For the uncommon questions: 3, 7, 9, 38 for your behbehs!
(from these asks) Thank you so much for the ask, Violet!!
3. How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)
Azalea
If she’s alone, she will read; usually a nice work of fiction to urge her dreams into a good place.
If she’s with her LI, she will occupy herself with them; being intimate, talking, joking, or cuddling.
Imalia
On those special occasions where she does sleep, she will think. She’s not going to have good dreams, and if they are good, there is going to be a cruel twist in there somewhere. (Lon is a terrible mindpartner.) She will try to think positively, or think of something completely absurd. Thinking about an experiment she’s working on or an upcoming lecture will definitely make her stay awake, so she tries to keep her mind off of work. The best thing for soothing her to sleep is Asra. His voice is calming and he is always comforting and encouraging.
Ciel
Ciel will often hum a song from his childhood to put himself to sleep. Having such a doting mother was a comfort for him, and any of the songs she would sing to him would lul him right into dreamland.
7. What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?
Azalea
Things that remind her of Asra trigger nostalgia more often than not. Some of the feelings are good, reminding her of their friendship; but others make her think of how he would leave her alone for days -sometimes weeks- on end and that creeping feeling of isolation and uncertainty will take hold. Certain scents or sounds will give her a nostalgic feeling, and she isn’t exactly sure why. She always assumes that those feelings come from the memories of her past life that she has forgotten.
Imalia
Certain statues, mainly ones that look like they’re sleeping. When she was young, there was a small garden outside of the city she was born in, where a statue of an ancient fallen hero was, leaning against a tree like he was sleeping. She would go there when she was feeling bad or lonely, and tell stories to the statue, or sing to it. At one point she found out that it wasn’t exactly a statue. The fallen hero had been part rock golem, and when he died his body had turned completely to stone. She had been actually singing and talking to the hero himself. This memory will never be bad to Imalia, because around the statue she could be her true self and say whatever she wanted and it would never judge her.
Ciel
Nutmeg. Ciel’s mother would make specially seasoned oatmeal for him when he was very young that Ciel swears to this day is the best thing he’s ever tasted. It was seasoned with nutmeg as well as other things, but the nutmeg really stood out. He loves his mother very much, and when he’s reminded of something very special she would do or make for him, his heart fills with warmth.
9. Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?
Azalea
Yes, but not often. She swears when suddenly shocked, or when in the thralls of passion. Otherwise, she tries to keep her language clean. Her first swear word was “dammit.”
Imalia
If swearing could be manifested into a human being, it would be Imalia. But not pointless swearing for swearing’s sake...artistic swearing for insults and extreme expression. She swears when she thinks a swear word would aptly amplify what she’s trying to say. Which is quite often. She went full tilt with her first swear word. She went straight for the f-bomb.
Ciel
Ciel would rather cut off both of his legs than swear. He is above such base expressions, and tends to get bristly around people who do swear a lot. He considers his first swear word to be “Poopy.”
38. What memory do they revisit the most often?
Azalea
The first time she saw her LI. The hammering of her heart, the confusion, the surprise, the wonder. And the fact that she had no idea she would end up falling so deeply in love with him.
Imalia
The day she received the letter that stated that her father had died in the Lazaret. She never willingly revisits that memory...it creeps up on her. Swallows her up in its pain and makes her falter for just a moment. Reminds her that she never got to say goodbye.
Ciel
The day he timidly climbed out of the carriage to gaze upon the tall ivory and gold spires of the Vesuvian palace. He didn’t know then that he would meet the love of his life in those gilded walls, and that he would remain by her side forever.
