Hi there! Do you have any headcanons for Existentialism (Doug x Artt)? It’s my favorite ship :D
So I think at first it starts mostly professional with a deeply personal aspect
It's a relationship based in a fundamental capturing of a feeling that you can't pin down
That's not to say they don't let things get a little intimate early on
It's ART after all-- art is always going to be a little bit intimate
But I do think they try to keep a boundary of 'we know what this is, we know what we're here for'
Doug ESPECIALLY likes to play it off as a mutually beneficial relationship that DEFINITELY has no Big Feelings attached to it-- at least not romantic ones between him and his partner
He's lying to himself though
He's trying (and failing) to keep a distance cause he likes this and he doesn't want this to end
Artt clocks his feelings right away though
He's ready to choke them down though for the sake of the artistic friendship
But that could only last so long
It's not really even a sexual attraction, though that is there
It's more about a deep understanding of something much more abstract and ephemeral that no one else has ever seemed to get before now
It's a mutual appreciation for each other that slowly warms to something much more akin to adoration
I think there comes a point where they both no longer feel like denying it
They REALLY do not drag out the will they won't they-- once it's done it's done-- the feelings are out there, and there's no point or interest in beating about the bush about it
I feel like for how profound their connection is, their day to day lives and romance is a lot more quiet and mundane than you'd think
Small, cozy, intimate moments shared together in mutual understanding of the fact that they are deeply and irrevocably in love
Drowsy mornings of waking up in each others arms as the sun light peaks through the curtains over their bed-- coffee and a kiss shared as they begin to wake up
Sudden slow dancing in the kitchen as they make dinner
Little touches when they enter a space with a lot of bustle and people
Fleeting kisses that they cherish all day
They're madly in love-- but also like, don't make a big deal about it or anything...