hi! out of curiosity, for those endgame ships, are those in the polycules all dating each other? or are some of them separate, like for example - Dante dating Nana but not Zane
also, do these people come together in both mys and mcd? like a fated/soulmates sort of thing? or is it because of the different circumstances of the different times that they’re able to be together?
sorry for the yapping i fear i am obsessed w this rewrite now
Never apologize for the yapping!! We're the ones obsessed enough to write the thing, and all questions are welcome.
BUT THE POLYCULES!! They're my babies born out of indecisive multishipping, lmao.
More or less it can be considered a soulmate sort of thing, but also their situations and lives greatly impact how that develops. One of my favorite parts of this rewrite is the cycle of reincarnation these characters go through; how the same relationships and (for lack of a better word) events play out in different times. I like exploring how despite your own nature, the world around you will always shape who you are. It's a big ol' nature vs nurture debate that I love to sink my teeth into.
For bbg (Aaron/Aphamau/Zoey), they're all together! Both in MCD, and in MYS. It just... takes them a while to get there, with MCD being a general hellhole and MYS being a shitshow of romantic blunders. They're actually one of the few MCD relationships to label themselves as together, so much is happening at all times that a lot of the others just never have that talk, and because of this are one of the less complicated ones.
For gem (Katelynn/Travis/Lucinda/Jeffory) they are ALSO all together! Jeffory might seem like a weird addition since he's only commonly shipped with Katelynn, but the dynamic he brings in to every duo as more or less a Stable, Normal Guy with a Daughterâ„¢ is very fun to play around with.
In MCD it's a little tricky, because none of them ever really state their feelings outright. It's dancing around it and small actions, blush on Travis's cheeks, Katelynn's acceptance of touch, Lucinda's guard slowly going down for the two. And Jeffory... he's not out of the picture, but anything I can say about him is generally classed as one of the rare spoilers I can't talk about yet.
In MyStreet they have more time, and to no one's surprise, Travis was the one to fall first. I could make a whole multi-paragraph post on each individual polycule, but I'll say for now that my favorite running bit (starting all the way in PDH) is that Travis keeps physically running into Jeffory. Like face first into his chest.
I could rant for DAYS about the ways those four develop as individuals and in their relationships, but unfortunately I have others to explain in this post.
For cosplay (Michi/Dante/Nicole/Nana/Zane), it has slowly expanded from the conception of the rewrite. Originally it was just Dante/Nicole/Nana, and then Michi was added somewhere along the way, and very recently when we realized the person keeping us from having Zane/Nana in the first place wasn't actually giving much input, we added Zane. Because that ship has always been very precious to me.
They're a bit messy, if I'm honest, but complicated polycules are simply what happens when polyamorous characters are written by a polyamorous author.
Dante/Nicole/Nana are all holding hands and together, in every universe always. In MCD they actually end up with a third, magic-born kid.
Zane's inclusion, while mentioned a few times in MCD, is way more sidelined there. He's a major(ish) antagonist, and the discussion of how he went down such a bad road then vs. how he gets a redemption in MYS is very important.
In MYS though! He doesn't date everyone involved, I don't think he has the emotional bandwith for that. It's really funny that you used the Dante not dating Zane example, because the only two people Zane get with are Dante and Nana! It started with just Nana, but the rest of the group ended up hanging out with him more because of it. Before anyone really realized, Zane was being invited to cuddle piles and movie nights.
But yes, he's just platonic with Nicole and Michi.
Which brings me to Michi! Michi, Nana, and Nicole are a little trio unit, but she's queerplatonic with Dante and really enjoys fucking with Zane and pranking him.
In MCD her and Nana have something of an undefined relationship, Nana relates to her in a way. They're both immigrants from Tu'la, meif'wa generally outcasted and seen more as cute pets than people, and Nana tries to help her. It uh... doesn't go super well, unfortunately.
In MYS, Michi loves to blatantly copy Nana. She has a lot of struggles with her own identity, so she'll strongarm her way into Nana's workplace, or her street, or wherever she frequents. She'll tease and make fun of Nana, but Nana just... kind of doesn't see it? And greets that with kindness?
She meets Nicole separately from Nana, and is enamored by her sense of who she is.
Again: I could rant for DAYS about every bit of development and relationship, but I still have two relationships to go over.
Feral polycule holds a special place in my heart by basically being "all of Sol's fictional crushes except they kiss". Which is not a great reasoning, but from that their dynamics and relationship bloomed in a way where we actually just could not ignore it. They're also, all together. Again. Sorry chat I can't HELP IT I'm a sucker for a "they're all in love and smooch and hold hands" polycule.
In MCD they're... all over the place, representative of four vastly different lives. Vylad, a shadow knight raised as the youngest prince and almost forgotten by his parents in leu of his brothers. Blaze, the heir to a werewolf pack who's now out on his own. Kai, a refugee from Tu'la who has to grit his teeth and keep going (so that maybe one day he can find his sister). And Ein, a werewolf only accepted by O'khasis because the calamity he causes was useful enough to make him a Jury member.
They're all from... completely different worlds, but that makes them click so wonderfully. There's just enough commonality. I'm gettin repetitive by saying I could make a whole separate post about them, but I really do mean it. Both for their MCD dynamics, and for their MYS ones.
And in MYS... would you believe me if I said Blaze and Vylad are highschool sweethearts? It sounds stupid, but Vylad had an advanced chemistry class with Blaze way back in Junior year, and they kind of immediately clicked together.
Ein has been... changed quite a bit from canon. The weird pseudo-incest plot is gone, and his almost switch-flip in S2 of PDH isn't because he's a master manipulator or something. Since he latches on to the werewolf pack very early on in his PDH career, he also latches on to Blaze, and ends up meeting Vylad. His whole werewolf complex makes this dynamic SO fun to play with.
And Kai... to be honest, Kai's mostly out of the budding dynamic in the PDH days. I mean, he knows Vylad through Aphmau, but it's nothing big. He doesn't start getting closer to the three until college thanks to... you guessed it, shenanigans!
And finally, a simple one again, Rebel polycule (Gene/Sasha/Zenix) are once again all together. In MCD it's never outright said, but the three found solace in each other after dying. And in MYS? They're close friends from middle school.
Unrelated to the polycule, the Shadow Knights in PDH are really funny because Gene and Aphmau are cousins.
Laurance: Stay away from those guys, they're bad news.
Gene: ????I'm just asking her if Sylvanna's coming to sunday karaoke????
