisterly fondness in her that she keeps to herself.

In turn, Ashwatthama, uh...still thinks Macha is batshit fucking crazy, but now he's getting that she lost her shit that one time because he has eyes and can see that Arjuna is pretty important to her. And he can't lie, when she's Normal she can be actually pretty fun to be around. I firmly believe that if he knew about Macha and Badb's past he would go back in time again to kill their parents. Don't worry though with Aimi there are still people he's gotta go back and kill.

[larksinging]

and finally, eps and i hit each other with this ask but i don't think either of us ever got to you with it (correct me if i'm wrong): hypothetical denny ships you've thought about in the past or present or just that you could see happening in some kind of au?

lemme do this one next alright 

i have some established ships, like moon and winter (who are still the sweetest, honestly) or nyssa and sara, or ones that are established but haven’t happened quite yet like chansaw, but 

though actually i feel like theres an au of denny where veronica could have ended up dating heather duke? it’s just a feeling 

i think it’d be fun sometime to have a warrior cat romance with ivypool. though i’m not entirely sure who... what she-cats are in lionclan right now that aren’t related to her? feathertail? or maybe she could have a forbidden romance in tigerclan. idk she swoops in and steals badgerstripe away from tigerstar, 

i think you mentioned maria and lucille once and that could actually be really interesting? they already have a pretty strong dynamic and it’d make sense as a progression of that. the only thing standing in their way is both of their extremely complex baggage about romantic relationships 

okay this is another vague one but some day i’d love to explore... how do i put this without sounding weird... a relationship between someone who is human and someone who is very much non-human? like non-humans on denny are on the same level of sentience as humans, so. i dont have anyone rn who i think would work, since maybe someone bigger than a cat and i like maive’s role as not really interested in romance, but. maybe someday. maybe someday! 

i’d love to see one of sara’s other potential love interests for an ot3 with nyssa, partially also because i think it’d be really fun to explore nyssa learning to adjust to that but also being interested in someone else without the... complicated baggage of “sara isn’t here” she’d have otherwise. maybe kendra if hunter goes through with that? or an ava oh my god 

my most eligible bachelor right now is laurel, without a doubt. theres a lot of possibilities, especially right now when she’s kind of in a better place and could even possibly pursue romance. one possibility might be like killer frost? theyve already got a dynamic and it’d be so weird and complicated with however caitlin... ended up dealing with that kind of thing. or maybe something out of left field (or in an au?) like kara. villain au where she dates jack!, haha no. most of the eligible characters are from the dc cast huh

it’d also be fun some day to do some temporary relationship ships, like some full on flings. either that end messy or end on a good note. okay. maybe i wouldn’t want to rp something ends too messy, but. something like... hell, laurel and trish might be good for that, or maria and... i don’t know she should probably try to date A Man again someday. 

i feel like i’m forgetting something obvious

i’ve had an itch to app someone new but i dont know Who so to be continued, but. i am always happy to do ships but worry about bringing them up, but STILL