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[aesolerin]

do you have any headcanons on Baldwin's and/or Sarmenti's love languages if you are into this? i have some and want to compare hehe

i mean, you kinda answered that already--

(/j)

i'm sort of into love languages, in an abstract away. a fun thing to think about, but not to take seriously enough to affect my real life

anyways!

Sarmenti:

yes there are some acts of service for those he deeply cares about, in little ways that he doesn't bring attention to. very quickly picked up on all the small things he can do to ease some of Baldwin's burdens.

don't try physical touch too quickly. receiving unexpected touches will likely make him lash out verbally or physically. but you can tell he likes you when he's touching you in a way that isn't part of a joke or teasing! affectionate headbutts, quick and playful hugs, leaning against you, friendly gestures ya know?

Sarmenti Is A Cat. following you around and being in the same space as you despite insisting he's not hanging out with you. does that count as quality time?

Baldwin:

man is a walking act of service. would throw himself across a puddle to let friendly enough strangers stay dry. he's in the Hamlet/crumbling world of DD2 for the sake of doing one last service for the good of humanity. frankly getting him to stop with all the servicing and accept service in turn is a feat in itself.

So Many Words Of Affirmation Holy Shit. man is always saying kind things to those around him. sometimes even Damian, once in a blue moon.

he tries to give gifts too! mostly humble and simple gifts from nature, like flowers or seashells. simple and beautiful things that he hopes reminds the receiver to enjoy the little things in life.

[aesolerin]

I've always liked the eldritch/demonic motifs in your fics, is there any reason you use them that often? I can see the appeal of a fairytale romance but man eldritch doomed romance hits just as hard

ohh, an interesting question..... i don't think i can name any one reason specifically? when it comes to Sarmenti and Baldwin at least, they have such a strong impish/fiendish/demonic vs holy/angelic/divine vibe. and 95% of the time i'm in Sarmenti's p.o.v, so there's a strong potential for internalized self-hatred that manifests as seeing himself as 'sinful' when compared to 'blessed' Baldwin.

as for the Eldritch Bullshit, i'm also pointing at Sarmenti and his Song

i know, this is all very shocking that the Clown-Liker writes a lot about The Clown 😔 they're probably not very interesting thoughts, but here they are regardless!

[aesolerin]

so we have alternative lepers in "More" but are we getting alternative jesters?

there will be eventually, i swear i will write the next chapters of More! but Life(tm) is starting to Happen(tm) and a realization made me shift gears with what i had started writing 😭😭😭😭

[aesolerin]

the big question

is there a single straight person in Hamlet?

Margaret thinks she's straight, but even then thinks surely all women are a little attracted to each other until they settle down with A Good Man