Leander's one hell of a manipulator (who saw that coming)
I recently played through Leander's route again and bro the amount of LYING this man does is insane to me. I remember first playing the game all the way back when it first came out and thinking "Wow Leander's so sweet! He's definitely one of those nice guy characters" and after going down the tumblr pipeline and reading through 700 theories I realized this man was the biggest faker in the touchstarvedverse 🥀
It really does make a stark difference playing through his route after KNOWING this man is sketchy. (Spoilers after this)
After bro takes you up to the room talking about some "I've got info for you" he never even gives it. Instead he acts sorry that he 'barged' in to get your guard down and make you think "awwhee what a sweet guy he's so worried about me". He starts promising things to make the MC feel as if he's truly trustworthy. Even before he took them back up to their room he said giving them a place to stay is "human decency". Then after bro butters you up he straight up dips.. WE SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU LEANDER LOOK AT YOU
LOOK AT HIM. DOES THAT FACE LOOK TRUSTWORTHY TO YOU??🥀🥀
✦ Will collect little trinkets for their partner. Specifically: weird little shiny things they found. Their partner is unlikely to ever receive said trinkets, but Mhin has accumulated quite the collection. They keep meaning to throw it all away but they feel. Unusually possessive over these objects. Just...their partner is never allowed to look in that corner. Ever. Nesting behavior.
✦ Mhin does occasionally give gifts, though! Often practical things they think would make their partner's life better on a daily basis. Frequently this means warm clothing and soft blankets. Again, nesting behavior Courting behavior, even.
✦ They walk past a tiny cat plush being sold at the market one day and...they have to gift it. It's...they just think it's cute enough to be worthy of purchase. Irresistibly cute...aka: reminded them of their s/o. (Please spare them and take it without any fanfare.)
✦ Okay but hear me out: imagine this scenario with a Hound, Alchemist or Unnamed who has never owned a stuffed animal before... 🥺
✦ Accidentally starts preening them.
✦ Constantly preening them.
✦ Always adjusting their partner's clothing (often while complaining, of course). Will fuss with their hair too, if applicable. Smoothing it and even braiding it if they can, just a little, just very absentmindedly. If the two of them are both resting, and hair just so happens to be in reach...
✦ Mhin, similarly, likes it when their partner fixes their hair or plays with it a little - as long as they are not messing it up. (Their hair is prone to static electricity.) Will let their partner brush their hair and even braid/style it as long as it's nothing ostentatious.
✦ Mhin will happily also brush their partner's hair, once the two of them have reached that level. If their partner's hair texture requires their hair to be wet before they can brush through it?
...how convenient because...
✦ Bathing together as a form of intimacy. They like the skinship, being pressed up against them and feeling their body heat and heartbeat. (It's easier to be vulnerable when they can walk into it thinking that it's all about practicality.) Less water to heat, cleaning each other off, taking care of each other's wounds, if either of them have any. The transformation is hard on Mhin, so they always have a few sore spots, at least.
✦ Feeding their partner; not just by providing food but also. Little accidental bird affection tells.
"Uhhh. Mhin, are you trying to hand feed me right now??"
✦ The general need to protect & provide is strong. Assuming Mhin is a corvid of some kind...corvids tend to have very strong social bonds and attachments. Which makes it especially sad that Mhin is alone. 😢
✦ Does the "neck resting on you" thing a la birds cuddling. Often occurs when they are feeling tired. Just rests on their partner with their neck hooked against their shoulder, etc. Mhin will sometimes "read" over their shoulder like that and slowly fall asleep.
✦ Weighted blanket mode. Mhin doesn't cuddle so much as they lay on top of their partner. Smooshing them under their body weight. If cursed hands are a concern, Mhin is wrapping their partner up in sheets/blankets then smooshing them. (Mhin will settle for being the big spoon instead, but they will have their partner's clothes clenched in their fists all night. Grasping bird claws style. It's a wonder that their hands don't cramp up.)
✦ Mhin's back is an erogenous zone very sensitive.
Sooo, I am officially done with high school!! All that's left for me is senior activities and graduation. A Bachisagi College AU fic is in the works, but I present to you: my headcanons for that specific AU! Think of it as a preview for the fic, and a future Isagi Harem longfic I wanna do in that AU too. (I found these just sitting in my notes)
Blue Lock College AU: Headcanons
Majors
• Isagi - Psychology / Sports Science Double Major
• Bachira - Fine Arts (Contemporary Art)
• Chigiri - Fashion Merchandising
• Kunigami - Criminal Justice
• Nagi - Game Design, Minor in Psychology
• Reo - Business
• Barou - Hospitality Management
• Niko - Data Analytics
• Hiori - Software Engineering, Minor in Esports Management
• Kurona - Mathematics
• Nanase - Early Childhood Development
• Karasu - Sociology, Minor in Criminology
• Otoya - Music Production
• Yukimiya - Optometry (Pre-Med Track)
• Rin - Literature (hear me out y'all)
• Shidou - Biology
• Sae - Business Administration (Global Sports Management)
• Aiku - Law (Pre-law)
• Kaiser - Communications (Public Relations)
• Ness - Chemistry
Grades and Ages (Note: these are the ages at the start of the school year)
Sophomore:
• Rin (18)
• Kurona (18)
• Nanase (18)
• Niko (18)
Junior:
• Isagi (20)
• Bachira (20)
• Chigiri (19)
• Kunigami (20)
• Nagi (20)
• Reo (20)
• Hiori (19)
• Barou (20)
• Karasu (20)
• Otoya (19)
• Yukimiya (20)
• Shidou (20)
Senior:
• Kaiser (20)
• Ness (21)
• Aiku (21)
• Sae (20)
Specific Headcanons
Rin:
• He was originally going to go into Business Administration like his brother to spite him, but he went into Literature after realizing 90% of the work was independent
• He's into authors like Edgar Allen Poe, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, Mary Shelley, and the Brontë sisters
• His favorite genre is Dark Romanticism and Gothic
• Wuthering Heights is Rin's holy grail
• He would be absolutely be furious at the 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights
• The most likely place that you would find him on campus is in the corner of the library, sitting in an armchair while reading a book with headphones on. There would be a stack of books next to him
Nagi:
• Nagi put Game Design as his major because he thought it meant playing games for credit
• He took a minor in Psychology because of his interest in Isagi
• He sleeps through all of his Psychology lectures, but still manages to get an A
Miscellaneous
• The university that they all attend is a elite, Asian-dominated school (Think Berkeley)
• Karasu is the type of guy that sits in the back of a seminar, dissecting everyone's body language and figuring out exactly who is sleeping with whom just to use it for leverage
• Otoya is the DJ for the campus parties and disappears into the shadows with someone before the last track finishes
Student Living
• Unit 401 - Isagi, Bachira, Chigiri, and Kunigami
• Unit 402 - Hiori, Nanase, and Kurona
• Unit 410 - Nagi and Reo
• Unit 405 - Karasu, Otoya, and Yukimiya
• Karasu, Otoya, and Yukimiya are directly across the hall from Isagi and Hiori
• Nagi and Reo are at the end of the hall in Unit 410
• Kaiser and Ness live in Unit 501, directly above Isagi